Chapter 24 The wind started to blow and he seemed to be changing.
Wang Baiyue knew that his argument with Xia Huanming would not end well, so he turned to Chen Xing to complain.
As a result, after typing two words, the man next to him said in a teasing voice: "You are not going to complain about me to Chen Xing, are you?"
Wang Baiyue's heart skipped a beat. After a few seconds of panic, he sat up straight and pretended to be angry at the doubter. He raised his voice a little: "No, am I that kind of person?"
Xia Huanming glanced at him and said, "Yes."
Wang Baiyue instantly felt relieved, well, he really was.
Five minutes later, the vehicle drove into a seemingly abandoned factory.
The factory is a different world. Through the transparent walls, you can see the grassland behind the factory and the mountains at the end of the stream. When the sunlight seeps out from the valley, it is like wet tissue paper wrapped around a silver spoon, slowly soaking through the indigo satin.
Several vertical steel bars had been repainted and were emitting green light. Above the ceiling five meters above them, countless cut wires were entangled with each other, and the interior was as complicated as an ant nest.
The whole thing looks like a cross-section of a base.
Several employees from the props team stood in front of the steel bars to give orders, and dragged out two control panels larger than their heads from a tricycle.
Today, only Wang Baiyue and Xia Huanming came from their group because they needed to be filmed. The others will come tomorrow.
If Chen woke up, he would definitely walk around here and ask the props team questions.
Xia Huanming stared at the steel bars and thought.
The place where the actors change clothes is prepared in the RV, just like when filming.
After Xia Huanming changed his clothes and came out, his makeup artist Cuicui led him into a small room to prepare the makeup that was decided last time.
It is very easy to put makeup on Xia Huanming. Just draw a little eyeliner, make the eyelashes sharper, and then apply a slightly colored lipstick.
After her last attempt, Cuicui was much more skillful this time and applied the scar makeup very quickly. After finishing, she took off her mask and let out a long sigh.
While she was putting on makeup, another stylist brought by the crew was trimming Xia Huanming's hair, and when the time came, both sides were finished at the same time.
"Thank you for your hard work." Xia Huanming stood up.
"It's okay, it's what I should do," Cuicui replied, and took Xia Huanming to the filming location.
When they returned to the factory, Huang Canni and Shao Shuxian were already listening to the director's instructions. When they saw Xia Huanming coming back, they nodded politely and greeted him.
They were wearing the same "work clothes" as Xia Huanming, except that Huang Canni had an extra circuit board-like structure on her arm, with various threads connecting her back, giving off a metallic feel.
Huang Canni invited Xia Huanming to practice their scenes together. Although the scenes were to be performed in the evening, Xia Huanming readily agreed.
"I don't have as good a memory as Chen Xing in your group. Let me practice first to familiarize myself with it." Huang Canni joked while flipping through the script.
"Ni Ni, haven't you memorized this passage a long time ago?" said the innocent Shao Shuxian with her head tilted.
Huang Canni smiled and said, "I'm just being modest."
"Then let's get started." Xia Huanming left the script and began to talk about the play.
Although it was just a trial reading of the script, Xia Huanming could feel that Huang Canni had outstanding abilities. He handled the tone and pauses with ease, and it was easy for him to act scared and nervous.
It seems that the strength of this group should not be underestimated. Xia Huanming thought, if this were a real competition, it would be hard to tell who would win or lose.
The alarm that Shao Shuxian set rang, and the scenery was almost ready. The stage manager came over to call people, and they followed him.
Huang Canni deliberately stopped a few steps and walked to the side of Xia Huanming, his long boots making a crackling sound as they stepped on the ground.
She put away her smile and said coldly, "Don't worry, I won't act badly just to mess with you. I won't ruin my reputation. I hope you don't do that either."
The clear light was refracted by the steel bars, leaving a mark in Xia Huanming's eyes.
He answered without hesitation: "Of course, our group also has aspirations."
Huang Canni glanced at Xia Huanming, walked up to him, took Shao Shuxian's arm, and said in a very gentle voice, "Oh, you're so nervous. Stay close to our Xiaoxian."
Shao Shuxian touched her hair.
Xia Huanming: “…”
I seem to have seen this contrast somewhere.
Oh, isn’t this Shen Miao?
One second she looked depressed and wanted to retire early, and the next second she started crying on the phone to Zeng Li.
Xia Huanming didn't even think about it and asked directly: "Are you in the same dormitory with Shen Miao?"
Huang Canni turned around in confusion: "How do you know?"
really.
The way people get along with each other is so magical. The habit of years of companionship will change one day because of the people you are with.
Will he change too? Xia Huanming thought. Or maybe, he has already started to change.
It started with the blue star flower that didn’t belong to him in anyone’s eyes.
