The custom in City B is to visit relatives on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Lu Wenxing was awakened by the crowing of birds before 7:30 and climbed out of bed relying solely on his physical memory.
After he executed the troublemaking "little rooster" on the spot, Xie Chengfei opened the door of his room with a messy hair. It was obvious that he, like Lu Wenxing, had been tortured by the "little rooster".
"I'm so stupid, really."
Xie Chengfei rubbed his eyes, looking resentful. "I thought that as long as I had a holiday, I could sleep until I woke up naturally."
Ms. Lu sat in the restaurant calmly. When she heard the door open, she knew that both of them had woken up, so she called out to them.
"You two, come sit down and have breakfast in ten minutes."
Lu Wenxing and Xie Chengfei looked at each other, turned around and started fighting for the bathroom. The two of them pulled each other's clothes and sleeves, scrambling to get into the bathroom.
Ten minutes later.
The two of them sat at the dining table, the family of four sitting neatly together, until Lu Xiaofei said, "Let's have breakfast."
Xie Nian served peanut soup to the group, and Lu Xiaofei distributed fried dough sticks and sesame balls to them.
"There are xiaolongbao in the pot."
"Mr. Xie will stay at home to greet the guests. Xingxing and Chengcheng will come with me to pay New Year's greetings."
"Okay, Ms. Lu."
"Okay, Ms. Lu."
Xie Chengfei raised his hand and nudged Lu Wenxing. Lu Wenxing put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand and responded a little slowly.
"Okay, Ms. Lu."
Many people in the town of City B go out to work and only go home during festivals. Most of the people here are middle-aged and elderly people. The town is most lively during the New Year every year.
"I never thought Lu Xiaofei was so lucky. She married a man with no talent, but she never expected her adopted son to become a big star."
"That's true. How poor was Lu Xiaofei's family before? They lived in a shabby house. If I were you, I'd say that he can build a small building now. That adopted son is really capable."
"The child was fished out of the river by Xie Nian. He looked about five or six years old. He was stupid and dumb in the first few days after he was brought home. He wouldn't even bark when he saw people. Some people even advised Lu Xiaofei to send him to an orphanage and not to cause trouble. Lu Xiaofei was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to keep the child."
"Where? I heard that the child refused to leave their home. Don't talk about now. Whenever Lu Xiaofei was sick and hospitalized, Xie Nian would run back and forth between the hospital and home. Later, with this adopted son, Xie Chengfei now has someone to take care of him."
"Lu Xiaofei didn't pick up a foster child, she just picked up a nanny."
"When I attended parent-teacher conferences for my son, I would always see Lu Wenxing attending parent-teacher conferences for Xie Chengfei. He was only a half-grown child, but he sat in the classroom like a little adult."
"My son and Xie Chengfei went to the same school from elementary school to junior high school. Don't tell me it's true. Lu Wenxing usually attends Xie Chengfei's parent-teacher conference every semester."
"The adopted son used to be a nanny, but now he has become a big star, and he must be pampered by the whole family."
Lu Xiaofei stood at the gate of the yard with a gloomy face. She had just come out of the yard next door and was walking to the gate of this yard when she heard the gossip. She had no mind to wish a happy new year. If she didn't have a good temper, someone else would have rushed up and cursed.
Lu Wenxing pulled Lu Xiaofei and said, "Mom, it's New Year's Day, why bother with them?"
"I'm old now, and my children are not around. I don't have much to do except gossip." Xie Chengfei couldn't disagree, so he continued. "They just can't stand the fact that our family is getting better and better, and they're just jealous."
"Let's go to the next one."
On this point, Xie Chengfei and Lu Wenxing reached a consensus, "If a dog barks at you, do you have to bark back at the dog?"
Lu Wenxing disagreed with this analogy, "What's wrong with dogs? Dogs are so cute."
"That's right." Lu Xiaofei nodded angrily, "When your uncle's dog gives birth to puppies after the New Year, I'll bring two home to raise."
Lu Wenxing and Xie Chengfei just wanted to drag Lu Xiaofei away. No matter what Lu Xiaofei said, they would go along with her. "Don't be angry. Let's go to Aunt Hua's house."
Before entering the courtyard, I heard lively laughter inside. People who came to visit relatives bumped into each other. A large group of people were standing in the yard, and the owner of the yard was moving stools.
"Xiao Fei is here, come in quickly."
"Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year!"
"Ah! It's really Lu Wenxing!!!"
"Fuck! I'm actually celebrating the New Year with Lu Wenxing?"
