Cheng Xia came out of the lounge, and assistant Sister Rong hurriedly put the down jacket on him. Seeing that Cheng Xia was holding a pair of white hand warmers, obviously not what she had prepared before, Sister Rong couldn't help but wonder: "Cheng Xia, Where did your hand warmer come from?"
"..." Cheng Xia was embarrassed to say that it was sent by President Pei, so he made up an excuse: "I bought something online a few days ago. The address was written for the company, but I forgot to take it. President Pei saw it at the doorman today and gave it to me by the way. I brought it here."
This can also explain why Pei Shaoze called him in just now, why he was carrying a bag when he went out.
Of course, Cheng Xia also felt that the excuses she made were very bad. Fortunately, Sister Rong didn't think about it too much, and said with a smile, "Oh, Director Liu called you, the scene at the school gate has been filmed, and let's move on to the next scene."
When mentioning work, Cheng Xia's expression immediately became serious: "Okay, I'll go over here!"
When he followed Sister Rong to the playground, the crew had already set up the scene there.
It snowed a lot today. Due to the absence of students during the holiday, not even a single footprint could be seen on the white playground. The dry trees around were also covered with thick snow. The whole world was pure white and clean. Ran, Cheng Xia stood on the side of the playground and couldn't bear to step on it and destroy such a beautiful scenery.
Director Liu was watching from the side of the playground wrapped in a thick down jacket. Screenwriter Xu and Teacher Lemongrass were also standing beside him. When Cheng Xia walked over, he heard Director Liu ask, "Do you think it's possible?"
Xu Moran frowned tangled: "This scene has high requirements on the actors. Cheng Xia and Ye Mingqian have not known each other for a long time. If they don't have enough tacit understanding, it's easy to NG frequently."
Liu Xueyi raised his head and looked into the distance. After a while, he sighed: "It's hard to come across such a heavy snow day. Today's snow scene is so beautiful, and the effect of the shot must be very shocking. Alas, I don't know if it will be in a few days. There will be no such weather."
Lemongrass said softly, "Director Liu, why don't you ask the actors for their opinions."
"Well, I've already sent someone to call them." Director Liu said here, turned around and met Cheng Xia's eyes, he hurriedly waved to Cheng Xia: "Cheng Xia, come here."
Cheng Xia trotted over: "Director Liu."
Liu Xueyi asked: "Can you play opposite Ye Mingqian? There is a scene in which Xu Fei confessed to Qin Nian. Today's weather is so suitable. The pure natural snow scene is real and beautiful."
Cheng Xia said seriously: "Director Liu, I can try."
Liu Xueyi was overjoyed and patted Cheng Xia on the shoulder: "Great, let's try it first! You have read the original book, you should know that Qin Nian just treats Xu Fei as a friend, and is very protective and caring for Xu Fei. Xu Fei fell in love with Qin Nian, and when he confessed to Qin Nian, Qin Nian already knew that he had differentiated into an Omega."
Cheng Xia nodded: "Well, President Lu Fengyang said that Xu Fei from the next class is the best looking Omega in the school, Qin Nian likes Lu Fengyang, but Xu Fei, who Lu Fengyang likes, confesses to him. Now, his mood is very complicated, and I want to show his mood changes in this scene."
Qin Nian secretly likes Lu Fengyang, and Lu Fengyang likes Xu Fei's good looks. As a result, Xu Fei suddenly confessed to Qin Nian. What is even more tragic is that at this time, Qin Nian just learned that he had differentiated into an Omega.
The dramatic development made him laugh and cry.
It's not easy to show this complex emotional shift. But Director Liu had great confidence in Cheng Xia when he watched Cheng Xia's audition, so he brought up the rival scenes of Cheng Xia and Ye Mingqian, and wanted to take advantage of this rare snowy day to finish the key scenes of this scene.
Lemongrass smiled and encouraged: "Cheng Xia, come on, I believe you can catch Ye Mingqian's play."
In the entire crew, Ye Mingqian is the most popular - more than 4 million fans. His acting skills are also the best - the literary and artistic films he participated in scored more than 9.5 points, and his crying scene broke countless hearts.
Playing against this great god, Cheng Xia's pressure is not ordinary.
But since the director made a request, he couldn't back down and agreed on the spot.
After a while, Ye Mingqian was called to the set, and Liu Xueyi explained some precautions to him in a low voice, and then asked Ye Mingqian and Cheng Xia to go to the corner to memorize the script.
