Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Meeting the Film Emperor for the First Time
Yixi doesn't have a lot of scenes, and today's make-up is mainly for the make-up photo shoot, and when it's done, she'll just watch from the set to see when it's her turn.The coordinator said that she had a scene in the afternoon, but this kind of thing is never accurate, waiting for an empty day is too normal.
Sure enough, at five o'clock, she was still filming someone else, she took the script and went back to the lounge, not the one reserved for actresses, but a meeting room converted into a lounge by the crew, where they usually talked about their scenes and lines.But now there were not many people inside, only three girls huddled together staring intently at the iPad in front of them.
"What are you guys doing?"
The three looked up, Yixi recognised two of them as dancers in the group, the remaining one was Chen Orange who had called her in the morning, "Didn't you go to the shooting site to observe?I remember that it should be Xu Muzhou's scene at this moment, right, you're not watching?"
Yixi walked next to them, "There were too many people crowding around, so I came back.Are you ... playing Li Cheng Lang's film?"
Chen Orange nodded, "These two guys don't understand the goodness of Lai's male god, they actually dare to believe the fake news on the internet, I'm giving them an encore!"
Yixi was silent.Ever since the news of Jiang Yongcheng's arrest was confirmed, the internet exploded, fans' vociferous defence, passersby's righteous indignation, and all the major paragraph writers' bantering all made the situation more and more intense, becoming the biggest news of the day.And as the only person who publicly contacted the lead actor before his accident, Lai Cheng Lang was no longer mentioned in passing like in the morning, and all the major forums had people opening posts specifically discussing whether this Venice film star would turn into the next member of the army of drug addicts.
Girl A smiled cheekily, "You can blame us!Even the creative genius and good man Jiang Yong Cheng is able to take drugs, what else is impossible?Speaking of which, this year is also really messy, drug use | drug caught not more, the former Huang Zikai, Li Shuhui, and now a Jiang Yongcheng, do not intend to mix?"
"Orange, don't be so sure, we are barely half of the circle, what kind of atmosphere are you not aware of?It's really hard to say if Film Emperor Lai is innocent."Girl b concurred.
"Jiang Yongcheng is Jiang Yongcheng, how can he be compared to Lai Chenglang?I'm really pissed off by you guys.Go away go away, too lazy to talk to you guys!"
She got really angry, girl a and b looked at each other and awkwardly stood up and went out.Yixi looked at Chen Orange's sullen appearance and sympathised slightly.Because her friend refused to believe in Lai Cheng Lang's innocence, she purposely played his film for them, not expecting them to change their minds even after watching the film, working for nothing.
Fingers fell on Chen Orange's shoulder, bending closer to the ipad screen, she asked, "Lone Wolf ah, how did you choose this film?"
"He Venice claimed the emperor's work ah, do not choose this which one?"Chen Orange's voice was muffled.
"I didn't say that the film is bad, I just think that if you want to sell amenities, it would be easier to choose a film with an eye-catching look to succeed, right?Lai Cheng Lang's image in Lone Wolf is really a bit vicissitude."
"It's not like he's one of those fresh meat fresh out of school with just a face and no acting skills, he can't do anything else but play it cool.I just want to show those two women what it means to have an aura, what it means to be a film star!"After yelling this she dishevelled again, her head buried into her arm, "I swiped Twitter and Tianya for three hours and almost smashed my phone.How can those people talk about him in that way, what if they can't clarify?Will they all say he's a drug addict from now on?"
Yixi was silent for a moment and suddenly grabbed the ipad, "I was just thinking about how to enlighten you, then I found out that the film you chose was really appropriate, karma na.Since you've seen it, you must remember what the main character Li Zechuan said at the end, right?
Chen Orange looked up at her, Yixi directly dragged the progress bar to the last ten minutes, the picture appeared on the sunny and warm hospital, the man sat in a wheelchair, his handsome face pale and thin, he looked tortured, but in his eyes there was the calmness of looking down on everything.
Yixi gazed at him and smiled slightly as he opened his mouth, and the two voices sounded together: ''Before I left, Teacher had told me that no matter what kind of slander I encountered in the future, I must remember the oath I made in the central conference room.I never understood it before, and it was only after he died that I finally understood.Innocence is something that no one really cares about except yourself. The eyes of the world are blinded by the floating light and can only see the results they want to see.But it's enough to have yourself care."
