Luo Yu once felt that he was an old but forcibly fortified castle, but Gu Xiaowei easily brought gentle wind and moist rain for him with just one glance. The grass seeds in the deserted gaps desperately wanted to be reborn, as if only this person kept looking, his old castle would not be destroyed.

“The look in your eyes is great now. There are clearly doubts, questioning, and hope, but it is all carefully suppressed, not wanting to be discovered by me.” Gu Xiaowei said.

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Luo Yu slowly curled his fingers, trying to retain the emotions at this moment. He lowered his eyes and adjusted his sleeves, stood up slowly, and gently raised his chin at Gu Xiaowei who was sitting, “Let’s go, Ah Ye.”

Gu Xiaowei’s lips curved upwards and he followed Luo Yu, “Okay, boss.”

Director Lin, who was drinking wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea, was a little surprised: “So soon? You’ve finished discussing already?”

“Yeah.” Gu Xiaowei said.

The two got into the prop car again.

At the sound of the clapperboard, the cameraman pushed for a close-up. Bai Ying, played by Luo Yu, turned his head and glanced at Yan Ye.

Calm but meaningful.

The look seemed to be saying, I know you are more dangerous than Ah Lan, let me see if you can break a hole in the sky.

Or like saying, if you want to take advantage of me, you’d better not let me find out in this lifetime.

The camera team leader looked at Luo Yu’s profile and felt a slight jump in his heart.

He had met many actors and taken countless close-ups of their eyes, but only this time he felt that the person in front of his camera seemed to be looking straight into his heart.

No matter how heartless this villain was, at this moment he wanted to pull him up before he fell into the abyss.

“Okay.” Lin Yue nodded in front of the screen. This was considered a pass.

“Brother Luo’s acting skills are as good as ever.” At some point, the female lead Xie Chang came to the screen and sat on the stool with her chin propped on one hand. She seemed to have been watching for a long time, “While this drama hasn’t aired yet, I want to take advantage of this opportunity to be his head fan.” 

Lin Yue coughed slightly, “Xiao Gu is no longer attractive now?”

“He is. A bad boy who is not only wild but also reliable. Originally this should all belong to me, but whenever Yan Ye and Bai Ying are together, I feel that they… separated they are kings, but together they are unmatched. I, the female lead, have ended up becoming so superfluous.” Xie Chang complained half-jokingly.

The staff nearby laughed.

“And every time Brother Gu calls him ‘boss,’ I go all gooey inside.” Xie Chang said to Director Lin in a coquettish manner, “Director Lin, when can I play Brother Gu’s boss?”

“Soon, soon, when Bai Ying’s scenes are finished, you will be the boss.”

Probably because the filming went better than expected, and Lin Yue was in a good mood, he also began joking with Xie Chang.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, then it will really become the boss is simply running water while Brother Gu is as strong as iron.” Xie Chang said with a laugh.

Today’s temperature was warmer than the weather forecast reported, but it would cool down next week.

Lin Yue discussed with the crew and decided to move forward a night scene from next week that required soaking in water.

The staff came to Luo Yu to confirm, “Xiao Luo, can you swim? The water depth will almost reach your chest. Depending on the needs of the shooting, it may even be higher than your head.”

Luo Yu nodded and made an OK gesture and said, “I can swim, don’t worry.”

“We’ll probably spend an hour or two preparing. Do you want to do some warm-up activities first?”

“Okay, thank you for reminding me.”

This was a night scene. Luo Yu opened the script and reviewed it carefully: the scene was of Bai Ying, played by Luo Yu, ending up being used by his father Bai Zhongxing as bait. However, after Bai Zhongxing eradicated the dissidents, he completely ignored Bai Ying who was retaliated against by an enemy. Bai Ying was thrown into the sewer, and because of the heavy rain all night, the water became deeper and deeper.

While he was struggling in the water, Yan Ye found him, but he didn’t bring any dragging rope. Although he called people to come rescue him, he didn’t know when they would arrive. If he went to look for a rope now, Bai Ying would drown before he even came back.

So Yan Ye jumped down decisively. He and Bai Ying leaned back to back, their arms hooked, borrowing each other’s strength to push themselves up the wall of the sewer and climb out.

This was also the beginning of Bai Ying’s complete trust in Yan Ye, confiding to him his true birth background and the conflict that could never be compromised between him and the real villain of the show, Bai Zhongxing.

Luo Yu put down the script and jogged around while listening to the sound of water being poured into the dry sewer.

This sewer was a scene that the crew had built in advance for filming this drama. It was originally not going to be put into use until next week, but Lin Yue’s thinking was correct.

It was mid-October now, and the night temperature could still remain above fifteen degrees, but in another week the temperature would drop sharply, and the night temperature may drop below ten degrees.

Of course, it was better to shoot this scene when it was warmer than to wait until the temperature was lower. If the actors got a cold due to soaking in cold water, it would easily delay the progress.

Gu Xiaowei said to Xiao Qin who was following him: “Use the thermos container to buy some hot ginger soup and prepare a few more blankets.”

“Brother Gu, you have even filmed scenes of soaking in cold water in the winter, why are you suddenly getting cold feet today?” Xiao Qin asked with a smile.

“I tell you to go, you go.”

After saying that, Gu Xiaowei walked quickly in the direction of Luo Yu, and then started jogging after him.

The two handsome guys jogging instantly became a unique sight for the crew. If it weren’t for the crew’s rules that did not allow taking photos of the actors and the set, the photo of Luo Yu and Gu Xiaowei warming up and jogging side by side would have become a hot search again.

After jogging for almost twenty minutes, the staff shouted: “Xiao Luo, come over and test the depth of the water!”

“Okay, I’m coming right now!”

As soon as Luo Yu passed by, Gu Xiaowei said to the staff, “It’s better for me to go down and give it a try. If the water level rises, he will choke. I’m a little taller than Luo Yu.”

Luo Yu quickly shook his head, “I’ll do it, I’ll do it. You’re not much taller than me, are you? I will be in the water at the beginning of the scene, and you will only jump in later! If you get wet, you have to change your clothes!”

What Luo Yu said was reasonable. Gu Xiaowei frowned and could only stand aside and watch Luo Yu take the ladder into the water.

The water was just deep enough to reach his chest.

Seeing the staff adding more water, Gu Xiaowei said, “It’s just right at this level, because we still have to act out the scene where the water gradually covers his neck. And once I go down, the water level will be higher.”

The staff felt that Gu Xiaowei’s considerations were reasonable and finally stopped filling the water.

“Someone please pass me the script and I’ll go over the lines one last time!” Luo Yu stretched out his hand and shouted upward.

Only then did he feel that it was a bit troublesome not having an assistant by his side.

In his previous life, Luo Yu had nearly ten years of experience in stage acting. Stage acting was different from filming. Stage actors had to memorize their lines from beginning to end and sometimes even had to remember their opponents’ lines. But filming a TV drama or movie, actors had a chance to do the scene over again.

So Luo Yu’s script memorization skills were top-notch now, but he was just not sure if Screenwriter Hua would change anything on the spot.

“You can use my script.”

Gu Xiaowei stood on the edge, stretched out his arm and handed the script to Luo Yu.

Against the light, the lines of Gu Xiaowei’s arm were clear and strong, and the elegance of his wrist attracted Luo Yu to look up and admire it.

“I got it! Thank you!”

Luo Yu was in the water and could only raise his hands to take the script. When he turned to this scene, he was stunned because there were a lot of lines drawn on it and a lot of notes made, including underlines, triangles, and exclamation marks. Luo Yu had worked with Gu Xiaowei in his previous life and knew to some extent the meaning of the symbols in his notes.

For example, the exclamation mark meant to pay attention to safety.

And he found that there were exclamation marks after almost every one of his lines, which meant that when he said his lines in the water, Gu Xiaowei would always pay attention to his safety.

Warmth bloomed in his heart.

