The start-up banquet was almost over, and when Qu Yanting received a call from Ruan Feng, he put on his earphones and watched the fruit plate while chatting and eating.
Qu Yanting picked up the sunscreen jacket on the chair next to him, waved to Sun Xiaojian at the next table, and said, "Stop following all day, where did your artist go?"
Sun Xiaojian had already gone to the bathroom to look for it, but there was no one there, and no one listened to the phone call, so he said, "Isn't it just to fool around?"
Qu Yanting suspected that Aijian Media was unreliable from top to bottom, so he got up and walked out: "Okay, you say hello to the program team, I'll go find him."
There was a mess of cups and plates in the banquet hall, and there was some chaos outside the hall. Qu Yanting walked along the corridor to a quieter place. Just as he was about to press the shortcut key, Lu Wenxian called.
"Hello?" Qu Yanting connected immediately, "Where are you?"
The phone was very noisy, and it sounded like there was more than one person. Lu Wen muttered some nonsense meaninglessly, probably drunk, and then reported a room number.
Qu Yanting took the elevator to the suite, and sighed on the way, he couldn't imagine how much trouble Lu Zhanqing had to pull Lu Wen. Find the room, the door opens a crack ahead of time.
Qu Yanting opened the door and smelled the strong smell of wine, walked into the living room, there were a few empty red wine bottles rolling on the carpet, four pairs of long legs were bent or stretched, and they were chaotically touching each other.
Lu Wen, Su Wang, Gu Zhuoyan, and Lian Yiming squeezed side by side, filling the sofa to the brim. It was the first time the brothers had gathered together since the turmoil of the press conference.
Seemingly drunk, or at least slightly drunk, Lu Wen sat in the middle holding the cake and said with his tongue out, "Teacher Qu is here... you can eat the cake..."
The chocolate sauce on the cake said "Big Box Office", Qu Yanting couldn't laugh or cry, it was too early, and it hadn't been turned on yet.
The other three raised their heads, and Lian Yiming said, "Little Brother Qu, if you don't come, this grandson will not eat."
Gu Zhuoyan nodded: "Moved."
Su Wang blushed: "Godfather was also touched."
Lu Wen dragged the cake and lifted it up. Qu Yanting was afraid that it would drop, so he approached to pick it up. The others squeezed out a narrow space and dragged Qu Yanting to sit next to Lu Wen.
Surrounded by the smell of alcohol, Qu Yanting held his breath and cut the cake, giving each of them a piece. The last time he sat in a row like this was at the New Year's Day party of the kindergarten class.
Before he finished speaking, Lu Wen said: "Brothers, I'm going on a long journey, and I'll see you when I triumph!"
It looked like an expedition, and Qu Yanting ate by himself, as if he was taking care of his three younger brothers. At this time, Su Wang who was beside him hugged him, changed his aggressive style, and said sincerely: "Brother Ting."
"Huh?" Qu Yanting responded.
Su Wang said, "Wen'er depends on you to get the Oscar."
Lu Wen waved Su Wang's hand away: "I haven't even won a three-good student, you want me to win an Oscar?"
Gu Zhuoyan said empathetically, "It doesn't matter if you can't take it, if you sing him the theme song, he'll still be crazy."
Qu Yanting smiled and said, "Okay."
"Really?" Lu Wen said happily, "Then I won't win a Grammy?"
Lian Yiming begged: "In short, you must keep a close eye on him, don't make any fools again, and don't let Sophie come out."
Qu Yanting responded one by one, ate the cake between the four drunks, got up and went to the bathroom, twisted some wet towels, wrapped them with ice cubes from the ice bucket, and covered everyone's faces.
The four of them woke up from the chills and huddled together to keep warm. Qu Yanting's cell phone rang, and it was the driver who told him to wait in the hotel garden. He helped Lu Wen to go home.
Staggering out, Lu Wen turned around and shouted, "Brothers... I'm leaving!"
