Chasing Tides

Chapter 40

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The capital and J City are more than 1,500 kilometers apart. It takes one and a half hours by plane, seven and a half high-speed trains, and a whole day by ordinary trains.

There is no harm if there is no comparison. Last time Ning Lan flew to J City to find Sui Yi, she closed her eyes and opened her eyes. This time, she closed her eyes 800 times. With the tireless cries of children and the cries of instant noodles, melon seeds and ham sausages.

The next afternoon, Ning Lan climbed off the train with a sore back. It wasn't over yet. Tongjiang Film and Television City was a subordinate county of J City, and it took two or three hours to get there by car.

He broke his fingers on the bus and calculated that he could save five or six hundred dollars in total. Although it was a drop in the bucket, it was worth it.

The more money you save, the more confidence you have.

When he arrived at the film and television city, the life assistant of the crew came to meet him at the door and took him to the hotel. The single room facilities are simple but clean and tidy. Ning Lan took two long-distance trains in a row and fell asleep on the bed without taking a shower.

I slept until dawn in the morning, got up to take a shower, and then went out to buy daily necessities.

Near the film and television city, there is everything. Ning Lan even bought a jacket that fit well in the supermarket. The point is that it is cheap. He has lived through all kinds of hard times, and his life requirements are not high. A toothbrush, a towel, and a dozen underwear are enough. The hotel has shampoo and shower gel, and his face will not rot without facial cleanser. After paying, he directly changed his coat in the store. He didn't want to throw away the ragged cotton jacket, so he asked the cashier for an extra plastic bag, folded it, put it in and took it away.

Strolling out with two bags of things, she happened to bump into the life assistant girl who was walking in. Ning Lan asked her where there was a bank nearby. The girl was very enthusiastic and led him to the intersection before leaving, and reminded him to be careful. There are many paparazzi and fans nearby.

Ning Lan snapped the disposable mask to her face and swaggered into the bank. He is dressed in LOW to the extreme, and anyone with a little discernment will not regard him as a star.

It only took 20 minutes to report the loss and make a replacement. Ning Lan took the new card to withdraw money from the ATM machine, and the balance was not less than a cent. Zhao Jinshan probably did not think that he would use the gold owner's birthday as the password.

The bang before she left home should be enough to keep her calm for a while.

Ning Lan was in a rare relaxed mood. She found a breakfast shop and ordered a bowl of bean curd. While eating slowly, she swiped her phone.

"Covering Rivers and Mountains" will be filmed on location in May, and it will be located in an undeveloped mountain range near his hometown of this small county. At that time, he thought it was too coincidental. Before the Chinese New Year, he took advantage of his spare time to take a trip, took a picture of the continuous mountains in the distance, and then posted a Weibo, Aite Ji Zhinan and another one in the play with him. Actors who play brothers. Zhang Fan had asked him to interact more with the crew members before, and this Weibo was posted at her behest.

However, in the end, only Guo Hao replied and returned him, and Ji Zhinan remained silent. Ning Lan guessed that he had lingering fears about the fact that he picked up his marriage certificate, so he opened a private message and pretended to say a few words, but it is still unread.

Ning Lan didn't think it was strange, as a big star like him probably didn't read private messages. He quit the tuba and got on the trumpet to read Chaohua. Since the filming of "Overturning the Country" was about to start, someone in Chaohua brought out the story of Ning Lan stealing Wang Bingyang's role to revisit, and AOW was still in the holiday period, nothing. What's new, after reading for a long time, I saw an irrigation discussion, saying that everyone should guess whether the captain has abdominal muscles.

Ning Lan narrowed her eyes and liked this Weibo with the trumpet "Captain's Eight Pack Abs".

Before starting the machine, Ning Lan had a thorough understanding of the surrounding environment. He knew better than the life assistant which restaurant was cheap and delicious, and which convenience store had the freshest food.

The long-awaited and hoped-for lead actor finally arrived.

On the day of the opening ceremony on February 14, Ning Lan stood in the second row, almost staring out the back of Ji Zhinan's head. Later, the main actors of the crew had a dinner, and the two could not get a table. Ning Lan frequently turned to look at him, and the actress Xue Ying, who was at the same table, noticed it and said with a smile, "What is Xiaoning watching? There is your idol at that table. ? Let me guess which one it is."

Ning Lan hurriedly got up and toasted her: "It's my first time filming and I'm nervous, don't make fun of me."

On the way back from the scene, Ji Zhinan walked slowly and fell behind. Ning Lan finally found the opportunity and went up to greet him. He seemed to be incapable of drinking, and after a few drinks on the table, his cheeks were flushed with a thin layer of red, even so, his eyes were still guarded.

Ning Lan deliberately got close to him and asked him if he had seen the Weibo he posted last time. Ji Zhinan frowned and said that he had not seen it. Ning Lan smiled and asked him to remember to take a look when he had time.

Back in the room and closing the door, Ning Lan put away her smile and rubbed her sour face. After taking a shower, he stayed in the bathroom for a long time, staring at the person in the mirror, remembering Ji Zhinan's face, looking for the difference inch by inch, and then subconsciously imitating his frown and smile, trying to copy the corners of his mouth upward arc.

