Chapter 74
Perhaps it was because Gu Zhun's efforts were noticed, coupled with the data collected by fans, Gu Zhun began to receive some very good scripts, and sometimes he could even choose them. Time passed by in a daze, and Chen Shiman was still slowly working as Gu Zhun's assistant. He would go home and quarrel with his brother every week. The two of them tacitly understood not to mention anything else. Chen Shiman was even complacent, thinking that he had hidden it so well.
As for the relationship between Chen Shiman and Gu Zhun, the right of choice and initiative has always been in Chen Shiman's hands. He planned to celebrate Gu Zhun's birthday on his birthday and then accept his invitation to date. For this, he started planning for a long time.
Chen Shiman was keen on playing this cat-and-mouse game with Gu Zhun, but every time he knew that Gu Zhun was standing at the door and had not come in. He was waiting for him to come out, and Chen Shiman was reluctant to leave for a long time.
Chen Shiman had planned so much for him, but she didn't expect that one day Gu Zhun would need to go abroad to film a movie in a country that Chen Shiman had never even heard of.
That day, Chen Shiman sat there dejectedly, looking at Gu Zhun who was reciting his lines, and complained, "I was originally planning to celebrate your birthday with you, but now it's gone."
Chen Shiman never hid the fact that he was preparing for Gu Zhun's birthday from him.
Chen Shiman could see that Gu Zhun didn't care much about his birthday, and he couldn't even remember the exact day. This made Chen Shiman very dissatisfied, and he shouted that this was the most important thing.
Gu Zhun put down the script and looked at Chen Shiman. "Okay, we can make up for it when we come back. It's not a big deal."
Because Chen Shujin had avoided talking about Gu Zhun's birth in the past, Gu Zhun always felt that he was not the child that should have been born. Over the years, except for working seriously after becoming a star, he rarely paid attention to his birthday. Especially after his sister died, no one in the family remembered his birthday anymore.
Hearing his words, Chen Shiman couldn't help but get angry, "Don't say such spoiling things, it's so annoying." After saying that, Chen Shiman turned his head away and stopped talking to Gu Zhun. In the end, he even left the room.
Gu Zhun had no choice but to stop explaining. He could only look at the script with a heavy heart, and not a single line could enter his mind.
Finally, Gu Zhun boarded a plane to Country C on November 10, and Xiao Jiang and Liu Weiwei followed him. Chen Shiman stayed here because it was too far away. He was afraid that he would not be able to explain to his family after being away for such a long time.
Before leaving, Chen Shiman saw them off at the airport. There were many paparazzi there that day, and although they left secretly, they were still photographed by paparazzi.
There were too many people and Gu Zhun couldn't say some of the words. In the end, he just patted Chen Shiman on the shoulder and left reluctantly.
Chen Shiman waved his hand and waited until Gu Zhun and his group passed the security check before slowly going home.
As soon as he got home, Chen Shiman collapsed on the bed and started scrolling through his phone out of boredom. Finally, Chen Shiman was in no mood anymore, so he went downstairs and saw his parents cooking in the kitchen.
"Why did you come down? It's not time for dinner yet." Mother Chen asked with a smile.
These days, Mother Chen has become obsessed with cooking and likes to cook at home, but her cooking skills are not very good, so every time she can only ask Father Chen to join her and eat.
And today her favorite youngest son is coming home, so she wants to show off her skills and make everyone's eyes light up.
Chen Shiman saw that his mother looked in good spirits, while his father was tasting the food with a frown on his face, and he couldn't help feeling a little helpless.
"I'll come down and help." Chen Shiman poured a drink and said he would help, but he just sat in the chair and drank, doing nothing.
Later, the meal was finally completed with the help of Chen's father running around and Chen's mother giving instructions. The appearance was not very good and it was definitely not comparable to the restaurant, but Chen Shiman thought the taste was okay.
Chen Shiman even joked about how good his cooking skills were. Father Chen said nothing, just looked at his wife and ate peacefully.
"Won't my brother be back in the next two days?" Chen Shiman asked.
"Something happened at the company, so I'm on a business trip. It will take nearly half a month. It's just right that you can stay here with us during this time. There's nothing to do anyway." Mother Chen replied.
Chen Shiman's eyes rolled, "Why is my brother on a business trip again? I haven't seen him for several days."
"The company is busy. Why? You never talk to him properly when he is at home. You always make your brother unhappy. Tell me now—" As soon as Chen Mocheng was mentioned, Chen's mother started talking, but she was stopped by Chen's father before she could say a few words.
"Okay, okay, Manman, go and play by yourself after you finish eating. Your mother and I are going to play cards tonight and won't be home." said Dad Chen.
Chen Shiman suddenly felt that this day was too boring and there was simply nothing to do.
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Gu Zhun, who was far away in Country C, was so busy that he had no time to rest.
"Gu Zhun, take a break after you finish filming this scene. I've seen you working non-stop these past two days. I'm sure your body can't handle it."
Liu Weiwei walked over from a distance, holding a thermos cup filled with calming tea.
The scene was noisy, with people coming and going, all busy with their own things.
Gu Zhun was reciting his lines, looking into the distance. "No, the progress is quite tight. I'll recite more so that I don't forget the lines."
After saying that, Gu Zhun turned around and indicated that he did not want to continue the topic.
In addition to not wanting to delay the crew's progress, he also wanted to spend more time with Chen Shiman when he returned to the hotel at night.
