Lu Xinyang is not a sheep
Lu Xinyang carried his luggage on his back again.
It was still the familiar plane transferring to high-speed rail, and he still took the familiar bus with familiar colleagues, but this time Ji Rongyu was not by his side.
On the first day I was forced to separate from my boyfriend, he just casually sent a few 99+ messages. He behaved very maturely and steadily, like an independent adult!
The bus drove along the winding mountain road and just arrived at the foot of the mountain. It had to stop for a rest. The mature and steady Lu Xinyang was the first to jump out of the car, squatted on the side of the loess road and vomited.
Several cars that drove over shortly after also started vomiting as soon as they parked. Everyone squatted in a row and shouted: "Yue..."
Their faces were all yellow, and their stomachs emptied as soon as they bent over.
The owner of a nearby restaurant peeked in, then expertly took some coal ash from the stove, mixed it with sand and soil to cover the dirt on the ground. He then brought out boxes of mineral water and sold them to them for rinsing their mouths.
After they have recovered, they should go to other people's restaurants to order food. After all, they don't have much time to rest, so they have to rush to order food.
Lu Xinyang, on the other hand, squatted there and rested for a while, and raised his mobile phone to take a few scenery photos of Ji Rongyu.
【Is it good looking?】
[There are terraced fields here]
He then posed for another mug shot, inserting his face into the landscape.
【Doesn’t this look better? 】
Ji Rongyu's reply was a string of mysterious six dots.
Lu Xinyang translated it himself: You wanted to praise me. Sorry.
He changed the lighting and angle to take a few more shots. Just as he was happily adjusting the focus, he noticed another car approaching from behind. The assistant director got out, bag in hand, and greeted cheerfully, "Xiaolu, why are you still here? Are you waiting for me? Haha!"
Lu Xinyang looked back and said, "Yes, yes, Brother Chen, long time no see, I missed you so much..."
He bent over and retched a few times. When he looked up again, he found that the assistant director had already rudely moved ten meters away, cupping his hands like a megaphone and shouting at him, "Don't wait for me! I'm going to eat!"
Lu Xinyang: “…”
Forget it, the lighting is not good for taking pictures now, why don’t he go eat first.
He lowered his head to report to Ji Rongyu and walked into a small restaurant on the side of the road.
The two adjacent shops were decorated in a simple and cozy style, with generous portions of food. Those who were quick had already started eating. Yu Han ordered a bowl of hot and sour noodles. She packed the soup separately in a plastic bag, then pinched a small hole at the bottom of the bag to let the soup slowly flow into the bowl.
Her agent was standing next to her with a pair of sharp eyes, saying something like "Those with soup come in, those with red oil are not welcome."
Looking at the others, Wen Zhuo ordered a bowl of braised beef noodles, but the sound engineer sitting at the same table with him refused to even use his hands to eat it. He just put his head on the table and ate the barbecued pork buns on the plate with his mouth.
They all ate with relish, but unfortunately Lu Xinyang still felt uncomfortable in his stomach. The sight of the meat and vegetables soaked in oily soup made him feel greasy, so he only ordered a plate of green stir-fried pumpkin sprouts.
The juicy melon seedlings were served in a few minutes. Lu Xinyang sat down, took out his chopsticks and started chewing.
While eating, he couldn't help but glance around and found that almost no one was playing with their cell phones, let alone dating in public. He was so disappointed.
He and Ji Rongyu had just started dating. They had no marriage certificate or love letters. He was of very low status, and since no one else talked about him, it was not convenient for him to talk about it too ostentatiously.
Especially those who have a marriage certificate like Wen Zhuo did not move at all, just buried their heads in eating, so steady, Lu Xinyang was jealous again.
Men, it turns out that they don’t cherish the marriage once they get it.
If he and Ji Rongyu were asked to get a marriage certificate, he would immediately tie a rope to the certificate and hang it around his neck, and put it on the table before every meal, being both low-key and having attitude.
If he happens to help an old lady cross the street, he will hold up his marriage certificate while helping her. Look, a happily married man is so loving!
I guess everyone couldn't help but stop to look at their marriage certificate at that scene. Everyone knew that they were a model couple with a marriage certificate. How glorious and enviable it was!
Lu Xinyang was so intoxicated with his imagination that he quickly finished a plate of pumpkin sprouts. He added another plate of pea sprouts and finally ordered a basket of steamed dumplings to take away. Then he avoided the crowd and called his boyfriend to continue reporting on his itinerary.