After the start of the film, the whole crew conducted a script reading. The two were very familiar with the script, but they had never formally confronted the play.
Ye Mingqian looked relaxed, with a smile in his eyes. Cheng Xia was a little nervous, her voice was dry, obviously she couldn't let go.
Suddenly, Ye Mingqian came over, pressed his ear, and said softly in a demagogic tone, "Cheng Xia, I like you."
Cheng Xia's heart jumped, and her face flushed red: "What, what did you say?"
Ye Mingqian returned to his original position, looked at him and said, "Don't be nervous, just kidding. I'm an Omega, and I won't mark you like an Alpha. Relax, don't you think it's cold today?"
Cheng Xia answered subconsciously: "It's quite cold..."
Ye Mingqian's peach blossom eyes are full of gentle smiles: "So, let's try to shoot this scene as few times as possible, I don't want to stand in the snow and confess to you seven or eight times and freeze into a popsicle. ."
Cheng Xia was amused by him and laughed: "That's right, you have a lot of lines in this scene. If you NG frequently, you have to keep saying 'I like you' over and over again. It's too embarrassing."
Ye Mingqian put away the script and said seriously: "I have almost memorized the lines, let's take it off the script and correct it again."
Cheng Xia saw with sharp eyes that Ye Mingqian's script was sketched and marked with a lot of notes, and he admired the Omega actor very much in his heart. It makes sense for Ye Mingqian to become popular so quickly. He is the most popular one in the entire crew, but he is concentrating on studying the script, instead of playing big names and scorning newcomers. Cheng Xia's goodwill towards him suddenly increased a lot.
Cheng Xia's script also marked notes. When the two saw each other's script, they smiled at each other, put down the script and began to play against each other.
"Qin Nian, wait a minute, I have something to tell you."
"Xu Fei?"
Both of them have very good memories, they memorized the script by heart, and read the lines smoothly.
After reading, Cheng Xia suddenly said curiously: "I remember the day of the audition, you looked taller than me, why today..."
Ye Mingqian leaned over and said softly, "My real height is 177 cm, which is 1 cm shorter than yours. On the day of the audition, in order to make myself stronger, I wore sneakers with increased inner height."
Cheng Xia's eyes widened slightly: "Inner heightened shoes?"
Ye Mingqian taught him his experience: "Yes, especially when playing against some overly high actors, the director not only asked me to wear height-enhancing shoes, but also put a brick under my feet. No way, the Alpha in the circle is generally above 185."
Cheng Xia nodded in agreement: "There is still one meter ninety-nine. He is too tall, and he has to look up."
Ye Mingqian chuckled and said, "One meter ninety or so, do you mean that Mr. Pei is like this?"
Cheng Xia looked around and met Pei Shaoze's gaze not far away. His heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly avoided the important points and casually said, "Not only Mr. Pei, but also many Alpha actors who are over 1.9 meters in the circle. I really don't know what happened to their genes. One is taller than the other."
Ye Mingqian smiled and said, "Don't you all say that Alpha has developed limbs and a simple mind?"
Cheng Xia subconsciously shook his head and objected: "I think President Pei is very calm, wise, and very principled. There are all kinds of Alphas, so I can't generalize them."
…
In the distance, Pei Shaoze looked at Ye Mingqian and Cheng Xia chatting, and felt very relieved. He was very worried that Cheng Xia would be suppressed by Ye Mingqian. After all, Cheng Xia was far less famous than Ye Mingqian. Unexpectedly, the two Omegas got along quite well, and they whispered together, not knowing what they were talking about.
He was very interested in this scene, so he simply walked over to Director Liu and sat down to see it for himself.
Soon, the assistant director called out, "Ming Qian, Cheng Xia, you're ready."
The two walked side by side from the corner.
Director Liu stepped forward and personally taught them how to move in a while, and both of them understood.
All departments of the crew are in place, and filming officially begins.
Snow day, early morning.
Cheng Xia came to the school with a schoolbag on his back, and shortly after walking into the school gate, a voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Qin Nian, wait a minute!" He turned around and found that "School Grass" Xu Fei was standing there smiling at him.
Cheng Xia showed a bright smile at the other party: "Xu Fei, are you here so early?"
Ye Mingqian stepped forward and stopped half a meter away from Cheng Xia. He suddenly took out a plaid scarf from his schoolbag, looked at Cheng Xia tenderly and said, "The temperature has cooled recently, I bought a scarf for you, just Think of it as a Christmas present, thank you for the information you helped me check in the essay contest before."
