Chapter 62

Looking at the familiar packaging bag, Bai Gaoxing was stunned, and then his pupils trembled.

Did he actually stuff the bag in here!?

It is simply...iron evidence.

Bai Gaoxing looked up at the sky and the ground guiltily, but didn't look at Li Pu. He whistled to try to divert his attention.

"Hmm?" Li Pu made another nasal sound.

Facing men's problems, Bai Gaoxing

Immediately bow your head:

It was my fault, little parrot!

Admit mistakes promptly, act cute promptly, and...pretend to sleep promptly.

Bai Gaoxing curled up into the quilt skillfully, tilted his head, and made a whirring sound.

After breathing for more than ten seconds, she quietly opened one eye to observe the man's expression.

Oh, still looking at him!

Bai Gaoxing immediately closed his eyes again.

He heard a laugh, and then felt a shadow passing in front of him. He immediately tensed up, but was greeted by Li Pho's warm palm and a thin sheet covering his body.

With a click, the light was turned off again.

Listening to the movement around him return to calm, Bai Gaoxing slowly opened his eyes and turned to look out the window. His eyes, which had not yet fully adapted to the darkness, could only see darkness. After a while, he finally saw the dim neon lights reflected on the glass.

It’s the same scene, but everything is different.

Bai Gaoxing let out a long sigh and felt a strange sense of satisfaction in his heart. He rolled on the bed sheets twice, and finally faced Li Pu and closed his eyes.

…

The man and the bird did not stay at home for too long. At noon the next day, they set out on the journey back to the crew.

After arriving at their destination, on the way to the bird house, they happened to run into a group of people who were filming nearby.

"That's not how it feels here, understand? It's sarcasm! What are you laughing at?"

"You hit her! Hit her! Not give her a massage! That's not how you do it when you're out of position, right?"

"Where's your expression? Where's your movements? Didn't you say you memorized them all yesterday?"

Even through the bird bag, Bai Gaoxing could still hear Director Sun's deafening roar.

I encountered anger right away. This play is really popular.

Bai Gaoxing moved a little in his bag, trying to get a glimpse of the excitement. He had heard people calling him "Sun Dapao" in private more than once, and he thought it was exaggerated at first, but now...

Amid the surging crowd in the venue, there stood a few young actresses who had rarely been seen before and were playing the roles of concubines. Looking from a distance, they all had their heads bowed and were being scolded by Director Sun.

Li Pu stopped and watched for a moment, then continued walking towards the bird house with Bai Gaoxing. However, just as he passed by, he was discovered by Director Sun.

"I'm back." Director Sun greeted him and cast his eyes on the bird bag in his hand. The next second, he turned his head and said with a stern face: "Even parrots can act better than you!"

Bai Gaoxing felt that he was shot while lying down.

…

Life after returning to the crew was as peaceful and happy as before. As the weather got hotter, Bai Gaoxing was too lazy to go out and stayed in his own air-conditioned room to eat and drink.

At this point, the parrot’s show only has one last act left.

On the contrary, Li Pho, as the final villain of the play, had a lot of scenes and was gradually put on the agenda, so they didn't see each other much during the day. However, at night, Bai Gaoxing stayed with him in a five-star hotel and slept in a comfortable double bed room.

Watching TV, eating sunflower seeds, and occasionally being taught by the instructor how to play dead - after coming back, the director and screenwriter finally reached a consensus and gave a new page.

Days like this passed one after another, and finally, in a gloomy day with a rainstorm approaching, Bai Gaoxing faced his final killing scene.

From the morning of that day, the gloomy sky was dark yellow, and the strong wind swept the branches and leaves, making a noisy sound.

Due to bad weather, many outdoor shoots were cancelled and Le Pho made a rare appearance at the aviary.

Just as Bai Gaoxing was chewing on the melon seeds that Li Pu brought from home, the instructor Xiao Yi pushed the door open and shouted, "Where's Teacher Bai? This is our last scene today!"

"puff--!"

The melon seeds in Bai Gaoxing's mouth were sprayed out. What the hell is Teacher Bai! ?

Li Pu was also startled and raised his eyebrows in confusion: "Teacher Bai?"

