Zongye hummed perfunctorily and lowered his head slightly, "I heard it wrong."
Fu Cheng: “…”
Seeing his stubborn look, Fu Cheng's face tightened and his expression became even gloomier.
Jiang Chuyi raised her phone over there, signaling Zong Ye to check the message: "Is Fu Cheng still angry?"
Souya: “He’s fine.”
Jiang Chuyi continued typing: "TAT That's good! By the way, did I cause you any trouble with the live broadcast a few days ago? I just saw it was trending again, I really don't know how to thank you."
Muneya: "It's a small thing. If you want to thank me, you can treat us to a meal when you return home."
Jiang Chuyi stared at the message and suddenly felt that she was indeed as Chen Yi said.
She is really very proud.
It was difficult for so many people to meet Xibao, but one day it was her turn to treat these people to a meal.
Regardless of whether he was being polite or not, Jiang Chuyi still sincerely thanked him and replied, "Okay, when you are free, let's have a meal together. I'll treat you."
While concentrating on typing, Xin He suddenly said coldly: "Still laughing? Your sense of humor is too low."
"Ah?" Jiang Chuyi realized belatedly that the corners of her mouth were still raised. She explained, "I'm not laughing at you and Fu Cheng."
"What are you laughing at?" Xin He suddenly came over.
Jiang Chuyi was caught off guard and she saw the chat history on her phone at a glance.
"Huh? You and Souya?"
"Shhhhh!" Jiang Chuyi glanced around. Fortunately, no one noticed the noise here. "Keep your voice down."
"Why are you feeling guilty?" Xin He snorted and leaned back in his chair. "You two are pretty familiar with each other. You even added each other on WeChat."
"good."
"Who of you added who?"
Jiang Chuyi told the truth, "I added him."
"So this is called a relationship, okay? I've known him for five or six years, and we haven't added each other on WeChat." Xin He took a sip of water and said slowly, "And why were you laughing while chatting with him? Don't you like him?"
"No, no, no." Jiang Chuyi was shocked by this and immediately denied it, "Don't say that."
After carefully observing her expression, Xin He seemed relieved and said lazily, "That's fine."
Jiang Chuyi was not the kind of person who liked to pry into other people's privacy. For some reason, seeing Xin He's ambiguous words, she couldn't control her curiosity and asked, "What's wrong? Zong Ye has... a girlfriend?"
Xin He: "That's not the case. He has never had a girlfriend."
She put down the cup and hooked her finger at Jiang Chuyi.
Jiang Chuyi leaned over obediently.
Xin He leaned close to her ear and said, "I heard from Fu Cheng that Zong has a girl he has liked for many years. She may not be from our circle, but maybe a classmate? I haven't heard him mention her much."
Jiang Chuyi: "You haven't seen it?"
"No." Xin He straightened up, calmly, "I guess, it must be the same as in the novel, the girl died of a car accident or cancer, and then he sealed his heart and locked up his love, and would never love again! Otherwise, with Zong Ye's current conditions, he would have caught up with her eight hundred years ago, why is he still single?"
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
It was clearly a joke, but Jiang Chuyi felt a little upset when she heard it. She changed the subject, "You two have known each other for so long?"
"Yeah, I knew him and Fu Cheng when they first joined IM as trainees."
Speaking of this topic, Xin He suddenly remembered the first time they met. Xi Bao had not yet made his debut, and Fu Cheng brought several of his teammates out to have dinner with her.
The first time she saw Souya, he was wearing a pair of faded jeans. She thought he was good-looking, taciturn, more honest than the others, and very polite. He had a delicate and clean face, and was dressed very simply. He silently helped them pass water and take orders. If you didn't know better, you would think he was a waiter.
Xin He is also the type who debuted very early. Apart from the grassroots staff on the set, I rarely deal with such people. I was a little curious and couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.
As I was watching, I suddenly heard Fu Cheng say, "Is he handsome?"