The shooting lasted from noon to evening. Due to the tight schedule and heavy workload, Director Yu had high standards, and there was no time to make many changes to the scrapped film because the next shot came immediately.
The crew brought packed lunch boxes from the main cafeteria, and everyone found their own places to eat. Some squatted on apple boxes, while others used small stools to place their lunch boxes and sat on the grass.
Xia Huanming ate with the director at a small table. It was a bit difficult for his legs to squat on a low stool, so he could only sit cross-legged on the ground.
Director Yu is a person who is easy-going with talented actors. He is even more appreciative of a responsible and hardworking new actor like Xia Huanming. When they chat, he talks to him like a head of a family: "Look at this tall guy, how did he grow up? I'll go back and give my son some training. He's only 1.7 meters tall after he was one year taller."
Xia Huanming thought for a moment and replied softly, "Director Yu, don't worry. I wasn't tall in my first year of high school, but I grew more than ten centimeters during the summer vacation. Boys of this age love to move, so they will grow taller if they exercise more."
Director Yu smiled happily and patted Xia Huanming on the back: "Okay, I feel relieved when you say that."
Director Yu took a few more bites, threw away his lunch box and went to talk to the assistant director. Only then did Xia Huanming have time to look at his phone.
There was no movement in the group, so he went to check his friends circle again.
As expected, Zhao Xingyu posted a circle of friends half an hour ago. It was two practice photos, showing only two pairs of shoes side by side, with the caption: "I learned new knowledge again, check in."
Xia Huanming recognized the pair of canvas shoes with brown sides.
Before going out in the morning, Chen Xing would place all the shoes on the floor of his bedroom and put them away after choosing. This pair was lying in the middle, and Chen Xing considered it as the second choice.
Today’s alternative number one should be a pair of basketball shoes with a cyan frame. Why did you change your shoes?
Xia Huanming didn't think much about it and sent a private message to Chen Xing.
[Xia Huanming]: How is it over there?
【Chen Xing】: We cooked three dishes and one soup together for dinner! (ouo`)
The other party sent another photo, showing Kung Pao Chicken, Stir-fried Shredded Hulu, Boiled Prawns, and Seaweed Egg Drop Soup on the table.
There was a half-full bottle of beer placed near Chen Xing, and two people making scissors hands appeared on the opposite side at the same time. They were obviously Zheng Peiya and Xue Si Nian.
[Xia Huanming]: What about the afternoon activities?
【Chen Xing】: (QwQ;) Everything is fine. We went to a class first and then went to the practice room to practice our lines!
[Chen Xing]: Oh yeah! If you guys go to the practice room, don’t go to the restroom on that floor! The faucet of the sink over there is broken, it sprayed all over me, it’s being repaired now, you should have told me earlier, I had to change my clothesTOTTTTTT
Following the remaining bit of afterglow, the turtledove flew along the top of the hill towards the vast open space, circling in the sky for a few times before disappearing into the woods.
“Shh——”
Xia Huanming's gaze returned to his phone, and he began typing.
[Xia Huanming]: Are you okay?
[Chen Xing]: It’s okay, I’m just hungry!
[Chen Xing]: If Xia Huanming, you pass by the cake shop, it would be nice if you could bring us some chocolate mille-feuille or strawberry cakes (0u0)
[Xia Huanming]: Zhao Xingyu, return your phone.
【Chen Xing】: No, I am Chen Xing-w-
Xia Huanming: “…”
Chen wakes up.
Xia Huanming immediately clicked on the video call.
【Chen Xing】：The other party has rejected
【Chen Xing】：???
[Chen Xing]: No, how did you know? Did you install a camera?
[Xia Huanming]: If you were Chen Xing, I would take your surname Zhao.
【Chen Xing】: I was so scared, you didn’t notice it yet?!
"Oh my god, this guy is so scary." After Zhao Xingyu sent this reply, he handed the phone back to Chen Xing as if he was throwing away a hot potato, "My scalp is numb."
Chen Xing had half a shrimp in his mouth. After reading the conversation, he quickly swallowed the shrimp and laughed happily.
He showed his phone to the people opposite him, and Zheng Peiya and Xue Si Nian also started laughing.
"So, I told you to watch the piglet's habits and then imitate them. Do you think our captain is a fool?"
"I think it's quite funny! I even added some emojis!"
“Let’s speak Mandarin!”
"I think they look very similar! I even added emoticons!"
"Not at all. I feel like you are making this expression now. Evil..."
…
The lights in the living room on the first floor stayed on until half past eight, until the two people who had gone out finally returned.
"Brothers and sisters! We are back alive!" Wang Baiyue opened the door passionately, "Eh? Why are you the only one here?"
He originally thought that everyone would come to greet them, but in the living room, only Chen Xing was there tuning his guitar.
"Oh, you're finally back." Chen Xing saw them coming and trotted over with his guitar in his arms, his eyes darting back and forth between the two of them. "How was the shoot? Is the location nice?"
