Chapter 92

A week later, the filming of "Searching for Mr. X" officially started at the location, with all the crew members present.

The chief director this time is still Zhou He. This somewhat superstitious old man specially asked a master to calculate the auspicious time. The final result was that the auspicious time was 9:18 in the morning. The schedule was not very tight. The main actors still had time to put on makeup and do their styling. As soon as the opening ceremony was over, they could start filming directly, saving time and effort.

Since there were many media present at the scene, and Lu Zixi's Mr. X look was too strange, it was not very suitable for him to appear under the spotlight. Therefore, the stylist quickly styled him according to his usual style and let him go.

So at this moment, among the busy crew members, Lu Zixi was the only one who was the most idle. He even helped the stage managers stuff the red envelopes that would be distributed to the people around him later.

Perhaps because the director and producer this time were the same as those of the last "Clinic No. 58", the filming location was also the same, and the crew had basically not changed, Lu Zixi recognized these familiar figures almost at a glance, and while holding the red envelopes to fill them, he naturally walked over to greet them.

After the huge success of "Clinic No. 58" and Yuanhong's support, anyone with a discerning eye can now see that Lu Zixi is completely different from those fledgling young actors. Instead, he is a potential pillar of Yuanhong, and people's attitude towards him has become a little restrained.

When the people around the table saw him coming, they all stood up and kept persuading him not to bother and to take more rest when he had time. However, Lu Zixi's attitude was always easy-going. When facing people he had dealt with before, he could accurately call out their names without any arrogance of "making a fortune". This instead aroused the favor of the stage staff.

Compared to the actors who only live on the set when filming, the production staff who rotate around in different crews 365 days a year are the ones who have truly seen all kinds of things. They have seen countless meteor-like stars who were once in the limelight and then fell into disgrace. An actor like Lu Zixi who has a calm and composed attitude from beginning to end is naturally more popular.

The stage staff at the table gradually relaxed, and Lu Zixi just stayed beside them, listening to their gossip and chatting, while he remained quiet and did not express his opinion.

This is his habit of observing all kinds of life. When he was young, he could spend an entire summer squatting at the entrance of the community just watching old men play chess. Those vivid characters eventually became the source of inspiration for his performances, and made Lu Zixi what he is today.

But this time, he seemed to have heard something unusual.

"...I heard that Tianhan and his crew are in the studio next door, filming a costume drama. Tianhan's youngest brother, Fu Ruixing, had originally retired, but I heard from my buddies in the crew next door that Fu Ruixing is here too, getting put on makeup, and will definitely appear at the opening ceremony. I heard he's playing the leading role..." A short production manager, known as Maotou, clicked his tongue and said, "Tianhan and Yuanhong are really interesting. Other families compete with their fathers, but these two families are different. The bosses have to compete with their sons and brothers. What does Fu Ruixing want? Is he going to confront Yan Yunzhen?"

"I'm not speaking for Tianhan, but Fu Ruixing and Yan Yunzhen probably can't argue." A more cautious production manager glanced at Lu Zixi and said after a moment, "One is a TV series and the other is a movie, and the subject matter is not related. If you insist that they are fighting, it's probably because the opening ceremony was held on the same day. This is just a strategic choice to create more momentum. It's fundamentally impeccable. Besides, Fu Ruixing may be a representative of the production company, not necessarily the lead actor."

"If it's the lead actor, then the secrecy is way too good." Another female production manager disagreed. "Tianhan is a very commercially savvy company. They wouldn't let Fu Ruixing's comeback be such a big deal and keep it a secret. This is totally out of line with Tianhan's usual style."

"Since you won't believe anything I say, we'll just have to wait and see." The short, furry fellow had wanted to share his explosive discovery, but no one was buying it. He was immediately displeased, mumbling to himself as he stuffed something into the red envelope. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "It won't fit? What is this?"

Lu Zixi was a little stunned when he heard Tianhan's actions. He was analyzing how much truth and falsehood there was in Maotou's words. At this time, he was brought back to his senses by Tianhan's shout and turned to look at the "banknote" in Maotou's hand.

Maotou spread out the "banknote", and it turned out to be a banknote with an autographed photo of Yan Yunzhen and Lu Zixi wrapped inside. It was clean, without any creases, and was tightly wrapped in the banknote.

"Damn!" Maotou said with envy, "If anyone gets this, their luck will be incredible."

