Chapter 49 Mysterious Staff
For Shu Ming, it was a hectic birthday.
He was so distracted from filming and was also preparing for his final exams. Every day he was either reciting lines or studying knowledge points, and he completely forgot that it was his birthday!
So, at first, I was surrounded by everyone while I was in a daze.
After blowing out the candles and making wishes, we divided a not-so-pretty cake and left.
Shu Ming suddenly discovered that the "staff member" wearing a hat and a mask revealed a familiar face after removing his disguise.
It’s Leo Leowen!
Shu Ming was surprised: "Why are you here?"
"Of course, I'm here to wish our teacher Xiao Shu a happy birthday." Liang Ruwen took off his baseball cap and chuckled. "It's been a while. I'd like to treat you to a meal... Is that okay?"
He unconsciously stared at the boy in front of him in the night wind.
Look at his bright eyes and long eyelashes; see him biting his lower lip unconsciously; look at the shadows on his eye sockets and nose bridge under the halo of the street light... and then wait patiently for Shu Ming's response.
I really want to sigh.
After not seeing each other for half a year, Shu Ming has become thinner and taller.
Shu Ming hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. "I'm going to go back with my brother and call my aunt together... and we have to shoot a morning scene tomorrow."
Today is his birthday, and my aunt must be waiting for his call.
What's more, I'm afraid that if I go out to eat at night, I won't be able to get up tomorrow morning.
Well, he hadn't thought it through.
Liang Ruwen laughed to himself inwardly—why was he just charging straight in like a brat? He hadn't done anything so stupid in a long time.
The two of them stood still under the lights. In order not to disturb Shu Ming's subsequent arrangements too much, Liang Ruwen simply said, "I'm here for another matter. I want to schedule a rehearsal time with you for the concert."
The Bird's Nest guest show they had previously agreed on was finally coming.
"...The date is tentatively set for next Thursday night. I'll have my assistant pick you up then."
"good."
There was silence for a moment, only the sound of the wind blowing.
It was Liang Ruwen who spoke first. He reached out and helped Shu Ming straighten his coat with familiarity: "I'll be leaving now. You should get some rest early. We'll see each other next week."
Although he said he was leaving, Liang Ruowen had no intention of moving at all. He had already made up his mind to let Shu Ming go first.
But what he waited for was not Shu Ming's back, but——
"Thank you for coming here alone. I'm very happy." Shu Ming pursed his lips. "Also...thank you for the cake you made. It's delicious."
It was so obvious that the cake was not made perfectly. If you looked closely, the words were even a little crooked.
It was Liang Ruowen who personally promoted it.
"Did you guess it?"
Liang Ruowen was really surprised this time.
Although this was his first time making a cake, he thought it was pretty good and not much different from the ones he bought.
Is it that obvious? How did you guess that?
Shu Ming tilted his little face up and smiled at him.
Of course I guessed it, but how did I guess it? Keep it secret~
"By the way, during the Chinese New Year, I told my aunt that there was a mentor on the show who was really, really nice to me. So to express my gratitude, my aunt knitted a scarf for you too."
Shu Ming took out his phone and showed him a photo of the crew starting filming. "It looks just like mine~ I just didn't expect you to come today, so I left the scarf at the apartment. I'll give it to you when we meet next Thursday."
The boy in the startup photo smiled so brightly that Liang Ruowen almost felt dizzy.
It was Shu Ming's birthday, and Liang Ruowen came all the way to make Shu Ming happy.
But in the end, he was completely coaxed by Shu Ming and felt dizzy and like he was walking on cotton.
Giving for Shu Ming is something that makes people feel extremely happy.
In fact, what Shu Xiaoming didn’t say was that in addition to Leung Ru-wen, his aunt also knitted one for Chen Gangsheng.
But, hey, there's no need to let my dining partner know about this, it will only make things more unpleasant.
Shu Ming was indeed surprised and somewhat happy that Liang Ruwen came to celebrate his birthday.