"What are you doing? ... We're almost there. Yeah, I'm a little carsick. Did you see that? ... What they said in the group chat is too exaggerated. I'm fine anyway."
"For lunch, I ate pumpkin and pea sprouts, and I ate them all by myself. In the last half hour, I was at least a cow," Lu Xinyang thought carefully, "maybe two!"
Lu Xinyang, shouldn't it be a sheep? Ji Rongyu imagined a soft, curly-haired lamb in his mind. He said, "I'll go buy some pumpkin seedlings later and make soup tonight."
"Okay, okay." Lu Xinyang has developed a good habit of holding hands with Ji Rongyu at any time during this period, but this time he couldn't do it through the screen, so he held his own hand and shook it.
He was still thinking about the marriage certificate and the love letter that he had not received.
It would be nice to have a love letter. Tying the love letter with a photo of him and Ji Rongyu on it around his neck would make his happiness very conspicuous.
Lu Xinyang's dark eyes moved around unconsciously, and suddenly he caught a glimpse of a small advertisement posted on the telephone pole next to him.
"Huh?" He slapped his butt and came up with a brilliant idea, "How about we make a fake certificate?"
"What did you say???" Ji Rongyu suspected that he had heard it wrong.
Lu Xinyang still felt he had a point: "If you don't write me a love letter, how can I prove that we're together? I feel so insecure. But it's not legal for two men to get a marriage certificate, so we can only get a fake one!"
Ji Rongyu couldn't help but raise his voice: "You already know that the marriage certificate is illegal, but don't you know that making a fake certificate is illegal?"
"But when we were filming, the two people playing the couple were already married, and they even produced their marriage certificate in the show. Isn't that fake too? Why can they make fake certificates but we can't?"
"That's not called a fake certificate. That's a prop made by the prop master of the crew."
Lu Xinyang said without even stuttering, "Then I'll ask the prop master to make us a fake certificate!"
He then emphasized, "This is my bottom line. I can't back down! Unless you agree to write me a love letter!"
Ji Rongyu: “…”
"Please don't go," Ji Rongyu said, "I beg you."
This left Lu Xinyang at his wit's end. He grunted and dug his bottom line another three meters, then said, "Okay, okay, don't beg me. I'll make one myself. I'll write it by hand! I'll draw it by hand! Is that okay?"
"Okay..." Ji Rongyu sighed deeply, then added, "But the cost of production cannot exceed nine yuan."
"Okay—" Lu Xinyang agreed at length, and after a minute without hearing any new words, he asked, "Is that all?"
"Hmm? You got anything else?"
Lu Xinyang didn't get to hear what he wanted to hear, so he had to pout and kiss the microphone, then let out a loud "This, this, have you forgotten?"
"...Oh." Ji Rongyu hesitated for a moment, then reached out and tapped the bottom of his phone.
"That's not it! The voice is wrong!" Lu Xinyang immediately became alert, "Are you trying to fool me? Don't you want to kiss me? Huh??"
Ji Rongyu hung up the phone in a flash, leaving Lu Xinyang alone to nitpick and grind his teeth.
Humph, he's remembered all the kisses I owe him! I'm going to kiss them back with interest!
While he was counting the money here, the director was also chattering excitedly over there.
In fact, the reason why the reshoot plan was finalized so quickly was because this version was included in the original plan. However, later on, considering that the filming location was not highly developed and the real scene was not as easy to control as the green screen studio shooting, it had to be abandoned.
Now that he has picked up the old case again after many twists and turns, the director is so happy that he is almost dying.
"Come on, come on, come here, Lu Xinyang! Stop picking at your rag doll! Come here!"
"We're going to shoot this scene soon. You've filmed this before. You and Wenzhuo should practice and review it. Don't let your movements look awkward when we start filming, and then you'll have to take a break after two takes and then cry out in frustration. That'll waste our time." The director pointed in a direction. "You two should practice over there, alone."
"Alone? That's inappropriate, right?" Lu Xinyang tensed up, crossing his arms across his chest. "His baby is about to be born, I should avoid suspicion."
"His child was about to be born, so why didn't you mention avoiding suspicion?"
The director narrowed his eyes and examined him. Seeing him hesitant, he simply exposed his true colors: "Why are you pretending? Don't think I don't know that you and Ji Rongyu have made some progress."
"!!!!" Lu Xinyang was horrified, with a look on his face that showed he was determined not to admit it but was reluctant to deny it. His mouth was tightly closed, but the corners of his mouth were twitching and almost curled up to the sky.
