It was especially cold in the evening in City C, and the orange street lamps could not heat the cold asphalt road. Traffic in the evening rush hour honks its horns impatiently, as if this will ease the congestion. The door of the small shop on the street with wind chimes opened and closed, breathing the cold air of the street, and the warm air in the room melted into the night as soon as the wind blew it, and he could no longer be found.

Zhao Ruo walked aimlessly on the street, turned right when he encountered an intersection, and he didn't know where he was now. I have lived here for so many years, and I realized that there are so many places in City C that I have never been to. She walked through the narrow alley and heard the young couple in the building arguing, and the mother upstairs was training the children, faintly mixed with the intermittent piano sound, not a tune, about which family of children were practicing. From time to time, the smell of food wafts in, and perhaps the people inside are sitting around the table, enjoying dinner, and the family is happy......

No passer-by seemed to recognize her.

Maybe it's because her appearance is too embarrassed, the makeup on her face has long been crying, who would associate this embarrassed woman walking on the street with the woman who was made into a giant screen advertisement and hung on the most conspicuous building a year ago?

The mobile phone in his pocket shook and shook, and Zhao Ruozhi felt that the noise was a headache, so he threw the mobile phone directly into the trash.

She thought that no one would be able to find her anymore if she got rid of her phone, she could go wherever she wanted, as if all the restraints disappeared in that instant. She went from noise to silence until late at night, when the streets were empty, and finally collapsed from exhaustion.

When Zhao Ruozhi thought that no one would be able to find her anymore, several pairs of eyes had already stared at her.

The two forces met in the dark, sensed each other's presence, and quietly left. An emaciated woman lay exhausted on the cold ground, and no one dared to step forward. It was not until a third party emerged that the deadlock was broken.

Ah Piao took off his coat, wrapped Zhao Ruozhi carefully, and put the back of his hand on her forehead, and after confirming that there was no fever, he took Zhao Ruozhi back to the company directly.

Along the way, Ah Piao was expressionless, completely unaware of what he was thinking. Zhao Ruozhi had an accident this time, and he didn't expect it. Knowing that he was discovered by the paparazzi and put the news to Ah Piao, he learned about it. Even so, he was the last person to know Zhao Ruozhi's whereabouts.

Zhao Ruozhi didn't sleep well, and he woke up the next day with a splitting headache. The first person I saw when I woke up was the boss, and my head hurt even more.

"Awake?"

"Hmm." Zhao Ruozhi found that his voice was already hoarse.

"I'm giving you a day off today, so you have a good rest. There's a movie to audition for tomorrow, new investors, don't mess it up. ”

"Isn't a year up yet?"

"Plans have changed." Ah Piao temporarily changed his mind, causing the whole company to stay up all night, "Are you interested in entering Hollywood?" ”

Zhao Ruoyi was stunned: "It's not a question of whether I'm interested or not...... "Where does Hollywood say that you can enter, she still has a few pounds and taels in her heart."

"Do you have any concerns?"

"I didn't ...... No. ”

"During this time, you will live in the company, and the assistant will take you to go through the procedures for going abroad."

"Going abroad?"

"Go to Hollywood." "The new investors want to break new ground in Hollywood. There are only a handful of Chinese actresses who can gain a foothold in Hollywood now, and this is a great opportunity. ”

"But why did the company choose me to go to Hollywood?"

"Because you're the most suitable."

"But there are so many seniors, if I go, won't they have an opinion on me?" Zhao Ruozhi knows that it is not so easy to go to Hollywood, and with his current qualifications, he can be regarded as a popular little flower in China, but there are still so many leading flowers lined up in front of him, how can he be embarrassed to walk in front of them.

"You have been in the entertainment industry for so long, you should know that even if a star is outstanding, he can't be popular if he wants to be popular. The success of a star is actually the success of the entire team behind him. As the saying goes, it's better to be in time than to be in a hurry, and now in the company, can a few of your seniors put down their domestic careers and leave? The only one who can just walk and have potential to tap is you. Besides, your strength is not much worse than those Xun'er Bingbing, it's just that they debuted earlier than you and have more resources than you. ”

can be so evaluated by the boss, Zhao Ruozhi is flattered.

"I'm not going to talk to you today, even if you don't want to go. The planning has already been done, and the next work will all be arranged by the professional agent in the United States, and even I can't speak. You are mentally prepared. ”

After Ah Piao finished speaking, he left, leaving Zhao Ruo alone sitting in front of the boss's floor-to-ceiling window, struggling to digest the boss's words just now.

Are you really going to Hollywood? Zhao Ruozhi thought that she was not ready, but in fact, she couldn't prepare at all, so she could only obey the arrangement.

Early the next morning, Zhao Ruozhi was dug out of the quilt by assistant Tang Mei to dress and wash. The audition that the boss said was actually to meet the investor, sit down for a cup of tea together, and exchange a few casual pleasantries. Originally, this drama was decided by the investor, and the director didn't even come.

