Shuangwen Female Main Character Doesn’t Want To Be a Sensation #87

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Chapter 87

The male lead actor voiced the thoughts of most people on set.

With Shi Zhi’s looks.

They had evidence to prove that the male lead was ungrateful and blind.

What was it that the third concubine couldn’t match? Even they wanted to shout, “I can!”

The director told the male lead, “You must have faith.” Have a sense of faith as an actor.

The male lead said, “I haven’t learned that. I came into this halfway.”

He didn’t graduate from a film academy, hadn’t studied any system, and was considered an experiential actor. Experiential actors believe in feelings and trust their eyes.

His eyes wouldn’t deceive him.

Director: …

What could be done?

Shi Zhi pondered for a moment; she had an idea.

She asked the male lead, “Maybe, would you like to learn advanced mathematics?”

Male lead actor: No, thank you.

In the end, Shi Zhi’s devilish methods defeat the male lead actor. Shi Zhi’s usual image and temperament always remind him of his grandfather. Shi Zhi had successfully integrated into the new crew, playing chess and Go with the elderly.

She dominated the elderly group in the crew, undefeated. √

Watching Shi Zhi fiercely battling with the old men on the chessboard without any mercy, the male lead felt that the filter created by Shi Zhi’s qipao outfit shattered.

The male lead hesitated, “…Is this really okay, Shi Zhi?” Not respecting the elderly at all.

Shi Zhi’s assistant wanted to laugh. The male actor probably didn’t know that Shi Zhi had won first place in the village for playing with mud.

Shi Zhi replied to the male actor with the same words she had used before, “This is respecting my opponents.”

The old men didn’t cry like the kids, but their expressions were somewhat bitter.

The male lead actor finally managed to perform the scene smoothly. This time, the actor’s professional standards were met.

No longer confused by Shi Zhi’s appearance, he just needed to think about Shi Zhi’s true nature in private.

“Let me tell you, you are all deceived by those scripts and brainless fans. I wouldn’t lie; Shi Zhi is not as perfect as you think.”

“There are many twists and turns in private. How can you be so naïve? I will reveal Shi Zhi’s true self to you this time.”

A young woman wrote a long rant on her phone, and then it showed that she had been removed from the group chat.

Her friends kicked her out of the group.

Long Aoxue: ???

Long Aoxue couldn’t believe it. She read it twice and confirmed that she had indeed been removed by her longtime friends.

Long Aoxue then created a new group chat.

The friends added back to the group were somewhat helpless, “Darling, stop pursuing us not to be fans of Xiao ZShi. If you don’t like her, that’s fine, but why do you have to make us unfollow her… By the way, what do you mean by revealing Shi Zhi’s true self?”

What do you mean?

“You, come over here. Are you here to film?”

The extra’s leader pointed at Long Aoxue from a distance. Long Aoxue temporarily put her phone in her pocket and walked over to the extra’s leader with a confident smile.

The extra’s leader was annoyed with Long Aoxue’s hesitation, “Can you be a bit more proactive!”

Long Aoxue, “…Do I need to introduce myself?” She not only had a good-looking face but also an impressive resume, being a student in the performance department of a prestigious overseas school.

The extra’s leader said, “No need.” He assigned her a role.

“Maid F.”

Long Aoxue was dumbfounded. What was Maid F? She thought that even if she didn’t get the lead or second female role, she should at least be the third female role based on her qualifications.

Was Maid F a significant role?

No lines at all.

Long Aoxue felt the need to fight for herself, “I am professionally trained in acting…” This was about self-respect.

The extra’s leader looked closer at Long Aoxue, “Maid B!”

From Maid F to Maid B.

Take it or leave it.

“…” Fine, she wasn’t here for serious acting anyway. It didn’t matter. What mattered was that this drama was called “When the Wind Rises,” and it was the same crew that Shi Zhi was part of.

Long Aoxue came from a wealthy family, a second-generation rich kid. Studying abroad, she believed she had seen through all the personas in the entertainment industry. She thought her friends wouldn’t be fans of any celebrities.

Celebrities were chaotic; they might appear affectionate or aloof on screen, but they were a mess, juggling multiple relationships and fawning over those with power.

Unexpectedly, she discovered that several good friends had become fans of Shi Zhi.

It was like they were possessed. No matter how she tried to reason with them, they couldn’t regain their sanity. So Long Aoxue decided to investigate herself, not relying on her family’s resources. This small matter, she could handle herself.

Long Aoxue didn’t realize that ranting about a beloved celebrity in front of others and being kicked out of the group was a minor issue. Not getting beaten was already the last bit of kindness from her friends.

Long Aoxue left a final message in the question-mark-filled group chat.

“I am already on set. Soon, you will face the harsh reality.”

