The main star of the Orcs.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”

The cub's animal ears are already very cute, and for the orc parents, this has a special meaning.

How should I put it? There's this extraordinarily close sense of belonging, as if the cub has truly become one of their own, raised under their care. They even lick the cub's fur and scratch its ears...

However, it is clear that parents will not be satisfied so easily. The reason is that someone said casually:

"These are Arctic fox ears. They're big and furry."

The pub suddenly became quiet.

The person who spoke was obviously an Arctic fox orc. She raised her ears proudly and swung her tail behind her, very proud of it.

The other orc parents: "...ton ton ton——"

A few glasses of wine were poisoned. After a while, other voices began to sound dissatisfied:

"It seems some foxes get drunk even without drinking. Haha, I suggest they get their brains checked."

"I'm so funny! It's obviously from our cat family. Your Majesty is so cute."

“…Snow Wolf!! Aa ...

"It's us—"

The quarrel soon turned into a fight. Just when it was about to escalate into a fight, the orcs suddenly remembered something, each of them drank three cups as punishment, and stopped fighting silently.

Not long after.

The tavern door flung open wide, and the orc patriarch strode in, his hood slid back, revealing his handsome features. He casually stabbed his dagger back on the table. The bartender approached, "What would you like to drink?"

"No, I'm quitting drinking," the chief said. Suddenly, he remembered that fifty-five days had passed since they last saw Zizi, and he immediately became angry. "...Two glasses of vodka."

It’s only been fifty-five days.

It's been fifty-five days.

The capital, the filming site of "Dust Planet".

The world of "Dust Planet" is set in the future, and the protagonist Xia Huai initially lives in chaotic streets, slums and garbage dumps, so the entire setting has a bit of cyberpunk flavor.

Moreover, from being the star of an empire, he fell into poverty. Like everyone who has been devastated by misfortune, Xia Huai became an alcoholic. Regardless of the era, alcohol is the best drug for cowards.

Many of the early plots take place in underground taverns and even alleys, and the lighting and shadows are dark, giving a hazy and old-fashioned feeling.

There's also a scene where the protagonist, Xia Huai, makes a bet with someone in an underground tavern, and the other person cheats and asks for the gun he carries on his waistband. It's the gun that accompanied Xia Huai in battle for decades, with a dark silver rose pattern on the gun body, the only witness of his past glory.

That's Xia Huai's first moment of brilliance in the film. In three seconds, he disassembles the gun into its components, pours them into a wine glass, and pours them over the opponent's head. This scene not only demonstrates Xia Huai's stubbornness and arrogance, but also signifies his complete break with past glory and his abandonment of any unrealistic fantasies.

This shot is given a close-up, as if the decades of military career, all the days that have passed, and the medals on the shoulders are torn off piece by piece, crushed into pieces, thrown into the wine glass, and then abandoned thousands of meters underground without seeing the sun.

Because of this obvious provocation, the other party immediately flew into a rage and started a fight with Xia Huai. The scene was extremely chaotic. The tavern owner released a mad dog to chase the people away. At this time, the bionic man came to the tavern to look for Xia Huai...

The gun disassembly sequence wasn't originally included, but was added after discussion between the director and Wen Xingze. The gun knowledge Wen Xingze had crammed while preparing for "Dust Planet" came into play; the technical director demonstrated it twice and he was instantly able to master it.

Wen Xingze's fingers are slender and white. He practiced hard for two months to play Xia Huai, and a thin layer of gun calluses has formed on his fingertips.

He just raised the corners of his lips, biting the lollipop, and his fingers moved as if he was casually fiddling with some work of art, showing off his skills.

Wen Xingze disassembled the gun into parts and scattered them carelessly. Then, he smiled at the angry look of the pirate opposite him, and then he burst into laughter!

The entire scene is captured in meticulous detail by the camera, and the effect presented on the screen is almost breathtaking.

The color of his pupils was distant and indifferent, with a hint of brilliance in them. When he smiled like that, there was a kind of dramatic tension, irony, self-mockery, and complacency... He simply brought to life the down-and-out yet arrogant and overbearing Xia Huai!

Crazy and cool.

The entire set was immersed in that atmosphere until the director came to his senses and called cut.

Passed again!

"Excellent, excellent!" Li Mingzhou couldn't help but praise him repeatedly. He had to admit that Wen Xingze indeed possessed talent and concentration that ordinary people couldn't match. "...My vision has remained as good as ever for decades."

Everyone: “…”

Director Li is worthy of his name. He is a real artist of speaking, but you can tell at a glance that his emotional intelligence is not very high.

Although what he said was not wrong, he discovered Chi Yan a few years ago, and now he has chosen Wen Xingze at first sight. Li Mingzhou's vision has remained the same for ten years.

The makeup artist quickly stepped forward to touch up the actors' makeup, but Wen Xingze was unsurprisingly passed over.

"Okay, let's move on to the next one!" There was no time to waste. After Li Mingzhou finished speaking, the staff brought out the pit bull that played the role of a mad dog.

"The actor who plays the android hasn't arrived yet. If he can't make it this morning, let's finish filming this scene and have lunch first."

Pit bulls are a banned dog breed in China. The birth of pit bulls makes them competitive, fierce, and aggressive, and they look very ferocious, which makes them extremely threatening.

Of course, the pit bull in front of us is well trained and is a veteran in the pet world. He can be fierce if he wants to, but he will never really hurt or bite anyone.

The dog trainer led it out and gave a signal. The pit bull immediately crouched down, staring fiercely and making an aggressive gesture, and uttered a warning from its throat:

“Ahhhhhhhh!!!”

