Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 371 How many steps are there to become a movie queen?

The camera cuts in through a gap in the out-of-focus curtains.

Zhang Chunru, played by Liu Yifei, sat in the gap between the desk and the corner of the wall, with the third button of her pajamas undone, revealing the red marks on her collarbone caused by repeated scratching.

Her right hand unconsciously stroked the spine of "The Diary of Vautrin", and there was dried blue ink embedded in the gaps between her fingernails - that was the old trace left when she copied historical materials last night.

Zhang Chunru's mother came into the room and placed a package from a fan on the table. "Chunru, stop reading. Write back to the fan and distract him."

"Mom, I'm so stressed."

With only two weeks until the televised debate with Brunei's ambassador to the United States, Kunihiko Saito, on the same day, she wasn't sure she was fully prepared.

In front of the camera, the heroine Liu Yifei's performance was very natural.

The high-definition camera is close to her face, and her skin is almost bare-faced, delicate but not without flaws.

For example, a small mole on the tip of the nose.

It is interesting and coincidental, or it seems to be fate, that the position of Xiao Liu's mole is almost exactly the same as Zhang Chunru's.

Concubine Liu Yi turned around and leaned on her mother for a while. After she left, she covered her face, took a few deep breaths, and then opened the package.

It seemed like just a routine reply, and she cherished the love of her book fans.

As strong as she is, she also needs like-minded supporters.

That is comfort to the soul.

The package was a bit heavy and difficult to unpack, so Liu Yifei squatted on the ground and used scissors to open it.

The photos were revealed and Xiao Liu flipped through them curiously. Suddenly, his head bounced up as if hit by an electric current and hit the edge of the oak table with a thud.

"what!"

The camera zooms in, giving a close-up of the photo and her profile, from the out-of-focus pupils of Liu Yifei to the focus of the photo in her hand.

In the picture, there is a bayonet from the war era with a baby stuck on the blade, which has been photoshopped into the appearance of Zhang Chunru's child.

Next: Penalties for perjurers!

The fixed camera position and panning clearly express the logic of the event. All the cameras below, including handheld cameras, are aimed at Xiao Liu, and it is her performance moment.

Except for Lu Kuan in front of the monitor, everyone including Zhao Fei and Berlin Film Festival President Koslik were staring at Liu Yifei intently.

Zhao Fei was evaluating the performance of the famous director's officially announced girlfriend in her first scene after recovering from aphasia, and it was still under such difficulty.

The latter is also a director and producer, and he can probably see the state of the young actress in the picture under such lens and lighting effects.

It's not much different from looking through a magnifying glass.

Her thoughts, details, facial control, and emotional progression all need to be perfectly performed in such a harsh camera environment.

Liu Yifei chose to express emotional logic starting with breathing.

Grotowski's reverse breathing method——

The counter-physiological breathing pattern, where the chest contracts on inhalation and the abdomen expands on exhalation, helps accurately simulate the state of a panic attack.

Liu Yifei seemed to have no strength to even tear the photo into pieces. She rubbed it and threw it away angrily, then slumped down at the table feeling uncomfortable.

The obvious collision just now made everyone's heart pause, but she seemed to have completely forgotten the severe pain in her head, and reached out weakly to grab the medicine bottle.

This is a psychiatric medication prescribed by a psychiatrist for her to calm down.

Then the close-up showed the little finger twitching as if nervously.

The twenty-year-old actress struggled to stand up on her elbows and stretched out her hand tremblingly.

Because of the stimulation of the photo just now and the mental state that was on the verge of collapse, his knuckles tapped on the oak table like playing the piano, but the rhythm was abnormally disordered.

The neurological disorder quickly spread to the entire palm, turning into an uncontrolled chaotic rhythm.

When his fingertips finally touched the plastic medicine bottle, Xiao Liu suddenly lost his strength, and the bottle rolled into the shadows and disappeared from the screen.

She gave up with a wry smile and wanted to call her mother for help, but she could only squeeze out an unpleasant coughing sound from her throat!

"Ah..."

Xiao Liu's face suddenly turned red, as if he realized some horrible fact. He pinched his neck tightly, trying hard to utter even half a syllable.

On the fair and beautiful face, purple blood vessels were faintly visible due to anger and fear, like cracks in porcelain pierced by an ice pick, winding along the apple cheeks to the corners of the lips.

As beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, her forearm accidentally knocked over the mug.

