Chapter 13 It was just an act. :"It was all because I developed feelings for him during filming, it has nothing to do with Teacher Qin."
Perhaps because she had enjoyed winning the game, her worries temporarily disappeared, and Qin Lan fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. She felt like she had only slept for a minute when Xiao Qing started shaking her frantically.
"Sister Qin! Sister Qin! It's not even dawn yet, but you should get up!"
Qin Lan, half-dead, got up and staggered into the bathroom with her eyes closed. Xiao Qing turned her phone volume up to the maximum and started banging drums and gongs around the room: "Good luck, good luck! Good luck brings joy and love! Good luck, good luck to us all! May good fortune bring prosperity and success to all corners of the world!"
"Sister Qin! Wake up! Sister Qin! Wake up!" Xiao Qing sang loudly and clearly, "Today I'm going to film a bed scene with Teacher Jiang!"
Qin Lan, her hair all frizzy, stormed to the door, foaming at the mouth, her eyes dark and menacing: "You don't want your salary this month?"
Xiaoqing immediately shut up, but didn't turn off the music. Qin Lan stormed back to the sink, glaring at the mirror. She was even angrier; how could she look so disheveled! Her face was covered in red marks from sleeping, her hair was a mess, she had dark circles under her eyes, and her nightgown was a jumbled mess!
Although she didn't want to film this scene at all, she couldn't let Jiang Yan feel disgusted just seeing her. A person can lose face in front of everyone else, but in front of their nemesis, they must maintain a perfect image and be arrogant.
Qin Lan perked up and began washing her face and brushing her teeth, meticulously grooming herself. When Xiao Qing urged her for the fifth time, the once again radiant and beautiful Qin Lan, dressed in a nightgown and slippers, rushed out with the air of someone walking a runway. When Xiao Qing urged her for the seventh time, the noble and aloof Qin Lan had already changed into her battle attire and walked out of the hotel with an arrogant aura that seemed to reach two meters and eighty centimeters.
The spotlight flashed wildly, and the fans screamed.
"Ah, Sister Qin, we love you!"
"Lanlanlanlan! Yushuzhilanlan! Lanlanlanlan! Her breath is as fragrant as orchids!"
Just as Qin Lan flashed a flamboyant smile at her fans, a loud voice broke through the din: "Get out of the Chinese entertainment industry! Get out of the Chinese entertainment industry!"
Then two or three water bottles flew towards her, which Xiaoqing caught with a quick leap.
The security guards immediately rushed forward and took the hater away.
Qin Lan continued interacting with her fans as usual, when suddenly she felt the crowd stir even more. Nearly half the crowd suddenly stared behind her, holding up green support banners: "Jiang Yan! Jiang Yan! The best Jiang Yan in the Chinese entertainment industry! Jiang Yan! Jiang Yan! Goddess of beauty in the Chinese entertainment industry!"
Qin Lan turned around and saw the stylish Jiang Yan walk out, waving, smiling, and making a heart shape with her hands to greet the fans: "Thank you for coming to see me, everyone. You've all worked hard."
"Ahhh! Yan Yan, you're the most beautiful!" Jiang Yan's fans shouted wildly.
The other half of the fans were furious, climbing the steps and holding up red banners that read: "Qin Lan is the most beautiful! Qin Lan is the most beautiful!"
"Jiang Yan is the most beautiful! Jiang Yan is stunning!" Jiang Yan's fans shouted, their faces red and necks thick.
Qin Lan, seething with anger, threw a flirtatious wink, instantly igniting the atmosphere. Flashbulbs went off like crazy, and Qin Lan's fans jumped and roared, determined to overwhelm Jiang Yan's fans.
Jiang Fen's momentum faltered, and just as she was struggling, Jiang Yan blew a kiss to the crowd as if in retaliation.
"I love you all." Her smile was so enchanting that it instantly turned into a deathly feigned expression in Qin Lan's eyes.
Jiang's fans instantly became even more frenzied than Qin's fans. The fans shouted themselves hoarse, yet they still managed to suppress Qin's fans. Some were even completely captivated by her and became fans.
Qin Lan gritted her teeth, not even glancing at Jiang Yan, and took off her earring, holding it high as if to throw it away. Qin Lan's fans erupted again, countless hands raised, scrambling to push forward.
Qin Lan gave a flirtatious wink and tossed her earring into the crowd. Qin's fans screamed themselves hoarse, a sea of red and green swirling and churning. The fans grew increasingly frenzied; if it weren't for the security guards desperately maintaining order, the two fan groups would have already broken into a fight. Everyone strained to push their support banner to the side, yelling their own slogans, desperately trying to prove to their idol that they were the number one star.
