The moment he saw him, Sheng Min frowned slightly. Li Xuan remembered that this man seemed to be called Wang Ran, and he looked a few years older than them, probably less than 30 years old. On the notice, Sheng Min put a small triangle under his name, indicating that there was no need to communicate too much, so of course he didn't say anything.
They stood there in silence for a while, and then the other party lost his balance first.
"Sheng Min," he said. Without the camera, his attitude was obviously not as friendly as when he was filming. "Why are you just sitting here and talking to me?"
"What else? I stand up and salute you?" Li Xuan raised his eyebrows.
Wang Ran frowned and looked at him a few times, as if he had not expected his reaction. He was silent for ten seconds, and then suddenly smiled again. His expression changed like a Sichuan opera performance, and he dragged a chair over and sat down: "You are really different now. When you played a supporting role for me a few years ago, you were very respectful. Now you have a bad temper? I heard that Zhang Zhihua was afraid of you because you cursed in the dressing room last time."
Li Xuan lowered his eyes and recalled for a moment. The only time he could roughly match the number was the day of shooting the commercial. He didn't think the makeup artist would talk nonsense everywhere, so he made a note of Zhang Zhihua in his heart.
"It's really different when you're famous. The show "Wei Yang Liu" is so popular, it's worth all your hard work." To be fair, Wang Ran is good-looking, with the same dark complexion as Sheng Min, and deep features. But compared to Sheng Min's bright and beautiful appearance, he looks a bit gloomy. Combined with his current demeanor, it's hard to describe the disharmony.
"Actually, you could have told me earlier if you liked this script. It's just an ancient idol drama, and I don't need it. It's just that I've packed my bags and prepared to join the crew before you get involved. It's really... But I won't mention these anymore, it's boring... Anyway, congratulations to you."
Don't mention it but keep talking about it? It's so sarcastic. Li Xuan felt a headache after hearing this and just wanted to leave. He caught a glimpse of Sheng Min's lips pressed into a line and forced himself to sit back down.
"I say." He pinched his temple, "Is being your supporting actress a regular job? You have to serve for 30 years, and then you can get a pension when you get old? Civil servants can resign, what are you thinking? Or are you too honored that I was your supporting actress? You have to remember it for the rest of your life, and read it out at the memorial service? I don't mind if you really don't have anything else to write. You can write whatever year, month and day you want. After all, it happened several years ago, I really can't remember it clearly."
This barrage of retorts was really unlike Sheng Min's style. Wang Ran was obviously confused and wanted to speak reflexively, but before he could organize his words, he was blocked by Li Xuan.
"There's more." He took out his phone before Wang Ran could speak. "How about calling out?" Li Xuan's lips curled up and he tapped the promotional page of "Wei Yang Liu" on the screen with his finger. His tone was like teasing a child. "Isn't this your play? Come on, call out and see if it responds?"
Sheng Min beside him laughed softly, but held it back, lowered his head and shrugged his shoulders slightly.
"Sheng Min, are you sick?!" Wang Ran came back to his senses, his face was embarrassed and his tone changed.
"No." Li Xuan put away the smile on his face, "Don't talk nonsense. If you say something without proof, it will be considered as defamation. Besides, I am already very popular in your heart. Aren't you afraid that my company will send you a lawyer's letter?"
"you… "
"What about me? Don't point your finger at me." The sea breeze made people drowsy. Li Xuan yawned and waved his hand like he was shooing away flies. "Forget me. Instead of worrying about other people's gossip, take care of yourself first. Fans are still waiting for your feedback. Think long-term. It's not good to just focus on things a few years ago. Come on."
Perhaps the tense atmosphere was too obvious, so the staff member who had been standing far away from them when they were talking timidly came over and said, "Teachers, please go in and take a rest. We'll continue filming when the sun comes out."
Wang Ran still stared at him. Li Xuan sat with his legs crossed, not very well behaved, and let him look at him expressionlessly. The former's face turned pale, and the skin around his cheeks trembled slightly. He opened his mouth several times but couldn't say anything. After a while, he waved his hand and turned away.
He walked in a hurry, and it was unclear whether he did it unintentionally or to vent his anger, and he almost knocked the staff member off balance.
"Are you okay?" Sheng Min quickly leaned over to help.
"Thank you." Fortunately, it was sandy ground, so she didn't fall. The girl nodded gratefully, stood firm, and asked Li Xuan carefully, "Teacher Sheng, you... ..."
"I'm not going in." Li Xuan said, "I'm just here to get some fresh air."
"Do you need another parasol?"
"No need. Just do your thing and don't worry about me."
The staff seemed relieved, brought over two glasses of juice and a few plates of snacks, and checked the next shooting process again before leaving.
The clouds gradually drifted away, and the outline of the sun was vaguely revealed. In the distance, seagulls flew briskly across the horizon. Sheng Min bit his straw and said nothing. Li Xuan waited for a while and gently bumped his knee: "Are you happy now?"
"I wasn't unhappy at first." His voice sounded sticky as he hadn't swallowed the grapefruit juice yet.
"Oh." Li Xuan crossed his hands behind his head in a very relaxed posture, imitating his tone, "I wasn't unhappy at first."
"Are you annoying?" There was a faint smile in Sheng Min's eyes.
