Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing patted his belly, “Please watch your words, you might piss the baby off!”
Yu Chen reached out and touched it, “Why isn’t it very obvious?”
“My child is like me, sensible and well-behaved. He knows that he can’t draw attention to himself at this moment, so he’s hiding.”
Yu Chen smiled, “I asked Zhang Peng, and he said that being pregnant doesn’t mean you can’t have sex, especially since your belly isn’t big yet.”
Ling Qing: ????
“Can’t you speak human language?”
Yu Chen smiled and kissed him, “So should we have a passionate love affair tonight.”
Ling Qing: ????
Ling Qing pushed him away, “You wish.”
Yu Chen picked him up from behind and hugged him sideways, “Try it, I’ll be gentle, or I’ll just rub against you and not go in.”
Ling Qing: “Do you believe it yourself?”
“Of course, I have such good self-control.”
Facts proved that Yu Chen’s self-control was really good. He passed by the car door three times without entering, and Ling Qing was so angry that he turned over and pressed on him, “Is it time to show your self-control now?”
Yu Chen held his waist and said worriedly, “Baby, are you okay? Doesn’t your stomach hurt?”
“It doesn’t hurt now. But if you show your self-control again, I’ll be so angry that my stomach will surely hurt.”
Yu Chen said helplessly, “I’m afraid of hurting the baby.”
“Can’t you be gentler?”
Yu Chen: “Of course I can.”
The two of them started to do it for real, but it was a special time after all, so the two of them only did it once and then it was over.
Yu Chen then carried Ling Qing to take a shower and asked him, “Do you feel uncomfortable?”
Ling Qing shook his head, “No.”
“That’s good.” Yu Chen hugged him in his arms, “Go to sleep, I’ll wake you up tomorrow morning.”
“Okay.” Ling Qing pinched him and said with a smile, “Little vinegar fish.”
Yu Chen did not refute.
Ling Qing smiled again, kissed him, and said softly, “Sweet and sour fish.”
Yu Chen kissed him back gently and uttered a low “hmm”.
After filming for three days, Ling Qing went out as promised to promote his endorsement.
Luo Chenghao felt upset when he saw him go out again. So, during lunch, he said to Zhou Xiaochuan, “He goes out too frequently, almost once a week. Director Zhou, how can he focus on the play?”
Zhou Xiaochuan looked up at him and asked, “Do you have any opinion about Ling Qing?”
“I think he is not serious about his work.”
“He is quite serious.” Zhou Xiaochuan ate his food calmly. “He is never late or leaves early. He is very respectful to seniors and takes good care of newcomers like Yang Wenwen. He rarely makes mistakes during filming. Isn’t that good?”
“But he always goes out. Now people on the Internet are saying that our crew is not serious, so he can always go out.”
Zhou Xiaochuan laughed, “Why do you read those things on the Internet?”
He said, “Filming is not like being in prison. Can you trap people to death in the crew? Outsiders don’t understand, and you, an insider, are also following suit.”
“I’m doing this for the good of our show.”
Zhou Xiaochuan sighed, “Chenghao, you are prejudiced against Ling Qing.”
He said, “At the beginning, you wanted to play Mo Tang, but I didn’t agree. I chose Ling Qing. You thought he was famous and had a high profile, so his acting must be bad. Later, when you were filming together, you found that his acting was not bad. You couldn’t criticize him for his acting skills, so you changed your perspective and said that he didn’t have a serious attitude towards work.”
“I’m not.” Luo Chenghao argued.
“You are.” Zhou Xiaochuan glanced at him, put down his chopsticks and said, “You are prejudiced against him, you don’t like him, but you don’t want to admit it.”
“That’s why you can’t see him getting along well with the crew. The older generation thinks he is humble and eager to learn, the younger generation thinks he is gentle and reliable, and even screenwriter Wu thinks it is rare for him to have such acting skills and attitude at his age.”
