Practice should have its limits
Even robots wouldn't be able to take it
Didn't you always dislike me?
Why are you still helping me?
If I didn't like you, I wouldn't be giving you my valued plaster
Don't you know how to be grateful?
Oh right
Where's Ting Ting (Du Nian's assistant)?
Why isn't she accompanying you?
Ting Ting went to find the Production Manager (for welfare)
In a few days, we'll be filming the important scenes
I need the swelling to subside
Du Nian, you shouldn't force yourself
In the production team
There's no one to protect me
I need to act well, need to dance well
You still think that no one is protecting you?
Everyday your name is hot on the search engine
Who in the production team does not know your name "Du Nian"
It's exactly because there's such news
that you are all unable to see my hard work behind the scenes
I don't understand, your so-called effort
Why does it have to be seen by others?
Isn't it enough that you act your role properly?
Why do you need to act even in life?
And those news
It's not something you are happy with riling up anyway
Don't explain, or you would have removed this earlier
In any case
You just think that there's a problem with me. Fine.
Please leave. Since you don't like to listen, I won't say any more.
But you should think about it yourself.
You obviously have the talent to act
And can become popular even without stirring gossip.
Remember to change the plaster, a new one per day.
I can't believe she complained to you so soon
I definitely underestimated her speed
Speak
Aren't you here for the purpose of scolding me?
Scold me then
So after so many years
of friendship
I have now lost even the right to make you angry
Shen Xun
You're being too sensitive
It's not like it's your first day knowing me
It's also not my first day being sensitive
Shen Xun, listen to me
I now have neither the time nor energy to handle matters of the heart
So
I'm asking you not to target Ji Xiao Xing
After so many years, there have been so many distractions that have appeared by your side
yet none of them was able to affect your emotions
you can't even remember their names!
but today you actually
actually came to talk to me for Ji Xiao Xing's sake
Even you'll have a day like today
Xin Yuan Ling, even you have emotions, even you'll be worried
No, I'm not worried
If it were the you from before, you would definitely not have found me
You would have pretended that nothing has happened
and intentionally left yourself out of the picture
But Yuan Ling, do you know?
I'd rather you were like before,
Pretending that nothing has happened
Leaving yourself out of the narrative
Is it possible?
Teacher Su (respectful way to address senior actors) Xiao Xue!
What have you been doing?
I went to grab some food
Are all these for Teacher Shen?
Teacher Su, I'm leaving first
Xun Jie (elder sister)! No, no, no, we're not filming anymore
No, no, why aren't we filming all of a sudden?
Why do you care? It's none of your business
Of course it's my business, I have scenes in the afternoon
Then I'm very sorry, I'm not feeling well and am not filming Don't you love acting?
You can act all you want by yourself!
You can just edit me in post-production!
No, you, you, come back!
Shen Xun
I don't care if you're a superstar or a goddess
Can you have more professionalism?
I'm warning you, don't stop me
Or you bearing the brunt of this, you asked for it!
I'm not stopping you, I'm doing this for the show
There are so many workers in the team
If you just leave as you please, are we all to wait for you?
Besides, look at how you look now, in the pink of health!
Where exactly are you sick?
And if you are sick, you can still eat so much
You are an actress, Shen Xun
Calling for take-out of Smelly Tofu as supper, I won't nitpick that issue
but to overeat in the day as well, you need to monitor your image What if you become fat? Are you still able to continue acting?
You're the one who wants to be a vase (wallflower: look pretty)
Can you just let me
Just because I have to partner with you Drama King
I bought books left and right, but I still can't understand them
Every day I eat
a diet that is more vegetarian than a lamb! And you all still call me a vase (pretty face)
You think I want to be a vase?
You think when you all criticise me, I don't feel hurt?
Fine, I am a vase. So what?
As a vase I'm not expected to be reliable
Today this vase will just ignore this huge Drama King that is you!
You, king of double-layered insoles!
Xun Jie
How can she tell I am wearing insoles?
Auntie
Please let me borrow the broom. Go ahead.
But the production team has approved one day's leave for Xun Jie.
After the advertisement filming, she has to return to the team
otherwise any consequences,
Or any losses to the production team all have to be borne by Rui Zhong (Shen Xun's company)
According to page 100 of the Law of the Republic of China
What did Jiang Ye say?
She asked me about my mum's well-being
Director Ye
I already let the production team host a meeting
to adjust the shootings for the next three days
to film the scenes without Shen Xun first
But after all, she is the female lead and has too many scenes
Three days
is the most I can wait
Where are you going?
Although Shen Xun has officially left the team to film a commercial
but if I don't appear
I'm afraid she won't be back
I'm leaving.
Why isn't anyone around?
What time is it now?
Director Ye
I don't have a watch
Ok, I will call the production team
Director Ye
There's trouble
What's wrong? The production team is on strike.
Hello, Jiang Ye
Is Shen Xun at home?
I will be reaching in approximately half an hour.
Yes
I know her habits
She doesn't like people to spring surprise appearances on her
Alright
What?!
Ok, got it.
What's wrong?
