The wind rises
When Xia Zhitang rushed into the crowd, the doctor accompanying the team was treating Gu Zian's calf.
"There might be a fracture." The doctor put a splint on him and applied an ice pack.
Gu Zian frowned, but still comforted Xia Zhitang softly: "It's okay, don't worry."
Lin Jingming came over and asked the doctor about Gu Zian's injuries and whether it was possible to continue filming.
"We'll go to the hospital after we finish filming." Gu Zian said to Lin Jingming, "The set has been set up so far, I want to finish it."
"Can you hold on?" Lin Jingming was a little surprised.
"Yes." Gu Zian's eyes were full of determination.
"Okay, you take a break first." Lin Jingming smiled, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
"Attention all departments, let's hold a meeting to adjust the filming plan." Lin Jingming picked up the loudspeaker and gave instructions to the people.
He turned to look at Xia Zhitang, "Come here too."
Gu Zian gently shook Xia Zhitang's hand. When their eyes met, they tacitly understood each other's unspoken words.
The shooting scene became busy with extremely high efficiency. Modifying the shooting plan, modifying the shooting shots and scenes, adding stand-in shots, and other plans were quickly formulated and passed down layer by layer.
The scenery and extras were quickly put in place. After the stand-in passed through the scene once, Gu Zian was lifted onto the prop horse.
After a shoot, Gu Zian's collar was covered with a thin layer of sweat.
Lin Jingming stared at the monitor and suddenly asked Gu Zian, "Can you hold on for one more panoramic shot on horseback?"
Gu Zian glanced at the magnificently decorated scene and gritted his teeth, "Okay."
"Add two men in blue to provide protection at the back." Xia Zhitang added.
"Okay, the martial arts team will send two people in blue clothes to protect Teacher Gu." Lin Jingming took out his sketchbook and quickly drew a sketch of the scene.
The scene is framed at an angle, with Gu Zian riding on horseback. The sunlight forms a beautiful beam of light on top of his head, and the background is a photo of solemn soldiers.
Lin Jingming handed the sketch he had drawn to Xia Zhitang.
She took out her cell phone and sent the storyboard to the group, then stood up and began to direct the scene.
Lin Jingming shouted, "Pass!"
The entire crew cheered sincerely, and the worried Brother Wang and his assistants immediately carried Gu Zian and rushed towards the nanny car.
"Let's release the behind-the-scenes footage of Zi'an filming today while injured." Xia Zhitang said to his assistant.
"Okay, you can go to the hospital with me." Lin Jingming said without raising his head, "Come back before 2 pm."
Xia Zhitang looked at Lin Jingming in surprise, threw down the script and ran towards Gu Zian.
In the hospital, Xia Zhitang accompanied Gu Zian for the examination and discussed the treatment plan. They finally returned to the ward and had some time alone together.
After Brother Wang gently closed the door, Gu Zian was about to say something when Xia Zhitang threw herself into his arms.
"Sister, the doctor said it's nothing serious and you just need to do some rehabilitation." Gu Zian hugged Xia Zhitang with one hand.
"You look so handsome today." Xia Zhitang raised his head and kissed Gu Zian's chin, "But I still can't control my fear."
"Sister, say it again, I want to record it." Gu Zian's eyes sparkled.
"Very handsome, very handsome, you are very handsome." Xia Zhitang said and kissed Gu Zian's chin. Gu Zian couldn't help but blush.
"But don't be stubborn." Xia Zhitang reached out and twisted his ear again. "Your safety is the most important thing."
Gu Zian exaggeratedly acted like he was in pain, which made Xia Zhitang unable to keep a straight face.
He grabbed Xia Zhitang's hand and kissed the back of her hand gently: "Got it, my dear sister."
The two were just getting close when Brother Wang's voice came from outside the door: "Hello, Teacher Tang, Zi'an just got back from the examination."
Xia Zhitang jumped up from Gu Zian, not forgetting to wipe the lip print on Gu Zian's chin.
"Teacher Gu, you are so awesome today!" When Tang Ning opened the door holding the flowers, she just saw Xia Zhitang retracting his hand. Gu Zian's eyes, so soft that they could drip with tears, were glued to Xia Zhitang.
Her eyes flashed, and the next moment she smiled even brighter: "Teacher Xia, you are here too!"
Xia Zhitang nodded at her stiffly, then turned around and poured her some water.
"Teacher Xia, Teacher Gu looks so handsome today, doesn't he?" Tang Ning put the flowers on the table and pulled Xia Zhitang to chatter about Gu Zian.
"No, no, this is what an actor should do." Gu Zian waved his hands embarrassedly.
With Tang Ning around, Xia Zhitang and Gu Zian had no chance to whisper to each other.
At lunchtime, Tang Ning showed no intention of leaving, so the three of them had lunch together.
Xia Zhitang checked his phone, stood up and said to Gu Zian, "I have to go back to the set. The doctor will be here at three in the afternoon."
Tang Ning immediately stood up: "Teacher Xia, let me keep an eye on it for you."
"Let Brother Wang and the others do it. They are strong and it will be more convenient." Xia Zhitang frowned slightly.
"Then I'll help run around and do odd jobs." Tang Ning smiled and held up the script. "Director Lin asked me to come over and practice writing character biographies with Teacher Gu."
Xia Zhitang nodded, then turned to Gu Zian and said, "I'll check with you when the new schedule comes out."
"Yes, got it!" Gu Zian replied crisply.
Xia Zhitang looked at Tang Ning deeply, then turned and left.
