Part 4 of Chapter 58
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Please Like Her 09 – Can’t get it started, don’t even think about it + Recording of episode nine
Soon, Shang Lu received the script sent by Yu Qi.
[It’s a drama with double female lead, you can choose which character you prefer.]
However, after a quick glance, Shang Lu’s mood became somewhat subtle.
The new script told the story of two female college graduates who started their own business after graduating. It also incorporated some elements of rural poverty alleviation, making it a clearly highly-recommended project.
Coupled with the powerful combination of Han Cheng and Yu Qi, this drama was overall a great choice.
After all, Han Cheng’s production team was the best choice, and this was a drama that had no reservations about it. It was also the best resource that Shang Lu could get her hands on.
But as Shang Lu continued to read the script, she realized that she didn’t have much empathy for either of the two female leads.
This feeling was a bit off.
To put it arrogantly…
It didn’t seem like something she wanted to act in. She didn’t like it that much.
Shang Lu hesitated for a moment, feeling that it would be difficult to make a decision in such a short time.
Fortunately, Yu Qi mentioned that the script details needed some revisions, so the official audition would be scheduled for ten days later. She had ample time to carefully read the script and make a thoughtful decision.
Before the recording of the ninth episode of <The Most Hated Her and Him>, Xiao Mi had completed all the procedures for enrolling in school and successfully became a sixth-grade student.
Shang Lu and Xu Ze accompanied Xiao Mi to the school, helped her pack her belongings, and bought all the necessary daily supplies.
The girl who shared the dormitory with Xiao Mi was shocked when she saw that Shang Lu and Xu Ze had come to see Xiao Mi off, her eyes almost popping out.
And that girl had a poster of Ye Lu on her desk.
Shang Lu understood immediately and made a video call to Ye Lu, then handed her phone to the girl sharing the dorm with Xiao Mi.
Ye Lu, who had initially looked sleepy and disheveled, instantly woke up and dramatically adjusted his hairstyle when he saw the young girl on the other end of the video call, screaming in excitement.
“Exactly, I am Ye Lu. Thank you for your liking.”
…
“Study well, and I will always cheer you on.”
The voice was strangely gentle, giving Shang Lu goosebumps.
Until the call ended, the young girl was as happy as if she were dreaming, and then she said, “Don’t worry, I will keep this secret!”
Shang Lu : “Well, actually, you don’t have to.”
But the young girl shook her head vigorously, “No, we have many fans of Ye Lu in our class, and Ye Lu can’t call them!”
Shang Lu : “…”
Oh, was Ye Lu so popular among elementary school students?
Never mind, it’s not important.
In the blink of an eye, the recording for the ninth episode of <The Most Hated Her and Him> began.
This episode had a very special theme called ‘My Friend.’
As the name suggests, each guest could invite a good friend to the show.
Among the six pairs of good friends, there was one pair of fake friends, and everyone had to find this fake pair through the game segment.
If they successfully identified the ‘fake friends,’ the challenge was a success, but if they failed, all participants would face a penalty.
Shang Lu didn’t receive a task to invite a friend, so she was well aware that she was likely the one with a fake friend today.
Today’s recording also had a certain uniqueness. In the villa’s courtyard, there were six temporary soundproof rooms, and each guest would enter the room with their name on it to meet their friend.
Real friends just needed to sit quietly together and wait for the official recording to start. Fake friends, on the other hand, needed to use this time to create a detailed story of their friendship, the more detailed, the better, to avoid being exposed later.
The first to arrive was Ye Lu.
Ye Lu waved at the camera with a smile, “Hello, everyone. I’m going to meet my good friend now. Today, we will definitely use our discerning eyes to find that pair of fake friends!”
However, netizens weren’t giving Ye Lu any face.
[As everyone knows, those who raise flags will definitely fail.]
[Ye Lu, even Mom wants to believe in you. Well, let’s hope your friend is a smart one.]
When Ye Lu entered the room that belonged to him, the second person to arrive at the scene was Lin Yanyan.
She even held a magnifying glass and made a detective-like expression, saying, “Please believe me, Detective Lin will overcome all obstacles to find the truth.”
[Well… Princess, your chances of success are about the same as Ye Lu’s, probably both 0 (if the friends of the two are smart, count it as I didn’t say anything).]
[I’m a pure passerby; in this show, is the more brainless the person, the more confident they are? (Sorry, I’ll stop.)]
Next up was Song Ze Qian.
He was more direct : “If I can’t find it, then no one can, right?”
[Director Song! Are you arrogant now?]
[I actually think it could be Shang Lu.]
[Actually, Shang Lu and Song Zeqian have the best functioning brains among them.]
[So, what are they doing today? Why does everyone have to make bold statements when they get off the car? Haha, you all have so much confidence.]
Xu Ze, Jiang Jing, and Shang Lu arrived at about the same time, and the three of them appeared together without making fierce statements to the camera. They chose to chat and only separated when they reached the room.
Shang Lu knew that it was her fake friend inside, but she didn’t know who specifically, so she hoped it would be someone she knew.
The moment the door opened and she saw Tang Qingqing sitting inside, Shang Lu regretted her previous words.
Maybe it would have been better if it was someone she didn’t know. Were she and Tang Qingqing friends? She could already imagine Lin Yanyan’s expression when she saw this. Help!
The moment Tang Qingqing saw Shang Lu, she immediately averted her gaze and looked at the ceiling.
The viewers in the livestream room quickly understood.
[Haha, the fake friends turned out to be Shang Lu?]
[Why would it be Tang Qingqing? I remember the Princess didn’t have a good relationship with her.]
[Shang Lu’s face shows a ‘difficult’ emotion.]
[Shang Lu, you’re in trouble 😏.]
Shang Lu quickly regained her composure, pulled out a chair, and sat down, looking at Tang Qing1ing, “Forget it, let’s make the script of our friendship.”
When Shang Lu heard Shang Lu initiate a conversation with her, Tang Qingqing also reluctantly looked at her and said, “I can do that, it’s up to you.”
[‘Let’s make the script of our friendship’ made me laugh]
[Haha, Shang · Scriptwriter · Lu is here!]
Shang Lu thought for a moment and then said directly, “Everyone knows that your relationship with Lin Yanyan isn’t good, so the beginning of our friendship was when you two had a conflict. I mediated and helped you both reconcile, so naturally, we became friends.”
Tang Qingqing nodded directly and said, “Okay.”
Shang Lu also thought very simply. The task still needed to be done for others, but she didn’t want Lin Yanyan to feel unhappy. So, she showed a little plothole for Lin Yanyan, after all, she never really played the role of mediator between Lin Yanyan and Tang Qingqing.
And at this moment, some different barrage comments suddenly appeared.
[Everyone, quickly go to the program group’s main live room! It turns out that today, everyone is ▯▯▯! They’re not doing their job again!]
[???]
[Why are there still automatic keyword filters in the barrage? What’s with this ▯▯▯ thing? Did I watch the wrong channel?]
[I saw it too, let’s try, ▯▯▯]
A message appeared in the live room barrage :
[To prevent spoilers, all individual live rooms will have keywords blocked throughout the broadcast.]
So, all of them have fake friends 😜
Makes sense, Shang Lu’s main friend is on set lol
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