Chapter 53 Pink Hairpin
Overnight, Shu Ming's album sales and personal popularity index soared.
That's what Shu Ming is like.
As long as you know his existence, as long as you are given a little opportunity to know him,
It's hard not to get to know him better.
Just a little bit of inability to resist searching for him.
Okay, you're done.
You're about to fall in love!
Once you are completely captivated by his videos and photos, by the time you realize it, your phone will have been filled with Shu Ming-related stuff for several days.
This thing seems to have some magic power, I want to use it again and again.
Especially since "Love on the Grassland" will be broadcast next month, the official took advantage of this wave of popularity and began to release promotional materials for the drama bit by bit.
Wow, on the left is the fresh and clean concert version of the young Xiao Shu, and on the right is the black-skinned grassland antelope prince with small tiger teeth. The more I brush, the more addictive it becomes, and he controls every passerby!
Succubus! The succubus of the entertainment industry!
Shu Fan: Hehe.
Come join our team! Don't give up, don't give up, it's natural to fall in love with our Xiao Shu~
The song and drama pre-heating are in place, and this is a golden opportunity! Zheng Yiwei has been walking with his back straight lately and even sent Shu Ming a huge red envelope!
But that’s all in the past.
On the day the concert ended, until he lay down on his comfortable little bed, Shu Ming was still thinking about the stage performance over and over again.
The screams and choruses still seem to echo in my ears, and my fingertips feel trembling.
His heartbeat quickened, and he subconsciously opened and clenched his hands, as if trying to grab something.
He also wants to have such a stage.
The audience no longer came for the show, but entirely for... himself.
Shu Ming was restless and couldn't fall asleep in the middle of the night. He simply got up and wanted to send a message to Guan Xianyi, who must be awake at this time.
Shu Ming wanted to say - "Sister, I also want to hold a concert."
But the words were typed in the chat box and then deleted by Shu Ming.
… He’s only released one album, and he’s still far from being able to carry an entire show on his own.
It's too early to say anything.
So he brought this excitement to the set that day.
All the staff witnessed Shu Ming’s good condition today!
Xiao Shu was wearing a very youthful color, a vibrant green, a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, revealing her glowing white arms and legs. She greeted everyone one by one in a clear voice.
Qiao Minxue raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Xiao Shu, are you so energetic today? So energetic?"
The concert was quite tiring. He thought Shu Ming was tired after the whole night and would be a little listless today, but he found that he was so energetic.
Shu Ming laughed and said, "I'm going to act with Teacher Qiao today, how can I not be energetic?"
Today, Shu Ming not only has rival scenes with Qiao Minxue, but also with another young actor in the group.
Yes, it was the one who was always staring at him silently from behind with a weird look in his eyes during the script reading!
He reported this to Guan Xianyi, who also repeatedly reminded him to be careful.
Fortunately, there are no martial arts scenes today, only literary scenes.
While thinking, Shu Ming had already changed into his costume.
Rong Ankang's crew is so wealthy that even the costumes are handmade to order.
The vermilion official uniform, which felt very thick, was really too hot in June, and Shu Ming suffered a lot from it.
He smiled coldly at the mirror, and Mr. Zhu returned to the set in an instant.
The stage manager hit him with a stick.
“Action!”
**
The news coming back was worse and worse.
Until the end—the emperor was captured! The enemy was at the gates!
This is going to destroy the country!
For a moment, everyone in the capital covered their faces and cried.
Women's hair was disheveled, and no one cared when their hairpins and rings fell to the ground. Fathers and brothers' hair turned white overnight due to worry. The gates of the mansions that were once bustling with carriages and horses were now closed, and a cloud of sorrow hung over the capital.
This unfortunate news was brought back by the male protagonist Qi Hong's son.
Qi Hong was the unappreciated Minister of War in the cabinet. Naturally, his son Qi Heng did not hold an important position either. Instead, he was sent to the outskirts of the capital to lead some miscellaneous soldiers.
This time, the emperor personally led the army to fight, and he brought Qi Heng with him.
Qi Heng, who had narrowly escaped death, rode back to the capital at full speed.
