Chapter 32 Music Teacher as a Stand-in

"Everyone, call it a day!" Director Jin ordered, and walked over with a gleam in his eyes. Seeing Pei Lang was like seeing a treasure. "Kid, act well. After this play, your brilliance will be seen by everyone."

This was the highest praise. Director Jin had never praised someone so much before. Zhong Yixiao was amazed watching from the side. The two started chatting and Zhong Yixiao went to remove her makeup and change clothes first.

Director Jin thought highly of Pei Lang and praised his performance highly, to the point that Pei Lang felt a little embarrassed. He should get paid and act well, which was what he should do as an actor.

Because of Pei Lang's arrival, the work was finally over, and the staff who had been hungry for a long time were ready to eat. Pei Lang chatted with Director Jin for a while, and then went to change clothes.

"Brother Lang, you are so amazing. Don't you know that those people who ignored you just now are praising you behind your back?" Lu Lu was excited for Pei Lang, his eyes sparkling, and he looked very proud.

"Where are we going to eat later?" Pei Lang did not bother the stylist. He took off his headgear and changed back into his own clothes. He was more concerned about this matter.

"..." Lu Lu was silent for a while. "Brother Lang, didn't we just finish our meal? As an actor, do you really not care about your body shape? The actors I've worked with before didn't eat at night. Even if they did, they would just have some vegetable salad."

"I just finished that scene, and the exercise was very exhausting. I'm hungry." Pei Lang had checked the guide before coming here, and he had written down all the delicious restaurants near the Film City. But it was late now, and he had to get up early tomorrow to get dressed for filming, so he didn't want to go far. "There's a lobster restaurant five kilometers away, let's go try it?"

"Okay." Lu Lu had no choice but to compromise. It seemed that it would be difficult to get Pei Lang to pay attention to his diet. Although Pei Lang had a good figure and was not fat, as an actor, he still needed to be careful. Eating like this was not a good idea. "Then I'll go drive."

“Go ahead.” Pei Lang stood outside and took out his phone, found the group purchase app, ordered food and made a reservation. He happened to meet Zhong Yixiao coming out and the two bumped into each other.

Zhong Yixiao's sharp eyes saw Pei Lang's ordering page. "Want to go eat?"

"Yes, I made an appointment with my assistant." Pei Lang answered with a smile, facing Zhong Yixiao, and the two of them looked at each other openly.

The atmosphere was strange yet harmonious.

"Zhong Yixiao." After looking at him, Zhong Yixiao stretched out his hand and introduced himself.

Pei Lang held that hand. "Pei Lang."

“Looking forward to our cooperation tomorrow.”

“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”

While they were talking, Lu Lu drove over. Pei Lang said something, got in the car, and headed for his destination.

Zhong Yixiao was staring at the car going away in a daze. Liu Ran also came out. Since the two of them met and neither of them was planning to eat, they went back to the hotel together and chatted casually on the way.

Pei Lang took Lu Lu to the store and ordered a bunch of crayfish. The two chatted while eating. Lu Lu was capable, but sometimes a little naive. Pei Lang liked to tease him. He liked to see him not understanding and having to compromise. "Brother Lang, I just saw you chatting with Zhong Yixiao. What did you talk about?"

"Just chatting, what's the matter?" Pei Lang was busy eating shrimps and didn't even raise his head while speaking.

"Nothing. I heard that he likes men. Brother Lang is so handsome, so he should be careful. He has a huge number of fans. If something gets out, his fans will definitely blame Brother Lang." Lu Lu reminded him with great concern. Whenever Pei Lang was mentioned on the Internet, they were all swearing. He felt distressed when he saw it. Some things should be avoided as much as possible.

Pei Lang: “…”

This is a world full of gays, same-sex marriage is legal, it's normal for Zhong Yixiao to like men. Well, what's abnormal is being with me. "Don't worry, I know my limits. I just want to act and ship couples. If normal social activities are over-interpreted by netizens, then I can't do anything about it. I can't give up my normal life just to shut others up."