"Not annoying." Li Xuan curled his lips. "That guy just now was annoying. Is he not very smart? What's the point of coming all the way here to be scolded? Is he bored?"
Sheng Min sighed softly, "He signed a gambling agreement with his management company, but the shows he showed in the past few years didn't perform well. He probably lost a lot of money, so he must be very angry."
"You're just biting people out of anger? You've lost all the money for rabies vaccinations? That shouldn't be the case." He didn't hide the disdain in his tone.
Sheng Min thought that Wang Ran didn't hit her for the purpose of getting scolded before he came, but simply wanted to vent his anger. He just didn't know that a new person who would talk back had appeared in his body.
But Li Xuan is not a talkative person. He is really smart, a little conceited, and has the arrogance of a genius in his bones. He really "doesn't see" insignificant people. After knowing each other for so long, Sheng Min only remembers seeing him quarrel with two people, one was Zhang Zhihua, and the other was today, both of which were related to him.
"You're not talking again." Li Xuan raised his hand and snapped his fingers in front of him.
"Why don't you ask me?" Sheng Min kicked the sand lightly with his toes and said slowly, "Wang Ran said that I stole his film contract."
"Is my neck empty? You are like a quail, who can you rob?"
"What if?" Sheng Min said, noticing that Li Xuan narrowed his eyes, and paused, "Isn't it just that you don't have a brain... ... What if I really robbed it?"
"Why don't you explain?" Li Xuan was so angry that he laughed. He didn't know why he suddenly got so hung up on this. He said in that lazy tone, "If you really want to rob it, then rob it. What's the big deal?"
A small sand pit had been kicked out at his feet. Sheng Min took another sip of juice, and waited until the sweet and sour juice slid down his throat before saying, "But you didn't know anything yet, and you helped me scold him."
"He's annoying." Li Xuan said as a matter of course, "What's wrong? Is this what you're talking about?"
Sheng Min said nothing, neither admitting nor denying. Li Xuan did not rush him this time. After the waves in the distance surged back and forth, Sheng Min spoke.
"I didn't steal his role... I did contact Wang Ran at the beginning of "Wei Yang Liu". The project was directed by a new director and had no IP. The platform was not optimistic about it at first and the rating was A, so he didn't take it and chose another Korean remake. Later, "Wei Yang Liu" never found a suitable actor. By the time I finished filming my last drama, the male lead hadn't been decided. It was already a long time."
Sheng Min bent over slightly, resting her elbows on her knees and her face on her palms. "We have worked with the producer of Wei Yang Liu before. When I was not famous, this sister also gave me some job opportunities and was very nice to me. She knew I had a schedule and asked me to help out, so I agreed. As a result, Wang Ran took over the play, but it was stopped before filming due to copyright issues. He wanted to take it back, and I have already signed the contract to join the crew. So... ... Anyway, this is it."
Sheng Min finished speaking in a few words and smiled softly: "Isn't it boring?" He didn't look at Li Xuan's reaction, and his eyes didn't know where to fall. His tone was still brisk: "It's not important... But I can't let you stand up for me for nothing."
"Important." Li Xuan was silent for a moment and shrugged, "And it's not that I know nothing. I know you."
Sheng Min's back seemed to stiffen for a moment, and he tilted his head to look at him.
"I didn't steal anyone's." He looked at Li Xuan with sparkling eyes and an indescribable pride and stubbornness between his brows, "I don't need it at all."
This was different from Shengmin's usual demeanor, but strangely appropriate. Li Xuan thought to himself that the quail was a wrong metaphor, and he was actually more like a white crane: "I know this too."
"You know everything." Sheng Min muttered softly.
"certainly."
The tone was really justified, Sheng Min said "oh". The two looked at each other for a few seconds and both laughed.
As the director said, the light had improved significantly in less than an hour. Li Xuan took advantage of this time to receive a call from Qi Boyuan, discussing whether it was necessary to add a prop trading function between players.
"No, this is not a monster-killing game." Li Xuan made a quick decision, "Basic functions should be completed, and we will update them later if necessary."
Qi Boyuan was easily convinced by him. The two talked about some details and ended the call before resuming filming.
"Are you okay?" Sheng Min was worried that he hung up the call temporarily because of the filming.
"It's a small matter. We've already finished talking about it." Li Xuan stood up, "I'll go over first."
The PD had already walked over, and several artists in the tent also came out, and some were busy adjusting their hair and makeup. Shengmin didn't say anything else, but unconsciously stood up as well.
"It's less than 50 meters? Are you going to give me a ride?" Li Xuan laughed at him.
After saying this, Sheng Min realized that he was confused, so he took a step back and sat back down with the cup in his hand. He had already drunk more than half of the grapefruit juice in his hand, and his lips seemed to have been soaked into a very light red.
Li Xuan was about to leave, but he suddenly felt a little itchy when he saw this. He took his unopened glass of juice and took a sip. It was still too sweet. So he took the soda water that Sheng Min prepared for him.
"Tear off the wrapping paper." Sheng Min reminded him.
He turned his back and nodded to indicate that he had heard it, but after taking a few steps he turned back.
"Don't step on the water." Li Xuan stared at his trouser legs that had not yet dried, thought for a moment, and added, "If you really have to step on it, don't go too far... ... It's best not to."