Chapter 412: Chapter 326: Food Poisoning
In the evening, Zhou Yun finished work.
There were no scenes for Zhou Yun tonight.
She said farewell to the director and Shen Yao and prepared to head back to the hotel.
On her way to the dressing room to remove her makeup, Zhou Yun bumped into Meng Ran secretly hiding in a corner, wiping away tears.
Zhou Yun was startled and her steps came to a halt.
Zheng Xiaojue didn’t know what Zhou Yun saw and asked with confusion, "Sister Xiao Yun, what’s wrong?"
Her voice startled Meng Ran, who was hiding in the corner.
Meng Ran, panicked, raised her arm to wipe away her tears, turned around in a hurry, and upon seeing Zhou Yun, her expression momentarily lost control.
Her look was complicated, as if unsure about what kind of expression to show Zhou Yun.
Zhou Yun thought, at times like this, what could she do that would make Meng Ran feel a little more comfortable?
"Sister Meng Ran?" Just as Zhou Yun was still grappling with the decision, Zheng Xiaojue already spoke out in surprise, "Why are you hiding here secretly rehearsing? I just saw your assistant looking for you."
Meng Ran’s eyes were still brimming with tears; she forced a smile and said, "Thank you, I’ll head over now."
She hurried away.
Zhou Yun gave Zheng Xiaojue a surprised glance.
The old Zheng Xiaojue was thick-skinned and rarely had such quick reactions that offered people a way out.
Today’s Zheng Xiaojue made Zhou Yun see her in a new light.
Just then, Zheng Xiaojue suddenly remarked sentimentally, "Although Meng Ran’s acting is mediocre, she is really nice and dedicated. To think that she’s secretly rehearsing by herself."
Zhou Yun turned in surprise to look at Zheng Xiaojue, to find Zheng Xiaojue’s face sincere and unquestioning.
It turns out Zheng Xiaojue had completely misunderstood.
Zhou Yun came back to her senses and smiled. She didn’t share her view with Zheng Xiaojue; it might be better to let Zheng Xiaojue think that way. Meng Ran probably wouldn’t want more people to know about her hiding in a corner crying alone.
However, the sight of Meng Ran crying kept reappearing in Zhou Yun’s mind.
After returning to her room, she did not read the script, but searched online for information about Meng Ran.
These years, talent shows were very popular. Especially idol talent shows that led to group debuts, which was the mainstream trend in recent years. Artists coming out of these shows were all labeled with one term, "traffic". Whether inside the industry or outside, whatever these artists used to do, once they’ve been on the show, all characteristics were overshadowed by these two words.
Meng Ran debuted by placing fourth in her talent show and after two years of being in the group, they disbanded, and she returned to her original agency to continue her struggle in the entertainment circle.
Due to her popularity and fitting the current market trend associated with the term "traffic", Meng Ran was able to compete with many young actresses to secure this cameo role.
A cameo role, nominally a cameo, is in fact a minor supporting actress with few scenes. The term "cameo" is used so that Meng Ran’s agency wouldn’t devalue her.
Even so, who knows how many people were competing for such a role.
Perhaps you may ask, then why was Zhou Yun able to land a role with much more screen time than Meng Ran? The reason is simpler: Meng Ran debuted from a talent show without acting experience, while Zhou Yun had hit fame with the blockbuster series "Eighth Heartbeat" and was also filming Kang Xin’s "Heart Inquiry" at that time. The producers of "Warm Little Horse" definitely treated these two similarly tagged popular actresses differently, especially since Meng Ran’s Weibo retweets, however high they might be, couldn’t compare with the public recognition Zhou Yun had built up over two years.
Before signing the contract with "Warm Little Horse", Zhou Yun had a year-long rumored romance with Song Chi and had also starred in a wildly popular variety show "After the Scandal".
Data can be overwhelmingly crushing, but mentioning these two names elicited different reactions.
Frankly, Zhou Yun felt that Meng Ran’s facial features didn’t really suit an actress.
She was beautiful, but too sexually appealing. That might be good for an artist, but for an actress, it meant significant limitations due to her appearance.
So, does Meng Ran have a chance to go further down the path of an actress?
Of course, there’s a chance.
However, she would need to put in much more effort than an ordinary person. She has to completely shed the idol image, cultivate adept acting skills, and find a unique acting character and soul to have the opportunity to genuinely deliver her performance to the audience’s hearts.