The Daughter of the Enchanted in the Modern Age

Chapter 16

During the flight, until they got off the plane, got in the car, and got into the production team, Xia Wanyuan behaved calmly. One could even say that he had a sense of modesty. The strange silence was in stark contrast to his usual behavior and only made Chen Yun uncomfortable.

But Chen Yun had to admit that Xia Wanyuan's current state was much more pleasant than before.

"Everyone has worked hard. This is the afternoon tea I ordered for everyone. Eat before you work." Ruan Yingyu smiled warmly as she handed out the cake to the crew.

Looking at Ruan Yingyu, who was surrounded and adored by the crowd in the distance, Chen Yun looked at Xia Wanyuan in annoyance, who was reading the script quietly.

"Should we send something to the crew as well?"

"no need. My reputation is very bad, so other people will just think that I imitate others and embarrass myself if I send something now. No need to rush to find trouble."

"..."

It was rare for Xia Wanyuan to say anything true, let alone something so profound. With that, Chen Yun gave up on the idea of sending a gift, but he still could not bear with Ruan Yingyu.

"We'll be suppressed by him forever."

"As long as I act well, no one will care about the cake anymore." Demonstrating actual skills is always the best way to silence people.

After reading the script, Xia Wanyuan felt that acting was not difficult. Especially considering that he was someone who had spent years painstakingly through the political quagmire in hard times.

During a famous encounter where he can get something without risking anything of himself, he deals with the power of the masses, faces different people, shows a different personality, and finally gained the approval of the allied forces, defeating the critical city in one fell swoop.

The clever old fox all knew how to act. Besides, they are really cruel.

And that's reality.

?????

Chen Yun stood to the side with a face full of question marks.

'Dear Miss, are you really standing here talking about acting skills? If you have little ability, you will not be criticized by the entire Internet.'

He felt a little desperate. It seemed that Xia Wanyuan had not become normal, but had become more neurotic. Everything that just happened was just an illusion.

"Haha, I haven't seen you in a long time. You seem to be getting more confident."

Xia Wanyuan put down her script and ignored Chen Yun's ridicule. Instead, he got up and went to the dressing room to change clothes.

"Xiao Ruan, your appearance just now wasn't bad. You get into character very quickly. It's just that you need to try harder to show Tian Ying Er naivety."

"All right I understand. Thank you, Director. I'll keep working hard."

Ruan Yingyu, who was wearing a long white dress, humbly thanked the director and crew. His humble attitude made Director Yang nod in agreement. In the entertainment industry, there were not many people with good acting skills and decency like him.

Especially when the second female lead of the production team was clearly a negative example. Chief Director Yang was sick when he thought of the rich character characteristics of the Heavenly Spirit Princess. In the future, if he had the means and money, he would definitely boycott the act of bringing funds to the production team!

Not only did the director have all sorts of thoughts on his mind, but the other members of the production team also whispered in private.

"Sister Ruan is indeed a good person. It's also good because he has good acting skills."

"Of course, he was definitely better than a fool like Xia Wanyuan. I think the Xia family is indeed broke, look how low Xia Wanyuan is today."

"That's right, that's right. I barely recognized him when he got into the production team earlier. He's too quiet."

"Well, she's been demoted from the first female lead to the second female lead. With his acting skills, I think it's hard for him to be a figurehead."

The cameraman was still blabbering when he realized that his friend had not responded to him at all. Even the people around him became calm. He stopped talking in confusion and followed his partner's gaze. Instantly he was amazed by what he saw.

The woman in question was wearing a light purple dress with a dark-colored brocade belt wrapped around her slender waist. In his hand was a lantern with a jade rabbit image on it.

Due to the need for the role, she wore a veil on her face, making her eyes look more beautiful and beautiful, like the most beautiful ink painting in the misty rain in Jiangnan.

Everyone was stunned for a long time, and they did not realize who it was until the stylist realized that the clothes belonged to the Heavenly Spirit Princess.

Holy hooch! To think that he was very good at choosing clothes!

"Xia Wanyuan?!" He could not help but call. It was only then that everyone realized that this amazing woman was the one they had been angry with for a long time.

