Chapter 90
The official Weibo account of the movie "Looking for Mr. X" released photos in which even the details of the fingers are so clear, but all the facial features are blurred in the shadows. It also asks the suggestive question "Who are you?" The purpose of publicity is obvious at a glance. It is clear that they do not want people to easily know the identity of the leading actor and want the topic to continue to ferment.
Apart from the fans who are busy spreading the message that "no recognition without official announcement", netizens who like to watch the fun are also happy to make wild guesses in the comment section. From newcomers who have just entered the entertainment industry to veteran actors in their forties, everyone has been nominated. There are even technical spectators who compiled a list of the nominated actors, screened them according to their recently confirmed activities and previous resources, and held a vote on Weibo with countless participants.
What's even more interesting is that Lu Zixi, who originally led the voting due to rumors and suitable schedules, has been slowly overtaken by other actors since more and more people saw the promotional photos. The reason is simple - the image of Mr. X is too different from all the roles he has played before and his own image.
After all, just this photo has fully exposed Mr. X's cold madness and morbidity. Who could have imagined that such a gloomy antisocial writer who was burdened with hatred and blood like a rusty iron knife could be portrayed so vividly by that gentle and sunny young man who was only in his early twenties?
This heated discussion continued online for a few days, and during prime time on the weekend, the official Weibo account of "Looking for Mr. X" took action again.
This time, the behind-the-scenes footage of the final makeup photos was released. In the pure white studio, the makeup artist and photographer were busy surrounding the person in the middle. Judging from the cover, one could only see the surrounded actor with his head down, pulling at the wrinkled corner of his clothes.
Unlike other crews' short videos of just tens or even more than ten seconds, the behind-the-scenes footage of "Searching for Mr. X" was produced according to vlog standards, fully demonstrating the wealth of the producer, Yuan Hong's father. Just when everyone who clicked into the video was comforted by the ample progress bar, the next second, a familiar voice struck many people's screens with lightning -
"Hey, why is the camera on... Oh, are they filming behind-the-scenes footage?"
Since the original owner of this body was a live streamer, Lu Zixi had been insisting on doing food broadcasts from time to time to maintain his popularity. In addition, Lu Zixi himself has a solid foundation in lines, and all the videos and movies he had filmed before were his original voices. People who know him can almost recognize his voice 100%.
Just this one sentence was enough for them to recognize Lu Zixi's voice at the first moment!
It turned out to be Lu Zixi!
Before the shocked netizens in front of the screen could react, they heard a burst of laughter from the video.
The camera was carried by a young lady. Her voice had been clearly processed, becoming crisp and sharp. She spoke very quickly, but one could still hear a distinct laugh: "Hahaha, you're so miserable. Why are you still adjusting your look?"
"They said my hair wasn't messy enough," the surrounded actor looked up. Sure enough, it was Lu Zixi, the face that became famous across China with the role of Little Military Master. He looked a little aggrieved because of the repeated adjustments to his hairstyle. "I used hairspray before, but it didn't turn out well in the filming. So this time, Director Zhou said we can't use hairspray because it would look unnatural. We can only mess it up and shoot again and again."
"It feels great," the stylist who had been plucking the hair joked, "As expected of Lu Xiaoyang."
Afraid that his hair would be plucked out, Lu Zixi showed a painful expression and covered his face with his hands.
"The guy next door (mute) has finished filming." The young lady's voice was full of sympathy. "I just came back from filming behind-the-scenes footage with him."
The muted position is obviously the name of an actor. It seems that "Searching for Mr. X" is going to keep the mystery to the end this time. Even in the released materials, there are hooks for the next topic.
Lu Zixi's reaction was also very intriguing. His eyes widened almost instantly: "Really? It's so fast over there? What did you guys talk about?"
Then the sound went silent again, and the group of people in the video all burst into laughter. Lu Zixi even laughed and said, "He is just like that. Hey, he is actually a very nice person."
