There were not many people in the room. Shen Ci greeted Lin Wan politely and found a place to sit down with Brother Zhang and Yang Xi.

Having been really exhausted recently, Shen Ci couldn't help but start yawning after reading a few pages of the script, thinking that he must go to bed early and have a good rest tonight.

He looked around and saw only a few bottles of mineral water in the corner of the room. He bumped into Yang Xi's shoulder in boredom and said, "Brother Xi, do you want some milk tea?"

Yang Xi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Drink, drink, drink!"

Shen Ci held his chin with one hand: "Shall we go buy it together?"

Yang Xi immediately turned cold again: "Well, I'd better not drink it."

Shen Ci: “…”

He rolled his eyes, but he just wanted to find an excuse to go out for a walk. Brother Zhang was busy trying to get in touch with the director to continue working with him next time, and Yang Xi was lazy, so Shen Ci had to give up the idea.

He lay on the table, flipping through his phone to order some milk tea to take out. After ordering three cups casually, his fingertips paused.

Order everything, otherwise...

Half an hour later, most of the actors and crew members had arrived. The director rubbed his hands and was about to start his impassioned speech when there was a "bang bang bang" sound of people knocking on the door.

Director: “?”

Several crew members opened the door and came in with boxes in their arms. The boxes had the Lecha logo printed on them. The crew members were confused: "Who ordered the milk tea?"

Shen Ci stood up amidst everyone's shocked gazes and smiled humbly and gently: "Please give everyone a cup, thank you."

In order to take care of some female actors who are very sensitive to skin conditions, he also ordered a lot of pure milk and freshly squeezed juice. Qin Yun, who played the heroine, smiled and took a glass of apple juice.

"Thank you, Xiao Shen!"

When filming "No Goodbye", Shen Ci sent milk tea. This was just a repeat of the old trick. But last time it was to please Shao Jinhuan, this time it was purely to build relationships with other crew members.

Although it is not a big deal, it is thoughtful. Many people who have only seen Shen Ci on trending searches suddenly have a real impression of him.

Well, at least he's very capable and doesn't look like someone who would act like a big shot and bully the staff.

Brother Zhang patted Shen Ci's shoulder in appreciation. It was hard to talk in such a crowd, so he sent him a WeChat message: "You made a good first impression."

Yang Xi loves sweet things and has no resistance to milk tea. He reached out to grab the nearest cup, but Shen Ci took it away first.

Shen Ci looked down from above and replied, "You don't want to drink! Are you begging me?"

Yang Xi sneered, stood up calmly, and took advantage of his height to grab the person. He lowered his eyes silently and gave Shen Ci a sympathetic smile in return.

Shen Ci: “…” He might as well die of anger right here!

The purpose of this script reading is to let the actors and actresses know the background stories of each character and their relationships. Except for the leading actress who has acted in several similar dramas, almost all the actors present are newcomers and have no professional qualities.

If the characters are not understood correctly, the filming time may be wasted. This kind of low-budget drama has a tight budget, and more NGs means more money spent.

Shen Ci plays the third male role, and after flipping through the script, I found that he doesn't have that many scenes.

It's nothing more than that she protected her sister with a sharp tongue at the beginning, but later she was moved by the male lead and started to help. It seemed quite easy to act.

But he soon discovered the problem: "Director, why don't I have a partner?" Shen Ci asked in a puzzled voice. Don't these sweet little dramas usually have a balance?

He is the heroine's younger brother and best friend, but there is no romance between them?

The director rolled his eyes and said, "Originally, there was one, but after the casting was confirmed to be you, they couldn't find a girl who had a CP feeling with you, so they cancelled your love scenes."

On the surface, that's what he said, but in fact... it was Yunxiao Entertainment that specifically called him to cancel the event!

Originally, they wanted to take advantage of Shen Ci's popularity and invited Yunxiao to play the male lead or the second male lead. However, Yunxiao Entertainment disagreed and was determined to cancel Shen Ci's emotional scenes.

