Chapter 55. What kind of Yan Thirteen wears a helmet?

"Have you ever seen a celebrity taking a crowded bus?"

"Have you ever seen a celebrity taking a crowded bus?"

At the Hengdian Bus Station, Ji Yu muttered to himself several times, quite displeased with his mode of transportation.

Although he had stepped foot into the entertainment industry, he was still an ordinary person, lacking both money and influence.

Ji Yu himself had yet to develop the mindset of a major celebrity.

He had been an ordinary person in his past life, and rebirth was not a complete transformation; wanting to possess the aura of a big shot required gradual cultivation.

At the very least, Ji Yu, who currently still had to squeeze onto public buses and coaches, could not cultivate any impressive aura.

Your surroundings shape your state of mind!

The greatest benefit of rebirth was having a youthful body, which naturally brought a youthful mindset along with it.

Older people carried an air of twilight in their bones, and the older they got, the weaker their personal magnetic field became.

Only a youthful body could foster a confident inner self.

Comforting himself with these thoughts, Ji Yu quickened his pace and left the bus station.

He had set off in such a rush today that it was already past five o'clock. He needed to hurry to the hotel and report to the production crew.

However, upon arriving at the hotel, Ji Yu did not find the director or the producer.

They were busy rushing through scenes and were still at the shooting location.

The production logistics staff member left behind at the hotel arranged Ji Yu's accommodation and then departed, saying the director would come to see him later.

Ji Yu felt that the other person's attitude towards him wasn't very warm, which wasn't how a first meeting should go.

Could it be that they had a very close relationship with the original actor cast as Yan Shisan?

Ji Yu had parachuted in out of nowhere and snatched someone else's role, so perhaps many members of the crew harbored resentment toward him.

This upcoming filming experience might not be very peaceful.

Pondering this for a moment, Ji Yu brushed it aside; when the boat reached the bridgehead, it would naturally straighten itself out.

Beijing Television was broadcasting *Detective Ke Lan* tonight!

He could just turn on the television and admire his own handsome screen persona once again.

Standing on the hotel bed, watching himself on TV instantly take down a criminal with a single gunshot, Ji Yu couldn't help but spread his arms wide and shout:

"Dear national audience and friends, the great agent of justice and scourge of evil, Detective Li Tian, makes his dazzling debut!"

"Damn, am I handsome!"

Even though *Detective Ke Lan* had been airing in Shanghai for seven or eight days, he still felt a thrill seeing himself on screen.

Call it childish or call it juvenile-syndrome-infused, he was the only one in the room anyway, so who cared!

Soon, the television switched to the scene where he dropped his facade in the dead of night and revealed his true nature as a psychotic killer.

With a swift motion, he yanked the bedsheet off, draped it over himself to shield his face, and struck a cool pose:

"I am the demon walking in the darkness, the nightmare of countless maidens, the perverted sex fiend who kills first, violates later, kills again, and violates again!"

After playing around for a bit and thoroughly satisfying his craving for roleplay, he finally lay back down on the bed and quieted down.

Only in a strange place like Hengdian would he dare to let his inner childishness show.

Back in Shanghai, living in a traditional lane house, he didn't even dare to laugh out loud while watching TV at home, fearing his uncles and aunties would report him.

Ji Yu was having a wonderful time playing around here, but the audience across the country was suffering terribly.

Many viewers had tuned into the TV series specifically for Li Yapeng and Jiang Qingqing.

They had originally expected to watch Li Yapeng portray a dashing detective, only to be greeted by a psychotic serial killer instead.

In the first two episodes alone, two people were killed, each murder more perverted than the last.

Warm sunshine by day, seductive and demonic by night!

Ji Yu's face was firmly etched into the memories of countless viewers nationwide.

It simply had too much of a memorable impact.

Compared to the utterly plain-looking Li Yapeng, Ji Yu left a far deeper impression.

Listening to the audio from the television, Ji Yu couldn't help but take out his phone and call Li Xiaoran.

"Teacher Li! Are you watching TV? Have you seen my handsome performance?"

"I am no pervert! Why are you tarnishing an innocent person's reputation out of thin air!"

"Hmph! I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to go show off to someone else!"

After chatting with Li Xiaoran for a few words, Ji Yu hung up and immediately dialed Fan Bingbing.

"Bingbing, are you watching TV?"

"What? Our mom says I'm a pervert and won't let you play with me?!"

"Put our mom on the phone, I need to have a word with her!"

"Your mom, my mom, alright fine, your mom."

"I wasn't swearing!"

