Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Is He Pursuing You?

After Shi Su’s fever subsided, she slept for a few hours in the hotel room and only woke up after dinner time had passed.

Chu Jiu stayed by her side the whole time, and as soon as she woke up, Chu Jiu quickly helped her up and fed her water and medicine.

"No need to be so worried, I’m really fine." After taking the medicine, Shi Su leaned against the headboard, noticing Chu Jiu looking still a bit worried: "It’s just catching a slight cold and having a fever, I’ll be fine by tomorrow."

"Luckily, when you were being sent to the ambulance, you squeezed my hand while no one was looking, otherwise I would have been scared to death."

Chu Jiu touched Shi Su’s forehead and confirmed that her fever was indeed gone, finally relaxing a little.

Shi Su chuckled lightly, her voice still a bit hoarse: "If I hadn’t reminded you, you would have cried all the way, people who didn’t know might think you were crying at my funeral."

"Your acting was too convincing, I really thought you had passed out!"

"The water was so cold at the time, even if I hadn’t really fainted, I was almost frozen, close enough."

"You wouldn’t believe it, but today Tong Yuanyuan was completely stunned, she tried several times to explain to the director that it had nothing to do with her, but the director didn’t really pay her any mind! Probably also afraid of offending her, no matter how much he wants to side with her, there’s still a lot of discomfort in his heart!"

Shi Su held her water cup, took a few small sips of hot water, squinted her eyes comfortably, and asked, "What did Jun say?"

"Jun sent out the photos of the dispute from yesterday’s scene and specially talked to the director about matters within the crew. Anyway, Jun also became very assertive because of your accident today, she demanded that the crew must strictly adhere to the shooting time laid out in the contract. The contract states that actors’ daily shooting time cannot exceed ten hours, and Tong Yuanyuan’s excessive NGs shouldn’t be your responsibility to bear."

Shi Su continued to drink water slowly, and asked calmly, "And then?"

"Then the director said that Tong Yuanyuan’s acting coach would pay more attention, and the filming schedule would follow the contract. Also, the director hinted to Jun that they’re also helpless in this situation, saying the Jin Family is pressing down on them, there’s nothing they can do..."

Shi Su picked up her phone and looked at the news for a while, then put it down and said, "Tell the crew that my shooting schedule will continue as usual tomorrow, no need for me to take a leave."

"Are you sure about that? The doctor suggested that you rest for another two days today."

"It’s fine, just a little cold."

Even though she called it a little cold, Shi Su was still occasionally dizzy while on set the next day.

Fortunately, today there were no scenes with Tong Yuanyuan, so Shi Su didn’t have to endure the torment of NGs, and the few scenes went smoothly.

During lunch, Wei Sinan treated the whole crew to KFC, with everyone either holding a burger or fried chicken, except for Shi Su who had a chicken leg rice meal that Wei Sinan personally brought over.

Shi Su was originally sitting in the car, wrapped in a big winter coat like an elderly lady focused on health and sipping from a thermos. Suddenly, there was a knock on the window of the nanny van, and there stood Wei Sinan outside with a gentlemanly smile, raising his eyebrows at Shi Su inside and motioning with the chicken leg rice box in his hand.

Shi Su opened the car door, and the chicken leg rice was handed in.

"Since you have a cold, don’t eat burgers and fried things. Eat properly and recover quickly." Wei Sinan said, handing her a cup of fruit tea from KFC: "This fruit tea is hot and specially requested to have less sugar, you can drink it."

Shi Su looked at the person standing outside the car, thinking to herself that she and Wei Sinan didn’t seem to be this familiar, but since he had treated the entire crew to KFC, it wouldn’t be right to refuse it. She reached out to thank him and simply said thank you, without further comment.

Only after Wei Sinan left and the car door was closed did Shi Su and Chu Jiu and Jun look at each other.

Jun was straightforward: "In this drama, Wei Sinan and Tong Yuanyuan are the couple pair, right? Why is he being so nice to you? Did you know him before?"

Shi Su: "No, the first time we met was the day we joined the crew."

Chu Jiu, filled with girlish excitement: "Wei Sinan is quite handsome, is he pursuing you, Shi Su?"

"I don’t know." Shi Su didn’t bother with the matter, only took two bites of the chicken leg rice and couldn’t eat anymore. Instead, she picked up the thermos cup Jun had brought and drank a few sips of vegetable porridge, feeling a bit more comfortable.

Patients indeed shouldn’t eat too much greasy food; a light diet is more appetizing.

Seeing that Shi Su stopped eating, Chu Jiu naturally picked up the chicken leg to gnaw on, saying while she ate, "The meal delivered by the leading actor is indeed different."

Jun showed disdain: "You’ve praised a KFC meal to the skies. Does the company lack food or drink for you?"

Chu Jiu, munching on the chicken leg, mumbled: "That’s different. I followed Wei Sinan’s last show because he’s truly handsome. I’m at least a half fan girl, it has a different meaning."

Jun wore an indifferent expression: "Members of the studio are prohibited from fangirling, watch yourself."

Chu Jiu almost choked, quickly gulping down some water, calming her small, frightened heart, and put down the half-eaten chicken leg, raising her hand to make a heart gesture to Shi Su and Jun: "Alive, I’m Shi Su and Jun’s person; dead, I’m Shi Su and Jun’s ghost. No second thoughts, fangirling doesn’t exist!"

Jun snorted coldly: "Remember your words, dare to fangirl over male artists from other places, I’ll break your legs!"

Chu Jiu looked terrified and quickly bit into the chicken leg to steady her nerves.

...

There were still two scenes left before five in the afternoon, scenes that included Shi Su and Wei Sinan. Though in this drama, Tong Yuanyuan and Wei Sinan are the couple pair, there are still some romantic entanglements between Shi Su and Wei Sinan, though Shi Su eventually withdrew from this emotional turmoil.

The two entered their acting roles, and everything progressed smoothly.

On the other side, the director was watching the filming footage on the monitor, quite satisfied.

The assistant director whispered to the director, "The Jin Family has given instructions. Should we make Shi Su repeat and reshoot a few more times?"

On the monitor, Shi Su’s expressions and actions matched the script perfectly. To say the least, in every scene, she executed her acting to the fullest, even amidst a less than easygoing crew.

The director initially said nothing, and after shouting cut, he directly asked the crew to prepare for the next scene.

The assistant director asked puzzledly, "No reshoot?"

The director pondered and quietly responded, "There has to be a limit. Good actors deserve respect, especially young and talented ones. There aren’t many indeed, refrain from being too harsh."

The entire film crew and production team had received hints from the Jin Family and Tong Yuanyuan.

Acquiring the Jin Family’s support this way, securing the investors, and gaining favor from the investors by bullying a Shi Su, whose background remains unclear and not well-known, was easy.

Even the male lead, Wei Sinan, was hinted by the Jin Family not to cooperate too closely with Shi Su’s scenes and to deliberately NG a few times to trouble her.

Nevertheless, Wei Sinan, associated with a major entertainment company, evidently didn’t buy it, fully engaging in the filming without concerning himself with Tong Yuanyuan and the Jin Family.

These confrontation scenes were shot flawlessly, and the director wasn’t willing to take them out for reshooting.

He would rather that an acting novice like Tong Yuanyuan disappear from the crew, causing less trouble for everyone!