After almost frantically seeking comfort from Chu Yinlong, Jiang Dao fell into a deep sleep exhausted.
At night, he dreamed of the silent battlefield again.
He crawled in the blood with his serious injuries, but could not hear any echo, nor see any living creatures... He turned over the fallen bodies and saw familiar but lifeless young faces... He wanted to call out, but his throat was burning and he could not make any sound...
Finally, he lay on the ground helplessly, feeling that his vitality was rapidly draining away, and death was getting closer and closer to him...
Suddenly, a warm embrace fell on his back, wrapping him tightly and supporting him to sit up slowly.
Then came a laughing voice next to my ear: "Still lying on the ground? We've finished filming."
He looked up blankly and found that the people he had just seen were sitting up from the ground, wiping the blood off the makeup on their faces, and grinning at him.
"Captain Jiang is so into the role, do you really think we are dead?"
"Brother Dao, even though we lost this time, the director said the shots were very good and he wants to reward us with a box of canned food! Everyone in the crew can get one!"
"No matter what, Jiang Dao, you have to live. I helped you block that claw not to make you feel guilty and regretful. You have to act well in the future, including my part, understand?"
Behind him, the man hugged him and said with a smile: "Leave him to me, don't worry."
The comrades wiped the blood off their faces with a smile, helped each other to stand up, and said goodbye to him with a smile.
"I'm leaving now. Jiang Dao, you have to be happy and live a good life with your lover."
"Let's go, Dao-ge! Please don't think about me all the time. Compared to seeing you, I want to enter Xiaojuan's dream and sleep with her every day. Hehe, promise me, you are not allowed to dream about me again!"
"Captain Jiang, just like you, we will all find a new world and a new life. I will withdraw first!"
They just smiled, turned around, and walked into a bright white light playing and joking...
Suddenly, the sound of birds singing rang in his ears. Jiang Dao slowly opened his eyes and saw Chu Yinlong, bathed in the morning light, looking at him worriedly. He reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Are you having a nightmare?" Chu Yinlong asked softly.
"No." Jiang Dao smiled, "It was a good dream."
Chu Yinlong didn't believe it: "Why are you crying after having a good dream?"
Jiang Dao raised his eyebrows and said without thinking, "I dreamed that you bullied me and made me cry. You were so mean, you tied me up and whipped me, making me..."
Chu Yinlong quickly shut up the naughty boy's wild mouth.
…
By the time he arrived at the set, Jiang Dao's mood had completely returned to normal.
Of course, his eyes were a little swollen yesterday after filming several crying scenes, but this did not affect the filming of the following plot - following yesterday's scene, Xia Tian would be carried away by the soldiers who came to rescue him, and the Little Gray Wolf would have a scene where he walked alone through the gathering place of the dead and wounded soldiers.
This scene is a long silent shot with no lines. Jiang Dao can only use his eyes and actions to express the little gray wolf's inner struggle and emotional changes during this short journey.
Mu Zhixing has never performed such a play in one take before.
Everyone has different opinions on the silent interpretation of emotions, and it is normal for the actors' understanding to differ from that of the director, so Mu Zhixing directly extended the shooting schedule for this scene to two hours. If things don't go well, he might even have to work on it for a whole morning.
Unexpectedly, when Jiangdao put on his makeup and stood at the end of this road filled with the tragedy and sadness of the battlefield, he seemed to be completely integrated into it.
The little gray wolf dragged a severely injured arm and silently passed by the wounded soldiers. What caught his eyes was a scene of blood, and what filled his ears were bursts of wailing. He did not stop, and there were no tears in his eyes, but the sorrow and pain that emanated from his body seemed to be able to condense and leave a trail of footprints darker than blood along the road he walked...
Until Jiang Dao finished the journey, he stood silently for a while, then turned to look at Director Mu.
Director Mu finally came back to his senses and quickly checked the surveillance screens at various camera positions.
After a while, Mu Zhixing slowly exhaled, smiled and gave Jiang Dao a thumbs up: "Great."
The "disabled" on the ground were suddenly excited, got up and asked: "Director, is it passed?"
