“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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Several of Gu Xiaowei’s head fans immediately shared and commented: Our Brother Gu is giving out candy! Thank you, senior brother, for acting lines with Brother Gu!

The fan support club also immediately forwarded: [Brother Gu gave candy to senior brother, thank you for your hard work, senior brother!]

Compared to He Mu, Gu Xiaowei’s fans were more positive.

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The most important thing was that during the early days of the establishment of the fan club, rules were established: not to bully other entertainers, and respect the cast and crew who collaborated with Gu Xiaowei.

Gu Xiaowei’s Weibo showed his attitude——he respected Luo Yu. Thus fans would also clarify the rumors that were not conducive to Luo Yu.

The trend of the comments gradually reversed, suppressing He Mu’s fans little by little.

[Oh my God! Brother Gu actually called Luo Yu “senior brother”! I don’t care~ Brother Gu’s senior brother is my senior brother~]

[Brother Gu is indeed a gentle person! Thank you, senior brother! Thank you for your hard work, senior brother!]

[Grateful, finger heart~ I hope that after eating Brother Gu’s mint candy, senior brother can sing high and clear tomorrow~]

If He Mu’s fans were still making sarcastic remarks about Luo Yu rubbing against traffic, Gu Xiaowei’s fans would immediately go up and explain.

[Friends, please see clearly, it’s Brother Gu who gave the candy, not senior brother, there’s no rubbing against traffic!]

[Everyone, please be less malicious when surfing the Internet! If Senior Brother accompanying Brother Gu in practicing lines is just to rub against traffic. Then how will other actors cooperate with Brother Gu in the future? Please don’t label other actors as “rubbing against traffic”.]

Passers-by also felt annoyed after seeing too many of these negative comments, [He Mu’s fans, please stop coming to Gu Xiaowei’s space to stir up trouble! Gu Xiaowei is not so narrow-minded and thinks that everyone wants to take advantage of his traffic!]

Gradually, He Mu’s fans realized that they couldn’t win, so they stopped.

And #Guxiaoweigavecandy# became the new trending number one.

Fang Qin, who was so angry that he couldn’t sleep, finally breathed out a sigh of relief when he saw this hot search.

He turned sideways and looked at Luo Yu across from him, and found that the other didn’t care at all about things on the Internet, completely exemplifying the phrase the emperor is not anxious but the eunuch is.

But thinking about it more carefully, even if Gu Xiaowei didn’t post that Weibo comment, with Luo Yu’s mentality of eating well and sleeping well, the slanderers on the Internet would not be able to hurt him at all.

This was the real master!

When Luo Yu woke up the next morning, he found that his Weibo had inexplicably gained 30,000 to 40,000 more fans, and the number was still increasing every minute.

The strangest thing was that many people call him “senior brother”.

When he opened the private messages, he saw greetings from fans of Gu Xiaowei. 

[Thank you for your hard work, senior brother. I wonder if your throat feels better?]

[Wuwuwu I’m so envious that senior brother can eat the candy fed by Brother Gu~]

[Senior brother, can you post more about Brother Gu’s daily life~ No photos are needed, just let us know what he is doing during filming~]

Although they all came to follow him because of Gu Xiaowei, there was at least one thing——these fans have good intentions.

Luo Yu touched the tip of his nose enviously, “Are all Gu Xiaowei’s fans so sweet?”

Not only Gu Xiaowei, but also Li Qian, the public relations director of the “Counterattack” crew, had the art department rush to produce the film stills overnight. It happened to be the scene where Bai Ying pulled Yan Ye by the tie from yesterday. The caption: [#counterattack#Not only is there a confrontation to test each other’s bottom line, but there is also candy]

Attention level was drawn straight up again.

[The collision of their eyes is full of tension!]

[As expected of Gu Xiaowei, his acting is always convincing, but who is this long-haired guy? The look in his eyes is good too!]

[That’s Luo Yu! Even Gu Xiaowei calls him “Senior Brother”, his acting skills are definitely not to be missed!]

[Fight! Fight! I love this feeling of drama! Pheremones are overflowing!]

……

With the sharing of Gu Xiaowei’s fans, while everyone was paying attention to Gu Xiaowei, they also felt more and more attracted to Luo Yu in the stills.

Coupled with his previous audition video and selfie, netizens felt that Luo Yu was an extremely handsome guy, and even expressed that this was simply a hidden gem in the ocean. Why didn’t they think Luo Yu was so handsome before?

Before he knew it, Luo Yu had accumulated a lot of fans.

Luo Yu was still brushing his teeth when Fang Qin rushed in to announce the good news to him, “Luo Yu! Look! Look! The crew uploaded film stills of you and Gu Xiaowei! You and Gu Xiaowei are in the same poster! Moreover, the positions occupied by the two of you are of equal standing!”

Luo Yu turned his head to take a look, and this time he was really surprised.

He was a minor character, and he only appeared in a few episodes. If they posted such stills, the audience would think that he was some important supporting actor!

Then he realized that this was actually the publicity strategy of Li Qian, the public relations director in charge of publicity.

Luo Yu had experienced the other’s power in his previous life.

Li Qian, who was known as the head of publicity of Xinghan Pictures, knew just how to raise the audience’s expectations and arouse the audience’s curiosity. He could always find various points to maintain attention from the start of filming to the broadcast of the drama.

Today he posted the stills of the confrontation between Yan Ye and Bai Ying because the actor Luo Yu had gathered a lot of negative fans and topics, and in addition to the hot searches caused by Gu Xiaowei, of course he must take the opportunity to promote their drama at this time.

In the next two days, stills of Yan Ye and the heroine may be released, and not only the male lead and the female lead, he would also throw out the highlight interactions between the leading roles and the supporting roles, and even the supporting roles and the supporting roles, so that the audience could discuss it themselves.

Luo Yu didn’t have any scenes today, but he still understood the worldly ways. He got up early in the morning, had breakfast, and went to the set. If he could help, then he would give a helping hand. If he couldn’t be of help, he would observe other people’s acting skills.

As soon as he arrived at the set, he met Brother Long. He was going to act opposite Gu Xiaowei today. It was the scene in which he was calculated by Ah Lan who tipped the police to pursue him, only to be killed by Ah Lan in an alley. When Yan Ye arrived, he still had one last breath. Yan Ye wanted to save him and make him a tainted witness for the police, but Brother Long was too seriously injured and died in the end.

Before Brother Long died, he told Yan Ye that Ah Lan wanted to get rid of Bai Ying and replace him.

The scene backdrop had been set up. In a deep alley, Brother Long fell into a pile of smelly garbage, and several flies “buzzed” around him.

He was shot in the chest, and his hands were helplessly spread out to the side, while drops of blood dripped downwards. There was reluctance and despair in his eyes, as his life of reveling in wealth ended unexpectedly among the trash in a deserted alley.

