Chapter Seventy-One: Two Males and Two Females

  Feng Shaofeng graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy and played the role of Yin Bin in Jiang Jiajun's "Men's Makeup" after graduation. In the following years, he acted in many TV dramas, including "Men's Makeup", "The Legend of Zhen Huan 2" and "The Legend of Jing Ke", but they were all supporting roles with not much screen time. He never had the opportunity to play a leading role. His classmate Tong Dawei has become a first-line male star in China, while he is still struggling between second and third tier.

  Under the introduction of Director Chiang, He Mu met Feng Shaofeng, a humble and polite person who didn't seem to be pretending. It was clear that his family upbringing was good. He Mu, who loved making friends, got along well with him. Today, he just made an appearance, drove Ruan Jing back home after filming this scene, and left after finishing it. Hearing him say that he still had scenes to film in another drama group, He Mu, who had been through a year of being an extra, could understand his hardship and persistence.

  After Feng Shaofeng left, the crew took a break and waited until nightfall to continue filming. The scene to be filmed that evening was Lu Fei picking up the flight attendant, and Shi Shi performed in front of He Mu as a drunk little girl. He Mu pointed out that her expression was still very much on point, but her face was too pale and didn't look like she had been drinking.

  "Or I'll really have a drink." Shishi thought for a moment and looked at He Mu.

  "Never mind, if I drink too much how can I film?" He Mu shook his head.

  "It's okay, I can still drink a lot." Shi Shi said with a big smile.

  When she said that, He Mu was no longer afraid. He asked Xiao Mi to go outside and buy a few bottles of good wine. Shi Shi would drink some, and the rest he would keep for himself.

  Shishi really didn't brag, after drinking half a cup, her face turned red, but her thinking was still clear, and her movements were fine. She acted like a drunk little girl even more convincingly now.

  Filming started, and after the director shouted "a", Lu Fei (played by He Mu) began to squat at the edge of the long bench outside, observing Ruan Jing (played by Liu Shi Shi) lying on it. Her small mouth and nose, long eyelashes, rosy cheeks, and the wine breath she exhaled already explained why she was lying there.

  Lu Fei called out a few times and pushed her a few times, but couldn't wake her up. Lu Fei, who was inherently kind-hearted, couldn't bear to let the beauty sleep outside, so he carried her into the elevator. However, he only knew which floor Ruan Jing lived on, but didn't know which room number she lived in. In desperation, he could only bring Ruan Jing back to his own home.

  After throwing Rang Jing onto the sofa, Rang Jing started to feel nauseous. Lu Fei held a basin and waited on her, but in the end, he wasn't careful enough and Rang Jing vomited all over him and herself. Feeling helpless and annoyed, Lu Fei stood beside Rang Jing, quickly took off his outer garment and threw it somewhere, coincidentally covering the camera lens, and the screen went black.

  Next is the daytime scene, and we'll shoot again tomorrow.

  This scene was shot for more than two hours. Director Jiang thought there was still time and shot another night scene, but it had already jumped to the plot of the second episode.

  The next day, Ruan Jing woke up to find herself in an unfamiliar place with her clothes changed. Lu Fei walked out of the bedroom and Ruan Jing suddenly went crazy, attacking him with a pillow until Wang Ayi from next door brought over Ruan Jing's clean and dry clothes and explained the misunderstanding. This was also the first direct encounter between the male and female protagonists, but after this their relationship returned to normal.

  They then filmed for three more days, all of which were scenes in the apartment, and it was almost time for the fourth episode. Ruan Jing had already moved into Lu Fei's house after a few encounters with him and signed the humiliating 23 articles. Their cohabitation life was just beginning. After several days of filming, Shi Shi could clearly grasp Ruan Jing's cuteness and performed more easily. For these few days, she completely became Ruan Jing, even when filming vlogs, she would inadvertently bring in Ruan Jing's style, which made He Mu laugh a lot after he recovered. She also made many jokes because of this.

  Several days of indoor scenes had been filmed, the simple setting and characters made people feel bored. He Mu was almost living in that small house for 24 hours a day, while Shi Shi could still go out to have fun under the guise of training. Now that Shi Shi's training is complete, she has basically reached the level of an entry-level flight attendant, and the filming crew will finally start shooting outdoor scenes.

  The outdoor plot can be divided into three categories: one is centered on Lu Fei, his company colleagues and friend Wang Lei; the second is centered on Ruan Jing, her best friend Lele and her flight attendant work; and the third is about Lu Fei and Ruan Jing's interactions together.

  This also introduces the second male and female leads in the play.

  Wang Lei, the second male lead, is not handsome but likes to show off his charm and considers flirting with girls as his greatest pleasure. He calls himself a master of flirting and an expert in emotions, often giving Lu Fei Ruan Jing some bad ideas about her emotional life, although he means well, but often ends up causing trouble. In the drama, he is responsible for providing comedic relief.

  Nurse No. 2 Lele is also a flight attendant, in the script she is more charming and feminine than Ruan Jing, after Ruan Jing went abroad, she has been acting as a messenger between Ruan Jing and Lu Fei, her long-term contact with Lu Fei made her fall in love with this interesting and infatuated man, however, after Ruan Jing returned, she still cut off this relationship with reason.

  In the hotel where the crew was staying, He Muxi kept running into their old friends.

  "Hello, Teacher Huang." He Mu politely extended his hand, and he recognized Huang Haihe at a glance.

