"Oh."
His response, which was a little bit of a subtle smile, between "oh" and "hum", made Xu Yan suddenly wake up from all sleepiness. He adjusted his posture, from sitting on the bed to kneeling solemnly and seriously, and explained to Liang Yisheng: "Brother Zhuo introduced his teacher to me because of this drama, and we don't have many scenes against each other, I have more scenes against the heroine."
"It's good." Liang Yisheng said lightly.
Xu Yan leaned closer to see Liang Yisheng's face: "You are not angry, are you?"
"Did he recommend this role to Zheng Li?" Liang Yisheng asked.
Xu Yan: "..."
When he took the role, the male and female protagonists had not been announced yet. Logically speaking, if you want to get a role in a star drama, a TV series that will be broadcast on satellite TV, and a big director like Zheng Li, you need to audition.
When Cheng Xinlu first talked to him about this, Xu Yan was a little hesitant. On the one hand, he certainly didn't want to miss such a good opportunity. From his appearance, he was very suitable for this role. From his acting skills, he was confident that he could give it a try and not even have no chance to compete. But at that time, Xu Yan was looking for an acting teacher, and he didn't want to give up learning acting just to prepare for an audition.
Unexpectedly, this role was not open for auditions, but Cheng Xinlu was contacted proactively. Naturally, Cheng Xinlu agreed immediately, which was the best of both worlds. At that time, neither of them knew that it was Zhuo Lu who recommended Xu Yan to Zheng Li. Even when Zhuo Lu recommended Li Xiangming to Xu Yan later, he didn't tell him the reason. Xu Yan didn't know about it until the protagonist was announced.
Xu Yan thanked Zhuo Lu, but Zhuo Lu refused to accept the thank you, saying that he just recommended him and did not guarantee anything for him. Moreover, he was deeply sorry for having introduced Xu Yan and Guo Hewei, and he took it as a gift to apologize and asked Xu Yan not to mind it.
Xu Yan had no skill in making people happy. He had no experience in love. Because the children were too noisy, Xu's mother never allowed the children of relatives to go to his room to make trouble. He was not close enough to care about each other's emotions.
At this time, Liang Yisheng closed half of his eyes and looked down at the script on his mobile phone.
After watching for a long time, he locked his phone with a click, looked up at Xu Yan: "You are not allowed to act."
Xu Yan was stunned: "I have signed a contract..."
Liang Yisheng seemed to be surprised that he would say that. After looking at him for a long time, his lips finally curled up and smiled: "Can't you tell that I am not serious?"
Xu Yan pursed his lips: "...I am afraid you will be unhappy."
"Zheng Li's cooperation with Zhuo Lu can guarantee the ratings. It is a good opportunity." Liang Yisheng stood up, turned around and ruffled Xu Yan's messy hair, "It's getting late, it's time to go to bed. There is a break tomorrow afternoon, and I will accompany you to finish the rest of Green Oxygen."
"Okay, good night, Teacher Liang." Xu Yan nodded, watched Liang Yisheng leave, and closed the door.
The next morning, Xu Yan stayed in the hotel almost all the time and did not go to the set to watch. In the afternoon, Liang Yisheng went back to the hotel to accompany Xu Yan because they had to reshoot a long scene between Bian Jingjing and a supporting actor.
The two sat on the sofa and watched the tablet, continuing with their last progress. I didn't watch much last time, I only watched it until lunch on the first day. The tablet was placed on Xu Yan's legs, and Liang Yisheng put his arm behind him, occasionally touching Xu Yan's shoulder.
There were a lot more bullet screens this time. Xu Yan dragged it back to the last progress. He was brushing the brush for Liang Yisheng to paint the curtains, but Liang Yisheng asked him to paint it. The bullet screen had a delay of a few seconds, and then it was refreshed instantly.
"Xu Yan's desire to establish himself as a cultured person has overflowed from the screen"
"He specifically emphasized that he learned it in school, as if everyone has never been to school..."
"It's really annoying Xu Yan, can you make a version for Liang Yisheng alone or a version with Xu Yan blocked?"
"Why are the barrages full of insults? I don't want to watch it, so I just quit, speechless" "
It's so smoky, turn off the barrage, bye"
"I always thought that the guests invited by Green Oxygen were very high-quality, and I'm going to stop being a fan
after this episode" Xu Yan had been expecting Liang Yisheng to say that he would accompany him to finish watching Green Oxygen in the morning, so he almost forgot about the barrage. When so many barrages popped up at once, he was stunned and said, "How about I turn off the barrage?"
Liang Yisheng didn't say yes or no, and Xu Yan hesitated for a while before reaching out his hand, and the picture was already at the point where Xu Yan had no choice but to put pen to paper. The camera did give a close-up shot of the brush fully dipped in ink on the linen, a beautiful wrist, and a white belt that accidentally fell from the top. The whole picture is harmonious and beautiful, making people feel as if they have traveled back to the landscapes of ancient literati and ink-splashing.
“Hand control benefits ahead!!”
“Hand control benefits ahead!!!”