Xin He was caught stealing a glance and couldn't help blushing, "I'm more handsome than you, what's wrong with that?"
Fu Cheng said coldly: "What? How about I ask for your WeChat?"
This person is such a bad mouth.
Xin He didn't want to pay attention to him and ate in silence.
The two of them had quarreled since they were young. Xin He didn't know how she could have tolerated Fu Cheng's bad temper until now.
She was furious.
Ji Kai and Wang Tan were both laughing when they heard them bickering.
Ji Kai deliberately said: "Is Fu Cheng jealous?"
Fu Cheng threw a chopstick over and said, "Fuck off."
They were all laughing and making noises, but the person involved didn't say much. Souya ate his meal quietly from beginning to end.
Xin He guessed that he might not be very familiar with them and was very reserved.
But also because of this, she hasn't added Zong Ye on WeChat until now, for fear that the petty-minded Fu Cheng would find out and who knows how he would torture her!
*
Site preparations are complete.
Because the filming was not in accordance with the timeline of the story, Er Er explained the scenes to them. There was a scene in today's night scene, which was filmed by Zong Ye, Jiang Chuyi and Xin He together.
Jiang Chuyi plays the role of Fang Qing, who secretly loves Lin Xiangyuan. Inadvertently, she secretly peeks at Lin Xiangyuan who is sleeping. After hesitating for a long time, she quietly walks to his side, squats down, stares at him infatuatedly, and then grabs his hand and holds it.
At the same time, this scene was discovered by her good friend Xiao Xueling.
This clip is very simple and not long, but because it is the key turning point that leads to Lin Xiangyuan being alienated by Xiao Xueling, the assistant director and screenwriter took turns to tell them several times how to act, what to think in their hearts, and how to make expressions.
When all preparations were ready, the stage manager slapped the board.
"The first time in the third level of the tenth scene of "Star Catching", action!"
Several cameras were aimed at the camera at the same time, and the red dots began to flash. Jiang Chuyi walked to Zong Ye's side, and just as she squatted down, before she could make any moves, the director shouted "Cut".
"Jiang Chuyi, are you walking so fast to go to the market? Ah? You are peeking at the person you have a crush on sleeping, not at passers-by! You are looking at ants!" The director shouted at her through the loudspeaker, "Think of yourself as a locust looking at the moon in the sky. Use this mentality to look at Lin Xiangyuan!"
Jiang Chuyi was silent for a few seconds, then asked carefully, "What is...?"
The director switched to Mandarin: "It's just 癞, ha, ma!"
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
Jiang Chuyi stared at Zong Ye, slowly finding his state.
If you are peeping at someone who is within your reach but out of reach, actually looking closely at him is a kind of cruelty to yourself.
I had to restrain myself while watching him, for fear of waking him up. I knew I couldn't stay any longer, but I couldn't help myself.
Immersed in this conflicting mood, slowly, the surroundings gradually quieted down. Jiang Chuyi looked at Zong Ye intently.
She tried her best to do as the director said, with a reluctant attitude, and her greedy eyes moved towards his face almost inch by inch.
until-
Jiang Chuyi and Zong Ye exchanged glances.
She was startled and instantly lost interest in the play.
How come he is awake
Almost at the same time, the director shouted out the question in her heart for her: "Songye, what are you doing with your eyes open??!!"
"Sorry, director. I thought you weren't filming me."
"They didn't film you? The camera is on your head. Do you think you're filming the air? If you open your eyes like this, it will easily affect other actors' concentration!"
Souya: “I understand.”
Hearing the director's merciless scolding, the staff watching on the scene dared not make a sound. Even the producer and coordinator on the side had a look of pity on their faces.
A famous director is a famous director. He really doesn’t give face to anyone.
Those top executives of IM probably couldn't even bear to speak loudly to the people from Xibao, let alone give them the cold shoulder. As a result, they came to film a scene and were taught a lesson like elementary school students.
