Lu Yinbing: “Hmm.”
Don't say yes or no, this way you won't be exposed by the counter-trick.
Unexpectedly, Xia Yitong also uttered an unclear "hmm".
In a flash, Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong understood tacitly that there was no moon on either side.
Lu Yinbing wagged his tail like a wolf and asked with a snort, "What do you want to tell me?"
Xia Yitong was wearing a bathrobe and looking up at the sky through the screen window of the hotel. Although there was no moon, the stars were still very bright. In such a beautiful place with clear water and green mountains, one could almost see the light reflected on the river in the distance.
She turned around, took a photo with her tablet, and sent it to Lu Yinbing on WeChat.
After talking on the phone and chatting on the video, Lu Yinbing couldn't remember what he and Xia Yitong said the next day. The WeChat record was quietly lying in his phone. It was sent by Xia Yitong last night. A night view picture with a sentence: The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, because I have someone I like by my side. Is there no moon today because you are not here
Lu Yinbing returned the favor with a photo. The smog was so thick that even the building opposite could not be seen clearly. He said - let Natsume Soseki come to the capital to experience it. Perhaps this sentence will become "The smog is so beautiful tonight."
Xia Yitong—hahahaha
Lu Yinbing - The smog is so beautiful tonight that I can actually see your face from five meters away.
Xia Yitong - The haze is so merciful that you can still see faces from five meters away.
The two then talked about the severe smog in Beijing, and the topic expanded to where to go to scenic areas to take shelter when the smog is severe in the future, which places have good air quality, and when to travel around the world.
The topics between lovers are always so jumpy and wide-ranging. Lu Yinbing lay on the bed, flipping through the chat history, imagining the tone of every sentence Xia Yitong said. Every word was coated with honey, and the corners of her lips were curled the whole time.
Ding Dong—
At six o'clock in the morning, the lovers reported on time, and a small "1" popped up in the upper left corner.
Good morning, I got up and went to work.
Good morning, I'm going to work too.
To travel around the world soon!
To travel around the world soon! Fighting!
In order to avoid depression, Lu Yinbing decided to find something to do, so he brought a sketchbook and a pencil. While observing, he wrote and drew in the sketchbook to relieve his emotions.
She has some basic skills, having learned it when she was a child, but later gave up. Normally, she would never pick it up again and has no time to paint again. Now, by chance, she has a lot of free time.
There were many photos of Xia Yitong in it, and she drew them according to them. At first, they were very ugly, with strange body proportions, and her beloved turned into a female demon. After drawing for a month, she finally got through the stage where she didn't dare to look back at what she had drawn unless she drew another one.
She lives with the patients in the room day and night, and life here almost occupies her entire winter. In addition to painting Xia Yitong, she tries to sketch her fellow patients. The patient in bed number four is the most cooperative with depression. She is most awake. When Lu Yinbing chats with her, she will also join in a few words. Occasionally, they will talk about celebrities. Bed number four said that she likes Lu Yinbing the most. Lu Yinbing smiled to herself for a long time, asked her address, and thought about sending her something. Her parents come to see her every three days. Lu Yinbing heard from the doctor in the ward that she will probably be discharged in another month.
This was truly the most joyful thing that had happened to her since she came in. Lu Yinbing immediately drew a sketch for her. After finishing the sketch, Lu Yinbing quietly put it away and said, "I'll draw it again."
Bed number four said, "Let me see."
She was very fair and thin, with a kind of gentle weakness. She had a faint smile, but deep dimples on her cheeks, making her look like a certain variety of winter jujube, green on the outside but sweet only when you bite into it.
Lu Yinbing didn't dare to refuse and showed it to her. Bed number four looked at the sketchbook and smiled with a rosy face. When her parents came next time, she showed the painting to them. When her parents saw the smile on their daughter's face, they kept saying thank you to Lu Yinbing.
Lu Yinbing felt very embarrassed, but she felt happy that she had done what she could and achieved an unexpected result, so she was as excited as the other parents.
Bed number four can also fold paper stars. This was said after Lu Yinbing mentioned that her boyfriend was very good at folding paper stars. The next time she came in, she brought some plastic tubes, and the two discussed the techniques of folding stars together. Soon, colorful stars were hung all over the head of their beds.
Bed number three was still the same as before, with no signs of improvement. When her mother came over, Lu Yinbing and bed number four, whose depression had already improved, chatted with her mother together.
The mushroom on bed number six was still the same mushroom. Recently, she had the delusion that there was something in her stomach, which was always bothering her. She rolled around on the bed every day, holding her stomach. Lu Yinbing drew a picture of a giant mushroom hanging in the air by many chains, and on the top of the mushroom, small mushroom sprouts emerged.
After Lu Yinbing reported good news but not bad news for the second time, Xia Yitong showed obvious worry. She knew where that place was and also knew that what Lu Yinbing said was not the whole truth. Concealing and whitewashing the situation would only make her think too much.