She met Brother Wang in the hospital corridor, who had just returned from buying crutches, and warned him, "Tang Ning is still in the ward. Arrange someone to stay with her, otherwise it will be hard to explain if she is photographed."
"Miss Tang hasn't left yet?" Brother Wang was stunned. "Okay, Xiaoyuan and I will take turns on duty."
At night, Cheng Shubai, who had just returned from the hospital, knocked on Lin Jingming's door.
"Would you like a drink?" Lin Jingming opened the wine cabinet and took out a bottle of white wine.
"Give me another meal." Cheng Shubai untied his tie and sat at the table. Seeing Lin Jingming's drawing board on the table, he subconsciously leaned over to take a look.
Lin Jingming saw Cheng Shubai staring at the screen of his drawing tablet, and immediately rushed over to flip the cover.
"Come and have a drink." He said with forced composure, "The food will be brought right over."
Cheng Shubai's expression changed. He took out his mobile phone and opened Gu Zian's chat page. His fingertips slid across the Q-version emoticon package sent by Gu Zian.
"Old Lin, tell me honestly what's going on?" Cheng Shubai looked at Lin Jingming in horror. "Xiao Gu said that the emoticons drawn by Xia Zhitang's female fans were made by you?"
"Alright, sit down first." Lin Jingming, who was exposed, calmed down. "One of you will go first."
Cheng Shubai had a stern face as he clinked glasses with Lin Jingming. He sat upright and stared at Lin Jingming, waiting for an answer.
Lin Jingming drank another glass of wine before speaking: "You recommended Tang Ning, right?"
"You ordered her to do that?" Cheng Shubai's fingertips unconsciously clenched the wine glass.
"No, the first thing she said during the interview was that she liked Gu Zian." Lin Jingming recalled the scene at that time and couldn't help but smile and shook his head, "Young people nowadays are really amazing."
"What? She's not a fan of Xia Zhitang?" Cheng Shubai was confused. "Who came up with this idea?"
The doorbell rang and their midnight snack arrived.
Lin Jingming brought the midnight snacks into the room and laid them out one by one.
"Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me!" Cheng Shubai had no interest in the fried noodles and peanuts on the table at the moment. His mind was full of their lawsuit.
Lin Jingming poured another glass of wine, clinked glasses with Cheng Shubai, and then slowly spoke.
"What follows is a formal interview process. Although your acting skills are immature, they are more than enough for this kind of small role." Lin Jingming slowly picked up a few peanuts and looked at Cheng Shubai who was staring at him expressionlessly before continuing.
"It's hard for me to say who came up with the idea, but I think it's harmless if she has that idea."
Cheng Shubai wanted to throw wine at him: "You are just going with the flow. She doesn't dare to shout outside. What loss is there to you?"
"The light in her eyes has faded." Lin Jingming's expression suddenly turned serious. "During 'Blue Luan Tribulation', her eyes were filled with hatred, but they were still lively."
"Old Lin, what you're missing is nothing more than Xia Zhitang, the one you nurtured and imbued with your own style." Cheng Shubai sneered at him, "If you really like this type, just nurture another one. Why make things difficult for a happy couple?"
"Just pretend you don't know." Lin Jingming smiled and refilled his glass of wine. "After all, you personally delivered Tang Ning."
Cheng Shubai put away his sarcastic smile and drank a glass of wine with a solemn face.
"Do you really like her that much?" He put down his glass and looked at Lin Jingming with a puzzled look, "She hasn't responded to you yet, so what's the point of you acting alone?"
"I just did what I wanted to do." Lin Jingming suddenly chuckled, "She slept soundly in my arms."
Cheng Shubai, who was eating peanuts, choked and coughed. He drank half a glass of water and looked at Lin Jingming while panting: "Have you slept together?"
Lin Jingming couldn't hold back the smile on his face: "It's not that kind. I'm not that dirty."
"Old Lin, listen to my advice." Cheng Shubai put some peanuts into Lin Jingming's bowl. "Women's bodies are very honest. If they don't want to, it means they don't like it."
"You don't understand her." Lin Jingming leaned back in his chair, looking at the orange ambient light on the ceiling, but his mind flashed back to her every frown and smile under the dim car lights on the night when the Su family was destroyed.
Cheng Shubai looked at Lin Jingming's stubborn expression and felt a pang of anger: "After all these years, you're only pursuing her now. What were you doing before?"
"Who said I didn't..." Lin Jingming realized that he had let something slip, and raised his glass to change the subject, "What is Tang Ning's background?"
Cheng Shubai had been bombarded with endless gossip tonight and was numb. "I don't know. I asked Madam Li for help. If the price is right, I'll give it to you."
Lin Jingming smiled and picked up some food for Cheng Shubai: "Thank you for sending me this wonderful person."
Cheng Shubai couldn't laugh, though. Gossip was fun, but it was only about his own family - if it was someone else's play, he would definitely laugh and join in the fun.
"Stop drawing your cute emoticons." Cheng Shubai suddenly remembered the initial trigger. "What will they think of you if they find out?"
Lin Jingming broke out in a cold sweat after being splashed with cold water by Cheng Shubai.
"What were you thinking? Handing over this obvious evidence to someone else?" Cheng Shubai looked at Lin Jingming, who had finally put away his smug expression, and said kindly, "How are you going to explain it if it gets out?"
He stood up and patted Lin Jingming on the shoulder: "I have a rural variety show on hand, and since Zi'an is injured, I just arranged for him to go on it to promote it."
"Just to see if she'll fall for it, huh?" Lin Jingming put down his glass and sneered, "She can go if she wants, but..."
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