ATAMMDO 35

Chapter 35- Preference

 

Two days later, the crew changed the filming location again. This is Jiang Liucheng’s last scene. After filming this, he is officially finished with this project.

 

Before the time had come, the entire crew spun like a cog as everyone was busy up and down.

 

Jiang Liucheng’s role was in the afternoon, but he came early in the morning still.

 

It was still Qin Lu’s makeup artist who styled him.

 

Today’s show is quite special. The makeup artist girl followed almost the whole process because she may need to touch up makeup at any time. Jiang Liucheng asked Li Lei to help him buy something to eat and then gave it to the makeup artist girl. He thanked her for helping him during his time on the set with his makeup.

 

“No, no, this is what I should do.” The makeup artist hurriedly waved her hand to refuse, “If you must thank me, you should thank Brother Qin. He is the one who paid me, and he asked me to do your makeup for you.”

 

Jiang Liucheng was stunned for a moment and immediately realized what had gone wrong. Cheng Qinghua’s orders were simply Qiin Lu’s orders to him. And yet, Qin Lu didn’t say anything. He thought it was Director Cheng Qinghua who was helping him when it was Qin Lu all along. “I’ll thank Qin Lu next time. Please take these, and I won’t trouble you anymore.”

 

The makeup artist girl saw that the selection of food in the plastic was her favorite one to eat. She was surprised that the artist could remember such trivial things and finally accepted them.

 

The sun was hot at the end of July as they filmed every day. The concrete floor was so baked that an egg could be cooked.

 

Today’s luck seems to be good. In the afternoon, a vast dark cloud floats in the sky, and it appears that it will not disperse for a while.

 

Although it was cooler, it was also a pain for the photographers and lighting engineers of the crew because the angle and the light had to be readjusted.

 

Everyone just hopes that this dark cloud doesn’t dissipate too quickly. Otherwise, they will have to remake the set again.

 

When they finally got it done, the field recorder came to Jiang Liucheng and told him that he could now play and shoot the scene.

 

The props were all prepared, the scene was recorded, and the noise disappeared instantly.

 

“Lights, camera, action.”

 

Xie Fei, tied to a chair, was kicked down and smashed heavily to the ground.

 

He was kidnapped because Xie Bing would fight a significant lawsuit today. In order to make him fight against the mouse, the second rich generation had Xie Fei and wanted Xie Bing to give up in court. But the result was not as the family of the second rich generation had expected.

 

So the family of the second rich generation lets people beat Xie Fei to vent their anger without killing Xie Fei.

 

This is also Jiang Liucheng’s only action scene in this drama, but he is the one who was beaten.

 

After Xie Fei was pushed to the ground, he was punched and kicked by several kidnappers.

 

Jiang Liucheng fell several times. There were several times when the action was not done well and had to be restarted. There were also a few times wherein there was a problem with the lighting, so they ought to start again. The dark clouds dissipated, and the light was shifted and needed to be readjusted.

 

Although the punching and kicking movements were fake, Jiang Liucheng faintly felt that his hands and feet were bruised after falling so many times, but he still held back and didn’t say anything.

 

He didn’t know how long it took until he heard a click from the director all the way outside the venue: “Congratulations on finishing.”

 

The crew immediately burst into applause, congratulating Jiang Liucheng for completing his scenes.

 

A hand stretched out in front of Jiang Liucheng.

 

Jiang Liucheng raised his head and saw Qin Lu’s concerned expression.

 

“I’m okay.”

 

Jiang Liucheng held his hand without much force, and the latter pulled him up. But it just happened to be where he fell, causing him to frown involuntarily.

 

Qin Lu noticed that there was a bruise on his exposed arm and took him aside. He just wanted to ask Zhang Ning to get some medicine for bruises and falls. Because he often filmed, he would get hurt from time to time, so his assistant was always prepared for injuries from various drugs.

 

However, Li Lei had obviously thought of this. After Jiang Liucheng came out, he came over with a medicine bottle for bruises.

 

“I have medicine here.”

 

Qin Lu naturally took medicine from Li Lei’s hand.

 

Li Lei was stunned. He originally wanted to help Jiang Liucheng with the medicine, but he was taken over by Qin Lu. He watched Qin Lugently roll up Jiang Liucheng’s sleeve. As an assistant, he could only step aside.

 

Qin Lu was often injured during filming, so his assistant also learned some relevant knowledge for this, such as what medicine to use for injuries, how to massage to relieve pain, and there will be no sequelae the next day, so his experience in this area is also very rich.

 

Jiang Liucheng was still wearing the clothes he used for filming, and it was already a little tattered. Qin Lu rolled up his sleeves and trousers legs, only to find out that it already turned out to be a blue-purple color. His arms were better, but there were some abrasions still. Nonetheless, his legs were not, which is a little startling.

 

His two legs, which were originally relatively clear, now had some fine small wounds due to friction against the ground, blood beads were still oozing out, and there were bruises underneath.

