Episode 18 recap: Ji Li became Yang Lihua's assistant.
The man was acting with Yang Lihua here, but his lines were terrible. Director Xu told him multiple times, but he couldn't improve at all. Director Xu asked him if he knew how important the lines in a movie were. The man begged Director Xu for another chance, but Director Xu was very angry and said he didn't have time to help him find the right feeling.
Director Xu asked the man to leave immediately, so the man had no choice but to go. Director Xu took his script away, saying he wasn't worthy of working on a movie. Ji Li is now on set doing production work and asking around about Director Xu. To Ji Li's surprise, others say that Director Xu is always like this and it's not easy to make a living under his command. They tell Ji Li to hurry up and get to work.
While Yang Lihua is rehearsing her lines, Director Xu comes over and tells her that the moment he saw her, he knew she was the actress he had been looking for. He tells her to perform well. Ji Li talks to others here about Director Xu, and they say that he treats everyone the same way, even the elderly. There was a senior who acted poorly before and was scolded by Director Xu until he cried.
Ji Li tells Feng Yi Lun about this incident. Feng Yi Lun tells Ji Li to work hard under Director Xu and promises to double her salary if she can uncover any big news. Ji Li is motivated by this. While Yang Lihua is acting here, no matter how she performs, it's never good enough, which makes Director Xu very angry.
Director Xu asks if Yang Lihua can act at all. He says he doesn't have many opportunities to give her and that many people want this chance, so she has to find a way to seize it herself. Director Xu thinks Yang Lihua can't even understand the script and wonders why his crew hired an illiterate person to act here.
Yang Lihua and the boss are drinking here and feeling very frustrated. Director Xu is very dissatisfied with her, and she feels like she's been a burden to the entire crew.
Director Xu also comes over and says that as long as Yang Lihua studies hard, she can still make it. Director Xu says he wants to take Yang Lihua to a place, and she asks where they're going. Director Xu says she'll know when they get there, and Yang Lihua agrees. Director Xu takes Yang Lihua to the Grand World and says that movies are their dreams. Here, she can be anyone other than a canary kept by a man. Yang Lihua gets excited when she hears Director Xu say this and he tells her that movies should be their dreams and she should remember that.
After Yang Lihua comes out, she doesn't notice the situation outside and nearly gets hit by a car. Ji Li was originally following them and comes out to save Yang Lihua. Ji Li says they were doing temporary work on set and Director Xu tells Ji Li to start working as Yang Lihua's assistant from tomorrow. Yang Lihua is getting her makeup done here and Director Xu comes over to ask her how she sees the upcoming scene. Yang Lihua shares her understanding, and Director Xu tells her to take a rest for a while longer.
Chen Shu Yu accompanies Li Ruo Yi's mother to check the clothes and tells her not to tell Li Ruo Yi about it. She doesn't want Li Ruo Yi to worry, thinking it's just a minor issue. Soon, it's time to start filming, and there's a dog that appears as an extra.
Director Xu calls for a stop and says that the female lead is a very compassionate person. He asks Yang Lihua to imagine how a compassionate person would react when they see a dog and asks her to redo the scene.
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