"Director, I'm ready." Xia Wanyuan's red lips opened slightly. His clear voice was like a rock that finally broke the silence.

Chen Yun, on the other hand, had a calm expression. After all, she knew about Xia Wanyuan's beauty. What she was worried about was Xia Wanyuan's stupid acting skills. Forget it, it's okay if she can be beautiful. At the very least, he could receive less scolding. Chen Yun had given up.

At that time, the Director was the most pleased. As a director, he naturally had the most sensitive feelings about the portrayal of the characters. Xia Wanyuan made her completely understand what the original number one beauty, the Heavenly Spirit Princess was like.

But thinking about Xia Wanyuan's acting skills, Director Yang sighed. Forget it, he would just take more photos of her face and not shoot too many details that would only show her poor acting skills.

"Alright, all teams, get ready for the second scene!" Director Yang shouted through the loudspeakers and everyone recovered from their shock.

"Damn it, isn't she too pretty!"

"Let's not talk about anything else. Xia Wanyuan's face was too pretty."

That day, they were filming a scene where the Heavenly Spirit Princess and the male lead, Lin Xiao, met at the Lantern Festival.

In the original novel, the Heavenly Spirit Princess, who had been trapped in the palace since she was young, sneaked out of the palace during the lantern festival. However, someone stole his wallet while he was enjoying a lantern show.

During the chase, the male protagonist acts bravely for a fair reason, causing him to fall in love at first sight. It was this scene that eventually led to a series of disputes later on.

"okay! Gaffer, cameraman, take note. Action!"

At the director's order, pedestrians began to move on the streets filled with all sorts of colorful lanterns. The camera slowly zoomed in, and a light purple figure entered the camera.

It was the first time the little princess left the palace. He was startled by the commotion outside, so he looked around curiously at everything he had never seen before.

Xia Wanyuan recalled the first time she left the palace. He was a bit scared, but also a bit nervous. Like a child, he checked all the things in the world he had never contacted.

"Quick, quick, pull the camera and take Xia Wanyuan's eye shot!"

The camera that had been pulled away was now focused on that pair of butterfly-like eyes.

With the veil covering his face, the camera could not capture his expression, so he could only rely on his eyes to show his current character mentality.

Meanwhile, the crew could see innocence in those eyes. They are an alluring, fuzzy, curious, happy, and probing combination at the same time. The sadness of being trapped in the palace for such a long time, and how he could only see the vast outside world once in a while could be seen and felt from his eyes alone.

"..."

Chen Yun's eyes almost came out. Is this Xia Wanyuan?! His acting skills had probably been remade ten thousand times in the Grand Supreme Elder's furnace!

Scene changed.

A cunning thief reached Xia Wanyuan's side. Taking advantage of the crowd, he secretly took the wallet from the little princess.

The little princess, who was about to take her money to buy a hairpin, clutched her robe but was unable to find her purse. He suddenly looked up and saw the thief running away. Fear and complaint flashed in his eyes.

Finally, he shouted, "The thief! Catch thief!"

Everyone watching from outside the scene looked at this helpless and guilty gaze and wished they could go up and beat up the thief.

At this moment, the male protagonist, Lin Xiao, appeared on the scene. He initially waited in the tree to see the stars, but he noticed the movements under his feet. Upon seeing the little girl being bullied, displeasure flashed in her eyes, and she jumped from the tree.

With a beautiful kick, he easily subdued the bastard.

"Here, your wallet."

The actor who played Lin Xiao was a famous actor, Qin Wu. Under the lights, he looked tall and heroic. The different eyebrows and the gentle smile on her face made the little princess panic.

A hint of shame, excitement, and gratitude could be seen in his sparkling eyes.

"Thank you."

As the little princess grabbed the wallet, she did not dare to raise her head to look at that smiling gaze.

At that moment, a gentle breeze blew past him. The veil that had been loosened as he chased after the thief was now blown away by the wind.

Camera zoomed in for close-ups.

