Chapter Thirty-Five Return to Hometown

  He Miao holed up in his apartment for two days, reading the script thoroughly. This was the first time he had read a complete version of "Soldier Assault". Before that, his fondness for it was just a vague feeling. After finishing it, he was convinced that he really liked this play and strongly hoped to participate in it.

  Every character in this play is male, and He Mu didn't see a single female role. Every one of them is so vivid that their images will immediately appear in his mind after reading the script. After reading the script, He Mu's favorite characters are Yuan Lang and Wu Zhe. Yuan Lang, with his age, experience, and acting skills, may not be able to control this "god-like" man yet. He Mu is very curious about who will play this role. As for Wu Zhe, the difficulty is much smaller, and He Mu still has some confidence in completing this performance task.

  Wu Zhe is very young, 24 years old, but he is not simple. He holds dual bachelor's degrees in military affairs and foreign languages, a master's degree in optoelectronics, and is a major in the Marine Corps. A phrase he often says is: "Calm mind, calm mind."

  The character's personality traits are basically summarized by He Mu as optimistic, confident, humble, humorous, likes gardening, is a bookworm and an elite. He Mu can perform his personality, but he fears that he cannot grasp that temperament well.

  To put it bluntly, He Mu can play a soldier, but playing a highly educated and intelligent soldier is a bit difficult. What does high education and intelligence look like? He Mu can't quite grasp it. Li Wenhua, who is by his side, has a high IQ and decent educational background, but lacks the elite aura that Wu Zhe has. Chen Xuehe, Li Jun's cousin, has a subtle "white bone spirit" feel to her, but that's a kind of business elite taste, which is different from Wu Zhe's feeling, and she's a woman, so it's not suitable for reference.

  In order to find this feeling, He Mu decided to take a walk around the university. He believed that those geniuses in the university campus would bring him inspiration. However, he turned back as soon as he walked out of the door because he suddenly thought that universities were basically on winter break at this time. Taking a glance at the calendar, it was already December 20th, and the year-end holiday was approaching.

  Can only wait until the start of school to pay respects to the university students' voices and appearances, should probably head home now. However, before heading home, He Mu called Yang Bi, wanting to invite her out for a meal, as a way of thanking her for mediating between him and Hu Ge.

  "You can't eat your meals anymore," Yang Wei said with a hint of fatigue, "I'm filming outside."

  "Isn't that right, why are you so desperate? You don't take a break from filming, but you don't take a break from studying. You're still so young, how can you not know how to enjoy life at all?" He Mu said with an air of superiority, and he really couldn't bear it anymore. A student who had to balance her studies was filming more dramas than him in a year, wasn't she afraid of overworking herself to death?!

  "Only lazy people will indulge in life, a beautiful and energetic girl like me must make the most of her youth to achieve something extraordinary." Yang Wei said with great determination.

  "I'm really feeling ashamed when I hear you say that, because I'm currently on vacation, lying on my Simmons bed at home, it's so comfortable." He Mu deliberately made a very pleasant sound.

  "Don't annoy me, okay?!" Yang Ping said gruffly on the other end of the phone.

  "Haha, right, what are you filming? Why are so many people looking for you to film?"

  "This girl is a good actress, looks beautiful, and people who want to film with me can line up from Wangfujing to Xidan. Hehe, do you know what I'm filming now?... Wang Zhaojun, I'm playing Zhaojun!" As she said this, Yang Wei started to feel a bit proud, after all, this is one of the four great beauties in Chinese history, and being able to play these four characters is undoubtedly the best affirmation of a woman's appearance.

  He Mu expressed his surprise and infinite admiration for Yang Wei, who reluctantly accepted the compliment. After chatting for a while, it was Yang Wei's turn again, and the two made an appointment to meet in the capital again.

  It's time to go home, the next day, He Mu took the train and left Beijing, leaving POLO for Li Wen Hua to use, as he needed a car for his business in Beijing.

  Let's calculate the time, from the college entrance examination in 2004, He Mu has been out for a year and a half. However, during last year's Spring Festival, he went back home to stay for a few days when he was preparing for his second art exam with great enthusiasm.