Xiao Yi coughed and said, "Well, everyone calls me that in private." Then he recounted the incident in which the director once angrily told the actors, "Why not let Dabai be your teacher and teach you?", which led to the name being used uncontrollably.

Bai Gaoxing's eyelids twitched when he heard this. This was really stressful.

Xiao Yi chuckled again, "After today's filming, Dabai will be done, and we can go back."

As trainers of animal actors, their job is over once their part is over.

He asked casually, "Where's Brother Li? When Dabai finishes filming, should we let him go back or what?"

Bai Gaoxing suddenly perked up, his feather crown raised.

Li Pu looked at the snow-white ball and said, "Dabai, come with me."

Bai Gaoxing breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good too." Xiao Yi nodded in agreement. "I see that Dabai has such a good relationship with you. If I let it go back alone, it will be very lonely."

He said: "Even though we have a big head and don't like to talk to people, we will get anxious if we don't see each other for a day."

A hint of smile appeared in Li Pho's eyes.

Even bystanders can see clearly how clingy Dabai is.

Soon, taking advantage of the strong wind, Bai Gaoxing was taken to a dark room with candles lit, which was extremely gloomy.

"Teacher Bai is here, Teacher Bai is here--" someone sighed softly, triggering a response from another group of people.

Bai Gaoxing took a quick look and saw you.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I always feel that there are a lot of people watching today, and the door of the room, which originally had little natural light, was now surrounded by a dark crowd.

Teacher Sun snorted and laughed, saying, "You know you're calling me teacher, but you still don't study hard."

Obviously, he agreed with this name.

"Today is Teacher Bai's final scene." Director Sun was talking about the play and called out Teacher Bai, which caused a burst of laughter. "This is the last hurdle for the heroine Yuan Changge to overcome her soft heart. From then on, she realized that 'only the dead can't talk'. Everything around her is the source of crisis, and it is the psychological turning point that will bring down Ning Chen later."

He paused, "Actually, the screenwriter and I argued for a long time about whether we should let the parrot go."

Everyone listened quietly, and a few staff members who particularly liked Dabai already had hopes of "not dying" in their eyes.

"The screenwriter was relatively soft-hearted and suggested that the heroine let the creature go, send it to a faraway place, or just poison it to mute it."

"But whether it's from the perspective of character creation or whether it would be more painful for the parrot to not be able to speak, I find it hard to accept."

"So, after a protracted battle, I finally won." The director smiled devilishly and patted the table where Bai Gaoxing was sitting. "Dabai can retire today after completing his mission."

The crowd of onlookers sighed.

"Okay, without further ado, let's get started." Director Sun sat back in front of the monitor, "Actors who want to learn should also pay close attention."

Action.

A cool breeze blew into the house.

The tightly closed door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and someone walked in holding a candlestick.

Then, the heroine, dressed in gorgeous palace dress, walked in slowly.

Yuan Changge at this time was no longer the straightforward Yuan Meiren. She had learned how to disguise herself and her face was full of calmness.

She glanced inside and asked softly, "Is this the Queen's parrot?"

The palace maid who brought her here should be.

Yuan Changge walked to the table, with a hint of pity in his eyes, and slowly stroked the snow-white parrot's head with his hand, "It's really well-behaved and cute..."

Bai Gaoxing felt the heroine's cool fingertips, tilted his head to look at her, and acted in an ignorant and cute manner.

Pei Jue, who plays Yuan Changge: My conscience is pricked.

Yuan Changge lowered his eyes and said after a while: "It's a pity that you followed the wrong master and learned things that you shouldn't have learned."

The woman raised her fingertips to hook the parrot's chin, then put her hand down and turned away, "Let it go in peace."

The palace ladies agreed.

Now, the cameras were all on him.

At this moment, there was a violent storm outside, with heavy rain falling down, adding to the darkness and silence.

Bai Gaoxing thought that it would be difficult to let the heroine take action since she was the main character, so he sent a trusted confidant.

Now, his confidant gave him some plump and beautiful melon seeds.

This thing is edible! Bai Gaoxing had eaten it several times. It was fragrant and big, so he started to eat the melon seeds without hesitation.

After taking a few of them indulgently, he suddenly heard the instructor coughing.

Oh yeah, I'm dying.

Bai Gaoxing opened his mouth and all the melon seed shells fell out.

