We always say something true under the guise of a joke, but the meaning of a joke is that it can be false or true, but at that moment, it will be like the wind, or blowing into something. People's hearts may disappear into the world.
For He Tianran, he had already chosen the latter.
Therefore, he will never know what the next line of the joke is...
Even if that joke was said by him himself, it still contained the most precious emotion of his boyhood.
With the silence of the person involved, Wen Liang finally lost the enthusiasm to explore further. After all, the set where he worked was not a place for chatting and nostalgic, and after the current contact, the two of them really had nothing to be nostalgic about.
Next, Wen Liang completed these chat scenes very dedicatedly.
Opposite him, He Tianran watched her performance in silence for a moment. The actress, who was full of negative emotions about herself just now, calmed down for half a minute, and began to smile sweetly towards herself, or rather towards the camera.
This kind of close observation and emotional feeling gave He Tianran an extra sense of trance like when he was observing the actors' performances behind the monitor. There was no doubt that the girl in front of him was indeed a "competent" actor. The smooth shooting down here also proves this point.
After the chat scene was filmed, He Tianran stood up and prepared to leave.
He thought about whether to say hello to Wen Liang, exchange a few polite words, say goodbye or something else, but as early as Yu Hui said "click", the girl's expression towards him was already visibly cold, and he kept talking to Cai When Ju Ming spoke, He Tianran stood there for a few seconds, and finally could only walk away with a polite smile.
In short, this kind of cooperation is rare. It ends today and I don’t know when the two of them will meet again.
"Lao Cai, did you take any pictures?"
"……No."
When He Tianran passed by Wen Liang and the others, he suddenly caught these two sentences. It should be a close-up of Wen Liang's expression that Cai Jueming didn't capture just now?
He Tianran didn't think much about these two meaningless sentences.
He returned to the coffee shop and chatted with Li Lan and Xie Yanyan again. This was the focus of his work today.
The time came to 3:30 in the afternoon, and the filming work of the crew was completed. After Yuhui shouted to call it a day, the staff of each crew packed up their things happily. The street of Banbei Tongjin was already lively, and many people came. Passers-by who were drinking coffee or shopping here finally found the opportunity to take photos with the celebrities. For this reason, Wen Liang deliberately stayed for a while and did not leave in a hurry.
Advertising shooting is like this. Although there are scenes like big film crews staying up all night, many movies are shot in one or two days and are over, and you may only be tired for a while.
He Tianran and his group walked out of the coffee shop. He looked at Wen Liang who was surrounded by passers-by and fans. He thought to himself that being an actor is indeed not an easy job. Whatever he does is easily magnified by passers-by and netizens. Fortunately, he is a director. When walking on the street, he is far less recognizable than the "rich second generation director" online.
"Director He, I'm sorry. I have some things to deal with with Wen Liang later, so I won't be able to accompany you. We'll make an appointment another day. You must inform me when the filming schedule for your new drama comes out."
Li Lan stretched out his hand and said enthusiastically.
"No problem, Sister Lan. It's a great pleasure for me to collaborate with your artists. Thank you for your hard work today, Teacher Wen. I look forward to our next cooperation."
The crew's equipment was loaded into their own trucks. Xie Yanyan and several other clients had to go back to the company. Yu Hui, He Tianran and Yao Qingtao were in the same truck. After greeting the artist team, they left separately.
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Yu Hui had been filming for a whole day today, so the driving job was naturally handed over to the boss He Tianran.
"Yu'er, did you give me the material card from Teacher Cai?"
He Tianran, who was watching the traffic on the road, did not forget to ask about work.
"Don't worry, brother, I have all the materials I took today. I will go back to Zhuguang Lane to sort them out later."
"Actually, there's no need to be in such a hurry. All the filming of the surf line is done now. You can take the opportunity to rest for a day or two."
The project that has been busy for half a year is finally coming to fruition, and He Tianran is in a very good mood.
"Really... But brother Tianran, the direction you are driving... is the direction back to the company."
Yu Hui reminded, and He Tianran suddenly had a dark look on his face.
"...Uh, hahahaha... Today's work is done today, hahahaha, you... you can go back as soon as you finish directing the material. You don't have to work overtime."