Brown tea dripped down the edge of the table onto her pajamas, but she didn't seem to feel the heat, just staring blankly at the water stains spreading across the cotton cloth...

The fake coffee stains and real tea stains prepared by the props team blended into the fabric fibers, and Zhang Chunru's mother pushed the door open.

"Pure as!"

Concubine Liu Yi looked up with a dead heart, gave her mother a dry smile, and the tears accumulated in the corners of her eyes fell.

The lip glaze was mottled and cracked by the grinding of canine teeth, and the coral-colored stains seeped into the lip lines, like the last traces of blood in a dry riverbed.

At this moment, she deeply empathized with Zhang Chunru.

In 1998, Zhang Chunru faced a televised debate with the Japanese ambassador Kunihiko Saito, who refused to apologize and denied history.

She will explain the historical truth and seek fairness and justice in front of audiences across the United States and even the world.

Such a bizarre aphasia was a devastating blow to her.

Concubine Liu Yi, who was driven insane by the terrifying pig head or the destroyed oil painting in June, also faced the same problem.

If she can't speak, "The Sky of History" will never be completed, and everyone's efforts of more than a year will be in vain.

Including Zhang Chunru, whom she respected the most, four years of expectations would undoubtedly be ruined.

Chinese women with the same experiences, who are equally enthusiastic, kind, and persistent, also have the same great expectations for historical fairness and justice.

This is almost an assignment that can be copied, whether it is from Zhang Chunru or herself.

Zhao Fei looked intently at Liu Yifei in the camera. This short one-minute performance reminded him of his collaboration with Zhang Yimou and Gong Li in 1991.

In Raise the Red Lantern, Gong Li's role as the fourth concubine Songlian has a classic shot with great tension:

After her fake pregnancy was exposed, she broke down in the snow and revealed that Yan'er had hidden the lantern. This scene vividly demonstrated her psychological transformation from stubbornness to despair.

Gong Li rushed into Yan'er's room in extreme anger on a snowy night. Her expression changed from shock to a sneer, and her eyes were mixed with hatred for Yan'er, humiliation of her own situation, and ridicule of feudal rules.

Where is Xiao Liu in the camera?
The instantaneous reaction when the back of the head hit the bottom of the table, and the numbness that almost forgot to heal the pain;

The process of finger twitching spreading from local to systemic loss of control accurately simulates the nerve conduction disorder caused by pressure accumulation.

This gradual collapse has a more realistic texture than some actors' mindless screams.

The self-deprecating smile as the medicine bottle rolled away not only preserved the intellectual's clear cognition, but also exposed the cracks in the spiritual defense line, which could convey the powerlessness at that moment better than crying bitterly.

"Click! Passed!"

The audience burst into applause, which was no longer the routine encouragement and friendly greetings from the crew, but recognition and affirmation from the heart.

Everyone knows about the black swan events that occurred in June and July.

The heroine of "The Sky of History" was harassed by right-wing forces, her mental health suffered a severe blow, and she suffered from dissociative aphasia.

Immediately, the director and crew headed by Lu Kuan, although they created a wave of public opinion, began to fight back against the arrogant right-wing forces.

But Xiao Liu's temporary absence casts a shadow on the movie.

No one knows what the film's fate will be next.

Until I heard that the young man and woman had gotten married, and they returned to North America smoothly and started filming in a low-key manner.

No one expected, including Dieter Kosslick, the director of the film festival who had met Liu Yifei in Berlin, that she would be able to give such a performance after her return!

The young director rewatched the scene twice and found almost no mistakes. When he looked up, he saw the slightly balding president of the film festival smiling at him.

He stood up and asked, "Mr. Dieter, when did you arrive?"

“I came by chance and had the opportunity to see a wonderful performance.”

Concubine Liu Yi happened to walk over with a calm expression and shook hands with him. "Nice to meet you again, Mr. Chairman."

"Crystal, you're completely different from when you were in Germany."

At that time, anyone could easily see her torment in this role, which was the obsession of a novice female warrior.

I want to sacrifice myself in movies without limit.

But now it's different.

Just as Boss Lu said, Concubine Liu Yi is like entering the world and then being reborn. Her performance just now has already reached the state of returning to nature.

Of course, it’s just because this role has so many experiences that she can empathize with, and she has been preparing for it for more than half a year.

To some extent, it's a good deal.

If she wants to be able to perform like this in any role with ease, she needs to chew and digest this acting experience deeply and engrave it in her mind.