"When my mother asked me to go out in the morning, I was still reluctant. Fortunately, my mother did not give up waking me up and pushed me to put on beautiful makeup."
"Stars, stars."
As soon as Lu Wenxing entered the door, several girls who came with their parents to wish each other a happy new year squeezed up to her, "Happy New Year, Auntie!"
Lu Xiaofei said with a smile, "Happy New Year!"
The girl turned to Xie Chengfei again, "Happy New Year, brother!"
"Happy New Year!" Xie Chengfei responded, but what he was thinking in his heart was 'Who is your brother'.
"Xingxing, ahhhhhh!" The girl covered her mouth excitedly, "I didn't expect you to be prettier in person than on TV! Your skin is so good! Can you give me an autograph? What skin care products do you usually use?"
Lu Wenxing could hardly resist this enthusiastic attack, "Well, Happy New Year!"
The girl turned to her companions and said, "Can you imagine? I can hear the stars wishing me a happy new year with my own ears? And face to face. This makes me happier than my parents giving me lucky money!"
"I, I didn't bring any paper or pen, Xingxing, can you wait for me to go back and get them?"
"We have it at home!"
The host saw several girls surrounding Lu Wenxing and smiled from ear to ear, "It's New Year's Day, so it should be so lively."
At the same time, the threshold of the Xie family was almost trampled down.
Xie Nian never expected that so many people would come to visit him this year to wish him a happy new year, some with their families, and the yard was almost full of people.
"Xie Nian, is your eldest son here?"
"Yes, yes! My daughter is her fan. She couldn't go home for the New Year this year. I want to mail her an autographed photo as a New Year's gift."
"Not at home, out visiting New Year's greetings."
"What?" The person who came later was stunned when he heard this, and then asked, "When did you go out?"
"I'll be out at eight o'clock." Xie Nian responded with a smile.
"Wait! Calculating the time, he might be almost home at this point? So!! Xingxing is coming to my house to wish me a happy new year?"
"Fuck! There is such a good thing!"
"Why are you still standing here? Go home and wait for the stars!"
"Uncle, Happy New Year! Goodbye, uncle."
Several girls greeted Xie Nian and then hurried home, fearing that they would miss the opportunity to get close to the star.
"Hey! This child..."
The girl's mother pointed in the direction where the girls ran away, feeling a little amused and helpless.
"Well, let them go."
"If I wasn't worried about being laughed at, I would go and see it too."
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After the Spring Festival, there were still two weeks before school started, but as a senior high school student, Xie Chengfei had to go back to school early to make up for his lessons, so Lu Wenxing naturally went back to City C with him.
Taking advantage of this free time, Lu Wenxing wanted to go and see the house first.
He didn't have much savings, and the housing prices in City C were high. The down payment for an existing house was 30%. After weighing the pros and cons, Lu Wenxing decided to buy a pre-sale property.
College students can enjoy subsidies and discounts when buying houses, and the down payment for pre-sale houses is only 20%.
After going to the sales office seven or eight times in a row, Lu Wenxing felt like vomiting when he saw the sand table models and sample houses. Finally, after a week of hard work, he found a pre-sale house he liked and immediately paid the down payment and applied for a loan.
Afterwards, he asked an agent to help him rent a small two-bedroom apartment near the high school where Xie Chengfei was studying. He planned to arrange for Xie Chengfei to attend school as a day student after school started, so as to create a quieter learning environment for him.
After a busy day of running around, Lu Wenxing didn't have time to relax until seven in the evening.
He received WeChat messages from Gu Yanshen and Song Jiajia.
【. 】Today, the filming of "One Hundred Ghosts" starts
Attached is a photo taken when the camera was turned on.
[Song Jianjian] Xingxing, when did you audition for "One Hundred Ghosts"? Why didn't you tell me?
[Song Jianjian] Humph! If Brother Shen hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known.
【ET】I want to give Sister Jiajia a surprise
【ET】Cat poking his head.jpg
[Song Jianjian] You are the only one who can coax people with your sweet mouth
After Lu Wenxing replied to Song Jiajia's message, he also replied to Gu Yanshen.
【ET】Director Wang informed me that I will join the crew next week
【。】Well, the airport is far from the film and television city, so we can ask the crew's car to pick us up. 【ET】Okay, thank you, Mr. Gu
【ET】Cat-style thanks.jpg
Lu Wenxing thought that the topic ended here, but he didn't expect that about an hour later, Gu Yanshen would message him back.