The red envelopes were small, essentially meant to spread wealth for good luck. Most were one or two yuan, with the occasional five or ten. This was the first time Lu Zixi had seen an autographed photo, and he couldn't help but feel curious: "Why is it arranged this way? What if the person who gets this red envelope isn't a fan of mine or Yan Yunzhen? Wouldn't it be a waste?"

"Hey, Brother Lu, you don't understand," Maotou waved the photo in his hand and said mysteriously, "Right now, only the autographed photo of you two is valuable. A single one is not as valuable as a double one. Even if the person who gets it is not a fan, if you put it up on Xianyu, you can still get a..."

Before Maotou could finish his words, the person next to him covered his mouth with his hands: "This kid is always talking nonsense, Brother Lu, please don't mind it!"

Lu Zixi was stunned for a moment before he realized what Maotou meant.

Although he and Yan Yunzhen had worked together before, they had never had a double poster, let alone a double signature. This time, for publicity and promotion, Yuanhong specially brought a bunch of posters and photos and asked them to sign them for an afternoon. In the end, they didn't tell them where they took them. Lu Zixi also practiced Lu Wenqi for a long time to distinguish his signature style from his previous style.

Scarcity makes things valuable, and since he and Yan Yunzhen are indeed very popular as a couple now, their autographed photo of them together can be said to be in short supply. Getting this autographed photo of them together is no different from winning the lottery.

Lu Zixi himself didn't think it was a big deal, but some suspicious people might think that Maotou meant that he was trying to ride on the popularity of Yan Yunzhen's CP. No wonder others wanted to cover his mouth.

The stage manager who covered Maotou's mouth saw that Lu Zixi looked normal and didn't seem to think too much about it, so he slowly let go of the struggling Maotou and stepped on his foot as a warning. Maotou cried out in grievance.

Lu Zixi almost laughed out loud. At this moment, the personal assistant hired by the crew brought over a cup of hot tea from somewhere. Lu Zixi took it and thanked him, and found a pack of bear biscuits on the tray.

The bear biscuits were the snacks he had eaten in the car to fill his stomach when he had a stomachache and hadn't been exposed in front of Yan Yunzhen. So Lu Zixi understood instantly that Yan Yunzhen probably had noticed him chatting with someone here a long time ago, but just kept silent. This was Yan Yunzhen who finally couldn't help himself and came to make his presence felt in his own way.

He turned his head to look in the direction of Yan Yunzhen. Yan Yunzhen had already changed her clothes and was putting on makeup. He heard the noise and looked out from the mirror in the dressing room.

For some reason, his eyes immediately reminded Lu Zixi of Yan Xiaoyang who stayed at home, both of them had the same eager look in their eyes.

In order to prevent himself from missing the cats and dogs at home due to him and Yan Yunzhen being away for too long, he specially set up a video call system. Last night, when he was leaning on the bed in the hotel and called Yan Xiaoyang's name from the other end of the phone, it ran over and squatted in front of the camera, looking up with its big watery eyes, an expression of both expectation and loneliness.

Lu Zixi moved a stool and sat next to him, and Yan Yunzhen directly grasped his hand in his palm.

The makeup artist remained calm and collected, continuing her work like a robot. Lu Zixi knew from the professionalism of the artist that she was one of Yuanhong's own. He relaxed and let Yan Yunzhen hold his hand. His fingers gently poked and circled his palm, deliberately teasing him, "What are you jealous of again? Can't I just chat with someone for a few minutes? So petty?"

"Then why can't you just accompany me?" Yan Yunzhen was not justified but also very angry. "You ignored me and called me stingy."

"I'm coming right over here." Lu Zixi looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them. Hiding in a blind spot that was invisible to most people, he quickly kissed the back of Yan Yunzhen's hand and rubbed the place he had kissed repeatedly. "Why are you like Yan Xiaoyang, needing someone to accompany you?"

Yan Yunzhen smiled and was about to say something, but his expression froze for a moment.

Lu Zixi immediately let go of his hand and turned his head quickly, but saw nothing.

Yan Yunzhen pointed at the makeup mirror, signaling him to pay attention to the reflection.

Lu Zixi followed his instructions and turned back, and Yan Yunzhen exhaled, pulled Lu Zixi's hand back into his arms, and patiently overlapped his fingers one by one, interlocking theirs.

"I hope," Yan Yunzhen whispered, "no matter what happens, you won't let go of my hand."

"I want to hold you forever."

The author has something to say: Fu Ruixing is the youngest brother of Chairman Tianhan. He first appeared in Chapter 66. For details about his character and related plots, please refer to Chapters 66-72. If you have forgotten, you can go and read it.

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