Mu Zhixing nodded: "One pass."
Tang Yao, who played a corpse this time, was shocked: "Fuck, Xiaodao, are you a god? You can do this scene in one take?!"
Jiang Dao turned around and looked at the magical scene of "large-scale corpse resurrection" in front of him, and suddenly laughed.
He raised his hand and shrugged, raising his eyebrows at Tang Yao: "This is my strength, Brother Yao!"
The result was a friendly booing from Tang Yao.
The makeup artist wiped the tears from her eyes and started to make fun of her: "I don't know who it was, but when I was filming a crying scene for the first time, I couldn't cry for the whole morning!"
The lighting engineer next to him immediately agreed: "That's right! How can you praise yourself like this!"
The prop master also joined in the fun: "Xiaodao, you have made great progress, but don't be too proud! Look at Teacher Chu, he never brags about his own abilities!"
"Alright, alright, get ready for the next one." Director Mu interrupted everyone's jokes with a smile, "If we finish early today, let Jiang Dao treat you to afternoon tea!"
As expected, the filming plan for that day ended early, because in several consecutive monologues, Jiang Dao's performance was simply divine. He expressed his emotions at a moment's notice and cried at will. The emotions conveyed by his micro-expressions were so impeccable that even Maki Zhixing, who was the most picky about details, could not find any fault with it.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, all the shots on the schedule were completed, and Jiang Dao certainly could not escape the fate of treating the entire crew to afternoon tea.
…
In the next few days, the emotional drama will still be arranged.
The rebels were defeated in the war and were retreating to the northern fortress. Although the conditions were the most difficult, it was also the most beautiful emotional part of the whole film.
Little Gray Wolf and Xia Tian both followed the retreating team to recuperate. The two of them understood each other, spent time together day and night, and took care of each other. Little Gray Wolf also decided to completely leave the City Guards and tried to compensate for the damage he had brought to the rebels by taking over everything he could.
However, the emotional tone of this plot seems increasingly depressing and contradictory.
Because even if the Little Gray Wolf no longer provided intelligence to the city lord's army, the rebels continued to suffer casualties on their way out of Dawn City, as if the other side could learn the direction of the rebels' actions from other channels, so the whole background was filled with panic about the unknown.
The depressing background of the story and the beautiful emotions of the characters are full of contradictions, which made Mu Zhixing more demanding and demanding on the shooting effects.
"Stop. Little Gray Wolf doesn't feel right. Suppress your emotions a little more."
"Do it again! This place needs to be more intense in the summer."
"No, the close-up shadows are too heavy, the lighting should be two degrees that way."
"Wait a minute, add a fan here. It will make the little grey wolf's hair look more beautiful in this shot if it flutters."
"Tsk, this doesn't feel right. Let me see...you two try getting closer, make more eye contact, and try again."
"…Forget it, let's just remove the fan."
After shooting like this for several days in a row, not only Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong, but even the lighting, props, and makeup staff of the crew were almost on the verge of collapse.
Director Mu could of course see everyone's state, so when this literary drama came to an end, he gave everyone a day off to let them adjust their state and prepare for the intense battle scenes that would follow.
…
It is now the middle of May, and during this month, there has been no shortage of news on the Internet about Tianqin Capital, Qin Jiangshan and Qin Xiao.
When Tianqin Capital was first established, Zhang Tong provided most of the start-up capital and connections.
In addition to Jiang Ruo, Qin Jiangshan also had an extramarital affair with another woman named Chen, and after forcing Chen to have an abortion, he indirectly caused Chen's depression and suicide;
Including Qin Xiao holding the reporter tightly, shouting like a madman, saying that Jiang Dao and Liu Yueran are devils, who have been harassing him recently and want to kill him...
Although Qin Xiao did not seem to be fully conscious, the police still took his "report" seriously.
As a result, after checking, it was discovered that Jiang Dao had been filming on the crew recently and had never left the studio. It was impossible for him to do such strange behavior as Qin Xiao said, "He stands by my bed every night to scare me." Liu Yueran has not been alone recently, so his alibi is flawless.
