A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 434 Best Friend

After a hard day of filming, Chen Jinnian came out of the temporary dressing room and walked towards the wooden house where the director team was stationed, looking a little tired. The crew members he met along the way all greeted him, and he could only politely respond one by one.

The movie is extremely popular now, and tickets are almost hard to come by. All the related actors have received massive media exposure, including Chen Jinnian, who has always been reluctant to appear in the media.

The public influence created by the big screen is completely incomparable to that of the small screen.

When I first joined the crew of Little Broken Ball, not many people knew Chen Jinnian, but now that the movie is released, it is hard to find anyone in the crew who doesn’t know him, including the uncle who cleans the room, who will chat with him when they see him.

It was just that the old man's accent was so thick that he couldn't understand a word he said. He could only nod his head repeatedly and leave quickly.

"Hello, Director Chen."

When he was about to join the director's team, a sudden greeting made Chen Jinnian stop.

This is Guo Xing's crew, why would anyone call him Director Chen?

With doubts in his mind, Chen Jinnian turned to look at the crew member and found that he was indeed Deng Xiaoqi's college boyfriend whom he had met some time ago.

"You are Li..."

"I'm Li Xizhou." Li Xizhou introduced himself excitedly and was very surprised that Chen Jinnian still remembered him.

Chen Jinnian also didn't expect to meet him on the crew. Judging from his slightly tired state, he had been working in the crew for some time. However, there were too many people on the crew, so it was the first time he noticed Li Xizhou.

"You are the only one who came here. Didn't Xiaoqi come with you?" Chen Jinnian looked around.

"No, Xiaoqi went back to Jiangzhou." Li Xizhou explained.

In fact, if Deng Xiaoqi wanted to come, it would not be difficult for her to get a supporting role just because she knows Chen Jinnian. However, Deng Xiaoqi's mind is now on the leading role and she doesn't care about other minor roles.

Chen Jinnian nodded and asked, "Which group are you in charge of now?"

"Field Service Team Two."

"Okay, when he finds a suitable role, he will send someone to notify you." Chen Jinnian left in a hurry after leaving this sentence.

There is a great demand for extras in the crew. As a junior at the Central Academy of Drama, it is not a problem for Li Xizhou to perform in two scenes.

Chen Jinnian still has confidence in his teachers at the Central Academy of Drama. No matter how bad his acting skills are, can they be worse than Deng Xiaoqi's?

Deng Xiaoqi didn't know that in Chen Jinnian's heart, she had become a unit of measurement for acting skills. Those who performed better than her were considered passing actors, and those who performed worse than her were considered failing actors.

Deng Xiaoqi herself was in a mixed state of passing and failing, and it was basically a matter of luck, with her performances sometimes being weird and sometimes not.

Since the summer vacation, Deng Xiaoqi did not actively contact the agent to arrange an internship in the crew like other classmates. Instead, he went back to the big mansion in Jiangzhou and had fun with Lin Miaomiao every day.

Deng Xiaoqi's mother, Deng Xinhua, is a broker, dealing with rich men every day. Although her reputation is not very good, she can indeed make a lot of money. She has a nanny and a cleaner at home, and can provide Deng Xiaoqi with a life of a lady with no worries about food and drink.

Without the pressure of life, you will not know the sufferings of the world.

This allows Deng Xiaoqi to live in her own beautiful dream every day and pursue the illusory artistic realm.

"No, I have to go back to take care of my brother." Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Miaomiao reluctantly handed the potato chips in her hand to Deng Xiaoqi and got up from the sofa.

"Why are you panicking? Isn't your dad at home?" Deng Xiaoqi grabbed Lin Miaomiao's hand and said pitifully, "Auntie is cooking in the kitchen. Let's eat first before leaving. Otherwise, I'll be all alone again without anyone to talk to."

"Don't you have a warm and handsome boyfriend? Ask him to come and accompany you." Lin Miaomiao said.