  "Don't call me that, it's so old-fashioned. I'm only about ten years older than you, just call me Hai Pu." Huang Hai Pu said with a smile.

  Huang Hai is a 97-year-old student of Huang Kai and Li Xuejian. He is one year younger than Zhao Wei, Chen Kun, and Huang Xiaoming. After graduating from university, he starred in the popular TV series "Years of Burning Passion". Later, he took over Xu Zheng's role in "Lucky Star Shines on Zhu Bajie". Although there have been no big hits in recent years, he has maintained a relatively high level of popularity, especially after starring in director Gao Xixi's new film "New Shanghai Bund", his future prospects are highly anticipated.

  He is currently filming the famous director Guo Jingyu's "Chase", and it will take about another month to finish filming. At this time, the original candidate Wang Yue for the role of Hu Lang changed his mind, so they had to re-select, and finally they chose Huang Hai Bo, who has both fame and acting skills.

  Although the pay for the film was higher than Huang Hai Bo's market price, he originally did not want to take it on because he was afraid that filming two films at the same time would affect his performance quality. However, his agent assured him that this film would definitely be a hit and advised him to take it on, as the role was one he had never played before and had room for development. Additionally, both films were being shot in Shanghai, so the schedule could be coordinated. Huang Hai Bo agreed after hearing this.

  The girl with a tall and beautiful appearance next to Huang Hai is named Tang Yan, who plays the role of Lele in this drama. Tang Yan is a student of Central Academy of Drama, graduated this year, since last year she started playing supporting roles in some well-known TV dramas, Director Jiang Jiajun chose her because she had played a small role in his "Modern Beauty" and left him with a deep impression.

  The most brilliant stroke on Tang Yi's resume should be that she was selected by Zhang Yimou as an Olympic treasure in 2004 to perform at the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics. He Miao remembers that when filming "Soldiers Sortie", Chen Sicheng boasted to him that his girlfriend had been selected by Zhang Yimou as an Olympic treasure, and that he and Tang Yi were both from Central Academy of Drama, wondering if they were in a relationship. Later, He Miao asked Tang Yi if she knew Chen Sicheng, and Tang Yi smiled, saying that he was her senior and also the boyfriend of one of her classmates. It turned out that Chen Sicheng's girlfriend was another treasure, it seems that Old Chen didn't boast after all.

  Huang Hai and Tang Yan, one from Northern Film and the other from Central Academy of Drama, one is a young actor known for his acting skills, and the other is a sweet and beautiful actress who has just emerged in the film and television industry. This makes He Mu and Liu Shi feel under pressure, especially Shi Shi, whose heart is racing with anxiety. In order to get help from Tang Yan, who graduated from a drama school, she generously shares her snacks with Tang Yan, and the two girls quickly become close friends.

  Because Huang Hai Bo's schedule was very tight, Director Jiang didn't waste any time and immediately started filming Lu Fei and Wang Lei's scenes. In half a day, they completed four scenes, covering content from five episodes. After finishing the shoot, Huang Hai Bo rushed back to the "Pursuit" drama team.

  He Mu instantly liked this guy due to his brief collaboration with Huang Hai Bo, who was straightforward in character from a military family background and had superb acting skills from being a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, all of which conformed to He Mu's principles for making friends.

  After finishing the scenes with Huang Hai, the next step is to film with Shi Shi and Tang Tang. During this time, He Mu can take a break, coincidentally, Director Li Guoli called to say that Hu Ge has finished his surgery and is in the recovery phase.

  The next day, He Mu went to the hospital alone and waited for Shi Shi to be free before accompanying her.

  The news may have leaked out, there are many paparazzi-like people outside the hospital now, and Hu Ge's injury is absolutely what reporters want to get most, which represents the sales of magazines and newspapers and their bonuses.

  He Mu walked past them with a low-brimmed hat, without being recognized. However, when he went up, he was stopped by Tang Ren's staff who were blocking the paparazzi. After seeing He Mu's true appearance, they let him in. The first person he saw was Yuan Hong, whose eyes looked a bit dark. If anyone had the closest private relationship with Hu Ge, it would be Yuan Hong without a doubt. They were university classmates and roommates for four years, and then joined the same company. Their feelings for each other far surpassed those of ordinary people. After Hu Ge got injured, Yuan Hong was the first to put down his work and rushed to the hospital to take care of him.

  After understanding Hu Ge's situation with Yuan Hong, he followed Yuan Hong into Old Hu's ward.

  Hú Gē's injuries were mainly on his face, and his limbs weren't seriously hurt. When Hé Mù entered, the first thing he saw was Hú Gē's face and neck wrapped in bandages, at which point he realized how inappropriate the fruit basket he brought was.

  Yuan Hong said that Hu Ge had just been given a sedative and was now asleep, so all they could do was look at him. Even if he were awake, it would be impossible to communicate with him. Hu Ge's face and neck had over 100 stitches, and he didn't dare move, relying on intravenous fluids for nutrition.

  They quietly stayed in the hospital for half an hour, during which Hu Ge's parents came to replace Yuan Hong. After He Mu said a few comforting words to Hu's father and mother, he escaped with Yuan Hong from this depressing place...

  PS: Thanks for the reward from Happiness Sailing, great luck! By the way, I'd like to recommend Huang Hai's "Pursuit", although it's not well-known, but it's a classic police thriller with intense suspense.