Chapter 22 Chapter 22

Xia Nuan let go of his sleeve, wiped her tears, and smiled at Mo Zhuyuan a little embarrassedly, "Lu, Senior Mo, I can't control my emotions. I'm sorry for bothering you just now."

Mo Zhuyuan helped Xia Nuan up, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up. Then he quickly put on a serious look, "It's okay, you're welcome."

Xia Nuan looked at his back, feeling a little lost.

Su Yuzhou had walked up to Xia Nuan at some point, tapping her shoulder with his fan. "It's time to film the next scene tomorrow, so get your mind right."

Xia Nuan took a step back uncomfortably, "Thank you, Director Su. I'll be leaving now."

Every day after filming, Xia Nuan would return to the hotel and sit on the edge of the bed in a daze. She never had this habit before.

The people on the crew would subconsciously stay away from him when they saw him, and even if their eyes occasionally made contact, they would immediately look away. Aside from Mo Zhuyuan, it seemed like no one else showed him such obvious kindness.

She began to subconsciously rely on Mo Zhuyuan. Just like Wei Qiuyu in the play, Lu Lifeng was her only motivation to survive in the oppressive Lu family mansion.

Xia Nuan knew that every director had different shooting habits and different methods of training actors. Although she felt that Su Yuzhou's approach was a bit novel, she could still accept it.

Only her own script was divided into three volumes. She asked Mo Zhuyuan, and he only had one copy. Xia Nuan wanted to take a look at it, but Mo Zhuyuan said that Director Su had instructed her not to read it.

Maybe it's because her acting skills are the worst here, so Su Yuzhou uses this method to enhance her resonance with the character.

The new script still didn't tell the complete story line, but it also solved some of Xia Nuan's doubts.

Lu Lifeng had never treated Wei Qiuyu badly in terms of material things, and she was not short of money. But even though she was the person Lu Lifeng married with full legitimacy, no one in the huge Lu family mansion took her seriously.

The issue that Mrs. Lu cares about most every day is whether Wei Qiuyu is pregnant. She blames her for not being able to keep her son, which makes Lu Lifeng stay away from home every day.

Wei Qiuyu knew that the person Lu Lifeng loved was Ayun, and that he had deep feelings for her. But Wei Qiuyu couldn't understand why Lu Lifeng, who loved Ayun so much, still went to brothels so often.

Wei Qiuyu's heart ached. She looked at the face in the mirror, her brows filled with sorrow. Are those girls in those brothels really that good?

She picked up the scissors in front of the dressing table, cut her long black hair short, and thickened her eyebrows, and her whole face instantly became heroic.

Lu Lifeng returned home drunk again at night, but this time it was a servant of the Lu family instead of Wei Qiuyu who took care of him.

Lu Lifeng struggled to shake off the servant's hand, went back to his room and fell asleep.

Wei Qiuyu walked out of the Lu family's gate wearing a hat.

No one in the Lu family restricted her movements, but Wei Qiuyu bound herself in restraints. Since marrying Lu Lifeng, she has never left the Lu family's gate.

Wei Qiuyu went to a men's clothing store and picked out a set of clothes for herself, then went to a barber shop to have her hair, which had been cut like a bird's nest, neatly trimmed.

"Hey young man, you——"

When the barber in the barber shop saw Wei Qiuyu's face, he couldn't say what he wanted to say. Wei Qiuyu, who was wearing men's clothes, was so androgynous that it was hard to tell. She was so beautiful that made him speechless.

“Crack!”

Su Yuzhou called the crew's barber over and said, "Hurry up and cut Xia Nuan's hair, revealing her eyebrows and eyes."

Bo Wenjue? He seems to be the actor who has the most scenes with me in my next script, a nightclub regular, Lin Tingyun in the movie.

What does Lin Tingyun have to do with the Ayun that Lu Lifeng revealed after getting drunk? Xia Nuan covered her chest with her hands, breathing heavily. Lu Lifeng, which Ayun does he like?

Xia Nuan sat there, letting someone manipulate her hair obediently. She felt depressed and lost, yet also a little inexplicably excited.

The next scene was in a nightclub, and Xia Nuan finally left Group A to go to Group B to film.

It turned out that Xia Nuan had never seen the actors from Group B before.

So when a male actor walked up to her and greeted her, Xia Nuan was still in a daze.

"Hello, I'm Bo Wenjue who plays Lin Tingyun."

Bo Wenjue is also a newcomer like Xia Nuan, but he is just a newcomer in the film and television industry. Before this, Bo Wenjue had always filmed dramas, so the public is not well-known to him.

