After I Picked Up the Movie Queen Who Was Pretending to Be an Alpha - Chapter 14

After returning to Huajiang Garden, the two of them ate a simple meal, then each went back to their own home.

After Pei Suyuan returned home, she washed up and tidied the apartment as usual, then curled up in bed, wanting to sleep for a while.

But just as she was about to fall asleep, she received a call from an unfamiliar number.

The person calling was her assistant.

That person first introduced herself: Mu Xinyi, female alpha. Then, over the phone, she told Pei Suyuan that she would come to Huajiang Garden tomorrow morning at ten to pick her up, and that she would notify her in advance. She also told her to bring some daily necessities and a change of clothes.

There would even be a car to pick her up and drop her off.

Pei Suyuan, who had always run around everywhere on her own, felt something she could not quite describe.

All she clearly knew was that the Golf had been bought for nothing. She would have been better off saving some money and buying a Polo.

But since things had already turned out this way, there was nothing she could do. She told Yan Xin the news as well, letting her know that she was about to start getting busy.

Yan Xin replied with a crying emoji, then cheered her on.

……

The next morning, Pei Suyuan got up early and ran five kilometers by the scenic lake. Then she returned home, washed up, ate breakfast, and waited for Mu Xinyi’s call.

Pei Suyuan was quite strict about time, and she also liked leaving room in advance. At nine-forty, Pei Suyuan prepared to go downstairs.

At nine-fifty-five, she reached the entrance. In her heart, she began calculating that if Mu Xinyi still had not called by ten, then five minutes later, at ten-oh-five, she would call her herself.

Fortunately, at nine-fifty-eight, Mu Xinyi called and said she had already arrived at the entrance.

Pei Suyuan let out a breath of relief in her heart.

In truth, she was not willing to chase after people either, but if she did not do this, she would feel awkward for the entire day.

After confirming the location with Mu Xinyi, she walked over and met up with her.

After getting into the car, Pei Suyuan handed her a document.

It contained the notes, procedures, and guest list for Hello, Detective.

As the name suggested, this variety show was detective-themed. Though it was not exactly about detectives, but rather the murder mystery games that had been quite popular recently.

Pei Suyuan had never actually played a murder mystery game before, but over the past few days, she had crammed a lot of information.

Using an app.

Although the results were not especially good, and she could not be considered proficient, she at least knew clearly what kind of game it was.

The filming of Hello, Detective was divided into two parts. The first part was like an immersive murder mystery game. Roles would be assigned, then clues would be obtained through gameplay. After several rounds of accusations, they would determine the culprit.

The second part was to perform the entire script completely.

Because of that, most of the fixed cast members were actors.

Some were big names, some were traffic stars, some were variety show regulars, and there was even one artist like Pei Suyuan, whose name audiences would not be able to call out.

In any case, when Pei Suyuan saw that name, she had no impression of it at all.

Pei Suyuan’s eyes quickly scanned the document. Best Actor Wang Shiming, male alpha, a senior figure in the industry, no longer young, with a certain status in the circle. Online rumors said his temper was not very good.

Further down were Yuefeng’s two variety show trump cards, Wang Pei and Zhai Lina, one man and one woman, both betas. Because the two of them often appeared on shows together, they also had a large group of loyal CP fans.

Pei Suyuan had learned a bit about them. They really were quite funny.

Then there was that newcomer. The introduction said he was a male omega, about the same age as Pei Suyuan. Calling him a newcomer did not quite seem accurate, but Pei Suyuan truly did not know him.

However, none of that was important. Her gaze was drawn to the young traffic actress who had exploded in popularity over the past year.

Most of the traffic for this show came from her.

This was someone Pei Suyuan could be considered fairly familiar with.

Qiao Yaning, the captain of the group Xseven.

Pei Suyuan and her… had an average relationship. They were familiar only because they had spent a relatively long time together.

However, she and Qiao Yaning had not seen each other in two years. They still had each other on WeChat, but it was no different from a decoration.

On top of that, after that incident happened following the group’s disbandment, Pei Suyuan was rather unwilling to see her former teammates.

Although there had been no concrete evidence for that matter, and Pei Suyuan had also sent a lawyer’s letter, in the end, nothing really came of it.

Things like that could not be explained clearly.

Those who believed it would believe it no matter what.

Those who did not would not believe it.

No matter what she said, it was useless.

Fortunately, Qiao Yaning had not expressed any stance or chosen a side back then, so it was not too awkward.

And Pei Suyuan would not be recording much. She had only signed a contract for six episodes.

Because Qiao Yaning was among the fixed cast, Pei Suyuan no longer had the mind to keep reading.

She organized the document and placed it back in Mu Xinyi’s hand.

Seeing that she had read it so quickly, and that after reading it her face was silent and unreadable, Mu Xinyi was somewhat surprised. But she said nothing and accepted the document back.

The filming location for the first episode was Binsui Film Studio, near Qijiang Hotel.

Most modern dramas and Republican-era dramas were filmed there, and a small number of variety shows also chose to film there.

There were not many exterior buildings. Most of the site consisted of soundstages, and this recording would also take place inside a studio.

The meeting point was at the entrance of Qijiang Hotel. When Mu Xinyi and Pei Suyuan got out of the car, Wang Pei and Zhai Lina were waiting there. The others had not arrived yet.

Mu Xinyi was about the same age as Pei Suyuan, but her social skills were extremely strong. After introducing Pei Suyuan to Wang Pei and Zhai Lina, she quickly blended in with them.

When she introduced herself, she said she was Pei Suyuan’s manager.

