Caught in Affairs with Superstar

Zhou Yun was worried too, questioning whether she had other thoughts about Zhiyang.

She even considered that she might not have realized those thoughts herself.

But she seriously compared; with Song Chi, the instinctual closeness and desire that occasionally emerged never appeared when facing Yu Zhiyang.

When she saw Yu Zhiyang, she felt he was handsome, but more like she was interacting with a younger brother she wanted to care for.

Zhou Yun always felt that her sense of closeness to Zhiyang stemmed from his past experiences, wanting to help and rescue him.

Yet later, she realized things weren’t that simple.

She genuinely admired Yu Zhiyang and genuinely felt that his charisma and the tension erupting when acting with her were truly the elements that moved her as a fellow actor.

Even Song Chi did not give her this feeling.

Whether it was "Heart Inquiry" or "Moon Sinking at Sea," when acting with Song Chi, Zhou Yun only felt that Song Chi acted well, with excellent skills, but did not evoke that impulse to throw everything aside — acting, portraying a couple, where the relationship and tension between characters exist.

Oftentimes, what the audience calls chemistry refers to this.

Zhou Yun preferred the real-life Song Chi over the on-set Song Chi.

Frankly, Song Chi’s acting style and presence did not allow Zhou Yun to fully immerse herself.

Shooting "Heart Inquiry" and later "Moon Sinking at Sea," both carried this feeling.

But this was not Song Chi’s fault.

Song Chi was undoubtedly committed to acting and performed well.

Zhou Yun thought seriously whether her inability to fully immerse was due to an ambiguous relationship with Song Chi when acting, and being a rational person, she hesitated more, resisting immersing her real-life emotions into acting, unlike acting with other actors without considering personal feelings and fully committing.

Coincidentally, Yu Zhiyang was such a person.

For some actors, the closer they are to the fellow actor, the more in love, the more committed and engaged they are in the act.

But Zhou Yun couldn’t do it.

She had a simple rational awareness—that the relationships in the script and her real life were different, transplanting real-life emotions into acting was extremely unprofessional.

Under the influence of this rational awareness, acting with Song Chi had a natural barrier.

Zhou Yun didn’t know if her judgment was correct.

She was still exploring.

Wen Bing said, "I don’t want Yu Zhiyang to act, not only because I find his personal traits somewhat gloomy but also due to concerns. You’re so close to him, caring for him like a younger brother, even signed him under you and Song Chi. When preparing for ’Under the Grand Dress,’ many privately speculated about your relationship with him, and now, acting in this play, with such character relationships, aren’t you afraid of speculation when it releases?"

Zhou Yun was silent.

She hadn’t really considered this deeply.

Wen Bing sincerely considered her a friend, hence thinking so much for her.

But Zhou Yun didn’t know what to do.

In the past, she might have said, "What matters if others speculate" boldly. But after years in the industry and experiencing so much, she dared not speak recklessly about not fearing speculation anymore.

Every decision comes with a cost; it’s just whether she is willing to pay it.

Zhou Yun asked, "Putting aside everything else, do you think Yu Zhiyang is suitable?"

She looked at Wen Bing seriously, asking.

Wen Bing hesitated.

Seeing Wen Bing like this, Zhou Yun had some answers in heart.

It seemed, in Wen Bing’s opinion, Yu Zhiyang indeed was suitable.

In today’s entertainment circle, it’s difficult to find an actor still possessing a sense of genuineness.

In this star-making era, who can endure loneliness?

Anyone slightly good-looking is being discovered.

Due to his special circumstances, Yu Zhiyang’s genuine temperament remained unaffected by the broader environment.