Yan Ye appeared, covered Brother Long’s chest, lowered his voice and said, “Don’t die. If you die, you won’t have the chance to take revenge.”

Brother Long’s dim eyes flashed back with light. He pulled the corners of his mouth and coughed twice, “You… you are indeed a cop…”

Yan Ye’s face was expressionless, neither affirming nor denying.

“Then I’ll tell you… a piece of information… Tomorrow night on Ye Ming Xing Street… Ah Lan is going to kill Bai Ying…”

After saying this, Brother Long’s lips remained slightly open, but his eyes completely lost focus, and everything seemed to have become still.

Yan Ye frowned and moved closer to Brother Long, “What did you say? Ah Lan wants to kill Bai Ying?”

Brother Long didn’t respond. Yan Ye pressed his fingers on the side of his neck to confirm that he had no pulse.

Yan Ye did not let out a sigh or gnash his teeth. He looked at life and death in this world with the attitude of a bystander.

He stood up, and the moment he turned around, his sight accurately captured Luo Yu among the crowd of onlookers.

Yan Ye’s face no longer had the indifferent expression. On the contrary, it looked like he had been stuck in the quagmire for too long and was about to rush to the shore and grab Luo Yu who was standing and watching him struggle.

If yesterday, Luo Yu would be suppressed by Gu Xiaowei’s Yan Ye, then today it was intrigue that he felt more.

Luo Yu stood there upright, with his hands in the pockets of his casual coat, and smiled calmly.

Neither the wind nor snow could make him bow his head, let alone Yan Ye.

The eyes of the two met, and as if the air was compressed, sparks of provocation began burning excitedly.

When lunch was served, Luo Yu for once did not rush to the front because he received a call from Sister Cui.

Brother Long, who had finished filming, had just received a red envelope from the crew and gave Luo Yu an OK gesture, signaling him to feel free to answer the call from his agent.

Luo Yu walked to a place with few people, “Sister Cui, do you want to tell me good news or bad news?”

“Good news, this time it’s good news! Yesterday, Gu Xiaowei fed you candy and it became a hot topic. This morning, the crew of “Counterattack” posted your film still and the response was very good. You were not as slandered as miserably as before! There are still people defending you! Your Weibo fans are also increasing. So several crews that rejected you before have extended invitations to us again!”

Luo Yu lowered his eyes and smiled softly, “Are they not afraid of Dijun Media anymore?”

“Isn’t it Dijun Media not doing anything? Maybe Ou Juntao wants to let you go for Director Lin’s sake. And from that film still, we can see that Bai Ying’s character is ruthless and good-looking. Nowadays, many people like characters with a bit of a yandere flavor.”

“I’m playing a villain.” Luo Yu said with amusement.

“Isn’t there a popular saying? Don’t be afraid of villains being bad, just be afraid of villains who are good-looking. If this role has no explosive points, why would He Mu compete with you for it? Those film and television companies are not stupid either.”

Luo Yu stood under a tree, tracing the texture of the trunk with his fingertips, and said with a smile, “Then tell me about the roles?”

Sister Cui quickly introduced them and compiled a list for Luo Yu’s reference.

“What do you think of the personal bodyguard role of the dandy young prince in this online costume drama? Although it is not a big production, this bodyguard can live from beginning to end and can let you gain more attention. What do you think?” Sister Cui asked.

After hearing this, Luo Yu pressed his forehead and said, “Dandy prince… is this an ancient costume version of “Meteor Garden”? I think the audience still prefers a male protagonist who is resourceful, sensible, and not a loser. Rather than watch a prince go around seeking death under the excuse of being a dandy. Isn’t this bodyguard the equivalent of a yes-man and a thug?”

“Well, that’s what’s in the script.”

“Isn’t that just an annoying bootlicker? The better my acting skills are, the more annoying I will appear on screen.” Luo Yu had a vague impression of this drama.

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The actor who played the dandy prince was pretty good-looking. This drama wanted to have a comedy style, and there were several plot points where the dandy prince got into trouble and was taught a lesson by the heroine.

A male protagonist who didn’t understand the suffering in the world was really not likable. After all, the audience had to go to school, take exams, raise children, and work hard in the workplace. The real life was already hard enough, they really didn’t want to watch the female protagonist educating a naughty child in a TV drama.

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“Since we’re not dating, then it’s just a relationship between colleagues. Is there any problem with walking back to the dormitory together?” Gu Xiaowei asked back.

Luo Yu smiled helplessly, “I know you are open-minded, but my reputation is not very good. Copying the top star’s image, rubbing against the top star’s traffic, and claiming to be the top star’s dupe. If you walk with me, then…”

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“Senior Brother, do you mind being accused of rubbing against my traffic?” Gu Xiaowei asked.

“I’ve been criticized for so many years that my skin is thicker than a pig’s skin even if it’s not as thick as a city wall. But if your agent finds out, you will be scolded.”

“He doesn’t care about these things.” Gu Xiaowei replied.

Luo Yu laughed, “I think… it’s not that your agent doesn’t care about this, it’s that he can’t control you.”

When Luo Yu was filming with Gu Xiaowei in his previous life, he knew that this person actually had his own way of doing things and was not to be restrained.

“Senior Brother, do you still mind the dirty water on the Internet?” Gu Xiaowei asked again.

His voice was clear and crisp, blending with the night wind like a glass of rippling wine.

“I don’t mind. Someone told me that if you open your horizons, dirty water can also become a wedding dress.”

A prop car carrying props for a night scene passed behind Luo Yu, and the bright car lights outlined his profile.

His eyes were tenacious, like the star at the end of the dim light, a sign of resistance that was unwilling to surrender, a small but dazzling fire.

Gu Xiaowei looked at him as if he was captured.

Until that car passed by, all the ups and downs in the heart seemed to have calmed down.

Under the backlight, no one could clearly see Gu Xiaowei’s smile.

“Senior Brother, let me teach you the correct way to rub against a top star’s traffic.”

After Gu Xiaowei finished speaking, Luo Yu looked over with confusion.

“Huh? What…”

The next second, Gu Xiaowei’s hand hooked the collar of Luo Yu’s T-shirt, causing him to come closer to him, as if to retaliate against Bai Ying for dragging Yan Ye into the situation from a watchful observer. Gu Xiaowei tilted his face, and that angle accurately replicated the scene of Bai Ying moving closer to Yan Ye. Luo Yu was almost frightened out of his wits, but Gu Xiaowei’s other hand slipped a mint into his lips.

The index finger then covered the seam of Luo Yu’s lips, as if sealing some secret and unspeakable feelings.

Gu Xiaowei let him go, and Luo Yu staggered back two steps.

“You… what are you doing!”

