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Chapter 58 – Breaking news is not as important as the kissing scene

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The matter is not complicated and it can be explained in a few words. On Weibo, a V¹Verifiedfashion blogger with 100,000 fans made a post, mocking the efforts of a popular idol who is setting up a simple good younger brother outside. But when filming, he NG-ed ten times and took advantage of the filming of a kissing scene with the film emperor in advance. After the hot kiss, he waved around the whole crew with kiss marks, showing off his relationship with the film emperor to everyone.

“This big V has a group of their own fans. Their previous Weibo content is basically only spread among their fans so the influence is not very big.” Xin Zimai explained. “But two days ago, this blogger showed a photo of them inside the set, saying that they were invited to work with a top director. Several directors were named in the comments and except for Ma Lao, he denied all of them.”

“After posting the latest Weibo, the photo of them in the crew was taken out. After that, it got more and more troublesome, coupled with the forwarding of several marketing accounts, it became a hot breaking news incident.”

After Xin Zimai finished, he especially observed An Xumo’s expression. He knew the boy’s debut time and also knew that the other party hadn’t experienced a really big blow. If this had happened to Zhou Jinchen, Xin Zimai would never have worried about Zhou Jinchen’s own feelings —— he certainly wouldn’t feel it. But for the younger brother of his family’s good friend and employer, Xin Zimai still feels obliged to take care of the other party’s emotions.

But unexpectedly, the subject who was vilified did not show panic and impatience of new artists often have.

After listening to all of this, he simply asked, “Is the situation serious?”

“It may not be serious,” Xin Zimai said, “but the commotion is indeed not small.”

“You know, before the public interviews for 《The Scarecrow》, there was news that Lin Rui’s character would be liked by two people at the same time, and his final choice would be the focus of the plot. After a wave of speculation made before, some people soon connected this breaking news with the previous news.”

Xin Zimai did not finish his words but An Xumo realized something, “……so the Weibo post was that I kissed Teacher Lin?”

This answer was affirmed by Xin Zimai.

The kissing scene in the script was decided as early as a week ago, but the changes had not yet been announced. Ma Lao only gave the new script to the three of them so the rest of the crew didn’t know the details, coupled with the breaking news that the “film emperor” Weibo refers to, that’s why this situation occurred.

An Xumo asked, “So, what’s the situation now is that someone in the crew leaked it?”

“Yes,” Xin Zimai nodded. “The blogger is certified and has posted selfies before. The crew submitted an application to the official Weibo to confirm the actual identity of this blogger.”

An Xumo froze for a moment. “……isn’t there a picture?”

“The official information is more suitable to go through legal procedures and,” Xin Zimai paused before saying, “that person’s selfie P²photoshopped was too powerful. When I heard about the situation, the crew found several people to identify, but did not recognize the person’s face.”

An Xumo was a little speechless for a moment.

“Jinchen is discussing this matter with the crew, I also asked Tang Tang to contact the team to do emergency public relations. The situation on film emperor Lin’s side is not yet clear but I just spoke with his agent on the phone, they also expressed their position and they would cooperate with Jin Dian’s public relations.”

Xin Zimai said this to comfort An Xumo but found that the other party’s reaction was actually similar to his own employer’s —— they were both unusually indifferent to such major rumors about themselves.

Perhaps this is the power of brothers? But are these two not related by blood? As Xin Zimai thought, he couldn’t help saying, “In fact, it seems like at the film emperor Lin’s side, they initially misunderstood that it was a self-speculation on this side. However, it will be better after the situation is made clear, and they said that if necessary, they can come forward and issue a statement.”

After all, it’s Ma Lao’s film, and no one wants to make any mistakes when filming this movie.

An Xumo said thank you and then there was no more reaction. Xin Zimai went back to the laptop to deal with his business. He remembered Zhou Jinchen’s orders and said to An Xumo, “Jinchen will be back in a while as he has something to do on his side. If you want to know the details, you can ask Tang Tang or wait for your brother to come back.”

When he finished speaking, he went to work. It was only when there was a knock on the door that Xin Zimai went over and opened the door for someone.

An Xumo sat on the sofa not far from the door. Xin Zimai opened the door and came back, just in time to see what he was reading.

When he looked at it, Xin Zimai didn’t even notice Zhou Jinchen coming in at the door. He was surprised and said, “You’re reading Weibo comments?”

Behind him, Zhou Jinchen heard the words and also looked at An Xumo.

An Xumo didn’t understand why Xin Zimai was so surprised. He nodded and said, “I want to see what was spread outside.”

“……” Xin Zimai coughed lightly. “Actually, you don’t need to look at it. This kind of online rumors can be regarded as simple gossip at first. Later, it will be mixed with the forces of water army and it doesn’t make much sense to look at it.”

If you see too much, you may not be able to get out of it and it will cause a shadow. Xin Zimai thought. This is a process that young artists must go through. If they like it, there will also be slander. The pressure on the artist will also increase with their fame. In recent years, the public opinion’s strength has become more and more powerful and it is more difficult for young artists to overcome this hurdle. It is not uncommon for artists to take on the news of personally fighting bad comments.

No matter whether they criticize badly or not, the pressure on the artists themselves is indeed increasing. Frankly speaking, Xin Zimai doesn’t agree with young artists being directly exposed to real online evaluations before developing a strong heart.

But what Xin Zimai was worried about didn’t happen. An Xumo didn’t seem depressed at all.

Xin Zimai didn’t know whether he was really unaffected or was just overwhelmed by the blow so he deliberately said one more thing, “Some of the comments may be excessive, you don’t have to take it to heart.”

“Thank you, Brother Zimai.” An Xumo said. “I didn’t care about this. I’m just trying to figure out how to solve this matter.”

“The person has been found out.” Zhou Jinchen, who had been ignored for a while, suddenly spoke up and An Xumo’s attention was drawn to it.

However, before being drawn by the same, Xin Zimai looked at An Xumo thoughtfully.

The other party’s performance didn’t seem to be faked and his reaction is indeed much calmer than ordinary new artists. If he didn’t know his identity, Xin Zimai would have definitely looked up at An Xumo, thinking that he had the ability to resist pressure and luck to become a hit.

But once he thought that An Xumo was Zhou Jinchen’s younger brother, plus the two had such similar reactions, Xin Zimai has to think of Zhou Jinchen’s illness.

……is it possible that these two brothers had the same illness?

However, Li Qiucheng had clearly said that this disease was not common and after the onset of the disease, patients who could maintain normal human behavior were even rarer. Xin Zimai’s heart was unsure; he felt that he should mention this to Zhou Jinchen while he had the chance.

While Xin Zimai was contemplating, Zhou Jinchen already started to explain the situation, “The blogger who posted the content is a short-term actor within the crew named Lu Pinghui.”

An Xumo’s expression was a little dazed.

He hadn’t heard of this person.

However, Xin Zimai froze for a moment, “Lu Pinghui, he’s not……”

Zhou Jinchen said the person he had in mind, “Yin Yuan.”

Xin Zimai frowned. “He stuffed people in?”

After receiving Zhou Jinchen’s acquiescence, his expression became more and more serious. “Is this a coincidence or not? If it was Yin Yuan who instructed him……”

Zhou Jinchen shook his head. “It’s unlikely.”

Seeing Xin Zimai’s confusion, he said, “Li Xiuqing’s departure procedures were approved by Yin Yuan. I drained the shared from Zhou’s investment and he did not deliberately make things difficult.”

Xin Zimai consciously looks at An Xumo but he quickly retracted his gaze. Since Zhou Jinchen himself didn’t care about being heard by An Xumo, he naturally didn’t have to worry about it.

“If it wasn’t Yin Yuan, then it’s this Lu Punghui who’s doing things on his own?” Xin Zimai was a bit puzzled. “What’s his purpose? Did Xiao An get in his way?”

Zhou Jinchen narrowed his eyes. He remembered Lu Pinghui’s performance on the sidelines yesterday afternoon when An Xumo officially filmed for the first time.

After discussing with Zhou Jinchen, Xin Zimai quickly left. He hasn’t been with the crew these days, leaving only two assistants —— not to mention the secret bodyguards who were Zhou Jinchen’s own men.

Although he is only a supporting role with not much part in it, Lu Pinghui was kept by Yin Yuan. It may not be easy to handle this matter but it also needs Xin Zimai to deal with it. However, these two men did not explain this kind of thing to An Xumo. Tang Tang also called An Xumo to let him rest well, film with peace of mind, and worry about other things.

Because of last night’s experience, Zhou Jinchen didn’t mention the practice tonight. The two of them briefly discussed the script and Zhou Jinchen let the person go to wash up and sleep.

When An Xumo went to bed, Zhou Jinchen was still looking at his laptop. He only turned on the wall lamp in the corner and the sound of keyboard tapping was very soft.

An Xumo got a good night for a new day and quietly looked at the man next to the sofa a few more times before closing his eyes.

He didn’t fall asleep deeply until he heard the sound of light footsteps in the room and the mattress beside him sank slightly, only then did he sleep peacefully.

Early the next morning, An Xumo’s mouth really recovered and there was no difference at all. Before the two of them went to the set together, An Xumo envisioned whether he would be surrounded by all sorts of curious glances yet when he arrived on the set, he found that not many people seemed to be affected by last night’s breaking news.

Even if someone secretly looks at him, it was only some unfamiliar faces, and there were no special reactions to those long-time staff and actors who were familiar with him.

Ignoring the surrounding eyes is already a necessary skill for An Xumo. Even if there are really a lot of talks, he will not be affected by anything, let alone the present situation.

Moreover, An Xumo also noticed that he did not meet the actor name Lu Pinghui on the set. No one knows if something happened to him or because the person didn’t have a scene in the morning.

Nonetheless, the scene to be filmed in the morning is the scene that An Xumo cares about the most.

—— He was going to film a kissing scene with his brother in front of everyone’s eyes on the scene.

Even if he had practiced many times the night before, even if he could temporarily block himself from the sight around him, this scene was still not an easy task for An Xumo.

From the early morning when he applied makeup, his palms were a little sweaty. When Ma Lao called him over to talk about the scene, An Xumo’s nervousness was even more visible to the naked eye.

The scene of the cultural festival exchange event was already shot yesterday. Today’s scene will be shot directly from the classroom where only Ling Sihang and Bai Qingchi were present. He looked at the obviously nervous An Xumo, “You are to film a kissing scene with him, not to kill him, why are you so nervous?”

“There is tension in Bai Qingchi’s emotions but it’s not this obvious. Before meeting Ling Sihang, he has no plans for a relationship. You are in an inappropriate state, adjust yourself.”

Ma Lao said and directly talked about the scene.

After speaking, it was time to put it into practice. An Xumo managed to relax himself. He stood outside the camera and had to wait for three seconds after the start of shooting before he could push the door in.

Behind the door was Zhou Jinchen who is alone in the classroom.

It is also Ling Sihang who is about to be kissed by Bai Qingchi.

With a “pop”, the crisp sound of hitting the board fell.

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The author has something to say:

Please kiss [Seeking Home of Hailan Yin Xiaotian.jpg]³For the curious cats: Hailan’s home advertising has always been jokingly called “the most magical advertisement” by netizens. The first spokesperson was Yin Xiaotian, who was very popular at the time. He looked very handsome, and his appearance was sunny. Dancing the dance was really brainwashing. [TVC] [Dance]

Lin Rui and Han Ming are different, everyone should be able to see it~

Also, quiet little spoiler, although the current peach blossom⁴love affair is still on big brother, but in this text’s world, the biggest vinegar jar⁵easily jealous is also big brother =3=

Chapter 57 – Well-known Gossip

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“Bite?” An Xumo was confused for a moment. There should be neither teeth marks nor wounds on his mouth, so why would Assistant Director Liu ask this?

Liu Longfei was a little worried, “Was it bitten by some bug or allergy? Otherwise, Xiao An you should ask the crew’s doctor to take a look. You can’t delay being on camera, Ma Lao will be unhappy.”

An Xumo didn’t think anyone would really notice the strangeness in his mouth. When he heard Liu Longfei’s words, he couldn’t help but laugh and cry. He waved his hand and said, “No, it’s just a little swollen. It should go away in the afternoon. Thank you, Brother Liu. I’m fine.”

Liu Longfei seemed to have some hesitation but his brother was still waiting on the side, so An Xumo waved goodbye to Assistant Director Liu first.

Seeing An Xumo and Zhou Jinchen leaving together, Liu Longfei’s heart felt more and more that something was not quite right.

Ma Zechi has already mentioned the changes in the script to him. He has been worried about An Xumo’s decision to do a kissing scene before. After all, Xiao An is still a minor. However, Zhang Zhiwei said that An Xumo’s mother said not to interfere with her son’s choice so he did not say much.

But now, it seems that the relationship between An Xumo and Zhou Jinchen is obviously much better than Zhou Jinchen’s own words “been together on a variety show”. Since working with Zhou Jinchen a few times, this is the first time Liu Longfei see Zhou Jinchen take care of a junior. Even before, he especially came to Liu Longfei to apologize because he misunderstood him.

Moreover, Xiao An’s swollen mouth is also a bit strange. He has been well in the group for so many days. How can he take a kissing scene with Zhou Jinchen, then……then it looked like he’s been fighting with people for eighteen rounds?

