Two or three hours after the live broadcast ended, the entry for the live broadcast of "The Legend of Yun Lan" was on the hot search list. In addition, there were separate hot searches for the male and female protagonists. Although Du Yuanzhe attracted some attention during the live broadcast, it was not yet popular enough to be on the hot search list. Only some people mentioned him in the hot searches for "The Legend of Yun Lan".
Du Yuanzhe was relieved. He couldn't imagine what it would be like if the entry "Du Yuanzhe showing off his abs" became a hot search. To him, this kind of hot search was almost the same as social death.
As soon as he returned to the hotel after filming in the evening, Du Yuanzhe received a call from Xia Ningmi.
"Mr. Xia?"
Today is not the weekend.
Xia Ningmi asked calmly, "What's going on with today's live broadcast?"
"In order to increase the popularity of the play, Director Wang started a two-hour live broadcast on the set."
"I'm asking about your role."
Du Yuanzhe didn't expect Xia Ningmi to know about this, and felt awkward for some reason. He complained, "Director Wang insisted on broadcasting live while I was filming the healing scene. I don't understand what's so good about just showing off my abs."
I really want to see abdominal muscles. There are many photos of bodybuilders showing them off on the Internet.
Xia Ningmi silently took note of Wang Ligang's mistake in her heart.
"Luckily it didn't become a trending topic, otherwise I would have to pay out of my own pocket to make it a trending topic."
Xia Ning said, "Qianying Entertainment does not need artists to take off their clothes to gain popularity. Don't do this anymore in the future. If a director asks you to do so, you can ask your agent to report it to the company, and the company will make the decision for you."
Du Yuanzhe was delighted and said with a smile, "That's great. I don't like these either. I used to think that as long as the drama was good, I could accept even intimate scenes. But after what happened today, I found that it's not that simple. In the future, I still want to take more dramas without emotional scenes."
He doesn't think he is being pretentious. No one says that men shouldn't mind doing intimate scenes.
Xia Ningmi said: "Emotional scenes are never a necessity. Even if you avoid them, you still have many options. Some works without emotional scenes have still won many awards."
Du Yuanzhe also thought so and said, "Mr. Xia and I think the same. The next movie I want to shoot is of this type."
Xia Ningmi: "Du Yuanwen is already discussing the investment with Xu Cheng, and your role will be decided soon."
Du Yuanzhe complimented, "Mr. Xia is indeed well-informed."
Du Yuanwen told Du Yuanzhe yesterday that the cooperation between Du and Xu Cheng could be finalized within half a month.
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "If you are cut off from information in the entertainment industry, it is easy to be cheated."
In the entertainment industry, just a little information miscommunication can ruin a person's reputation.
bite--
As soon as she hung up the phone, Xia Ningmi received a new message on WeChat.
Cheng Yu: "President, the money for today's trending search has been transferred."
Du Yuanzhe, who knew nothing about it, was still congratulating himself for saving some money.
......
The publicity effect of the live broadcast was very good. "The Legend of Yun Lan" was temporarily popular and the crew once again entered a crazy filming mode.
Among the main actors, You Yingxue had the least roles, and her role was finished in mid-December.
On the day of wrapping, Zhou Chenlang appeared on the set and specially invited the entire crew to dinner to thank the crew for taking care of You Yingxue.
During the filming period, Zhou Chenlang came basically once every half a month, and was very generous every time he came. The crew members were very fond of this generous young man who did not have the bad habits of the second generation of rich people.
This time he treated everyone who was free to attend, including several actors such as Du Yuanzhe.
Zhou Chenlang raised his glass to Du Yuanzhe and said, "I wish the Second Young Master a bright future."
Du Yuanzhe said, "Thank you."
Afterwards, Zhou Chenlang accompanied You Yingxue to toast the male and female protagonists in turn.
The two stood side by side. Although Zhou Chenlang spoke more, he was not the one who occupied the main position between the two. No matter what decision he made, he would ask for You Yingxue's opinion and take You Yingxue's feelings into consideration no matter whether it was a big or small matter.
The other actresses in the crew were jealous of You Yingxue for finding such a gentle, considerate and wealthy boyfriend, and silently lamented why they did not have such good luck.
Xiao Pang whispered in Du Yuanzhe's ear: "I heard a piece of gossip a few days ago. It is said that You Yingxue wanted to get close to Jiang Chelin at first, and being with Zhou Chenlang was an accident."
