Luo Yu looked at Gu Xiaowei, at first he propped himself up on the table, but his body softened and his center of gravity shifted, and he almost fell over, however this happened to let him rest on Gu Xiaowei’s legs.

His head felt a little heavy, and he slowly raised his head to look at Gu Xiaowei.

Looking at Gu Xiaowei’s deep eyes, Luo Yu’s long-forgotten disappointments and grievances suddenly surged in his heart, “That assistant prosecutor’s lines… I memorized them by heart, but I didn’t even have a chance to say them out loud in the end.”

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Gu Xiaowei was still sitting upright, without swaying, and his eyes were red.

He helped Luo Yu up and asked again: “Senior Brother, there was also a TV drama about pilots——”Sunset Avenue”. The crew invited you to play a teacher with progressive ideas. This role does not pose any difficulty for you, why did you refuse it as well?”

Luo Yu shook his head, looked at Gu Xiaowei’s face with squinted eyes, tilted his head and searched hard in his mind, and then smiled: “I remember that drama! The ace pilot you played——so handsome!”

“Let me ask you, isn’t that teacher role good?” Gu Xiaowei softened his tone. He didn’t want to accuse Luo Yu of constantly giving up those good roles, he just wanted to understand why.

“Good! I was so happy when I received that role… It took me many nights to memorize his lines that spoke directly to the heart. I truly like those lines, they were powerful and emotional…”

“Is it related to Dijun Media and Bo Wenyuan? What did they do?” Gu Xiaowei’s voice was cold, as if squeezed out from the gap between his lips and teeth.

Luo Yu smiled helplessly, unable to speak without slurring, “What else could it be for? At that time, Dijun Media invested in an online drama by Bo Wenyuan… with Dijun Media’s newly debuted newcomer as the protagonist, and wanted… to… wanted… to…”

Luo Yu’s head was dizzy and he couldn’t speak clearly, but Gu Xiaowei patiently waited for Luo Yu to sort out what he wanted to say.

“Wanted to?”

“Wanted to have me take on a supporting role. Bo Wenyuan said that the salary for this supporting role… is many times higher than that of the teacher, and that serious dramas like “Sunset Avenue” are not popular at all… He also said that if I didn’t act in that web drama… Dijun Media will withdraw its investment… So he directly refused on my behalf.”

After Luo Yu finished speaking, he seemed to have realized something. He tilted his head and looked hard at the person opposite.

“Wait a minute… I remember you played the second male lead in “Tea Ceremony”… the prince?”

“En.”

“The male protagonist you played in “Thistles and Thorn”… the… the prosecutor who was resourceful and capable…?”

“En.”

“Oh my god… “Sunset Avenue” was the best TV drama of the year, and the pilot you played was the best actor of the year…”

“Yes.”

“If I hadn’t missed these roles… we would have met a long time ago?” Luo Yu asked with his eyes wide open.

“Yes.”

Just one word, but full of regret.

Luo Yu suddenly pressed his head hard, and then beat his chest.

Endless annoyance welled up in his heart. He felt that if he had not accumulated a hundred tons of water in his head during those years… He couldn’t explain why he trusted Bo Wenyuan so much!

No, it was not Bo Wenyuan’s fault, it was because of his own weak will!

“Luo Yu, oh Luo Yu… I really am… I can’t blame others for my decline in the past few years, I can only blame myself! I liked these characters myself, but I have never fought hard for them! Even if Bo Wenyuan doesn’t agree, what could he do?! I should’ve… terminated the contract! At that time, I held no value for him anymore. If I wanted to leave, he might even be relieved and not ask me for liquidated damages for breaking the contract!”

Luo Yu’s eyes were red and hot. He didn’t know who to express this chest full of regret, but he couldn’t hold it back in front of Gu Xiaowei.

“En.” Gu Xiaowei responded calmly.

The weight of the tears couldn’t be beared and flowed out of his eyes turbulently. Gu Xiaowei in front of him was blurred under the tears.

Luo Yu, whose head was muddled, became excited as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood. “So what if Dijun Media wanted to insert their newcomers? There will always be directors like Lin Yue in this world… who just want the most suitable actors to play the most suitable role! As long as I keep fighting and trying, I will definitely get my role! But if I don’t fight, I will be forced into a corner without even any way out!”

“En.” Gu Xiaowei’s voice was clearer and firmer.

“What anti fans or trolls, they can follow whoever they want, no matter how they scold me… I won’t lose a piece of flesh… The more He Mu doesn’t want me to take the role, the more I will take it! I will walk the path that he can’t take, so that he will have no path to walk in the future!”

Luo Yu slammed the beer can on the table.

A rare smile appeared on Gu Xiaowei’s lips, “It’s not too late from now on.”

“I want to be… someone like you.” Luo Yu put his hand on Gu Xiaowei’s chest.

He looked drunk, but his eyes were so bright that they seemed to be burning.

“Become… like me? But I don’t even know what kind of person I am.”

Gu Xiaowei stretched out his hands, clasped Luo Yu’s shoulders, helped him steady his center of gravity, and looked into his eyes.

Luo Yu shook his head, lowered his eyes and smiled, “You don’t know… Professor Chen from the Drama Department saw me in desolation… He said… Luo Yu, I hope you can become a storm… Be your own man without giving in to any power. Do you think… his expectations of me are too high?”

Gu Xiaowei looked at him in silence.

Luo Yu raised his eyes, looked at the bright light above his head, and recited the oath they took when they graduated that year, so full of pride, “Even if the storm is coming, and the night is falling… you can still strive to become a spark, because you can turn to ashes by burning everything out, but you must never cool down on your own.”

Gu Xiaowei’s throat bobbed, and he raised his hand to push away the hair from Luo Yu’s forehead.

“I know that this industry has its rules… At the top of the pyramid stand those who hold money and power… They are the star makers, they write the biographies of kings in this entertainment industry.” Luo Yu beat his chest with all his strength, “But I’m not willing to… I’m not willing to drift in the cracks in the ground, waiting for them to bestow me a heavy rain…”

“Then what do you want now?” Gu Xiaowei asked lightly but seriously.

Luo Yu raised his eyes, looked straight into Gu Xiaowei’s eyes, and said clearly and calmly, “I need my own companions.”

“What kind of companion?” Gu Xiaowei moved closer, as if to make sure that he existed in Luo Yu’s determination.

Yes, what kind of companions did he want?

Luo Yu suddenly thought of the first play he and Gu Xiaowei collaborated on. They stood on the stage and looked into each other’s eyes and said that line.

“I am not willing to live in a script written by others, and I am unwilling to stick to the labels given by others.”

Let Dijun Media and those antis and trolls go to hell!

Gu Xiaowei was stunned for a moment, but nodded again: “Okay.”

“Let’s take root in this muddy vanity fair together, climb up… grow tall, and bear our own buds…”

“Okay.”

“Anyway… it’s brilliant whether it’s blooming or not, courageous whether it is a win or loss.”

“I’m happy to accompany you.”

Everything was like crossing time and space, going back to the time when they acted together for the first time in the previous life.

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Yu’s chin hit Gu Xiaowei’s shoulder, and his hand dropped.

Not long after, the sound of long breathing came and Luo Yu fell deep into sleep.

Between awake and sleep, someone picked him up and put him on the bed. He seemed to hear the voice of Xiao Qin.

“Just let Brother Luo sleep here?”

“En, I will take care of him. You don’t have to worry about it and go back to rest.”

Someone gently stroked his hair and wiped away the unwilling tears from the corners of his eyes.

When he woke up the next day, it was almost eleven o’clock in the morning.

Luo Yu had a terrible headache, his head felt like it was going to explode, and his throat was about to dry up in smoke.

He looked around and confirmed that this was Gu Xiaowei’s room.

He vaguely remembered that he used the drunkenness to vent the frustrations of the past few years, and Gu Xiaowei not only let him, a drunkard, sleep here, but also gave him water and helped him wipe his sweat.

Looking down, he saw that he was indeed wearing Gu Xiaowei’s pajamas.

There was also a glass of honey lemonade on the bedside table, with a note underneath: [Xiao Qin will come to deliver the meal at noon.]

Luo Yu breathed out. He drank up the honey lemonade. The cool lemonade went down his throat and the dry and hoarse feeling was relieved. Luo Yu let out a long breath.

Not long after, Xiao Qin came with the boxed meal.

“Hey, Brother Luo, you’re awake! Are you hungry? The food for the crew today is quite good, there is no chili.”

“It should be that Director Lin is afraid that the actors will suffer from excessive internal heat after eating chili peppers, so the meals he orders are usually not spicy, right?” Luo Yu said with a smile.