"Are you happy to work with him this time?" The young lady who was filming the vlog asked, still unsatisfied.
"I'm happy." Lu Zixi tilted his head, looked at the camera and said, "Well... He is a very outstanding artist and senior. There are many things about him that I can learn from."
"What else?"
Lu Zixi thought about it and was about to answer something when a big hand suddenly appeared on his head. Five slender fingers skillfully shuttled through his hair. With force of the wrist, his hair was messed up in an instant.
The name Lu Zixi called out when he turned around was muted again. The young lady holding the camera was laughing so hard that the camera was shaking. She finally managed to straighten the camera back.
"This is definitely a mess!" The stylist nearby was quite pleased with this sudden farce and quickly shouted, "Quick, quick, quick!"
Lu Zixi is also very dedicated. The second after the stylist finished speaking, he immediately put away the playful expression on his face, stood in the well-lit position, and lowered his head towards the camera.
In an instant, the entire studio fell silent.
The young man who was laughing just now half-lowered his head, his eyes narrowed, with bloodthirsty cold stars flashing in his eyes, his hair was messy like a shaggy ghost crawling out of hell, and his originally white skin looked even more sickly pale under the weird lighting and makeup effects. The clothes on his body were hanging loosely, and although it was obviously a normal pullover with jeans, it made people feel like the hospital gown of a mental patient. The decadence and coldness emanating from his whole body shocked even the people across the screen.
The cameraman was about to press the shutter button when suddenly, he opened one of his eyes, and the momentary raised eyebrow was frozen in the photo. That eye looked empty, filled with confused pain, forming a sharp contrast with the other eye full of calculation. The character of Mr. X was vividly revealed in this simple makeup photo.
When the vlog jumped to the end of "See you tomorrow", many people were still immersed in this shock and couldn't extricate themselves.
By the time everyone woke up, the new topic of Lu Wenqi looking for Mr. X had already become a hot search, instantly dominating the list, and following closely behind was speculation about the actor who was muted in the vlog.
After all, he is a senior artist and is very familiar with Lu Zixi. It is also very likely that he was the one who rubbed his head later. With all these factors added together, it is hard for people not to think too much.
But if they were to guess Yan Yunzhen directly, the majority of netizens really didn't have the courage to do so - the collaboration between the two in "No. 58 Clinic" can be said to be the right time, place and people. First of all, Xiao Junye was auditioned publicly. At that time, Lu Zixi was not yet an artist of Yuanhong. His collaboration with Yan Yunzhen was purely accidental in the eyes of the public; secondly, Xiao Junye was just a relatively outstanding supporting role in the clinic, while Yan Yunzhen played the real protagonist. There was nothing wrong with their status. It was a reasonable collaboration; but this time, Lu Zixi was obviously playing Mr. X, so Yan Yunzhen...
Most people don’t dare to think about it anymore.
However, the official Weibo of "Looking for Mr. X" and the producer Yuan Hong Dad wanted to prove to the onlookers that this was the case. At the same time the next day, a touching vlog of the same length was released again on the official Weibo of "Looking for Mr. X".
@电影寻先生xv: The behind-the-scenes photos for "寻先生x" (Film Searching for Mr. X) are online! Who was that "senior artist" who got [beeped]? Who is that mysterious figure who's rubbing his head, so obvious from the first move? Click on the right to watch the first preview → [Video]
Yan Yunzhen, who does not forward every piece of material, forwarded this clip this time and attached a simple sentence.
[@詹允振zachariasv: Looking forward to working with you.]
And his next reply detonated the comment section like a nuclear bomb——
It was as if he was squatting in the comment section, picking out this one comment from the tens of millions of comments that suddenly poured in.
[@Land Sheep: My god! Is it nice to rub the lamb's head? Hahahaha, does it feel good?]
[@Yan Yunzhenzachariasv replied to @Yiyuiyiluxiaoyang: Very good.]
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