Xia Nuan quickly stood up. "Hello, I'm Wei Qiuyu. Oh, sorry, I'm Xia Nuan who plays Wei Qiuyu. Nice to meet you."

Bo Wenjue has slightly curly hair, thin eyelids and deep eye sockets, long and thick eyelashes, and a pair of peach blossom eyes that are affectionate to everyone. Both in appearance and appearance, he looks like a playboy who mingles with the world.

This scene is the highlight of Lin Tingyun and Wei Qiuyu's acquaintance.

Wei Qiuyu didn't understand why Lu Lifeng loved to hang out in nightclubs and other places full of bright lights and wine. She secretly asked someone to follow Lu Lifeng with money and found out which nightclub he often visited.

Wei Qiuyu didn't know where she got the courage from, but she changed into men's clothes and came here alone at night. Wei Qiuyu was very thin and tall, but in men's clothes and a short haircut, she looked like a thin man with a masculine appearance.

It was so noisy and chaotic. Wei Qiuyu pursed her lips and sat in the corner, feeling a little helpless. These people were dancing like crazy, making ambiguous movements and teasing each other. For Wei Qiuyu, who had never been exposed to such a scene, it was too confusing.

She totally didn't understand what the meaning of this place was, nor why was it worth Lu Lifeng lingering there.

Besides, could that person have made a mistake? Why were there no women here? She looked around and saw only men. Wei Qiuyu was very reserved, her pants tightly held in her hands, making them slightly wrinkled.

She wants to leave.

Many people saw Wei Qiuyu; it could be said that no one in the nightclub was unseeing her. Like a rabbit that had strayed into a wolf's den, many people naturally wanted to devour her.

A man walked up to him, holding a glass of wine. "Would you like to have a drink?"

How could a man come to see her? She is obviously dressed like a man now.

Wei Qiuyu was scared.

Wei Qiuyu smiled stiffly and shook her head, "No, I already have an appointment. I came here to see her."

The man sneered, "Who is your date? Tell me."

"Her name is Ayun." Wei Qiuyu looked up at the curly-haired man and said, "She shouldn't be here. Sorry, I have to leave first."

Her arm was held, and Wei Qiuyu was pulled back to sit on the sofa. The curly-haired man smiled, "What a coincidence! I'm Ah Yun."

Wei Qiuyu looked at him doubtfully. He was clearly a man. "But you—"

The curly-haired man's hand slid from Wei Qiuyu's arm to her wrist, and he suddenly pulled her towards him. He raised an eyebrow at Wei Qiuyu and said, "I'm Lin Tingyun, everyone calls me Ah Yun."

Lin Tingyun hugged Wei Qiuyu to prevent her from moving. He blew into her ear playfully and asked softly, "What are you doing in a gay bar, a woman like you?"

Wei Qiuyu was terrified. She couldn't break free from Lin Tingyun at all. She asked in a trembling voice, "What is gay?"

Lin Tingyun let her go and laughed heartily, "It's a bar for gay men, men who like men. Are you here for excitement or for men?"

As a girl from the countryside, she had no idea that there were men in the world who liked other men.

Wei Qiuyu's mind seemed to be stuck, and tears fell from her eyes without her consent. She stood there in a daze, like a statue, motionless.

Lin Tingyun stopped laughing. He looked at the men around him who were ready to make a move, then looked at Wei Qiuyu, sighed helplessly, and dragged Wei Qiuyu out with him.

“Crack!”

This scene was filmed three or four times in a row. By this time, Xia Nuan's tears quickly stopped.

Su Yuzhou didn't give them time to breathe. "While we are still in the right mood and state, shoot the rest of the scenes."

Bo Wenjue still looked nonchalant.

Su Yuzhou glanced at him. Both Bo Wenjue and Xia Nuan adopted an experiential approach, but Bo Wenjue had been immersed in the drama circle for many years and was more inclined towards a technical experiential approach. He knew how to quickly get in and out of a role, but Xia Nuan was different.

Su Yuzhou narrowed his eyes and glanced at the two of them.

Lin Tingyun let go of Wei Qiuyu and clapped his hands, "Alright, let's go back quickly."

Wei Qiuyu looked at him with a smile, but she seemed to be crying, "Thank you."

When Lin Tingyun heard her words, he smiled and licked his lips. He lowered his head and touched Xia Nuan's face, "Actually, you look quite like me."

Wei Qiuyu stared at him with complicated eyes, her voice still tearful, "You can see that I'm a woman."

Lin Tingyun's smile widened. "I don't care."

He lowered his head, and just as he was about to kiss her, Wei Qiuyu slapped his hand away.