He looked around, and it was obvious that someone had snapped the scene just now.

“No matter how careful you are, you will be accused of rubbing against traffic, so just do it openly.” Gu Xiaowei said.

His gaze was deep, as if the deep night sky wanted to take back the starlight that had rebelliously fallen to the world.

Luo Yu opened his mouth. He wanted to explain to Gu Xiaowei the madness of the anti-fans in detail, and wanted him, who had been on the path of a professional actor since his debut, to understand the horror of the overwhelming public opinion of gossipmongers.

Sometimes a person didn’t need to do anything wrong. As long as someone didn’t like you, they could formulate their own rules with the power of numbers, and then become public order in the online world. Anyone who did not comply with these rules would be eliminated.

“You…” Luo Yu raised his hand, but didn’t know how to formulate his words, “You are… you have been suppressed for a long time, and have entered your rebellious phase?”

Gu Xiaowei put his hand in his pocket and smiled softly, “I just want to know how much traffic I have.”

After saying that, it was as if everything had never happened, and Gu Xiaowei walked into the night.

A few seconds later, Luo Yu lowered his head and smiled helplessly.

He suddenly understood, Gu Xiaowei was declaring war on him just now.

Because of the impromptu script changes made by the director and screenwriter during the daytime scene, Luo Yu’s action of blowing cigarette smoke was unexpected by Gu Xiaowei and he almost slipped up.

This future film king had a desire to win that could not be underestimated.

Luo Yu smiled and said loudly: “Then… we will battle another day.”

Sure enough, within ten minutes, someone posted the photo online, and several marketing accounts shared it in order to gain traffic.

Luo Yu returned to the dormitory, took a shower, and sat on the bedside, intending to review his final scene of the script. Fang Qin shouted to him in a hoarse voice: “Brother Luo! You and Gu… Gu… Gu Xiaowei are on the hot search!”

Luo Yu was startled for a moment. Although he expected that it might be a hot search, he thought it would take at least late at night, but he didn’t expect that it would already reach the hot search before midnight?

“Oh my God… it was around ten o’clock when the photo was posted, and it is the third most popular search before midnight… It seems that it will reach the top in a while, huh?” Fang Qin took a deep breath, “It is said that He Mu is the king of the hot search, but that depends on the joint efforts of marketing accounts and his fans. But look at Gu Xiaowei, this is just sheer discussion by netizens!”

Luo Yu thought of Gu Xiaowei’s words, “I just want to know how much traffic I have.”

“Brother Luo, aren’t you going to look?” Fang Qin asked curiously.

Luo Yu shook his head and said with a smile: “No thanks. With Gu Xiaowei’s traffic, I am destined to be cut to death.”

“Then… this photo, at first glance I thought Gu Xiaowei was going to kiss you! Even the hot search topic is ‘Gu Xiaowei has an intimate meeting with someone late at night’.”

“Fortunately, the title is not very scandalous, even though it contains the word ‘intimate’.”

“Then what were you two doing?” Fang Qin didn’t want to gossip, but he saw someone with a dirty mouth, criticizing Luo Yu, saying that Luo Yu was shamelessly rubbing against Gu Xiaowei’s traffic, as expected of a serial traffic moocher.

Fang Qin was anxious and wanted to protect Luo Yu, but one mouth could not withstand the malicious intentions of so many people.

“Actually, it’s nothing. We met in the supermarket and walked back together. My throat felt uncomfortable on the way… Gu Xiaowei just fed me a mint.” Luo Yu replied.

“Fed you a mint? Did he personally feed it?” Fang Qin looked in disbelief.

“Yeah. Many times there is no complicated story behind a photo, only a direct and simple reason.”

Luo Yu then thought that He Mu’s fans would rush to attack him when they saw it, saying that he wasn’t satisfied in just rubbing against He Mu’s traffic now he dared to rub against Gu Xiaowei’s traffic.

In the past, when he faced such public attacks, he wished that he had never entered the entertainment industry. Looking back now, the glass heart had already grown into a tempered one, and Luo Yu didn’t feel anything at all.

Anyway, no matter how much He Mu’s fans jump around, everyone knew that the role of Bai Ying belonged to him, Luo Yu, and except for He Mu’s fans, passers-by all knew that it was He Mu’s inferior acting skills that made him lose this role to Luo Yu.

So… Luo Yu, who had no money for marketing, would like to thank He Mu’s fans for giving him this wave of attention.

Fang Qin, on the other hand, was so angry. He sucked on one of the mints Luo Yu brought him while logging into his sub account and left comments to explain to everyone who scolded Luo Yu for rubbing against Gu Xiaowei’s traffic, saying that Gu Xiaowei was just feeding Luo Yu a throat mint.

But He Mu’s fans, who lost momentum last time, could not let go of this opportunity to win back a victory. They actually besieged Fang Qin, saying that he was Luo Yu’s sub account.

And He Mu, who was lying on the bed with a facial mask on, was also shocked by this hot search.

He zoomed in the photo posted by the marketing account, and clearly saw Gu Xiaowei’s finger on Luo Yu’s lips. This scene made people wonder if the two of them were filming an idol drama! But whether it was the naturalness of the gesture or the dim lighting, it reminded He Mu that this was a snapshot! This was real!

He wanted to get close to Gu Xiaowei but couldn’t get close to him. Gu Xiaowei, who wouldn’t even let him call him “Senior Brother”, actually touched Luo Yu’s lips!

He Mu was so sour at that moment that it could corrode the surrounding air.

Even though his fans were tearing Luo Yu apart, he just couldn’t swallow his hatred, so he called his agent directly and wanted to buy a water army to drown Luo Yu to death.

But this time, his agent was much more sensible.

“He Mu, listen to my advice, Luo Yu is in the crew of “Counterattack”. In the photo with Gu Xiaowei, it has no relation to a detriment in moral character or principle. What if Gu Xiaowei explained that he saw something on Luo Yu’s mouth and was just helping him wipe it off, and this matter will be over with just like that. On the contrary, Director Lin and his team are not stupid. They must know that it is you who is slandering Luo Yu, which is equivalent to causing trouble for his drama. Do you think Director Lin will give you another chance in the future?”

He Mu choked and clenched his fists unwillingly.

“It’s just a small role, isn’t it?”

“Small role? What I heard is that Hua Xingyun revised Luo Yu’s lines on the spot, and Director Lin personally discussed the script with him. At least this means that the crew attaches great importance to this small role. Don’t forget what Chairman Ou said, that we must not make trouble. If this matter is not handled well and Lin Yue thinks that Dijun Media is targeting him, and it becomes a competition between Honghe Film and Television and Dijun Media, we will be the first to be cannon fodder.”

