"Oh... for Guilan." Yu Rongshi said with a smile, "So you are not Yi Wan's illegitimate fan."
Yu Qichen: "... Of course I'm not!!"
Yu Rongshi: "I am a illegitimate fan of Guilan."
Yu Qichen was completely speechless and even wanted to crush the eight-treasure porridge in his mouth.
But when he thought that the person standing in front of him was Yu Rongshi, he finally held back.
Yu Rongshi looked at him. The 28-year-old youth had extremely fair skin, but extremely dark hair and eyes. He stared at him with a gentle expression, like a compassionate little statue. Even his fans liked to repost the photo of Yu Rongshi holding a thermos cup with the words "Be compassionate".
Only Yu Qichen knew that his cousin was not a kind person.
It is by no means a warm sun.
His brother grew up with his grandfather. The old man of the Yu family was an old cadre, so he raised his grandson to be gentle and simple. Yu Qichen lived a prosperous life as a descendant of the Yu family for thirteen years. As a heavenly master, he was a top student in school, pressed a female classmate against the wall to confess his love, and was about to become a big star in the entertainment industry...
Yu Rongshi came back.
Yu Rongshi dressed simply, soaked wolfberries in a thermos, went to bed at 7 o'clock every morning, and did eye exercises at 2 o'clock every afternoon. But this caused the Waterloo of his life. From that day on, Yu Qichen could no longer pretend to be cool.
The deepest part of his cousin's dark eyes contained not the gentleness and non-confrontation that the world knew, but boredom.
Because of boredom, I am gentle and non-confrontational.
The image of the little statue bound his cousin, burying his love and anger under a calm appearance. He always seemed polite, gentle and indifferent. Yu Qichen couldn't understand what his cousin was thinking, but he knew that Yu Rongshi seemed to be looking for something that could interest him. Unfortunately, everything he encountered so far didn't seem to excite him.
"I've already dealt with Guilan's matter." Yu Rongshi said, "Just put it aside. There's nothing to worry about."
Yu Qichen: …
"You can rest assured, but I can't!" Yu Qichen said angrily.
Yu Rongshi said: "For example, have you found out about the An family's affairs? I heard that you are in charge."
Yu Qichen: …
"Not at all. He is hiding very deeply. The more reliable guess at present is that he must have a deep hatred for the An family, and it must have been planned for a long time. He sneaked in and left secretly. It is impossible for him to pass by temporarily. According to the characteristics of grievances between wealthy families, we believe that he should have a blood relationship with the An family, and we are currently checking the An family tree." Yu Qichen said, "It's just..."
Yu Rongshi: "Hasn't the investigation been completed yet?"
Yu Qichen: "… The An family is a wealthy family with many generations of branches and leaves. We originally thought that we only needed to check the family tree. But recently we found that the An company has been established for a hundred years and has changed five presidents, and there are countless people who have run away with the ball during this period. For this reason, we have to include all the female secretaries of the president and the cleaning girls in the scope of investigation over the years."
Yu Rongshi: "Oh... Actually, I have another suggestion."
Yu Qichen: "What?"
Yu Rongshi: "Male secretaries can also be included in the scope of investigation."
Yu Qichen: “Ah?”
Yu Rongshi smiled but said nothing.
An assistant not far away started calling out, and Yu Rongshi pulled down his mask and walked towards the set.
Compared to Gui Lan, who Yu Qichen paid more attention to, he was more curious about where the ghost hiding in Yi Wan's shadow had gone.
After Chi Jixia’s scream in the middle of the night yesterday.
For many years, Yu Rongshi has always adhered to the principle of "being a good person, at least a good person in appearance". When he saw Yi Wanshi changing his camera backstage at the show "Green Field Searching", he felt a rare excitement from him.
This excitement made him want to know what Yi Wan knew and what he wanted to do, or he wanted to use his intelligence to do something more extreme... That was fine too.
Yu Rongshi was looking forward to this very much. He even vaguely expected Yi Wan to do more.
This was actually very inconsistent with his principles. Yi Wan opened his eyes to the other side of him that was hidden under his good side.
But Yi Wan did nothing.
Later, he sent him a book of orchids. Yi Wan accepted it all, as if he was totally unaware. The initial excitement gradually faded. When he was at An Jia, he had set up a stage with a constant background music, expecting him to do something more outrageous. However, Yi Wan in the bathroom was not as calm as when he was backstage at the variety show.
is like a panicked kitten.
He is just a little smart, cute... but naive kid.
The weird excitement faded away, and now he was still the same ordinary Yu Rongshi.
Until today... the Painted Skin Ghost who was hiding in Yi Wan's shadow disappeared.
The furry little creature that appeared on the surface disappeared, but the excitement that was well hidden on the inside when we first met returned.
"I'm looking forward to acting with you." Yu Rongshi thought to himself as he walked along the road, "Or, actually, I'm more looking forward to—"
"You can show me more and more exaggerated performances."
A performance that puts everything at your fingertips.
