Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Li Bozhong usually appeared very kind and gentle, but on screen, he seemed like a completely different person. He vividly portrayed Yan Jifeng, a father who, having failed to become a special forces soldier himself, placed his hopes on his son and was strict with him. Li Bozhong was also a father himself, so he noticed details that the screenwriter might have missed.
He would fill a cup of hot water for Yan Ling after training and place it on the table; he would open the door to check on Yan Ling after he fell asleep; and even after Yan Ling left, he would clean his room every day and hang his blankets to dry on the balcony. These small details instantly revealed Yan Jifeng’s love for his son, making the character more complete.
Li Mo was seeing her father act for the first time, and she was stunned. Although she knew her father had acted in many films, she never expected him to be such a good actor. Thinking he was just a beginner, Li Mo was surprised to find he was a master. She glared angrily at her father, who was acting opposite Yan Qingchi on set. She felt her father was incredibly unfair; why hadn’t he told her so many secrets, forcing her to dig them out layer by layer? Did he think he was an onion?!
Perhaps because her father was there, Li Mo gave it her all when acting opposite Yan Qingchi. Being young and beautiful gave her an advantage, and Peng Xiaoai’s attitude towards Yan Ling was somewhat similar to her own towards Yan Qingchi. So, she only needed to maintain a good balance, adding some tenderness without making Peng Xiaoai’s liveliness noisy.
Yan Qingchi couldn’t help but praise her for her excellent performance, even though it was her first time acting. But Li Mo said very sincerely, “That’s because this role is easy to play. If it were the other way around, playing a character where you’re chasing me, I’d probably panic.”
Yan Qingchi looked at her, carefully assessing Li Mo’s future development. She was beautiful, knew how to work hard and learn in acting, and was a second-generation star. Although Li Bozhong had retired, his connections were still there. If he wanted to help Li Mo, he could always find a way. Moreover, although Li Mo was a bit straightforward, she knew how to be patient and was willing to listen to him and Jiang Mochen. If Li Mo could sign with Nan Cheng, it would be a good choice for both her and Nan Cheng.
Seeing him staring at her intently, Li Mo took a step back in fright. “Brother, what do you want to do?”
“Do you want to…”
“No, I don’t want to!” Li Mo answered reflexively.
Yan Qingchi was stunned for a moment, and Li Mo then realized what a stupid thing she had done. “No, no, I just blurted it out. Brother, what did you want to ask me? Say it again.”
“I just wanted to ask you, have you signed with a management company? Do you want to sign with Nan Cheng?”
Li Mo pointed to herself and asked in surprise, “Can I?”
Yan Qingchi nodded. “You have good potential.”
“Of course I’d like to!” Li Mo said happily, but she had just finished being excited when she remembered Li Bozhong’s instructions. “Wait, I have to ask my dad. You don’t know, my dad is very strict about this kind of thing. When I applied to art school, my dad told me every day that this industry is a big dye vat, and that I should be obedient and report everything I do to him. He treats me like a child.”
“Well, I see you’re quite obedient,” Yan Qingchi said.
Li Mo sighed, “What can I do? She’s my sweet little darling.”
Yan Qingchi patted her on the shoulder, “Go on, little darling, go ask your dad if he agrees.”
“Okay, brother, wait for me, I’ll come back and tell you later.” Li Mo said, then ran off.
Li Bozhong naturally agreed to let her sign with Nan Cheng. After “Best Partner,” several companies had offered Li Mo contracts, but she had refused them all. He had a chance encounter with Jiang Mochen again this year, recording a program with him, and he thought highly of him. If Li Mo had to choose a management company, he would naturally lean towards Nan Cheng. After all, both Jiang Mochen and Yan Qingchi came from Nan Cheng, and they were both very comfortable to be around. Li Bozhong didn’t expect Li Mo to become very famous; he just wanted her to be happy. Signing with Nan Cheng might trouble Jiang Mochen, but he only had one daughter, and if he couldn’t find a trustworthy company, he would rather Li Mo never sign a contract.
Li Bozhong originally planned to wait until Li Mo graduated before asking Jiang Mochen if he could help Li Mo sign with Nan Cheng. He didn’t expect Yan Qingchi to bring up the idea first.