He stared at the melon seeds in disbelief, took two steps back, spun, jumped, and fluttered, and finally lay on the table, panting, with a look of being able to breathe in but not out.

Then, he slowly closed his eyes and stretched his legs stiffly.

Coach Sun was so shocked that he quickly asked the instructor beside him: "Are you sure you didn't poison the child accidentally?" He calmed down only after getting an affirmative answer.

The palace actors nearby were also stunned by Bai Gaoxing's acting skills. They opened their mouths wide with their backs to the camera and were stunned for a second before going forward to "collect the body."

On the table, only messy feather fragments were left, indicating that a brutal massacre had just taken place.

"That's enough!" Director Sun called for a stop.

This scene is completely completed.

Bai Gaoxing raised his head from the palace maid's cloth bag and saw Li Pu's handsome face.

"Gah!" Did I perform well?

Li Pho praised him: "Dabai, you did a great job."

Bai Gaoxing thought so too. He felt that he had just displayed his lifelong acting skills - he had learned the painful struggle of dying from poisoning 100%.

But something unexpected happened. Director Sun sat in front of the monitor for a long time and called Li Pu over. "Teacher Li, come here."

The director looked confused and expressed his thoughts, "I was thinking... how about letting Dabai perform twice more?"

Of course not a problem.

Bai Gaoxing acted out the scene twice more in collaboration with the heroine and the palace maids, and then he saw the screenwriter coming over to discuss the scene with the director.

It turned out that he had suffered a disastrous defeat in pretending to be dead.

Because he was too cute, there was no tragic effect. After staring at him for a long time, Director Sun held a cigarette in his mouth, sighed hard, and accepted the screenwriter's suggestion: "Forget it, let's change it to using scenery to express emotions."

“Okay, okay, okay!” Pei Jue was no longer as aloof as in the drama and clapped his hands without any image.

The heroine is grateful to God.

Bai Gaoxing just found the most beautiful posture to lie down:???

There was a ball of white fluff on the table. Li Pu walked over and touched it a few times, then took out some snacks to appease it. On the other side, the director and cameraman gathered around another table, studying how to arrange the prop feathers in a more messy and tragic way.

Finally, the scene was shot and the director announced that he had officially finished it.

"Congratulations, Dabai, for finishing the job." Bai Gaoxing saw Director Sun saying to him with a smile.

After he finished speaking, the staff burst into applause.

ah?

Is this the end?

Bai Gaoxing was still dizzy.

"Here, Dabai's red envelope." Director Sun handed over a red envelope.

Bai Gaoxing held it in his mouth, tears welling up in his eyes.

Oh my god, this is the first time he has received real money on his own since he turned into a bird!

Director Sun turned to Li Pu and said, "So, Dabai's role has also come to an end. Will Dabai be sent back or stay in the crew..."

"I plan to let Dabai stay and go with me." Li Pu smiled, "Can you continue to lend the birdhouse here to Dabai and me?"

"Of course." Director Sun said that he absolutely agreed. In case there were any omissions, he could still find some good shots. Besides, there were a lot of footage. "It's no problem to let Dabai attend the Qingming Banquet!"

I can have a killing feast! Bai Gaoxing stamped his feet excitedly, drooling.

After the rain stopped and the sky cleared, it was time for the crew to go home from work.

Back at the hotel, Bai Gaoxing fought hard with Li Pu for the red envelope.

"Dabai?" Li Pu grabbed the red envelope and was puzzled as to why his parrot was so obsessed with the red envelope and kept holding it in its mouth.

Looking at the parrot's pitiful crying expression, his heart softened and he coaxed it patiently, "I'll return it to you later." He couldn't let it go without food or water for the whole night.

Bai Gaoxing: QAQ

Then you have to keep your word.

Chapter 63

Summer is at its hottest.

The temperature in Chuncheng this year is two or three degrees higher than usual. The temperature, which should be a suitable temperature, has become very warm, making work not so pleasant.

But for Bai Gaoxing, who had nothing to do, the weather was pretty good. It was more comfortable to take a walk outside than to stay in a birdhouse with a constant temperature.

"Dabai~Are you going out to play today?" Assistant Lin Shi pushed the door open on time.