"Qin Lan is the most handsome!!!" One of Qin Lan's biggest fans, a bearded man, roared as he climbed onto another person's shoulders and unfurled a poster of Qin Lan with a whoosh.
Jiang Yan tilted her head back, took off the green support ribbon from her hand, and tossed it away. This ribbon was a limited edition, custom-made at a high price by Jiang Yan's fan club, and its design perfectly matched Jiang Yan's image. The fact that she herself was wearing it was enough to drive fans crazy, let alone that she had thrown it.
Qin Lan glared at Jiang Yan and said in a low voice, "You did this on purpose, didn't you!"
Jiang Yan smiled seductively and took two graceful steps towards her, seemingly wanting to say something. Qin Lan held back, her tone even more furious: "Don't come any closer!"
"Okay." Jiang Yan smiled calmly and elegantly. "Teacher Qin, would you like to go to the film set together?"
"You're dreaming." Qin Lan spat out the words through gritted teeth, then turned and said, "Xiao Qing, Xiao Qing! Clear the way!"
Xiao Qing shouted and charged into the crowd with a powerful lunge, leaving a trail of low, rumbling exhaust emanating from a sports car. Security guards escorted Qin Lan through the throng, and before the crowd could push back in, Jiang Yan's assistant quickly pulled her along to catch up.
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There were fewer people on set today than usual. Yu Jintang seemed to have anticipated that things wouldn't go smoothly, and spent the whole day filming this scene.
The closer Qin Lan got to the film set, the more anxious she became. She got out of the car and pretended to be calm as she looked around. In front of her was Princess Taiping's residence, and the staff were pulling down the bed curtains according to Yu Jintang's instructions.
"Stretch it downwards, make sure it droops, understand?"
"Yes, make the curve a little bigger. Props team, sprinkle some more flower petals on the pillow."
“Hey you, come here and let me see the bead you’re holding.”
"Props team, go buy some beads, we need these."
Qin Lan sighed inwardly, her anxiety growing. She stared at the bed, questioning the world. Was she about to be pushed down by her nemesis on this bed covered in flower petals?
What kind of nonsense is this?
Qin Lan stared sadly at the empty air in front of her. She still remembered that just a month ago, she and Jiang Yan were sworn enemies who would never speak to each other again. But times have changed too fast. Under the combined effects of economic globalization and trigonometric functions, Jiang Yan has reappeared in front of her in a perfectly reasonable way and is about to stage a live sex show with her again.
"Yu Guaiguai, Yu Guaiguai." She walked over with a worried look on her face: "What are you doing?"
"You play by yourself for a while, I'm busy," Yu Jintang said dismissively, then turned to the assistant director and asked, "Has Teacher Jiang arrived yet?"
The keyword "Jiang" was triggered, dealing 10,000 damage to the specific character "Qin Lan," who then quickly logged off.
Most of the actors were resting at the hotel, but Feng Manhong did arrive. Wearing a silk scarf, she sat down with great interest, saying she wanted to see her "daughter and lover" having an affair behind her back. Qin Lan hesitated for a moment, then went over and took the seat next to her that no one dared to sit in.
Feng Manhong remained smiling, her eyes looking at her with a slightly questioning gaze. Qin Lan blushed slightly, but her anxiety lessened somewhat, so she simply spoke up: "Actress Feng, I'm not confident about the next scene. Could you give me some advice?"
"Not confident?" Feng Manhong smiled in surprise: "Xiao Qin, you are one of the most talented young actors I have ever met. Aren't you being too anxious?"
"I do have some worries." Qin Lan forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, but I don't think I can film today's scene well."
Feng Manhong paused for a moment, her eyes flashing: "Xiao Qin and I have done a bed scene together before, and he performed very well. He was neither stage-frightened nor lacked experience."
Qin Lan said, feeling flustered, "But today... today is different."
"Is it because of Xiao Jiang?" Feng Manhong grinned meaningfully.
Qin Lan was extremely agitated. Just then, Jiang Yan's car arrived and was heading this way. She could hardly sit still, anxiously looking around: "Um...right."
"Try to think about how you got through intimate scenes with other people before. I suggest you imagine someone you'd be interested in, and keep thinking about that person when filming starts," Feng Manhong suggested, seeing that she was indeed in a dilemma.
"Someone I would be interested in?" Qin Lan asked doubtfully, repeating, "There is no such person in the world."
Feng Manhong: "..."
Qin Lan: "In the past, when filming intimate scenes, I would simply ignore the other person."
Feng Manhong immediately laughed and said, "Oh, Qin, so you think of me as just a pretty face?"