He looked at Luo Chenghao, “If you always have this mentality, then you can only get till here.”
Luo Chenghao looked at him in surprise.
Zhou Xiaochuan said calmly, “You told me all this today, I won’t make a fuss about it, because I know you, you’re just unwilling to resign yourself. Ling Qing probably won’t make a fuss about it either, because he’s not the type of person who makes a fuss, he’s much more open-minded and transparent than his age shows, and you don’t matter to him.”
“But if it were someone else, you couldn’t be so relaxed.”
“Everyone is an independent individual. As long as he doesn’t affect the crew, so what if he attends events? He can be away from the set every day, as long as he shows up when he’s needed to shoot, and he doesn’t mess around during shooting, then he’s a qualified actor. As for rest time, that’s other people’s free time. You’re in the crew because you haven’t been notified, and he’s temporarily left because he’s been notified, both of which are reasonable.”
“No need to condemn.” Zhou Xiaochuan said finally.
Luo Chenghao stopped talking.
Zhou Xiaochuan then finished his meal and stood up. “Think about it carefully. Don’t limit yourself to that remote corner.”
Luo Chenghao watched him leave for a long time before he slowly continued to eat.
Ling Qing came back that night. He didn’t rush to find Yu Chen but went to the dressing room to change his clothes and put on makeup because he had a scene tonight.
The makeup assistant who was responsible for helping him with his hair didn’t see Yu Chen coming, so she asked, “Brother Ling, why hasn’t your personal assistant come recently?”
“Do you want to see him?” Ling Qing asked.
Lisa smiled embarrassedly and said, “Who doesn’t want to see handsome guys?”
“Am I not handsome?” Ling Qing asked back.
“Of course you are handsome, but isn’t it more interesting to see handsome guys in pairs?”
“Then I’ll go back and ask him for you if he is willing to come over next time.”
Lisa and Mary nodded frantically, “Yeah, yeah.”
Instead, Sister Zhang glared at the two of them, thinking that they were disrespectful.
Ling Qing smiled and said, “It’s okay, I think my personal assistant is handsome too.”
Ling Qing put on his makeup and went to the set.
When Zhou Xiaochuan saw him coming, he asked him to rest for a while as it was not his turn yet.
So Ling Qing sat down in his rest area, reading the script and eating snacks.
Since he got pregnant, he had started eating a lot more than before, especially sour snacks, and he could finish a box of them in a short time.
Yang Wenwen was naturally introverted and not very familiar with the other people in the play. So when she saw him coming, she was like a little rabbit that had found its owner. She quietly moved a chair over, sat next to him obediently and asked him if he was tired.
Ling Qing shared some of his snacks with her, “I’m fine, how about you?”
“I only shot one scene today, so I’m not tired.”
“That’s good.”
“I’m almost done shooting.” Yang Wenwen suddenly said, “It’ll be finished in just a few more days.”
“That’s great, you can go back and have a good rest.”
Yang Wenwen nodded, “It’s the question you asked me to think about before, I haven’t figured it out yet.”
“What do you mean?” Ling Qing asked.
She propped her chin up and whispered, “I’m sure I like acting. I was very happy filming over the past month, especially when you and Director Zhou praised me. However, my personality does not seem to be suitable for this circle, so I want to change jobs, but I’m reluctant to do so. If I don’t change jobs, I’m afraid I won’t be able to be an actor.”
“I’m lucky this time, because Brother Ling, you’re in the crew. But I’m sure I won’t be so lucky all the time. I’m not good at dealing with people, and I’m not good at socializing. With this kind of personality, even if I enter the entertainment industry, it will be like a stone sinking into the sea, without any splashes.” She had obviously thought about it for a long time in private and considered the pros and cons.
Ling Qing reminded her, “If your agent is reliable, then you don’t need to be good at dealing with things. She will help you socialize and handle other things. You just need to act.”