Du Yuanzhe looked at the two people who looked like a perfect match not far away, and could not judge the truth of the gossip. Zhou Chenlang had very few roles in the novel. He only knew that after Zhou Heng died in a car accident, Zhou Chenlang inherited the company, and You Yingxue was not even mentioned.
However, one thing is certain, You Yingxue is a very ambitious woman.
They had had conflicts before, but when they met again on the set, You Yingxue took the initiative to make peace, which is not something everyone can do.
As for that gossip, whether it is true or not depends on whether Zhou Chenlang can satisfy You Yingxue's ambition.
Du Yuanzhe was a little uninterested. The entertainment industry was really not suitable for romance.
Today two people may be in love with each other, but tomorrow they may stab you in the back and then step on your corpse to get to the top.
After You Yingxue finished filming, Du Yuanzhe's part was also coming to an end. I don't know if it was Wang Ligang's deliberate arrangement, but he happened to shoot his last scene the day before New Year's Day.
December 31st
Du Yuanzhe only has one last scene today, and it is also the scene where Luo Xun dies.
Luo Xun had previously challenged the Tianjian Sect to a duel of life and death with Yun Lan, the new master of the Tianjian Sect. The two would fight to the death in this battle.
In fact, Luo Xun had decided to sacrifice his life for Yun Lan's fame long before the duel.
Filming location, in front of the screen
Luo Xun fell to the ground, his spotless black robe was soaked with blood, and the color turned dark.
Yun Lan stared blankly at the sword in his hand: "Why don't you dodge?"
He could have clearly dodged this sword.
Luo Xun looked at the dim sky, and the arrogance that had once been on his face disappeared. He remembered the first time he met Yun Lan.
"We first met at the foot of this mountain. We fell in love at first sight and have never forgotten it."
"Back then, my hands were clean, and I had never become the person you hate. That was when we were closest, but it didn't last long. But I don't regret it. I was too weak at the time to protect you."
Yunlan looked away.
The different stances made her unable to say any words of comfort. She went into the fight with the determination to kill Luo Xun, and even now she still felt this way.
Blood gushed out from the corners of Luo Xun's mouth, his heart and lungs were in unbearable pain, but his facial expression did not change at all.
"Yun Lan, after I die, can you bury me at the foot of the mountain?"
Yun Lan didn't reply.
Luo Xun smiled bitterly, closed his eyes, and allowed his consciousness to be eroded by the darkness.
"Card!"
Du Yuanzhe stood up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Wang Ligang put down his headset and said, "I declare that Luo Xun's role is officially over."
As soon as he finished speaking, staff members presented him with a bouquet of flowers, and everyone present congratulated him on his death.
Du Yuanzhe held the flowers and kept saying thank you: "Thank you everyone."
Wang Ligang said loudly: "Thank you Yuanzhe for your efforts over the past four months. I have already reserved a seat and will hold a banquet for you later."
"You're too polite, Director. I should be the one thanking you."
Du Yuanzhe was very excited when the filming of his first movie was finished. He accepted all the toasts at the wrap-up party and soon his face turned red from drinking.
By the time the celebration was over, Du Yuanzhe was already losing consciousness and was supported by Xiaopang and Liu Xu back to the hotel.
the next day
Du Yuanzhe sat up suddenly and said in panic, "The plane is delayed."
He booked a flight for this morning.
Xiao Pang, who was sitting outside, heard the noise and came in and said, "Don't worry, Brother Zhe, I've already changed the ticket."
Looking at Du Yuanzhe's appearance last night, we knew that he couldn't get up. Liu Xu took the others back to the company first and asked Xiaopang to accompany Du Yuanzhe on the next flight.
Du Yuanzhe breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine."
Xiao Pang said, "Brother Zhe, you should drink less in the future."
Du Yuanzhe said: "Yesterday was a special case. I will pay attention to it in the future."
Mainly because he was in a good mood yesterday, and with Liu Xu and the other people around, Du Yuanzhe drank without any scruples.
His alcohol tolerance is not bad, it is better than that of most people, but no matter how good the alcohol tolerance is, he cannot resist drinking one cup after another. Last night, many people were shocked by Du Yuanzhe's heavy drinking.
"What time is the flight?"
"Four o'clock in the afternoon."
Du Yuanzhe winked at Xiaopang and asked, "Xiaopang, do you want to try the spicy hot pot?"
Xiaopang was shocked: "Brother Liu will be angry if he finds out."
Du Yuanzhe waved his hands: "The filming has been completed, and I don't have any schedule recently. Even if I really get acne due to inflammation, it's okay. Besides, it's only one meal and it won't be a problem."
