"Work has started. How do you feel?" The "culprit" who caused the current situation, the actress, called Lu Yinbing from thousands of miles away to express her sincere condolences. There was a ten-hour time difference between the two.
"How are you doing out there?" Lu Yinbing curled her lips and asked instead of answering.
"Hahahaha, let's go." An unbridled and exaggerated laughter came from the other side, which was really asking for a beating.
"Hahahahahahahaha." Lu Yinbing laughed loudly towards the sky. Laiying was wearing 15-centimeter high heels and almost rolled down the slope. The man next to her grabbed her waist at the critical moment and brought her back.
Laiying roared: "Wow, are you crazy? Are you going to scare me to death?"
Lu Yinbing said impatiently: "If I had known you were shopping in Europe, I would have scared you to death."
Laiying: “…”
Lu Yinbing: "If you have something to say, say it now. If you have to fart, fart now."
"You're getting more and more cruel to me," Laiying held her husband's arm and said, "You used to call me Little Sweetie when we were watching the stars and the moon together..." Lu Yinbing said something, and Laiying immediately interrupted her hypocritical crying, "Actually, I just want to ask you how you feel about children?"
"Which kid?" Lu Yinbing asked knowingly.
"It's the kid named Xia Yitong."
"It's OK."
"She acted opposite you today, didn't she? Her acting wasn't as bad as you thought. I told you that you had misunderstood her before, but you'll know after watching her act. This kid is really serious."
“I haven’t acted with her yet.”
"Ah? Then why does your tone sound a little off? Tsk, I vaguely hear a hint of happiness. Something must have happened in the past half month that I don't know about. Did she use her honey trap on you?"
Lu Yinbing sneered: "If I knew how to use the beauty trap, I would fall for it eight hundred times every day in front of the mirror. How could it be her turn?"
"I have never seen such a shameless person. You should at least say 'If I want to use a beauty trap, it's you'. Then I will be happy."
"I'm not happy if you're happy, so why should I make you happy?"
"Old Lu!" Laiying was furious.
"Laolai!" Lu Yinbing called affectionately.
"Hey, don't play dumb. I was just asking casually, but now I'm really curious about what happened."
"It's really nothing." Lu Yinbing said, "I just saw that I was very well behaved on the set. I didn't act like a big shot, didn't cause trouble, and asked for advice humbly. I kept to myself, so naturally I had a better impression of you. Am I such a mean person in your eyes?"
This statement made sense and was indeed in line with Lu Yinbing's character. Laiying believed it for the time being and let it go. She looked at the somewhat taciturn man, who immediately looked at her, and they both smiled at the same time.
Laiying said: "My honeymoon is over and I will be returning home the day after tomorrow."
"Then?"
"public."
"What about your agency? What do you think?"
"Although I acted on impulse, I don't regret it. I am very determined, and considering my own fan base, announcing my marriage will not cause me to lose as many fans as young idols. I have discussed this with the company and we have basically reached a consensus. But..."
"But what?"
"The company may consider terminating my contract."
"So serious?"
"You know Dingsheng. The company doesn't like disobedient artists, and they have no shortage of obedient artists. If I dare to get married secretly today, I don't know what I will do tomorrow."
"Where are you going after the contract is terminated?"
"Let's go to your studio. Will you sign it?"
Lu Yinbing didn't agree immediately and said, "I'll think about it."
"You are still like this, always considering the pros and cons first. It's really sad. Why don't you think so much when you are arguing with others?"
"That situation is an exception. I'll talk about it after I'm satisfied. I was so reckless that I knew I could solve it. Now it concerns your future. I'm helping you think of the best way out, and yet you're still not satisfied?"
"I don't know when I'll see you lose control again."
"There won't be a day like that. I'm not you, blinded by love."
"I hope so." Laiying said, "But it's actually great to get carried away sometimes. Didn't I tell you why Zhao Jun and I had been secretly dating for so many years, but we chose to announce our marriage in a high-profile manner right when our careers were on the rise?"
Lu Yinbing hung up the phone, took the script in one hand, and sank into the soft sofa.
Laiying said that she received a call from Zhao Jun when she was recording a night interview last time. Zhao Jun said that he might not be able to marry her. Then there was a noise on the other end, and the call was disconnected with a bang. The program was not recorded either. She rushed back to her hometown overnight, only to find out that the other party had unfortunately encountered a landslide while arresting criminals, and several criminal police officers who went with him had lost contact. Fortunately, he came back alive in the end. When Laiying broke down and cried, she realized how important he was to her. She couldn't wait any longer. She was sure that she wanted to be with this man for the rest of her life and didn't want to leave any regrets, so she got married.
