Chapter Six

  It's okay, from now on, Jian Chu won't have to act with him again. He absent-mindedly accompanied a few small stand-ins to rehearse the previous scenes - those newcomers really can be seen as newbies who joined the group with resources, simply put, they completely lack camera sense. For example, that Ye Chen, his eyes darting around like crazy, it's like he can't stop, and this good-looking young man becomes sly and cunning, making Jian Chu mistakenly think which one of them is actually the fox spirit.

  At the end, Xiao Dao's pulling up of Hao Zi Jing was even more intoxicating. Jin Ran cooperated and jumped up, but didn't expect that the person lying on the cushion would be pulled down together with him - the surrounding staff laughed to the ground, when the newcomer frantically got up from the young man's body with a red face, Jin Ran finally couldn't help but ask: "...... should I lose weight?"

  "No, no, no, no," Ye Chen looked like he was about to faint from embarrassment, "Brother, you're really light, it's true, I'm just not strong enough."

  I'd like to say who's your brother, but I refrained from it, need to maintain image.

  Affable and amiable.

  Then the black-haired young man stood up first and pulled Ye Chen up, casually comforting the tense new person for a few words. Jin Yan felt that he could almost see tears in his eyes - knowing that he had been gloriously included in the "good people list" of the person in front of him, Jin Yan felt quite satisfied... Next, the two of them performed another round of confusion, plus two other small spare tires, and they messed around for an entire afternoon. Finally, they finished performing that cliff scene, and then they took a few photos with everyone in a hurry, Jin Yan's face was almost stiff from smiling. Only then did Jiang Luo Cheng announce the end of work with satisfaction.

  While removing her makeup, she teased the young makeup artist: "Little sister, which of the ones I paired up with today do you think is the most suitable for me?"

  "Hey, Brother Ran, aren't you getting me into trouble?" The makeup artist sister laughed with her eyes narrowed, "I didn't know about this, you should ask Director Du."

  "Speaking of Director Wang, I have something to say. He's almost sixty years old, and it's a good thing that he's still sharp, but... I saw him sitting next to Jiang Luocheng today, and my face turned green with anger. He kept asking if this was how the script was written, and how it completely didn't match the story he had read before - this is clearly a gay romance plot...". Jian Yan shook his head, sighing, "It's also because of intoxication, Director Wang was originally a very serious senior, but after finishing this play, I always feel like he's lost his dignity in his old age... the 'dignity' part."

  While speaking, the makeup artist sister on the other side has already laughed to the point of being unable to take care of herself.

  She carefully wiped her face with a cotton pad, and asked the agent behind her who was playing with his phone without turning around: "Hey, what do you think of today?"

  "Jiang Chuan, who else can do it?" Fang Yu said without lifting his head, "Although he didn't act well in the beginning, at least he pulled you up... and that last sentence 'I'm really annoyed to death by you', the tone is so spoiled that I, as a manager, feel my bones are soft."

  He listened attentively and remained silent for three seconds.

  Then sighed: "This is indeed a play with gay chicken rape plot."

  Makeup artist girl: "Hahahahahahahahahahaha!"

  ……

  When he finally took off his makeup and walked out of the dressing room, it was already dark outside. He was so hungry that his stomach was sticking to his back, and after laughing all day, his face was almost stiff. Now, with a expressionless face, he walked quickly in front, with Fang Yu following closely behind him, running little legs. All you could hear was the person in front muttering to himself as he rushed along: "Duck blood fan silk steamed bun boiled spicy wonton ribs rice black forest cake earl grey milk tea..."

  Fang Yu: "...... Cough, even if you eat more ginger, it won't help you now."

  Jian Ran: "He's really strong now. Today, he pulled me up like a sack of potatoes with such ease. Was he training elephants in Germany before?"

  Fang Yu: "You clearly know this isn't the point."

  "I'm so hungry I can feel my brain thickening, no time to beat around the bush with you, shut up or I'll deduct your pay!"

  Just as he was about to finish speaking, a sudden emergency brake brought him to a stop. Fang Yu was wondering what was wrong with this guy again, and when he looked up, his originally dark face had turned into Judge Bao - following his deadly gaze forward, Fang Yu instantly understood what was going on: because he saw Jiang Luocheng.

  At this moment, Director Jiang had finished work but hadn't left yet. He was squatting in a special passageway that not many people knew about, obviously waiting for someone... At this moment, he was leaning against the door frame at an angle. The outside streetlights didn't know why they weren't lit, only the moonlight spilled in and half of his body was hidden in the shadows, half-illuminated and half-asleep. The man's high nose cast a small patch of shadow on one side of his cheek, his eyes were lowered, and only the cigarette ember in his hand flickered with sparks.

  If it weren't for the thick, tense atmosphere that seemed to be ready to pounce at any moment, Fang Yu thought this scene was actually quite beautiful - because Jiang Luocheng really was very handsome.

  Just then, Jiang Luocheng turned his head and glanced at Jinyan, then glanced at Fang Yu behind Jinyan. Fang Yu slapped his forehead and said: "Jinyan, I forgot your apartment key in the dressing room."

