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    64: Lake Pavilion

    This dressing room is not the messy and noisy one. Donghe’s financial resources are very intuitively reflected in the daily food and supplies of the first-line stars. This small villa built alone near the ‘Lake Pavilion’ is used entirely for makeup. If it weren’t for someone to lead it, Qiao Qiao simply couldn’t imagine that the dressing room in the film and television base could be so clean and bright.

    It turns out that this is the world of the ‘protagonists’…

    “Who is she?” A girl who was shaking her head in front of the mirror asked aloud. She turned her back to the two of them, but did not look back. Her gaze was reflected in the mirror with a subtle sneer.

    “She was found by Xiao Xi.” The young man seemed a little afraid of her, so he stood still and replied honestly.

    “Oh -” the girl drawled a long sound and suddenly raised her lips, “I wonder who dares to hit Sister Ruan’s gun at this juncture. It turns out there are some who are not afraid of death.”

    The girl’s smile was sweet and innocent, showing eight teeth just right, as if she was wearing a delicate mask.Qiao Qiao suddenly remembered, isn’t this girl Du Xiaoshuang, a regular guest on variety shows, who just turned sixteen years old?!

    Qiao Qiao was suddenly in a mess, for no other reason than Du Xiaoshuang, who has been the most popular among idol dramas since her debut. She usually has an unpretentious “innocent” attitude in the show. Coupled with her natural age advantage, she is completely a new generation of cute and beautiful girl.

    So is this cold and arrogant character Du Xiaoshuang’s true character…

    “Ahem, then I’ll take her to do her makeup first.” The young man didn’t dare to take Du Xiaoshuang’s blame and wanted to change the subject. However, Du Xiaoshuang refused at all. She reached out and tapped the empty makeup chair next to her, “Isn’t there a seat here? Sit over here. I also want to ask you how it is outside.”

    The young man had no choice but to lead Qiao Qiao over and lie down on the makeup chair. The makeup artist who had been on call immediately came to take over. The young man and Du Xiaoshuang stood beside Qiao Qiao chatting, or it was Du Xiaoshuang’s unilateral question.

    “Did the director say something?” Du Xiaoshuang held the beads on her head and carefully looked at her profile in the mirror.

    “Sister Ruan is still wiping away her tears. There is nothing the director can do about it. Best Actor Liang won’t shoot if he says it won’t be done. Those of us who work too -”

    “Come on, if Sister Ruan’s begging scene hadn’t been filmed as if she was throwing herself into someone’s arms, Best Actor Liang wouldn’t have embarrassed her in front of so many people.”

    “…” The young man did not dare to speak again.

    “Do you think so?” Du Xiaoshuang suddenly turned around and asked with a smile, “You were also there. Did you also see it when Sister Ruan pressed her breast against Actor Liang’s leg?”

    What she said was very straightforward. Qiao Qiao took a peek around. Fortunately, there was no one in the lobby of this small villa. The makeup artist who was working on his face just wished that he was deaf.

    “What a pity for a pair of 36D breasts.” Du Xiaoshuang looked gloating, “Who is Actor Liang? Can he be like those fat-headed investors? I think Actor Liang is already well behaved if he just stands up and leaves.”

    “Yes, what’s your name?” Du Xiaoshuang lowered her head and looked at Qiao Qiao.

    “Qiao Qiao.”

    “First time filming?”

    “Well…” Qiao Qiao originally wanted to tell her that he was actually from WAWA, but his chin was powdering, so he had to respond vaguely.

    “I think you should change your career as soon as possible.” Du Xiaoshuang continued to pity herself, “You filmed the scenes for Sister Ruan that she couldn’t film. Do you believe that she will be the first to kill you when she comes back?”

    If Qiao Qiao doesn’t understand what’s going on after hearing this, her two years at WAWA will be in vain. In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon. Not to mention the entertainment industry, Qiao Qiao has seen it twice in WAWA. What can a male actor do if he can’t stand up to his female artist partner?Just substitute someone, the worst thing is to spend more time editing in the end.But anyone with a slight reputation would not be willing to be a ‘substitute’. He was notorious for being thankless. Whether he was a good substitute or not, it was a mistake. When he encountered a petty ‘substitute’, he would be secretly tripped up.

    Although Du Xiaoshuang calls her sister Ruan, there are not many people with the surname Ruan in the crew. Qiao Qiao guessed that the woman in the red dress should be the second female lead Ruan Qing after running through the credits in his mind. She is also a well-known ‘second female lead professional’, and she always appears on the hot search list thanks to the financial backers.

    Qiao Qiao felt regretful, this was too stupid… If I had known he was here to do this, I wouldn’t have come if ‘Concubine No. 5’ didn’t want me…

    But people are already sitting here, what else can they do?The makeup artist skillfully put makeup on Qiao Qiao’s hair, and in less than an hour, a red dress that was exactly the same as Ruan Qing’s was put on Qiao Qiao. Coupled with the makeup artist’s deliberate modifications (two large thick sponges were placed on Qiao Qiao’s chest), Qiao Qiao looked exactly like Ruan Qing in the mirror.

