Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Su Qing gave her phone to her mother, and her mother took a photo of the two of them.
In the photo, Su Qing looked innocent, cute and beautiful. While Yan Qingchi stood beside her and put his hand on her head and made a “yeah” sign – like a rabbit’s ears.
He told her what Jiang Mochen had said to him last night, asking her to think carefully before accepting a role after she became an adult. Su Qing nodded obediently and assured him, “Don’t worry, Brother Lin, I promise you that if I want to act in a movie when I grow up, I will tell you, and you can remind me then.”
Yan Qingchi felt that she really treated him a little like a sister treated her brother, obedient, sensible, quiet and well-behaved. He smiled unconsciously and said softly, “Okay.”
Su Qing smiled gently, and her small dimples looked particularly intoxicating.
Not long after Su Qing finished filming, Jiang Xiaoming also finished filming. Jiang Xiaoming and most of the male compatriots in the crew had a good relation, so he happily took photos with everyone in the crew and picked a few people he liked to take individual photos with.
Before leaving, he pulled Yan Qingchi, Qi Ruan, and Fang Tuo, his three martial arts allies, and said, “Remember to think of me.”
The three nodded. Yan Qingchi touched his little bald head reluctantly and told him to study hard.
Jiang Xiaoming felt a headache when he heard about studying. So he left reluctantly while shouting, “Stop talking!”
After seeing them off, Yan Qingchi looked over the variety show “Best Partner” sent to him by Guan Mei in his spare time – two people in a group were to be partners, traveling abroad and competing in games together. He thought of the day when Mo Jianying asked him and Jiang Mochen who Qi Qi was? He didn’t want Qi Qi to have an unclear identity every time he came to visit the set. He felt that Jiang Mochen was right, and the two of them should indeed pave the way for them to go public.
“Take it, but what month is it?”
“I heard from the program crew that it is tentatively scheduled for late April, but it has not been confirmed yet.”
Yan Qingchi was relieved to hear her say that. By late April, he should have finished filming, so there would be no problem of overlapping variety shows.
“Besides this variety show, what plans do you have for the second half of the year? Do you want to take on a TV series or other movies?” Guan Mei asked him.
“Do you have a suitable script?” Yan Qingchi asked.
“I’m still reading it. I need to make sure that your time is OK first?”
“Yes.” Yan Qingchi said, “but I hope the script can be better. If it’s just average, then forget it.”
“Okay, I’ll tell you when I find a suitable one.”
“Okay.” Yan Qingchi said, hung up the phone, put the phone aside, and continued to concentrate on reading the script.
Mo Jianying would be finishing filming in the next two days. He was the most famous person in the crew besides Fu Minzhi. Although he was not the male lead, everyone who saw him would call him Teacher Mo because of his brilliant experience.
Yan Qingchi had been filming with him these two days. He thought Mo Jianying was worthy of being an old senior, who could always give him a lot of useful advice. Sometimes his words could even give him an epiphany in an instant.
Yan Qingchi admired him very much, so every time he thanked him politely, “Thank you, Teacher Mo.”
Mo Jianying liked his obedient and sensible appearance, and smiled, “You’re welcome.”
He looked at Yan Qingchi and asks him, “Have you decided on your next play?”
Yan Qingchi shook his head, “Not yet.”
“Do you still want to make a movie?”
“Of course I do if there is a suitable one.”
“Then do you want to act in the movie directed by Lei Hao?”
Yan Qingchi didn’t expect him to say Lei Hao. Lei Hao was different from Fu Minzhi. He was a famous commercial film director and still the most box office appealing commercial film director. Last year’s box office champion was Lei Hao’s “Turn Left and Right”.
Yan Qingchi nodded quickly, “Of course, who doesn’t want to act in the movie directed by Lei Hao?”
Mo Jianying listened to his frank words and didn’t think he was mercenary but just felt that he was very frank.
He thought for a while and said, “Then I’ll ask, and I’ll tell you in a few days.”
