Chapter 45 (Part 3)
Xu Qianyi was a rare person He Tong had little memory of. The reason was simply that he had a rich romantic history.
He won the Best Actor award last year, and his career was just taking off, so his romantic tendencies weren't obvious yet; they would only surface a year later. Since then, his marriages and divorces have been trending almost every year, with both men and women involved. He Tong vaguely remembered seeing news reports that he was preparing for his fourth or fifth marriage before his death in his previous life.
Such a playboy who is good at flirting with others must not be allowed to get too close to Brother Ye!
He Tong immediately stood up and went to greet him, deliberately ignoring Xu Qianyi, and calmly pulled Ye Yuze to his side.
"Yuze, Uncle Zou just said in the group chat that the pickled radish you love is ready and he's going to send a few jars over here. Did you see that?"
Ye Yuze looked over helplessly, raised his hand and rubbed his head: "Is the filming done?"
The pickled radish he loved was indeed opened in a jar, but it was before they joined the crew, so this time he brought three jars directly.
He Tong blinked: "There is still a dance scene, and they are setting up the venue over there."
Then, he seemed to have just noticed Xu Qianyi following behind Ye Yuze, and greeted with a smile: "Brother Xu, do you want to come and play too?"
Xu Qianyi didn't know if she hadn't noticed He Tong's deliberate neglect or if she really didn't mind. She just smiled and said softly, "We finished work early over there, and Yu Ze wanted to come over to check on you. I didn't have anything else to do anyway, so I came over to join in the fun. I've played a dancing role before, and it's not easy to really dance. Didn't the crew arrange a double for you?"
He Tong hadn't expected him to be so welcoming, to have so many responses to a single polite remark. He suppressed his surprise and continued chatting, "It's arranged, but I still want to try it myself. It's easier to film that way, and my dance teacher also said I have some talent."
Xu Qianyi nodded in agreement: "Young people, it's good to have fighting spirit."
Ye Yuze suddenly interrupted: "Didn't you say this morning that you wanted to show me an interesting prop?"
"Oh, yes!" He Tong quickly pulled the person towards his resting place, "It's an important prop for my role."
He pulled a chair for Ye Yuze to sit on, and sat down next to him, taking out a small piece of skin color as if presenting a treasure.
"This is an electronic component that helps deaf people perceive rhythm. First, you copy the music into it, and it automatically extracts the rhythm points, but of course you can also set it manually. Then you stick it on a sensitive part and press a switch, and it will give a slight stimulation to the rhythm. The prototype of my character danced in this way. I watched his performance video and he really has a natural dance talent. His performance on stage is amazing, and you can't tell at all that he is actually deaf."
Ye Yuze looked at the prop with great interest, and then tried it on his wrist.
Xu Qianyi, who had caught up at some point, also sighed from behind: "Thanks to the current development of technology, otherwise the dance world would have lost a talented person."
He Tong mentally complained that he didn't know how to read people's expressions, but outwardly he had to politely say, "It's rare that we finished work early, Brother Xu, why don't you go back and rest early? Your group's scenes will also be difficult later on."
Xu Qianyi seemed oblivious to the subtext of the chase, and simply said, "Don't worry. It's a rare day I'm free, and I'd like to treat you to a meal. There's a restaurant here owned by a friend of mine, and the food is quite good."
He Tonggu said in a dilemma: "But I don't know how long this scene will take. This is my first time filming a dance scene, so it might take quite a while. I'd better not bother you waiting. We'll invite you next time when we have the chance."
Xu Qianyi didn't insist: "We have a deal, you can't shirk my responsibility."
After that, he chatted with the two of them - mainly with He Tong - for a while before he was willing to leave.
After confirming that the person had gone far away, He Tong immediately turned around and whispered to his brother Ye: "Brother, don't be fooled by that man's well-dressed and refined manner. In fact, he is a playboy and a seasoned lover. You must keep your distance from him and don't let him fool you."
Ye Yuze said calmly while scrolling through his phone, "It's good that you know."
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The enemy situation was resolved, and He Tong realized that Ye Yuze's mood was a little off. He thought about it carefully, but couldn't find anything wrong, so he turned back to look at Lingling.
Lingling spread her hands and gave him a look that told him to fend for himself.
He Tong suddenly felt a little bit confused.
Ye Yuze saw all his little movements out of the corner of his eye, then sighed and turned to look at him.
"You are his target."
He Tong blinked: "...Huh?"
"You're still so foolish as to always answer him."
“…”
He Tong scratched his head. He really didn't expect this.
Ye Yuze concluded: "It's a good thing we didn't put him in the same group with you."
"No..." He Tong protested, "It's definitely useless for him to attack me."
Ye Yuze raised his eyebrows: "You just promised to treat us."
He Tong smiled cunningly: "It's okay, we can invite the six group's leading actors, directors, chief directors, and supervisors together."
Ye Yuze nodded and asked, "By the way, how do you know he is a playboy?"
“…”
Finished!
He Tong tried to fool him: "I just heard it..."
"Where did you hear that?"
"...in the circle..."
"When did you get involved in that messy circle?"
