Chapter 53 Extra: Filming (Part 1) The baby is so awesome. …
After the wire was tied, Li Wei practiced the flying scene twice under the guidance of the director.
He came to guest-star in an ancient costume drama, playing a supporting male role who was killed off after three episodes. Although she has few roles, her presence as the heroine's white moonlight runs through almost the entire drama.
The company deliberately decided to let him take on this guest role, hoping that he could test the waters and develop into the entertainment industry in the future. Li Xi didn't mean this originally. He wasn't born into a professional family and had no confidence in his acting skills. However, the lifespan of an idol group is very limited. They become popular for a few years and then go their separate ways. The lucky ones can shine in various fields, while some simply fade into obscurity and only show up when the group reunites for activities. Very few can maintain their popularity for a long time. The industry is changing too fast.
Most idols dream of changing careers and becoming actors. Many try their hand at it, but not many succeed. Tang Ruining also advised him that he could give it a try. After all, his acting skills had been recognized by more than one person when he was filming a music video before. However, the difficulty was still far less than that of filming a serious movie. Li Xi was still nervous when he arrived at the set, and kept repeating in his mind the lines that he had already memorized and only had a few lines.
Director Xiong is an experienced and famous director. He doesn't like to use idols in his movies, but he doesn't have the final say on everything. But it was just a minor supporting role, and it wouldn't be a big deal to squeeze someone in. Director Xiong directed him twice, and seeing that this idol had a very humble and modest attitude, good understanding, and his appearance also matched the temperament of the "white moonlight" in the play, his complexion improved a little, and we started the first shoot.
The first scene is the one where he is ambushed, knocked away by a palm, vomiting blood and dies, which is also his demise scene. Li Xi also found out today that he had to shoot this scene right away, so he was inevitably nervous. He bit the blood bag in his mouth, hung on the wire, fell to the ground and vomited blood.
He doesn't have many lines in this scene, the focus is on capturing the moment when his face goes from being filled with shock to closing his eyes with regret. The person who plotted against him in the play was his long-time friend. With half of his face covered in blood, he looked at his friend in disbelief with his eyes wide open. His tears mixed with the blood and dyed his white robe red.
The first time he landed perfectly, but the blood was not spit out well, which looked fake, so he tried again.
The theater assistant came over to wipe the blood off his face, and also touched up his makeup and tidied his hairstyle. Li Xi whispered to her, "Thank you for your help." The assistant smiled and said, "It's okay. It's normal. It's the first time and we have no experience."
She looked up to meet those eyes, and for a moment she admired the beauty up close. The assistant was a straightforward person. After wiping the blood off him, he chuckled and said, "You look really good. You are really suitable for the image of an ancient beauty."
"Thank you." Li Xi smiled shyly.
The second time was okay, but not quite there, so the director asked him to rest for a while. Li Xi gathered his emotions, took a few deep breaths, and did it for the third time.
The camera zooms in on his tearful eyes, and the disbelief and heartbreak in his eyes are captured better than the director expected. According to the script, he should have fallen down at this point, but he struggled to crawl forward unwillingly, staring at the back of his friend who betrayed him with tears in his eyes, and then he died.
Director Xiong called over, and the assistant trotted over again, helping him tidy up while praising him: "Very good!"
For a newcomer with no filming experience, it was already very good to pass it three times, but Li Xi didn’t understand the others. He felt that three times was too much and thought that the assistant was comforting and encouraging him.
He sniffed, his tears still not dry, he wiped his eyes and went to rest aside.
But before he reached his seat, he glanced and saw a familiar figure.
“Ruining…!”
Tang Ruining came over and put her arm around his waist with a smile as if no one was around.
"When did you come? Aren't we going to take pictures today?" Li Xi asked in surprise.
Tang Ruining is currently preparing for his own solo album and will be taking concept photos for the album today.
“It’s finished.”
"Have you finished shooting?" It was only afternoon and it usually took a whole day to shoot.
"Yeah, I started shooting very early. I shoot fast."
Li Xi guessed that he had sped up the filming schedule in order to come and see him.
He wanted to tell Tang Ruining not to do this again in the future, as business was more important. However, he knew that it was useless to tell him, and it would be a waste of his kindness in squeezing out time to come here, so he didn't say it, and just moved closer to him.
"Did you miss me?" Tang Ruining asked in a low voice, hooking his fingers into his hair that was scattered on his chest, even though it was a wig for styling.
These days, both of them were busy with their own things and didn't spend enough time together. Li Xi nodded slightly.
There were other staff members nearby, and Li Wei pushed him and motioned him to go somewhere farther away. The crew was arranging the next scene, so they moved away from the set. In the corner, Tang Ruining hugged him, pinched his neck and gave him a deep kiss.
There was still a faint sweet taste of blood plasma in his mouth. Tang Ruining licked deep into his mouth with his tongue and kissed him until he was out of breath before letting him go. He pressed his forehead against his and said in a hoarse voice, "I miss you so much..."
After saying this, Tang Ruining held his lips and rubbed them gently, pinching his narrow waist which was bound by the belt.
"You look particularly beautiful in ancient costumes, did you know that?"