Hearing what his agent said, He Mu could only suppress his thoughts about messing with Luo Yu, and watched helplessly as the photo of him and Gu Xiaowei became more and more popular on the hot search list, ranking first in the late-night hot search list.

At this moment, Gu Xiaowei was just about to go to bed when his agent called.

“Gu Xiaowei, you are quite capable, giving me a hot search gift package while filming?” Meng Yu did not blame Gu Xiaowei like other agents. In his opinion, there was no public opinion trend that couldn’t be reversed.

“It only just reached the hot search? It seems that my traffic is average.” Gu Xiaowei said lightly.

“Are you being sarcastic? Tell me, do you want to explain that you two are not close? Or do you want to take down the hot search?”

“Why? I just fed my Senior Brother a candy. Is it because I can’t be seen, or am I not allowed to be close to my friends?” Gu Xiaowei asked back.

Meng Yu understood what the other meant.

Gu Xiaowei did not let people enter his personal space easily, but once this person got his recognition and respect, he would spare no effort to protect them.

For example, Director Lin Yue, Screenwriter Hua Xingyun, and a few professional acting stars, and then there was Luo Yu.

Meng Yu believed in Gu Xiaowei’s judgment in making friends. He couldn’t say much about Luo Yu’s future, but his character was definitely not bad.

A few minutes later, Gu Xiaowei’s personal account directly forwarded a certain marketing account’s Weibo account that posted the photo, with the text: Senior Brother, thank you for working hard with me, have a mint to soothe your throat.

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Fans who were still speculating about Gu Xiaowei’s relationship with Luo Yu before suddenly understood.

As long as it was someone Gu Xiaowei thanked and defended, fans would certainly not let them be bullied!

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“Aiya——” Xiao Qin, who was arranging Gu Xiaowei’s costume not far away, rushed over, but was a step too late.

“Be careful” sounded in Gu Xiaowei’s ears.

The partition falling down towards him shook, someone had held it up.

Gu Xiaowei turned his face sideways and met a pair of eyes.

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It was Luo Yu who rushed to his side. The two sides of the supported partition were still shaking. The staff members hurried over to help the partition up.

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” They apologized hurriedly.

“Teacher Gu, are you okay?”

Not only did it hit someone it even almost hit the male lead.

“It doesn’t matter.” Gu Xiaowei didn’t intend to quibble over it at all.

Luo Yu was about to stand up when he found that Gu Xiaowei next to him was still looking at him. His gaze was like Yan Ye in the drama, who wanted to use his gaze as the world to trap a certain someone.

Not to mention that Gu Xiaowei seemed to be getting closer. His eyes were getting closer and closer and Luo Yu had the illusion that his city was about to be captured. He lost his balance and fell backwards.

Gu Xiaowei put one hand on his side and clasped his arm with the other hand to hold him before he fell to the ground.

His figure almost completely enveloped Luo Yu.

“Senior brother, are you okay?”

“Ah, no… I’m okay…”

Clearly that look belonged to Yan Ye, but Gu Xiaowei called him “senior brother”.

Did this mean that he was not still immersed in his role, and he clearly knew that the person in front of him was not Bai Ying, but Luo Yu?

Gu Xiaowei stood up and pulled Luo Yu up as well.

His hands were big and his fingers were so long that he could completely wrap Luo Yu’s wrist in his hand.

“Thank you.” Luo Yu quickly thanked him.

“I should be the one thanking you.” Gu Xiaowei said.

Luo Yu could feel Gu Xiaowei’s aura, which was by no means simply cold and aloof, but more complicated——a natural destructive desire and possessiveness were quietly mixed together, covered up by a sense of distance, so it was not easy to pick up on.

Luo Yu stepped back, while Gu Xiaowei looked into Luo Yu’s eyes and took half a step forward until Luo Yu bumped into the makeup artist.

The static space suddenly became moving again.

“I’m sorry!” Luo Yu quickly apologized and left quickly.

He clenched his fists and then unclenched them subtly, a thin layer of sweat forming on his palms.

If Gu Xiaowei’s Yan Ye maintained such an aura, Luo Yu was not sure that his Bai Ying could control him.

But fortunately… fortunately, they didn’t have to act against each other anymore!

Bai Ying will receive a box meal the day after tomorrow! Hallelujah!

When the last scene of the day was filmed, everyone ended the work happily and started eating again.

Luo Yu returned to the dormitory with the box meal. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Fang Qin sitting on the bedside with a troubled face. There was an untouched box meal on the bedside table.

“Fang Qin, what’s wrong?”

“Brother Luo, my voice is hoarse.” Fang Qin pointed at his throat and said.

Luo Yu squinted his eyes and walked over. He found that Fang Qin not only had a hoarse throat, but also had several bumps on his chin, which was obviously a sign of excessive internal heat.

But after they entered the set, they didn’t eat anything spicy like hot pot and skewers.

“This is from you stressing yourself out.” Luo Yu said helplessly.

He and Fang Qin were not in the same group. Luo Yu was in group A and Fang Qin was in group B. Group B mainly filmed police scenes.

“Then what should I do? I still have lines tomorrow…” Fang Qin said helplessly.

Luo Yu opened his suitcase and threw several bags of medicine powder at him.

“Eat the food and then take the medicine.”

Fang Qin almost burst into tears with gratitude, “Thank you, Brother Luo! I didn’t expect you to bring medicine! You are really well prepared!”

“That’s right. Your Brother Luo has a lot of experience. After all, I have eaten salt ten years more than you!”

“Ah? Brother Luo, you are not thirty or forty years old. How could you eat so much salt in your youth?”

“Haha, I’m exaggerating.”

Fang Qin took out his mobile phone, took a picture of the medicine powder, and posted a message on Weibo with the text: [Thank you, Brother Luo, for giving me the medicine. My Brother Luo is handsome, kind-hearted, and thoughtful.]

It was just that Fang Qin was an 18th-tier supporting actor who just debuted. He didn’t have more than 10,000 fans on Weibo. A few real friends and classmates liked and commented, “Thank you Brother Luo, our idiot is now in your hands.”

But Fang Qin felt very happy. Although many people on the Internet misunderstood Luo Yu, it was good if he could spread some kindness for him.

Luo Yu opened the lid of the box meal. Not bad. Every meal had new surprises. They even had chicken wings tonight!

Just for the box meals, Luo Yu felt that it would not be a loss to be an extra for Lin Yue’s crew.

After dinner, Luo Yu went out for two walks as usual, a walk and a night run.

Although chicken wings were tasty, he still needed to keep in shape.

After jogging for about two hours, Luo Yu suddenly thought that he had to prepare some mints to prevent throat discomfort. And Fang Qin should also be able to use it in this state.

He walked into a small supermarket and saw several crew members and actor assistants buying things there.

Everyone said hello to each other.

