Chapter 82: Good Morning, Sir (5)
"What did you say?" He spoke so softly that Li Sishi, who was already distracted thinking about how to perform, couldn't hear him clearly at first.
Hearing Li Sishi's subconscious question, Ling Chen composed himself and gave a faint smile: "No, it's nothing."
He's no longer the kind of teenager who knows nothing about feelings. This subconscious, mysterious feeling is undoubtedly a fondness that stems from romantic love, but he doesn't know when it started or what the reason is.
The reason he was slightly taken aback and shocked was mainly because the timing of this realization was not right—if he had suddenly realized his feelings while everyone was playing around, he would have been able to secretly adjust his mindset and attitude towards Li Sishi. But unfortunately, he realized it just when the two of them had an intimate scene coming up...
In that case, there would be a slight sense of unease.
In this industry, intimate scenes such as kissing and bed scenes are unavoidable for every artist. Outsiders might think that male artists take advantage when filming these kinds of scenes—of course, there are indeed cases where they deliberately take advantage, but most of the time, male artists who receive these kinds of scenes simply treat them as part of their job.
Moreover, because filming these kinds of scenes can easily cause controversy, male actors who genuinely treat it as part of their job are even more reserved than the female actors they act opposite, for fear that they might be seen as deliberately taking advantage of the female actors during filming.
He had always treated it with a normal attitude in the past, but this time, it made him feel a little embarrassed.
Undeniably, the youngest Miss Hong Kong winner, whose nickname is "Beautiful," is indeed stunningly beautiful, and it's only natural to admire a young woman...
Lingchen spent more time preparing than usual before filming to adjust his mental state. Feeling ready to get into work mode, he asked Li Sishi in the early morning. After receiving confirmation that filming could begin, he greeted the director and indicated that they were both ready.
"Camera!" At the director's command, the film crew immediately began their work.
In this scene, it seems that one of the drunken individuals, in the dimly lit environment, released their pent-up emotions. The drunken female protagonist, Yi Sang, seemed to remember something, and when she was gently shaken awake, she pushed Li Tiansheng in a wronged tone: "Why... are you so late!"
"I'm sorry..." Li Tiansheng was also touched by Yi Sang's familiar appearance, and kept apologizing softly. It seemed as if the image of him sitting outside the operating room that day was also appearing before his eyes.
He waited anxiously for the life or death of his wife and the child in her womb.
"I...I could feel the baby moving...but...but why couldn't I protect it properly..."
Yi Sang's few broken, drunken words reopened old wounds that neither of them wanted to face.
Although Li Sishi had never had such an experience in either of her lives, she had seen many mothers who were heartbroken because of their children’s accidents. In order to play the role of Yi Sang’s grief when she recalled the loss of her child in a drunken haze, she not only watched many performances of this type to learn from her experience, but also secretly disguised herself and went to some communities to do volunteer work. When the psychologist provided psychological counseling to those poor mothers, she listened to their stories and observed their facial expressions and behavior.
I've seen a few "lucky ones" gradually emerge from the shadow of losing their children, but most of them are those poor mothers who can't get over it for a while. When Li Sishi imitates the look in her eyes in front of the mirror and manages to capture a bit of the essence, she can't help but feel a chill down her spine at that moment.
For those who value relationships, nothing is more terrifying than losing a blood relative.
Especially the natural bond of blood between mother and child and the anticipation of ten months of pregnancy, once an accident occurs in such a difficult and great process, the huge impact of the unfulfilled expectations and the loss of a beloved child is enough to break a mother a thousand times over.
Seeing that Yi Sang, whom he was holding in his arms, was clearly drunk and kept repeating that she really didn't fall on purpose that day, Li Tiansheng's expression became more and more grief-stricken.
"No...it's because I didn't protect you well." His voice was hoarse as he kept saying sorry over and over again.
That day, after working overtime, I returned home exhausted, only to find my wife collapsed in a pool of blood. The fear and panic overwhelmed me once again.
TBL produces some dramas that focus on young people every ten years or so. For example, the 1980s drama "In This New Generation" explored issues such as puppy love, teacher-student relationships, the impact of parental divorce on teenagers, and teenagers' sexual activity.
Ten years have passed, and these issues seem to remain unchanged. However, unlike the ending in the original series where the male and female protagonists abandoned their child for the sake of the future, the situation in "Mr. Morning" is exactly the opposite. It makes the two protagonists, who have just come of age, bravely and fearfully decide to take on the responsibility of protecting a small life.
The story of Li Tiansheng and Yi Sang's childhood will be interspersed with nostalgic elements later in the plot, and this will remain a topic of discussion among the two protagonists.
For mature adults, the scars they dare not touch even after many years may just be a sigh of regret.
But for them, who were supposed to be adults at the time but whose mentality was still that of someone who had just graduated from middle school, they were undoubtedly two children who had not fully grown up. After making a mistake in a daze, they began to resolve to face the consequences of their mistake and made a determination to take care of and protect a more vulnerable and younger child.
Even though the accident that occurred after their passionate encounter at the birthday party made them both give up the opportunity to go to university and pursue their studies, run away from home to escape for love, and struggle to survive in a subdivided flat that could only fit a bed and a table... they still found joy in it.