So his steps became a little lighter than before, he said goodbye to Liang Ruowen happily, and ran into his brother's arms again.
Only Liang Ruwen was left standing there, staring blankly at his figure for a long, long time...
**
In addition to Liang Ruowen who came specially to celebrate his birthday, many people also sent him birthday messages.
It’s just that Shu Ming spent the whole day on the set and hardly looked at his phone.
He leaned back in his seat, typing carefully on his phone, replying one by one.
Shu Ming had a very low-key birthday. Because he was still on the set, the company even contacted the fan club and made it clear that they didn't want any gifts such as big screens. Everyone's blessings were enough.
Fans also understand that after all, in Rong Ankang's group, the other actors are more famous than the child, and being too high-profile is not a good thing.
Therefore, it only briefly appeared at the end of the hot search list and was quickly removed.
After replying to the messages filling up his phone, Shu Ming lay on his brother's lap and said coquettishly in his hometown dialect, "Brother, I want to eat noodles."
In previous years, his aunt would make noodles for him on his birthday, but after he went to college, he never had noodles on his birthday again.
In order to take care of the feelings of others, Shu Ming usually uses Mandarin even when talking to his brother.
This situation only occurred today when Shu Ming relaxed to a certain extent.
The two brothers huddled together and talked, whispering as if they were speaking in code. The “confidentiality work” was simply too good!
Shu Ming said: This is the benefit of knowing more than one language~
It’s a pity that Shu Ming’s birthday is destined to be a not-so-peaceful birthday.
The two brothers were talking when they were interrupted by an unexpected phone call.
Guan Xianyi was sitting in the row in front of Shu Ming. He thought it was just an ordinary birthday call and wanted to joke that Shu Xiaoming was so popular.
Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I saw Shu Ming's expression becoming more and more serious after he answered the phone.
Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and a bad premonition spread in her mind.
Outside the car window, the shadows of trees were passing by quickly.
Inside the car window, Shu Ming stared at his reflection in the glass and said softly to the person on the other end of the phone, "Okay, I understand."
Then he said, "Director Zheng, I want to discuss this matter with the company."
Is there anything you want to discuss with the company?
What could happen if Zheng Yiwei called me at this time?
Guan Xianyi's heart suddenly sank.
As expected, after hanging up the phone, Shu Ming took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Sister Xianyi, I won't take you home yet. Let's go to the company instead."
**
"That's too much!"
Guan Xianyi had a cold face and slammed the document in his hand on the table in the conference room with a "bang".
The reason why Zheng Yiwei called late at night was not for anything else, but for the art film of his "good apprentice" Xie Sheng!
We were talking well before.
The script had been reviewed, and the parties had sat down for dinner and met in person. Not only did they have a pleasant conversation over dinner, but Director Xie Sheng was also very pleased with Shu Ming's figure and appearance—he was even planning to sign the contract this weekend!
How could you change your mind at the last minute?
"Director Zheng's intention is that Hongyu needs to invest. But the prerequisite for their investment is that Hongyu must designate the male lead."
In fact, although the funding for Xie Sheng's movie is not so abundant, it is not completely lacking in Hongyu's funds.
In essence, Zheng Yiwei does not want to offend Hongyu Entertainment.
To put it bluntly, even though Hongyu has been on a downward trend in recent years.
But a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Hongyu is no longer the leader in the industry, how can a director like him compete with it?
Chengzi was the first to speak up: "Xiao Shu turned down all the art films that the company had scheduled for him just for this film."
When Guan Xianyi signed the contract with Shu Ming, he was promised an art film.
The art film produced by Yinghe is not a small-scale work by a new director like Xie Sheng.
But Shu Ming is a sentimental boy, and he will definitely do what he promised.
So, faced with the conflicting schedules of two art films, he still chose Zheng Yiwei's side, and even Zheng Yiwei knew about this!
Now, what's the difference between this and Shu Ming's sincere love being misplaced? !