If it were in the past, these actors’ assistants would have looked down their noses at Luo Yu. After all, if they said even a word to Luo Yu, what if he tried to rub against their traffic like how he copied He Mu’s image?

But today, Director Lin specially called Luo Yu to talk about the scenes, and the news that Hua Xingyun changed the script for him on the spot instantly spread throughout the entire crew.

Although Lin Yue had a good temper, he was also known to be strict. If he was not satisfied with a scene, he could film it over and over again for several days until the actor gets it. Not to mention his acting opposite Gu Xiaowei. Many actors couldn’t handle acting scenes with Gu Xiaowei, but Luo Yu not only held his own, but also passed almost every scene without an NG.

If it was because his lines were few and the scenes were simple, then having Hua Xingyun modify the script for him on the spot was real talent!

This also made the actors in the same group be more polite to him. Even if they met Luo Yu in the small supermarket with their assistants, even if they didn’t call him “Brother Luo”, they would still at least nod as a greeting.

“Brother Luo, why are you still out shopping so late?”

“Buy some mints.”

“Oh, I just saw it over there.”

“Brother Luo, did you just finish your night run?”

“Yeah.”

These colleagues and assistants who often measured the amount of enthusiasm they displayed based on the other’s traffic volume suddenly became polite to him. Luo Yu was really not used to it and kept wondering if they had become possessed.

He found the candy aisle and saw all kinds of gummies, chewing gums, hard candies… but no mints.

“Ai… they just said it was here.”

Luo Yu’s fingers slid over row after row, but couldn’t find the mints.

He was so focused that he didn’t notice a tall figure standing behind him, watching him quietly for almost half a minute.

Luo Yu thought to himself, why not ask the cashier, maybe he was at the wrong shelf.

He just took half a step back to turn around when he bumped into someone.

“Sorry!”

Tsk… this guy’s chest was so hard!

Luo Yu took a closer look and found that the person standing behind him was Gu Xiaowei!

Once meeting his eyes, Luo Yu felt a sense of tension that suddenly gripped his heart.

Why did Gu Xiaowei appear in this small supermarket?

If he wanted to buy something, shouldn’t he ask Xiao Qin to buy it?

Luo Yu was quite tall, and he was not a paper person either. Logically speaking, the impact of being bumped by him was quite large, but Gu Xiaowei did not move at all, and even supported Luo Yu’s lower back to help him regain his balance.

“What are you looking for, senior brother?” Gu Xiaowei asked.

“Uh… mints.” Luo Yu replied.

Gu Xiaowei’s other hand went around Luo Yu and picked up a round iron box from the lower row of shelves, “Is it this?”

“Yes… that’s it.”

Luo Yu felt that this position was like being held by the other person, so he quickly turned around to face the shelf, pretending to pick up a few more boxes to put a distance from Gu Xiaowei’s side.

“Why did you come out to the supermarket so late? Where is Xiao Qin?” Luo Yu asked casually.

Gu Xiaowei raised his hand, and Luo Yu saw the box of band-aids in his hand.

“Xiao Qin’s heel was rubbed raw by her shoe, so I came out to buy her some band-aids.” Gu Xiaowei answered.

“You are so considerate. Xiao Qin is lucky to have a boss like you.”

After Luo Yu finished speaking, he turned sideways and walked past Gu Xiaowei with three boxes of mints in his hand.

When he passed by the other party, Luo Yu was extremely careful, for fear of accidentally bumping into the other man.

Standing in front of the cashier, Luo Yu put the mints on the counter. Someone reached out from behind him, put down the box of band-aids, and said to the cashier, “I’ll pay.”

Luo Yu knew it was Gu Xiaowei. Just as he was about to decline, the other man had already extended his mobile phone QR code to the cashier.

Although the cashier in the film and television studio had seen some celebrities, this was the first time she had seen someone of Gu Xiaowei’s started status.

Many celebrities out of makeup were no different from passers-by.

But Gu Xiaowei was different. His facial features were handsome and his makeup-less appearance never disappointed.

The cashier was stunned for two seconds, quickly scanned the QR code, and then checked out.

Oh my god, she scanned Gu Xiaowei’s QR code!

This was definitely her highlight moment as a supermarket cashier!

Gu Xiaowei handed the three boxes of mints to Luo Yu. His fingers were very long and he could hold the three iron boxes effortlessly.

“Thank you.” Luo Yu lowered his head. He tried his best not to touch Gu Xiaowei, but he didn’t expect that when Gu Xiaowei’s fingers opened, they brushed against his palm.

The other man just bought him three boxes of mints, and he didn’t need to embarrass each other by insisting on paying back the money.

But Luo Yu took a box and handed it to the other man, “Do you want to keep one box?”

“Thank you, senior brother.” Gu Xiaowei did not refuse, took the box and put it into his coat pocket.

The two live in the same direction, so they could only walk back together.

Along the way, they met several other crew members. When they saw Gu Xiaowei, they couldn’t help but take out their mobile phones to take pictures.

When Luo Yu saw this, he immediately quickened his pace and distanced himself from Gu Xiaowei, but he didn’t expect that Gu Xiaowei would step forward with his long legs and walked shoulder to shoulder with Luo Yu in the blink of an eye.

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Luo Yu couldn’t help but remind him: “Didn’t you see they were taking pictures? It would be bad if you were photographed with me.”

“Senior brother, are we dating?” Gu Xiaowei asked.

Luo Yu choked immediately, “I… how can we be dating?”

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Lin Yue smiled as he analyzed: “Although the entertainment industry has given Gu Xiaowei a lot of praise, he does have enough strength to aspire to be the top young actor under the age of 35. Even so you don’t need to deify Gu Xiaowei. “

Luo Yu listened carefully. He didn’t expect Director Lin to bring up Gu Xiaowei.

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“Gu Xiaowei is not a statue in a temple for people to admire and pray at. He is just an ordinary person who keeps his emotions tightly under control. But when he enters a role, he will express his suppressed emotions.”

“En.” Luo Yu nodded.

“Acting skills can also be mutually dependent. The more involved you are in the role, the more outstanding you are, then the more complex human emotions Gu Xiaowei opposite you can perform.”

“Thank you, Director Lin.” Luo Yu knew that Lin Yue was worried that he would be under too much pressure when facing Gu Xiaowei. That he had just started filming but once the two of them had more and more scenes opposite each other, he would not be able to hold on anymore.

In fact, Luo Yu had also seen a Gu Xiaowei who was even more experienced in acting.

The current Gu Xiaowei, who got a little nervous because Luo Yu was too close, was actually quite cute.

At this time, Gu Xiaowei came to the restroom. He turned on the faucet and lowered his head. The moment he was about to splash water on his face, someone grabbed him by the collar.

“Don’t——”

Gu Xiaowei subconsciously grabbed the other with a twist of his wrist, and then realized that it was his makeup artist Ah Yan.