Liu Longfei’s inner thoughts, An Xumo naturally wouldn’t know. But the question raised by Liu Longfei came across more than once.

While holding the lunch box and drinking porridge, An Xumo met Qian Lingyuan who plays Zhao Jiujiu. Uncle Qian was stunned at first when he saw him then asked, “Xiao An, the porridge sent by the crew today is very hot?”

An Xumo was a little unsure. He touched the side of the bowl and shook his head, “It’s not very hot, just right for drinking.”

Qian Lingyuan looked at him two more times, “Then, why is your mouth so red?”

An Xumo didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t answer because of the practice last night. While he was hesitating, Zhou Jinchen who was beside him had already turned around and said to Qian Lingyuan, “Brother Qian, Ma Lao said he was looking for you just now.”

Qian Lingyuan’s attention was drawn, “Ah, what’s wrong? Is he going to talk about the last day of filming?”

Zhou Jinchen said: “Maybe.”

Qian Lingyuan: “Okay. I’ll go over and take a look. Many thanks ah, Jinchen.”

Zhao Jiujiu’s scenes have almost been shot and it’s almost time for Qian Lingyuan to leave the group. Therefore, as soon as he heard this, he hurriedly got up and left.

An Xumo hesitated as he held the bowl of porridge, “Brother Jinchen……”

There have been two people who have noticed his strange appearance one after another, he can avoid one but not everyone. He wanted to ask the man how to explain it.

Just before he finished his words, Ma Zechi and Lin Rui came over one after the other.

The place where the two people sat together is near the corner, although the location is not conspicuous, it is more convenient to talk here. As long as the voice is not too loud, you don’t have to worry about being heard by the people around. Therefore, when several actors usually eat here, they are accustomed to choosing this location.

With the two men here, An Xumo naturally had no way to continue speaking. He was trying to use the bowl of porridge to cover up a little, and then he heard Ma Zechi say to Zhou Jinchen, “I heard about the scene tomorrow. Hey Jinchen, how did you two prepare last night?”

Zhou Jinchen said, “It’s all right.”

Ma Zechi did not mind his common answer and continued, “I didn’t believe it when my Father told me yesterday. Jinchen, when you played as a married couple with Li Weiwei you didn’t make any off-stage preparations. Then, right after that domestic violence scene, I asked my assistant to express sympathy through the agent.”

He teased, “The girl asked me specially and tactfully if you had any opinions about her.”

Li Weiwei was the actress who played the protagonist’s wife in 《The Scarecrow》. Although she didn’t have many scenes, her performance in the film was still excellent.

Zhou Jinchen said, “Sister Wei is a good actress and can quickly get in the role. We don’t have much need to get along in advance.”

An Xumo holding the bowl, heard Lin Rui on the side laughing, “Jinchen, you say that Xiao An is still sitting here.”

Zhou Jinchen’s voice was somewhat ambiguous which is unusual of his watertight¹lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument); describes very meticulous, thorough, and impeccable speaking and handling. speech style. The moment he praised Li Weiwei, he took An Xumo as an analogy. If no one cared, he could reveal it, but it happened that these words were pointed out by Lin Rui.

An Xumo also understood the meaning but before he could have any reaction, the man beside him directly said, “I’m telling the truth.”

Zhou Jinchen said the words directly but he didn’t have much meaning to embarrass An Xumo, rather it seems to be like mentioning a close junior. “He doesn’t have acting experience and if he doesn’t prepare in advance, then there will certainly be mistakes.”

He looked at An Xumo, “And he is easily nervous so getting along in advance will also help him adjust his state of mind.”

The words have already been said here, it’s not good for An Xumo to continue using the bowl to block himself. He put down the bowl of porridge and was about to say something but his words were frightened back by the expressions of the two people sitting across from him as if they had seen a ghost.

“……?”

“……” Ma Zechi paused for a moment before suppressing himself from raising his voice. He turned his head to look at Zhou Jinchen, his face complicated, “You said that Xiao An has no acting experience so you practice the kissing scene with the person in advance?”

An Xumo began to regret his decision to put the bowl down.

If he had to do it all over again, he would rather choose to hold the bowl all the time and never put it down even if his hands were sore.

But Ma Zechi knew that the two of them were in the same room last night, so naturally, he was not as easy to fool as Liu Longfei and Qian Lingyuan and saw through the truth at a glance. An Xumo listened as he continued to ask Zhou Jinchen. “How did you do this? It’s so obvious. I’m telling you Jinchen, I held back my opinion to continue your preparation ah, but you have to be on camera tomorrow. You did this, can’t even wear makeup to change it, can it?”

Unexpectedly, An Xumo didn’t want to hold the bowl to block anymore, he wanted to bury his face directly into the bowl.

Zhou Jinchen and Ma Zechi have known each other for a long time so he didn’t care when he heard the person talk like this and only said, “It won’t delay tomorrow.”

He didn’t have the slightest intention to refute this kind of reaction which made Lin Rui on the opposite side, felt more like falling into an ice cave.

Ma Zechi saw his attitude and slowly recalled it. He looked at An Xumo curiously then raised his eyebrows at Zhou Jinchen, “Would you like to say congratulations?”

An Xumo didn’t understand, Zhou Jinchen did but ignored him.

On one side, an assistant came and called Zhou Jinchen and An Xumo to go over. An Xumo hurriedly bid farewell and escaped. Zhou Jinchen told Ma Zechi that he has an ‘external allergy’ and left together.

Can allergies only swell the lips but the skin around the mouth is not red? Unexpectedly, this guy looks stable but when there’s a real situation, he is not as cool as he thought.

Ma Zechi shook his head in amusement.

But……Jinchen and Xiao An, seriously? Ma Zechi thought and couldn’t help but look at the silent Lin Rui beside him.

Ma Zechi is one of the insiders who knew about Lin Rui’s feelings for Zhou Jinchen.

When 《The Scarecrow》 was filmed, the three of them worked together for a long time. As a director, Ma Zechi naturally noticed the difference between the two men.

In line with the principle of respecting a friend’s privacy, Ma Zechi didn’t ask much about this matter. He originally thought that if the two worked together for two plays in a row, it might be possible for them to fall in love over time. But looking at it now, Ma Zechi felt that Zhou Jinchen had completely two different attitudes towards Lin Rui and An Xumo.

The matter of Li Weiwei is a very good illustration. At that time, Lin Rui may still have hope. Ma Zechi and Lin Rui were already his good friends and they get along with each other which are considered close so Lin Rui could also think that he might have —— after all, Zhou Jinchen was in the same position as everyone and had the opportunity to go further.

But now, it seems that only the special person has not appeared yet and friends are just friends after all.

Looking at Lin Rui who was silent but stirred the bowl of porridge for a long time without having a few mouthfuls, Ma Zechi couldn’t help but sigh gently.

Compared to all kinds of chaos in the circle, such as being kept, abuse, and unspoken rules, Lin Rui’s sincere feelings are more difficult to persuade.

Because of the extras, the crew especially took out time in the morning and took the main members of the crew together to the hospital next door for a check-up. Fortunately, the hospital had just replaced a batch of new equipment so they didn’t have to wait long before they got a reassuring result.

In order to make up for the delayed progress this morning, the crew worked overtime and started filming once they returned to the set. An Xumo who had been surrounded by sympathy all the way finally had the chance to catch his breath. After discussing with Zhou Jinchen, he spoke with Liu Longfei and went back to the hotel by himself first.

After applying anti-swelling ointment bought back from the hospital, coupled with the transition throughout the day, An Xumo’s lips finally returned to normal that night. Although there is still a slight swelling and redness when you look at it closely, it was much better than in the morning when it was kissed.

An Xumo didn’t know this would happen to him before. He only knew that when he bit his lips, it would make his mouth red so he slowly developed the habit of biting the tip of his tongue. But he really didn’t expect that the practice last night would also leave traces and the traces were so conspicuous that even using allergies as an excuse didn’t have much convincing power……

Thinking of all the curious eyes during the day and Tang Tang’s expression when she said, “you must bring ten lip masks with you in the future”. An Xumo felt for the first time that the loss of not going to the set for half a day was quite acceptable.

The crew’s progress of working overtime was smooth. After reading the new script and going to the gym to work out for two hours, in the window, An Xumo saw the actors who finished filming downstairs returned to the hotel.

After he went back to his room to take a shower and change his clothes, he knocked on Zhou Jinchen’s door.

In the hallway, An Xumo also met the other actors of the same crew, and the gaze they gave at An Xumo was obviously different during the day. Although he has always been insensitive to the gazes around him, he also sensed something strange. 

The suspicion became even stronger when he knocked on the door. The person standing inside the door was actually not Zhou Jinchen, but his agent Xin Zimai.

“Xiao An? Quick, come in.”

Closing the door and locking it, Xin Zimai’s expression is a bit serious, “I just called you several times and no one answered, where have you been?’

“Just took a shower.” An Xumo said, “Did something happen?”

He noticed that Xin Zimai was the only one in the room and Zhou Jinchen was not there. The laptop on the table had its screen lit and Xin Zimai was obviously dealing with something before he came.

“My brother he……hasn’t come back yet?”

“He went to see Ma Lao.” Xin Zimai looked at him, “Xiao An, I have some news. Listen first, don’t get agitated.”

An Xumo froze for a moment. “……what’s going on?”

“Someone broke the news of your swollen mouth this morning.” Xin Zimai said briefly, “There was no name, but all kinds of information were enough to take criticism. The person who broke the news didn’t speak well, you make a mental preparation first.”

Chapter 56.2 – Practice over and over again

An Xumo shook and in the next second, a warm, soft and irresistible touch covered his lips.

There was a loud boom.

An Xumo heard the sound of a nuclear explosion in his mind.

Time stopped, the blood was flowing backwards, the breath was full of sweet mint scent and a pair of eyes that forgot to close, can’t see anything clearly anymore.

Kiss, kiss……

He kissed his brother……

An Xumo’s dictionary has been rearranged and combined hundreds of millions of times and he has never approached these three words himself, brother, kiss, and close.

How to describe that moment?

It was long and beautiful, enough to extend into a full and happy life.

After about ten acting classes, An Xumo heard Zhou Jinchen’s voice.

“It’s Bai Qingchi who takes initiative, try it yourself again.”

The third time was not much easier than the first two. An Xumo closed his eyes after finding his right position, he finally managed to touch his brother. Although his body was shaking badly, he also had someone to reach out to hold him on the back of his waist.

The mint aroma was getting stronger and stronger and it’s no longer clear. Instead, it seems to urge people to dream.

After the success, An Xumo found another dizzying problem. He did not know what to do next, but he was supposed to do something else after sticking their lips together.

But he won’t, and……wouldn’t dare.

In the end, it was Zhou Jinchen who took the initiative to end the attempt. He looked at An Xumo as if in thought.

An Xumo has gone stupid and calmly asked instead, “What’s wrong?”

Zhou Jinchen said, “You used mouthwash?”

No wonder he spent so much time in the bathroom.

An Xumo’s composure was punctured with a ‘snap’.

“Unless it’s necessary, kissing scenes rarely use teeth and tongue.”

An Xumi wasn’t just relaxed nor embarrassed, he could only nod his head absent-mindedly to show that he understood.

“The situation of the filming the day after tomorrow is still uncertain,” Zhou Jinchen said. “But with the exception for directors and blockbusters like Ma Lao, kissing scenes for other resources can be basically borrowed; this time is a special case. If you encounter it in the future, you can directly apply for illusion shots or borrowed shots.”

After thinking about it, he added. “Receiving too many kissing resources is also not good for your image. I will talk to Zimai and keep an eye on the scripts you receive in the future.”

An Xumo’s thinking has not yet caught up and the other party has considered it for the long run.

“In short,” Zhou Jinchen said, “this time I will teach you experience, and the scope of application is only in 《Different Roads》. Do not treat other film contracts with this experience and standards, understand?”

An Xumo nodded in a daze again.

Only when Zhou Jinchen saw that he answered did he release his right hand that was holding the person.

“Stand still, and don’t shake when you kiss.” He said, “Moderate tension is in line with Bai Qingchi’s emotions, overdoing it will look stiff.”

An Xumo had just relaxed his tense back because of the temperature behind his waist, and then he heard the man’s instructions again.

“It’s fine to close your eyes. Don’t make your mouth too tight. If the camera comes out, it won’t be able to see your lip color.”

Hence, in the end, fell another sentence — “Again.”

An Xumo can no longer remember how many times he practiced that night.

In fact, this is not in line with his habits. His temper can clearly remember even if he hasn’t seen his brother in a few days. Many people who shoot big scene can write down the details exactly, and the memory of this night should be the same, clear and error-free.

But memories need to be actively traced back. An Xumo not only wrote down this night, but he was not willing to open it again.

He used to look at Zhou Jinchen’s photos to fill his stomach, and this memory is the same. An Xumo wants to keep it a little longer. After waiting for a long time, when he has no strength, he will take out a small piece to fill himself.

In the end, he casually found a lame excuse to ask the brand of toothpaste and mouthwash used by Zhou Jinchen. The latter is used to using mint fragrance which tastes clear and refreshing but it tasted sweet to An Xumo.