The shooting officially started the next day, Ji Zhinan was assigned to group A, while Ning Lan was in group B with the court as the background. The little guard he played had more movements and less lines, so the director joked at the time that he wanted to find someone with a beautiful figure. As for why he chose him instead of Wang Bingyang, it was probably because his expression and state were more stable, which fit the image of the taciturn little guard more closely.

Ning Lan has a good memory. He can remember his lines after reading them twice. He doesn't have many interior shots. He spends most of his time waiting for the show. Ji Zhinan.

He guessed that the look in his eyes of admiring his predecessors should look a lot like, at least Ji Zhinan didn't feel disgusted with him, and it was possible that he was too busy to pay attention to him because of his many roles.

Ning Lan not only felt that her actions were inexplicable, but she didn't even know what it meant. But as long as he thinks that he is someone Sui Yi likes, a strange emotion fills his heart. He should be hated, but he can't help but envy, and wants to take his attractive qualities into himself.

Maybe Sui Yi will give him more eyes because of this.

Just like this, for the past half a month, Ning Lan ran back and forth in Group A and Group B every day, holding hands here, chatting there for a while, and did not become friends with Ji Zhinan, but made a face in front of other cast members. cooked.

Seeing that March is about to enter, J City is located in the south of the Yangtze River. The weather is warmer than the capital. It is most likely to catch a cold when it is warm and cold. On this day, when she took off her earrings and headgear to prepare to go to work, Ning Lan picked up her mobile phone and gave her Sui Yi sent a WeChat message: [Pay attention to keeping warm, don't change the thick coat first]

After a scene was filmed, he looked at his phone, but Sui Yi didn't reply. He thought that the signal here was not good, refreshed the interface several times, and only swiped up a friend request named Adrian Lu.

Ning Lan didn't know it, so she rejected it. Less than five minutes later, the person sent another application, this time with verification - I'm Lu Shi's younger brother.

Ning Lan was stunned for a long time before realizing that he was talking about Lu Xiaochuan.

My teammate's younger brother, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to refuse. He thought for a while and clicked "Agree".

AdrianLu took the initiative to say hello: [Hello, beauty, I'm Lu Xiaozhou [red lips]]

The corners of Ning Lan's mouth twitched, and she replied politely: [Hello]

This "Hello" seemed to trigger a switch, and Lu Xiaozhou started the road of harassment. The first message Ning Lan saw every day when she woke up and the last message she received before going to bed all came from Adrian Lu.

The 17-year-old boy's Chinese is poor, and he often carries English words and even pinyin. Ning Lan has to look through the dictionary when he sees him embarrassed. He has a headache and doesn't want to reply. Lu Xiaozhou sees that this plan can't work. Ning Lan spoke and sang section by section.

At first, Ning Lan was willing to listen to it for a few seconds, but it felt like a waste of time if it was too many times. He couldn't understand the birdsong that he sang, and he didn't even bother to click on it, so he pretended to reply: [Nice!]

If it weren't for the fact that he was Lu Xiaochuan's younger brother, and that he was still young, he would have blocked him long ago.

This morning, there were a bunch of bells and whistles again. Ning Lan flipped through her phone on the way to the shooting location, but there was still no reply from Sui Yi. He took a deep breath and felt his chest full, so he mustered up his courage and lowered his head to send a message to Sui Yi, then clicked into Lu Xiaozhou's dialog box, closed his eyes and typed: [You are awesome!]

On the other side of the same time, the six people from AOW gathered in the practice room to do morning Lajin exercises.

Sui Yi pressed his legs for a while, stood up straight out of breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and turned around to see Fang Yu and Lu Xiaochuan both still sitting there chattering.

The more Fang Yu said, the more angry he became. He grabbed Lu Xiaochuan's ear and said, "Look at what you have done! Lanlan must be embarrassed to delete him. How can he bear your brother's troubles?"

Lu Xiaochuan bared his teeth and grinned: "Oh, why are you pulling my ears like my grandma? It's going to fall off!"

Fang Yu let go of his hand, took out his mobile phone and typed, muttering, "I'll send Lanlan a message and ask him to block your brother."

Lu Xiaochuan stopped him and said, "Don't, I think he likes my brother a lot. Today my brother confessed to him, and he even praised him for being awesome."

Fang Yu wondered: "I don't believe it."

"Here, listen." Lu Xiaochuan clicked on a speech, and Lu Xiaozhou's wolf howl-like singing spread from the loudspeaker, causing the entire practice room to tremble three times.

Sui Yi was listening to it. It was the melody of "Today You Will Marry Me". Recently, Gu Chenkai played and sang this song in the house every day in order to attract fans.

Fang Yu glanced back and quickly turned back: "Lanlan really praised him?"

Lu Xiaochuan was still shouting: "Ang, look, the stinky boy sent a screenshot early in the morning to confuse me and ask me to give me money."

Fang Yu rolled up his sleeves: "Okay, you stinky rascal, you even bet on Lan Lan, stinky rascal, shameless!"

Lu Xiaochuan was chased by him and ran around the house, holding his mobile phone and hiding behind Sui Yi. Sui Yi raised his eyelids and looked straight at the words on the screen.

After training in the morning, he took out his mobile phone from his bag and saw the message Ning Lan sent him three hours ago: [Today I will be filming with Ji Zhinan]