Ah Yan grimaced in pain, “Stop! It’s going to break, it’s going to break!”

Only then did Gu Xiaowei let him go.

“Brother, you still have a scene! Don’t wash your face in such a hurry!” Ah Yan observed Gu Xiaowei carefully and said worriedly, “Brother Gu, are you allergic to the foundation? Your face is a little red…”

“I’m just a little hot.”

“Hot?”

It’s late autumn, how was it so hot?

Gu Xiaowei pulled a paper towel to wipe his hands and walked out of the restroom.

Passing by a vending machine, he actually stopped and bought a bottle of iced Coke. Unscrewing the cap with a “hiss”, he raised his head and drank it in.

Ah Yan, who was following him, could only see his throat rising and falling, as if his internal organs and lungs were burning and he was eager to put out the fire.

Assistant Xiao Qin rushed over with Gu Xiaowei’s usual thermos cup and looked at him in surprise as he drank Coke.

After drinking nearly two-thirds of a bottle of Coke, Gu Xiaowei stopped and kept his eyes closed, as if to empty out something.

“Brother Gu… the next scene is about to begin. Let me touch up your makeup.” Ah Yan said.

“En.”

When Ah Yan touched up Gu Xiaowei’s eyebrows, he saw a hint of restraint in Gu Xiaowei’s eyes.

In the distance, several actors were chatting and cracking cold jokes.

Luo Yu put his elbow on Brother Long’s shoulder, “Brother Long, that one wasn’t funny, listen to mine——there used to be a man surnamed Tie who didn’t have a hair on his body. What disease do you think he had?”

Brother Long asked: “I don’t know, what’s the disease?”

Luo Yu smiled and said, “Old Tie hairless disease!” (TN: homonym for ‘homie, we’re good’ or ‘it’s cool, bro’)

Brother Long didn’t understand it for a while, but Xiao Qin, who was standing next to Gu Xiaowei, understood it and giggled.

Luo Yu looked for the laughter and winked at Xiao Qin.

At that moment, Gu Xiaowei, who was having his eyebrows done, suddenly closed his eyes and turned his head.

Ah Yan put away the eyebrow pencil and whispered, “How about I go tell them to keep their voices down?”

“No need.” Gu Xiaowei replied.

After finishing his makeup, when Gu Xiaowei opened his eyes, what he saw was Brother Long handing a cigarette to Luo Yu.

But Luo Yu didn’t take it. Instead, he pointed at his throat and said, “I promised my agent that if it’s not necessary for filming, I won’t smoke.”

“Young man, you’re very restrained!”

Luo Yu didn’t know that the way he smoked was like the flickering shadow of a lamp light after being drunk. Absurdity and unruliness were the swaying wick.

Gu Xiaowei opened the Coke again and drank the rest.

The crew started to switch to the next scene, which was regarded as Yan Ye’s solo. In order to get to the top as soon as possible, he followed Ah Lan in several places similar to the KTV and went on a killing spree, which won Bai Ying a lot of venues.

The prop master was preparing, and the cameramen were also rearranging the camera positions.

Luo Yu looked at the schedule. Today’s filming had ended for him and there would be no scenes for tomorrow either. The day after tomorrow, Bai Ying would be betrayed by Ah Lan and stabbed to death by his enemy on a busy street. After receiving the box meal and wrapping things up he could go straight home. (TN: receiving the box meal=showbiz slang for the death of your film role)

But for some reason, Luo Yu kept feeling like someone was watching him. He looked around, but couldn’t find the source of that sight.

Luo Yu simply lowered his head to scroll through his phone, chatting with Brother Long next to him from time to time and smiling heartily. After each scene was filmed, he could easily get out of Bai Ying’s skin and reveal his original and true self.

At this time, Luo Yu turned around, raised his eyes and met Gu Xiaowei’s gaze. He curved his lips and smiled at Gu Xiaowei.

It was a polite smile between colleagues, but it was a smile that Bai Ying could never give to Yan Ye.

The actors were in their places, and as the sound of the clapperboard rang out, Ah Lan and Yan Ye led people to block a few small mob bosses in a private room.

Yan Ye was holding a cigarette in his mouth, carrying half of a broken chair, and suddenly smashed it on the coffee table. The expression on his face was the arrogance and madness of a beast out of its cage. He was a beacon on the Great Wall, just to let a certain someone see, smoke and dust billowing, deceiving the sky and cheating the sun.

The small bosses screamed and hid under the coffee table, but were pulled out one by one by Yan Ye.

“This boss, please eat less. Look, it’s all stuck.” Yan Ye said with a smile.

Seeing this, Luo Yu had to say that Gu Xiaowei’s line skills were top-notch. The blend of intimidation, ridicule and wantonness became Yan Ye’s protective color as an undercover agent.

Ah Lan grabbed the head of a small boss and banged it on the coffee table, then smiled and put a hand on Yan Ye’s shoulder, “Old brother, you’re playing quite wild?”

Yan Ye looked around boredly, like a victor inspecting a plundered city, and finally his eyes fixed on Luo Yu who was watching.

A wave of aggression surged towards Luo Yu without concealment, and he subconsciously took half a step back.

“As long as the boss is happy.” Yan Ye smiled.

Luo Yu almost forgot to breathe. At this moment, Gu Xiaowei’s eyes were full of drama——I am your beacon, only you can ignite me.

Like the burning stars in the wilderness, Yan Ye wanted to destroy all the rules in this muddy world, and then hold it up in front of Bai Ying and let him reshape it into another image.

The scene ended very smoothly. The director did not shout “cut” or mention any adjustments throughout the whole process, letting the actors play freely.

The fact was, the results were also very good.

Luo Yu had the illusion of being entrapped by Gu Xiaowei’s Yan Ye. He knew that Gu Xiaowei’s acting skills were good, but he didn’t know that his aura was so powerful. Luo Yu wanted to go back to the dormitory several times, but Gu Xiaowei seduced him into watching the next few scenes.

Before he knew it, it was time for lunch.

Luo Yu’s tense heartstrings could finally relax. He happily came to the tricycle delivering food with Brother Long and others, and helped take the food down.

Xiao Qin also came over happily. Luo Yu asked her with a smile: “Are you here to get food for your Brother Gu?”

Xiao Qin nodded and said: “Yeah! Working with Director Lin is the best. There are fried beef slices in the lunch boxes!”

Brother Long said in surprise: “How come Gu Xiaowei also eats box meal? Shouldn’t he have his own separate order?”

“Haha, Director Lin’s crew has never been stingy when it comes to food! There’s no need to be special. And as for separate orders or something, maybe it won’t even arrive fast enough to eat before the afternoon filming starts again.”