He Tong lowered his head and admitted his mistake, deciding not to say anything more, as the more he spoke, the more mistakes he would make.
Ye Yuze raised the corner of his mouth silently: "Okay, the director is calling you. Hurry up and finish the filming and go back to eat."
"good!"
He Tong immediately stood up and reminded him before leaving: "Xiao Zheng, get some snacks for Brother Ye to fill his stomach first."
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In view of the shock he received today, He Tong carefully went over his and Ye Yuze's scripts that night and found that some preparations were needed to prevent any possible future problems.
After all, Ye Yuze and Xu Qianyi are the winners of Best Actor and Best Television Actor respectively, and they might gain a lot of fans through this collaboration.
He Tong personally went to discuss with the producer, chief director and two group directors, and took the initiative to request to do publicity.
Although the two of them are not top stars, they are indeed the ones who can generate the most traffic in the entire crew, and their reputation online has always been good. After comprehensive consideration, the crew agreed.
Unlike regular films, public welfare TV dramas have a large audience base and therefore don't require constant exposure. Previously, there was little publicity during filming. He Tong's initiative to request this could be considered an innovation in publicity.
So, Tongze fans found that He Tong had posted a live broadcast preview on Weibo.
@贺同V: Starting tonight, for ten consecutive days, I'll be doing a live dance practice for an hour every night at 8pm. Please don't laugh at me when I fail at a move, because failure is the mother of success.
Fans immediately came over to cheer them on.
【Come on, Tongtong! You can do it!】
[There's also dancing in this episode, with 180cm long legs dancing, I'm really looking forward to it. [Saliva]] [Will there be a couple dance?]
[Although I really wanted to line up upstairs, Tongzai and Zezai were filming in separate units this time, so my duet dream was shattered. 嘤嘤嘤.jpg] [Eh? Is it Tongzai's turn to livestream this time? Will Zezai come into the livestream room to cheer like Tongzai did last time?] [Upstairs, are you a monster?! Please stop saying such horrible things that ruin your character! Let me laugh for three minutes first.jpg] After the livestream starts...
Fans discovered that although there was no duet dance and no live broadcast room to cheer, they did show their love on the spot!
He Tong warms up while Ye Yuze counts and keeps time.
He Tong practiced the broken down movements, while Ye Yuze straightened them out while looking at the video.
He Tong was practicing dancing, while Ye Yuze was watching and pointing out his mistakes.
He Tong took a rest, and Ye Yuze handed him water and towels.
In the words of fans - every detail of Tongzai's dance is full of Zezai's hard work!
During these ten days, every night fans left the live broadcast room with a big smile on their faces.
Ten days later, He Tong posted another series of Vlogs on Weibo.
@贺同V; In ten days, I will show you how the best actor is made!
In the first day's video, Ye Yuze, with his eyes closed, was supported by He Tong and walked slowly around the room. Once He Tong tried to let go, his body would inevitably shake while walking and bump into things.
In the video of the third day, Ye Yuze was able to walk slowly and steadily with his eyes closed, and rarely collided with others. Of course, He Tong was always by his side, carefully protecting him.
In the video of the fourth day, Ye Yuze began to try to do movements other than walking, and He Tong was guiding him with words.
In the seventh day's video, Ye Yuze has become very proficient in eating, drinking water, using the keypad of his mobile phone, etc. He begins to try to combine walking with these actions.
In the video of the ninth day, Ye Yuze's series of actions were no different from those of an ordinary person. He could even talk to He Tong while walking and performing the movements. If he had not still closed his eyes, the audience would have thought that this was just an ordinary record of life.
In the video of the tenth day, Ye Yuze repeated the series of actions of the ninth day with his eyes open. However, from his unmoving eyeballs and lifeless gaze, the audience can tell at a glance that this is a blind man who is accustomed to not being able to see.
The discussion under the last video was particularly heated.
[Broaden your horizons! This is the power of the best actor! [Thumbs up]]
Did it really only take ten days? I feel like I couldn't walk steadily without bumping into anything for ten days. [Kneeling]] I'm in the control group. I'm about as good as it gets on the second day now; my bestie can let go of my hand for a full minute. [Eccentric]] I showed my younger brother, who's obsessed with being an actor just by looking good, the screen recordings of Tongtong practicing, along with this series of videos. He's now doing his homework and saying he wants to get into a good school. Ten days of live dance practice, ten days of vlogs honing his acting skills, and now twenty days later, "The People Around Me" has been gaining popularity online, topping the list of "The Most Anticipated TV Shows Next Year." This is the first time a public welfare TV show has garnered this much attention from young people, and there's a high hope that ratings will break new records after its premiere. The producer and director are so excited that they're beaming every day.
He Tong, who planned all this: Humph, if there really are crab legs after the show starts, I’ll slap them in the face with the video!
Tongze fans were partying for twenty days.
This wave of excitement had just passed when suddenly another piece of good news hit the group.
[Heart to Heart: Sisters, this year's Golden Carp Award nominations are out! Our kids have a great chance of winning!] The author has something to say: I'm talking nonsense about high-tech
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