The three stood up in a daze, and sent off each other with great emotion. Qu Yanting watched the reluctant atmosphere from the sidelines, and suddenly thought it was the first college student born in a backward mountain village.
Fortunately, the media was not allowed to participate in the opening banquet, otherwise Lu Wen's drunk state would be another news. After experiencing so many things, Lu Wen's reputation is somewhat polarized. Those who like him love him for being honest and free and easy, and those who hate him call him a troublemaker.
Interestingly, whenever a public figure gets into trouble, the disgusted one runs faster than anyone else.
The day after tomorrow, Lu Wen and Qu Yanting were going back to Nanwan. After sobering up at night, they had a reunion dinner before leaving and walked with Lu Zhanqing in the garden.
During the four or five years of being a singer and the past two years as an actor, every time Lu Wen left home, he and Lu Zhanqing broke up, and they always ended with the cruel words of "I will show you some achievements".
Tonight is the first time to change the line, he said with a playful face - Dad, don't miss me too much.
The darkness covered Lu Zhanqing's hesitation. He stopped, put his arms around Lu Wen's and Qu Yanting's shoulders, and said, "Go, remember to take care of each other."
The next day, I packed my luggage. Although my summer clothes were thin, Lu Wen packed four big boxes and bought more than 100 bottles of sunscreen spray online.
Qu Yanting hugged the cat and said, "Are you a purchasing agent?"
Lu Wen said sincerely: "I'm not white in the first place, so I can't get tanned. Meng Chuntai should look pretty clean. To be honest, I wanted to get whitening injections last month."
Qu Yanting warned him: "Stop doing those messy things."
"Oh." Lu Wen muttered, "Then I'll apply a mask."
The crew chartered a passenger plane and flew to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport on the first day of August, and then to Chikan Ancient Town, spending two days to settle down.
The actors received the first week's shooting announcement, and the intensity was much lower than expected, but film actors like Yu Xiaoqing and Tu Ying knew that it was not "only shoot one scene a day", but "a scene can be filmed for a day".
Lu Wen reserved two boxes of functional drinks to prepare for the big night. Fortunately, the hotel is not too far from the filming location, so he can sleep for an extra ten minutes in the morning.
The shooting was divided into groups AB, Qu Yanting led group A, and group B mainly took rendering shots. The first scene was filmed at the train station in the town. The scenery and objects have a history of two to three hundred years, retaining the old Guangzhou style of the Republic of China.
This scene required dozens of extras, and the casting director counted the number of people at the door of the carriage and arranged for the extras to get on the train. Tao Suyi, played by Xian Qi, has already done her makeup and hair, and is waiting under the arbor.
Ren Shu used the loudspeaker to dispatch the audience, and shouted, "Is the male number one ready?!"
"Okay, okay!" Lu Wen bowed to let the stylist finish spraying the hairspray for the last time, and strode over, catching everyone's attention in an instant.
Meng Chuntai was born in a family of antiques, he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, and he was an out-and-out dude. He has acquired the ability to recognize treasures by his ears and eyes since he was a child, but he strayed into gambling, and ended up ruining his family and property.
Rumor has it that before his death, Mr. Meng gave Meng Chuntai a family heirloom. Afterwards, creditors, bandits, relatives and friends, all with ulterior motives, all set their eyes on the prodigal son Meng Chuntai.
After mediating and hiding, Meng Chuntai left Peiping and went south to Guangzhou to join his distant uncle Tang Deyin, but unexpectedly, his uncle was even more cunning and cunning.
When he was desperate, he met Chen Bizhi, a courtesan. By chance, Meng Chuntai realized that in the turbulent current situation, hiding in Tibet was useless, and he needed a real hiding place.
Qu Yanting was talking to the lighting team leader, his eyes swept over Lu Wen from bottom to top, and said, "Get ready to shoot."
Lu Wen boarded the train and sat down by the window in the crowded and stuffy carriage, holding a suitcase tightly. After the show first, each group is in place and officially started.
The steam train slowly entered the station, and Meng Chuntai sat in the carriage out of place. The messy environment and the vulgar language around him made him uncomfortable, and he turned his face and looked out the window in annoyance.