In addition to delivering this bad news, he also wanted to identify the culprit of all this -
But before he reached the conference hall, Qi Heng was still outside the hall when he unexpectedly ran into the "culprit" head-on.
Ever since the dramatic changes in the Zhu family, the two had never met so closely again.
Qi Heng stared at his childhood playmate intently, as if trying to recognize his previous appearance in this way.
Qi Hong and Zhu's father have been friends for many years, and he and Zhu Zhen are naturally childhood friends.
When we were children, we climbed trees and shot birds together.
At that time, Zhu Zhen, with his rosy lips and white teeth, put his hands on his hips and said majestically: "When I grow up, I must become a great general and make everyone live a good life!"
But what about now? Now he has become a despised eunuch who brought disaster to the country in history books.
"It's you!"
Qi Heng pressed on: "It's you, aren't you? It was you who instigated the emperor to lead the army in person, and it was you who lied about the military intelligence, saying that the enemy had at least 30,000 elite soldiers but less than 30,000 defeated soldiers. This is what led to... this is what led to..."
How could the loyal and brave young General Zhu become...how could he become the two-faced Lord Zhu now!
Facing Qi Heng's furious eyes, Zhu Zhen bowed slowly and spoke slowly: "You're kidding. How could I possibly have such a talent?"
"The military intelligence I passed on was all accurate intelligence obtained by the factory guards. It was the enemy who was too cunning and deceived everyone." He smiled lightly, "I am also a victim."
"You...you..." Qi Heng's hands were shaking, but Zhu Zhen was still trying to push his luck.
"Oh? Does Lord Qi have any evidence to prove that Zhu was responsible for all this? Such a serious crime——"
Zhu Zhen carefully pondered the charges given by Qi Heng.
"Deceiving the emperor and colluding with the enemy, ha."
"I am only a small eunuch, and I am truly terrified. Lord Qi is so angry, do you have any concrete evidence?"
Qi Heng put down his hand pointing at Zhu Zhen in defeat. He really had no concrete evidence, otherwise he would not have wasted his words arguing with Zhu Zhen here. He would have rushed into the palace and asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to sentence Zhu Zhen to death!
"It seems that Master Qi has no evidence."
Zhu Zhen still had a smile on his face.
Smile, oh, smile! It was this kind of smile that showed confidence in victory and the ability to manipulate others that made Qi Heng's heart suddenly surge with inexplicable anger!
But before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Zhu Zhen.
"I will go ahead and wait for Master Qi in the hall to discuss the matter together."
The moment the two passed each other, Qi Heng - no, it was Xi Jia who played Qi Heng, smelled a faint fragrance on Shu Ming, a green scent of grass and trees.
Qi Heng stood there, staring at Zhu Zhen's back with mixed feelings for a long, long time.
Even when the staff called "Cut", he still didn't look away.
**
The next scene is that the emperor was captured and the ministers fled in panic.
Only Qi Hong stood up in this crisis, took on the task, and fought a tense, passionate and tear-jerking defense battle.
It is also the climax and highest point of the whole film, but Shu Ming does not have many roles in this part. Therefore, he has to leave the crew temporarily, go back to university for final exams, and come back when there is rehearsal.
Before leaving, Shu Ming rummaged through his purse and treated the entire group to afternoon tea.
In the hot summer, a cup of iced milk tea is just right!
However, Shu Ming himself did not drink it, as sweet things would affect the condition of his throat.
Since he wanted to hold a concert, Shu Ming was considering whether to release another album.
So Shu Xiaoming held up a small electric fan that was the same color as his clothes and drank boiled water bit by bit from a cup.
The ends of the hair are swaying in the wind, it’s so cute and comfortable!
However, as the small electric fan in Shu Ming's hand was blowing, it should have been a very comfortable moment, but Shu Ming's brows unconsciously frowned.
A familiar feeling came again.
Someone was staring at him.
He turned around suddenly and met the eyes of Xi Jia, another young actor in the group who played Qi Heng.
here we go again!
Xi Jia had been staring at him since the script reading began. At first, he would try to hide it a little, but later he would just look at him openly.