Compared to those empty promises and pie-in-the-sky plans for a better future, Gu Xiaowei was a true activist.

Of the two of them one was in the water, the other on the surface. After reviewing the lines together several times like this, Gu Xiaowei said: “Director, we’re ready, let’s start!”

Luo Yu knew that he didn’t want him to soak in the water for too long.

Whether it was before or after his rebirth, this was the first time that someone regarded him as so important.

The sound of the clapperboard was heard.

Luo Yu struggled in the water, sometimes sinking, sometimes raising his head and saying a few words with difficulty.

“Yan Ye——I… if I die… for me… kill that bastard Bai Zhongxing…”

There was no fear of death on Luo Yu’s face, but instead the ruthlessness of being in a desperate situation.

People watching the screen could feel the aura he exuded: as long as he didn’t die, even his breathing would be full of pride and arrogance.

Gu Xiaowei’s Yan Ye finally put away all his laziness and carelessness. At this moment, his nerves were tense. He stretched out his arms at the mouth of the sewer, but there was still some distance between him and Bai Ying in the water.

When Luo Yu raised his head from the water again and looked at Gu Xiaowei, the two of them immediately entered their characters together.

They were Bai Ying and Yan Ye.

“Splash!” The water was still pouring in, and Bai Ying’s struggle became increasingly weak.

Yan Ye rummaged around and even ran out but couldn’t find anything useful. He called his subordinates and said, “Listen to me——if you can’t f**king show up right away! Then just wait for me to kill you!”

He was always joking and laughing in front of his subordinates as if he didn’t care about anything, but this time he threw down harsh words.

When he returned to the sewer entrance and found that Bai Ying had not appeared again, he jumped in without hesitation.

At this time, the underwater camera captured the scene of Bai Ying with his eyes closed, and his shoulder-length hair spread out in the water, as if life was passing by.

The moment Yan Ye sank into the water and saw Bai Ying, he seemed to be shaken by something.

Fragile, like a phantom that shattered at the touch.

According to the script, Yan Ye should have slapped Bai Ying on the cheek hard to wake him up.

But at this moment, Yan Ye grabbed Bai Ying’s waist and lifted him up.

Bai Ying’s upper body suddenly broke out of the water, as if breaking through the shackles and emerging from the cocoon.

Lin Yue opened his eyes wide as he looked at this scene. The strong visual impact made him lean forward subconsciously.

“Hai hai…”

Bai Ying matched Yan Ye’s act. He was not at a loss because it was different from the script. Instead, he stretched out his hands to touch the mouth of the well, but the height was far from enough.

The next second, Yan Ye, who was sinking under the water, put Bai Ying on his shoulders, and used force again to push Bai Ying up to the surface of the water.

After being submerged, there was air. Even if he fell again, someone would still send him to a higher place from the bottom of the water.

The underwater camera captured the obsessiveness on Yan Ye’s face, his persistence in pushing the other in the water to the surface even if he died.

Bai Ying fell into the water again.

But he was much calmer than when he was alone in the water.

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He patted Yan Ye, stretched out his hands and pointed upward, meaning: We will go up together.

Bai Ying’s hair under the water undulated like the petals of a mandala, reminiscent of a water sprite.

It was he who made Yan Ye fall, and it was he who wanted Yan Ye to climb up.

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Gu Xiaowei said as he took off his pajamas and put on his own clothes.

“Shall I wash your pajamas and return them to you?”

“You came here after taking a shower last night, right? I don’t mind.”

Luo Yu reached out to Gu Xiaowei to take it, but Gu Xiaowei didn’t give it to him, but took the pajamas away.

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“See you on set.” Gu Xiaowei said.

Luo Yu retracted his empty hand, thinking that Gu Xiaowei was still the same as in his previous life, and replied: “En, see you on the set.”

He still remembered that night in his previous life when it was snowing heavily. They rehearsed a play until late into the night. When they came out, the biting cold wind hit their faces.

Gu Xiaowei stood on the side of the road waiting for his assistant to pick him up. Even though snowflakes and ice crystals had accumulated in his collar, he still straightened his back and did not tuck his neck in. This also reminded Luo Yu that Gu Xiaowei had also been criticized in recent years, but he never bowed his head.

——It was rumored that he had a close relationship with the former chairman of Xinghan Pictures and he used the improper relationship to rise to the top, causing him to be suppressed by public opinion. However, the chairman was fired due to making illegal contracts, and several artists and executives were implicated and became under investigation. Later, Gu Xiaowei was set up by the official government media as a model of honest tax payment.

In the year when Luo Yu withdrew from the entertainment industry, Gu Xiaowei also took a break from the entertainment industry because he became too deep in a role he played in a movie. There were also rumors that he suffered from mental illness, that a pearl like him had become damaged. His mental state had been on the trending topic countless times. When everyone was lamenting him and missing his classic screen work, he not only made a comeback, but also won the best actor award at a major film festival the following year.

Coincidentally, the year that Gu Xiaowei returned to filming happened to be the year that Luo Yu took a break from the entertainment industry and found his own place on the drama stage.

When leaving the theater that night, Luo Yu drove past Gu Xiaowei in his little Polo and handed him his scarf.

He no longer remembered what he said at that time, he only remembered Gu Xiaowei saying, “Thank you, I will return it to you after I wash it.”

But neither of them mentioned the scarf after that.

In this life, Gu Xiaowei still retained that habit, borrowing things from others and washing them before returning them, as if he was afraid that the owner would be disgusted by his scent having been left on it.

While eating breakfast, Fang Qin came to Luo Yu’s side excitedly, “How was it? How did it feel to practice lines with Gu Xiaowei?”

Luo Yu smiled and asked, “How was it? How did it feel to sleep on Gu Xiaowei’s bed?”

Fang Qin bumped him with his shoulder: “Brother Luo, I think your words are a bit inappropriate.”

“Tch, you picked up on that? I am indeed not being appropriate.”

Fang Qin whispered again: “Actually… I couldn’t sleep at all when I was lying on that bed. I felt that Gu Xiaowei’s aloof aura was still in the room. I was afraid that I would snore when I fell asleep and ruin the whole style of the room.”

Luo Yu couldn’t help but laugh, “Don’t worry, I’m sure you don’t snore when you sleep.”

With the sound of the clapperboard, the first scene of the day began.

Originally, Lin Yue thought that the scene where Yan Ye went to the flower shop to warn Bai Ying would not be easy. After all, if the presence of one of the two was not strong enough, he would be suppressed by the other, and the sense of collision would not be impactful enough.

But he didn’t expect that these two would pass on the first take.

Especially the scene where Bai Ying’s knife was pressed against the side of Yan Ye’s neck, and Yan Ye was nearly about to cover Bai Ying’s mouth, it was like a battlefield without gunpowder smoke.

An equal matched tug-o-war, a delicate balance being reached in the end.

And all the physical movements were fluid and aesthetic, that even the stunt coordinator was not used.

“I didn’t expect them to have such a tacit understanding.” Lin Yue said while looking at the screen.

“That’s right, I heard that Gu Xiaowei went to Luo Yu’s room to practice with him last night.” The set runner who was bending down and watching with him said.

But soon, their tacit understanding was shattered.

In the afternoon scene, Ah Lan was drowned by Bai Ying, and Yan Ye officially took Ah Lan’s place.

Bai Ying was sitting in the car, with the river flowing behind him.

Ah Lan had been with Bai Ying for many years, but there was no mercy on Bai Ying’s face. For him, from the moment Ah Lan betrayed, all the blood he had shed for him before was not worth remembering.

The whole car was silent. Bai Ying glanced at Yan Ye.

This glance held a lot of meaning.

There was probing, scrutiny, and a warning that betrayal was not allowed.

But no matter how Luo Yu looked at Gu Xiaowei, Director Lin felt something was wrong.

“Bai Ying, your gaze should be colder, because you are scrutinizing and warning Yan Ye.” Lin Yue said.

