Chapter 70 What should I do if the flowers are gone, brother~
Xia Huanming didn't know why Chen Xing suddenly thought of treating them, but since it was Chen Xing who proposed it, of course he was happy to do it.
I agreed immediately and even sent a message to Fang Dong: "Are you free after the show?"
[Fang Dong]: Bro, you are very popular now, you know? At least 30 scripts have been sent to me.
[Xia Huanming]: Thirty? Including the five electronic scripts you sent me before?
[Fang Dong]: Not included. These thirty books are all new. Don't worry, we know you don't take romantic dramas, so we have recommended idol dramas for you. I estimate that there are nine more. I will send them to you later. Please choose.
[Fang Dong]: Advertising companies and several big brands also sent people to the company to discuss your matter. They came in and out many times, and then Boss Gao told me again.
[Xia Huanming]: Why are there so many good things about you?
[Fang Dong]: You said I didn't grasp the popularity, I didn't let you take advantage of it, you said Chen Xing's vlog topic has exceeded 100,000, but you didn't react. Can you be the same? Now it has become popular, and the audience will get annoyed if they see too many hot searches, which makes me so angry.
[Fang Dong]: Don't worry, I think the wig has been adjusted.
Jiaxing Entertainment, where Xia Huanming works, is a well-known large company, and their boss is even more of a celebrity.
The most popular one was the party in 2017 - when Boss Gao was taking photos outdoors, a gust of wind blew off his wig.
At that time, the topic #Boss Gao’s Wig# was more popular than all the evening party looks of his artists combined.
Many fans of Jiaxing artists had an explosion of creative desire and directly created a super topic called "Boss Gao's Daily Wig Life".
Whenever there are news photos about Boss Gao, netizens will organize "support" in a proper manner, forwarding the high-definition photos crazily, and following the formation: "That's right, now it's the No. 1 wig for men, the No. 1 wig for men, the official photo has broken 10,000 views, and the cumulative number of super topic views has exceeded 6 million. It is now on the head of Gao Wangsheng, the president of the world's No. 1 luxury brand and worth more than 15 billion. The global brand boss endorses a wig, and no other wig has broken the record so far."
Fang Dong loves to post this super topic whenever he gets scolded, and he laughs out loud every time he posts it.
[Xia Huanming]: After the show is over, just give me a few days to rest. My friend will come to me.
[Fang Dong]: No problem. I won’t have any activities for a week after the show ends.
【Xia Huanming】：【ok expression】
After asking for leave, Xia Huanming continued to eat with his head down, and his eyes were always stuck on Chen Xing as if attracted by a magnet.
Throughout the meal, Chen Xing kept picking up his phone to check messages, his eyes and brows filled with unconcealable joy.
Why are you so happy?
Xia Huanming felt itchy inside, but he didn't ask in the end. He just quietly took out a tissue and wiped the sauce off Chen Xing's sleeve.
Chen Xing smiled at him with curved eyebrows and Xia Huanming stared at those two dimples and poked them subconsciously.
“Ahem—”
Xu Yuancai on the opposite side suddenly cleared her throat.
Everyone looked up at the same time, and Xia Huanming's gaze slowly moved away from Chen Xing's face.
Xu Yuancai covered her mouth and waved her hands: "It's okay, I was just looking at my phone and suddenly found something special."
"You better be careful."
Seeing that it was a false alarm, everyone continued to eat. Xia Huanming's eyes immediately returned to Chen Xing.
Chen Xing couldn't hide things, and his joyful smile lasted until the end of dinner.
When the last group arrived at the cafeteria, it was already completely dark. They ate until nine o'clock in the evening before returning to the dormitory to rest.
Xia Huanming stood at the door of Chen Xing's room, and after Chen Xing opened the door, he was ready to leave.
Just as he was about to leave, Chen Xing's voice came from under his hood: "You won't have a nightmare today, will you?"
Xia Huanming looked down.
Chen Xing put on the hood of his hoodie, and the brim of the hood cast shadows of varying depths on his face. Only his eyes were surprisingly bright, staring at him without blinking.
Xia Huanming unconsciously circled the hat string twice with his fingertips, and said lightly: "If I have a nightmare... can I come to you?"
"Of course," Chen Xing didn't know what Xia Huanming meant by that, so he agreed without hesitation. Then he remembered his habit and reminded her, "But my phone is on silent mode, so maybe I didn't hear it."
After saying this, he cautiously raised his eyes to peek at Xia Huanming's reaction.
Xia Huanming paused for a few seconds, then lowered his head and laughed, saying softly, "I was joking. Even if I really had a nightmare, how could I call and wake you up?"
Chen Xing fell into a brief period of thought, and finally made up his mind to do it. He said seriously: "Then you can dream about me, and I will protect you in your dreams."