The director was helpless and told them that the role could only be cancelled if Shen Ci played the third male lead. Yun Xiao actually agreed readily... and even recommended Yang Xi to take the blame.

Although for the wealthy Yunxiao, as long as he wanted to promote someone, he could replace the leading male role even if Shen Ci only played a passerby.

But... in order to avoid the romance, he gave up the leading male role and the second male role. Is there such a thing?!

I don’t know who made this decision at the highest level, it’s really terrible.

Shen Ci was a little confused: "Oh, so that's it..."

Is it because he looks too childish?

If you think about it this way, it seems that he only has mother fans and has never heard of the existence of girlfriend fans.

Shen Ci is fiddling his hair, which is very embarrassing for an idol.

The scriptwriter has explained the relationships between the characters in the main storyline, and the rest is up to the actors to figure out on their own. If you have any questions, you can ask them individually.

Yang Xing shook the milk tea cup and found it was empty. He said with some regret: "I actually finished it..."

Shen Ci put his hand on his cup and looked at him warily.

Seeing that he had been prepared for this, Yang Qi felt even more regretful: "Oh, I must open a milk tea shop in the future, or a cafe, so I can make it whenever I want!"

Shen Ci: "Then I can get it for free?"

Yang Xi: "Hehe, if you inject 99% of the funds into me, I can get it for free."

His eyes suddenly lit up: "Hey, idol...how about you wear a maid outfit and attract customers for me?"

Shen Ci: “?”

He reached out his hand expressionlessly and pushed Yang Xi's face away: "You are thinking about eating."

The director who was sitting next to the two of them listened to their conversation, carefully looked Shen Ci up and down again, and imagined a little in his mind -

In my mind, Shen Ci, dressed in women's clothing, is spinning around with her skirt lifted up. The hem of her skirt is glittering with gold, and the topic and ratings are dropping like crazy.

Soon after, Yang Xi and Lin Wan appeared behind Shen, also wearing skirts and spinning around...

The director was so excited that he secretly went to poke the screenwriter.

***

The screenwriter and director communicated with all the actors present, regardless of their rank, to determine their level of understanding of the role.

After Shen Ci finished speaking, it was Yang Xi's turn. He was also able to speak so coherently, which surprised Shen Ci.

The screenwriter only supplemented and corrected a small part, praised his talent, and then hurried to consult the next actor.

He had originally wanted to see Yang Xi make a fool of himself and laugh at him, but now he could only recite the lines in boredom. Suddenly, Yang Xi shook him violently several times: "Xiao Ci! Damn it!"

He held up his phone to Shen Ci, and the interface showed a microblog with a picture. The angle of the photo was very clever, with a bony hand holding a cup of milk tea in the foreground and Shen Ci looking down at the script in the background. It seemed like there were only these two people in the room.

Actor Lin Wan: A certain cutie invited me to drink milk tea again~

Shen Ci almost choked to death on the mouthful of milk tea in his mouth, and accidentally spit out a few drops of it on his clothes. Someone behind him quickly patted his back to comfort him: "Be careful."

The voice was soft and familiar. Shen Ci turned around in shock and found that it was indeed Lin Wan.

When did he suddenly come over?

There seemed to be a faint scent of woody perfume on Lin Wan, which was similar to the cold and bitter smell on Lu Xiao, but it made Shen Ci frown and he thought it smelled unpleasant.

He looked like a gentle gentleman, and at this moment he was looking at Shen Ci worriedly, with a deep and somewhat sickening affection in his eyes.

Shen Ci got goosebumps all over his body. This guy gave him a strange feeling, which made him unable to be friendly.

No wonder Wei Shuo asked him to be careful.

"Your clothes are dirty, can I help you wipe them?"

Lin Wan was so attentive that she took a wet towel from her assistant and started to clean Shen Ci's collar, seeming impatient.

Alarm bells went off in Shen Ci's mind, and just as he was about to reach out to stop him, Lin Wan's wrist was tightly grasped by another person, forcing him to stop.

Yang smiled but didn't really smile, and pulled Lin Wan's hand away: "Don't bother, the director is waiting for you."