No one can resist the charm of hotness.
Xiaopang only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
The two were enjoying their meal when Liu Xu called.
"Why is it so noisy over there?"
Xiaopang said honestly: "Brother Zhe is taking me to eat hot pot."
Liu Xu's eyebrows jumped: "Mushroom soup?"
“Spicy!”
He just knew it.
Liu Xu said helplessly: "Don't forget the plane."
The emperor is far away and the sky is high. Since I can't control it, I just don't care.
Du Yuanzhe took a big bite of beef and said, "Don't worry, Brother Liu. We'll remember it."
Liu Xu said unhappily, "You have ruined Xiaopang."
Du Yuanzhe ordered a few more plates of meat and said, "It's just a hot pot meal. You can't take away my love for it."
Du Yuanzhe can't eat spicy food very well, but he particularly likes spicy food, and his favorite is spicy hot pot.
Liu Xu didn't bother talking to him. He reminded them again not to miss the plane and then hung up the phone.
Half an hour later, the two walked out of the hot pot restaurant contentedly and returned to the hotel. After packing their luggage, they rushed to the airport.
Yanzhou Airport
Xiaopang pushed the luggage and followed Du Yuanzhe out of the airport. The driver Wu Xing was waiting for them outside the airport.
"Brother Zhe, are you going to the company or going home?"
Du Yuanzhe leaned comfortably in the back seat and said, "Let's go directly back to Huahu Apartment."
After the renovation was completed, he didn't even take a look at it.
......
Du Yuanzhe sent Xiaopang and the other man away and went home alone with his suitcase.
Using the key to open the door, Du Yuanzhe looked at the greatly transformed room with a sense of novelty in his heart. After putting his luggage in the entrance hall, he began to tour his new home which had been transformed into a duplex apartment.
Snap——
Du Yuanzhe looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xia Ningmi appearing in the corridor on the second floor in her home clothes.
The two of them talked on the phone quite a lot, but it was always just hearing the voice but not seeing the person. If you count carefully, Du Yuanzhe hasn't seen Xia Ningmi for four months.
"Mr. Xia didn't go to work?"
Xia Ningmi looked down at him, her eyes as indifferent as ever: "Today is New Year's Day, rest at home."
[Oh yeah, I almost forgot]
Du Yuanzhe said: "It's time to eat dumplings on New Year's Day, let's make dumplings tonight."
When Xia Ningmi heard that she had to do it herself, she frowned and said, "Can't we just buy it directly?"
Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "The ones you buy have no soul, only the ones you make yourself are delicious."
Xia Ningmi was still very resistant.
At this time, Du Yuanzhe's cell phone rang. It was Chen Rongsan calling.
"Yuanzhe, remember to go home and eat dumplings."
Du Yuanzhe glanced at Xia Ningmi subconsciously: "How did Mom know I was back?"
Chen Rongshan asked, "Didn't you post the final photo on Weibo yourself?"
Du Yuanzhe knew who did it as soon as he heard it: "I was drunk last night, the Weibo post must have been posted by my agent."
"Don't worry about who sent it, just go home now."
"I see."
After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe pursed his lips and said, "My mother called me home to eat dumplings."
Xia Ning was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes and said calmly, "I just don't feel like making dumplings."
Du Yuanzhe felt that it was inappropriate to leave her alone at home, and hesitantly asked, "How about you come back with me?"
Xia Ningmi: "Don't talk nonsense, New Year's Day is a day to reunite with family."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "We are boyfriend and girlfriend, isn't it natural for you to accompany me home?"
[This excuse is always tried and true]
Xia Ning raised her eyes and fixed her gaze on him: "We all know it's fake, don't we?"
Du Yuanzhe was embarrassed: "But it's too boring for you to stay at home alone..."
"Du Yuanzhe," Xia Ningmi interrupted him, "This is not the first time I've spent New Year's Day alone."
Du Yuanzhe pursed his lips. He just felt that he and Xia Ningmi had played games for such a long time, and they were at least friends. He couldn't bear to let her spend New Year's Day alone.
But Xia Ningmi was much stronger than he had imagined. What he thought was just what he thought, and he couldn't assume that he could make decisions for Xia Ningmi.
Du Yuanzhe said: "Then I'm leaving."
Xia Ningmi nodded.
Afterwards, Du Yuanzhe left without even changing his clothes, and his suitcase was still left in the entrance.
Xia Ningmi looked at the room which had become empty again. Her eyes returned to being cold again, without any human emotion.