"Jiatong? You haven't left yet? Missed you, I'm filming in Hengdian!"

Lying on the bed with a crooked smile, Ji Yu chatted with Fan Bingbing and Yue Jiatong for over ten minutes before finally hanging up.

Starting today, I am also a big celebrity!

Around nine o'clock in the evening, the crew of *The Third Young Master's Sword* wrapped up for the day and returned to the hotel.

He Zhonghua, Yu Feihong, and a few others returned alongside the director.

The director had originally intended to go talk to Ji Yu, but thinking it was getting too late, he decided against it.

Let's leave it for tomorrow.

Having missed the director, Ji Yu simply lay on the bed and fell asleep.

Naturally, he had a dream in which he became a legendary martial arts hero, dispensing justice far and wide!

Early the next morning, Ji Yu woke up promptly.

Upon waking, the thought that he was going to play Yan Shisan filled him with irrepressible excitement!

Ji Yu had loved *The Third Young Master's Sword* in his past life, though back then he had mostly just focused on the male lead looking cool.

The actor who played the original Yan Shisan wasn't good-looking, and his costume and styling were utterly bizarre.

He was supposed to be an peerless swordsman who worshipped the color black and was perpetually surrounded by an aura of sorrow, death, and loneliness, yet the television series somehow styled him to look like an absolute bumpkin.

In his heart, Ji Yu felt a sense of injustice on behalf of Yan Shisan.

This was one of his absolute favorite martial arts characters created by Gu Long!

Just as Ji Yu finished tidying up his room, the director knocked on his door, holding breakfast in his hands.

Steaming hot big steamed buns.

"You must be Ji Yu, I'm Jin Demao."

The director introduced himself with a smile, handed a portion of the breakfast to him, and said, "Come inside, let's eat and talk."

Ji Yu politely welcomed him in, thinking to himself that the director was actually quite nice for bringing breakfast along.

The door to the room remained open, allowing a view of the hallway where the entire crew was bustling about, making preparations for the day's shoot.

Makeup artists and costume designers darted back and forth to apply makeup for several actors.

After glancing out the door a few times, Ji Yu turned his attention to Jin Demao, wondering if the director had any special instructions.

"You have a foundation in action choreography, right?" Jin Demao asked, taking a bite of a steamed bun.

Ji Yu hurriedly nodded and replied, "Yes, I do."

"That's settled then. The stylist will come over later to do your makeup and styling, familiarize yourself with the script, and we'll head straight to the set to start work today."

"......"

That was it?

Shouldn't they discuss the script and talk about the character?

Seeing this, Ji Yu didn't say anything further; he picked up a steamed bun and began devouring it.

When he finished eating, Jin Demao had also finished his meal and went outside to summon the stylist.

At that moment, a chime sounded in Ji Yu's mind.

[Ding~~ A mission has arrived~~]

[Disguise yourself as the martial arts expert Yan Shisan and destroy the legendary martial arts faction, Divine Sword Manor!]

[Mission Rewards: Combat Skill Fragment *20; Weapon Mastery Fragment *20; Physical Enhancement *10; Exposure Value *200]

The rewards for Yan Shisan were extremely generous; although there weren't many skills, the stat points were quite high.

Furthermore, they were all very practical and would come in handy for future action scenes.

However, Ji Yu didn't intend to pursue the path of an action star, so he wasn't overly ecstatic.

Soon, the stylist entered carrying several sets of clothes.

Recalling the bizarre styling of the original Yan Shisan, Ji Yu immediately spoke up:

"Can I just wear black? These are way too flashy, they don't fit the character and it's a waste of money!"

Jin Demao, who had been standing at the door sipping soy milk, turned back to look at him, his eyebrows involuntarily rising.

Ji Yu continued, "Besides, I shouldn't steal the protagonist's thunder, right? If I dress simply, it will help highlight the protagonist, don't you think?"

Who knew what kind of mental illness industry practitioners nowadays suffered from; they always loved coming up with strange styling choices and actually thought they looked good.

None of it conformed to normal human aesthetics!

One glance at the American football helmet in the stylist's hands left Ji Yu completely numb.

Was Yan Shisan supposed to wear that thing out to fight people? Were they afraid someone would hit him on the head?

And what was the deal with that yellow-haired wig?

A magnificent supervillain, a peerless master dripping with imposing aura, had been turned into a helmet-wearing blonde delinquent by the director and the stylist!

Ji Yu would rather die than dress up like that; he was a man destined to play a flower boy!

Better death than a lack of handsomeness!