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The scene of Shen Yu and Yan Sheng’s characters  meeting for the first time would not exceed two minutes in the final film cut. If it was acted by the veteran actors, it was estimated that it would be done on the first try. At best, NG two or three times, and then have some close-up or make-up shots. Director Xu considered Shen Yu’s acting skills and specially reserved a morning. Making sure that Shen Yu’s acting skills would not be too tragic under the comparison of many bigwigs. However, even so, Xu Musen found that he still overestimated Shen Yu’s ability——

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This scene took practically half a day to film, and it was not until 4 o’clock in the afternoon that it barely but finally met Director Xu’s requirements. By the time the props team and the lighting and cameras set up the set for the next scene, it was already getting dark.

Fortunately, Tao Mu and Yan Sheng’s scene against each other takes place in a bar, and the filming was not affected by day or night outside.

Tao Mu, who had been sitting behind Director Xu and watching the monitor while also observing Yan Sheng’s acting skills, got up and walked into the set. The makeup artist stepped forward to touch up Tao Mu and Yan Sheng. Yan Sheng didn’t dare to make too much movement, so he squinted at Tao Mu with his eyes, and said without moving his lips, “I heard them say, your acting is good.”

Tao Mu also replied expressionlessly: “Film king Yan’s acting skills are also very good.”

Yan Sheng laughed: “Rumors may be false, only sight is true. In the next scene, please let me see how good your acting skills are, Mr. Tao.”

“No problem.” After the makeup artist finished the makeup, the assistant came over with a mineral water bottle with a straw inserted. Tao Mu lowered his head and took a sip of water, stood up straight, and looked at Yan Sheng: “You will see it soon.”

Yan Sheng’s smile faded slightly, and the always gentle and calm aura suddenly became serious and somewhat aggressive.

The whole set went silent instantly. The actors who were still on the set huddled around in the corners that the cameras couldn’t scan, and the staff were all in their respective positions. The atmosphere suddenly became tense, as if the arrow was on the string, ready to let loose.

Even Director Xu, who was sitting in the director’s chair, couldn’t help straightening his back, leaning forward, and staring straight at the monitor.

The clapper loader shouted “action” in front of the camera while holding the clapperboard.

The heart pumping DJ dance music suddenly sounded, the extras stood on the dance floor shaking their heads and twisting their bodies, and the waitresses dressed as bunny girls walked around holding a tray. Yan Qi, the hero played by Yan Sheng, was half lying on top of the bar and drinking cup after cup, he was so drunk he could barely prop himself up.

One had to admit that Yan Sheng’s acting skills were indeed superb. He sat staggeringly on the bar chair, propped up the bar with his elbows, and his body even slipped down realistically from time to time. Whether it was the slightly dull and careless eyes, or the details of shaking the wine glass and pouring it into the mouth, people could clearly realize from the body language that this person was using alcohol to relieve their sorrows. You could even observe the bitterness and unwillingness in this person’s heart from the slight trembling of the corners of his mouth, and the complex emotions of restraint blending with the violence he wanted to vent.

Sitting in front of the monitor, Director Xu’s eyes lit up, and he waved his hand to signal the first camera to follow up for a close-up of his face and hands. Yan Sheng’s character had always been gentle and approachable. So when he usually acted, he also took care of his acting partner’s emotions. Unless it was a veteran actor with superb acting skills and rich experience like Zhou Yanqing, he would deliberately restrain himself when facing newcomers. It was rare to see such a shot that started out with full power and aggressive performance.

It was like the tranquility before the eruption of the volcano. Although it appeared calm and without waves on the surface, each shot was very explosive. It caught everyone’s attention without them being aware of it. Even if Yan Sheng didn’t say a word, in the whole scene, no one would be more attractive than him.

The second shot turned to the door of the club. Contrary to what everyone imagined, the camera did not directly hit Tao Mu’s face, but fixed on the feet which were clad in a pair of white sneakers.

It seemed that he wanted to reflect the character’s personality from his dressing style. After joining the mafia, Zhou Yuanting, played by Tao Mu, usually wore white and black. Either a white T-shirt, black jeans, or black jeans and white sneakers.

When Tao Mu wrote his character biography, he once analyzed or more accurately, set Zhou Yuanting’s character to be a bit roguish. He was handsome, and he knew how attractive he was to girls. So even after joining the mafia, Tao Mu’s dressing style was still meticulous and handsome.

But in this scene, Zhou Yuanting, who had always been well groomed, didn’t even notice the loose shoelaces. Walking into the bar step by step, the messy shoelaces seemed to reflect the owner’s mood.

But even so, if Tao Mu could only show this level. It was likely that his screen presence would be overwhelmed by Yan Sheng.

Zhou Yuanting walked into the club, went straight to the bar, and sat beside Yan Qi. The slender fingers tapped on the table and asked for a glass of whisky. But when he got it, he didn’t drink, instead he played with the crystal glass, the ice cubes in the glass knocking against each other. Zhou Yuanting put one hand on Yan Qi’s shoulder, still maintaining the attitude of two good brothers, and asked Yan Qi: “You and Yan Yu are actually brothers, how come you never mentioned it?”

Even if he was pained enough to drink himself drunk with alcohol, Yan Qi was still a trained Hong Kong police officer. His long undercover career kept him on the highest vigilance at all times, not to mention Yan Yu was the family he cared about the most.

Hearing this remark, Yan Qi’s eyes changed immediately. Under the close-up of the camera, Yan Sheng’s pupils suddenly dilated, and his eyes were strikingly bright. Even the muscles around the eye sockets were affected at that moment, showing an extremely shocked micro-expression. However, in just a moment, Yan Qi sobered up. He glanced at the bartender in the bar calmly before turning his head to look at Zhou Yuanting, still maintaining his drunk appearance: “What did you say!”

Zhou Yuanting leaned forward and approached Yan Qi. The camera froze on a shot from the side of the two of them, Yan Qi was half lying on the bar, and his whole person was in a state of drunkenness. The body was relaxed and the posture was lazy. However, under the bar, Yan Qi was stepping on the bar chair, and his right hand hanging by his side was clenched into a fist, though the upper half of his arm was still loose. It expressed a vigilant inner heart and a desire to cover up the past as well.

Zhou Yuanting, who was sitting next to him, kept his arm on Yan Qi’s shoulders in a friendly and close manner. However, Zhou Yuanting, who should have leaned over with this action, kept a fist distance between them. In the camera, it seemed that the two men with their upper bodies leaning close and their shoulders touching were good buddies, but beneath the shoulders they were unconsciously maintaining a wary distance. The small detail that slowly moved the two from mutually trusted partners to a detached opponent had a particularly visual effect.

Director Xu, who was sitting in front of the monitor, felt his heart jump and he motioned for the camera to give Zhou Yuanting a close-up of his face.

The second shot moved along Zhou Yuanting’s arm all the way, from the forearm to the shoulder, to the Adam’s apple and then to the chin, and finally showed Zhou Yuanting’s eyes.

The corners of Zhou Yuanting’s mouth were still in their customary arc. Zhou Yuanting liked to smile very much. When he smiled, it was abady boy smile, the corners of his mouth curved up fiercely, the muscles around his eyes contracting together, which made his smile look particularly full. Coupled with the rich collagen present in young people, it looked particularly youthful and handsome, with the peculiar energy and spirit of a young man.

However, now, Zhou Yuanting’s smile was only retained on the lower half of his face, his cheeks were pushed upwards symbolically, but the muscles around the eyes had not changed, and those dark eyes were deep and emotionless. Suddenly looking at it from the camera, it even seemed quite a bit unsettling.

From the whole script, this scene was the turning point of Zhou Yuanting turning to the dark. It was in this scene that Zhou Yuanting learned that the first undercover cop candidate selected by the police was Yan Yu, but because of Yan Qi’s strong opposition, it eventually became him.

The person who should have successfully graduated from the police academy and become a glorious policeman had now become a street gangster who was reviled by everyone. All his family and friends distanced themselves from him overnight. Zhou Yuanting’s father was so angry that he had a heart attack and refused to let him enter the house. During his training at school, those peers whose training performance was far inferior to that of his own were able to proudly wear police uniforms on duty. While he could only wander the streets and alleys with a bunch of gangsters and hooligans every day. From time to time, he would be detained by these same fellow police officers, squatting in the police station in handcuffs, and being lectured the same way they would reprimand a criminal.

All this was brought to him by the man in front of him. It was ridiculous that Zhou Yuanting actually sincerely regarded Yan Qi as a partner, and he fantasized about cooperating with him to complete the task and returning gloriously to the police station with a fresh unblemished file.

In the script, in order to pave the way for Zhou Yuanting’s blackening transformation. In fact, there was a scene before this. Zhou Yuanting accidentally got acquainted with a policeman who used to be an undercover cop. The man had been undercover in the mafia for eight years, and finally successfully completed the task and returned to the police station. However, what greeted him was not flowers, applause, and a promotion, but the bad habits left on him by years of mafia life——making him out of tune with other colleagues in the police department.

“They always say that an official is an official and a thief is a thief. It is only natural for officers and soldiers to catch thieves. But what is an official and what is a thief?”