He felt really hungry now. As soon as the lid of the box was opened, the smell of the food made his mouth water.

“Xiao Qin, I didn’t cause you any trouble last night, did I?” Luo Yu asked.

Xiao Qin smiled and said, “Brother Luo, you were so energetic when you were drunk! Singing, dancing and even boxing! Simply Mr. Possible!”

When Luo Yu heard this, he was shocked.

“What did you say…?” Luo Yu’s hands froze in the middle of separating the chopsticks.

Xiao Qin took out her mobile phone, “I took a recording of it all! Brother Luo, please take your time and enjoy them!”

Luo Yu was so frightened that he almost dropped his boxed meal. He became drunk crazy and Xiao Qin took a recording of it all?

Was there still a need to live on in this world anymore?

Luo Yu glanced over and found that it was not the video of him being drunk crazy, but the scene that Gu Xiaowei had filmed in the morning.

This was the plot of the confrontation between Yan Ye and Bai Zhongxing.

The veteran actor who played Bai Zhongxing was full of acting skills right down to the lines at the corners of his eyes, and Gu Xiaowei was also at full strength. The two of them exchanged an exciting round of probing and confrontation, which was so brilliant that Luo Yu watched it again and again.

“Huhu… Xiao Qin, you’ve become naughty.” Luo Yu patted his chest and said.

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“Heehee. Brother Luo, you are very docile after you are drunk. You fell asleep immediately after being put on the bed, like you won’t even respond to anything that is done to you.” Xiao Qin said.

“Docile is good.” Luo Yu said while eating, “But it’s a pity that I can’t see your Brother Gu’s romantic scenes. We can only watch his kissing scene when the TV drama is broadcast.”

“Kissing scene? There is no kissing scene in this drama.” Xiao Qin shook her head.

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“I will definitely shatter the dark sky and let you see what color it is outside.”

The camera zoomed out and Yan Ye was seen squatting beside the car, holding Bai Ying for a long time.

The director didn’t shout cut, and the two people’s postures didn’t change once.

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It wasn’t until Luo Yu was almost suffocated by Gu Xiaowei that he moved.

Gu Xiaowei only slightly relaxed his embrace, but did not let go of Luo Yu.

Luo Yu could even feel the restraint between Gu Xiaowei’s arms that wanted to hold him tightly but maintained a degree of control.

“Okay! Very good!” Lin Yue’s voice came from afar.

Luo Yu finally struggled out of Gu Xiaowei’s arms. As soon as he raised his eyes and saw the expression on the other man’s face, he knew that the other had not come out of the acting zone yet.

“Gu Xiaowei, Gu Xiaowei! Look at me! I’m still alive.” Luo Yu hesitated for a moment, then patted the other man’s cheek gently.

Gu Xiaowei took a deep breath, as if his soul had returned from another world, and softly called: “Senior Brother.”

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment. Just two words, but when they were uttered from the other’s lips, it held a touching nostalgia and reluctance to say goodbye.

At this time, a staff member came to send flowers to Luo Yu.

“Congratulations! Bai Ying is finished!”

“Thank you! Thank you!”

Lin Yue also stood and waved to him: “Xiao Luo! Xiao Luo!”

Luo Yu patted Gu Xiaowei’s shoulder and said softly: “I’m going over to the director. Do you have any night scenes tonight?”

“No.” Gu Xiaowei shook his head.

“Then let’s have dinner together tonight. Do you still remember your 168 yuan spa package?”

“I remember.”

“Then… see you later?”

“En.”

Luo Yu turned around and ran towards Lin Yue, opened his arms and gave him a big hug.

“Director Lin——I’m done! Are you satisfied with Bai Ying’s ending scene?”

Lin Yue nearly lost his hold on the thermos cup, but even so he patted Luo Yu on the back, “Satisfied, you handed in a perfect answer sheet. When we saw the finalization, many people’s eyes were filled with tears! Your acting skills are very good!”

“That’s all due to Teacher Gu, his acting can pull everyone into the mood of the scene!”

Luo Yu turned around and found that Gu Xiaowei was still standing under the light and looking at him, just like Yan Ye looking at Bai Ying across the road.

“Here, this is a red envelope for you.” Lin Yue took out a red envelope from his pocket.

“Aiyo! Thank you, Director Lin! Let me soak up Director Lin’s good fortune!”

Unexpectedly, Screenwriter Hua Xingyun also came over. He hugged Luo Yu first, and then said with an annoyed look: “This Lin Yue is so evil! I told him that he must let me know to watch your ending scene. He promised and all that, but in the end, he didn’t even notify me until after you finished filming!”

Lin Yue smiled and said: “I’m just afraid that after watching the wonderful scene between Xiao Gu and Xiao Luo, you will be inspired to create, and then discuss with me to change the script again! When will we ever finish filming this drama then?”

Hua Xingyun threw an arm around Luo Yu’s shoulders and whispered: “He is afraid that I can’t let go of the role of Bai Ying and you. But just now I saw you and Xiao Gu’s scene. Clearly it was me who came up with every line and every scene in my mind, but as soon as you looked in the direction of the convenience store, I bursted into tears!”

“I am very satisfied if I can have such an effect.”

Hua Xingyun also took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Luo Yu, “Xiao Luo, this industry is quite fickle. I also know that you have suffered some setbacks in the past few years, but I hope you can always maintain your true heart. Next time I work with you again… I hope to praise how your acting skills have improved again!”

“Sure!”

“Xiao Luo, what are your plans for the future?” Lin Yue came over and asked seriously.

“Filming some more of course.” Luo Yu smiled.

“En, I asked a few friends, and they actually have a few roles that are suitable for you, and they said they will contact your agent.”

When Lin Yue said this, it was no different than directly offering him the roles.

After all, because of his status in the industry, other film and television companies and directors have to give him some face.

“Thank you, Director Lin, no matter what role I play, I will play it seriously.” Luo Yu sincerely thanked him.

“Originally, Screenwriter Hua and I planned to have a small dinner party for you. Just call you and Xiao Gu over to have a meal and some drinks together. But the filming tasks for this drama are quite heavy, so I’m afraid we won’t be able to do it.” Lin Yue said.

Luo Yu’s heart warmed up. With Lin Yue’s status in the industry, he even thought of hosting a farewell party for Luo Yu. He was truly very optimistic about him and recognized his ability.

“So Xiao Luo, when our “Counterattack” is released, there will definitely be a party. If you are free, you must come.” Lin Yue said.

“Of course!” Luo Yu nodded.

Screenwriter Hua also said, “We also told the set manager not to cancel your room right away. You can stay for a few more days if you want.”

“I must really thank Director Lin and Screenwriter Hua for taking care of me!” Luo Yu bowed to them.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Luo Yu with flowers in his arms was about to walk away, but was pulled under the lights by the teacher in charge of behind the scenes shots.

“Xiao Luo, don’t leave in a hurry! Bai Ying needs to have his ending photos taken!”

“Oh, okay!”

Just after taking two photos, someone walked up to Luo Yu, and Gu Xiaowei’s voice sounded: “Can you take a photo for us?”

“No problem! Of course, no problem!”

Luo Yu was also moved. This was his first time filming with Gu Xiaowei. It would be perfect to take a photo together as a souvenir.

Holding the flowers, Luo Yu was still thinking about what posture he should pose.

Because this photo would most likely be posted on the Internet. If he was too enthusiastic, he would be criticized for rubbing off traffic. If he stood too far away, he would be criticized for having a cold attitude towards Gu Xiaowei who had helped him so much.

At this time, Gu Xiaowei stretched out his arm, hooked it around Luo Yu’s neck, gently clasped his shoulders, and brought him towards him.

The photographer seized the opportunity and took several photos in succession.

Gu Xiaowei walked over, took over the camera and looked at the photos carefully, then told the other to send a copy of the photos to him.

“Let’s go, Senior Brother. We agreed that we won’t go back until we get drunk tonight.” Gu Xiaowei took the large bouquet of flowers from Luo Yu.

“Okay, don’t go back until we’re drunk. But… can you drink?” Luo Yu looked at Gu Xiaowei with suspicion.

His impression of Gu Xiaowei’s drinking capacity was still the same as in the previous life. The two of them drank six or seven cans of beer backstage, and this guy ended up falling asleep leaning on his shoulder.

“Depends on who the opponent is.” Gu Xiaowei smiled softly.

“Although I have a poor drinking capacity, you may not be my match.” Luo Yu laughed heartily.

The two of them went to Gu Xiaowei’s room together. Though Luo Yu said it was his treat, in fact, Xiao Qin had arranged everything in advance.