Lin Wan glanced at Yang Xi with a somewhat unfriendly look, but she quickly turned it away and smiled apologetically at Shen Ci: "I'm really sorry. I sent your photo without your permission. I was a little too happy."

After hearing this, what else could Shen Ci say except waving his hands and saying "It's okay, it's okay"?

But the photo just posted really made Shen Ci feel a little confused, as if he was deliberately trying to bring the two of them closer.

Lin Wan smiled at him, turned and left.

Yang Xing tapped away on his phone, then hugged Shen Ci and said, "Come on, like my new Weibo post."

Shen Ci looked over and said, "..."

He also posted a photo of himself holding a cup of milk tea with Shen Ci in it. The composition was exactly the same as Lin Wanfa's, clearly a challenge.

Seeing that Shen Ci didn't move, he simply snatched Shen Ci's phone to like and reply, happily directing and acting out the whole thing.

Shen Ci: Wow, your hands are so pretty~

Singer-songwriter Yang Xi: The kid is so sweet! Mua, so nice!

Shen Ci: “…” Damn, my glorious reputation is going to be ruined!

He immediately tried to grab the phone to delete it, but Yang Xi refused to give it to him. The two of them were in a stalemate for a long time, and Yang Xi raised his phone high above his head and looked up to see if his Weibo post had been trending.

Yang Xi: “???”

He put down his phone in shock: "Holy crap! How come my Weibo was reported and I was banned for seven days? What did I do wrong?"

Yang Xi immediately went to check Lin Wan’s Weibo again and found that it had also been reported and blocked.

Shen Ci suppressed his laughter, feeling happy in his heart: "It's what he deserves."

Yang Xi immediately went to check the private messages. There weren't many comments on his recent Weibo post, and the most eye-catching one was the one from Wei Shuo.

"Let go of Xiao Ci, you're trying to dig up the wall while I'm away?! You're done! @Lu Xiao."

Yang Liu: “……?”

After the call, I feel numb.

***

Since the filming arrangements had been made long ago, we were notified to start filming less than half a month after the reading session ended.

The worship before the start of filming was arranged near the first set. Brother Zhang had already booked a room for Shen Ci in a nearby hotel, and Shen Ci went there to stay the night before.

On the day of the memorial service, Shen Ci was dragged out of bed by Brother Zhang at five o'clock. He was so sleepy that he closed his eyes and walked out of the room holding Brother Zhang's clothes, when he was suddenly bumped by someone.

Shen Ci frowned and opened his eyes. Seeing Lin Wan, who looked surprised, he smiled and said, "So you live next door to me."

Shen Ci suddenly came to his senses. Yesterday there was an empty room next to him for him to choose from. This Lin Wan... was obviously doing it on purpose.

Lin Wan's smile was gentle, but in Shen Ci's eyes it was somewhat malicious.

Shen Ci was still feeling anxious until the end of the ceremony. He was really scared by Bai Ziwei's trick. If Lin Wan was like this...

Brother Zhang noticed that he looked a little unhappy, and after asking him the reason, he immediately went to change rooms. However, he was told that there were no remaining suites as they were all occupied by actors and staff of the crew.

Shen Ci was still very nervous: "Then, Brother Zhang, can we book two standard rooms next to each other?"

Although it was a bit unfair to the young master, Brother Zhang saw that he was really scared, so he had no choice but to do this.

While discussing with the front desk, Shen Ci's cell phone rang.

He picked up the phone without even looking at it. Lu Xiao's low and gentle voice came from the other end of the phone: "Xiao Ci? I happen to have a house near your crew. Do you want to stay here?"

"Security is a relief and the accommodation is comfortable."

Shen Ci was stunned: "Uncle, why don't I remember you have a house near here?"

Shen Ci had visited every property of Lu Xiao, but Lu Xiao had never told him about this one.

Could it be that what he bought was a secret base that only he knew about?

Thinking of this, Shen Ci felt vaguely uncomfortable.

Lu Xiao said calmly: "I just bought it last night."

Shen Ci: “…”