The veil on his face was blown away by the wind. The beauty in front of him had eyebrows and jade-like skin that was as far as snow. His waist was like a bundle of silk and his teeth were like pearls. Lin Xiao's eyes flickered in astonishment, but he already had a younger sister growing up with him. Hence, his eyes shone with astonishment and a hint of struggle before finally returning to his original calmness.

Sensing that her veil had been removed, the little princess raised her head in panic and looked at the knight in front of her. Is that admiration in his eyes? Covering her flushed cheeks, the little princess leaned in embarrassment to try to hide a hint of happiness in her eyes. In the end, he could not stop the heat radiating from his reddened earlobes.

"Looky! It's nice! Very nice! Cut off! This scene is over!"

Director Yang repeatedly praised her three times, naturally pointing out that Xia Wanyuan's scene had been completed perfectly. All the staff present had witnessed his actions and had no words to dispose of. Who would dare to speak ill of him again? Even the way they looked at Xia Wanyuan had changed.

After the director shouted "Cut!", Xia Wanyuan returned to his normal state. She no longer looked like the girl who had just seen her first love.

"..."

Qin Wu was speechless at how quickly Xia Wanyuan's expression changed.

He threw a probing glance at Xia Wanyuan. Back then, she almost rejected this script when she heard that Xia Wanyuan's acting skills were very bad. After all, he did not want to waste time on someone without talent who was just a vase of flowers.

From the looks of it now, the rumors were unbelievable. If not for Xia Wanyuan's change in direct expression, she would have really thought that Xia Wanyuan liked her with how shy and pleasant she looked just a few seconds ago.

Ruan Yingyu, who had just come out after changing clothes, happened to see the moment Xia Wanyuan's veil fell. The perfect moment of shame, joy, and panic hurt him like a knife pierced his eyes.

Seeing the director praising him repeatedly and the other staff exclaiming in admiration, Ruan Yingyu clenched her fists under her long arms, with jealousy flashing across her eyes. How did this happen? How could Xia Wanyuan's acting ability be so good?!

"Xiao Zhang, come here." Ruan Yingyu called her manager and whispered into her ear.

***

In Beijing.

Xia Yu, who had gotten used to sleeping late at night and waking up in the afternoon, was woken up at eight in the morning.

With panda eyes, he had breakfast with Xiao Bao and Jun Shiling. He was so sleepy that his eyelids twitched, but he did not dare to play any tricks in front of Jun Shiling.

After asking the driver to send Xiao Bao to kindergarten, Jun Shiling looked at Xia Yu coldly.

"Come with me."

"Huh?! Oh." Xia Yu followed Jun Shiling with her heart pounding. He even had trouble breathing.

'I shouldn't be fooled by the woman's sugar-coated words! Huu hu! Someone save me! That person was as terrifying as the King of Hell!' Although Xia Yu looked calm on the outside, she was actually bitter on the inside.

Like that, Xia Yu followed Jun Shiling all the way to the Jun Corporation. The efficiency of the staff and the atmosphere of the company are in line with the high standards of the company.

Seeing how the company operated in an orderly manner and how employees respected Jun Shiling from the bottom of their hearts, Xia Yu looked at Jun Shiling in awe. This person did not look much older than him, yet he could control such a large company.

In front of an iron-handed person like Jun Shiling, for the first time, Young Master Xia felt like he was still a child. He felt a little lost.

"Young master."

Lin Jing was already waiting outside the CEO's office on the 100th floor.

"Okay, let's finish the proposal we didn't finish last night."

Jun Shiling stopped and looked at Xia Yu. "Return a chair for him in the finance department."

As the leader of the Jun Corporation and the one with the highest power, he was meticulous in separating the public interest from the private and only appointing talents based on their achievements. This was also the reason why Jun Corporation was getting stronger.

This was the first time he had planted a connection in the company. Lin Jing looked at Xia Yu's denim jacket and torn pants, as well as her plain eyes. He raised his eyebrows. This Xia Yu did not seem to be a reliable person.

However, Special Assistant Lin was indeed a special assistant. He only took 0.01 seconds to react and brought Xia Yu to the finance department with his usual facial expression.