The food on the table was all delicious and fragrant, and there was also beer, white wine and red wine.

Gu Xiaowei pulled up the chair and said: “I originally wanted to invite Fang Qin and Brother Long over. But Fang Qin has a night scene, and Brother Long has now joined a new crew. So… it’s just the two of us.”

Luo Yu originally wanted to suggest calling over Xiao Qin and Brother Yan, but the moment he opened his mouth, he suddenly wanted to spend some time with Gu Xiaowei only.

Some words from the heart could not be expressed when there were too many people.

Luo Yu specially took up alcohol wipes and prepared to wipe the chopsticks.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xiaowei took over, “Today is your ending scene, so I will take care of these things.”

Like old classmates reunited after a long separation, the two chatted a lot, such as how they encountered obstacles when they first went out to film in college, how they dealt with people with wicked intentions because of their good looks, and how the director yelled at them during filming.

When Gu Xiaowei shared these past things in a calm tone under the influence of alcohol, Luo Yu realized that what he had experienced, Gu Xiaowei had also experienced.

“You mean… someone also knelt in front of you and forced you to sign a contract with them?”

“En, yes.”

“That person also said they are about to be bankrupt and needed you to save them?”

“En, yes.”

“That person also said they would give you 50% of the company’s shares?” Luo Yu looked incredulous.

“En, yes.”

“Okay, 50% of the shares… at least they are more generous than Bo Wenyuan… How is that company?”

“It’s very similar to Zhuque Media. It doesn’t have a clear positioning and wants to make quick money through traffic.”

“Why did you refuse?” Luo Yu asked curiously.

“People of different aspirations or principles cannot get along together.” Gu Xiaowei replied.

Luo Yu held it in for a long time, then bumped his beer can, “As expected of Gu Xiaowei, your heart is as solid as a rock.”

Only people like him could resist the temptation of fame and fortune in this circle and resolutely implement their own ideas.

“No, it’s the lesson you gave me.” Gu Xiaowei hesitated for a while, then said, “Because I saw that your talent was wasted by Zhuque Media. If I follow the same path, then… there is no way to help pull you out.”

Gu Xiaowei’s voice became very soft during the end, as if he was talking to himself, and Luo Yu didn’t hear it clearly.

Luo Yu raised his beer and touched it with Gu Xiaowei’s again, “If my previous experience can be your reference, I feel very lucky… just like… just like Bai Ying and Yan Ye, in Bai Ying’s heart, as long as one of them could climb out of this dark world, it will be a win-win situation!”

Gu Xiaowei’s gaze trembled slightly, but Luo Yu had already drank three cans of beer. He was not a good drinker and his head was slightly muddled by now.

“Senior Brother, can I ask you a few questions?” Gu Xiaowei said.

“You ask… you ask me whatever you want, and I’ll answer everything…”

“The year before last, there was a costume drama “Tea Ceremony”, and you were asked to audition for a role as a tanhua lang (TN: candidate who came third in the imperial examination). Why did you agree at first, but then didn’t go?”

Luo Yu tilted his head. Alcohol made his brain slow down. After searching through the messy memories, he said, “Because the anti fans left curses on my Weibo, saying that the role belonged to He Mu. Who knew that He Mu had gone to the audition and felt that the conditions offered by the crew were not good, so he didn’t accept it. Thinking about it now, I really lost out… what a big loss.”

“It’s not because the conditions offered by the crew were not good, but because his acting skills were not good and he was rejected by the director.” Gu Xiaowei answered.

“Oh——” Luo Yu patted his chest hard, “Then I really… suffered an even bigger loss…”

“Later, a legal drama “Thistles and Thorns” asked you to audition as an assistant prosecutor. Why did you refuse directly?” Gu Xiaowei asked again.

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“En… you must not be able to imagine, Bo Wenyuan called me personally and told me that this role is not suitable for my position and told me not to go. He said that I had been signed for two variety shows and that this role conflicted with my schedule. Yeah right… Dijun Media just wanted to insert a newcomer in the crew, but the director insisted on auditioning, and I was the most competitive actor among the auditionees. Bo Wenyuan didn’t want to offend Dijun Media, so he tried every means to prevent me from going.”

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Since Bai Ying came, it must be to deal with him personally.

Yan Ye felt that it was not a loss to die in Bai Ying’s hands, after all, the other man had saved him more than once.

Who knew that Bai Ying bent down and lifted Yan Ye up.

“How many times have I told you to do things cleanly.”

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The momentum of that lift had a bit of the heroic spirit of conquering mountains and rivers.

“Oh——”

There were unanimous exclamations at the scene.

Even Gu Xiaowei himself did not expect Luo Yu to have such great strength.

But Luo Yu’s face did not change from Bai Ying’s signature sneer. He did not give Bai Zhongxing’s men a look. Instead, he stepped on the hand of one of them and walked away.

Bai Ying’s aura was lifted to the extreme because of this scene.

The efficiency and completion of the scene were better than anyone imagined.

Coordinator Chen showed off to his colleagues on the scene. His colleagues said that he was very lucky to be able to direct Gu Xiaowei’s action scenes again.

Unexpectedly, Coordinator Chen brought up Luo Yu instead.

“Just wait and see! When “Counterattack” is aired, Luo Yu’s action scenes will dazzle your eyes!”

“Luo Yu? That top star… He Mu’s dupe? Is he even physically strong enough to fight?”

“What the hell is He Mu’s dupe? With that physique of his, don’t mention action scenes, Gu Xiaowei can even be carried on his shoulders like a bag of rice!”

At this time, Coordinator Chen was tapped on the shoulder. When he turned around, he saw Luo Yu looking at him with a smile.

“Hey, Xiao Luo, what’s up?”

“Well, Coordinator Chen, we shouldn’t tell anyone about the fact that Gu Xiaowei was carried away by me like a bag of rice. It will be embarrassing if ‘Gu Xiaowei is like a bag of rice’ becomes a trending search.”

As soon as Luo Yu finished speaking, someone suddenly came behind him and picked him up.

“What the——who?!”

Luo Yu’s face hit the other’s back. Looking at this waistline and these long legs, who else could it be besides Gu Xiaowei.

The crew was preparing the scene, and the other actors were still practicing lines. Gu Xiaowei didn’t say anything, and just stood on the side with Luo Yu on his shoulders.

“Gu Xiaowei, put me down now!”

Gu Xiaowei remained silent.

“Teacher Gu… everyone is watching, please let me down now…” Luo Yu begged.

Gu Xiaowei didn’t react at all. No matter how hard Luo Yu struggled, he didn’t move at all. His arm and waist strength were outrageous.

“Classmate Gu, isn’t it just a scene? I know it makes you feel a little displeased to be temporarily carried! But isn’t this just for the effect of the drama?” Luo Yu said while seeking support.

He tugged at the prop master who was passing by, “Ah Hong, Ah Hong, you think so too right?”

Ah Hong glanced at Luo Yu, then at the expressionless Gu Xiaowei, and replied perfunctorily: “What I think doesn’t count. What Teacher Gu thinks counts.”

“Ah… don’t leave…”

At this time, Gu Xiaowei’s makeup artist, Brother Yan, came over to touch up his makeup.

“Brother Yan… Brother Yan, please tell him to put me down now…”

Brother Yan was stunned for a moment. He had been Gu Xiaowei’s makeup artist for so many years. When had he ever seen him carry someone on his shoulders for such a long time?

Was this punishing the other, or showing off his upper body strength?

Moreover, Gu Xiaowei also had friends in the industry, but he had never seen him be this close to his friends.

“Don’t worry, Xiao Luo. Once I finish touching up our Brother Gu’s makeup, I will touch up your makeup properly.”

After saying that, Brother Yan started working very seriously.

Finally, director Lin Yue passed by with a thermos cup, and Luo Yu grabbed him.

“Director Lin… Director Lin… look at me, I’m about to have a cerebral hemorrhage… Bai Ying didn’t die from a gunshot, Bai Ying died of a cerebral hemorrhage…”

Looking at Luo Yu’s expectant eyes, Lin Yue said calmly, “No matter, this way you will look weak after a while, enter the mood of the scene faster, and have a stronger sense of immersion.”

“Aren’t there any good people in this crew?”

After almost ten minutes like this, Luo Yu was so bored that he wanted to take out his phone to play games, only then did Gu Xiaowei put him down.

It turned out that Brother Yan was going to touch up Luo Yu’s makeup.

Originally, Brother Yan, as Gu Xiaowei’s exclusive makeup artist, did not need to apply makeup to other actors.

But these days, whenever Gu Xiaowei and Luo Yu were in the same scene, Gu Xiaowei would always ask Brother Yan to go over and touch up Luo Yu’s makeup.