Yan Qingchi didn’t expect that he could get Mo Jianying’s support, and was a little surprised, “Thank you very much.”
“It’s okay, I said, you are very sensible, I like sensible people.”
Since Yan Qingchi grew up, few people had used sensible to describe him. He felt that this word was a bit strange when Mo Jianying said it, so he said, “Teacher Mo, can you use another word to describe me? Sensible is used to describe children.”
Mo Jianying asked him in a good temper, “Then what adjective do you want me to use?”
Yan Qingchi was easy to talk to, “As long as it’s not sensible.”
Mo Jianying rarely had the idea of teasing him, “Obedient?”
“Isn’t this the same meaning?”
“Then what do you like?” Mo Jianying asked him.
Yan Qingchi thought for a moment, “Or you can praise me for my strong learning ability, I think I should be considered a relatively strong learner.”
“Okay.” Mo Jianying said obediently, “You have a strong learning ability, that’s great, work hard, the future is exciting.”
“Thank you, Teacher Mo.” Yan Qingchi thanked him.
As soon as he finished thanking him, Fu Minzhi called him over. Yan Qingchi excused himself from Mo Jianying, ran over, and asked Fu Minzhi, “What’s wrong, Director Fu?”
Fu Minzhi pointed at her lens on the camera and said to him, “Look here, your emotions here are very good, but this part is a little dull, you can brew it again and reshoot it later.”
Yan Qingchi nodded, “Okay.”
He looked at himself in the camera. In fact, the difference between the two emotions was not that big. Wen Yao himself was a person who didn’t like to show his emotions. Fu Minzhi told him that Wen Yao’s indifference and tenderness and compassion for things were somewhat similar to him at times, which was one of the reasons why she chose him.
Yan Qingchi felt that he had really put a lot of effort into the role of Wen Yao. Wen Yao didn’t say anything and his expression didn’t change much, so many emotions could only be conveyed through his eyes. This was a test of his acting skills. For example, the difference in his expression in this shot was really subtle. If Fu Minzhi didn’t say it, he would definitely not notice it, and the audience would not notice it either. But Fu Minzhi saw it.
Yan Qingchi finally understood at this moment why she was an award-winning director, because her strictness and meticulousness in dealing with the shots were like a precision testing instrument. Her eyes and feelings were the best testing tools, so she could control every shot and create one masterpiece after another.
Yan Qingchi quickly went to reshoot this shot. Mo Jianying sat on a chair and looked at him. The assistant beside him asked him, “You seem to admire Yan Qingchi.”
“Yes, I admire him a little bit.” Mo Jianying said honestly.
“That’s really lucky for him.” The assistant said.
Mo Jianying smiled and said softly, “I hope he feels the same way.”
The assistant immediately agreed, “Yes.”
At night, Yan Qingchi was reading a script when he heard a knock on the door. He went out and opened the door. Seeing that it was Mo Jianying’s assistant, he was a little surprised. “You looking for me?”
The assistant nodded, “Teacher Mo is looking for you.”
Yan Qingchi was puzzled. He thought about it and thought it might be related to Director Lei Hao he mentioned earlier. He didn’t ask any more questions, closed the door and followed Mo Jianying’s assistant.
Mo Jianying was reading Lei Hao’s new script. When he saw Yan Qingchi coming, he waved his hand to let the assistant leave and asked Yan Qingchi to come over.
Yan Qingchi walked over and saw a script on the coffee table in front of him.
“Sit down.” Mo Jianying patted the sofa next to him.
Yan Qingchi sat down and asked him, “You’re looking for me?”
Mo Jianying pushed the script on the coffee table in his direction, “This is the script of Lei Hao’s new play “The Roaring Grand Theater”. There is a second male lead in it, who is the nephew of the male lead and lives under the same roof with the male lead. The two don’t like each other. In the early stage, they always torment each other in various ways. In the later stage, because of the performance of the Grand Theater, they were forced to cooperate and became new partners. The second male lead has a good personality and a lot of scenes. The male lead is played by the movie emperor Wu Tu. I want to recommend you to play the second male lead. What do you think?”
