Xue Yao and Lu Yunzhang went to get the films. There were two films, one of the brain and one of the arm. They would talk about the arm first.
As the old saying goes, it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. Lu Yinbing had a steel plate and steel nails implanted in his arm, which can only be removed next year. If he wants to recover completely, it will take at least one or two years. He also needs to take good care of himself and not get injured again until his arm heals.
The doctor knew Lu Yinbing and was a dedicated actress. He liked her very much, so he specifically told her, "If you want to take a role, it should be at least half a year later. You can't take a role that requires extensive use of your left arm in the short period of time after the nail is removed. You can't bear the pressure."
Xue Yao nodded and said, "Does that mean we can still film?"
The doctor replied, "If I say no, will she not shoot? A few years ago, I took over a male actor who fell badly and had multiple fractures. I reminded him many times to rest well and not to shoot movies, especially those with high intensity, because his body can't stand it. I went to the cinema to watch his action movies this year."
Xue Yao smiled. This doctor was quite humorous.
The doctor said: "Whether we can take pictures depends on her subsequent recovery. It's too early to say now. We need to continue to observe her arms and brain."
There was another doctor who talked about the brain, and Xue Yao also changed the office to listen. The doctor wore glasses and looked for a long time. Xue Yao was already nervous, and he made her even more nervous.
She was worried about this at the beginning. After all, her hand was an external injury, and her brain was...
The doctor asked, "Are you a family member of the patient?"
"Yes." Lu Yunzhang responded, and Xue Yao followed him forward.
The doctor said: "The blood clots have almost disappeared, but..."
Xue Yao gritted her teeth. What she feared most was hearing "but".
The doctor examined the film for a long time. There was a small shadow, and he couldn't tell whether it was blood stasis. He decided to find an expert in the same department to discuss it. He looked up at Xue Yao and said conservatively, "But I suggest that you continue to observe for a while and do regular CT scans. I can't give a clear answer now."
Xue Yao said: "Okay, thank you doctor."
The two put away the films and were about to leave when the doctor stopped them and said, "When you family members are taking care of her, please pay more attention to the details. Is there anything different about her compared to before? Is there any major mood change, or is there any memory loss or confusion?"
There must be a reason why the doctor singled this out.
Xue Yao, who had seen strong winds and heavy rains before, immediately turned pale.
Lu Yunzhang was more steady and also frowned.
The doctor said, "Don't worry too much. I'm just providing a hypothesis. It may be nothing."
Maybe, maybe not, Lu Yunzhang and Xue Yao couldn't put all their hopes on one possibility. Xue Yao chatted with Lu Yinbing for a while under the pretext of talking about work and asked about the past.
Do you still remember the first movie you filmed, the time when you were eating steamed buns while practicing swordsmanship and insisted on dragging me to learn with you
Do you remember what you said to me the first time your father let me meet you
Isn't there a depressed girl in the mental hospital? You gave her a painting, and she sent you a gift. It's on your desk. You can open it when you get better. I hope it's not something that has a shelf life and needs to be eaten quickly.
…
Lu Yinbing answered fluently. Some questions were from long ago and he had to think for a while, but he still answered them, especially the one about Xia Yitong, he had not forgotten a single word.
As he was talking, Lu Yinbing became impatient: "You've been nagging for an hour. Aren't you busy at work? If you're not busy, you still want me to give you a raise. Why did you deduct my salary?"
Xue Yao walked away with her tail between her legs. Lu Yunzhang picked a time and also went out. The two met in the corridor.
Lu Yunzhang said: "Does this count as a big change in mood?"
Xue Yao replied: "No, it's a normal reaction. If she could get up, she would throw a pillow at me."
The two of them thought about it over and over again, but they really couldn't figure out anything unusual.
In the ward.
Liu Xinmin was peeling pears for her daughter, but Lu Yinbing couldn't eat cold fruits. In order to satisfy her wish to take good care of her daughter, she peeled pears for Lu Yinbing and then ate them herself. She was definitely a real mother.
Her mouth was full of pear juice. Lu Yinbing had just eaten something else, so he was not greedy. He just reminded her to wipe her mouth. After a while, she was so bored that she couldn't sleep. There was no entertainment. She didn't want to watch TV or play with her phone. She felt empty inside.
Lu Yinbing asked: "Mom, have you seen Xia Yitong?"
Liu Xinmin answered without thinking: "Didn't she go to the crew to film?"
Lu Yinbing was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "I almost forgot. I'm not used to her not coming all of a sudden."
Liu Xinmin said: "When you get better, you can visit the crew."
Lu Yinbing said amusedly, "Then I have to go buy a wig first."
Liu Xinmin looked at her bald head, feeling both amused and uncomfortable. She groaned, raised her hand and touched it, and said with emotion: "The last time I saw your bald head was when you were born."
Lu Yinbing: "Didn't you say before that I had a lot of hair when I was born? Are you changing your statement now?"