Brother Yan didn’t mind Luo Yu’s low celebrity status at all. He trusted Gu Xiaowei’s vision, so every time he touched up Luo Yu’s makeup, Brother Yan would work seriously according to the character’s image. After several times, Gu Xiaowei no longer needed to say anything, Brother Yan would voluntarily come over himself.

Finally, it was Luo Yu’s turn to have his makeup touched up.

Brother Yan smiled and said, “This is the last scene. I must make you look beautiful.”

Luo Yu almost choked on his saliva, “No need… Brother Yan, Bai Ying had been shot at this time, and had been holding on for a while! It doesn’t need to be beautiful, just tragic!”

Brother Yan smiled and said: “I know, I know. But even if it is a tragic look, it can’t be dirty and unkempt. Brother Gu often praises that there is acting in your eyes. Since Bai Ying is at death’s door at this time, those eyes must be even more recognisable. I want the audience to see the acting in your eyes.”

Hearing what the other said, Luo Yu was relieved and followed Brother Yan’s instructions, looking left and right.

“Okay, now let’s see if Bai Ying’s look right now meets the goal?”

Brother Yan held up the mirror and showed it to Luo Yu.

As expected of Gu Xiaowei’s personal makeup artist, Brother Yan’s brushes were not meant to make someone look good, but to highlight the highlights of that person’s facial features and make the makeup infinitely fit the character.

“Your eyes are beautiful, so I deepened the outline of your eyes a little, especially the ends of your eyes, which are actually very soft. Bai Ying was able to arrange everything before he died and help Yan Ye get out of trouble, so I think he can also calmly accept the fact that he is about to die. Under such circumstances, his eyes no longer look sharp, and there is no need to intimidate anyone, but instead…”

“Appear calm and peaceful.” Luo Yu said.

“That’s right. It’s good we agree.”

“Brother Yan, how come you understand the character so deeply?” Luo Yu asked curiously.

“Because when I put makeup on Brother Gu, Brother Gu would analyze the character’s condition with me, so that the makeup I apply will fit more closely.”

“What about my character? Gu… Teacher Gu also told you?”

“Yes. The scenes between Bai Ying and Yan Ye, who are both enemies and friends, is the highlight of the first third of this drama.”

Luo Yu took a deep breath. The best makeup artist, the best director and the best acting partner. He had enjoyed such top-level conditions ten years in advance. How could he not try his best?

Luo Yu walked up to Lin Yue and said, “Director Lin, my makeup is done.”

Lin Yue looked back and his gaze fixed on him, “En… very good. Bai Ying, go ahead.”

The night fell and the lights on the studio came on.

The prop car stopped under the light of the street lamp.

Luo Yu and Gu Xiaowei each stood on one side of the car door. Luo Yu smiled and said, “Teacher Gu, this is the last scene between Bai Ying and Yan Ye.”

Gu Xiaowei’s eyes stayed on Luo Yu’s face for a long time, and he nodded after a long time: “Yes.”

“But what Bai Ying left for Yan Ye, whether it is spiritual or on the way forward, will stay with Yan Ye until the end.”

“So Yan Ye will not be sad, but firm in his will.”

The two set off again in tacit understanding and opened the car door in unison.

Luo Yu sat in the driver’s seat, and Gu Xiaowei sat in the co-passenger’s seat.

In this scene, Bai Zhongxing sent an assassin to kill Yan Ye, and Yan Ye almost died. Bai Ying drove the exhausted Yan Ye all the way in the car, and the assassin pursued them on a motorcycle.

Bai Ying swerved decisively, and Yan Ye took the right opportunity to shoot, killing the assassin.

But Bai Ying was shot. He knew that he had little hope of surviving after being shot in this spot, so he parked the car on the side of the road and asked Yan Ye to go to the convenience store opposite to buy himself chocolate which he would definitely not have usually.

When Yan Ye was looking for chocolate, he received an email notification on his phone. It was Bai Ying who sent him important information so that he could prove to Bai Zhongxing that Ah Lan was deliberately handed over to the police by Bai Ying, so Yan Ye was not the undercover agent.

Moreover, Bai Ying kept a back-up plan for all the transactions that were uncovered by the police because of Yan Ye’s leaks, proving that they were his own doings in order to take revenge on Bai Zhongxing.

Not only that, there was also some important business information in the email. With Yan Ye having these, Bai Zhongxing had no choice but to continue to reuse him.

Yan Ye saw this arrangement and feeling of entrustment like one’s last will, and suddenly realized something. He rushed to the car on the side of the road, opened the door and found that the driver’s seat was covered with blood while Bai Ying was leaning on the seat. His face was turned in the direction where he could watch him leave, as if seeing him off to a bright place, while he stopped breathing.

After they shot a few scenes inside the car, the scene of the motorcycle chasing the sports car on the street had to be completed by professional stunt actors.

As the sound of the clapperboard was heard, Bai Ying’s final scene began.

The car stopped at the door of the convenience store. Bai Ying had a smile on his lips. He punched Yan Ye next to him with his fist. “Get up, go to the convenience store and buy me an espresso-flavored lollipop.”

Yan Ye turned his face sideways and looked at Bai Ying’s profile, and found that this person had a gentle smile on his face, but it seemed that it would be blown away at any time, and he couldn’t fathom or catch it.

“No, lollipops are for children.”

“Who is your boss?” Bai Ying asked.

This question seemed to take them back to the scene when Bai Ying and Yan Ye first met. The speculation, suspicion and mutual testing now no longer existed.

The two of them were like wild beasts that had been chased by hunters, tired and hoping to get warmth from each other.

Yan Ye smiled helplessly, with a hint of indulgence in this smile.

“You are the boss, you have the final say.”

After saying that, Yan Ye, who looked tired, opened the car door and walked to the store opposite them.

Bai Ying, who was sitting in the car, exhaled slightly, as if the hot summer suddenly entered the decline of winter.

His jaw trembled because of the pain, and he unbuckled his seat belt, as if all the weight had been lifted. Instead of pressing on his bleeding wound, he picked up his phone and sent the email he had been preparing for a long time.

Then he turned his face with difficulty and looked persistently at the bright convenience store, where he could vaguely see the figure searching in front of the candy aisle.

Yan Ye was Bai Ying’s weapon, his courage to tear away the shackles of darkness, and the end of his fierce struggle all his life.

Bai Ying’s gaze was so deep and long that even the camera crew leader sitting in front of the camera couldn’t help but be drawn into Bai Ying’s emotions.

That desperate rush for freedom turned into the final fulfillment and farewell to Yan Ye.

Yan Ye ran out of the convenience store. It was some kind of telepathic premonition. He and Bai Ying looked at each other from afar across the road, just like the two sides of the passage between life and death. Even if they had joined hands to resist the frost and snow, in the end it was just the scenery on the other side.

Because their starting points were different and their return journeys were also different.

Yan Ye rushed over. When he found Bai Ying looking at him, he revealed a hopeful and even joyful expression for a moment.

“I’m sorry, boss, I couldn’t find the coffee candy you asked for…”

But gradually, Yan Ye discovered that although those eyes were looking at him, they were dimming rapidly.

He opened the car door suddenly. Bai Ying’s abdomen was stained red, and blood was dripping from the car.

Yan Ye pressed hard on his bleeding wound. His breathing became more and more rapid. There were no tears in his eyes, but the expression on his face was like everything fading after a heavy rain.

He didn’t dare to take another look at Bai Ying’s eyes, but he couldn’t bear to miss the last bit of light in his eyes either.

He held Bai Ying in his arms, without any lines for five minutes.

Yan Ye and Bai Ying were clearly on irreconcilable opposite sides, but at this moment, they finally accepted each other.

“Okay, I promise you.” Yan Ye said.

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Bai Ying once asked Yan Ye if he was an undercover agent. Yan Ye didn’t answer, and Bai Ying didn’t mind. He said to him: “Whether you are a cop or not, I want you to shatter the dark sky and break Bai Zhongxing’s rules into pieces… Let me see what color the sky is.”

At that time, Yan Ye was an undercover agent and could not take the risk of responding or promising anything to Bai Ying.

And now, he could finally give an answer.

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“Okay.”

As soon as Gu Xiaowei sooke, Luo Yu’s hand suddenly reached over, his thumb touched Gu Xiaowei’s lips, and he suddenly kissed him.

There was no angle change, it was straight forward, but it made one unable to move.

When Gu Xiaowei felt the pressure from Luo Yu, the other’s hand pinched his chin and pulled it upward forcefully. Gu Xiaowei subconsciously raised his head, lost his balance and fell backward.

