Xia Yitong had finished filming, but Lu Yinbing had not. As the lead actress of this movie, she still had two scenes to shoot. One was her ascension to the throne, and the other was a scene several years later when she heard the sound of snow falling behind her and suddenly turned back on the same snowy day.
The latter scene was her last one, and it was moved up due to the weather. At noon, the props team, stage management team, director team, and even the production team hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of food and worked together to set up the scene. Because the filming was wrapped up early, Xia Yitong had three days off before the promotion period and stayed to help. Lu Yinbing's words "see you in Beijing" were a little early.
Today's feeling was very much to Qin Hanlin's liking, so Lu Yinbing went straight to the point in one shot without even having to go into great detail.
The next day, for the "Coronation Ceremony" scene, the shooting location was changed and the layout was complicated. Hundreds of extras were invited to fill the set. Jibs, aerial cameras, and everything else that could be used were used in an effort to make the scene shocking and grand.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, when it was getting dark, Qin Hanlin said the last word, "Pass."
The entire series of "Breaking Snow" was officially completed from July 7, 2016 to January 9, 2017, after a full six months.
As soon as the film was finished, everyone followed the car to the hotel. The wrap-up banquet was grand and luxurious. The main actors, directors, and main producers sat at one table, and the producers and investors sat at another table. The others sat according to their departments, or those who had good relationships sat wherever they wanted, with their arms around each other. There were no rules today. Various delicacies were served one after another, with delicious colors, aromas, and flavors, making people salivate.
Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong went back to the hotel to get their luggage and arrived some time later. They both had late flights, but one flew to Beijing and the other to the capital of H Province.
Qin Hanlin can be said to be in high spirits today, with both love and career having another great harvest. He, who used to only watch the dog food walking around every day, finally got together with the chief producer and producer Zhan at the wrap-up banquet, and he was very excited.
As soon as he saw the two of them coming from afar, Qin Hanlin stood up and shouted, "Here, here." Then he pulled Mr. Zhan, who was in a suit and tie, to stand up as well, fearing that they would not notice him.
Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong sat next to each other and took their seats one after another.
By the way, Zhou Yiwen, the famous screenwriter of The Executioner, also came. Although Shenlong had been missing for a long time, he was invited to show his face when it was time to appear. Zhou Yiwen was much younger than Xia Yitong imagined, probably only 30 years old, or less? He had a short haircut, plain appearance, no glasses, a gray shirt, and a coat of the same color draped over the back of the chair. He looked like a very low-key person.
If Lu Yinbing and Zhou Yiwen hadn't greeted him, Xia Yitong would not have noticed him at all and would have thought he was a relative of a producer.
Zhou Yiwen has been famous in the screenwriting circle for at least ten years. If we extrapolate back, he was only in his twenties when he wrote his first popular script. Maybe even earlier, but he just hasn't been discovered. Xia Yitong couldn't help but be amazed, feeling that there are so many hidden dragons in the circle. If she hadn't joined this crew by chance, she wouldn't have met so many industry experts at the table.
He also respectfully called out, "Editor Zhou."
Zhou Yiwen nodded calmly: "Yeah."
His attitude towards her and Lu Yinbing was the same, distant.
Xia Yitong thought to himself: I can tell that this is someone who can write a script like this.
Qin Hanlin has been keen on sabotaging people for most of his life. He immediately shouted, "Old Zhou, stop pretending. When I sent you the recorded clip last night, who was the one who cried so hard that he almost fainted, and cursed himself a year ago for writing such a script?" He imitated Zhou Yiwen's speech and said, "If I weren't the screenwriter, I would definitely send myself a box of razor blades."
Zhou Yiwen's eyes twitched immediately.
Everyone at the table was trying to hold back their laughter, and those who were close to him laughed out loud, including Qin Hanlin's lover, Mr. Zhan. Mr. Zhan has remained as charming as ever over the years, and his smile is still as charming as ever.
Qin Hanlin was dazzled by her husband, and calmly turned to Zhou Yiwen and said, "You said it was you, it was you, it was you? I have evidence. I have saved all the chat records and voice messages you sent me yesterday."
Zhou Yiwen gritted his teeth and said, "Shut up!"
Qin Hanlin: "Okay, I'll shut up." She turned around and cried to her husband, "Look, he's so mean to me."
"Don't cry." Mr. Zhan patted him on the back, stood up, raised his glass, looked at Zhou Yiwen, and said with a smile, "Lin is ignorant. I will apologize on his behalf. Let me drink first to show my respect."
Zhou Yiwen also did it out of respect, and smiled: "It's okay, everyone knows his character."
Qin Hanlin held Mr. Zhan's arm and looked around at everyone at the table with his chin almost higher than his head. "Look at how handsome my husband is, and pamper me. He has a good alcohol tolerance, but you can't drink, so you may be jealous. I won't give you any alcohol even if you are jealous. Humph."
Everyone said that they would not eat his dog food and rolled their eyes at him, some even wanted to hit him.
Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong looked at each other and saw the same envy in each other's eyes. There were not many couples in this circle who were as free as them in openly showing their same-sex love.
