The night view of this snow-covered town is extremely peaceful, but as Christmas is approaching, the song "Jingle Bells" is played in an unknown store, bringing a little excitement to this tranquility.
Qiu Ci suddenly sighed: "Wei Wei, Christmas is coming."
"Yeah. But it's so cold. Do we still want to go shopping?"
"Go, why don't you go? I'm going to starve to death. I have to eat something warm."
As the two of them spoke, they walked towards the store step by step with their numb legs.
Flashing lights can be seen everywhere, bursts of music are heard from the bars on the streets, and many shops have Christmas decorations outside. There is no Santa Claus playing the saxophone here. This kind of decoration is probably only found in China.
They walked through a street and finally found a 24-hour supermarket at a corner. The lights inside are bright and it looks very warm.
Qiu Ci and Li Wei entered the door, and the supermarket was indeed much warmer.
The supermarket is not big, but the shelves are filled with a variety of large and small products, from daily necessities to beverage preparations.
There were many customers in the supermarket to buy goods. Li Wei and Qiu Ci went straight to the food section. There were instant noodles on the shelves, but there was no chance of the dumplings Qiu Ci was looking for.
After buying instant noodles, Qiu Ci chose two more items that she wanted to use and then lined up to check out at the cashier. Li Wei turned sideways to look at the items on the other shelf. At this time, a tall oriental woman came towards this side with many things in her arms. The woman seemed to recognize Li Wei and looked at her one after another with some uncertainty. He glanced at Li Wei several times. When Li Wei and the others had already paid and came out, it was the woman's turn to pay. The price of an item did not match. The woman, who was not fluent in English, communicated with the clerk for a long time, making comparisons and drawings, mixed with some Chinese. , the clerk didn’t understand either.
Li Wei said to Qiu Ci: "Wait for me." She turned around and entered the supermarket to help translate. The woman suddenly called her: "Li Wei, is that you?"
Li Wei looked up in surprise and saw that the woman in front of her was... After a moment, she recognized her and said in surprise: "Chen Zhu! Why is it you?"
"God, the world is such a small place, I never thought I would meet you here."
Li Wei helped translate. It turned out that the store had set the wrong price. The clerk apologized to Chen Zhu and explained clearly. Chen Zhu was not one to hold on to something, so after paying the money, he came out with Li Wei.
Li Weibian and Qiu Ci introduced: "What kind of luck am I? I can meet my roommate from college when I go out to buy something. This is Chen Zhu."
Qiu Ci said hello to Chen Zhu and introduced himself: "I am Li Wei's colleague."
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Li Wei asked Chen Zhu in surprise: "Are you also coming to Scotland for vacation?"
"It's of a similar nature, but I still have filming duties, and there are a few exterior scenes that need to be filmed here."
Li Wei then remembered that Chen Zhu was now a contracted artist. However, Chen Zhu had not received many roles since his official debut. Most of them were small roles, so he has not become popular in these years.
The two have not seen each other since graduating from college. It is an extremely honorable thing to meet an old friend in a foreign country. Chen Zhu took the initiative to invite Li Wei to sit with her. She had a lot to say to Li Wei.
Li Wei was still a little hesitant, but Qiu Ci said, "I'm fine. You guys will definitely have a lot to say when we meet once again, so go ahead."
Chen Zhu took Li Wei's arm affectionately, just like when he was a student. Li Wei followed Chen Zhu, and Qiu Ci returned to the hotel alone.
Chen Zhu and the others stayed in one of the most luxurious hotels in the area.
It is said that this hotel has been fully booked for two months, and it is difficult to find a room.
"You came all this way to shoot the scene. What kind of scene are you filming?"
Chen Zhu smiled and said, "It's an adventure-themed movie, and I plan to release it in the summer next year."
"What role are you playing?"
"Female N, but there happened to be a scene in the snow, so I came with the crew and came for a trip. We will be here on the 20th, and we will leave in two days."
"It seems that your company spent a lot of money on this drama. You traveled thousands of miles to shoot the scene. If you meet other production companies, they will definitely use special effects."
Chen Zhu said with a smile: "Of course it cost a lot of money. It took two years to polish the script. This drama is Zhao Qian's transformational work, so naturally a lot of investment was made. He also invested the money himself and it was also his suggestion. Take real shots.”
Zhao Qian... I haven't heard anyone mention this name for a long time, and suddenly I felt a little strange. It was also when Li Wei heard this that he suddenly remembered that Chen Zhu and Zhao Qian were both contracted actors under Feiying. So what if Zhao Qian is coming too
Li Wei didn't ask Chen Zhu. The town itself was not big, and he arrived at the hotel within a short walk. There were only two streets between this hotel and the hotel where Li Wei and the others stayed.
Li Wei followed Chen Zhu into the hotel door, and a man walked towards him. Tall and big, wrapped in thick dark red long winter clothing, with his head exposed. She has short short hair, less than ear length, and looks energetic.
This is... Zhao Qian? ! Li Wei suddenly didn't dare to recognize him. Why is he dressed like this? Very different from his previous temperament.
Zhao Qian was a little surprised when he saw Li Wei, but he quickly came to his senses and went up to greet her with a smile: "What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."
Li Wei was stunned for a long time before nodding and saying: "Hello."
Chen Zhu also greeted Zhao Qian, still looking like a fan meeting her idol. She said to Li Wei, "Come to my room, we can have a good chat."
Li Wei was pulled away by Chen Zhu.
After walking into the elevator, Li Wei hadn't recovered yet. After entering Chen Zhu's room, Li Wei asked: "Is your movie based on a modern theme?"
Chen Zhu smiled and said, "Yes, it's an urban drama."
Only then did Li Wei understand what Chen Zhu meant by Zhao Qian's transformation. He had been acting in costume dramas, and it seemed that he wanted to make a breakthrough, so he took on a modern drama on the big screen, and he still had investment.
After entering the room, Chen Zhu was still very excited and gave Li Wei a big hug: "We haven't seen each other for how many years. How are you?"
Li Wei nodded and said: "It's not bad. We didn't have much contact with anyone in the same dormitory at the beginning, but Tang Shiyun and I occasionally talked."
Speaking of Tang Shiyun, Chen Zhu said with envy on his face: "She has risen to prominence, and now she is working as a first-line host, and her success is so enviable. What about you? When you participated in the TV station's audition, you still won the first place, and now you are in No matter which program you host, I can’t find you even when I have time to watch TV.”
"Me? Isn't this still a fool's errand?"
(End of chapter)