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Luo Yu also fell down. He quickly let go of Gu Xiaowei, placed his hands on both sides of the other, and steadied himself before they were about to collide.

Gu Xiaowei’s expression was a little flustered, but he quickly focused on Luo Yu’s face.

“You were motionless before, why did you fall this time?”

Luo Yu smiled and was about to get up.

Young man, no matter how similar you pretend to be, you are still no match for me.

Probably because Luo Yu’s teasing was too obvious, Gu Xiaowei became anxious, and the two of them bumped into each other unexpectedly.

Luo Yu covered his mouth and sat back on the bed opposite, “Uh that… it’s your fault! You bumped into me.”

But Gu Xiaowei stood up and slowly approached Luo Yu. His deep eyes kept looking at Luo Yu, as if to ensnare Luo Yu’s mind. He was not allowed to avoid him and could only focus on looking at him.

Luo Yu put his elbows behind him and moved back, but Gu Xiaowei pressed forward slowly.

“All right, are you still acting?” Luo Yu just bit himself, so he was a bit slurring when he spoke.

Gu Xiaowei just looked at him without saying a word.

Luo Yu knew that Gu Xiaowei was not the kind of person to make a big deal over his lips being accidentally touched, not to mention that they were practicing acting with each other just now.

Don’t know if this guy’s drama addiction had overcome him, or if he had a desire to win again.

His performance just now probably stimulated a certain nerve in him, just like a painter whose inspiration suddenly bursted. No matter where it was, just pick up the pen and put the image down even if there was only toilet paper in front.

Okay, then I will cooperate with your performance.

Luo Yu’s shoulders trembled, his elbows lost strength and he fell down.

Sure enough, Gu Xiaowei seized the opportunity. Seeing that the figure over him was about to press down, Luo Yu suddenly raised his hand, hooked it around Gu Xiaowei’s neck, pressed down, and pushed the other man’s face against his own tilted one.

“Still want to act?” Luo Yu asked in amusement, “You and the heroine are already leaning against the wall in this scene, there isn’t much room for you to express yourself.”

After hearing these words, Gu Xiaowei gave up all support and fell on Luo Yu. After a long time, a soft sigh sounded next to Luo Yu’s ear.

“Senior Brother is indeed a master.” Gu Xiaowei said.

“Me? Master…” Luo Yu thought to himself, the master also depended on who was the opponent.

That was because the other was Gu Xiaowei, and he knew that the other man could take on any scene, so he could be so bold.

Before Luo Yu could tap his shoulder, Gu Xiaowei got up and sat next to Luo Yu.

“But it is true, Senior Brother, that the way you just acted was more suitable for Yan Ye and the heroine’s position. Just kiss directly, suddenly and directly, without giving the heroine and the people around him time to react. This kind of surprise attack itself has a certain mischief in it, as if deliberately intending to see the heroine panic, but also without other gestures to making it look slimy. To those who monitor Yan Ye, Yan Ye is ‘bullying’ the heroine, rather than being affectionate with her.”

Listening to Gu Xiaowei’s serious analysis, Luo Yu wanted to laugh a little.

“This is the only kiss scene in this drama, and there’s nothing else, right?” Luo Yu asked.

“Also, in the end, when Yan Ye jumped off the boat to escape and almost drowned in the water. The heroine drove a boat to save him.”

“Really?” Luo Yu flipped through the script, but didn’t see it. It was probably that Hua Xingyun hadn’t completely revised it yet. “Don’t tell me the heroine jumps out of the boat to save Yan Ye, and then do some underwater resuscitation?”

“This is too… cliche. It doesn’t conform to Screenwriter Hua’s aesthetics.”

“Then this kiss does?” Luo Yu flicked his knuckles on that page of the script.

“At least… there is plot tension.”

“That’s true.” Luo Yu returned the script to Gu Xiaowei, and was about to say that there was still time and he could call Fang Qin back.

Who would have thought that Gu Xiaowei fell backwards immediately: “I’m a little tired, why don’t we take a rest.”

Luo Yu recalled how he could lie down and sleep at the table just now. He must be really tired, and he really couldn’t bear to have the other walk back.

“Okay, you go to bed first. I’m going to wash up.”

When Luo Yu came out of the bathroom, he found that Gu Xiaowei was already lying under the quilt, with his back to Luo Yu, and he must have fallen asleep.

The time spent on the crew of “Counterattack” was neither long nor short.

The day had finally come when the role of Bai Ying was about to be finalized.

Luo Yu and Gu Xiaowei stood in front of Lin Yue and listened carefully to his suggestions.

“Have you two practiced lines together?” Lin Yue confirmed with them.

“En.” Gu Xiaowei nodded.

“That’s right.” Luo Yu replied.

“Okay. Luo Yu, your Bai Ying needs to show his complicated but pure feelings for Yan Ye. You know that he is an undercover agent, and you know that he is in a dead end this time. You two are logically mortal enemies, but you don’t hope he dies. You think at worst he just failed in this mission. He can go back and continue to be his little policeman, it’s already good if he could stay alive. Until…”

Luo Yu continued from where the director left off: “Until this time I am going to die. Since I am going to die, it is better to help him get out of this dead end situation. Since I am destined to be unable to leave this sludge, I hope he will have a bright future. Between the two of us, there should be one with a bright future. If one of us can leave, it’s not a loss.”

“Yes, it is this kind of faith that makes you persist until the end.” After Lin Yue finished speaking, he looked at Gu Xiaowei again, “Xiao Gu, your Yan Ye is ready to die. They say you are a mad dog, you think it is not a big deal to remain mad till the end. But you didn’t expect Bai Ying to come and save you——”

Gu Xiaowei continued the emotion described by Lin Yue: “At that moment, I realized that Bai Ying and I are the same type of person to a certain extent. We both want to break away from Bai Zhongxing and break away from the script written by fate. In this case, I will fight with him to the end.”

Lin Yue nodded and said, “Yes, that’s the kind of heroic spirit.”

Today’s scene began with a martial arts scene, that is, a fight scene.

Regarding the specific martial arts moves, Coordinator Chen trained Gu Xiaowei and Luo Yu yesterday.

Coordinator Chen had confidence in Gu Xiaowei because they have worked together in costume dramas before. He knew that Gu Xiaowei had the skills in this area, his limbs were not stiff, and he was willing to learn and use force when doing movements.

Coordinator Chen taught a popular young actor in his previous film. He specially designed a set of low-difficulty and beautiful movements for that actor. Unfortunately, he was unable to learn the movements and even his imitation was perfunctory, so in the end he had to find a martial arts body double to complete it.

Compared with the celebrities he had been in contact with over many years, Coordinator Chen’s favorable impression of Gu Xiaowei was top-notch.

Until this time he met Luo Yu.

Because it was a modern drama, there were no special effects like those in costume dramas. Knocking down opponents was mainly done quickly, accurately and ruthlessly, highlighting the sense of decisiveness.

Coordinator Chen called Ah Bao, who played the assassin, to first break down Luo Yu’s movements and then perform it again in a coherent manner.

Coordinator Chen was prepared to teach Luo Yu for a whole afternoon. After all, Director Lin valued the character Bai Ying’s fighting scenes very much. Coordinator Chen also heard that Lin Yue valued Luo Yu very much, but being well-behaved and sensible in front of the director was one thing, when it comes to fight scenes, one could truly see how much hardship an actor could endure.

Therefore, what Coordinator Chen said at the beginning was very tactful.

“You can give it a try first. If it doesn’t work, I’ll talk to and ask Director Lin to arrange a body double for you.”

“How could that be done? When using a body double, there will only be long shots and partial close-ups. There are no full shots. The audience will know at a glance that it is not me.”

Luo Yu said.

When Coordinator Chen heard this, his favorable impression of Luo Yu increased. When some actors heard that Coordinator Chen said that he would find ways to arrange for a body double, they all thanked him and accepted the ladder he handed over.

As soon as Luo Yu began, Coordinator Chen’s eyes lit up. The first elbow thrust was very powerful, which was in sharp contrast to his appearance.

Then there was another knee strike, the muscles all over his body tensed, and the movements were so beautiful that people couldn’t take their eyes away.

The center of gravity sank quickly and a leg swept outwards. The strength of the muscles and the beauty of the stretched leg lines made Coordinator Chen applaud.

“Not bad!”

“But I forgot the rest, please teach it again.” Luo Yu stood up and touched the back of his head sheepishly.

“I just showed it once so it’s great to be able to do this already! Have you learned martial arts before?”

Coordinator Chen made small talk while he taught the moves again. He suddenly became interested in Luo Yu and wanted to know more about him.