The issue with the funds not being transferred to the accounts has been leaked
The crew is on strike
We're returning to Sheng Hua (the company)
There's no need to persuade me, I'm not listening
Half an hour
Wait
To break off the contract from before as you please
CEO Li, if this is the way Xin Mei cooperates,
I guarantee you your other businesses with Sheng Hua will all be impacted.
Threaten me? There's no need.
Yes, I am not directly in charge of the duties under Sheng Hua's main group but let me be clear with you
Sheng Hua Movies is not fighting alone, nor will it be bullied and put down
Ok, that's all for now
Let the finance and legal departments know, we'll have a meeting
Ok
Words that hurt have yet to be said
What are you missing
Let him replace me
Maybe you haven't left much
Just a hint of being touched
I will treasure in my heart
When paths have crossed wrongly,
You will always expect the next one
Silence is the rarest
Who will stay, unmoving, at the starting point?
Don't say you can't bear to, but that you can't help it
only to have me
forgotten in a corner of your world
Too many images
are piercing and hurting me
Because simple memories are blazing
unwilling to leave me alone to sing a love song
as though the devil has me
standing in the corner of your world
I'm in the room
The filming has been cancelled?
One day off?
Strike?
I'm not sure
Relax, Xiao Xing will be with me all the while
Bye bye
A break
Xiao Xing,
since we are just whiling time away, let's go play
We shouldn't go out, what if you're recognised?
but don't you find this room too stifling
Ok, be good be good, don't make a fuss
Am I pretty?
Pretty
Magic mirror listen to me
Shu Zhan
If you keep looking at me like that, I won't be able to get any work done
Want to be together with you
Just like Grimm's Fairy Tales
Want you to fall in love with me
such that even Eros (God of Love) is jealous
Shu Zhan
Don't be like this
How am I supposed to work like this
Then I won't look at you
I'll kiss you
Shu, Shu Zhan
Shu Zhan, ok
Ok, alright
I promise to go out with you, alright?
No, why do we have to go out?
I find the room quite ok
so long there's me and you
I like it
Shu Zhan, Shu Zhan, before...
before you knew me, what did you do with breaks?
Compose songs! Composing?
Composing at work, composing in your break?
Not completely
Then what do you know how to do? Practice songs!
Give me a moment
Wear this. Where are we going? You'll know in a bit.
Let's go
Approve!
Isn't this too exaggerated? It's as though I'm dead!
This is the effect we want
If you don't apply makeup to this extent, how are you going to get the sick leave?
That is also true
You say
In this entire production crew
it wasn't easy to have a break
but this Director Ye, not only is he not taking a break
he still insists on looking at some materials!
Poor you, who has to work overtime with him
That's because he's the director
Directors are indeed different
You say, do you think he'll let you apply for sick leave?
No
I already haven't had a break in such a long while
In any case today, by hook or by crook
I am definitely going to rest
Great, then I'll wait for you at the front of the hotel, hurry up!
Don't drag it out! Ok, just wait!
All the best!
It's so beautiful here
Yes, beautiful
It's nice to get a fresh breath of air
Pretty nice
No, are you a parrot? Can't you say something else? No, I can't
I can't
But I can act
I act better than I speak
It's a pity...
How about this?
This here, is the camera And my eyes are the camera lenses
Following this, please begin your performance
Don't do this, it's too silly
Interviewing Miss Ji Xiao Xing, what is the role you would like to play the most?
I would like to act in a role with speech
But I have acted like that once Even though there was only one word, the effect was really good!
Shu Zhan, tell me, why was I so silly and naive then?
You're not silly at all
You're beautiful
What are you both doing?
Brother and sister are giving out sweets
Where are the sweets?
The sweets are...
Sweets, sweets, sweets!
You have to look for the candy yourself!
What if I can't find it?
Don't worry, you will definitely find it when you're older
What if one day, you're completely cured
and you can be like everyone else,
and live freely
At that time, I will no longer be your one and only
Director Ye
What's wrong?
Director Ye, I came here to discuss something with you
I
You can't eat this, it's from yesterday
So what if it's from yesterday?
Speak, what's up?
That is, I'd like to ask
The whole crew is on break today
does it mean I can go out?
Go ahead
What I mean is
I can also have a break?
But it's also time for me to have a break, then I'll get going!
I'm, I'm not going to be in the hotel
Once I'm out, I'll be, I'll be really far from here
I got it, now go
Director Ye
That is,
I'll help you put the water bottle here, you can refill when you're done
Mm, thanks
What the
How did you get so ill
Where do you think you're going when you're so ill?
I, I'm fine
Let's go, to the hospital
No need, I just lack some sleep
I'm just tired
You're lucky you're not burning up
Come with me
Director Ye
I'm warning you Du Ruo
From this moment
You are not allowed to take a step out of this room until you are fully recovered
And
Why didn't you tell me you lacked sleep?
Did you think I'm Zhou Ba Pi (the "flayer") and wouldn't even let you rest?
From tomorrow onwards, if you arrive at work in this state,
then you can forget about coming
Do you understand?
Just for today, I'm giving you the day off
You have to just sleep here, and you're banned from going anywhere else
Hello
Du Nian. You're not coming?