Pei Suyuan looked at her with round, widened eyes, but Mu Xinyi only smiled faintly and continued chatting with Wang Pei and Zhai Lina.

Tong Lin had already told Mu Xinyi that Pei Suyuan was bad with words.

They waited a while longer. Wang Shiming arrived with his team. Wang Pei and Zhai Lina greeted him, and Mu Xinyi also brought Pei Suyuan over to say hello.

In truth, they were all people from Yuefeng, so Mu Xinyi and Pei Suyuan could be considered part of the same side. Of course, they still had to give the Best Actor face, so everyone gathered around him.

Pei Suyuan, however, stood off to the side quietly.

Mu Xinyi walked to her side and quietly asked, “Are you really… always like this?”

“What?” Pei Suyuan asked in confusion, turning to look at her.

Mu Xinyi lowered her voice even more. “This quiet.”

“Mm.”

She was truly sparing with words.

Mu Xinyi did not ask this for any other reason. She was only afraid Pei Suyuan might break character in the future.

Now that she had confirmed this was truly Pei Suyuan’s personality, things would be much easier.

A silent, taciturn, world-weary, cold alpha—little fangirls loved that type the most~

Mu Xinyi smiled brightly, her mood extremely pleasant, because she could already foresee her future career becoming smoother and smoother because of Pei Suyuan.

After smiling, she called Pei Suyuan again and explained why she had introduced herself that way earlier.

“Sister Tong is one of our company’s ace managers.”

“Although you’re currently signed under her name, I’ll be the one handling the details of your work over the next few years, so I’m both your junior manager and your assistant.”

“In any case, we’re both alphas, so it’s convenient.”

Pei Suyuan nodded. She had no objections.

She also knew that ace managers in big companies generally did not personally manage artists easily, especially small artists like her.

Having only Mu Xinyi by her side was fine too.

Quiet.

……

After Wang Shiming arrived, that newcomer male omega also came.

There was only a difference of three to five minutes between them. Basically, right after Mu Xinyi finished saying those words to Pei Suyuan, the person arrived.

One look at his appearance and one could tell he was an omega who would easily make people dote on him.

Although he was a male omega, his figure was very soft, and his face was fair and clean.

When he saw everyone, he was also very polite. He bent at the waist and greeted them with a smile. “Hello, everyone. My name is Jiang Zhan. I hope we can all get along happily during the time ahead.”

Pei Suyuan stood off to the side and listened to Jiang Zhan’s self-introduction, feeling a faint envy in her heart.

She very rarely smiled as brightly as this person did.

The more unfamiliar people were, the more embarrassed and awkward she felt.

……

“All right, everyone’s here. Shall we go in?” Wang Pei spoke first. Zhai Lina stood beside him and told Wang Shiming to go upstairs first.

But Wang Shiming did not move. His expression was somewhat gloomy as he looked at everyone.

Pei Suyuan felt he was counting heads. Sure enough, just as she thought he was about to ask, she heard Wang Shiming’s solemn voice ring out. “We’re still missing one person.”

Hearing this, Wang Pei quickly walked to Wang Shiming’s side, his expression respectful and his tone humble. “Brother Wang, Teacher Qiao has a schedule and can only arrive in the afternoon. The rest of us will have the meeting first.”

In truth, aside from being a fixed guest on the show, Wang Pei was also one of the show’s producers.

So at a time like this, his words carried the most weight.

But after he said this, Wang Shiming clearly did not give him face. His expression remained frighteningly dark.

He swept his gaze over the others and held himself back from flaring up.

But during the meeting, the pressure in the room was very low.

His status was there, so Wang Pei had no way to say anything. Even Director Lin Ling, who came later, did not dare say much.

This meeting was mainly to explain the specific filming details to everyone.

Actually, this kind of show was not exactly new, but its format was rather fresh, and the guest lineup could not be underestimated either.

Of course, the first episode had no flying guest. It was only a debut episode for the fixed cast, and the script was also adapted from a xianxia IP that had been popular a few years ago.

The role Pei Suyuan received was naturally a supporting role. In the entire recording, she was more or less a tool character.

For the sake of the show’s authenticity, everyone’s roles were confidential, but that confidentiality only applied among the guests.

The roles had all been assigned long ago, and the staff knew them clearly.

……

The suspense-style promotional video would be filmed at night. After the meeting ended, everyone could return to the hotel to rest and wait until Qiao Yaning arrived before filming.

But this was not said openly. They only said to go back and rest first.

The others did not react much, but Wang Shiming’s face grew even darker.

He was the first to leave. After that, everyone else also left one after another.

Back in her room, Pei Suyuan really was a little sleepy. After returning, she set an alarm for an hour later.

She was afraid that if there was a sudden notice, she would be too rushed getting up.

But after she woke, no one had contacted her.

She lay on the bed in a daze.

The lights were off, but the moon was full, and everything could be seen clearly.

Yet Pei Suyuan had no mind to look at anything else. She only stared at the moon outside.

If it had been before, she might have stared at it in a complete trance. But today, for some reason, she actually thought of Wei Jinzhi.

Ever since Wei Jinzhi said she had work that day, she had been busy too.

Pei Suyuan was not someone who knew how to take the initiative, but at this moment, as if guided by ghosts and gods, she opened her chat with Wei Jinzhi.

Not knowing what to send, she looked at it for a while, then opened Wei Jinzhi’s Moments.

She had not looked carefully at Wei Jinzhi’s Moments before. Only now, after opening it, did she discover that Wei Jinzhi’s background was a crescent moon.

Pei Suyuan stared at it, absorbed.

She actually felt that this crescent moon looked especially like Wei Jinzhi’s eyes.