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Lang Jun always thought of himself as a broad-minded and experienced TV director who had seen all kinds of bizarre incidents. A week after "Girls" started filming, he couldn't resist and made some comments to his buddies in the circle, holding an unlit cigarette in his mouth.

Lang Jun: [I've been pondering a philosophical question these days.]

--?

--?

--??? Aren't you filming? Why are you thinking about all this nonsense instead of focusing on the shoot?

--Went crazy again!

Lang Jun: [Honestly, I'm not far from going crazy. I know you won't believe it, but these days I've felt that my drama is too low-level and doesn't match the actors.]

--...

--Is your drama low-level? How about my stuff with whining, youth pain, school bullying, pregnancy, and abortion?

--Don't interrupt, let him finish.

--@ Lang Jun, go ahead.

Lang Jun: [Do you know the lineup of my actors?]

--Who doesn't know your four female leads? Ni An, Yu Zhiwei, Lin Ling, and Jasmine are all well-known in the industry. If it weren't for Lang Jun, you wouldn't be able to assemble such a cast!

--What's wrong? They don't fit in with her??

--Aren't they all veteran actors? Jasmine is a newcomer, but she's also a hit. It's not that I look down on that drama about the all-around girlfriend, it's a web drama project, even with additional production costs and the same cast, this drama achieved the highest viewership of nearly 3.5 on a single platform, with an average viewership exceeding 2. Jasmine's credit for this is undeniable. She can carry a hit drama right after her debut, how could she fail in the second one?

Lang Jun: [Who told you Jasmine failed?]

--The other three failed??

--That's absurd.

Lang Jun: [No, it's not that they failed, through this week, I suggest to all my bros, don't easily cast Jasmine if it's not a single female lead role.]

These days, the second half of the rural variety show that Jasmine filmed has been released. Let's not talk about how many viewers she attracted with her jokes, let's focus on the direct impact. This sister has dominated Facebook and entertainment news apps for several days in a row, and video creators on streaming platforms have contributed numerous satirical edits, mocking her from all angles, after watching these, they've turned her image in their hearts into a country bumpkin cat.

Now, Lang Jun comes out saying this, as if Jasmine is too high-level and others don't deserve it.

The directors are all puzzled and confused.

That sickle in hand, do I rule my own land, the king of the field, too high level...?

How did she get associated with high level?

The first reaction was like this, of course, directors know that variety show image and filming are two different things. After some random chatter, they asked if Jasmine had a resurgence yesterday? Did she overshadow the other three in the scene?

Lang Jun said she didn't overshadow them, she didn't steal the show.

Lang Jun: [I don't know if you've ever encountered that kind of actor, average skills, but emotions are spot on, with an amazing aura. It's not as exaggerated in person, but on screen, it's amazing. I shot this movie for seven days, at first it didn't seem that obvious, but the more I watched, the more I felt that Jasmine actually isn't suitable for a female lead role in a drama...]

-- I guess I get it now, I don't know if I should congratulate or pity you. Think positively, in the previous series she was just a supporting character, but in your hands, she is at least one of the four main female leads. Just shoot it however you like, the audience doesn't really have a preference among the four main characters.

-- Look at Gao Teng, he cast her to play Yu Yang's sister, according to your logic, in his drama, the audience would all be rooting for the siblings, the female lead would be done for. Compared to him, you're still lucky.

-- Hahaha, did she turn your character Sweet into a silly kitten who gets exploited, deceived, and abandoned by others? Wouldn't that be more impactful than a fickle kitten???

Lang Jun looked up at the ceiling.

It would be great if it were a cat, but it's not this time.

This time it feels like a peach spirit, and after it became a spirit, the set turned into a battleground.

It wasn't too obvious at first, but when the boyfriend of the character appeared, the sweet plot in the beginning, the whole set felt like it was immersed in peach soda.

The actor playing her scumbag boyfriend complained more than once, saying he couldn't do it, he couldn't come up with a reason to betray his girlfriend Sweet, she adored him like he was the center of the universe, how could he not treasure her affection and instead go after her friend? Is he still a human???

When the actor came to complain, the director solemnly told him, "He was always a scumbag."

The actor argued, "Even a scumbag has taste and aesthetics, he's just a scumbag, not blind. Lang, think about it, if I play it this way, won't the audience lash out when it airs?"

"You knew this role would get backlash from the start."

"But this is too difficult for me, I can't just agree without any feedback, he's too casual with his infidelity!"

The director patted his shoulder, "Young man, I think you've got a problem with your mindset, right now you're not yourself, you are the number one scumbag in the show, you think Jasmine playing Sweet is cute but irrelevant, isn't it normal for a scumbag tired of peaches to want to taste something else? Even the finest delicacies can't stand being consumed every day."

The actor left in tears.

Just as he left, another quality supporting actor approached the director, "After the sweet and scumbag break up, can I pursue her and date her?"

The director coldly refused.

"Why?"

"Because there are second and third scumbags waiting in line, after shooting for so long, didn't you read the script till the end???"