As a girl, Xiao Qin found it difficult to hold two boxes of lunch, two boxes of vegetables and two bowls of soup.

Luo Yu was just about to say to help her carry it over, when he heard Gu Xiaowei’s voice.

“I’ll carry it.”

His voice was very close, seeming to have returned to Gu Xiaowei’s normal state, sounding calm and cool.

Luo Yu’s back tensed up subconsciously, and he pretended to chat with Brother Long next to him, not daring to look back.

He didn’t know why he was so timid. Maybe he was afraid that he would be suppressed by Gu Xiaowei’s aura, which would make him less heroic when he received the box meal the day after tomorrow.

Soon the smell of food spread around.

Luo Yu mingled with Brother Long and a few extras. He sat cross-legged on the ground, put the side food in front of him, and started eating it with the rice.

“Xiao Qin isn’t telling lies. The box meal provided by Director Lin and the crew is so rich!” Luo Yu took a large piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth. “If this happens every time, I will gain at least three or four pounds after filming!”

Luo Yu’s words were affirmed by other extras.

Gu Xiaowei didn’t eat much at noon. He had a scene in the afternoon and was afraid that he would become sleepy after eating and would affect his condition.

He raised his eyes and looked past the layers of crew members, knowing vaguely who he was looking for in his heart.

The young man was holding a disposable soup bowl, and his hearty appearance made people mistakenly think that he was drinking wine instead of seaweed and egg soup.

After taking a big mouthful of rice, Luo Yu could still feel that faint gaze. He raised his eyes and looked around, and found that everyone was busy eating, so he continued to eat with peace of mind.

He didn’t have any scenes in the afternoon, so he just watched on the set, occasionally helping the prop master and cameramen, and even helped lift the reflector.

Unexpectedly, Xie Shang, the heroine of this drama, joked and commented: “Quick, quick, give me a replacement for the reflector board holder. Brother Luo is so handsome that I only focus on watching him and can’t remember my lines!”

Everyone laughed.

“This is Brother Gu’s boss! He is personally holding your reflector board yet you’re not satisfied!”

“No, no, no, it’s the boss who’s about to receive the box meal!”

Luo Yu rubbed his nose and went to the side to watch the filming sheepishly.

In today’s last scene, thanks to Director Lin’s lightbulb moment, everyone was working hard to adjust the scene layout.

Gu Xiaowei had one hand in his pocket and the other hand holding the script and was studying it.

The makeup artist turned on his motor and retouched his makeup efficiently. A small brush fell from the tool bag on his waist.

“I’ll pick it up…”

“I got it.”

Gu Xiaowei bent down and half-crouched to pick up the brush without caring.

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At this time, the props team passed by pushing a partition, and the makeup artist happened to hit the partition when he turned around.

The partition swayed, lost its balance, and fell towards Gu Xiaowei, who had not yet stood up.

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“Boss, if I smoke Brother Long’s cigarette, I’m afraid I won’t be able to withstand the bloody storm in the future.” Yan Ye still looked indifferent.

Bai Ying’s eyes were slightly cold, and he said slowly, “——Who is your boss?”

After Yan Ye heard this, he picked up a cigarette.

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According to the script, he would light the cigarette and suddenly put it into Brother Long’s mouth. After Brother Long choked and it was determined that there was no problem, Yan Ye would then pick another one to smoke himself.

But after watching the scene between Gu Xiaowei and Luo Yu, Director Lin frowned and shouted “Cut——.”

The tense atmosphere instantly relaxed.

Gu Xiaowei’s assistant Xiao Qin ran over to bring water.

“Brother Gu, do you want some water?”

Gu Xiaowei was still immersed in the atmosphere just now. When he looked up, he saw Luo Yu opposite him chatting with the actor who played Brother Long. The two appeared like the best of buddies. If it weren’t for the fact that the cigarette case in front of them was just a prop, these two people could smoke together on the spot.

He still remembered Bai Ying’s words “Who is your boss?” He was caught by Bai Ying’s eyes, as if a fire had been lit in the humid and sultry heat, burning everything inside. Wanting nothing more than the world to be turned upside down, that that person would lose his composure and show a flustered expression.

“I just said two lines, and I’m not thirsty. Go ask Luo Yu… and other actors if they want to drink water.” Gu Xiaowei said.

“En, okay!”

Xiao Qin stopped directly in front of Luo Yu, “Brother Gu asked if you want to drink water!”

Luo Yu was startled for a moment and looked in the direction of Gu Xiaowei. Gu Xiaowei was reading the script with his head lowered and his eyes lowered. The unrestrained wildness just now was pulled back, as if Gu Xiaowei and Yan Ye were two sides of a coin. Completely different but able to be flipped at any time.

“Thank you.” Luo Yu smiled, and Xiao Qin beamed happily.

Xiao Qin offered water to several other actors, and everyone thanked her one after another.

“Bai Ying… uh, Luo Yu, come here.” Lin Yue, who was sitting in front of the screen, waved to Luo Yu.

“Ah? Me?” Luo Yu quickly stood up and ran towards Lin Yue.

Luo Yu thought to himself, was there something about the character that he didn’t understand well?

But the scene he had performed with Gu Xiaowei just now seemed quite satisfying to him.

After these ten years of accumulation, he should be able to perform his best.

As soon as he walked to the screen, Lin Yue motioned to the assistant director next to him to give up his seat, pulled a stool over and had Luo Yu sit down.

“Director Lin, did I miss something?” Luo Yu looked at Lin Yue.

Screenwriter Hua next to them was tapping the keyboard on his laptop, typing furiously.

“Don’t lower yourself yet. I and the other crew members think you performed very well. When you were acting opposite Brother Long, you held it up high and put it down gently. It was a very good performance.” Lin Yue’s voice was very gentle.

“Then it’s the scene with Yan Ye?”

Director Lin smiled and patted his shoulder: “The scene with Yan Ye was even more beyond our hopes. Xiao Gu’s acting skills and aura are not something ordinary actors can match. Not only did you match it well, you also performed well the feeling of testing and confronting the other.”

“Then… what’s wrong?” Luo Yu eagerly wanted to know where he didn’t understand correctly.

“No, no, no, Screenwriter Hua, the assistant director and I all felt that the tension of the confrontation between Bai Ying and Yan Ye came through the screen. Even without editing, we all thought it was very stunning. It’s because of the peak set off by the performance from the two of you. But if Yan Ye sticks a cigarette into Brother Long’s mouth instead of continuing confronting you, the feeling that you two have evoked in the audience would not be maintained. So we decided to change it.”

“Oh.”

Luo Yu nodded blankly, and then looked in the direction of Gu Xiaowei. Gu Xiaowei continued to read the script without moving.

Was it only his role that needed to be changed? Shouldn’t Gu Xiaowei be called over too?