“Oh, I learned it when I was a child. I quite liked it, but after I was admitted to college, my skills fell behind. Just now, when I moved, it was a bit incoherent.”

Coordinator Chen looked puzzled, “Then you can definitely take on action scenes. For example, police and gangster films and dramas, and ancient costume martial arts films and dramas. With your appearance and your skills, many films and dramas requiring action scenes would definitely accept you. You may not be famous enough to play the leading role, but you’re more than enough to play a supporting role!”

“I thought about it when I just graduated… but my will wasn’t strong enough.” Luo Yu said.

In order to eat up all the dividends he had earned as a school idol, Zhuque Media was afraid that he would change his mind and make period films or modern dramas, so they tried desperately to weld the image of the school idol to him. But unfortunately, Zhuque Media’s head was not as strong as Dijun Media’s capital. He Mu came out of nowhere and put the “national school idol” on himself.

“It’s okay, you are still young now. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. If I encounter a suitable opportunity next time, I will also recommend you to the director I work with! Although good wine is not afraid of deep alleys, there are too many alleys in this circle. You still need others to help advertise!”

With the careful guidance of Coordinator Chen, the last fight scene before the finalization of the role of Bai Ying was so exciting that even other film groups took advantage of the break to come and watch.

Also included was the heroine Xie Shang, who came in her uniform and looked excitedly at the screen in front of the martial arts coordinator.

Lin Yue was also sitting on the side with a thermos cup in his hands with great interest. He glanced at Xie Shang and joked: “Xiao Xie, are you here to see Xiao Gu’s fight scene too?”

“Of course I must watch Brother Gu’s fight scenes! He is my male protagonist!” Xie Chang smiled and whispered, “I’ll also watch Brother Luo’s.”

At this time, Bai Ying, played by Luo Yu, was fighting one against three. First, he struck with an elbow. The impact was such that Ah Bao, his opponent, staggered back several steps before he even touched him.

The coordinator of the martial arts scenes couldn’t help shouting with a loudspeaker: “What are you dodging for! What are you dodging for! You fell down before Bai Ying could hit you! Do you know what this is called——Fake fall! Fake fall! Fake fall!”

Luo Yu stepped forward and pulled Ah Bao up, “Are you okay?”

“I’m good, I’m good! That move of yours looked so powerful! I wasn’t mentally prepared! I’m sorry to have you do it again!”

Luo Yu quickly reassured the other and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you, I can control it.”

After communication and adjustment, shooting started again.

It was still the same elbow strike. Luo Yu’s attack was even more ruthless than before. As he pushed his elbow to the side the expression on his face was as cold as ice. The muscles in his body tensed and then released the force. The actor playing Ah Bao only felt that he had been hit lightly, when clearly the other had used his force so hard, but when it reached him, it was just a tap.

Then Luo Yu delivered another knee strike that used pressure from his whole body. That scene made everyone on the scene hold their breath. He landed on his feet and made another sweep with such strength and speed, one could see the dust being swept up.

The three-hit combo was high-energy throughout, without any fancy moves. Everything was aimed at knocking down the enemy.

Coordinator Chen, who was standing nearby and watching, couldn’t help but applaud. He didn’t expect that the movements he designed could be realized so perfectly.

As Coordinator Chen applauded, other staff around him, including Lin Yue, also applauded.

“Ahhhhhh! Brother Luo Yu, he is so hot!” Xie Shang couldn’t help but clench her fists.

Lin Yue laughed, “Sure enough, every time you come here it’s not for Gu Xiaowei, but for the handsome Brother Luo Yu!”

Xie Shang, whose secret was discovered by the director, smiled shyly, “Director Lin, you have to keep it a secret!”

“Are you a fan of Xiao Luo?”

Xie Shang smiled and said, “Yes.”

“Then which drama of his do you like? “Plum Blossom Rain” or “Green River”?” Lin Yue asked.

There were not many works by which Luo Yu could be named. “Plum Blossom Rain” was his debut film, and in “Green River” Luo Yu played a college student going down to the countryside. Although there were only a few scenes, Lin Yue took the time to watch it and felt that Luo Yu’s performance was very inspiring.

“I am his career fan, and I think he is great in everything he acts in.” Xie Shang said with a smile, although her voice was not loud, but her expression was very proud.

At this time, the sound of the clapped board for the next scene was heard.

Bai Ying, played by Luo Yu, walked up to the camera.

At this time, Yan Ye had been beaten for a long time and was about to be exhausted.

He raised his eyes and closed them again after realizing that the person coming was Bai Ying.

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Based on Yan Ye’s understanding of Bai Ying, he knew how ruthless Bai Ying was against betrayers——sinking Ah Lan into the river was the best example.

Today Yan Ye would be surrounded by the people sent by Bai Zhongxing to kill him because it was exposed that Ah Lan was rescued by the police. Bai Zhongxing believed Yan Ye was an undercover agent and wanted to remove this nail. Naturally this meanr Bai Ying also knew that Yan Ye was an undercover agent.

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There was no need to explain this sentence too much, Luo Yu could understand Gu Xiaowei’s feelings.

If every character and every drama was a world, but the actors in the same crew, especially the actors acting opposite you, have not entered this world and instead only read the lines or perform superficially, whereas Gu Xiaowei had already entered this world, then in that world Gu Xiaowei was alone and performing a one-man show.

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There were no sparks, no confrontations, no one to understand him, and no one to meet him head to head.

——How lonely was this.

This feeling was like Gu Xiaowei had been away from school for a long time. When he returned to the drama stage, all his colleagues had left, and he stood on the empty stage practicing his lines and expressions. Everything relied on imagination, a fictional world in his mind, and he was the only one in this world.

That night, Luo Yu heard movement on the drama stage at almost midnight, so he walked over to take a look.

Even without an audience, Gu Xiaowei recited his lines with great emotion. Even without the stage lights, he still attracted all the attention.

Luo Yu was infected at that moment and subconsciously spoke the next line.

Everything happened naturally, Luo Yu accompanied him to complete the whole play.

Even if there was no audience or applause, when Gu Xiaowei looked over, Luo Yu found that the other man had an endless desire to perform.

It wasn’t like hitting it off right away, but a natural tacit understanding.

The play they collaborated on was a sell-out, and it had many extra performances.

At the end of the last show, they were drinking a few yuan a can of beer backstage, and Gu Xiaowei, who had always had great self-control, got drunk and leaned on Luo Yu’s shoulder and said, “I should have come closer to you sooner.”

“Me too.” Luo Yu replied generously.

Suddenly, Luo Yu looked at the decade younger face in front of him, as if time and space overlapped, and the dew returned to the dust.

“Finally not so lonely——someone else is in the same world as me.”

“Me too.”

The room became quiet, but it was not embarrassing at all.

“However, I may not be able to wait for you. Your role will be finished in at least a month and a half or even two months later than mine. In this short time, I have to act well, no matter how small the role is, I have to work hard. So next time when we meet again, I can maintain my condition. Not to mention I also have to pay off the mortgage on my house. I can’t just sleep in the film and television studio and wait for work, right?”

“En.” Gu Xiaowei nodded, “Now Senior Brother, it’s time for you to practice with me.”

“Practice lines? Don’t tell me that you really want to practice romantic scenes. The only romantic drama I’ve ever acted in in my life was “Plum Blossom Rain.”

“Didn’t you kiss the heroine?” Gu Xiaowei said lightly.

It’s just that the mild tone sounded a bit cold.

“Hey, a second male lead like me, how could I have the chance to kiss the heroine! Xiao Qin must have told you, right? She remembered it wrong.”

“On the cheek.” Gu Xiaowei said concisely.

“Cheek?” Luo Yu frowned, raised his head and thought seriously, and then recalled, “I didn’t kiss the heroine’s face at all. It was a trick position——I was just kissing my own hand!”

“En?” Gu Xiaowei looked suspicious.

“Have you never done this before? This kind of fake kiss?”

“Not yet. The previous romantic scenes were all about eyes, hugs, or close contact, the director didn’t require kiss scenes.”

Luo Yu patted the back of his head. This was Gu Xiaowei from ten years ago, and he was still “innocent”.

“You don’t happen to still have your first on-screen kiss, do you?”

“Senior Brother’s first on-screen kiss was in “Plum Blossom Rain”?”

“No… didn’t I just tell you? What I kissed was my own finger.” Luo Yu emphasized again.

“How was the trick position done?” Gu Xiaowei said.

“Have you never eaten pork, or seen pigs running?” Luo Yu asked back.

“I’ve actually never seen a pig run.” Gu Xiaowei’s expression was serious.