The three people in the car suddenly burst into laughter. It seemed that He Tianran had unknowingly adapted to his identity as a capitalist besides being a director.
Yao Qingtao said at this time:
"By the way, Director He, you have been chatting with Sister Lan today and I didn't have time to tell you. They have no objection to Teacher Cai's expenses. They can pay for it themselves."
He Tianran had no expression after hearing this and said calmly:
"This is how it should be. There is no reason why we should pay for the temporary addition of people after everything is settled. Li Lan doesn't know about this, right? She is a smart person and should not make such a mistake. This matter should be decided by the people below her."
Yao Qingtao hesitated and said:
"That's right...it seems...teacher Wenliang didn't make the decision through their company...When I told Sister Lan about this today, she didn't seem to know..."
He Tianran thought to himself that no wonder when she left just now, Li Lan told herself that she and Wen Liang had something to deal with. A boss like this would have to say something to such a willful artist in the stall. The expense is a trivial matter, but this kind of The very act of self-assertion is bad.
"Brother Tianran...do you really have nothing to do with Wen Liang today?"
Yu Hui couldn't help but be curious. Yao Qingtao had been accompanying customers in the coffee shop all day today. When he heard this gossip, his eyes really lit up.
However, He Tianran poured cold water on him in time:
"There is no past and no story. Let's stop here."
Yu Hui and Yao Qingtao looked at each other, and finally the latter said cautiously:
"Actually, it's better to stop. After all, Wen Liang... the reputation in the industry is really bad. It's a good thing to have less relationships and keep a distance."
"..."
Perhaps this sentence was the most tacit one on the set today.
"Yu'er, make an appointment with Mr. A Liu to come to the company tomorrow. We will have one last script meeting. After finishing surfing the line, we have to get down to business."
He Tianran changed the topic.
"OK!"
On the way back, Yao Qingtao got off the train at the subway station closest to home. He Tianran sent Yuhui to the company, and finally drove back to his current residence, in Shuifang Community.
This place is less than fifteen minutes' drive from Zhuguang Lane, and if He Tianran needs to go back to the university town for classes, he can just go out and take the elevated highway. Although he lives in Nanshan Jiadi, there are people taking care of him, but it is too far whether it is for work or to go back to school. These are far less convenient and lively than here.
Because it is close to a media park such as Zhuguang Lane, the nearby communities are filled with migrant workers from the film and television media.
The Shuifang community is one of the higher standard, and the monthly rent for single apartments for external rent ranges from 10,000 to 30,000. He Tianran's current residence is a duplex with a height of more than 60 square meters, with two bedrooms and one apartment. There is a living room and a bathroom. The downstairs is usually used for cooking and entertaining guests. As for the upstairs, he specially transformed the second bedroom into a studio. However, if he edits any films, it is the company he goes to, so a studio is a natural fit. His otaku happy house.
He Tianran parked the car in the basement and was about to turn off the engine when he suddenly received a call.
He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was an unknown number from a port city. He answered the call and said "hello".
There was no response from the other side.
Just when he thought it was a harassing call, an unfamiliar female voice finally came from the receiver.
"It's strange, how come you can get through on the phone today? I've called many times in the past few years but couldn't get through."
It's warm and cool.
It was obviously the other party calling, but his tone was full of doubts. He Tianran couldn't help it. He rubbed his eyebrows and said:
"Teacher Wen, are you still here? Stop it. I'm in the basement now. What you said is so scary. It's been a day. Can we talk about some human dialogue that everyone can understand?"
"...You got home so soon? Then the signal in your basement is pretty good."
"Well, I live right here in Zhuguang Lane. Who gave you my phone number? Sister Lan?"
"Her? No, you gave me this phone number a few years ago. When I met you today, I tried to call it."
He Tianran was speechless. He had been using this phone number from high school until now. He had changed dozens of packages without changing the number. There was no problem that he couldn't get through a few years ago but could get through today.
The conversation with Wen Liang today was really strange. It was even a little weird in this empty and dark basement. He Tianran didn't want to continue this topic. He listened carefully to Wen Liang's movements and found that There was quite a lot of wind noise on the other side, so based on the scene of meeting Wen Liang in the morning, I asked:
"Are you riding a bike?"