“a!”

As soon as the words fell, the pit bull rushed into the crowd. The extras fled in panic, screaming, pushing, and roaring. The chaotic lights of the underground bar flashed with the disco music, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

Director Li nodded with satisfaction.

However, the accident happened in an instant.

"Ah-woof-woof..."

The 'Mad Dog' pit bull was charging ahead with high spirits at first, but suddenly, it seemed as if its neck was strangled out of thin air. It began to brake suddenly halfway, and then used the remaining strength to slow down and move forward.

Finally, it came in front of Wen Xingze, rolled over... and exposed its belly coquettishly.

"Woo woof... ying!"

As if worried that showing his belly wasn't enough, the pit bull thought for a moment and spread out his pink paw pads, his tail wagging happily, as if he had met his idol.

Even the fierce roars turned into whimpers.

Wen Xingze: “?”

director:"???"

In a flash, Wen Xingze once again recalled the fear of being dominated by the animal ears.

Yes, it was at noon on the first day of filming that Wen Xingze suddenly grew a pair of white ears on his head! He immediately became withdrawn, but fortunately, the ears didn't last long and retreated on their own.

This is the effect of activating the Orc filter.

Apparently, the filter disorder debuff is still persisting.

Since then, my ears have popped out from time to time, but luckily it hasn't caused any problems so far. But now... uh...

"Cut," the situation had changed, and Li Mingzhou had to shout "Cut." He didn't expect it would be for such a reason. "What's going on?"

The dog trainer was also puzzled. They gathered together for a while to discuss it, and re-filmed it, but the situation remained unchanged. As soon as the pit bull approached Wen Xingze, its aggressiveness completely disappeared. No matter how the dog trainer signaled or gestured, the pit bull remained happy and obedient.

Wen Xingze secretly ate an extra lollipop and quickly threw away the pole. The pit bull actually rushed to the trash can, picked up the pole, and returned it to Wen Xingze, barking and asking for credit.

The director looked over accusingly.

"...Be good." Wen Xingze touched the pit bull's head. This child was hopeless.

"There's no way we can shoot this now," the assistant director said in a dilemma. "What if we change the dog? What if that doesn't work?"

They had more than enough time, but it was not a good idea to waste too long on this scene.

But the people did not remain gloomy for long. Soon, the problems that everyone was worried about were no longer a problem.

Wen Xingze was holding the script, thinking about how to solve the problem with everyone. At this moment, Li Mingzhou suddenly looked behind him. Wen Xingze heard bursts of gasps, and the surroundings fell into a familiar silence.

Then Li Mingzhou's very surprised voice:

"Come on, we've been waiting for you..."

At the same time, the pit bull that was sticking to Wen Xingze and acting cute suddenly rolled over, its expression changed like turning a page of a book, and it barked fiercely in the direction behind Wen Xingze!

“…Actor Chi.” Li Mingzhou added the second half of the sentence, which could be considered a brief introduction.

Wen Xingze: “…”

The person behind him was silent for a moment, then hummed coldly.

"Nice to meet you." Chi Yan said.

"Aww aww!!" said the pit bull.

“…”

Pitbull's attitude towards Wen Xingze and Chi Yan is completely different.

But thanks to this, with Chi Yan's help, the scene was finally filmed as expected...

Although the android in "Dust Planet" is the main character, he actually does not have many scenes. He is mainly concentrated in the early stage and exists more as a soul clue.

And Chi Yan’s performance as this bionic man… is truly true to himself in every sense of the word, and Wen Xingze is impressed.

Isn't he busy in that universe? How did he find time to come back and film?

In the dressing room before filming started in the afternoon.

"Things over there haven't been resolved yet, so I can only stay for a short time." Chi Yan's answer was very official, as if he was answering a reporter's question. "I want to play this role, and I've agreed to it, Director Li."

Wen Xingze: "It has nothing to do with me?"

Chi Yan stopped talking.

Wen Xingze felt a little angry: "...Oh."

Wen Xingze grabbed a glass of water and turned to walk out, feeling rather bored. Someone hadn't been heard from for so long, only to return for breakfast, not even telling him they were going to perform in Dust Planet, and suddenly returning, leaving him even later than Li Mingzhou.

How can you fall in love like this? Filming is more interesting.

He turned the door handle of the dressing room, but it wouldn't open. Wen Xingze didn't want to turn around, staring at the door handle, and the more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became.

It was snowing outside the window, the clock on the wall was ticking, and time was passing by minute by minute.

One, two, three... Five seconds later, someone hesitantly reached out and touched the back of Wen Xingze's neck. It felt a little itchy.

He had the moist scent of pine trees and spring snow on him, and he approached cautiously and tentatively.

He drew a little man holding a white flag of surrender on the exposed, snow-white skin on the back of Wen Xingze's neck.

Wen Xingze: “…”

Wen Xingze: “???”

How can this be possible!

Wen Xingze turned around and was picked up by Chi Yan.

"Tomorrow is the 25th," Chi Yan paused and said, "my...birthday."

Of course, androids don't care about their birthdays. After all, it's just the date of manufacture, and no one will celebrate their birthdays. Besides, December 25th is not even the date of manufacture.

But Chi Yan cared, because many years ago, his little king said 'Happy Birthday' to him.

So even though there are so many things left to do, even though I haven't slept for more than seventy hours, I have to rush back.

"...How can it have nothing to do with you?"

There was an almost undetectable hint of grievance at the end of this sentence.

“…”

Nothing to say.

Wen Xingze had no choice but to kiss him immediately.