Chapter 022
In fact, when Xu Jingning saw the name of the "number one" person, he had some guesses.
But it's just an English letter, the probability of having the same name as someone else is too high.
It was not until he made that request that Xu Jingning was able to completely confirm the other party's identity.
After all, no one except Yan Xun knew that he could sing this song.
The music was specially composed by someone behind the scenes. Xu Jingning thought it sounded nice and hummed it often. Unexpectedly, Yan Xun heard it during a break.
Yan Xun smiled and asked, "Do you want to wait until you finish learning, and then use your version as the background music for our group?"
Xu Jingning refused directly with a red neck: "Teacher Yan, please don't embarrass me, I don't sing well."
"I think it's pretty good." Yan Xun's tone seemed a little serious, "You can try it. Your tuning is very accurate. You just need to learn some techniques. It shouldn't be difficult for you."
At that time, Xu Jingning denied it verbally, but he still learned a little bit in private.
Of course, the performance soundtrack still used the voices of professional singers. Xu Jingning felt that his level was enough to sing for Yan Xunle's entertainment.
So when Xu Jingning saw him make this request during the live broadcast, he just went along with it and sang.
After finishing, Xu Xingcheng packed up the props and was about to say hello and leave, but when she looked up, she saw her brother's unstoppable smile. It was rare to see someone in such a good mood, so she became interested: "Hey, what happened to you when you got off work today? You avoided Yan Xun like he was the plague."
"Really? I'm just tired." Xu Jingning silently put away the corners of his mouth and looked at her seriously, "Please don't use your brain that has read too many novels to imagine that there is a pure and innocent relationship between me and Teacher Yan."
He figured it out. It was Yan Xun who had been kind to him time and time again, so why should he back down?
It was during this live broadcast that Xu Jingning remembered his "main job". Those business CPs have always been open and honest. The more they avoid it, the more they seem to have something to hide.
Xu Xingcheng teased, "But Teacher Yan sent me a message to ask you out."
Xu Jingning, who had just prepared himself mentally and hadn't yet regained his composure, said: "..."
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Xu Jingning still had to go to Yan Xun's invitation.
But he didn't expect that the nature of this invitation was as serious as it seemed.
After all, the senior's words "took him to practice acting" sounded like an excuse no matter how you looked at it! What kind of acting skills can be learned quickly by face-to-face practice in one day?
On the agreed day, Yan Xun arranged for someone to pick him up. After many twists and turns, the car slowly drove into a highly private villa community in Pingjiang.
Each house here is independent and far apart. Although not as pleasant as the villa where we rehearsed before, the living conditions are still worthy of the high price of this land.
Before this, Xu Jingning didn’t have a very deep impression of this community.
It seems to be specially built for some wealthy people who have special privacy requirements, so it has been very low-key since its launch.
He knew all this because it was during the time when he was being attacked the most by Shenluo. Some extreme fans found out where he lived, so he had to look for a residential area with good privacy in Pingjiang.
I was discouraged from buying this community after seeing the price.
From the concealment along the way, Xu Jingning gradually realized that this was probably the house where Yan Xun lived, which was more like the concept of "home".
The driver drove all the way to a villa, entered the garage, and took him into the villa through a private passage before leaving.
As soon as he approached the room, Xu Jingning looked at the decoration in front of him, and for a moment he thought he had walked into the kind of wealthy family often described in novels. Every combination of home decoration made people feel ridiculously expensive at first glance.
But the style of the second floor is completely different and simple.
It was as if the house had been only half-renovated.
Going up the stairs along the corridor, all you see is a modern, simple style dominated by black, white and grey. With the decorations placed in the corners, it looks a little more lively.
I have to say that Yan Xun's aesthetic taste is still good.
So it is very likely that he really only renovated the second floor.
"Coming?"
Hearing the noise outside, Yan Xun opened the door and walked out. He was wearing a sports vest and seemed to have just finished working out. His skin color was redder than usual and there was a thin layer of sweat on his arms.
Xu Jingning's eyes moved away from his muscles with difficulty. He knew that Yan Xun had a good figure, but he didn't expect it to be so good. After all, in his filter, Yan Xun was always a well-dressed senior, and he rarely imagined that he looked like such a hormone-filled person.
"Teacher Yan, do you work out regularly?" Xu Jingning asked, and lowered her head slightly to look at his abdominal muscles faintly visible through his light grey vest. "You can actually try taking on some tough guy roles... Don't waste your good figure."
Yan Xun picked up the towel at the door and wiped the sweat dripping from his neck. Hearing this, he pursed his lips and smiled softly: "Making the most of it? Maybe there's a chance."
“You can actually say this to yourself.”
Xu Jingning was slightly stunned. Before he could react, Yan Xun spoke again: "Go sit down first. I'll go take a shower and be back soon."
So Xu Jingning followed the direction he indicated and entered a room.
At first glance, it looks like a small living room with simple and warm decoration.
The unfamiliar environment brought Xu Jingning a little sense of oppression. He straightened his posture awkwardly, then realized that no one was looking at him, so he relaxed and picked up a magazine beside the sofa to read it casually.
Just grab a glance, and you'll find that they're all related to finance and trade.
