Chapter 9
The sunlight streamed into the ward, hitting the white walls and cold instruments. It seemed as if all the warmth had been sucked away, leaving the room cold and silent.
A thin young man in a loose hospital gown sat in a wheelchair, raising his hand and slowly moving the paintbrush on the drawing paper in front of him.
In front of him, a big boy stood casually by the window. Although the corners of his mouth were raised, his eyes looking at the painter were somewhat obscure.
The phone on the small table next to him suddenly rang. Yu Chu, who was acting as a model, reached out and pressed the stop button, then slowly walked towards Bai Ruyun who was still painting.
"Sir, today's painting time is over."
Bai Ruyun finished the last stroke and put the brush and palette aside.
He sighed softly: "I don't know if I can finish it."
"Don't worry, take your time. You'll have the energy to continue painting after you've rested well."
Yu Chu gripped the wheelchair handle and pushed the chair to the other side of the room. He then walked into the bathroom and came out a moment later with a basin of hot water.
He placed the hot water on the table, bent down and patiently helped Ye Yuze roll up his sleeves, then took out a towel from the basin and wrung it dry, then lifted Bai Ruyun's arm and carefully wiped her palms.
He lowered his head, and his slightly long hair almost covered his face.
The telephoto lens turned and stopped at his hand.
His wiping movements became slower and slower... and finally stopped, the slight trembling invisible in the close-up shot.
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"Card!"
Yu Zheng raised his head from behind the monitor and said to the background with a loud speaker: "He Tong, you're not feeling well..."
At this moment, Ye Yuze over there suddenly raised his hand and interrupted him.
Yu Zheng was a little surprised and stood up and walked over.
"What's wrong?"
He Tong stood up and scratched his head embarrassedly.
"I'm sorry, I haven't adjusted yet. Can you give me a moment?"
Yu Zheng stared at him, but saw nothing unusual. He then looked at his watch and said, "Then let's have lunch first. You should take a rest too."
Ye Yuze and He Tong's acting skills were better than he expected. The filming of the film went smoothly according to plan, and there was no situation where the crew's rest time was occupied due to delays in filming. Therefore, Yu Zheng agreed very readily.
The staff who had been working hard all morning heard the director speak and dropped their work and scattered. The investor was generous and the food had improved a lot after returning to Yancheng, so everyone was particularly enthusiastic about eating.
Ye Yuze looked at He Tong: "Eat?"
He Tong also looked at him: "Yeah."
After lunch, He Tong avoided people and went to the stairwell, where he sat alone in a daze.
In fact, as the plot progressed towards the protagonist's serious illness, his condition gradually became a little off, but he had previously suppressed it with his acting. After all, it inevitably reminded him of Ye Yuze lying in the hospital in his previous life.
Even though he knew it was just acting and that Ye Yuze in front of him was healthy, once he entered the play, he still couldn't stop the pain in his heart.
He Tong sighed and scratched his hair irritably.
At this moment, the door of the emergency exit creaked open.
He Tong looked sideways and saw Ye Yuze pushing the door and walking in.
Ye Yuze walked to He Tong and sat side by side with him on the stairs.
"What's going on?"
He Tong supported himself with one hand behind his back, leaning sideways to look at the person in front of him. He could faintly smell the perfume on the other person's body. His mood finally improved a little, and he made a joke.
"Depressed, the kind that only recovers after being kissed, hugged, and lifted high."
Ye Yuze nodded, straightened up slightly, reached out and grabbed He Tong's arm and pulled him forward.
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Caught off guard, He Tong bumped into Ye Yuze's arms in an awkward posture, and felt the other party raise his other hand and put it around him.
He looked over and first saw Ye Yuze's Adam's apple, then his chin, and then... Ye Yuze lowered his head and moved closer.
"I can't lift it up. Where should I kiss?"
"relative……"
He Tong's brain froze as he was mesmerized by his brother Ye's beauty up close. It took him a second to realize what he heard, and he suddenly felt his heartbeat slow down.
He quickly struggled out of Ye Yuze's arms, moving his butt backwards several times.
“Brother, you…”
...She's really good at teasing...
"Hmm?" Ye Yuze raised an eyebrow and looked at him, "No need to kiss?"
"Hahaha……"
He Tong scratched his face, looked at the sky, the earth, and the air, but he didn't dare to look at his brother Ye.
Ye Yuze smiled lightly, stood up, and rubbed He Tong's head with his hand.
"Ten minutes left. I'm going to the bathroom. Keep an eye on the time and don't be late."
He Tong watched him open the door and go out, and his face slowly began to turn red.
Alas, I was teased back.
He dodged even though he was teased back.
So embarrassing...
After Ye Yuze's "comfort", He Tong's condition miraculously recovered completely.
Not only were the parts that were stuck in the morning successfully re-shot, but in the afternoon we even shot two more scenes than planned.
Yu Zheng laughed happily and praised the two of them for their cleverness.
"If we keep this up, we'll hopefully finish filming ahead of schedule!"
He Tong said with a smile: "The atmosphere on the set was so good, I almost didn't want to leave after filming was finished."
Yu Zheng laughed heartily. "All good things must come to an end. We'll work together again if there's a chance. Since you're such a generous investor, I won't let you go easily."