Guan Xianyi wanted to go and negotiate with them, but Shu Ming stopped him. There were so many people staring at him every day! Should he warn them one by one?
Besides, it is other people's freedom and he really has no right to interfere. If this kind of thing is exposed, it will only make them look self-indulgent and it will not look good.
So Shu Ming could only watch with his eyes and nose, and pretend not to know.
But today, why was this person staring at him silently again?
The gaze was so intense that he couldn't ignore it.
Guan Xianyi, who was standing by, also noticed the situation here. He immediately stood behind Shu Ming calmly and helped him block Xi Jia's sight.
Shu Ming then felt a little more at ease, and his shoulders relaxed a little.
But Shu Ming hadn't felt at ease for even two seconds when Xi Jia, holding the milk tea that Shu Ming had offered him, stood directly in front of him!
A shadow suddenly fell over Shu Ming, and he was so frightened that he almost dropped the cup. He quickly picked it up.
The first words of Xi Jia in front of him were neither thanks nor the usual polite words of an actor.
But——
"Why aren't you using that sippy cup today?" He seemed to feel the reference was unclear, and added, "The one you use every day?"
ah?
Shu Ming does have a straw cup that he often uses, but generally no one stares at other people's cups.
Is this person sick?
Guan Xianyi immediately sounded the alarm in his heart and immediately stood up and stood between the two of them: "I'm sorry, our Xiao Shu will be leaving soon. Thank you for your concern——"
Then he quickly pushed Shu Ming and motioned him to get into the nanny car.
Anyway, I had just told everyone about my temporary departure from the group, so Shu Ming could have left anyway.
Shu Ming received Guan Xianyi's signal, took a few steps with his long legs, and quickly left his original position.
He turned around hastily and saw Xi Jia standing there as usual, with a feeling of regret that he hadn't said a word yet...
What a strange person.
It's said that it was going to be bad for Shu Ming, but when we were acting opposite each other just now, everything went smoothly and nothing went wrong.
He said he should be friendly to Shu Ming, but he always felt that the other person's gaze was not pure, at least not pure kindness, otherwise Shu Ming would not feel so uncomfortable.
Guan Xianyi simply searched the other party's information, but still came up blank!
She quickly realized something was wrong and asked someone to check it out.
Well, this matter cannot be rushed, and there is no need to rush. Let’s leave it to the reliable Sister Xianyi.
As the nanny car left the crew, Shu Ming also completely forgot about the crew's affairs.
After all, the difficult problem facing him right now is the hellish final exam of Shouda University!
This is much more important than that Xi Jia thing!
Although Guan Xianyi did not have too many expectations for his grades, Shu Ming still wanted to get a better score as much as possible.
What's more, he didn't take any classes in the first semester of his sophomore year!
In order to make the junior year schedule less demanding, some of the elective courses were moved to this semester.
So, even though he has an excellent memory, he still feels academic pressure from taking so many subjects at once.
Fortunately, the crew of "Chang'an Ashes" is in the capital. He has not missed any homework, tests or pre-examinations this semester. He has secured regular scores, so the pressure of the final exam is naturally not that great.
But if you want to get a decent transcript, you still have to work hard, as Shouda is still a bit competitive.
How many pairs of eyes are waiting for their final report cards!
Even for the fans' expectations, Shu Ming cannot retreat!
So when Liang Ruwen came to visit the top student who was preparing for his final exams, carrying the small cake that Shu Ming had praised last time, he saw this scene:
Xiao Shu took a cute pink hairpin that clearly didn't belong to her and pinned her slightly longer hair to prevent it from obscuring her vision and disrupting her review. She also tied a short bun at the back of her head and tucked a red pen next to her ear.
Messy documents were flying all over the place, covering the entire desk. Two of them accidentally fell under the chair without me noticing.
A long, white leg was curled up beside her, her toes pressed against the leather seat, tightly curled. In her hand, she clutched a few pages of review materials, mumbling and reciting knowledge points.
How come this look is funny, hard-working, and heart-melting?
Liang Ruowen leaned against the door frame, feeling both amused and helpless. He was reluctant to speak out and disturb Shu Ming, so he just stood there and watched.
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