Chapter 38: Chapter 37: Completely Stunned Chapter 38: Chapter 37: Completely Stunned But at this moment, Wenyan was blissfully unaware, happily eating her melon with Wang Che.
She was even enjoying it more than Wang Che was.
So much so that the person at the next table couldn’t stand it anymore and let out a chuckle.
This chuckle quickly drew the attention of Wenyan and Wang Che.
They turned their heads at the same time.
As they clearly saw the face under the baseball cap, Wang Che’s eyes widened with surprise.
“Shen, Teacher Shen.”
He quickly went over his recent words, relieved that he hadn’t gossiped about him, so he smiled comfortably.
“What a coincidence, Teacher Shen, you’re here for a meal too, sorry if we were too loud and disturbed you?”
Shen Jinghe gave Wenyan a look that was both smiling and not, and said indifferently, “No.”
Originally, he didn’t want to make any noise, but Wenyan had simply stupefied him.
Wang Che didn’t know about the relationship between Wenyan and Shen Jinghe.
And neither of them had any intention of publicly acknowledging their sibling relationship in front of others.
Under the table, Wang Che gently tugged at Wenyan’s sleeve, signaling her to greet Shen Jinghe.
After all, he was a big star and the male lead of this movie. As a newcomer, she definitely had to be polite to him.
Wenyan didn’t want to disappoint Wang Che’s kind intentions and pretended she wasn’t close to Shen Jinghe.
“Hello, Teacher Shen, it’s a pleasure to meet you, you look even more handsome in person than on TV.”
[It was just the sudden noise that scared me, thankfully I didn’t speak ill of him just now, and I had no idea when this guy arrived; I hadn’t seen him all the way here.]
Shen Jinghe raised an eyebrow slightly.
Of course, she wouldn’t see him on the way here because he had arrived a day early!
Prior to his arrival, Miss Su had given him a task.
As an investor and de facto elder brother, he was to come early to assess the living conditions, after all, they would be staying here for at least a month.
He just didn’t expect to overhear Wenyan eating her own melon with someone else in the restaurant.
They seemed to be quite familiar with each other.
But this man… Shen Jinghe narrowed his eyes subconsciously.
He seemed to be a newcomer, not someone the circle was familiar with.
Later, he would still ask Zhou Junye (the director), who had chosen him, and he should have some information.
All the while thinking this, Shen Jinghe also prepared himself mentally.
He wasn’t doing this willingly; it was purely on Miss Su’s request, saying Wenyan was naive and asking him to help look after her.
Shen Jinghe stood up with his plate: “Thank you for the compliment. I’ve finished eating, you two enjoy your meal.”
“Then, goodbye, Teacher Shen!” Wang Che said enthusiastically, even standing up to show his respect for Shen Jinghe.
Wenyan followed suit, not wanting to stand out as a newcomer: “Goodbye, Teacher Shen.”
“Mm, see you later, and remember not to be late for the training.”
It wasn’t until Shen Jinghe had walked away that Wang Che sat down.
He excitedly turned to Wenyan, who had already taken her seat, and said:
“That was thrilling! There’s a rumor that Shen Jinghe is very aloof and outside of work, he hardly ever initiates conversations with others.”
Wenyan: “……It was you who started the conversation.”
“Uh… that’s true, but did you hear his last sentence? He took the initiative to remind us not to be late for the training.”
Wenyan: “Then the rumors must be wrong.”
“Well, why do you seem not excited at all? It’s our first time acting and we get to share the screen with a top actor like Shen Jinghe. That’s an opportunity so many people dream of.”
“Thinking about how you gossiped about him, it really doesn’t seem like you are his fan.”
Besides, what’s there to be excited about?
She had eaten with the top actor, no, she had grilled skewers for this top actor.
The top actor’s cat had to be nice to her for a bite to eat too.
The two chatted intermittently and arrived at the designated location ten minutes before the training started.
It was a hotel conference room rented by the film crew as a training venue.
When they entered, the director had not yet arrived, but the director’s assistant was already taking attendance.
He asked people to leave the first row empty and take their seats starting from the second row, moving backwards.
Seeing that the seats were all filled, the director’s assistant clapped his hands.
“Alright, now that everyone is here, I’ll briefly tell you about the training content. There are three main parts. The first is the local dialect that all actors must learn, as our filming background is set here, and that’s absolutely essential to understand.
The second part is sign language, which some of our actors need to learn, because you’ll be playing either deaf-mute individuals or lawyers who interact with them. Don’t end up just gesturing nonsense during your performance. The last part is about some basic knowledge related to law and lawyers.
Now let me tell you about our training schedule. It runs from eight in the morning until six in the evening. No one is allowed to be late, leave early, or take leave without special circumstances. During the classes, set your phones to vibrate or silent. Did everyone get that?”
“Understood!”
This was Wenyan’s first encounter with such a professional film crew, and she was a mix of excitement and anticipation.
After their speech ended, the director, Shen Jinghe, the screenwriter, and the teaching staff also arrived.
The film crew’s training formally began.
But as soon as the dialect teacher began to speak, Wenyan was utterly confused.
Because this wasn’t the first time she had heard this dialect!
The first time was when she had gone to the supermarket to buy groceries with Su Yang, Shen Zhirou, and the others.
At that time, she wondered which dialect it was, and now she finally had an answer.
After the class ended, Wenyan immediately left the training room, not even picking up the milk tea the director had offered.
Back in her room, she dialed that Mr. Wang’s phone number again, but that darn number was still out of service.
After a tiring day of travel, Wenyan didn’t feel like going out for dinner, so she simply ordered room service.
As she was eating, the doorbell suddenly rang.
It was Wang Che holding a cup of milk tea.
At that moment, Shen Jinghe just happened to pass by in the hallway.
Seeing Wang Che knocking on Wenyan’s door late at night, he squinted his eyes slightly.
When Wenyan saw that it was Wang Che at her door, she let him in.
“You left in a hurry earlier and didn’t take your milk tea. The director ordered it by headcount, so I brought it for you. It’s peach-flavored; I’m not sure if you like it, but I think girls would.”
“I actually really like it. Thank you.”
“No need to thank me. After all, if you hadn’t gotten me into the zone during the auditions, I might not have landed this role at all.”
Meanwhile, Wenyan received a message from Shen Jinghe.
‘Be smart and don’t talk about everything with irrelevant people’