A hangover is the most excruciating thing in the world.
If alcohol didn't bring such annoying side effects after a few hours, he would definitely like drinking more, Xia Xiqing thought as he leaned on the carpet and opened his eyes. He barely stood up with the help of the sofa, and had a severe headache. He found an ibuprofen on the coffee table and took it, then took out his cell phone to check the time.
13:24.
The memory nerves numbed by alcohol finally began to function slowly, and he suddenly remembered that there would be a release conference for Zhou Ziheng's film at six o'clock tonight, and he had already got the VIP tickets, so of course he had to go and see it.
Zhou Ziheng is an actor who started out as a child star. Although he is only 20 years old this year, he has been in the industry for 14 years. He debuted at the age of 6, playing the protagonist's childhood. The drama won the annual ratings championship that year, making him the most popular child star. Because of this, Zhou Ziheng later filmed many other film and television works, but he has always been confined to the framework of a child star.
Later, he took the college entrance examination and stopped acting for a few years. He disappeared from the public eye and didn't even take the art examination. Like all high school students, he took the ordinary national college entrance examination and was admitted to the Physics Department of P University with astonishingly high scores. Zhou Ziheng stayed on the hot search list for as long as the freshman military training lasted.
But he seems to be very low-key. After entering university, the frequency of his filming has decreased again and again. Originally, the public thought that he was going to quit the entertainment industry to concentrate on his studies, but he became a hot topic again because of a set of candid photos taken when he was in school.
In the photo, he is participating in a school basketball game. His smooth and solid muscles are visible under his red jersey. His sharp eyebrows cannot be concealed by his short hair. Sweat falls to his jawline. His brows are slightly furrowed when he shoots. These details blurred by the flash appear so clear in the candid camera's perspective. Each photo is full of aggression.
As fate would have it, Zhou Ziheng, who had always been positioned as a child star, was given the title of "walking hormone" and inadvertently changed his image, embarking on the popular "alpha" route. Not to mention the high school girls who were keen on chasing stars, even women who were a few years older than him fell into this hormonal trap without any resistance.
After becoming an adult, Zhou Ziheng almost stopped acting in TV dramas, and even stopped taking romantic films. Unlike other young actors, his acting style is very consistent, most of which are realistic themes, focusing on minority disadvantaged groups. Even in this drama, there is finally a female lead, but in the end, they play siblings. Therefore, Zhou Ziheng is always criticized by netizens as the "most wasteful" actor. But even so, whenever he appears in variety shows or programs, fans and netizens can always find many charming points in him.
Xia Xiqing also became a fan of Zhou Ziheng after his transformation. At that time, he was studying abroad. He came across some photos of Zhou Ziheng playing basketball and thought that his body proportions and skin texture were perfect. So he suddenly had the idea of drawing a picture of him. So he casually drew a watercolor picture and posted it on Weibo. Unexpectedly, many fans found it and forwarded it crazily, making it a hit.
It was only natural that he became a famous artist in the fan circle.
Xia Xiqing looked in the mirror and found that his hair was indeed a little long and it was time to cut it. He took out a rubber band that was tied with paintbrushes, put all the brushes on the table with a clatter, tied up his hair casually, found a white shirt from the closet and put it on, put on a black mask and went out.
When they arrived at the venue, the main creative team had not arrived yet. Xia Xiqing took a photo and posted it on Weibo, which soon received comments from a group of Heng fans.
[Gong Zi Ru Heng]: Ah, Mrs. Summer is there too! ! !
[The First Alpha in the Universe]: Damn, Mrs. Summer! Isn’t Mrs. Summer an overseas party? I’m so excited!
[I am Mrs. Zhou]: Oh my god, I really want to meet you in person~
[野渡無人周自揩]: I was also there, the wife was so close to the stage, could she be a VIP?
[I am the coolest Heng]: What the hell, VIP?! Even the webmasters of Yongheng Station are not so close.
In order to prevent them from causing more speculation, Xia Xiqing had to randomly pick a fan to reply.
[tsing_summer]: The ticket was given by a friend.
As luck would have it, just after he replied, he received a text message from “the friend who gave me the ticket” - Xu Qichen.
[Xi Qing, I have something to do today and can’t leave. I’ve already informed the organizer. Sorry.]
[It’s okay, I’m already there.]
After sending the text message, Xia Xiqing twirled the phone around with his fingers.
Xu Qichen is a young writer, and the movie starring Zhou Ziheng this time is adapted from his novel. Coincidentally, Xia Xiqing and he were high school classmates and friends, and it was he who gave the VIP invitation this time, but the author himself could not come.
After waiting for half an hour without the show starting, Xia Xiqing felt a little bored, so he walked out of the venue, through a long corridor and into a side hall. This hotel had good taste, and he looked at the Goya paintings hanging on the wall, which were considered to be high-quality fakes.
As he was watching, he was suddenly hit hard from behind, almost unable to stand, and the phone he was holding fell out of his hand. Xia Xiqing looked back and saw several bodyguards in black uniforms behind him, surrounded by a celebrity who was taller than the bodyguards and wearing sunglasses. Xia Xiqing recognized this person almost instantly as Zhou Ziheng.
Similarly, Zhou Ziheng immediately realized his bodyguard's rude behavior, stopped his hurried steps, bent down swiftly to pick up Xia Xiqing's knocked-off phone, and handed it to him through the crowd with smooth movements.