Li Xi smiled and said deliberately: "Well, someone told me."
Tang Ruining immediately asked: "Who?"
"I'm just kidding, no one else." Li Xi said, and then asked, "Did you come before I took the photo? I didn't even see you."
"I just came here not long ago and saw the one you just filmed. You acted very well."
“It took three takes to pass.”
"Only three times?" Tang Ruining raised his eyebrows, "Very impressive."
"Are you praising me out of habit or are you serious about it?" Li Xi asked uncertainly.
"Of course I'm serious about it. That scene looks so difficult. I can't get it right even if I do it 30 times."
Li Xi laughed out loud, "Don't push me down."
Tang Ruining affirmed again: "Baby is amazing."
Not long after that, Li Xi went back to filming. His scenes had to be shot in these two days.
Tang Ruining sat nearby and watched. The following scene is his rivalry with the heroine. The two have a very classic relationship between senior brother and sister. Before senior brother Bai Yueguang died, the sister was a carefree girl. She and senior brother grew up together as childhood sweethearts, but she didn't even see him for the last time. She received the news of his death like a bolt from the blue.
The two of them walked and chatted by the river. The senior brother followed her and told her, "You should also seize the time to practice martial arts. The other day, the master asked me about it, and I lied to him for you, saying that you have been working harder recently than before."
"What do I need such strong martial arts for? I don't want to be the head of the sect." The junior sister turned around and said heartlessly with a grin: "It's good enough to be able to protect myself. Besides, I have you here, senior brother."
"What if I'm not here and you're in danger? What will you do?"
"I won't be gone. I'll follow you wherever you go, brother. You can't get rid of me."
The senior brother loved this junior sister very much. Hearing this, he just smiled helplessly and tapped her head lightly with the jade flute in his hand.
The actress who plays the female lead is also a very talented newcomer. The two of them did not have any physical contact, but they performed a vague sense of ambiguity between young people. She didn't pass the first time, but she gave Li Xi a thumbs up and said he performed well.
Tang Ruining's eyes followed Li Xi closely, watching his every frown and smile, he was very into the role, wearing a long robe and walking calmly and lightly, looking at his junior sister with affectionate smile in his eyes, his slender fingers holding the porcelain white jade flute.
Tang Ruining touched his lips, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
Not long after setting the flag, the senior brother was ambushed.
The murderer has not been identified yet, and the heroine is determined to take revenge. She goes to seek help from her master, but what the heroine never expected is that the master seems to be hiding something from her and actually stops her from continuing the investigation and asks her to let go of her hatred as soon as possible.
What follows is the heroine's transformation and growth, and she leaves the sect alone to avenge her senior brother.
After filming today's scenes, Tang Ruining wanted to stay together. Tang Ruining knew that Li Wei would not agree to do anything with him as long as he had important work the next day, so he hugged him and lay down early. He was very satisfied just hugging each other.
"Aren't you going back tomorrow?" Li Xi asked.
"No, I'll accompany you until you finish the photoshoot and then we can go back together."
Li Xi still couldn't help but said softly, "Don't come here like this next time. I'll be back soon after I finish the shoot tomorrow. You can't do your job well if you keep rushing back and forth like this."
"I can't sleep well without you in my arms." Tang Ruining said, kissing him on the forehead, "I don't have any other plans tomorrow. I came here today and I feel it's a good idea to come. I would regret it if I missed it. I just want to be with you, watch your first filming, and sleep with you tonight, okay?"
The more he spoke, the more aggrieved his tone became. Li Xi leaned against his face and immediately said, "Okay, then you stay with me."
The next day, Tang Ruining was also watching the whole process. Most people in the industry knew about their relationship, so they were not surprised. Some of them secretly glanced at him out of curiosity, but when they saw Tang Ruining's expressionless face that looked very cold, no one went up to talk to him. Until they saw Jiang Yilan turn around and look at him, his cold face instantly showed a warm smile, which was a complete change. They all turned around silently and kept their mouths shut, amazed.
He left after filming his own scenes, and said goodbye to the director, actors and staff before leaving. Although they only worked together for two days, everyone had a good impression of him and said goodbye to him warmly. Director Xiong stopped him for a moment and spoke a few words to him. Tang Ruining saw from afar that his face showed an expression that changed from surprise to joy.
"What's wrong?" Tang Ruining asked when he came over.
"Director Xiong asked me if I was interested in starring in his next drama as the second male lead." Li Xi was still in disbelief. Director Xiong had watched his dramas over the past two days and hadn't praised him much. Li Xi thought that he wasn't very satisfied with himself, so he was very surprised to receive such an invitation.
"Really? That's great." Tang Ruining was delighted to be spotted by a famous director for playing a minor role. He said proudly, "I told you that you are amazing, but you still don't believe me."
Li Xi was still stunned: "Can I really act well... Director Xiong said he wants to shoot a criminal investigation drama, which sounds so difficult."
Tang Ruining stopped and pulled his shoulders to make him look at her. "You can do it. You've done a great job. Believe me. When you go to film again, I'll accompany you again, okay, baby?"
Li Wei met his eyes and slowly hugged him.
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