Group performance can be considered one of the lowest-level workers in various links of film and television production.

  Generally, larger film and television cities have their own group performance organizations, but these group performance organizations are often only responsible for some scenes that require large-scale group performances, such as a group of people wearing ancient costumes walking back and forth on the street. For some relatively detailed shots, the group performers need to be recommended by private group heads stationed in various film and television cities.

  For example, the maid roles played by Wang Jinglu and Shen Tiantian now have no shots, no plot, and no lines, but are purely background boards that cannot be missing.

  Of course, their roles are often very small and they only appear in a few scenes.

  Like those background actors who stand still in big scenes, while the important characters in the play perform very important performances and advance the plot. To be honest, it's already one level higher than what Wang Jinglu is acting now. Actors like that, although also at the bottom, will be used by the crew to play fixed roles, which is commonly known as "following the group".

  The plot is simple, and it's a TV series that doesn't require high acting skills, so when Wang Jingluo and Shen Tiantian need to appear on camera, they simply stand there, the camera sweeps by, and that counts as one shot.

  Then, in the second shot, there was a dialogue between two supporting actors, but it was just a short shot of less than one minute. After two NGs, the performances of the two supporting actors also passed smoothly.

  Then, the two of them in this group's play, is considered ended.

  The two girls went to the dressing room to change clothes and remove makeup. On this side, broker Lao Meng had already gone to settle the remuneration for the two of them. A single shot was 50 yuan, and a group shot deducted 10 yuan.

  After the play was over, Wang Jinglu and Shen Tiantian earned eighty yuan each, while Lao Meng earned forty yuan.

  To be honest, it's just these two roles. With this amount of money, as Meng Lao's identity, it's really not necessary to follow personally, but recently, as long as Wang Jinglu is on stage, Meng Lao must follow the whole process, just like a personal assistant and manager for the two girls, serving with such meticulous care.

  Then he had to wait for an opportunity. He waited.

  Just now, Wang Jinglu received a phone call and flew out to pick someone up like a little bird. When the two girls walked into the filming location with Li Qian side by side, Lao Meng's eyes lit up - it was the leader of the group. Others might not be able to tell, but his eyesight couldn't be wrong. Just like how they had seen through Yu Bojun's unusual identity and status at first glance, as soon as he saw Li Qian, Lao Meng subconsciously judged that the person he had been waiting for had arrived.

  Of course. Although Lao Meng is not a high-IQ person, he also knows that things need to be done in an orderly and gradual manner. So when Wang Jinglu pulled Li Qian's hand to introduce them to each other, Li Qian thanked him politely for his concern and support for Wang Jinglu, while Lao Meng just made some normal polite remarks without saying much.

  It wasn't until the two girls finished removing their makeup that he walked up to Li Qian, who had been calmly observing from the side. He smiled and said: "Xiao Wang and Xiao Shen have been through several teams already, and their evaluations are all good. It's said that they will be going to Huaxia Drama Academy soon, their future prospects are boundless!"

  Li Qian smiled and nodded, "Two girls messing around, just for the sake of novelty, actually don't understand anything. Still need to formally attend school to learn, can talk about acting skills."

  Lao Meng heard this and chuckled, reaching into his pocket to pull out a business card he had prepared earlier. He handed it over very seriously, saying: "My surname is Meng, Meng Qinghuan. Ha ha, I'm taking the liberty of calling you younger brother. If in the future there's any need for extras work, please take care of me. In this Huairou Film and TV City, I've also got around thirty people under my wing."

  Li Qian heard this and turned his head to look at him, seeing that Lao Meng was just smiling, neither arrogant nor humble.

  Li Qian's eyes lit up as he suddenly understood what was going on.

  He smiled, slightly bowed his head, took the business card and said with a smile: "Wait till I take care of you, old brother, who knows how many years later? You've lit the cold stove a bit too early."

  Lao Meng heard this and smiled again, saying: "What I fear is not early, but late."

  He paused, then smiled and said: "Besides, it's not early yet. With your family background and talent, you'll be flying high in no time. By then, I, old Meng, will come to you again, but will you still bother with me?"

  Li Qian smiled and thought for a moment, shaking his head and sighing in his heart: No matter what you do, even if it's just a small extra in the eyes of directors or producers, they're all full of life wisdom.

  They just happen to be neither arrogant nor condescending, even if you clearly know that they've already discovered something from your subtle clues and have been keeping an eye on you, but they won't show any displeasure at all, and instead will be unusually pleasant.