Luo Yu gathered himself, suppressed his emotions, and gave Gu Xiaowei a deep look.

Gu Xiaowei said: “I feel like I am a scumbag that you despise.”

So the look in his eyes must be wrong.

“Even if you are a scumbag, no one would be able to despise you.” Luo Yu said helplessly.

Director Lin shouted with a loudspeaker: “A bit too much, this cold feeling has to be restrained back. You are not trying to push him out of your own world. On the contrary, you have a little hope that he will be more loyal than Ah Lan!”

Luo Yu took a deep breath, and there was more expectation in his eyes.

Who knew that Gu Xiaowei said again: “I feel like you want to seduce me. Is this playing hard to get?”

Luo Yu choked. He didn’t expect that Gu Xiaowei could say such unserious words in a serious tone. Luo Yu blushed from his neck to his face.

“You have a nice voice.” Luo Yu said with a half-smile.

“Thanks.”

“But I hope you shut up.” Luo Yu raised his hand to cover his face.

Lin Yue was not angry at all, because the previous filming went smoothly, so there was still a lot of time for Luo Yu to study and adjust.

“You two take a break first. Yan Ye, you accompany Bai Ying to the side to practice. Although Bai Ying’s gaze is not right, it’s because Yan Ye didn’t give him the right atmosphere!”

This was what was fair about Lin Yue. He never thought that the failure to perform a detail well was the problem of a certain actor.

Gu Xiaowei opened the door of the prop car and walked out first. Then he walked around to Luo Yu’s and opened the door. He held the door frame and said to Luo Yu, “Boss, let’s talk.”

Luo Yu bowed his head and stepped out, feeling a little heavy in his heart.

He had passed all the difficult scenes, but ended up stuck on one look.

Gu Xiaowei led Luo Yu to sit under a tree and said softly: “I thought you can do anything.”

“Me? I can do anything?” Luo Yu pointed at himself, with a look of surprise on his face.

“Withstanding the criticism on the Internet, and despite the pressure from Dijun Media, you still haven’t quit the industry, and competed with the so-called top star He Mu to get the role of Bai Ying. Isn’t that considered an ability to do anything you set your mind on?”

Luo Yu couldn’t help but laugh. All this… he really couldn’t endure when he was in his twenties. It was only when he looked back after more than ten years of hardships that he realized that these things that bent his spine were actually not a big deal.

“I know Bai Ying’s mindset at that moment, but I can’t imitate his mentality. He is such a decisive individual. I can understand his indifference towards Ah Lan, but what about Yan Ye? Bai Ying has a natural sense of danger… So he knows that Yan Ye may Even endanger him even worse than Ah Lan. So what kind of look would he give to Yan Ye?” Luo Yu expressed his doubts in one breath.

Gu Xiaowei listened quietly beside him. He did not answer arbitrarily with “What you think should be” or “How you act should be like”. He was very silent, but Luo Yu knew that he was listening to him carefully.

Sometimes when one person talked and expressed to another person, he or she did not have any expectation that the other person would empathize with them. They just wanted someone to listen to them and be taken seriously.

“Let’s give it a try.” Gu Xiaowei said.

“Try what?” Luo Yu was completely confused by Gu Xiaowei’s words.

At this time, Gu Xiaowei stretched out his hand to cover Luo Yu’s eyes, and spoke plainly.

“You are very lucky. When the senior brothers and sisters from the film school were still auditioning and attending various parties to look for opportunities, you got the second male lead in “Plum Rain”. And you became an instant hit, and all the people know of that school idol in “Plum Rain”.”

Luo Yu was stunned. He couldn’t see anything in front of him. All he felt was the warmth of Gu Xiaowei’s palm. The past that he tried his best to ignore and forget flooded into his mind again.

“Drink water and remember the source. In order to repay Bo Wenyuan, you signed a contract with him at his most difficult period and used your popularity to feed his company. Even if none of the roles he signed for you satisfied you, even if you rejected the image of the school idol he placed on you. Because in your heart, the two of you are comrades who weathered hardship together. The friendship is deep and cannot be shaken by other big companies such as Dijun Media. The both of you would bear the wind and rain of the outside world together, and one day you would be able to create the work you dreamed of. You don’t need others to shine for you, you feel that both of you can shine on your own.”

Those long-forgotten feelings and pride suddenly overflowed in his chest, and he seemed to have returned to his naive self many years ago.

“But when Bo Wenyuan was lifted out of the swamp by you, he stood alone on the shore enjoying the lights and applause, without looking back at you. He was even afraid that you would climb out, afraid that you would grab his ankles and make him fall. He turned a blind eye to your struggle. He may even be thinking——when will Luo Yu sink completely?”

Luo Yu trembled. During countless sleepless nights, he wanted to call and question Bo Wenyuan, but the deeper he sank, the more he lost the courage to talk to him.

“You finally grabbed the grass on the shore with all your strength. When you looked up, you saw another person. This person handed you a rope, and you just need to grab on to it. Because he is not afraid of the mud on you, he just wants you to crawl out and stand up as soon as possible, he wants you… to be with him.”

Luo Yu’s heart surged with unprecedented expectations, but deep down in his heart he felt that such a person did not exist. Human nature was to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

“How?” Luo Yu asked with a smile.

“Climb up together, choose the path we want to take, and see the scenery we want to see.”

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Luo Yu was startled, as if he had been drowning in the worldly rules for too long, and suddenly someone told him that he could actually stand at a higher place and look at the frost and snow with a smile.

The hand covering Luo Yu’s face moved away, and the first thing he saw was Gu Xiaowei.

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“Huh?” Luo Yu was startled and quickly turned the script the right side up, but found that it was not upside down at all.

“Ah, it seems that the Senior Brother was not reading the script just now, but was thinking about something else.”

Luo Yu thought Gu Xiaowei was angry because of his distraction, but when he looked up, he found a smile in his eyes.

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Except for acting his roles, Gu Xiaowei rarely smiled in real life, or it should be said that he held his emotions very tightly to himself, and only started to express them when he was acting.

But it was different now. Luo Yu could tell that he was in a good mood. It was like the sunset and stars were reflected in his eyes. The calm lake surface was rippling, testing the thin layer of frost covering it.

“Is it fun to tease me?” Luo Yu asked in amusement.

Gu Xiaowei did not answer the question, but asked: “What were you thinking about just now?”

Seeing that he had put away all his emotions again, Luo Yu wanted to tease the other back.

“I was thinking about you.”

His voice was not loud but clear, not frivolous but still scalded the air.

Gu Xiaowei’s expression remained the same, which made Luo Yu a little disappointed.

When he lowered his head to really read the script, the throat of the person opposite him swallowed slowly and forcefully.

“What were you thinking about me?” Gu Xiaowei asked.

Luo Yu looked at the time. It was almost eleven o’clock. He had to get up at five o’clock tomorrow to prepare for filming.

“About how far your acting skills will be in ten years.” Luo Yu said.

“How far do you think, Senior Brother?”

Luo Yu put the script on his knees, leaned back on his arms, raised his head and recalled the scenes he acted in with Gu Xiaowei in front of the camera in his previous life.

“All the roles are the flimsiest city wall in front of you. You are a poet holding a lantern, boating on the clouds. You are a famous general on the battlefield whose blade is stained with blood. You can also be a knight-errant in a straw hat lightly leaving the past behind you. You can be anyone. The height you reach cannot be easily reached by others.” Luo Yu replied.

Gu Xiaowei lowered his eyes. Probably because the light in the room was not bright enough Luo Yu couldn’t see his eyes clearly.

He just felt that it was the deepest black ink, which bloomed on the white paper, as if it was capturing something.

“Senior Brother, others don’t have to reach my height, but you have to be there.”

“Ah?” Luo Yu raised his eyes and found that Gu Xiaowei had stood up at some point and had some to stand in front of him.

