Chapter 115 Rainy Night
Generally speaking, someone of Shu Ming's age and physical condition would not get sick because of artificial rain.
Young men in their twenties are all small stoves. How can a mere rain put out their fire?
But these are not ordinary times.
This was the period when Shu Minggang challenged his physical limits and lost dozens of pounds in one go.
He eats less than a kitten and does more. He has to memorize six or seven A4 pages of lines... and he has to get wet in the rain. No one can handle it!
That night, Zhuang Zheng came in as usual to cover his brother with a blanket. He felt his finger and knew the temperature was wrong. He quickly turned on the light, pulled him out of bed and took his temperature. Sure enough -
38.6 degrees Celsius, I have a fever.
Beside the dim bedside lamp, the two brothers stared at each other for a few seconds while looking at a thermometer.
Shu Ming's voice was hoarse from sleeping and he was drowsy, but he was still the one who made the decision.
He hugged the quilt and made the final decision: "It's too late to take medicine, let's hang up the drip."
In fact, considering Shu Ming's physical condition, it is not impossible for him to take some antipyretics and wait for self-healing.
But Shu Ming has too heavy a burden on his shoulders.
He had to be distracted by the fact that he still had a lot of scenes to play. As the undisputed number one, Shu Ming's importance was obvious.
The crew has made good arrangements, so it can't be completely stopped because of him, right?
When time is limited, IV drip is the only option.
But the medical system in Hong Kong is indeed very different from that in the mainland, and it was late at night, so Zhuang Zheng didn't know where to start.
Finally, Guan Xianyi, who was familiar with the place, rushed over after hearing the news. He decisively contacted Liang Ruowen immediately and went through a lot of trouble to secretly send the person to a private hospital. Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief!
It's very late.
When Liang Ruowen arrived at the hospital in the rain, it was already early morning.
"Is the fever gone?" Liang Ruowen took off his coat. Although the staff had already explained the situation to him in detail, he still followed his habit to communicate with Guan Xianyi who was standing outside the ward.
There was actually a reception room inside, but Guan Xianyi was still afraid that the noise would disturb Shu Ming's rest, so he stood in the corridor. After all, there was no one in this area.
"The fever is gone." She nodded and subconsciously turned back to look inside the door, although she could not see anything.
"He's asleep too. Zhuang is staying with him inside. Do you want to go in?"
Liang Ruwen shook his head.
Zhuang Zheng still thinks that his nose is not a nose and his eyes are not eyes.
In fact, it is completely understandable. If he were Zhuang Zheng, with such a caring and beloved younger brother, he would only treat his "sister-in-law" even worse.
Zhuang Zhengdu can be considered restrained and gentle.
Especially when Shu Ming was filming in Hong Kong, if someone wanted to see Shu Ming, he and Zhuang Zheng would inevitably run into each other often, but the two of them never had a cold face when they met.
After all, they all truly love Shu Ming. Making the situation awkward will only make Shu Ming embarrassed. No one wants to see Xiao Shu sad.
We are all adults, why are there so many black and white things?
So everyone was very polite when they met, but it was just politeness. If you really stayed in the same room with this brother-in-law for a night, I don’t need to tell you how he felt, I’m afraid no one would feel comfortable.
It’s better not to go in and find trouble.
It just needs someone to accompany him. He can wait for Zhuang Zheng to come out and then go in to take over the shift.
So there was one more person standing at the door of the ward.
He and Guan Xianyi didn't have much to talk about. If Shu Ming hadn't acted as a bridge, the two of them would have been just casual acquaintances who nodded to each other.
After a long silence, Liang Ruwen whispered, "How are you going to plan these few days? Give Xiaoshu two days off?"
Chen Mi is a director known for prioritizing his health, so he probably wouldn't disagree with Shu Ming's sick leave...
Guan Xianyi glanced at him and decisively interrupted his thoughts: "How is that possible?"
"Shu Ming's intention is to go to work as usual tomorrow, because the character in the play just happens to require this kind of half-sick state... Anyway, I can't persuade him, you, you go and persuade him."
She patted the other person's shoulder, and without caring about Liang Ruowen's specific reaction, she prepared to go out and rest for the night in a nearby hotel.
After all, these two people are here with us, so there won't be any problem.
Even if things don't work out, you can always call Chengzi to help. Even if things don't work out, the Liang family's manpower is not there to eat for free, right?
She needs to rest well in preparation for the day.
She was more familiar with coordinating the crew's work. Although Zhuang Zheng was already capable of handling things on his own, he had been up all night and his energy was limited...
She still needs to be prepared.
**
Shu Ming certainly knew that health was the capital of revolution. If his health was in bad shape, it would only hinder everyone's progress.
Shu Ming also understood the importance of cherishing his career... In short, he understood the whole thing. "I know what I'm doing. Okay!"
This kid nudged his big brother's back with his forehead—it was his own body, how could he not know? He really knew it!
Then I was too lazy to continue arguing with my brother, so I just fell asleep quickly with the drip on.