After the lines were finished, the only sound left in the room was the long background sound, the cello sound was low and sad, yet it had the power of a shocking wave.Yixi said softly, "Li Zechuan is a hero, but has been a traitor for twenty-three years, and every one of his lovers and friends wants to kill him.But it doesn't matter ah, he knows himself what is good, what does it matter what others say."
"Li Zechuan is also not Lai Chenglang ..." Chen Orange was clearly spoken to, but still dead stubborn.
Yixi thought about it and nodded solemnly, "That's right, Li Chenglang himself is much more handsome than Li Zechuan, I really don't like his face full of beard scum.I directly replaced all of his make out scenes with the female lead in 'Unexpected Encounter' with myself."
The door to the lounge was suddenly pushed open, Yixi and Chen Orange twisted their heads to look, only to see two men and one woman enter successively.The two who walked in front and at the end were dressed in formal clothes, but the corners of their mouths carried a hidden smile, while the one in the middle ...
Yixi's breathing slowed down by half a beat.
The man's posture was straight, wearing a smoky grey jumper, and his casual attire was in stark contrast to the person next to him.A pair of rimless glasses rested on the bridge of his nose, his face had little expression, and he looked down at the script as he walked, his fingers long and slender, turning over a page carelessly without moving his eyes in the slightest.
This face, really can not be more familiar.
Yixi's hand grabbed to the side, and unsurprisingly found that Chen Orange had frozen.Useless thing, she sighed darkly in hatred and pulled her to her feet while her brain spun rapidly.
What to do What to do What to do?Is this considered being caught in the act?When exactly did they arrive and how much of what she said did she hear?My god, didn't Lai Cheng Lang have his own lounge, how did he get here!
"You guys are?"The woman coughed and resumed her proper appearance.
The other man said, "Looks like actors from the theatre group.Excuse me, we need to talk about something here, can you please go out first?"
Yixi begged, "Okay, we'll go out now."Pulling Chen Orange, she tried to slip away.
Seeing that the gate was close at hand, her heart was just about to fall, but she heard a voice from behind her.
"Wait."
Yixi stopped in her tracks and turned back with a smile three seconds later, "Is there anything else Teacher Lai wants?"
Li Chenglang had already picked a seat and sat down, his body leaning back slightly, his gaze falling directly on Yixi for the first time.Only then did she realise that he wasn't cold, his eyes behind the lenses were gentle, like clear spring water in the mountains.But when she tried to look further down, he averted his eyes.
"Your script."
On the table in front of her was a pile of documents, all of which had been dropped here after the morning's discussion, Yixi quickly stepped forward and picked up the script before nodding towards the three once again, "I won't bother."
And then fled.
Only when she was a few hundred metres away from the lounge did Yixi lean against a pillar and breathe a long sigh of relief.It was so embarrassing, for the first time in her life, talking about someone behind their back was overheard by the main person.I was trying to reassure myself that at least I didn't say anything bad, but when I thought back on what I just said, I sadly realised that I might as well have said something bad.
The next time we meet, we will know how to introduce ourselves: Heh heh heh Lai film emperor hello, I am the actress who acted opposite you, when there is nothing else to do, I always think of kissing you.
Help ...
"Yixi you say, Lai Cheng Lang should not have heard what I said, right?I just acted like a brainwashed fan, if he saw that he must be speechless, what should I do!"
Yixi looked at the sky sadly, "I don't know if I heard yours, but he definitely heard my last sentence."
Chen Orange looked at her sympathetically, "Condolences.But when did you also like Lai Cheng Lang, you didn't say anything before!"
"Can't I hide it deeply?"Yixi was cranky, "No, I need to go drink a glass of ice water to calm down, bye!"
She didn't succeed in drinking the ice water, Chen Orange grabbed her sleeve, "Wait a minute!I remembered who that woman was just now, Lai Cheng Lang's agent Zhang Huo, I said why does she look so familiar!What is she doing here?"
"What else?After such a big news, as an agent, of course she had to come over to take a look and discuss the PR strategy afterwards."
As Chen Orange realised, Yixi said, "Alright, don't worry about it again, I sacrificed so much just to comfort you, if you still have a bitter face, you'll never hear anything good from me again!"
Chen Orange bristled, "Got it."