He put his hands in his pockets and looked at Luo Yu with lowered eyes. It was clearly a downward gaze, but it seemed to be serious and solemn.

“Otherwise, I will be so lonely by myself.”

Luo Yu raised his head and smiled, “I’m happy to accompany you.”

“It’s late, Fang Qin may have already fallen asleep in my room.” Gu Xiaowei said.

“Hahaha, he must not be able to sleep now. It all feels like a dream that he could actually sleep in Gu Xiaowei’s room once in his lifetime.”

“Then I’ll rest here tonight.” Gu Xiaowei said.

“Ah, okay.” Luo Yu nodded.

He originally thought that Gu Xiaowei would call back to confirm whether Fang Qin was sleeping, but he didn’t expect that Gu Xiaowei would so naturally let Fang Qin sleep in his room.

Gu Xiaowei took off his coat, shook it lightly, and hung it in the closet in the room.

The thin sweater he wore clearly showed off his good figure. The proportion of shoulder width and waist and abdomen was perfect. When his arms were raised, his back stretched out in a strong tense line. Even if he didn’t take off his clothes Luo Yu could guess this guy definitely had abs, and they were well-defined.

“Gu Xiaowei, you… did you learn martial arts?” Luo Yu asked.

After all, Luo Yu had practiced martial arts since he was a child. Although he had repaid more than half of what he learned to his teacher, his foundation was still there. He should not have been so helpless against Gu Xiaowei to the point he didn’t even have a chance to react.

“Does the military training during college military training count?” Gu Xiaowei turned his head and asked.

“Forget it.” Luo Yu turned away and smiled.

“Actually, I encountered danger when I was a child, so my family hired a teacher to teach me some self-defense.” Gu Xiaowei walked towards Luo Yu’s direction, one hand propping himself on Luo Yu’s side, and when he bent down to get closer, that delicious aftershave scent was back.

At that moment, Luo Yu almost thought that Gu Xiaowei was going to move towards him.

But just when Luo Yu was about to lean back, Gu Xiaowei widened the distance between them and sat beside him naturally, as if he just wanted to chat with Luo Yu.

“What about Senior Brother? Yesterday, you used the knife to slash Brother Long’s wrist. It seemed that you had practiced it. It was smooth and neat and highlighted Bai Ying’s character.”

“I learned some martial arts when I was a kid, but I haven’t had the chance to use it until now.” Luo Yu smiled helplessly. Gu Xiaowei happened to be sitting close, so he hooked Gu Xiaowei’s collar with his hand and gently twisted it. He originally wanted to show off his grappling skills, but suddenly realized that his behavior was a bit over the line.

But unexpectedly, Gu Xiaowei not only did not avoid him, but instead leaned toward him, and even raised his chin slightly, as a hint that Luo Yu was allowed to do whatever he wanted.

His fingers seemed as if they were burned, but Luo Yu’s face was very calm.

“This is a sweater. Although the texture is quite soft, it will be uncomfortable to sleep in, right? How about I give you a set of pajamas?” Luo Yu asked.

“Okay.” Gu Xiaowei nodded.

Luo Yu got out of bed, opened his suitcase, and found another set of pajamas.

“This is not an expensive brand, but they are made of pure cotton.”

“As long as it’s comfortable.” Gu Xiaowei put his pajamas on the bed, turned his back to Luo Yu, grabbed his sweater, and pulled it off his head.

A simple action made Luo Yu understand what the netizens referred to when they talked about “sex on legs.”

The shoulders brought up the muscle tension of the entire back, making Luo Yu feel inexplicably embarrassed.

He remembered a movie poster of Gu Xiaowei he had seen in his previous life. In it, Gu Xiaowei’s face was turned sideways and only his back was exposed while the heroine had her arms around his neck and looked at the audience.

At that time, Gu Xiaowei’s back view drove netizens crazy.

Luo Yu admitted that the poster was very visually stunning, especially the full sexual tension, but at the time he didn’t believe that Gu Xiaowei’s back could be so sexy, because… this was not something that people could be born with at all, it was definitely a photo-edited image with artistic effect added.

But after he was reborn, he was slapped in the face, and the slap was quite loud.

Gu Xiaowei’s back really looked like this. It was useless to envy or be jealous of him. It was raw and natural, without any artistic exaggeration at all.

Gu Xiaowei also changed into the pajama pants.

Luo Yu glanced at him and quickly turned away.

His pajamas were a bit big, but they fit just right on Gu Xiaowei.

Gu Xiaowei didn’t seem to be much taller than him, right? After all, he was also a handsome guy who had broken through the 180cm mark.

But in front of Gu Xiaowei’s figure, Luo Yu felt that he was a little lacking in momentum.

The two of them turned off the bedside lamp in unison.

The whole space suddenly became quiet. The distance between him and him was very close, so close that he could clearly hear the other man’s breathing.

But there was an aisle of 40 to 50 centimeters between them, which seemed like the boundary between Chu and Han.

Just as Luo Yu was about to say “good night”, Gu Xiaowei said first, “I’m sorry.”

“Ah? For what?”

“That day at a night snack bar near the school, I saw Bo Wenyuan smashing a wine bottle and threatening suicide to sign the contract with you.”

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment. Bo Wenyuan scared him so much that he didn’t even remember anyone else around him.

“I heard you promised to sign the contract and thought you were just comforting him… I should have pulled him away.” Gu Xiaowei said.

At that moment, Luo Yu truly felt that he was Gu Xiaowei’s Senior Brother, because they had met in the same late night snack bar when they were students, and Gu Xiaowei had witnessed his most stupid moment.

“It had nothing to do with you in the first place, you don’t need to apologize.” Luo Yu said.

Ironically, the person who really owed him “I’m sorry” hadn’t spoken to him for a long time.

“The first drama I filmed was “Plum Rain”. Bo Wenyuan sent me to audition.”

Every time Bo Wenyuan had a meal with him, he would keep telling Luo Yu repeatedly that it was all because a talent scout like him that the second male lead played by Luo Yu became a hit.

“Just think of me as giving him back the fame he brought me twice over. Now, whether it’s criticism or glory, it all belongs to me.” Luo Yu said.

For a long time, there was no sound from the other side.

Luo Yu thought Gu Xiaowei had fallen asleep, after all, what he said just now was a little too personal to discuss with a comparative stranger.

But Gu Xiaowei said: “Good night.”

No one had said good night to Luo Yu for many years, and the friend and confidant he once thought whom he could talk to about everything had also deliberately alienated him, although he had never wanted to shamelessly persist in the first place.

Many years later, he never expected that these two words would come from Gu Xiaowei, an elite who stood high up in the clouds, his tone gentle and solemn.

Just like the sun was willing to sink into the bottom of the sea and illuminate the cold gaps.

Luo Yu’s eyes suddenly stung a bit.

It seemed that what Gu Xiaowei said was not “good night”, but words of courage to give it a try again.

Luo Yu slept really well that night.

When his steady breathing sounded, the man on the other bed slowly turned around. After adapting to the darkness, his sight could clearly take in Luo Yu’s facial features.

That person had a moving profile, like half a peach blossom hidden in the deep spring night.

At five o’clock in the morning, Luo Yu’s cell phone rang. He pressed it down immediately and glanced at Gu Xiaowei on the bed opposite.

Half of his face was sunk into the pillow, and one hand was placed next to his cheek without any guard at all. His eyelashes lowered and brushed his cheeks, giving off a pure attractiveness.

Luo Yu immediately looked away and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face. He was not in a hurry to wake Gu Xiaowei because the first scene today was the scene in the flower shop. Luo Yu thought about washing up first and letting Gu Xiaowei sleep for two more minutes.

While he was in the bathroom, Gu Xiaowei had already sat up. He turned his face and saw the bathroom door that was mostly closed.

Luo Yu’s back was turned to him, his shirt was lifted up just enough to reveal his narrow waistline, his pajama pants hanging loosely on his hips, a faint shadow stretching downwards.