I think this is simply pie in the sky. Can such a good thing really be my turn? Yan Qingchi doubted in his heart, “Of course I am willing, but is Director Lei Hao willing?”
“Lei Hao and I have worked together on several dramas, and I still have some say. If you are interested, you can go for an audition first. I think it should be about the same.”
Yan Qingchi still felt uneasy. He had indeed been smooth sailing in terms of film and television resources along the way. Jiang Mochen helped him get the audition for “Lost”, but that was because he and Jiang Mochen were married and he was an artist of Nancheng; Guan Mei helped him get “Let’s Fight! Friends!” and “Mianmian Marshmallow”, because Guan Mei was his agent and it was her duty; Fu Minzhi gave him the male lead in “The Jianghu in the Mist”, partly because of To Mr. Q and partly because he fit the character.
But Mo Jianying, why was he willing to support him so much?
“Excuse me for being blunt,” Yan Qingchi said, “Of course I’m very happy to be recommended by you, but I don’t quite understand why you are willing to promote me like this?” He glanced at the script on the coffee table, “This script should be the best script you have received now.”
Mo Jianying smiled, he felt that Yan Qingchi was worthy of being the person he liked, and he was really smart. “You are right, this is indeed the best script I have now. I play the third male in it. If you can participate in this movie and play the second male, then we can continue to work together.”
He looked at Yan Qingchi, “You asked me why? Then I’ll tell you the truth. I admire you very much, and even like you a little. I put so much effort to recommend you to become the second male in this play. Of course, I have my requirements. I hope that you can get closer to me.”
Yan Qingchi was shocked. He felt that he was probably hallucinating, otherwise how could Mo Jianying, who always looked decent and reliable, say such shameless words. Was this to, secretly raise him?
Yan Qingchi felt that his career in the entertainment industry was perfect at this moment! He met Ji Sixing, who flattered the powerful and bullied the weak; he met Song Li, who was kept by the boss of an economic company; he met Zhang Cong, who was kept by a wealthy businessman; he met Ruan Wenxuan, who called him brother in front of him but cursed him behind his back; now! He finally encountered the legendary unspoken rules! And it was still from such a well-dressed, respected senior! Yan Qingchi remembered the sentence on the Internet: These old men are all very bad.
He looked at Mo Jianying, and all the respect and admiration he had before collapsed in an instant, and even his tone of voice no longer had the previous respect. He touched the recorder in his pocket, pressed the switch, and pretended to be confused and said, “Teacher Mo, I don’t quite understand what you mean by that.”
Mo Jianying smiled, “You’re a smart man, how could you not understand?”
Yan Qingchi looked at him, “I really don’t understand,” he said, “No one has ever said this to me before.”
Seeing that he was pretending not to understand, Mo Jianying thought that after all, since he was someone he liked, it was only right to coax him a few words, so he said, “Follow me, follow me, I won’t treat you unfairly.”
Yan Qingchi smiled, “How should I follow you? Like your assistant?”
“What do you think?”
“Why should I be like your assistant and not be a good actor?”
Mo Jianying sighed and tried to grab his arm, but Yan Qingchi dodged on the spot. He stood up and looked down at Mo Jianying.
Mo Jianying thought that he was very interesting. He was attracted by Yan Qingchi’s face and personality. He thought that he was sensible and obedient in front of him, but very powerful in front of others. He remembered the time when Yan Qingchi taught Zhang Cong a lesson. That was the youth that he had lost, but it was the time that Yan Qingchi was experiencing. So he was attracted to Yan Qingchi, and after seeing how well-behaved Yan Qingchi was in front of him, he fell in love with him.
He advised Yan Qingchi kindly, “You don’t have to do this. Didn’t we get along well before? I am a considerate lover, I will treat you well.”
Yan Qingchi didn’t expect that he could really say such shameless words. He looked at Mo Jianying, “We got along well before because I treated you as a senior and respected you, okay?”