For the next day, there was no scene of An Xumo — because he was with the crew for a long time, the logistics coordinator did not arrange his schedule too intensively. But as the protagonist, Zhou Jinchen will have a scene almost every day so they still need to rest early at night.

Zhou Jinchen locked his laptop and tablet in the portable safe and turned off the TV which doesn’t have any image. He called the front desk to ask for an extra quilt. When the floor was cleared, An Xumo came out of the bathroom.

His lips were still in the same state when he went in, slightly red and swollen but not too serious. I don’t know if he brushed his teeth again, but his face is obviously washed, perhaps also with an ice-cold towel. The flush that never gone down before was temporarily suppressed a little.

Zhou Jinchen swept a glance at him. He reached out and turned off the headlights, leaving only two warm yellow wall lamps above the bed.

“Sleep.”

There are two quilts on the bed so the solution to the problem of “pillow hanging halfway down” is temporarily set aside. An Xumo gingerly climbed on the bed. He lay down under the brand new covers, wrapped in a fluffy snow-white warmth, and his heartbeat was safely hidden.

The man next to him reached out to turn off the wall lamps and the room was pitch-dark.¹pitch-dark that you can’t see the five fingers of your hand.

An Xumo raised his face out of the quilt and pressed his chin against the soft quilt.

He took a soft breath and whispered, “Good night, brother.”

There was a silent movement on the other side of the bed.

An Xumo held his breath and heard the sound of candy falling in the metal box.

The elder brother replied to him, “Sweet dreams.”

This is definitely one of the most fulfilling memories of An Xumo in more than ten years.

The first official filming, the first time to receive instruction from the big director, the afternoon to determine the plan to shoot a kissing scene, the night with brother, sleeping together…….and practiced.

Plus there was an extraordinarily rich and steaming midnight snack.

This is definitely one of An Xumo’s most beautiful memories if you ignore the accident after waking up the next day.

An Xumo also did not expect that his mouth would swell up the next day because of the practice the night before.

It’s still very gaudy and it’s estimated that even powder can’t cover the degree.

Zhou Jinchen’s face was slightly dark. According to the plan, he was supposed to have breakfast at the hotel restaurant but now, he was still standing in his room.

“Are you sure you’re not allergic to last night’s midnight snack?”

“I have eaten the food from 7-11 before……no allergies.” An Xumo wore a black mask, the tip of his nose and chin were wrapped in it, revealing only two eyes. “But when I bite my lips before……it will swell the next day and will take a long time to disappear.”

Zhou Jinchen frowned when he heard ‘biting lips’ he paused before saying, “How long does it take?”

“A day or two,” An Xumo said. “It’s usually not visible on the third day.”

They have no choice but to make it through the day first. Fortunately, An Xumo did not have a scene today, otherwise, he would have had problems even getting on the camera.

His lips……at first glance, it looks like in a state of being ravaged.

The two went downstairs to eat together. When they were going out, Zhou Jinchen took a phone call. An Xumo stood in the hallway waiting and saw a uniformed hotel staff changing the humidifier in the hallway.

A faint smell of disinfectant slowly spread.

There is more than one crew in the hotel. As a rule, the staff should not have been deliberately staring at the actor. But An Xumo stood by the door for a while and the staff intentionally or unintentionally stared at him several times.

An Xumo was a bit confused. Zhou Jinchen came out just then, looked at An Xumo by the door, and said, “Take off the mask first.”

An Xumo, “?”

Although he was confused, he still took off the mask.

With such a pluck, the obviously slightly swollen than usual bright red lips were exposed.

Zhou Jinchen looked away from his lips and said, “I just got a call. A group of actors next door were diagnosed with tuberculosis and was taken to the hospital last night, someone also stayed in 《Different Roads》. The crew found a doctor and planned to give the main actors a physical examination to see if anyone was infected.”

The caller was Ma Zechi, he knew the two were together last night so he asked Zhou Jinchen to talk to An Xumo and didn’t call again.

An Xumo was speechless, “This……”

In this way, if he insists on going to the set with a mask, I’m afraid he will be quarantined in the first place.

Moreover, he can’t find an excuse to not go to the set.

The two were silent for a moment and Zhou Jinchen said, “Let’s go there first.”

It’s possible that everyone will not care, An Xumo thought, nodding towards Zhou Jinchen. Wearing a mask was originally the man’s suggestion but he really didn’t have any idea, it was just a little swollen, it wouldn’t be seen ba.

They were delayed for a while in the morning so there was no way to eat at the hotel, but the crew also provided breakfast. When the two arrived, it was just about time for breakfast. Despite the bad news last night, it seemed that everything was still normal for the crew and there was nothing unusual with a lot of work.

“Good morning.” Liu Longfei, holding the hot porridge, greeted the two with a smile. However, when he saw An Xumo who was blocked in the beginning by Zhou Jinchen, he couldn’t help but be stupefied for a moment.

“Xiao An, you……”

Zhou Jinchen was carrying two lunch boxes and An Xumo then took two cutlery, and ready to follow him. Seeing Liu Lonfei called him, he stopped doubtfully, “Assistant Director Liu?”

Liu Longfei glanced around and looked at Zhou Jinchen. He saw that the other party did not respond, he turned his head to look at An Xumo and lowered his voice to ask him: “Where were you last night?”

An Xumo was a little puzzled. “I was in the hotel, why?”

Liu Longfei asked, “You didn’t go out?”

An Xumo said, “No.”

Liu Longfei seemed to breathe a sigh of relief but his expression still carried doubts, “Then, what bit your mouth?”

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The author has something to say:

Do you think it’s over after kissing?

The 《Different Roads》 cast and crew: To understand the gossip about tuberculosis, I originally wanted to write pneumonia but pneumonia doesn’t seem to be contagious enough. My brain is dizzy and I also don’t know if there is too much bug. If there are professional medical girls who see something wrong, please correct me!

Chapter 56.1 – Practice over and over again

Jie Jie: The chapter is divided into two parts~ Apologies for our side comments in this chapter, we just can’t help it hehe~

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P-practice?

An Xumo was stupefied for a moment.

Practice kissing?

After hearing about the kissing scene, An Xumo has been worried about this matter. Not only did he have no acting experience, but he also didn’t even have any real experience of kissing someone.

Although the latter is something he should try to overcome — it is impossible for every actor to interpret all the experiences they had. But in reality, An Xumo was very worried that he would be stiff in front of the camera from beginning to the end.

If he could practice in advance, he might indeed be able to accumulate a little experience, An Xumo thought. At the very least, he can avoid leaving the lowest-level mistakes to the scene for filming, and appearing in front of the camera and his brother.

But……

“It would be good to find someone suitable to practice with……? An Xumo’s voice was tinged with uncertainty. “Is it okay for someone who is not an actor……”

The actors in the crew are all seniors who are working together for the first time. An Xumo always felt that this kind of thing is not appropriate to ask. However, if he looked for someone he is more familiar with, he is worried that the real experience will be quite different from the camera. If it is futile, it will be a waste of time.

An Xumo hesitated to finish the question, he felt a sudden slight chill around his body.

When he subconsciously looked up at Zhou Jinchen, he saw the man at the table with one hand on the thin Mac shell with an expression similar to the dark gray cold metal under his palm.

An Xumo couldn’t help but stiffened his neck.

It was only after the body’s instinctive reaction responded to the alarm did he realized that he seemed to be asking the wrong question.

Shouldn’t have……I shouldn’t have asked that? This should be his own efforts to practice, and it seems that he really shouldn’t bother his brother……

Before An Xumo thought whether he had made a mistake or not, he heard a deep voice.

Zhou Jinchen’s eyes were dim and his face was a little inexplicable. He said, “Who do you want to practice with?”

An Xumo opened and closed his lips a few times, then said after a long time, “I haven’t thought about it yet, I may not find the suitable……”

Before he could finish his words, his voice disappeared from Zhou Jinchen’s action of getting up.

The man’s movement was not urgent, but the steps from the table to the bedside made An Xumo give birth to a feeling of strange oppression. He was stunned and the other party had already stepped over on one knee from the right side of the big bed. In the blink of an eye, he took advantage of it and moved forward with less than a hand away from An Xumo, who was sitting next to the pillow.

The mattress on his side was pressed and slightly sunken. An Xumo was stunned for a moment. When he reacted, he could clearly smell the light, cold fragrance belonging to Zhou Jinchen.

He didn’t use the shower gel provided by the hotel.

In a very close distance, their breaths are distinctly audible. The pure black, bottomless eyes looked straight at him, like a hunter who has held down on his target.

An Xumo heard Zhou Jinchen say: “Why do you need someone else to practice?”

A slight ache came from his somewhat stiff body but An Xumo has long been not in the mood to take it into consideration. He could not hold down his frantically beating heart, it took him a while to organize a complete language. (T/N: An Xumo gay panickkss sksadwdq. E/N: Stop, he’s been gay panicking all night.)

“Because I can’t do it right the first time, I want to finish practicing and avoid mistakes……then film this scene with brother.”

It wasn’t until a cold sweat slid down the back of his neck to his collar that An Xumo reacted to the cold touch.

He actually told the truth from the bottom of his heart.

An Xumo lowered his eyes with some embarrassment, and his eyes still fluttered slightly. His brother who was too close to him had exceeded the circle of joy for him. He began to have difficulty restraining himself, worrying about whether his thoughts would be seen through.

I don’t want my brother to see my bad performance, and I dare not let my brother know my bad thoughts. An Xumo knows with regards to taking the initiative to approach and express goodwill, his brother will not only feel unhappy but will also feel……fed up.

This is the case with Han Ming and so with Lin Rui.

It was only when An Xumo was almost pressed to the point of being unable to breathe by the almost disappearing distance between the two and the trepidation at the bottom of his heart, he heard Zhou Jinchen’s voice.

The other party said, “There is no need.”

An Xumo raised his eyes and looked at the man with wide eyes.

It seems that after seeing An Xumo’s helplessness, Zhou Jinchen slightly restrained the aura in his body. His tone eased a little coldness. “There is no need to find someone else to contact and there is no need to avoid all mistakes. Efforts don’t need to be overboard. It’s only your first time acting and making mistakes is also part of progress.”

“And these days, your performance is already good enough.”

Before Zhou Jinchen’s words fell, he faintly frowned again.

“What’s wrong with your eyes?”

An Xumo was at a loss: “……huh?”

Zhou Jinchen said, “It’s very red.”

An Xumo stretched out his hand and covered his eyes in embarrassment.

His field of vision was dark, his heartbeat thumped and pounces on the eardrums and his nasal cavity was filled with blood swelling. An Xumo had to take small breaths through his mouth, trying to calm himself down. (T/N: Nosebleed. E/N: Eyesbleed, earsbleed, the only thing left is for him to explode.)

Then he felt a warm, gentle touch coming from the top of his head.

Zhou Jinchen quickly withdrew his hand; the feeling of touching his younger brother was actually very strange. Perhaps he had been familiar with this action a long time ago, but the time between them was too long.

It was long enough that even if they are brothers, in order to film a scene, they still need to hold the Buddha’s feet¹complete sentence: ’embrace the Buddha’s feet and pray for help in time of emergency’ (idiom); refers to someone’s inability to prepare in time, forcing them to rush to deal with the issue at the last minute. in advance to “cultivate feelings”.

After his emotions settled a bit, An Xumo remembered to explain his out of control emotions. His brother’s approval could be regarded as a gift he had never hoped for but before he could say anything, he heard Zhou Jinchen say, “Wipe your face and come back to practice.”

An Xumo was stunned: “Practice?”

“En.” Zhou Jinchen said, “There is no point in finding someone else to practice with. If you have no experience, I will teach you.”

“……”

Zhou Jinchen looked back at An Xumo who hadn’t moved. “What’s wrong?”

The boy who never missed a single beat when dancing on stage attracting many people and interpreted a noble temperament under a high-definition close-up camera, at this time, asked with an obvious dumbfounded expression, “Teach, teach what?”

Zhou Jinchen gently raised his eyebrows.

“Teach you how to express taking the initiative emotions in front of the camera.”

“Okay.”

An Xumo answered, got up, and went to the bathroom in a daze.

He stayed in the bathroom for a long time which must have been more than five minutes before he washed his face and walked out.

Zhou Jinchen had already sat from the middle of the bed to the edge of the bed. When he saw An Xumo come out, he looked at him and said, “Come here.”

An Xumo walked over and heard Zhou Jinchen who already stood up saying, “Raise your hand.”

He subconsciously raised both his hands and only when the man’s sight became deeper and deeper did An Xumo reacted and embarrassedly put one hand down from a surrender position.

“Grab my collar,” Zhou Jinchen said, “and kiss me head-on.”

An Xumo felt as if his collar was tugged by an invisible hand and even breathing became difficult.

“Kiss……”

Zhou Jinchen lowered his eyes to look at him. “Bai Qingchi takes the initiative. He is shorter than Ling Sihang and pulling the collar is one of the optional prelude actions.”

An Xumo felt that he was about to cry again.

But, but my brother is seriously teaching me. He has no reason to disappoint the other’s good intentions.

His trembling right hand rested on the expensive soft fabric. He paused, hesitating to tighten his fingers. An Xumo almost felt that his heart would jump out of his throat as soon as he opened his mouth. He stood on tiptoe, closed his eyes, and kissed him.