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Having once practiced martial arts created a strong yet soft beautiful figure, which could be felt from just this waistline.

Gu Xiaowei stood quietly in front of the unlocked door until Luo Yu finished washing his hands and turned around.

“You’re awake?” 

“En, my alarm went off too.”

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The words “senior brother” immediately let Luo Yu know who the other was.

There was only one person who would call him that.

His voice was deeper than usual. Through the phone, it was intangible and elusive, like a thin layer of frost covering the quiet river surface.

But the tone was incredibly soft.

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“Not yet, I’m reading the script.” Luo Yu tried his best to sound calm and normal.

“Want to read it together? The plot and lines of the new script between you and me are quite different from the previous one.”

Luo Yu immediately understood what Gu Xiaowei meant.

Tomorrow they would film according to the revised script, but their understanding of the lines and the way they perform were still based on the original script.

The best way to get into the scene was for the two people to practice against each other in advance.

“Okay. Where should we meet?” Luo Yu stood up and picked up his coat.

Most likely, it was at Gu Xiaowei’s place.

“Is your room okay?” Gu Xiaowei asked.

Luo Yu was stunned, “My… my room?”

Gu Xiaowei, the male lead, going to the room of an eighteenth-tier supporting actor to practice lines with?

But the next second, Luo Yu understood why Gu Xiaowei suggested this. If he went to Gu Xiaowei’s place late at night and was photographed by someone with bad intentions who then went online to say things like Luo Yu wanted to hug Gu Xiaowei’s thigh and harass Gu Xiaowei late at night.

“Okay, okay, if you don’t mind me having a roommate.”

“I don’t mind.”

“Okay, I’ll send you the room number.”

“I’m right outside your door.”

Luo Yu was surprised at first, and then smiled helplessly.

The first time he collaborated with Gu Xiaowei in his previous life was not a TV drama or movie, but a stage play.

At that time, Luo Yu was already a famous stage actor, but Gu Xiaowei returned to the drama stage for the first time after graduating from film school. Gu Xiaowei was obsessed with acting and could practice on the stage all night long. Even Luo Yu, who played opposite him, couldn’t stand it. But whenever Gu Xiaowei said “Senior Brother, please accompany me to practice this again” and “Senior Brother, I don’t think I handled this line well”, Luo Yu wouldn’t be able to refuse and ended up practicing with him until he was satisfied.

It seemed that tonight, Gu Xiaowei’s drama addiction was making an appearance again, and he regretted not buying some coffee.

“It’s already past ten o’clock, who is it?” Fang Qin asked curiously.

“Gu Xiaowei.” After Luo Yu finished speaking, he stepped on his slippers and went over to open the door.

Gu Xiaowei wore a dark long windbreaker, holding a script in one hand and a mobile phone in the other.

As soon as Fang Qin heard the name and saw Gu Xiaowei walking in from the door, he almost fell off his bed.

“Gu… Gu Xiaowei… what’s going on?”

Gu Xiaowei walked up to Fang Qin, nodded slightly and said, “Sorry to bother you tonight. Are you Fang Qin?”

Fang Qin didn’t expect that his name would be remembered by an first-tier actor like Gu Xiaowei, and he was so flattered that he was speechless.

After a long time, he nodded vigorously.

“It’s like this. Luo Yu and I have to discuss tomorrow’s scene tonight, and we’re afraid it might disturb your rest. If you don’t mind, you can go to my room to rest for the night. Do you think that’s okay?”

When Luo Yu heard this, he realized that Gu Xiaowei had come prepared!

“I… of course don’t mind… I’ll… make… make room for you right away!”

Fang Qin hurriedly got off the bed, spread out the quilt, and arranged it so that there was no wrinkle at all. Then he packed up all his clutter so quickly that even Luo Yu was surprised.

“You guys take your time… I’m leaving…”

Fang Qin made an encouraging gesture towards Luo Yu, then closed the door and went out without looking back.

This room was small to begin with, and the space between Luo Yu and Fang Qin’s beds was just enough for the two of them to walk through.

Gu Xiaowei sat on Fang Qin’s bed. He was tall and had long legs, and his knees directly touched Luo Yu’s bed.

Luo Yu, who was standing by the bedside table, suddenly felt like he was being squeezed into a corner by the other man.

Looking at Luo Yu, who was standing motionless, Gu Xiaowei said, “Is it because my visit is too sudden, or is Senior Brother afraid of me.”

“Afraid of you, why should I be afraid of you?” Luo Yu smiled and sat down diagonally opposite Gu Xiaowei in a calm manner.

He was sure that he was not afraid of Gu Xiaowei, but his heart was beating very fast.

There was a frosty scent in the air, like rime in the deep forest. It was not the smell of his and Fang Qin’s shampoo or shower gel, but more like… the smell of aftershave, with a hint of a man’s carefully restrained… possessiveness.

Luo Yu took the script from the bedside and looked at Gu Xiaowei calmly as he opened it.

His hair was fluffy and neat, and he still had a light ocean fragrance, which should be the smell of men’s shower gel. Under the black windbreaker was a light gray thin sweater and casual pants that showed off his long legs. It felt like he had sorted himself out before visiting Luo Yu.

This was one of Gu Xiaowei’s fine qualities and also his respect for the other person.

“Originally, I thought it was a bit of a loss that Bai Ying died on a busy street, like nothing but rags and garbage.” Luo Yu said lowly.

He did not expect that Gu Xiaowei would follow up with: “And until the day he died, he had no interaction with Yan Ye, and it ended without even a final confrontation. It’s a pity, right?”

Gu Xiaowei raised his eyes to look at Luo Yu.

Those eyes were described by countless people with the phrase “flowers grow out of dead wood.” Luo Yu always thought this was due to his acting skills, but now it seemed that there was also an innate beauty.

Luo Yu thought in his heart that he shouldn’t look any more, he must concentrate back on the script quickly, otherwise Gu Xiaowei might be unhappy if he found out that he wasn’t paying attention.

“Okay, I think we need to discuss from here——Yan Ye learned that Ah Lan wanted to plot against Bai Ying, so he went to Bai Ying in advance. But he couldn’t rush into Bai Ying’s office, otherwise Ah Lan would see it.”

“So Yan Ye took advantage of Bai Ying going to buy flowers and preparing to visit his mother’s grave. Bai Ying is in the flower shop, when suddenly his mouth is covered by Yan Ye who was hiding inside. According to Bai Ying’s character, he would respond violently against Yan Ye, and this commotion would attract his subordinates. So there must be eye contact or some hint, causing Bai Ying to listen quietly to Yan Ye’s warning.” Gu Xiaowei said.

Luo Yu stood up, pointed to his bed and said, “Suppose these are the flowers in the flower shop. I am bending down to choose flowers…”

Gu Xiaowei put down the script and approached Luo Yu from the side, “And I suddenly appeared.”

He stretched out his hand, covered Luo Yu’s mouth suddenly, and pulled Luo Yu aside with a huge force.

At that moment, Luo Yu was a little dazed——what should Bai Ying’s reaction be at this time?

Luo Yu remembered the small dagger that Bai Ying carried with him every day, and made a fierce movement to take the dagger from his pocket, and stab it into Gu Xiaowei’s abdomen.

But Gu Xiaowei was prepared and grabbed Luo Yu’s wrist with one hand, quickly twisted it, and pressed Luo Yu down with the strength of his body.

“Wu…” Luo Yu fell onto Fang Qin’s bed opposite him, his face was pressed against the edge, and he was half-kneeling in front of it.

His hair spread out and fell around his neck. Gu Xiaowei’s hand still firmly covered Luo Yu’s mouth and chin, while his other hand propped himself up in front of Luo Yu. Luo Yu was completely enveloped by him.

“Ah Lan is going to kill you on Yemingxing Street tonight.”