Cheng Xia hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, old classmate, why are you being so polite!"
Ye Mingqian's voice was very gentle: "I have a little thought, just accept it." After he said that, he unfolded the scarf and carefully wrapped it around Cheng Xia's neck, saying, "You look good in it."
Cheng Xia reluctantly fiddled with the scarf around his neck and said with a smile, "Thank you then."
The two walked forward side by side, chatting about the recent exam as they walked. They are both academic masters, but one in liberal arts and one in science. When he was near the playground, Ye Mingqian suddenly stopped, looked at the spectacular snow scene on the playground, and said softly, "It's snowing, the scenery here is really beautiful."
Two cameras followed the filming all the way. Director Liu sat in front of the monitor and clenched his fists excitedly—
So beautiful!
The handsome "Qin Nian" and the beautiful "Xu Fei" are standing together, the snow is flying around, and the whole world is like ice and jade, although the audience knows that the two are Omegas, but the two people standing together, the picture is pleasing to the eye!
The two stood side by side for a few seconds, and Ye Mingqian suddenly said softly, "Qin Nian, do you have someone you like?"
Cheng Xia has read the original book many times, and the name Qin Nian has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. He said "Qin Nian", as if he had also become Qin Nian. He knew that he had differentiated into an Omega and knew that he liked his good buddy Lu Fengyang. Ye Mingqian's words brought back countless memories in him, and he was slightly stunned. , looked away uncomfortably, and pretended to be relaxed and said, "The person I like? No, I'm busy with my homework every day, so I don't have time to think about this." His voice gradually weakened because of his guilty conscience.
Ye Mingqian said: "I like a person. I have liked him for a long time. When I first saw him in middle school, I felt that he was as warm as the sun. As long as I was with him, I was very happy." Ye Mingqian looked back at him. Cheng Xia, Cheng Xia immediately caught his play, and asked curiously, "You've been liked by you for so many years, that buddy is so lucky, right? Who?"
Ye Mingqian's eyes were very gentle. He looked straight into Cheng Xia's eyes and said seriously, "It's you."
Cheng Xia thought he heard it wrong at first, and looked at Ye Mingqian doubtfully. After meeting his gentle gaze, Cheng Xia's eyes gradually widened, and a blush suddenly appeared on his face: "You, you don't joke. ."
Ye Mingqian stared at him: "It's not a joke. I like you, it's serious."
Cheng Xia froze in place at a loss, and was suddenly confessed by an Omega. The other party was the Alpha's dream lover in the whole school, and he just differentiated into an Omega a few days ago. What kind of strange plot is this
He was stunned for three seconds, then snapped back to his senses as if struck by lightning, and said in a panic, "Yes, I'm sorry, I don't know how you started liking me, but I... I only think of you as... "
Ye Mingqian's eyes darkened: "Just be friends?"
Cheng Xia scratched her hair and stammered with a blushing face: "Xu Fei, you are really good, but I'm not worthy of you... You deserve a better Alpha. Yes, sorry... I never thought about going with you. You are together..."
"Isn't it enough to try? I really like you."
"no."
Tears welled up in Ye Mingqian's eyes.
Cheng Xia gritted his teeth and clenched his fingers hard.
After a while, he made up his mind, lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, we won't have a result, you should stop thinking about it." Cheng Xia turned around, the expression on his face was extremely complicated, and he walked as fast as he was fleeing. go far.
Ye Mingqian, who was standing in the snow, held back his tears and looked in the direction where Cheng Xia left. He walked in a hurry, and his figure soon merged into the overwhelming snow of goose feathers. The camera gradually zoomed away, leaving only the thin back of the boy full of tears in the snow.
At the end of the scene, Liu Xueyi did not call to stop, but leaned in front of the monitoring screen to watch the playback carefully.
It is not uncommon for Ye Mingqian to enter the play so quickly, and even cry when he says he is crying. After all, Ye Mingqian's acting skills and crying scenes have been widely recognized by directors in the circle. What he didn't expect was... Cheng Xia could actually catch it!
The lines are not bad from beginning to end, and the expressions of emotions and actions are also very good. He brought that complex, tangled demeanor to life—shocked, suspicious, bewildered, and finally fleeing!
The two moved and remained silent, and the scene of Xuezhong's confession completely exceeded Director Liu's expectations!