Li Bozhong asked him, “Won’t that be a lot of trouble for you?”
Yan Qingchi shook his head, “No trouble at all.”
“That’s good. If she can sign with Nan Cheng, I’ll be relieved. With you and Mochen watching over her, I won’t have to worry about her every day, wondering if she, a young girl, will encounter any bad things in this industry.”
Yan Qingchi understood Li Bozhong’s concerns; after all, what parent doesn’t worry about their children? Especially in a place like the entertainment industry.
“Don’t worry,” he assured Li Bozhong, “Nancheng is a relatively humane company. If Li Mo is unwilling, just communicate with her agent properly. If communication doesn’t work, you can come directly to me or Jiang Mochen.”
Li Mo nodded, “Okay.”
“But,” Yan Qingchi looked at her, “you also need to behave yourself and not act like a spoiled princess. If you become like Yu Xiaoyu, I won’t be able to help you.”
Li Mo couldn’t believe it, “Brother, you actually compared me to Yu Xiaoyu! I’m so heartbroken! I’m going to unfollow you for a second, no, a minute!”
Yan Qingchi and Li Bozhong couldn’t help but laugh when they heard her say this. The sky was blue, and everyone was in a good mood.
After the city scenes were finished, the crew moved to the military base for closed-door filming. Yan Qingchi’s advantages were fully utilized here. His skills, physical fitness, and target accuracy were just like Yan Ling in the drama, so much so that the other actors felt that they didn’t need to imagine anything; they could already identify with him.
Director Kang and the screenwriter were also surprised. Xiao Liu secretly asked him, “Were you in the army before?”
Yan Qingchi shook his head, “No.”
“With your skills, your accuracy in target shooting, and your physical fitness, I’d believe you if you said your real name was Yan Ling and your stage name was Yan Qingchi.”
Yan Qingchi found him quite humorous and smiled. “Maybe this is fate between me and this role.”
Xiao Liu nodded with emotion and patted his shoulder. “I’ll tell Director Kang later that we need to treat Teacher Li Bozhong to a meal. It’s a good thing he recommended you. Otherwise, if we missed out on someone as suitable as you, I’d probably regret it for the rest of my life.”
Yan Qingchi laughed. “It’s not that serious.”
But Xiao Liu said seriously, “You don’t understand. Writing a script is like giving birth to a child. Finding a suitable actor to play the male lead is like finding a father for that child. If I hand it over to an irresponsible person, wouldn’t I regret it?”
Yan Qingchi looked at him and vaguely felt that this relationship was not right. The script was like a child, he was the one who gave birth to the child, and he was the father. So the two of them… Yan Qingchi lowered his head and remained silent, afraid that his thoughts would frighten the screenwriter Xiao Liu, who had worked so hard to raise the child.
Filming for “Waiting for Spring” at the military base continued until the end of February of the following year. When Yan Qingchi returned home, Yan Yan was already walking quite skilfully. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Yan Yan chasing after toy cars in the living room with his short legs.
Seeing Yan Qingchi enter, Yan Yan tilted his head and looked at him carefully for a while before finally remembering him. He turned around and ran towards him. Afraid that he would fall, Yan Qingchi quickly put down his luggage and picked him up.
Yan Yan happily called out in his arms, “Daddy, Daddy.”
Yan Qingchi spun him around, and Yan Yan laughed and shouted, “Again, again!”
Yan Qingchi had no choice but to spin him around a few more times.
As soon as he stopped, he unconsciously looked up and saw Jiang Mochen standing on the stairs not far away, looking at him tenderly.
Yan Qingchi felt a sense of déjà vu about this scene. He looked at Jiang Mochen and smiled, “I’m back.”
Jiang Mochen nodded and said, “Welcome home.”
Hearing those four words, Yan Qingchi suddenly felt a surge of emotion for some reason.
He lowered his head, hiding his emotions, and teased Yan Yan in his arms, then kissed him.
Yan Yan cupped his face in his hands and gave him a quick kiss in return, smiling at him with his eyes crinkled.