Gu Xiaowei’s voice was very low, and Luo Yu’s brain buzzed with his voice. When he spoke, the air vibrated past Luo Yu’s ears. Luo Yu felt that he was not Yan Ye’s boss, but Gu Xiaowei’s prey.

Luo Yu made two “wu” sounds and raised his hand to pat the edge of the bed.

Gu Xiaowei immediately let go of him, grabbed his shoulders and helped him up.

“I’m sorry, I seemed to have used too much force.”

Luo Yu picked up the rubber band from the bed and tied his hair back, “It’s okay, it’s okay! I think Yan Ye’s sudden attack was not wrong, but Bai Ying’s character does not allow him to be controlled or suppressed.”

“Did my Yan Ye use too much force just now?” Gu Xiaowei lowered his eyes and seemed to be thinking about how to hold back his strength.

“No, no, no, Yan Ye is originally an aggressive… No, he should be a wild character. Deep down in his heart, he does not feel inferior to Bai Ying, his boss. It was my reaction that was not strong enough to match your performance.”

Luo Yu put his hand on his lower lip, frowned in thought, then turned to Gu Xiaowei and said, “Let’s try it again.”

Gu Xiaowei nodded and stepped back some distance.

Was this aerobics practice? One, two, three, four again?

Luo Yu burst into tears in his heart, and the area where his wrist had been twisted was still a little numb.

Take a deep breath and let yourself get into the act again.

Luo Yu lowered his head and pretended to pick flowers. Gu Xiaowei quickly appeared from the corner. He raised his hand and stretched out towards Luo Yu, his shadow passing in front of him. Luo Yu suddenly straightened up. Just as Gu Xiaowei’s hand touched Luo Yu’s cheek Luo Yu had already made a move to put the dagger against the side of Gu Xiaowei’s neck.

At that moment, Luo Yu’s eyes collided with Gu Xiaowei’s eyes, like the sharpest barbs of a rose, so dangerous that if Gu Xiaowei moved even a little, his blood vessels would burst in front of them.

And the more dangerous it was, the more a certain desire was aroused.

“Boss,” a slight smile appeared on Gu Xiaowei’s lips, like an invisible force entwining the sharp thorns of a rose, “Ah Lan is going to kill you on Yemingxing Street tonight.”

Luo Yu did not put down the dagger, but looked at Gu Xiaowei coldly, “Then what do you want?”

Gu Xiaowei’s lips curved and he replied: “I want to rise up the ranks.”

Luo Yu let out a dog chuckle, put the dagger back into his pocket, and continued to choose flowers, “You will accompany me to the cemetery later.”

A tacit understanding between the two was reached.

Luo Yu exhaled, sat back on his bed, and continued to read the script.

Although calm on the surface, he was nervous inside.

Damn it, forget about Gu Xiaowei ten years later. With his current cultivation level, he was still almost suppressed by this younger Gu Xiaowei.

And Gu Xiaowei also sat opposite, looking at Luo Yu.

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He still remembered the way Luo Yu was kneeling in front of him because of the sudden attack——his hair was scattered on the back of his neck, and his whole back was tense and ready to overthrow his control at any time. Here was no need to borrow anyone’s light, this person was born shining bright.

“Senior Brother, your script is upside down.” Gu Xiaowei suddenly said.

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Luo Yu was dragged by him to the small square table where Lin Yue was.

“Director——I found Luo Yu for you!” Xiao Ding said.

The camera crew leader who was eating at the same table covered his box lunch and stood up, “Xiao Luo, sit here. I’m going to check the cameras.”

Luo Yu had no idea what was happening and sat down blankly.

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Opposite him was Lin Yue, who had a gentle but serious expression. On the left was Hua Xingyun, and on the right was Gu Xiaowei, who was eating his lunch unhurriedly.

“Director Lin, what’s the matter?” Luo Yu asked.

“Well, I heard that you are very anxious to play a historical drama after tomorrow… and the role is a eunuch?” Lin Yue asked.

“I’m not in a hurry. I just want to audition. It’s still unclear whether I will be selected.” Luo Yu glanced at Gu Xiaowei and thought, could it be that this guy made a snitch?

But tomorrow after he finished filming, he could do whatever he wanted. Even if he wanted to play the role of Concubine Yang then that was his freedom.

“Don’t be restrained, let’s talk for a bit.” Lin Yue’s hand patted Luo Yu’s shoulder, “Is there anything special about the role of the eunuch that you plan to audition for?”

Luo Yu thought to himself, could it be that Lin Yue wanted to discuss the role with him?

That’s understandable, because in his previous life, Luo Yu often talked with Lin Yue all night long, talking about the plot, the characters, and the mindset of the audience.

“Oh, because the impression of eunuchs in most people’s minds is that they have psychological distortions due to physical defects, hiding behind the imperial power to play political schemes, relying on flattery and slander to please the emperor, etc.”

“En.” Lin Yue nodded.

“But the eunuch in this script is a servant who grew up with the young emperor. He also grew up in the palace from a young age. He knows a lot about the darkness within the harem. But he understands the sufferings of the world to some extent. Even so, he also possesses an innocent heart. When the palace fell, he escaped with the little emperor through a secret passage. The jewelry in the carriage was all his life savings. He thought that even if the little emperor lost the throne, he could still serve the little emperor and live a life as part of the land owning class. But as soon as they left the city, they were caught by the revolting people, and the jewelry carriage was looted. The people thought they were escaping officials and attacked them. The eunuch held the little emperor in his arms and blocked all the anger and fists of the people for him. It was only when the little emperor dragged him to a half-collapsed thatched house that he found that he was already dead. Before he died, he still held the last jade pendant in his hand and told the little emperor to pawn it for money.”

Director Lin nodded after listening, “You think this character has layers and depth. He has a side that flatters the powerful, but also a side that is loyal. He is twisted, but also humane, which really makes people sigh.”

“Yes.” Luo Yu paid attention to the expressions of the others.

Screenwriter Hua hesitated and seemed a little anxious. Gu Xiaowei was drinking soup from a disposable plastic bowl.

The warm water vapor swirled up, making his eyelashes slightly moist, which caused him to appear much softer.

“I originally thought that you wanted to cater to the popular aesthetics by taking on such a role, but I can rest assured to hear that you have your own understanding of the role.” Director Lin nodded.

“Then I’m thankful to Director Lin for caring about me. Don’t worry, I will take every role seriously.”

Luo Yu still felt strange in his heart. He was just a supporting actor in this drama. Why would Director Lin care about his next audition plan?

Screenwriter Hua on the side finally couldn’t hold back, “Okay! Okay! Because of Xiao Ding’s negligence in not notifying you in time, Bai Ying’s role won’t be finished tomorrow! If you take other roles, it’s not your fault! Director Lin is thin-skinned. He originally wanted to give you an analysis of the eunuch role you want to take. If the role is not suitable for you, he could just convince you to give up and continue to stay in our crew! But what you said is clear and logical so Lin Yue doesn’t know how to keep you!”

“Bai Ying can’t finish filming tomorrow?” Luo Yu was startled.

He remembered that when he watched the drama in his previous life, Bai Ying’s role was not that important. He died because of Ah Lan’s betrayal. Yan Ye caught Ah Lan and gave him to Bai Ying’s father, the biggest villain of the show, Bai Zhongxing, in order to get in the old graces of Bai Zhongxing. Finally, he found evidence and cooperated with the police to bring Bai Zhongxing to justice.

What it meant by not being finished tomorrow… they won’t shoot Bai Ying’s death tomorrow, instead it will be postponed later?

Lin Yue nodded and said: “It’s true that it can’t be finalized tomorrow. There was originally a character in the script who is an informant working undercover in the Bai family for a long time. But the actor who played this informant, Luo Hao… had a lumbar disc herniation, and can’t even stand up due to ringing in the ears, so he is already in the hospital.”

Luo Yu was stunned. That was not right. In his previous life, Luo Hao was admitted to the hospital because of a lumbar problem, but it was only after he finished filming the role of the informant.