It's just that she spends New Year's Day alone, she is already used to it.
As far as she could remember, Xia Yiyao and Zhou Heng had never spent New Year's Day with her. They would always go out traveling on New Year's Day, leaving her alone with the nanny.
Later, Xia Yiyao and Zhou Heng divorced, and because she felt that she was a burden, she threw her to the care of Old Master Xia.
During the years she lived in the old house, there was still no one to spend New Year's Day with her. Grandpa Xia believed that New Year's Day should be a time for family reunion, but Xia Yiyao simply did not go home. Grandpa Xia felt that the family was not happy and simply did not celebrate New Year's Day.
As for dumplings, Xia Ningmi had only eaten them a few times in her life, and she had long forgotten what they tasted like.
If Du Yuanzhe hadn't mentioned it, Xia Ningmi would never have thought of this kind of food that seems very common to ordinary people in her life.
......
Du Family Old House
Chen Rongshan showed concern when she saw Du Yuanzhe: "Yuanzhe has really lost weight this time."
Du Yongliang glanced at her and said, "So you also knew that everything before was fake."
Chen Rongshan ignored him and said, "Yuanzhe, is filming very tiring? I saw online that some actors have to perform over and over again, sometimes until the early morning."
Du Yuanzhe said: "Everyone is like this."
"You haven't been this tired before."
"I didn't have many roles before."
"Can't we continue to act in smaller roles in the future? Just enjoy it."
Du Yuanzhe pushed Chen Rongshan to sit down and said, "Mom, it's rare for me to be interested in acting. You can't really let me live a life of idleness and wait for death. People will call me a waste."
Chen Rongshan was angry: "Who scolded me? I will go and settle the score with them."
Du Yuanzhe said: "They are not wrong."
Chen Rongshan: "Yuanzhe, you can't think like that. Your father made so much money for you two brothers. Although the company was given to your brother, you will not lose a bit. It's not wrong that you don't have to work so hard because your family has money."
"But acting is my hobby. Can't I have a hobby?"
Chen Rongshan saw that she couldn't convince him, so she sighed and said, "Yuanzhe, tell me the truth, do you want to act because you like it, or because of that little star named Wei Lingling?"
Du Yuanzhe was shocked.
How did she know?
The original owner didn't tell anyone about his entry into the entertainment industry for Wei Lingling. He was also very proud, so he didn't intend to tell anyone before he caught up with Wei Lingling.
Chen Rongshan saw his surprise and snorted, "You have a bunch of her photos hidden in your room, and there's a photo of you with her that you hid even deeper. How could Mom not guess what you're thinking?"
"A few months ago, Sister Wu told me that you had invited that little star to stay overnight. I just gave you face and didn't expose you."
Du Yuanzhe smiled bitterly, thinking about how to deal with the shabby stall left by the original owner.
Chen Rongshan said seriously: "Yuanzhe, Mom doesn't object to you liking that little star. You can buy her a house and a car if you want, but there is only one thing, she can't enter the Du family."
Du Yuanzhe wanted to say that he didn't like Wei Lingling anymore, but when he heard this, he subconsciously retorted: "Mom, I'm just a little celebrity now. What era is this? How can you still have such class thinking?"
Chen Rongshan frowned, "What did you say, Mom? Let's not talk about anything else. Just look at the current entertainment industry. No matter how famous those stars are, they still have to curry favor with famous directors. And those famous directors, when soliciting investment, all of them are smiling and humble!"
"It's the same no matter who asks someone to do something for you. It's not just in the entertainment industry."
"But son, you have been in a position where you don't need to ask for help from others since you were born. Why do you choose someone whose status is so different from yours as your wife?"
Du Yuanzhe felt annoyed. He was a grassroots in his previous life and couldn't stand hearing such words.
Seeing Du Yuanzhe's impatience, Chen Rongshan said in a soothing tone, "Mom doesn't particularly care about family background. It would be great if I could find someone of equal status. If that's not possible, I'd also find someone who is talented and well-educated."
There must be one or the other: the smell of copper and the fragrance of books.
Anyway, Wei Lingling is definitely not an option. Chen Rongsan thinks that it is because of Wei Lingling that Du Yuanzhe entered the entertainment industry, and he had to move out. It is not easy for her to see her son.
No mother can tolerate her son forgetting about her after getting married.
When Du Yuanwen and his wife came home from get off work, they noticed something was wrong and asked, "Yuanzhe, did you make mom angry again?"