Xia Huanming's fingertips were still wrapped around the hat string. When he heard Chen Xing's serious tone, he was suddenly stunned.
He lowered his eyelashes, and the smile on his lips deepened: "Okay, I will."
The moment they let go of each other's hands, the hat rope swung gently between the two of them, drawing an invisible arc.
After saying goodbye to Chen Xing, Xia Huanming turned around and returned to his room.
Matisse hadn't come back yet, and the only sound in the silent space was his breathing.
He fell on his back on the bed, threw his jacket aside, stared at the chandelier on the ceiling, and muttered to himself: "If I can dream about you, how can it be a nightmare?"
Xia Huanming only realized on the day of the heart-to-heart talk that the nightmares that had troubled him for so many years could be solved with just one person and a few words.
But after so many years, those people never said such words to him, leaving him trapped alone in the year when his grandmother died.
Looking back now, it is obvious what those people were thinking. They wanted to blame him for their indifference and make him bear the moral pressure for them.
If grandma hadn't taken him to the city notary office to make a will early on, her money would have been swallowed up by those people long ago.
So when the notary office announced that the house in grandma's village and the 1.5 million yuan saved from selling the land all belonged to Xia Huanming, the attitudes of those relatives towards Xia Huanming immediately changed. They all wanted to take advantage of his soft heart and discuss money with him. Even his parents invited him to live back home.
Those people's smiling faces were more terrifying than their angry faces, and often appeared as ghosts in the twilight in his nightmares.
But now it was different. There were no more ghosts or eerie blackness in his dreams.
Just yesterday, he had a hazy dream. In the dream, there was an ancient tree surrounded by smoke and a white fox that had been waiting for a long time.
The white fox was lying lazily on the ground. It opened its eyelids when it saw him coming and spoke to him for a long time, but he couldn't remember what it said exactly.
He only remembered that the white fox told him at last: "I have waited for you for so many years. She asked me to pass a message to you. You should eat well and don't miss her too much."
He was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized who "she" was. He asked the fox, "Where is she now?"
Before the dream ended, the white fox's tail brushed across the back of his hand and answered him: "She is a very kind person, and has long been a little fairy in heaven—"
If Chen Xing hadn't been there, he would never have had this kind of dream. So a dream with Chen Xing in it couldn't be a nightmare - it must be a beautiful dream that would intoxicate this night.
Xia Huanming lay there until Mathis opened the door, then he got up.
Mathis took the extra-long snack bag given to him by the third group, grabbed a handful, and placed it on the nightstand between the two beds.
"This is good," Mathis stuck out his tongue, revealing the only bit of coconut candy left on the tip of his tongue.
Xia Huanming looked at these familiar brands, such as coconut candy, coconut rolls, Wheaton biscuits...they were also the childhood of Hainanese people.
"The specialties at the seaside are really all the same," Xia Huanming picked up the purple-wrapped bride cake and reminded Mathis, "This is quite choking, remember to drink water."
"You don't want to eat?" Mathis asked vaguely.
Xia Huanming shook his head: "I don't eat snacks much now, you can eat it."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Xia Huanming walked over to open the door, but he didn't expect it to be Chen Xing.
Chen Xing was still wearing his hood, holding up the plastic bag with both hands, and showing a bright smile: "Brother Rui gave me a lot of things, I think a lot of them are snacks from your place, I'll share some with you so you can reminisce about your childhood!"
Just as Xia Huanming was about to speak, Mathis came over.
Mathis looked at the bag in Chen Xing's hand, scratched his chin and said, "I gave it to him just now, and he ate it."
Xia Huanming's heart skipped a beat and he thought it was all over.
Looking at Chen Xing again, as expected, his eyes dimmed instantly and his shoulders slumped. "I know you don't want to eat... but I thought you would like this kind of childhood memory. Sorry to bother you."
"I want to eat!" Xia Huanming snatched the plastic bag from Chen Xing's hand and stuffed two coconut candies, a bag of Want Want snow cakes and mung bean cakes directly into his mouth.
Chen Xing and Mathis were stunned, and after a few seconds they clapped their hands in admiration, “Wow, bon appetit.”
Xia Huanming: “…” He was a little choked.
After Chen Xing left, Xia Huanming took two big gulps of water before swallowing the mung bean cake, and then gave most of the snacks to Mathis.
"Give me all the food," Mathis asked puzzledly, looking at the two bags of snacks on his bed, "Why did you take them?"
"The ways of the world," Xia Huanming rinsed his mouth and wiped it slowly, "I don't want to disappoint him."
Mathis nodded thoughtfully: "I noticed from the beginning of the recording that you and Chen Xing have a good relationship."
Xia Huanming walked up to him, smiling: "Of course, because he is a very good person. I like him very much."