【. 】Do you like cats very much?
【ET】My dream is to have both a cat and a dog
【. 】Then why not raise it?
【ET】Pets are not allowed in schools
Then Gu Yanshen didn't reply, and Lu Wenxing didn't care, just thought he was busy.
There are still three days before Lu Wenxing joins the crew. The contract for the new house has been signed, and while there is still time, he hired a housekeeper to help clean up the house.
The next day, he moved his stuff from the dormitory to his new home and took another key to give to Xie Chengfei.
In the remaining time, Lu Wenxing read the original novel. He also read the script over and over again, not only memorizing the lines, but also the mood and emotions. Recently, he would take out the script and read it every night before going to bed.
He has basically spent most of his time these days studying the script and character biographies. He compared the biographies he wrote when reading novels before with the biographies. After rereading them several times, he would make new discoveries, which were information that had been missed and not discovered before.
He had to ensure that his own progress was smooth. First, he didn't want to hold back the crew, and second, he had to finish his part by the end of the variety show.
What Lu Wenxing didn’t expect was that he became a hot topic on the search list the day before he joined the crew.
#Lu Wenxing brings money into the group#
When Lu Wenxing saw this trending search, he guessed that it was not good news, and when he clicked on it, he found it was true.
A blogger named [Soul of Gossip] posted a long Weibo post, revealing between the lines that Lu Wenxing brought money into the crew, and also revealed that Le Hanfei and Lu Wenxing were auditioning for the "Hundred Ghosts" crew. He also attached several pictures to show that the source of the news was accurate.
Afterwards, the blogger published a long Weibo post analyzing Le Hanfei's progress and efforts over the past few years, praising Le Hanfei's acting skills, and taking out the awards Le Hanfei had won. He first praised him, and then expressed indignation for Le Hanfei losing the role.
Then, he brought out Lu Wenxing for comparison, directly pointing out that Lu Wenxing has not produced any outstanding works in the few years since his debut, saying that his acting skills are unknown, but newcomers who have not taken on any roles are assumed to have no acting skills and highlights.
After comparing the two, a picture of Lu Wenxing getting into a luxury car was released, implicitly suggesting that Lu Wenxing might be kept by someone.
The blogger did not belittle or directly slander Lu Wenxing, but this is the meaning revealed in his words.
A large number of internet trolls also flooded into the comment section, disguising themselves as fans of Lu Wenxing and staging a large-scale fan-unfollowing scene.
[I thought my brother was fresh and refined, but I didn't expect him to be so disgusting. I'm no longer a fan. 】【Fuck, the house is collapsing]
[Me too, I thought Lu Wenxing was different from those small-time celebrities who rose to fame through gossip, but it turns out they are all the same][What good can there be in the entertainment industry! They are all just showing off their personas]
[Lu Wenxing got out of the passenger seat on the day of the audition, and I don't know which old man was sitting in the driver's seat] [I don't judge the rich people who brought money into the group, but it's really disgusting to replace the roles that have been confirmed.] However, the strange thing is.
Weibo was in chaos, but Le Hanfei's fans did not stop. They flocked to their idol's Weibo to ask what was going on.
The situation escalated, and some netizens had already sneaked into Lu Wenxing's Weibo and insulted him lavishly under his Weibo posts that he hadn't updated for a long time, and some even asked him to get out of the entertainment industry.
Lu Wenxing’s fans did not get involved in the fight. An administrator in the fan group advised fans to be rational and said that since they are fans of Xingxing, they should believe in him.
[This topic has become so controversial, why didn't the fans of Le Hanfei and Lu Wenxing show up? I feel like something is wrong][Same as above, the two main characters didn't show up, could it be that someone is trying to stir up trouble][What kind of trouble, Lu Wenxing must be too guilty to show up]
[Lu Wenxing's Weibo is like a zombie account, and it is rarely updated. It is estimated that he has no idea about this matter.] [Even if lwx doesn't know, his agent should come out to clarify on his behalf. Doesn't the company do public relations?] [It is true that he brought money into the group and replaced the role. Lu Wenxing was supported by a big boss and was hammered to death] Some netizens also formed a team and flocked to the official Weibo of Mango Entertainment, accusing its artists of bad and disgusting behavior and asking them to get out of the entertainment industry, and also scolded Mango Entertainment.
At around 11 o'clock that evening, Mango Entertainment's official Weibo account issued a clarification.