Tian Qin was helpless and could only release Qin Xiao's mental diagnosis report to explain his unwise behavior and try to win public sympathy.
However, the next day after the diagnosis was released, the police received an anonymous tip and seized a large amount of banned drugs from the villa under Qin Xiao's name, and then immediately arrested Qin Xiao.
Many netizens suddenly realized: What mental diagnosis? Qin Xiao is so crazy, how could he have mental problems? He must have taken too many drugs!
The day Director Mu gave the crew a day off was the second day after Qin Xiao was arrested.
The latest news online is that Qin Jiangshan suddenly fell ill last night and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. He now refuses any visits and interviews, and it is said that he only keeps his most trusted secretary Chen Si by his side.
Looking at the overwhelming information on the Internet, Jiang Dao suddenly remembered the plot in the book where the original owner Jiang Dao did all kinds of evil things and was thrown into prison.
At that time, the online public opinion described by the author was also applauded, but behind the scenes, no one saw the darkness and filthiness of Qin Jiangshan and Qin Xiao. Even these two names were not mentioned at all in the book. They had been hiding behind the scenes, quietly manipulating the life of the original owner Jiang Dao with a pair of black hands.
A hand suddenly covered Jiangdao's eyes, blocking his vision.
Then, Chu Yinlong's voice sounded in his ears: "What are you thinking about?"
Jiang Dao smiled and grabbed Chu Yinlong's hand, interlocking his fingers with his. "I was wondering, in the novels we read and the movies we watch, what will happen in the world of the story, in the place we can't see?"
Chu Yinlong laughed: "What happened?"
Jiang Dao looked at him with interest, blinking his eyes: "Think about it, for example, right now the Shuguang City Guards are fighting the rebels. At this time, in the Shuguang City slums, could there be a child who has just been born..."
Chu Yinlong thought for a moment and said, "It's normal for a child to be born."
"Yeah, that's normal." Jiang Dao played with Chu Yinlong's fingers unconsciously and continued, "This child grew up in the wasteland of the end of the world. There were constant wars around him. He first lost his father, then his mother, and then the wars kept taking away his friends and comrades..."
"Tsk, can't you think of something good?" Chu Yinlong laughed helplessly, "For example, he met the love of his life and fought side by side with him?"
"No, not really." Jiang Dao shook his head and suddenly laughed, "He picked up a novel, and then traveled into the story of the novel."
Chu Yinlong: "...are you watching some nonsense on the Internet again?"
Jiang Dao laughed and patted Chu Yinlong: "Don't interrupt! Listen to me - he traveled into the story of the novel and found that this world was very peaceful and comfortable, and he liked it very much. Then, he met a person. They were work partners at first, and then became good friends, and then..."
As he spoke, Jiang Dao climbed onto Chu Yinlong and leaned close to the man's ear: "...He slept with that person."
Chu Yinlong: ...
Although he understood that impromptu storytelling did not require logic, how could this naughty kid be so energetic? I just got tossed around early in the morning, and before I could even talk for a few words, I started to mess around again...
"Tsk," Chu Yinlong turned over and held the man down, "You don't know what's good for you again?"
Looks like I'll have to clean up the mess.
After it was over, Jiang Dao laid on the man’s sweaty chest, raised his face with a smile, and kissed the man’s Adam’s apple.
Then he laughed hoarsely, "That child...he felt very happy and blessed, and decided to stay with that person forever and never separate."
Chu Yinlong laughed: "Only children would say 'forever' all the time."
Jiang Dao looked unconvinced and was about to make an excuse when his cell phone, which he had thrown on the bedside table, suddenly rang.
The caller ID showed an unfamiliar number. Jiang Dao picked up the phone without saying anything.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang Dao." The person on the other end called out his name, and his tone was quite polite. "Excuse me for disturbing you, I am Chen Si, the secretary of Qin Jiangshan. Our boss wants you to..."
"Wrong number." Jiang Dao hung up the phone directly.
"What's going on?" Chu Yinlong noticed something strange from Jiang Dao's expression.
