Chapter 83

Shen Mingzheng was stunned.

Wait a minute, where did this kid come from?

There always seemed to be young children around Su Ning for unknown reasons.

But as soon as he heard what Yan Kai said, he realized it was Yan Lu.

Shen Mingzheng had heard of Yan Kai's daughter Yan Lu. Whether in this life or the previous one, she was very famous in the entertainment industry. Especially after Yan Kai became successful, she became even more famous as "Yan Kai's daughter."

And everyone knows that Yan Lu's personality is a little special.

Some people in her previous life said that she had autism, but in fact it was not true. She was just a little introverted and had a natural stutter, but she had no intellectual problems.

Yan Kai's marriage was not going well. He was always busy with work and they always quarreled when he got home. Both he and his wife could not take care of their child for a while. Later, they struggled with divorce and found out that their child was not just taciturn. His stuttering was a congenital problem and it was not corrected at the right time. Now, he simply ignores people most of the time, even his biological father.

People always regret after something has happened. Yan Kai, who had been successful in his previous life, put a lot of thought into her, as if he wanted to make up for what his daughter had lost.

So Yan Lu is a well-known little princess in the entertainment industry. She doesn't have to do anything and she is taciturn. Yan Kai has always let her stay in the ivory tower, without getting her feet on the ground or her hands on the dust, just hoping that she can be happier.

But I have never heard of any results from such pampering.

The relationship between the father and daughter was just like that. At that time, many people in the circle even said that Yan Lu was actually rebellious and disobedient, becoming more and more spoiled, and even ran away from home several times.

She seemed to have gradually become the only black spot for Yan Kai, who was very popular in the entertainment industry.

But Yan Lu has not reached this stage in her life. She is just a taciturn little girl now. Shen Mingzheng heard Yan Kai mention it when he was discussing cooperation. Even Yan Kai accepted his investment in order to have money to send Yan Lu abroad and ask an expert to take a look.

There is a photo of Su Ning on Shen Mingzheng's desk, and there is a photo of his daughter on Yan Kai's desk.

Now, the girl looks pretty good.

Yan Lu, who was wearing a black coat, looked particularly young. She was actually about the same age as Li Chu. She was already an adult, almost nineteen years old. She was slightly younger than Li Chu, just a little shorter, and very thin, so her actual age could not be seen.

It is said that because she ignored others at school, the teacher thought she should go to a special school, and some classmates deliberately bullied her. Yan Kai had a big quarrel with the school and took her back. From then on, she had the idea of ​​sending her to study abroad or to a more expensive school. It would be best if there was someone by her side to take care of her all the time.

But Yan Lu is repulsive to strangers.

And he couldn't bear to leave his daughter, so Yan Lu had been on leave from school for a while and had basically been by his side. The entire Yan Kai Studio was very cautious with her, but she didn't seem to be special to anyone.

But Shen Mingzheng didn't expect that she would stick to Su Ning when they met for the first time.

"The shelf just fell down. She must have been accidentally squeezed into the crowd during the quarrel. I saw it and pulled her out," Su Ning explained. "She must have been a little scared."

Is there such a thing?

Yan Kai had been watching Shen Mingzheng getting nervous about Su Ning, but now he was nervous too. He asked, "Is Lulu okay? Is she not injured?"

Su Ning: "No, don't worry, Boss Yan, the things that fell didn't touch her."

Yan Kai heaved a sigh of relief, and this time he spoke to Su Ning with some sincerity: "Thank you, Mr. Su."

After that, Yan Lu followed Su Ning all the time, hiding behind him and not coming out, not talking, just following him all the time. The people from Yan Kai's studio wanted to take her away, but she refused and kept hiding from them. Even Yan Kai had no choice but to follow her.

Seeing this, Su Ning let her stay there. The little girl was very quiet and would not cause any trouble. Besides, what he and Yan Kai discussed was not something shameful.

He wanted to ask Yan Kai if he was willing to modify the script of He Fan's movie. Shen Mingzheng showed him some of Yan Kai's works, and indeed, he had a good foundation in story writing.

Shen Mingzheng had mentioned this before, but Yan Kai did not agree immediately. He just said that he needed to think about it. The reason he gave was very straightforward. Because he was in charge of "The Imperial Medic's Wedding", the script of this play has not been completed yet, and the entire studio is rushing to write it.

According to the current progress, I may have to shoot and write at the same time. I really don’t have the time. I feel embarrassed to talk about this now.

