Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 23 Don’t move, he’s still watching, uh…boo…

"Aha."

Li Yuanba's substitute smashed down with a hammer from the air, breaking the spear in Yan Li's hand that had been cut in two. The foam hammer hit him hard in the face, and Yan Li fell to the ground.

"Okay, done, put on makeup."

The director shouted, and the makeup artist on the scene immediately came over with a blood bag.

Yan Li picked one and stuffed it into his mouth, while the others were torn apart by the makeup artist and smeared on his head.

A moment later, Yan Li had a large bloodstain on his forehead and left after putting on makeup. Yan Li bit the bloody bag in his mouth and made a gesture of "OK".

The camera moves in for a close-up, showing Yan Li falling on his back with the half-broken spear in his hand thrown to the side. He is spitting out blood, his face is distorted with pain, his body twitches a few times, and finally his head tilts and he remains motionless.

"OK, alright."

After the director finished shouting, Yan Li, who had just been seriously injured and "died", quickly got up, took the tissue from the makeup artist and kept wiping the blood off his head and face.

After finishing this scene, he was completely finished with the crew of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties"!

There was no farewell with flowers or applause. As a small supporting role, how could I have such a big honor?

Forget about the exclusive wrap-up party for the actors. At this stage, the crews are mainly focused on saving money. Unless they are big names, the leading male and female actors do not receive this treatment. Sending a bouquet of flowers, cutting a cake, and taking photos with everyone is pretty good.

Therefore, the filming of Yan Li was very quiet. Except for a few familiar people who nodded and greeted each other, everyone else was busy with their own things.

Yan Li didn't take it seriously and went to the on-site producer to ask for a red envelope to calm him down for filming the death scene.

This is the rule on the set, and it should have been passed down from Hong Kong.

Generally, when playing a corpse, taking a portrait, or dying in a play, the actor will ask the crew for a red envelope. The amount is not much, usually 1 to 2 yuan, simply for good luck.

Of course, this refers to actors with roles, or at least special guests with lines and close-ups. As for extras, it depends on whether the crew is particular about it.

Anyway, Yan Li had been a supporting actor in a crew before and had played a corpse, but he didn't get any red envelopes.

So this is his first time to get a [red envelope to calm the nerves], which is quite meaningful. Yan Li plans to keep the red envelope and the money as a souvenir.

After removing her makeup and changing her clothes, Yan Li greeted her friends including Wang Xiu, Wang Decai, Nie Yuan, Tong Lei and others one by one, then went to greet the director and producer, and finally went to the horse team to feed Sailong a few carrots before leaving the crew.

Back at the hotel, Yan Li packed his luggage and left the room.

Although I had a farewell dinner, I was leaving tomorrow, so I still had to inform Qin Lan.

Yan Li arrived at the hotel where Qin Lan was staying and had just called her when he saw Huang Xiaoming leaving with a girl who looked like an assistant. A smile immediately appeared on his face and he took the initiative to step forward and say hello.

"Dude, no show today?"

When Huang Xiaoming saw Yan Li, he recalled the scenes of that night and felt worse than if he had eaten a dead fly.

But he was a smooth-talking person and didn't like to make enemies. Besides, Yan Li always greeted him with a smile, so he forced himself to open his mouth.

"Well, are you here to pick up Qin Lan?"

Yan Li nodded in agreement and began to chatter, "Yeah, Lanlan has a few shows these past few days, so I took her out to play. Oh, and I haven't been in Hengdian for long. Do you have any good places to recommend?"

"..."

Huang Xiaoming had no mood to chat with him and just brushed it off: "I don't go out often."

"That's not good. As actors, we have to stay in the hotel all the time except for filming. It's not good for our body and mind. We should go out and play when we need to. It's also a way to relax and relieve stress. I'll take Lanlan out to play later. If there's anything fun, I'll recommend it to you then."

Huang Xiaoming couldn't keep the smile on his face: "...Thank you."

Yan Li still smiled brightly: "You're welcome."

When Qin Lan went downstairs, she saw Huang Xiaoming's back leaving, looking even more embarrassed and hurried than that night, and was a little puzzled.

