Chapter 118 The vicious female supporting role is not worthy, hold on to that showy star (1)
“Don’t… don’t die…”
"Please...don't..."
“Ugh…no!”
The young man on the bed suddenly woke up and sat up straight. His forehead was covered with cold sweat, his chest was heaving up and down, and he was gasping for breath. His eyes were red and there were traces of tears in the corners of his eyes.
It was still dark outside the window, and it wasn't bright yet. The young man stretched out his hand and placed it on his chest, then tightly grasped the collar of his shirt. The suffocating and sour pain was like a touch that was too real, making it difficult for him to breathe, and he couldn't suppress his surging emotions.
Li Ziyan couldn't count how many times this had happened. Ever since he came to this new world, his brain and body seemed to be no longer under his control, but also as if he had regained control, with all kinds of scenes constantly appearing in his dreams.
Those scenes were extremely familiar, and the pain was so real, as if he had experienced it before, as if the people who appeared in the dream were old acquaintances of his.
"Host, are you having a nightmare again?" 007's electronic voice usually did not show any emotional fluctuations, but this time it sounded a bit cautious and nervous. However, Li Ziyan was in a state of emotional breakdown and did not notice the difference.
"Well, ...007," Li Ziyan spoke after a moment's pause, then lay back on the bed, covering his face with his hands. His voice was filled with pain. "Are you hiding something from me? Why, why are these dreams always so real these past few days?"
"...No." 007 felt guilty. He turned his head in his sea of consciousness and took a look at the emotional box and memory bank behind him that had a layer of defense program added. He felt inexplicably afraid.
In the previous world, Li Ziyan didn't immediately enter his next mission after his death. Instead, he remained in his sea of consciousness, watching the subsequent events of that world with his memories, which hadn't yet been collected. 007 felt a little soft-hearted, though he didn't realize he was being accommodating. He allowed Li Ziyan to continue watching, but this observation made him regret it.
Li Ziyan looked at Chu Heng, who remained single for his whole life and finally died young and was buried in the mountains, without any expression. But slowly, 007 found that the suppressed emotions behind him were trembling like crazy, and were about to break through those shackles and return to Li Ziyan's mind.
In order to prevent subsequent tasks from becoming difficult and to avoid violating the regulations of the upper echelons, 007 took advantage of Li Ziyan's unpreparedness and threw him into the next world. He also extracted his memories again and added a layer of protection to those broken emotional boxes.
What he didn't notice was that cracks had quietly appeared on several boxes, and those dusty memories and emotions were quietly spreading out and returning to where they originally belonged.
Li Ziyan lay in bed, the rise and fall of his chest gradually subsiding, finally settling. He still had his arm over his face, shielding his eyes, but he couldn't ignore the unspeakable emotion and throbbing within him.
Was it really just a dream? Was all this really just a dream from which he had not yet woken up?
He didn't know what the final truth and answer were, but he knew that the person in the dream was very important to him.
The sky was getting brighter and the sun was out. Li Zi rested in bed for a while, then sat up and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door. Li Ziyan walked over and opened the door to see a familiar face, his assistant in this world, Xiaoke.
"Brother Ziyan, you're awake. I've already prepared breakfast. You can clean up and go to the dressing room to get ready."
"Okay, thank you." Li Ziyan nodded and smiled faintly, causing his assistant to blush and leave the room hesitantly. Li Ziyan took the breakfast prepared by the other party and sat on the bed. It was not a particularly rich meal, just some light morning tea, which actually did not suit Li Ziyan's heavy taste. However, he was an artist, a star, so he paid more attention to his diet arrangements.
The light fish porridge and shrimp dumplings were cooked steaming hot, and there was a cup of packaged tea next to it to help reduce the swelling.
After changing into a simple white T-shirt and gray shorts, Li Ziyan sat there, picked up his iPad, and ate while reading the script.
This time, he is a small star who has been in the industry for many years but has never been very popular. He was chosen as the male lead in an IP adaptation. This is a pure love costume fantasy novel. The fans of the original novel have very high requirements for the casting. The director of this drama also read the original novel and chose the role in it together with the author out of his love for it.
Li Ziyan had never really acted before, so this time he still hoped to make some thorough preparations.
Filming is a very tiring job, and he has no background. This time, he only brought an assistant and a makeup artist with him, no one else. The person filming with him is also a young man who has been in the industry for many years, three years older than him, and is actually a little more popular than him. After all, he debuted early and has a lot of fans because of his personality and ability.
Today was the first scene they were going to shoot, and it was also his first scene against this person. Li Ziyan closed the script, threw away his lunch box, sprayed some inhibitors and pheromone masking agents on his body, and went to the theater's dressing room.
"Brother Ziyan is here. Brother Jiaxi has gone to take the final makeup photos and is preparing to leave. Brother Ziyan, come quickly and we will help you with your styling."
"Thank you very much."
Li Ziyan's appearance is truly stunning, his bone structure and skin are all top-notch, especially his eyes, which can captivate people with just a slight smile. He is such a gentle person, yet he has a sense of freedom and carefreeness, which really fits the image of the character in the play.
This is a fantasy drama based on ancient costumes, so naturally, Li Ziyan had to wear a wig and grow his hair long. He looked at himself in the mirror, his expression slowly becoming a little dazed. The long hair tied up, the layers of outer garments and inner linings woven together, the black belt tied around his waist, all made him momentarily dazed. He felt as if he had seen himself like this before, or as if he had seen someone dressed like this before.
"Brother Ziyan, have you ever worn ancient costumes for a scene like this before? You seem quite skilled. When I did makeup for other people before, they didn't know whether the lapels should be on the left or right."
"...Ah, because I have a movie to shoot, so I learned about it in advance." Li Ziyan smiled and hid the emotions in his eyes. Now is not the time for him to think about these things. Thinking of his recent dreams, Li Ziyan clenched his hands tightly. In the past few days, these dreams have become more and more familiar and clearer... Maybe one day, he will be able to know the truth behind them.
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