Chapter 45
I was too tired yesterday and my mood was very volatile. Xiao Ziyu was in a deep sleep and when he woke up it was already bright.
The rain stopped completely.
He opened his eyes and found himself lying on his side, with another person's breathing entangled in front of him. If he raised his head slightly, he could touch Yuan Heng's chin.
His eyes moved down and he saw a little powder that he had sucked out of Yuan Heng's throat. Xiao Ziyu's ears began to feel hot again early in the morning, even though he clearly didn't use much effort.
He was a little embarrassed and twisted his body to try to get out of bed, but Yuan Heng held the back of his neck and his arms around his waist, completely restraining him.
Xiao Ziyu felt hot and began to push the chest in front of him.
Yuan Heng was even more tired than him, and had not yet recovered from the deep fatigue. When he was pushed awake, he was like a lion whose sleep was disturbed. He said in a deep voice, "Don't move."
Xiao Ziyu's ears felt numb, and he shuddered almost subconsciously, "I'm getting up."
Yuan Heng hugged him tighter, leaned towards Xiao Ziyu, and pressed him down with most of his body, saying, "Why are you struggling?"
The hotel's shower gel was heavily scented, and the refreshing lemon scent lingered all night, mixed with the hot air that hit him in the face. Xiao Ziyu couldn't stand it anymore and said again: "I want to get up..."
Yuan Heng reached out and stroked his long hair, as if to appease an unruly little animal, and said half-ambiguously and half-threateningly: "Don't move, I'm up too."
Xiao Ziyu froze. He understood what he heard, but cursing at someone so early in the morning was really rude. He turned his head away from the man angrily: "You rascal."
"There are even more rascals, but since you don't want them, I held back." Yuan Heng gradually came to his senses and began to settle accounts with him for last night. "I won't back off, Xiao Ziyu, but don't make me wait too long."
The restraint on his waist loosened slightly, and Xiao Ziyu leaped out like a swimming fish, regretting to himself: "I should have used a little more strength last night."
Just bite this thing's throat off.
Yuan Heng was half leaning against the head of the bed, his back resting against the wall. One could tell without looking that his Adam's apple was red and that he felt a tingling sensation.
He exposed his vulnerability without a care in the world: "Now I can give you a chance to start over."
Then Xiao Ziyu couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Pervert."
The small room is too cramped. I would probably go crazy staying in the same room with Yuan Heng. Xiao Ziyu finished washing up and prepared to go downstairs to breathe some fresh air.
Yuan Heng said lazily: "Bring me some breakfast."
"Why don't you starve to death?" Xiao Ziyu rushed out of the door.
I went back to the hotel last night and slept as soon as I got there. I hardly ate anything and I'm starving now. It was still early and there were not many people in the cafeteria. Xiao Ziyu ordered a plate of snacks and a bowl of rice porridge and ate them slowly. Fearing that the person upstairs was really starving to death, he asked for a take-away bag and started packing feed for Yuan Heng.
Estimating the other person's appetite, Xiao Ziyu filled a bag with buns and eggs, turned around, and met Zhou Qilin who had returned from a morning run outside.
He noticed the dark circles under the other person's eyes, and regained his composure that had fallen since last night, and took the initiative to show concern: "Teacher Zhou, did you not sleep well?"
Zhou Qilin did not refute: "I am a bit picky about my bed."
His eyes fell on the bag of food in Xiao Ziyu's hand, and he joked, "Can you finish all this?"
Xiao Ziyu choked and was just thinking of an excuse to get away with it when he saw Zhou Qilin raise his hand and touch the corner of his lips: "It's a little swollen here."
Xiao Ziyu said helplessly: "You saw Yuan Heng, right?"
Zhou Qilin finally couldn't help but ask: "Are you... lovers?"
"I guess so." Xiao Ziyu couldn't think of a better way to explain, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
Zhou Qilin's mouth stiffened a little. He has been in the circle for quite some time. Normally, he has met all kinds of people. Putting aside the relationship of interest, it is not uncommon for the movie star to fall in love with a pretty girl. But he did not expect... Xiao Ziyu actually has a lover.
"I see. It's obvious that Mr. Yuan cares about you." He said softly, "I'll keep it a secret."
"Thank you." Xiao Ziyu felt his ears starting to get hot again. If he stayed for another second he would lose his concentration, so he fled with a bag of food.
When he returned to the room, Yuan Heng had already washed up and expressed his dissatisfaction with his perfunctory way of feeding him: "Mix the eggs and buns together, Xiao Ziyu, do you have any sense of hygiene?"
Xiao Ziyu was somewhat distraught: "Zhou Qilin saw you."
"I know," Yuan Heng said, "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to find your crew."
Xiao Ziyu said with difficulty: "He asked if we were in that kind of relationship, and I had no choice but to admit it."
The corners of Yuan Heng's lips curled up slightly in satisfaction, and he no longer disliked Baozi: "Don't worry, Zhou Qilin's character is still trustworthy."
"You should leave quickly after you finish eating." Xiao Ziyu said, "The crew has to go back to Hangzhou today and continue filming."
"Then you keep the necklace." Yuan Heng said.
Xiao Ziyu could only take it: "I...will keep it for you for now."
The words were unpleasant to hear, but I accepted it anyway. Yuan Heng always knew how to relax and work at the right time, so he stopped forcing her: "I'm going back to Yunjing today."
After breakfast, the crew took a break and then headed back to Hangzhou. We were fully prepared when we came, but felt scared when we left. Everyone in the car felt a little depressed.
