The Film Empress White Moonlight Wants To Be A Salted Fish - Chapter 7

After entering the bar, the waitstaff saw Chen Ziyun and the others and immediately went to clean up the private room.

Noticing the waitstaff’s reaction, Wen Shiyan asked, “Are you very familiar with this place?”

Lu Yiran ignored Wen Shiyan, so Chen Ziyun explained, “Yes, somewhat. We know the owner here, but she’s probably not around right now.”

Wen Shiyan nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.

“Are we here to drink?” Xie Shuyao’s voice held a hint of excitement. Lu Yiran was about to answer “yes” when Wen Shiyan’s voice cut in.

“No, Miss Lu has only just recovered.”

Lu Yiran looked at Wen Shiyan with a forced, unnatural smile: “Then I really must thank Teacher Wen for your concern.”

The group sat in silence in the private room. This was the first time Lu Yiran had felt so awkward. And the culprit behind all of it was Wen Shiyan.

She must have been blind to have liked Wen Shiyan before. Wen Shiyan was clearly just an annoying pest who loved to oppose her!

Because the atmosphere was too awkward, the group left the bar at eight in the evening, standing on the street, their hair wind blown and messy.

Xie Shuyao quietly asked Wen Shiyan: “What did we come here for?”

Wen Shiyan was about to speak when Lu Yiran interrupted her: “Everyone go home now, find your own mothers.”

Wen Shiyan looked at Lu Yiran, but Lu Yiran turned and left immediately.

Wen Shiyan looked down at the ground. Did she do something wrong? Why did Lu Yiran seem to dislike her so much?

Lu Yiran sat in the car, arms crossed. It was all because of the plot and character setting she still couldn’t completely let go of Wen Shiyan. Darn it, this cursed charm of Wen Shiyan.

Seeing Wen Shiyan lost in thought, Xie Shuyao nudged her shoulder. Wen Shiyan snapped out of it. She had no relationship with Lu Yiran whatsoever, so why should she care if Lu Yiran disliked her or not?

Finding a New Place and a Sudden Surge in Attention

After returning home, Lu Yiran looked at the empty room, washed up, and lay down in bed. She decided to go look for an apartment the next day.

The next morning, the sky looked gloomy, but since she had already planned it, Lu Yiran didn’t want to delay any longer. After finding rental information on an app, Lu Yiran grabbed her jacket and headed out to view the apartment.

The location was a relatively high-end residential area. Before being led into the apartment, Lu Yiran strolled around the complex.

The unit had two bedrooms and one living room, with the master bedroom facing the sun. Lu Yiran was quite satisfied with it.

After confirming that there were no issues with the apartment, Lu Yiran signed the contract with the landlord.

“Oh, right. The neighbor in this unit dislikes noise. I hope Miss Lu won’t disturb her,” the landlord instructed Lu Yiran regarding the (points to note).

Lu Yiran didn’t know what kind of person her neighbor was, but judging by the landlord’s demeanor, they might be difficult to get along with.

With the housing issue resolved, Lu Yiran planned to pack and move in tomorrow.

Online Drama and Unexpected Support

“Lu Yiran, that Director Wang is starting to spread rumors and slander you again. Should we clarify and ask him to apologize?” Chen Ziyun asked for Lu Yiran’s opinion.

“No need,” Lu Yiran didn’t want to create unnecessary trouble for herself. She listlessly scrolled through the content Director Wang posted on Weibo. Regarding it, Lu Yiran curled her lip in contempt and put down her phone.

The reason he was targeting her so much wasn’t just because she was a flower vase (pretty face with no talent) with no background? However, her current character setting was indeed that of a flower vase with no background.

Upon returning home, Lu Yiran noticed that Chu Han had followed her on Weibo. It was this single follow that unexpectedly brought Lu Yiran back into the public eye.

Since Lu Yiran had been out of the public eye for a while, and now that Chu Han had followed her, after netizens dug up Chu Han’s identity, it was hard not to link it to Lu Yiran filming again.

The web drama hadn’t aired yet, but because of Lu Yiran, an endless stream of curses and insults followed.

Some people even cursed on the official Weibo page, but Chu Han ignored these comments and instead comforted Lu Yiran not to worry too much.

This sudden show of concern warmed Lu Yiran’s heart. She was the one who had caused the production team to be cursed at, yet Chu Han was comforting her.

This incident unexpectedly added buzz to the web drama. Chu Han seized the opportunity and released some previews and easter eggs.

The haters, adhering to the attitude of watching the drama and criticizing Lu Yiran, watched the preview. They were slightly shocked, quieted down for a bit, and then started to attack the production team. Some even expressed confusion about the theme song being sung by Lu Yiran.

Is this really sung by that Lu Yiran?

To the one above, look up “million-dollar sound engineer.”

Is this all? It’s trash, what kind of filming is this? Like what kind of pot goes with what kind of lid.

I think the filming is pretty good, and Lu Yiran’s singing is also very nice this time.

How much do you get paid per comment? Introduce me.

Having been cursed at for a long time, Lu Yiran didn’t take these levels of comments to heart. She skipped over them and noticed that quite a few people were actually praising the web drama’s preview, and she was even complimented a few times.

Lu Yiran happily started looking at other Weibo content. Suddenly, she saw Director Wang implicitly suggesting that she was lip-syncing again.

Third time’s the charm. Didn’t that Director Wang know this principle?

Lu Yiran asked Chu Han if he could help repost, and Chu Han was surprised that Lu Yiran would offer her assistance. Although most of Lu Yiran’s followers were haters, her follower count was not small. If her fans watched, it would definitely increase the viewership.

