Chapter 7 (1/2)
Hi everyone. Sorry for the late chapter. I’ve finally got my first job after graduation and I am moving to another state soon, so I am very busy with the preparation for the new job as well as the move. The next chapter most probably will not be uploaded for quite a while, unless by some miracle I am able to steal some time to work on it. But don’t worry, I will not let you guys wait for a long time.
On the other hand, my gran was admitted to the hospital due to dengue last yesterday and I was on night watch duty. So, I’m going to catch some zzz right now. Enjoy the chapter and I hope to see you again soon.
Edited by: Ocelot
Chapter 7
Yuan Gulu's Diary: Always thought that the you in my imagination was the most beautiful, but turns out, the real you is far better than my imagination. [heart]
Although the 'cat Weibo' account was followed by millions of fans, 'Yuan Gulu's Diary' was not diligently updated. However, on average, there would be at least one cute photo of Yuan Gulu every day. Recently, Gu Ma hadn't made an update for three days straight, which was quite unusual, and when she finally went online, she even posted this suspicious sentence!
One by one, the fans came to this conclusion: ”Looks like Guma was dating someone? The spring has come oh~”
”Seems like that is the case. That's good. Yuan Gulu has grown up. It's time for her to have a father. [satisfied face]”
”Dang! Don't tell me that you went to see gege? Did you pick him up at the airport yesterday?!”
Jian Wei looked at the last comment. It was from her close online friend, 'Pumpkin Sauce will become Mrs. Jiang'*.
[TN: The original text is 南瓜醬要當江太太 , nánguā jiàng (pumpkin sauce) yào dāng jiāng tàitài. The pun was lost in translation ]
She and Jian Wei were acquainted because they both owned accounts that were chasing the same star, thus becoming comrades. As if it was fated by heaven, they met each other while they were online inside the forum late at night, six years ago. After so much time has pa.s.sed, with fans coming and going;their infatuation with the Male G.o.d remained unchanged. Although they had never met face to face, the relations.h.i.+p between the two of them was closer than their friends in the real world.
The 'gege' that Pumpkin Sauce mentioned was naturally was Jiang Yi. Jian Wei felt that although the other person was unaware of the situation, she was still quite keen, being able to guess the truth right away.
Jian Wei was still soaked in happiness after being called by name by Jiang Yi; she really wanted to share the news with the world. For various reasons she could not be completely frank about it, so she typed out a reply that only admitted half of the truth, ”Yes, I saw him. But I did not intentionally go to pick him up, just met him accidentally when I arrived in Beijing.”
Pumpkin Sauce immediately whined in jealousy, causing Jian Wei to helplessly reminded her, ”Don't pretend as if you haven't been in the same situation. You try to count the number of times that you have seen gege; if you ranked in second, who dared to rank first?”
Unlike Jian Wei who only looked with starry-eyes from a distance, Pumpkin Sauce since the beginning was at the frontline in the struggle to chase the stars. Because she had repeatedly organized activities to visit the set, she had quite a reputation within the circle of Jiang Yi's fans. She even had Jiang Yi's a.s.sistant Lin Hao's WeChat. Although they haven't exchanged a word with each other, to have a connection with someone who was always by Male G.o.d's side really made the fans feel jealous.
”How can the past count?! Yesterday evening is not the same, it's not the same! I regret it to death. Why I did not go? Otherwise I could see it clearly!”
”Did you see anything special last night?” Jian Wei's heart jumped when Pumpkin sauce suddenly asked, ”Since you're there, did you see it clearly? Last night, the one who was with gege, was it really Zhou Peipei?!”
While Jian Wei was trying to act stupid, Pumpkin Sauce already sent her a link, ”I have been crazy for the whole day, all because of this noisy news! ヽ(o`皿′o)”
Clicking on the link, Jian Wei saw herself being ushered into Jiang Yi's car by Lin Hao and the driver.
She was still for a moment, before she suddenly remembered Zhou Peipei's words from before. Could it be that the news that she mentioned was about this thing?
He was actually scolded by Zhou Peipei, because of her?!
When Lai Xiao Shuang found Jian Wei on the second floor, she was sitting there quietly.
It was lunch time. Because of Jian Wei's 'can't let people see' situation, she immediately took her lunch and hid in a secluded corner. Lai Xiao Shuang had been rus.h.i.+ng to finish her job to look for her, only to find the girl was holding her phone in a daze, wearing a very complex expression.
”What is it? The preparation for this afternoon is for the male lead's scenes. Are you excited?”
Jian Wei pursed up her mouth, causing Lai Xiao Shuang to think that her reaction was very strange. ”What is wrong with you? Is it because you couldn't see him this morning, so you are feeling down like this?”
”No&h.e.l.lip;” said Jian Wei, ”Xiao Shuang, you are Zhou Peipei's a.s.sistant. Do you know, her relations.h.i.+p with Jiang Yi – is it really bad?”
Lai Xiao Shuang thought for a moment before she sat down next to her, ”Normally, I can't speak about this. But for the sake of our years of friends.h.i.+p, okay, I'll tell you. Indeed it is not very good.”
Jian Wei looked at her.
”It was mostly because of Zhu Jing. Among the artists under her management in these two years, the male artist that she tried to hold was Jiang Yi, and the female artist was Zhou Yingjie, so Zhou Peipei wasn't really being treated meticulously. The compet.i.tion for the resources was easier to be forged at a certain distance; hence the relations.h.i.+p between Zhou Peipei and Zhou Yingjie became more complicated. Then I heard a rumor that should be ninety percent accurate. It's said that originally, <> wanted to court Jiang Yi for the male lead role. But Zhu Jing felt that this drama was too weak and had no future, so instead of Jiang Yi, she gave it to Zhou Peipei. Who knew, BANG! The drama became popular and so was Zhou Peipei.”
Jian Wei carefully thought over this information and Zhou Peipei's words from before.
Lai Xiao Shuang looked at her for a moment before she finally said, ”But you should know that under no circ.u.mstances should you involve yourself with this matter. It is not something that we can control.”
Jian Wei only nodded, as a sign that she understood.
Lai Xiao Shuang added: ”There is something else that I forgot to remind you. Even if you are able to see Jiang Yi later on, you can't suddenly pounce on him and ask him to give you autograph or take a photo ah.”
When Jian Wei looked puzzled over the words, Lai Xiao Shuang shrugged her shoulder and said, ”I know that you are determined to sleep with Male G.o.d, but to tell you the truth, the hierarchy between the cast and the crew is really strict.” She gestured her hand, ”The ones like us who can be chased out of here at anytime can be cla.s.sified as belonging to the bottom of the pyramid. Above us are the make-up artists, the cameramen, and the one that handle the technological content behind the scenes as well as the supporting actors. As for the male and female lead, they are at the top of the pyramid, just below the investors and the director. So, you can't just go to them casually and ask for autographs. You have to find a special occasion to do that&h.e.l.lip;”
Jian Wei, who had never heard such things before, was quiet for a moment before she finally said, ”You should have let me know about it earlier.” Let her knew that the difference between them was like heaven and earth; then maybe she would not have made the mistake.
An hour later, Jian Wei saw Jiang Yi again.
He was still wearing the white s.h.i.+rt from this morning, but he had added a black, body-fitting jacket over it. He was standing between the lattice of the bright and clear window, looking like the n.o.ble son from the romantic novel.