Chapter 18
Ranlong shook his hands, put them on his hips to wipe them half dry, then crossed his arms, leaned on the sink and looked at Qiu An leisurely.
"I came to you to talk about the kissing scene." Qiu An said, his voice getting lower and lower.
There it was again, that inexplicably shy look. Ranlong couldn't understand why Qiu An always had that expression on his face about this matter.
Could it be that she was embarrassed because her lover was watching her kissing someone else?
That's it. Clearing the area won't get Yuan Chengyin out.
"Tell me, how do you plan to solve this?"
"We can rehearse a few more times and you'll get used to it." Once you get used to it, you won't be averse to kissing me anymore.
"Ah?" Ranlong showed a disgusted expression.
What are they used to? Letting Yuan Chengyin watch them kiss every day?
She understands the logic, but isn't it a bit too disgusting?
Seeing the resistance written all over Ranlong's face, Qiu An was silent for a long time before finally speaking: "If it doesn't work, forget it. You won't be able to return the advance payment."
"Wait, wait, what do you mean? Are we going to change roles?"
"It's not a role change, it's the termination of the project." Qiu An's tone was light and no emotion could be heard.
During the filming of a movie, it is very common to change roles or terminate the filming due to various reasons, but abandoning a project because of a bad kissing scene is so funny that it will become a hot topic if you tell others about it, right?
Not to mention that they have been shooting for so many days and how much sunk cost the project has. If it is terminated because of something like this, she will have to pay liquidated damages, right?
Besides, she really wanted the remaining unpaid salary. People are really greedy when they get something.
"I didn't say I didn't want to rehearse the kissing scene with you. It's just this thing. It's a bit perverted, isn't it? Can you give me a while to mentally prepare myself?"
"abnormal?"
"Ah... isn't that perverted?"
Although people who reach the top of an industry tend to have some abnormal psychology, they are far from that at the moment, right?
Qiu An frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "Maybe, it's a little perverted."
I'm so ashamed. How can this be considered "somewhat"? To win Best Actress, what exactly can this person do?
"Then come find me when you're ready."
Three days was plenty of time. Ranlong was not in a hurry to accept the matter.
She understood a truth: sometimes things seem to be very big, but when you wake up and think about them again, you will find that they are actually just that.
The next day, Ranlong opened his eyes and thought about yesterday's kissing scene and Qiu An's proposal, and still felt like the sky was falling.
Do the three of them have to be entangled in these love affairs? Is it difficult to have a pure friendship?
It's quite difficult.
Ranlong recalled that ever since she saw that sexy lingerie, she could no longer face the relationship between Qiu An and Yuan Chengyin.
It was as if ever since she and Qiu An kissed, it was difficult for her to ignore her lips when she looked at Qiu An.
I was obsessed with it, like I was addicted to kissing, and I wanted to do it again.
The feeling of softness on the lips, itching in the heart, and tingling in the limbs is so wonderful.
If only Yuan Chengyin wasn't watching. If she didn't have the uneasiness of having her thoughts seen through, perhaps she could have kissed him peacefully.
Ranlong thought about it, pursed his lips and licked them gently.
Seeing this, Sister Hou quickly stopped her: "Stop licking your lips! You're still wearing lipstick! If you're thirsty, just drink some water. Why are you licking them all the time? Not only is it tiring the makeup assistant, I'm also worried you'll get poisoned if you eat too much!"
"Oh." Ranlong obediently released her lips and let the makeup artist put on lipstick for her again.
However, not long after, he started licking again.
This time, Sister Hou didn't rush to interrupt her. She had learned to see the essence through the phenomenon. If she wanted to stop Ranlong's abnormal behavior, she had to find the root cause of her frequent lip licking.
Following Ranlong's gaze, I saw Qiu An who was taking pictures.
Blinking to make sure she was seeing things, Sister Hou asked her, "Ranlong, why do you keep licking your lips while looking at Sister Qiu An?"
"Who's watching over Qiu An? Are you annoying? You keep nagging all day long. Will you suffocate to death if I say less?"
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Even though Yuan Chengyin gave them an ultimatum, she still continued with the filming task.
It’s not that she believed that Ranlong and Qiu An could definitely overcome this difficulty, but the venue had to be rented, lunch boxes had to be ordered, and the staff’s time had to be taken up, so the cost would be the same whether they filmed or not.
I'm just sitting around doing nothing anyway, and just waiting will only increase the pressure. I might as well just continue filming as if nothing happened.
Of course, it would be nice if we could just pretend nothing happened.
Today's scenes were not heavy, and Ranlong and Qiu An's shots could be shot smoothly in one or two takes, but when it came to the scenes with the opponents, they kept getting stuck.
In addition, Yuan Chengyin also discovered that Ranlong liked to stare at her when he had nothing to do.
Why was she staring at herself instead of Qiu An?
After being stared at for most of the day, Yuan Chengyin finally couldn't stand it anymore and approached Ranlong during dinner time: "Xiao Ran, why are you staring at me?"
"Can't I look at you?" Ranlong blinked his innocent eyes.
"I didn't say you couldn't, I was just asking you why."
"No reason, just to see if you feel uncomfortable when I stare at you."
Yuan Chengyin frowned, "What a mess! By the way, how did you and Qiu An's kissing scene go?"
"The kissing scene..." Yanlong picked at his nails, not intending to tell her that there was no progress. "I want to ask, how did you manage to stay so focused?"
"What distractions do I have that I should be concerned about?"
