Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Strange New Movie Hero Character
Xia Nuan sighed, "I'll call you back when I get home."
[Sister always keeps her word. I will wait patiently for her to come home, but please don't make me wait too long.]
Xia Nuan glanced at her phone and stuffed it directly into her pocket. Time is truly a butcher's knife. Although Lou Su's face hasn't changed much, his personality has changed a hundred and eighty times. I really miss the time when he looked down on me.
Xia Nuan opened the door, threw herself onto the sofa, closed her eyes and rested for a minute or two before taking out her cell phone from her pocket.
“Why a voice call?”
Xia Nuan replied lazily: "Why can't it be a voice call?"
Lou Su lowered his voice, his deep voice carrying an inexplicable allure and a hint of grievance. "But, I'm about to go abroad for a concert, and I'm going to be busy soon. I won't be able to see you for a long time. Is it really impossible to video chat?"
Xia Nuan coughed lightly, feeling inexplicably guilty. "Okay, let's video chat."
The video was connected, and a handsome face without any embellishment instantly came into view. Lou Su's eyes were slightly upturned, and the smile in his eyes covered the deep affection in his eyes, which was very arousing.
Xia Nuan blinked. "I wish you all the best with your concert. Where is it going to be held and how long will it last?"
Lou Su raised an eyebrow, his unruly wildness almost overflowing the screen, but he quickly restrained that expression, instead lowering his eyes with a gloomy expression. "Why do I feel like you're very happy? Are you looking forward to my concert, or are you looking forward to me leaving here quickly?"
Xia Nuan laughed dryly. "Of course I'm looking forward to your concert. You haven't toured abroad in a while. You haven't told me yet, which countries are you going to perform in this time?"
Lou Su leaned closer to the camera, her thick eyelashes fluttering, the sadness in her eyes clearly visible. "First, I'll go to the UK, then to several European countries, and finally to several states in the United States for a tour. I might not see you for half a year."
Although she was immune to Lou Su's face most of the time, this expression was truly pitiful. Xia Nuan blinked slowly and exhaled slowly, "There's no need to be so sad and heartbroken. This is modern society, and it's not like we can't keep in touch."
"So what you mean is, from now on, when I call you, you won't hang up anymore, is that right?" He knew Xia Nuan was the most vulnerable to being soft-hearted. He had been away for so long this time, and if someone took advantage of the situation and walked in—
Lou Su's expression became more fragile, with visible sadness between his brows and his eyes red.
Xia Nuan quickly said, "OK, OK, unless it's a special situation, I won't hang up on you."
"It's a deal, and we must keep our word." Lou Su's muffled voice came from the microphone. Xia Nuan suddenly felt uncomfortable all over. She had no intention of being ambiguous with Lou Su at all, but what was going on in this situation now?
Even if she was in the know, she could feel that Lou Su was controlling her. Xia Nuan sighed silently, looked at the person opposite her, and suddenly said, "You know I don't—"
Lou Su raised his eyes, a thin layer of mist covered them, and the corners of his eyes were already red. "Xia Nuan, can you give me a little more time? Don't fall in love with someone else so quickly."
Xia Nuan's lips were straightened, and her brows were furrowed. She was silent for a moment, but still shook her head firmly, "I can't guarantee this. But I really don't have any plans in this regard right now."
Lou Su smiled, a very light smile, like a rainbow that appears faintly in the sky after the rain. "Well, that's good."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Nuan almost sat up from the sofa with her hands and feet together. She rubbed her forehead and drank another glass of water.
Why is it always like this? Whether it’s Lou Su or Ji Mian, or those men who have expressed their affection to me before, I feel like I’m the only one who can’t live with them.
It's not that Xia Nuan doesn't believe this kind of feeling doesn't exist in this world, but this kind of long-lasting love is rare, ridiculously rare. People around her are all in a rush of falling in love, breaking up and getting back together, and even if they are sad, there is always another better one.
So, those outstanding men surrounded her, and even after so many years, they hadn't changed. It was actually a very strange thing, wasn't it? She didn't even have much that could benefit them.
