Chapter 8
By the time He Tong lay down on bed and opened Weibo at night, the "hacked" incident had completely reversed.
The first hot comment turned into a clarification.
To prevent it from being deleted by the moderator, I'll create a new one. @苏堤春晓晓, I don't know if you actually took the Yancheng Media University Arts Entrance Exam, but I know you definitely haven't been to the Yancheng Media University Acting Department building. Open your eyes and see clearly (I'll post the enlarged photo in the reply, please like it). [See image] The photo shows a promotional window for the Acting Department of Yancheng Media University. It has the school emblem, school name, and department name on the top, and a large red paper background inside. Ten ID photos are posted, with names and scores below the photos. The names are censored.
The highly-praised enlarged image shows the two people in the first row. They're front-facing, bareheaded, and clear. The names below are also blurred, but the words "first place" and "second place" are visible, along with the scores. He Tong's art exam score under his photo is significantly higher than the second place.
I'm a student at Yanchuan University. It's a long-standing tradition at our school. Every year, each department posts the top ten incoming students as a motivational message. I've seen it, and the pictures the host posted are truly authentic. Anyone who wants to see them can go check them out; they'll be available until at least the end of September. [@苏堤春晓晓, does your face hurt? I got first place!]
[After seeing the photos posted there, I finally realized that it wasn't the photographer's fault that my ID photo was ugly, it was my own fault. [tears][tears][tears]] [@苏堤春晓晓 really deleted her blog and comments. Clicking on her homepage to read her old blogs, you can see that she must have really taken the art exam, but the jealous filter made her brain have a distorted perception of other people's acting skills. What's in your head is not a brain, but red eyes.jpg] [She not only deleted this post, but also deleted all the photos she had posted before. It's so funny. She didn't know how to be shameless when she spread rumors, but when she was slapped in the face, she knew she had no face to see people?] [So Yancheng Media can be entered casually? Can I also go in and see the girls and brothers?] [Go back upstairs and just register. You can say that you want to apply here and come to see the campus environment. If you are over the school age, just say that your younger brother, sister, nephew or niece wants to apply. [Erha]] [刀预测师@今日Tuesday View pictures]
He Tong clicked on the picture out of curiosity and found that it was a forwarded screenshot from this afternoon.
@TodayTuesday: His acting is excellent. Waiting for the twist. //@SudichunXiaoxiao: The one on the left is a candidate for Yanchuan University this year...
He Tong clicked on @今日周子's homepage again and found only that one repost, now showing the original post as deleted. He then checked the profile, revealing it was a new account registered just yesterday. Yesterday was indeed Tuesday, so it looked like the ID was just picked randomly. It only had two followers: the fan account of the fan who had posted the photo earlier and the "Together Blue Kids" super topic.
"So new? You don't look like a water army..."
He Tong touched his chin and clicked the follow button on the homepage.
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After the intense location shoot was successfully completed, He Tong and Ye Yuze finally had a day off after returning to Yancheng. Then came the final half month of studio shoots, and a few hospital exterior shots.
He Tong had a good sleep and didn't go downstairs until after ten o'clock.
"Have you slept enough?" Uncle Zou, the housekeeper, stood up from reading the newspaper with a smile. "The buns and soy milk are warm. I'll get them for you. Do you want to eat in the restaurant or here?"
"Thank you, Uncle Zou." He Tong said with a smile, "Is Brother Ye up yet?"
"Playing the piano in the piano room."
"Then I'll eat in the piano room. Thank you for your help."
After saying that, He Tong turned and went to the piano room.
The spacious and bright piano room was filled with the sound of tinkling pianos. Although He Tong admitted that he had no musical talent at all, he still loved listening to Ye Yuze playing the piano, and especially liked watching his long, slender fingers dance on the keys.
In his previous life, Ye Yuze, frail and afraid of the cold, loved basking in the sun in this piano room. He Tong also tried hard to learn to play the piano, hoping to use music to soothe his brother Ye's heart. But... let's not talk about the result!
He Tong lazily slumped on the sofa, his eyes glued to Ye Yuze, unwilling to move away.
When the song ended, Uncle Zou came in pushing a food cart.
"Yize, President Jin just called and asked if you wanted to go to the company."
Ye Yuze stopped playing the song and just casually tapped the keys.
"No. Have the lawyer prepare the power of attorney for me to sign. If you need anything in the future, you can discuss it with him. If it gets really difficult, come back to me."
"Okay, if you're happy filming, just focus on it."
Uncle Zou was still cheerful, but then he looked distressed.
"I just think we should be more selective when accepting roles in the future. Look at how skinny she is, and not even allowed to eat, it's really tiring."
Ye Yuze smiled gently: "It's okay, there's a nutritionist watching over me, you don't have to worry about me."
"Although it's nutritious enough, the taste of the nutritious meal is so terrible... I have to give you a good nourishment after the filming is over. I worked so hard to build up some weight for you, and now it's all gone."
Uncle Zou shook his head and went out with a sigh.
He Tong watched the whole process while biting a bun.
"Brother, I'm waiting to eat your feast."
"No need to wait, tell Uncle Zou what you want to eat. All the subsequent scenes will be filmed in the city, so you can have meals delivered to your home every day."
