Chapter 1715 - 1538: Spirit in the Antique 18
Chapter 1715: Chapter 1538: Spirit in the Antique 18
Later, graduation breakup season arrived, and couples began to break up en masse. Jiang Kaixin’s secret crush also ended without a trace, with the thought that they wouldn’t cross paths again in this lifetime.
Afterwards, Jiang Kaixin lost weight and entered the entertainment industry. She became an overnight sensation after starring in a great film. Who could have guessed that Mao Boyang was actually the Crown Prince of one of the biggest entertainment companies in the country, and had also gotten involved in the entertainment industry.
When Mao Boyang first reached out to Jiang Kaixin, it was actually to recruit her to his company, because Jiang Kaixin’s contract was about to expire.
Originally, Jiang Kaixin shouldn’t have gone, because she wasn’t planning to switch companies. Her current company had always treated her well. However, since Mao Boyang was her secret crush, Jiang Kaixin went to meet him out of personal interest.
Of course, the excuse was ready-made. She was going to reject Mao Boyang face to face and make it clear to him so he would give up; she was not going to switch companies.
During that meeting, as luck would have it, they were photographed by a paparazzo. Fortunately, the paparazzo was money-hungry and sent the photos to her agent, Sister Mei, who quickly bought them.
Those paparazzi do this regularly, and there are some rules. Once the photos are handed over, they are handed over completely, without retaining any. They also wouldn’t ask for exorbitant prices, fearing it could end badly; it’s not fun to really anger these celebrities.
Originally, that meeting had already made Sister Mei very angry, but Jiang Kaixin didn’t take it to heart because she knew that, with her family and background, she could weather the storms of the entertainment circle.
It just wasn’t the right time to leverage family power yet. Jiang Kaixin never expected that she would soon meet Mao Boyang a second time, and then Mao Boyang invited her to have dinner together.
Jiang Kaixin initially wanted to refuse, after all, Mao Boyang’s background was too sensitive. Any female star associated with him would inevitably be labeled as having a sugar daddy.
However, Jiang Kaixin had her backing, and she still felt some lingering emotions for Mao Boyang, so when her resolve wavered for a moment, she ended up having dinner with Mao Boyang.
Who knew she’d have such bad luck this time and be photographed again, only this time by an actual journalist, who promptly posted the news online.
Then Jiang Kaixin was publicly ridiculed for being kept by Mao Boyang. She wasn’t really scared, as she could simply reveal her family background publicly. With her family standing, she would not fall so low as to be kept for resources.
The real thing troubling Jiang Kaixin now was her rekindled feelings for Mao Boyang, however, due to her family circumstances, despite having freedom, she didn’t have control over her own marriage.
The Jiang Family was a family-run business. Her parents weren’t biased towards sons over daughters. All the children, whether sons or daughters, received equal shares of the inheritance. Jiang Kaixin has two brothers and one sister, making a total of four siblings.
Since the family company was sizeable, Jiang Kaixin was set to receive quite a substantial inheritance. However, along with the inheritance came family responsibilities, which meant that both sons and daughters had to marry strategically.
Jiang Kaixin’s brother married the daughter of a business partner, and her sister married the son of a family beneficial to the business. Now, only Jiang Kaixin was left.
If nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Kaixin is supposed to marry a family beneficial to the family business in the future. As for Jiang Kaixin’s own wishes, they were not important.
Mao Boyang’s background was indeed suitable for a union with the Jiang Family, but it was a pity that the Jiang Family’s business had nothing to do with the entertainment industry. The Jiang Family would not allow Jiang Kaixin to marry Mao Boyang.
Considering her family situation, Jiang Kaixin chose to extinguish those small thoughts about Mao Boyang. Although she liked Mao Boyang, she wasn’t prepared to defy her family for him.
Sister Mei’s capabilities were strong, and soon the online news about Jiang Kaixin being kept by Mao Boyang was overshadowed by the announcement of their first collaboration on a new film.
Half a month later, Jiang Kaixin and Mao Boyang started filming their new collaboration together, officially working together.
Since it was a detective film, before shooting started, Jiang Kaixin and Mao Boyang were sent to the police school to learn the various skills used by police in solving cases. Although not very detailed, it helped them act more like real officers.
Being in the same crew, facing each other all day for a few months, it was easy to develop feelings, especially when Jiang Kaixin still harbored that little bit of admiration for Mao Boyang.
The most important thing was that Jiang Kaixin sensed that Mao Boyang had feelings for her as well, not only looking after her during filming but also frequently making gestures that bordered on flirtation.
For instance, sending meals to her, and thoughtfully preparing hot porridge every morning so she wouldn’t go hungry. Mao Boyang did countless such little things.
Finally, the few months of filming passed, and Jiang Kaixin felt like she had gone mad when she agreed to continue working with Mao Boyang, taking on a historical drama offered by him.
This time, Jiang Kaixin and Mao Boyang played lovers forced apart, dying together in the end; the conclusion was a tragedy, filled with crying scenes.
With some time on her hands, Jiang Kaixin took the script and read it thoroughly again. The story was about two young individuals in ancient society who met during a lantern festival.
The two fell in love at first sight, secretly meeting a few times. The couple originally agreed that the man would persuade his mother to send matchmakers to the woman’s family for marriage proposals as soon as possible.
But the woman’s parents resolutely refused, planning to have her participate in a beauty selection.
The female lead initially resisted with all her might, but her parents said their family was already suspected by the Emperor, and unless they pleased him, they would face a crisis.
Forced into desperation, the female lead broke her promise to her lover, entered the palace, and married the Emperor. Because the female lead was beautiful and the Emperor was lustful, she was exclusively favored by the Emperor and gained a reputation as a femme fatale.
Later, this Emperor was overthrown due to his tyrannical rule. The female lead, deemed a seductive concubine who ruined the nation, was ordered to be executed, and the new Emperor decreed her to be strangled.
The day before her execution, she was rescued by the male lead, but they were quickly discovered and hunted. In the end, the female and male lead jumped off a cliff together, marking the end of the film.
It’s an open-ended conclusion, though it displays a tragedy, it could be interpreted as them surviving the fall off the cliff.
For some reason, upon reading the script, Jiang Kaixin found herself particularly drawn into the story, with images forming vividly in her mind.
The pain of being forced to separate from a lover, the longing while living alone in the deep palace, and the ultimate relief and tragic grandeur of jumping off the cliff together with her lover.
Late at night, Jiang Kaixin hugged the script, crying her heart out. Her eyes were so swollen the next day that she couldn’t film, and Sister Mei lectured her while applying ice to her eyes.
Once the swelling subsided a bit, Jiang Kaixin hurried over to the set, arriving to witness Mao Boyang and the director entertaining a woman in a cheongsam.
Jiang Kaixin was somewhat dazzled because the woman’s looks were so stunning that even many stars couldn’t compare.
In front of the woman, there were two particularly exquisite costumes, one was an ancient palace robe and the other was the attire of a wealthy scion.