He Tong leaned closer and whispered, "Let me tell you something, it was actually Brother Ye who paid the money, and you should have arrested him. I intervened because I was afraid that guy would hold a grudge against Brother Ye."
After listening to this, Yu Zheng looked at Ye Yuze and then at He Tong, and replied meaningfully, "I'd better tie you both up and arrest them together."
He Tong blinked and said, "Then if you have a good script, please remember us. The money is easy to talk about."
Yu Zheng smiled and pointed at him with his finger, then asked, "Have you found your next role?"
"We're still choosing. The company wants us to take on two supporting roles in 'Tian Yao' so we can become familiar faces on TV first."
"When it comes to quickly expanding your fame, TV dramas do have a big advantage. But you two have such great acting skills, it's really a waste of your talents on the small screen. I have some connections in the industry, so I'll keep an eye out for you and recommend suitable roles to you if there are any."
"Thank you Director Yu for taking the trouble for us."
He Tong smiled and saw Yu Zheng off, then went back to the dressing room with Ye Yuze to remove their makeup.
The dressing room was full of people from his team, so Ye Yuze asked directly, "Do you think that TV series is not good?"
"It's not impossible. I've looked into the investment project and the original's reputation, and the show is still okay, but..." He Tong was vague, "That kind of crew is too complicated..."
What he really worried about was that he was not familiar with the TV drama circle.
The filming cycle for a TV series is relatively long. In his previous life, he had only shot short-term movies and had no experience with TV series. Although they were both film crews, they were still two different circles after all. There were some twists and turns that you wouldn't understand without experience.
Besides, his original intention of entering the circle was just to let Ye Yuze act happily. If he gets tired staying in the crew, it would be putting the cart before the horse.
Ye Yuze didn't understand, so he asked again, "What's complicated?"
"That's right... Look at this crew now. We're the investors, and we're the only two main actors. The director only cares about the quality of the film. The crew is very simple, so naturally there's nothing to worry about.
"But 'Tian Yao' is different. There are two main investors, with several smaller investors behind them. There are nearly ten important characters in the show, and they are not all from the same company. And with such a big IP, even the unimportant supporting roles are highly sought after. It is almost impossible for He Pingping to finish the entire show."
"What does that have to do with us?"
He Tong was stunned.
Ye Yuze continued, "We just need to focus on filming our own drama. If anyone causes trouble for us, we'll just fight back. As for what happens between other people, we'll just watch. After all, with such a huge investment, we have to produce something passable in the end."
He Tong couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He was indeed Brother Ye, so sharp.
"That's right. I'll take some time to look at the script, and I'll take over if there's no problem."
Lingling raised her hand: "Boss, Little Boss, are you guys going to join the crew of 'Tian Yao'? Let me guess... are you Master and Big Brother?"
He Tong: "Have you read the novel?"
"Yeah!" Lingling nodded vigorously. "The author's wife is my goddess!"
Makeup artist Xiaoyu and stylist Aya, who were packing up their things, also said that they had seen it. Finally, even Xiao Zheng, who was usually quiet, said that he had seen it too.
"You're still reading novels oriented towards women?" Lingling was surprised.
Xiao Zheng shyly replied, "I saw a friend recommend it on WeChat Moments, so I clicked on it and took a look. I found it quite good, so I kept reading..."
"Even Xiao Zheng was attracted to it. It seems that this book has a very wide audience. What kind of story is it?" He Tong became a little interested.
Lingling gave a brief explanation.
The heroine, Tong Tianyao, is an orphan who, on the verge of starvation, is adopted by her master and brought back to the Chongxin Sect. However, since she was still young and her master lacked the skills to raise a child, she was raised by her eldest senior brother. It can be said that the master is her teacher, teaching her knowledge, while the eldest senior brother is like a father and a brother to her.
The hero is a disciple of the Chongxin Sect's leader, and the second female lead is the hero's twin sister. The heroine and the second female lead have been best friends since childhood. Although the hero bullies the heroine from time to time, he still protects her when facing outsiders.
When the heroine reaches eighteen, her special bloodline awakens, attracting a demonic clan that seeks to capture her. The Chongxin Sect struggles to hold on, finally receiving reinforcements and wiping out the demonic clan. However, the master and eldest brother are poisoned while protecting the heroine. The secret realm where the antidote lies is dangerous, accessible only to those with low cultivation levels. In search of the antidote, the heroine, the male lead, and the second female lead journey to the secret realm, where they encounter the second and third male leads, both of whom hail from a long line of immortal cultivators.
After retrieving the elixir and saving the lives of the deceased, everyone began to work on resolving the issue of the heroine's bloodline. After a series of intrigues, love, hatred, and vengeance, they finally defeated the demonic army and finally married the heroine. The second male lead was secretly heartbroken, while the second female lead devoted herself to spiritual practice. The third female lead, the villain who backstabbed the heroine, was naturally killed.
"Hmm?" He Tong was surprised. "What about Master and Senior Brother?"
Lingling replied, "Their scenes are mainly concentrated in the first half. In the second half, they just appear occasionally as background characters. In the end, they and the leader officiate the wedding of the two protagonists. Actually, the novel subtly hints that the second female lead has a crush on the eldest brother, but my wife didn't elaborate on it."
He Tong touched his chin and said, "It sounds good. It is indeed suitable for face cleaning."
"Since it's suitable, let's take it." Ye Yuze made the final decision.
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