[Mancheng Official Blog] In January this year, our company has peacefully terminated the contract with Mr. Lu Wenxing. Any behavior of Mr. Lu Wenxing has nothing to do with our company. If there are any further slanderous remarks against our company, the public relations department will collect evidence and file a complaint.
Attach the termination statement and termination agreement.
[This is the fastest statement issued by Mango Entertainment!!]
[Suddenly, my feelings towards Mango Entertainment have increased! ]
[In the past, Mango Orange's artists were everywhere trying to gain popularity, which made me angry. Now that I see the termination statement, does it mean that Lu Wenxing has started to let himself go after the termination? ] [Also, Lu Wenxing participated in the variety show after the termination of the contract! ]
[Blind student, you found the highlight! Lu Wenxing definitely brought money into the group, and the program team accepted the money to stuff Lu Wenxing with Gu Yanshen] [Are you crazy? The program team begged the actor Gu to be on the show, how dare they stuff someone for him] [Didn’t you notice that other artists called the actor Gu Shenge, but only Lu Wenxing called him Teacher Gu.] [Really? Did the actor Gu not allow Lu Wenxing to call him that?]
[Who knows! Lu Wenxing really has two faces. He is not competitive in front of the camera, but he does things like cornering outside the camera.] Lu Wenxing read the foul comments on Weibo, and the world became clear after he withdrew.
He hesitated for a moment and clicked into the crew group. Even though he didn't care about this, he was afraid that he would affect the reputation of the show.
Lu Wenxing wrote and deleted on the screen with his fingers, and received a friend request before he sent it out.
——From Le Hanfei.
Lu Wenxing was a little surprised. After he clicked "Agree", Le Hanfei's message came.
[It’s Le, not Le] Hello, Wen Xing.
[It's Le, Not Le] If you feel wronged by what's going on online, please don't reply. My agent is already contacting the public relations department. Once we find the person who manipulated the comments and hired Internet trolls, we will clarify the matter together. [It's Le, Not Le] It seems to be targeting you, but it should be directed at me. I'm sorry for dragging you into this. [ET] It's okay
Lu Wenxing didn't expect Le Hanfei to send him a WeChat message to explain, but this matter definitely had nothing to do with the crew, because...
Le Hanfei lost the role of Mo Xu, but the new role he got has much more scenes than Mo Xu, and he can follow the crew throughout the whole process, unlike Lu Wenxing who joined the crew later.
The new character is Mo Xu's senior brother, a very powerful and mysterious character. With the setting of brother control, this character has captured most of the female fans as soon as he appeared. For Le Hanfei, who is in the rising period, this role is also a fan-attracting one.
No matter you are a sister fan or a girlfriend fan, you can't resist the senior brother who is indifferent to others but gentle only to you.
certainly.
Le Hanfei’s public relations department is currently investigating and cannot post a blog to clarify, but that doesn’t mean others can’t.
Just when the spectators were still chewing on the big melon of Lu Wenxing, actor Gu Yanshen posted a blog.
Gu Yanshen v: The car is mine.
The accompanying picture is a photo of a luxury car that was posted online.
There were only four words, and the first people to notice them were Gu Yanshen’s fans.
[Brother Shen finally posted a blog post!! I cried with joy! ]
[Although there are only four words, and although I don’t know what Brother Shen is talking about, but whatever Brother Shen says is his is his, and the whole world belongs to Brother Shen, including me. 】【The car belongs to Brother Shen, and Brother Shen is mine】
【Draw your sword! 】
Next, came the melon-eating wild animals who heard the news.
[What does this Weibo post by actor Gu mean? ]
[Fuck, look carefully! ! Is this the car that Lu Wenxing was riding in!] [Fuck! What the hell is this? ]
[Damn! I just ate a lot, this melon is a bit big, I can’t chew it]
[Lu Wenxing's sponsor is Gu Yanshen? Fuck, what kind of magical thing is this! I don't believe it] [I don't believe it either. With Gu Yanshen's worth, does he need to be supported? I'm willing to pay for it! Woo woo woo...] [If it's not support, is it a relationship? ]
[Some people think the world is black and white? Only lovers can ride in a car? Friends are not worthy of riding in each other's car?] [The above is right! Brother Shen and Xingxing are partners, it's not strange to become friends if they can chat well] There were all kinds of opinions at the same time, and the fact that Lu Wenxing was kept was temporarily forgotten, including the matter of replacing the role. Now the curiosity of netizens is focused on the relationship between Gu Yanshen and Lu Wenxing.
