Chapter 33: Red Is A Passionate, Coquettish, And Fiery Color, Which Belongs To Her
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On that night, Gu Xizhi became drunk again, and her ability to recognize people blurred once more. Probably because she returned to her seat in such a poor physical condition, it triggered the sympathy of those around her. In short, she wasn't troubled further.
Tang Yu joined the film crew several days later. After many difficulties, the "Wangchuan River" crew seemed to become completely calm after his arrival. Everything proceeded according to the rules, and both the main actors and supporting actors' scenes appeared harmonious. Perhaps due to the smooth progress without many obstacles, the filming of "Wangchuan River" ended a month earlier than expected.
At the celebration banquet of the film crew, Director Jiang Tu praised the lead actor Tang Yu without end.
Looking back at Tang Yu's performance, it was smooth and flawless, indicating that next year's Best Actor award ceremony will be quite exciting.
It is rare for Jiang Tu, who has always been stingy in praising, to say these words, and the female stars present also echoed, "That's right, Miss Qu has already won Best Actress. Brother Tang, your performance is no worse than Miss Qu's. You will definitely be the Best Actor next year."
Tang Yu didn't seem surprised by these compliments. After politely thanking them, he looked at Gu Xizhi who was sitting directly under the air conditioner beside him, and asked softly, "Is it cold?"
It was actually very cold, but Gu Xizhi shook her head nonchalantly, "It's not cold."
Since Tang Yu joined the team, he has taken care of her meticulously. He seems to know everything about the snacks and movies she likes to watch. Sometimes Gu Xizhi will have the illusion that he has known him for many years, but for some reason, even though these things used to touch her deeply before, now she just finds it all rather strange.
An actress happened to hear the conversation between Tang Yu and Gu Xizhi, and couldn't help teasing, "Brother Tang, are you too deep in the role, and can't pull yourself out?"
Tang Yu smiled, "No, I take care of Xiao Jing like my younger sister."
Gu Xizhi felt a headache again.
This is where things get tangled. If he says it like this, she can have a straightforward conversation with him. However, his attitude has always been as unclear as seeing flowers through the mist, making it impossible for Gu Xizhi to reject his kindness or even broach the subject.
Halfway through the dinner, Gu Xizhi received a call from Lili, and as soon as the call was connected, Gu Xizhi was infected by Lili's enthusiastic tone.
"Xiao Jing, I'm preparing your outfit for next week's music festival award ceremony. What style do you think would be good?"
Gu Xizhi only learned a couple of days ago that she would be receiving an award at the music festival. Her movie's theme song had been nominated for this year's Golden Melody Awards due to its high popularity. Initially, Gu Xizhi hadn't held high hopes for it, but the organizers informed her a few days ago that she had won the Annual Golden Melody Award by an overwhelming number of fan votes. This news made Gu Xizhi, who had never attended a music festival before, feel a sense of freshness. She agreed to attend the award ceremony right away.
"For the red carpet, wear black. For the award acceptance, wear white. Both should be more dignified."
"The red dress I showed you. Don't you think that wearing such a festive color would be appropriate for the award acceptance?"
"Forget it, it's not like I'm winning the best actress award. Besides, I don't look good in red."
"You don't look good in red? Who said that?!
"Anyway, I don't want red." Gu Xizhi hung up the phone.
Red is a passionate, coquettish, and fiery color, which belongs to 'her'. There is no room for change in things that have been decided. She doesn't want anything to do with it in her life.
On the weekend, Gu Xizhi officially returned to the city where she lived. Not long after she got from the airport, she received a call from Liang Youyou urging her to go home, so when Gu Xizhi returned home, she felt helpless when she saw Liang Youyou blocking her door.
"Miss Liang Youyou, you look like a full-time paparazzi."
Liang Youyou didn't take it seriously, "I only appear this enthusiastic when someone asks me to find you for help. You can open the door first." Gu Xizhi opened the door to her apartment, seeing Liang Youyou looking even more familiar than herself. She didn't greet her, but instead went straight to the changing room to put down her luggage.
When Liang Youyou entered the door, she found tea and drinks from the refrigerator and took them to the sofa in the living room. She then turned on the TV and sat down like a Bodhisattva. Gu Xizhi finished tidying up her things five minutes later. The leisurely look on the sofa is no longer surprising, "Miss, it's time for you to talk.
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"No hurry". "Liang Youyou took a sip of water, and beckoned to her to indicate that she was watching the woman in the TV show, "Do you recognize her?"
Gu Xizhi glanced at the familiar face on the TV screen. "Liang Youyou, you're being mysterious for no reason. When I first debuted, her songs were popular all over the country. Who doesn't know her?"
"It's good you recognize her." Liang Youyou said, taking out something that looked like an envelope. "She recently joined our Huayu International. The word out there is that she's interested in branching into film and television."
Gu Xizhi looked into her eyes full of deep meaning and asked, "So?"
Liang Youyou blinked, stood up, and walked to Gu Xizhi with a three-pointed flattery, "She wants to know Qu Xizhi and let her teach her how to act in movies.
