Chapter 552: Chapter 421: Future Star
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Su Yan sat to the right of Lew Qingqing and Zhou Yun, leaning over with a curious face and asked, "Did you two know each other before?"
Lew Qingqing immediately replied, "We met for the first time today, did you and Xiao Yun know each other before?"
"Of course, it’s also my first time meeting," said Su Yan, "but I was shocked when I saw the trending search this morning."
Zhou Yun claimed innocently, "It’s all made up by the paparazzi."
"I remember you’re filming with Song Chi, right?" Lew Qingqing countered Su Yan, "You should know best whether Zhou Yun is Song Chi’s girlfriend."
Upon hearing this, Su Yan’s eyes flickered, and she laughed twice, saying, "Although I’m in the same crew filming, how would I know about such things."
This statement sounded alright at first, but in fact, it was still vague. Lew Qingqing’s previous remark was intended to have Su Yan act as a witness to clear the rumor. However, Su Yan avoided the main issue, implying indirectly that even if Song Chi and Zhou Yun were dating, she would not be privy to it.
Zhou Yun had no choice but to emphasize once again: "I don’t know Teacher Song Chi at all."
Lew Qingqing patted the back of Zhou Yun’s hand and said, "It’s okay, don’t worry. The fans are very smart nowadays. They won’t be led by the nose by the paparazzi. No need to worry."
Zhou Yun showed a grateful smile to Lew Qingqing.
Meanwhile, Su Yan took out a pair of sunglasses from her bag and put them on.
Chen Quanying, who was chatting with someone else, directly asked, "Su Yan, why are you wearing sunglasses after sunset? Trying to look cool?"
This remark nearly made Su Yan slip up.
Zhou Yun keenly observed Su Yan’s lips twitch slightly.
Chen Quanying’s straightforward personality was no secret; there were plenty rumors of her straight-talking ways in the industry. Seeing it first-hand today... was truly unique. At least, Zhou Yun hasn’t seen anyone unveil others’ pretenses so directly in her entire career.
Except for Lew Qingqing and Su Yan, who naturally had conflicts.
Su Yan took off her sunglasses, pouting and grievously said, "Oh, Sister Ying, I’m tired. I wanted to sleep a bit in the car."
Even Su Yan didn’t dare to confront Chen Quanying head-on.
Lew Qingqing wouldn’t miss this opportunity to kick her arch-enemy when she was down and said, "Let’s switch seats then; I just wanted to chat with Sister Ying. I’ve loved her music since school and have even gone to her concerts with friends."
Su Yan shot a glare in an instant.
Chen Quanying looked at Lew Qingqing with surprise, "You’ve been to my concert?"
"Yes, five years ago, at Beijing Workers’ Stadium," Lew Qingqing said, "Do you remember?"
"Of course, I remember my concerts," Chen Quanying turned to Su Yan and said, "Aren’t you going to catch some sleep? Since Lew Qing wants to switch seats with you, go ahead and switch."
Su Yan’s expression turned awkward, as if she was being put on the spot.
She was being asked to leave.
Su Yan couldn’t swallow her pride, but with no other option, she had to bite the bullet and switch seats with Lew Qingqing.
With the camera still rolling, Zhou Yun smiled and called out, "Sister Yanyan."
Su Yan remained expressionless, nodded, and put the sunglasses back on, uncertain if she was actually going to sleep.
Only then did Zhou Yun take out her phone, discreetly turning her body to prevent Su Yan from seeing her phone screen, and messaged Zhou Lan: Did you see this afternoon?
Zhou Lan: What?
Zhou Yun said: Su Yan kicked me.
Zhou Lan: What? During the game? It wasn’t on purpose, was it?
Zhou Yun: No, she did it on purpose because I didn’t stand with her against our common enemy, but instead got along with Lew Qingqing.
Zhou Lan: Are they really at odds?
Zhou Yun: During the clothes changing, they openly fell out.
Zhou Lan: For now don’t act rashly; finish recording the show first, and don’t forget the image you want to project on camera.
Zhou Yun: I know, but remember to ask someone for a backup of the video.
Zhou Lan: Leave that to me, don’t worry.
Having made things clear, Zhou Yun let out a sigh of relief and then turned to glance at Su Yan.
Suddenly, Su Yan spoke up, her voice indifferent: "Is there something?"
Sure enough, she wasn’t asleep.
Zhou Yun looked confused, "Huh? Sister Yanyan, what’s wrong?"
Su Yan let out a snort but said nothing, then fell silent again.
Zhou Yun smiled helplessly, turned her head towards the window, and the smile in her eyes slowly faded.
Arriving at the place for dinner, a large table was set, and once everyone was seated, the director and the cameramen were also ready. There were people standing all around the empty spaces in front of the table, but only the artists were visible in the camera frame.
Su Yan, with a look of craving on her face, said: "I’m so hungry, I feel like I could eat a whole cow right now!"
Lew Qingqing immediately said: "Same here, I’m really hungry, Director, there aren’t any more tasks, right? Can we just have dinner?"
The two girls looked eagerly at the camera with pleading faces.
Pretty girls making such faces always tend to soften people’s hearts.
But how could the director be soft-hearted?
"Of course... there’s a task."
Both Su Yan and Lew Qingqing let out a sigh, but they didn’t argue.
The few men behind also started to complain.
"Director, where’s the affection? Where’s the love for us?"
"I’m not filming anymore, I’m announcing that this is my last episode."
"That’s too much!"
...
It’s all an act, all for show, all for the camera’s effect.
Zhou Yun wasn’t the main character, just needed to smile helplessly.
Smiling nicely, being a pretty vase.
"Xiao Yun, come sit next to me," Lew Qingqing called out invitingly after taking her seat, "Come here."
So Zhou Yun went over to sit.
"Lew Qingqing, are you doing this on purpose!" Zhang Haichen suddenly glared, "I already said I wanted to sit with Xiao Yun tonight!"
Zhou Yun was taken aback and looked at Zhang Haichen uneasily.
Then she saw Lew Qingqing smiling triumphantly, saying: "Hmph, stop corrupting our Xiao Yun, she’s so innocent!"
Zhou Yun was completely baffled.
Zhang Haichen sighed, turned to the camera with a gloomy face.
Zhou Yun understood, it was just for the variety show’s effect.
She giggled and hugged Lew Qingqing’s arm.
Seeing this scene, Su Yan’s expression didn’t look too good, and the look she gave Zhou Yun even contained a bit of disgust.
Of course, this disgust was kept away from the camera.
Zhou Yun originally didn’t want to get involved in the conflict between Su Yan and Lew Qingqing, but Su Yan’s kick in the afternoon had left her angry.
Regardless of how much Lew Qingqing’s warmth and closeness in front of the camera was an act, at least she hadn’t done that to her.
Zhou Yun was happy to show deep sisterly love with Lew Qingqing, just to anger Su Yan.
During the following shoot, Zhou Yun and Lew Qingqing were even more affectionate, constantly linking arms or hugging.
They were as intimate as best friends who had grown up together.