Du Ruo, Du Ruo
An Ge
Where are you going?
I'm returning to the city
No, what?
Take me along with you
Where are you headed to?
I'm going to Teacher Jiang Bei's dance studio
It's north of the city
It's along the way anyway
Let's go let's go let's go
That's not it, your injury is still not healed
and you're dancing again?
Yes, Du Ruo was supposed to accompany me
but she just took a raincheck
An Ge, just bring me along this once
Put on the helmet
Thank you
Du Ruo
Wake up, wake up
Ye, Director Ye
How is it, are you feeling better?
Would you like to rest more? Yes I can still rest more.
Look at me, I have no strength in my limbs
But it's alright, work is important
No no no
It seems as though I keep working
And you keep resting
Yes
It's like that when people fall ill
But it's fine, my body can take it I will get out of bed now
Wait, wait
I know you can take it, but I would suggest you wash up first
For all you know, after washing your face, you are better able to handle things
That... why do I suddenly have a lot of energy
My limbs have strength again! Indeed, work makes me healthy.
Work makes me beautiful
This lady that is beautiful because of work Please stay
The numbers for these materials, please sort them out completely
You can only leave thereafter, understood?
Stupid Ye Ling, smelly Ye Ling
Boss with no conscience
Stupid Ye Ling, smelly Ye Ling
Boss with no conscience
Why are we here? Shouldn't we be at the studio?
Your leg is injured and needs to rest
You shouldn't go today
How can I do that?
It wasn't easy to ask the dance teacher
If you won't take me there, I'll go myself
An Ge, don't be like this, I'm not going
You can go yourself, but play for a bit first
I'm not playing
Let's play this
This is not violent, and the graphics are pretty nice
Girls generally like this
I'm not interested
Then let's play that
This one is also fun
I really don't understand you
It's enough that you don't aim to be better
but why are you dragging me into this
I'm not going to play childish games with you
Playing loses ambition in a person
So you also feel that
Gaming is just playing games
And I'm just an addicted teenager, is that right?
Is that not the case?
Then let me ask you
What does it mean that playing causes one to lose ambition?
It means that you have no dreams and only think about playing
Then what does it mean to have dreams?
Having dreams is to
Know what you want to do
Then I know that I want to be a professional gamer
Is this considered as a dream?
That's not what I mean
It's only that I
You fight your own battles
while I have mine Your battleground is the big screen
Mine is the display screen (gaming)
Your battlefield has countless people cheering and applauding you
On my battlefield, I have my buddies to accompany me
And it also requires me to practice insane movements
You can get injured for the sake of acting well
And can even spend all your effort to practice
For me to fight a good match
I have pulled my hand countless times
But I still persist
So I can understand the stress of wanting to do well
But similarly
I do not think of my dream as any less than yours
And I do not feel that what I do has less value compared to what you do
An Ge, I'm sorry
I might have been too anxious
What I said... this is not what I meant
I really didn't mean to come across as looking down on gaming
Really
It's alright
I'm used to it
In any case, I forced you here
It's expected that you are angry
I thought you should at least take a break
because you should destress
Speed doesn't equate to success
But
I don't know how to play even a single one
Don't persuade me
I'm not listening
I'm not listening I'm not listening Look at how you're behaved now
If you have the ability you should hide further
What does it mean for you to hide at home?
Do you think that I can't find you
Or that Xin Yuan Ling can't find you?
Why is it that even you are bullying me?
Jiang Ye, for so many years
Who helped you earn the money for your car and flat?
I'm telling you, if you dare to force me, I
I, I,
I will quit
I'll stop acting, I'll leave the circle
What do you mean by you'll stop acting
You haven't even finished filming the movie
And leaving the circle?
Leave what circle?
Your friends' circle on WeChat (China messaging app)
Don't try this trick on me
Leaving the circle to scare who, exactly?
Who doesn't know that you can't live without the camera and the attention?
Let me tell you
If you left the circle for real,
I give you three days, just three days
you will die of loneliness, believe it ot not
Move over there a little
Is your wine spoilt?
Why is it so sour?
Drink it
You won't die
You were right
I don't dare to go far
But I also don't want to go back
Isn't it because of your pride?
If you really don't go back, do you dare to do so?
What do I not dare to do, isn't it just the contract-breaking fee?
I'll just pay it
You really think that
It's for that little bit of contract fee?
What else could it be?
Shen Xun
What kind of person am I?
After so many years, you should be very clear.
You and Shu Zhan were made famous by me personally
Can I stand to see you being bullied by others?
If this is something the compensation for the contract could have settled,
Let me tell you
I would have thrown the money to CEO Xin's face already
But things aren't like that
Then how are they?
What else has he done?
Xin Yuan Ling is more cunning than you imagine
In the ten hours after you left the crew,
He has already contacted Rui Zhong's (their entertainment company)
commercial partners and sponsors
If you don't return
He will have a way to get them to terminate their contracts with you
Other than those that you've already signed
There's also your future
That's not possible
He wouldn't do that
In any case
If you really are interested in him,
then all the more reason for you to return
Why?
He's in trouble
The crew has stopped working