Xia Huanming, who was standing behind him, lowered his eyes and replied, "Not bad, pretty good."
Wang Baiyue looked around: "Where are they?"
"Some of them went for a stroll outside," Chen Xing raised his chin toward the outside, "and some of them went to visit friends."
"I'm leaving you alone?" Wang Baiyue put on slippers, threw his bag on the sofa, went to the dining table to pour a glass of water, and drank it in one gulp.
"Yes, someone has to welcome you," Chen Xing played a few notes on the guitar and swayed left and right in front of Xia Huanming, "Warmly welcome you two~ Warmly welcome the leaders home~"
"Since they are not here," Xia Huanming took out a rectangular box from his bulging bag, "then I'll give you this cake roll."
"You really bought it!" Chen Xing quickly put on the guitar strap, took the box, and said, "Zhao Xingyu is joking!" He swallowed his saliva.
"But you didn't say you didn't want it, and you didn't buy the mango flavor." Xia Huanming left the entrance and walked upstairs.
Chen Xing, who was still standing there, stared at the cake roll in the box through the transparent clip.
There are three flavors inside, labeled: chocolate, white peach, and matcha.
Chen Xing came to the dining table holding the box and greeted Wang Baiyue happily: "Brother Yue, let's eat together. It would be embarrassing for me to eat alone."
"No," Wang Baiyue was looking at his phone. When he heard Chen Xing calling him, he saw that it was this box of cake and quickly waved his hand, "I bought this for you. He said he wanted to thank you for the pin you gave him."
"Ah?" Chen Xing was stunned for a few seconds, then turned around quickly and hurried to catch up with the person who went upstairs.
Chen Xing ran into the bedroom and saw Xia Huanming bending over to organize his backpack, still wearing the black hat.
The lanterns in the bedroom absorbed the moonlight, blending into every corner of the house, and the vertical reflections approached the man step by step.
Chen Xing walked behind Xia Huanming with a smile and asked loudly, "Captain, did you buy this for me? Then let's eat together."
"No," Xia Huanming refused without even turning his head, "I don't like sweet food."
"You can have one piece."
"Forget it, just eat it yourself." Xia Huanming shook his head and continued to busy himself with his own things.
The bedroom was silent for a few seconds before a voice more melancholy than Lonely Moon came from behind: "...Then I'll pay you."
Xia Huanming was startled and turned around suddenly. He knew something was wrong with Chen Xing just by hearing his voice, and it was true when he saw his face.
Xia Huanming originally intended to give all the boxes to Chen Xing, thinking that he would be very happy. But the person concerned was not like that. Not only was he not very happy, he even frowned and curled his lips. He was still exuding a cheerful temperament in the living room, but now there is only deep sorrow.
I wasn’t this unhappy the last time I didn’t add his number.
Xia Huanming finally compromised and ate a chocolate flavored one, and Chen Xing's expression eased a little.
If Fang Dong knew that he now had to look at other people’s faces when eating, I wonder how he would laugh.
Chen Xing and Xia Huanming sat at the small table in the middle of the room and tasted the cake rolls.
Xia Huanming ate two bites and then stopped. Chen Xing even took a bottle of yogurt and ate and drank at the same time, his bulging mouth filled with the sweet taste of the cake.
As expected of a cake shop with its own brand, the ingredients used are substantial.
There is fruit pulp in every bite, and even the chocolate contains almonds and hazelnuts. The cake is light and fluffy, and the filling is sweet but not greasy. It does not have the flavor that requires a sip of coffee to go with each bite. Such a full taste is perfect as an after-meal dessert.
"Why do you have to make me eat it?" Xia Huanming sat sideways, resting his chin on the back of his right hand and tapping his thigh with the other finger.
"I can't accept other people's things for no reason." Chen Xing raised his eyes and answered.
"You're not doing this for no reason. Have you forgotten? You gave me something." Xia Huanming took off his hat and placed it on the table, with the blue star flower side facing Chen Xing.
When Chen Xing saw this blue star flower, he had something to say.
He wiped his mouth, found the order for the pins on his phone, and held up his phone to show Xia Huanming: "That thing is less than ten yuan a pack. I know the name of your cake shop. Their products cost at least thirty yuan."
Indeed, this box of cake rolls cost 35 yuan.
Xia Huanming stared at Chen Xing. Chen Xing straightened his back and looked into his eyes. His expression was more determined than if he were going to die bravely.
Because he thought Xia Huanming would say something like "So what?" and "Why do you want so much when others give you good things?", so he had to have an upright attitude.
Then Xia Huanming suddenly lowered his head, curved his eyes, and smiled softly: "I said the wrong thing. I thought I understood you, but it turns out I don't understand you that well."
The house was quiet and no one noticed the gentle sound of rain outside, trying to water the starry night.
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