“You work in a police station and wear a police uniform to work every day. That’s the official. If you live in a den of thieves. You are a thief.”

“I’ve been undercover for eight years, in order to deceive the boss’ trust. I’ve done all kinds of bad things. Cut people, sold drugs, visit prostitutes, when everyone is doing this how can you not follow along? But could the police do these things?”

“I went undercover for eight years and returned to the police station, and all the police officers during the same period were promoted to positions like senior inspector with connections all over Hong Kong. Only I didn’t know anyone except my superior. When I go out to deal with cases, they still doubt whether I would give a heads up to the gangsters. The brothers who blocked knives for me in the past would be considered comrades in arms on the battlefield. But I have to send them to the prison with my own hands…..”

“Being an undercover cop have no human rights. One day a thief and a lifetime as a thief. The official refuses to believe you, and the thief wanted nothing more than to kill you to take revenge. You are no longer human on both sides. You want to struggle free of the shadows of these years, how can it be so easy.”

Later, the undercover cop was hacked to death by a former brother after he got out of prison.

Before that scene, Zhou Yuanting and Du Ze took their brothers to fight with other gangs, and at the last moment they were caught by Yan Yu and the police. It was crushingly disappointing to be handcuffed and squatting in the police station while his statement was recorded.

It was in this situation that Zhou Yuanting learned about the sibling relationship between Yan Qi and Yan Yu, and learned that Yan Qi had caused others to be an undercover cop in order to protect his younger brother.

All the previous foreshadowing and emotional accumulation exploded together in this scene. However, Tao Mu did not film the previous scenes. No emotional buildup meant he had to act out an emotional explosion on the spot. Director Xu was still worried that Tao Mu’s performance would be slightly inferior. After all, Yan Sheng performed very well in this scene.

But he didn’t expect that with Yan Sheng’s wonderful performance, Tao Mu’s acting was even more amazing.

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“I said I didn’t know that you and Yan Yu are brothers.” Zhou Yuanting moved close to Yan Qi’s ear, his arms changing from hooking his shoulders to his neck: “We two are partners. Zhou Sir told me to cooperate with you well in our work. And told me that we should trust each other. But it turns out, brother Yan, you refused to tell me even such an important thing.”

Zhou Yuanting chuckled lightly, but there was no smile in his eyes: “Brother Yan, have you never trusted me from beginning to end?”

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“Mr. Tao is reading the script?” Yan Sheng’s agent walked up to Tao Mu and started looking for a topic to chat about.

The sun above his head was blocked by a shadow. Tao Mu raised his head and looked calmly at the smiling man standing in front of him. Although he was sitting and looking up, he did not look any weaker for it.

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“I’m Zeng Yiheng, Yan Sheng’s agent.” Zeng Yiheng smiled and stretched out his hand, taking the initiative to introduce himself to Tao Mu. Because Tao Mu had frankly said before joining the crew that he didn’t like Yan Sheng, although Zeng Yiheng really wanted to make connections with Tao Mu, he didn’t strike up a conversation rashly. But things were different now. Zeng Yiheng had some doubts in his heart and wanted to chat with Tao Mu.

“Do you mind if I take a seat here?” Zeng Yiheng asked politely, pointing to the empty lounge chair next to Tao Mu.

Tao Mu said, “Can I help you with something?”

Zeng Yiheng smiled and sat aside: “I remember Mr. Tao was keen to pray and worship at temples some time ago, was there any reason?”

Tao Mu said directly: “To ward off evil spirits.”

Zeng Yiheng asked again, “Mr. Tao also believes in the supernatural?”

Tao Mu closed the script and put it aside. He remembered that in his previous life, Zeng Yiheng, as Yan Sheng’s agent and junior, had a very bland perception of Shen Yu. Although he did not object to Yan Sheng’s relationship with Shen Yu, he did not express his support either. Even when Yan Sheng tried his best to suppress him when they were acting together in order to help Shen Yu vent his anger, he persuaded Yan Sheng against it.

Zeng Yiheng’s reason was that this kind of attitude would damage Yan Sheng’s image of being good and amiable to others in the industry. Although the original intention was not for him, and it didn’t have much effect in the end, Tao Mu considered Zeng Yiheng’s rare neutral position when he was criticized by thousands of people in his previous life, and did not push the other away with deliberate coldness.

“I’d rather believe it just in case.”

Zeng Yiheng pondered for a moment, and then asked, “I remember that Mr. Tao had dealt with Shen Yu several times before. I wonder what you think of Shen Yu?”

Tao Mu frowned and said directly, “I don’t want to make comments on this person.”

“Don’t get me wrong, Mr. Tao,” Zeng Yiheng chuckled and explained, “I don’t mean to sow discord. I won’t tell others about our conversation either. I just think that since Yan Sheng met Shen Yu, his actions and personality seemed to be completely different from before. As if he has become another person entirely.”

In front of Tao Mu, Zeng Yiheng was too embarrassed to complain about Yan Sheng acting like he had been bespelled or possessed. He could only say in a roundabout way: “Using a recently popular Internet term, there is something not right about his style.”

Tao Mu was expressionless: “What does Mr. Zeng want to say?”

Zeng Yiheng hesitated for a moment, but still asked: “I want to ask, about Mr. Tao burning incense at temples and asking for a peace amulet, and even now transcribing the heart-clearing mantra and Buddhist scriptures after work every day, does any of that have a relation with Shen Yu?”

Tao Mu raised his eyebrows and said directly, “I feel like my energy doesn’t mesh well with this person.”

So there is a relation?

Zeng Yiheng heard the underlying meaning and understood. He was about to ask Tao Mu which incense was more effective when he heard Tao Mu continue: “However, my situation is not the same as film king Yan. We are incompatible, but film king Yan and Shen Yu are practically a match made in heaven. I advise Mr. Zeng not to do superfluous things.”

As thanks for Zeng Yiheng’s neutral attitude in his previous life, Tao Mu gave the other some good advice. As long as one was under the halo of the plot, anyone who wanted to dismantle the official CP would not end well. Tao Mu didn’t want to see Zeng Yiheng turning into cannon fodder.

However, Zeng Yiheng didn’t believe in this evil: “I don’t know why Mr. Tao thinks this way, but Yan Sheng is my childhood friend and my business partner. Whether for the sake of our friendship or our career I won’t let Yan Sheng be confused into being with Shen Yu.”

“You don’t have to have such a big reaction.” Tao Mu chuckled, “Maybe it’s true love for the two of them!”

Zeng Yiheng seemed to be disgusted by this remark. After a long pause, he smiled and said, “Mr. Tao really knows how to tell jokes.”

Zeng Yiheng changed the subject and asked directly: “I want to ask Mr. Tao, when you went to burn incense and worship at temples before, which temple do you think was the most effective?”

Tao Mu didn’t speak, and looked behind Zeng Yiheng.

Zeng Yiheng turned his head and saw Shen Yu standing there pitifully, clutching the script in his arms, and said aggrievedly: “Mu Mu, Big brother Zeng, what are you two talking about?”

Zeng Yiheng’s head was covered with black lines, and he blurted out, “When did you get here?” He didn’t know how long Shen Yu had been standing here, nor how much Shen Yu heard. However, discussing his best friend’s little boyfriend with others behind his back, and even getting caught on the spot. Zeng Yiheng also felt embarrassed.

“I just got here.” Shen Yu looked at Zeng Yiheng with a puzzled expression. He didn’t understand why big brother Yan’s agent had such a big reaction.

“Ah, oh,” Zeng Yiheng coughed twice, a little embarrassed: “Are you looking for me or Mr. Tao?”

“I’m looking for Mu Mu.” Shen Yu carefully looked at Tao Mu while holding the script: “I want to ask Mu Mu to practice the lines with me. What were you two talking about?”

“Which temple in Hong Kong has the most powerful incense.” Zeng Yiheng spoke before Tao Mu and said solemnly, “I also want to take Yan Sheng to go worship.”

Hearing this, Shen Yu’s face blushed, and don’t know what thought had flashed in his mind at the moment, but he said sheepishly: “Alright. When big brother Yan accompanied me on a night tour of Hong Kong, it was too late. We didn’t get a chance to visit the temples. After you have found out which temples, I’ll go with you two another day.”

He remembered that Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng went together at the beginning. He heard that they even got a superior bamboo stick fortune. If there was a chance, he also wanted to go and have his fortune told——especially about his love fortune.

Zeng Yiheng’s face turned green. He stuttered and brushed it off perfunctorily. Without waiting for Shen Yu to say anything, he immediately got up and left in a sullen manner.

Shen Yu looked at Zeng Yiheng’s back and said thoughtfully, “Brother Zeng doesn’t seem to like me very much?”

Shen Yu turned to look at Tao Mu: “What did you tell him? He seems to have misunderstood me.”

Tao Mu had always felt impatience with Shen Yu: “Go ask him yourself.”

“Why can’t you tell me yourself?” Shen Yu stood in front of Tao Mu while still holding the script, and said confidently: “You don’t have to be shy. In fact, I heard your conversation just now. You told big brother Zeng that big brother Yan and I are a match made in heaven. We are true love. You also advised big brother Zeng to accept the fact that we are together. Mu Mu, thank you for supporting us so much. I was wrong before. I thought you really hated me and big brother Yan. I didn’t expect you to be so optimistic about us.”