Because more people commented that the theme song was good, Chu Han uploaded the theme song to a music streaming platform.

Lu Yiran thought Chu Han was very talented, as the lyrics for the web drama’s theme song were even written by Chu Han himself.

Chu Han: “…”

In reality, Chu Han just wanted to save money, because their production team was simply too poor!

Joining the Haters’ Group

The comments from passersby under Lu Yiran’s Weibo were consistently positive about the theme song, but the haters weren’t going to give up so easily.

Why does this song sound so familiar? It couldn’t be…

It must be a copycat, after all, it’s Lu Yiran.

I think the singing is pretty good though.

Why are people still defending Lu Yiran? What a joke.

Lu Yiran was starting to recognize the accounts of those who consistently checked in daily to criticize her. She clicked on her super topic and found a QQ group number dedicated to hating her. Finding it amusing, Lu Yiran joined with a burner account.

After joining the group, the members warmly welcomed her.

Lu Yiran’s Eternal Hater: [Welcome new member]

Did You Scold Lu Yiran Today: [Does the new member also hate Lu Yiran? As long as you hate Lu Yiran, we are like sisters from different parents!]

Seeing the atmosphere in the group, Lu Yiran enthusiastically greeted them, and after a few words, she quickly integrated with them.

As someone who was treated as an insider, Lu Yiran was forced to hear a lot of gossip about herself.

Although two thirds of the gossip was fake, the other one-third was related to Wen Shiyan. She realized why she was so disliked her former behavior of being forcibly clingy towards Wen Shiyan was no wonder the people in the group hated her so much.

Achieved Immortality: [Speaking of which, Lu Yiran hasn’t caused any trouble lately.]

Completely Ignorant: [If she doesn’t cause trouble, I surprisingly kind of miss her.]

Li: [I have to say, the theme song is actually pretty nice, huh.]

Lu Yiran nodded in satisfaction at this reply.

Don’t be self absorbed, but she genuinely sang well. Perhaps she could switch her direction in the entertainment industry…

A Fated Meeting

Chu Han’s drama aired successfully in the evening. Because Lu Yiran brought her own topic of discussion, the viewership was surprisingly high. After the topic surrounding Lu Yiran slowly died down, the audience started paying attention to the main female characters.

Chu Han: [Yiran, are you interested in acting in my next drama?] Chu Han joked.

Lu Yiran: [Haha, Director Chu, stop joking. Singing is fine for me, but acting, seriously, no thanks.]

After joking with Chu Han, Lu Yiran was about to turn off her phone when Xie Shuyao sent a message.

Xie Shuyao: [Teacher Lu! I’m wrapping up filming tomorrow!]

Lu Yiran: [Is that so? Congrats. Are you free tomorrow?]

After Xie Shuyao replied that she wasn’t busy, Lu Yiran, thinking about establishing a good relationship with Xie Shuyao, suggested that she treat her to dinner. Xie Shuyao happily set a time with Lu Yiran.

Wen Shiyan: [Congratulations.]

Lu Yiran: [Oh.]

Originally, Lu Yiran didn’t have Wen Shiyan’s WeChat, but one day Chen Ziyun suddenly threatened her and made her accept Wen Shiyan’s friend request, which led to this exchange.

Lu Yiran really couldn’t figure out what Wen Shiyan was thinking. She should be the happiest that Lu Yiran wasn’t around, so why was she taking the initiative to talk to her now?

Lu Yiran had a bold idea: Could it be that Wen Shiyan liked her? Lu Yiran quickly shook her head to dismiss the thought.

Because of this bold idea, Lu Yiran woke up the next day with dark circles under her eyes. Looking at herself in the mirror, Lu Yiran’s face slowly began to heat up. She then splashed water on her face as if to cover something up.

The Unavoidable Gaze

Arriving at the set, the staff inside seemed to be avoiding Lu Yiran like the plague. Lu Yiran scanned the set and made eye contact with the director. The director guiltily averted his gaze.

He really didn’t expect Lu Yiran and Xie Shuyao to have a decent relationship; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so drastic.

Wen Shiyan was reading the script. The sunlight shone on her, dissipating some of her usual coldness. Lu Yiran couldn’t help but look over. Wen Shiyan reached out and turned a page of the book.

Perhaps sensing the long-held gaze on her, Wen Shiyan put down the script and looked over. The hair tucked behind her ear involuntarily slid down to her cheek.

Even though she had sworn not to like Wen Shiyan anymore, meeting her gaze again, Lu Yiran couldn’t help but feel a twinge of heart fluttering.

So spineless! Lu Yiran cursed internally. She looked at Wen Shiyan, her face flushed. She didn’t expect Wen Shiyan to still be looking at her.

Finally, Lu Yiran hastily fled to find Xie Shuyao. Watching Lu Yiran run away, Wen Shiyan tucked the stray hair behind her ear again and continued reading the script.

After finding Xie Shuyao, Lu Yiran saw another person beside her.

“Qin…” Before Lu Yiran could call out Qin Mo’s name, Qin Mo rushed over to Lu Yiran happily.

“Teacher Lu! Can I have your autograph?” Qin Mo held up a photo of Lu Yiran, looking very sincere.

“Of course.” Lu Yiran put down her things and signed the photo in Qin Mo’s hand.

Seeing the signature, Qin Mo casually put it back in her bag. Suddenly, Qin Mo smiled, hooked her arm through Lu Yiran’s, and looked towards Wen Shiyan behind Lu Yiran.