"Alright, alright, alright," Director Gao said with a big wave of his hand. "I've seen too much. Do you still want to hide it from me?"
I noticed them flirting with each other on the set.
After all, it's just acting, so just avoid suspicion. Director Gao is confident that with the shots he has, not to mention just avoiding suspicion, even turning two enemies into a loving couple wouldn't be a difficult task.
As for why they discovered Lu Xinyang and Ji Rongyu's affair, it was because when the publicity team came to get material to hype up their relationship, they couldn't find any intimate scenes between the two male leads outside of the film. Instead, the intimate interaction they wanted happened between the male lead and the screenwriter, and it happened to an extreme degree.
Once these sticky shots were put on the computer screen, the situation of these two people became semi-public to the crew.
"Oh, oh, that's such a pleasant surprise." Lu Xinyang was so happy that his mouth, which couldn't be opened just now, couldn't be closed anymore.
Director Gao gave him one last chance to show some respect and asked in a gentle voice, "Then I'll ask you to go and practice this scene with the male lead on the other side, okay?"
“Okay, okay, okay, okay.” Lu Xinyang nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Action scenes have always been his strong point. He got his touch back after a few repetitions with the martial arts director. He started filming with full confidence, but although he could keep up with the movements, he couldn't match the emotions at all.
The content of today's reshoots is closely connected to the plot from two months ago, but the emotional derailment caused Lu Xinyang to only be able to force a vague expression on his face no matter how hard he tried. His body language was a little stiff and distorted, and he was completely unable to integrate into the role and the situation.
"Imagine this," the director tried his best to describe it to him. "You're supposed to be the only one in this place, but suddenly a hand reaches out from behind and covers your eyes. You can't see anything, and then..."
"Then this hand will be knocked away by the top of my high nose bridge." Lu Xinyang said matter-of-factly.
Director Gao: "? I'm explaining the play to you, please don't attack me personally. This is a very important scene, please be serious!"
"I'm sorry," Lu Xinyang pointed at him, then at himself, "If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked."
"Then find the most competent one to teach you the play, and learn from him!" Director Gao glared at him with a frown. "I'm very busy. Do you know how much I have to do?"
Lu Xinyang wasn't frightened at all. Would he hesitate when Director Gao asked him to go find Ji Rongyu? Of course he went immediately.
By the way, he dragged the suitcase back to his residence. So he was very busy. He was rushed to work as soon as he landed and didn't even have time to pack his things.
As soon as Lu Xinyang found the room he was going to stay in, he took out his computer and started a video call with Ji Rongyu. Before he could even mention filming, Ji Rongyu took a quick glance and said, "Have you cleaned the room? Have you swept the floor? Have you washed the kettle and cups?"
"No," Lu Xinyang said, "I'll go now."
He borrowed some tools and came back to sweep the floor. He swept and mopped the floor under Ji Rongyu's instruction. He thought that was the end of it, but Ji Rongyu meticulously found him more new work. After a long busy period, Lu Xinyang felt relaxed after sweating profusely, as if... some important work was also discharged along with the sweat.
Lu Xinyang put his hands on his hips and walked around the newly renovated room. He felt satisfied with everything he saw. He thought to himself, it seems that I can do a good job as an assistant. Next time Tang Lin threatens to resign, I won’t be afraid. At worst, I can just fire him and be my own assistant!
Looking at the transparent and clean windows and the spotless desk, I feel even more satisfied! Even if he doesn't work as an assistant, he will definitely be a good cleaner as a cleaner!
Lu Xinyang returned home happily with this joyful achievement. The director first finished filming a few shots of Wen Zhuo, then turned to him and asked, "Have you learned everything clearly?"
He nodded vigorously: "I've learned it clearly!"
"Okay, let's officially start filming!"
Then, he noticed that Lu Xinyang's performance was even worse than before. He immediately slammed the script and yelled, "What on earth did you learn?!"
Lu Xinyang said: "Of course I learned to be more confident!"
Director Gao was a little upset, thinking, "Ji Rongyu, how come you can't distinguish between public and private matters when it comes to love? You even dote on a fool like Lu Xinyang?"
After trying to calm himself down, Director Gao carefully explained the script, "Think about it carefully. You're suddenly dragged into a void. You can't see, hear, or touch anything. No matter how hard you try, you can't find an exit. Do you feel fear, pain, anger, or something else? Act it out for me."
"Well, I performed it last time. You can watch it when you play it," Lu Xinyang cleared his throat and said, "I'll watch it with you."
