Chapter 50
When Ye Yuze woke up, the heat in the empty space beside him had dissipated.
He grabbed the watch beside his pillow and looked at it, and found that it was already past ten in the morning. He couldn't help rubbing his temples, then got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Although the bathroom in the VIP suite is quite spacious, you can't avoid seeing the large bathtub as soon as you walk in.
Ye Yuze paused for a moment before walking towards the sink.
Memories of last night flooded back into his mind, and he couldn't help but blush.
His little wolfdog has been getting more and more out of control lately, and he's finally realized that even friendship and mutual assistance can make people weak in the knees...
After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Ye Yuze walked to the outer living room and saw He Tong wearing a down jacket on the balcony, fiddling with something.
Only when he walked to the glass door could he see clearly that He Tong was holding a DV and carefully filming a pair of little snowmen on the small table.
Ye Yuze remained silent, just leaning against the door and watching. As he watched, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
He Tong busied himself outside for a while, feeling satisfied. He looked up and saw his brother Ye's lazy smile, and immediately smiled back. Then, as if offering a treasure, he pushed the small table to the door, motioning Ye Yuze to look at the little snowman, and then opened the door a crack and squeezed in.
Seeing him take off his coat and scarf and go to the heater to warm his hands, Ye Yuze poured him a cup of hot water and asked him to hold it to keep warm.
"Why did you think of building a snowman?"
"No big deal, it just suddenly occurred to me. First time making it, so it looks alright, right? Unfortunately, the sun's out now, so it'll probably melt by the afternoon. So I quickly took a picture as a souvenir."
“Didn’t you pile it up when you were a kid?”
He Tong must have been on the balcony for quite a while, without a hat, so his ears were a little red from the cold. Ye Yuze asked, covering his ears with his hands.
He Tong tilted his head and rubbed Ye Yuze's warm palm, laughing.
"Do you think I look like a kid who could build snowmen? I just play snowball fights with my dad. My mom does make one sometimes, too, like those little ones, three small ones. She puts them outside my window, and if it's cold, they stay there for over a week. Sometimes, if she's feeling up, she'll make snow bunnies, snow hedgehogs, snow apples, snow bananas, or something like that. But since we live on the first floor, those cute things are usually snatched up by the neighborhood kids in just two days."
Ye Yuze listened to He Tong's excited talk, then turned to look at the two little snowmen holding umbrellas and wearing the same scarf outside the balcony. For the first time, he thought that snowmen were quite interesting things.
After warming his hands, He Tong placed the water cup on the radiator, took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket, turned on the front camera, raised it high, took a picture of himself, and then posted it on Weibo.
@贺同V: @叶与泽V was summoned by you. My ears are so warm.
After posting, he ignored the fans' howls and pulled Ye Yuze back to the bedroom.
"Brother, change your clothes quickly. Let's go to the restaurant that Susan recommended yesterday for dinner!"
Then He Tong calculated the time difference and found that he could still contact Pang Jiu, so he went out to the living room and sent Pang Jiu a video invitation.
The call was connected quickly, and He Tong briefly explained that the crew wanted to rent a venue.
He Tong: "Could you please tell me why you don't want to rent it?"
Pang Jiu: "Well, it's not actually a problem with the castle. They wanted to rent the manor next to it as well, so they could live there and make filming easier. But we've been taking in some people without passports at the manor, so we didn't agree to it for fear of causing trouble."
He Tong: "Is there a place where we can temporarily relocate people for a few months? Money is not a problem. If that doesn't work, we can just rent the area around the castle."
Pang Jiu: "If the money can be in place first, I can arrange for the people to move to another farm. Mainly because all our funds are tied up in the farm now, and suddenly having to take out another resettlement fee will be a bit tight."
He Tong: "How about this, you put the resettlement fee into the rent, and rent the whole place to me. I'll go talk to the crew and try to use the venue as an investment. After the movie is released, I'll get a share of the profits. After deducting the rent, we'll split it 50-50."
Pang Jiu: "That won't work! If I rent it to you, all the income from your investment should be yours. You don't have to share it with me."
He Tong: "I'm just selling it to you. You rent it to me out of respect. Of course, we can all make money together. It's a deal. While you're still in Yancheng, I'll have my agent go and sign you."
Pang Jiu wanted to refuse, but He Tong looked up and saw his brother Ye coming out. He just said, "Okay, that's it. Don't waste my date time," and ended the video call.
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Bei Jiaxiang's film is called "Stripping", which has the same name as the original novel.
The protagonist of the story, Harvey Tang, is an ordinary high school student. One day, when he woke up, he suddenly found that he, his family, friends, and several relatives and acquaintances were in an ancient castle, and there was a phantom around him that only he could see.
The shadow told Tang that if he left everyone behind, he could leave the castle and return to the real world. Tang, of course, refused to listen. Finally, the shadow handed Tang a bow, telling him it would protect him. Tang took it with some skepticism, but the bow sank directly into his body.
As Tang and everyone else work hard to leave the castle, he gradually discovers that no matter his mother, stepfather, younger siblings, good friends, relatives, or acquaintances, everyone seems to be hiding secrets and gradually becoming unlike the people he knows. The harmonious scenes in his memory seem to be remembered only by him.