Mathis nodded: "I like him too."
Xia Huanming smiled and didn't respond. He just patted Mathis on the shoulder and said, "Take a shower first. It's time to go to bed."
The night spread like ink, and the chirping of insects outside the window gradually died down.
Until the early morning light quietly climbed up the window lattice, the insects gradually chirped again, heralding the beginning of a new day.
In the next few days, rehearsals and promotions were carried out simultaneously.
If the rehearsal ended early, they would take a car and go out to play for a while.
Chen Xing visited all the places recommended by the girl before, and discovered several hidden gems, all of which he recorded in his camera.
In the past few days, Chen Xing's camera has taken about dozens of photos, most of which are landscape photos, but there are also some photos of other people taken by Chen Xing.
Since the recording began, he has probably taken more than 700 photos.
Chen Xing has already thought about it. Before the end of the show, he will select some nice photos, print them out, put them in envelopes and give them to everyone.
The day before the performance, they conducted final rehearsals to wrap up.
During the break, Chen Xing sat on a chair backstage and asked Xu Yuancai about the current promotion situation.
According to Xu Yuancai, a lot of people came on the day of the promotion. There were so many people that she almost couldn't come back while she was getting her takeaway milk tea.
[Princess]: You can rest assured, the house will be full on the day of the performance.
【Chen Xing】: Nervous【shivering.jpg】
[Princess]: Are you still nervous? I don't believe it. You've been smiling silly lately. You look quite happy.
【Chen Xing】: Huh? Is it so obvious?
Chen Xing rubbed his cheek unconsciously, his eyes quietly turning to Xia Huanming who was concentrating on reading the script beside him.
The two of them sat cross-legged with their knees almost touching, and Chen Xing gently nudged the other with his knee.
When Xia Huanming looked up, he asked, "Is it obvious that I'm grinning recently?"
Xia Huanming replied calmly: "Everyone has noticed it, but no one mentioned it."
Chen Xing: “…”
Xia Huanming added: "Recently, whenever you open WeChat, you will smile foolishly. Zheng Peiya said that you won the prize in the live broadcast room lottery."
"No, it's just a little good thing, but I promise, it's definitely not illegal." Chen Xing hurriedly zipped up his jacket to the top, and the fabric barely covered his hot chin.
Xia Huanming raised the corners of his lips slightly. He especially liked to see Chen Xing's little actions like this.
Chen Xing is not usually shy, but his shy reactions are always very interesting. When he wears a hoodie, he pulls the drawstring tightly, leaving only the tip of his nose exposed. When he puts on a turtleneck, he wants to hide his entire face like he is doing now.
Today, Chen Xing got up early to exercise, which was unusual. He came to rehearsal wearing a dark blue sportswear. In addition, he wore glasses today, which made him look younger.
When Xia Huanming acted opposite him, he felt like he was acting opposite a high school student.
Chen Xing in high school. I really wish I had known him so early.
When this thought flashed through his mind, Xia Huanming had already leaned over, hooked his fingertips on the zipper and gently pulled it down, gently explaining: "Don't pull it so high, what if it gets stuck in your flesh?"
His unique aura spread with his movements. Chen Xing stared at the trembling eyelashes in front of him and suddenly said, "The performance will be tomorrow."
"Yeah, I know." Xia Huanming straightened Chen Xing's collar.
"Are you nervous now?" Chen Xing asked, looking straight into his eyes.
Xia Huanming thought for a moment and replied, "Much better than before."
Compared with the initial debut, Xia Huanming's stage anxiety has been significantly alleviated.
He remembered what Zhang Jin'an said when he pointed at Chen Xing during the grouping - "If he joins, he can ensure the balance of the team atmosphere and mobilize the emotions of other members."
Chen Xing indeed did it, and did it very well.
Besides him, Zhao Xingyu and Wang Baiyue also showed obvious improvement. Although Zhao Xingyu is more outgoing, he tends to think too much when performing, and when there are too many people around, he tends to think too much, which leads to getting stuck and forgetting the words. As for Wang Baiyue, if it weren't for Chen Xing, he probably wouldn't be so lively, and he wouldn't become a game trio with Chen Xing and the others.
The good atmosphere in their group now is largely due to Chen Xing.
Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye, there are only three episodes left to be recorded.
The film and television content of the first episode and the second episode (Part 1) have been broadcast on all platforms, and have caused a sensation online, quickly becoming one of the top ten trending searches.
After eight o'clock, the contestants basically stayed in their rooms watching the show.
Xia Huanming first logged into his secondary account to see what was going on in his CP's super topic.
The number of people following the super topic #醒一时刻# has indeed skyrocketed again, reaching 200,000 in one go.
