When I Woke Up, I Had Three Romantic Partners - Chapter 17

Regarding commercials and movies, she remembered Qin Song had gotten her one commercial, but the movie opportunity hadn’t been secured. So, did Su Yunhui get this for her?

Which director’s movie?

Director Yu Zhi. He’s recently been preparing a movie with an artistic style. I got you the role of the devoted second female lead. You can go for the audition when the time comes.

Yu Zhi, a famous artistic film director in the entertainment industry. His films rarely made a lot of money, but everyone was a good film worth watching a second time. They were the kind of movies with a good reputation but were also niche.

Chi Jinqing was truly surprised that Su Yunhui would fight for a role with such a director, and even a second female lead role.

The director, seeing the few of them looking idle, felt that this wouldn’t do; there’d be nothing to watch. So, he held up a sign to Luo Wanshuang, signaling her to liven up the atmosphere.

Luo Wanshuang, whose face was swollen and who originally didn’t want to move: “…”

She was the one with the lowest standing and no one to back her up here, so she could only obey and say, “Since everyone has nothing to do right now, how about I play the guitar to liven things up?”

“Guitar?”

Feng Yan put down her script and applauded, “Sounds good.”

“Let’s go, get the guitar.”

The two went upstairs to get the guitar and came back down. Chi Jinqing and Si Jiamo also put away their phones, preparing to listen seriously.

Luo Wanshuang adjusted the strings and tested the sound, then said, “I heard Sister Si debuted as a singer. I wonder if I’ll be lucky enough to hear Sister Si sing?”

Si Jiamo did indeed debut as a singer, but she went into movies and TV shows shortly after her debut, before releasing many songs. Coupled with her great success in film and television, people rarely remembered that she was also a singer.

“Sure.”

Si Jiamo did not refuse. “But I rarely sing anymore, and I’ve forgotten a lot of music theory. I might not sing very well.”

Chi Jinqing: “?”

Si Jiamo can sing?

In her memory, Si Jiamo never seemed to have sung to her, although she was exceptional at reading storybooks.

Luo Wanshuang: “Then how about my song? Has Sister Si heard it?”

Si Jiamo answered honestly, “No.”

Luo Wanshuang: “It’s okay, it’s normal not to have heard it. My songs aren’t famous.”

“How about a song Sister Si has sung before?”

Si Jiamo: “Sure, but I might have forgotten the melody.”

“I’ve heard it, I remember.”

Luo Wanshuang played a segment, and after confirming that Si Jiamo remembered it, she started from the beginning.

The song Luo Wanshuang played was the ending theme song of the first TV show Si Jiamo filmed upon her debut, called Like Stars.

It tells the story of a girl who goes from being a naive, carefree little princess, always doing good, until war breaks out, her beloved dies in battle, and her country is destroyed.

The little princess also changes from a high-and-mighty princess to a homeless, subjugated princess. Her innocence is gradually worn away, and she finally dies from illness on the last day of winter.

When she died, her greatest wish was to see the stars one last time, but how could there be stars on a snowy night?

After the little princess died, the ice and snow on the ground melted overnight, and that very night, strange stars filled the sky, as if compensating her.

Everyone felt sorry for the little princess, and everyone felt the TV show was too depressing, thinking it should have shown the princess rising up and eventually becoming the ruler of the country.

But how could reality be so smooth? It was already difficult to keep her body intact. All the loyal officials of the previous dynasty were executed, and the generals all died in battle. How could she, who was useless, ever rise up?

So everything was pitiful yet logical.

Si Jiamo’s voice was no longer as young and tender as it was back then. Back then, singing this song, she sounded like the innocent little princess, singing about unfair fate, the lost innocence, love, and country, the confusion and helplessness of suddenly losing everything, and a fear of death.

However, when the mature Si Jiamo sang the song again, it carried more of a sense of powerlessness over the country being destroyed and her lover never returning, and a self-blame and pain for not being able to restore the past glory of the nation and face her family in the afterlife.

It was the same person singing the same song, yet the meaning was completely different.

Hearing this song again, everyone was instantly transported back to that year, lamenting that the naive, innocent, and charming little princess had truly died, on the last day of winter.

After she died, the sky was full of stars, but her body was fed to the wolves, leaving no trace, and no one ever knew.

Sleepless (Screen Name): Wuwawawa, my little princess! My best little princess, why, why is fate so unfair!

Old Man Goes Wild (Screen Name): This song is full of memories. Si Jiamo singing this again, I really can’t deceive myself that the proud little princess from back then is still alive. My cold heart has been hit hard again, boohoohoo!

Live Up to Youth (Screen Name): Sigh, why did you have to remind me of those days when I was stabbed so badly? I can still remember the little princess’s empty eyes before she died; it was truly tragic.

I Don’t Shed Tears (Screen Name): Seriously, I had forgotten, but now I’ve decided to go rewatch it.

Although Chi Jinqing wasn’t very knowledgeable about music, she could still understand the meaning within. Listening to Si Jiamo’s singing, it was as if she was following her into the little princess’s world, watching her go from being innocent to having her country destroyed, and finally dying right before her ultimate wish came true.

