Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 132: Chicken Pays Respect at the Ceremony

Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Chicken Pays Respect at the Ceremony

Gu Qiao stared at the rooster, his face clouded over. He scanned the others and said darkly, "A single chicken has reduced you to this state. If we needed a whole flock of chickens, ducks, and geese, it would turn the entire crew upside down!"

The prop team members were chided, their faces full of shame, their heads hung even lower.

"Bring me the red string, tie up the chicken’s legs and arms. If it can’t stay still, tie up its wings too!" Gu Qiao said harshly.

The rooster, with its black eyes the size of mung beans, looked at Gu Qiao and cocked its head, continuing to cluck, "Cluck, cluck..."

Perhaps it was Gu Qiao’s presence that calmed the scene, for this time the rooster was easily caught by the prop team members, who immediately tied its legs with the red string.

Seeing their method of tying, Gu Qiao frowned and said coldly, "Give me the string. You can’t even tie a chicken properly, no wonder it’s been chaos."

After the rooster’s legs were securely tied, Gu Qiao gently patted the chicken’s head and placed it on a chair. The chicken feathers were immediately cleaned up from the set, and He Jinxia could finally begin filming.

Gu Qiao took his place as the executive director, controlling the camera, while the executive director stood by respectfully.

As the clapboard sounded, He Jinxia, playing the bride, was slowly escorted into the room.

The atmosphere on set grew slightly tense, and the faces of guests invited by the Ciming family looked oddly contorted.

At this moment, Su Qingwan was still unaware that Ciming Jiayou had already left, let alone that the Ciming family was planning to have her marry a rooster.

The red veil obscured her vision, and Su Qingwan was still immersed in the joy of about to marry the man of her dreams.

"The auspicious moment is here, proceed with the wedding ceremony!" A booming voice called out. Su Qingwan clenched her hand slightly and raised her head, trying to see Ciming Jiayou.

All she saw was a bright red expanse; she could see nothing else.

"First bow to heaven and earth!"

Su Qingwan knelt down and bowed in the direction in front.

"Second bow to the high hall!"

Su Qingwan changed direction and knelt as before, making no mistakes. In the script, it was during this second bow that the rooster sitting beside them suddenly crowed.

In reality, the rooster’s timely crow was impossible, so a crew member pressed a toy that mimicked the sound of a rooster.

Upon hearing this sound, Su Qingwan paused in her actions, starting to hesitate.

The ceremonious music also ended. Without the lively music, the whispers and sighs of the surrounding people immediately reached Su Qingwan’s ears.

"Hey, why isn’t the groom showing up? Does he dislike the girl from the Su Mansion?"

"Maybe, but didn’t the two families previously discuss the marriage smoothly? If he disliked her, why did they agree in the first place?"

"You don’t know the whole story; the person engaged was different, the eldest daughter of the Su Mansion had run away a few days ago!"

"What? If that’s the case, did Young Master Ciming leave because of the eldest daughter of Su Mansion? Poor second daughter!"

...

Su Qingwan’s face became anxious, her head covered with the red veil swung about, her expression one of shock. Jiayou... was actually not here?

Sitting in the main seats, the Ciming Family Head and Matriarch looked at each other, their faces equally grave. The Matriarch signaled with her eyes to the male host, who caught on and repeated loudly:

"Second prostration before the ancestral hall!"

Su Qingwan still stood motionless in her original spot, while her maid beside her hurriedly pulled at her, hoping to get her to kneel and continue the ceremony.

Su Qingwan resisted the maid’s pull. As the surrounding noise grew louder, she bit her lip and abruptly flung the maid’s hand aside, swiftly lifting her red veil.

Upon lifting it, she saw, in the place where Jiayou should have been standing, a rooster instead!

Su Qingwan staggered back a few steps, shaking her head unremittingly while murmuring, "No, it can’t be, how could this happen..."

The crowd around her was also shocked by Su Qingwan’s actions.

"With the bride acting like this, what will the Ciming family do?"

"How are we supposed to conclude this ceremony?"

"Jiayou clearly ran away from the wedding!"

"Cut!" Gu Qiao exclaimed, watching the scene intently with his 3D glasses and nodding slightly. He spoke in a deep voice, "That’s a pass, let’s move on to the next scene!"

He Jinxia slightly closed her eyes, clearing the distractions from her mind. She was unaware of why Gu Qiao, leading a group of actors, had suddenly appeared and dared not call for a break, so she continued filming.

As the camera rolled again, her expression reverted to one of shock. The Ciming Family Head, sitting at the main seat, slapped the table forcefully and said discontentedly, "What kind of decorum is this! Lifting the veil on the wedding day itself!"

Su Qingwan pointed her finger at the rooster, her eyes slightly reddened as she demanded, "Where is Jiayou?"

The Head of the Ciming family frowned even more deeply, his voice growing colder, "Jiayou had to go somewhere else on urgent business. He could not attend, so we had to use a rooster for the ceremony. What, are you thinking of calling off the marriage?"

Su Qingwan bit her lip tightly, tears streaming down her face as she stood defiantly silent.

The Ciming family’s matriarch also looked displeased and said sharply, "Jiayou had urgent matters that prevented him from attending the wedding. As his wife, not only do you show no understanding, but are you also thinking of kicking him while he’s down by breaking the contract here?"

The actors playing the Head of the Ciming Family and the Matriarch, both seasoned and with a strong stage presence, delivered their lines with precision and imposing glances that immediately introduced a fierce atmosphere to the scene.

This imposed a tremendous pressure on He Jinxia, making her feel as if she had actually done something wrong.

Her emotions were boiling, and her performance grew even more intense. He Jinxia took a deep breath, tears pooling in her beautiful eyes, making them seem as if they shimmered with water.

Her eyebrows knotted together, her face a mixture of unwillingness, disbelief, and incomprehension...

This expression alone, let alone what the audience might think upon seeing it, even the nearby crew members couldn’t help but feel sympathy for her.

Su Qingwan, such a good girl, why did she have to fall for someone unworthy like Jiayou?

And to be treated in such a manner!

Among the spectators, there were those from Su Mansion, including a trusted maid of the Matriarch of Su Mansion. She hurriedly came forward, pulling at Su Qingwan’s arm and whispered anxiously:

"Miss Qingwan, please don’t act rashly. The Head and Matriarch of our mansion wouldn’t approve if they were here."

Su Qingwan’s eyes flickered.

"Ah, Miss Qingwan, you know the plight of our Su Mansion. Only by forming an alliance with the Ciming family could we possibly be saved. Even if we don’t form an alliance, we must at least not offend them.

With the Su Mansion facing such crises, if we also offend the Ciming family, do you want to see our mansion destroyed? Don’t just think of yourself; think of the Head and Matriarch of Su Mansion who raised you since childhood. Think of the Su Mansion!"