CH 27.1

Do You Still Hate Her? 17 – Of course, we’re on a romance variety show!

Early the next day, Shang Lu and Xu Ze went to film AC’s advertisement.

The show’s program team still maintained their unethical style, and most of the ad slogans were inspired by Shan Llu’s words after Ye Lu’s slipping yesterday.

During the recording process, Shang Lu and Xu Ze were constantly stared at by Ye Lu’s ‘death stare.’

Next came the exciting grouping segment.

When the production team lined up six boxes with Shanglu’s name written on one, and the other five empty, the contrast was evident.

Shang Lu furrowed her brows slightly and didn’t quite understand, saying, “Again?”

The audience also understood what she meant.

[Hahaha, Shang Lu thinks the production team is trying to mess with her again, just like yesterday.]

[Shang Lu, have more confidence! You earned this full vote with your abilities! Everyone really wants to be in a group with you!]

[That’s right, because everyone wants to have enough to eat! Hahaha.]

The staff immediately denied, saying, “No, no, no, it has nothing to do with us, all the other Teachers voluntarily voted for you.”

Shang Lu looked suspiciously at…

Song Zeqian.

Yes, she could understand the others. She had a good relationship with Ye Lu and Lin Yanyan. Xu Ze might not dislike her after working together yesterday, and Jiang Jing had some friendship with her from their time together on the drama set of <Life’s Journey>. Only Song Zeqian puzzled her.

The staff continued with the process, “Since all five Teachers have chosen Teacher Shang, we will now proceed to the random selection stage where Teacher Shang will draw lots to pick her two teammates for today.”

Today, they will form groups of three, so Shang Lu needs to pick two teammates.

Lin Yanyan had already started praying silently with her hands clasped.

[There’s a 2/5 chance! May the heavens bless the princess!]

However, luck was not on Lin Yanyan’s side.

The two members Shang Lu drew were Song Zeqian and Jiang Jing, leaving Lin Yanyan, Ye Lu, and Xu Ze to form another group.

[How did this happen? Yesterday, all three who dueled to be in the same group as Shang Lu ended up losing that chance.]

[Ha ha ha, three rivals in one group, and the person they were fighting for ended up leaving. What kind of fate is this?]

[Oh my, can’t you see they really love her (joking)?]

[Shang Lu has joined the group of normal people!]

[Let’s wait and see whether Shang Lu will be restrained or if Director Song and Senior Jiang Jing will be assimilated!]

After the grouping was over, Shang Lu walked up to Jiang Jing and took the initiative to say, “Teacher Jiang, we are wearing the same colored clothes today, it must be fate.”

However, to Shang Lu’s surprise, Jiang Jing took a step to the side, creating distance between them, and turned her face away, not responding to her.

Yet, as Shang Lu looked at the redness in Jiang Jing’s eyes and the unmistakable signs of fatigue, she pursed her lips and remained silent.

Shang Lu remembered what happened last night after the livestream ended. She couldn’t sleep and accidentally saw Jiang Jing crying alone in the garden.

That spot was out of the camera’s view, and it was evident that Jiang Jing didn’t want to be discovered. So, Shang Lu pretended not to have seen her and left.

By some strange coincidence, Shang Lu also recalled overhearing Jiang Jing’s phone call with someone on the set of the drama <Life’s Journey>.

Although Shang Lu was not aware of the specific recent events concerning Jiang Jing, it seemed to be something unpleasant. So, Shang Lu reached into her bag and rummaged around, taking out a few candies and handing them to Jiang Jing.

Jiang Jing looked at Shang Lu with some confusion.

Shang Lu closed the distance and said, “It’s okay to have a candy occasionally; it will lift your mood.”

Jiang Jing hesitated for a few seconds, reaching out as if to accept the candy, but then pulled her hand back for some reason.

She turned her face away and said, “Thank you, but I don’t need it.”

After saying that, Jiang Jing headed upstairs, mentioning that she wanted to change into a set of clothes that wouldn’t get dirty easily.