"No, no, you're still eating your nutritious meal. My conscience would hurt if I had a big meal in front of you."
"You can go eat with Director Yu and make him crave it."
He Tong laughed out loud: "How did Director Yu offend you that you have to treat him like this?"
"If he hadn't scheduled it so tightly, you wouldn't have even given up the student representative."
He Tong was stunned. He never expected that Ye Yuze would care about this.
"It's not entirely because of filming, it's mainly because I'm too lazy to write a damn speech. Besides, no one has the patience to listen to long speeches on stage. Everyone just wants to leave as soon as possible. At least that's how I felt when I was sitting there."
Ye Yuze said nothing more, just walked slowly around the piano room.
He Tong watched him walk around two or three times and asked in confusion, "Brother, what are you doing?"
Ye Yuze turned to look at him: "What do you want to do today?"
"No. Why?"
"I'll draw you a picture later."
"Drawing?" He Tong was surprised.
"Portrait."
"...Oh, is it the one used in the play?"
"Yeah." Ye Yuze nodded slightly. "I already have all the other paintings, except for this one. Director Yu asked me to draw one first and see if it works. If it works, I'll use it directly."
"Okay." He Tong narrowed his eyes and smiled. "This is my first time being a model for you. Make me look more handsome."
Ye Yuze glanced at his face and said nothing.
The summer sunshine fills the entire piano room.
He Tong stood sideways facing the floor-to-ceiling window, in a casual posture, with his legs straight and slender.
He wore a shirt and trousers, two buttons undone at the collar, revealing a hint of his chest. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-proportioned forearms. One hand was halfway in his pocket, the other hanging naturally. He exuded a strange blend of laziness and energy.
Ye Yuze sat opposite He Tong, painting with great concentration.
The only sound in the quiet room was the occasional slight sound of Ye Yuze disturbing the water when washing his brush.
When Fang Chen opened the door, he saw this picture of peaceful and tranquil life.
"Uh..." He leaned half of his body in first, "Can I come in and talk? Will I disturb you?"
Ye Yuze said without even looking up: "Come in."
Fang Chen walked in quietly, looked behind Ye Yuze first, then walked to He Tong and looked him over.
He Tong said disdainfully: "Don't stand there, you're blocking my light and it will affect Brother Ye."
Fang Chen smacked his lips, and had to move to the other side and simply sat on the carpet.
Uncle Zou brought three drinks and thoughtfully added a straw to He Tong's drink.
"Is there something wrong?" Ye Yuze asked Fang Chen.
"You two haven't been home for over a month, and my mom is worried about you. She told me to take you two over for dinner today. She also invited my uncle's family and my aunt's family to come along."
"It's just the right time to take the gifts we brought back." He Tong replied, "Uncle Zou, please go and get them out."
Uncle Zou agreed and left.
"Hey," Fang Chen said while sipping his drink, "This film will be finished by the beginning of October at the latest. What are your plans? Take a break first? Or continue to take on new roles?"
He Tong: "Don't worry. Director Yu is planning to win an award with this film, so I want to wait for the results."
"He's going to enter it in the Lake City Film Festival, and the results won't be known until late February of next year. So it's been sitting empty for over four months?"
Ye Yuze: "What good dramas are there?"
"Well..." Fang Chen was speechless. "I, a common man, don't really understand your genius vision. How about going back to the company and picking some?"
He Tong didn't have any suggestions. At this time in his previous life, he was still in the hospital taking care of Ye Yuze. He didn't make his debut until two years later, so he didn't know what good films had been released during this period.
However, Xingchen is a large company with a mature business model after all, and the few works it invests in every year will not make any big mistakes.
So He Tong asked, "Are there any suitable characters among the big IPs invested by the company?"
Fang Chen thought for a moment and said, "There is one, and it's set to start filming in mid-December. It's a fairy tale drama with a female lead. The female lead, male lead, and second male lead have already been decided. I think the third and fourth male leads are quite suitable for you."
"Who are the people who have been decided?"
"The female lead is Liu Qing, a top-tier actress from our company, and the male lead is Yang Hedong, a top-tier actor from Qianying Culture. The second male lead is also from our company, Huang Ye, an idol who just debuted from a talent show. He's quite popular, I guess. This is his first time acting."
"A joint venture with Qianying? They only want one male lead?"
"They also wanted a second female lead. They're stingy and notoriously tight-fisted with their investments, yet they're also trying to save face by claiming to be cautious. However, the few actresses they've promoted are actually pretty good, though they've been exploited quite a bit by the company."
"For a drama with a strong female lead, the third and fourth male characters shouldn't have many roles."
"The series is expected to have 64 episodes, so the third and fourth male characters will have around 20 episodes."
This drama is called "Tian Yao", adapted from the novel of the same name. The orphan heroine was adopted by a master when she was young and embarked on the path of cultivating immortals. The third male is the heroine's senior brother, and the fourth male is the heroine's master.
Fang Chen continued, "I haven't read the plot in detail, I just heard about it. It is said that the third and fourth male characters in the original work are very likable, and the couple feeling is very strong, and they are also very popular. Making art films has style, but if you want to be famous, you have to make TV series."
"Alright." He Tong said in relief, "Send me the script later."
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