Why was he hospitalized so early?

Lin Yue continued: “After watching your and Xiao Gu’s performance, we feel that the bond between Yan Ye and Bai Ying should be deepened, so that when Bai Ying dies, it would leave a greater impact on Yan Ye, and make him have the belief that Bai Zhongxing must be brought to justice. It just so happens that the role of the informant became vacant at this time. It is also very troublesome to find another actor to play it on such a short notice… so I discussed it with Screenwriter Hua and felt that the role of Bai Ying dying by the third episode is too boring, so why not just merge Bai Ying with the role of the informant. This way there is no need to adjust the script structure. Bai Ying will probably have to live until the… eighth episode…”

Screenwriter Hua interrupted directly, “What eighth episode? According to the script outline we discussed, the earliest will be episode 10, the latest will be episode 15.”

“Hai hai hai!” Luo Yu choked.

If the role of Bai Ying had to last for so many episodes, then it was no longer an ordinary supporting role, but an important supporting role, and belonged to the third or fourth male role.

This level up was as fast as a rocket.

“Xiao Luo, I also support you in playing the role of the eunuch, because it is really interesting… Aiyah…” Lin Yue looked at Screenwriter Hua, “Why are you kicking me? Please be patient and wait for me to finish my sentence. But If Bai Ying dies too early, the dramatic conflict will not be strong enough. I believe you still have feelings for the character Bai Ying. Let’s give him a happy ending together, okay?”

Luo Yu lowered his head, still immersed in the shock of his role suddenly having scenes added.

Lin Yue thought that Luo Yu was hesitant and still reluctant on missing out on the role of the eunuch, and immediately said: “The role of the eunuch should not be started so soon, right? The director of that drama, Xiong He, is my college classmate. If there is an audition, I can ask him to move your audition for this role back so as not to delay your follow-up work.”

Lin Yue was different from other directors who were controlling and always stood by their word. He was more like an elder or a friend. He tried his best to discuss things with the actors in his crew, no matter how big or small they were.

Hua Xingyun also patted Luo Yu on the shoulder, “Don’t you just want to play the role of a eunuch? This chance may be lost but Director Lin and I will pay attention to other opportunities for you in the future. Or… or, I can write a eunuch role for you in the future. I guarantee that I will dig deep into the complexity and multifacetedness of the character so that you can act to your content, okay?”

“No, no, no, I will discuss it with my agent right now. It is an honor for me to stay on in Director Lin’s crew! I will study the script after the roles are merged and live up to the trust the director and screenwriter have in me!”

Luo Yu originally regretted that he could not continue to act with Gu Xiaowei. Now that the opportunity had come, how could he miss it?

“That’s good. In a moment, Screenwriter Hua will show you the newly written script. You can consider it carefully. Also communicate with your agent.”

At this time, the announcement to start preparations for the afternoon filming sounded, and everyone stood up one after another.

Lin Yue patted Luo Yu’s shoulder meaningfully and left with the others.

Gu Xiaowei followed Lin Yue, and Lin Yue suddenly said to Gu Xiaowei: “Are you satisfied now?”

“Satisfied with what?”

“Still acting. Luo Yu is the starting point for you to enter the scene. Don’t think I haven’t noticed that every time you perform most freely, it’s when Luo Yu is watching. Just like Bai Ying is Yan Ye’s center point of all the contradictions and emotional conflicts.”

Gu Xiaowei was stunned for a moment and did not open his mouth to refute.

Because deep down in his heart, he knew that he enjoyed pitting his acting skills against Luo Yu. The invisible cold light of their blades crossed in the air, but the two rivals were nevertheless united by a friendly understanding of each other.

The afternoon filming began. Luo Yu did not watch the filming. Instead, he found a quiet corner and called Sister Cui.

But after calling several times and still not getting through, Luo Yu sat on the roadside and played a game on his cell phone. Just when he was about to blow up his opponent, Sister Cui called.

“Luo Yu! Do you know who contacted me just now?” Sister Cui’s voice was full of excitement.

“The crew of “Counterattack”?”

“Yes! The assistant of producer Ren Ting!”

Luo Yu touched the tip of his nose and said, “The way you sound, I thought it was Ren Ting herself who contacted you.”

“You stinky brat! Ren Ting’s assistant is already the highest-level I can have access to! You already know, right? The role of Bai Ying will be extended! It will take at least three weeks for you to finish filming!”

“En.”

“The remuneration has also been added, very fair!”

“So… that little house of mine shouldn’t be taken away, right?” Luo Yu said half-jokingly.

“En!”

That it could cheer up Sister Cui, Luo Yu also felt happy.

However, he thought he would only stay for a week at most, and the clothes he brought seemed a bit insufficient now, so he had to go back quickly and wash all the clothes he had prepared to take home.

That night, Luo Yu got the new script. He had to say that this version of the script was indeed much more exciting than the previous one.

For once Luo Yu didn’t go to bed at nine o’clock, but leaned on the bedside to study the script.

Fang Qin on the side didn’t know that Luo Yu’s role had been extended, and thought he was studying how to perform his character’s death in a stunning manner tomorrow.

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Luo Yu also became more and more excited as he read. He wanted to go and talk to Lin Yue and Hua Xingyun all night long, but unfortunately they were not familiar with each other yet, and his own status was far from enough.

Just when he was filled with enthusiasm, his cell phone rang, displaying an unfamiliar number.

“Hello, who is this…”

“Senior Brother, are you asleep?”

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“The other drama is an urban romance drama. The intended role is the male protagonist’s boss——a phoenix man who rose to power through nepotism. Later, this phoenix man’s plan to steal the male protagonist’s credit was exposed, and he gave up his position as manager in disgrace. After that, he always tried to cause obstacles for the male protagonist, but was resolved by the male protagonist. In the end, not only did the entire company recognize his true colors, even his wife divorced him.” Sister Cui said. (TN: phoenix man, slang for a man from the countryside who moves to the city, becomes successful and usually marries an urban girl)

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​​Another character that the audience wouldn’t like.

“This character is quite superficial——a villain who only exists to make trouble for the protagonist.”

“I know that this kind of role won’t help your popularity, but at least you will have a considerable amount of screen time. And their producer thinks you have a good appearance and temperament, which is very suitable for…”

Luo Yu smiled and asked, “For a son-in-law who marries into the wife’s family?”

“Yes. But at least the image of suits and ties can still highlight your appearance. But then the anti-fans may use the character to attack you.”

“Mark this role as pending. Sister Cui, I think the main consideration when we accept roles should not be how many scenes the role will have. If the role has no characteristics, even if I make an appearance 24 hours a day, the audience would not remember me. But a powerful character, even if it only has one line or even none, can make the audience remember you.”

Sister Cui thought so deep down, but she always thought that Luo Yu would pursue exposure more.

Unexpectedly, the two people actually were on the same wavelength, and Sister Cui felt much more relaxed.

“Okay, then you should like this third role.”

“Tell me.” Luo Yu’s lips raised in a smile.

“This is a historical drama and the role is the eunuch beside the exiled emperor, but the character only appears in one episode, and there are currently only six lines. This character accompanied the emperor on his escape. At first, they had a carriage full of jewels, but later the carriage was robbed by the common people. In order to protect the little emperor, the eunuch endured the beatings and kicks of the common people, and became seriously injured. The two people had no ability to survive and hid in an abandoned thatched house. When the rain finally stopped after several days, the little emperor saw that his childhood companion whom he had grown up with was already dead. He was so despondent that he set fire to the thatched house, leaned against the eunuch, and the master and servant died together.”

Luo Yu touched his chin, “This role is okay. Sister Cui, you must help me get it.”

Luo Yu had seen this drama in his previous life, and he still remembered the scene where the thatched house was burned down. To be honest, he thought the despairing look in the young actor’s eyes when playing the role of the exiled emperor was quite good, but the eunuch was a bit off. At that time, he thought about how to play this role if it was his. Now that the opportunity had come, of course he had to give it a try.