Bai Gaoxing swallowed the last mouthful of millet and said, "Go~"

After the parrot's part was completed, the trainer and other parrots left, and the only bird house with a bird still in it was handed over to the assistant for management.

Specifically, Assistant Lin Shilin.

Bai Gaoxing spontaneously entered the canopy sunshade bird cage specially made for him, walked all the way to the set, and watched the actors filming.

"Hey, Teacher Bai is here again." A staff member saw them and smiled as he handed Lin Shilun a stool. "Come on, Xiaolin, there's a seat for you."

Over the past two months, Lin Shi had become very familiar with the crew. She thanked them with a smile and took the umbrella, sitting in the shade under the umbrella with a small fan blowing beside her.

Bai Gaoxing squinted his eyes comfortably and took a bite of the apple that Lin Shi fed him.

"Teacher Bai, we must have memorized all our lines today!"

Just then, an actor nearby saw him and happily ran over to talk to him.

Looking at the young actor in front of him in eunuch's uniform, Bai Gaoxing almost choked and pretended to be stupid and replied "Ga".

Then, another young actress in a concubine's costume said sincerely: "Teacher Bai, let me recite the lines for you later..."

Bai Gaoxing fell silent.

Regret, asking is regret.

Bai Gaoxing thought of the stupid thing he had done before - because he had seen too many lines about the harem when he accompanied Li Pu to read the script before, he memorized a lot of them. So when they happened to be filming this scene, the actor forgot the lines, and he who was watching on the set couldn't help but take over the lines.

At the time, I thought it was simple: we were all colleagues, and it was too bad that the boss (director) always yelled at me, so I just gave him a hint.

He completely forgot that he was a parrot and shouldn't talk like that.

And because of those two times, the crew really implemented the calling of "Teacher Bai" to the extreme. Those actors who always had trouble remembering their lines would come to pay their respects to him before each filming.

Maybe the fact that “even a parrot can remember the lines” put pressure on them, these actors later memorized the lines very well, so they became more convinced - thanks to Mr. Bai, you can remember the lines!

I have formed the habit of praying for smooth filming every time I see him.

Don’t be feudal and superstitious!

Bai Gaoxing numbly took the snacks stuffed into his mouth by the actor, watched him run away shouting "Teacher Bai, please help me pass this time, hahahaha", and took a big bite of the dried purple sweet potato in his paw.

Inside the venue, Li Phou, who had just finished filming a scene, took the tissue handed to him by the staff and wiped his sweat.

"It's really hot today." Director Sun fanned himself vigorously, sweat dripping down his forehead, "Let's finish shooting early and call it a day, don't get a heat stroke."

Li Pu responded, took the drink handed to him by Mei Youshu, took a sip, and cast his gaze towards the crowd not far away.

Director Sun followed his line of sight and smiled, "Dabai, come and watch whenever you have a scene."

The snow-white parrot stood out in the shadows, as if it noticed that it was being watched, and it spread its wings and flapped them as if to say hello.

Mei Youshu smiled and said, "There's nothing I can do. Dabai just clings to Brother Li."

"Yeah." Director Sun sighed and looked at Li Pu again.

Ever since he heard from Assistant Mei in private that Dabai was a parrot specially raised by Li Pu to regulate his emotions, he felt that it was unreliable at first, but up to now, Li Pu's performance has been enough to convince him.

The last time he worked with Li Pho was less than two years ago, but during the filming of that drama, he could see with his own eyes that Li Pho was getting more and more immersed in the role, and in the later stages he seemed very depressed.

Therefore, this time, he paid close attention to Li Pho's condition from the beginning, but found that except for that one time when Li Pho was over-indulged, he gradually got better and was not as worrying as the last time.

Until now, Li Pho's state is still calm, and he no longer appears to be too immersed in the role. It is obvious that he can shoot the ending smoothly and easily.

Thinking of this, Director Sun was refreshed and in a very good mood. He waved his hand and said, "This one is passed! Continue!"

…

Another work day was over, and Bai Gaoxing followed Li Pu back to the hotel. The refreshing breeze blowing in his face made him sneeze.

Li Pu looked back and went forward to turn up the extremely low temperature of the air conditioner.

The recent hot weather has caused the crew members to be covered in sweat every time they finish work. People often catch a cold when they go home and get a cool breeze. The director reminds them to be careful every day.

