Chapter 345: Chapter 345 - 339: He Still Hasn’t Given Up

Miss Chen used her phone to open news related to the preparation of the movie "Shadow Kill" and showed it to her: "Later, many actresses submitted their personal information, but the female lead wasn’t selected. Today, they suddenly sent the script to our studio, and An Yang called to say they directly want you to play the female lead."

Shi Su took it, raised an eyebrow after a glance: "The producer is Cai Hong?"

"Yes, it’s Mr. Cai. Hasn’t he praised you many times in the industry? He’s always admired your performance and skills in action scenes. But speaking of which, Mr. Cai has always had high standards. How did you come to know him?"

"...It’s all ancient history from two years ago. Back then, when we were filming ’Yao Platform’, I met him on the training ground. It was just a brief acquaintance, really. Maybe he saw my growth firsthand because he kept up with the series." Shi Su said as she looked at the phone’s information about the movie: "This movie is good. If the schedule fits, just agree to it. We should give face to Mr. Cai."

"Not only should we give face, this movie is quite good. You’ve taken on quite a few film projects lately, and you’ll indeed need a good veteran to guide you if you want to break into the film industry," Miss Chen said cheerfully. "Did you not sleep well last night? Your makeup is thicker than usual today."

Jiu, next to her, handed a thermos cup to Shi Su, saying: "Yesterday afternoon’s interview dragged on until late at night. Shi Su only got two hours of sleep after putting on makeup early this morning, so of course, her complexion isn’t good. The staff from that electronic magazine who came had several interns, who were clumsy, and asked bizarre questions, endlessly probing into Shi Su’s never-seen husband and even asked about Mianmian. They were curious if the child is already in the senior class in kindergarten, curious if the child feels privileged because her mom is a celebrity, among other strange questions. We should blacklist that electronic magazine from our studio in the future."

Miss Chen frowned upon hearing this: "Didn’t I tell them that during interviews, they should avoid Shi Su’s personal affairs and child-related private matters? What’s going on with them?"

Jiu snorted: "Last night, when I went to the back to get clothes for Shi Su, I overheard two ’interns’ coming out of the restroom discussing Shi Yunyin. Who could have thought the host of last night’s interview had some ties with Shi Yunyin? Even though the former best actress can’t even land a supporting role nowadays, it doesn’t stop her from trying to make her presence felt out of boredom, especially wanting to unsettle Shi Su."

Miss Chen’s expression turned unhappy in an instant: "I’ll call their boss tomorrow."

Miss Chen has always been well-connected and capable in the industry, maintaining friendly relationships with many magazines as well as business affairs. Her saying this means she has ways to deal with that electronic magazine’s host.

Shi Su drank the brown sugar water in the thermos cup without speaking, and Jiu also stopped talking.

The issue with Shi Yunyin hadn’t been brought up in over a year.

A year and a half ago, Shi Mianmian’s news was exposed on foreign websites. Although logging into foreign websites is easy using VPNs, domestic internet regulations now have many requirements. For example, some websites are not allowed even through a VPN.

The website that exposed photos of Shi Su and Shi Mianmian is one of the blacklisted sites.

Wen Ke had once helped Shi Su by investigating Shi Yunyin at a hotel. It turned out to be related to her. Shi Yunyin’s software and accounts used to log into foreign websites were confiscated, and she was fined two thousand dollars. After all, domestic laws concerning this matter still lack a complete accountability plan.

Ever since Shi Su exposed Shi Yunyin’s double substitution incident years ago, Shi Yunyin’s career hasn’t been able to recover. The Shi Family is no longer her support. Even if she wanted to rely on them, Shi Lingkang was being watched by Mr. Shi in the Imperial Capital and had no way to return to Jiang City, especially after confirming no blood relation.

Currently, no one knows where Shi Yunyin lives, but she hasn’t had any roles to shoot for a long time. Not even variety shows invite her, and there has been no news about her in the circle.

Mr. Cai’s movie "Shadow Kill" is set to start filming in a month, and both the male and female lead roles have been decided.

Shi Su went to meet Mr. Cai, discussed the script, met the male lead, and did a brief read-through before returning to the studio.

"Oh my, Shi Su, this isn’t your first time working with Wei Sinan, right?" Jiu giggled, following Shi Su out of the car and entering Wanxing Building together.

Shi Su glanced at her: "Members of the studio are not allowed to idolize. How many times do I have to remind you?"

"I’m not idolizing... but Wei Sinan is really handsome... and he’s been so popular these past two years..." Jiu mumbled, pulling on Shi Su’s clothes nervously, "Plus, I was lucky enough to get his autograph. Every time he sees you at events, he’s always so nice... I thought... cough... to help him make more of an impression on you."

"What impression? We’re just acquaintances in the circle. I’m a woman with a child. Don’t go gossiping and stirring things up," Shi Su warned, glaring at her before going directly into Jun’s office.

"What is Jiu gossiping about again?" Jun looked sleep-deprived, resting her chin on her hand while sipping coffee on the office sofa, and glanced up at the two as they entered.

"Nothing," Shi Su walked over.

Behind her, Jiu mouthed to Jun: Wei Sinan.

Jun saw and let out a cold snort: "He’s still not giving up, huh? Last year, during the promotion period of ’Honey Ferris Wheel’, fans noticed that even though Tong Yuanyuan was the official partner with him in the show, he would always stand next to you at promotional events and almost never responded to Tong Yuanyuan’s cues. Fans even started a CP super-topic for you two called ’Su Wei Su Wei’, and the ’Shi Nan CP’ fan account still ships you two."

Shi Su didn’t want to entertain this topic and shot a glance at Jun.

Jun immediately zipped her lips, took a few sips of coffee, then said: "Well, but Shi Su isn’t interested in him. Jiu, stop gossiping. Don’t you already know Shi Su’s situation?"

Jiu mumbled softly, "It’s because I know her situation that I hope there’s someone by her side... Others might not know, but it’s clear that Wei Sinan actually knows Shi Su isn’t really married..."

Jun clicked her tongue: "There’s a saying, don’t fall in love with someone too perfect or stunning when you’re young. Otherwise, after breaking up, it’ll be hard to find another boyfriend. No matter how seemingly wonderful your Wei Sinan is, even if he pursues Shi Su for ten years, he still won’t make a stop in her eyes."