The rumble of the engine running in the enclosed car was soft and monotonous, and the air conditioner silently sent gentle warm air inside. The moonlight occasionally shone through the treetops, casting a comfortable and dim hazy light inside the car.
Han Li turned to look at Meng Mingxuan.
He had his eyes closed, his forehead pressed against the car window, his breathing was steady, and he seemed to have fallen asleep.
The soft light brown hair hung down on his cheeks, swaying slightly as the vehicle moved forward. The clothes on his body were almost completely dry, but his brows were still frowning, as if they could never relax.
He was sleeping peacefully against the car door, looking so peaceful and harmless in the flickering light.
The vehicle drove into a large forest, and in the suddenly darkened car, only the vague outline of the young man's brows and eyes could be seen, which seemed extremely familiar and yet completely unfamiliar.
In the darkness, the passage of time seems to be difficult to calculate. Every second is stretched into eternity, and the long time is condensed and solidified into a short moment.
Han Li's knees were aching.
Although he couldn't see anything, he still seemed to be able to feel the heat coming from the sleeping young man next to him. In his mind, he subconsciously recalled the moment when the other person supported him, and their eyes met without warning. Her amber eyes stared at him steadily, as if she could see her own small shadow reflected in the depths of the other person's pupils.
He frowned slightly, and there seemed to be a hint of concern and protection in his eyes.
Han Li stretched out his hand out of nowhere and reached into the darkness around him.
When his fingertips touched the other person's soft and cold cheek, he suddenly withdrew his hand as if he had been burned. His long fingers slowly clenched into fists on his knees, and his thoughts were instantly confused.
The speed of the car gradually slowed down, and the bright and brilliant lights of the hotel appeared in front, shining through the car window.
Shen Kong opened his eyes, and the look in his eyes instantly became clear.
Han Li's voice came from beside him, and his calm and indifferent voice seemed to contain some kind of unstable emotional fluctuations:
"Someone will give you the key card to your room later. Changes of clothes and necessities have been sent in... I still have business to deal with."
After saying that, he opened the car door and walked out, with a hint of panic and urgency in his straight back.
Shen Kong straightened up and watched through the car window as Han Li's back was swallowed up by the brilliant lights from the hotel. He hesitated for a second and raised his hand to touch his cheek, as if there was still a little cold temperature left there. , like a fleeting illusion, or a ray of dream that shines into reality.
strangeness…
Shen Kong took a good nap on the big bed in the hotel. When he woke up, it was already afternoon. The nerves and muscles that had been tense all the time on the mountain seemed to have finally relaxed, and his limbs were finally aware of the situation. He could feel the soreness and pain spreading from his bone marrow.
Then he learned that early this morning, Han Li took the earliest flight back to City A. It seemed that the official business in City E had been taken care of, so there was no need to continue to stay.
Before Shen Kong had time to think carefully about his next move, the follow-up to the incident of being trapped in the Yunwu Mountains made him busy. Not only did he have to go to the relevant departments to make routine filings, but he also had to be wary of those who heard that the trapped people had already After all of them were rescued, the media reporters who flocked to the scene even had to take time to "deal with" the few witnesses on the mountain.
But unexpectedly, this matter was much easier than Shen Kong imagined.
They all seemed to be frightened by some of their own fantasies. Shen Kong didn't even need to speak. As long as he walked around in front of them with a smile on his face, he could see them pointing to the sky and the earth and swearing that they would never speak outside. Not even the slightest bit of news was revealed.
Although it was a bit baffling, Shen Kong was equally happy to see the result.
After all, his temporary status is now considered a public figure. Of course, it is better to do less than to do more.
This incident also caused the program "Seven Days in the Wilderness Challenge" to be extremely controversial on the Internet. Although all the trapped people were rescued safely, the program team's negligence cannot be ignored. This is As a result, the program planners and relevant senior management were overwhelmed by the public opinion crisis and the need for police investigations. In addition, several cameras were left in the mountains, so the post-processing and editing of the program needed to wait until at least the fog cleared before the broadcast could begin. It had to be postponed.
Before the results were released, Shen Kong flew back quickly at the urging of his manager.
After returning to the city, he entered the set without even having time to take a breath.
The filming of "Guiyuan Tower" has already started. Shen Kong was delayed for a few days in e-market, so he needed to catch up with everyone's progress after joining the crew. Coupled with Pei Xiuran's almost obsessive-compulsive perfectionism, Shen Kong had to wait until he joined the crew. The training he received after that was extremely rigorous.
Pei Xiuran identified Shen Kong as Shen Guiyuan's vision because of certain qualities in him. However, after all, Shen Kong had never acted, nor had he received any professional training. Although he had considerable experience in imitation, But being an actor represents a character who has never appeared before, so this not only means that Shen Kong's imitation skills are of no use at all, but it has even become a stumbling block for him to some extent.
