the next day.
Xiao He arrived at the practice room early in the morning.
Perhaps because it was still early and the others who were supposed to go on stage with Xiao He hadn't arrived yet, Xiao He decided to review what he had learned yesterday in front of the mirror to reinforce his memory.
A short while later, another artist arrived.
The other person was dressed similarly to Xiao He, in a loose gray hoodie and wide-leg jeans. His overall outfit really looked like that of a college student coming to class, and he even had headphones on.
Upon seeing Xiao He, he paused for a moment, then smiled, took off his headphones, and walked confidently to Xiao He, extending his hand and saying, "Good morning, Xiao He! Come to think of it, this is our first meeting, isn't it?"
Xiao He extended his hand, a smile on his face: "It seems that's really true! Come to think of it, we both acted in the same movie, but I don't think we've ever met before!"
The man in front of you is Xie Jingshi, who plays the protagonist Lu Xiaokong in "The Phantom Thieves"!
The hacker character Xiao He in "The Phantom Thieves" was basically forcibly added in the later stages. By then, Xie Jingshi and the others had already finished filming. So even though both of them participated in "The Phantom Thieves" and even had a brief conversation in the plot, the actors themselves had never actually met each other.
However, even if they don't meet now, they will officially meet again soon after Xiao He joins the cast of "The Phantom Thieves 2".
Sure enough, Xie Jingshi also said, "That's really a special kind of fate! I've wanted to get to know Teacher Xiao for a long time. I originally thought I would have to wait until 'Phantom Thief 2', but I didn't expect that we would meet earlier than expected."
Xie Jingshi is one of Zhuang Hongyi's go-to actors in his films. The box office success of "The Phantom Thieves" has added to his professional resume. However, he seems to prefer roles in art films. So, apart from the somewhat comedic Lu Xiaokong in "The Phantom Thieves," most of the other roles he has played are more profound and reserved.
However, his personality is somewhat similar to Lu Xiaokong's, being calm yet possessing a youthful exuberance, and he gets along very well with Xiao He.
The two chatted casually for a while, and then started talking about "Phantom Thieves 2".
"Have you read the script? We might have to go abroad to film for a while."
Xie Jingshi said.
Xiao He looked somewhat embarrassed: "I haven't had a chance to look yet."
Anyway, filming won't start until after the Spring Festival, and he has already confirmed his participation. The character setting will follow the same as the first part, and he can decide on the [N O V E L I G H T] plot later.
Xie Jingshi understood, so he took the initiative to tell Xiao He what he knew: "The plot of 'The Phantom Thieves 2' is mainly set in the country of Fran. According to Director Zhuang's personality, we will definitely have a large part of our scenes filmed in the country of Fran. You can start preparing in advance."
Xiao He nodded: "Okay, thank you."
Actually, there's not much to prepare for. It's just that the filming of "The Phantom Thieves 2" will likely coincide with the filming of "Ford v Ferrari 7," and Xiao He might have to stay abroad for a long time again.
In that case, his domestic fans will only be able to wait and see what happens to him abroad.
Xiao He sighed.
When he gets busy, he's really rarely home.
Just as Xiao He and Xie Jingshi were chatting, Wen Huiyan walked in.
Looking at Xiao He and Xie Jingshi in the practice room, she frowned and glanced at the time.
There are only five minutes left before the agreed-upon start time for class.
However, the other celebrity was late in arriving at the scene.
Thinking of that celebrity's diva-like behavior, Wen Huiyan took a deep breath: "You guys warm up and stretch first. We'll wait for him for five minutes. If he doesn't come, we'll start class right away."
"good."
Xiao He and Xie Jingshi responded together and began to stand in their respective positions to warm up.
However, Xiao He mentally reviewed the situation of this latecomer.
Speaking of which, this person is someone I know.
During the reading session of "Yu Ye" before, Yuan Sitong, the queen of lateness, arrived late but managed to escape unscathed by being on time. However, Lu Yuxi, another queen of lateness, was not so lucky.
At that time, this guy just happened to run into Zhuang Hongyi's line of fire and was kicked out of the crew by Zhuang Hongyi, causing quite a commotion.
