Two days later, Jiang Dao arrived at the small country in the south, Country M, along with the crew of "Operation Red Owl".
The crew's temporary accommodation was two villa hotels not far from the filming location. The villa is a bit old, with mottled walls and a faint musty smell. Fortunately, the air conditioner was still working, so everyone wasn't too uncomfortable.
"But there aren't enough rooms for everyone." The crew's logistics staff apologized. "Well, we've simply divided them up. The form is here. If anyone needs to be switched, you can discuss it yourself and then come to me to report."
The makeup artist took the fashion designer's sister and went to the logistics department. She lowered her voice and asked, "Is it arranged?"
The logistics girl glanced at the form and said calmly, "It's arranged."
Then they smiled at each other, understanding each other tacitly, and their eyes couldn't help but drift towards Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong.
Jiang Dao raised his hand and scratched his neck, frowned and glanced over, winking at the girls who were secretly planning something.
Then, he heard Chu Yinlong's voice: "Xiaodao, you come with me and live in the master bedroom upstairs."
Then a key was handed over.
Jiang Dao hesitated.
Chu Yinlong was silent for a moment, then asked, "Don't you want to live with me?"
"How could that be?" Jiang Dao took the key with a smile, "I'm just a little surprised. I thought you would be arranged to live with Teacher Yao."
After thinking about it, I decided that this arrangement would be the most reasonable one based on our past practices.
Chu Yinlong frowned slightly and looked at the crew's logistics manager.
The logistics girl continued to distribute keys calmly. Behind her, the makeup artist and the costume designer looked tense, hunched their shoulders, and looked around, not daring to look directly at Chu Yinlong.
After finding the "culprit", Chu Yinlong snorted softly from his nose, but did not lose his temper on the spot. Instead, he turned around and took Jiang Dao upstairs to the master bedroom.
After everyone's rooms were assigned, the makeup artist took the fashion designer and the logistics girl back to their shared room. The three girls couldn't help but scream and hugged each other.
Makeup artist: "Sister, you are so brave! You really dare to arrange the room like this!"
The logistics girl pushed her glasses calmly and said, "I can be scolded by Dragon Dad, but the couple I support must be arranged."
At this time, Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong, who were "arranged", walked into the master bedroom of the villa and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time - fortunately, this villa was originally a hotel, so there were two beds in the master bedroom.
Although the two had slept on the same bed when filming Taoyuan, Jiang Dao became a little concerned after knowing Chu Yinlong's orientation. It’s not that he was afraid that Chu Yinlong would do something to him, but he was worried that sleeping in the same bed would cause trouble to Chu Yinlong.
As for Chu Yinlong, the reason he breathed a sigh of relief was... he was really afraid that he couldn't help himself.
Before he realized it, there was nothing wrong with sleeping in the same bed, but now that he realized his own thoughts and "knew" that Jiang Dao liked him, he couldn't help but have wild thoughts if he got closer. If one day he can't control himself, he might really drag Jiang Dao into the vortex of entertainment industry romance.
Wait a little longer, it's too early now. Wait until Jiang Dao's abilities are seen and acknowledged by everyone, and there won't be so much malicious slander...it won't be too late for him to take that step.
No filming was arranged on the first day of arriving abroad. We had a group dinner at noon, and a reading session in the afternoon, where everyone familiarized themselves with the script of the location shooting segments. After dinner, we had free time and rest.
From the moment Jiang Dao arrived at the villa, he began to covet the swimming pool in the yard.
Finally, when it was free time, he went back, found a pair of shorts to put on, dived into the water, and swam back and forth several times.
Yao Yuhua was drinking tea with the art director and assistant director. Seeing this scene through the restaurant window, she couldn't help but smile: "Young people are full of energy."
Zhu Mei said: "It's true, Xiaodao is a very strong kid, he can endure hardships, and he is not spoiled. In a few years, his achievements will not be lower than Xiaochu's. Tsk, it's a pity..."
"What a pity, if only he was born ten years later." The assistant director sighed, "If he came out now, he would inevitably be overshadowed by Xiao Chu. If he was born ten years later, Xiao Chu would have guided him when he entered the circle, and when Xiao Chu could no longer fight, he would have taken over, and there would be no shortage of martial arts actors."
At this time, a staff member passed by with a box of mineral water. Jiang Dao lay on the side of the swimming pool and shouted. The man took out a bottle of water from the box and threw it over. Jiang Dao jumped out of the water and caught it steadily. He supported himself on the edge of the pool and sat up. He unscrewed the bottle cap, tilted his head back and gulped down a few gulps.
Drops of water meandered down his cheeks, flowed over his rolling Adam's apple, and fell into his neck. He was wet all over, and his smooth and graceful muscle lines reflected the afterglow of the setting sun, emitting sparkling golden light.
"Tsk, beautiful." In front of the window, the lead artist gestured with her hand, "Such a beautiful figure, it's a pity that there is no close-up shot in the script."
Yao Yuhua laughed and scolded: "You, you are so old and you are not ashamed to say such things."
The beauty queen disagreed: "What are you talking about? What does age have to do with appreciating beauty? The beauty of the human body is completely different from the pornography in the eyes of vulgar people. The human body is the most perfect work of art in nature. Look at it, this kind of beauty is pure and will not arouse vulgar desires!"