Luo Yu was a little unsure whether Gu Xiaowei had literally never seen a pig run, or whether he had never seen how to shoot a kissing scene in a trick camera position.

But the other man clearly wanted him to perform it for him! Fine then!

“That’s it! I’ll show it to you!”

Luo Yu waved to Gu Xiaowei, and Gu Xiaowei leaned towards Luo Yu and leaned one hand next to Luo Yu.

As soon as this guy came closer, a certain aura enveloped Luo Yu. Luo Yu raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, stretched out his hand to hold up Gu Xiaowei’s cheek, and put his thumb on the corner of his lips, speaking slowly and teasingly: “Teacher Gu, your posture is quite good. I can’t tell that you really don’t know how to do it?”

“I…”

Just as Gu Xiaowei was about to speak, Luo Yu closed his eyes, tilted his face, and kissed his thumb.

They were so close together that their breathing blended together. As long as Gu Xiaowei moved slightly, he could touch the tip of Luo Yu’s nose.

The whole space became intense, as if the rose thorns in a certain someone’s body which were restrained from revealing any clues, but because of this kiss across thousands of mountains and rivers they eagerly wanted to cut open his body and grow wildly.

Luo Yu opened his eyes, moved back, and widened the distance between them.

What a pity, Gu Xiaowei’s expression was indifferent, without any hint of shyness.

“That’s pretty much the fake kiss I had at that time.” Luo Yu replied.

Gu Xiaowei lowered his eyes and thought seriously for a while, “Director Lin… probably won’t allow fake kisses.”

“That’s true. It’s not real enough, not professional enough, and it just fools the audience.” Luo Yu sighed, “Where’s the script? Let’s see how this kiss can be designed to make it easier for you to accept.”

“Here.” Gu Xiaowei took out the script from his coat pocket.

Luo Yu took it and opened it while recalling in his mind, when he was watching this TV drama in his previous life, did Yan Ye kiss the heroine?

Why didn’t he remember?

“Oh, here’s the kissing scene. Actually, Yan Ye kissed the heroine in order to convey news to his colleagues, in reality it was to put a capsule into the heroine’s mouth.”

“En.”

“Yan Ye hadn’t fallen in love with the heroine yet.”

Also, this scene was quite dog blood and old-fashioned, who would’ve thought it to be written by Screenwriter Hua?

“So, what kind of expression should I have?”

Luo Yu understood Gu Xiaowei’s concerns. If it was in other dramas, it would just be a simple touching of lips, but for Gu Xiaowei, it was impossible for him to act so irresponsibly.

The heroine was a comrade to Yan Ye. Overstepping the boundaries with his comrade for the sake of the mission while there were a lot of people watching and even heckling. If the kiss was not frivolous enough, it would not look believable, but at the same time how could he also express Yan Ye’s inner feelings of deep respect for the other person?

The audience may not mind if you shoot a fake kiss without delving into the emotional levels of the characters, but the tension of delivering the capsule under the noses of enemies and opponents would drop drastically.

Luo Yu took a deep breath, put his fist against his lower lip, and imagined the scene in his mind.

After a long time, Luo Yu said, “How about we give it a try.”

“How to try?”

“How else can we try? Come and kiss me, and I’ll observe your expression. You should have learned how to fake kiss me just now, right? If you learn how, we won’t have to worry about our mouths getting swollen if we try too many times.” Luo Yu stretched out his hands and gestured at the other, “Come on, come on.”

According to the script, Luo Yu put on a guarded and cold expression on his face. At this time, the heroine should not know that Yan Ye was her colleague.

He quickly entered the scene in the play——surrounded by people who were heckling and watching the show, including Bai Zhongxing’s men who were secretly observing. And Yan Ye, the man known as Bai Ying’s confidant and the Bai family’s mad dog, stood in front.

As soon as Luo Yu opened his eyes, he saw Gu Xiaowei’s smiling eyes, which were half playful and half warning. The more casual his smile became, the tighter Luo Yu’s nerves became.

The next moment, Gu Xiaowei grabbed Luo Yu’s chin. The strength of his fingers forced Luo Yu to raise his head and open his mouth. He fell backward and supported himself with his arms.

Gu Xiaowei’s kiss landed suddenly, with an aura that could not be refused, and Luo Yu’s heart almost jumped out of his throat, until Gu Xiaowei kissed him hard on the fingers that were holding Luo Yu’s chin.

His face tilted at an angle slowly and forcefully, the silent but boiling waves were overwhelming. Luo Yu clenched his fists, and his face was turned to various angles by Gu Xiaowei’s hands. This time, the tip of Gu Xiaowei’s nose was pressed close to his, and Luo Yu had the illusion that he was really being forcibly kissed by the other man.

Soon, Gu Xiaowei let him go and asked, “How about it?”

His voice was deep and hoarse, as if he had really experienced a deep kiss.

“You… aren’t you amazing…” Luo Yu opened his mouth and managed to say these words.

“Really…” Gu Xiaowei lowered his head as if reviewing his performance just now, and then said something that made Luo Yu want to vomit blood, “Senior Brother, your kissing scenes are not very good.”

“What’s wrong with it?”

Not very lethal, but extremely insulting.

​Wait a minute, this guy… wanted to use provocation?

Gu Xiaowei, Gu Xiaowei, you have to compete with me even in kiss scenes… There really was no one except you in this life.

Fortunately, there were no kissing scenes in the stage play in the previous life, otherwise Luo Yu would really have difficulty imagining himself and Gu Xiaowei spending all night studying how to perform a kissing scene.

“Whether my kissing scene is good or not, let’s put it aside for now, but this kind of kiss is a bit not right for Yan Ye. Don’t you think this kiss was a bit strong, without the element of joking, rather it is a bit… a bit…” Luo Yu thought in his mind, searching for the right descriptive words.

“A bit?” Gu Xiaowei asked.

“A bit desperate?” Luo Yu replied.

Gu Xiaowei did not refute, he seemed to agree with Luo Yu’s statement.

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“How about you be the heroine and I give it a try?” Luo Yu asked tentatively.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xiaowei nodded and agreed.

Luo Yu immediately stretched out his hand to signal the other to stay where he was: “Sit still and don’t move.”

The old sparrow also needed to prepare himself.

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Luo Yu wanted to ask him why, because not so many people in the world were willing to get to know a minor supporting actor whose status in the industry was lower than their own, not to mention that Gu Xiaowei was a more career-minded person, and he only valued acting skills and moral character.

They had not had much contact before, so logically speaking Gu Xiaowei had no chance to know his character.

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As for acting skills… was his “Bai Ying” so charming?

Gu Xiaowei sat on the chair next to him, flipping through Luo Yu’s script, while Luo Yu glanced at the other while eating——why didn’t Gu Xiaowei leave after delivering the white fungus soup? Did he really want to compare notes with him?

Thinking of what Gu Xiaowei said about practicing romantic scenes with him today, Luo Yu immediately choked and quickly took a big sip of the white fungus soup.

“What’s wrong?” Gu Xiaowei turned his face and asked.

“No…nothing, I probably choked on the chili pepper.”

Luo Yu made a random excuse.

“Oh, really?” Gu Xiaowei propped his chin on his hand, his gaze slowly landing on Luo Yu’s boxed meal.

Only then did Luo Yu realize that tonight’s side dishes——fish-flavored shredded pork, garlic-flavored ribs and stir-fried bitter melon, didn’t have any chili pepper at all.

But Luo Yu picked up his acting skills instantly and continued eating as if nothing had happened.

Gradually, Luo Yu saw Gu Xiaowei’s shadow on the table approaching him little by little. Once he turned his head, he realized that Gu Xiaowei’s face, which not a single flaw could be found even while magnified on the big screen, was right in front of him.

“The celery in the fish-flavored shredded pork is a bit overcooked.” Gu Xiaowei said softly.

“Ah? Is it? I think it’s okay…”

At this time, Luo Yu noticed an obvious smile in the other man’s eyes. Although the hand supporting his chin covered his mouth, it did not cover the raised corners of his mouth.

Luo Yu suddenly realized that the fish-flavored shredded pork contained shredded pork, shredded carrots, and shredded fungus, but there was no celery.

Just like the last time he said his script was upside down, this guy was here to “bully” him again? But… would Gu Xiaowei tease other people like this?

“I didn’t know my presence is so big that even the taste of the food is overridden.”

Just as Gu Xiaowei was about to stand up, Luo Yu quickly pushed him back, “It’s not because of you that I can’t taste the food. It’s just that you have a strong presence. In terms of looks, flavor and fragrance, how could it be inferior to a boxed meal?”