Xiao He had actually completely forgotten about this matter. If Liu Rulan hadn't reminded him, he probably would have forgotten about it long ago.
Lu Yuxi was late for rehearsal this time, which further deepened Xiao He's negative impression of her.
To be honest, I don't know what the organizers were thinking. Two actors and one idol, the three of them are supposedly related, but they're not really that connected, and they're not really that close. Xiao He felt like they were just put together at the last minute and were forced to be.
However, given that it was a performance at a gala with a lot of hype, Xiao He accepted it well and didn't care who he was sharing the stage with.
As the saying goes, whoever makes a fool of themselves under the spotlight will feel embarrassed.
Anyway, it's only three minutes in total, and the total time we spend together might not even be three hours. Plus, we can earn a lot of appearance fees from Peach's rich dad, so it's definitely worth it!
So Xiao He focused intently on rehearsing with Wen Huiyan, completely ignoring whether Lu Yuxi was absent from the practice session.
Several hours later, Lu Yuxi slowly arrived at the scene, only to find that Wen Huiyan was already left in the practice room.
Even Wen Huiyan was already packing her things at this moment. If Lu Yuxi had arrived a few minutes later, she probably would have already left.
When she saw Lu Yuxi, her expression was very cold, and she didn't even greet her.
"Where are the others?"
Seeing the empty practice room, Lu Yuxi was momentarily stunned.
"After rehearsal, I naturally left."
As Wen Huiyan spoke, she glanced at the time, "If you had stayed a few minutes longer, I would have been off work too."
Lu Yuxi felt a little embarrassed and subconsciously complained, "Why didn't you wait for me?"
Wen Huiyan: ?
Do you want to hear what nonsense you're spouting?
"Now that they're gone, are you still practicing?"
Wen Huiyan asked irritably.
“Since we’re already here,” Lu Yuxi looked around. “Could you help me find two more stunt doubles? Just show me the positions, I can jump anyway, it’s just a matter of adjusting the positions to accommodate those two.”
Wen Huiyan gave a forced smile: "Fine, you wait."
Finally, Wen Huiyan found two other teachers, and the three of them went through the movement with Lu Yuxi.
Lu Yuxi yawned constantly and seemed distracted. He followed along casually a few times, but made a mistake each time.
Wen Huiyan, suppressing her anger, corrected him: "The person walking this way is Xiao He. You should walk that way. Don't go to the wrong place when you go on stage!"
Lu Yuxi, after being corrected several times, became a little annoyed: "I know, I know, I always walk this way when I dance this dance, it's a habit! I'll naturally change it when I go on stage!"
“But you always forget!” Wen Huiyan said.
“Then let Xiao He change it! I’ve always moved this way in the troupe, so if anything needs to be changed, it’s definitely not me! I’m not used to it at all.”
“This positioning was decided by the organizers. Xiao He has completed his training on time. If you have any objections, I will immediately notify them to make all the necessary changes.”
Wen Huiyan said expressionlessly.
The stage order here is entirely based on star power; the details are extremely important, and everything is decided in advance by the organizers, so it's impossible to change it arbitrarily.
In the program schedule provided by the organizer, it is clear that the order is Xie Jingshi, Xiao He, and Lu Yuxi.
Therefore, it is clear which is more important.
“If you’re not used to the positioning here, I’ll immediately notify Xiao He and have him make an emergency change to the positioning and movements.”
Lu Yuxi's expression stiffened, but she stubbornly replied, "Fine, I understand! There won't be any mistakes!"
Wen Huiyan was skeptical.
Fortunately, Lu Yuxi jumped correctly the next time.
Before Wen Huiyan could even be happy and ask Lu Yuxi to repeat it a few more times to reinforce her memory, Lu Yuxi lazily yawned and said, "Alright, I remember it, I won't make a mistake. You guys can record a video of yourself jumping it out and send it to me later, thanks, I'm leaving now."
Without waiting for Wen Huiyan to say anything, he turned and left.
Wen Huiyan: ...This is infuriating!
She rolled her eyes dramatically.
"You'd better remember this!"
