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Chapter 4 The Bad Woman, Meng Ziyi

Upon arrival, it turned out to be a sports and arts school in Hengdian.

It was during the May Day holiday, and there were no students at the school, but a large crowd had gathered at the entrance.

Are extras really that sought after?

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

"These are all fans, not here to run around like ordinary people."

Li Yitong skillfully parked the bread cart on one side of the parking space on the main road outside the school.

"Whose fan is that? Sister Yitong?"

Yang Chaoyue couldn't help but ask.

"It's Brother Hu. This drama is a self-produced drama by Tangren Media. Apart from the female lead Jiang Shuying, many of the other characters are Tangren Media's own people."

Li Yitong told the two to get out of the car, avoid the fans, and go to the place that the extras had arranged.

"Sister Yitong, over here."

As soon as I arrived, I heard someone call out Li Yitong's name.

Immediately, a beautiful girl with striking features and a tall stature ran over.

"Ziyi, you're here so early."

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Yitong led the girl to Jiang Yuan and Yang Chaoyue and introduced her, "This is Meng Ziyi, a freshman at Beijing Film Academy."

Hello.

Mencius waved generously.

Judging from her appearance superficially, this woman gives the first impression of being... definitely a bad woman.

However, Yang Chaoyue never judged people by their appearance; she waved obediently.

"Hello, my name is Yang Chaoyue."

Wow, you're so beautiful.

After praising him, Mencius then bluntly said, "Judging from your age, you should be younger than me, right? Are you still in high school? I was born in '95."

"I was born in '98..."

Yang Chaoyue finished speaking with an awkward smile, "But I didn't go to school anymore, I work in a factory."

Seriously, I didn't even finish junior high school; I only have an elementary school diploma.

Mencius was taken aback, realizing he might have said something wrong, and quickly tried to correct himself:

"These days, there are ways to make a living even with a job. I've heard that working in a factory can be quite fun. There are so many funny stories online about people tightening screws or running away with buckets on their hands..."

Mencius regretted his words more and more as he spoke, feeling that he had said the wrong thing again. Was this supposed to be comforting?

How come this stubborn person speaks nonsense without the consent of her intelligent brain?

Li Yitong listened from the side, her lips twitching, her mind racing as she tried to figure out how to turn the situation around.

Yang Chaoyue didn't know how to respond. Should she really say it was interesting?

But the pain from smashing the machine night after night and the monotonous, numb repetition were too much for her to bear.

"It was quite interesting, but we were operating sewing machines, not screwing in screws."

Jiang Yuan then spoke up, "As for running away with the buckets, we'll be doing that soon."

I'll share my thoughts and experiences with you later, and we can work together to optimize it for faster and more elegant performance.

My experience running away with a bucket? And how about we optimize it?

Mencius almost got lipstick on his teeth, and looked at Jiang Yuan with admiration: "Brother, how can I become as abstract as you?"

Her voice was already a bit strained, and when she called out "brother," it became even strained more unconsciously.

Coupled with that wicked woman's face.

Yang Chaoyue immediately became wary; this was indeed a bad woman!

"Don't call him brother."

Li Yitong got goosebumps, but Yang Chaoyue didn't seem to mind when she called him "brother".

Mencius advocated calling a dog-man "brother," can you stand that?

"I don't even know what their name is."

Mencius also felt embarrassed about his previous affected, high-pitched voice.

"My name is Jiang Yuan. Chao Yue and I are coworkers. We used to work together on sewing machines."

Jiang Yuan smiled, his extremely handsome and dashing face appearing even more approachable and friendly under his gentle smile.

The first impression he makes is like a purification of the soul, making one unable to help but feel a sense of goodwill towards him.

At least that's how Mencius saw it.

She was practically staring wide-eyed!

Li Yitong couldn't help but rub her forehead. What's wrong with this little sister today?

You got crushed by that jerk? Aren't you from Northeast China? Show some backbone!

Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird, it still takes this fierce Shandong girl to step in.

Li Yitong blocked Meng Ziyi's view, pinched her cheeks with both hands, and commanded, "Look directly at me!"

Meng Ziyi looked obediently into Li Yitong's eyes and whispered, "Sister Yitong, I'm straight, you can't have any designs on me, okay?"

"How did you figure out I'm gay?"

Li Yitong's face darkened. "I'm totally straight, the kind you can't bend even if you try!"

A little girl happened to be passing by and covered her mouth and laughed when she heard this.

Li Yitong released Meng Ziyi and cleared her throat: "Let's go meet up with the group leader."

What is a group leader?

Yang Chaoyue asked.

"He's the leader of us extras."

Meng Ziyi probably felt that he had been too presumptuous and had hurt Yang Chaoyue before, so he was now trying to answer her questions.

When the production crew needs extras, the casting assistant director will notify the extras leaders to organize the extras to come over.

Extras are even worse than bit players, so the production crew naturally won't waste their time on us. The casting directors usually have groups; they just announce the pay and everyone can sign up.

"Wow, Sister Meng, you know so much!"

Yang Chaoyue couldn't help but praise Meng Ziyi, saying that this "bad woman" knew so much.

Mencius almost curled his lips into a smile: "I'm very smart."

Jiang Yuan and Li Yitong exchanged a glance, wondering why Meng Ziyi seemed so silly.

After finding the group leader.

Looking at the unusually good-looking group of four—a handsome man and a beautiful woman—the group leader couldn't help but question his own existence.

Are all the extras in his group of this high quality?

The group leader couldn't help but glance at the three girls several times, almost making them feel uncomfortable.

He was blocked by Jiang Yuan, and only smiled sheepishly when he saw Jiang Yuan's head.

"You four, come with me. I need to talk to you about something."

Yang Chaoyue followed closely beside Jiang Yuan and whispered, "With so many people, why are only the four of us following them? Are they trying to take advantage of us?"

Jiang Yuan chuckled: "Trying to get away with things by playing an extra? If that's the case, the four of us will treat him to a beating that will leave him childless and unable to have children."

Li Yitong, who was staying in Bengbu, joked, "Anyway, I'm just here to see what a so-called film crew is like. It doesn't matter whether I play an extra or not."

"If he really thinks we're easy to bully, Jiang Yuan, you take him down, and I'll stomp on his face."

"Sure, sure, I have long legs, I can kick him flying!" Mencius said eagerly.

The group leader, following the rules, led the four people to the casting director.

"Director Li, do you think these four are suitable for today's scene?" the group leader asked.

The casting assistant director was a middle-aged woman.

She glanced at the four people, and when she saw Jiang Yuan, a look of amazement flashed in her eyes.

"Those four won't do... never mind, those three won't do either, let's find someone with average looks, this guy is fine."

The casting assistant director pointed at Jiang Yuan.

Yang Chaoyue, Li Yitong, and Meng Ziyi: ?

I was eighteen years old that year, and I was in Hengdian.

Even extras get their faces ruined!