“You can do this in the future.”
Yan Qingchi sneered, “You are really shameless.”
“I don’t need you to like me, I just like the way you are sensible in front of me. If you respect me, then you can continue to respect me.”
Yan Qingchi thought it was ridiculous, “What do I respect? Do you want to take advantage of me?”
“Qingchi…”
“Don’t call me that,” Yan Qingchi interrupted him, “We are not familiar with each other, it makes me sick.”
“You are not familiar with me, you are more familiar with Jiang Mochen, right?” Mo Jianying suddenly said.
Yan Qingchi raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
Mo Jianying asked him, “Do you like Jiang Mochen?”
“Why are you talking about other people?”
“He came to visit you on New Year’s Day. This time is too suspicious.”
“You have evil thoughts, so you think everyone in the world has evil thoughts.” Yan Qingchi said sarcastically.
“At least I can give you the movie directed by Lei Hao. Can Jiang Mochen give you that? Besides, I don’t ask you to like me. You just need to stay by my side.”
“What do you think of me?” Yan Qingchi found it funny. “A pet you raise? I’m still staying by your side. Do you want me to bark at you?”
“You are too excited now. Calm down and think about it carefully. We’ll talk about it later.”
“You think too much,” Yan Qingchi said coldly. “I’m not excited at all. I’m very calm. In comparison, I think you need to calm down and take a good look at what you just said. Is that what a human being says? You look like a decent person, but why do you talk like a beast?”
Mo Jianying couldn’t help getting angry when he heard it. “I’m giving you face. Don’t be so shameless.”
“I’ll give you this sentence without changing any punctuation.” Yan Qingchi sneered. “Don’t be shameless.”
“Yan Qingchi, have you thought it through? You have taken on Fu Minzhi’s movie, but Fu Minzhi’s movies are usually critically acclaimed but not commercially successful. You don’t have a commercial film to support you, and your box office is not recognized. You will never be able to play the leading role in a big director’s commercial film. You can only act in those youth idol movies.”
“That’s not bad, it’s better than the role you want to act but can’t act now.”
“If you promise me, you won’t lose anything?”
“Is this how you persuaded others before?” Yan Qingchi asked him, “You are so skilled in your routine, I’m not the first, am I? Who else have you used this trick to seduce? I can’t tell, you are hiding it so well, and thought you are an old senior with both moral integrity and artistic talent,” Yan Qingchi snorted coldly, “rubbish.”
“Don’t go too far!” Mo Jianying stood up.
He was 1.82 meters tall, taller than Yan Qingchi, but Yan Qingchi was not afraid of him. He looked at Mo Jianying, “If you have the guts to say these words to me, you should be prepared to be scolded by me. Don’t you think you are trash? You are wearing human skin and look like a decent person. The juniors trust you and the director trusts you, but what is the result? Take off your human skin and you are just a beast, the most shameless one at that.”
Mo Jianying raised his hand and wanted to teach him a lesson, but Yan Qingchi grabbed his arm and directly twisted his wrist. Mo Jianying screamed, and Yan Qingchi pressed him directly on the coffee table. “I called you dad twice in the play, and you really think of yourself as a dad. You still want to hit me, are you worthy?” He looked at Mo Jianying, who was grimacing with his arm twisted by him, “You still want to sleep with me like this? Why don’t you take a look at yourself in the mirror and see what the dog you looks like.”
After Yan Qingchi finished speaking, he loosened his arm and kicked him hard, knocking him to the ground. Then he clapped his hands and turned to walk out.
Mo Jianying fell to the ground, his heart full of anger, he never thought that the little lamb he had set his eyes on was actually a little wolf, “Yan Qingchi, I won’t let you go.” He shouted.
Yan Qingchi looked back at him and sneered, “Then I want to see why you won’t let me go.”
“What do you think, if I say on the Internet that you bully me by relying on your popularity, which side will everyone stand on?”
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Yan Qingchi: I think everyone will stand on the side of the recording [Smile.JPG]
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