Second floor, in front of the master bedroom window.
Chu Yinlong lowered his eyes and looked at the big boy sitting by the swimming pool, and his throat rolled uncontrollably.
He reached out and quickly closed the curtains, turned around and took out the incense box from the suitcase, skillfully twisted out a stick of incense and lit it, then slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
After swimming in the water for more than half an hour, Jiang Dao felt refreshed. He pushed himself up from the swimming pool, shook off the water droplets on his hair, picked up the bath towel thrown on the folding chair next to him, put it on, and went back to the room in slippers. As soon as he entered the master bedroom, he went straight into the bathroom without thinking.
It was not until he finished showering and dried himself that Jiang Dao realized belatedly… he had forgotten to bring a change of clothes again.
Jiangdao searched the bathroom and found that there were no yukatas in this poor place.
So, he could only settle for the next best thing. He picked up the bath towel, wrapped it around his waist, and tiptoed to his suitcase.
Chu Yinlong, who was leaning on the bed and talking on the phone: ...
On the phone, Director Mu asked: "Give me a word, can you act or not?"
Chu Yinlong came back to his senses: "Yes!"
Director Mu snorted, "Why are you shouting so loudly? I can hear you."
Then he continued, "But when I fell in love with you, you were five years younger than you are now. You weren't as mature and steady as you are now, and you looked more youthful. This film will probably be shot early next year, and the makeup and styling will be ready. You should also try to find the feeling you had back then, and don't go back and really play the role of a lover as a father."
Chu Yinlong watched Jiang Dao grab a few pieces of clothes and slip back into the bathroom, then quickly looked away, lowered his eyes and rubbed his fingers.
Director Mu sighed on the phone, "I originally thought it would be great for Xiaodao to practice his love scenes with Lao Zhang, but Lao Zhang is unreliable and timid. He told me that he dared not use a rumored actor, as if he didn't know what happened at dinner that day... Oh, by the way, if you have a suitable role, you can let Xiaodao practice in advance. He seems to have never been in love before, so don't let him lose the feeling when the time comes."
Chu Yinlong said calmly: "Well, I understand."
Jiang Dao changed his clothes and came out, still damp, wiping his hair with a towel.
As he was wiping, he wrinkled his nose and smelled something wrong in the room, as if there was a strange fragrance.
"Did you spray perfume?" Jiang Dao looked at Chu Yinlong in surprise.
"No." Chu Yinlong hung up the phone, "I lit some sandalwood to get rid of the musty smell."
"Oh, sandalwood..." Jiang Dao suddenly recalled what he had talked about with someone before, and couldn't help but smile, "Isn't that the incense burned in the temple? You carry it with you, you really deserve to be born into Buddhism."
Hearing him say this, Chu Yinlong didn't know why, and subconsciously explained: "In fact, I had already returned to secular life when I was eight years old and started filming movies. Later, I just practiced in the temple with my hair untied. I officially left the temple more than ten years ago and no longer had to observe the precepts and rules... Using sandalwood is just my personal habit."
Jiang Dao was curious: "Do you still believe in Buddhism?"
Chu Yinlong said: "I like some of the Buddhist sayings and customs, but I have not converted to Buddhism."
Jiang Dao nodded in understanding, and subconsciously wanted to tease: "Oh, so you don't want to give up silk... ahem, meat?"
Chu Yinlong: ...
Jiangdao: ...
The turn was too abrupt and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
After a moment, Chu Yinlong tried to turn the situation around: "Actually, I still don't eat meat."
Jiang Dao was stunned: "But you are eating a lot of meat."
Hearing this, Chu Yinlong smiled and said, "To be precise, meat smells fishy. The 'meat' in the precepts refers to things with strong odors, such as onions, ginger, garlic, and leeks. I don't eat coriander, celery, onions, etc."
Jiang Dao clicked his tongue and shook his head: "You are a bit picky about food. Tsk, I have never been hungry before. When I am really hungry, I want to stuff everything into my mouth. I have even eaten mud."
Chu Yinlong was immediately surprised: "You?! Is this true?"
Jiang Dao finally reacted and blinked: "You really believe it?"
Chu Yinlong looked at Jiang Dao steadily without saying anything.
How hungry does a person have to be to eat mud?
What did this child go through in his childhood?
How did the Qin family...abuse him?
Looking at Jiang Dao’s wet hair, Chu Yinlong suddenly recalled what happened during the recording of Taoyuan.
When Jiang Dao jumped into the lake to save the vegetables, he was not trying to attract attention, nor was he too excited, nor was he acting on the impulse of a young man, but... he really didn't want to waste food.
Chu Yinlong looked at Jiang Dao and blurted out from the bottom of his heart: "I'm sorry."
Jiang Dao was stunned: "...Huh?"
Chu Yinlong smiled helplessly and shook his head. This apology came too late and was no longer meaningful.
Once I think back, all the little things that happened on the set start to emerge.
Jiang Dao never had any leftovers. Even if the food in the lunch box was not tasty or there was too much rice, he would eat it all without leaving a single grain. Then, at night, he would increase the time and intensity of his exercise to burn off the extra energy.
So far, the only food he could recall that Jiangdao himself had wasted was that half an apple.
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