Liu Xinmin was embarrassed for a moment, and then she forced herself to make up for it: "That's called fetal hair. Fetal hair is the same as having no hair at all."
Lu Yinbing raised one hand in surrender: "Okay, if you say there is no, then there is no, it's the same as before."
If Lu Yunzhang were here, he would have noticed the momentary confusion in Lu Yinbing's eyes when she asked the question just now, and the short time it took her to think and react.
However, he was currently talking with Xue Yao outside, and had just dispelled most of his doubts.
A week later, Xia Yitong took time out to rush back from the small town. The shell on Lu Yinbing's neck was finally removed. Not only could her eyes move around, but her head could also move. She could nod and shake her head. She had never felt so free before, like a bird out of a cage. No, she was still in the cage, just like a prisoner in ancient times who had his shackles removed.
She couldn't do anything else. Her arm was still in a sling, so she could only use one hand. She was too excited and had headaches, so she had to eat vegetarian food even with the beauty in her arms. Xia Yitong came at night and slept on her hospital bed. When Lu Yinbing woke up in the morning, Xia Yitong was gone.
Recalling her performance at night, although she was still gentle and considerate, her brows were already gloomy. She was afraid that the crew did not have a doctor for psychological counseling, and was also worried that the doctor's level was not up to standard, so she asked Xue Yao to spend a lot of money to hire a psychologist. Xia Yitong found out and called her personally. She refused on the grounds that frequent psychological counseling would affect her acting sense. After the filming, she would definitely talk to the psychologist.
Lu Yinbing felt that this sentence sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. Xue Yao, who was standing next to him, rolled her eyes and said, "Ten years ago, someone said the same thing."
Then she suffered from depression and couldn't get out of it. She didn't say the rest.
Lu Yinbing frowned and said nothing, obviously thinking of himself.
Xue Yao had just received a salary increase and was in high spirits. She was cutting a watermelon on the table by the window and said happily, "Those involved are confused, but those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly. As an actor, her choice was correct. You can see that so many excellent actors put themselves into their roles in this way, including yourself. If you want her to fly, stop thinking about hiding her under your wings."
"Besides, you have depression, and she has schizophrenia. They are completely different, okay?" Xue Yao held the melon and ate it.
“!!!” Lu Yinbing thought of bed number three in the mental hospital and suddenly felt unwell.
She was thinking about many things while Xue Yao was concentrating on eating the melon.
Finally, Lu Yinbing was not convinced, "Isn't she an artist under your management? Why don't you worry about her?"
Xue Yao drank too much melon water and burped: "Burp."
Lu Yinbing glared at him.
Xue Yao wiped her hands with a wet towel and said a classic line: "I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice, and I have walked across more bridges than you have walked on roads."
Lu Yinbing: “…”
She decided that if Xue Yao said one more word of nonsense, she would not give her a salary increase for three years.
Xue Yao seemed to be able to see through her thoughts and said, "Although Xia Yitong is younger than you, her faith is no weaker than yours, and even much stronger than yours. A person with faith will not be defeated by the outside world, and the same goes for mental illness. Don't look at you as being so domineering and arrogant. Believe it or not, if you encounter a particularly big thing, of the two of you, you will definitely be the first to give up, and she will be the one who perseveres to the end."
Lu Yinbing: "Speak human language."
Xue Yao groaned and said, "To put it simply, her instinct to love you can support her through everything, but you may not. You have too many things in your heart, and the only three most important things are acting, Xia Yitong, and your parents. She only has you, so she won't let herself fall."
Lu Yinbing looked at her, not quite understanding.
Xue Yao smiled, looked out the window, and said, "It's best not to understand."
I hope your eyes will always be like this, clear and full of bright stars.
Lu Yinbing asked: "Boss Xue, why do you feel like you understand this so well?"
Xue Yao looked down at her hands and asked without any context, "Want to eat some melon?"
Lu Yinbing said: "I can't eat it. It's too cold and not good for my health."
Xue Yao smiled slyly: "Forget it, you don't want to eat it yourself."
Lu Yinbing was heartbroken: she had missed another opportunity to listen to Mr. Xue’s stories. From the past to now, she had never seized a single opportunity.
Crew.
Xia Yitong had been soaking in the lake for three hours. Just as she climbed out of the lake, Fang Wei brought a large towel to wipe her face. Xia Yitong sat in a chair, her hands on her knees, curled up like a shrimp, not saying a word, brewing her emotions.
The director sat behind the monitor and rehearsed Yu Tian's scenes. After Yu Tian satisfied her, he asked someone to call Xia Yitong. Her scenes were all emotional and more physically demanding, so she didn't rehearse them over and over again.
The script supervisor hits the clapboard: “Action!”
The first shot of Xia Yitong follows the previous scene and does not require any foreshadowing. Tears fall naturally and silently, dripping onto the dining table.