 

Qin Lu fell down and rubbed it with his elbow. The irritating pain made Jiang Liucheng’s arm shrank subconsciously.

 

After a while, Li Lei also got a wet towel, which had just been soaked in ice water.

 

He has been in the crew for a long time, and he often sees pictures of some artists dealing with bruises. He knows that when the injury first occurs, if a blood vessel ruptures, cold compresses must be applied first to promote vasoconstriction and blood coagulation.

 

“Why don’t I do it?” Li Lei asked tentatively, Qin Lu really didn’t seem like someone who would do such a thing.

 

“It’s okay, I’ll do it.” Qin Lu put the towel on Jiang Liucheng’s leg. Eventually, the cold feeling brought double stimulation.

 

Jiang Liucheng took a deep breath to try and resist. When the application was almost done, Qin Lu took off the towel, smeared medicine on his legs, and gently massaged the wound with his ten fingers.

 

This scene attracted the attention of many people in the crew. It was hard for them to imagine that one day the actor Qin Lu would condescend to give others a massage.

 

Someone secretly filmed this scene.

 

The crew member who took the video poked himself. She wanted to post it on Weibo very much, but she was afraid that it would not be good to post it without consent, so she could only post an update, saying that she did not expect that Emperor Qin Lu would squat down on one knee and give rubbing medicine to his junior, which is a very kind act.

 

But it was these words that somehow touched the point of view of Qin Lu’s fans.

 

Someone went to the blogger’s Weibo and said she was spreading rumors and asked her to delete this Weibo immediately.

 

Fans feel that even if a male god rubs medicine on others, it is impossible to squat down on one knee.

 

The blogger didn’t care anymore after posting on Weibo. She didn’t know that someone was arguing over this Weibo. It was only at night that she discovered that the Weibo she posted during the day exploded, and some people quarreled for entertainment. It is already a hot search on the plate.

 

After she saw the hot topic, she was utterly dumbfounded.

 

She remembered that she clearly said that the actor squatted down on one knee, but somehow, she was passed down as the actor and knelt down for others.

 

Realizing that she might be in trouble, the blogger quickly sent another Weibo to clarify.

 

But at this time, there were more people fishing in the muddy waters.

 

Someone said in her Weibo comments that there are no pictures so it couldn’t be the truth. If she won’t be able to send any photographs, then it will only be a rumor.

 

The woman had never experienced this kind of battle before, so she was a little scared, and she didn’t dare to send out the photos casually. So she had to go to the director and take the initiative to explain the situation.

 

Cheng Qinghua saw that she just posted a sentimental Weibo, and didn’t send the photo. It was not a big problem, but seeing that she was a little scared, she helped her to call Qin Lu.

 

“Let her come to the dressing room.” Qin Lu had already learned of this from Zhou Wenbin, and after the hot search, the agent notified him immediately.

 

The little girl came to Qin Lu’s dressing room and apologized to him the first time they met, promising that she would never make the same mistake again in the future.

 

Qin Lu: “Can you show me that photo?”

 

The little girl thought that the actor asked her to come here to teach herself a lesson, and she was stunned for a few seconds when she heard this sentence until Qin Lu asked again before she recovered. From there, she quickly tried to find the photo on her mobile phone.

 

Qin Lu took her phone and looked down at the photo above.

 

The little girl waited for a while without seeing any reaction from him. Just when she was about to bear the quiet atmosphere, she suddenly heard him speak.

 

“Can you send me this photo?”

 

The little girl was stunned for a moment, then said of course. She then sent him the photo, adding Qin Lu’s WeChat account for this.

 

After she was politely invited out, she was a little surprised that she had become one of Qin Lu’s WeChat friends.

 

The farce on the Internet ended with a Weibo post from Qin Lu’s agent. Zhou Wenbin asked everyone not to speculate anymore. Qin Lu just helped a junior who was injured in filming to wipe some medicine.

 

Not long after his Weibo was posted, Qin Lu, who had not updated his Weibo for two years, suddenly posted a Weibo with only four words and a photo attached.

 

Qin Lu: [He did a good job.]

 

The fans cried with joy. They could still see the male god post on Weibo in their lifetime, thinking that he would never post again in the future.

 

But when they saw the photos posted by the male god, they were collectively stunned.

 

In the photo, the young man is sitting on a chair with lowered eyebrows. His fine hair covered his forehead as it falls on the side of his face. With a soft and delicate feeling, Qin Lu is half-squatting in front of him, and lying on the ground is a bottle of medicine. Qin Lu’s hands were placed on the young man’s fair and slender legs, with his thumbs gently pressed around the wound.

 

Meanwhile, Qin Lu was wearing a suit for filming, not the kind of meticulous, neat, and tidy like the image of a perfect elite. His white shirt exposed his wrist and looked a little bit dirty. His hair was also a bit messy, and on top of that, the side of his face captured by the camera had a trace of stains. It’s like he had just been through a little fight.

 

His posture is like kneeling on one knee in front of the more tattered young man. It is obviously just an ordinary scene as he rubbed medicine on Jiang Liucheng’s wound, but it adds a pious atmosphere.