Tao Mu’s words “true love” made Zeng Yiheng almost nauseated just now. But now he himself was disgusted by Shen Yu and had practically the same nauseous feelings as Zeng Yiheng.

Shen Yu couldn’t understand Tao Mu’s mood at all. Still like a beautiful white lotus flower, he stood there gracefully. He was moved to tears and continued on as if he was speaking to himself: “You are such an awkward person. Just say it if you like me. Why do you have to hurt me so much in front of me, and then protect me so much in front of others behind my back. Everything you did, I don’t even know. What if I misunderstand you? Actually, you also want to make friends with me, right? You were so vicious to me before, it must be because you were angry that I misunderstood you. I want to apologize to you and forgive you by the way.”

When Shen Yu said this, he huffed softly, wrinkled his little nose and whispered, “I don’t blame you for being so cruel to me anymore~”

Tao Mu rubbed his arms expressionlessly, watching goosebumps fall all over the floor. He had always admired Shen Yu’s self-talking brain circuit. But he never thought that Shen Yu’s skill could still level up.

He had clearly expressed his attitude, so why could Shen Yu still draw another set of completely opposite conclusions from his speech and behavior? This could no longer be explained by a filter or rosy tinted glasses.

Could it be that after being one with Yan Sheng, the halo of the plot had strengthened its radiation?

Otherwise, how could it be explained that even though Shen Yu clearly knew his attitude, yet he was able to come up with such a bizarre explanation overnight.

Tao Mu couldn’t understand, and was too lazy to think about it. He silently got up and put three meters between himself and Shen Yu.

Shen Yu stood on the spot with the script in his arms, smiling like a cat that just caught a fish. He was caught off guard when someone asked him from behind: “What are you laughing at?”

Shen Yu was startled and quickly recovered. It turned out that it was Yan Sheng who had just finished styling.

“Big brother Yan.” Shen Yu greeted with a smile, and loudly announced his discovery: “I don’t think Mu Mu hates us at all. It turns out that he has been caring about us behind the scenes. He also said that we are a match made in heaven.”

Yan Sheng looked at Shen Yu’s smiling face, and his face sank. Sure enough, he knew that his kitten had special feelings for Tao Mu. But Xiao Yu was already his. He couldn’t stand it, if there were still others hidden in the little one’s heart. It was even more intolerable for Shen Yu’s thoughts to be affected by others.

He wanted to let Xiao Yu know that only he was the best and only he could bring true happiness to Xiao Yu.

“Don’t be deceived by Tao Mu’s smooth talking. He could bear to hurt you before, and he will do so again.” Yan Sheng held Shen Yu’s shoulder and made up his mind secretly.

His little one was always so innocent and kind, willing to believe no matter what others say. But Tao Mu was a person who hid nefarious intentions, for the safety of Xiao Yu. He had to keep Xiao Yu away from Tao Mu.

Yan Sheng’s eyes darkened, and he swore to himself secretly.

That afternoon was his first scene with Tao Mu. He wanted to let Tao Mu know what film king-level acting was. He wanted to let Shen Yu thoroughly see Tao Mu’s character.

This person was not worthy of Xiao Yu’s worship and concern at all.

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“Big brother Yan?” Shen Yu looked at Yan Sheng with confusion.

However, Yan Sheng, who had always been so caring to him, did not reply. He was silent and thoughtful, lost to thoughts unknown.

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Yan Sheng could only feel a splitting headache. He had clearly recalled the before and after when he ran out of the set.

Yan Sheng vaguely sensed that something was wrong. He felt a little out of control of his emotions. However, before meeting Shen Yu, Yan Sheng had always been proud of his strong self-control.

But as soon as he met Shen Yu, all his restraint, all forbearance, all calm, all weighing of pros and cons no longer worked.

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When clearly, just a second ago he felt that Shen Yu had many flaws in how he went about his life and needed to be taught carefully; felt annoyed that the other was so naive and stupid and did not know how to speak, always offending people intentionally or unintentionally; in fact he even felt that Shen Yu was not as useful as Tao Mu and there was absolutely no need for him to offend Tao Mu in order to befriend Shen Yu.

But the next second, when he saw Shen Yu’s tears, and saw Shen Yu crying and running away from the studio, his heart would actually feel so painful. Even letting this inexplicable emotion dominate the brain and the body, he couldn’t help but say such disgusting words in defense of Shen Yu, and he couldn’t help chasing out of the set. His mind was completely occupied by that little one, completely forgetting his work.

This was not him. This was not the Yan Sheng he was familiar with.

How could he leave all his principles and insistence behind for the sake of a person who he had known for less than half a year. A person so dedicated and professional like him, would even give up his professional ethics for Shen Yu l——actually running out of the studio without caring about anything, and didn’t even ask for a leave during the filming.

In fact, before he found Shen Yu, he even searched and ran through the streets and alleys of Hong Kong like a crazy man. There was a rush of people coming and going around, and everyone walked in a hurry and looked indifferent. He was so familiar with the same scene, yet he felt extremely lonely and panic stricken. Once upon a time his life was like this, until that innocent, soft, slender and delicate boy broke into his life. It was as if a black-and-white movie had finally gotten a touch of color. Yan Sheng couldn’t imagine how he would live in the future if he lost Shen Yu in his life.

Until he remembered the past few days when he took Shen Yu to visit Hong Kong sights at night and went to Victoria Harbour to watch fireworks. He immediately ran there without stopping, and sure enough, he saw the little one, curled up like a stray kitten.

The empty heart was filled in an instant. Yan Sheng, who was lonely and panicked, seemed to own the whole world the moment he saw that figure.

“Xiao Yu.” Yan Sheng couldn’t help shouting out. The crying kitten raised his head subconsciously and looked at him with tears in his eyes.

“Big brother Yan!” Accompanied by the aggrieved and timid cry, the fragile and slender boy threw himself into his arms. Yan Sheng even smelled the sweet scent on the youth’s body. So innocent, yet so charming. Yan Sheng hugged the precious burden in his arms, and the reason he had always been proud of crumpled at that moment.

The memory that followed became wild and messy. Until the turning clouds and producing rain stopped, and the kitten in his arms fell asleep. Yan Sheng finally seemed to have a clear mind again.

He couldn’t even imagine how everything before happened——it was like a scene from a clichéd idol drama that no one bothered watching now.

Yan Sheng sat dazedly on the bed, looking at a dozen missed calls on his mobile phone. From Director Xu, from his agent, and from his good friends in the crew. Some people also sent a text message to ask after calling. Asking him what happened.

That’s right! What the hell was wrong with him? Why did he become so unlike himself when he met Shen Yu?

Yan Sheng rubbed dejectedly at his face with his hands, frowned tightly, and looked at the little one who was sleeping beside him. Could it be that Shen Yu’s influence on him had reached this level while he was unaware all along?

Yan Sheng pondered to himself. It seemed that his gaze was too hot, and the sleeping kitten frowned uneasily. The thick eyelashes trembled like the wings of a butterfly. The youth opened his eyes and seemed to recall everything that happened before. His cheeks flushed crimson with the colors of spring, and his lips were as red and tender as rose petals. He said softly, “Big brother Yan?”

That voice was like honey and candy, like a soft feather tickling and tugging at the heartstrings. Yan Sheng’s heart softened. Forget it, it was clearly because he lacked self-restraint, how could he blame it on the little kitten in front of him.

His Xiao Yu was clearly such an innocent and soft person.

“Are you awake?” Yan Sheng gently stroked Shen Yu’s smooth back, and said warmly, “You must be very tired. Go to sleep first. Tomorrow morning, we’ll go back to the crew together.”

Only then did Shen Yu think of how he ran from the set. Oh, that’s right, he just ran out without hesitation, and they still have to film.

Shen Yu’s face turned pale, and he looked at Yan Sheng with tears in his eyes: “Big brother Yan, Director Xu and other seniors in the crew will definitely be mad at me, right?”

Yan Sheng smiled bitterly and rubbed Shen Yu’s head, softly reassuring: “It’s okay, we’ll face it together.”

Early the next morning, when Yan Sheng returned to the studio with Shen Yu, who still had a face that belied spring colors and scenery, everyone with discernment noticed the difference.

The experienced actors and staff exchanged gossip with their eyes, and there was a strange and gossipy atmosphere in the air.

Xu Musen coldly looked at the male protagonist who disappeared for a whole day, as well as the newcomer who dared to run out of the studio when there was a scene to be filmed yesterday. His face was dark: “Yan Sheng, you’ve been working in the industry for so many years. The industry has always rated you very well. It’s not the first time we’ve worked together. I hope you still remember what an actor’s work ethic is?”

Yan Sheng smiled bitterly, knowing that he was wrong. He could only bow his head and admit his mistake: “Director Xu, don’t worry, it won’t happen again in the future.”

After hesitating for a moment, Yan Sheng spoke again: “About what happened yesterday, I was too impulsive. It hurt everyone and dragged down the progress of the crew. I’m really sorry.”

In the end, he was still an old friend who they had cooperated several times with. Besides, with Yan Sheng’s current status in the film industry, Director Xu couldn’t say too much. After a few words, it was put aside.