“You really want to play the eunuch?”

When Luo Yu acted in stage plays in his previous life, he had played upright and noble officials and the emperor sitting on the throne, but he never played a eunuch.

One should try everything in life after all!

“Sister Cui! Don’t worry! I’ve always dreamed of playing a eunuch!”

As soon as Luo Yu finished speaking, he turned around and saw Gu Xiaowei standing not far away, holding a box lunch in his hand, looking at him silently.

“Okay! I’ll go and negotiate this role!”

After hanging up the phone, Luo Yu smiled in the direction of Gu Xiaowei and walked towards the cart delivering box lunches.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xiaowei came over and stopped Luo Yu with a box last lunch.

“You… really dream of playing the role of a eunuch?”

Luo Yu’s ears buzzed. Why was it that the other just happened to hear what he said?

“I haven’t acted before, so I want to try it.” Luo Yu took the offered box lunch and wondered whether Gu Xiaowei saw him standing alone under the tree and was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to grab a box lunch in time, so he personally brought it to him?

“Are you anxious to join a new crew? Director Lin doesn’t like actors being distracted.” Gu Xiaowei said.

Luo Yu smuled: “My role will end tomorrow morning. I’m too embarrassed to stay after one last lunch, and I will have to go back quickly. I can’t be distracted even if I want to.”

“Ending tomorrow morning…” Gu Xiaowei lowered his eyes, as if talking to himself or thinking about something.

“It’s a bit of a pity that Yan Ye couldn’t save Bai Ying in this drama. Our scene actually ended after one time. However, there will always be a drama that could bring us back together.”

Luo Yu smiled at him then walked past him with the box lunch.

Since he came to this film and television base, he hadn’t truly had a look around.

After the filming was finished tomorrow, he could still spend an afternoon wandering around.

He came to Brother Long and the others with his box lunch, and everyone also bought beer, because they were going to play extras on another set in the afternoon.

Xiao Qin ran up to Gu Xiaowei with a box lunch, “Brother Gu, it’s going to be cold if you don’t eat it.”

“Watch it for me first. I have something to tell Director Lin.” 

Gu Xiaowei quickly came to a small square table. Beside the table were several small stools. Lin Yue, Hua Xingyun and the camera crew leader were chatting and eating.

“Xiao Gu is here? Have you finished eating? If you haven’t finished, just sit here and eat together!” Lin Yue pulled a small stool to his side and motioned for Gu Xiaowei to sit down.

Gu Xiaowei was not at all courteous. When Xiao Qin saw this, she quickly sent his box lunch over.

Everyone thought that Gu Xiaowei was going to talk to Lin Yue about the drama, but who knew that the first thing he said was: “Luo Yu doesn’t know that he won’t be able to finish filming tomorrow.”

Lin Yue paused, “He doesn’t know? Didn’t I ask someone to notify him? I also said I would have a chat with him tonight.”

Hua Xingyun on the opposite side also stopped, “Could he have already bought a ticket to go home tomorrow?”

Gu Xiaowei took a mouthful of rice and responded in a low voice: “En.”

Lin Yue immediately called his assistant over: “Xiao Ding! Xiao Ding, come here! I asked you yesterday to notify Luo Yu to come and find me tonight. Have you informed him yet?”

Xiao Ding was stunned and patted his head hard: “Yesterday, I talked with the agent of the female lead Xie Chang until the early morning. I’m afraid that I have forgotten about it!”

“So Luo Yu’s agent doesn’t know either?” Lin Yue asked again.

“Ah… I didn’t have time to notify her either.” Xiao Ding looked embarrassed.

Luo Yu didn’t have much of a status in the crew. Xiao Ding always felt that what he had to say to him was just a word, and ended up forgetting about it while he was busy.

But looking at Lin Yue’s expression, the way Screenwriter Hua looked over at him, and the look the camera crew leader gave him, Luo Yu seemed to be quite important.

At this time, Gu Xiaowei suddenly said: “He is currently dreaming of dying with the exiled emperor.”

“Ah? What kind of exiled emperor? What kind of dream?” Screenwriter Hua looked confused.

Gu Xiaowei said calmly: “He said that he always dreamed of playing the role of a eunuch.”

There was a bit of noise around, and Screenwriter Hua didn’t hear clearly, so he leaned over and asked, “What does he dream of acting?”

The leader of the camera crew next to him raised his voice and repeated: “He said he had always dreamed of playing the role of a eunuch! A eunuch, a eunuch!”

Suddenly, everyone around heard it, and everyone looked over in unison, focusing on Gu Xiaowei.

“What? Gu Xiaowei wants to play a eunuch… a eunuch?”

“As expected of a professional actor, one must try everything!”

“Gu Xiaowei doesn’t have the aura to play a eunuch, does he?”

There was a lot of discussion among the crew for a while. Screenwriter Hua looked around, fearing that #Guxiaowei dreams of playing an eunuch# became a hot search, he quickly shouted to the people nearby: “Don’t make a mistake, everyone! It’s me… it’s me I…I have always dreamed of writing about a eunuch! Haha, a drama with a eunuch theme…”

Hua Xingyun thought to himself that some investors would probably call tonight to ask what the eunuch theme was, but he honestly didn’t know how to resolve the matter.

Lin Yue said to Xiao Ding: “Go find Luo Yu for me, and contact his agent now, so that the work his agent contacts for him will not conflict with the crew’s schedule! Also, follow-up with Producer Ren to discuss the remuneration and implement it as soon as possible without delaying my progress.”

Xiao Ding nodded his head rapidly and rushed over to find Luo Yu.

At this time, Luo Yu was drinking beer with Brother Long. When the two beer cans clicked against each other, Luo Yu said sincerely: “Brother Long, the scene where you received the box lunch at the end was really great! That kind of hope towards living, and that moment when a person dies like a light goes out, it’s all this!”

Luo Yu extended his thumb towards Brother Long.

“Ai, I’m really not bragging. My acting skills are really better than many stars. When I went to play extras before, I often saw those stars who couldn’t even recite their lines, which made the director very angry. But they have popularity and traffic so the director really couldn’t scold them. Us professionals in supporting roles and masters of extras, all have excellent acting skills, because this bowl of rice is not so easily eaten. We have no good looks, nor do we have a professional training background, or belong to a company and have backers, we can only rely on hard work to eat this bowl of rice steadily.” Brother Long took a big sip of beer.

Luo Yu was full of admiration for Brother Long’s persistence, and Brother Long patted Luo Yu’s shoulder with regret.

“Brother, I am optimistic about you. You are so handsome, have a good figure, and have good acting skills. Don’t be anxious. As long as you can endure the hardships, you will definitely succeed!” Brother Long said.

“Thank you, Brother Long.”

At this time, Xiao Ding was very anxious. He called Luo Yu’s room but no one answered, and no one answered Luo Yu’s mobile phone either. He asked several crew members and they all said that they seemed to have seen Luo Yu but could not remember where he went.

Xiao Ding knew that he had to bring Luo Yu to Director Lin before the lunch break was over, otherwise he would really have messed up, so he directly picked up the loudspeaker and started shouting.

“Luo Yu, Luo Yu, are you here? If you are, come over to my side——”

Everyone looked at Xiao Ding, guessing why Luo Yu was named.

Luo Yu, who had just put down his beer, suddenly heard his name, and Brother Long also gave him a push.

“Hurry, that’s Xiao Ding who follows at the side of Director Lin, he must be looking for you!”

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“Then Brother Long, I’ll go over first.”

“Go ahead, call me if you need anything!”

Luo Yu trotted up to Xiao Ding. Before he could say hello, Xiao Ding grabbed his arm and said, “Let’s go, the lunch break will be over in a quarter of an hour. Come with me to see Director Lin.”

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