Director Gao thought about it and actually found the footage. The two of them watched it side by side for a while. Lu Xinyang nodded pretentiously. Just as he was about to say that he could continue acting, Director Gao waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, put this aside for now. Go prepare for the next scene."
Lu Xinyang turned his head blankly and saw that the director had already walked away with Wen Zhuo. The two of them were talking in mumbles with their heads close together, but he didn't hear a word.
The less you can hear, the more you want to think about it. Lu Xinyang narrowed his eyes, and always felt that Wen Zhuo's expression seemed to be very hesitant. Then the director turned around and looked at him, and there seemed to be a kind of polite and obscene look on his face.
Lu Xinyang didn’t quite understand, but to show respect, he looked back politely.
The director then pulled Wenzhuo further away.
Poor partner was forced to leave the camera. Without his rival actor, Lu Xinyang naturally had nothing to do. He simply took a leisurely walk on the set with his hands in his pockets.
Lu Xinyang walked over. Lu Xinyang walked over.
After a long time, the two men seemed to have finally finished their discussion and directed the crew to resume filming.
We filmed the film for a week at a leisurely pace and finished it smoothly on schedule. However, that "highlight" seemed to have been forgotten and no one mentioned it.
On the afternoon of his return trip, Lu Xinyang packed his luggage and waited by the roadside. He saw several fully loaded buses passing by him one after another, but many people did not even have a bag on them.
He kindly reminded me, "Why haven't you taken your luggage yet? Our car will be here soon."
Then he noticed that no one was talking and every pair of eyes were looking at him.
In the strange silence, he looked up at the empty road and said, "Hey, where's our car?"
The people who stayed behind looked at each other and kindly reminded him: "There are no cars, so you can't leave."
Lu Xinyang yelled, "What?!"
At this time, the director personally carried a camera and walked towards him slowly. His steps and demeanor made him look like a villain who had performed countless conspiracies and tricks. He said: "Now you are the only actor left in the crew. Let's shoot your highlight."
“What????” Lu Xinyang suddenly felt like the sky was falling.
…
Ji Rongyu, who was already waiting at the airport, received the third call from Lu Xinyang within five minutes. This time it was not a video call, but just by listening to the voice, one could imagine how dejected he was.
"They just told me that my filming schedule has been changed. I have to shoot one more day tomorrow and won't be able to go home until tomorrow night," Lu Xinyang whispered. "I'm sorry, I made you wait in vain."
Ji Rongyu deliberately put on a smile, which made his tone of voice seem lighter: "It's okay, just take good care of yourself. I'll pick you up tomorrow."
"Leave the shredded chicken for me too. I'll come back tomorrow to eat that."
"I'll make you a new one tomorrow."
“…”
The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone. Ji Rongyu lowered his eyes and looked at the chat history on the phone screen that had long ended, his lips pursed deeply.
Gao Jian: [Let me inform you that Lu Xinyang has been detained by me and he can't go back.]
Where is he being held? Can I visit him on set?
Gao Jian: [Of course not]
【oh】
Gao Jian: [No, I've already given the entire crew a gag order. No matter who you ask, they won't tell you. I'm just trying to protect you! If you show up, this scene will be completely ruined.]
Ji Rongyu read this conversation over and over again, then turned and walked into the airport convenience store and opened a box of ice cream.
The clerk looked at him a few more times and became even more certain that this was a very careless customer.
He had been so lost in thought earlier, buying ice cream and taking just two steps outside when he turned back and put it back in the freezer, saying it wasn't time yet and he'd come back for more. Was it time now? It didn't seem like it. There were no new planes landing, and he'd just picked up a mango ice cream, but now he was opening a box of vanilla chocolate ice cream.
Ji Rongyu scooped a large spoonful of ice cream into his mouth. He couldn't quite taste the flavor. He only felt his teeth and tongue were cold. So he picked up his phone again and flicked a screenshot of the real-time location sharing to the dialog box, along with four cold words:
【What are you pretending to be?】
Director Gao angrily replied: [You are such a jerk, Ji Rongyu! You are like a completely different person after you started being a homosexual! You used to respect me so much! ! !]
It's not necessary.
[I quit my job.]
【Just a former colleague.】
Then a screenshot of Lu Xinyang's real-time trajectory was thrown over. Clear pink lines were printed on the familiar map, and the veins were clearly formed into a layer of overlapping pink hearts that could not be mistaken.
Damn it! The heart pattern Lu Xinyang created with his feet plowed the entire set five or six times!
Where does he get all that energy from?! Hasn't the director tortured him enough?!
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