  Flattery is flattery, but this kind of flattery makes even Li Qian feel disgusted.

  All I can say is that Yu Bojun's aura is too strong, even if he only shows a small side, it is enough to bring a huge impact on people like me, Wang Jinglu and Lao Meng.

  Yeah, in the entertainment industry, I'm still a small potato now, and can't even be considered as an individual.

  Of course, Li Qian understood in his heart that this old Meng must have regarded himself as a legendary figure, but he didn't explain anything. Instead, he solemnly took Meng Qinghao's business card and said: "If one day I come to the film and television industry, I will definitely find Brother you for help, don't refuse at that time!"

  Meng Qinghao heard this and laughed, saying: "Well, in that case I'll be waiting for you to treat me to a meal, little brother!"

  People with insight speak without being verbose, a few words are enough to convey the meaning, and everyone understands each other's intentions. Now that the conversation has reached this point, the two of them nodded to each other, and Old Meng took the initiative to walk away.

  In just a minute or two, Wang Jinglu and Shen Tiantian removed their makeup and received their respective pay from Lao Meng. The two girls were extremely excited, walking out while chattering and discussing each other's performances.

  To be honest, Li Qian who was following behind him found it a bit annoying.

  It's like hearing two props discussing their own acting skills.

  The bench said: Table, how was my performance today? The table said: Not bad, you didn't move. What about me? The bench said: You didn't move either. Then the two of them celebrated. Our performance today was really great, and we've made progress!

  Of course, Li Qian would not undermine their enthusiasm.

  At that time he himself had just started learning acting with a group, and in fact, he was not much better than others. Everyone starts from scratch.

  Three people came out of the film city. Li Qian drove over and picked them up. The two girls got in, looking around curiously, but when they spoke, their words were completely different.

  Wang Jinglu was delighted. Very fulfilling, "This is your new car, it's so big!"

  Shen Tiantian was surprised and curious, asking: "Handsome guy, didn't this car cost tens of thousands?"

  Li Qian burst out laughing and turned onto the main road while saying: "Where did you see that it would be several hundred thousand?"

  Shen Tiantian was astonished, "A rich young master like you, doesn't even have the face to drive a car worth several hundred thousand?"

  Li Qian smiled and said, "I told you, my family is really just an ordinary family. Although I've made some small money by doing things on my own, we're still very poor. We have to pinch pennies, it's not like we're luxurious people at all. Hmm, this car, the landed price is less than 70,000. It's a domestic brand, so it's cheap and durable!"

  "Only 700,000 yuan!" Shen Tiantian looked a bit disappointed. She reached out to touch the seat and pressed it, looking even more dejected, saying to Wang Jinglu: "I thought you had hooked up with a rich guy!" But then she thought about it again and said: "But 700,000 yuan isn't cheap either, my parents saved for many years and just bought a Changcheng car last year for over a million."

  Then she asked: "Hey, handsome guy, what do you do? You earn so much money and even buy a car for yourself?"

  Li Qian smiled and replied to her, "Working in the record industry is just behind-the-scenes writing songs for people, helping them make albums and earning a hard-earned income."

  I don't know if it's because the concept of "hard-earned money" has become numb, or if my subconscious mind just doesn't have a clue about behind-the-scenes work and songwriting. Shen Tiantian nodded in agreement, very seriously encouraging me: "You're already impressive for being able to earn enough from your own work to buy a car at our age! Alright, Xiaolu, I take back what I said earlier - you're not a gold-digger at all! You're just an independent and self-sufficient young person!"

  Wang Jinglu smiled with pursed lips after hearing it, while Li Qian chuckled.

  …………

  When Wang Jinglu and the others finished their part, it was more than four o'clock. After driving back to Shuntianfu City, it was just after five o'clock. Shen Tiantian shouted that Li Qian should treat them to a meal, and Li Qian naturally agreed readily.

  Then, well, Western food.

  Maybe it's because I came from a small city, or maybe people in this era have a collective consciousness that thinks Western food is more expensive, Western food is more awesome, and Western food is more upscale.

  So, it's Western food then.

  Two girls were indeed gluttonous, eating with great relish. Li Qian directly ordered two portions of steak for himself and stuffed his belly full of meat - because in both this life and the previous one, he had always thought that the only thing that tasted good and could fill his stomach in a Western restaurant was steak; as for the other dishes, he really wasn't interested.