Yan Xun still cares about this matter?
He didn't have to wait long before the owner of the house dressed appropriately and walked in wearing slippers.
"Sorry for the long wait. Would you like something to drink?" After approaching, Yan Xun opened the refrigerator beside him and pretended to take a drink. "Or coffee?"
"Is there no other option?" Xu Jingning frowned, "I don't really like drinking coffee unless it's for work."
Yan Xun smiled and poured him a glass of watermelon juice: "Don't you like bitter taste? I remember you seemed to be drinking latte all the time."
Xu Jingning nodded: "I can't help it. There are too many things that my sister won't let me eat."
Yan Xun responded and handed it to him, but then he just sat on the sofa opposite, holding his phone and looking through something. Xu Jingning felt a little awkward sitting there, so he tried to bring up the topic.
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"Teacher Yan asked me to come here today... He said it was for practicing acting skills, right?"
"Yeah." Yan Xun smiled, stood up and handed him the phone, "Take a look, see if there is anything you like."
When Xu Jingning took it, he realized that the phone he was holding was actually a remote control display, and all that appeared on the screen were movies.
So it turned out that... he was invited to play?
Xu Jingning felt both expectant and regretful, but after flipping through the selected movies, he noticed something was wrong.
How come all these movies are...
"I know you have a lot of doubts. After all, the reason I asked you out was pretty lame."
"I just finished a round of performances, and I understand that you want to relax, but unfortunately, today is just pure practice."
As he spoke, Yan Xun picked up another remote control and adjusted the controls. The curtains were drawn, the lights dimmed, and the LCD screen turned on automatically. The living room instantly turned into a small home theater.
"In fact, yesterday the mentors received the theme of the next performance, which is to pay tribute to the classics. The program team collected the movies that the four mentors have filmed, so the next round of performance clips will be drawn from these."
"And I guess that in order to keep the topic going, the production team will shady things up and let us draw other mentors' works."
At this time, Yan Xun looked at Xu Jingning. More than 20 selected films were displayed on the monitor, all of which were classic works of the four mentors.
There are especially many of Yan Xun's.
"I'm here to watch some movies today. Let's pick one to start with?" Yan Xun adjusted the position of the sofa and sat with Xu Jingning. "What do you want to watch?"
Xu Jingning thought for a moment and said, "Choose the masterpiece you wrote when you were eighteen."
Yan Xun was somewhat surprised by his answer.
Because they have been active in the public eye for many years, the most difficult and unavoidable hurdle for actors who debuted as child stars is the transition period during their growth stagnation.
In addition, when Yan Xun was still young in his early years, he became a professional childhood male protagonist because of his delicate facial features, which further strengthened the character filter.
Before he was sixteen, the label of "national son" had never been removed.
But unlike other child stars who either had a long or short transformation, Yan Xun managed to erase the stereotype by playing one movie role after another that completely subverted public perceptions.
He is still playing roles similar to the past, but the contrast and sense of division of these roles are extremely strong, and the public's perception has changed from being shocked at the beginning to being accustomed to the surprising performances he brings time and time again.
The turning point began when he played a scholar in the Republic of China at the age of eighteen.
"I thought I had said that you would want to see the works of the other three seniors first." Yan Xun even joked, "You should have seen all my works?"
After all, they had just met not long ago, and Xu Jingning had said that he was a fan of Yan Xun.
"Indeed, I have seen it. I really like this work and want to watch it carefully." As he said this, Xu Jingning pinched the monitor, found the movie, and chose to play it.
This is a patriotic film, which triggered a patriotic wave across the country at the time. In addition to Yan Xun, it also brought many outstanding young actors into fame.
The two sat shoulder to shoulder and watched this old work which is still regarded as a classic today.
After the two and a half hour film ended, Xu Jingning's gaze remained on the screen for a long time. Yan Xun did not speak either, but just looked at him quietly.
"This is the first movie you starred in that I watched." Xu Jingning raised his head as if recalling something. "When I was a child, I was in poor health and my parents didn't allow me to use electronic products. But my sister liked you very much and secretly took me to watch it when the adults were not around."
"I was very confused at that time. How did the character you played, who looked weak and sickly but had a gentle personality, become so crazy and cruel later on?" Xu Jingning smiled. "I was 13 years old that year."
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Yan Xun plays a young, idealistic prospective diplomat.
At that time, Xu Jingning thought that if he could survive, he would work hard to become a diplomat.
When he was in college, his major was international politics and law. Although so many years have passed and his ideals are no longer as impulsive and pure as they were before, his idea of eradicating corrupt practices and upholding justice has never changed.
He entered the entertainment industry by accident, but it must be said that there were other things attracting him here.
When Xu Jingning made up his mind to change his career plan, he couldn't sleep the whole night.
2874 was very worried about his mental state: "Ningning, you don't have to force yourself. In fact, whether you are a diplomat or a lawyer, you can eat melons anywhere."
Its original intention was to persuade Xu Jingning to give up. After all, as long as it stayed with him, there would be something to dig up in any circle.
But Xu Jingning murmured, "Yeah, it doesn't matter where you eat melons."
"Then go to the entertainment industry."
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