Chapter 95: A Sentimental Cameo

Unexpectedly, he was able to accurately capture Li Sishi's "blatant lying" scene right away. He put down what he was holding in the early morning and then stood in a corner where he wouldn't affect the filming, watching Li Sishi and the other two actors' scenes with great interest.

This scene was filmed very quickly; it was just a typical love triangle between two men vying for one woman, and they seemed quite skilled at it. Considering the rumors about Stephen Chow in the industry, they probably filmed this scene many times by midnight.

After the "cut" signal, Li Sishi spoke a few words to Zhou Shengyi, then brought him over, greeted Ling Chen, and introduced them to each other.

"Thank you for taking the time to come." Zhou Shengyi extended his hand.

"Don't say that. I really enjoy watching your movies, and it's an honor to be a part of them." Perhaps it was rare to see Zhou Shengyi, who usually plays comedic roles, so serious, so Ling Chen immediately became serious as well.

Li Sishi was too lazy to watch the two of them flattering each other, so she went up and joined in. Her gaze fell on the bag in Ling Chen's hand: "Wow, you even brought us afternoon tea?"

"You still have the nerve to look at this? Tell me—" Ling Chen put the bag aside, then glared at Li Sishi in a pretentious manner, "When did you 'again' start to think of me as your favorite male celebrity?"

Recalling how this guy initially approached him as a fan, only to later tell him he wasn't, Ling Chen's tone in his voice carried a hint of sarcasm, as if he intended to settle both old and new scores.

"Oh, it's just for the plot. That old man over there with the headscarf will even shout 'I love you' to Hanyou's fans!" Li Sishi said as she opened the bag. She was a little surprised to see that it really did contain the signature takeaway items from Good Luck Tea Restaurant, such as egg tarts, Hong Kong-style milk tea, and iced milk tea. "I was just saying it casually, but you actually bought it?"

"You wish! I don't have that much time. I had my assistant buy it." Ling Chen invited Zhou Shengyi and the others to have afternoon tea and rest, then casually stretched out his hand in front of Li Sishi, "Alright, I only have an hour off today. How many scenes do you have?"

"It's not much. You record a few lines, and after the set is changed, it'll be about five minutes of screen time." Li Sishi, with an egg tart in one hand and a milk tea in the other, vaguely gestured to Zuo Lili to get the script for Ling Chen.

We already have several usable clips from the scene we just filmed, and continuing to shoot would only lead to further refinement, so we definitely have to make way for Lingchen, who's rushing to make a cameo appearance.

But in the early hours of the morning, looking at the hand

The script, so thin it was only a single sheet of paper, made him both laugh and cry: "Is it really that short?"

“You’re overrated. Hanyou only had one line, but he had to add two more lines for himself in the end.” Li Sishi leaned over. “But the importance of the two of you—especially your role—is practically the soul of this play.”

This wasn't Li Sishi lying to him; in fact, after the female lead "Lili" changed her character, the scene where Ling Chen appeared at the end was the key to pulling this story, which had a touch of "human realism," back to a fairytale direction that could bring a knowing smile to people's faces.

Because Li Sishi's added scenes are actually not many. It's said to be about ten minutes, but half of it is actually the previous dialogue across the telephone pole, which allows the female lead "Lili" to take off her disguise and tell the male lead, the delivery boy, her true feelings.

As for the other half, after the male lead, Yiwen, finally defeated the male supporting character, the senior brother, he wanted to invite the female lead, Lili, to go to the concert at midnight with him. Lili, who recognized Yiwen as her masked savior, kissed him in the way he had previously mentioned as her way of repaying him.

Then, this still frame of the male and female protagonists smiling sweetly at each other will serve as the ending of the original script.

However, after the female lead's character was modified, a "sequel" similar to an Easter egg was added after the original ending freeze-frame and the theme song played. The delivery boy rushed to the place the two had agreed to meet, and before he could even show Lili what he thought was a handsome smile, he saw Ling Chen standing next to Lili.

The scene, so strikingly similar to the senior brother's yet unmistakably a cameo in his true form at dawn, instantly triggered the exact same reaction he had when Shang Hanyou improvised and added scenes on the spot: clutching his head, widening his eyes, and opening his mouth to the extreme, displaying an expression of utter astonishment and terror as if struck by lightning...

Lili didn't notice anything unusual about him, so she told him the same thing she had done when introducing her senior brother: she was late to watch the game because the elevator in the TV station was malfunctioning. She happened to be passing by when she discovered the accident and called people to rescue her and her friends. That's why she was able to arrive at the game venue in the second half and witness the final battle between Yiwen and the senior brother of the Kyokushin School.

Seeing the two concert tickets with prime seats clutched tightly in Yiwen's hand, Lingchen gently took out two front-row tickets from his pocket and said he wanted to exchange them with Yiwen so that they could enjoy the show more.

He also wanted to thank Yiwen and Lili for their love and support.

Unlike the seemingly polite senior brother of the Kyokushin School

He was two-faced, treating him like trash behind his back.

Ling Chen's words and manners were so gentle and pleasant that even Wen, who was initially filled with jealousy, could only helplessly turn his jealousy into a bitter feeling in front of his refined and polite face.

Sure enough, even though he defeated his senior brother and got to go to the concert with Lili, it was all just a beautiful dream disguised as a hero's halo, just as Lili said that night.

Once the dream ends, the masked hero will revert to being a down-on-his-luck deliveryman, while Lili will remain the same modern, beautiful woman chasing after a "hero" who can protect and cherish her...