"Yeah, I was bored waiting at a red light just now, so I just wanted to give it a try."
"Then...be careful yourself and pay attention to traffic safety."
"It's okay, I have headphones in my helmet."
"...Um, I heard Sister Lan said that she had something to talk to you about?"
"Brother, I'm riding a bike. I'm going back to the company. She's in the nanny's car. I'm just going back to the company to talk to her."
"Then... let's have a good chat. I'll hang up when I get home."
"……Um."
He Tianran was the first to hang up the phone. What happened every day...
When he got home, he took out a bottle of canned Coke from the refrigerator and drank a few sips. The scene after encountering Wenliang today came to mind again. He couldn't think of a reason and shook his head helplessly. Only now At five o'clock, there was nothing going on around him for the time being. He walked into the bedroom and lay down on the bed.
This person will inevitably have random thoughts when sleeping.
On the phone just now, Wen Liang said that he was on a motorcycle, which reminded He Tianran of the graceful figure leaning on the car for a moment when he met her in the morning, and later on the set, the figure under the bra. That sexy waist and delicate and cute belly button...
He Tianran was tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep. In the end, he could only pick up the pillow and cover his face hard. He waited until he had difficulty breathing before taking it away. He took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down a little.
"Oh shit, who can survive this..."
He Tianran closed his eyes, muttered in his mouth, and finally fell asleep gradually.
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"Ding Dong~Ding Dong~Ding Dong~"
By the time He Tianran was awakened by the doorbell and opened his hazy sleepy eyes, more than two hours had passed. The city lights outside the window were beginning to turn on, and the city's night was psychedelic and deep.
"Ding Dong~Ding Dong~"
The doorbell continued, and He Tianran reluctantly climbed out of bed, holding a chicken coop on his head, stepping on his slippers, yawning, and shouted impatiently:
"Come on, come on, don't press..."
He Tianran walked to the door and opened it.
Outside the door, stood a woman wearing sunglasses and a mask. She was holding a plastic bag with vegetables and meat in one hand, and her other hand was hovering in the air, ready to ring the doorbell.
Perhaps seeing the image of He Tianran at this moment, the woman could not help but tilt her head slightly and joked:
"Director He, you are a night owl, you went to bed a little early today~"
Although the woman spoke standard Mandarin and her voice was very sweet, there was some local accent at the end, which made her ears feel itchy.
"...Are you here to eat again?"
"yes!"
He Tianran patted his cheeks with both hands to cheer himself up, then took off the hair rope from his wrist and tied his hair up. He gave up a position to let the woman pass, and the other party was obviously not the first. After a visit, I entered the house with ease.
Seeing the other party turn on the lights in the room, then open the refrigerator and put the ingredients in one by one, He Tianran closed the door and asked:
"I heard from Sister Lan that you just finished filming today."
"Yeah, that's why I'm coming~"
"There's no wedding banquet or anything?"
"I'm the one finishing it, not the whole crew. It's probably going to be a few days before the wrapping party. It's still unclear whether I can participate or not. By the way, you didn't eat, did you?"
"No."
"That's good~ I see your refrigerator is empty. If I don't come to help with the food, you won't cook, right?"
"No, it's because I just finished eating yesterday and finished work today and was too lazy to go to the vegetable market."
After placing all the purchased ingredients in the refrigerator, the woman turned her head and said angrily:
"Wow, Director He, you are really straight. If you lie to me about this kind of thing, I will be happy."
He Tianran shrugged, imitated her accent, and said nonchalantly:
"I didn't treat you like an outsider, otherwise you wouldn't have come to my house so late at night and asked me to cook for you. Don't you think so, senior sister?"
This senior is naturally not the senior Yao Qingtao and Yao who worked for He Tianran on the set today.
The woman took off her sunglasses and mask, revealing her exquisite facial features that were originally exotic, full of charm and beauty.
She is Bai Lingye, He Tianran's senior at the film school, and the heroine of He Tianran's first drama "A Thousand Knots of Hearts".
The two met through the show and became friends.
Today, the two are also neighbors.
(Thanks to reader Yu for joining the alliance, thank you!)
(End of chapter)