This time, the rich and willful bigwig wants to make a science fiction film, and Zhao Ruozhi only needs to make a cameo, which can be regarded as a warm-up while waiting for a visa.

When Zhao Ruozhi was put on a weird headgear by a special effects makeup artist, she thought it was quite fun to make a sci-fi movie. The person in the mirror can't see that it's himself at all, and the two long tentacles sticking out of the forehead sway with the movement of the head, which is very cute.

She didn't have a single line in the whole process, and she relied on "selling cuteness" to complete the performance. Don't look at this character, it doesn't seem like you need to memorize your lines, but every action and every expression will be magnified countless times with the help of special effects, which is a great test of acting skills. In addition, the weight of the whole body is not small, and I am already sweating profusely after a few shots.

hasn't stood in front of the camera for almost a year, Zhao Ruozhi thought that she had almost forgotten what it was like to act, and the director of the warm-up scene before her comeback this time was actually Su Yang, so she was not nervous at all when acting, but played better than before.

"Teacher Su!" As soon as Zhao Ruozhi took off his hood, he jumped up and ran in front of Su Yang. "Long time no see!"

"Call me teacher again." Su Yang saw that she ran out before she could change her costume, "I haven't seen her for so long, but I'm estranged." ”

"Brother Yang!" Zhao Ruozhi's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he jumped in front of Su Yang, "Have time to have a meal together in the evening?" ”

"What? Want to uncover me? ”

"What do you think! So many people are watching! Zhao Ruozhi was blushed by Su Yang's joke, and he couldn't wait to get the hood back and put it on.

"When this scene is filmed, we will call it a day, and the future Hollywood actress will invite me to dinner, and I must accompany me."

"Thank you, Brother Yang!"

The last time I met Su Yang was when I was filming "Jungle Adventure", almost two years have passed. At that time, Zhao Ruozhi had just debuted, and he didn't know anything about the rules of the entertainment industry, but fortunately he met Su Yang. Although they rarely see each other, let alone work together, they often keep in touch in private. Although Su Yang asked Zhao Ruozhi to call him brother, he could actually be regarded as her teacher, as long as Zhao Ruozhi didn't understand anything in his career, Su Yang would answer patiently for her no matter how busy he was.

Three years later, Su Yang switched careers to become a director, and this sci-fi film was his debut. At first, he wanted Zhao Ruozhi to be the heroine and make her comeback, but later learned that she was about to go to Hollywood, so he had to ask her to make a cameo. Fortunately, the investor did not have any opinions, so the two cooperated again.

said that he was inviting Su Yang to dinner, and in the wilderness of the filming location, the most he could do was to ask the assistant to go to the nearest town to buy some fast food and pack it back, and buy two bottles of beer.

As soon as Su Yang poured a glass of beer, Zhao Ruozhi smiled evilly and dug out a bottle of whiskey from the suitcase: "How can you enjoy drinking beer?" Old friends drink the strongest liquor when they meet. ”

"Just have a drink, no more, I have to film tomorrow."

"Got it! If the company knew that I was secretly drinking, I would probably be scolded again. ”

"With your current coffee position, the company still dares to scold you, aren't you afraid that you will terminate the contract with them and set up your own door?"

"I never thought about leaving the company." Zhao Ruozhi raised his head and drank a glass of spirits, his mouth full of bitterness.

"Drink slowly."

"To be honest, I didn't think I would be popular, let alone want to go to Hollywood. Originally, I was just a model to make some money and make my life a little better. Later, the company asked me to participate in variety shows, make TV series, make movies, and shoot commercials, which I didn't expect. I've always regarded acting as my job, I didn't learn acting, so I learned while acting, and I didn't dare to slack off, for fear of losing my job. ”

"Some people can't get to your level in their lifetime, but you can see it clearly." Su Yang sighed.

"But I'm so tired now......" Zhao Ruozhi poured himself another glass of wine, "I make a lot of money, but I'm not as happy as I used to be." I can't talk nonsense in front of the camera, I can't fall in love casually, and even if I fall in love, I have to hide, it's really tiring. Probably you can't have it both ways. ”

"So, you're in a relationship with someone outside the circle?"

"He's also half an insider." Zhao Ruozhi poured another glass of wine, as if it was not as bitter as just now. "I can't say much."

"If you don't want to say it, I won't ask." Su Yang wanted to stop Zhao Ruozhi from drinking, but felt that she had something on her mind, so it was good to drink some wine and relax.

"Brother Su, I don't know what to do."

"I can help."

"I like him, but there are too many obstacles between me and him."

"It's up to you to choose." Su Yang knows that there are too many people in the entertainment industry who can't help themselves, "If you want to choose to be with an outsider, then you have to be ready and give up everything now." ”

"What if I give up everything and he doesn't want me?"

Su Yang was stunned for a moment, and then said hesitantly: "Actually, you shouldn't be desperate at any time, you should always leave yourself a way back." You have to remember that in this circle, the only one you can rely on is yourself. ”