Overt Conspiracy
On the day of the film's opening ceremony, Lin Jingming, who was listening to the producer's chatter, subconsciously turned around and saw Xia Zhitang coming gracefully with a bouquet of flowers.
"Okay, go ahead and get busy." Lin Jingming left the producer behind, walked through the crowd, and approached Xia Zhitang with a smile.
"I wish the great director all the best with his new film." Xia Zhitang handed the flowers to Lin Jingming with a smile.
"Okay, how long can you stay?"
Cheng Shubai looked at Lin Jingming from afar, who was smiling warmly at Xia Zhitang with a servile look, and wanted to rush over and mock him.
It's really embarrassing. She's in her sixties and still acting like she's in an idol drama? She even lowered her eyes shyly. She must be crazy.
"Director Lin looks so handsome, exuding that gentle and successful manly charm."
"That's because I'm in a good mood right now. Where did he get the nickname 'Lin Ba Pi' from? You should learn to be careful with your words and actions on the set. Don't say that again."
There was a faint sound of discussion behind Cheng Shubai. The groundskeeper was training his new intern.
Lin Jingming was in a good mood and had the flowers placed neatly in his RV. He felt that everything today was extremely beautiful.
"Where is Zi'an?" Cheng Shubai stood next to Xia Zhitang.
"Take care of Qingwu at home." Xia Zhitang said while clapping with the crowd.
Cheng Shubai looked at Lin Jingming who kept glancing over at him from time to time in the crowd and asked, "Is he planning to go out and film recently?"
"No, she said she wanted to take a break and spend some time with Qingwu." Xia Zhitang waved to the staff member who gave her the red envelope, but smiled and insisted on giving her one.
"That's true. Children change every day. It's good to spend more time with them." Cheng Shubai rolled his eyes inwardly as he looked at Lin Jingming waving at them.
"Come over and take a photo together." Considering that the shameless Lin Jingming might pull Xia Zhitang to the front row, Cheng Shubai decided to strike first.
"Old Cheng, come here!" Lin Jingming shouted loudly to Cheng Shubai who was standing in the back row, but his eyes were fixed on Xia Zhitang.
Cheng Shubai waved his hands and stood there motionless.
Lin Jingming wanted to say something when the jewelry of the actress next door accidentally got caught on the hem of Lin Jingming's clothes. She apologized while frantically trying to untie them.
Lin Jingming frowned and pulled out his clothes. The team was already lined up, and the photographer was shouting: "Three, two, one, eggplant!"
After taking the group photo, Lin Jingming was surrounded by a group of people. He saw Xia Zhitang waving at him and when he came to his senses, he had disappeared.
He suppressed the loss in his heart and tried to concentrate on dealing with the crew without Xia Zhitang. He couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
It has been a long time since he tried to stay alone in the group.
I thought I had gotten used to the days without her by my side, but at this special moment, seeing the pretty person standing in front of me, I couldn't help but have a little hope.
After finally dealing with the people around him, Lin Jingming walked back to the RV with his coat to rest.
When he turned the doorknob, the first thing he saw was Xia Zhitang sitting on a chair looking at a laptop. Lin Jingming felt his heartbeat slow down for a beat. The room seemed to be filled with sunlight and was extremely bright.
"Sorry for the long wait." Lin Jingming subconsciously tugged at the hem of his clothes.
"Old Lin, you're finally back." Cheng Shubai noticed that Lin Jingming didn't look at him for a long time, and his tone was half-sarcastic.
"Hey, Old Cheng, what else do you want to say?" Lin Jingming looked at Cheng Shubai expressionlessly and responded in the same tone.
"Why, you don't welcome me?" Cheng Shubai crossed his legs.
"How dare I? You are my financial backer." Lin Jingming threw his coat aside, loosened his tie and slumped in the chair next to Xia Zhitang.
Xia Zhitang couldn't help laughing as he watched the two people bickering non-stop.
Lin Jingming found that Xia Zhitang was watching him and Cheng Shubai's fun, and he felt unhappy. He tore off the red leader and played with it in his hand.
How beautiful it would be if this strap was wrapped around Xia Zhitang's slender wrist: "I asked you two to take a photo, but you ignored me?"
Xia Zhitang looked at Lin Jingming, who was inexplicably angry, with some surprise. He smiled and said softly, "How could I steal your center position, great director?"
"You can't snatch it away, you just did it on purpose." Lin Jingming's tone softened when he heard Xia Zhitang softly calling him the big director.
The three of them celebrated the start of filming of Lin Jingming's new movie in the RV. Xia Zhitang looked at the time and said goodbye to Lin Jingming.
"If you're bored at home, come over and help me keep an eye on the place." Lin Jingming restrained his reluctance and extended an invitation to Xia Zhitang with dignity.
"Okay." Xia Zhitang has actually been slowly taking over the affairs of her own company and has become very busy recently, but she couldn't say no.
"This is a startup gift." Xia Zhitang took out a silver frosted thermos cup from the bag.
"Are you afraid that I will drop the cup so you specially gave me a stainless steel one?" Lin Jingming stroked the cup that carried Xia Zhitang's body temperature.