There was only a light sound of “clang”.

The only thing he could feel is the pain coming from the tip of his nose.

“Wu……”

An Xumo muffled a grunt. What was more difficult than the pain was the boundless embarrassment that he dared not to open his eyes.

Until he heard a voice near his ear that was close at hand.

“……open your eyes, don’t kiss until you see it.”

An Xumo opened his watery eyes, his wet lashes blinked several times before he could see the vision in front of him.

But he would rather keep his eyes closed — Zhou Jinchen’s appearance is already outstanding, and at such a close distance, it would only make the natural sense of oppression more intense.

An Xumo was shaking so badly that his hand holding the collar was slightly sore. Just as he was trying to muster up the courage for a second time, he noticed a sudden burst of strength coming from his lower back.

“Stand firm.” Zhou Jinchen said in a low voice. He reached out and raised An Xumo’s face, pressed his fingers against the other person’s white jaw, and then lowered his head.

When the shadow came up, An Xumo held his breath for a moment.

After a while, he realized that there was no real contact between the two. There was still less than a fingertip distance between the lips that were very close to each other. Even when the man spoke, the light mint smell was very clearly passed on.

“Tilt your face sideward and stagger the bridge of your nose, got it?”

An Xumo nodded his head in confusion.

Zhou Jinchen retreated a few distances and motioned, “Come again.”

He may become the first artist to be honored for his kissing scene. An Xumo thought foolishly. Under Zhou Jinchen’s instruction, he reached out to hold his collar again and used a little strength. He stood on tiptoe again and moved a little sideways to get closer.

The tip of his nose is staggered, and their lips are extremely close, just a small distance away.

An Xumo said softly in a slightly trembling voice, “This, is this right……?”

The distance was so close that he could even see Zhou Jinchen’s expression.

“Are you kissing the air?”

There was no emotion in Zhou Jinchen’s voice.

Chapter 55 – Practice kissing first

Where else can An Xumo eat, it’s all good if he doesn’t choke.

While he was trying to maintain his calm expression, Zhou Jinchen continued, “The newly revised script is to let Bai Qingchi take the initiative to kiss. Have you thought about his state?”

After starting to talk about business, An Xumo’s mood slowly settled down. He has been doing character sketches of Bai Qingchi since long ago, even if Bai Qingchi’s experience has changed. An Xumo can also infer Bai Qingchi’s thoughts from following Mr. Tao’s pen and ink.

An Xumo said, “Before Bai has been misunderstood and hurt for many years, it was overwhelming. Mr. Tao said he had never been in love so Ling is his first love. This kiss is also his first initiative.”

Trying to peel off his feelings for his brother, An Xumo tried to analyze objectively and comprehensively. “Bai must have a lot of worries before he kissed him…… even he originally never thought so, that is, the atmosphere is just right, he couldn’t help it.”

The warm breeze in the room was very comfortable. Two people sat face to face discussing the upcoming scene across a table of hot food. After the psychological state of the two characters was completely analyzed, An Xumo finally breathes a sigh of relief. He felt as if he had finished a final three-question, and the complex information is finally no longer surrounded by fog but became a well-organized, logical, and orderly emotional development. Every move and expression was supported by good reasoning, allowing him to better identify what he was trying to show.

Of course, these discussions only stop at the mannerisms and emotions before and after the kiss — as for the part during the kiss, Zhou Jinchen skipped over it without mentioning it and An Xumo really didn’t dare to ask.

After they finished talking, An Xumo also ate almost all of the oden. He was hesitating over the two snow-white meat buns when he heard Zhou Jinchen say, “If you can’t eat it, don’t force yourself.”

An Xumo looked up and saw that the man was looking at him. Before he could say anything, the other party asked, “Are you full?”

An Xumo nodded honestly.

Zhou Jinchen motioned in the direction of the bathroom, “Go and take a bath.”

As he carried his clothes to the bathroom, An Xumo quietly glanced at the man inside the room with his back on him. The other party is calling his assistant and asking someone to come and take away the rest of the food.

This feeling is too strange, An Xumo thought silently. More wonderful than a dream, yet so real.

After taking a shower, An Xumo didn’t have the heart to wear a bathrobe directly, he changed into a simple cotton t-shirt with loose pants before walking out of the bathroom.

The table has been restored to its previous neatness and the dutiful ventilation system of the room has dispersed all the smell. The owner of the room was sitting at the table looking at his laptop and the position was just blocking the way to the inner sofa. An Xumo hesitated and sat on the left side of the king-size bed.

Yes, the crew booked double rooms for most of the actors but main actors like Zhou Jinchen and Lin Rui, as well as Ma Lao and the others, were booked in single rooms.

Although the conditions of the single room are also very good, it’s impossible to have two beds in the room.

Although the bed in the single room is nearly two meters wide, being invaded in their private space makes people very easy to feel resentful so An Xumo asked before he came whether he should sleep on the sofa – then he automatically silenced himself in his brother’s sight.

They came to sleep in the same room in order to cultivate the necessary feelings for filming, coupled with the fact that they are of the same gender and have a former brotherly relationship……so Zhou Jinchen did not agree to his suggestion to sleep on the sofa.

An Xumo thought so and his heart also did not give birth to a bitter smile.

It’s obvious that he was the one who wants too much, but why is this case now……

He let out a low sigh.

People with strange thoughts will have a guilty conscience.

Before coming out of the bathroom, An Xumo had already blow-dried his hair. He didn’t dare to come out with wet hair and make a mess on the floor. As a result, An Xumo found out that he seems to have made a mistake. The room was too quiet that he didn’t even get a chance to wipe his hair to find something to do.

It was fine when they were eating and discussing their roles and there was not much difference from how they usually get along. Now that the room was quiet, leaving only the occasional sound of the keyboard, An Xumo became uncontrollably nervous. 

—— He and his brother are in the same room and will be sleeping in the same bed later.

The mere thought made An Xumo want to bury his face in the blanket.

In order to control his thoughts, An Xumo had to find something to do. But now that he’s sitting on the bed and the new script hasn’t been delivered, there are very little things he can do.

When he came out of the bathroom, An Xumo inadvertently glanced at the laptop’s screen. He originally thought that the other party was watching something related to the movie but unexpectedly, the screen was showing complicated zigzag lines and colorful reports.

Zhou Jinchen was busy with his own business so An Xumo had to find something to do for himself. He reached out and pulled the two pillows stacked together on the bed, placing them on each side, and then quietly moved the pillow on the left side a little outward.

Moved a little bit more.

It was not until An Xumo almost hung half of the pillow on the left and solved the problem of ‘how to keep half of the pillow hanging on the side without falling’ by the bedside. He was concentrating then he suddenly paused.

It seems that he hasn’t heard the sound of the keyboard for some time.

An Xumo subconsciously turned back and instantly crashed into the man’s bottomless dark eyes.

Zhou Jinchen looked at the person for a while until An Xumo felt like he was going to be cooked¹heat up again, the man said, “The TV remote control is in the left drawer.”

An Xumo didn’t dare say anything and hurriedly looked down to find the remote control.

He was sitting on the edge of the bed and had to bend over when searching the drawer. By the time he found the remote control, Zhou Jinchen had already looked away. An Xumo turned on the TV and heard the other party say, “If you have other questions, you can ask them now.”

The black screen popped up with a selection of program categories and An Xumo’s hand shook for a moment before he managed to steadily hold the remote control. After finishing his words, the man turned his eyes back to the screen.

The characters and plot have been thoroughly analyzed earlier, and An Xumo couldn’t find out what questions he had for a while. The only thing they didn’t discuss was the process of the kissing scene, and on this issue, An Xumo found it a little difficult to open his mouth.

After thinking hard for a while, he finally found a question he could open up.

“Brother……”

Zhou Jinchen looked up at him from the laptop.

“En?”

“When you were filming kissing scenes before, for the preparation stage……what would you do with someone?”

“……”

The room was quiet once again.

An Xumo swallowed carefully, he vaguely perceived that the atmosphere seemed a little strange but he couldn’t figure out where it had gone wrong.

The question just now……is not quite right to ask?

After a while, An Xumo who couldn’t help but stiffen up heard the man’s voice.

“No preparation.”

“Ah……?” An Xumo looked over blankly.

Zhou Jinchen’s gaze had already returned to the laptop, while looking at the screen he said, “This is the first time I cultivate feelings with the kissing scene as the subject.”

An Xumo felt that his mind turned upside down, “But didn’t Mr. Tao say that before filming a scene, they usually let the two actors together……” 

Otherwise……why would he come to his brother’s room to sleep?

Could it be that brother used a stand-in for the kissing scene before? An Xumo thought wildly. He had also heard various rumors about the popularity of stand-ins in the industry before. However, 《Different Roads》 did not have any dangerous scenes so far. In addition to Ma Lao’s requirements, An Xumo had never seen a real stand-in scene.

Zhou Jinchen did not notice An Xumo’s expression. He lightly tapped the keyboard twice, the action and the voice did not interfere with each other, “I have filmed three kissing scenes, two are other shots covered by a finger, and one real shot is a borrowed position.”

An Xumo foolishly repeated, “Borrowed position?”

“The camera was shot from the side, the other side of the hand reached over and kiss the back of your own hand.”

An Xumo clenched the remote control in his hand and for a moment, he didn’t know whether to be relieved or lost.

So is that why my brother has never directly discussed the process of kissing scene with him? Because it was already known in advance, as long as you flash past the camera, there was no need to go to such great lengths to think about it in advance……

It took a while before he found his voice.

Regardless…….always have to ask the question.

“Then this time,” An Xumo said hesitantly, “do you want to use the other shot or borrowed position shot……?”

Zhou Jinchen finally moved his eyes away from the screen this time.

He looked at An Xumo and frowned slightly.

“Why do you think so?”

An Xumo stammered, “You just said that, with your own hands……”

Zhou Jinchen said, “That’s a TV series, it’s hard for movies to use this way.”

An Xumo’s brain buzzed and exploded.

“Moreover, Ma Lao would not agree to borrow position. He pays close attention to the quality of the camera. From the very beginning, the kissing scene was set as the actual shot.” Zhou Jinchen said, “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have proposed to replace Lin Rui.”

An Xumo really felt the taste of bungee jumping back and forth in a short period of time.

And the man not far away looked at him again and asked: “Do you have other ideas?”

An Xumo hurriedly shook his head, “No, no……”

Zhou Jinchen said, “If it’s about the image of an artist, you don’t have to worry. Zimai and I have mentioned it to me that your team has no intention of giving you an extreme image, and doing kissing scenes will not affect your future.”

In such matters, the situation is the same for both male and female artists. The flawless “no kissing scenes” good boy image may be completed in a short period of time but it is also followed by a high-level of constraint and restrictions. Once the artist is a little careless with their words and actions, the fans that were initially attracted by their persona will be taken off in large numbers or even turned black.

Even if the artist can use resources to pile up a new persona, slapping faces is by no means a fun thing to do.

Zhou Jinchen has considered such a long-term, and An Xumo found it difficult to argue. He never thought of such a complicated reason, the only worry was that his brother would detect his feelings while filming……

But the only truth can’t be laid out on the surface.

“No, brother, I’m not worried about that……”

An Xumo said stiffly, “I’m worried because……don’t have……on, no kissing experience before……”

Being watched by the other party and telling the truth, An Xumo can’t feel his face burning.

“So I’m afraid that when I take the initiative to kiss, I may not do well……”

He had almost given up on himself.

There was a frightening silence in the air. An Xumo can only hear his own ‘thumping’ heartbeat. He waited for the other party to be dissatisfied, laugh, blame, or unresponsiveness, and envisioned a thousand worst-case scenarios.

However, after the silence, An Xumo heard a soft “click”.

The slender fingers closed the dark gray laptop. Zhou Jinchen looked at An Xumo, his voice was still consistent indifferent and magnetic.

“Instead of worrying about this,” he said, “you might as well practice in advance.”

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The author has something to say:

Kiss to find out.

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Editor: who said the room is just for cultivating feelings???

Jie Jie: *gasps* a wild editor suddenly appeared! Hahaha~

Again, thank you for the ko-fis impatientlywaiting! ♡

Chapter 54 – A night of eating and talking

Thank you so much for the ko-fis impatientlywaiting! ♡♡♡

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For the indoor scene filmed at night, An Xumo was unable to note down the entire scene.

He spent the whole night doing psychological construction but when the clapperboard hit, the crew finished work and prepared to return to the hotel. Watching Zhou Jinchen coming towards him after bidding farewell to other actors, An Xumo still inevitably turned into a state of blankness.

If it hadn’t been for the past experience these days weren’t too real and if not for the knowledge that his boldest wishful thinking would never happen, An Xumo would have certainly doubted more than once whether these days of what happened was true.

And now getting an important supporting role in a film directed by Ma Lao is real, the stumbling but smooth start of the actor’s road is real, and the fact that he can see his brother every day……the person who walks towards him now is also real.

It’s so real that you can reach out your hand and touch it.

The evening shot was an indoor scene but he didn’t go to the location to take materials. Therefore, the distance between here and the hotel is also very close. After work, everyone was used to walking back together.

