Chapter 69 "Co-habitation"

  (ps: 200,000 words done, the book is fat enough to be killed, by the way, asking for some recommendation votes for the 200,000-word hardship, when will the recommendations exceed 10,000 ~~)

  After walking out of the general manager's office, Liu Shishi was still in a daze, feeling a bit unreal. Xiao Zong actually wanted her to replace Liu Yifei as Ruan Jing!

  Although some people have said that she looks a bit like Liu Yifei, she knows that she is not as beautiful as Liu Yifei and has never thought of being someone's second choice, but unexpectedly the big pie fell on her own head.

  Recently, Liu Yifei announced her withdrawal from the project, and for several days, the news and online discussions were filled with speculation about who would replace her in the role. Many voting activities emerged, with almost all popular female stars being considered as candidates, including mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese actresses. However, among them, there was no place for Liu Shishi. She didn't think she would be chosen either, and only wanted to do a good job playing He Mu's cousin. But now the difficulty level has increased, as she is required to play her favorite character Ruan Jing, while He Mu plays her boyfriend. Although she had previously portrayed Ruan Jing in photo shoots, acting was a completely different story, and she didn't dare confirm whether she could do it well.

  Xiao Fang decided to choose her just these two days, the reason is no more than three points. Firstly, there are not many well-known actors in the industry who are suitable for this role. The previous few alternative actresses had new projects after they chose Liu Yifei, and they couldn't squeeze out time to film "Flight Attendant". Director Jiang Jiajun suggested that the actress playing Lele, the second female lead, could replace Ruan Jing in this role, and a new Lele could be found after filming started. Anyway, she wouldn't appear in the first few episodes. Xiao Fang was also hesitant at that time, then Hu Die had an accident. That's the second reason. Hu Die had a car accident, "The Eagle Shooting Heroes" couldn't be filmed, and Shi Shi's schedule happened to be empty. She is a contracted artist of the company, and this play would make her famous, which is most beneficial to the company, so she became the best candidate.

  Another important reason is that Xiao Fang has always mistakenly believed that He Mushi's poem is a hidden lover relationship, even if there is no confirmed relationship, they must have good feelings for each other, so let the two people with emotional foundation come to perform as lovers should be more impressive.

  However, Xiao Fang also has concerns. Firstly, Liu Shi is not a professional actress and only took a few acting classes arranged by the company. She doesn't have the natural talent of He Mu, so it's uncertain whether she can portray a nearly perfect and spiritual girl. Another concern is that Liu Shi is not as beautiful as Liu Yifei, and he worries that audiences who are expecting Liu Yifei's version of Ruan Jing will feel disappointed.

  The previous one worried that he couldn't do it and could only rely on the director and He Mu's help, while the latter fashion ghost Doric can help him fix it.

  "Even a woman like Furong can be transformed into an immortal in one second, let alone Shi Shi who has a good foundation to begin with. She just didn't dress up well before, now her image work is all on me." Dolly said with a big smile.

  Although the crew had their own costume designer and stylist, they were far inferior to Dolly, a fashionista. To make sure that Shi Shi appeared perfectly in the drama, Dolly specially read through the original work once, closed her eyes for ten minutes after finishing it, then ran to the mall to pick out a bunch of new clothes for Shi Shi, telling her how to match them according to the mood of the characters in the play.

  With good clothes to set off, there must be a good hairstyle. Then Dolly took CiCi for beauty treatment and new hairstyle, similar to the process when she first met He Mu. This time it also cost a lot of money, but all were paid by the crew, unlike last time when He Mu had to pay out of her own pocket.

  Liu Shi's mood and image were completely new, and she knocked on He Mu's door again. He Mu, who was browsing the internet and reading books alone, almost didn't recognize the beautiful girl in front of him as "Shi Mei?"

  "Why did I hear a questioning tone?" Poetic pouted, looking even more adorable.

  "Wow, you look so beautiful today!" He Mu thought he was giving a compliment, but ended up saying the wrong thing again.

  "So you're saying I wasn't pretty yesterday, the day before yesterday, or even the day before that?"

  "No, it was beautiful before, but today is especially beautiful. Mainly because your clothes and makeup are perfectly matched and harmonious. This shouldn't be done by yourself, right?"

  Shishi nodded: "It was Dolly who helped me with it." Dolly's name changed to "Dolly sister" in Shishi's mouth, and he didn't mind when he heard it. Of course, only Shishi could call him that in the company, which showed how much this little girl was spoiled in the company.

  "It's really like that, come in, dinner hasn't started yet." He Mu let Shi Shi in, he was already used to cooking for one person, and Shi Shi came more often than his girlfriend.

  "Why didn't you ask me why I changed my hairstyle?" Shi Shi asked, plopping herself down on the sofa.

  "Does this still need a reason?" He Mu scratched his head and said, "Could it be that the mood is good because of the salary payment?"

  "No," Shi Shi shook her head eagerly, wanting to uncover the mystery, "don't you think I look like someone now?"

  "Who does it look like? You haven't had plastic surgery, have you?"

  Shishi puffed out her cheeks: "Ran Jing ah! Don't you think so?"

