Rebirth: An Outlier in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 76 Give Me the Guitar

"My name is Xie Xiaomeng, you can call me Charles."

"When I was studying human body art at the Royal College of Art in Hong Kong, I researched maternal cities and the womb. Just now, when I saw you all, I felt a particularly strong creative impulse..."

"Let's exchange contact information!"

The actor who played Xie Xiaomeng was exceptionally good. This scene was a long take, and he portrayed Xie Xiaomeng as a hopeless swindler and a scoundrel with remarkable skill, both in his delivery of lines and his physical expression.

This dialogue was written by Ning Hao, and Huang Yiliang suspects that he wrote it himself.

"I don't think it's necessary!" Yang Mi replied with a look of disgust, which was also her only line.

Zhao Liying didn't have a single line; she sat next to Yang Mi and played games the whole time.

"Click—!"

"Little girl, don't look at the camera," Ning Hao reminded Zhao Liying.

Yang Mi's acting skills are particularly good when she plays roles that suit her.

Zhao Liying is somewhat lacking.

It was her first time facing the camera. She tried to appear calm, but her eyes betrayed her panic.

"Don't be nervous, just pretend the camera isn't there. And whoever we lose to, we can't lose to Yang Mi, right?" Huang Yiliang encouraged Zhao Liying.

"Yes!" Zhao Liying nodded emphatically.

Yang Mi was speechless.

If you're going to encourage someone, then do it properly. Why are you using me as a target?

"Director, could you give me a piece of chewing gum? It feels weird to play games without something in my mouth," Yang Mi suddenly said.

Ning Hao was taken aback. He was getting on in years and really didn't understand the hobbies of these kids.

"Is this how you are?" Huang Yiliang asked the blond-haired man who was just standing in the background.

"Yeah, chewing gum, drinking Gatorade, and having a cigarette tucked behind your ear, whether you smoke or not, it's cool." The blond-haired guys nodded in agreement.

Wang Zha immediately grabbed a box of chewing gum from the counter and handed it to Yang Mi and Zhao Liying.

"Brother Zha, you have to pay for the items at the counter," the blond-haired guy whispered.

After Wang Zha took two yuan out of his pocket and put it on the counter,

I grabbed another bottle of Gatorade.

Yellow Hair: "..."

With gum in her mouth, Zhao Liying was actually less nervous.

Ning Hao filmed it several more times before it finally passed.

Huang Yiliang breathed a sigh of relief.

Ning Hao knew that Huang Yiliang was also studying directing, so he patted Huang Yiliang on the shoulder and instructed him: "That's how filming is. Getting it right in one take is extremely rare. Constant retakes are the norm."

"This young girl has great talent; she's got the makings of an actress," Ning Hao praised, watching Zhao Liying remove her makeup.

"Does NG mean you have good talent?" Huang Yiliang frowned. He couldn't see any acting skills in Zhao Liying at this moment.

"Don't just look at the NGs! This girl makes subtle adjustments after each NG, and she figured it out herself."

"Anyway, her comprehension is much better than the other girl's. After you film a few more scenes, you'll understand it yourself," Ning Hao said with great certainty.

This time, Huang Yiliang was genuinely impressed by Ning Hao, this scoundrel.

Zhao Liying will definitely be much better than Yang Mi in terms of acting skills in the future, and as her acting experience becomes richer, her acting skills will become more and more mature.

Yang Mi and her group were no good; they made almost no progress.

"Boss, have I embarrassed you?" Zhao Liying said, sounding a little down.

Every take in that scene was because of her. Luckily, Peng Bo, who plays Xie Xiaomeng, is a nice guy and always smiled and said we could do it again.

"No, that's not true. The director just praised you for coming," Huang Yiliang patiently reassured him.

This little potato appears strong on the surface, but she is actually very sensitive inside and has a bit of an inferiority complex. Huang Yiliang never provokes her on things that she cares about.

Yang Mi was about to say something sarcastic to Zhao Liying.

Huang Yiliang gave her a stern warning look.

Yang Mi immediately said tactfully, "That's right. I had even more takes the first time I filmed a movie. The director even made me cry. Your performance was already very good."

"Really?" Zhao Liying looked at Yang Mi in surprise.

If Huang Yiliang said that, Zhao Liying would certainly understand that her boss was trying to comfort her.

But Yang Mi was her rival, so there was no reason for her to comfort her.

Yang Mi understood Zhao Liying's look and cursed inwardly: What a jerk! I was just trying to comfort you, okay? Can't I just be a good person?

Yang Mi didn't want to talk anymore, and proudly turned her head to the side, refusing to listen to anyone.

"Everyone worked hard tonight, so let's eat all we want at Qiaotou Hot Pot Restaurant tonight, it's on the boss!" Wang Zha shouted loudly.

"Thank you, boss!"

"Long live the boss!"

Huang Yiliang waved and called Wang Zha over.

"Have you eaten hot pot?" Huang Yiliang asked.

"Yes! It's an all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant, 68 yuan per person. If three people dine together, one person eats for free. Since there are many of us, we can save a lot of money."

Wang Zha lowered his voice and said, "These guys are all big eaters, they can eat a lot, so ordering food is even more expensive."