Perhaps it was because Shu Ming was repairing his body functions that he slept soundly and had no dreams.
When I opened my eyes again, the thick curtains in the ward were drawn, making everything dim. Only a hand with a high temperature was gently placed on my forehead.
He blinked for a long time before coming to his senses. Then he reached out and grabbed the other person's fingers: "You're here?"
"Well, are you still feeling bad?"
Someone threw a pile of soft pillows behind him, and Shu Ming sat up. "Still a little... well, my nose is a little blocked!"
He looked up seriously and felt it, and his answer was very sincere. His hair was not styled and hung down naturally, which immediately softened the heart of Liang Ruowen, who had just switched shifts with Zhuang Zheng.
He lowered his head at the right time, and the two of them kissed lightly,
It was just lips pressed against lips, an action that could be described as pure love.
But what Shu Ming never expected was that after they separated, Liang Ruwen looked at him for two seconds and suddenly asked, "Have you... finished your paper?"
Um?
Why are you bringing this up so early in the morning?
When Shu Ming mentioned the nightmare-like paper, his heart skipped a beat. He raised an eyebrow in disbelief and asked, "It's almost done... No, why are you talking about this?"
His frightened expression was too obvious. Liang Ruwen suppressed a laugh and pinched the back of his neck: "You just said that in your dream."
In the short hour he sat in the ward, Shu Ming had already read several sentences related to the thesis over and over again.
"I'm not dreaming... No, have I really been tortured to this point by this thesis?" Shu Ming leaned back and muttered to himself in frustration, "Yes, ah, I think I've really been tortured by this thesis!"
He started writing the first draft last year and has been writing and writing until now, and he still hasn't been able to let go!
After confirming his eyes again and again and realizing that Liang Ruowen really didn't mean to tease him, Shu Ming held his chin and let out a long, melancholy sigh.
"I feel that the fever was largely due to my thesis. Filming alone wouldn't have made me sick."
He is getting more and more adept at it now.
Maybe Huo Jingtian's scene was similar to his own experience, and it did arouse his own anger. He also wanted to express it through the play, but he didn't really get a fever so suddenly.
Alas, it must be the paper’s fault!
Shu Ming clenched his fist and hammered the palm of his other hand, looking like he had caught the culprit. So young and manly...
Still a student!
However, Liang Ruowen could do nothing to help with this matter. After all, he had been away from writing papers for many years.
Shu Ming was rarely anxious for a while, and then he slowly convinced himself while eating - the instructor had said that there would be no problem with graduation, the most serious problem was that he would not be able to get an excellent thesis.
He hasn't put much time into studying in recent years, and he's quite calm about the fact that awards like Outstanding Graduate should be given to other students.
But he still felt a little nervous. He had been working on his paper so hard that his heart would race whenever he saw a WeChat message from his advisor...it was unavoidable!
However, Shu Ming didn't have much time left. As soon as he got on the nanny car again, he began to race against time to continue going over the script.
Today is another rainy scene.
But good news – no need to get caught in the rain.
Well, someone else is getting caught in the rain.
**
Fortunately, there was no need for artificially simulated rain today. Hong Kong performed exceptionally well and gave us a very beautiful natural rain.
The sky is gloomy and a strong wind is about to come.
And the brightly lit city buildings standing in the rainstorm.
Shu Ming's fever had just subsided, and even though he thought he was doing okay, he still looked a little pale. So when he got out of the nanny car and showed up, he really startled everyone.
After all, Shu Ming has always been the one in the best condition in the group!
Everyone could see the sick look on his face, so first Qiao Minxue, Sun Yi and others came to greet him with concern, giving him food and other necessities. Then even Li Yuan, who played the role of the eldest daughter of the Lin family, came...
Finally, there are the young actors.
But apart from a few elders, Shu Ming didn't receive anyone else. He just asked Chengzi to help prepare some warm clothes, hot water, and ginger soup. Then he went over his plan in his mind and rushed to do his makeup.
There are not many scenes that happen to match the weather. Wasting even one second shows that you don’t value the energy of the staff behind the scenes.
However, Shu Ming's current complexion just matched Huo Jingtian's sleepless night, so she didn't even need to put on makeup.
After all, no one could sleep peacefully after experiencing such twists and turns, let alone Huo Jingtian, who was already walking on thin ice.
After he went in on a rainy night and found out——
Huo's meaning was clear: no matter how hard he struggled, he would not be able to stay in the branch for long.
But surrendering and becoming a fish on the chopping board...that is absolutely impossible!
So Huo Jingtian pondered deeply for a night and gradually found a way out of the fog. He had no capital at the moment, so he could only lie low and cling to a big tree before making plans.
And at present, there is only one company that still extends an olive branch to him.
That was the Lin family that he had just rejected.
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The author has something to say: Now I comfort myself every day - it is normal to find it difficult to write, and Shu Ming is also going through the most difficult part of the journey.
Once we get through this period and Shu Ming reaches the harvest season, it will be easier to write!
Wow, this is really hard to write.
Pain and happiness.
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