Chapter 105: Too Immersed
Xuan Xia asked him in return, “Amulet, what do you think it’s for?”
Ji Ziyao didn’t speak.
After a while, he said again, “Would he want this from you?”
Ji Ziyao thought to himself, Zhou Shiqing wasn’t Huang Ke. Seeing that arrogant look, he didn’t seem like someone who would believe in this stuff, and their relationship with Xuan Xia wasn’t that close either. Giving this to Zhou Shiqing? That would be overly optimistic!
He’d probably get roasted by Zhou Shiqing from the South Pole to the North Pole.
Xuan Xia was quite open-minded, “If he doesn’t want it, you bring it back for me.”
She also suspected the anomaly might be related to Zhou Shiqing, so she wanted to give him a Daoist Talisman for protection.
If he didn’t want it, she couldn’t force it on him.
Ji Ziyao stopped talking.
They soon arrived at the private room of the restaurant where the dinner party was held. Most of the people inside had already arrived.
With Ji Ziyao there, Xuan Xia didn’t need to worry about the pleasantries and socializing.
She just sat accompanying on the side. After accompanying for over half an hour, she excused herself saying she needed to go do makeup and change clothes, and left first.
Seeing her leave, Zhou Shiqing gritted his teeth in anger.
She left just like that?! Didn’t she say she was going to give him something?
She ran off without giving him the thing!
Zhou Shiqing wanted to call her back to ask clearly, but Ji Ziyao was targeting him like he was guarding a prisoner, not giving him any opportunity.
On the way back to the film crew, Xuan Xia opened her mobile phone and checked Weibo.
The third spot on the hot search list that she had been occupying finally changed to someone else.
After confirming the result was indeed as Ji Ziyao had predicted, she put away her mobile phone, but her mood didn’t improve because the hot search was gone.
This matter wasn’t over; they still had to wait for Huang Ke to arrive to discuss the follow-up.
When she arrived at the makeup room, Jiang Feng was already having the makeup artist fix his makeup.
There were also some supporting actors in the makeup room getting makeup done, all actors for the night scenes later.
Seeing her come in, Jiang Feng immediately cast his line of sight over. Xuan Xia smiled, greeted him, and then went to do her makeup.
While she was getting makeup done, Yang Wanxiu belatedly called out, “Xia Xia, that black hot search of yours is off the list.”
Yang Wanxiu’s tone was very happy.
Xuan Xia calmly hummed in acknowledgment.
“Xia Xia, you already knew?”
“I know.”
Yang Wanxiu was surprised, “When did you find out?”
“Saw it on the way here.”
“Ah…”
Yang Wanxiu felt she had been very negligent.
After finishing makeup and starting to style her hair, Jiang Feng, who had already finished his makeup and styling, came over with the script.
Xuan Xia also picked up the script and said first, “Teacher Jiang, let’s run lines.”
Jiang Feng nodded and sat in the empty seat beside her.
The two flipped the script to the page for tonight’s night scene. Previously, Jiang Feng always started, so Xuan Xia waited for him to begin.
Jiang Feng looked at the script for a bit, then looked up and suddenly asked, “I heard a light malfunctioned on set this afternoon and someone on your side got injured?”
“Oh, yes.” Xuan Xia said, “Two staff from the program group accidentally got scratched, but luckily the wounds weren’t big, and they were treated on the spot.”
Jiang Feng nodded, wanted to say something more, but hesitated and didn’t.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Feng started and got into the line-running state.
Tonight’s night scene in the storyline was the plot where the villain Chu Zheng exits.
The overall mood was relatively tragic, desolate, and oppressive.
The two discussed for quite a while until Xuan Xia finished, then they went to the film set together, still chatting on the way.
At the film set, surprisingly, Director Pan was already there, with Zhou Shiqing and Ji Ziyao beside him.
Seeing Zhou Shiqing, Xuan Xia was very surprised.
Wasn’t he supposed to leave with PD Hong and the others after the dinner party?
Zhou Shiqing’s expression toward her was full of displeasure. Xuan Xia suspected he might have really rejected her goodwill and didn’t believe in the amulet stuff.
Ji Ziyao waved to her, signaling her to come aside to talk.
Xuan Xia quickly went over to him.
Once only the two of them were there, Xuan Xia asked first, “Why is Zhou Shiqing here?”
“He said he wanted to observe.” Ji Ziyao didn’t want Zhou Shiqing there either, but Director Pan was calling the shots.
Observe what? Xuan Xia grumbled inwardly.
She then asked, “Did you give him the amulet? He didn’t want it, did he?”
“Gave it to him. He took it.” At this, Ji Ziyao was even more displeased.
Xuan Xia was surprised.
Since he took it, why the long face?
Did he not know what it meant to take someone’s gift and feel obliged?
Taking the thing and still pulling a face, did he think he was a rebellious son collecting debts?
After answering two questions about Zhou Shiqing in a row, Ji Ziyao realized he had pulled Xuan Xia aside not to talk about Zhou Shiqing, but for something else.
“How’s the preparation for tonight’s scene? Confident to wrap up early?”
“What’s up?” Xuan Xia asked.
Ji Ziyao said, “Huang Ke arrives before eleven. If you finish early, come with me to see him.”
Xuan Xia nodded quickly, “Sure.”
Of course she had to go meet him.
Ji Ziyao hummed, encouraging her, “Perform well.”
Xuan Xia thought, she was going all out.
After she returned to position, the set was cleared, and filming officially started soon.
Xuan Xia was already mentally prepared. As soon as filming started, she was very engaged, had memorized her lines perfectly without dropping any, but unexpectedly, Jiang Feng, who never dropped the ball, was acting possessed tonight, frequently messing up.
Or it could be said he was too immersed, with that sorrowful emotion overwhelming him, making him unable to deliver full lines.
“Cut!” Director Pan said gently, “Don’t rush, Jiang Feng, it’s okay, take it slow.”
“Sorry, director.” Jiang Feng had red eyes, tear stains on his face from just crying, and he smiled lightly at Xuan Xia, “Sorry.”
“It’s fine.” Xuan Xia was anxious hearing the director, but seeing Jiang Feng’s teary-eyed look, she calmed down.
Director Pan looked at his emotional state and said, “We’ll take it slow.”
Jiang Feng apologized to Director Pan again.
Then he looked at Xuan Xia and said, “I just… suddenly thought about how Chu Zheng worked so hard for so long, but not for himself, and in the end, he exits.”
“This exit isn’t just him; Xiang Ye will go down with him, truly perishing.”
“He was the only one stubbornly remembering Xiang Ye. Now, he can no longer conjure such a person in his midnight dreams or weak moments of disappointment to support him. These two will never meet again.”
“Truly, worldly ties are like dreams, a mirror flower, empty.”
As he spoke, he raised his hand to wipe his teary eyes.
“Sigh. I get it.” Xuan Xia really understood what he meant.
At the same time, she understood that the person in front of her was truly immersed in the role of Chu Zheng.
Xuan Xia was also affected by him and felt a bit of that emotion.
But as she unconsciously looked up, she saw Zhou Shiqing rolling his eyes.
He was rolling his eyes so blatantly without any restraint…
Xuan Xia: “…”
The good mood was gone just like that.
Zhou Shiqing, I could kill you.
……
Xuan Xia wanted to comfort Jiang Feng a bit more, but Jiang Feng said it wasn’t necessary, he just needed to compose himself.
After resting on set for about ten minutes, Jiang Feng proactively said he was ready.
This time, he restrained his emotions a bit and barely passed the shot.
When Director Pan called cut, everyone on set breathed a sigh of relief.