All right, but Lu Lu can't win over Pei Lang. "I know, I'm afraid that you will be blacklisted by the whole network, and it will hurt me to see it."

Pei Lang smiled and peeled a shrimp for Lu Lu, then put it in his bowl to comfort him. "Don't worry, just let it go. I've survived all those vicious rumors and insults before, so what else can knock me down?"

"I know you care about me. Even if I'm not blacklisted online someday, I still have you, my little angel. When the time comes, just eat and drink with me. I promise that all my worries will be gone."

Lu Lu blushed, and for a long time he could not refute. "Brother Lang, tell me everything. If I can't solve something, Sister You can help me. Don't carry it alone."

"I know, I know."

It was already very late when I got back, so I went to bed after washing up.

The hotel the crew booked was a two-bedroom hotel, which was convenient for the lead actor and assistant. Director Jin's crew did a good job of keeping the secrets, there were no spoilers, no follow-up filming, and the actors didn't dare to make trouble. They were a good team.

Opposite Pei Lang's room was Zhong Yixiao, and diagonally opposite was Liu Ran. When they woke up in the morning, the three of them opened the door at the same time. Because they were not familiar with each other, they looked at each other, each with their own thoughts. After a simple nod and greeting, they went to the shooting location together tacitly.

The filming location was changed today. Pei Lang's scenes were with other supporting roles in the morning, and the male and female protagonists would have scenes against each other in the afternoon.

In the fight scene filmed last night, Fu Zhixing and Qin Junru jumped off a cliff. There was a deep pool of water at the bottom of the cliff, which saved their lives. After coming out of the pool, they found a cave and stayed there until dawn.

Fu Zhixing was injured. There was a strong poison on the Dharma Protector's sword. After one night of poisoning, he lost half of his martial arts and was in excruciating pain.

Qin Junru refused to leave and took her over mountains and ridges, and finally arrived at Linxi Inn. The inn's proprietress could detoxify and practice medicine, but unfortunately there were too many poisons in the magic sect, and the proprietress could not detoxify Fu Zhixing. The proprietress told them that there was a miracle doctor living in Fengzhu who could detoxify all poisons, cure all diseases, and heal bones, so they could go and give it a try.

However, the residence of this miracle doctor is in a lush green bamboo forest, and his background is mysterious. Even if a person with great martial arts skills enters, he will not be able to meet this miracle doctor if he is not destined to do so.

In order to give Fu Zhixing a try to detoxify him, Qin Junru took people to Fengzhuju.

The so-called miracle doctor in Fengzhu Residence is the second male lead Wen Yan. The female lead takes the male lead to seek medical advice, and Wen Yan falls in love with her at first sight. She detoxifies the male lead and lets him stay to recover before leaving.

What we are going to shoot this afternoon is the scene where the three of them meet.

The three of them all had scenes with rivals, so the director asked them to get together to discuss and rehearse.

Pei Lang sat there, crunching potato chips and enjoying the play between Zhong Yixiao and Liu Ran.

Yes, originally it was a three-person show, but because Liu Ran hated Pei Lang, Pei Lang was isolated. Zhong Yixiao wanted Pei Lang to join, but Liu Ran kept pulling him to play with the two of them, monopolizing him.

Pei Lang was not angry either. He had no choice but to support the male and female protagonists. So, he took out a bag of potato chips and ate while enjoying the view, feeling extremely relaxed and at ease.

There was no temper in his eyes and expression. Liu Ran wanted to be angry with him, but he was so indifferent that she was unhappy. She was also annoyed by having Zhong Yixiao act with her over and over again, but she didn't dare to show it on her face. After all, the movie emperor was acting with her, so how could she dare to be angry?

"Teacher Zhong, let's take a break."

"Um."

The assistants of the two actively offered water to them, because the main person didn't like Pei Lang, and the assistants also looked down on him. To be honest, a notorious actor like Pei Lang's status is not as high as the assistant of an actor with great acting skills. Therefore, although Director Jin attaches great importance to Pei Lang, some people are still unconvinced in their hearts and only think that the two have some shameful relationship.