At the beginning, everyone was a little reserved. Within ten minutes, the necessary courtesies were over. The wine was hot. The table was full of producers, directors, and actors. They ate, drank, and talked about all sorts of things. As the chief producer and producer, Mr. Zhan just expressed his gratitude to the cast and crew at the beginning. He said that they had worked hard and hoped that they would continue to work together in the future. After all, everyone knew why he was in the film industry. Qin Hanlin was a chatterbox. He talked even more when he drank. He didn't even have time to open his mouth to eat the food that Mr. Zhan fed him. He was even more easy-going. When people from other tables pulled him over to take a photo, he went over with a smile. Before leaving, he shouted, "Zhou Yiwen, don't run away yet. I have a gift for you!"
Zhou Yiwen not only did not retract his half-stepped foot, but instead thrust his other foot forward, with his buttocks leaving the seat, and he picked up his clothes and ran.
“Zhan Tan, stop him!”
President Zhan moved very quickly, catching up with Zhou Yiwen in two steps, and retorted with a smiling tiger: "Give me some face, Editor Zhou, at least finish your meal before leaving."
Zhou Yiwen looked hopeless.
Xia Yitong quietly asked Lu Yinbing: "What's going on?"
Lu Yinbing shook her head to indicate that she didn't know either, but her intuition told her, "It should be a good thing."
When Qin Hanlin came back, he was followed by a SF Express guy, who was holding a two-foot square box in his arms and placed it on the ground in front of Zhou Yiwen. The SF Express guy handed him a pen and said, "Mr. Zhou..., please sign for it."
I heard it was signed on Monday.
Qin Hanlin urged him to open it quickly, and there was no sign of gloating on his face at all.
Such a novel thing happened here, and people who were eating, drinking and taking pictures gathered around. Zhou Yiwen used a key to cut open the package in full view of everyone. As soon as he opened it, the whole place was silent for a moment.
Then, someone burst out laughing, and then everyone burst into laughter, and everyone applauded Qin Hanlin.
He fulfilled everyone's wish.
The box was filled with razor blades. Qin Hanlin stepped forward, picked up the box, and looked at him affectionately: "This is a gift from our entire crew. Please accept it."
Zhou Yiwen went home with the razor blade in his arms, panting.
Xia Yitong asked in a low voice, "Won't this hurt the relationship?"
Lu Yinbing shook her head and chuckled: "Qin Hanlin is a shrewd man. He knows exactly who he can joke with and who he can't. You are just a little old, why are you worrying about this old fox? You should worry more about yourself."
"Myself? What?"
Seeing her confused face, Lu Yinbing just smiled and said, "Nothing."
"What on earth is it?"
"Nothing, really."
If she didn't say anything, Xia Yitong wouldn't ask. Judging from her expression, she probably was just teasing her.
Xia Yitong said: "I'm going to make a toast."
Lu Yinbing looked at her for a long time before saying, "Go ahead."
China's drinking culture, even if it is detested, has to be succumbed to at times. This crew is relatively decent, there are no shady investors who would take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, this is a good opportunity to expand personal connections and improve favorability, the relationship between the crew members is also pretty good, there is nothing wrong with having a drink before leaving.
But Lu Yinbing was unhappy. She didn't like seeing Xia Yitong forcing herself to do things even though she clearly didn't like them. She didn't like her moving around among all kinds of people for social events. She didn't like her pretending to be understanding in order to build good relationships with everyone.
Okay, it's really understanding, but she just doesn't like it.
Happy is happy, unhappy is unhappy. Like is like, dislike is dislike.
I don't want her to live such a tiring life.
Someone came over to toast Lu Yinbing, and the other person drank it all. Lu Yinbing picked up the glass and took a sip, smiling at the other person, but after drinking it, she forgot who the other person was.
She stood up.
Xia Yitong had already drunk three cups and felt fine. She was walking towards another Mr. X when a figure came out from the side, stopped her from behind, and at the same time put his arm around Xia Yitong's shoulder and walked over with her.
Lu Yinbing: "Mr. X."
Mr. X stood up immediately and said with a smile, "I'm flattered. I'm flattered."
Lu Yinbing: "This is Xia Yitong, a very serious and dedicated actor. Please take care of her if you have the chance. I would be very grateful."
Mr. X said: "Of course, of course."
Xia Yitong only took a sip of wine at the end and said "thank you" before being pulled away. Mr. X even gave her a business card. She was completely stunned. After so many years of struggling, this was the first time she felt like she had embraced a golden thigh, and it was a huge one. No, this was not a golden thigh, Lu Yinbing was a walking little golden man!
She hadn't come to her senses yet when Lu Yinbing took her to the next one.
Lu Yinbing pressed her arm with his fingers, it hurt a little, and Xia Yitong woke up. The hotel was air-conditioned, and Lu Yinbing only wore a turtleneck sweater inside. The style was very fashionable, burgundy, and was particularly picky about skin, but Lu Yinbing could handle it.
The warmth from his shoulders and arms was transmitted to her skin through the soft sweater, it was very warm, and the arms around her were strong and firm.
"If I had known you a few years earlier..." Lu Yinbing put his arm around her shoulders and took her to a place away from the crowd. Amid the hustle and bustle of the drinking party not far away, he spoke quietly.
Xia Yitong was slightly stunned.
Lu Yinbing lowered his head and looked at her steadily. He raised his hand and gently pushed a strand of long hair on her forehead behind her ear, his expression focused and serious.
Xia Yitong's heart beat faster.
Lu Yinbing said: "If I had known you a few years earlier, you wouldn't have had such a hard time."
Lu Yinbing smiled and said, "But it's not too late now. With me by your side, you don't have to force yourself to do things you don't like. I will always be with you."