Jiang Dao didn't really want to say anything, but he finally said, "Qin Jiangshan's secretary came to see me. Ha, at this critical moment, it must be bad news."
Chu Yinlong was silent for a moment, then picked up his phone and made a call.
Soon, the assistant called him back. After listening to this, Chu Yinlong explained to Jiang Dao: "Qin Jiangshan made a will in the hospital this afternoon, leaving 49% of his 51% stake in Tianqin Capital to you and the remaining 2% to Qin Xiao. His secretary called to meet with you."
Jiang Dao got a headache after hearing this: "Will...can I not want it?"
Chu Yinlong said: "If you want to give up your inheritance rights, you can contact the studio's lawyer to guide you to issue a letter of commitment to give up the inheritance."
Jiang Dao did not hesitate: "Okay."
Since Qin Jiangshan has not passed away yet, even if Jiang Dao has written the letter of waiver, he still cannot go through the formalities directly. However, with this letter of commitment, he can refuse no matter what Qin Jiangshan wants to do by using Tianqin Capital to kidnap him.
"Although you have the right to give up the inheritance, even if Qin Xiao is arrested and imprisoned, you still have the right to inherit." Chu Yinlong asked, "If you don't want it, Tianqin Capital will fall into his hands. Don't you feel wronged?"
"No, I'm not wronged." Jiang Dao didn't feel any psychological burden at all. "You know I'm most afraid of trouble. I don't want to get involved in the Qin family's mess, no matter how much money you give me."
This soul from the end of the world had no sense of belonging to the Qin family, nor did he think that the Qin family's things were his right. So why bother getting involved in this muddy water, which might only bring him trouble.
"Besides, I don't believe Qin Jiangshan has any good intentions." Jiang Dao snorted and laughed, "If I take the shares, do I have to agree to something from him? Help him keep Tianqin Capital? Or do I have to cooperate with Qin Xiao? No, that guy is disgusting to me..."
If he really had to cooperate with Qin Xiao, he was afraid that one day he would not be able to bear the sight of that face and would not be able to resist taking action.
"You..." Chu Yinlong rubbed Jiang Dao's head.
Never mind. It doesn't matter what the kid wants. At least, he has his back.
…
The next day, upon learning that Jiang Dao was going to give up his inheritance rights, Qin Jiangshan began to play the emotional card again and proposed to meet Jiang Dao as a father in a sanatorium in the suburbs of Yan City.
Jiang Dao didn't want to agree at first, but then he felt that he couldn't just keep avoiding it, so he went to meet this cheap father to find out what kind of monster he was, so that he would know how to guard against him in the future.
Chu Yinlong was much more cautious than Jiang Dao. He directly sent one of his bodyguards to Jiang Dao, and together with the studio's lawyer, one civil and one military, they accompanied him to the sanatorium where Qin Jiangshan was.
Qin Jiangshan looked much older than Jiang Dao had seen on the Internet. His face looked sickly. He was half lying in a luxurious single room, looking like an ordinary old man.
Next to him stood a well-dressed middle-aged man. After he introduced himself, Jiang Dao knew that he was Qin Jiangshan's most trusted secretary, Chen Si.
There was no emotion in Qin Jiangshan's eyes when he looked at Jiang Dao, only intense scrutiny.
Jiang Dao was too lazy to play the role of loving father and filial son to him, so he dragged a chair over and sat down, and asked: "You want to see me, what do you want to say?"
After a long while, Qin Jiangshan said: "You look a lot like you..."
Jiang Dao interrupted mercilessly: "Let's talk business. People without emotions are not worthy of playing the emotional card."
Qin Jiangshan: ...
After a moment of silence, he said, "You are completely different from what Qin Xiao told me."
Jiang Dao looked indifferent and did not answer.
Qin Jiangshan waited for a while, and was sure that Jiang Dao didn't want to talk about this, so he had to ask what he wanted to ask the most: "Why did you give up the inheritance rights? Whether you believe it or not, your mother was willing to follow me for money. She gave birth to you so that she could get a share of Tianqin's capital in the future."