Ranlong's eyes rolled around and he muttered mysteriously, "Do you know that someone has a crush on you?"
"What? Who? It can't be..."
Yuan Chengyin gently raised his finger and pointed at Ranlong. It was no longer a secret that Ranlong had a crush on her. Although they had never said it out loud, they both knew it.
Ranlong slapped her pointing hand away and said angrily, "Tsk! It's not me! I think I'm the most delicious and fresh cabbage in the world, so who would want to think about you for so long?"
"Then who else has a crush on me?" Yuan Chengyin wondered.
Qiu An's name rolled around on the tip of his tongue and was swallowed back.
Ranlong felt that he was too soft-hearted. Even if it was his enemy, he couldn't make up his mind to tell his secret crush to others.
"I lied to you."
“…”
Ranlong looked around. No one was around. Good. It didn't matter if there was anyone around. What she was going to say next had already been publicly stated in the slap video.
"Let me ask you, how can you be friends with Qiu An openly after sleeping with her?"
When Yuan Chengyin heard this, he felt numb both physically and mentally.
This is not a good sign. It is said that people also have this symptom before sudden death.
Yuan Chengyin clutched his heart for a long moment before coming to his senses. He said speechlessly, "You really are... I really am... I've told you so many times, I didn't sleep with her! It's not true! Okay?"
"Do you think I believe it?" Ranlong said with a look of disgust.
Yuan Chengyin felt exhausted. How come after working hard for so long on their own, every time they got together they were back to this problem that they couldn't prove themselves, like they were stuck in a maze.
"I don't care whether you believe it or not, I'm telling the truth."
Ranlong persisted, "What about kissing? We must have kissed, right? I kissed her, so what's wrong with you admitting it?"
"No kissing either."
"Look, I believe..."
Yuan Chengyin interrupted her: "Xiao Ran, this is a film set. We can talk about any grudges after we finish filming. Don't bring unnecessary emotions here."
"If it weren't for our grudges, would you have chosen a nobody like me with no acting skills and no assets to be the lead? And you signed a contract first and then auditioned a second time. If that got out, everyone would laugh at me, right?"
Yuan Chengyin wanted to continue arguing with Ranlong, but when he saw her eyes were red, his heart softened.
"It's okay, just laugh it off."
After saying that, Yuan Chengyin sighed, patted Ranlong's head, turned around and left.
Ranlong didn't catch up. She wrinkled her nose and held back the tears that she accidentally cried.
On one side is the evidence that I saw with my own eyes, and on the other side is a friend who I have been with for many years.
Ranlong was indeed shaken.
However, Qiu An and Yuan Chengyin were evasive in their words. Whenever she asked about this matter, they would become extremely emotional, as if trying to force her to believe it so that she would stop asking further questions.
It was hard not to wonder if the two had agreed on their confessions beforehand. It was hard not to wonder if there was some hidden agenda behind this.
After finishing a day of shooting, Ranlong lay down on the bed exhausted.
It would be nice if people could not smell bad even if they did not take a shower.
Logically speaking, she is so beautiful, there is no reason for her to stink.
Putting aside what happened between Yuan Chengyin and Qiu An, what should she do about the kissing scene between her and Qiu An?
I had originally planned to implement Qiu An's proposal tonight, but just now I couldn't help but had a quarrel with Yuan Chengyin.
well.
She had already joined the crew and had promised Ms. Hu that she would resume acting. The suspension of the project was just a loss of money for the crew, but for her, it meant the loss of the courage she had worked so hard to build up.
Should I go back to that unprofitable livestream? Or should I just switch to a more behind-the-scenes role? Maybe I should just switch careers...
Knock, knock, knock. There was a knock on the door.
The only person who could knock on her door at this time was Qiu An.
Ranlong curled up his abdomen with great effort, sat up, got out of bed, and opened the door listlessly.
Qiu An had just taken a shower and was as hot as a steamed dumpling fresh from the oven.
But this time, she skipped the bathrobe and changed directly into a harmless pair of two-piece pajamas, buttoned to the top. Furthermore, through the thin fabric, her bra was faintly visible. It was a bit too formal for someone who was about to sleep.
"Are you still asleep?"
"Go to sleep, it's not even ten o'clock yet."
"What have you thought about my proposal?"
"oops……"
I don’t know whether Yuan Chengyin has calmed down or not. Now he is rushing over to watch them kissing. Even a person with a good temper would complain, right?
"Still not working? Then I'll think of another way." Qiu An said and was about to leave.
Ranlong grabbed her arm and said, "It's not impossible..."
She hesitated for a while, but thought it would be a waste of time to drag it out, so she reluctantly agreed.
"Wait a minute, you're a public figure after all. Is it okay to go out in your pajamas? There are surveillance cameras in the hallway and elevator. Who knows if they could be used by someone with ulterior motives? Go change your clothes."
Qiu An was puzzled: "Going out? Why go out?"
"Yeah, it's okay if you don't go out. Just call her over."
As Ranlong spoke, he took out his cell phone from his pocket, unlocked it, and prepared to call someone.
Qiu An pressed the screen to stop her and asked in confusion, "Who are you calling over?"
"Yuan Chengyin? Who else can we call? We haven't changed the director yet, right?"
"Why did we invite Yuan Chengyin when we were kissing?"
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Haha, it seems she never mentioned bringing Yuan Chengyin. It seems she was overthinking it.
But... just... could you please not say things in such a perverted way...
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