 

Fans immediately guessed that the male god was responding to the content of the rubbing medicine from the blogger named Soft Sweet Girl. They have to admit that the atmosphere of this photo is really amazing. Qin Lu posted this on Weibo, so what else can they do? Of course, they can only lick it.

 

So Jiang Liucheng, who was only on the hot search some time ago, was sent to the hot search again. And just like that, the number of his Weibo followers rose up again.

 

On the other hand, Jiang Liucheng, who was unaware of this, was sent back to the hotel after finishing the process.

 

There was a finalizing banquet in the evening, which was a farewell banquet specially organized for him by the crew in order to celebrate his finalization. For this reason, Cheng Qinghua especially gave everyone a half-day leave.

 

In the evening, Jiang Liucheng followed his assistant to the farewell banquet. Fortunately, the banquet was held in the hotel.

 

Jiang Liucheng’s knee injury has been a little scabbed, but there is no way to make big movements when walking. Otherwise, the skin will easily be torn and bleed yet again.

 

Li Lei knows that he will be leaving tomorrow. He is an assistant to some artists most of the time in the crew. No matter how diligent he is, there will be no room for improvement unless he wants to be a director, but he does not have such a big dream. He is just an ordinary man. Since he is an assistant in the crew, and also Jiang Liucheng’s assistant, it would be better to try another way, so he agreed to the young actor’s proposal earlier.

 

At the finale banquet, many people had already arrived, and the banquet hall was very lively.

 

As soon as Jiang Liucheng arrived, he was immediately pulled to the director’s table. Qin Lu didn’t seem to have come yet, and after looking around, he couldn’t find him.

 

When the banquet was about to start, the door of the banquet hall was finally pushed open again.

 

Qin Lu, who had changed into casual clothes, walked in with one hand in his trouser pocket. He was tall and straight like a model on a runway show, but his temperament was more outstanding than that of a model.

 

Qin Lu came over, saying hello to everyone at the table. And then he looked at Jiang Liucheng, “Is your knee injury better?”

 

Jiang Liucheng nodded and said, “It’s nothing serious, it’s already crusted.”

 

“That’s good.” Qin Lu said as he pulled out the chair next to him and sat down.

 

Some people thought he was going to sit in the spot with the greatest view, so they already pulled that chair out for him. But who knew he was going to sit next to Jiang Liucheng?

 

It was a rare opportunity to relax and play. At the final banquet, everyone let go, and many people got drunk.

 

As the protagonist of the banquet, others will inevitably insist for Jiang Liucheng to get drunk. The first person to act is the producer.

 

“Congratulations on finishing all of your scenes.” The producer saw him pick up the wine glass with juice and said, “You are the protagonist of tonight’s banquet; how can you drink juice? You have to drink some real booze.”

 

After speaking, he took a new wine glass, poured a full glass of wine, and asked others to hand it to Jiang Liucheng.

 

As a result, the wine glass was held down by his hand when it was passed to Qin Lu.

 

“He is injured, and it is not suitable for him to be drinking today.”

 

Just when the atmosphere was getting stiff, Cheng Qinghua broke the atmosphere, “That’s right, what if he gets another wound accidentally when he’s drunk? Besides, he’s going to take a plane tomorrow, it’s not good to be drunk.”

 

Seeing that Qin Lu and Cheng Qinghua were both speaking for Jiang Liucheng, the producer had to give up and the atmosphere eased a lot.

 

Jiang Liucheng’s popularity in the crew is good. Halfway through, several waves of people come to congratulate him. Everyone seems to know that he has such a good relationship with so many people on the crew.

 

Zhang Tao and the others originally saw that there were so many big people at Jiang Liucheng’s table, and they didn’t want to come over, but they thought that Jiang Liucheng would be leaving again tomorrow, so they came over and bid their farewells.

 

After drinking so much juice, Jiang Liucheng felt that his bladder was protesting, so he got up and went to the bathroom.

 

After releasing his hands, he turned on the faucet and washed his face.

 

Because of the injury at his elbow, his arm is not easy to bend. So, he can only wash it with another hand that is not scratched.

 

In the mirror, the water poured down his cheeks and wet the hair between his forehead. He hadn’t participated in such a lively banquet for a long time, and he didn’t hate it. He even felt that he had been on the crew for more than a month, and he was delighted working with all of them.

 

Grandpa is right. There are only a few bad people. There are very few bad people in this world, and there are more good people who always hold kindness to others. This job may not be as bad as the outside world thinks.

 

Just then, his phone in his pocket rang suddenly.

 

Jiang Liucheng took out a piece of tissue, wiped the water off his hands, and then took out his mobile phone. The caller ID was an unfamiliar number.

 

If this was before, he would not have answered such a strange number.

 

However, since taking on many new jobs, he occasionally receives some unfamiliar numbers, so he can no longer hang up directly like before.

 

“Hello, who is this?”

 

“It’s me.”