  Thinking of his current situation, compared to a year and a half ago, it's like the difference between a dream and reality. Even if he had been admitted to the Beijing Film Academy back then, he would have had to wait almost four years for an opportunity to emerge, which can't compare to now, when he is filming one movie and preparing to film another. Compared to those students from acting academies, he seems much luckier.

  The train will take more than five hours to get home, and He Mu was lucky enough to get a precious seat during the Spring Festival travel rush. Feeling bored on the journey, He Mu took out a copy of "The Deer and the Cauldron" from his backpack to flip through. Yesterday, Da Tang Xiao Fang told him that Zhang Ji Zhong's next project would be "The Deer and the Cauldron", asking him to get ready, which made He Mu, who loves Zhao Min very much, feel a little disappointed.

  He Mu had read "The Deer and the Cauldron" during his elementary school days, having read it at least three times by now. He has also watched related films and TV series, so he is very familiar with the story of "The Deer and the Cauldron". However, when he read it before, he was always looking from Wei Xiaobao's point of view, so the whole book was exciting from start to finish. But Wei Xiaobao would definitely not be played by him, so He Mu had to focus on other supporting roles, carefully savoring their psychology and personality.

  This time, He Mu didn't return to Hengshui City, but instead went directly back to his grandfather's house in a rural area north of Hengshui.

  Grandfather is getting older, although he doesn't want to leave his hometown, every year there is still a long period of time when he will be taken by my father to live in the city. However, during Chinese New Year, he must return home. Generally, after entering the twelfth lunar month, Grandfather will return home to prepare for the new year. My parents and He Mu will also return home before the new year to accompany Grandfather to eat the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. These years have almost always been spent in this way, with the only variable being whether my older brother can come back or not.

  So even if He Mu returned to his parents' home for a few days, he would still have to return to his grandfather's house, so he might as well take it one step further.

  As the train was about to arrive at the county town, He Mu's mobile phone rang, an unfamiliar number.

  "Hey, who's there?"

  "It's me, Xiao Xunlun."

  "Oh." He Mu responded indifferently, thinking to himself: What's this guy calling for? He Mu and his high school classmate weren't very close.

  "Hey, big star, what are you filming now?" Xiao Xianglun intentionally emphasized the three words "big star", with a tone of mockery and teasing that was already obvious.

  At first, He Mu insisted on taking the exam for Beiyin, even neglecting to review for the final semester. In the eyes of his classmates, this was simply incomprehensible, and some people even ridiculed him as "daydreaming". During the days when He Mu returned to school to take the college entrance examination, a group of people led by Xiao Xianlun called He Mu "Big Star", accompanied by raised eyebrows and playful expressions. Even an idiot knew what this meant, and because of this, good brother Li Wen almost got into a fight with Xiao Xianlun on the day of the exam.

  "You don't know what I'm filming, do you? Why not take some time to read the news?" He Mu retorted. He estimated that Xiao Xianglun still didn't know about his recent situation, otherwise he wouldn't have said something so sarcastic. After all, He Mu was only slightly famous in a small circle, and before the TV series aired, he wouldn't have had much recognition. Among his high school classmates, only Li Pang knew about his current situation.

  Xiao Xianlun hummed twice, "To be honest with you, I've been watching entertainment news from morning till night, but I just can't find any news about you, haha..."

  Xiao Xiang Lun, sitting on the sofa and picking his toes, smugly turned the TV to Oriental Satellite TV's "Entertainment Live", turning up the volume. At this moment, the host was reporting a piece of news: Recently, rumors about Hu Ge and He Ming being at odds with each other in the "Young Yang Family Generals" crew have been circulating non-stop. A spokesperson for Tangren Film stated that Liu Lang and Qi Lang are as close as brothers and often play basketball together. Below is a video clip of our reporter secretly filming the two handsome guys playing basketball...

  This chapter is a bit short, sorry about that. I've revised it many times but still wasn't satisfied. To be honest, I'm not good at writing brainless pairings... Don't worry, there won't be many of these creatures.