Ever since she knew that Deng Xiaoqi had a new boyfriend, Lin Miaomiao didn't dare to go to Haotian Kitchen to help, for fear that she would let the cat out of the bag and cause Jiang Tianhao to suffer a major emotional blow.

Jiang Tianhao had been attracted to Deng Xiaoqi since he entered high school. No, it was love at first sight. He had been pursuing her for five whole years. After finally getting rid of Qian Sanyi, Li Xizhou came in.

Lin Miaomiao was really afraid that Jiang Tianhao would become depressed.

"Don't mention it. He disappeared as soon as the holiday came. I don't know where he went to intern at some remote film crew. And even if he was willing to come to Jiangzhou, I wouldn't want him to come."

Deng Xiaoqi said irritably.

She knew her boyfriend's family background very well. Li Xizhou was not from a poor family. Even if a poor family was down and out, it still had a family background. Li Xizhou was just the son of a grocery store owner, who made money by selling vegetables and fruits from dawn to dusk.

In today's world where people laugh at the poor but not at prostitutes, it is impossible for Deng Xinhua to look down on Li Xizhou, who comes from an ordinary family. If Deng Xinhua knew that she was in love with such a person, she would probably make a big fuss.

"Why, isn't he your boyfriend?" Lin Miaomiao asked puzzledly.

"Oh, I'm an actress, I can't announce my relationship." Deng Xiaoqi made an excuse and warned in a low voice, "Miao Miao, you are my best friend. I only told you about this, so you must keep it a secret for me."

"If you want to keep it a secret, why did you tell me?"

"Isn't it because we have a good relationship?" Deng Xiaoqi said, and then pulled Lin Miaomiao back to the sofa, and stretched out his arms to wrap around Lin Miaomiao tightly, not wanting to let her leave.

Being pestered by her best friend, Lin Miaomiao had no choice but to compromise and said, "Okay, I'll call my dad first and tell him not to cook for me."

However, before Lin Miaomiao picked up her phone, Deng Xiaoqi's phone rang.

She picked it up and saw "Dear" on the screen, and knew it was Li Xizhou calling.

Deng Xiaoqi hesitated for a while. She wanted to hang up directly because she didn't want Lin Miaomiao to hear her conversation with Li Xizhou. However, when she saw Lin Miaomiao's inquiring eyes looking at her, she still answered the call.

After all, the more you cover up, the harder it is to explain.

Li Xizhou had no idea what his girlfriend was thinking. He just couldn't wait to share the good news. Being able to appear in a movie was better than playing a supporting role in a TV series, especially when it came from a crew with such a huge investment.

It’s just that human joys and sorrows are not the same.

What made Li Xizhou excited only sounded like noise to Deng Xiaoqi's ears.

It's just a movie, there's nothing to be excited about.

"Why don't you come over from Jiangzhou quickly and talk to Director Chen and ask him to find you a role."

"I won't go." Deng Xiaoqi rejected Li Xizhou's proposal. If she only wanted to play a small role, with her current resume and appearance, she would have no worries about not having any roles to play in a small crew.

Even if you become a Hengpiao actor, you will be at the level of a special or promising actor, and it is easy to earn 700 to 800 yuan or even 1,000 yuan a day.

But Deng Xiaoqi is not short of money, so there is no need to lower her own value.

"Just act well, I'll go see you when I have time."

After Deng Xiaoqi and Li Xizhou chatted for a few minutes, they decisively hung up the phone.

"Isn't Chen Jinnian promoting his new movie? Why is he filming on the set?" Lin Miaomiao asked curiously.

"He didn't participate in the roadshow." Deng Xiaoqi knew a little more. During the promotion of "Bad Genius" not long ago, Chen Jinnian didn't even hold a roadshow for his own movie. Now that Wolf Warrior is absent from the roadshow, it seems reasonable.

"Let's eat first, and then go to the movies. It's my treat."

"Popcorn?"

"of course."

Lin Miaomiao jumped up from the sofa and pulled Deng Xiaoqi to eat.