But later he found out that most of the time, as long as things didn't come to him, Yi Wanxiao just wanted to lie down.
Yu Qichen sneaked in from the other side, looking for Guilan. He caught a glimpse of the expression in his cousin's eyes and thought that no one could see his cousin's true face.
…
Yi Wan was sitting on a chair on the other side and sneezed lightly.
"What's wrong?" the assistant asked immediately, "Wan Ge, are you sick?"
"...Nothing." Yi Wan said slowly.
The scene to be filmed this afternoon is his meeting with the Ghost King in the teahouse. Yi Wan was not wearing a costume, but an ordinary green dress. He was pale without any color or ink, and looked like an ordinary young man.
However, the moment the performance began, Yi Wan had changed into a completely different person.
Ji Chong got off the carriage on a small road in Chang'an City.
He was not wearing any make-up or complicated costumes, and no longer looked like a pretty puppet on the stage with painted eyebrows and eyes. He was tall and slender, but inexplicably had a sharp look, and he was in a hurry.
"Yi Wan changed his walking posture." Director Yang said in surprise, "He made himself look more like a sick person - yes, Ji Chong is indeed a sick person. He just relied on his passion for opera to support his actions. As a 'sister', he was already terminally ill."
He didn't expect Yi Wan to notice this detail.
There was a teahouse beside the path. When he saw the familiar window and the orchids placed next to it, his expression finally changed.
The pale, gloomy, arrogant, and resentful mood was finally temporarily wiped away, replaced by the expression of a young man—jumping, simple, cheerful, and with the most childish joy. It was like peeling off the hard shell of cotton to reveal the soft inside. At this moment, Ji Zhong's expression was as soft as cotton, making the audience think that he was just a young man.
A year that will cheer and jump for joy because of meeting friends.
The window upstairs opened at this moment, and the young man in black clothes came into everyone's sight.
The red phoenix seemed to be flying on the black satin. His gentle temperament was pressed into a slightly evil beauty by his sword-like eyebrows. With the careful sculpting of the stylist, the young man had a face as beautiful as jade and a complexion as bright as the spring morning. He just leaned against the window and smiled at the young man.
Like a sentence "you are here".
At this moment, Xiao Nian also met his eyes. Xiao Nian couldn't help but smile, and his smile was not gloomy at all, but bright and happy.
"Cut!" Director Yang said excitedly, "Perfect! That's it!"
The first scene went by so smoothly. The second scene was a conversation between the two. Yi Wan followed the assistants upstairs. Yu Rongshi was sitting behind a heavy curtain. When he came over, he looked up at him.
When several staff members saw him looking up, they all thought to themselves, no wonder Yu Rongshi was famous for being the most handsome guy in his group when he debuted, and he was already far ahead of others just by relying on his face popularity.
What's more, his attitude was still gentle: "Yi Wan, are you ready? Don't be nervous."
"Okay." Yi Wan nodded, "Thank you, Teacher Yu."
He used the honorific in a well-behaved manner, like a good student or a small animal that was not threatening at all. When Yu Rongshi looked at him, he thought of the backstage of "Oz" that day.
—Yi Wan tilted his head slightly, expressionless.
—He was looking forward to seeing such an expression on Yi Wan’s face again.
"Let's continue." Yu Rongshi said with a smile.
Director Yang looked at the two people in the camera. Somehow, he always felt that the atmosphere between the two people was a little subdued and subtle.
The gauze curtain swayed, and shadows were heavy. The two sat on either side of the table. After Ji Chong talked to the Ghost King about his daily life for a while, he mentioned what happened the day before.
"Leng Qiu took me to his mansion." Ji Zhongyi held the teacup and said coldly, "He ordered me to perform for him. It's ridiculous. I'm just a vulgar person who pretends to be cultured. Haha..."
There was a sneer on his lips, and even his knuckles were turning white, as if he had used too much force. But when the Ghost King's hand grasped his wrist, Ji Chong suddenly raised his head and smiled.
Director Yang was stunned.
The expression in this scene is not written in the script!
The assistant director saw this scene and wanted to stop them, but Director Yang stopped him.
"Wait a minute," he said softly, "and see how they react."
"But how could he know that these principles were designed by you and me." Ji Zhong's expression was still a little unpredictable, but at this moment he was more naive and proud. "Yan Qiu, don't worry. I remember all the grievances of your family, and I will definitely help you get rid of this dog official!"
He was as beautiful when he smiled, and although he had been foolishly tricked, he still looked like a naive young man who thought he had done justice.
He only understood drama in his life, but not the heart. Even less did he understand the ghosts behind the heart.
The Ghost King's eyes dimmed slightly after seeing this smile that had never appeared in the original play. He held Ji Chong's finger and trembled, then said, "Thank you for your hard work, Chong."
"You are my confidant." Ji Chong looked into the Ghost King's eyes and said seriously, "Doing anything for a confidant is not considered hard work."
The Ghost King sighed softly. He raised his head as if he wanted to lift a strand of his hair, but he finally retracted his head.