Finally, Screenwriter Hua stopped his furious typing and handed it to Lin Yue to read.

Lin Yue looked at it for a while, nodded with satisfaction, and then showed it to Luo Yu.

“Just keep acting like this.” Lin Yue said.

Luo Yu looked at it and his eyes almost fell out of their sockets, “So… so wild? Should we tell Gu Xiaowei about this?”

Lin Yue smiled like a gentleman, but Luo Yu felt that he looked a bit scummy.

“No, if we let him know, his reaction will not be the effect we want. It’s exactly his on-the-spot reaction that we want.”

Effect? What effect did the two bigwigs want?

Luo Yu looked at Lin Yue and then at Screenwriter Hua, “The effect you want… is for Bai Ying to be beaten to death by Yan Ye? I have no doubt that Yan Ye will pick up the coffee table and smash it on Bai Ying’s head.”

Lin Yue laughed, and even the thermos cup in his hand trembled slightly, “No, no, you have to believe in Gu Xiaowei’s refinement.”

Luo Yu raised his hands to cover his face, “Okay…”

Of course Gu Xiaowei was a refined gentleman, but Yan Ye might not be!

“Continue filming and start again from Bai Ying’s words, ‘Who is your boss?’! Bai Ying’s lines have been slightly changed, but the rest will continue to perform as usual!”

Luo Yu took a deep breath.

Gu Xiaowei frowned as he looked at Luo Yu’s expression as he adjusted his emotions. Based on his previous experience of working with Lin Yue, Director Lin often had some brilliant improvisations on the spot. However, in previous corporations, this impromptu line change was directed at him, but this time it was Luo Yu.

Luo Yu sat back on the sofa, his expression changed quickly, space and time were infinitely shrinking towards him, and the atmosphere returned to the tense KTV private room.

“Who is your boss?” Bai Ying asked.

Yan Ye strolled over and picked up the cigarette case on the table, but he didn’t expect Bai Ying to reach out to him at that moment. Yan Ye naturally put the cigarette case into Bai Ying’s hand.

It was as if the different scripts the two of them had were synchronized instantly.

This also gave Luo Yu the courage to continue acting according to the new script.

Bai Ying took out one of the cigarettes and held it between his lips.

Yan Ye was stunned for only a moment, then walked to Bai Ying’s side and took out his lighter.

The closer he got to Bai Ying, the playful smile on his lips became more obvious. The two of them were probing at each other, what was the other’s plan and what kind of tests would he have?

When Yan Ye clicked the lighter on, he shrouded a small half of Bai Ying’s face with his palm, which made Bai Ying’s eyes and eyelashes more visible on the screen.

There was clearly a kind of fragile elegance, but in reality Bai Ying was ruthless and cruel.

Bai Ying took a drag of the cigarette, held it between his lips, and slowly pressed the cigarette into the ashtray.

Yan Ye said lowly: “It seems that the quality of Brother Long’s cigarettes is not very good, and the boss doesn’t like it very much…”

This was a line that Gu Xiaowei said impromptuly based on Luo Yu’s performance, but it really fit the atmosphere.

While Luo Yu admired Gu Xiaowei’s acting skills in his heart, he also wanted to know… whether Gu Xiaowei could continue reacting to the changes made by the director and screenwriter.

The next second, Bai Ying grabbed Yan Ye’s loose tie with his left hand and pulled him towards him suddenly. He then made a loose fist with his other hand and pressed it on Yan Ye’s lips.

Yan Ye opened his eyes wide. In order not to lose his balance, he put his hands on the coffee table. While Bai Ying blew the cigarette smoke in his mouth from one end of his curled fist out from the other end.

Yan Ye wanted to say something out of surprise, but a wisp of smoke rushed into his open mouth. Even though there was not much scent to it anymore, it was still like strong alcohol burning his throat, and the desire in his heart boiled and hit the shackles of the cage.

Bai Ying let go, smiled and pushed Yan Ye outwards, “Ah Ye, I, the boss, will teach you a lesson today——Brother Long has been on the streets for so long, how could he entertain guests with cigarettes mixed with dirty things? Unless he doesn’t want to live anymore.”

He called Yan Ye “Ah Ye”, which meant that he temporarily accepted him.

Yan Ye looked at Bai Ying’s smiling eyes. Hypocrisy, cunning, and capriciousness were all products of those eyes, but these worldly desires just happened to be so heart-burning.

“I’ve learned a lesson.” Yan Ye smiled.

“Congratulations, you can follow me in the future. Let me see how long you can live.” Bai Ying said. 

Yan Ye looked at Bai Ying. This person was probably the most dark and gorgeous epitome in this dirty circle. He was contradictory as well as heart-stopping.

“Cut” sounded, and Luo Yu emerged from Bai Ying’s identity and took a deep breath.

He looked at Gu Xiaowei across from him and praised him sincerely, “You are so awesome! Can you pick up any lines? I even wonder if you got the new script written by Screenwriter Hua in advance!”

No one saw Gu Xiaowei’s clenched fist slowly unclenching, but then clenched and unclenched it again when Luo Yu praised him.

On the other side, Lin Yue and Hua Xingyun looked at each other and smiled.

“I didn’t expect that the first scene we filmed went so smoothly. It’s a good sign, Director Lin.” Hua Xingyun said with a smile.

“Why do I feel like you will stay up late again tonight to revise?” Lin Yue said as he covered the thermos cup.

“You understand me well. But this time Xiao Gu enters the role so quickly. Yan Ye’s cold-eyed observation and dual sense of wandering on the edge of sin are very well expressed. And Luo Yu’s Bai Ying is simply amazing, that kind of blatant collision and transgression…”

“Acting is actually just like playing chess. It’s exciting when two people are equally matched, tit for tat, back and forth.” Lin Yue said with a smile.

At the end of this scene, Luo Yu walked towards the director, wanting to see the effect of their performance just now. He glanced at Gu Xiaowei subconsciously, thinking that the other person would go with him to see it, but Gu Xiaowei went in the direction of the bathroom instead.

He at first bent over and leaned towards the screen, but unexpectedly, the director and screenwriter moved to the side and even gave him a small stool to sit on.

“I knew Gu Xiaowei’s acting skills were good before, but I really didn’t expect that he could pick up even impromptu lines. It’s amazing.” Luo Yu sighed.

And this was Gu Xiaowei, who was in his early twenties. Faced with such sudden changes, he could still carry out the role of Yan Ye to the end in a short period of time.

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Lin Yue smiled lightly and said gently: “Luo Yu, you don’t need to praise others, you are very amazing yourself. Look carefully at Yan Ye’s eyes. When you moved close to him, there was definitely a bit of fluster deep in his heart.”

“Gu Xiaowei flustered? That’s impossible.” Luo Yu rubbed the tip of his nose.

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