"I originally wanted to try to adjust my schedule and help as much as possible. I also wanted to earn this money from Mr. Su, but now it seems that I can't make it in time. I'm really sorry." After saying this, Yan Kai looked at Shen Mingzheng's face again, "How about this, Mr. Su, I know a lot of people in the industry, I'll find you some experienced screenwriters, don't worry, they are definitely not just random people, and you don't have to pay first. Everyone in the industry knows Mr. Su's temper, and he never breaks his promise."

"I'll ask them to come up with a brief outline and direction first, and then write a few paragraphs of the highlights for you to read. If you think it's good, we can work together in depth. Is that okay?"

He really couldn't be too busy to handle everything, so he must focus on his own project. Su Ning knew this and naturally wouldn't force it.

When Su Ning nodded in agreement, he felt Yan Lu behind him gently tug at his clothes.

But he didn't take it to heart.

He thought the little girl was just frightened by what had just happened and was still a little shocked, so he touched her hair as if to comfort her.

But in reality, Yan Lu has always been very calm.

Even when she was squeezed in the crowd, she was not afraid. She just found a corner by the wall and looked up at their quarrel with interest, as if everything in front of her was very interesting.

Maybe it was because I was too engrossed in watching that I didn’t notice the shelf had fallen down, and I didn’t have time to run away.

She even recognized Su Ning earlier than Zhong Xiaopeng. Even though Su Ning was a low-key person and rarely participated in public events, she still recognized him at first sight.

She followed Su Ning not only because she was saved by him, but also because she recognized him.

But she wouldn't say any of these things.

Then, Yan Lu saw Su Ning and Yan Kai talking about the original work and heard the title of the work.

This short novel was published in a magazine and can be searched on the Internet. At the same time, Su Ning also briefly talked about his own ideas. He hoped that the overall direction of the script would be suspenseful.

Yan Lu also listened silently. She also looked at Director He Fan who was standing there and seemed a little distracted.

No one noticed Yan Lu's expression at this time.

She is such a quiet person that most of the time I can hardly feel her presence.

The two crews got to know each other well. When setting up the set for "A Happy Affair at the Imperial Hospital", she would come to "The Hands That Cover the Sky" from time to time. Everyone was used to it, especially Ji Xue, who got along well with her.

Anyway, there were quite a few guests from the crew, and He Fan was also here. If she stayed for a long time, she could even chat with Guo Baomu.

Guo Baomu knew her and admired her camera skills very much. Sometimes he would let her try holding the camera.

Filming is not only a training opportunity for actors, but also a chance for directors to learn from and hone their skills.

He Fan initially declined, but after Guo Baomu invited her several times, she felt relieved and naturally communicated with him a lot.

You know what, she seems a lot more cheerful in this group, no longer looking as haggard as when she first came here.

The lenses and experiences of TV directors and film directors are actually quite different. For both directors, it is a process of mutual learning. Guo Baomu is not a reserved person. After listening to He Fan's ideas several times and reading her storyboards, he praised her many times in front of the entire crew.

He Fan is much more confident than before.

Compared with her, the "guest" Yan Lu has a very low presence.

When Jiu Xue was waiting for the scene, she would occasionally be by her side, and sometimes she would turn over the pages of Jiu Xue's or Shu Miao's scripts. She was a very well-behaved little girl, and she would turn the pages gently, as if twirling a feather. He looked very solemn to the script.

Jixue and the others just thought that the child was curious. They had memorized the notes and lines by heart, so it was no big deal to let Yan Lu take a look occasionally. But she never spoke, and the crew thought she was a little dumb and didn't take her seriously until some time later, when Jixue was filming a major scene.

This is a scene in which Xiahou Jin's mood changes drastically.

There are two driving forces behind her character's involvement in the palace struggle: one is that as an empress she has no choice but to protect herself, and the other is that she really likes Emperor Zhao Yinting from the bottom of her heart.

Originally, her husband never looked at her in the eye, but because of their circumstances, they began to sympathize with each other, and for a period of time, the emperor and the empress were very loving.

Therefore, Xiahou Jin fell deeper and deeper into trouble, and he thought about him all the time, even at the cost of everything to harm Zhao Zhenyue.

Zhao Zhenyue and the heroine's younger brother are in love with each other and are just one step away from getting married. However, the Luo family now holds military power. If the princess really marries into the family, the emperor will have no way to control them.

So Xiahou Jin devised a plan to forcibly separate them, and sent Zhenyue to marry a foreign prince, cutting off her retreat and completely disregarding the kindness the princess had shown her before.

After Jixue and Shu Miao became familiar with each other, their acting skills showed obvious benefits. Ye Qiuxin said that the main scene where Xiahou Jin married Zhenyue was indeed well acted after watching it.

