The first thing Xie Jinshen saw on the screen was Cen Yu taking out the cigarette case.

This time, he never let go of the cigarette pack in his left hand, saying that he wanted all the brothers to try it, but he didn't let go until the crew-cut guy reached out and pressed the cigarette pack, at which point Cen Yu paused and let go.

Then there's the difference in their eyes...

If Qian Aige's eyes had previously been feigned indifference, now they resembled a volcano, calm on the surface but under intense suppression.

When he heard Lin Meili's name, he showed signs of almost exploding, but he quickly calmed down.

The lines that followed were the same as before, but inexplicably, they were also somewhat different from before.

It was as if this life was both exhausting for Qian Aige and a path he had no choice but to wag his tail to survive... Finally, after this shoot, Gu Hanyin remained silent for a moment before saying, "Prepare for the next shoot."

...

Cen Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He first thanked his co-star before accepting the down jacket from Xie Jinshen.

The heating in this place was really limited, and he was freezing. Only after he put on his down jacket did he see Ji Hengyun, who had come to watch him film.

"Teacher Ji?" Cen Yu greeted him as soon as he put on his down jacket.

Ji Hengyun handed him a cup of hot tea, which was prepared by the stage manager, "to warm yourself up."

"How about it?"

"Isn't Old Gu a bit of a fussy person?" Ji Hengyun joked. "He's like this the first time I've worked with him."

"They just ask you to reshoot, but they don't tell you exactly what the problem is. You have to figure it out yourself."

Gu Hanyin overheard his words, "It's not that I don't want to talk about it."

“I just feel that sometimes, you can understand it yourselves,” Gu Hanyin said.

For things he truly couldn't understand, he would explain them in detail—but he felt that Cen Yu wasn't the kind of person who needed him to explain things in such detail, especially since this was the first scene. He hoped that the other person could examine Qian Aige from their own perspective and from other angles.

Gu Hanyin has her own filming schedule, while Cen Yu receives a call sheet every day, indicating which scene to film on which day.

Perhaps to allow him to get used to the film crew, his scenes today will only be this one; next up will be Ji Hengyun's scenes.

...

Since there were no night shoots, and it was the first day of filming, we didn't finish late.

The county town itself is not large. The actors' accommodations are a five-minute drive from the filming location, or a quick walk away.

Cen Yu declined Ji Hengyun's invitation and decided to walk back with Xie Jinshen instead.

The county town itself is centered around a small square. Near the square, there is a large supermarket and some local time-honored brands, which can be considered the local commercial street.

If you continue north and pass through the hotel where they are staying, you will come to a temporary night market.

It was after hearing this that Cen Yu decided to take a walk around the county town with Xie Jinshen.

Unexpectedly, not long after the two left the film set, they saw Gu Hanyin waiting for a car by the roadside. He nodded to them and asked, "Going back?"

“Let’s go to the night market,” Cen Yu said, then added with some concern that Gu Hanyin might think he was neglecting his duties.

"Night market?" Gu Hanyin became interested. "Where is it?"

Cen Yu recalled the location he had heard from his crew-cut friend on set and told Gu Hanyin the truth.

After saying that, he prepared to say goodbye, but to his surprise, Gu Hanyin nodded and said, "Together?"

Xie Jinshen, who had been silent all along, spoke up, "Uncle Gu, the food at the night market... isn't necessarily clean."

His words sounded like he was kindly reminding Gu Hanyin, who had obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Gu Hanyin looked up at Xie Jinshen, who was wearing the same down jacket as Cen Yu—just one glance was enough for him to know that Xie Jinshen had specially bought the same style. “Whether it’s clean or not, we’ll only know after trying it on.”

"But Uncle Gu has a sensitive stomach," Xie Jinshen added. "It's best not to try some things."

"What if it's poisonous?"

Gu Hanyin looked at Xie Jinshen, who was "talking nonsense," and asked, "If it were poisonous, how could the night market still operate?" His expression suddenly changed. "Don't be alarmist."

“?” Cen Yu listened to the conversation between the two with a subtle expression.

He felt that the two of them were implying something in their words, and that they didn't like each other.

It was only because Xie Jinshen called him "Uncle Gu" that he realized the two of them already knew each other.

“It’s not appropriate to call him Uncle Gu on set,” Gu Hanyin added. “You can call me by my name, or the director, either is fine.”

Xie Jinshen looked at the serious-looking Gu Hanyin and sneered inwardly.

Why did she say it wasn't appropriate to shout on set? It was simply because she didn't want him to remind her of the significant age gap between her and Cen Yu.

"...Are you coming or not?" Cen Yu asked silently, wearing a hat and standing in the cold wind.

He looked at the two of them, who were subtly implying something to each other, and said, "If you're not leaving, I'm leaving."

"I'll go to the night market myself."

...

In the end, the three of them went to the night market together.

Upon arriving at the night market, Cen Yu immediately headed towards the braised food stall.

According to the guy with the buzz cut, there's a braised food stall in this night market that's absolutely delicious, with all sorts of unexpected varieties. The flavors are completely different from what you usually get elsewhere. They also have a special fish paste made with minced fish and noodle soup.

We followed the lively lights of the night market and looked at each stall one by one.

Cen Yu saw it—

A short-haired guy standing behind a braised food stall, cutting braised food.

"..." Cen Yu looked at the guy speechlessly, "Dude, you're really pushing your own business too hard."

The guy with the buzz cut laughed and said, "I'm not kidding you, my family's braised food is really good. This time it's on me."

Upon seeing Xie Jinshen and Gu Hanyin behind him, the man with the buzz cut choked for a moment when he saw Gu Hanyin, seemingly not expecting that Cen Yu would actually bring the "iron-faced and impartial" director to dinner.

"Okay, then recommend some suitable ones."

Next to the braised food stall were plastic sheds and tables, and Cen Yu immediately found an empty seat and sat down.

Xie Jinshen sat to his right, while Gu Hanyin glanced at the stool to Cen Yi's left but hesitated to sit down.

"Director," Xie Jinshen glanced at Gu Hanyin, "Don't force yourself to do things that aren't right for you."

“Yes, Director Gu.” Cen Yu also remembered Gu Hanyin’s germaphobia in the original work. Seeing that the other party had not taken off his gloves yet, he said, “If you don’t like it, I’ll describe the smell to you later.”

Gu Hanyin sat down directly next to Cen Yu.

"You'll only know if you try." Under Cen Yu's gaze, Gu Hanyin took off her gloves and then reached for the disposable chopsticks in the plastic basket.