Du Yuanzhe was eager to end the topic, so he stood up and said, "No, I didn't. I just chatted with my mother."
Chen Rongshan knew that this problem could not be solved in a short time, so she smiled and said, "Since we are all back, let Sister Wang cook dumplings. Sister Wang has made many kinds of fillings, all that you like."
Zhao Zhimeng said, "Then I'll have to eat a few more later."
"Zhimeng should really eat more. He must be exhausted from running around with Yuanwen all the time."
Du Yuanwen said proudly: "We are a perfect match, husband and wife, and we are invincible."
Zhao Zhimeng hit him and said, "Speak properly."
Chen Rongshan said softly: "Who said that being well-matched is necessarily feudal dregs!"
Although the Zhao family was not as wealthy as the Du family, they were indeed a wealthy family and could be considered a good match.
Du Yuanzhe knew that Chen Rongsan said this on purpose for him to hear, but he pretended not to hear it.
He never said that being well-matched was wrong, he just didn't like Chen Rongshan's ingrained prejudice, and he was also among her prejudices in his previous life.
The family gathered together to eat dumplings. The smile on Chen Rongshan's face never disappeared, and even Du Yongliang's face had a little more smile on it.
Although some unpleasant things happened in the middle, Du Yuanzhe didn't want to ruin Chen Rongsan's joy of seeing the family reunited. No matter what, Chen Rongsan really loved him.
"Yuanzhe, your room has been cleaned, so you can stay at home tonight."
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Okay."
Chen Rongshan smiled even more happily.
"Mom bought you some more clothes, remember to take them with you when you leave."
Chen Rongshan always seemed to feel that Du Yuanzhe did not have enough clothes and was keen on buying clothes for him.
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "The clothes my mother picked for me are much more suitable than the ones I picked myself. I will wear the clothes my mother picked for me when I participate in activities in the future."
Chen Rongshan said, "This is for you to wear on a daily basis. I will buy you some clothes for events."
Du Yuanzhe was shocked.
......
At 11 o'clock in the evening, the Du family had already returned to their rooms to rest.
Du Yuanzhe tossed and turned in bed, and after thinking for a while, he got up, put on his clothes, gently opened the door and walked out.
Flower Lake Apartment
Xia Ningmi was sitting in the living room on the first floor, reading some documents, with a cup of almost finished coffee next to her.
When she heard the door open, she almost thought she had misheard, until Du Yuanzhe walked in carrying a bag.
Du Yuanzhe was not surprised to see Xia Ningmi still awake. He looked at the clock on the wall and said, "There's still half an hour until twelve o'clock, which is just enough time for you to have dumplings before the end of New Year's Day."
Xia Ningmi watched him go into the kitchen to busy himself as soon as he came back, and her originally indifferent eyes became more humane.
Du Yuanzhe took out a pot to boil water and asked casually, "What kind of filling do you like to eat?"
"casual."
"We have a lot of stuffing at home, but I only took pork, beef and seafood. Auntie Wang made it very delicious. You'll know when you try it."
Xia Ningmi didn't have a big appetite, so Du Yuanzhe only cooked a few.
After cooking, Du Yuanzhe put it on a plate and placed it on the table, then poured a small dish of vinegar next to it.
Xia Ningmi asked, "Do we need to dip dumplings in vinegar?"
She has forgotten whether she used to dip it in vinegar.
Du Yuanzhe said: "It depends on personal habits. It doesn't matter whether you dip it in vinegar or not. I prefer to dip it in vinegar."
Xia Ningmi bent the hand holding the chopsticks, dipped them in the vinegar dish, put them to her mouth and took a bite.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
Du Yuanzhe always thinks that dumplings are the most delicious food, and he will miss them especially if he doesn't eat them for a while.
Xia Ningmi nodded.
Even though she had already eaten dinner, Xia Ningmi still finished all the dumplings on the plate.
She put down her chopsticks, looked at Du Yuanzhe and asked, "Is this why you came back?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "It is our custom to eat dumplings on New Year's Day. I always feel that New Year's Day is not complete without eating dumplings."
"Is this worth coming back so late at night?"
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "It's not too late, you haven't slept yet."
Xia Ningmi said calmly, "Your room is on the left side of the stairs. I've put your suitcase in the room for you."
Du Yuanzhe felt that something was wrong with her and asked, "Boss Xia, are you worried about something?"
Xia Ningmi stood in front of him, her expression gloomy: "Du Yuanzhe, are you still unwilling to tell me about my future?"
Du Yuanzhe's expression freezes instantly.
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