Today's scenes were not very heavy. According to the original plan, they should be able to finish work around eight o'clock in the evening. Shi Rui even planned to take Chen Tao to the town after finishing and give his little girl a call.

Who knew that things would not always go as planned? The second female lead, whose performance was usually not perfect but acceptable, was not in good shape today. She even made low-level mistakes like forgetting the lyrics several times.

Unfortunately, she occupied a large part of the content shot today. Helplessly, everyone had to slow down the progress and accompany her to do NG again and again.

She was also very embarrassed and almost cried, and kept apologizing to everyone around her.

Shi Rui thought it was nothing. After all, who can always be in the most perfect state? It is normal for people to make mistakes occasionally.

It’s a pity that I can’t call the little girl, Actor Shi shook his head and thought with great regret.

So, today's work was extended by more than three hours. If it was a little later, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to see the sun the next day.

"Call the time." The factory manager's voice came from the loudspeaker.

Shi Rui took the clothes from his assistant and wondered why Chen Tao was not present today. But it was only for a moment, because his thoughts were interrupted the next second.

With a bang, the firework tube opened and colorful pieces of paper fell from above.

Next came the staff, who looked tired but still had smiles on their faces.

Shi Rui was stunned for only a moment before he realized what was going on.

The man smiled helplessly and said to the director at the front of the crowd, "Are you still doing this?"

"Hmm," the director glared at him disapprovingly and said in a mock-stern voice, "Don't ruin the atmosphere, kid."

In all matters other than Yu Zhi, Shi Rui was easy to talk to. Moreover, he respected this elder to begin with, so he cooperated and stood aside.

The director was satisfied and smiled with relief. "Tomorrow is your birthday. You should have a day off, but as you know, our crew has a lot of work to do. If we take a break, we'll probably have to wait until next year. Lao Zhou asked me what to do, and I thought, why not celebrate in advance today? We're all grown men, so let's not do anything fancy. Just fire some cannons and sing a happy birthday song. That's enough, what do you think?"

Shi Rui bowed to him and said, "You are right."

"I won't say anything else. Let's talk about those sentimental bullshit between the two of us in private." The director waved his hand heroically, his eyes full of kindness and pride as he looked at the younger generation.

"I wish you all the best."

With the director taking the lead, the staff around him also expressed their blessings one after another.

"I wish Mr. Shi all the best."

"I wish every movie starring actor Shi will reach over 10 billion at the box office!"

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"I wish Mr. Shi will get his beautiful wife!"

There was silence for a few seconds.

The last person to send out blessings was a young girl who had been interning on the crew for only a month. She thought her voice would be hidden among the crowd, but when she said this, everyone else stopped talking as if they had telepathy, so this not-so-small voice was clearly heard by everyone.

Everyone was trying to hold back their laughter or look up to the sky, but they didn't dare to show their enthusiasm for eating melons in front of the movie emperor.

The first person to break the silence was the director. He was a little confused and asked blankly, "What beauty?"

The great actor raised the corner of his mouth, as if secretly delighted, and then replied: "I will tell you in private."

The director wanted to ask more questions, but it was obvious that time did not allow him to continue standing here and talking, so he could only tell everyone to go back and rest. After all, the workload for the next day was not small.

In this way, after a busy day, Shi Rui set out on his way home.

Almost every year, he spent his birthday on the set, and the circumstances were almost the same as today.

It is impossible for him to remember this day. After all, this time of year is the busiest. He is either on the set or off the set, so how can he have the brain to think about these irrelevant things?

Yes, it doesn’t matter. In his eyes, this special day is really no big deal.

All this was of course due to his parents' overly open-minded, laissez-faire education. From childhood to adulthood, he had never had a birthday cake or a birthday party like other children.

But he doesn't care about these things. He didn't care much about them when he was a child, and now he can remain calm.

The yard where he lived was not far from the crew's filming location. It only took about five or six minutes to go back and forth. As he was thinking, he reached his destination.

The man locked the open gate at the entrance of the yard, just as he had done every day in the past few months, and then casually drew a basin of well water to wash his face.

When he finally got to the step of entering the house, he finally discovered something was wrong.

Why is the light on?

Did Chen Tao forget to turn off the lights when he left? It seems I need to teach this guy a lesson when I get back.

The man thought about it and pushed open the old wooden door.

His pupils widened instantly, and he stared at the back of the man in front of the table and blinked, as if trying to determine whether he was hallucinating due to overwork.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Yu Zhi turned around and was about to say hello to the person at the door, but before she could even reach out her hand, she saw the person shaking his head, muttering "It must be an illusion, it must be an illusion", and even walked out the door...

With a bang, the door was closed.

Yu Zhi: ...

Two minutes later, the tall and imposing actor Shi held up a worn and chipped water cup and presented it to the angry girl in front of him with great apology, saying, "I was so surprised, I couldn't believe it. Auntie, will you forgive me?"

Yu Zhi suppressed her smile, took the cup to warm her hands, and forgave the man.

Shi Rui seemed very excited, and the dim light made his eyes shine brightly.

"Why are you here to celebrate my birthday?"

Yu Zhi found this person very annoying. He clearly knew the answer but still had to ask more questions. So she deliberately replied, "No, I'm here to visit."

"oh?"

Shi Rui pretended to look around and then asked in a questioning tone, "The roof is leaking, the wall paint is peeling, and there are flies and bugs everywhere. So, the beautiful Yu Zhi likes this kind of place?"

Yu Zhi gritted her teeth and silently said to herself that this guy’s birthday was coming soon, so she shouldn’t bother with him.

She tried to hold back, but finally couldn't hold it back anymore, and the little girl hit the man's shoulder hard with her fist.

Her grip was quite strong, and there was a loud bang when she hit him, but the man seemed to be completely unaware of the pain and didn't even let out a cry.

Just as Yu Zhi was about to say something to mock this person, she saw that the person who was smiling playfully just now was now looking at her gently.

Shi Rui smiled gently, his eyes curved and filled with his little girl.

In response to the light, he said, "I am very happy."