Lu Yinbing surrendered and told her everything in detail, including her experience, her struggles in acting, which one to use, and sometimes she would perform it for Xia Yitong. At first, she was afraid that Xia Yitong would think of something bad when she saw her performance, but she became very interested. Like a student with a strong thirst for knowledge, she kept asking her about acting skills and all kinds of questions, such as how to better put herself into the character's emotions, how to express a mentally ill person through eyes without body movements, how to control the nerves around the eyes to express the emotions the director wants you to express, and how to make those subtle expressions. Director Qin told her more than once that her eyes were not enough, and asked her to practice hard.
Lu Yinbing answered her questions one by one and demonstrated them herself, saying with a smile: "If you learn all of these, you will probably have no problem playing my role."
Xia Yitong shook her head and said, "It's far from it. I can't handle this."
The contrast is too great. The roles she takes on now are all similar to her in some way, such as Zhao Min, Chen Qing, Mei Qi, who are either heroic or determined. She has no pressure in putting herself in these roles.
Lu Yinbing disagreed: "How do you know if you don't try?"
A good actor plays whatever role he plays, not just acting like someone. If she wants to achieve a complete qualitative change, she will have to go through this step sooner or later. Xia Yitong nodded: "Okay, let's finish filming this one, I'll give it a try."
Lu Yinbing was satisfied and told Xue Yao to continue looking for a new script.
Xia Yitong learned a lot of useful information from Lu Yinbing and practiced diligently in private. There was a climax scene with a lot of scenes but few lines, which was a big test for the leading actress' acting skills. Before calling for action, Qin Hanlin talked to Xia Yitong about the scene for a long time, and his brows were still furrowed until she entered the center of the camera.
The result was that she passed in the first try. Qin Hanlin's eyes widened and he looked at her as if he had seen his soul travel through time.
The leading actor's condition is getting better day by day. Qin Hanlin is in a good mood as well, creating a relaxed atmosphere on the crew. The shooting progress of "Mei Qi" is gradually moving forward unknowingly. The originally planned shooting period of four and a half months is expected to be shortened by ten days.
Both sides are getting better.
A month later, on the day Bed Number 4 was discharged from the hospital, Lu Yinbing gave her a brand new sketch. It showed a girl opening her arms to embrace the sun and saying goodbye at the door of the ward. Bed Number 4 followed her parents and returned to a normal life.
Lu Yinbing looked back at bed number three. Her eyes had been looking there. Lu Yinbing's mind moved, and just as a pleasing thought came to her mind, the other party turned his face away and continued to circle around the bed.
Life has its ups and downs, and you can't force it. Lu Yinbing sat back on the bed, picked up her pen, and looked out the window. She didn't notice that the rustling sound of painting once again attracted the attention of bed number three.
…
Today is the happiest day for Xia Yitong in the two months since he joined the crew. It is February 15th, the Lunar New Year’s Eve. As long as they finish shooting this morning’s scenes, the whole crew will have the afternoon off and will return to work on the third day of the New Year, a full two and a half days of vacation.
Qin Hanlin was wrapped in a large army green cotton-padded jacket, rubbing his hands together and blowing air into his palms, "This is the last match this morning, so cheer up."
"Action!" With a whoosh, the stage manager ran away twice as fast as usual.
After a perfect fight.
"Cut." Qin Hanlin didn't want to keep everyone waiting any longer. He just waved his hand and said, "Call it a day, go home and celebrate the New Year."
Everyone was eager to go home, and they exchanged polite words with each other while changing clothes. After packing up, they all ran away. Xia Yitong was no exception. She took a ride on Zhan Tan's private plane and flew directly to Beijing.
Lu Yinbing was discharged from the hospital on the 28th and had been at home for two days. On the 29th, he went to the welfare home to pick up Xia Yitong's mother, the director. As for the 30th...
As soon as she finished lunch, Lu Yinbing grabbed the coat and scarf hanging behind the door, opened the door and slid out: "Mom, Dad, mother-in-law, I'm going to pick someone up."
"Be careful on the way—" The heart character was locked outside the door with a bang.
Liu Xinmin explained to the dean who was sitting on the sofa: "Mother-in-law, my daughter is usually very stable."
The new mother-in-law, the dean, smiled and did not comment.
The very steady Lu Yinbing wished she had a pair of wings so she could fly directly to the airport. However, she couldn't go to the pick-up place openly, so she had to wait at the agreed place. Music was playing in the car, and her legs were shaking so much that they were numb.
When it was almost dark, she saw a Bentley that looked very expensive from the license plate driving up to her. It stopped beside her, opened the back door, and a woman in a short black down jacket got out. Lu Yinbing went to open her front door, but she was so excited that she couldn't open it the first time.
The second time it opened, Xia Yitong flashed in quickly.
Closing the door, chair banging and kissing all in one go.