After watching the playback three times in a row, Liu Xueyi asked in a low voice, "What do you think about President Pei?"
Pei Shaoze nodded: "Not bad. But I can still keep improving, and add some details."
Liu Xueyi also thought so, he stood up and walked in front of the two actors, whispered a few words, and asked them to play it again. Cheng Xia and Ye Mingqian looked at each other and started from the beginning.
The completion this time is even better than before. Cheng Xia's details in several movements have become more aura, and the scene of Ye Mingqian's tears at the end is also very distressing.
On the third time, Liu Xueyi couldn't help but slap his thigh: "It's great, this scene is over!"
The surrounding staff were a little surprised.
Confession scenes are the most difficult to film. People stare into your eyes and say I like you, and it's easy to laugh. If you don't NG seven or eight times, you're embarrassed to say it's a confession scene.
But today, Cheng Xia and Ye Mingqian's confrontation was exceptionally smooth, and it was actually three times! In particular, Cheng Xia, as a newcomer, can keep up with Ye Mingqian's rhythm and act back and forth with Ye Mingqian, which is completely unexpected by the director, screenwriter and author.
Lemongrass looked at Cheng Xia's direction, and her expression was very moved. She whispered: "When I was reading the script that day, I saw Cheng Xia's script was full of notes. He is very serious and studies Qin Nian every day. The characters and lines are also memorized by heart. Therefore, as long as someone takes him, he will be in the play very quickly, and he has already regarded himself as Qin Nian."
Screenwriter Xu also praised: "This child is very talented in acting, and he is willing to work hard and endure hardships, so he will definitely become popular in the future!"
Liu Xue looked at Pei Shaoze: "What does President Pei think?"
However, Pei Shaoze's eyes kept falling on Cheng Xia who was not far away.
I thought the play would be stuck for a long time, but after three times, Cheng Xia was very happy and was standing there chatting with Ye Mingqian. He was holding the hand warmer that Pei Shaoze had given him in his hand. He was wearing a white down jacket. His cheeks were a little red from the cold, but his eyes were full of smiles.
Pei Shaoze was of course happy when his seedlings were praised by so many people. This kind of mentality is probably the same mentality as parents when they hear the neighbors praise their children
Pei Shaoze gave a light "um" and assumed a business-like attitude, saying, "Cheng Xia, a newcomer, is really good. Taking advantage of today's rare snowy day, we can shoot more of his rivalry with Ye Mingqian."
Liu Xueyi thought so too, and immediately asked the assistant director to prepare.
Pei Shaoze stayed on the set for a day.
On this day, the crew progressed rapidly. Once Cheng Xia and Ye Mingqian formed a tacit understanding, the subsequent scenes became smoother and smoother. I thought the filming would last until late at night, but it ended at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The completion of Cheng Xia and Ye Mingqian's opponent scenes was amazing, and the entire crew was rejoicing.
Pei Shaoze also went home early with his follower brother.
On the way, Pei Shaoyan kept checking his phone, and Pei Shaoze thought he was bored watching the news, but as soon as he entered the house, Pei Shaoyan came over mysteriously and said, "Brother, if an actor's birthday is encountered during filming, will the crew help? Actors to celebrate?"
Pei Shaoze nodded: "Of course. In this case, the actor will not ask for leave to go home. He must be celebrating his birthday in the crew."
Pei Shaoyan mused: "I checked the birthdays of all the protagonists and important supporting actors in the crew today, and found that Cheng Xia's birthday is March 21, a passionate and energetic Aries! It is now late February, not far from his birthday. Oh."
Pei Shaoze: "...?"
Seeing his brother's doubtful gaze, Pei Shaoyan smiled and said, "You are a producer, Cheng Xia performed so well today, and he is not afraid of acting with someone as talented as Ye Mingqian! The director, screenwriter, and writer are all here. Compliment him, shouldn't he be rewarded as a producer? Not to mention his birthday! It's only natural to take this opportunity to give some gifts or something!"
Pei Shaoze was silent for a moment, then nodded: "It's also... his birthday, I should prepare well."
Pei Zha in the original book never accompanies Cheng Xia on his birthday. It seems that every year Cheng Xia's birthday, the person who never takes Cheng Xia to heart will miss it for various reasons.
Not this time, Pei Shaoze thought that Cheng Xia would spend his 19th birthday with Cheng Xia in person.
Just give Cheng Xia a warm memory.