  "What the heck are you doing?!"

  He fled the scene with a fart and urine, as his "dada" running sound gradually faded away. Only Jian Ran and Jiang Luo Cheng were left on the scene, with no one around, nor any employees passing by after work. Jian Ran was wondering when he heard Jiang Luo Cheng say in a slightly hoarse voice: "The office building is under construction behind, considering safety, this passage has not been walked through for several days, even if you can get out, you have to take a long detour to the parking lot——I know you usually like to walk on this side, so I came to inform you."

  He carefully placed his gaze on Jiang Luocheng's profile for three seconds before nodding and saying, "Oh."

  Jiang Luocheng saw this reflection, turned his head and looked at him for a moment - the tobacco in his hand reflected the loss that flashed by in his eyes, he cracked open his mouth and revealed a helpless smile: "Xiao Ran, is it really impossible for us?"

  "People who can't control their lower body can't control their life." He said calmly with a poker face, "If there's a first time, there'll be a second. You've made it a habit."

  The sentence "you're used to it" was like a sharp sword that pierced Jiang Luocheng's heart - he couldn't help but admire the black-haired young man in front of him, who was really smart and knew how to quietly press down on others' weaknesses and poke them to death without letting go... His expression paused for a moment before turning bitter. Jiang Luocheng lowered his head and took two heavy puffs of smoke, then threw it to the ground and extinguished it. In a hoarse and low voice, he said: "Sorry."

  "It's nothing, it's all in the past." Jianran nodded calmly, "I don't mind."

  “……”

  "So what you're saying doesn't make much sense. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. The distance to the parking lot is actually not a big deal, taking a detour is fine - but as you know, I'm not too fond of backtracking."

  He adjusted the expression on his face, speaking as he walked out, but didn't expect to brush shoulders with Jiang Luocheng, only to have the other man grab his wrist. The young black-haired man was taken aback and instinctively tried to struggle free, but Jiang Luocheng's grip was surprisingly strong and refused to let go. As they pushed and shoved each other, he heard Jiang Luocheng's voice ring out right next to his ear: "I know you've got a thing for that Jiang Chuan, haven't you?"

  Jiang Luocheng's words came out, and he was stunned, he himself was also stunned.

  The two people's pushing and shoving movements came to a stop, as if they had been paused by a pause button.

  Jian Yan's sudden silence and lowered head seemed to imply consent, but Jiang Luo Cheng's mind was suddenly like a overturned jar of mixed flavors - sour, sweet, bitter, and salty all at once. He didn't know what to say, feeling both angry and heartbroken. He wanted to speak up again and again, but the words got stuck on his lips as he adjusted his tone. In the end, what came out was a helpless phrase that even he couldn't convince himself of: "Xiao Ran, don't provoke Jiang Chuan, he's not an ordinary newcomer, back when we were in Germany..."

  "Is he a wanted man?"

  "No."

  "Is he a killer?"

  "No."

  "Is he trash?"

  "It's unclear."

  "Hmm, people like you can't see the positioning of their own kind. I asked a bad question." Jian Ran revealed a mocking expression, and with a swing of his arm, he pushed Jiang Luo Cheng's hand away, taking a step back to push him out the door...

  At this time, on the top of the young black-haired person's head was a wooden scaffolding used in construction, and higher up was the back of an office building that had been demolished halfway. A row of offices next to it had already been shut down, everything was pitch-black and nothing could be seen, only a half-demolished billboard hung there, swaying precariously in the cold wind.

  It's early winter, and in southern cities, it can get so cold when it rains that it feels like you could freeze to death.

  The young man with black hair shivered, looked up at Jiang Luocheng with a regretful and distressed expression, his stomach suddenly contracted - first it was heartache, then it was nausea surging up to his chest... He lowered his eyes, too lazy to look at this person again, and turned around to walk out.

  Just two steps away, he heard Jiang Luo Cheng calling his name.

  He quickened his pace, and at the same time, he heard a strange creaking sound of "creak" - but at this moment, Jiang Luocheng called him in a tone that was almost like crying, making it impossible for him to focus on anything else. He just walked forward with his head down, and after walking a few more meters, he heard Jiang Luocheng's tense voice calling out to him to watch his head.

  He suddenly stopped in his tracks, subconsciously turned his head back, and then saw Jiang Luocheng rushing towards him like a madman.

  He looked up again and saw the billboard that was swaying in the cold wind earlier... had really fallen.

  She rushed over and kissed him on the face.

  When a person is shocked and panicked to the limit, they completely lose their ability to act. You will find that at this critical moment, you can't even scream, as if it's the calmness of the moment.

  The only image left in my memory was Jiang Luocheng's anxious face rushing over, the words "A New Life" on the billboard advertising Xu Qianqian's skincare products, and then a loud "bang", I didn't even feel any pain, the world just suddenly went black - death is probably like this, just like shutting down a computer.

  Think calmly and quietly.

  He's actually dead just like that?

  He actually died just like that.

  I'll whisper to you that our producer teacher is based on a real person, but I won't say who, or else I might die (covering face)