The little princess’s early life was very happy. Her father doted on her, and her mother adored her. Although her beloved didn’t like her, she didn’t hold a grudge because of it. Instead, when her father wanted to force a marriage and apply pressure, she advised him, saying she didn’t want to force someone to marry her, nor did she want to create enmity with her beloved’s family because of it.

Her liking for the other person was her own business, and it was normal for the other person not to like her. She didn’t want the other person to only look at her with disgust.

When the other person got married, she sent a suitable gift, and even though she was sad, she never once complained or spoke ill of her beloved and his partner.

That’s why the young general was willing to fight and die for the country, because the person he was protecting was worth it.

But unfortunately…

Listening to the song, Chi Jinqing’s eyes actually turned red, genuinely sad and upset for the little princess in the song.

When the song ended, she was the first to clap and praise.

Chi Jinqing: “I was briefly transported back to the days when I was following the drama.”

Feng Yan also nodded: “The meaning of this song is so different from when you sang it back then. It’s like two different songs, but it makes people empathize even more.”

Luo Wanshuang, who was playing, was teary-eyed: “Wuwuwu, Idol, I can’t help but switch loyalties!”

“It was so good!”

Chi Jinqing, who was just empathizing, stopped clapping: “…”

She looked meaningfully at Luo Wanshuang: “They all say fans are unreliable, loving a new one as soon as they see them. You really execute that well.”

Luo Wanshuang wiped her tears and smiled foolishly behind her mask.

Si Jiamo took the water Chi Jinqing had been drinking and took a light sip, relieving the dryness in her mouth before saying, “It’s not as good as back then. I haven’t sung in a long time, and I’ve forgotten a lot of the basics.”

“The transition parts were still a bit shaky.”

Luo Wanshuang put away the guitar and shook her head, saying, “That shakiness is what makes it good!”

It was precisely that shakiness that added soul to the song and made people empathize more.

And Chi Jinqing looked at the water pushed in front of her, and without thinking, she drank it all. She thought Si Jiamo was telling her to drink water. After drinking, she remembered that Si Jiamo seemed to have just drunk from the same cup as her.

Chi Jinqing: “…”

Ah, sure enough, she was particularly slow in certain aspects.

Qingqing Loves Me (Screen Name): Did Qingqing just drink from the same cup as Si Jiamo? And Si Jiamo actively pushed it over, and Qingqing didn’t refuse?

Minced Meat Eggplant (Screen Name): Damn, I’m actually shipping them? Am I crazy?

Koi Fried Minced Meat (Screen Name): Do you want to join our Chi Zao Yao Si CP Association?

Chi Chi Er Si (Screen Name): That’s really a gloomy and ‘whatever’ CP name.

One song brought the four women closer together, and the conversation started flowing. The four of them talked about little stories from their school days to some interesting moments during filming, and then some tips on filming and how to quickly get into character.

In terms of acting, Chi Jinqing was currently lacking, so besides asking questions, she listened to them chat and recorded the important points on her phone, like a student in class, afraid of missing any bit of knowledge.

With Chi Jinqing’s permission, the camera operator appropriately turned the screen to Chi Jinqing’s phone screen, which was filled with acting tips mentioned by Luo Wanshuang and Si Jiamo: how to perform an explosive scene without distorting her face, controlling her facial features from going wild, and how to use micro-expressions to change her aura and emotions.

These were things taught in professional performing arts schools, but only Feng Yan among them came from a professional school. Chi Jinqing and Si Jiamo both came from F University and had not attended a performing arts school, and Luo Wanshuang had just graduated from high school and hadn’t started university yet; she was on vacation.

So, the three of them hadn’t systematically learned these things.

Hearing Feng Yan explain these now felt like a class.

Although Si Jiamo hadn’t attended a systematic acting school, she naturally had her unique understanding to win two Best Actress awards. She had also attended acting classes later, studying for a period of time specifically.

After studying, the Best Actress trophy followed shortly after.

However, her method was something few people could learn.

While the four were chatting, the other two also returned.

Ou Nannan looked at the four people sitting and chatting together, a hint of confusion crossing her face: “?”

When did these four become so close?

And Lao Shi’s expression flashed with a trace of distortion. Although she quickly composed herself, it was recorded by the live stream camera.

She had worked hard running around outside all day, and yet these four were sitting in the house chatting?

Lao Shi walked over with a forced smile, saying, “What are you talking about? Why is Wanshuang wearing sunglasses and a mask even at home?”

Mentioning this again, Luo Wanshuang lowered her head and mumbled, “…Allergies.”

Lao Shi exaggeratedly said, “Allergies?”

“You’re not allergic to talking, are you?”

The other three present frowned upon hearing her words. What was this person doing?

Ou Nannan glanced at Lao Shi and sat down on her own. She had had enough of the ostracized atmosphere these past few days, and since Lao Shi wanted to be the one to stick her neck out, she was happy to watch the show.