She knew facing the truth was hard but better than being kept in the dark.

This time, no one showed resistance; the group was filled with messages—

“Don’t go! Since you’re there, get us an autograph and confess our love to Xiao Shi.”

Long Aoxue, “…” She was about to resist.

Long Aoxue spotted Shi Zhi immediately. Shi Zhi was lying on a rocking chair. Although she looked good, it didn’t matter to Long Aoxue.

Long Aoxue still took her pen to find Shi Zhi. She had to disguise herself as a fan to quickly get close to Shi Zhi.

“Hello, Shi Zhi. I am a new actress and your fan. I especially like you.”

Shi Zhi, still rocking in the chair, stood up when she heard “fan” and graciously accepted the paper and pen for the autograph.

“Thank you for liking me… Which role do you like me in?”

Long Aoxue, “…” She was momentarily speechless, but she quickly recovered, remembering her friend’s social media posts, “The one in ‘Inheriting the Richest Inheritance.'”

She narrowly avoided a mishap, sweating lightly, feeling she almost slipped up.

She wanted to use her fan identity to get closer to Shi Zhi. Still, then Long Aoxue found that many people were also asking Shi Zhi for autographs.

As for those who didn’t ask for Shi Zhi’s autograph, it was because they already had one. The fan identity wasn’t special here; Shi Zhi’s popularity was incredibly high.

“…”

Long Aoxue also noticed that Shi Zhi played chess without showing mercy to the old men, and she posted this in the group.

Wasn’t Shi Zhi’s persona collapsing?

Her friends said, “Ahhh, Xiao Shi is so cute. You can feel it through the screen. Competition first, friendship second, full effort, respect for opponents!”

Long Aoxue changed her position and saw Shi Zhi playing a villainous supporting role, acting so well that it made people’s teeth itch. When the director praised Shi Zhi, she said, “Maybe I’m just not a good person.”

Long Aoxue: !!!

Did you hear that? Shi Zhi said she’s not a good person! She actually said that herself.

Her friends, “After all, she’s the evil queen who took down the prince and the king to give the throne to us. Sob sob, our girl is so humorous. Even acting is so interesting. I want to go there. Are they still hiring extras?”

Long Aoxue felt she didn’t know what to do anymore.

So, this was Shi Zhi’s persona?

Shi Zhi’s persona was toxic, and her friends were equally harmful.

Apart from asking for an autograph and having brief contact with Shi Zhi during meals, Long Aoxue also noticed Shi Zhi wanted to eat fried rice, which had already run out.

“Shi Zhi, I have some here. Would you like to have some?”

Long Aoxue kindly offered, thinking to herself, fatten you up.

She had no interest in the crew’s boxed lunches. Long Aoxue, who came to observe Shi Zhi, waited for her persona to collapse and experience life. However, she grew tired over time as nothing happened.

Long Aoxue: She wanted to drink old tea tree, pure hand-made Pu’er tea.

There was no such condition, only water.

Long Aoxue hadn’t made her friends face the harsh reality yet; she herself had experienced it.

“What are you standing there for, blocking the way?”

“Move aside, go over there.”

Long Aoxue wanted to take a favorable position to observe Shi Zhi. If she didn’t have the chance to interact, she could at least watch, right?

Then she blocked the crew’s work and got pushed to another place.

But the real social beating came during filming.

Long Aoxue got the role of Maid B. Maid B was an upgrade from Maid F, with lines. Long Aoxue, although not very concerned about this screen appearance, knew that if she wanted, she could ask her parents to pick any script. But facing the shoot, Long Aoxue still wanted to pass and film smoothly.

She encountered a scene-stealer.

The scene seemed simple to Long Aoxue, not difficult. She just had to say her lines, film her shot, then others would be filmed. Long Aoxue had a shot where she looked up. The camera would capture her face.

An older female actor stood in front of her when she finished her lines, calculating when the camera would be on her face.

“…”

Not just one take, but several in a row.

Long Aoxue wasn’t stupid. She realized this was not stealing the scene and blatantly bullying her.

Long Aoxue, after one take, told the older actress, “You blocked my shot. You need to apologize.”

She had never been bullied like this before; she only bullied others.

The older actress chatted with a colleague, “It’s a bit cold today.”

She completely ignored Long Aoxue.

Long Aoxue, “…” She went to find the director.

The director didn’t pay attention to Long Aoxue; she had no background. Was she just an extra, expecting to talk to the director?

Even the assistant director was more approachable.

“Sister Shi, it seems that extra was blocked from all the shots by Sister Kong.”

The team’s PR followed Shi Zhi’s gaze and explained.

The reason why Sister Kong left an impression was because she often did this. She was not young and lacked professional ethics.

Brother Quan commented, “Pathetic, aren’t there enough pathetic people already?”

