Memoirs of a Mortal

Crew Diary

When we returned to the hotel in the evening, Director Kang stood at the door of the canteen early."Tonight's dishes are very rich, come in and take a seat! Mao Zedong's special actor will come to meet us soon!"

I didn't even have time to change my clothes before I walked to the dining room and sat down in a corner.At that moment, I just wanted to sit quietly.However, as soon as Dai Enze entered the room, he pointed at me and made faces, then sat down next to me."Why are you sitting here? Do you think I can't see you?"Then he poured me a cup of tea，"Are you tired? Do you want to sit here and be quiet?"

I nodded，I took a sip of tea, chrysanthemum tea moisturizes my throat.

A few minutes later, the waiter started bringing the dishes to the table."This is a local specialty brought by the actor who plays Mao Zedong! Sweet Osmanthus Rice Wine!" A waiter placed two brown bottles of wine on the table.

"Can you drink?"

"No!" I thought about how I was trafficked to a nightclub many years ago, and suddenly I felt very bad.Looking at the dishes on the table, I have no appetite.

"Come on! This is our actress who plays Miss Hong, Ruoxi! And our singer Dai Enze!" Next to Director Kang stood an actor who looked like Mao Zedong.Without asking me if I could drink, he just handed me a cup filled with rice wine.

"Hello!" I took the glass and said, "Nice to meet you! Thank you for the wine!" I drank it in one gulp.Everyone at the table raised their glasses and drank.

"Little sister, you can drink a lot!" The actor who plays Mao Zedong picked up the bottle and poured a glass into my glass. "Come to Shaoshan when you have time!"

"Okay, sure!" I raised my glass again

"Didn't you just say that you don't drink?" After sitting down, Dai Enze looked at me with his eyes slanted.

"No! But I still have to work here until the filming is over!"Of course, I can't afford to offend anyone here.I am just a person who was judged early on and could not go to a regular university.A poor student who spent a lot of effort from his family to be admitted to a junior college.The people present here are either directors, actors, or singers. Even if they are not famous, they are much better off than people like me who are at the bottom of society.

"Is your family in financial difficulty? Do you want to be an actor because you just joined the crew?"After dinner, I took a walk in the hotel yard，Dai Enze walked behind me with an unfinished bottle of rice wine."Your family conditions are not good, right?"

"Hmm" I hummed.

“You earn tuition money?”

"That's about right! My grandma and my parents sent me to Shanghai to study! They spent a lot of effort on it."After drinking, the evening breeze blows on my face, it's really comfortable.

"So you're a good student?" We walked to the two swings and sat down on each seat."I've been working in a bar since I graduated from junior high school!"He took a sip of wine

"Not really. Regular universities refused to accept me. I could only start from a technical school, then go to a junior college, and then take the adult education exam!"I looked at him, his profile was very nice in the moonlight

"That's better than me! My family lives in a rural area in Zhejiang. I haven't even been to high school, let alone what life is like in college!"At that moment, his eyes seemed to be shining with stars.“I want to help you!”

"What?" I seemed not to hear clearly

"I want to help you! I can help you finish college. I will protect you until the filming of this play is finished. No one in this crew will bully you!"He handed me the wine.

"Protect me? Help me? This place still needs protection? How are you going to help me?" I swung slowly on the swing.

He stood up and walked behind me, slowly pushing me，"You are still too young, you don't know the ways of the world in the crew! Many people seem to be very kind to you on the surface, but if one day, what you do cannot satisfy them, you will definitely not be as comfortable as you are today!"He continued, "I can help you finish college! Even..."

"Even what?"

"Even after you graduate, you can stay with me!" He stopped my swing. "The entertainment industry is really not as simple as you think!"

I took a big sip of the wine in my hand and looked at the starry sky，I just replied, “Thank you!”

"Human relations and social skills?" Yes, in this country, everything has to do with "human relations" and "benefits"."What good can I give to others?" I sighed

"Like that singer, and like the two actresses who live in the room on the other side of you!"His voice is low

"I know that female singer, but what happened to the two girls in the next room?"I tilted my head and looked at him

He looked at me and smoothed my hair. “Those two girls slept with the assistant director of the crew just to get more shots!”"I don't want you to be like this! I hope you don't live this kind of life in the future!

I was not surprised to hear this because I had no idea what the person next door looked like."I understand!" I finished the last bit of wine, got up and walked to my room.

"Think about it! I really want to help you!" He followed me

"I'll think about it!" Indeed, if someone helps me, I won't have to work so hard.But this protection came a little late. If someone had protected me like this when I was being strangled and taken to the car a few years ago, it would have been great.

When I returned to the room and turned on my phone, I received several messages. Qiqi asked, "Is the crew fun? Why don't you recommend me to the screenwriter?"

"I just joined the crew and I'm not familiar with the screenwriter!" I replied

In the family chat group, the question was "Wenwen, are you going to make a movie? The salary is high, right?""Cousin, can I ask Dai Enze for an autograph?""Is filming fun? Bring your nephew next time!"

I just replied with a smiley face. After all, when the incident happened a few years ago, they all chose to remain silent.After reporting to my mother that I was safe, I took a bath and went to sleep.