Xia Nuan smiled self-deprecatingly. She was really the type who, once bitten by a snake, would become afraid of ropes for ten years.
Even though the system disappeared for so many years, she still hasn't forgotten the suffocating coldness when the system first appeared, nor has she forgotten the shock she felt when she found out she had traveled into a BL novel.
Xia Nuan threw herself onto the bed, her body instantly sinking into the soft mattress. She covered herself with the Xia Liang quilt and suddenly lost all expression.
The original words of the system were still etched in Xia Nuan's mind. This world was originally based on a popular romance novel. Because the original heroine, Xia Nuan, was described as too fickle by the author, a dissatisfied reader killed her off and re-created a new BL novel with Lou Su, the most popular character in the novel, as the protagonist.
This was a world where two novels merged, and it was also the real world. But ultimately, this was still a novel. She had transmigrated into Xia Nuan's body, so she must have inherited the attributes bestowed upon the heroine Xia Nuan in the novel world.
Otherwise, how to explain those problems.
"Charmer." Xia Nuan suddenly sneered. She didn't like the word at all. It was too vague and elusive. She still didn't understand whether those who liked her were sincere or just the underlying logic of this world.
Xia Nuan pulled the quilt over her head, curled up, and put all her worries behind her. She didn't want to think about it anymore. After all, only her career could make her feel at ease.
Half a month later, the filming of "The Sun Can't Penetrate" started.
At this moment, Xia Nuan was in the studio, looking at the script that had been passed to her after layers of screening. Opposite her sat a handsome young man with a hint of youthfulness.
He Jian had been attending the acting class Xia Nuan had arranged for him ten minutes ago, and right after class, he was taken to Xia Nuan's studio. Was he not performing well recently, or was it because his performance test yesterday was not good? Was the goddess going to kick him out?
He Jian pursed his lips, crossed his hands and clasped them together, squeezing them tighter and tighter.
Xia Nuan blinked. Was she really that scary? "He Jian, I've watched some of your old acting clips recently. Someone recently handed me a script that I think is quite suitable for you. What do you think of it?"
He Jian breathed a sigh of relief. He opened the script and was about to read it when he heard Xia Nuan's cell phone ringing.
Xia Nuan gestured, stood up, and walked to the French window. Xia Nuan's studio was on a high floor of a building. Standing by the window, she had a nearly unobstructed view of the surrounding scenery. She looked out at the sea of flowers in the park in the distance and answered the phone.
Ji Mian's voice was gentle and low. "Ah Nuan, the filming of 'The Sun Can't Penetrate' started today. I asked the director, and he said he might let you join the crew in two weeks. We can meet again."
He Jian clenched the script in his hand and stared at Xia Nuan's back. The sunlight hit her body, and she seemed to be surrounded by a halo.
When he saw Xia Nuan hang up the phone, he immediately lowered his head and pretended to read the script seriously.
Two weeks later, Xia Nuan and her assistant Wang Yida boarded a plane to the crew of "The Sun Can't Penetrate", which was filmed in a small town in the northwest.
The story of the movie is set in the 1980s and 1990s, when a nationwide business boom suddenly emerged. The protagonist's father also chose to "go into business" and made achievements, becoming a well-known wealthy man in the local area.
But not long after, the protagonist's mother fell ill due to overwork, but the father did not choose to treat his wife. Instead, not long after his wife's death, he married a young and beautiful woman.
The male protagonist had just reached adulthood at this time and was in his second year of high school. Not only did he have to deal with the blow of his mother's death, but he also had to face the shock of his father remarrying a woman who was only three years older than him.
However, not every splash under the tide can create big waves. Half a year later, the business of the protagonist's father was suddenly hit hard, and most of the family business was ruined. The protagonist's father could not bear the blow, and his health deteriorated. The only money in the family was also held in the hands of the protagonist's stepmother.
The male protagonist had excellent academic performance and was admitted to a well-known university in the country. However, because his family refused to pay, the money he earned from working part-time jobs was not enough to cover the tuition. Not only did he fail to attend university, he was also kicked out.