“There is such an artistic conception here, Green Oxygen is really good at taking pictures”
“I don’t understand why all the comments are scolding this little brother. After seeing this, I think he is very polite and sensible and has never stolen the camera”
“He said he learned a little in school because he is humble, and he didn’t want to draw. It was Liang Yisheng who insisted that he draw, okay?”
“Yes, Liang Yisheng and other guests think he draws well, but the comments are jumping around and scolding people [awkward laugh]”
“They are all Liang Yisheng’s fans.. Isn’t he Liang Yisheng’s official boyfriend? Some fans are jealous and meddle in other people’s actors’ love affairs”
“Liang Yisheng is almost 40 years old, and it’s not okay for him to have a relationship? Some fans are really scary”
"You are great at painting." Liang Yisheng suddenly said.
Xu Yan stared at the screen, watching the bullet screens floating by, and responded softly: "... Yeah."
"I also learned Chinese painting when I was in junior high school. My grandfather insisted that I learn it, but I gave up after two days." Liang Yisheng said, "He likes these things. He draws and writes a little when he has nothing to do. I don't have any talent in this area. When I look at the calligraphy and paintings of masters, I feel that it is ink crawling on paper." Xu Yan came
back to his senses and was attracted by his topic. He smiled faintly: "The style of masters cannot be imitated by ordinary people. It is normal that it is difficult to appreciate."
Liang Yisheng curled his lips: "It's very annoying. The old man has nothing to do all day. On weekends, he forces me to go to the Cultural Palace for classes. I don't even have the chance to skip classes."
"You are still skipping classes?" Xu Yan was surprised.
"What do you think? I can't sit still. I just raised my arm in front of a piece of paper for the whole class. I'm impatient." Liang Yisheng looked at him, "What about you?" Xu
Yan was stared at by him and didn't react: "What? What's wrong with me?"
Liang Yisheng smiled and asked: "Your personality should be able to sit for several classes in a row, a good student?"
Xu Yan was a little embarrassed: "Not really? I can just sit still. When I was in school... My parents were both teachers. I was still young at that time. They were afraid that I would have problems with my ears, so they didn't let me run or jump. The physical education teacher would approve my leave notes for every school year, and I could only sit in the classroom."
"Well. Then?"
"Then..." Xu Yan actually didn't want to share his past with Liang Yisheng at all. He seldom talked about himself with others, and it felt awkward to say it out loud. But Liang Yisheng seemed to be all ears, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "It's nothing... It was quite boring, and there was nothing fun. When I was in the third grade of junior high school, the classroom was on the first floor, and I often heard the sounds from the playground during physical education class, but the window was blocked by trees and I couldn't see. If I couldn't see, I wouldn't be so envious, and I could sit in the classroom and do papers with peace of mind."
"If you could see, would you want to go out and play?"
Xu Yan thought about it and wanted to laugh. It was the first time he looked back at his own experience like this. Strangely, he looked at it from a bystander's perspective and felt it very clearly: "Of course I would. If there was no comparison, I would feel that my life is not boring."
"There's a boxing gym in the next city. Stay one more day and I'll take you there tomorrow." Liang Yisheng said.
Xu Yan shook his head subconsciously: "Forget it? If you have time to rest tomorrow, take a good rest. Besides, I've never been to a boxing gym, so I don't know how to do it."
Liang Yisheng's hand fell on his shoulder. Xu Yan could feel his fingers pinching his shoulder. The force was so strong, as if he was trying to pull himself out of something. Liang Yisheng twisted his shoulders and asked Xu Yan to look into his eyes. Those eyes were completely different from Xu Yan's. When you look into them, you will be infected by the firm and tough attitude, and you will obey subconsciously and believe that what he said is right.
Liang Yisheng said: "You have seen me."
Xu Yan was stunned. He didn't understand what Liang Yisheng was saying at the first moment.
Liang Yisheng's words seemed illogical. He first asked him if he would want to go out and play after seeing what he saw, then he said he would take him to the boxing gym, and then he said... Xu Yan opened his mouth and slowly realized why Liang Yisheng asked him about his school days. The Xu Yan who was drawing on the screen told everyone calmly, "I just learned a little bit." Xu Yan, who was sitting next to Liang Yisheng, smiled and said, "I'm not very envious."
Xu Yan was used to suppressing all his emotions to the minimum. He felt very little sad and only a little envious. He was not proud and complacent because he could draw, thinking that he had a skill. Or maybe he is biased, awkward, difficult to communicate with, and stubbornly believes that he is just an insignificant individual in the world, and there is no need for everything to be too intense.
But Liang Yisheng is telling him that you are very good at painting, and even if you don't go to the playground, play games, or go to KTV, you will definitely see me, and you will definitely have bright and passionate emotions, and you are destined to live a more sensational life.
No one, anyone, has ever said this to Xu Yan, or conveyed this thought.
Xu Yan thought yesterday how bland and boring he was, and now Liang Yisheng told him that you will definitely meet me, and he came out of the shell that dared not say envy, and eagerly yearned.
"Do you want to go?" Liang Yisheng asked him.
Xu Yan's neck was stiff, and it took him a long time to nod his head. He heard himself answer two words, which didn't sound like his own voice, but it was indeed spoken from his own mouth.
"I want to go."
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Boxing!