Huang Yiliang nodded.

Wang Zha's ability to control spending is completely trustworthy.

"Do you have any non-spicy ones?" Huang Yiliang asked with some concern.

"Uh—! Let's have a hot pot with two broths!" Wang Zha said, forcing himself to speak.

He forgot that Brother Liang couldn't handle spicy food.

……

Qiaotou Hot Pot.

Steaming hot, with chili oil bubbling away.

Huang Yiliang, Zhao Liying, Yang Mi, and Zhang Li sat around a table.

Ning Hao originally wanted to come over and sit down, and chat with Huang Yiliang about the filming progress and some issues with the script, but he saw the hot pot in the middle of the table from afar, half spicy and half clear.

The guy's face immediately darkened, and he turned and left.

How shameful! A real man should just eat spicy beef tallow.

Ignoring the disdainful looks around him, Huang Yiliang picked up a piece of fatty beef with his chopsticks, dipped it in the clear broth for a few seconds, lifted it up, blew on it, and then ate it.

"Heh—! Not bad, very satisfying." Huang Yiliang exclaimed, shaking his head.

"No, this is way too bland! You didn't even dip it in any sauce." Yang Mi looked at Huang Yiliang in surprise.

"Uh—" Huang Yiliang was stunned for a moment; he really had forgotten to dip it in sauce.

However, he immediately remembered Guo Jing's words.

"Good beef doesn't need dipping sauce," Huang Yiliang said stubbornly.

Yang Mi: "......"

"Yang Mi, you son of a bitch, you cooked your spicy soup and now you're cooking my clear soup!" Huang Yiliang glared angrily at Yang Mi.

His perfectly clear broth was turned red by Yang Mi's cooking.

Yang Mi looked completely innocent.

"After dipping the food in the spicy oil, you should then rinse it in the clear broth—that's the correct way to eat a hot pot with two broths, okay!"

"Is there such a saying?" Huang Yiliang turned to look at Zhao Liying.

He suddenly felt a generation gap between himself and these young girls, even though they were all born in the 1980s!

"Hmm—! Yes!" This time, Zhao Liying sided with Yang Mi.

Huang Yiliang looked at Zhang Li.

Zhang Li's heart tightened: "Boss, I don't know, I can have it spicy or mild!"

Okay! This long-legged girl is my cousin from Guangxi. She really doesn't have any dietary restrictions and can eat anything.

"Really, it just looks redder, it's not spicy."

Worried about getting beaten up, Yang Mi quickly picked up a large piece of beef with her chopsticks, dipped it in the pot, and then dipped it in some peanut sauce.

"Try it, this way of eating is really satisfying." Yang Mi handed the hot and sliced ​​beef to Huang Yiliang's mouth.

"good!"

Surprisingly, the beef with peanut sauce was quite good.

"It tastes best with satay sauce, but unfortunately they don't have it here," Zhou Mengdie sighed.

"Yang Mi, who told you to be so attentive? I'm the assistant, okay!" Zhao Liying glared angrily at Yang Mi.

"Boss, this tripe is delicious! Ah!"

"And duck intestines!"

"And duck blood!"

Zhang Li held a piece of tofu puff in her chopsticks as she watched Huang Yiliang being fed by Zhao Liying and Yang Mi in turn.

I secretly marveled at how complicated the entertainment industry really is.

"Should I give it my all?" Zhang Li wondered, somewhat eager to try.

After all, Napoleon once said: "An employee who doesn't want to be the boss's wife is not a good employee."

Huang Yiliang noticed Zhang Li's intention and immediately glared at her. "Two people are already my limit. Why are you still going to do this?"

"Alright, alright, it's not like I don't have hands. I can cook whatever I want myself." Huang Yiliang pushed Yang Mi's hand away in annoyance.

The shrimp paste she picked up wasn't cooked through at all.

"Huang Yiliang, let me do it! I'm so hungry, put some lettuce slices in!" Zhou Mengdie said impatiently.

"What are the benefits?" Huang Yiliang asked realistically.

"I'll grant you two requests!" Zhou Mengdie said immediately.

"Deal, take it easy! Don't mess things up." Huang Yiliang reminded him before decisively logging off.

The next second, Zhou Mengdie discovered that she could move her hand again.

"whee!"

The little girl grinned.

"Snowflake beef, three rises and three falls." Huang Yiliang skillfully picked up a slice of beef and dipped it up and down in the spicy hot pot.

"Ah—! So refreshing, this is the taste!"

Huang Yiliang snapped his fingers with satisfaction: "Royal Flush, bring over a dozen Budweisers, ice cold."

"Okay, Brother Liang!" Wang Zha hurriedly put down his chopsticks and ran to get the wine.

"..." Yang Mi and Zhao Liying looked at each other in bewilderment.

Especially Zhao Liying, she has a very close relationship with her boss, and has done everything she could except for the last step.

She suddenly felt that her boss's entire demeanor had changed.

It went from being a domineering CEO in male-oriented novels to a BL (Boys' Love) genre.

"Eat up! Why are you all staring at me? Shrimp paste and fish balls aren't that easy to cook. Pour them in first. Yang Mi, pass over the goose intestines next to you."