Because of an illness in his childhood, the hero is not in good health. In the 1990s, a high school diploma could open up many jobs, but the hero gave up on himself and went to work as a laborer on a construction site.
One day, on his way home, he collapsed on the side of the road, covered in mud and exhausted. The woman who happened to pass by saw him, but did not offer a helping hand, but just left.
The heroine's situation wasn't much better than the hero's. Her family favored boys over girls, and she had two younger brothers. She was forced to drop out of elementary school and start working to supplement her family income, having to hand over all her earnings.
She was even forced by her family to marry a man who was more than 20 years older than her.
The heroine plans to leave the county, and the hero on the street is just a poor and destitute homeless man who has nothing to do with her.
Things changed three days later when the woman went to the factory where she worked, intending to get her wages in advance. However, she was discovered by a relative who worked at the same factory. The two got into an argument, and the relative pinned her down and beat her. While beating her, the relative scolded her and told her to get married. He also said that the man was a little old, but had a lot of money and would enjoy a good life in the future, so why was she thinking of escaping?
The hero thought about his family situation and his stepmother, who was nearly twenty years younger than his father. He ran away with the heroine. Then, the hero and heroine got to know each other. The heroine asked the hero to teach her, and while he taught her, he also healed his own heart.
The heroine has a strong business talent and earned her first pot of gold, then her second pot of gold, becoming a millionaire in less than a year. With the support of the two, the heroine was admitted to an ordinary school in Yenching. The hero took the college entrance examination again and was admitted to Yenching University, where he later stayed to become a teacher.
The heroine's business is growing bigger and bigger, and the company is expanding from China to the world, becoming one of the Fortune 500 companies.
Xia Nuan plays the male protagonist's stepmother, who uses the male protagonist's father's remaining money to try her hand at business and earns some money. After learning that the female protagonist's business has grown so big and her adopted son has become successful, she also makes plans, sells all her properties in the county, and comes to Yanjing with all her savings to start a new business.
Xia Nuan closed the script, looked out the window at the endless clouds, and fell into her own thoughts. Her stepmother's ending was not as tragic as the vicious supporting characters in those cool novels.
The heroine is a small-town girl who hasn't even graduated from elementary school. The hero's stepmother is also the same. Both have great ambitions and even similar fates. However, they make different choices and their lives are in stark contrast.
The character she played was not as opposed to marrying an older man as the heroine, but was happy to use her beauty to her advantage. After arriving in Yanjing, she once again used her beauty to become the mistress of a wealthy businessman and used the businessman's connections to develop her own business.
This character doesn't have many scenes in the movie. Apart from the protagonist's father, the main rivals are the protagonist and another wealthy businessman from Yanjing.
There are four scenes in total, which takes about ten minutes in the movie.
The opening scene is a confrontation with the protagonist, who threatens to expel him from their home after his father's death. The second scene depicts his arrival in Yanjing and his time with the wealthy businessman. The third scene is a flashback, the first time he sees his stepmother and father at home. The final scene is at a banquet, where the protagonist watches his stepmother embrace the wealthy businessman's wrist, and the two exchange glances across the crowd.
The ending of her character is only reflected in one sentence that the male protagonist recalled in his later years: his shrewd and calculating stepmother finally left Yanjing, perhaps fell into the arms of another man, and disappeared completely.
Xia Nuan frowned slightly. Was there something wrong with her understanding of this sentence? Why was the male lead's line so strange? If it was really as she imagined, that the male lead had different feelings for his stepmother, then the character design of the male lead in this movie was a big mistake. If he didn't perform well, he would definitely be criticized.
Is Ji Mian’s taste in choosing scripts so bad?
The plane landed and it is now 12:15 in the morning.
There were not many people at the airport. Xia Nuan yawned, and her vision suddenly became dark, and she was hugged tightly.
"A Nuan, long time no see." Ji Mian's voice was low and gentle, and a smile reached her ears.
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