"No, not at all!" Qin Lan quickly retorted, "You are the movie star I admire most, and I always learn a lot from working with you."
Feng Manhong patted her forearm with a smile, the fine lines at the corners of her eyes carrying a beauty that comes with age: "Teasing you, Xiao Qin, you're sweating so much."
She took out a tissue and wiped Qin Lan's forehead: "Are you wearing makeup? Qin, your skin is really nice, but did you stay up late last night?"
Qin Lan blushed and was about to speak when she suddenly caught a glimpse of an angry pillar out of the corner of her eye.
Qin Lan froze completely, turning her neck slightly.
Jiang Yan stood not far away, holding a small bag in both hands, staring intently at them.
Qin Lan was startled and, for some reason, wanted to leave. Feng Manhong put down her hand, folded the tissue, threw it into the trash can, and leisurely opened her thermos to drink.
Qin Lan licked her lips, suddenly feeling incredibly thirsty. Pretending nothing was wrong, she turned to Xiao Qing and said, "I'm thirsty, have some water."
Xiaoqing quickly got up: "Sister Qin, I'll go get it for you."
"Sit down." Qin Lan pressed her back down. "You don't know what I want to drink."
Then he thanked Feng Manhong hastily and left.
Xiaoqing asked in confusion, "It's just water, what else can you drink?"
She turned her head and saw Jiang Yan sneering.
"Hey, come out here and have a chat with me."
Qin Lan was upset and went to find Yu Jintang again. To her surprise, she saw the little girl from last night there, clumsily helping the staff tidy up the props. Yu Jintang stood to the side, hands on her hips, wiping sweat and directing them to prepare some more flower petals.
Qin Lan frowned, walked over, and glanced at Lü Xi: "What's going on?"
“There’s a family situation she needs to deal with temporarily, for about a month or two. I’ve already verified that.” Yu Jintang glanced at him and said, “Props team, are the flower petals ready? Put some more on here.”
"Why did you call me? I'm busy." Yu Jintang's side was indeed bustling with activity.
Qin Lan walked away looking dejected.
After the two lead actors finished their makeup, the set outside was also set up. Yu Jintang had two sets of clothes brought in, both of which looked loose, thin, and see-through.
After putting it on, Qin Lan checked again to make sure it wouldn't expose her, then put the official robes on the outside and went out, where she bumped into the exquisitely dressed Dead Dress Sister.
"How come I always run into you? Don't tell me it's just a coincidence," Qin Lan said irritably.
"Alright." Jiang Yan readily changed her mind: "Didn't Teacher Qin ever consider that I was waiting for you on purpose?"
"That would make me look so narcissistic," Qin Lan muttered. She didn't realize that her way of thinking had changed without her noticing. Before, she would only think that Jiang Yan was waiting there to trick her or to annoy her with sarcastic remarks, that she was definitely up to no good.
“Professor Qin didn’t always think like this,” Jiang Yan followed behind her. “Back in college, half of the students at Beijing Communication University had a crush on Professor Qin. They sent her flowers, chocolates, love letters, and greeting cards. Professor Qin didn’t look at anyone; she was extremely arrogant.”
"Send flowers?" Qin Lan looked at her with a puzzled expression. "Who has ever sent flowers? Chocolates, love letters, or greeting cards? I never accept gifts."
Jiang Yan had probably tried her best to restrain herself, but her tone still sounded like she was about to burst: "Wei Mengli, doesn't Teacher Qin remember? That's right, Teacher Qin is a beauty, she must have had no shortage of suitors, it's normal that she can't remember."
"Wei Mengli?" Qin Lan was about to ask who Wei Mengli was, but after repeating it once, she suddenly remembered and turned to stare at Jiang Yan: "You have the nerve to mention her? I haven't even settled accounts with you yet. Wei Mengli was pursuing me, but you were flirting with her and talking badly about me behind my back."
Jiang Yan, with skin as thick as a city wall, replied: "It's just a roundabout way to achieve our goal."
"..."
Qin Lan glared at her fiercely, but the tips of her ears involuntarily turned red.
"Are you two teachers ready?" Yu Jintang called out in a drawn-out voice, "We're about to begin."
Jiang Yan gave a fake smile: "I'm ready. Teacher Qin is discussing her role with me."
Qin Lan glared at her again, but didn't refute, after all, what they had just said wasn't anything respectable. Then someone whispered, "How could Teacher Qin possibly be communicating with Teacher Jiang?"
"Isn't it because the scene we're filming today is special? Teacher Qin must be warning Teacher Jiang in advance, and then Teacher Jiang will definitely say—Teacher Qin, don't misunderstand, we're just acting.