“This industry is like this. Stealing scenes is nothing. Even if she goes to the assistant director, it won’t help. Just watch.”

“Extras can only avoid taking lead roles. No one will reshoot a scene just because an extra doesn’t get screen time.”

Brother Quan looked at Shi Zhi’s expression. Was Shi Zhi planning to intervene?

Shi Zhi didn’t move.

Brother Quan was right. Long Aoxue tried to negotiate with the assistant director for a reshoot or to warn Sister Kong, but all efforts were in vain.

Her face was full of confusion, deeply hurt.

Long Aoxue then retaliated. If Sister Kong could steal scenes, why couldn’t she?

After all, she was professionally trained in acting!

However, professional training couldn’t beat streetwise tactics. Long Aoxue failed. Her resistance was futile. She suffered such a severe blow for the first time in her smooth-sailing twenty years.

The next scene involved Shi Zhi. Faced with Shi Zhi, Sister Kong turned into a different person entirely, displaying the industry’s tendency to flatter the powerful and step on the weak. Shi Zhi treated everyone the same, regardless of their fame.

After all, she didn’t know them.

However, this time, Sister Kong realized something was off. Her shots were blocked by Shi Zhi twice.

She had a higher status than the newbie Long Aoxue, so the director wouldn’t reshoot for Long Aoxue. However, Shi Zhi had a higher status than Sister Kong, so the director wouldn’t reshoot for her either.

Was Shi Zhi giving her a warning?

Sister Kong was shocked and began to restrain herself noticeably afterward.

Long Aoxue, who had suffered from scene-stealing, sat on a stone, feeling like the most pitiful person in the world.

When she had no money and no one to give her special treatment, she realized how harsh the world indeed was!

She knew society was realistic, but experiencing it firsthand was truly painful.

Then she saw the two scenes.

“Sister Shi, did you help her because she’s your fan?”

The team’s PR noticed as well. Sister Shi wasn’t the type to involve herself in such matters. Sister Shi probably wouldn’t react much if someone tried to steal her scenes.

Being a Zhizi Flower (Shi Zhi’s fan / the Gardenia) was genuinely fortunate!

Shi Zhi, “No.”

She denied the PR’s assumption. “I did it for the egg-fried rice.”

PR: ???

In Long Aoxue’s group chat, everyone awaited her further “revelations.” Initially, her friends were unhappy with her constant attempts to dissuade them from being fans of Shi Xiao Zhi. Unexpectedly, they got a chance to contact Shi Zhi.

However, Long Aoxue had been gone for over an hour. They were all waiting.

“Where is she?”

Long Aoxue finally appeared, “I can conclude that after my field investigation, I discovered…”

“Shi Zhi is beautiful, talented, and kind.”

Friends: ???

Long Aoxue no longer had any mind for chatting. She was clutching her steaming boxed meal, tears streaming into it.

This was the main character’s meal, Shi Zhi, given to her by a staff member.

Although Long Aoxue had tasted various delicacies, the main character’s meal, though more lavish than egg fried rice, shouldn’t have been this good. But perhaps she was too hungry, and all she could think was—delicious.

Just like Shi Zhi.

Shi Zhi didn’t take it seriously. When Long Aoxue asked for her autograph, she sensed the girl wasn’t a Zhizi Flower. Long Aoxue had a suspicious and scrutinizing attitude towards her.

But when she was about to leave, she noticed someone squatting by the car.

A dark figure that almost scared the driver.

“It’s me.”

Long Aoxue stood up.

Shi Zhi, “The boxed meal was an exchange. You gave me egg fried rice before. I offered you this then, but you didn’t take it.” She had reheated it.

“It’s late, you should go home.”

Long Aoxue wanted to thank Shi Zhi for the boxed meal, but that wasn’t the main point.

She felt a bit embarrassed but mustered the courage to introduce herself loudly.

“Long Aoxue, 20 years old, sophomore acting student…”

“Is your studio hiring? I want to join you.”

Shi Zhi: ???

Team members: ???

Long Aoxue: Sorry, she spoke her true thoughts.

Long Aoxue wanted to sign with Shi Zhi’s studio. She brought her own resources so Shi Zhi wouldn’t have to worry about that.

A new cat came to her door, bringing its own canned food and cat food, just wanting to earn money for Shi Zhi and cuddle her in the process.

Shi Zhi: So, she was like catnip?

Shi Zhi had no reason to refuse Long Aoxue. Long Aoxue had excellent conditions, good looks, and a unique temperament…

The best part was Shi Zhi wouldn’t need to spend money to train her.

Shi Zhi’s studio announced on Weibo that they signed a new artist. Fans were thrilled to see a beautiful new addition after so many handsome guys.

Netizens.