Yang Mi is numb.

When did I ever have a nickname like Yang Mi? Although I really wanted to, it's too embarrassing to call her that in front of everyone.

"Boss! Aren't you unable to eat spicy food?" Zhao Liying asked worriedly.

She eats with Huang Yiliang every day, so of course she knows his eating habits.

"Hehe, the boss is in a good mood today, so I'll make an exception." Huang Yiliang waved his hand generously.

However, Yang Mi and Zhao Liying noticed that his movements seemed a bit effeminate.

Just then, Wang Zha walked over carrying half a dozen ice-cold beers.

Huang Yiliang immediately opened a bottle and took a big gulp from the bottle opening.

"MiMi, come on! Hot pot and ice-cold beer go perfectly together, it's more fun when we drink together."

Huang Yiliang skillfully opened two bottles of beer and handed them to Yang Mi and Zhang Li respectively.

"Liying, you're too young to drink alcohol. Drink juice instead."

"Royal Flush!" Huang Yiliang snapped his fingers again to summon the Royal Flush.

"Ask the boss what kind of fresh juice they have, and bring me a pitcher."

"Alright!"

"Are you alright?" Yang Mi asked with a strange expression.

She felt that Huang Yiliang was like he had been injected with chicken blood, and suddenly became extremely excited.

"Of course I'm fine, come on, let's have a drink!" Huang Yiliang picked up the wine bottle and clinked it against Yang Mi and Zhang Li's.

Yang Mi and Zhang Li certainly drink alcohol.

Huang Yiliang held a wine bottle in his left hand and chopsticks in his right, and drinking the wine did not affect his speed of eating meat at all.

"King—!" Huang Yiliang was about to snap his fingers to summon the royal flush.

Zhao Liying quickly said, "Boss, I'll go get it! What else would you like to eat?"

"Add ten plates of fatty beef, ten plates of mutton rolls, and two more plates of goose intestines," Huang Yiliang said, waving his hand.

Zhang Li's alcohol tolerance was surprisingly good. When Huang Yiliang finished a bottle, she also finished a bottle. Only Yang Mi was sneakily raising fish.

"Boss, let me toast you. I've never had a chance to thank you in person. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to act." Zhang Li said, raising her glass and downing it in one gulp.

Huang Yiliang was stunned for a moment.

He's not used to drinking quickly, and mainly he doesn't like it. The most important thing about drinking is to have fun; there's no point in competing to drink more.

"Boss, please do as you please. I was just too excited," Zhang Li said quickly, noticing her boss's hesitation.

"Okay, then I'll really do whatever I want!" Huang Yiliang really only took one big gulp.

"They've already toasted me with a big glass, Sister Mi, aren't you going to reciprocate? I've given you the chance to play a minor role." Huang Yiliang looked at Yang Mi.

Yang Mi's skin is numb again.

How did I suddenly become "Sister Honey"?

But it feels so good to be the older sister.

"Brother Liang, I'd like to raise a glass to you too. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to act in a movie. Please remember to look after me if I have any more opportunities like this in the future!"

Yang Mi poured herself a full glass of wine and downed it in one gulp.

"Sure, sure, as long as you don't charge me!" Huang Yiliang waved his hand and laughed.

She dared not agree to Yang Mi's request on Huang Yiliang's behalf, so she just gave her a perfunctory response for now.

"Handsome guy, beautiful ladies, want to listen to some songs? Five yuan a song." A long-haired man carrying a guitar walked over.

Yang Mi looked at Huang Yiliang.

Huang Yiliang was just cooking tripe, and he shrugged indifferently.

"Okay! I want to hear 'Love for Sale'." Yang Mi smiled at the long-haired singer.

"Uh—! It's too embarrassing for a guy like me to sing this song. Can we change it?" the long-haired singer said awkwardly.

"Poisonous Perfume?" Yang Mi asked with a smile.

"Can I change it?" the long-haired singer asked, forcing herself to speak.

"The White Fox," Yang Mi said immediately.

This is her favorite song right now.

"Forget it, I'll just sing 'Poisonous Perfume' instead!"

The long-haired singer quickly grabbed his guitar and started playing the intro, lamenting how hard it was to earn money these days.

That damned "Huangliangmeng Music" produced several internet songs that are both corny and catchy, yet they are incredibly popular.

"I once loved a man like this..."

Although the long-haired singer felt ashamed, she still performed "Poisonous Perfume" with great professionalism.

"Great, great, it sounds wonderful!" Yang Mi and Zhang Li clapped their hands.

"Why don't you play the guitar, give me the microphone, and I'll sing 'Love for Sale'?" Yang Mi said excitedly.

"No, please don't! You're trying to kill someone!"

Huang Yiliang quickly stopped him. Others might not know Yang Mi's singing voice, but how could he not?

"Then you sing!" Yang Mi said irritably, shoving the microphone near Huang Yiliang's mouth.

If it were Wong Yat Leung himself, he certainly wouldn't be happy to sing in public.

But Zhou Mengdie was different; after having a few drinks, this young girl became a wild and unruly person.

"Give me the guitar!"