The latest pictures that are flooding the screen are all stills from the first episode: a photo of Chen Xing carrying Xia Huanming on his back, or a photo of Chen Xing in Xia Huanming's arms when he died.
The host of the super topic posted a Weibo post, summarizing the plot as "No one knows that the person I saved back then will save me in the future", and netizens shouted that this is it.
Xia Huanming liked the post using his secondary account.
GCTV’s CP topic list has undergone a major reshuffle, but the first place is still “Rui Xing Coffee”.
But the good news is that the number of followers of Wake Up Moment is increasing, and the content posted are all photos of daily interactions in the second period.
Especially the part where Chen Xing suggested strangling someone’s neck, at least nine out of ten posts were about that picture.
[Anonymous 15286]: Who would have thought that the fight and choking scene in the second episode was suggested by Chen Xing himself? This kid is improving so fast, it's scary
[Anonymous 22457]: Ahhh, the scar on Xiaozhu's calf when he was walking around in the second episode was shocking. It's enough to make me feel sad.
[Anonymous 23455]: Before he died, Xia Huanming held up the pig's head with his hand. He was really professional. This is also good.
[Anonymous 28998]: I just lamented that in the first episode, the two people redeemed each other, but in the second episode, you played mortal enemies and even strangled each other. Fine, fine, I'll eat it, I'll eat it.
[Anonymous 30769]: Xia Huanming’s acting is amazing! Is he the best actor among the newcomers?! And the suit is so suitable for him! When he appeared in the second live broadcast, my roommate and I gasped. The last time we gasped was when we saw the big brother appear in "Dark Hidden".
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Xia Huanming browsed for a while, liked all the posts he had read, then went to Bilibili and started watching edited videos.
The videos on Station B are still not that popular. "Rui Xing Coffee" has always dominated the list. Xia Huanming angrily clicked on several videos that he was not interested in: "What is there to edit about these two people?"
He went to the new video "Awakening Moment" which had only 70,000 views to encourage the up-taker: "It's well edited, it really looks like a complete story."
Up responded to him quickly: "Thank you, baby, I think there is really no difference between these two. Gou Huan is a patient person, but Chen Xing is a straightforward person. If you don't say anything, he won't think about it. So if these two are fighting, it must be Gou Huan who fell in love first."
My God, this really hit home with him.
If Xia Huanming hadn't known that the imagination of lesbian girls was so powerful, he would have almost thought that he was being spied on.
Just because of these words that touched his heart, Xia Huanming kept watching the three-minute short video 207 times before turning off his phone and going to sleep.
The next day, the first group of performances finally arrived.
The performance was scheduled for 2pm, but the contestants arrived at 8am.
Everyone changed into their performance costumes, rehearsed once more, had dinner early, and started putting on makeup at one o'clock.
Chen Xing plays a commoner, so his costume is naturally not as gorgeous as other characters - an indigo-colored coarse cloth shirt, a faded brown sweat towel tied around the waist, and neatly patched cuffs and trouser legs. The texture of the coarse linen is clearly visible, and it has a rustic luster under the light.
Next is makeup. Stage makeup is much heavier than film and television makeup.
It was the first time for Chen Xing to draw such thick eyeliner, and he was worried that it would look exaggerated. Fortunately, Xiaoling was skilled and drew it beautifully. When he was on the stage, looking at himself through the director's monitor, he found that these eyeliners were really not photogenic at all.
After putting on makeup, Chen Xing strolled around. When he reached the side curtain of the stage, he could already hear the noise coming from outside.
Several contestants who did not have to perform today were looking out through the gaps in the curtain, exclaiming in surprise from time to time.
Chen Xing curiously moved over, gently lifted a corner of the curtain, and immediately opened his eyes wide.
Just as Xu Yuancai said, the entire theater was packed - even the top seats were filled with audiences.
Chen Xing returned to the dressing room excitedly, walked over to Xia Huanming and said, "Guess how many people are here? The seats are all full!"
Xia Huanming smiled at Chen Xing in the mirror: "You answered it yourself, why do you want me to guess?"
Xia Huanming was dressed the same as him, except that his clothes were navy blue. Combined with his temperament, he looked like a young master from some wealthy family.
Those beautiful almond-shaped eyes don't look stiff at all when painted with thick eyeliner, but become even more beautiful.
As a fan of Xia Huanming's looks and figure, Chen Xing was very satisfied.
With this face, there is no way Xia Huanming will lose. He will be defeated in seconds as soon as he steps on stage.
The only pity is that Xia Huanming had a very serious expression before going on stage. It would have been better if he was as relaxed as usual.
Chen Xing suddenly had an idea. He put his hands on the back of Xia Huanming's hands and said in a panic, "I didn't expect there would be so many people. I'm a little nervous. What should I do, brother~"
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