Li Pho's performance today was outdoors, and he was wrapped up in a tight costume. Now that he was back, his shirt was soaked with sweat, and the outline of his muscles was revealed as he moved.

It looks hot.

Bai Gaoxing glanced at the wet hair on Li Pu's neck, then turned around and found that he had taken off his shirt.

Do not look at anything inappropriate!

Bai Gaoxing turned his head and smacked his lips in admiration at how well the celebrity managed her body.

Just when he thought Li Pu had gone in to take a shower, he turned around and saw a pair of hands reaching out and carrying him to the bathroom.

Wait! What!?

Bai Gaoxing was horrified to see Li Pu taking off his pants beside the bathtub filled with water and crawling towards the door.

But the door was locked.

"Help! Help!" he shouted while turning his head back.

Li Pu, who originally wanted to take the parrot to take a bath, said: "..."

After thinking about it, I decided to give it a try. Dabai was so noisy that I couldn't control myself, so I decided to wait until he finished washing before washing it.

Amid the sound of water, Bai Gaoxing huddled pitifully in the corner, trying to erase the image from his mind.

He didn’t see the legs, he didn’t see the waist, and he didn’t see... ugh!

That night, Bai Gaoxing closed his eyes with a look of despair, and let Li Pu, who had just finished taking a shower with only a bath towel wrapped around his waist, rub bubbles for him.

…

Time passed very quickly, and on a morning in late August, the crew welcomed the last scene of the entire play.

The filming of a play is not based on the order of the script. The last scene does not show the heroine becoming the empress and reaching the pinnacle in the showdown between power and the harem, but Ning Shen's death.

This was specially arranged by the director in advance, for fear that it would be too heavy for Li Pho to shoot this scene midway, but now, his worries are unnecessary.

In the surveillance camera, the heroine and Ning Chen had a game-like conversation in the deserted pavilion, and then turned and left. Ning Chen looked steadily in the direction she left, suddenly smiled, and drank the cup of sake in front of him.

Soon, blood dripped from the corners of her pale lips, staining her snow-white collar blood red, and her chest also blossomed with the color of flowers.

The man who was so terrifying in the court finally just looked at the horizon, with an incomprehensible emotion in his eyes. He didn't say a word and gave up his life.

For a long time, the scene remained quiet.

In the final scene, Pei Jue and Li Pu were both clearly immersed in their roles. Their eyes and lines were full of tension. The onlookers were nervous and could not help but have tears in their eyes after seeing Ning Chen finally come to an end.

"The Long Song Finale is finished!"

Finally, someone sighed in a low voice.

The complete end of a play makes people feel sad, not to mention that they have developed feelings for each other after so many days and nights of companionship. The atmosphere on the scene is relaxed and solemn, so complicated that it makes people speechless.

Director Sun's eyes also sparkled, and he heaved a long sigh, "It's over."

Then, he stood up and shouted through a megaphone, "Thank you for your hard work! There will be a wrap-up party at the hotel next door at 8pm, everyone come!"

Bai Gaoxing didn't listen carefully, but looked for Li Pu in the dense crowd. However, after the filming of a play was finished, everyone was very excited, and the whole set was in chaos. For a while, it was impossible to see where the man ran to.

Fortunately, Lin Shi found it quickly and walked over with the cage in hand, "Teacher Li!"

Li Pho nodded.

Bai Gaoxing looked up at Li Pu's expression, and was relieved to see that he was as calm as ever.

God knows how nervous he was when he first found out that the last scene was the one where he died!

While Bai Gaoxing was jumping on the pole, the cage was handed to Li Pu.

Mei Youshu came over and said, "Brother Li, I'll go back to the hotel to pack my things. My flight is tomorrow morning."

"good."

"Then I'll stay at the hotel to watch over Dabai for the final banquet tonight," Mei Youshu said, "You can go with Xiaolin."

"Hey? What are you doing in the hotel? Everyone, go!" Director Sun heard what they said and came over to say, "Including Dabai! He has to go too! Where's our hero~"

Bai Gaoxing then noticed that the person who had just called out was the "Sha Qing Feast".

Killing banquet!

A banquet of Manchu and Han cuisine emerged in his mind.

Bai Gaoxing stomped his feet excitedly and shouted "I'm going, I'm going, I'm going!" three times in a row.