“Shi Zhi is so good at choosing people. I like this sister.”

“Amazing, all of Shi Zhi’s studio artists fit my aesthetic.”

“I heard she’s an extra.”

“Are extras this pretty?”

“Is Shi Zhi acting just to scout new talents? (dog head)”

Shi Zhi sighed, “Raising cats is indeed addictive. The more you pick up, the more you have. Once you have the first one, there will be countless more.”

She didn’t understand how it got to this point. Initially, she thought President Xu of the company was too foolish, so she made him step down. Then she had a group of newcomers, and now…

Brother Quan still didn’t fully understand, but Cheng Yu was already talking to Shi Zhi without any obstacles.

“Long Aoxue’s family background is good. Her parents have already planned her career path. She should develop well and bring long-term profits to the studio.”

She wouldn’t do badly with her conditions and background, even if luck didn’t make her famous.

Cheng Yu knew Long Aoxue was a girl, so there was no competitive relationship. His analysis was objective.

Shi Zhi was pleased: Great, more cats bringing their own food can come, the more, the merrier.

Speaking of Long Aoxue, she arrived and was led to Shi Zhi’s office by the secretary.

“President Shi.”

Shi Zhi, “Anything you need?”

Long Aoxue, “No, just wanted to ask… if you’d like to go to the restroom together.”

Holding hands to the restroom?

A girl’s joy.

There was a restroom in the CEO’s office, but since the ragdoll cat looked at her expectantly, Shi Zhi felt she couldn’t refuse.

Linking arms to the restroom, technically, Long Aoxue was hanging on Shi Zhi.

Cheng Yu, “…”

He retracted his previous statement about no competition between girls. Girls were more troublesome than men. At least with men, he had a way.

He couldn’t just follow them.

Besides filming the Republican drama, Shi Zhi continued to be a loving observer. She constantly reminded everyone on the show that love was important, but self-love was more crucial. Zhizi Flowers kept sharing this message.

The male host’s conversation with Shi Zhi was also exciting, stirring discussions among netizens.

Many supported the male host, but many stood by Shi Zhi, most of them women.

“When I want to marry, who I want to marry, it’s my choice. Why should we follow these so-called suggestions?”

“Shi Zhi is right. That’s your opinion, you should find it yourself. I won’t listen.”

Zhang Mingxia led the way. She had become a big fan of Shi Zhi and was learning various skills.

The show wanted this kind of heat. Later, a female guest cried on the show, expressing how severe online bullying had affected her, making her extremely anxious and mentally collapsed. The show privately interviewed Shi Zhi.

Show director, “Shi Zhi, you experienced a long period of online bullying, right?”

It sounded light, but thinking about it, Shi Zhi endured a much longer period of online bullying than the crying guest.

The constant derogatory remarks, family insults, vulgar comments…

Online was mild compared to real life, where black fans surrounded her, pointed fingers, and even threw things at her.

Shi Zhi appeared calm and glamorous on screen. But viewers were already holding their breath.

She used to be very thin, almost blown away by the wind.

Shi Zhi never played the victim. Even when the show brought it up, she remained calm.

Show director, “How do you face such situations?”

Shi Zhi, “Don’t face it, don’t look at it.”

The audience, initially sad, suddenly felt… Don’t look? Like, don’t listen?

The stubbornness of the big guy.

Avoidance may be shameful, but it works.

Show director, “Any message for the audience?”

Shi Zhi straightened her expression, “Don’t always think about blackening others. Play badminton, play chess, or surf the internet. Isn’t that joyful?… The internet isn’t lawless. Mindless hate comes with legal responsibilities.”

She didn’t mind, but others might.

A single word could be the last straw.

Netizens: Joyful, joyful, listening to the big guy, playing badminton, surfing the net.

Long Aoxue had become Shi Zhi’s number one fan, enthusiastic and increasingly infatuated with her.

She saw this interview and cried.

Demanded.

“How can anyone not like Shi Zhi?”

Long Aoxue forgot that she didn’t like Shi Zhi before, though she wasn’t a hater.

Shi Zhi patted Long Aoxue’s head, “Maybe they aren’t cats.” So they didn’t feel the catnip effect strongly.

Cheng Yu sent Shi Zhi new fishing equipment and more treats.

Shi Zhi, “…”

She hadn’t felt too bad and didn’t want to act pitiful, but facing these temptations, she suddenly wanted to complain to Cheng Yu.

Zhizi Flowers also regretted not supporting Shi Zhi earlier, accompanying her through the toughest times. Another voice suddenly erupted online.

“Shi Zhi wasn’t ignoring, she joined!”

“If you don’t blacken others, you blacken yourself?”

Shi Zhi had joined a black fan group before, which later turned into a fan group. She never left. Now, she accidentally got exposed.

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