However, when it came to Shen Yu, it was not so easy: “Mr. Shen, I know that your family background is good, and entering the entertainment industry is also just out of interest and amusement. You are different from those of us who rely on filming to make money to support our family. But I still hope, since you have chosen this line of work, you must at least achieve the most basic professional ethics. I hope this is the only time that this kind of drama of suddenly running away in the middle of filming happens.”

Director Xu’s words were sonorous, making it clear that he didn’t want to save face for Shen Yu. The Shen Group did have some influence in the mainland, but it did not cover the sky with one hand. What was more, this was Hong Kong, not Shanghai City. Even if the Shen Group was one of the investors of “Black and White”, forcibly inserting Shen Yu into the crew was already Xu Musen’s bottom line. He absolutely could not tolerate Shen Yu’s repeated provocation of his directorial authority.

Hearing Director Xu’s stern rebuke, Shen Yu’s eyes turned slightly red. He looked at Yan Sheng aggrievedly. In the end, they had a skin-to-skin relationship, and Yan Sheng couldn’t bear to see such an aggrieved expression on Shen Yu’s face. He subconsciously stood forward to help Shen Yu: “Director Xu, don’t worry, I will teach Xiao Yu well, this kind of thing will never happen again.”

Yan Sheng’s attitude being so obvious, Director Xu could not say anymore. It was just a pity that Yan Sheng was so shrewd and capable, yet when encountering Shen Yu it was like he was possessed. His speech and demeanor were not half as sophisticated as usual. Sure enough, it was difficult for a hero to overcome the beauty.

Xu Musen waved his hand and simply let the two leave. On the one hand, it was out of sight and out of mind; on the other hand, yesterday Shen Yu and Yan Sheng ran away without saying a word. In order to catch up with the filming schedule, the crew had to advance the scene of Tao Mu and Fang Ruoti. Now that Shen Yu and Yan Sheng are back, of course they have to make up for yesterday’s scene.

He just doesn’t know if the filming of this scene would go smoothly with Yan Sheng and Shen Yu’s current state.

Director Xu hoped that what Shen Yu would affect was only Yan Sheng’s private state, not Yan Sheng’s acting skills.

Yesterday, having frantically searched for Yan Sheng for a whole day, the agent angrily followed his artist into the dressing room. Before the make-up artist came over, he locked the door and asked with an ugly expression, “I say Yan Sheng, Teacher Yan, film king Yan, I’ll call you esteemed elder brother okay? What happened yesterday? I couldn’t believe it when I received the call from the crew. It’s not your first day in the entertainment industry, how could you do such a rash thing?”

Yan Sheng frowned and wanted to explain. Before he could speak, his agent rained down on him like a storm: “What kind of charm does that Shen Yu have. That he could fascinate you this much? Look at you now, it’s as if you were cursed or bespelled by someone. It’s like you’re not even the Yan Sheng I know!”

“Don’t talk about Xiao Yu like that. It’s all my fault, I didn’t restrain myself.” Yan Sheng rubbed his brows, feeling very tired.

“That’s why I feel something is wrong.” The agent said angrily: “Didn’t you tell me before that Shen Yu was only the adopted son of the Shen family, and the value of friendship with him is not great. Compared with Shen Yu, you want to befriend Tao Mu more. In the future, you could also use FlyNews.com for publicity. So you said you and Shen Yu would keep the friendship as acquaintances, and there would be no further development. We have also reached a consensus. So why did it suddenly change?”

Yan Sheng frowned, not wanting to listen. He explained casually: “Rationality and feelings are two different things. Now I think it’s not bad to be with Xiao Yu. Although Xiao Yu is the Shen family’s adopted son, Chairman Shen and CEO Shen are still very good to him. The Shen family and our Yan family are well-matched.”

“What?” The agent couldn’t make any sense of this, and rolled up his sleeves angrily: “Yan Sheng, are you out of your mind? How could you have such a thought? And even saying something like the Shen family and the Yan family being a match? You are not even 30 this year, and your career is on the rise. Do you really want to give up your career and marry a man? Also, do you really think the Shen family is well-matched with the Yan family? Believe it or not, if you dare to tell your family the news that you are going to marry a man, your old man could shoot you in a fit of rage!”

Hearing his career plans and his family mentioned, Yan Sheng, who had been in a blank state of mind all day and night, finally came back to his senses and said with a dazed look: “Of course marriage will not be so soon. I’m just saying, we are already together——”

“What kind of place is the entertainment industry? There are many men and women who have one night stands when idle. Do you think they talk about marriage after just sleeping a night together? Is there really no problem with your brain?”

If it was said that Yan Sheng’s agent was just complaining casually when he just scolded Yan Sheng for being under some kind of curse or spell. Then he was really beginning to think so now.

He and Yan Sheng have been playing together since childhood. They both grew up in a large gated neighborhood, and they were both quite rebellious. Yan Sheng insisted on entering the entertainment industry despite the objections of the Yan family, angering opd Mr. Yan so much he beat him several times with his belt. Yan Sheng was not allowed to step into the Yan family’s door for several years in a row. He and Yan Sheng were very good friends so he volunteered to become Yan Sheng’s agent. The two partnered to open a film and television company, with Yan Sheng as the only artist. After so many years, they have weathered the storms in the entertainment industry together. He could even claim that even Yan Sheng’s parents might not know Yan Sheng better than him.

But now, just for such a Shen Yu, all Yan Sheng’s words and deeds began to go against common sense. The agent frowned, suddenly thinking of the news that Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng spent a whole day praying and worshiping at temples.

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“No. I think you must have fallen afoot of evil spirits.” Yan Sheng’s agent pressed Yan Sheng’s shoulder, pondered for a moment, and decided: “After filming today, we will also burn incense and worship Buddha. If that still does not work we can find a master to get rid of your bad luck.”

Looking at his nervous childhood friend, Yan Sheng disagreed. He waved his hand and shooed him away directly: “Alright already, don’t keep making a fuss here. I have to do makeup and styling.”

Yan Sheng’s agent left angrily. Before leaving the crew, he saw Tao Mu sitting on the lounge chair reading the script. After pondering for a moment, Yan Sheng’s agent walked towards Tao Mu.

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The lights on the dance floor were colorful and constantly changing, and the DJ dance music on full blast nearly made it impossible for people to hear what another was saying even when they shouted face-to-face until their voice broke. Dressed scantily and painted with thick makeup, men and women twisted and shook their hips as they practically rubbed against each other on the dance floor. Captured through the lens of the camera, the entire scene was full of heart pumping desire to the extreme.

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Wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans, Tao Mu danced unrestrainedly in the middle of the dance floor. He has a good sense of rhythm, and the proportions of his body were even more superb. He had practically grown up in nightclubs as a child. Even if it was the most simplest of moves to the point of casual indifference, it was still sexy and captivating enough to make people blush.

The few extras who danced with Tao Mu didn’t need to act at all, they all had peach blossoms in their eyes, wishing they could throw themselves directly into Tao Mu’s arms.

“Is the handsome guy alone? Are you interested in inviting me for a drink?” The girl who tried to pick him up had a colorful afro, and her facial features could not be seen clearly under the flashing dance floor lights and thick smoky makeup. But her figure was very good. Beneath the miniskirt that wrapped tight around the buttocks was a pair of long, straight legs, and the plump and perky chest was practically about to burst through the thin camisole she wore on top.

Zhou Yuanting raised his brows slightly with a lazy expression, and curved his lips into a wicked arc. He leaned forward and brought his lips to the girl’s ear. Just as he was about to speak, there was a sudden commotion at the front of the dance floor.

The original dance beat which already had one’s blood rushing suddenly became more sexy and enchanting. Some people screamed and whistled excitedly, raised their arms above their heads, and clapped to the beat while twisting their waists and hips to the melody. A voluptuous and extremely graceful figure was dancing in a sexy and suggestive way on the stage. She was wearing an extremely slim white tube top dress with a hem that hugged her hips, her long hair flowed down to her waist, and swayed in the air with her body, swinging in a sultry arc.

“Wow, so hot!” Zhou Yuanting’s colleague squeezed over from the crowd and threw an arm over Zhou Yuanting’s shoulder and said, “Such a hot babe, do you have the ability to get her phone number?”

In the camera screen, Zhou Yuanting, who was originally lacking in interest, looked at the person dancing on the stage and suddenly smiled. Under the bright lights of the dance floor, the man’s smile was like a glass of whiskey on ice cubes. He pushed through the crowd and jumped onto the stage.

The sexy older sister dancing alone seemed a little surprised. A playful smile appeared on her lips. She let Zhou Yuanting dance around her like a male peacock who had just matured, immaturely showing off his masculine charm.

Xu Musen had long known that Tao Mu danced very well. However, he did not expect that in just one year, when Tao Mu was on full firepower mode, he could be even more handsome and sexy than a year ago. Under his leadership, even the experienced Fang Ruoti couldn’t help but become more involved in the scene. Twisting her waist and swinging her hips, appearing even more and more sexy and sultry.

The extras standing under the stage also became affected by the mood brought by the two’s acting and started wolf-whistling, the atmosphere instantly becoming ignited.