"Did you hear that?" Qin Lan lowered her voice: "We're just putting on an act."
“I heard you,” Jiang Yan replied calmly, “It was all because I developed feelings for him during filming, it has nothing to do with Teacher Qin.”
Qin Lan: "You...!"
She cursed viciously, "Green tea!"
"Alright, alright, escort the two teachers to their bridal chamber!" Yu Jintang waved her hand dismissively. Jiang Yan immediately got into character, staring at her sternly: "Shangguan, help me change my clothes."
Qin Lan was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that this woman's face changed faster than turning the pages of a book. He also began to adjust his emotions, but he couldn't calm his heartbeat.
She frowned, which Yu Jintang noticed: "Teacher Qin? Is Teacher Qin ready?"
"Alright." Qin Lan placed a hand on her chest, desperately trying to recall the code of professional ethics...
In this scene, Shangguan Wan'er is drunk, and Princess Taiping takes her back to her residence. The princess forbids the servants from helping her, dismisses everyone, and helps Shangguan Wan'er into her bedroom herself.
Shangguan was very drunk, staggering as she walked. Taiping silently supported her, struggling to step over the threshold. She placed Shangguan against the doorframe, then lifted one leg and placed it inside, followed by the other. But Shangguan Wan'er slowly slid down the door, still looking drunk.
"Get up," Taiping said impatiently, unable to lift her.
Qin Lan sat on the ground, closing her eyes and continuing to pretend to be drunk, thinking that even if she worked herself to death, she wouldn't get up. Feeling Jiang Yan come to lift her, she deliberately kept her body still, almost causing Jiang Yan to lose her balance and sway dangerously.
"Cut!" Yu Jintang quickly said, "It was really good! Especially that last sway from Teacher Jiang, it was so realistic! Hey Teacher Jiang, that sway was so natural, how did you come up with that idea?"
Jiang Yan took the tissue handed to her by her assistant and carefully wiped the sweat from her forehead: "No, no, it's all thanks to Teacher Qin."
"Oh?" Yu Jintang asked curiously, "What did Teacher Qin do?"
Jiang Yan seemed to ponder for a while before carefully saying, "Teacher Qin is a very genuine person. If it were another teacher, they would definitely put in extra effort to lighten my burden. But Teacher Qin pursues authenticity in everything and didn't use any effort just now, so the sway was because I almost couldn't pull him up."
"Isn't this just a roundabout way of saying that Teacher Qin is fat?" the extras muttered to themselves.
"How thin is our Teacher Qin? If you don't have the strength, go exercise, okay? Don't pretend to be weak here." Qin's fans were unhappy.
In an instant, the crowd split into two distinct factions, arguing fiercely. Feng Manhong watched the group of young people, fanning herself and smiling, before picking up a strawberry from her plate and eating it.
After a short break, filming resumed. Jiang Yan returned to her original position and raised an eyebrow at Qin Lan: "Teacher Qin, come here."
Qin Lan reluctantly walked over, and Jiang Yan smiled and opened her arms to her.
"Uh... Teacher Qin, you'd better hold Teacher Jiang and rest your chin on Teacher Jiang's left shoulder," the assistant director instructed.
Qin Lan gritted her teeth, took a step forward and leaned against Jiang Yan, at the same time she couldn't help but shudder violently.
"Put your hands here."
Jiang Yan grasped her wrist and made her place her other hand on her right shoulder, her palm hanging down to her chest, the base of her wrist brushing against a full expanse of flesh.
Qin Lan reacted very strongly and stepped back, startling the photographer who was taking close-up shots, who then took a step back as well.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Yan asked in a tone that seemed to know the answer already, the subtle meaning of which only Qin Lan could perceive.
That's so annoying!
Qin Lan suppressed the urge to clench her fist, lest others notice: "...Suddenly, a flying insect flashed in front of my eyes."
Yu Jintang hurriedly said, "Spray some medicine on the field. This scene must be beautiful and sensual. There can't be a single bug, not even an ant."
The staff brought over sprayers and disinfected the area again. Then the crowd dispersed, leaving the two lead actors, disheveled and smelling strongly of disinfectant, staring at each other in the venue.
Qin Lan was forced to hug her again, gritting his teeth to suppress the trembling.
Jiang Yan coughed twice before she opened her mouth to recite her lines.
"Don't...cough cough, cough...don't move...cough! cough cough cough..."
Qin Lan pushed her away angrily: "How many more takes do we have to do?!"
Jiang Yan looked aggrieved: "The smell is too strong..."
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