"My name is Lin Jing, my special assistant is here. What's your name, sir?" Lin Jing revealed a standard but warm and friendly smile.

"Hello, hello. My name is Xia Yu." Xia Yu was still processing the fact that she was about to enter the Jun Firms financial department.

'What's going on? Why am I working here? This shouldn't be. I don't know anything about money!'

A strange look flashed across Lin Jing's eyes. 'Xia Yu? As for Xia Wanyuan's younger brother?'

"So that's Miss Xia's sister." Lin Jing pushed her gold-framed glasses. He immediately understood something.

It was rare for the brainless Xia Yu to notice what Lin Jing had told Xia Wanyuan.

'He didn't even call her as Madam, it seemed like Xia Wanyuan's status was truly pitiful.'

"Let me ask you something." Xia Yu leaned towards Lin Jing and lowered her voice.

"What's that?"

"Did Xia Wanyuan owe Jun Shiling a lot? Does he want me to help pay him back by working for him?

Lin Jing expected some situations, including how Xia Yu could ask more about Jun Corporation, how could she try to approach him, special assistant, and how could he try to find out more about Jun Shiling's secret. However, he never expected this question.

"Ha, you must be kidding me, Mr. Xia." Lin Jing's eyes were filled with sincere entertainment.

"Since Miss Xia entrusted you to Young Master, she must have her own considerations since she arranged for you to be assigned to the finance department."

After leading Xia Yu to the entrance of the financial department, Lin Jing left. Soon after, he sent a message to the manager of the financial department and instructed her to arrange a simple job for Xia Yu. He also wanted her to keep Xia Yu's background a secret.

When Lin Jing returned, she reported Xia Yu's situation to Jun Shiling and received a nod of approval in return. Aside from being able to deal with Jun Shiling's matter to the best of his ability, the reason Lin Jing could be Jun Firms special assistant was also because she could read between the lines.

People in the finance department, who are engrossed in their work, are called upon by the leader to welcome a very handsome "relationship" who wears fashionable clothes from head to toe.

Since they did not know how "connected" this person was and no one knew what was going on, they treated Xia Yu politely and distanced themselves from her.

Although puzzled, Xia Yu worked as instructed for the entire day.

***

Meanwhile on Weibo, a marketing account with millions of fans received news from an anonymous sub-account.

Almost instantly, he quickly wrote a post and posted it on Weibo. Soon, the topic of Xia Wanyuan's "lifeless gaze" trend gradually rose to the top of the search rankings.

Netizens browse through trending search listings as usual and quickly search for them. The name "Xia Wanyuan" attracted everyone's interest. After all, no matter where he was, there would be gossip involved.

As expected, the trending topic did not disappoint anyone. A marketing account named "The Husky In The Industry" posted a series of pictures.

In the picture, the film crew staff is adjusting the machine diligently while other actors are reading the script. Instead, Xia Wanyuan seemed to be staring at the camera in a daze. There are more than a dozen images and from all different angles. His dull eyes made the fans of the novel and passersby angry.

[As expected, what kind of acting skill is that? Just look at how he looks into space. What's he doing?]

[AHHHHHHHHH!! Give me back my beautiful Heavenly Spirit Princess!! The princess is not blind! I'm so upset!]

[How can such a person be in the entertainment industry? Capitalism really gives a person the opportunity to do whatever they want.]

[Junk, seeing her dull eyes, I will not watch this drama no matter how pretty her face is! I would be a dog if I contributed to the viewership ratings of such trash!]

A large crowd of novel fans, passers-by who just wanted to watch the fun, and fans of other celebrities whose resources were snatched away by Xia Wanyuan instantly gathered and shared photos. This trending topic very quickly rose to the second position in the trending list.

Despite the criticisms directed at Xia Wanyuan on the heat search, most people felt sorry for Ruan Yingyu and Qin Wu in the comment section below.

[Thinking of a gentle person like Xiao Ruan acting with such a person makes my heart ache.]

[When Mom was rich, I had to invest in Xiao Ruan to make a film that she liked and did not submit to capitalism!]

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