Chapter 61: Che Taixian and the Actors

  After dinner, Lee Hyo-ri's mood seemed to have returned to normal, laughing and chatting with her sisters about interesting things, but not really paying attention to Jang Sung-won. The other three women also didn't dare to be too close to Jang Sung-won at this time. As long as Lee Hyo-ri didn't get angry, Jang Sung-won was very happy, and the slight cold shoulder didn't bother him at all. He sat next to Lee Hyo-ri, listening quietly, occasionally chiming in to remind everyone that he was still there.

  Gradually, imperceptibly, Zhang Chengyuan's words became more and more numerous, and the girls forgot that they were supposed to help Li Xiaoli isolate Zhang Chengyuan. Even Li Xiaoli herself had forgotten about it, and when she came back to her senses, she found herself comfortably leaning against Zhang Chengyuan, who was playing with her hair. At this point, she could no longer pretend to be angry.

  Regarding Zhang Chengyuan's skill of quietly and effortlessly handling Lee Hyori, Yu Zhenxian, Li Zhen, and Cheng Youli have seen it many times before. They also saw the position of Zhang Chengyuan in Lee Hyori's heart, as well as his respect and love for her. Because with Zhang Chengyuan's proud and unrivaled personality, except in front of them, even in front of his father Zhang Donghu, he had never lowered his head or yielded before. Among the four women, Zhang Chengyuan was most obedient to Lee Hyori, usually not daring to disobey her, almost as if it were an order that must be followed. Today, he dared to argue with Lee Hyori, which was a rare occurrence.

  Three women envied, but they wouldn't feel unfair because they also knew that among the four women, Lee Hyo-ri was the one who cared about Jang Sung-won the most. It was precisely because of this that when Lee Hyo-ri discussed with Ok-joo and Lee Jin to help Sung-won and Jang Sung-won get together, Ok-joo and Lee Jin would feel sorry for Lee Hyo-ri, fearing that even if Sung-won knew, she would think Lee Hyo-ri was more suitable for Jang Sung-won and choose to give up. Perhaps it was also because of this that even though Sung-won had fallen in love with Jang Sung-won, she still held on to her last line of defense and didn't let Jang Sung-won succeed.

  Poor Zhang Chengyuan, under the mutual yielding of the four girls, although he often slept with beautiful women in his arms, he had never experienced that most wonderful pleasure in life while being awake.

  That night, the four women decided before going to sleep: In order not to provoke Zhang Chengyuan again, they would temporarily maintain their relationship with Zhang Chengyuan at the current level. As for whether there will be any new entanglements in the future, let heaven decide.

  That night, Zhang Chengyuan was worried that he would anger Li Xiaoli again and did not dare to sneak into the fourth girl's room. He lay alone on his own bed, tossing and turning for a long time before falling asleep with difficulty.

  The next day, Lee Hyori, Yoo Joo-yeon and Lee Jin bid farewell and left, each rushing to inform others. With their current popularity and status, although it's a bit more relaxing than when they were singers, they're not that free either. Especially Lee Hyori is the popular superstar that every media, TV station and merchant wants to invite, so her schedule is the busiest.

  After the three women left, Zhang Chengyuan also set off immediately, driving with Sung Yu-ri to the film crew as usual. Their agent met them halfway. Then, Sung Yu-ri got into her agent's car and went ahead, avoiding being seen together by some people with ulterior motives who would write about their relationship again.

  In fact, the agents of both parties did not want them to have frequent contact, especially DSP, the company that Seungri was in. However, Jang Sung-kyu and Seungri were not newcomers in the entertainment industry who could be easily controlled by their management companies; they had a lot of autonomy, so their agents could only cooperate with them and cover up for their secret meetings. After all, it's not uncommon for celebrities to have underground relationships in the entertainment industry, and it can even be said that it's a common phenomenon, so both parties' management companies couldn't force themselves to accept it either.

  After arriving on set, Jang Sung-won and Sung Yu-ri quickly stuck together again, but not to get cozy, rather to discuss the script and lines. Today's shoot was Jang Sung-won and Cha Tae-hyun's first meeting in the drama, which also marked the beginning of their feud. The reason for their animosity was naturally due to the female lead being the catalyst. Through this scene, the two male leads also opened the curtain on a rivalry that would run throughout the entire drama. This clichéd plot has appeared countless times in Korean dramas before. But as long as audiences are still interested in watching, it will continue to be seen frequently in future TV dramas.

