Wen Xingming didn't notice Wen Li's expression, but after seeing Wen Li get out of the car, he quickly waved to her.
"You've finally arrived."
Wen Xingming immediately asked for his contact information.
Ever since I posted the picture Wen Li sent me, my comment section has become inexplicably harmonious.
Moreover, after he was criticized and trended on social media, apart from his family, only Wen Li told him not to be sad.
So much so that he came to the film set before dawn, thinking that he would add Wen Li as a friend as soon as he saw her.
But who knew Wen Li would arrive so late today?
Seeing that Wen Li didn't speak and her eyes were very serious, Wen Xingming was taken aback and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wen Li asked, "Where did you go yesterday?"
"I didn't go anywhere. I went back to the hotel after dinner yesterday."
He fought with his haters until 3 a.m. yesterday. If it weren't for the fact that he had scenes to film today, he probably would have stayed up all night arguing with his haters.
However, Wen Li's gaze grew increasingly somber, causing Wen Xingming's heart to race with unease.
"W-what's wrong?"
Wen Li frantically calculated with her hands, finally stopping her thumb on her middle finger, and said seriously, "Do not go near any source of fire for the next seven days."
After saying that, Wen Li tried to take out her lucky charm.
But after searching for a while, he realized he had run out of amulets: "Come to my room tonight, and I'll give you a few amulets for protection."
Wen Xingming initially didn't think much of it, but seeing Wen Li's serious expression, he nodded almost subconsciously.
The two exchanged WeChat contacts.
Wen Li was still a little worried about the other party. While Wen Xingming was filming on the side, Wen Li was memorizing her lines off-set.
Although Director Fan's drama is just a web series, it is adapted from a wildly popular online novel, and has a huge fan base.
Wen Xingming plays the biggest villain in the entire series, the second male lead. In the original novel, he has both good looks and no manners, making it a perfect role for him.
Although Wen Xingming often talks about terminating his contract, he is very serious when filming. Compared to Meng Chen, who always uses a stunt double, Wen Xingming will do whatever he can.
In just three days, Wen Li diligently memorized all the lines.
Even though she didn't have any scenes to film yet, Wen Li still arrived at the set early every day.
The deathly aura emanating from Wen Xingming was becoming increasingly severe, and she had to keep an eye on him.
That day, after finishing filming, Wen Xingming found Wen Li, who was curled up in his favorite lounge chair secretly eating takeout, and said, "My assistant and I are going out for barbecue tonight, do you want to come?"
The two have been spending a lot of time together these past few days.
Wen Xingming has his own dressing room and lounge. When it's hot, Wen Li simply stays in his lounge to enjoy the air conditioning.
At that moment, Wen Li was eating a fried chicken leg. Upon hearing that they were going to get some skewers, she nodded without hesitation: "I want to go!"
After a pause, Wen Li added, "But you have to keep it a secret from my agent and assistant!"
Ever since Zhou Xingyun witnessed Wen Li's appetite a couple of days ago, he has had his assistant monitor her food intake.
Wen Li persevered for two days, but ended up feeling dizzy from hunger. Today, she couldn't resist any longer and secretly ordered takeout after sending her assistant away.
Wen Xingming readily agreed: "Okay, I'll help you keep it a secret from your assistant and agent."
Wen Li was deeply moved.
"Second brother, you're such a kind person."
Therefore, she definitely wouldn't let Wen Xingming die!
Wen Xingming had several scenes to film in the afternoon. In order to get off work as soon as possible and go out for some barbecue, Wen Xingming filmed very conscientiously and didn't have a single NG (no retakes).
But Meng Chen couldn't do that. When filming scenes with Wen Xingming, he was constantly suppressed by Wen Xingming and couldn't get into the mood at all.
As it was getting dark, Wen Li had been waiting for him for nearly six or seven hours, and her slender, fair legs were covered in mosquito bites.
Meng Chen made several takes and his condition worsened, but he showed no remorse on his face: "Let's do one more take, everyone."
However, the next few points were not satisfactory.
Wen Xingming couldn't hold back any longer and pointed at Meng Chen, saying with dissatisfaction, "Besides saying everyone has worked hard, what else can you say? Isn't everyone's time valuable? You can't even memorize the most basic lines. Do you really think money in the entertainment industry is so easy to earn!"
Wen Xingming's words were quite blunt.
Meng Chen was speechless, his face flushed instantly, and his tone sounded as if he had been wronged: "I'm sorry."
"What's the use of 'sorry'?" Wen Xingming spat. "If you can film it, then film it. If you can't film it well, then get lost!"
Meng Chen: "Xingming, are you angry with me because of what happened a couple of days ago? I don't know why there were paparazzi around. I'll help you clarify what happened that day."
Wen Xingming: "..."
He just doesn't understand Meng Chen's thought process. He's criticizing Meng Chen's acting skills, what does that have to do with the trending topics that day?
Seeing her second brother being bullied again, Wen Li started babbling, "Are you a Monday morning quarterback? You didn't clarify things when things happened, but now you want to?"
Seeing Wen Li step forward again, Meng Chen felt very uncomfortable.
These past few days he had people investigate Wen Li, but apart from her constant collusion with Wen Xingming, there was absolutely no dirt on her.
Moreover, I don't know why, but ever since I used a secondary account to curse Wen Xingming on Weibo, I've been having a lot of bad luck these past few days.
The day before yesterday I stepped in dog poop, yesterday my earphones fell into the toilet, and today I found a steel wool ball in my food.
So much so that he gets annoyed whenever he sees Wen Li and Wen Xingming, but he has to pretend otherwise.
Meng Chen lowered his head and explained, "My Weibo account is controlled by the company..."
"So you can't send it then?" Wen Li rolled her eyes at Meng Chen and said bluntly, "If you can't do it, don't make promises."
Meng Chen gave a wry smile: "I'm really sorry."
But no one paid him any attention, and Meng Chen stood there awkwardly, unable to get off the stage.
The director was in a dilemma. Although Meng Chen was popular, Wen Xingming was not someone to be trifled with.
Even Wen Li has someone protecting her, so he couldn't stand anyone and could only try to smooth things over, eventually letting everyone finish work early.
The crew members breathed a sigh of relief, since no one is happy at work, let alone when it's overtime.
Watching Wen Li and Wen Xingming happily go back to pack their things, Meng Chen's face darkened, and his eyes flashed with cold light.
The assistant stepped forward shakily: "Brother Meng, shall we... go back to the hotel first?"
The next second, Meng Chen kicked his assistant, venting all his anger on her: "Get out! Where were you when you saw me being bullied!"
After saying that, he left and started smoking outside a secluded lounge.
Before he could even take two puffs, the door to the lounge next door suddenly opened, and Wen Li, Wen Xingming, and his assistant came out together.
Meng Chen didn't have time to put out his cigarette, and in his haste, he accidentally threw it onto the dry grass.
Wen Li gave Meng Chen a deep look, then suddenly said, "The weather is dry, be careful not to start a fire."
As she spoke, Wen Li walked over and stomped out the sparks that were about to catch fire, then walked away.
She didn't notice Meng Chen's extremely pale and unsightly face at all.
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