Chapter 18.1 (1/2)

Xiao Jia Shu only smoked when he was depressed. Now he’s in a good mood and naturally does not need the comfort of nicotine. He put out the cigarette butt and told Ji Mian not to smoke too much, then he left.

Ji Mian started at the mischievous person’s back, laughing and shaking his head.

“How was your chat with him?” Shi Ting Heng came out of the private room (in a restaurant) with a cigarette in his hand. “I just had a couple of shots with Luo Zhang Wei and I heard something. “ The Xiao gongzi[1] family rich background is so good that he was able to get the role of Ling Feng without even going to the audition. No wonder no one on the table took offence and even the director gave him face”.

[1] Gongzi: son of an official or nobility. Usually an honorific title

“That old problem of Luo Zhang Wei hasn’t changed yet” Ji Mian unknowingly smiled. Luo Zhang Wei is usually talking a lot, but he still knew what to say and what not to say.

However, once drunk that distinction goes away and that mouth becomes a loudspeaker. If one asked a question, he would say the answer just like that. As a result, he has been used several times by an unknown number of people.

“It’s much better than before. I have hired an assistant to help him stop him from drinking”. Shi Ting Heng lit his cigarette and continued, “I heard Xiao Jia Shu graduated this year, reading financial management with no foundation in acting at all. You’re the one who’s going to act with him the most in the crew, you have to be mentally prepared.”

“We all belong to one company. It’s nothing, just taking care of the younger generation”. Ji Mian waved it off.

“You really have a good temperament; my biggest fear is taking on a newcomer. Does a newly-graduated finance student of a wealthy family, think he has any acting skill he doesn’t know about? If his background wasn’t too strong, Director Luo would not have agreed to hire him. No wonder Director Luo drank all the drinks he was toasted, it’s a fire in his heart”.

Shi Ting Heng seemed to think of something and shook his head, “These rich second generations are truly….studying and they are not capable, work and they are still not capable. They think that they can get quick money from entering the entertainment industry. Is it that easy to be an actor? Can one rely on face alone to be popular? Tut[2]….”

[2] Tut: to click one’s tongue

Ji Mian was silent for a second, then he extinguished his cigarette and said seriously, “He may not be good at acting, but he knows what he’s doing. Didn’t you find out clearly? He graduated from Wharton Business School with a master’s degree, by the way, he just turned 20 this year”. He then left.

Shi Ting Heng was dumbfounded for a good while: “Fuck, if I could get into Wharton and graduate with a master’s, what enter into the entertainment business? I can’t understand it!”.

Xiao Jia Shu returned t the private room in the restaurant and found that the director was already drunk and was being assisted by his two assistants as he prepared to leave, the remaining crew were still socializing, and it seemed that they are not planning on leaving early.