"Sorry." Zhou Ziheng's voice was very steady. He didn't sound like a 20-year-old boy. He had a strange charm between a teenager and a mature man. Many fans who were surrounding him began to scream and took pictures of the scene with their phones. Such a heartwarming action would definitely be forwarded on Weibo, and it might even go viral.
This was the first time that she was so close to Zhou Ziheng. The sudden encounter was a bit unexpected, but Xia Xiqing was not too nervous. She skillfully controlled the smile on her face to make herself look gentle and polite. "It's okay, thank you."
Xia Xiqing reached out and took the phone from his hand, while pretending to rub Zhou Ziheng's fingers with his cold fingertips unintentionally.
About half a second.
The expression on Zhou Ziheng's face didn't seem to change much, and it could be said that there was no response. Xia Xiqing saw it clearly, but still smiled. Until Zhou Ziheng left, he also returned to the venue.
He is indeed a straight man through and through.
When Zhou Ziheng entered the venue again, his fans were distributing free support items. A girl about 17 or 18 years old stopped him and asked, "Handsome guy, who are you a fan of? Do you need support items?"
Xia Xiqing, wearing a mask, smiled with curved eyebrows and said in a soft voice, "Sure."
The little girl excitedly opened the bag, which contained a headband, a badge, a bracelet, and a cheering stick. "Which one do you want?"
Xia Xiqing took a badge, said thank you gently, put the badge on his chest, and returned to his seat.
The press conference started on time. The host opened the show, and the main creators of the film also appeared one after another. The film is adapted from Xu Qichen's novel "The Seagull", which tells the story of an unemployed young man, Ou Zi, who was deceived into going to Thailand when an acquaintance introduced a job. He was sold as a commodity on an unlicensed fishing boat and became a "shrimp slave" who worked without pay for many years. He finally escaped with his own strength.
Zhou Ziheng plays such a young "shrimp slave". In order to make his image closer to the role, Zhou Ziheng lost nearly 20 kilograms. During the filming of the movie, he looked emaciated. When he was made up for the first time, he wore a tattered vest and a pair of knee-length shorts that were so dirty that they could not be washed. His face was covered with marks of sunburn from years at sea, and his shoulders and back were black and red. Almost no one could recognize that this young man was Zhou Ziheng. Even the director nodded repeatedly, praising him as Ou Zi himself.
It has been almost half a year since the filming was finished, and Zhou Ziheng has regained a lot of his figure. After crazy fitness training, his body has returned to the shape before filming, with full muscle lines. Seeing this, Xia Xiqing couldn't help but sigh that being an actor is really not something that ordinary people can do. They have to lose weight when they are told to lose weight, and gain weight again when they are told to gain weight, like a balloon.
The buzz cut he had specially cut for the movie has grown longer, but it is still quite short, making his facial features look sharp and his eyes deep. He is different from many male stars of the same age, most of whom have gentle and delicate looks, but Zhou Ziheng is an exception. He is neither gentle nor handsome, and his whole body is full of male hormones. The sharpness of his features can hardly be concealed, and he has a natural aggressiveness.
Xia Xiqing has praised Zhou Ziheng's clothing team after his transformation to his friends more than once, and this time he did not disappoint. At the press conference, Zhou Ziheng wore a gray-blue shirt tucked into dark gray suit trousers, which wrapped his solid muscles. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his lines were superior, almost a golden inverted triangle. At 1.92 meters tall, he was calm and outstanding.
The overall outfit was high-end and simple, but he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. The exquisite gold glasses chain was wrapped behind his ears, shining brightly under the lights, adding a sense of abstinence to his sharp temperament.
A woman in her thirties walked over. She was wearing all branded clothes and was dressed very elegantly. When she sat down, her hand touched Xia Xiqing intentionally or unintentionally.
"Excuse me."
Xia Xiqing looked at her and nodded slightly to show her friendliness. She probably took this opportunity and smiled as she extended her hand, "Hello, I'm Jiang Yin, the producer of this film."
After taking a look at the hand she extended with exquisite nail polish, Xia Xiqing politely took off his mask and shook her hand, "Hello."
The moment she took off her mask, Jiang Yin's eyes lit up, which was rare, after all, she had seen countless people in this circle. The young man in front of her could be described as beautiful, with slightly feminine features, but with an attractive masculine charm. His slightly long hair was half tied up, revealing a pair of very deep peach blossom eyes, with a subtle upward curve at the corners of his eyes.
He also has a very small mole on the tip of his nose, which easily leaves an impression on people.
To put it bluntly, this person has a look that can be forgiven no matter what he does, non-aggressive and full of protectiveness. This type of person is the most popular with the audience. Facing this face, Jiang Yin began to suffer from occupational disease.
"I've never seen you before. You look unfamiliar." Jiang Yin let go of her hand and said with a smile, "You are not in the circle, right?"
Xia Xiqing smiled and said, "The original author of this movie is my friend. I just follow this star closely thanks to him."
"Oh?" Jiang Yin smiled and looked at the heroine who was speaking on the stage, "So you like this type of girl."
Xia Xiqing chuckled, shook his head, and looked lazily at Zhou Ziheng who was standing next to the heroine.
“I like this type of boy.”