Today is no exception.

From Zhou Jinchen walking over to the two people walking side by side at the back of the crew, during this time, every second is firmly imprinted in An Xumo’s mind. He used to have a very good memory, he would never forget what he wanted to write down but this time is not the same. For the first time, he has that “it turns out that the memory can be so clear” feeling.

Even the faint smell of dust in the surrounding air, the cool temperature outside at night, the slightly uneven ground at the foot, and the sweaty moisture in the heart of the palm, are all remembered little by little.

Although the two people are walking side by side, they didn’t talk much. Zhou Jinchen is a person who doesn’t like to talk much and An Xumo has been nervous. It wasn’t until Zhou Jinchen spoke to a few people in front of him that the two men turned to another road alone. An Xumo realized in hindsight……they seemed to have begun to be alone in advance.

He was a little uncertain, “Brother Jinchen, where are we going?”

In the night, the light moonlight sprinkled down and gently dr4p3d on people’s shoulders. Zhou Jinchen looked sideways at him and the original three-dimensional outline of his face showed a deeper shadow in the dim light.

His voice was still faint but it was overshadowed by the night with a richer layer of low mellow.

“Buy food,” Zhou Jinchen said, “for you.”

An Xumo stared blankly, not yet reacting.

Until he heard another sentence——

“Sleep in my room tonight.”

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The pleasant sound of music rang out with the glass door that opened automatically, and the bright convenience store was filled with the aroma of hot oden soup. An Xumo followed the man with his arms and feet, watching the other party from the shelves took an instant porridge, a box of fresh milk, a bag of cheesecake sandwich, a large portion of tonkatsu ramen, and asked the clerk to help him with seven or eight sticks of oden.

When the clerk asked, “Are these for takeouts, sir?”, Zhou Jinchen paused for a moment and asked the person to take two snow-white, steaming meat buns from the food warming showcase.

The clerk deftly used the cardboard tray to hold the heated tonkantsu ramen and fresh milk, handing it to the waiting Zhou Jinchen. An Xumo, who had been stunned for a long time, reacted and scrambled to hold the oden sticks and the bag filled with food.

The convenience store is located at the entrance of the hotel where there are various drama groups resident filming all year round, and the clerks had long been well-informed.

But even An Xumo can tell with his barren experience that watching Zhou Jinchen buy so much food, the clerk’s curiosity and surprise have already leaked out from their feigned calm expression.

…… Although the misunderstood Zhou Jinchen has never reacted, the-culprit-who-caused-all-this-An still feels guilty.

Along with the elevator back to the hotel floor when passing by An Xumo’s room, the man in front of him has no intention of staying at all. An Xumo holding the oden sticks also followed the person all the way back to another room.

As a result, when Zhou Jinchen swiped open the door and inserted the room card, An Xumo discovered that there was a familiar suitcase placed not far from the door.

Zhou Jinchen swept a glance at the surprised An Xumo, placing down the things in his hand and said, “Your assistant took it in advance.”

An Xumo also followed and put the tray filled with the oden in his hand on the table. “Thank you……brother.”

Zhou Jinchen didn’t say anything to his thanks but said, “The assistant said there was no place for snacks in the room, and there was no hot food after half past nine in the hotel. The convenience store will make do with what is available first. I’ll get you another midnight snack tomorrow night.”

An Xumo felt that he couldn’t even say thank you.

“It’s t-too much trouble brother.” His ears burned up again. “In fact, I can just eat a little tonight……”

Zhou Jinchen heard the words but turned his eyes over and fell on An Xumo.

He frowned, “You only ate lunch boxed meals for two meals during the day. How can you have enough at night without a midnight snack?”

“I……”

An Xumo really did not expect that his situation during the day was noticed by his brother.

The aroma of the squid balls slowly spread out in the room, the tonkatsu ramen that was opened a little in the corner when heated also tempted people to eat with the golden soup, and the soft snow-white meat buns stacked on the table were obediently waiting to be eaten.

But An Xumo felt that he was already full.

He didn’t dare explain the reason why he wasn’t hungry —— he could never say to his brother, “I’m not hungry when I see you”. It was too strange, so strange that An Xumo felt that he would never say it for the rest of his life.

So in the end, he just whispered his thanks, sat down at the table in the sight of Zhou Jinchen, and tore the seal of the tonkatsu ramen a little bigger.

Zhou Jinchen got up and went to the bathroom, leaving An Xumo alone in the room with a table of midnight snacks. He quietly bit the tasty noodles and ate them, then suddenly his vision blurred.

It may be the heat of the ramen is a little too hot, An Xumo thought randomly. He dared to sniff out quietly when the sound of water came from the bathroom.

Brother…….

An Xumo has lived for seventeen years, he has experienced too many bad things. The pain of living is stronger than happiness, only his brother has always been An Xumo’s sun.

No one would expect the sun to shine only on them, and no one would want to take the initiative to get close to the sun, An Xumo has always thought so. He just needed to see his brother, take one more look, and then continue to live hard.

Now, he is sitting in his brother’s room, eating what the other party bought, and in less than thirty hours, if there is no accident, he will have to kiss his brother.

The world deviated from its original trajectory, the sun dissolves the centrifugal force, and little by little he moves closer in the direction of An Xumo, and the scorching light shone on all the frozen places.

How do you describe this feeling?

All the previous hunger, empty stomach, and painful tongue are not worth mentioning.

When Zhou Jinchen came out of the bathroom, An Xumo had just finished half of his ramen, and he still had a half piece of squid ball in his mouth. The fresh gravy left a satisfying aroma on his lips and teeth.

Zhou Jinchen glanced at the table. The water stains on his body had almost been wiped away but his voice still carried moisture.

“Your appetite has become smaller lately?”

An Xumo hesitated for a moment but still nodded his head.

“Adjust slowly, there is no hurry.”

An Xumo never knew that Zhou Jinchen had really been there when he was in a coma so he didn’t quite understand the meaning of his sentence. But soon, Zhou Jinchen changed the conversation. He looked down at An Xumo and said, “You keep eating, and let’s talk about the kissing scene.”

Chapter 53 [Title at the end of chapter]

Thank you so much for the ko-fis impatientlywaiting! ♡♡♡

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Zhou Jinchen suggested that he wanted to change the actor for the kissing scene because he was worried that An Xumo would be overpowered by Lin Rui’s aura which was his personal consideration.

Lin Rui proposed to change the actor of the kissing scene. The reason given is that the kissing scene of two people will make the film better and have more gimmicks in publicity which was his consideration for the film.

Zhou Jinchen’s consideration is difficult to put on the surface so to say, but Lin Rui’s consideration can.

An Xumo listened to the explanation of the situation and couldn’t help but slightly stiffen.

Although he had been restless for a long time because of the kissing scene, but from the bottom of his heart, An Xumo is also really……more inclined to Zhou Jinchen’s proposal.

People always have selfishness.

However, An Xumo wasn’t sure when he was worried about the final result. On the bright side, it seemed that Lin Rui’s proposal was more reasonable. But in fact, for the crew of 《Different Roads》, Lin Rui is just an actor, but Zhou Jinchen was not revealed as one of the main investors.

Therefore, from the start, it was impossible to pass a proposal that was at odds with Zhou Jinchen’s proposal.

An Xumo didn’t know the other identity of Zhou Jinchen and neither did Lin Rui. So although Lin Rui’s proposal has long been crossed in advance, the final result will still be decided by Ma Lao and Mr. Tao.

It didn’t take long for An Xumo to be anxious, Mr. Tao announced the answer ——

The kissing scene was set between Ling Sihang and Bai Qingchi.

The previous plot setting was to have Bai Qingchi as the trigger for the pretend breakup between the two leads with Ye Qisheng kissing him and Ling Sihang leaving for another country. However, in Mr. Tao’s words, considering that Ling Sihang crashed into the heartbreaking scene after the two kissed, the spread was too small and finally decided to do something big.

In the plot setting, Ling Sihang and Ye Qisheng did not like Bai Qingchi. Ling Sihang is secretly in love with his best friend and Ye Qisheng is heterosexual. Their common pursuit of Bai Qingchi is to give a signal to the people around them who knew they are close friends —— these two friends gave birth to grudges and drew swords against each other for the sake of their love.

After modifying the object of the kissing scene, the plot scene is slightly changed.

“Bai Qingchi came to Ling and Ye’s school to participate in the cultural festival exchange activities. He came to the classroom to find Ling Sihang, and the two kissed there. When Ye Qisheng heard that Bai Qingchi came to the classroom, he brought a group of his friends to look for him, saying that he wanted to show his friends the person he liked. However, the group happened to run into the scene of Ling and Bai kissing. Ye Qisheng pretended to be furious and scuffled with Ling Sihang. In this way, they have publicly torn apart in front of their classmates.”

Mr. Tao who served as the scriptwriter is a courteous 40-year-old man who always keeps his pen in his chest pocket all year round. The tone of his speech was also gentle which makes people comfortable.

However, what he said was not equally comforting to the three actors present.

“After the students witness the separation, Ling Sihang and Bai Qingchi’s affair was brought up to Ling’s parents, who didn’t want their son to be with someone of the same sex from a dance school. Since they intended to leave the country, they simply took their son with them directly. In this way, Ling and Ye’s plan was successfully implemented and the police never suspected the two of them for ten years.”

While Mr. Tao was talking, Ma Lao had not spoken, but a few people present could guess that this should be the result of a joint discussion between the two.

In terms of age and seniority, An Xumo is the youngest one so he did not take the initiative to express his opinion.

Lin Rui, who had a proposal at the beginning, shrugged his shoulders and didn’t continue to make any objection, Ma Lao and Mr. Tao have well thought out the plot, and they also know that no matter how many words he says, it will not be useful.

Moreover from the start, Lin Rui didn’t propose it with a serious attitude. It was only after Zhou Jinchen proposed the change that he followed the joke and also mentioned it.

His thoughts on Zhou Jinchen are here, not only Zhou Jinchen himself understood, but even everybody in the cast noticed the clue. If it was originally like that, Lin Rui could have used his acting skills to pressure this newcomer who has attracted much attention from Zhou Jinchen. But now that Zhou Jinchen had offered to kiss with An Xumo, Lin Rui will also feel uncomfortable.

After having debuted for many years, Lin Rui has been a cold-eyed spectator to the chaos in the circle. There are countless wild butterflies but Zhou Jinchen was the first person who really made his heart flutter. Lin Rui, who has never lacked confidence in his charm and ability, has been determined to win him from the start. Even if he was directly rejected by Zhou Jinchen for the first time, he never thought of giving up.

No matter how strong Zhou Jinchen’s momentum is, for Lin Rui, who is in love and in the market, appears to be an inexperienced young junior. Lin Rui felt that he doesn’t lack the means, strength, and sincerity. He thinks that there is no reason why he won’t be able to take down Zhou Jinchen. In his actions, he has indeed never given up.

However, when this new actor who is inferior to himself in everything except for age appeared, things changed unknowingly.

To be fair, Lin Rui’s impression of An Xumo would have been good if it weren’t for the person he liked has a preference for this newcomer. Although An Xumo won roles and resources that others could not think of at a young age, it was inevitable to arouse jealousy. But Lin Rui also made his debut as a popular child actor at that time, and he naturally will not be jealous of An Xumo’s resources. On the contrary, Lin Rui has always been able to give a helping hand to the juniors who are hard-working and sincere, and he will not step on others.

Otherwise, Lin Rui’s reputation and popularity in the circle will not be so good.

The problem is that this newcomer has now a faint tendency to becoming Lin Rui’s love rival. So now, naturally, he can no longer be generous enough to give up his desired goal.

Lin Rui was calm on the surface, but in his heart, he went to re-organize his planned actions again.

He has always advocated the principle of “fighting for what you want”, not only in the acting profession but also on the road to love is also the same.

On this side, An Xumo and Lin Rui did not raise objections, but on one side, Zhou Jinchen took the initiative to speak to Mr. Tao.

Naturally, what he said would not be an objection but what An Xumo did not expect was that the other party was actually asking a question about Bai Qingchi.

“Ling and Ye are acting, what about Bai Qingchi’s attitude?”

Mr. Tao looked at him and asked, “Are you asking about Bai Qingchi’s feelings?”

Zhou Jinchen nodded.

An Xumo also pricked up his ears.

Mr. Tao said, “Bai Qingchi likes Ling Sihang, that’s why he took the initiative to find him in the classroom.”

An Xumo almost failed to sit still on his chair.

Fortunately, he didn’t make any noise to attract people’s attention so it was only Zhou Jinchen on the side who saw him in his peripheral vision and gave him a sideways glance.

An Xumo hurriedly sat upright.

Zhou Jinchen withdrew his gaze and said to Mr. Tao, “Isn’t Bai’s previous setting was unmoved?”

The person who spoke up this time was Ma Lao, whose voice was obviously older and more serious than Mr. Tao’s. “Xiao Chi¹Probably Mr. Tao’s name. discussed this matter with me at noon and I have considered before that if Bai Qingchi has been treated as a prop and is not really moved, in terms of the overall effect, it would appear to be disconnected from the whole as if it hadn’t been integrated into the plot.”