The whistle sounded, and the passengers flocked out of the car. Meng Chuntai couldn't help spitting a dirty word when being pushed by a stranger. Soon, a quarrel broke out in the car in dialects from all over the world.
Meng Chuntai was protecting the suitcase, and he couldn't fight back even if he was punched in the face. The villagers had long seen that the young master's attire was not pleasing to the eye, so they took the opportunity to beat him up.
When the carriage was gradually empty, Meng Chuntai got up from under the table with the suitcase in his hand. He touched the corner of his mouth, bleeding. Thinking back to the glorious days in Peking, he would be hugged everywhere he went, but now he has to be bullied by a group of bumpkins.
With the tip of his tongue pressed against his cheek, Meng Chuntai let out a sullen breath, tightening his tie and getting out of the car. There was no one on the platform, only the hot and humid wind from Guangzhou was blowing.
Meng Chuntai was wearing a dark brown British suit with his arms open, showing the waistline drawn by his vest. The bumpy journey left creases and stains on the crisp fabric, and the pointed toe of the leather shoes was also worn off.
He took out the engraved pocket watch, and when he lowered his head, a lock of black hair fell down and rested on his forehead in embarrassment.
Not far away, Tao Suyi was standing under a ray of sunlight, her blue Indanthrene cheongsam fluttering gently, she was too reserved to step forward, and summoned up her courage to call out "cousin".
Meng Chuntai felt that Wanwan sounded familiar, so he looked up.
The last time I saw Meng Chuntai was three years ago in Beiping. Tao Suyi's impression of Meng Chuntai was suave and romantic.
Meng Chuntai approached and looked at this slim cousin.
The picture on the monitor is very eye-catching. The down-and-out boy is pure and beautiful, and he can imagine many kinds of stories, but Qu Yanting only wants the one he wrote, and ruthlessly shouted: "Stop, there will be another one in the fourth act."
After that, Qu Yanting held the trumpet: "However, let's have another one."
"Take the third route."
"Come again."
"Cheer up and get another one."
"No, start over."
The atmosphere on the set tended to be dignified, and everyone had seen Director Qu's strictness. This scene unknowingly lasted until noon, and the midday heat in Guangzhou in August was steaming, and the actors' makeup was all worn out.
The crew assistant brought a boxed lunch, and Qu Yanting graciously said: "Let's eat first, and then shoot after eating."
Lu Wen's shirt was completely soaked with sweat, so he changed into shorts and a vest, and got under the director's big parasol to enjoy the cool. It was too hot, and he had no appetite to eat the boxed lunch.
Not long after, Xian Qi took off her makeup and came over, and said, "Director, tell me about the play."
Qu Yanting originally wanted her to slow down a little bit, and waited until after dinner, but since he came, he responded, and it happened that the cameraman of the program group was filming, so he took advantage of the other party's lens.
Tao Suyi is an educated and intelligent woman, even if she is shy and timid, she must show restraint and generosity. She had fallen in love with Meng Chuntai three years ago, so she came to the platform early to wait, and seeing Meng Chuntai turned upside down was both pleasantly surprised and sad.
"You are eager to recognize him, but you are afraid that he will not recognize you. In this mood, you call out that cousin."
This scene will be performed in close-up, that is, staring at the camera. Qu Yanting sat on the chair, with her legs together and her lips tightly closed, she secretly grabbed the sides of her trousers with both hands, like a woman grabbing a plain cheongsam.
He remained motionless, and when the camera zoomed in, Ruifeng's eyes slightly opened, looking at the worn leather shoes of "Meng Chuntai" in a daze, watching "Meng Chuntai" choke at the corner of his mouth, his small expression would be magnified on the screen.
Lu Wen watched from the sidelines with mineral water. This was a scene without an opponent. At this moment, Qu Yanting pretended to be tenderhearted to the camera, and silently poured out his hazy love.
He squeezed the bottle tightly, feeling the urge to smash the camera and stand in front of that person.