Jiang Daoman didn't care: "Really?"
He stared at Qin Jiangshan and curled his lips: "But she didn't let me have the last name Qin."
After hearing Jiang Dao's words, Qin Jiangshan was silent for a long time.
In fact, he never understood why someone like Jiang Ruo would leave so resolutely and actually give birth to Jiang Dao. After she gave birth to Jiang Dao, she did not try to return to the Qin family with the child, which Qin Jiangshan could not understand.
Now that Jiang Ruo has passed away, her thoughts at that time have become an eternal mystery.
Qin Jiangshan waved to Chen Si who was standing nearby and asked him to take the bodyguards and lawyers behind Jiang Dao out to give the two of them space to talk alone.
Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Jiang Dao.
"I don't trust you." Jiang Dao said calmly, "No matter what you want to talk to me about, it's better for both of us not to be alone. Otherwise, if you do something to yourself, and you die, wouldn't I become a major suspect? I'm still filming, and I don't have time to waste it on your affairs."
"You!" Qin Jiangshan was so angry that his face turned purple, "Are you trying to piss me off to death?!"
"Let's get down to business." Jiang Dao said without any emotion, "I asked for leave from the crew to come and see you. I've already wasted too much time."
Qin Jiangshan slowed down, lowered his head, closed his eyes, and sighed heavily.
"I can give you 49% of Tianqin Capital's shares." He finally compromised, "As long as you recognize your ancestral roots and change your surname to Qin."
"I'm not interested in money." Jiang Dao was unmoved, "I'm even less interested in tracing my ancestral roots. That renunciation of will is not fake. When you die, I will make it official as soon as possible."
Before Qin Xiao could speak again, Jiang Dao interrupted him: "Actually, I came here today just to show my attitude, so that you won't make a fuss in a few days, saying that I didn't even come to visit my father when he was seriously ill."
As he spoke, he stood up and said, "I have visited you, but I didn't bring anything because I was afraid that you would do something to frame me. However, I put some money into your hospital account. It's not much, but as a junior, I think I have done my best. There is nothing else, I will go back to work."
After saying that, Jiang Dao turned around and left the sanatorium with his bodyguards and lawyers.
In the room, Qin Jiangshan looked at the closed door with a gloomy expression.
"This kid has a deep misunderstanding of me..." He sighed, not knowing whether he was talking to himself or someone else, "Since Qin Xiao, that useless guy, is no longer useful, the only one left is Jiang Dao..."
Chen Si stood aside respectfully without revealing any flaws.
"Looking at his appearance, he must have someone backing him up. Chu Yinlong and Longqi Entertainment can't be so tough, but what Lao Wang said may make sense now..." Qin Jiangshan seemed to be thinking, "If he really hooked up with Xiang Yunru, I finally understand who is trying to trick me."
Director Chen suddenly realized: "You mean, those two projects?"
Qin Jiangshan snorted and laughed: "Xiang Yuancheng is like a crocodile. Once he bites, he won't let go until he has bitten off a piece of meat. If it is really him who did it, we will probably be seriously injured this time... Go check again, I don't believe that Jiang Dao is really selfless."
After being waved away by Qin Jiangshan, Chen Si came out of the room respectfully. In the shadow of the door, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The police found drugs weighing seriously above the standard in Qin Xiao's villa. In addition to the ones he usually hid in batches, there was actually another place he didn't know about... Thinking about what Qin Xiao said when he was crazy some time ago, Jiang Dao was indeed not an easy person to deal with.
Since everyone wants to destroy the Qin family, why should he offend such a dangerous person?
Chen Si thought about it, took out his cell phone, activated a protection program he wrote, and sent a message to Jiang Dao's number: "Don't take over anything related to Tianqin Capital."
On the way back to the crew's car, Jiang Dao lowered his eyes and looked at the message with the hidden caller ID, and suddenly smiled.
If his feeling was correct, this message was most likely sent by Chen Si, Qin Jiangshan's most trusted secretary.
Things get even more interesting when the confidant of Tianqin Capital's founder and chairman turns out to be a mole.
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