"Then let me be the fourth, let me come and heal the sweetie!"

Just as he said that, someone else raised their hand nearby, "I can do it too, I just love girls like peaches."

Lang, the director: ... d**m!

*

Jasmine had no idea that under the skill "special charm," the character she played, Sweet, appeared to others as a peach in human form.

Her only feeling was that she had been exposed to more peach-related things lately.

After meals, peaches were added to the fruit plate, someone bought peach drinks, and yesterday she accidentally overheard the staff exclaiming that they had ordered a crate of white peach soda, the white peach jelly was also exceptionally delicious.

Another person said that they were afraid to eat too much while dieting, but they found a pair of particularly cute peach earrings and a soft and squishy large peach pendant!

...

Overnight, the whole cast became obsessed with water peaches.

Jasmine felt confused, she asked the assistant sister assigned by Sister Chen, "Which celebrity made peaches popular? Why can you see peaches everywhere these days?"

This question left the assistant sister stunned. After confirming that Jasmine was genuinely puzzled and not joking, she blinked her eyes slowly and pointed over.

"Are you pointing at me?"

"It's you, sister, don't you know? The character you play, Sweet, has become a peach spirit! The photography team, lighting crew, and wardrobe stylists are all jealous of you acting with the male lead. They wish they could recycle him as trash when he flirts with your friend."

"Eh??"

"Sister really doesn't know?"

Jasmine honestly shook her head, "I don't know, they used to say I looked like a cat..."

"No more cats, there are no more cats in the future, now you have become a peach spirit."

Unable to understand, definitely the effect of the magical gift from the underworld. Jasmine accepted her new role calmly. A peach is a peach, and this character is definitely sweet.

*

The drama continued shooting in a strange and quirky manner. In the middle of it, Liu Yiyang and Wen Hang brought Wen family's child to visit the set. It was supposed to be a set visit, but in reality, Wen Jiajia missed his mother and wanted to talk to her. However, Jasmine had already gone to Shanghai with the crew to film, so they could only fly in for a visit.

The child was brought in by the assistant and coincidentally witnessed Jasmine's first breakup scene. The director was concerned she wouldn't cry convincingly, as crying scenes are challenging for new actors.

As Jasmine faced the scumbag in the scene, thinking of her mother, tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her face. At first, she cried silently, then started sobbing and muttering complaints under her breath. (-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩___-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩)

Onlookers found her "breakup" scene both cute and heart-wrenching.

The kindergarten child, with simpler emotions, widened his eyes in awe, watching the big sister cry uncontrollably, saying, "Wow! The peach is crying!"

Wen Hang couldn't stop him in time.

They received a wave of criticism, but Jasmine wiped her tears and explained, "I'm sorry, he came to see me."

Wen Jiajia rushed to hug her, calling her Sister Peach, asking her not to cry, or she'd turn into a dried peach.

Jasmine: ...

Everyone on set: ...chuckles.

Entertained by the child's words, the director generously gave them some time. Wen Hang gestured for those waiting outside to bring in cakes, fruits, snacks, milk tea, and coffee.

Liu Yiyang and Jasmine explained, "It's been a while since we last visited, and the little one has been misbehaving lately. His grandma asked me to bring him over with Wen Hang, sorry for the trouble."

Jasmine said, "It's no trouble. Jiajia came all this way, how could I find him annoying? He's obviously so cute."

Wen Jiajia chuckled at her words.

"Sister Peach is the cutest."

Although it was only their second meeting, through this exchange of compliments, they quickly grew closer, becoming affectionate in no time.

The peach aura Jasmine exuded earlier was already endearing to the child, and he knew this peach could help him find his mother.

The child hugged her tightly and almost disrupted the director's filming schedule.

While on set, Jasmine didn't check her phone. After wrapping up, she returned to her hotel suite and made the call. Wen Jiajia's child finally got to talk to his mother again, chatting away on the phone. Jasmine noticed Liu Yiyang's expression change.

"What's wrong?"

Liu Yiyang sighed and told her they had been photographed both at the set and when entering the hotel.

Jasmine remained calm, "Understand that paparazzi make a living this way."

".....???"

"Is this too magnanimous? But they say you had a child out of wedlock, and that your husband took your son to the set to visit you."

This is getting a bit out of hand...

Jasmine glanced at Liu Yiyang, then at Wen Hang, trying to figure out which of the two really resembled her husband. The two cousins had a sudden realization and spoke at the same time, "Shut up, don't say anything."

Jasmine: "?"

Liu Yiyang solemnly said, "I know I'm not your ideal type anymore."

"Don't be like this, even if you were, I couldn't have caused a scandal with you six years ago. Listen to me, being involved with a minor is a crime."

"No, if it was six years ago, weren't you a minor too? We were just tasting forbidden apple at most."

"Why would I choose you? Back then, I was already a mature beauty, while you were just a teenager. We wouldn't have been happy together."

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Liu Yiyang: Grumbling. ͼ(ݓ_ݓ)ͽ