“If Bai fell in love with Ling, the tragedy of this character would be more obvious and he can step on the real thing, making the audience feel more realistic.”

An Xumo who has been commented on blinked blankly in the eyes of the public.

Zhou Jinchen took the lead in pulling back the attention of a few people. “Good. How did Bai and Ling’s feelings develop?”

Mr. Tao explained: “Didn’t Ling Sihang already saw Zhao Jiujiu harassed Bai Qingchi in the second half of the scene this afternoon? After the plot behind it was changed, Bai Qingchi encountered trouble again. As a result, Ling helped Bai to solve the problem, and the two get along in the process. Bai Qingchi’s heart was gradually moved.”

He added: “However, we didn’t leave too many scenes for this flashback ten years ago, so these plots won’t be shot directly. Only when Bai went to the classroom to find Ling in vain, we used the lines to bring them out a little. When the atmosphere between the two is enough, we can directly shoot the kissing scene.”

Zhou Jinchen nodded and expressed no objection.

An Xumo also followed and nodded confusedly.

The content of 《Different Roads》 is mainly about the dealings between Ling Sihang, Ye Qisheng, and the police after ten years. The proportion of the scenes before ten years was not large in the first place. Since the beginning of the film, the camera has shot pretty much in the early days. Basically, only the remaining altered scenes are left. Bai Qingchi’s scenes have not been shot yet.

Before the end of the meeting, Ma Lao said, “Get ready. If there is no accident, we will shoot the newly changed part the day after tomorrow. The script will be sent to you tomorrow and the lines should be memorized in advance.”

This is the most basic thing and the three naturally quickly agreed.

Ma Lao glanced at Zhou Jinchen then turned his gaze to An Xumo. What he said showed no signs at all, but it directly poked An Xumo’s heart. “The day after tomorrow, I want to film a kissing scene between you and Zhou Jinchen’s kissing scene, so get ready.”

An Xumo tried to control himself and finally succeeded in not letting himself stutter, but only a piece on the tips of his ears burned red.

“I understand, Ma Lao.”

Ma Lao said, “This kind of scene should usually be notified to the actors a few days in advance, but this time the script has been changed a lot, the time is a little tighter.”

An Xumo didn’t understand the meaning of his words and was still nodding foolishly.

Nevertheless, Zhou Jinchen took a deep look at him and took the initiative to take over Ma Lao’s words. “When should we start to prepare?”

Ma Lao thought for a moment and frowned, “Tomorrow’s scenes are all full, right?”

The most important part for tomorrow is Ye Qisheng’s scenes. He looked at Lin Rui and the latter nodded, “Yes, a total of four scenes.”

Ma Lao turned to Zhou Jinchen, “You also have a lot of shots during the day and you may not be able to leave. How about this, you start this evening and it’s also the same for tomorrow. I remember there’s no evening scene tomorrow. You two will find a quiet place to stay for one night and sleep in the same room once you come back. When you start filming the day after tomorrow, you must find your feelings.”

Zhou Jinchen did not have any special reaction and nodded directly, “Okay.”

However, An Xumo stood upright and froze.

“Sleep, sleep in the same room?!”

Was he hearing things??

Mr. Tao kindly explained, “The preparation before the kissing scene is usually to let two actors stay one afternoon in advance to cultivate feelings, so as not to be stiff and nervous or not have enough emotions. The time for changing the script is tight. You may not be able to have the time to spend alone during the day. It’s estimated that you can only work harder at night.”

Ma Lao looked at An Xumo: “What, you can’t sleep with others yet?”

“No, no.” An Xumo finally broke and stammered again when he answered. His cheeks were as hot as fire, his ears were buzzing, and he didn’t even have the courage to look up at Zhou Jinchen.

After a long time of effort, he barely smoothly said, “I understand.”

Only then did Ma Lao showed a look of satisfaction.

The meeting was dismissed on the spot, Ma Lao and Mr. Tao left first. Lin Rui wanted to wait for Zhou Jinchen but Ma Lao who had reached the door stopped and raised his voice, calling Lin Rui away as well.

The two people who were left behind are Zhou Jinchen and An Xumo.

An Xumo did not dare to look up at all. He even had an illusion —— anyone with eyes could see the color of his face was as red as dripping blood.

He plucked up his courage to say only one sentence.

“Jin, Brother Jinchen, I’ll be troubling you tonight……”

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The author has something to say:

Secretly asking Xiao Mo, are you happy being on the same bed~

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Jie Jie: I think the title is a bit of a spoiler.

Chapter 53: You have to share a room before filming

Chapter 52 – Who exactly is brother going to kiss

mochimùwú: Sorry for updating a bit late. Had some stuff to do.

Anyway!

Thank you so much for the ko-fis impatientlywaiting! (I love your name btw!)

Enjoy the following bonus chapters~

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Lu Pinghui only joined the group three days ago but this does not mean that he’s not clear about Zhou Jinchen’s status and background. It’s true that he relied on the resources of the golden backer to join the group, but after spending nearly half a year in the circle, Lu Pinghui also knew very well what Zhou Jinchen’s name represented.

After the head-on collision between two eyes, Lu Pinghui was so cold that he shivered. He subconsciously moved his gaze away and didn’t dare to continue looking directly at each other. When he came back to his senses and tried to adjust his expression to reconcile for it, he saw that Zhou Jinchen had already withdrawn his eyes and looked at An Xumo in the middle, together with the others.

Lu Pinghui squeezed his fingers tightly and couldn’t help but bite his lower lip.

The agent on the side was wiping the cold sweat from his face. “I don’t know what happened why he noticed us……it’s not hard to see, what is the relationship between Emperor Zhou and the newcomer? A’Hui, you have to be careful ah……”

“Okay, I understand.” Lu Pinghui’s nature is that he doesn’t like to listen to other people’s advice. He impatiently waved his hand and said to the agent, “Right, go and find out what’s the relationship between them. Speaking of the newcomer, Zhou Jinchen is still unhappy?”

The agent nodded in response, his expression still looks a bit flustered. Lu Pinghui couldn’t bear his cowering appearance. Obviously, he usually made a profit under his own banner, but when it comes to meeting someone, he went as far as to be a coward to this extent?

Thinking that he would be used in the future, Lu Pinghui could only force down his impatience. Moreover, if you really calculate it, you don’t necessarily have to be afraid of this Film Emperor Zhou.

No one around noticed this. Lu Pinghui snorted coldly and said, “Besides, even if Zhou Jinchen really heard it, so what? He’s only a film emperor and he signed a contract with Jin Dian. I don’t believe he can still be bigger than Brother Yin.”

After hearing this, the agent also felt that there was some truth to it. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and followed Lu Pinghui’s words, “Yes, yes, Mr. Yin is a top executive of Jin Dian. How can any artist compare to him?”

After being coaxed by his agent again, Lu Pinghui’s face finally looked better. He flicked off the non-existent dust on his cuffs and lifted his chin towards the crowd, “Go. Let’s go and see the newcomer’s duck walk.”

Lu Pinghui and his agent were in a gloating mood as they gathered around again. However, just as the two of them approached, they heard Ma Lao’s voice.

“Okay. That’s the state.”

Ma Lao’s tone was not only as strict and serious as usual but there’s also a faint satisfaction in his calmness. People who are used to seeing Ma Lao on the set know how rare this situation is —— even the two protagonists who have been through a hundred battles¹身经百战: lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom); fig. experienced; seasoned. have never been treated this way a few times in total.

After Ma Lao finished, he signaled to An Xumo, “Go again, and then we will officially start shooting.”

Not only was the stunned Lu Pinghui who was waiting to see someone embarrassed, but everyone else on the set were quite surprised. It took less than twenty minutes from the beginning of his attempt to achieve Ma Lao’s satisfaction.

This is much faster than expected.

The only person present who felt that this was expected was Ma Zechi, who was standing next to Ma Lao. After filming An Xumo’s scene in the morning, he had a long chat with the scriptwriter Mr. Tao at noon. Ma Lao was also there at that time. Although Ma Lao didn’t say much, but Ma Zechi had a faint intuition of something.

As expected, after the afternoon shooting, Ma Lao was not surprised by An Xumo’s outstanding performance. Ma Zechi also really understood why Ma Lao would look at a few actions before deciding An Xumo to act.

Speaking of which, the role of Bai Qingchi is actually very special. Unlike the two main characters, he doesn’t need extra three-dimensional layer, high-level requirements so Ma Lao is willing to choose from the newcomers. This role requires more physical appearance and temperament, An Xumo took advantage of this and he can almost be regarded as a natural actor.

The boy walking in the middle of the path has a straight back, a long neck, and an extremely beautiful demeanor. Even if a layman who doesn’t know his identity can see at a glance the difference in temperament between him and ordinary people.

The large screen of the cinema will magnify all the flaws, and any hint of the actor’s drooping back and slanted shoulders can be clearly felt by the audience. However, these minor problems are actually invisible before the camera so many newcomers will make such mistakes. They must be corrected over time and constantly reminded for a long time in order to be forced to change these minor problems that have lasted for more than ten to twenty years.

Getting rid of their bad habits is only the first step. What is more difficult is to imitate the character’s temperament and manners. Actors like Zhou Jinchen and Lin Rui have to adjust themselves when acting as students, not to mention those actors who can’t adjust at all —— there are actors in the circle who are extremely popular but not well evaluated. They were uniformly evaluated as “acting like themselves in any role.”

Ma Zechi can clearly see that An Xumo is in fact also acting as himself but his own image is very consistent with the role so the first time he acted, he was directly recognized by Ma Lao.

The kid’s luck is very good. Although the filming has just started, Ma Zechi can almost foresee all kinds of comments after the movie is released. How many actors are waiting for roles and how many scripts are waiting for good actors, and An Xumo’s first performance encountered the most suitable role for him.

However, thinking about the way this child looked like when he was seriously watching the shoot with the crew, Ma Zechi felt that it was not just a matter of luck.

A great opportunity fell on his head and An Xumo grasped it with his own efforts.

Unsurprisingly, in the sight of numerous attentions, An Xumo successfully completed the last task. Ma Lao didn’t even say a few heavy words and the boy who was filming for the first time passed his examination.

Many high-definition cameras which were originally thought to have to wait for a while before starting up were turned on, and the staff began to prepare for their work. An Xumo who had been tense for a while finally let out a sigh of relief quietly. Before he could relax, he saw Qian Lingyuan who was about to shoot with him next, came over to him and said with a smile, “Xiao Mo is doing well. Ma Lao rarely releases people so quickly.”

An Xumo was still a little nervous. He smiled shyly and his thousand miles repulsive temperament in front of the camera was obviously diminished. “Thank you, Uncle Qian. I hope I won’t delay everyone later ba……I also ask Uncle Qian to take care of me.”

“Child, there is no need to be so polite.” Qian Lingyuan patted his shoulder. “Take it easy. You know Ma Lao’s temperament, re-shooting does not necessarily mean it’s unsatisfactory. He may just want better results, relax ah.”

An Xumo smiled gratefully, “I understand.”

As soon as he finished talking with Qian Lingyuan, An Xumo just looked back and saw Zhou Jinchen walking over.

“Brother…..Brother Jinchen.” An Xumo’s tension in the filming has not yet completely relaxed when he stammered again once he opened his mouth.

Zhou Jinchen glanced at him and his eyes were slightly heavy. He and Qian Lingyuan said the same thing. “Relax, don’t be nervous.”

An Xumo nodded hurriedly, “Okay.”

It seemed that Zhou Jinchen was just passing by and after speaking with An Xumo, he also intends to go to the other side where he’ll be on camera later.

But just when An Xumo thought that his brother was going to leave, he heard the other party say in a light tone, “That performance just now was very good.”

An Xumo was stunned for a moment. When he looked up, Zhou Jinchen had already turned and walked towards the other direction.

Leaving only one sentence for him.

“Keep it up.”

For An Xumo, this sentence almost has the same effect as Ma Lao’s “OK. Keep this state when we officially start filming.”

When the staff member came up to help him with a simple makeup, An Xumo’s tense shoulders finally relaxed a little.

His heart and stomach are warm.

With the smooth progress at the beginning, after the second half of the filming ended an hour earlier, the present staff did not show much surprise. Before considering An Xumo’s first time filming, the crew coordinated and set aside time for it but also worried that the time is not enough for Ma Lao to train people to increase the filming. They didn’t think that the process is so smooth. Coupled with the additional close-up shots, the whole scene finally came down and played only ten times on the board.

This number may sound like a lot, but apart from the trial shoots and incomplete make-up shots, the total time spent is not too long. In addition, Ma Lao has always been accustomed to striving for perfection. The key shots are basically more than a dozen times. Hitting the clapperboard ten times is a normal level.

In the second half, it was the first time that Bai Qingchi was harassed by Zhao Jiujiu. This was the beginning of Bai Qingchi’s nightmare. At the end of the shot, Ling Sihang who was inadvertently passing by saw Bai Qingchi. This is also the source of emotional entanglement between Ling Sihang, Ye Qisheng, and Bai Qingchi.

Although there are several times the emotional performance is not quite in place, but after Ma Lao’s corrections, An Xumo quickly adjusted. And everyone found that this newcomer with no acting experience has a powerful attribute —— a mistake that has been corrected once, he will never make the same mistake twice.