It’s not that Pei Lang couldn’t see what everyone was thinking, he just didn’t care, and it was within his expectations.

Don't get entangled in a situation that cannot be changed for the time being, as it will only add to your troubles.

"Brother Lang, why don't we go to the car and rest for a while before changing clothes." Lu Lu couldn't bear to see Pei Lang being looked down upon, so he suggested.

"Okay." Pei Lang stood up and took two steps when a woman came towards him. She stared at him and it was obvious that she was coming for him. "Is it Pei Lang?"

After a pause, he politely asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm a teacher at the International Music Academy. Director Jin asked me to teach you some piano-playing movements for the play later." The woman explained impatiently. Although the man in front of her looked normal, everyone knew what he did, and we couldn't be partial to him just because of his appearance. The woman was in her forties, thin, and spoke in a bad tone with a disdainful look, which made her look a bit mean.

As they were talking, the teacher's assistant brought the piano for filming and placed it in front of the three leading actors, clearly intending to embarrass Pei Lang.

Pei Lang raised his eyebrows and curled his lips. "Thank you, teacher, for your hard work."

"Director Jin knows that you don't know how to play the guqin, but you need it for the filming, so he asked me to be your stand-in. You don't have to actually play the guqin, but you still have to show the movements of playing the guqin when the camera is in the long shot, otherwise it will be hard to convince the audience." She felt it was a disgrace to be a stand-in for a little artist like Pei Lang.

"I understand. Thank you, teacher." Pei Lang was polite throughout. Even though Liu Ran was watching the show with a sarcastic smile and the teacher's tone was getting more and more unhappy and harsh, he still acted like an outsider.

"Tsk~" What are you pretending for? Liu Ran couldn't help but complain in her heart. She wanted to see how this teacher humiliated Pei Lang.

Zhong Yixiao had no expression, but was observing Pei Lang seriously. Some people might think he was pretending to be calm when facing such a situation, but Zhong Yixiao didn't realize that he was pretending to be calm.

Pei Lang's personality is different from what was rumored. That's interesting.

"Teacher, I can do it myself."

The next scene is that the heroine takes the hero through the bamboo forest and encounters Wen Yan playing the zither. Wen Yan is startled and falls in love at first sight with the woman who interrupts her playing the zither. So in this scene, the action of playing the zither is very important, to surprise the heroine and the audience.

Pei Lang could play several musical instruments, one of which was the guqin.

He had already prepared himself, but everyone thought he couldn't do it, so Director Jin found a teacher to teach him the movements and serve as his stand-in.

I wanted to tell the teacher that I can play the guqin, but the teacher couldn't help but get angry after hearing this. "You are the only one who can do this? I think you are just making excuses for not wanting to learn. You are just being lazy! You don't think I want to teach you, do you? If Director Jin hadn't invited me, would I come to replace you?"

Pei Lang: “Uh——” Pei Lang was speechless.

The teacher didn't give him a chance to speak. "You don't want to learn, right? It's not like you're playing the piano yourself, so it doesn't matter, right? Okay, I won't teach you anymore. If Director Jin asks me about this scene, I'll have to tell you the truth. You and Director Jin have a special relationship. If you really can't do it, don't clap when they clap you, and the audience won't notice. In your eyes, the audience are all fools."

The teacher finished talking and left angrily.

Pei Lang blinked his eyes and asked Lu Lu innocently, "Did I say that just now?"

Lu Lu looked at Pei Lang with pity, then turned his head towards the door. "Brother Lang didn't say that. She said it herself."

Pei Lang burst out laughing. "As expected of a teacher, your imagination and comprehension are top-notch. Lu Lu, you are so stupid. You should learn from me in the future."

"I'm not stupid."

Pei Lang didn't take what he just said to heart at all, and Lu Lu didn't show any sadness, and laughed with Pei Lang until tears came out. The smiles of these two people were dazzling, and Liu Ran wanted to dig out their smiling eyes and step on them.