They shouldered the responsibility of a new life, but heaven showed no mercy to the young lovers. The rich young lady, Yi Sang, had never experienced life at the bottom and was pregnant. In the early stages, all the burdens of life were basically borne by Li Tiansheng, the poor boy.
The only comforting thing is that their love is a two-way journey of mutual effort: Yi Sang clumsily learns to take care of herself and do housework so that Li Tiansheng doesn't have to continue working after returning home from work; while Li Tiansheng works several jobs a day to earn more money to support his family, leaving before dawn and returning home late at night under the stars.
Unfortunately, this joint effort did not see the light of day before it was plunged into darkness before dawn.
After Yi Sang's health stabilized, she couldn't bear to see Li Tiansheng looking so thin and dark from working so hard, and she couldn't bear to see her husband eating only steamed buns and water for breakfast and dinner to save money for her and the children. So she secretly asked her neighbor for help and got a part-time job making plastic flowers to supplement the family income.
While tidying up, Yi Sang slipped and fell down at home.
When Li Tiansheng returned home after finishing work and found her unconscious, he rushed her to the hospital for emergency treatment. However, because he arrived too late, she not only lost the child they had been waiting for, but also lost her fertility.
This is a shadow and scar on both of them for life. Even though Li Tiansheng's career later went smoothly and his family moved from a cramped subdivided flat to a luxury apartment, the two of them have maintained a delicate balance with each other over the years, not daring to or willing to touch any trace of the past.
This scar became a barrier in their relationship, resulting in a home filled with sweetness and harmony but lacking in deep affection.
It wasn't until this night, when the air seemed to be filled with the slightly intoxicating scent of chocolate-covered liquor, that the two of them finally let go of the burdens of the past and began to face each other, reminiscing about those old dreams with incoherent and rambling words.
"Are you disgusted with me? I've become ugly, I can't have babies anymore, and I'm still not good enough at housework, not smart enough, and I always get ripped off at the market..."
"No, I've never thought that way. I've always felt that I'm not good enough for you."
"There will always be unscrupulous people in the market who shortchange you and sell you inferior goods. It's their fault for being bad, not that you're not careful enough. From now on, when we buy groceries at the supermarket, they'll be a little more expensive, but the prices will be clearly marked..."
"Doing housework isn't just for girls. A home is maintained by two people. I still only know how to cook the same few dishes that you used to get tired of eating, but you've already learned to cook so many different dishes, Chinese food, Western food... Anyway, I just love the way you cook all the dishes with just the right amount of heat, until they're slightly charred and fragrant."
"If you like the baby, we'll adopt one later; if you don't, then you'll always be my baby..."
In my heart, you will always be so beautiful...
It's hard to say how much of this long, heartfelt speech will actually be absorbed by the drunkard, but at this moment, he truly can't suppress the surge of emotions within him.
When you are least able to protect someone, you happen to meet the lover you most want to protect.
How fortunate, how unfortunate.
It has to be said that the deep, resonant voice that appeared in the early hours of the morning really gave him an advantage when reciting these down-to-earth, corny love lines. Not only did it not sound greasy or cheesy, but it also made people feel that it was so sincere and affectionate.
The deliberately drunken, hazy state he feigned, coupled with the sweet talk and tender embrace, and his handsome profile illuminated by the dim yellow light in the room, created a scene that was both alluring and dreamlike, like viewing flowers through mist or gazing at the moon in water. The more you looked, the more delighted and moved you became.
Fortunately, the "drunkard"
Their actions can be completely illogical. So, after a moment of amazement, Li Sishi once again followed the script, positioning herself between acting cute and throwing a tantrum: "You think I'm pretty, but you don't kiss me!"
"I'm so sorry, I even went out of my way to ask someone to buy... uh, the lip balm we used for our first... kiss!"
"Do you think I don't want to?" Li Tiansheng said with a hint of helplessness, "Don't blame me again for rubbing all your lip balm off later—"
Though he spoke with apparent reluctance, his actions were swift and decisive. The eagle, having watched the little rabbit for so long, was certain to strike with deadly accuracy once it made its move.
Perhaps considering that this was Li Sishi's first time filming a kissing scene, he used a very skillful technique.
The way they kissed, on the surface, looked like they were passionately and intensely in love, but in reality, it was just the forceful squeezing of their lips, not the collision and entanglement of lips and tongues in a true deep kiss.
Li Sishi slightly opened her still hazy, drunken eyes: "Judging by the current resolution of the TV series, the demonstration effect is about right. But there are some things in this world called 'the eyes of someone who's been there' and 'high-definition restoration'..."
This is a "core" drama with a backup version.
This restraint might fool the average viewer, but seasoned viewers and experienced observers will quickly see that one of the protagonists isn't going all out.
Sensing the subtle force accompanied by warm breath, as if touching a mimosa with infinite caution... After realizing what it was, Ling Chen's mind exploded.
Watching the hands on the long hair on the monitor, suddenly veins bulged and disappeared into the silky black hair, Producer Xu, who was originally thinking that the emotion in this take was not enough and was about to call cut early, gave the director in charge of filming this scene a wink of satisfaction, indicating that the take was done.
The reason he asked the screenwriter to revise the plot of this play was because he personally witnessed the intense tension between Li Sishi and Ling Chen during their singing battle on the night of the anniversary performance.
It was worth spending so much effort and time revising the script to achieve this perfect visual effect!
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