The princess compromised and married, but refused to cover her head or ride in a sedan chair. Zhao Zhenyue married on a tall horse, which was unique in the world. Even though she helped Zhao Yinting when he ascended the throne, and Zhao Zhenyue and he were brothers from the same mother and had walked hand in hand and depended on each other, the final outcome was still like this.

As she rode out of the city gate, she turned her head to look at Xiahou Jin standing on the city wall.

She was clearly looking up at her, but her eyes were not filled with hatred, but rather with pity, as if she was watching her being trapped in her own web.

Xiahou Jin hated the look from Zhao Zhenyue.

She has already secured the position of Queen, the mother of the country, and can decide the fate of anyone.

But at a festive banquet shortly after Princess Zhenyue's wedding, an assassin infiltrated the palace.

Some people are dissatisfied with the emperor's recent crackdown on the aristocratic families, while others are Zhenyue's loyal followers. The two sides cooperate, take an unconventional approach, sneak into the palace, and even come up with a way to assassinate.

This assassination attempt was indeed unexpected, even Queen Mother Luo Suyan did not expect it.

Because Zhenyue got married, she learned from her mistakes and accelerated her process of seizing power. There were many forces in the court, and there were more than one person who wanted to kill the emperor and the powerful empress dowager. Once these two people died, the noble families would support a puppet emperor, and many problems would be solved.

At this critical moment, the assassin attacked and the guards around him were also slowed down. There were three people sitting in the upper seats, the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Empress.

Xiahou Jin's first thing was to protect Zhao Yinting, but Zhao Yinting's first reaction was to glance at Luo Suyan.

It was almost his instinctive reaction.

Zhao Yinting must have been worried at that moment.

He could not deny that he always had Luo Suyan in his heart, and his love and guilt had not been completely wiped out, but the situation forced him to fall in love and kill with this white moonlight. In his heart, she was even more important than his own sister.

Afterwards, the emperor regained his senses and thought that if the Queen Mother Luo Suyan died here, it would be beneficial to him.

But it was too late to pull her over now. He was stunned and slowed down by a step.

The heroine had a normal survival reaction, and she reacted quickly. She first hid behind a chair, as far away from Zhao Yinting as possible, and then looked to see where the nearest guard was.

She knew that the palace guards were just unresponsive for a while, but soon a large number of guards would rush over, and these assassins would no longer be a problem, as the palace's defenses were not that weak.

The scene just now happened in a flash. Zhao Yinting missed the opportunity and couldn't kill her at once. Moreover, most of the assassins were targeting the emperor, so Luo Suyan's priority was lower than his.

The next moment, the assassin attacked with a dagger.

Xiahou Jin had already walked up to him, and the emperor and empress were even holding hands and trying to run back, but they were not as fast as the assassin's sword.

At that moment, with only Emperor Xiahou Jin in his eyes, he felt that the person in front of him pushed him.

In fact, even if Zhao Yinting did nothing, she would still protect him, but this man pushed her without hesitation.

Even when Xiahou Jin looked up at him, he did not see any guilt on the other's face. At this moment, a large number of guards arrived in time. He knew that he was saved and even breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiahou Jin's blood splashed onto his face, and a few drops of crimson dotted the corners of his eyes, contrasting with Zhao Yinting's cold and ruthless eyes.

There are not many lines in this scene. Jixue only says a panicked "Your Majesty!" when he sees the assassin, and "Someone come quickly, protect the carriage!", which represents the Queen's calmness in the face of danger. The rest are mostly actions and eye expressions.

Jixue had been preparing for this scene for a long time, and she had memorized the description of this point in the script so well that she no longer needed to read the script.

But before going on stage today, she took a look at her script for safety reasons, but she found that in addition to her own notes, there was another note written in pencil.

The handwriting was neat and tidy, and a sentence was added for Xiahou Jin in the middle of this script.

It's not a line, it's a simple action.

In the standing positions in the play, Xiahou Jin sat far away from Luo Suyan. He ran to the emperor's side, with a long table between them. Logically, he should not have had time to do anything to Luo Suyan.

But the handwriting showed that when Xiahou Jin passed by, he was quick-eyed and quick-handed and lifted the long table with force.

The timing of this action showed that she reacted quickly and blocked the attacking assassin. Moreover, Luo Suyan was on the other side of the long table. If the long table hit the chair and pinned Luo Suyan underneath, she would not be able to escape. She could take the opportunity to kill the queen mother and distract the assassin a little.

At that moment, Xiahou Jin and Zhao Yinting had the same idea.

She even had no compassion and reacted faster than Zhao Yinting. In a way, they were really a perfect match. Xiahou Jin was even more ruthless.

But not long after, Zhao Yinting, who was considered a "perfect match" for her, used her as a shield.