Yan Qingchi couldn’t help but pinch his cheek, “How can you be so good, so sweet?”
Yan Yan waved his little fists and giggled.
Jiang Mochen came down the stairs, approached him, looked him over carefully, and said, “Your hair is shorter.”
“Short hair is normal. Thank goodness you didn’t get a buzz cut.”
“It’s okay, it looks good too, very energetic.”
“The stylist who did my hair said so too.”
Yan Qingchi said, handing Yan Yan to Jiang Mochen, “You hold him for now, I’m going to change.”
Jiang Mochen took Yan Yan, and their eyes met. Suddenly, he said, “Give me a kiss.”
Yan Yan, in a good mood, hugged his face and kissed him. Jiang Mochen was a little worried, “Baby, do you kiss anyone who asks you to?”
Yan Yan looked at him innocently.
“From now on, you can’t just obediently kiss anyone who asks you to, understand?”
Yan Yan lowered his head and started playing with his hands.
“Never mind, you wouldn’t understand now. Let’s talk about it later.” He put Yan Yan down and gently patted his little bottom, “Go play.”
Yan Yan went back to playing with his toy cars.
Yan Qingchi changed into his pajamas and came downstairs. He sat on the floor and played with Yan Yan for a while. Seeing that Jiang Mochen was about to cook, he carried Yan Yan to Aunt Zhang to watch her while he went to the kitchen to chat with Jiang Mochen.
Jiang Mochen saw him come in and asked, “Aren’t you going to play with Yan Yan?”
Yan Qingchi walked to his side, leaned against the counter, and said softly, “I came to keep you company.”
Jiang Mochen looked up at him, and Yan Qingchi smiled slightly at him.
“You came in now to disturb my cooking?” Jiang Mochen asked.
“No way,” Yan Qingchi denied.
“Do you think I can concentrate on cooking with you here?”
“Can’t you?” Yan Qingchi asked him, “Then what do you want to do?”
Jiang Mochen looked at him, “What do you think?”
Yan Qingchi thought for a moment, straightened up, and hugged him, “Like this?”
Jiang Mochen chuckled, “Do you think we’re elementary school students dating?”
After saying that, he kissed Yan Qingchi directly.
Yan Qingchi returned the kiss willingly, and after the kiss ended, he looked at him tenderly and asked, “Did you miss me?”
“What do you think?” Jiang Mochen looked at him. “Isn’t that obvious?”
“Of course not. I asked you that, and if you answer that you missed me, I can answer that I missed you too.”
“Can’t you just say it directly? Do I have to ask you this question and answer with you?” Jiang Mochen found his behavior somewhat amusing and couldn’t help but laugh.
Yan Qingchi didn’t mind his words and readily agreed, “Okay then, I missed you.”
Jiang Mochen’s heart softened instantly. He hugged Yan Qingchi, looked at him intently, kissed his forehead, and pulled him into his arms. “I missed you too.”
Yan Qingchi slowly raised the corners of his mouth, but deliberately said, “Change it. This one is the same as what I just said. It’s not original.”
Jiang Mochen released him and looked at him. “Isn’t this the script you just designed?”
“But you rejected it.” Yan Qingchi argued. “So you change it. You’re not allowed to say the lines I just designed.”
Jiang Mochen was amused by him. “This works too.”
“What else?”
“Okay,” Jiang Mochen looked at him, then leaned down and whispered in his ear, “I like you.”
Yan Qingchi was satisfied. “Passed.”
Jiang Mochen smiled unconsciously and reached out to hug him. “As soon as you came back, this house instantly came alive. Without you, it felt a bit lifeless.”
“Aren’t two children vibrant enough?”
“That’s not the same,” Jiang Mochen said, “You are the most vibrant color in this family.”
He looked at Yan Qingchi, his eyes filled with tenderness, “Qi Qi and Yan Yan can keep each other company, but the only one who can keep me company is you.”
Yan Qingchi looked at him, nodded gently, and leaned in to kiss him. “Then I can stay with you for a long time from now on.”
Jiang Mochen smiled, lowered his head to kiss him, and the two unconsciously kissed again, laughing softly, enjoying the rare tenderness.
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