Xiao Liu thanked him graciously, and Koslik turned to Boss Lu enthusiastically: "Lu, for the sake of my special invitation, for the sake of the great interaction between the people of Jinling and Rabe, and for the sake of our sincere friendship, please bring it to Berlin!"

"To be honest, I wanted to see some of your previous films, but it seems that there is no need now."

The president of the Berlin Film Festival turned to Liu Yifei and said: "Ms. Crystal's performance speaks for itself. I am astounded by your professionalism, dedication and pursuit of excellence."

"I don't want to call it China's Schindler's List anymore, I just want to welcome the premiere of the great The Sky of History at the Berlin Film Palace."

"I think the anti-war groups and peace activists who have supported us before will be delighted to see it in February."

Lu Kuan and his girlfriend looked at each other and smiled at each other in tacit understanding.

Previously, the German anti-war organization contacted by the film festival president also made efforts to support Liu Yifei and the film.

Bringing it up now is just to ask for a favor.

It’s a mutually beneficial thing, so I’ll give it to you!
Lu Kuan smiled and shook his hand. "It's my pleasure. I hope the movie won't disappoint you."

"No way, I think this will be a classic. This is the vision of an old filmmaker."

Kosslik has served as president of the Berlin Film Festival since 2001 and has been re-elected for consecutive years.

During his tenure, he transformed the Berlin Film Festival from an elitist one to a more open public event, attracting ordinary audiences to participate by adding projects such as open-air screenings and community cinema collaborations.

In terms of political stance, he insists on opposing war and calling for peace.

During his tenure, the 2003 Berlin Golden Bear was awarded to the anti-war film "A World Apart" in response to the protests against the Iraq War.

It also has a broad vision for global cooperation and is committed to introducing more international co-productions and Hollywood stars to enhance its influence. For example, the screening of the restored version of "Metropolis" at the Brandenburg Gate in 2010 was a landmark event.

This "The Sky of History" perfectly meets his requirement to continue to enhance the influence of the Berlin Film Festival——

There is no need to elaborate on the subject matter. The theme of the film is to clarify history, reflect on war and call for peace.

In terms of star status, there are two Hollywood actor and actresses, Hanks and Moore;
The director is the Olympic chief director of a world-renowned Eastern country, a world-renowned winner of the three major European awards and the Oscar "half-grand slam", and an old friend of Berlin.

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" still holds the record for the highest-grossing foreign-language film in Germany.

All these factors prompted the former president of the film festival to fly from Germany to Washington to extend another sincere invitation.

A friend came from afar, and in the evening, Boss Lu hosted a banquet for Koslik at the famous Georgetown 1798 Restaurant.

After the meal, Xiao Liu refused the washing machine's urgent request to return to the hotel and went to the nearby Waterfront Park in Georgetown.

Georgetown is a historic district in Washington, D.C., that was built earlier than Washington, D.C.

The Watergate Promenade where the two were located is right next to the famous Georgetown Waterfront Park.

Walking west along the cobblestone N Street, the facades of the Federal-style buildings on both sides are covered with wisteria, and the cast iron street lamps cast lace-like spots of light in the twilight.

Concubine Liu Yi's high heels tapped lightly on the stone surface, and the echo mixed with the sound of the Potomac River's tide. Lu Kuan deliberately slowed down his pace to keep half a step in sync with her.

My girlfriend's outfit today is very Hollywood star-like, and passers-by all looked at her sideways, and she turned back a lot.

Silver-white sequins are embedded all over the skirt like broken star sand, reflecting cool rainbow light as you walk.

The skirt is cut to mid-thigh, revealing skin without being frivolous. The fishbone waist outlines the waist-to-hip ratio into an hourglass shape, and the sequin ripples flow like liquid mercury when walking.

Because the two bodyguards, Ah Fei and Mia, kept a distance in front and behind him, no drunk Lu Han dared to cause trouble.

"You like wearing high heels so much now? Are you used to it?"

Xiao Liu curled his lips and said, "No, my feet hurt a lot."

"You're hosting a banquet, so I have to dress formally! I don't want people to say your girlfriend isn't presentable."

The washing machine flatters the donkey: "How is that possible? It's too impressive!"

"Whee!"

They hadn't had any time alone together since the show ended, and Xiao Liu couldn't wait to ask him, "How was my performance today?"

"Seeing through things as clearly as if they were fire, and lifting heavy objects as if they were light."

Concubine Liu Yi patted him with a sweet laugh: "It's not that exaggerated!"