The minor boss played by Du Ze and his group of thuggish bouncers looked at each other and were about to squeeze into the dance floor. Only to be stopped in their tracks by Fang Ruoti’s soft but murderous look.

At the end of the song, the mobster sister-in-law played by Fang Ruoti walked off the stage and towards the bar gracefully. Zhou Yuanting followed, and sat next to her with a smile as he tried to chat her up, “Is little big sister alone?”

Fang Ruoti didn’t know that in later generations, there was a character that was very popular with girls, called the ‘little wolf dog’. But she really and truly experienced Zhou Yuanting’s handsome and youthful sex appeal.

When faced with such fresh but fiery pheromones, even a woman with rich experience couldn’t help but smile.

“A little boy who has barely grown up, also learns to pick up girls?” Fang Ruoti crossed her slender legs and stepped with a black high-heeled shoe on the bar chair in front of the bar. She asked the bartender for a cocktail and took out a thin female cigarette. After it was lit, she took a puff, before holding it lightly in between two slender fingers.

The white and tender hands with red nail polish looked more alluring under the light hanging over the bar. The thin cigarette was clamped between her fingers, the light on the end of it flickering softly in the dark. A faint mist of white smoke trailed through the air.

“Age doesn’t matter, does it?” Zhou Yuanting took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and also took out one: “Do you mind sharing a light?”

Fang Ruoti chuckled and pushed the lighter on the bar to Tao Mu.

Tao Mu bit the cigarette on the one side of his mouth, picked up the lighter and played with it, only to suddenly lower his head and move the butt of his cigarette to Fang Ruoti’s right hand. His lips stopped very close to the inside of Fang Ruoti’s right wrist. Then, he slowly raised his eyes and smiled.

In an instant, like a pebble thrown into the calm lake water, or like a drumstick hitting the drum surface lightly. The heart instantly began pounding faster.

“Cut!” Director Xu, who was sitting in front of the monitor, shouted ‘cut’, carefully watched the video twice, and said, “Next scene.”

“Thanks.” Zhou Yuanting was still holding the cigarette using the side of his mouth, smiling handsomely and proudly. He also didn’t forget to be a tease: “Little big sister is very pretty…..”

This kind of title had already become overused in later generations, but few people knew to use it now. Now a handsome boy with bright eyes and a dazzling smile was sitting in front of her, calling her little big sister at every turn, speaking cliched but sincere flattery. Even if Fang Ruoti knew it was just acting, she couldn’t help but be elated and also followed along with a smile.

The camera followed close, and Du Ze, who was at the side, brought his group of thugs into the picture at that moment. He walked behind Tao Mu, and patted Tao Mu on the shoulder: “Damned brat, don’t mess with the wrong woman, this is our sister-in-law.”

“Sister-in-law?” Zhou Yuanting glanced back at Ah Ze, who looked shady with a bald head and a body covered in tattoos, raised his eyebrows and asked, “Are you married?”

Fang Ruoti smiled and shook her head.

“Then it’s fine. If a man is unmarried and a woman is unmarried, the laws of Hong Kong can’t control me.”

As soon as Zhou Yuanting finished speaking, Du Ze picked up a bottle of beer with a grim face and smashed it down towards Zhou Yuanting’s head.

Zhou Yuanting raised his arm subconsciously to block. The beer bottle shattered. The golden colored alcohol mixed with the bright red of blood meandered downwards. Director Xu shouted, and the makeup artist came over to touch up the makeup.

Taking advantage of the break, Du Ze said with a smile, “Is everything okay? Did I scare you just now?”

“It’s a good performance.” Tao Mu looked at Du Ze with a smile. Still a harmless expression on his face.

However, Fang Ruoti, who had just acted with Tao Mu just now, looked at Tao Mu’s figure with a complicated expression. She deeply realized that Tao Mu’s acting skills were not bad at all——he had actually managed to bring out her emotions and immersed her into the scene.

Fang Ruoti didn’t know whether it was because her feelings of attraction had affected her normal judgment, or whether Tao Mu really had the ability. So she decided to observe some more.

On the other side, Du Ze, who was praised by Tao Mu, smiled and said, “Us Hong Kong actors, if nothing else, acting and dedication are definitely no problem.”

The implication was that he looked down on the professional ethics of mainland actors. Tao Mu vaguely remembered that in a previous life, Du Ze also commented on mainland actors that they were not professional in their work, not knowing to practice lines and just playing with their cell phones instead, as well as using stand-ins and body doubles so often. He also complained about the protection policy of mainland film production, requiring that one of the leading actors in the joint venture crew must be a mainlander. He believed that this approach was suppressing the Hong Kong film and television industry.

Tao Mu didn’t want to comment on Du Ze’s point of view. It was just that he was underestimated, so he still had to prove the other wrong.

The makeup artist finished touching up the makeup, and exited again. The cameras and lighting were in place. The clapperboard was hit.

Du Ze stood across from Tao Mu with a grin, thinking about how to perform even better in this scene. The next second, his face suddenly changed.

Zhou Yuanting slowly put down the arm that was used to block the beer bottle. He looked at the cut on his forearm that was scratched by the beer bottle shard. Slowly, he bowed his head, stretched out his tongue and licked the cut. The tip of the tongue swept away the traces of blood, and the coppery taste mixed with the taste of beer filled his mouth. He raised a brow and suddenly flashed a smile.

Sharp and savage like a sword unsheathed, the intense aura burst from between his brows, Zhou Yuanting picked up the glass of whisky on the bar and smashed it hard at Du Ze’s temple——

Only to miss!

Director Xu, who was sitting in front of the monitor, flicked the script: “cut!”

Tao Mu looked at Du Ze who had jumped three meters away like a rabbit, and was very speechless: “…..What are you running for?”

According to the script, Du Ze should also raise his arm to block. Then he should have pushed Tao Mu and said another line, and the two groups would then break out into a fight.

Du Ze, who was still in shock, looked at Tao Mu who was smiling harmlessly again, and his body still remembered the intense threat and fear that he felt when Tao Mu picked up the cup and smashed it at him. The reason why he jumped out so far was entirely a conditioned reflex of the body faster than any conscious thought.

Tao Mu’s aura when he raised the glass cup and smashed it at him gave him an illusion. He completely forgot that the cup in Tao Mu’s hand was also a prop. Subconsciously, he thought that if Tao Mu smashed it at him, he would at least half-kill him.

At that moment, Du Ze even thought that he went to a bar for a drink and accidentally got involved in a gang fight. When the two leaders cut people, it was with this kind of expression, this kind of momentum.

Not bad at all. No, it should be said that Tao Mu was more ruthless than they were. So he was frightened.

Du Ze secretly swallowed his saliva, his Adam’s apple squirming up and down. It felt like his heart was jumping out of his throat. He looked at Tao Mu thoughtfully, resolutely refusing to admit that he was timid. He couldn’t help but quietly ask, “Have you…..have you been part of the life before?”

Tao Mu looked at Du Ze and chuckled softly.

Tao Mu grew up in an orphanage, although he wandered through the alleys and streets when he was a child. But when it came to fighting and emitting an intimidating aura, of course, he couldn’t compare to Liu Yao, who made a name for himself with a bunch of brothers when he was young, and then gave up the life to do business in an honest way. Moreover, in addition to Da Hui, Liu Yao’s subordinates also consisted of several veterans who had been on the battlefield and killed the enemy with their own hands, and were now working as security guards at Night.

Tao Mu had asked Yao Dad, Da Hui and the others for advice on how to fight on the streets, and from the war veterans for advice on fighting skills that involved life and death, as well as the momentum when killing the enemy. And add to his superb acting skills that he had honed for ten years, it was not surprising that the miscellaneous fusion could scare Du Ze in just the first scene.

“What are you thinking about?” Tao Mu patted Du Ze’s shoulder: “I think my acting skills are okay. I didn’t scare you, did I?”

These words seemed a little familiar. Du Ze looked at Tao Mu with a strange expression. After a long while, he rubbed his nose with an embarrassed expression: “Brother, if you have an opinion on me, just say it directly! No need to be so petty. A gunfight movie will even be turned into a horror movie by you!”

“Did I really?” Tao Mu looked back at Xu Musen with a grin.

Director Xu studied the monitor for a while, then rubbed his chin and said to Tao Mu, “Still have to be more restrained. When Zhou Yuanting first appeared in the movie, he was still a policeman from Hong Kong who had not fully graduated. His life before was very comfortable and sunny. Don’t be so hostile. But your camera shot is very explosive and can be used in the later scenes.”

“I see.” Tao Mu nodded obediently. He was underestimated before, and he felt uncomfortable. So he deliberately showed off his acting chops. Now that he had shown his strength, of course, he must not go too far.

Explosive acting also depended on the timing. Good actors don’t overdo it. They must know how to combine their acting with the plot. Instead of solely thinking about how to act in a way that would show off better.

Tao Mu had always had the problem of overacting before. He studied in Beijing Film for a year, and filmed with the “Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” crew for a period of time, and accepted the teachings of a group of old veteran actors. So now this problem had been corrected a lot.

So for the next scene, Tao Mu just filmed honestly and properly. Under the guidance of the stunt coordinator, Jiang Jingwen and a group of police officers adopted the fighting skills of the police academy, and fought with a group of extras for a full day and half an evening, and finally filmed the scene of the bar fight.