Any director with relatively loose requirements would not notice the subtle differences, but Pei Xiuran was different. He blocked Shen Kong's shots over and over again, and reshot them again and again, even if it slowed down the filming progress of the entire crew. No matter what, all the members were exhausted and panicked, and every time they passed it seemed like they were being granted amnesty. After the filming, Pei Xiuran finally discovered Shen Kong's lack of basic acting skills, so he personally arranged relevant teachers for him. Shen Kong and his coach occupied all of Shen Kong's free time.
While Shen Kong was extremely busy, he still allocated some time and energy to pay attention to the trends of Han Li's enterprises and the Han family's industry to prevent major changes. However, during this period, the two parties were exceptionally calm. Han Li still maintained a steady growth and upward trend, while Han Enterprises, as a long-established leading enterprise, was still far ahead in various fields. One company was the only one, and the two seemed to The water in the well does not conflict with the water in the river. From the surface, the underlying contradiction cannot be seen.
In the crew, Pei Xiuran is still as strict as ever, turning a deaf ear to everyone's complaints, honing the acting skills of all the actors again and again. As long as there is a little bit of dissatisfaction, or there is a scene that does not achieve the effect in his mind, He would start over again without mercy, and his obsessive-compulsive disorder almost made the entire crew miserable—
And Shen Kong is the focus of attention.
Although he does not have many roles and scenes in the entire drama, he is the actor who has been blocked the most. In the month since filming started, Pei Xiuran will focus on him almost every time he shows up, even if he is taking a break. Time is not spared either.
The tense atmosphere in the studio made the air seem to be filled with a thick smell of gunpowder smoke. The camera body was boiling hot due to the long and endless shooting. In the silent venue, only the buzzing sound of machines and different sounds could be heard. Everyone was waiting with bated breath for the slight sound of the camera being changed, their eyes fixed firmly on the scene being filmed.
Pei Xiuran sat on the edge of the set, staring attentively at the camera that was gradually zooming in on the screen.
A key scene in the play is being filmed on set.
Shen Guiyuan sat quietly in the banquet that seemed to be peaceful and peaceful, but actually concealed murderous intent. His figure was submerged in the crowd, like a small and inconspicuous member, but there was a fatal secret hidden in his sleeves. The blade seemed to be able to tear the fabric suddenly in the next second, tearing out the soft throats of the people having fun on the field, tasting the strong smell of blood, and starting a lingering massacre.
All the drama is concentrated at this moment, and the violent tension that is about to explode is contained in that fleeting second.
All the emotions are accumulated on the seemingly calm surface, like a volcano about to erupt. It seems that it will break through the fragile crust in the next second and pour hot magma onto the ground.
But at this moment, Pei Xiuran shouted "Ka".
Everyone in the crew couldn't help but sigh in disappointment.
This scene has been reshot eighty-seven times. This seemingly useless repetitive work almost pushed all the crew members to the brink of collapse.
But what was different this time was that Pei Xiuran did not call Shen Kong over at the moment of stopping. Instead, he frowned and stared at the narrow screen in front of him, playing the previous few videos over and over again. Minute shot, seems to be thinking about something.
Although Meng Mingxuan's astonishing lack of basic performance theory shocked him at first, it was not unexpected.
—After all, clips of his previous participation in online dramas were spread all over the Internet, and his poor and jerky acting skills almost made him unbearable to watch.
So Pei Xiuran was ready to train Meng Mingxuan from scratch.
But when the filming actually started, what Pei Xiuran didn't expect was that after the short and awkward period of stagnating, Meng Mingxuan's development potential made him a little scared.
Although he didn't care about the opinions of the outside media, he also knew a thing or two about his extraordinary harshness on the set. However, Meng Mingxuan did not complain at all during this level of devil training, and what shocked Pei Xiuran the most yes…
With each retake, he gets a little better.
Like a ferocious beast that learns experience from every hunt, Meng Mingxuan's almost terrifying speed grabs more nutrients. Every reshoot will bring new changes to this scene, inject new power, and even Pei Xiuran brought new inspiration.
This scene has been filmed dozens of times. If Pei Xiuran shouted out of dissatisfaction at the beginning, later it was just to see how far he could push Meng Mingxuan and how much potential he had. .
And now, even if Pei Xiuran examines and evaluates him according to his most stringent standards, he can't find any dissatisfaction at all.
He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with astonishing look -
This is a good seedling.
Pei Xiuran calmed down, raised his hand and pointed on the hot screen, accurately pointing out several other actors who were not in a good state, then turned around and ordered:
"Reset the camera position and take additional shots of these people."
The assistant director next to him was a little surprised: "Then... Meng Mingxuan...?"
Pei Xiuran fixed his gaze on the screen again and said, "Meng Mingxuan has passed the one, let him prepare for the next one."