  At this time, Shi was wearing a pair of silver high heels, dressed in a white long skirt that fell just above her knees, revealing her plump and beautiful legs. A tangerine-colored belt was tied around her waist, accentuating her slender figure. Her hair seemed to have been permed, making it even softer and smoother. With her cheeks puffed out and an intentionally cute expression, she indeed had a few hints of Ruan Jing's charm.

  "What's the big deal, is it...?"

  Associated with Shi Shi's change today and Ren Jing's candidate has not been determined, He Mu suddenly thought of a possibility: "Could it be? Ren Jing replaced you to perform!"

  Shi Shi nodded her head: "Yes."

  At this time, Zhang Zilin happened to come back and heard Shi's answer. He curiously asked: "What is it?"

  He Mu briefly explained the situation, and roughly guessed it out. It was nothing more than that Shi Shi couldn't film "The Eagle Shooting Heroes" for the time being, and coincidentally Ren Jing's person hadn't been decided yet, so the company decided to leave this opportunity for her.

  Zi Lin casually responded with a "hmm", and she found that today, Shi Shi looked much more beautiful, her makeup was exquisite, and her outfit was well thought out. She chased He Wu into the kitchen, sat down, and started chatting with Shi Shi about beauty and fashion topics.

  When He Mu and his "family of three" were having dinner, he was still amazed that Shi Shi would act as Ruan Jing, really surprising, and then pointed out a few sentences about the performance elements of this role. He Mu didn't dare to say how good his acting skills were, but after watching Shi Shi's play in the "Youth Yang Family Generals" crew, He Mu deeply knew that there was still a big gap between them, and Shi Shi had a lot to learn.

  At this time, Zhang Zilin, who had been listening to the two people talking, suddenly interjected: "It seems that there are quite a few kissing scenes in this play?"

  He Mu felt a bit embarrassed, he had used this excuse to deceive Zi Lin for who knows how many tofu blocks, and now it was finally time to settle the score: "Actually, there aren't that many kissing scenes in our drama, we can just use body doubles for the kissing shots, no need to do it for real."

  Liu Shishi, also a party involved, looked at Zhang Zilin with a careless expression: "Sister Zilin is jealous, I suddenly feel so accomplished."

  Liu Shi's joke made Zhang Ziyi a bit embarrassed, as if she was very careful, she was just curious whether the two good friends would be awkward later, "I don't have any vinegar to eat, even if there is no borrowing position, it doesn't matter, filming needs me and I can understand."

  After Shi Shi left, He Mu hugged Zhi Lin from behind, his face rubbing against her long hair, his mouth kissing her jade neck, "Doesn't it really matter if you don't lend me the position?"

  Zhang Zilin pondered for a moment, then elbowed He Mu in the stomach, "You dare to deceive me, humph!"

  He Mu: "......"

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  In early September, He Mu and Shi Shi brought their assistants to take a plane to the bustling Magic Capital Shanghai. On the plane, several people recognized He Mu, but they just whispered to each other from afar, waving at him when he looked over, and smiled happily when they got his response. However, no one came over to ask for an autograph, after all, there were crazy fans of stars, but not yet any crazy fans of He Mu.

  He Miao fell asleep as soon as he got on the plane, while Shi Shi next to him kept looking at the flight attendants walking back and forth with her big round eyes. Several beautiful flight attendants were stared at by her, thinking they had encountered a female pervert, unaware that Shi Shi was actually observing life. When she arrived in Shanghai, she would have to undergo flight attendant etiquette training, and China Southern Airlines promised to teach her how to become a qualified flight attendant within a week. However, she would have to squeeze out time from filming to study, as the TV series "Living with Flight Attendants" was about to start shooting soon, and the crew didn't have time to wait for her to finish learning before starting production.

  The name "Living with the Female Lead" was finally retained in its original form. When the project was first proposed, Cai Jianjie, who was in charge of supervision, suggested replacing the two words "cohabitation" with a word that would not easily cause misunderstandings, so as to avoid being questioned by the General Administration of Radio and Television. However, Xiao Fang felt that keeping the original name consistent with the book title could attract more attention from fans of the original work, so he insisted on submitting the original name for review. In the end, there was no opposition from the General Administration of Radio and Television.

  After getting off the plane, the staff who did the pre-arrangements came to pick them up and took He Mu and others to a residential area with a not-low level of quality. The community was well-built and fully equipped, but there were no residents, and the rooms were empty too, probably because it hadn't been opened for sale yet.

  Their director's assistant, Xiao Song, chattered a lot and explained: "The boss of this local real estate is very cunning. He thinks the housing market will rise, so he built the house but didn't sell it. When he heard that our crew was looking for a place to shoot, he lent us this community, but not for free."

  He Mu smiled and said, "No need to say, this is also a kind of embedded advertisement. If 'Stewardess' can be popular next year, this house will have another selling point, it's really a good calculation." "But why did you send us to the filming location? Which hotel are we staying at, is it nearby?"

  Xiao Song shook his head: "Not staying in a hotel, just stay here."

  He Mu smiled wryly: "I didn't expect Xiao to be so calculating, now even the accommodation fees for the crew are saved, but can this new house be comfortable to live in?"

  Xiao Song shook his head again: "It's not where the crew lives, it's where you live."

  You, you, Little Song, one hand points at He Mu, one hand points at Shi Shi...