Actors in this industry, especially newcomers, are prone to lose sight of what they are doing when faced with a director’s instructions. They tend to pay attention to one point, forgetting the other. After a few more training sessions, the director will get irritated and the newcomer will easily mess up.

As for An Xumo, he can accurately remember what Ma Lao said every time. Although he lacked experience like a brand new sponge, everyone could see that he was rapidly absorbing a lot of water.

Therefore, even though it was the first time he acted, the total number of times An Xumo had NG-ed was not that many. After the filming was over, everyone’s impression of An Xumo also changed, such as popular idol, hard-working, and so on.

The afternoon filming ended a few hours ahead of schedule. After the crew wrapped up, there was still time before the evening shoot. An Xumo had just received dinner from the uncle who praised him a lot and ran into Liu Longfei who came to call him.

“Going to a meeting?” An Xumo was a bit confused, he hadn’t attended any meeting discussion with the crew. “Assistant director, do you know what it’s about?”

Liu Longfei said, “Listening to Mr. Tao’s meaning, it seems to be about revising the scene between you and the two protagonists which is the free time before the evening shot. So Ma Lao called the three of you over and said to listen together to their opinions.”

An Xumo thanked Liu Longfei. After handing the lunch box to Tang Tang, he went to the conference room where he had just pointed out. Although Liu Longfei had given him an explanation, the doubts in An Xumo’s heart were not completely dispelled. Ma Lao’s habit of revising scripts is not a secret in the industry. He sometimes even shoots two versions and then makes changes at the end. Due to this, he quarreled with a lot of scriptwriters when he was young.

However, this should be the first time that the actors have been asked to go to a meeting on script changes. After An Xumo entered the crew, in the past, it was Ma Lao and Mr. Tao who discussed directly plus the opinions of several assistant directors, and the actors directly take the new script.

It wasn’t until An Xumo rushed to the conference room that he finally understood why the actors were additionally called in this time——

The script to be revised is precisely the emotional scenes between Bai Qingchi and the two protagonists and now there is a disagreement in the most crucial kissing scene.

Zhou Jinchen told An Xumo before that he proposed to change the kissing scene between the two of them, but after arriving at the scene, An Xumo realized that Lin Rui had also made a proposal.

What he said was that he wanted to film a kissing scene between himself and Zhou Jinchen.

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The author has something to say:

Okay, let’s turn on An Xumo’s Su hanging mode, which startles us all the way and shakes the whole audience.

The kissing scene will be filmed soon, and the elder brother is about to face his illness. After the elder brother understand that he has an illness the emotional drama will be surging forward~

Chapter 51 – The Film Emperor’s eyes are locked on you

Jie Jie: Update schedule is back on its usual Wednesdays & Fridays. But there might be some days where I can only do it once a week. I’ll be a bit busy these days(or months) because of New Year, New Semester. I’m sorry (ಥ﹏ಥ)

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An Xumo was slightly stunned and felt that Lin Rui seemed to have something to say.

But the other party’s tone and expression were very natural and there seemed to be nothing unusual as if An Xumo thought too much about it.

Zhou Jinchen’s tone was also flat. “I was there in the second half of the two scenes in the afternoon.”

Lin Rui said “oh” and didn’t say anything else.

The two men who got wet had to change clothes. Not long after they left, the crew began to distribute the lunch boxes.

After entering the group, because he could see his brother every day, An Xumo’s appetite has been reduced a lot unknowingly. The various supplements that Tang Tang prepared for him are consumed more and more slowly. Although An Xumo can’t completely stop the snacks now, the situation is much better than when he first joined the group.

Because he has to film in the afternoon, An Xumo quickly ate his lunch. After he finished eating, he found his script, and the lines to be filmed in the afternoon had long been memorized. An Xumo was not looking at his own scene but the one in the morning between Zhou Jinchen and Lin Rui in the hotel.

In contrast with the wonderful performance of the two, the lines on the short page of the script appear much thinner. An Xumo compared the script in his head in the morning shoot in detail twice. After carefully guessing the emotions of the two during the performance, he turned the page and went to see the scene he was going to shoot.

He tried to use the same method to stimulate the scene he was going to film in advance, but this operation is obviously somewhat difficult. When An Xumo had finished visualizing how he was going to act, the crew started working again.

An Xumo failed to watch this time. He had to change his costume and put on makeup, and wait for the second half to be filmed.

Except for the two main actors who have a larger time span, more image changes, and have a single dressing room, all the rest of the actors used a common dressing room. An Xumo’s morning makeup was done by a teacher from the ballet company, so this was the first time he came to the crew’s dressing room in addition to the still makeup photo.

Although the first half of the scene has already begun filming, the dressing room is still relatively busy. When An Xumo came to the dressing room after changing his costume, the makeup artist in charge of him didn’t seem to have come yet so he waited for a while.

It wasn’t long before a young girl hurriedly pushed in the door. An Xumo happened to be standing by the door, the girl didn’t look at the person and hurriedly said “excuse me”, walking past him.

An Xumo’s sharp eyes noticed that the girl quietly feebly raised her hand and wiped her eyes.

The girl ran to the makeup table and Sister Wang who was doing another actor’s makeup, saw her and wondered, “Xiao Ai, you didn’t participate in the makeup for the second half of the scene today?”

“No,” Xiao Ai’s voice was a bit flustered, “I’m in the shift today.”

Upon hearing this, Sister Wang stopped her hands. She was surprised and said, “Then why are you so late?”

“Lu Pinghui, Brother Lu said I didn’t put on enough makeup and asked me to bring things to him. I just came back.” Xiao An said more and more anxiously and vaguely with a nasal voice, “Sister Wang, has the actor for the seventh chair been here yet?”

Hearing Lu Pinghu’s name, Sister Wang couldn’t help but frown. When she saw that Xiao An was so anxious that she was about to cry, she hurriedly comforted her, “It’s okay, don’t worry. All the actors who need makeup should have arrived, you can look around the room.”

Xiao Ai wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and look around while whispering, “Brother Wu warned me before that the actor I was responsible for in the second half was a popular artist, and I ended up being late……”

Sister Wang saw that she was in a great hurry but there was no way to comfort her with further words. In front of the actors, makeup artists are originally a service industry. Typically, when they encounter bad-tempered and somewhat famous artists, they still have to be careful, and as a result, Xiao An is even late now.

Sister Wang can’t help thinking that if she met another artist like Lu Pinghui……

“I think I’ve found him!”

When Sister Wang returned to her senses, she saw Xiao Ai running towards the door.

An Xumo, who was standing by the door, saw the girl he had just seen running over. She stopped in front of him and carefully asked, “Excuse me, Mr. An. Are you waiting for makeup?”

“Yes.” An Xumo nodded to her and thought for a moment, “I seem to be the…….artist for makeup number seven.”

“Yes, yes. It’s me,” The girls hurriedly said. “I’m sorry, I’m late. I’m really sorry I caused you trouble.”

The girl said and unexpectedly gave him a ninety-degree bow. An Xumo was startled and immediately wanted to reach out to help but because he felt that it was not good to take the initiative to touch a girl, he had to say it. “It’s alright, it’s alright. I didn’t wait long.”

The girl straightened up and seemed a little surprised. She said hesitantly, “Please come over to this side.”

“Okay,” An Xumo responded. “By the way, it’s okay not to use honorifics, just call me Xiao An.”

The girl froze for a moment again.

When she was sure that An Xumo really had no intention to reproach her, she knocked against her companion and said, “Thank, thank you, I’m Xiao Ai.”

When the two walked to the makeup table, An Xumo bent down to sit on the chair and did not see the concerned look that Sister Wang gave to Xiao Ai behind him.

After getting ready, Xiao Ai soon began to help An Xumo apply his makeup. Her technique was quite skilled and her strength was well-controlled. It didn’t take long for the boy in the mirror to still have the familiar eyebrows but added a lot of cold and detached feeling.

An Xumo closed his eyes and waited for the brush to gently sweep over and he heard Xiao Ai whisper, “You……your skin has a good foundation.”

An Xumo smiled. “Thank you.”

With this good start, the two slowly began to talk. Xiao Ai’s technique was too proficient that she finished the whole makeup in less than twenty minutes. By the time the makeup was done, the tone of their conversation was much more relaxed.

After thanking Xiao Ai, An Xumo left the dressing room. Xiao Ai was relieved. She sat back in her chair feeling renewed after a great disaster.

Sister Wang who had also finished her work was drinking from a glass of water. When she saw Xiao Ai sitting on the chair and reminded her, “This time, he was good-tempered. Xiao Ai, you have to be careful next time.”

Xiao Ai nodded and said, “I understand. Thank you, Sister Wang.”

She let out a long sigh, “I haven’t encountered this kind of situation before when I did make up for dancers. I didn’t expect that……Brother Lu would be like this and I didn’t expect that there would be such a good artist as Mr. Xiao An.”

Sister Wang gave a “shh” and looked around warily. Xiao Ai hurriedly covered her mouth.

But after confirming that no one around was paying attention, Sister Wang whispered, “In this circle, there are many extreme people here.”

Xiao Ai nodded with a deep sense of empathy.

“But in the end, the ones that go far……” Sister Wang said in a low voice, “Definitely not someone like Lu Pinghui.”

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When An Xumo arrived on the set, there was still part of the make-up shots in the first half of the scene. Before waiting for half an hour, Ma Lao nodded and the crew began to tidy up the set, and prepare to continue filming the second half.

An Xumo was called in advance, and Ma Lao told them about the scene.

“I’m going to film the scene of Zhao Jiujiu harassing Bai Qingchi.” Ma Lao stood in front of the two people. “I won’t talk about Lingyuan’s part, you grasp it yourself.”

“The key is you,” he turned to An Xumo, “your performance.”

Being named so directly, An Xumo hurried stood upright.

“As a male ballet dancer, Bai Qingchi has been misunderstood since childhood. No matter whether they are relatives, friends, or even his own biological parents did not understand his persistence.” Ma Lao said. “Have you read those news materials I showed you?”

An Xumo nodded. “Finished reading.”

Sister Liu gave him a stack of information before which was full of new cases of male ballet dancers being misunderstood, harassed, and even assaulted. It was in this real world and it was shocking.

“Good, then you have to understand the emotions of Bai Qingchi. He has been living in misunderstanding, and over time, he will no longer reveal his heart to others. Coupled with the temperament of dancing, the whole person’s performance is relatively cold and arrogant. You have to remember this word.” Ma Lao continued, “When Zhao Jiujiu appeared, Bai Qingchi was emotionally disgusted but his performance should not be excessive.”

These character analyses have been done by An Xumo himself before, but Ma Lao’s analysis was obviously more thorough, and he also analyzed in detail the several actions and expressions set in the script. He even gave An Xumo a few simple demonstrations.

Ma Lao is recognized for his eccentric temper, but no one has ever questioned his attitude in directing.

After talking about the scene, all the necessary scene props for filming were arranged but Ma Lao did not let the scene record hit the board directly but said to An Xumo, “You go to the middle first and take a few steps.”

An Xumo was a little confused but did not raise any objection. He quickly went to the designated location and walked forward with the prop handbag in his arms.

Before he took two steps, he heard Ma Lao shouting, “Keep your back straight, don’t shake your head, and pay attention to your demeanor and temperament!”

The staff at the side heard Ma Lao’s voice and looked at each other, their eyes full of sympathy for An Xumo.

This is Ma Lao’s habit. Before filming, the actors with important roles must maintain their most suitable demeanor. When Zhou Jinchen and Lin Rui acted as middle school students, Ma Lao made them go in and out of the classroom for nearly thirty minutes in order to let them find the correct student posture. This is still good. According to the group legend, in the first few plays, there were secondary tunes to teach new actors. Ma Lao unexpectedly let people learn to walk for three days. In the end, the actor’s calves were swollen and Ma Lao still refused to lower his own standards a little.

This time, the artist is more inexperienced. Although the popularity is not low, with Ma Lao here, you will certainly be trained to take off a layer of skin.

There were not a small number of people at the scene. If An Xumo fails to meet the requirements in full view of the public, it will not only leave a bad impression on everyone but also delay the entire progress of the crew.

Many people in the crew have an excellent impression of An Xumo, and they all pay attention to the child’s performance on the set every day. Seeing that Ma Lao is going to use the strict way of tuning actors to him, several people can’t help but sweat for him.

But in the end, there will be no fewer gloating people who intend to watch the fun.

A tall, thin young man waiting on the sidelines with his arms crossed together smiled with a sneer, looking at the person in the field with eyes full of sarcasm. He snorted to the agent beside him, “Look at that person, shrinking his neck like a turtle, and he can’t even walk but he can still be called a popular idol ne. I think his fans are blind ba.”

After he finished his words, the agent who had always been in sync, rarely agreed.

On the contrary, the fat agent oozed a little sweat from his forehead. He pulled the hem of the slim young man’s dress slightly and said in a low voice, “A’Hui,¹阿(A): Used to indicate familiarity. keep your voice down……”

“What’s wrong, where’s my voice louder?” Lu Pinghui frowned discontentedly. “Besides, he’s just an embroidered pillow²Embroided pillow: refers to people/things that are glamorous on the outside but useless on the inside. with nothing but a face. I haven’t acted in any scene so what’s wrong with saying a few words about him?”