Shang Lu unwrapped one of the candies and ate it herself, putting the others back into her bag, her eyelashes drooping.

Song Zeqian had observed their entire interaction and, based on his somewhat understanding of Jiang Jing, made a judgment: “You offended her.”

Shang Lu furrowed her brows and replied, “I’m not sure.”

Although Jiang Jing had voted for her last night, now she seemed very distant and opposed to her.

It seems like something happened after casting the vote.

Song Zeqian, for once, kindly offered a reminder: “Be careful.”

After saying that, he put on sunglasses and walked outside.

The official recording began.

The program team started announcing the rules for the first game segment, which involved acting out scenarios.

They would provide several designated movies, and each group had to choose one. Then, they had to imitate and remake a classic scene from the chosen movie, shooting it all in one take without any editing.

The results of both groups’ filming would be uploaded to Weibo, and within half an hour, netizens would vote to determine the winning group based on the number of votes.

[Hahaha, everyone, pay attention to Ye Lu’s expression.]

[Ye Lu : You actors are so annoying, I told you I’m not switching careers!]

[On one side, we have two actors and an idol, while on the other side, we have a famous director and an award-winning actress. Today’s competition seems to be quite predictable.]

[Well, not necessarily. Ye Lu’s group has a much larger fan base, so the online voting outcome is uncertain.]

In the process of selecting a movie, both Shang Lu and Jiang Jing naturally gave the decision-making power to Song Zeqian.

Among the five films provided by the director’s team, there happened to be Jiang Jing’s breakthrough work, so Song Zeqian directly chose it.

A slight smile appeared on Jiang Jing’s face; this was her debut piece, and it held a very special meaning for her. She was more than willing to portray that character again.

However, during the role assignment, what Jiang Jing had never expected was that…

Song Zeqian actually wanted Shang Lu to play the female lead, to portray the role she had once played, and he said this right in front of her.

Upon hearing Song Zeqian’s arrangement, Shang Lu quickly waved her hand and said, “I can’t do it.”

“You’re saying you can’t even before trying? Have some backbone,” Song Zeqian coldly snorted and said, “I said you can do it, and you can. No matter how clueless and foolish someone is, I can teach them to act.”

Shang Lu wasn’t unwilling to play the role; rather, she could tell that Jiang Jing wanted to play it. So she said, “I think it would be better for Sister Jiang Jing to play this role. Many fans would certainly love to see a classic revival.”

However, the focus of netizens’ attention was different.

[OMG, why is Shang Lu suddenly so good at ‘handling situations’? I feel so uncomfortable with this change!]

[Hahaha, previous commenter, wait for me. My first reaction was the same.]

[The show has already recorded up to the fourth episode, and Jiang Jing is still the only senior respected by all the guests!]

[I remember someone said that Jiang Jing and Shang Lu got along quite well on the set of <Life’s Journey>. They must have gotten close there.]

Meanwhile, Song Zeqian still frowned and said, “Acting also needs to mind age. This character is seventeen years old, I feel it’s quite forced if she played it.”

Jiang Jing also said, “Do it. I’m not feeling well, so it’s a good excuse to take a break.”

With things being said to this extent, Shang Lu could only agree.

Challenging a classic role played by a Senior, and with guidance from Song Zeqian, this put a lot of pressure on Shang Lu.

However, perhaps pressure created motivation, and Shang Lu performed the role very well.

As a seventeen-year-old girl from the mountain village, her eyes carried a longing for the world beyond the mountains. Her smile was pure, and every second in the scene portrayed the most original and clean beauty.

In a monologue, Shang Lu’s delivery of lines was excellent, fully rendering the emotions.

Though it’s impossible to fully replicate the classic, Shang Lu’s performance was commendable and truly outstanding.

Even Song Zeqian was somewhat surprised and gave a high praise, “Jiang Jing, seriously, Shang Lu does resemble you a bit when you were young.”