Gu Xiaowei sat back again and said in a calm tone: “Senior Brother is really good at coaxing people. But does Senior Brother appreciate my looks or my fragrance? How do you know my flavor?”

If other people heard this, their hearts would beat wildly, no exception.

Here it was again, Gu Xiaowei’s desire to win at acting romantic scenes was finally here.

But Luo Yu was an old sparrow, so he smiled in his heart——young man, you don’t have martial ethics, so I shall let you experience how spicy old ginger is.

Luo Yu put down his chopsticks and imitated Gu Xiaowei’s posture just now, propping his chin on one hand while extending his other.

He thought Gu Xiaowei would back away or turn aside, but the other man remained motionless.

Young man, you’re quite the firm one.

Luo Yu maintained his smile, tapped his fingertips in the direction of the other man’s brow bone midair, and said in a soft and drawling tone: “Your flavor is——wine made of the sweet-scented osmanthus blown by the south wind, and the plum blossoms soaked in rainwater. How dare I have a taste, because I’m afraid that with a simple sip… you’ll be gone.”

Luo Yu’s fingertips finally came to rest on the tip of Gu Xiaowei’s nose. Gu Xiaowei didn’t move at all. All the alcohol in this world, whether it was strong and fiery or sweet and mellow, could not make him drunk.

Luo Yu was slapped in the face. Old ginger, who? He completely failed to make Gu Xiaowei blush.

“This was a line from “Plum Blossom Rain”.” Gu Xiaowei said, “The poem you recited to the heroine by the window of the library.”

Luo Yu paused, “You… watched it?”

Even if you have seen it, it was a TV drama five years ago. How could Gu Xiaowei even remember the lines?

“Xiao Qin likes it. She said that she likes the way you spoke this line the most, affectionate and tender. You could say such disgusting lines so affectionately that it doesn’t pull the audience back into reality. I haven’t seen anyone with such acting skills since.” Gu Xiaowei said.

“Then thank Xiao Qin for me. I’ll reward her a chicken drumstick next time.”

As soon as Luo Yu finished speaking, his chopsticks were knocked to the ground.

“Tsk!” Luo Yu thought to himself, not only did he fail to tease Gu Xiaowei, he also knocked his chopsticks down.

He pushed his chair back and squatted down to pick up the chopsticks.

Out of sight, Gu Xiaowei closed his eyes, tilted his head back and exhaled slowly. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and he raised his hand to touch his eyebrows and the tip of his nose.

As if extremely regretful that Luo Yu didn’t truly touch him just now.

As soon as Luo Yu stood up, Gu Xiaowei handed over another pair of chopsticks.

“Where did you find it?” Luo Yu took it.

“There was extra in the paper bag containing the white fungus soup.”

“Then I’m really lucky.”

Luo Yu separated the chopsticks and planned to eat the meal quickly. He didn’t want Gu Xiaowei to wait too long, but Gu Xiaowei’s fingers touched Luo Yu’s chopsticks.

“Senior Brother, it’s better to chew your food carefully and slowly.”

“You should have something to say, right?”

“But I can wait.” Gu Xiaowei replied, “I’ll take a nap for a while. You can call me after you finish eating.”

“Yeah, sure.” Luo Yu nodded quickly. He originally wanted to tell Gu Xiaowei to nap on his bed, but who knew that this guy lay his head directly on the table.

He rested his head on his left arm and turned his back to Luo Yu, which made Luo Yu guilty instead. He kept feeling that Gu Xiaowei forced himself into energy-saving mode so as not to disturb his meal. Or maybe Gu Xiaowei was indeed tired.

When acting, he always tightened himself up too tight.

Luo Yu raised his hand and wanted to touch his head. But before he touched the other he then felt like this gesture would be too weird.

The other man was just a little younger than him, he didn’t know where this soft-heartedness came from.

Not long after, Fang Qin came back and said while closing the door: “Brother Luo——I was scolded by the director of our group again today… He said that I can accurately block the camera every time I move…”

Luo Yu turned around and made a shushing gesture to him.

Fang Qin stopped, walked quietly to the table, and mouthed to Luo Yu, “Who is this?”

Luo Yu also mouthed back to him: “Gu——Xiao——Wei.”

Indeed looking at that figure, it was definitely Gu Xiaowei. But Fang Qin was still curious. When was Gu Xiaowei ever so close to someone?

Being able to lie down next to the other and sleep while the other person was eating meant that the two people were very familiar with each other!

Fang Qin added another layer of halo to Luo Yu in his heart——the man who made Gu Xiaowei let down his guard!

What did Gu Xiaowei look like when he sleeps? Fang Qin couldn’t resist his curiosity and turned sideways to take a look.

Who knew that he would directly meet Gu Xiaowei’s eyes.

Fang Qin trembled all over and took half a step back, “Gu… Teacher Gu… is here to practice lines with Brother Luo?”

“En.” Gu Xiaowei slowly sat up and rubbed his eyes with his left hand. He was still a little sleepy, seeming to have just woken up.

Fang Qin even suspected that the person looking at him just now was not Gu Xiaowei. Gu Xiaowei clearly didn’t look like he was asleep just now.

“Then I’ll stay outside and won’t disturb you guys.” Fang Qin had become accustomed to it these days. Gu Xiaowei would come to Luo Yu to practice lines almost every two or three days.

In his opinion, a leading actor of Gu Xiaowei’s stature would act so seriously with a supporting actor like Luo Yu, and even practice for several hours. He was not only without airs, but also a model of professionalism. This filled Fang Qin’s heart with admiration, and he decided to unconditionally support their efforts!

Just when Fang Qin turned around to go out, Gu Xiaowei stopped him.

“Wait.”

“Teacher Gu, is there anything wrong?”

“Room card.” Gu Xiaowei took out his room card from his pocket and handed it to Fang Qin.

Every time Fang Qin took Gu Xiaowei’s room card, his expression was like taking a credit card with an overdraft limit of tens of millions, “Thank you, Teacher Gu! I won’t touch anything other than sleep on the bed!”

“I know.” Gu Xiaowei nodded slightly, expressing his trust in Fang Qin.

Luo Yu opened his eyes wide and looked at the direction Fang Qin left, “I remember we discussed it last time… If you want to practice lines with me again, come earlier and you go back earlier. As for Fang Qin, I can treat him to a foot massage…”

“The price of a two-hour foot massage is 168 yuan, Senior Brother, are you sure?” Gu Xiaowei asked.

Luo Yu opened his mouth. In terms of his current financial situation, it was indeed like cutting off his flesh, but he would be rich once he got the pay for this role, so he said firmly: “Of course!”

Gu Xiaowei smiled lightly and said, “Give him my room and you can save 168 yuan. Why not use the money to treat me to dinner?”

“Then…if you don’t mind, I can treat you to dinner on the day I finish filming. But I may have to order takeout.”

After all, this was a film and television studio. If he really wanted to take Gu Xiaowei to a restaurant, before the meal was even finished, Gu Xiaowei’s snapshots would be flying all over the web.

Luo Yu thought Gu Xiaowei would say “Okay” or “Hmm”, but he didn’t expect that he would be silent. He lowered his eyes for a while and it was difficult to know what he was thinking.

Luo Yu quickly finished up the boxed meal, opened the window in the room to air out the scent of the food, and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth so that he wouldn’t smell like garlic when he spoke his lines. When he came back, he found that Gu Xiaowei was still in the same posture.

Luo Yu was about to ask what the other was thinking, but Gu Xiaowei suddenly spoke: “Senior Brother, what are your plans after the filming is completed?”

“Depends on my agent. Well… I don’t have many roles to choose from.” Luo Yu replied, “But I’m really lucky to have acted in this drama. Thanks to Director Lin and you, I’ve been on the hot search several times. You know… for a long time I was very afraid of seeing myself on trending searches. I… usually got scolded on trending searches.”

“Not anymore.” Gu Xiaowei said.

Luo Yu looked into the other man’s eyes and couldn’t help but chuckle softly, “You also said that you don’t know what the look of “affectionate even when looking at a dog” is like? But the way you spoke just now was as if you were vowing to make an eternal promise with me.”

“Senior Brother is not a dog… As for an eternal promise, if I make it, will Senior Brother wait for me?”

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: “Wait… wait for what?”

“Let’s film our next work together.” Gu Xiaowei said.

“You… like filming with me so much?” Luo Yu sat down opposite Gu Xiaowei.

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“I like it very much.” Gu Xiaowei answered him without any hesitation.

“Then… what’s it like to film with me?”

Gu Xiaowei looked into Luo Yu’s eyes and said, “Finally, I am not so lonely——there is someone else in the same world as me.”

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