Shu Ming rubbed his brows and said, "It's not entirely Director Zheng's fault. It's mainly Hongyu's fault."
Perhaps because he was resentful of Shu Ming for ruining the show, Hongyu had actually been trying to trip him up.
But the first few times were unsuccessful——
First, Liang Ruowen stood in the front, and Hongyu really couldn't move on his and Cui Mingzhe's project.
Moreover, Hongyu was caught up in a public opinion storm at that time and had no time to care about Shu Ming.
Then it was Chen Gangsheng who acted as a bridge and provided protection, and he was far away in Hong Kong, which was beyond the scope of Hongyu's intervention.
Then, Shu Ming joined Rong Ankang's team.
Rong Ankang himself is not a powerful figure, but the interests of too many people are involved behind his movies, so Hongyu does not dare to intervene easily.
It is not worth it to offend all these big guys just to deal with Shu Ming.
After waiting for a long time, Hongyu finally got the soft persimmon Zheng Yiwei——
Xie Sheng had already spread the word that Shu Ming would be in the role.
The paparazzi took photos of them heading to the dinner party, and the related news spread like wildfire on the Internet.
To take back the resources at this critical juncture would be a strong insult to Shu Ming, even if it was not a fatal blow.
What's more, this is Shu Ming's first time playing the leading role in the film industry, which actually has a certain key significance.
"Director Zheng said that as compensation, in addition to helping me keep an eye out for other film resources, he could also connect us with the director of 'Far Away' so that we could meet before the casting."
In the classic male-oriented IP "Far Away", Yinghe actually only secured an audition opportunity for Shu Ming, but did not have the corresponding network resources to help him go further.
Now that Zheng Yiwei has said that he can act as a bridge, it will naturally be much more friendly to Shu Ming's future development.
But... even so, Guan Xianyi couldn't help but rubbed his eyebrows as well.
What is going on?
Forget it, some compensation is better than no compensation.
Everyone was silent for a moment, and Guan Xianyi suddenly remembered: "So, for this film, Hongyu has designated someone to take the lead role. Did Zheng Yiwei tell him?"
"No, I didn't ask." Shu Ming said calmly, "You'll know sooner or later."
Tang Mi Shuang, who had been silent on the side, had already raised his cell phone at this time.
"No need to wait any longer, you'll know now."
On the lit phone screen, the Weibo interface is brightly displayed——
@Movie "Young Age" V:
Leading actor: @叶立青
Official announcement now?
Guan Xianyi was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Such a sudden and unprepared official announcement.
Provocation! A blatant provocation!
No wonder Zheng Yiwei called so late, probably because Hongyu asked for an official announcement to be made tonight.
Ha, an official announcement without even a poster.
She glanced again at the clock hanging on the wall.
At this moment, the clock has moved towards eleven o'clock.
It must be done in the last hour of Shu Ming's birthday.
Are you in such a hurry to reincarnate?
Guan Xianyi was almost so angry that she calmed down, and then she looked carefully at the name of the male actor in the official announcement on Weibo.
She frowned. Why did it look familiar?
This name is more than just familiar to Shu Ming.
Shu Ming sat next to her. He didn't feel as angry as the others expected. Instead, he looked a little dazed.
Ye Liqing...
How could it be him?
Yes, no wonder it was him.
Something vibrates in my pocket.
The ringtone of WeChat phone rang at the perfect moment.
Shu Ming took out his phone, and the name that had just appeared on the official Weibo came into view again.
There were three big words on the screen.
"Ye Liqing"
Before signing with Shu Ming, Guan Xianyi also made up for Shu Ming's shots in "Select 1".
He even remembered who Ye Liqing was, and his face turned ashen.
The atmosphere in the conference room dropped to freezing point.
Chengzi was beside her, not daring to breathe, and could only secretly look at Shu Ming and ask:
"Do you want to answer it?"
Shu Ming lowered his eyes and stared at his phone for a few seconds.
Do you want to answer it?
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