Chapter 1799: Chapter 1799: Tomorrow’s Star (1)

"Cut!"

"That’s it for today, everyone can go back and rest."

"We’re done!"

Chuzheng opened her eyes and found herself standing in the water, her eyes dazzled by the lights, somewhat blinding, with numerous machines surrounding her.

Is this... a film set?

She should be in a pool now... an outdoor pool.

Chuzheng was dressed in very thin clothing, which was completely soaked and clinging to her body.

She could feel that the temperature here was especially low, her limbs had long since become numb from the cold, and the wind blowing only made it colder.

As Chuzheng glanced around, she found that everyone else was wearing cotton coats.

Great.

In the dead of winter, she was soaking in a pool.

What kind of treatment is this?!

Bang—

The lights that had been shining on her were turned off, and not far away, a crowd of people was escorting a few individuals away, while other staff were tidying up equipment.

Chuzheng stood alone in the water, and if it weren’t for someone occasionally glancing her way, Chuzheng might have suspected she was a ghost, invisible to everyone else.

Damn.

So cold.

Chuzheng quickly walked towards the edge of the pool, grabbed the nearby handrail, and prepared to climb out.

As soon as she got out, a gust of cold wind blew across, making her shiver. However, given the number of people around, Chuzheng had to tough it out without showing any signs.

"Hey, why haven’t you left yet?"

A somewhat sharp voice interjected from beside her.

"It’s shameless, standing here flaunting instead of tidying up..."

Chuzheng turned her head to see a young girl standing behind her, examining her with a critical gaze.

Chuzheng’s clothes weren’t particularly revealing; the top was dark-colored, and even if wet, except for outlining her curves, there wasn’t any issue.

Chuzheng didn’t have any memories and couldn’t recall who this girl was, so she didn’t respond, giving her a cold glance and then looking away.

However, the girl wasn’t satisfied: "Some people have their eyes higher than their heads, yet don’t see their own worth."

As she spoke, the girl walked towards Chuzheng, suddenly bumping her with her shoulder.

Chuzheng was standing at the edge, and such a bump would definitely cause her to fall back into the pool.

Splash—

Someone fell into the water, but it wasn’t Chuzheng.

Chuzheng stood above, calmly watching the girl flail below as surprised voices sounded around them, then headed in the direction those others had left.

At this moment, everyone was busy rescuing the girl screaming like a slaughtered pig in the water, and no one had the time to pay attention to Chuzheng.

The pool was only 1.2 meters deep; as long as one doesn’t act foolishly, there’s no way to drown.

-

The original protagonist’s name was Qin Chuzheng, and the Qin Family was considered one of the influential circles in high society, but the original protagonist wasn’t favored within the Qin Family.

She was a troublemaker from a young age, defying everyone, always like a lit firecracker, causing much trouble for the Qin Family.

The original protagonist had a fiancé who was a popular film emperor.

Unfortunately, she didn’t like this film emperor; she was in love with his archrival, Fu Xingchen.

For Fu Xingchen, she dove into the entertainment industry.

The Qin Family opposed her entering the entertainment industry, not bothering to pave the way for her and grateful if they didn’t try to trip her up.

But the original protagonist’s heart was solely set on Fu Xingchen, never caring about these matters.

She was a novice latecomer, spending her days running walk-on parts and learning, while the Qin Family cut off her finances, making her life exhausting.

But she persevered through it all for Fu Xingchen.

The original protagonist sought every possible way to break off the engagement.

However, before she could succeed, news came that her fiancé was in an accident while filming—not fatal, but definitely keeping him off the set for a while.

The Qin Family feared being accused of ingratitude and dared not break off the engagement, no matter how hard the original protagonist protested.

Yet, it was at this moment that people from her fiancé’s side came knocking, hoping to fulfill the marriage agreement and have the original protagonist move in for a period.

Of course, the original protagonist was unwilling, but the Qin Family dared not offend the other side and eventually forced her to move in.

The fiancé’s villa was devoid of any warmth; although handsome, he had a poker face every day, an intimidating and gloomy demeanor, which the original protagonist couldn’t stand and ran off in less than a day.

It was around this time that she discovered Fu Xingchen had fallen for someone else.

And that someone was the assistant she had personally brought up, Nian Yue.

The original protagonist met Nian Yue when she was sitting on the roadside after losing her job, and the original protagonist, just entering the entertainment industry as a gofer, took pity on her and hired her as her assistant.

The original protagonist thought of Nian Yue as a sister, sharing everything with her.

Nian Yue volunteered to gather information on Fu Xingchen for her, but unexpectedly, Fu Xingchen ended up falling for Nian Yue.

This was something the original protagonist couldn’t comprehend and promptly went to confront Nian Yue.

The confrontation revealed nothing, and instead, Fu Xingchen caught them, thinking she was bullying Nian Yue and took Nian Yue to his side.

Heartbroken, the original protagonist went to a bar to drown her sorrows.

No bloody drama unfolded; she merely ended up hitting someone by the roadside and got locked up.

The original protagonist wasn’t famous, but somehow managed to make it to the trending news.

The Qin Family was furious over her behavior, as it brought negative attention to the family, and they harshly reprimanded her, forbidding her from going out.

The original protagonist completely fell out with the Qin Family.

After that, she was continually sabotaged by Nian Yue, making a fool of herself in front of Fu Xingchen, earning his disdain.

The original protagonist’s end was quite tragic; Nian Yue, having been her assistant, had plenty of dirt on her and exposed it.

The issues themselves were minor, but after being embellished, they became serious.

The original protagonist ultimately despaired at Fu Xingchen’s "How could you be so cheap?" and, in a drunken stupor, failed to spot an oncoming vehicle and ended up as a vegetative state.

Chuzheng dried her hair while accepting the original protagonist’s memories.

The original protagonist was filming a youth idol drama with modest investment, and her role was... well, it’s unknown which number female character, but it involved abruptly confronting the female lead, trying to push her into the pool.

Of course, the female lead remained unharmed, and the vindictive side character met a deserving end.

The timeline had reached the point where the original protagonist and Nian Yue were at odds.

The Qin Family had cut off her economic resources, and she was running some walk-on roles, but that paltry sum was used up in no time, and with Nian Yue gone, the original protagonist couldn’t afford an assistant.

That’s why she was standing there alone earlier.

The main cast had left, and nobody was asking her to come out, let alone worried whether she’d catch a cold.

She was a side character; it was normal not to be noticed, especially since the original protagonist had offended Shen Qingman, who played female number two, upon joining the group.

The person who found fault earlier was Shen Qingman’s loyal follower, whose primary role was to target those Shen Qingman disliked.

The scene was originally supposed to be filmed indoors in a heated pool, but Shen Qingman convinced the director to borrow a friend’s rooftop outdoor pool for shooting, as it would better fit the storyline.

The pool was free, and the director immediately agreed.

Then...

Since Shen Qingman wasn’t going into the water, the unfortunate victim was the original protagonist.