  In the drama, the male lead is initially a very spoiled and boring playboy. If another actor played this role, it would usually be more vivid and annoying, but with Cha Tae-hyun playing it, although he acts very pretentiously, it doesn't make people feel disgusted, and even a small part of the audience might think that this kind of idle rich boy is a bit funny and cute. This is probably due to Cha Tae-hyun's natural comedic charm and the positive image of his past roles, which brings a positive effect to the audience.

  Although it has been almost two months since entering the crew, Zhang Chengyuan and Che Taixian have not seen each other a few times. Except for the period when everyone in the crew was getting to know each other and building tacit understanding, they had never greeted each other once. Because after that stage, Che Taixian flew abroad to film, while Zhang Chengyuan stayed in Seoul to film. The two were not in the same place, so naturally they couldn't get in touch or become familiar with each other, so when they met again today, both felt a little strange.

  Fortunately, Jang Sung-yoon had been in contact with Cha Tae-hyun several times before because of the filming of the drama, so their relationship was not bad. At this time, with Seung-yoo's introduction, Jang Sung-yoon didn't dare to be too cold to Cha Tae-hyun.

  In addition, Che Taixian's personality is very open and lively, with extremely strong interpersonal skills. With just a few words, Zhang Chengyuan felt his generosity and sincerity. Moreover, Zhang Chengyuan had also heard about Che Taixian's reputation in the circle, knowing that he was a man who valued relationships and righteousness. Therefore, Zhang Chengyuan had some good impressions of him. However, although he had a good impression, it was not enough to make Zhang Chengyuan let his guard down around Che Taixian, as he was worried that Che Taixian might have ulterior motives towards Cheng Youli.

  Until he learned that Cha Tae-hyun had a girlfriend whom he had been dating for many years and was deeply in love with her, to the point where he couldn't possibly have romantic feelings for other women. Only then did he completely let go of his guard and genuinely befriend Cha Tae-hyun.

  After finishing the morning's filming, Cha Tae-hyun, as the biggest star of the entire crew, invited several main actors who were present today to have lunch together. In addition to Sung Yu-ri and Jang Seung-won, he also invited Chen Caiying, who played his celebrity girlfriend in the play, Kim Young-jun, who played his good friend, Jung Jun-ha, who played his subordinate, and Lee Jae-ni, who played Sung Yu-ri's good friend in the play.

  Chen Chaiying and Zhang Chengyuan had collaborated once before, three years ago when they filmed the movie "Color is Empty". At that time, Zhang Chengyuan played a playboy, while Chen Chaiying played his girlfriend in the film. Later, Zhang Chengyuan dumped her to pursue Ha Ji-won. What left a deep impression on Zhang Chengyuan was Chen Chaiying's bold style, as she had appeared nude in "Color is Empty" and performed a passionate scene with him. By the way, when Zhang Chengyuan filmed this scene at a young age, he only showed his bare back, and although Chen Chaiying had a good figure and appearance, it was not enough to move his heart.

  Sung Yu-ri already knew about Jang Hyuk and Chae Min-seo's passionate scenes, after all, she had watched "The Merchant" several times as it was Jang Hyuk's first kiss scene. So naturally, when they first met, Sung Yu-ri didn't have a good impression of Chae Min-seo. Therefore, when Chae Min-seo approached Jang Hyuk to catch up after joining the drama team, Sung Yu-ri immediately ordered Jang Hyuk to keep a proper distance from Chae Min-seo, feeling a little jealous.

  In fact, without Cheng Youli's reminder, Zhang Chengyuan would not have approached Chen Caiying anyway. A woman who can sacrifice herself for the sake of art and fame is someone that conservative Zhang Chengyuan would never get close to.

  Apart from Chen Caiying, another person who left a deep impression on Zhang Chengyuan was Zheng Junhe, a tall and stout "ugly man". In fact, his appearance is not ugly at all, but because he often intentionally made himself look ugly in variety shows and TV dramas to amuse the audience, he gave people a deep impression of being an "ugly comedian". Therefore, many people subconsciously think he looks ugly when they see him.

  To sacrifice his own image to make the audience laugh, Zhang Chengyuan estimated that he would not be able to do it even if he became an actor for another fifty years. Therefore, for someone like Zheng Junhe who has a special talent, Zhang Chengyuan usually holds him in great respect and is willing to get to know him.

  As for the others, Zhang Chengyuan didn't care much. Of course, on the surface, he still had to be polite. Moreover, if he found someone worth getting along with, he would immediately adjust his attitude. This couldn't be said that Zhang Chengyuan was very hypocritical, but rather he had his own set of standards when it came to choosing friends. Only those who were sincere, hardworking, and wouldn't have fundamental conflicts of interest with him could become his friends.