The agent’s look showed no signs of improvement and Lu Pinghui still continued to sneer. “When you look at him before, every day you know how to stand by and watch. You can’t wave him away like a fly for fear that others won’t recognize him. He’s in the film set every day to be familiar with others, but what else can’t be done backstage ah?”

Before Lu Pinghui finished his words, the agent suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled the man away.

Although the area around the set was not packed, there were a lot of people. The two people rashly walked out and were squeezed twice by the crowd on the way. Lu Pinghui was even more upset. Without waiting for his agent to stop, he shook off his arm and said, “What are you doing, hiding from the plague ah?”

The agent raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his face while lowering his voice, “My little ancestor……can’t you see that someone next to you is looking at you ne!”

“What’s wrong with me, does anyone dare to touch me?” Lu Pinghui impatiently said. “What are you afraid of? Who is it ah?”

Without waiting for the agent to answer, Lu Pinghui turned back to look at where they were standing just now. Since he will also participate in the second half of the filming, Lu Pinghui’s place is not far from the scene spot, and there are other people around not far away.

He looked back, not waiting for the agent to confirm who that blind person was, but he suddenly bumped into an ice-cold, unwarm line of sight.

Lu Pinghui suddenly stiffened.

When he looked over, the other party also looked over in the direction he was going. The person’s gaze was so cold that Lu Pinghui, who was not even afraid of wearing a single coat on the catwalk in winter, directly shivered.

After all, it turned out to be Zhou Jinchen, one of the two film emperors.

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Chapter 50 – You care so much about Xiao An

Jie Jie: Happy New Year to everyone! I hope everyone would have a wonderful 2021. Wishing you all the best in life. Fighting! ( ´ ∀ `)ノ～ ♡

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The outstanding appearance made An Xumo stand out directly among all the people on stage, but on the other hand, for movies, a good shot can’t just be about the face.

Ma Zechi found that in addition to his own appearance, the young boy also had an excellent sense of camera. Obviously, his previous stage experience had helped him a lot as An Xumo knew how to present the most suitable angle in front of the camera. Coupled with his dancing ability comparable to professionals, An Xumo naturally attracted all the attention among ballet dancers with the same excellent conditions.

The most suitable aspect of developing actors was originally part of the director’s job, so when An Xumo began to spontaneously cooperate with the camera, Ma Zechi immediately noticed this. He had a vague sense of ominous——

Perhaps in this young man, whose acting experience is like a blank sheet of paper, there will be some surprises.

Because Ma Zechi never called to stop, the group dance, which was originally planned to be a trial performance, ended up dancing the entire piece. The cameras distributed in various positions recorded the whole scene and the shooting was not completely finished until all the actors gave the curtain call according to the stage etiquette.

The crowd on stage looked at Ma Zechi sitting in front of the screen. He waved his hand, “Dance again.”

The smooth process of filming was beyond imagination. There was no need to finish all the dances, only to add a few more shots of An Xumo in the middle. When the crew signaled for all the extras to leave the stage did An Xumo suddenly realized —— his first scene was shot without even NG and it passed straight through.

Although most of the reason is that the camera only needs to shoot the dance performance, but when Ma Zechi really nodded to show it passed, An Xumo’s heart which had been hanging for a long time was relaxed a lot.

Everything is difficult at the beginning.

The successful start gave An Xumo a lot of confidence and after the training scenes were shot, there was a scene in which he officially performed afterwards. The busy costumes and props staffs spent more than ten minutes setting up the stage backdrop and An Xumo who had changed into his costume also danced formal ballet once more under Ma Zechi’s signal.

This time, there were no other actors on the stage; it’s just An Xumo’s solo dance. Compared with a group performance, the difficulty factor for solo is obviously higher which is more convenient for shooting. In addition to the vertical shot from above which was repeated a few more times, the scene was smoothly completed.

Despite knowing that An Xumo had a background in dancing, the crew did not expect to finish all these scenes so soon. With more than half of the reserved time left, the crew stopped working one after another and prepared to go to another shooting site to see the progress.

Ma Zechi was still sitting there, staring at the screen. In the replay footage, An Xumo dressed in a gorgeous dance costume, dancing beautifully and moving gracefully. He wore a three-piece dance suit where the main body is black. His coat tightened against the waistline at the back, his white shirt with intricate lace folds, and the black and white boundary line brought better visual effect to the already slender legs.

There are many leg movements in ballet dance, and raising the leg is one of the most basic movements. The slim dance costume outlines An Xumo’s figure, and between each movement, the unique charm of that dance is perfectly displayed.

The performance is called 《The Dying Swan》 which is one of the very classic ballet pieces. The struggle between life and death is presented in the dancer’s movements, and the “fragile nobility” required for the role of Bai Qingchi was highlighted even more clearly.

[If anyone is curious about the dance, here’s the link: 《The Dying Swan》]

Ma Zechi watched An Xumo’s performance and suddenly stood up.

The assistant at the side was taken aback, “Director Ma, what’s wrong?”

“When I’m done tidying up, I have to go to the set to look for Mr. Tao.” Ma Zechi said without looking back and threw down a sentence, “Put the machine away, and be careful when you operate it!”

Once the scene at the theater was finished, An Xumo also followed back to the set which was still busy. Because they finished filming early, when they arrive at the set, it was not yet eleven o’clock. It happened that the two protagonists were filming a confrontation against each other. After An Xumo asked Ma Zechi if he had no other arrangements, he found his usual position and went to watch the shooting.

After watching for a while, An Xumo recognized the plot they were filming —— it was the plot when Ling Sihang and Ye Qisheng went to a hotel to spend the night after Zaho Jiujiu had just been killed.

After Zhao Jiujiu kidnapped Ye Qisheng, he used Ye Qisheng’s phone to send a message to his family saying that he would not go back that night. Because he is Ye Qisheng’s real uncle, Ling Sihang, who was trailing behind just sensed that he was wrong and did not call the police directly. When the accident happened, Zhao Jiujiu died; Ling Sihang found that his phone was full of calls from home. Given his state at that time, it was naturally impossible to go straight home, so in the end, the two disoriented boys chose to go to the hotel for the night.

Inside the clean and tidy twin room, two people’s backpacks were huddled crookedly on the sofa. Ling Sihang’s voice was dry as he said to Ye Qisheng: “Ye-zi,¹-zi: suffix added to a name to show a close relationship. go and take a shower first ba.”

He called again twice more but the distraught Ye Qisheng slowly lifted his head and looked at him with empty eyes.

Ling Sihang took a breath erratically. He reached out his hand and took hold of Ye Qisheng’s right hand hanging on his side.

Two distinct hands were held together, Ye Qisheng was like grabbing the last plank, tightly holding Ling Sihang’s hand. As a result, the two hands which were only shaking slightly overlaid their movements and shook violently between the two.

Ling Sihang closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was only the figure of Ye Qisheng left in his eyes. He whispered, “Go ahead ba. No matter what, I am here.”

Ye Qisheng’s throat rolled a few times, and he stared at Ling Sihang with blank and helpless eyes, the only one who shared his secret with him. After a long time, he slowly relaxed the strength of his hands, turning around, and went to the bathroom.

The heavy steps made a “squeaking” sound on the smooth floor, and the bathroom door was closed. After a while, the sound of water came from inside.

Ling Sihang took a deep breath as if he had been drained out of his strength. He struggled to sit back on the sofa, lowered his head, and buried his face in his hands.

The curved back, the sluggish interior, and the sound of running water with no change in tone became the background sound. Although no one could see Ling Sihang’s expression, everyone felt the heavy, deadly despair in him.

After a while, Ling Sihang slowly straightened his back and his movements also looked very stiff, but he still turned his head to look in the direction of the bathroom.

The sound of the water there has not changed.

Ling Sihang frowned. He held the sofa and stood up. When he got up, he tripped over himself. After stabilizing his figure, he quickly walked towards the bathroom. After a moment’s hesitation at the door, he still spoke: “Ye-zi, Ye-zi?”

No one answered him.

Ling Sihang closed his eyes and shook his head. After barely concentrating his mind, he listened to the sound inside the door. Suddenly, he fiercely locked his eyebrows and tapped the door several times without getting a response. Ling Sihang took a deep breath, directly stored his strength, and raised his leg, kicking the door to the bathroom.

“BANG!!”

After a loud noise, the door slammed against the wall and Ling Sihang hurriedly rushed in. He saw under the shower, the drenched Ye Qisheng was curling up in the corner with his knees in his arms, trembling sharply.

There was no water vapor in the bathroom, and all the water coming out of the shower was ice-cold water. Ling Sihang rushed over and pressed the switch, squatting down and wrapping his arms around Ye Qisheng, whose clothes had been completely wet.

“Ye-zi, Ye-zi, you look at me……”

He leaned over to dissipate a bit of the cold temperature in his body, like being rescued from drowning. Ye Qisheng gasped a few times and then grabbed Ling Sihang’s hand.

His body was still trembling and even his voice was affected.

“Sihang……there, there’s blood. It’s all blood……”

Ye Qisheng’s voice was hoarse and desperate, like rough sandstone grinding on the tender flesh of the scarlet overflowing bloody wound.

“Can’t wash it off, I can’t wash it off……I’ll never be washed clean!”

He hugged Ling Sihang’s arm and cried roughly. In the narrow and cramped room, only two trapped boys hugging each other with difficulty, and falling together into the pitch-black, incomparable abyss.

——“Cut!”

With Liu Longfei’s shout, everyone looked at Ma Lao on the side, who had been persevering all morning, took another look at the screen before saying, “All right.”

The two main actors did not say anything yet, while the staffs who sprinkled water, lighted, cleaned up, and took close-ups collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

Oh my god, this scene is finally over!

When the set became lively again, the assistants gathered around and gave towels to the two leads, only then did An Xumo wake up.

He just……he can’t believe he got enthralled in watching.

Although all the details of the process were fully memorized, An Xumo could tell that he had not just memorized and figured out the acting technique as he did before. He was immersed in the whole scene like a pure spectator, worrying about the future of the two protagonists.

In that scene just now, Zhou Jinchen and Lin Rui’s performances were evenly split. They both played extremely well, balancing and making up for each other so that the onlookers on the whole set will be immersed in this atmosphere.

The acting skills of the two film emperors have reached the point of perfection.

An Xumo can’t help but remember what Zhou Jinchen said to him yesterday —— filming a kissing scene with Lin Ruo, he would be compared to the obvious gap.

Even though he already had a deep experience when he was watching before, but after listening to Zhou Jinchen’s words, An Xumo came to examine himself again and would still be grieved by the gap between them.

Ordinary scenes are fine. For key scenes like a kissing scene which requires an emotional outburst, he will certainly be overwhelmed and directly taken away by the other party’s rhythm.

At that time, even if he passes Ma Lao’s level, the audience will be able to see it at a glance when the final film comes out.

He still has to study hard and make progress.

It’s also for this reason that Zhou Jinchen said that he would replace the kissing scene. However, An Xumo did not understand that his brother’s acting skills were enough to rival that of Emperor Lin. If he had acted with him, he would certainly be overwhelmed by his acting skills……

When An Xumo was thinking about this, he saw Lin Rui and Zhou Jinchen dr4p3d in towels walking outside. An Xumo stood at the exit and the two people just walked towards him.

Lin Rui was reaching out and touching his throat, apparently affected by the crying outburst he just had. However, it seems that he is in a good mood, smiling, and Zhou Jinchen is saying something.

The two were getting closer and closer, and An Xumo who is still thinking about the kissing scene, could not help feeling a little guilty. After calming down a bit, he was about to give for others when Zhou Jinchen, who was listening to Lin Rui on his side, suddenly stopped and turned his eyes over.

“Have you finished filming your scene?”

The man’s body still carried some water vapor, and the ice-cold breath came over but it did not show much coldness.

An Xumo did not expect Zhou Jinchen would talk to him. He froze for a moment and hurriedly nodded, “I finished filming.”

Lin Rui on the side also stopped and looked at An Xumo, “Eh, right. Today is the day An Xumo officially starts filming?”

An Xumo: “Yes.”

Zhou Jinchen said, “What’s the progress?”

An Xumo answered honestly, “Director Ma said that it was okay and it ended just half an hour ago.”

The people on the set called Ma Mingcheng as Ma Lao and when they called Director Ma, they were addressing Ma Zechi.

Zhou Jinchen didn’t say anything but Lin Rui raised his eyebrows and smiled, “I thought we were fast enough, but I didn’t expect Xiao An’s side to be more powerful.”

An Xumo smiled shyly, “Only filmed the dance scene, the content was relatively small so it ended early.”

“There are two more scenes in the afternoon.” Zhou Jinchen’s voice rang out as he looked at An Xumo with his eyes lowered, “The second one has your part.”

An Xumo nodded, “En, I remember. It’s the set right here.”

While the two were talking, Lin Rui turned his gaze over them. Finally, he landed his eyes on Zhou Jinchen.

Lin Rui’s voice still carried his usual smile and nothing unusual could be heard: “I didn’t expect……Jinchen also wrote down Xiao An’s filming schedule?”

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Xiao Mo will be filming with his brother soon _(:3」∠)_