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On the other side, Yan Sheng sat with a blank head on the big bed in the hotel, looking at Shen Yu, who was sleeping very contently under the covers. The diamond chandelier above his head exuded a yellowish warm light, shining down on Shen Yu’s smooth back. The youth’s skin was like fine white jade. His whole person was curled up under the sheets, like a satisfied kitten. The delicate and pretty face also spoke of spring colors and scenery.

Yan Sheng’s mind flashed through with messy scenes of the two of them turning clouds and producing rain, his face ashen.

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Tao Mu wanted to make a phone call to Li Xiaoheng, but he was not sure whether or not Li Xiaoheng was busy on the other end of the line, so he sent a text through FlyNews first.

When he received the FlyNews text, Li Xiaoheng was at the negotiating table. The two sides were deadlocked over some details of the takeover, with little progress made during the two-hour negotiation. Everyone was feeling a little tired.

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Li Xiaoheng simply let everyone take a break, and then went out with his mobile phone.

“What’s the matter?” Li Xiaoheng asked with a warm smile: “You should be filming at this time, why did you suddenly think of calling me?”

Hearing Li Xiaoheng’s voice, Tao Mu, who was still doubting his IQ just now, was slightly reassured and said, “Something happened, we are taking a break now.”

Tao Mu recounted the inexplicable episode just now, and asked Li Xiaoheng, “Was I affected again?”

Indeed a bit. According to Tao Mu’s normally tactful methods, when encountering such unreasonable things, he would have just advised Shen Yu to restrain his fans, rather than dishing out smack talk himself.

“But it doesn’t matter.” Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, “Giving this kind of person a verbal smackdown is no big deal. So long as you have vented your anger.”

Always holding back would make one sick. Appropriate tantrums also contribute to physical and mental health.

Sure enough, he was still affected! Tao Mu frowned, touched the photo a little depressingly and complained, “Then your warding evil spirits effect still needs to be enhanced.”

Li Xiaoheng chuckled lightly. Following Tao Mu’s words, he promised, “En, I will try my best.”

How can one try their best on this kind of thing? Tao Mu raised his eyebrows and wanted to say something, but then he paused and didn’t say anything. Instead he asked, “Aren’t you busy over there?”

“I’m also taking a break.” Li Xiaoheng walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked down at the busy and crowded Hong Kong streets: “…..There are a few details that we’re still stuck on, so we decided to put it aside for now. Take it slowly.”

Li Xiaoheng said, and asked Tao Mu with some puzzlement: “You always say that you were affected? Affected by what? Did someone curse you?”

Li Xiaoheng knew that some people in the entertainment industry were superstitious and could do anything for the sake of being famous. For example, dealing in curses and voodoo arts. As soon as Tao Mu came to Hong Kong, his behavior became very different. Could it be that he was worried that he had been cursed?

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoheng’s face darkened. Although he didn’t believe in the supernatural, if someone dared to hold nefarious intentions against Tao Mu, don’t blame him for being rude.

“No…..” Tao Mu didn’t expect big brother Li to have such a rich imagination, and he couldn’t help but explain: “It’s not as exaggerated as what you mentioned. I just feel that Shen Yu and I seem to be at odds with each other. Every time I see him, I become especially impulsive and blind.”

So that’s what happened.

Li Xiaoheng’s frown smoothed out. Thinking of Tao Mu’s old grudge with the young son of the Shen family, he had to admit: “The energies of you two really are at odds. Every time he encounters something about you, he would also become inexplicable.”

Li Xiaoheng only remarked casually, but when Tao Mu heard it his ears couldn’t help but twitch slightly: “You said that when Shen Yu encounters me, he would become different from usual?”

Li Xiaoheng pondered for a moment before he said, “I think so. Just like this incident when extreme fans insulted Yan Sheng, he could have personally stepped forward to restrain his fans, which is the best public relations move for the crisis——when you were scolded by his fans before, wasn’t that what he did. Listening to your words, he seems to have a very good relationship with Yan Sheng. So why hasn’t he taken any action until now, but instead he came to you and asked you to ban the netizens? He should know that this kind of request is fundamentally unreasonable.”

Having dealt with Shen Yu twice before, Li Xiaoheng had already noticed that it was not that Shen Yu did not understand other people, but that most of the time he was simply unwilling to listen to persuasion. He just wanted to do whatever he pleased. He wanted the whole world to accommodate him. But once he encountered a hard stubble, he would immediately change his attitude and bow his head and admit his mistake. But strangely enough, even though he had repeatedly hit a brick wall several times regarding Tao Mu, he still didn’t repent. Not even the slightest lesson learned.

“If Shen Yu really cares about Yan Sheng, then this kind of behavior doesn’t make sense logically. But think about it from another angle——maybe the reason why Shen Yu begged you was not for Yan Sheng, but in order to get close to you?”

When Li Xiaoheng said this, he suddenly thought of the inexplicable obsession the young son of the Shen family had towards Tao Mu. He couldn’t help frowning and asked, “Could it be that he likes you?” So he tried desperately to prove that he was special in Tao Mu’s heart. That Tao Mu would make an exception for him?

Tao Mu was frightened into shivers by Li Xiaoheng’s guess: “Don’t tell ghost stories in the daytime, okay? Saying that he likes me, the way I see it, he wants to kill me is more like it.”

Li Xiaoheng didn’t know about the plot halo, but Tao Mu knew it well. It was likely that Shen Yu himself was also affected by the halo of the plot, and sticking to him whenever he had a chance must be for the sake of the plot.

After a pause, Tao Mu teased again: “But CEO Li’s brain circuit is also quite strange. You can actually think of this logic. Is it possible that CEO Li likes to watch dog blood idol dramas in private?”

“Well, no.” Li Xiaoheng had just minored in psychology when he was studying in the U.S.: “People are unpredictable, and there are people with all kinds of brain circuits. If you don’t care about him, then there is no need to try to figure out what he thinks.”

As for why Li Xiaoheng minored in psychology, it was also to have more leverage when negotiating with people or in business communication. Of course, Li Xiaoheng believed that the biggest use of learning psychology was to successfully seduce their CEO Tao.

Considering that Li Xiaoheng was still at the negotiating table, Tao Mu didn’t chat for too long and hung up in less than twenty minutes. Even so, Tao Mu still felt that his thinking was much clearer.

He felt that Li Xiaoheng’s thinking was right. Regardless of whether the plot halo could affect his IQ, or even if the plot halo wanted to force Tao Mu to follow the plot, so long as Tao Mu could ensure that his actions were from his heart, would not cause too much negative impact on himself and would not result in hidden dangers that could not be dealt with, then he could just do whatever he wanted.

It was not a good thing to always suppress everything, since the plot wanted drama, then drama it would have. Anyway, he also noticed that the plot halo was quite utilitarian. It only focused on the results, not the process. In other words, no matter what kind of impression Shen Yu would leave on the people around him when he followed the plot, so long as he did in fact follow the plot at key points, then the plot halo did not care about other things and nor would it be too controlling.

If this was the case, then when Tao Mu faced Shen Yu in the future, he didn’t have to only helplessly retreat and try to stay away. He could choose the right counterattack.

Tao Mu rubbed his chin and felt that his self-confidence was really getting more and more inflated. He actually wanted to use the plot halo to stir up drama of his own.

But what exactly should be done, Tao Mu was still uncertain. The next time Shen Yu couldn’t help but come back to provoke him, he could then experiment slowly. Anyway, no matter how he hid away or avoided it, the plot halo was determined not to let him go.

Then he would just cross that bridge when he came to it. Counter every move as they came.

Tao Mu touched the photo of their CEO Li again. It was no big deal, after all, he could recharge from time to time!

After the phone call, Tao Mu, who had a very clear mind, felt much more reconciled with himself. But on the other side, due to the sudden departure of Yan Sheng and Shen Yu, the originally scheduled scene could not be filmed. Xu Musen called Yan Sheng a few times but no one answered, so he threw the phone angrily and had the props team prepare for the next scene.

——Which was the scene where Tao Mu and his childhood friends go to a nightclub together and he ends up dancing with the glamorous proprietress played by Fang Ruoti, only to provoke the minor boss of the club and a group of bouncers. Both sides engaged in a group fight and were then locked into a holding cell. 

Because of the cooperation between the crew and the police department, this episode was changed to be set during the eve of graduation. Zhou Yuanting, played by Tao Mu, secretly went out to drink and celebrate with his fellow buddies among the police students. When dancing with the glamorous proprietress played by Fang Ruoti, he was stopped by the minor boss and his group of bouncers. The two sides fought and were taken into the police station together.

Although the characters have changed slightly, the plot has not changed. So the props team was able to arrange it very quickly. The assistant director also called the police academy at the urging of Xu Musen, and asked the police academy to send over the police students to cooperate with the filming.

Anyone who was familiar with the production of film and television dramas knows that the filming was not actually shot chronologically according to the plot line, but by scenes.