  Of course, as for whether the waiters in the restaurant will laugh at how rustic you are when eating Western food, that's another story.

  After dinner, Li Qian drove to send Shen Tiantian back first, and then drove seven bends and eight turns to return to the house that Qi Jie helped rent.

  The two got off the bus, went upstairs, opened the door, and Li Qian stretched out his hand to let her in. "This will be my little nest from now on."

  Wang Jinglu entered the house, looked around, and inspected both bedrooms. She also took a look at the well-equipped kitchen and bathroom, and was very satisfied. When she saw Li Qian busy boiling water, she asked: "How far is this place from my sister's house?"

  Li Qian had never been to the house rented by Wang Jingxue, but he had heard Wang Jinglu mention it two or three times, so he roughly knew the location. He thought for a moment and said, "It's probably about 20 minutes by car if there's no traffic jam. But walking would be quite far."

  "After some thought, he said: 'I asked Qi Jie to help rent this place, mainly because it's not far from Shuntian Film Academy and Huaxia Drama Academy, so we'll both find it convenient to go to school in the future.'"

  Wang Jinglu nodded subconsciously at first, then blinked her eyes, and her face turned red with a shy smile. She glanced at Li Qian, "Why go to the drama academy if it's convenient to go to the film academy?"

  Li Qian put the water on, turned around to see her blushing face, and smiled as he pulled her hand into his arms, saying: "What's wrong, don't you want to stay here?"

  Wang Jinglu pushed him away and took a few steps back, wrinkling her nose and staring at him with narrowed eyes, saying: "Of course not!"

  Li Qian chased after her, hugged her, pulled her to the sofa and sat down with a thud, letting her sit on his lap. He smiled and asked: "So where do you want to live? Continue living at your sister's place? Don't forget, your sister will definitely fall in love in the future, right? You can't stay at someone else's house and become a third wheel? How annoying! Why don't we just live together instead, okay?"

  Actually, since the two of them had more intimate physical contact, Wang Jinglu has always liked sitting on his lap, feeling comfortable and pleasant, but he likes to talk nonsense and move around, and something between his legs is also easy to be unfaithful.

  At this time, sitting on Li Qian's leg, she blinked her eyes, playing with her own hair, and said: "No way, I'd rather live in the dorm! It's said that our school doesn't allow living out!"

  Li Qian let out a sigh, put on a cold face and said with a sideways glance at her: "No way, this is non-negotiable! We must live together, even if it's just on Saturday and Sunday. Otherwise, I'm really going to suffocate!"

  Wang Jinglu looked at him for a moment, feeling both shy and hesitant. She lowered her head to think for a bit before raising it again to say: "But... but... we've been living together for so long... is that really okay?"

  Li Qian was anxious to death in his heart.

  This urgency is not simply a physical hunger, as he himself said, but rather a psychological one. As a man in his thirties who had a steady girlfriend in the past and even considered marriage, Li Qian has always yearned for a peaceful and stable life with a partner.

  For a man like him who is already too familiar with psychology, being romantic and loving with a girl he likes would certainly be interesting, but at most it can only be considered as an appetizer before the meal. Only marriage, only stable family life, is the real main course, the staple food.

  Having love is already enough for him.

  So, although he knew in his heart that for someone of Wang Jinglu's age, it was still the naive and sweet love fantasies that interested her, and she would have many unspeakable fears and rejections towards a stable married life. However, he had given Wang Jinglu just one year to let the two people gradually get used to the taste of love, and now he couldn't help but feel impatient.

  So, after a moment of hesitation, he said very seriously: "I know I'm being a bit impatient, and I also know you'd rather we continue dating than rush into marriage or whatever. But... I really hope we can be together for real, live together, and I believe that this life won't make our feelings for each other go bad. So, trust me, okay? If you're not willing to get married so early, then let's just cohabitate first, okay?"

  Wang Jinglu heard this and blinked her eyes repeatedly.

  She must have sensed Li Qian's sincerity and the genuine longing in his words for the two of them to live together, but for her at this moment, it was indeed a bit difficult.

  "So... let me think about it carefully, okay?"

  This time, Li Qian nodded readily, "Alright, you think carefully! Give me an answer as soon as possible!"

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  Is one update a day making you anxious? Do you miss the days of two updates?

  Don't worry, the outline of the second volume is almost ready. Once the outline is complete, I will strive to write more and then quickly release the additional chapters for the five alliance leaders!