After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 341 Yesterday Once More

Gu Lin's thoughts hadn't reached an answer yet, because Ren Junxiao and Sheng Luoxin were walking towards them.

And then there's another one... This person is truly highly respected, but...

Gu Lin lowered his head and quickly thought about the other party's online reputation.

Mei Ruohong, a famous Peking Opera performer, became famous earlier than Sheng Luoxin, but because he was in a small circle, he was not recognized by the general public.

He became famous for playing female roles, which is also Sheng Luoxin's most classic role. So back then, there were many discussion threads that compared the two of them. However, at that time, there was no clear concept of "rivals," and Mei Ruohong was older and their circles did not overlap, so it didn't go to the point of comparing and belittling each other.

In short, Mei Ruohong did try her hand in the entertainment industry for a while, but later, due to gender controversies, she rarely made public appearances and instead turned to teaching.

Indeed, as long as a cross-dressing role is played, even in a traditional art form like Peking Opera, gender-related controversies will inevitably arise.

Moreover, public opinion was already more critical of male actors who played female roles back then.

Mei Ruohong probably just wanted to try to promote traditional art through other channels, but she didn't expect so much malice online, so she went quiet afterward.

Over the years, it has only been mentioned occasionally when such controversial characters appear. In the last two years, people have viewed it through the lens of the past, or perhaps the atmosphere has become more relaxed, and recent public opinion has been relatively friendly.

Gu Lin thought to himself, "It's a miracle that this production team was able to gather so many heavyweight actors..."

"It's so lively here!"

Sheng Luoxin smiled at everyone.

To everyone's surprise, instead of the kind-hearted Wu Zhen who was expected to greet them first, he suddenly became busy looking at the ground.

Wu Zhen: ...I didn't want to either, but his face was just too striking...

Although they trained in the same production team, Sheng Luoxin had been somewhat withdrawn for a while, only accompanied by Sheng Hanyu and Xiao Ze. She was rarely seen outside of training and rehearsals.

It's only in the last few days, when his mindset has improved, that he's been more willing to spend time outdoors.

Duan Feng could tell what he was thinking just by looking at him; it was nothing more than memories from back then resurfacing.

After all, Sheng Luoxin's beauty was breathtaking. Back then, they were all young and couldn't look directly at her, so they couldn't help but discuss it privately.

They were decent people, and the content of their discussion was alright, but they had heard some unpleasant things before, and even stopped other people from doing inappropriate things several times.

So when Sheng Luoxin suddenly got married and retired from the entertainment industry, they could all understand.

After all, if you can't protect yourself in the entertainment industry... in other words, if you're unwilling to pay the price, then it's better to quit as soon as possible.

"Long time no see." That was all Duan Feng said in the end.

"I'm sorry, I was busy with my family before and didn't keep in touch with you much... Now that I see you're all doing well, I feel at ease."

Sheng Luoxin said with a hint of apology.

If his memory serves him right, Duan Feng and Wu Zhen have helped him quite a bit in the past.

Unfortunately... after he left the entertainment industry, it was as if something had been switched on, making him forget to actively contact his former friends, so his gratitude was almost never conveyed.

Thankfully, I'm participating in this production now, so I can still interact with everyone. It's definitely a good thing to listen to my son and go back to work...

Duan Feng didn't seem to take it to heart, and just smiled silently.

Ren Junxiao suddenly looked around at everyone and laughed, "Doesn't this scene look a little familiar?"

He had this thought for a moment when he was arranging the actors, but the scene only became more and more familiar when the group of people gathered in front of him.

"...It was such a pity back then."

Mei Ruohong began to speak.

He looked rather serious, and having shaved his head for the role, he now stood to the side like a highly virtuous monk…

It has to be said that it was quite oppressive, so Chen Sui and Gu Lin both remained silent.

Chen Sui: What have you done to me...?

Gu Lin: Do I even have the right to speak now...? Since we're talking about things from back then, is it inconvenient for us to be here?

So he immediately took action, tugged at Chen Sui, then raised his glass to the others to express his apologies before taking his leave.

"Sigh, young people really do like hanging out with other young people."

Sheng Luoxin was oblivious to his presence, and simply watched the two figures leave.

Now that he had recovered, Wu Zhen looked up and smiled, "What are you saying, Teacher Sheng? You're not old at all."

“That’s only on the surface…” Sheng Luoxin shook his head. He didn’t think it was a particularly good thing that his appearance remained unchanged.

These tough guys certainly wouldn't have the same worries as him...

However, since she was willing to socialize, Sheng Luoxin wouldn't appear too self-pitying. She then added, "We're all the same age, so you don't need to be so polite to me."

It's one thing for other young people to call someone "teacher" all the time, but where did Wu Zhen get this kind of attitude from...?

"Haha, look at us, we don't look like we're the same age at all. Otherwise, if we took a selfie and posted it on Weibo, everyone would definitely laugh at me for looking twenty years older than you."

Duan Feng said with a slightly cheerful tone.

“Then I’m really under a lot of pressure,” Mei Ruohong suddenly interjected.

He was about ten years older than the others, but perhaps because of his long-term practice, his facial features and figure were well-maintained, and he did not look old.

"Teacher Mei, I look at least ten years older than you..."

"Where did Lao Duan learn all this glib talk..." Ren Jun laughed and teased, "You weren't like this before."

"Hey, don't even mention it... Can I still be like that now? I'd definitely be accused of being arrogant every day."

Duan Feng said.

Ren Junxiao just mentioned it, and he also remembered that failed project from back then, and couldn't help but say, "But it seems like we're still missing one person."

"That person didn't come, but her apprentice did..."

Ren Junxiao pointed to Chi Weichen in the distance.

"The Nangong family's dishes are here too... It really is just like yesterday."

Sheng Luoxin also remembered what they were talking about and sighed.

"We will never disappear?"

Nangong Wang, who was passing by, heard this and suddenly interjected.

"...Excuse me, I'll be leaving now."

He saw that they were all looking at him with puzzled expressions, and thought to himself that he must have misheard! They couldn't possibly be playing games!

Watching Nangong Wang's figure disappear at lightning speed, everyone shook their heads with a mixture of amusement and helplessness.

"He does resemble his father quite a bit..." Ren Jun said with a smile. "I still remember Brother Fugui's support back then; he generously paid for the entire crew's meals with a wave of his hand—truly a display of generosity! It's just a pity..."

Looking back now, he realizes that he truly regrets what happened back then, but this drama has allowed everyone to reconnect, which has somewhat lessened that feeling.

Ren Junxiao hopes that everyone can use this opportunity to make up for their regrets.