Lu Wenxing couldn't tell whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, but the scandal was suppressed for the time being. Le Hanfei would definitely come out and issue a statement, and clarification was only a matter of time.
After a busy day, Lu Wenxing was no longer in the mood to continue paying attention, so he quit Weibo and went to bed.
the next day.
Lu Wenxing got up early in the morning to catch the plane. He had to join the crew today. Since it was a fantasy costume drama, the filming would be in the ancient city. City C only had modern filming locations, so the designated location was City E next door.
As soon as Lu Wenxing got off the plane, he received a message from the crew that they were there to pick him up to take him to the hotel.
He didn't need to shoot today, and after putting his luggage in the hotel he didn't rest, but planned to visit the crew first.
Lu Wenxing had no experience and wanted to go to the set in advance to feel the filming atmosphere. He had to adapt first. After all, there was a big difference between auditioning and on-site filming.
It is okay to have acting skills in an audition, but filming on the spot is not just a matter of acting skills, but also involves issues such as the coordination between the actors, positioning during filming, and the camera.
Lu Wenxing entered the crew and found the staff distributing small gift boxes.
"Wen Xing, here."
Song Jiajia was the first to see Lu Wenxing and waved to him.
"Sister Jiajia, this is yours."
The field attendant took a dozen gift boxes from her hands and handed one to Song Jiajia.
Several staff members present also held gift bags and distributed them one by one.
"Get one for the stars."
Lu Wenxing didn't know why they suddenly gave him a small gift box, and he was worried that it was just the right amount, and if he took it, there would be something missing, so he waved his hand and said, "I don't need it."
"Oh, why wouldn't I want something the director gave me?" Song Jiajia explained, "It's impossible to prepare the things the crew gives out just right, so we always prepare a few or even a dozen extra copies."
Song Jiajia has been in the crew for a long time and has received many benefits or thoughtful little gifts prepared by the crew, so she has long been accustomed to it.
"chocolate."
Lu Wenxing looked at the small gift bag stuffed into his hand in confusion, "Why not Snickers?"
Xie Chengfei likes to play basketball. His physical education classes in the third year of high school were often occupied by teachers of various subjects. In order to play basketball for a longer time, Xie Chengfei sometimes ate Snickers instead of lunch when other students went to eat.
For Xie Chengfei, he can go hungry, but he cannot stop playing basketball.
Lu Wenxing knew his habit, but he wouldn't listen no matter what he said, so he could only prepare some Snickers, bread and high-calorie drinks for him.
The same is true on the set. Filming often misses mealtimes. In order to allow the staff or actors to finish shooting the shots that are about to be completed first, snacks will be prepared for the staff to keep them hungry.
As soon as Song Jiajia saw his expression, she knew that Lu Wenxing didn't react.
"Xingxing, have you never been in love?"
"What does this have to do with dating?" Lu Wenxing looked confused.
Gu Yanshen walked over and continued what Song Jiajia was saying.
"Because... today is Valentine's Day."
Song Jiajia nodded and added, "Chocolate and roses are standard for Valentine's Day."
Lu Wenxing opened the gift box, which contained a gorgeous rose and a heart-shaped box of chocolates with liquor filling.
"Crew benefits?"
Song Jiajia: "Yeah. Everyone has one."
Gu Yanshen had just finished filming, and the stagehand lady saw him coming and gave him a portion of the chocolate in her hand.
But in fact, Gu Yanshen doesn’t like sweets, especially chocolate, which is known as the representative of sweets.
Since everyone has one, he won't refuse it and will just accept the kindness.
"I love chocolate, but I tend to get fat from eating sweets. I'll feel so guilty after eating this box of chocolates. My agent will definitely ask me to run laps, and I hate running laps the most."
Song Jiajia looked distressed.
"You boys shouldn't have this kind of trouble. As far as I know, boys don't like sweets."
Lu Wenxing smiled and said, "No, I like spicy and sweet food."
As soon as he finished speaking, a slender hand reached out to Lu Wenxing and handed him the gift bag.
Lu Wenxing:?
Gu Yanshen: "I don't like sweets."
Lu Wenxing hesitated for a few seconds, then took it and said, "Thank you, Teacher Gu."
Song Jiajia was a little greedy and looked at the gift bag eagerly, "I like it too, why don't you give it to me?"
Gu Yanshen had a calm expression and his voice was calm as if he was stating a fact.
"You're afraid of getting fat, and you hate running laps."
Song Jiajia: “……?”
The author has something to say: Roses, chocolates and stars go better together~
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