The barely encouraging news is that "Maple Forest Evening" has started airing, with two episodes updated. It starts with the scene where Lin Buwei sets fire to the village and fights with Wei Qiao.
Luo Li played it on his mobile phone and showed it to him. This was also the first time that Xiao Ziyu saw the finished product. Combined with post-production and special effects, the effect presented was unexpected.
Chen Churan poked his head out from behind his seat, pointed at a flying scene and asked, "Brother Xiao, did you shoot all these wirework scenes?"
Xiao Ziyu nodded. Although his face was not revealed, seeing himself shrunk in a small square screen and presented to audiences across the country still shocked the ancient people's cognition.
He subconsciously sought evaluation: "What do you think of my performance?"
Song Mei noticed his nervousness and comforted him, "That's great, Xiao Xiao. It's not easy for a stand-in to be able to perform to this level. Moreover, acting is not just about showing your face and reciting a few lines. Every detail of your movements, your gait, and your movements must be dramatic."
Discussions about the issue also began online, with some viewers who were not big surfers and were more interested in the work itself noticing the dichotomy in the character of Wei Qiao.
"The use of a body double is too obvious. Every time he walks from behind, his posture is very steady and ethereal. Why does he start to shake as soon as he gets to the front, like a duck walk?"
"There are subtle differences in their body shapes. Although their skeletons are similar, the stunt double's physique is obviously better. This must be due to his dancing skills."
"There's also the fight scene with Lin Buwei. The whole fight scene was so exciting, but when it came to reciting the lines, he lost all emotion, as if it wasn't him who was being beaten."
"There's a feeling that the actor can't carry the double's role."
"The people upstairs are a little bolder, but they can't catch it. It's not an illusion."
"The double was played by our Yu Yu, who has also taken on a new role. Everyone is welcome to pay more attention to "Jade Fan"~"
Less than a day after the broadcast of "Maple Grove Evening", the crew of "The Jade Case" gained several thousand followers, and Xiao Ziyu's own popularity remained high.
"'Maple Grove Evening' has no shortage of veteran actors, and there are young movie stars like Mr. Yuan. The cast is strong enough, and the plot has something to discuss," Luo Li said. "If Meng Leyu hadn't been a demon and stolen your video in the early stage, we wouldn't have been able to get this popularity."
"But Meng Leyu didn't seem to post a promotional Weibo." Chen Churan said, "What's going on?"
The crew started warming up a few days before the show was aired, and the actors took turns forwarding promotional Weibo posts. Even Yuan Heng belatedly posted one this morning, so there was no reason for Meng Leyu not to post one.
"I don't think I've heard much about him recently." Luo Li scratched his head, "I'll ask my classmates at Chaoyang Culture University."
After a while, Luo Li suddenly widened his eyes and quietly moved to the side of Xiao Ziyu's seat: "Brother Xiao, Meng Leyu has terminated his contract with Chaoyang Culture, and he has gone abroad."
A while ago, Du Qian returned to Chaoyang Culture and opened a channel for the company's artists to terminate their contracts. Meng Leyu took the opportunity to terminate her contract, but it did not attract much attention. But going abroad is a little strange.
Luo Li wondered, "Could it be that he has committed a crime?"
The investigation result of the wire breakage incident was inconclusive. Xiao Ziyu guessed about 70% of it and said calmly: "Who knows."
In order not to delay the subsequent filming, after returning to Hangzhou, the original filming plan continued, but the scene of robbing prisoners on horseback was put at the end, and the location for the exterior scene was contacted again.
While Xiao Ziyu was filming on the set, he was secretly doing another thing: investigating Qingyun Temple.
He needed to understand as much as possible about what happened back then so that he could handle the relationship between himself and Yuan Heng with a more peaceful attitude.
Qingyun Temple is located in the suburbs of Yunjing, on a hill called Lantian. This mountain is lower than the surrounding ones and has more humidity. It is always foggy when exposed to sunlight in the early morning. That’s why we chose the name “The warm sun in Lantian makes the jade smoke rise”.
The temple is not very famous, but it has a long history. It is said that the last section of stone steps before entering the temple were laid thousands of years ago. The current abbot, Master Dugui, is even more mysterious, and there are only a few photos of him circulating on the Internet.
According to Du Ruochao, the story of "Qingyu'an" was adapted from the oral narration of his great uncle. Even if his great uncle was not a reborn person, he must be a descendant of the Liang people, so he was able to know that blank period of history very well.
The Five Kingdoms period was a thousand years ago. It is hard to say whether a complete piece of history can be preserved through word of mouth alone, let alone the various details of the Crown Prince's forcing the emperor to abdicate and instigating a rebellion.
Therefore, Xiao Ziyu deduced that the eminent monk in Qingyun Temple should be a reborn person with memories just like himself.
He needs to go to Qingyun Temple in person.
With the preliminary conclusion, he calmed down and focused on filming. What relieved him was that Zhou Qilin really did not tell anyone about his relationship with Yuan Heng. During the filming, he returned to his previous restrained self and would not invite him for coffee if they met in the hotel.
Xiao Ziyu could vaguely sense the change in the other party's attitude, but he hadn't even figured out the relationship between himself and Yuan Heng, and couldn't spare more energy to appease other people's thoughts.
He filmed during the day and read materials at night. When he occasionally video-called Yuan Heng, he looked listless, which made Yuan Heng frown and ask him if he was abused by the crew.
Xiao Ziyu lost several pounds, and his thin layer of muscles became more flexible. The clothes he brought were a bit big for him, and his trouser legs were empty, with extra space at his waist.
Before entering midsummer, they finally reached the end of filming.
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