The background setting of the previous scene where the male protagonist was drinking himself away in a bar while Zhou Yuanting tried to get him to spill what he knew was the same as the scene when Zhou Yuanting met Fang Ruoti. So the two scenes were originally shot side by side. Now that Shen Yu and Yan Sheng had run away, Director Xu could only film the second scene first.

Fang Ruoti was already ready when she came over early in the morning. She lay on her lounge chair and waited for two hours before her scene was next. She was now sitting on the lounge chair at the moment, letting the makeup artist touch up her makeup.

The actor who played the minor boss was called Du Ze, and he was also a famous Hong Kong actor. He hadn’t played a leading role once despite many years having passed since his debut, and instead often played supporting roles in various movies. He was the kind of actor that the audience was familiar with but couldn’t name. He was barely 1.7 meters tall, with a round figure and even a shaved bald head.

Because the filming site of the crew was in the same area as the police academy, Jiang Jingwen and the others set off immediately after receiving the call, called a taxi, and arrived on the set in less than 20 minutes. As soon as they arrived, they went directly to Tao Mu’s side like a trail of imprinted ducklings.

They have never acted before, and they were afraid that they would delay the filming if they were not good at acting. Tao Mu was more relaxed and just smiled, “Just like when we skipped class and went to the club last time, it’s fine just acting yourself.”

As for the action part, that was even easier. The police students have fighting lessons every day. Even for a thing like striking poses, justbNG three or five times and one would be familiar with it.

Du Ze looked curiously at Tao Mu who was surrounded by a group of police students. Noticing Du Ze’s scrutiny, Tao Mu said with a warm smile, “What’s wrong?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Du Ze came over and said hesitantly, “I just wanted to say that with your temperament being so gentle, I’m afraid that you won’t be able to act that kind of hostility when you’re filming. I just want to tell you, when it starts, I’m going to be aiming to hit you on the head with a bottle of syrup while you block it with your arm. It really doesn’t hurt.”

The crew of “Black and White” had started filming already for more than half a month, and everyone had already joined the crew. Only Tao Mu, who went back to school for half a month after the launch conference, joined the crew after he finished with his finals performance. So today’s scene involving Shen Yu, Yan Sheng and Tao Mu was also Tao Mu’s first scene after joining the crew. None of them had ever seen Tao Mu act before, so they were not sure. But because of Tao Mu’s identity, they also really wanted to befriend Tao Mu.

Du Ze was no exception. So he told Tao Mu about the plot well in advance, and was worried that he would scare Tao Mu when they were actually filming.

Although due to his appearance, Du Ze had never been the protagonist. But Du Ze felt that his acting was not bad. He didn’t want to offend Tao Mu for acting too well.

Even Fang Ruoti, who had finished her makeup, turned around in a charming manner, blew a kiss in Tao Mu’s direction, and teased with fluttering eyes, “Don’t worry, Mr. Tao, I can be your lead.”

Although the mainland entertainment media often report that Tao Mu’s acting skills were good, even comparable to Yan Sheng. But they have never seen it with their own eyes, so they only think that the media were just overpraising Tao Mu. After all, Tao Mu’s identity was different from that of ordinary actors.

They believed that Tao Mu should have some talent for acting and also a serious attitude. The overall quality should be good. But to say that Tao Mu’s acting skills were so good that it would move heaven and earth, they didn’t quite believe it. They always feel that the mainland newspapers must be exaggerating too much. After all, Tao Mu was only nineteen years old this year, and had just finished his freshman year. Yan Sheng, such a stunning and talented person, was twenty years old when he made his first movie. One should not underestimate the age difference. This represented an extra year of hard work. What was more, Yan Sheng’s talent was not something jist anyone could compare to.

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There were so many newcomers in the entertainment industry every year, and only one Yan Sheng managed to appear after so many years. It was not that they underestimate Tao Mu. But they really felt that even if Tao Mu had talent, he would not perform better than Yan Sheng back then.

Facing the careful advice and appeasing attitudes from his acting colleagues, Tao Mu only smiled.

It seemed that he was underestimated.

Tao Mu calmly walked to his position. He was ready.

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The first person to notice the movement on this side was Wen Shijin, Shen Yu’s agent. The agent in suit and tie hurried over in a few steps and looked at Tao Mu with a complicated expression.

Just a year ago, Tao Mu was just a little martial arts body double with no background and no support. When he first arrived in H Town, he served as a stand-in for Shen Yu. At that time, Shen Yu was still the young master of the Shen family. Because he pitied Tao Mu’s background, he even tried to convince him that he wanted to sign Tao Mu under the company.

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At that time, Wen Shijin could see that Tao Mu had potential. But he never imagined that Tao Mu would gain a firm foothold in the entertainment industry in another way that he could never imagine. Not only that, but also created FlyNews.com and BulletScreen.com and became a partner of Xiaoheng Capital.

Whereas Shen Yu ended up driven out of the Shen family by Mrs. Shen because of his lack of blood-related status.

The young master who was once pampered was driven out of the greenhouse and had to face the sufferings of the world alone. This was already a very sad reality. However, what was colder than reality was the human heart.

Wen Shijin never understood why Tao Mu rejected Shen Yu so much. When Shen Yu was at the top and offered goodwill to him, he refused to accept it. Now when Shen Yu was at the bottom and asked him for help, he refused to give it.

With Tao Mu’s shrewd and sophisticated behavior, only Shen Yu was treated differently. Wen Shijin pondered it repeatedly, but in the end he could only infer that Tao Mu was jealous of Shen Yu.

A year ago, he was jealous of Shen Yu’s excellent background and pure temperament, but a year later, he was jealous of Shen Yu’s deep familial ties. Even if he was not the biological son of the Shen family, he could still be loved by his father, brother and sister. Compared to Tao Mu, who was an orphan, he was much luckier.

Maybe it was because of this good fate that made it difficult for Tao Mu to let go of, so he was always so harsh and indifferent to Shen Yu.

Of course, no matter what Wen Shijin guessed in his heart, he wouldn’t show it on his face. He just patted Shen Yu’s shoulder and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”

“I just wanted to beg Mu Mu to help me block the abusive remarks from extreme fans, but Mu Mu didn’t agree. He also said some unrelated things to choke me.” Shen Yu complained in an aggrieved manner. He then repeated Tao Mu’s previous remarks in their entirety.

“…..But our situation is fundamentally different. Tao Mu is only angry because big brother Yan’s fans scolded him. I’m worried that if my fans scold big brother Yan, big brother Yan will be angry. Tao Mu clearly knows what I mean, but deliberately distorted my thinking.”

Tao Mu looked at Shen Yu with a dumbfounded expression. Even though he had dealt with Shen Yu for ten years in his last life, and could boast to know Shen Yu better than everyone else. Hearing these words at this moment, it was still difficult to understand Shen Yu’s brain circuit.

——Maybe there was something wrong with his way of thinking. Was there any difference between the two?

Tao Mu turned his attention to the bigwigs who were secretly eating melons.

The bigwigs were also very confused. They really didn’t see any essential difference between the two.

Wen Shijin immediately understood Shen Yu’s brain circuit, and explained with a smile: “Xiao Yu means that he asked you to mute some extreme netizens because he didn’t want those fans to scold Teacher Yan on the Internet using his name. He will feel very wronged. And feel very sorry towards Teacher Yan.”

Back then Tao Mu was angry only because Yan Sheng’s fans scolded him. One was thinking from the perspective of others, for fear of hurting others. The other was to consider it from his own perspective, and was just simply angry.

So what was the difference?

All the bigwigs blinked blankly. It was so laborious to eat melons when one’s logical thinking was not strong enough.

At this moment, everyone couldn’t help but miss CEO Li, who had very clear logical thinking and could analyze the core of the matter clearly in just a few words.

Tao Mu understood. He couldn’t help sneering: “Mr. Wen means that Shen Yu made this request to me, not for himself, but for Yan Sheng’s consideration, worried that Yan Sheng would be hurt. As for the cyber bullying by Yan Sheng’s fans back then, I shouldn’t be angry. Otherwise, I am being petty?”

Wen Shijin frowned: “Mr. Tao clearly knows Xiao Yu’s pure heart, he doesn’t think this at all. Why do you deliberately distort the facts?”

What fact did he twist?

In his last life, he couldn’t debate sense with these plot characters at all. So that no matter what he did, it was wrong. And must be scolded by all. Whatever Shen Yu did was right. Even if the two were clearly doing the same thing. In the end, different results would be obtained.

Tao Mu was too lazy to explain after experiencing it many times. No one would listen anyway. He could struggle to defend himself until his mouth was dry, and in the end he would still have to be labelled as not knowing right from wrong and being unrepentant.

But now he wanted to quibble until the bitter end. He insisted that things be crystal clear.

“What facts have I distorted?” Tao Mu subconsciously touched Li Xiaoheng’s photo again, raised his eyebrows and asked, “Since Mr. Wen is so determined, let’s get straight to the point and explain it to me. At the beginning, Shen Yu advised me not to take Yan Sheng’s fans scolding me on the Internet to heart. Told me not to be petty and said that idols are not responsible for their fans’ behavior. It can be seen in Shen Yu’s heart that one person does not need to be responsible for the words and deeds of another person. So how come when it comes to him, he insists on forcing me to delete the remarks that scold Yan Sheng on the Internet. And if I don’t agree, I’m not kind and have no sympathy.”