It must be said that Zhou Shengyi's portrayal of this kind of young man from the lower class who is willing to love despite knowing that the distance is extremely far, is truly masterful. He doesn't even need any special voice-over; just his momentary dimming eyes and slightly pursed lips are enough to convey an indescribable sorrow.

This behavior will be accurately described in later generations by a rather unpleasant name: "licking dog".

The most criticized aspect of the original script is that the male protagonist, the delivery boy, is far too sycophantic. In the end, his defeat of his senior brother, his successful proof that he was the masked hero who saved Lili, and his receiving a kiss from Lili in gratitude all seem like a fairy tale at first glance.

The ultimate goal of a "simp" is to have everything he desires – this is probably the dream ending for many penniless and unsuccessful young people who, after meeting their goddess, dedicate themselves to pursuing her.

But after the smile fades from that sweet, frozen moment at the end of the story, will you sometimes find yourself wondering what life would be like for the knight and princess after they got together?

As a result, anyone who isn't a modern person who still believes in the beauty of fairy tales will start to come to an overly realistic conclusion: a moment of love can't ultimately compete with the security of long-term sustenance.

Therefore, in the later online forums, many people felt that the story was actually a Chow-style comedy. The original source believed that Chow Sheng-yi stopped the story at the most beautiful moment to avoid people associating it with the tragic ending.

Even worse, some people hold a dark interpretation, such as "Doraemon is just Nobita's beautiful dream," and attribute the entire plot of the latter half of the story—where the delivery boy accidentally meets a conman uncle who teaches him ancient martial arts, only to find that the conman uncle is actually a retired master who teaches him to become a masked hero, and finally wins the heart of the beauty—to "just a dream."

"A beautiful dream of a delivery boy who is often bullied."

This is also the key reason why the original character design of the female protagonist "Lili" doesn't stand up to close scrutiny—she becomes a symbol and source of motivation for the male protagonist's pursuit of his dreams.

Completely disconnected from this story that focuses on the struggles and triumphs of ordinary people, it becomes an ethereal and unrealistic concept that cannot be reconciled with the other side of the scale, which is grounded in reality.

After the initial amazement, upon reflection, one will discover that this character is constantly alluding to the shadows behind the sunshine.

The original script created a warm, dreamlike summer day, but the beautiful ending cruelly brought us back to the harsh reality.

Li Sishi's slight addition of scenes and her cameo appearance in the early hours of the morning added a sequel to this beautiful dream—when the delivery boy was feeling desolate, the former cannon fodder male supporting character, Giant Bear, once again came with his henchmen to ambush people.

Upon spotting the giant bear, the wretched expression on Yiwen's face instantly transformed into the smug satisfaction of an upcoming hero's aura renewal. He tossed aside the takeout basket, ready to perform another heroic rescue...

Before Yiwen could even make a move, the cannon fodder male supporting character, Giant Bear, along with his henchmen, had already been dealt with by the nimble Lili.

Lili kicked the giant bear lying on the ground, her arrogance almost endearing: "You dare to interfere with your older sister's date?! Don't you know I've already enrolled you in the new ancient martial arts course at the sports center?!"

Seeing Lili's fierce display of strength as she brutally beat up two giant bears behind her, one of the two young men, who were stunned into silence, patted the other on the shoulder with a mixture of envy and pity before quietly leaving the scene.

"Lili, what's wrong?" Yiwen didn't care about the big star's feelings, so she walked up to her with her eyes full of stars, but hesitated to speak.

“I’ve thought it over. Instead of constantly fantasizing and waiting for someone else to be my hero and protect me…” Lili turned to look at him, her expression relaxed and relieved, her eyes filled with tender affection. “I might as well try one more time and fight for our future one more time…”

“It’s too tiring for you to work hard all by yourself. I don’t want to be a burden to you…” Lily seemed about to say something more, but seeing Yiwen’s dazed look, she couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong with you… Ah, what are you doing?!”

"The two of us?!" Wen exclaimed excitedly as he picked her up and spun her around.

"That's right, it's the two of us!" Understanding Yiwen's feelings, Lili laughed and punched his shoulder. "Okay, hurry up and put me down, or we'll miss the concert!"

The meeting has begun!

"I won't let go! This 'burden' is too sweet, I'd rather die than let go!"

As the camera gradually zooms out, the two laughing and joking young couple gradually transform into two extremely long silhouettes as the twilight descends.

But this time, no one can deny the beauty and emotion of this final outcome.

Because this ending will no longer be a shadow behind the sunlight, but a ray of sunlight breaking through the darkness brought about by the symbol of "dawn".

After filming the scene in one take, Li Sishi rushed over to Ling Chen, who was on the phone, after Zhou Shengyi announced a 15-minute break to wait for the set to be changed.

"Didn't you explain to your agent that you were just making a cameo appearance?" Li Sishi was quite surprised to see him explaining his location to the person on the other end of the phone.

"He would never approve my leave, so I took advantage of the lunch break in my schedule and quickly sneaked over here..." Ling Chen subconsciously covered his cell phone and said, then suddenly jolted awake.

Realizing he had inadvertently let something slip in front of Li Sishi, Ling Chen quickly made a few perfunctory remarks and hung up the phone. Then, he stared at Li Sishi with a serious expression: "To help you, I even went so far as to act first and ask for permission later. You can't let my sincere 'guest appearance' go to waste!"

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