The dinner finished in silence as usual. Both Han Yuren and Chu Nian ate to their fill and then Han Yuren insisted to wash the dishes while he instructed Chu Nian to start taking a walk in the garden.
Chu Nian did not argue much with him and at last, left him doing the dished after making sure if he is fine.
The house that Han Yuren lives in was a villa type house with a small swimming pool attached in the backyard, a big garden with a variety of plants grown. There was also a small place which was devoid of any grass and had some table and chairs arranged under a canopy.
Yesterday night when Chu Nian came to the garden she was with Han Yuren and was a little nervous. Today she was better than yesterday and more relaxed than yesterday allowing her to see the beauty in the garden.
Under the faint moonlight, the garden was illuminated mildly. The wind was not strong but it was moderate enough to make Chu Nian feel chilled.
Chu Nian was scooped up by Han Yuren, without any prior intimation. This sudden feeling of being carried up startled Chu Nian.A shout escaped her mouth while her eyes closed in defense and her hands which were holding Han Yuren's shirt were now around his neck clutching it tightly due to the fear of falling.
The next day, president Xia escorted Chu Nian along with a few other actors from Gu enterprise to the grooming classes. Each person was assigned to different classes. Some were asked to learn about their body shape and choice of dresses, while some were entitled to attend acting classes, some were expected to learn modelling, and so on and so forth. Because president Xia had made the reservations, everyone had got one on one classes, instead of squeezing into the crowd and learning. Chu Nian, who was not used to such preferential treatment was a little awkward."Once you leave here, you will have a completely new life." President Xia said while they both were standing outside and looking at the room where Chu Nian would be meeting with her teacher.Chu Nian's eyes were filled with hope, they were brightly shining. She looked at president Xia with her pure innocent eyes, smiled, and thanked him genuinely, "Thank you, President."
Since Chu Nian had already told that she did not want a break, Gary also did not insist on it."Now that you know, how to talk and stand, let's learn more about walking. Walking is one of the most important traits that an actress or a model should have. It might not seem something important but it is something which sets you different than others in the crowd."Gary took a seat on the couch and gestured Chu Nian to walk in front of him wearing different shoes.Chu Nian, did as Gary instructed her. She was liking the way Gary was teaching her. He had his own ways of teaching and accessing things. He wasn't teaching her soo many things at the same time. Instead, he was starting from the basics, he was seeing what she knows or where she makes mistakes before correcting or letting her know where she is going wrong.Chu Nian's first walk was barefooted, followed by a walk in slippers, flat shoes, and slowly the heels were increased in length.
The next day after the first half of Chu Nian's grooming session was over, all three of them sat down on the couch bad began discussing about Chu Nian's performance.Passing a file to Chu Nian and Gary, Shirong calmly laid back on the couch while both took their time to read it.Both Gary and Chu Nian read the file thoroughly and then Chu Nian waited for Gary to speak up something along with Agent Shirong.Scratching his chin mildly, Gary kept the file on the table before speaking, "She can portray emotions well, and... her body is also well suited for the specifications mentioned."Turning his head towards Chu Nian he asked, "What do you think?"Though it was only the second day of Chu Nian along with Gary, she had spent enough time with him to understand him. He was a person who would not even spare a second of rest. Even if you are breathing, he will notice your moments and refine them into elegance.Chu Nian
Shirong and Chu Nian came to the audition venue with the help of a company arranged car. The audition venue was in the Hilton hotel. It was one of the best hotels in the world and booking just a single room over here was kind of a dream for Chu Nian. She never thought she would be coming to such a big hotel one day.Guiding Chu Nian to the waiting area where other models were waiting, Shirong spoke, "Don't be nervous or scared. Till you do your best, this role will be yours. Okay?"Chu Nian was moved by Shirong's guidance. It was hard to be the agent for an actress who is nobody. While Shirong had already handled celebrity, A list actresses. Even after all this she never treated Chu Nian rudely or depreciatingly. She was always present during all of Chu Nian's sections and would help her to evolve.For today's audition, Shirong had worked tougher than Chu Nian. Shirong searched many videos where a stand-in was trained and the bloopers where a stand-in made
Chu Nian was elated on her selection in the campaign. It was her first campaign where she was going to be in the limelight. As predicted by Shirong, if this shoot goes well, Chu Nian could make a lot of contacts and along with Shirong's guidance, she can quickly reach the top and later have a stable and peaceful life.Many models, actresses are short of their first chance which can guide them into the real world. Chu Nian was one of them. Till today there were two roles she had done but everywhere she was just standing in the crowd and had no significant role to play. There were many times she had to stand for hours and hours just to make an appearance in the crowd.Nonetheless, she would be getting paid for that thus she would happily accept such situations. But, this was different, there would be just three people in the photograph. Just three and she would be the third. Being the third person in line was a way to better than being a person in the crowd who is never
Chu Nian had embraced Han Yuren out of a whim, now when her mind had calmed down a little she was feeling shy and embarrassed. Chu Nian had never been in contact with any man. Her conditions never allowed her to think anything except about money. Apart from the time in the club where she met Han Yuren she had never had any contact with any man, let alone any intimate contact."I... I just remembered some things." Han Yuren's question made her realize that she had scared him. Wiping her tears she released herself from Han Yuren's arms and apologized to him."I am sorry, I just...""It's okay. As long as you feel better." Han Yuren looked at his empty arms and had a sense of loss in his heart. How good would it be if he could hold her like that for eternity? How better would it be if she would have not apologized and just used her right to hug him? Alas! This was still a dream for Han Yuren. With the progress he and Chu Nian were making,
Han Yuren had just finished his exercise and was preparing breakfast for both of them. Today, Han Yuren was highly enthusiastic since the minute he had woken up. He had been waiting impatiently for Chu Nian to get up and see the news. Since morning he kept on wondering, what would Chu Nian think?what would be her reactions?Will she like it?Will she feel pressured?Will she fight with him or will she again embrace him?Or, will she hate that he had already publicized about her existence?Of course, all of this was his wishful thinking.The reality is often different from what we think...Unknown to himself, Han Yuren had prepared a dream bubble that had its button in the hands of Chu Nian who was completely unaware of it. With each passing day, Han Yuren was getting more and more attracted to Chu Nian and slowly all of his decisions were revolving around Chu Nian.In the past Han Yuren would never give any