"The weather is getting cold soon, so drink plenty of hot water." Xia Zhitang couldn't help but laugh as he recalled the scene where Lin Jingming broke the cup on the set, adding, "Of course, this is the only cup you have. I refuse to send you a replacement if you break it."
"mean!"
Cheng Shubai listened to the familiar conversation between the two, took out a can of Coke from the refrigerator with an expressionless face and unbuttoned it.
Lin Jingming glanced at him, then lightly supported Xia Zhitang's shoulders and walked her out of the RV.
Before leaving, Xia Zhitang waved to Cheng Shubai, and he immediately switched back to his normal expression and said goodbye to Xia Zhitang.
"Put away that frivolous smile of yours." Cheng Shubai disliked Lin Jingming anyway.
"Old Cheng, my teacher has a script and is looking for a suitable actor." Lin Jingming threw the red tie around his hand and slowly took out a cowhide bag with a confidentiality note from his backpack.
Cheng Shubai looked at the white anti-theft strip pasted on the opening and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Wow, this level is not low."
His expression became serious. He took the bag, tore open the anti-theft strip, took out the script with a special watermark, and began to read it.
Lin Jingming did not disturb him and opened his laptop to review the documents.
"You want me to find Gu Zian?" Cheng Shubai closed the script with a subtle expression. "Did you add the line where the male lead keeps calling someone else sister?"
"I don't have that much energy." Lin Jingming closed the computer.
Cheng Shubai obviously didn't believe his nonsense: "Why don't you give it to Xia Zhitang yourself?"
"You are the most suitable one. This is the current investment list of this film." Lin Jingming handed the phone to Cheng Shubai.
Cheng Shubai only looked at the screen for 5 seconds: "Okay, I'll deliver it myself!"
He gnashed his teeth and looked at the calm Lin Jingming: "Scheming man."
Lin Jingming hummed a song as he pulled out a can of beer from the refrigerator and opened it neatly: "This is a win-win cooperation."
He held up the beer bottle and gently touched Cheng Shubai's Coke can: "Give me back this notebook, and you take this new, unopened one to Gu Zian."
Cheng Shubai took the leather bag with the confidentiality note that Lin Jingming had just taken out and asked, "How much thought did you put into it?"
"What are you thinking about? I just brought two documentaries to visit my teacher, and he just happened to have a script he wanted to hear my opinion on." Lin Jingming leaned back in his chair, shaking his beer bottle with a smug look on his face. "I think this way of handling the artistic conflict creates a more complete and three-dimensional character."
Cheng Shubai weighed the script in his hand and felt that the competition for Xia Zhitang was becoming increasingly intense.
"Do you really have to have her?" Cheng Shubai thought Xia Zhitang was very attractive, but this was too much.
"Cheng Shubai, if you don't try to fight for some things, you will regret it for the rest of your life." Lin Jingming couldn't tolerate himself doing nothing and watching her go further and further away. His current dormancy was just to keep her close for a long time.
"Okay, I accept your kindness."
The drama is a good one, and Lin Jingming's choice to let him hand in the script is actually to give him an excuse to network. No matter what his reasons are, Cheng Shubai cannot refuse this invitation.
In life, we must always be practical and respect the fate of others.
The rumbling thunder exploded in Xia Zhitang's ears. She subconsciously took out her cell phone and opened the surveillance footage of the children's room with sleepy eyes.
Under the infrared screen, Xiao Qingwu's chubby little feet were casually placed on the nanny's calves, and the little guy was sleeping soundly with his legs spread out in the nanny's arms.
The rumbling thunder outside did not affect her sweet dream at all, and Xia Zhitang's heart finally settled down.
The next second, she began to realize that something was wrong - it was too quiet, and there was no warmth or breathing from Gu Zian beside her.
I reached over and found the quilt was cold.
She turned on the orange bedside lamp and walked out of the room barefoot on the soft blanket.
The lights in the corridor lit up one after another. When passing by the study, a soft arc of pure white light was faintly visible from the crack of the door.
Xia Zhitang gently pushed open the door. Gu Zian, who was reading a script at the desk, did not notice the movement at the door. The flickering light and shadow outside the window and the rumbling lightning could not shake his focused expression.
Under the slightly yellowish light of the desk lamp, the thick script had some curled edges, and different annotations were made on it with colorful pens.
When Xia Zhitang inexplicably wanted to shoot "The Tribulation of Blue Luan", this young man was also so focused and enthusiastic in learning knowledge in this field.
"Wife!" Gu Zian felt Xia Zhitang's gaze and his thoughts were pulled away from the script.
Outside the window, lightning flashed through the curtains, illuminating the shadows inside the room, and thunder exploded outside.
"Qingwu is awake?" Gu Zian jumped up subconsciously.
"Sleeping soundly." Xia Zhitang pushed him back into the chair. "What's the new script that Mr. Cheng gave me?"
Gu Zian's eyes sparkled like stars. He pulled Xia Zhitang into his arms, held her in his arms, and flipped through the script.
"It's a wonderful script. Look, there are no lines here, but there are several emotional twists and turns." Gu Zian said, and quickly flipped through a few pages. "The design of this scene is also very wonderful. Different characters have different understandings of the jade pendant, and this understanding reflects their different destinies."
Xia Zhitang looked up at Gu Zian's bright eyes, feeling both proud and sad in his heart.
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