"What did you talk to him about again?"

"No, we just happened to have a conversation."

Yan Li also commented: "This guy has a good temper, I like it."

Qin Lan had seen how Yan Li chatted with Huang Xiaoming before, and she didn't believe it at all.

"I think you like to bully him." As she was speaking, Qin Lan saw Huang Xiaoming, who had just left, seemed to turn around and look in their direction. She immediately threw herself into Yan Li's arms. Yan Li skillfully put his arms around her waist and hugged her, returning Qin Lan's complaints.

"You didn't let him go either."

Qin Lan ignored him, leaned on Yan Li's chest and asked, "Are you leaving?"

Yan Li looked at Huang Xiaoming who turned around and quickened his pace to leave, and tightened his arms around Qin Lan with a sincere tone.

"I haven't left yet. I'm still watching."

Qin Lan was a little skeptical and wanted to secretly turn her head to observe, but Yan Li pressed the back of her head with his hand: "Don't move, he's still watching."

After he finished speaking, seeing that Qin Lan still wanted to go, Yan Li lowered his head and held her lips, saying incoherently, "Don't worry, we'll be leaving soon."

Qin Lan was attacked again. She opened her beautiful eyes wide, struggled slightly, and slowly immersed herself in Yan Li's actions, responding clumsily but actively.

A few minutes later, Yan Li reluctantly let go of Qin Lan and pretended to look up.

"Well, this time I really left."

Qin Lan's pretty face flushed. After being let go by Yan Li, she gasped a few times, pursed her slightly swollen lips, and upon hearing what Yan Li said, she clenched her little fist and hit Yan Li several times.

"Shame on you, can you try another trick?"

Yan Li felt very wronged: "I'm not trying to help you. Is there anything wrong with being helpful?"

Qin Lan was so angry that she wanted to strangle him, but Yan Li caught her and held her tightly with his big hands.

"Hurry up and leave, that guy will come again soon."

Having said that, he did not let go of Qin Lan's hand and walked away holding it. Qin Lan struggled symbolically for a while, then obediently let him hold her hand.

After a while, she calmly changed the hand-holding posture to crossing the fingers, and her five slender fingers tightly clasped Yan Li's big hand.

Instead of going to the restaurant, Yan Li bought some food and drinks, and the two of them ran to the shade of the grove where they first met for a picnic.

Yan Li half leaned against a tree, drinking a can of beer while listening to Qin Lan's chatter.

"You can't pretend not to know me when you return to Beijing. You must call me at least every two days."

"Long-distance calls are expensive..."

Qin Lan raised her eyebrows and gritted her teeth: "I'll top up your phone credit."

"That's not necessary."

Feeling the murderous intent in Qin Lan's words, Yan Li didn't dare to be naughty anymore. His mobile phone couldn't send text messages, and it was not convenient to go online now, so he could only make phone calls.

Qin Lan then slowed down her tone and said, "If you don't mind the trouble, you can write a letter."

At present, telephone communication is expensive and is more of a communication tool. Text messages and the Internet have just emerged and have not yet become popular. Therefore, when people confide in each other, many still communicate through letters. "Pen pals" are more mainstream than "netizens".

"Okay."

Yan Li thought writing letters was a good idea. Not only did it save money, but it also allowed him to practice his handwriting. Most importantly, the effect was pretty good.

The letter paper written with every stroke of the pen, and the warmth and care between the lines, are far more touching than a few minutes of phone call or fragmented chat text messages.

He learned this trick from his ex-girlfriend!

The intelligence system shows that every time his ex-girlfriend reads the love letters he wrote when she was pursuing her, her anger will subside by 30% and her heart will soften by 30%.

Sure enough, Qin Lan was quite impressed by this and didn't mind calling him once every few days. She happily said she would wait for Yan Li's letter.

The two chatted until the sun went down, which also meant that the time for Yan Li to leave Hengdian was getting closer.

Qin Lan's pretty face couldn't hide her reluctance. She took the initiative to grab Yan Li's big hand and play with it, leaning her head on Yan Li's shoulder and speaking softly.

"When I'm done, I'll go find you in the capital."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)