Director Sun laughed and said, "See? Everyone, go. There's not a single spot missing!" Then he went to make notifications elsewhere.

"Brother Li, then...?" Mei Youshu looked at Director Sun's back, feeling a little overwhelmed.

"Then go ahead." Li Pu smiled and poked the parrot's head with his other hand. "You'll be spoiled."

Bai Gaoxing: Hey!

By the evening, everyone took off their makeup and hair and went to the private room they had booked in the hotel.

The private room was very big. The people who shared the room with the director included the producer and others and the leading actor. Bai Gaoxing looked left and right and found that except for Li Pu, he could hardly recognize everyone else.

Before the banquet officially started, many actors who had finished their performance halfway and had no other announcements came back one after another.

"Hey, Dabai is here too?" Huang Shaqing exclaimed as soon as she entered the room.

"Why are you so late? Come quickly." Pei Jue waved and patted the seat reserved for her.

In the huge room, the bird stand next to Li Pu is particularly eye-catching and can be seen at the first sight when entering the room.

"Aren't you afraid that Director Sun will smoke and smoke Dabai?" Huang Shaqing joked. Everyone knows that the director is a smoker.

"Don't tell me, I really didn't smoke during this meal today." Director Sun put the cigarette box on the table, "You are not allowed to drink too much, otherwise Dabai might get scared if a fight breaks out."

Huang Shaqing laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. "Who's going to start a fight?"

After everyone was seated, Director Sun gave a few words of thanks, and finally said: "The one I should thank the most is Dabai. If Dabai hadn't performed the effect I wanted, this play would have been a bit of a pity."

Everyone's eyes fell on the parrot.

Bai Gaoxing, who was secretly eating melon seeds from Li Pu's hand, was stunned and tried to say, "Congratulations, congratulations on your prosperity?"

There was a burst of laughter.

"Teacher Li, Dabai is so much fun."

"That's it. I want to have a parrot, too."

"If this drama becomes popular, it will really be thanks to Dabai Jiyan."

The killing banquet was lively and noisy. Bai Gaoxing was very reserved at first, but later he secretly ate several pieces of meat, for which he was pushed on the head several times by Li Pu.

Li Pu also drank a little, his face flushed. When he had almost finished eating, Director Sun waved and called him to the balcony of the private room.

"It's really a relief that you brought Dabai with you this time." Director Sun felt like smoking again. He searched his chest but found nothing. He had to give up. "Otherwise, I don't think I could continue filming."

This is the truth. Director Sun himself knows that his demands are so high that he seems like he has obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"I didn't expect Dabai to perform like this." Li Pu's gaze relaxed, his eyes full of smiles.

"Even if this drama doesn't become a hit, Dabai will." Director Sun patted Li Pu on the shoulder and said, "Just wait."

Li Pu smiled indifferently, turned around, and saw the snow-white parrot putting its head into the wine glass to drink secretly.

!? !

He quickly walked over and lifted the parrot's head out of the cup. He saw that the wine was indeed a little less, and the parrot's eyes were dazed, probably drunk.

Li Phao: “…

”

Bai Gaoxing laughed foolishly.

Fortunately, the party was almost over. Li Pu held the bird cage in one hand and the bird in the other, said goodbye to everyone, and found a pet hospital overnight. He returned to the hotel only after he found that the bird was fine.

“Really…”

Looking at the parrot sleeping soundly on the bed, Li Pu touched its soft belly and covered it with a small quilt.

…

the Hangover.

Bai Gaoxing felt a headache as soon as he woke up. He looked carefully and found that he was lying in the airline box, and outside was Li Pu wearing a mask.

Are they back?

After seeing clearly that he was on the plane, Bai Gaoxing finally remembered what he had done last night.

Ah...I have such a poor alcohol tolerance!

Bai Gaoxing spat at himself, then lay down dazed and went to rest.

Li Pu noticed the movement in the airline box, lowered his head to observe for a while, then took out his mobile phone with a smile.

Because Dabai had a hangover, his assistant, who had returned on an earlier flight than him, sent him a text message.

【Brother Li, I'm already at your house.】

——One hour ago.

【The surveillance system at home has been installed. I don’t have to worry about Dabai anymore when he is at home.】

——Just now.