Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 41: Cheer up Zhao Liying
"Oh..." Zhao Liying answered in a very low voice. If Shi Lei hadn't pricked up his ears, he really wouldn't have been able to hear it.

"Look how scared you are of that little girl." Shi Lei complained to Liu Tao in a low voice, then turned to Zhao Liying and said, "Come with me, let's talk privately."

Shi Lei looked around, found a big tree with few people around, and walked over.

Zhao Liying raised her head and glanced at Liu Tao cautiously.

Liu Tao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why are you looking at me? Go away! You're acting like I'm bullying a little girl like you."

She felt that her opponent was Dong Xuan, not the underage Zhao Liying.

"Oh..." Zhao Liying lowered her head and walked towards Shi Lei.

Shi Lei looked at Zhao Liying who was playing with the corner of her clothes with her head down. Needless to say, this little girl's attitude made Zhao Liying even more lovable.

He shook his head, suppressed his strange thoughts, and said loudly: "Raise your head."

"Oh..." Zhao Liying raised her head and played with the corners of her clothes with even more force.

"You don't have to be afraid. Liu Tao won't do anything to you. If she dares to do anything to you, I will be the first to disagree. I promised your parents that I would take good care of you." Shi Lei comforted.

The company is newly established and the atmosphere is still very good, unlike Huayi which has several factions.

"Thank you, Lei...Boss." Zhao Liying thanked Shi Lei immediately after hearing his promise.

"Call me Brother Lei from now on! This way other people will know that I am protecting you." Shi Lei advised.

The meaning of Brother Lei is more than that.

"Thank you, Brother Lei." Zhao Liying certainly knew the benefits of doing this. Just now, when the crew members heard Liu Tao call Shi Lei 'Brother Lei', their eyes changed.

"Brother Lei, why do you value me so much?" Zhao Liying asked the biggest question in her heart.

It is a great honor to be on TV, not to mention being a star in TV dramas and movies. Even if she cannot be in TV dramas and movies, she is very grateful to Shi Lei. Not everyone can go to a junior college these days (Beijing Film Academy is considered a junior college).

"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" Shi Lei asked back.

"Uh...of course it's true."

“Let me ask you, on your first day in the vocational high school, what was the first thing you looked at when you talked to people?”

???

"Face?" Zhao Liying pondered for a while and gave an uncertain answer.

"Yes, when you meet someone, you usually look at their face first, then their clothes, and finally you get to know their identity, background, personality and hobbies in depth..."

"Of course, this approach is actually wrong. If you look at the face and the clothes first, you will make a preconceived judgment about him, and lose interest in getting to know him better. For example, if you see a middle-aged man in Shenzhen wearing big shorts, big slippers, ordinary short-sleeved shirts, and carrying a snakeskin bag walking on the street, you will subconsciously think that he is an uneducated worker."

Here he paused and asked, "What do you think?"

"He's just a worker! Does he have any other special identity?"

“In fact, they are not even workers…”

"Ah...then they are unemployed vagrants?" Zhao Liying asked in surprise.

"Yes, they are the unemployed..." Suddenly Shi Lei changed the subject and said, "But there may be a building behind them, the kind that collects rent every month."

"Ah? A building? Collecting rent?" Zhao Liying was filled with shock. Those who own a building are considered rich people.

"This story tells us that we should not look down on people because of their clothes." "And the reason why I value you is very simple. I can see that you are a great beauty through your ordinary clothes. As long as you learn some acting skills, you will be a dazzling star in the future."

"So you have to believe in yourself, you are the best."

Zhao Liying was tossed up and down by Shi Lei. She stopped playing with the corner of her clothes and opened her eyes wide, asking uncertainly, "Really?"

Shi Lei patted Zhao Liying on the shoulder and said, "Of course, I have confidence in you. Don't you have confidence? Or do you think you are ugly?"

"I'm not ugly~~" Zhao Liying shook her head repeatedly.

"That's right, you are not only not ugly, but also a beauty, one of the most beautiful women in Taolin Film and Television."

"She's a beauty to me." Zhao Liying smiled and nodded repeatedly.

Shi Lei gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Confident people are the most beautiful. Go ahead and film well!"

"Yeah, confident people are the most beautiful. Brother Lei, I'm going to film." Zhao Liying replied subconsciously.

"Go!" Shi Lei pressed Zhao Liying's shoulder and turned her in one direction.

Zhao Liying walked quickly towards the shooting location, but after taking a few steps, she suddenly felt something was wrong. So what is the significance of the landlord’s story?
She was a little confused, and as she walked, she thought, and suddenly realized that Shi Lei's long speech could be summed up in one sentence: "I dug her because she was beautiful, and I plan to train her to be a big star."

So what is the significance of the landlord’s story?

Does it mean that after she makes money, she can buy a house and then become a landlord?
Shi Lei looked at Zhao Liying's departing back with a smile. Teasing Zhao Liying reminded him of the time when he bullied female classmates when he was young. The female classmates' frightened expressions made him feel a sense of accomplishment.

This little round face is so cute!
Especially when she was wearing the costumes, Shi Lei loved it even more!
Cosplay really does have a bonus!

Let Liu Tao try ancient costume tonight.

Everyone in the crew looked at Zhao Liying who had returned, each with a strange look on their face.

At this time, Zhao Liying's face was rosy and shiny, and she was breathing slightly, as if she was very excited!
So short?
"Director, Brother Lei asked me to come back to film." Zhao Liying said to Li Guoli in a coquettish voice.

Li Guoli nodded slightly. Zhao Liying was now more confident than before. She was a little timid before, and always looked willing to learn from others, like a student who was afraid of her head teacher. But now she could have a normal conversation with him.

When combined with the two words "Brother Lei", he seemed to understand something instantly.

Just that short?
His eyes moved downwards. Well, nothing happened as he had imagined.

In order not to affect the normal filming of the crew, Shi Lei stayed in the crew for a while and then left with Liu Tao.

"Brother Lei, there's a new stage play near Hengdian called 'If You Want to Eat Mahua, I'll Twist It for You'. Shall we go and see it?" Liu Tao suggested.

Whenever a new movie is released, people in the industry will go to find out about it, and celebrities with good reputation will buy tickets to watch it, so she and Shi Lei have seen all the movies that are currently released, but this stage play is new to them.

"Then let's go and take a look." Shi Lei agreed happily.

Not long after, the two successfully bought tickets for the stage play. Shi Lei looked at the words "Happy Twist" on the ticket and slapped his forehead, wondering how could he have forgotten about Happy Twist.

This is a group of comedians. More than ten years later, they will be the equivalent of Marvel in China!
Several of the movies they starred in were huge hits!

With this group of people, you can have tens of billions of movie and TV box office revenue.

This is more valuable than the Zhao Gang in Northeast China!
It's worth his effort.

(End of this chapter)