“But how can I be sure that the agent I meet is reliable?” Yang Wenwen didn’t dare to gamble on such a matter of luck. “Aren’t there many agents who treat you very well before signing the contract and seem to be very good, but have a different attitude after signing the contract?”
Ling Qing smiled, “I can introduce you to one.”
He said, “My agent is not bad, she is also a girl, with a good temper, and she is very decisive in doing things. She has managed Chen Hongming and me, so it shouldn’t be a problem for her to manage you. After all, Chen Hongming has a lot of black spots, but she can package him so that everyone thinks Chen Hongming is a warm man. She can definitely handle someone like you who is just not good at socializing.”
Yang Wenwen was surprised, “But, is it possible?”
She said in disbelief, “Brother Ling, are you willing to give me your agent? And is she also willing to take me with her? Is your company willing to sign me?”
Ling Qing nodded, “You are indeed very talented, with good acting skills and a good personality. If you are willing, I can recommend you to her. Are you willing?”
Yang Wenwen was of course willing, “Can I meet her first?”
She said, and then said embarrassedly, “Also, signing a contract is a big deal. I have to tell my parents and I can only sign with their consent. But I am willing, I believe you.”
Ling Qing laughed and said, “Wenwen, in this circle, you can’t trust others so easily.”
Yang Wenwen smiled and said, “I know, but you are very good.”
She could also see that some people in the crew really didn’t like her, because she had no name or fame, and was nothing, so when they saw her, they didn’t even say hello and just pretended not to see her.
But Ling Qing was very kind to her. He would guide her, educate her, and help her without any selfish motives, and was not even willing to take advantage of her.
Seeing that she was full of trust in him, Ling Qing had no choice but to say, “Okay, then I’ll let you meet Yun He in a few days, and then you can talk to your parents.”
“Okay.”
Luo Chenghao, who was not far away, was watching from afar, his mind full of what Zhou Xiaochuan had said to him. He watched in silence, thinking seriously whether his prejudice against Ling Qing was too deep?
Ling Qing waited for almost forty minutes before it was his turn to shoot.
This scene was shot on the street. It showed Mo Tang coming out of his brother’s house and walking forward alone, passing through the crowded crowd and the sparse crowd. When he looked back suddenly, he realized that he was the only one left on the street without him noticing.
He walked alone, seemingly confused and doubtful, but finally he became stubborn and ran forward quickly.
The street had already been cleared, and extras came on stage, walking in the same direction or the opposite direction as Ling Qing.
Ling Qing had a blank expression on his face yet seemed somewhat sad. He silently walked through the crowd and moved forward.
He didn’t walk fast, and seemed to be thinking about something, with some hidden grievance in his eyes.
He kept walking forward, and there were fewer and fewer people around him, until he stopped and looked around in a daze, only to find that he had become the only one left.
He looked at the deserted street with sad eyes, and his expression was painful, but he said nothing.
He just clenched his fists and continued walking forward. The emotions in his eyes were complicated and chaotic but slowly turned into stubbornness. Then he ran quickly, ran into the alley where his home was, and ran to his doorstep.
He looked up at the window of his house. It was pitch black and no one was waiting for him to come home.
Ling Qing looked at that spot, dazed and sad, until he took another step forward.
There was not a single line in this scene, but there were many emotional changes, so it was a test of the actors’ acting skills. Zhou Xiaochuan thought he would have to shoot it several times, but Ling Qing actually got it right in just one take. He applauded Ling Qing excitedly, “It’s okay, Xiao Qing, you go and have a rest.”
“Okay, thank you Director Zhou.”
“You’re welcome.”
Luo Chenghao watched him go to take a rest again accompanied by his assistant and felt that his professional ability was indeed impeccable.
He asked himself if he could do it in one go like Ling Qing did.
From this point of view, he really looked like a top student.
He thought of Zhou Xiaochuan’s words again. He seemed to have too strong a resentment and prejudice towards Ling Qing.
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