Lu Yinbing was still confused. It was okay to get married, but it was not necessary to make the wedding public. There were countless celebrities in the entertainment industry who secretly got married. Even if it was to protect her husband, Laiying was silent for a while and said, "You don't understand."
Lu Yinbing threw the script away, angry. What did she not understand? What did she not understand? So what if she had never been in love? Even if she had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs run. Wasn't it just for a name? Her husband actually asked her to go public, not considering her future at all. Laiying was confused, and he was confused too. They were both not good people, so he didn't let her sign with his studio. If she got carried away again, she would have to pay for it.
Lu Yinbing picked up her phone and called her agent: "Xue Yao, can you see if our studio can spare time to sign one more person? Or is there any other agency suitable for signing an experienced person?"
Xue Yao asked a few questions, and Lu Yinbing answered truthfully. She kept her mouth shut, not afraid of leaking the news. Xue Yao said she would keep it in mind, and Lu Yinbing hung up the phone.
Laiying also said that he would invite Xia Yitong and himself to dinner when he returned to China, without asking her if she agreed or not. Xia would definitely agree, as she was so easy to talk to. Lu Yinbing somehow imagined Xia Yitong's blushing face, and asked timidly, "Do you want to have dinner with Teacher Lu?"
She shook her head, and the clear hip line outlined by the jeans came back uninvited. Lu Yinbing thought: It turns out that she still likes to appreciate young and beautiful bodies. If she can't make it as a director after changing her career, she will become a body artist.
She picked up the script that she had thrown far away. Tomorrow she would be filming a scene with Xia Yitong, and it would be a scene of teasing at the Lanting Waterside Pavilion. She wanted to see how Mimosa would "tease" her.
The next day, Xia Yitong went upstairs to call Lu Yinbing, but the door was closed. No one responded when she knocked, so she thought she had gone to the set first. When she went there, she found out that Lu Yinbing had arrived at the set at four o'clock and was now in the dressing room.
Xia Yitong had heard a saying before, but she couldn't remember the exact words. The general meaning was that what makes people despair is not the genius, but the genius who works harder than you.
Lu Yinbing is already so successful, and she can still do this. She is so different from others. If she still thinks about this and that every day, Lu Yinbing will definitely look down on her. Although she entered the entertainment industry for Lu Yinbing, she has also truly fallen in love with the career of acting in the past few years.
As soon as Qin Hanlin came in today, he noticed that the atmosphere was wrong. The two protagonists were not in the dressing room.
"Where are they?" he asked while chewing a bun. "Hasn't they come yet?"
The assistant director pointed in a direction: "That way."
Qin Hanlin followed his gaze and saw the two of them, shrouded in the morning mist and with their faces made-up, muttering to themselves in a corner. There were two pieces of paper on the table next to them, which were probably the single-page scripts handed to them today.
"When did they come?"
"Just finished the scene more than an hour ago."
“Is the machine ready?”
"I'm ready."
"light?"
"The light substitute has already taken his place."
"So soon?" Qin Hanlin finished his bun in a few bites, his hands were covered in oil. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's start shooting! No, the final makeup photo hasn't been taken yet. Let her put on the costume and come over to show me."
Xia Yitong had just reviewed with Lu Yinbing when the staff came over to call her, saying that Director Qin wanted to see the final makeup photos. She glanced at Lu Yinbing, and Lu Yinbing said "yes", and then she went.
After Xia Yitong left, Lu Yinbing belatedly let out a hissing sound, wondering, "Why did she ask for my opinion? And why did I act so naturally?"
The final makeup photos were taken quickly, and Qin Hanlin called everyone back to film without any delay. It was obvious that he had been excited about this scene for a long time.
Time: One day after the banquet. Location: The waterside pavilion in the harem. Characters: Jing Xiu, Chen Qing. Background: Chen Qing is testing Jing Xiu to see if she is as simple-minded as she appears.
Qin Hanlin's own explanation is: teasing in the name of testing.
Anyway, as long as it is a scene with two beauties in the same frame, no matter it is a friendship of life and death, pure friendship, or endless hatred, it can become charming and lingering under his lens. The friendship of life and death can be to lean on each other and have a deep affection, and the endless hatred can be to love and hate each other and travel the world for love.
Qin Hanlin rubbed his hands, his inner restlessness could hardly be suppressed any longer.
Qin Hanlin first stepped forward to talk to Lu Yinbing about the play. In just a few words, he explained what emotions should be used. Lu Yinbing nodded and said okay, no problem.
Qin Hanlin then walked towards Xia Yitong, his heart sinking. Of course, he was not worried about Lu Yinbing, he was worried about Xia Yitong, it was her first time to film a movie, and she was acting directly opposite Lu Yinbing, it was extremely dangerous.
Whether his risky choice was correct or not would all depend on this scene.