On the third day, Liu Rulan, who was also in the capital, came to check on Xiao He's condition and was somewhat surprised.
"That person is very honest? Not making any shady moves at all?"
Liu Rulan crossed her arms and looked around Xiao He's work environment.
"Well, I originally thought he might try something underhanded, but he didn't at all." Xiao He shrugged. "Not only that, Teacher Ren is also a really nice and enthusiastic person, so enthusiastic that I felt a little embarrassed."
“He didn’t interfere with my normal filming, and would even come over from time to time to ask me for advice on acting.”
Xiao He plays a corporate slave who is probably in his thirties and looks somewhat weathered. The production team even specially lengthened Xiao He's hair so that the hair on his forehead could just cover his eyes slightly, giving him a decadent feel. His makeup was also made more mature, so Xiao He instantly transformed from a handsome young man into a decadent and handsome uncle.
But I must say, even as he gets older, he's still handsome.
Xiao He was quite satisfied with his makeup and styling.
Xiao He originally thought that he might need to continue his makeup to make himself look uglier and older in order to complement the protagonist, but that didn't happen. Zhan Min decided on the makeup on the spot, and Ren Yibai watched from the side without any objection.
As for the filming these past few days... everything has been normal.
If it weren't for the somewhat oppressive atmosphere on set, and Xiao He's earlier encounter with Ren Yibai's assistant and the prop master, he would genuinely think Ren Yibai was a good person.
"That's normal. Your current status is different. Not everyone is so stupid as to offend people right away."
Liu Rulan seemed to understand something, then reminded him, "However, the more two-faced a person is, the more careful you should be when dealing with them."
"Yes, I understand."
Xiao He nodded.
...
Despite Liu Rulan's warning and Xiao He's own heightened vigilance, the filming proceeded smoothly in the days that followed, without any unpleasant incidents.
Ren Yibai gave up his own dressing room and used the adjacent director's dressing room. He always treated Xiao He very well, even respectfully.
He would often offer Xiao He afternoon tea, and although Xiao He always refused, he didn't give up.
However, Xiao Gao, the assistant who almost bumped into Xiao He, was terrified when he realized that the person he almost bumped into was Xiao He. With red eyes, he quietly came over to apologize to Xiao He and hoped that Xiao He would not tell Ren Yibai about it.
Xiao He: ?
That's weird; he's not a tattletale.
He wouldn't tell Ren Yibai about such a small matter.
Besides, even if Ren Yibai finds out, it won't matter... right?
The stark contrast between Ren Yibai's attitude towards him and that of Ren Yibai's assistant left Xiao He completely baffled.
Watching the assistant leave, Xiao He's own assistant, Xiao Chen, came over from the side and said, "Brother Xiao, I think they're pretty nice people. This Xiao Gao even helped me carry my things when I bought coffee before, and Teacher ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) Ren even pressed the elevator button to wait for me to go in so we could go upstairs together!"
I originally thought that Ren Yibai gave up his dressing room to set a trap for Xiao He, but after so long, everything is still calm. Ren Yibai is not only nice to Xiao He, but also to the other crew members.
I really don't understand how such a depressing atmosphere was created on set.
Xiao He also shook his head and took out a pack of cigarettes.
The character he recently played is a heavy smoker, so even though Xiao He himself doesn't smoke, he tries to stay in sync with the character during filming, lighting a cigarette to calm himself down when he's feeling frustrated.
Xiao Chen kindly helped light the cigarette.
Xiao He, with a lit cigarette dangling from his lips but not smoking, leaned back lazily in his chair, crossed his legs casually, squinted at the smoke in the air, and mumbled a reminder to Xiao Chen: "No matter what, we just need to do our own thing and stay vigilant. After all, we shouldn't have the heart to harm others, but we can't be without the heart to guard against them."
If something really happens, we'll deal with it as it comes.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao He, who sat with the posture of a mafia boss, and his lips twitched. He inexplicably felt that Ren Yibai's side should be more worried about them being bad guys. He nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Okay, Brother Xiao, don't worry! I will definitely pay attention."
...
"Your body is absolutely terrible."
The man, who had been swaying slightly, slowly stood up. His wrinkled gray suit made him look particularly disheveled, and even the hair on his face was haphazardly plastered to his cheeks. His unkempt stubble made his chin, which was already hidden in the shadows, look bluish-black. Only his exposed eyes gleamed with an excited glint.
At that moment, the powerful aura that originally belonged to another body poured out, and the cowardly office worker dressed like a real estate clerk burst out with unprecedented arrogance, instantly suppressing the young man who had the upper hand in front of him.
"So you were awake a long time ago, and you helped me kill those people, right?"
Zhu Feng was intimidated by the other party's fierce gaze and couldn't help but take a step back. Then he finally realized that he had fallen into a trap from the very beginning!
No wonder that when someone with no background or training followed the killer's criminal plan step by step, unexpected things always happened, yet the target he wanted to kill still managed to fall into the trap and die.
—So it turns out he had this guy helping him out!
"Isn't this a very novel experience?"
The man threw his head back and laughed wildly, appearing like a madman, but Zhu Feng looked at his own face and couldn't laugh at all.
"Tell me, if your body dies, who dies, you or me?"
A small knife popped out deftly and pointed precisely at Zhu Feng.
Zhu Feng exclaimed in disbelief, "Are you crazy?!"
He then pounced on the man and wrestled with him, trying to grab the knife, but unexpectedly, the knife actually pierced the man's body during the struggle.
Instantly, blood spurted out.
The man collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. After only a few months in bed, his body had deteriorated rapidly, causing him both distress and frustration.
But seeing the expression on the person's face, he looked up and laughed.
Yes, this scene is indeed quite bizarre—
The man lying on the ground had his arms outstretched, seemingly oblivious to the knife wounds on his body, letting the blood flow and claim his life. The young man who had stabbed him, however, looked terrified, kneeling on the ground and clutching the other's bleeding wound, as if he were extremely worried that the other would die from it...
"Click".
Zhan Min called it over.
Ren Yibai straightened up and asked Xiao He with great concern, "Teacher Xiao, you've had a hard day. Are you alright? Did I hit you?"
"It's alright, it's alright."
Xiao He straightened up and gently brushed away Ren Yibai's concerned gesture with his bloodied hand, then shook his head with a smile, "You don't need to help me, I'm covered in 'blood,' don't get your clothes dirty."
Seeing this, Ren Yibai withdrew his hand and began wiping the 'blood' off his hands.
"Teacher Ren, Teacher Xiao, that concludes today's filming."
Zhan Min jogged over and said to the two of them, "It's really too late today. Let's film the last bit of footage tomorrow so as not to disturb the two of you teachers' rest."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Coach Zhan."
As Ren Yibai spoke, Zhan Min looked flattered and waved his hands repeatedly.
Xiao He found it amusing.
He felt that the crew treated him like an outsider, not letting him see anything amiss, as if they were all keeping a secret and acting as a united front against outsiders.