Under the guidance of the phantom, Tang finally had to face the fact that everyone hated him. At this moment, he almost collapsed and hid alone in the woods outside the castle.
However, the others did not let Tang go. Instead, they revealed their true colors, verbally abusing him, and even attempting to kill him. When Tang was pushed to the limit, the bow given to him by the phantom appeared in his hand...
As Tang confronted the others, his pleasant memories were gradually replaced by painful images. When he knocked everyone down and finally walked out of the dark woods and into the sunlight, Tang woke up from his dream.
Tang, a renowned archer, faced discrimination and abuse from his stepfather and siblings due to his ancestry, and was even betrayed by his best friend. After social workers helped him escape his former surroundings, he gradually revealed his talent for archery and embarked on a brighter life.
However, after he achieved success, those same people came back to harass him, and Tang's weak character developed due to his experiences in his youth made it difficult for him to deal with those people. Even his training was affected, and he even faced the fate of being put on ice by the club.
At this time, an institution launched a test project to use AI dreams to treat mental illnesses. After much hesitation, Tang signed up.
In his dream, he returned to the most painful period of high school. Under the guidance of AI, he faced everything that had happened in the past. In the end, he defeated the nightmare in his heart and woke up again with a strong heart.
Although the plot of the whole film is a bit bizarre, the focus is still on the transformation of the protagonist. It is a film that highlights the leading actor and is very suitable for competing for the Best Actor award.
In order to fit the image of the protagonist Harvey Tang in high school, He Tong started to lose 10-15 kilograms in two months.
He Tong had experienced losing weight for filming in his previous life. Although the process was painful, it was not unbearable.
But unlike his previous life, this time he had to face another truly unbearable thing: the nightlife was gone!
In order to help him lose weight while maintaining his health, Ye Yuze said mercilessly - if he couldn't do it, he would have to sleep in separate rooms.
He Tong: This is intolerable, what is intolerable! ...But I still have to endure it QAQ.
So He Tong decided to start a newspaper.
He started posting photos every few days.
Eating together, working out together, reading together, playing games together, taking walks together, drinking tea together...
Tongze fans are so busy collecting pictures that they keep squatting under He Tong’s Weibo every day and crying out loud.
It was not until half a month later that the overjoyed fans came to their senses and realized that something seemed to be wrong.
Everyone discussed it in the group first, but couldn't figure it out. They didn't dare to irritate He Tong, so they went to Ye Yuze's Weibo and asked carefully.
Ye Yuze actually gave a reply.
@叶与泽V: He's preparing for his next movie. He needs to lose weight and memorize a lot of lines, so the pressure is a bit high.
Fans: …
[Working to relieve stress, for a moment I didn't know whether to be happy for myself or feel sorry for Tongtong.] [It turns out actors really have a headache memorizing lines. I suddenly feel like I can memorize three pages for the exam again!] [Speaking of which, is there any news on the release date for "Bladeless Blade"? I've already watched "Tian Yao" twice, and I bought the Blu-ray of "Painter" but haven't dared to watch it too many times. Lately, I've been relying on that ring music video to keep me going.] [No news at all. Filming wrapped at the end of October last year, so it's been over three months.] [It's still early. These days, post-production for blockbusters takes at least half a year. I estimate it could be released during the May Day holiday, summer vacation, or even National Day.] [Emmm... Tongzi should just keep the pressure on and keep working! [Erha]] He Tong, who was resting his head on Ye Yuze's thigh and browsing Weibo, saw this comment and gave it a thumbs-up.
The little fans who received the likes were flattered.
[My classmate…he liked my post! I’m going downstairs to run three laps.jpg] [Sisters, stay calm, don’t panic, take a screenshot quickly!]
[Like this post, does it mean that there will be more business in the future? [Looking forward to it]] However, the next day, when fans waited under He Tong’s Weibo again, what they waited for was an audio clip dropped, which contained He Tong reciting classic English movie lines.
Fans: ???
[The male god's voice is beautiful, and he recites the lines with great feeling, but... where are the photos?!] He Tong sent out recordings of his lines for three consecutive days, and only added a sentence on the fourth day.
@贺同v: Let's learn English together. [Smile]
Fans: …
A few days ago, the little fan who liked my post came out crying.
[Tongzai, I was wrong TAT, please give us back the Tongzai who used to post photos for business! Qiuligao! 五体投地.jpg] He Tong finally got through the difficult month by teasing fans (crossed out) and interacting with them. His body shape perfectly met the director's requirements. From now on, he just had to keep it in shape during the filming.
That night, He Tong held Ye Yuze and rolled from the head of the bed to the foot of the bed, then from the foot of the bed back to the head of the bed. Finally, he carried his brother Ye to take a shower in high spirits.
Ye Yuze raised his hand and pulled his hair: "Until the filming is finished, no more than once a week." He Tong lowered his head obediently and let it be pulled. He coaxed him softly: "I promise not to tire you out in the future."
On April 8, Ye He and his team flew to Country M to join the group.
Three days later, Xingchen quietly released the film's start information
@Xingchen Official Weibo: Warmly congratulate the start of filming on "Stripping"! Director: Bei Jiaxiang, starring: @He TongV, @Ye YuzeV... Co-produced by: Science Films, Xingchen Entertainment.
This immediately sparked a discussion among movie lovers.
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