    Du Xiaoshuang watched the whole thing with gusto, with the words “watching a good show” written on her face. Qiao Qiao still couldn’t accept the huge contrast between her official persona and her real personality. After all, someone said in college that Du Xiaoshuang was “pretending to be innocent” and Qiao Qiao protected her seriously.

    After everything was ready, someone from the director’s side happened to rush him, and Qiao Qiao was quickly brought to the set. Du Xiaoshuang refused to let go of this scene, and followed him quickly, found a chair and sat in the corner, completely ignoring the opinions of the people around him.

    Ruan Qing actually didn’t leave either. She sat upright in the pavilion like a royal wife. As soon as Qiao Qiao came over, she looked him up and down. The two of them had the same clothes, the same makeup, and even their looks were somewhat similar. From a distance, they looked like a pair of sisters.

    “Did you pack it up so quickly?” Ruan Qingrou stood up weakly, “What are you doing standing there? The sun is shining so much. Come and sit.”

    All the tear stains on her face have been wiped away, and she probably took the time to touch up her makeup. Her eyes were watery, making it impossible to imagine how she looked like her eyes were red from crying an hour ago.

    “No, no, no.” Qiao Qiao laughed dryly, “I’m sweating all over after changing my clothes. I’ll stand here to dry off for a while…”

    Du Xiaoshuang, who was standing behind her, let out a particularly shameless sneer. Ruan Qing also heard it. She pretended to have just seen Du Xiaoshuang and said in surprise: “Xiao Shuang, why are you here? Isn’t your scene finished today?”

    “The dressing room is so stuffy. Let me come out for some fresh air.” Du Xiaoshuang showed her signature smile, which couldn’t be more fake.

    “Are you all here?” The director looked at Qiao Qiao, “You don’t have to do anything. Just kneel down and give me your back.”

    “Director, Best Actor Liang is not here yet!” someone next to him reminded.

    “…Do I look like I’m blind? You don’t need to tell me!” the director said angrily, “How about you give him a call? I’ll provide him with his phone number for free.”

    The people next to him were silent in anger, and Ruan Qing suddenly said: “Director, let me fight. I will personally apologize to Mr. Liang.”

    “No, no, no, no, no need to fight, no need to fight!” The director was so frightened that he immediately raised his voice, “He’s taking a shower, but he can’t get through the fight. He’s probably coming soon.”

    As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of brakes came from outside the door of the “Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake” scene. After a while, a tall figure, escorted by two assistants, turned around the rockery and walked over. Liang Jize was wearing a pressed black silk shirt and trousers, with a thin suit jacket hanging loosely on his arms. Water was still dripping from the ends of his hair, as if he had just gotten out of the bath, with a trace of well-hidden impatience on his face.

    Ruan Qing and Du Xiaoshuang both stood up involuntarily. The obsession in Ruan Qing’s eyes almost turned into actual flames. She stepped out before Du Xiaoshuang and raised her hand to help Liang Jize get clothes.

    “Mr. Liang left without saying hello, so I could wait.” Ruan Qing smiled shyly and turned it around in her mouth. This originally disgraceful thing turned into a flirtation between the two of them.

    Liang Jize glanced at Ruan Qing lightly. He was so elegant and sharp. Even though Ruan Qing was shamelessly approaching him, he couldn’t help but take a step back. The male assistant next to him stood up and took Liang Jize’s coat just in time.

    “It’s good to be here, it’s good to be here.” The director rubbed his hands, “Xiao Wang, take Mr. Liang to put on makeup! Do it carefully, don’t be too quick.”

    Liang Jize stood still and did not move. He casually scanned the venue and took in everyone’s expressions before following the manager named Xiao Wang. Everyone continued to do their own business and it was obvious that everyone was relieved.

    Qiao Qiao has been standing in the corner with her head lowered since Liang Jize arrived. She was wearing a wig and makeup, so she didn’t attract the man’s attention for a while. She was really afraid of the gloomy and unstable Liang Jize now. After all, it had only been a few days since the incident in Donghe’s bathroom?

    Ruan Qing was a little embarrassed after being ignored. Fortunately, her agent was clever and called her back to the pavilion on the pretext of helping Ruan Qing touch up her makeup, so that she would not have to find the steps by herself in front of everyone.

    However, the message conveyed by her action was also very obvious. Ruan Qing had no intention of ‘giving up’.

    Qiao Qiao didn’t know what Ruan Qing was thinking, but the director asked Ruan Qing to serve as a “double” but refused to leave, so this would be interesting.

    “Ruan Qing is really shameless for the sake of Best Actor Liang.” Du Xiaoshuang said leisurely after watching Ruan Qing walk away, “I thought she would restrain herself from attacking Best Actor Liang so many times through her acting. It seems that she doesn’t want outsiders to take advantage of her.”

    Qiao Qiao looked back at Du Xiaoshuang, who showed her his signature smile again: “You must really want to leave now, but it’s a pity that you can’t leave.”

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