When she said this, Gu Xizhi still didn't understand her reason for coming, "So?"
Liang Youyou handed the envelope directly to her. "Qu Xizhi is very busy and hard to reach. Even if you manage to contact her, she might not agree. Although the outside world says your relationship with her isn't good, I know that you two have a good relationship. Help me out and give her this and talk to her, please?"
At this moment, Gu Xizhi finally understood what she meant, but she handed the envelope back to her without thinking, "I don't agree, find another way."
"She promised to write and compose my album next year if this gets done. Even if you won't help her, you should help me, right?"
Gu Xizhi still refused without hesitation, "I said no." Liang Youyou looked back and forth at her expression, and asked in a guessing tone, "Did you fight?"
Gu Xizhi didn't speak.
"Because of what?"
Gu Xizhi still did not speak.
Liang Youyou was surprised and said, "It can't be that she charmed you and then dumped you, right?"
Gu Xizhi stared at her immediately, "Liang Youyou, you already knew why Qu Xizhi joined the crew, right?"
"Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that she wants to pursue you." Liang Youyou looked extremely innocent, "But she's from a rich family, her life is not comparable to ours, and she may just come to you on a whim, You mustn't put your thoughts on her."
Gu Xizhi was too lazy to talk to her, "You knew and didn't tell me. What kind of friend are you?!"
"Tsk tsk." Liang Youyou cupped her fists and looked her up and down, "You're so excited, don't tell me you were tempted?"
"Jerk! I don't like women at all!
"Calm down, please calm down." Liang Youyou smiled soothingly, trying to pacify her emotions. "It seems you two parted ways on bad terms. I told you, she seemed all fine and now she's not coming back from filming, and she's getting involved with Xie Lanfeng."
She can be with whoever she wants to be with." Gu Xizhi's tone was full of disdain.
"Okay, okay." Liang Youyou hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "I may not know Xie Lanfeng well, but she's your senior. If you don't want to talk to Qu Xizhi yourself, you can ask her for a favor. Just hand over something and put in a good word, that's all. It could impact my future. Please, don't say no."
Gu Xizhi looked at her, then at the letter in her hand, and said in an intolerable tone, "This is the last time!
Liang Youyou immediately hugged her warmly. "I knew you couldn't possibly not be adorable."
Although the company gave Gu Xizhi a holiday, the matter of Liang Youyou still made Gu Xizhi return to Huayu International to report early on Monday morning. As Xie Lanfeng's junior, Gu Xizhi was very familiar with her habits, so around nine in the morning, she went to the 27th-floor dance studio at Huayu International to find her.
Due to her participation in a dance program recently, Xie Lanfeng would practice dancing in the studio both day and night. After getting out of the elevator, Gu Xizhi went straight to the dance studio, but just as she was about to knock, she heard the voices of the girls inside.
"Senior Sister, your dance last night was amazing. We were so moved when we watched it from the audience. Can you teach us a couple of those impressive moves?"
"Yeah, yeah! And that bracelet you wore on your hand while dancing last night looked nice. It added points to your performance. What brand is it?"
Xie Lanfeng replied very low-key, but there was still joyful emotion revealed between the lines, "It was a gift from Xiao Qu. I didn't pay attention to the brand."
"Oh, so it's Miss Qu. She really has great taste."
Inside the dance studio, the discussion continued. Gu Xizhi, standing outside the door, looked at the necklace around her neck and decisively pulled it off, turning around to leave.
Because the music awards ceremony is also on a Monday, the music festival organizer's car picked up Gu Xizhi at the scene at 4:30 in the afternoon. While sitting in the car, Lilii, who kept checking Weibo, seemed to have seen something, made a fuss, and said to Gu Xizhi, "Do you know there's a very popular singer recently?"
Gu Xizhi, applying makeup in front of the mirror, didn't seem to care. "Newcomers appear in the entertainment industry every day."
"But this one's been really hot lately, and I think you have to take a look at her.
Gu Xizhi put down the mirror and made a "why" expression. Lili didn't speak, but silently held the phone in front of her. Gu Xizhi lowered her head and looked at the girl's photo on the phone screen. At first glance, she was indeed somewhat taken aback.
The girl in the photo had her hair tied up in a ponytail, revealing a smooth forehead. Probably due to her hairstyle, her face looked small, and her chin was pointed. She wasn't wearing makeup in the photo, and perhaps that's why she appeared pure and untainted, exuding youthfulness and vitality.
Unlined eyebrows, upturned eyes, high nose, thin lips. Although they are two completely different styles from her own, probably anyone would likely notice the resemblance in their facial features at first glance.
Gu Xizhi looked at it for a long time before saying, "What's her name?
"Bo Yiqing, she's from Starlight Media, a singer."
"What's her background?"
"Starlight carefully cultivated her for three years before she debuted, it is said that her first single was an instant hit, this time she is here to receive the Best Newcomer Award."
Gu Xizhi nodded, "If it is fated, we should meet later."
That being said, Gu Xizhi completely forgot about it as soon as she got out of the car.