Jiang Chuyi's condition improved quickly, and after filming this segment, they were called to the monitor to watch.
As he was watching, the director suddenly pointed his finger at a split-screen panoramic view.
A certain camera angle in this section clearly captured the entire moment when Souya opened his eyes.
He opened his eyes very slowly, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and then he opened them after a few seconds.
The director leaned forward, studied it for a while, and said, "Chu Yi, try to learn his feeling next time."
She was puzzled: "What does it feel like?"
"How to be a loach."
The people around were amused by the director's sudden humor.
Everyone thought the director was joking and didn't take it seriously. However, Jiang Chuyi was very serious about acting and studied this clip which was only a few dozen seconds long.
To be honest, she didn't see anything special about it.
But since the director said so, there must be a reason for it.
Jiang Chuyi continued to watch obediently, and after several repetitions, she actually felt a little affectionate.
Finally, Jiang Chuyi came to a conclusion.
—Songye’s eyes can show affection even when looking at a wooden stake.
Especially when he stares at a woman intently, there is also a fragile feeling of "you can hurt me at will".
He is very suitable for playing the cannon fodder male supporting role in TV dramas who cannot get the love he wants.
In fact, Jiang Chuyi really likes to work with this kind of director.
Although everyone knows that this is just a commercial film, and most of the people who will buy it are fans of Xibao, the director still has strict requirements. No matter whether these people are professional actors or not, no mistakes are allowed. This is to be responsible for his own work and for the audience at that time.
After discussing this shot for a while, we finally came to the next part—the scene where Fang Qing secretly tried to grab Lin Xiangyuan's hand but was caught by Xiao Xueling.
After waiting for the script supervisor to make the decision, Jiang Chuyi slowly raised her hand and approached Zong Ye's outstretched hand that was hanging on the edge of the recliner.
Her hand was suspended in the air, and she began to carefully test the back of his hand.
The moment she gently held his fingers, she felt his fingertips tremble slightly as the cool touch came.
At this moment, the director suddenly called out, "Xin He? What are you daydreaming about? Can you make facial expressions?"
There were only two or three scenes, and the rehearsal was stopped several times.
Xin He was a bit out of shape today. She failed several times in one take, and the director personally came to guide her several times, but she still couldn't get the desired effect, and she was so anxious that she spoke Cantonese.
It was common to be scolded by the director on the set, but Xin He had always been smooth sailing and was spoiled wherever she went, so she rarely had such an experience. After being yelled at, she was obviously at a loss.
No one else said anything, for fear that his anger would affect them.
Jiang Chuyi squatted there and didn't dare to move.
Maybe it has something to do with some childhood experiences, but she is very afraid of the director losing his temper on the set.
After a few more words, the director became impatient and notified the lighting team to prepare for the next scene. He said to Xin He, "Think about it for a while and don't waste everyone else's time."
Jiang Chuyi breathed a sigh of relief.
When she came to her senses, she found that Zong Ye was looking at her.
Jiang Chuyi was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
After staring at each other for a few seconds, Zongye drooped his eyelashes and motioned her to look down.
Jiang Chuyi looked down and realized that she was still holding onto Zongye's hand tightly. She let go immediately as if she had received an electric shock. "Sorry, I was distracted."
"fine."
It was just filming, and she had had physical contact with other male actors over the years. But she felt embarrassed for no reason, so Jiang Chuyi said something to ease the embarrassment: "I have some paper here, your palms seem to be sweating, do you want to wipe them?"
"Thank you." Zongye sat up and agreed, "My palms sweat easily."
Jiang Chuyi nodded to show her understanding, took out the paper and handed it to him.
Zongye took it, leaned forward, and while wiping it, he casually said, "Maybe I'm too nervous."
Jiang Chuyi was stunned. He smiled slowly, "This is the first time I've held someone's hand for so long."
(End of this chapter)