The progress on the scene was very fast. This director was impartial and acted decisively. Gu Zhun preferred to work with such a director. He learned a lot after each scene.
After Gu Zhun's part was finished, he sat next to the director again, without saying a word, watching how the director discussed the play with others, and would also add some of his own thoughts at this time.
Only after all the work was finished did Gu Zhun reluctantly leave.
As soon as he returned to his room, Gu Zhun pulled out his phone and sent a message to Chen Shiman. Perhaps due to the time difference between China and abroad, Gu Zhun didn't receive a reply from Chen Shiman. He just kept staring at his phone, unable to control himself from scrolling through their chat boxes. Looking at those warm words, the fatigue of the whole day disappeared.
Country C is about to enter autumn, and the weather is not as warm as when we first arrived. At night, there is a chilly wind that blows straight into the neck and along the spine, making people shiver all over.
Gu Zhun continued filming in this environment for nearly five days. Excluding the normal rest time, he spent the entire day on the set, learning acting techniques from other teachers and gaining advice from others. He was so busy that he had to sleep as soon as his head touched the pillow, but he would always send an unspoken message to Chen Shiman in the daze before falling asleep.
Often at this time Chen Shiman would reply with an emoticon, and sometimes just say good night.
The other party seemed to be very busy as well, which Gu Zhun could feel personally. In short, the two of them could not stay together all the time, as everyone had their own things to do.
On this day, it rained heavily in Country C and the studio could not shoot outdoors. The director finally gave them a day off. Gu Zhun rarely stayed in bed and called Chen Shiman while lying in bed.
"You answered the call so quickly. Manman, did you stay up late?" Gu Zhun glanced at the time.
On the other end, only Chen Shiman's eyes were exposed. The whole environment was very dim, and it was impossible to see what the other party was doing.
As for Chen Shimang's silence for a long time, Gu Zhun was too lazy to ask him what he was doing. He could only vaguely hear the howling of ghosts and wolves coming from the receiver. Gu Zhun guessed that the other party was watching a horror movie.
Gu Zhun has never had any interest in this kind of film and would rather avoid it.
Gu Zhun looked at the other person's beautiful eyes, which sparkled in the darkness. He would often wince suddenly and show a look of fear because of the horror plot in the movie, and often he would suddenly relax and look at Gu Zhun in the camera. The two did not say a word, but often at this time, Gu Zhun could accurately capture the dependence in Chen Shiman's eyes.
When the movie was halfway through, Chen Shiman felt bored and placed his phone in front of himself. At this time, his entire body was in the camera.
"Don't want to watch it anymore?" Gu Zhun asked knowingly.
Chen Shiman nodded and went to the refrigerator to get a glass of iced Coke. "So boring." After taking a few sips of Coke, Chen Shiman felt cold all over. "You're not going to work today."
"It's raining heavily outside." As he said that, Gu Zhun switched the camera to the window.
The transparent glass was covered with mottled raindrops, and the blurry view outside the window was a sea of red.
"You, drink so many cold drinks."
Chen Shiman narrowed his eyes, looking a little lazy. "Oh, there's nothing to do these days. It's so boring."
In the past, Chen Shiman was a person who loved to entertain himself, but recently he has become lazy and just wants to stay at home, doing nothing, playing with his phone and eating delicious food.
"Or I'll go find you." As soon as this thought came into Chen Shiman's mind, he suddenly became energetic, the drink no longer smelled fragrant, and he became more energetic.
"Come to my place? You are unfamiliar with the place and I may not have time to accompany you." Although Chen Shiman's arrival would make him happy, but considering all factors, Chen Shiman should not come.
Hearing this, Chen Shiman slammed his drink on the table. "You're not secretly being someone's mistress in Country C and that's why you don't dare to see me, are you?"
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Gu Zhun was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. What kind of train of thought was this?
"Okay, then come on, I'll pick you up at the airport." Since that was the case, Gu Zhun wouldn't say anything else.
Who knew that at this time Chen Shiman changed his words, "Forget it, I won't go. It's far and wide. You'd better come back quickly after you finish filming. Can I make it in time for your birthday?" This is what Chen Shiman was worried about.
As it was the first birthday the two of them had spent together, Chen Shiman stubbornly hoped that they could celebrate it together, and he hoped that he could truly be with Gu Zhun on that day.
Gu Zhun was silent for a moment. "I don't know. The filming of this play is progressing slower than I expected, and the director later added some scenes for me. Well, I'll try my best - I will definitely go back."
He spoke with such confidence that Chen Shiman had no right to say anything more.
"Okay, go to bed quickly after drinking. Staying up late is not good for your health." Gu Zhun comforted Chen Shiman softly.
Gu Zhun waited until he heard Chen Shiman's even breathing before turning off the microphone on his side and just looked at Chen Shiman patiently.
But Chen Shiman still came to Country C the next day. It was early one morning. Gu Zhun couldn't sleep and was walking in the fields, missing Chen Shiman.
Chen Shiman came from a distant village in a hurry.
When he ran over, his eyelashes were covered with water droplets.
"Why are you here?" Gu Zhun asked.
"Come to see you! I missed you so much!"
"Then did you miss me?" Chen Shiman asked.
"Yes." Gu Zhun replied.
The two of them took a stroll in the early morning. Chen Shiman talked about many things he saw and heard at the airport, and his clear laughter startled the birds away.
Chen Shiman and Gu Zhun kissed passionately this morning.
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