On the table was slightly lumpy spare rib noodles, and Qu Yanting only ate two mouthfuls, and the noodles might be soaked when the play was over. Lu Wen withdrew from the umbrella, ran out of the platform without calling the assistant who was eating.
There are quite a few restaurants opened by locals in the ancient town, which are very authentic. Lu Wen looked around near the station and picked the one with the most prosperous business.
There were no empty seats in the restaurant. Lu Wen stopped at the glass window where the dishes were being cooked. When he turned around, he saw the cameraman and director of the program team following him, and said, "My God, you don't take a break at noon, aren't you afraid of heatstroke?"
The director asked casually, "Are you not used to box lunch?"
"I don't care. Let's buy some food for Mr. Qu." Lu Wen looked at the menu on the wall and muttered, "I don't eat fish, shrimp and seafood, and I don't like offal. I want beef rice and a cup of herbal tea."
The interval between meals was a bit boring. Since the first interview was interspersed in the first episode of the program, Lu Wen and Qu Yanting were too busy to intervene in the second interview. The director seized the opportunity and wanted to ask a few random questions.
Lu Wen had no objection, he scratched his hair first, and reminded the camera brother not to take pictures of his big shorts.
Choreographer: "Is there a lot of pressure to act with the actor and actress in this film?"
"It's quite big." Lu Wen said, "Although I am blindly confident, facing Teacher Yu and Teacher Tu at the same time is indeed a test."
Director: "The filming with Xian Qi in the morning was not smooth, what do you think is the reason?"
There was nothing wrong with Lu Wen's performance. He explained to Xian Qi tactfully: "It's normal. I need to find out the status when I started the machine. Besides, Director Qu is strict, so I took a few more pictures."
Mentioning Qu Yanting, the director took advantage of the situation and said: "Since the broadcast started, we have paid attention to the audience's discussions. There are many topics surrounding you and Director Qu. Did you know that?"
Lu Wen answered frankly: "I know."
The director tried to go further: "There are some rumors between you."
"Yeah." Lu Wen nodded, "I've heard a little bit about it too."
The director asked: "Then what is your attitude?"
Lu Wenle said: "Look at what you asked, who do I have an attitude towards? As for the audience, everyone has the freedom to discuss public figures. I don't care about it, and I don't mind."
The director said, "What about Director Qu?"
The restaurant was too stuffy, Lu Wen pinched his vest to fan the wind, and said, "The attitude towards him... I even came to buy him a meal in person, let's experience it for ourselves."
Seeing that Lu Wen didn't contradict these topics, the director boldly said: "The audience joked that among the people you have worked with, Director Qu fits your ideal type."
Lu Wen laughed: "I knew I would guess that way."
Choreographer: "Then would you like to take this opportunity to clarify?"
"Forget it." Lu Wen satirized the status quo of public opinion, "Rumors are swarming, and no one cares about clarification."
So the director concluded: "So similar speculations are groundless."
The beef rice and herbal tea were packed, and Lu Wen walked out of the restaurant on his shoulders. He might have been overwhelmed by the heat. It took him a few beats to realize what the other party had just said for him.
Is it groundless
Of course not, it is precisely because there are too many "accords".
Lu Wen doesn't care what people who hate him think of him, but he can't deceive those who like him confidently. Besides, it has been a long time since the first time it was secretly photographed, and there will be various speculations in the future.
He stopped and asked, "Are the audience curious about my relationship with Director Qu?"
The director replied: "Yes."
Lu Wen said: "I can satisfy everyone's curiosity."
The choreographer and director looked at him in surprise, and he was a little at a loss when facing the star's confession, and forgot to smooth things over.
Lu Wen stared at the camera, standing with his hands behind his back in the golden sunshine, the background was the old front of the restaurant, and the whole picture was full of the feeling of social news.
He was sweating and hot, unable to judge what the consequences would be.
The whole world probably doesn't believe it.
But Lu Wen really came out of the closet—"That's right, I like Teacher Qu very much."