For the next few hours, Yixi was distracted, hiding in the dressing room and thinking about her life.She was a fan of Lai Cheng Lang many years ago, she was just more sensible and didn't do anything crazy for her idol.Before, she didn't want to let people know that she was considering the partnership between the two of them, and didn't want to be told that she was still a newcomer and hugged the leg of the movie star, but she didn't expect to go round and round and this leg was still hugged, and it was in such a way.
Kneel down and beg Lai Cheng Lang not to recognise her next time they meet!
Decadence to nine o'clock finally wrapped up, she waited in vain for a day a lens did not shoot, packed up things on the intention to go back to the hotel, who knew that the deputy director but commanded, "In a while, first go to the World Trade Jun Lan, Qin director's room, the script is a bit of a problem, the evening we discuss the discussion together."
Yixi lives in Haitian, but the director and most of the actors live in the World Trade Centre, she nods her head to show that she understands, and walks out with heavy steps.
Everyone discussing the script together oh.In other words, after losing so much face in the afternoon, it's time to meet Ri Cheng Lang again?That's really great then!
The heavy mood remained until she knocked on the door of the presidential suite, and the director's assistant led her in to see three people sitting scattered on the sofa in the parlour.
Xu Muzhou and Yin Ru sat at the left and right ends of the sofa, the two of them not talking to each other, each reading their own scripts.Li Chenglang sat alone on the opposite side of the sofa, but slightly tilted his head and closed his eyes, his glasses removed and placed next to him.Yixi even took time out of her busy schedule to sigh, so it turns out that he wears glasses when he's not on camera, unlike some celebrities who always wear contacts whenever they show up.
Yin Ru saw her come in and smiled, "Sister Skye has a film, so she'll be coming over with Director Qin later, so let's wait first."
Yixi nodded, hesitating whether to take the initiative to greet Li Chenglang or not, but the other party opened his eyes first.
The lights in the living room were turned on as if it was daytime, and the light shone on his face, making him seem a little out of reach.Calmly surveying her for a split second, he then stood up from the sofa.
"Hello, I'm Lai Cheng Lang."
He extended his hand towards her, his fingers clean and slender.With such a natural attitude, as if nothing had happened before to embarrass each other, Yixi's embarrassment finally subsided, "Hello Mr Lai, my name is Yixi."
The two hands clasped, his palm was dry, but the fingertips were cold, gently gripped and then let go.Yixi was a little hesitant to introduce his character specifically, after all, there were so many actors in the cast, he might not be able to remember each one even if he did his homework in advance.
"It's still the first time for Teacher Ri and Xiao Xi to meet, right?She's Liu Ji, and she'll have to act opposite Teacher Lai afterwards!"
Hearing Yin Ru's words, Lai Cheng Lang smiled faintly, "I know."
Soon, director Qin Weidong and Zhang Siqi also came in, everyone sat around the coffee table and listened carefully to the director's speech, "I discussed with the co-ordinator in the afternoon, tomorrow we will first shoot the scene where the Crown Prince and the King of Qi make an alliance, Wenfei's side has already explained it, so it's up to you, Chenglang, is it okay to start work tomorrow?"
Li Chenglang smiled, "Of course.As I said, I can start work whenever I want, there is no need to purposely change the shooting schedule."
Zhang Siqi crooked on the sofa, massaging her temples with her fingers, teasingly said, "Director Qin is still not thinking about you, worrying that Film Director Lai is affected by the news, his state is not good, it's light to be laughed at when you spread the word, if we say that you're really deranged by the drugs, that would be bad."
Everyone knew about Director Qin's consideration, but the only one who dared to take it out and joke about it was Zhang Siqi, it seemed that the two people were really close and could say anything.
Ri Cheng Lang was not amused, Director Qin shook his head and continued on with business, "After this scene, Liu Ji is going to make an appearance, Yixi your lines have been altered, so you need to re-memorise them tonight.Script."
Yixi hurriedly took out the script and handed it over, Director Qin put it on the table and flipped it open, and froze as soon as he saw the content.Is this the style of the little girl's writing?The annotations in the margins, that handwriting, why was it so familiar?
Yixi's eyes widened in shock.This this this, this is definitely not the script that she drew the horizontal line she wrote the annotations she flipped through countless times ah!
Because she was too surprised, she didn't stop Director Qin from flipping the script to the title page, and under the white shaking light, everyone looked at the clean paper in silence, as well as the three big, strong words on it.
Lai Cheng Lang.