“Let me say something that might not sound so nice. Back then, I was chased and scolded by Yan Sheng’s fans, yet I didn’t act like I had a glass heart and insisted on deleting and banning comments. Now, what position does Shen Yu take to ask me to ban the words of netizens?” When Tao Mu spoke to this point, he leaned calmly on the lounge chair and looked directly at Wen Shijin: “Just because your your young master Shen may be unhappy, and worried that film king Yan may be hurt——no, to be precise, it should be because he is worried about the relationship between the two being damaged because of this. Just because of these reasons, Shen Yu can confidently come and make requests of me to restrict the freedom of speech of netizens.”

“This behavior is too unkind, too self-centered, right?”

Tao Mu felt that his words could be considered to have been spoken with reasoning——Shen Yu’s reasoning. But when heard in Wen Shijin’s ears, he still felt that it was extremely harsh: “I admit, Shen Yu has a child’s temperament. Usually not thinking things through before speaking and doing things. He had never experienced cyberbullying by netizens before, so he couldn’t empathize. Now after experiencing it himself, he knows that this situation shouldn’t exist. Since Xiao Yu knows what’s wrong and is willing to change it, why does Mr. Tao still insists on quibbling and refuses to give him a chance?”

Tao Mu rubbed his chin, turned his head and asked the melon eaters, “Did anyone record that just now? Mr. Wen’s words just now, was there anything about Shen Yu knowing he was wrong, and came to apologize to me?”

All the bigwigs shook their heads in unison. They really couldn’t be blamed for not wanting to smooth things out. It was simply because they didn’t hear any meaning of apology in what Shen Yu and Wen Shijin said before.

——Instead they sounded very righteous. And as the discussion went on, they even gave Tao Mu the label of a petty quibbling man.

The bigwigs have been eating melons until now, and they have been defeated by the brain circuits of Shen Yu and his manager. Even Zhou Yanqing, who was known as an all around good guy in the industry, didn’t want to say anything.

Unaware of what was being discussed here, Yan Sheng, who had come back from the bathroom, saw that the atmosphere was not right, and came over.

Tao Mu was still speaking with Wen Shijin: “…..Mr. Wen’s way of thinking is very strange! Before my question was even answered, you gave me such a label. Alright then, since you have already said so, if I don’t quibble about it, then I would not be worthy of your guess on my character.”

Tao Mu picked up his smartphone and sent a new FlyNews in front of everyone. Telling the world exactly hiw Shen Yu asked him to ban netizens from talking freely. He ended with, “…..FlyNews.com will not agree with every word that netizens type, but we absolutely defend the right of netizens to speak. I hereby call on every netizen to pursue their idols rationally and not to use cyber violence.”

“What are you all doing?” Yan Sheng frowned slightly. Feeling a little tired. He just left for such a short time, could it be that Shen Yu got into trouble again.

“Nothing much.” Tao Mu shook the phone and said patiently: “Shen Yu wants to fight for justice for you. Told me to ban all the netizens who scolded you. But you know the purpose of our FlyNews.com. Banning netizens is not possible. As long as they do not violate the laws of the state, it is impossible for them to be banned in this life.”

“But I don’t want to be scolded for being unkind and unsympathetic. So I sent a FlyNews to appeal for you.” When Tao Mu said this, he stood up feeling very refreshed: “Film king Yan, I’m really envious of you. Before, Shen Yu kept saying that he wanted to make friends with me. But when I was scolded by your fans, he insisted that idols should not pay for their fans’ behavior. And even said I was being petty for having a grudge against you. He spoke in such a passionate and sincere way I almost believed it myself. I didn’t expect that when you are the one being scolded, he would feel sorry for you and feel sad, worried that the behavior of the fans would affect your friendship. So he came and asked me to mute the netizens who scolded you.”

Tao Mu paused for a moment and smiled meaningfully: “Shen Yu worked so hard to actually change his principles for you, his words changing just like that. Film king Yan must remember to appreciate this!”

Yan Sheng’s face changed slightly. He didn’t expect that Shen Yu would actually do such a thing. And even confidently asked Tao Mu to mute netizens. To put it in an unpleasant way, no matter how powerful Yan Sheng’s family background was, and no matter how high his status in the entertainment industry was, to FlyNews.com, he was just a netizen. When Tao Mu himself was scolded by fans, he didn’t say anything about deleting comments and banning them. So what virtue and what right did he have, just how big was his face, that he should ask FlyNews.com to change the rules for him?

Wen Shijin did not expect Tao Mu to be such a person. Everyone was just having a discussion privately, but then he uploaded it to FlyNews.com when disagreements arose. It was clear that he wanted to guide netizens to scold Shen Yu’s behavior as being double standard.

Wen Shijin believed that with Shen Yu’s personality, he was definitely not that kind of person. But he couldn’t guarantee what those netizens would think under Tao Mu’s inducement. Instantly, he asked with an ugly face: “Mr. Tao, aren’t you being too much by doing this? Was there anything that we couldn’t discuss properly? Do you have to go online to make things worse?”

Tao Mu played with his smartphone in a good mood. In his last life, he always encountered this kind of thing. Even though it was clearly the other at fault, in the end, it would all be blamed on him. At that time, Tao Mu was unable to defend himself because of the accusations of everyone, so he could only swallow down the anger and sullenly grit his teeth. In this life, the people were still these people, and they still liked to be idle and blame everything on him, but he didn’t feel angry anymore.

He even had the idle heart to pat Wen Shijin on the shoulder and persuade: “I have never liked being reasonable. Especially, I don’t like being reasonable with people with different views. Didn’t Mr. Wen say that I quibble about everything? It just so happens that I am such a person, and not only do I quibble a lot, I am also quite vengeful. So I advise Mr. Wen to remember to think before you speak. No matter what, don’t lose the IQ and dignity that you should have as a top-tier agent in the industry.”

“As for now,” Tao Mu pretended to glance at his smartphone, opened the page where netizens left comments, and shook it in front of Wen Shijin: “I think Mr. Wen should do a good job of public relations for Shen Yu’s image as soon as possible. After all, your little prince has just become the ambassador for the Lost Children Gene Bank. Even if it’s just for the image and reputation of the gene bank, it is not good for fans to scold him for being double standard.”

“Mu Mu, you are going too far.” Shen Yu looked at Tao Mu in shock. He didn’t expect Tao Mu to be so cruel and hurt him so much.

Shen Yu’s eyes were slightly red, and he was crying again. Tears fell, Shen Yu tried his best to widen his eyes, not wanting to show weakness in front of Tao Mu, letting the crystal teardrops slide down his cheeks. Such an appearance of raindrops on pear blossoms made everyone particularly distressed.

“I hate you so much. I don’t want to forgive you anymore.” Shen Yu pushed Tao Mu and ran away crying.

“Xiao Yu.” Seeing Shen Yu’s sad and crying appearance, Yan Sheng only felt that his mind blanked, and his whole body also ached. He subconsciously called out Shen Yu’s name, unable to restrain the urge to follow.

Before leaving, he didn’t forget to glare at Tao Mu: “You just take advantage of the fact that Xiao Yu likes you, so you dared to hurt him so unscrupulously!”

Tao Mu was almost overwhelmed by this sudden line from an idol drama. Until Yan Sheng and Wen Shijin also ran out of the studio behind Shen Yu, he still had a black question mark on his face.

The bigwigs who were eating melons and watching the show also felt a little caught off guard. Fang Ruoti blinked and muttered inexplicably, “Are they sick? It’s like they were possessed.”

“What the hell is going on?” Director Xu Musen walked over with a bewildered expression and asked loudly, “The filming is about to begin, why did Yan Sheng and Shen Yu run out together?”

The next scene involved Yan Sheng and Shen Yu. In the film, the two brothers met for the first time. Yan Yu, played by Shen Yu, could not reconcile his brother’s involvement in the underworld, so he spoke very harshly to the male protagonist. The male protagonist obviously had a heavy responsibility, but he was unable to explain it to his family, and he was also struggling. In the end, he could only drink alcohol to relieve his troubles, and Zhou Yuanting, played by Tao Mu, accidentally learned the true identities of the two brothers.

There were three characters in the scene, and two of them ran out. How was this scene going to be filmed now?

Everyone looked at Director Xu, who was furious, looking like a fat quail with fried feathers, and didn’t say a word.

Only Tao Mu thoughtfully pondered.

A few comments that suddenly floated in his head made Tao Mu suddenly recall that it was also this time in his previous life. Because he made things difficult for Shen Yu everywhere, Shen Yu couldn’t stay in the crew and ran out crying angrily. Yan Sheng was worried about Shen Yu’s safety and chased after him. As a result, the two confessed their love at Victoria Harbor, and they rolled into bed together that night…..

Tao Mu originally thought that he should be able to avoid the plot radiation by taking the photo of Li Xiaoheng to ward off evil spirits. But the development just now was still in line with the main line of the plot.

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Could it be that he was still affected by the plot halo?

But he clearly felt that there was nothing wrong with his clear thinking!

Tao Mutie had a sullen face and thought about it for a long time, but in the end he was still worried. He decided to make a phone call to Li Xiaoheng immediately.

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