No one at the Lu family left a light on for Wei Qiuyu. When she walked back to her room, Lu Lifeng was sitting by the bed, staring at her and demanding, "Why did you go get your hair cut? It's so late, why are you just coming back? What were you doing out there?"

Lu Lifeng didn't even approach Wei Qiuyu, but the suffocating feeling had already made Wei Qiuyu unable to breathe.

She pulled up the corners of her mouth, but couldn't force a smile. "Do you think it looks good?"

Lu Lifeng looked her up and down. It was the first time Wei Qiuyu saw him look like that.

Wei Qiuyu knew clearly that she shouldn't go to find Lin Tingyun. She should act like an ignorant lady. But there was always an idea in her mind that kept telling her, tempting her, and asking her to find out.

A few years ago, Wei Qiuyu escaped from one prison and fled to another. She should have been grateful to Lu Lifeng for providing her with food and clothing and escaping from the sea of ​​suffering, and she had always done so.

She had fled to South City because she didn't want to marry that fool and live a life that she couldn't see the end of. But now, her life could also be seen at a glance.

Wei Qiuyu went to find Lin Tingyun again. She could see Lin Tingyun's desire for her. She had never mentioned Lu Lifeng's name, and Lin Tingyun had never asked about it.

Lu Lifeng seemed to know what Wei Qiuyu knew, so he didn't stop her but let her go out.

The final script was also sent to Xia Nuan.

She finally knew what kind of film Su Yuzhou was going to make.

If we only look at the emotional entanglement, it is a case of gay men deceiving each other into marriage, and the bisexual that the gay man likes falls in love with the person that the gay man is deceiving into marriage.

Although Xia Nuan's summary of the entire script is very melodramatic, it is essentially a literary story with a tragic core.

The feudal family concept that cannot be escaped, the harm and exploitation, the deception and lies.

As soon as the filming was over, Xia Nuan started to avoid Mo Zhuyuan. Now, whenever she saw the face that looked exactly like Lu Lifeng, she felt uncomfortable.

Xia Nuan let herself indulge in this emotion. After all, she and Mo Zhuyuan still had a very important scene to shoot, and this emotion was just right.

Mo Zhuyuan walked over to Xia Nuan and asked, "Why, are you feeling unwell?"

Xia Nuan nodded honestly, "Senior Mo, you'd better stay away from me now. I get annoyed when I see you."

Mo Zhuyuan chuckled, "You're not afraid of getting me angry when you talk to me like that."

Bo Wenjue walked over to the two of them and said, "You two are having quite a tense conversation."

Xia Nuan and Mo Zhuyuan glared at Bo Wenjue at the same time. Bo Wenjue blinked innocently and said, "I'm just an innocent passerby. Why are you glaring at me?"

He moved a stool and sat next to the two of them.

The various staff members around looked at each other and tacitly turned on the camera to prepare to record the behind-the-scenes footage.

——

This is Xia Nuan's last scene, and she is about to finish filming.

This is the first time in all the plays that Xia Nuan puts on makeup, showing off her feminine charm and beauty.

When she walked out, there were gasps from the audience on the set.

Xia Nuan walked over to Mo Zhuyuan, poked him in the waist with the script, and said, "Let's go. This is our last scene together."

Mo Zhuyuan stared at her in a daze for a moment, his Adam's apple rolling. She was so beautiful.

"What? Why don't you leave?"

Mo Zhuyuan licked his lips, his expression returning to his usual indifferent tone. "Let's go."

This scene is about the divorce between Wei Qiuyu and Lu Lifeng.

Su Yuzhou was filming Xia Nuan's face almost the entire time this time. Under the high-definition camera, the features on Xia Nuan's cheeks were clearly visible.

One pass.

However, in order to shoot from multiple angles, Xia Nuan and Mo Zhuyuan reshot the scene several times.

Bo Wenjue stood behind the staff and stared at Xia Nuan intently, his eyes a little dazed.

“Crack!”

Xia Nuan has finished filming.

When she heard the words "Congratulations on wrapping up the filming", she couldn't help but smile.

The crew members handed her flowers, and almost everyone was vying to take a photo with her. "Fork in the Road" had been filmed for more than two months, and this was the first time Xia Nuan felt the staff's enthusiasm for her.

Xia Nuanjue's eyelashes were a little wet, and Bo Wenjue handed her a tissue.

Those eyes, which were full of affection even for dogs, looked at Xia Nuan and said, "Happy wrap-up."

This scene between Xia Nuan and Mo Zhuyuan was also the last scene of the crew.

In order to isolate the actors from external interference, Su Yuzhou assigned Nokia phones to all the main actors. Xia Nuan couldn't let go of the phone she hadn't touched for more than two months.

At the wrap-up party that night, Su Yuzhou personally handed Xia Nuan a glass of red wine.

Xia Nuan became nervous reflexively, but it was not her fault.

Although Su Yuzhou didn't criticize Xia Nuan much later, anyone who was scolded by Su Yuzhou for more than a month at the beginning would reflexively shudder.

"Director Su, do you have anything to talk to me about?" Xia Nuan looked at Su Yuzhou warily.

Su Yuzhou chuckled, "Don't be so nervous, you acted very well, it was unexpected. Xia Nuan, you are very talented and have a strong ability to empathize."

Is this a compliment to me? I have a feeling there's something fishy going on.

Sure enough, Su Yuzhou changed the subject, "However, there are pros and cons. I don't know how you acted originally, but your acting style is purely experiential, and this kind of acting is extremely harmful to your body."

Su Yuzhou looked past Xia Nuan and at Mo Zhuyuan behind her, saying meaningfully, "You still have a long way to go. If you want to go further, you must not only learn how to enter a role, but also how to exit it."

"Didn't Qin Linzheng give you a spectator pass? You can go and listen."

Xia Nuan hummed in surprise. Su Yuzhou knew about this kind of thing. She thought Director Su didn't care about anything except filming.

Su Yuzhou patted Xia Nuan's shoulder, raised his glass, gestured to Mo Zhuyuan behind him, and left.

Mo Zhuyuan walked over to Xia Nuan and asked, "What were you talking about with Director Su just now?"

Xia Nuan raised her head and said seriously, "Su Yuzhou is indeed a good director."

Xia Nuan looked at Mo Zhuyuan and smiled happily, swaying her body slightly.

A faint smile appeared on Mo Zhuyuan's cheeks, and he also smiled like Xia Nuan, tilting his head. "Why do you say that?"

Xia Nuan drank the wine in her hand in one gulp. When she was acting, she would treat the character she was playing as herself, so it took her some time to get out of the role.

After filming the web series "The Concubine's Daughter" two years ago, she suffered a complete breakdown and even experienced depression for a while. Almost a week after filming wrapped, she still confused her character with herself, constantly questioning what was right and why she felt that way.

She was really devastated at that time, and that was also when she started to get used to relieving stress by eating sweets.

Xia Nuan pursed her lips. "Actually, when I was playing Wei Qiuyu, I wasn't very immersed in the role at first. But during that time, whether it was the makeup artist or the other crew members, they all avoided me. Only you paid attention to me."

There was something wrong with Mo Zhuyuan's expression.

Xia Nuan didn't notice the change in his expression and continued to talk to herself, "So I gradually understood why Wei Qiuyu regarded Lu Lifeng as a lifeline."

Mo Zhuyuan sighed, rubbed his forehead, then gently placed his hand on Xia Nuan's head and patted it. "There's something I didn't tell you. These were all Director Su's orders. At the beginning, he didn't let anyone on the crew pay attention to you except me."

Xia Nuan looked up, Mo Zhuyuan put his hand on her face, and then pinched her face hard.

Xia Nuan pushed his hand away.

Mo Zhuyuan smiled at her and said, "Don't frown. Lu Lifeng and I have completely different personalities. You won't make a mistake."

Su Yuzhou is such a ruthless person! Xia Nuan gritted her teeth, but couldn't help but admire him, "Is it okay for you to just tell me?"

Mo Zhuyuan said, "Director Su said he'll tell you after filming is finished. So, I have to apologize to you for this as well."

Xia Nuan sighed and waved her hand, "You don't have to apologize to me at all. I know my acting skills are not as good as yours, and this method is indeed a good solution."

Mo Zhuyuan: "I'm probably more of an expressionist, so I can't give you good advice on this. You can ask Bo Wenjue, he's also more of an experientialist."

Xia Nuan: "Bo Wenjue?"

Mo Zhuyuan nodded. "Although I started out as a child star, I don't think my acting is bad. But Bo Wenjue, he's about the same age as me, but his acting is incredibly impressive. He won the highest drama award, Best Actor, last year."

Speaking of Cao Cao, Bo Wenjue raised an eyebrow and said, "I saw you two chatting here from a distance."

Xia Nuan told him about her confusion. Bo Wenjue thought for a moment, then suddenly leaned close to Xia Nuan, looking at her affectionately with his peach blossom eyes, "Are you still as moved by me as you were in the play?"

Mo Zhuyuan's face immediately turned dark.