"We did it in today's scenes alone, but you know that we took a shortcut."

It is not quite accurate to say that she took shortcuts, whether she had Zhang Chunru whose performance she could directly imitate, or she herself had actually experienced this unbearable period.

That is also the actor's own hard work and dedication.

But not every character can have this kind of convenience of "speaking by looking at pictures" and "writing essays on given topics".

Liu Yifei herself is well aware of this: "I will try to capture and freeze this feeling and performance method."

Lu Kuan nodded. "Well, a breakthrough is a good thing, but it's not the end. It's a new starting point that needs to be dissected, replicated, and evolved."

“Turning occasional sparks of inspiration into a repeatable methodology is the essential quality of a top actor.”

"You can't be as spontaneous as a talented actor, so you can only do it step by step, down to earth, which is actually quite good."

The two turned into Watergate Park. The river breeze lifted the girl's raven hair, and the neon lights of the Kennedy Center on the opposite bank were reflected dimly on the river.

The ferry's whistle startled a night heron, whose wings swept over the couple's heads and disappeared into the night sky.

Xiao Liu sighed with emotion: "In 2002, when I first joined the crew of "Gold Powder", you hadn't come yet. I really felt like a fool. As soon as I started acting, everything was in chaos."

"Because I was doing a lot of NGs, Chen Kun and Dong Jie weren't very friendly to me at the time."

She was targeted on the set because of her ability issues. It’s hard to say whether either side was right or wrong, but it was always a blow to her.

When Liu Yifei recalls the grievances she suffered at such a young age, she smiles with nostalgia.

Because during that time, I not only experienced my own youth, but also met him for the first time. I am very fortunate to have met him so early, and then began my true growth as an actress.

Even the washing machine had ulterior motives at first.

Concubine Liu Yi turned her head to look at the man beside her and said with a sweet smile, "After finishing the show today, I was thinking, if I were to travel back to 2002, I wonder if I could become a 'drama tyrant' in 'Gold Powder'?"

Boss Lu raised his eyebrows. "How good were Chen Kun and Dong Jie's acting skills back then? If you go back, they might not be able to handle your performance."

"Hehe." Xiao Liu leaned her head lightly on his shoulder: "Without you, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today, even though it's not really an achievement."

The washing machine said without any modesty: "Of course!"

"Actually, at your current stage, you already meet the standards of an excellent actor, but if you want to go further, you still have to work harder."

“And it’s not just the actor’s efforts in this role.”

Concubine Liu Yi was curious: "What do you mean?"

Boss Lu looked at her with a smile: "You should start learning about directing."

. . .

If you think about it carefully, there are probably only a few steps to train an amateur to become a qualified actor:
First, there are basic exercises such as breathing, limbs and coordination, spatial awareness and form;
The second is advanced training in emotional expression and psychological shaping, character analysis and creation;
Finally, there is performance practice in drama, musicals, film and television, etc.

For these three steps, except for those like Zhou Xun who were born with talent, they can skip them at will. The movies and TV series they debuted in all performed no differently from those of veterans.

For ordinary people -

Those who are not determined will be eliminated at the first step;

Those without talent will start to struggle in the second step;
Without resources, the third step becomes difficult.

In the end, there were so many people trying that only a few could make the leap.

Among these, the third step is undoubtedly the key to an actor's true success in modern society and the entertainment industry.

Those who have no talent or will but have resources can go straight to the third step.

He can only rely on traffic to gain fame, and there is no mention of acting skills and artistic pursuits.

Everyone's choices are different, and that's understandable.

But if someone is like Lu Kuan, who is aiming to cultivate a top actress, then he must not take the usual path.

How many steps are involved in cultivating a movie queen?
Especially for a "special actress" like Xiao Liu?
There is no need to say much about basic skills, this is the premise of everything.

Without basic skills, it is like having a fancy posture without the foundation of internal strength, and you can only win the martial arts performance championship.

But basic acting skills such as the meaningless liberation of nature, which are found in both Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama, can be completely ignored.

In Boss Lu’s opinion, after the basic skills are acquired, the next step is to keep feeding her roles.

From the highly fitting TV roles to the coffee shop waitress in "The Drummer", they are basically all within her comfort zone.

Since then, both the female warrior in "Alien Land" and the intelligent woman in "Bad Genius" are still in the accumulation stage of quantitative change.

The second and third steps of ordinary actresses are combined into one for her.

This is what is known as "learning by doing," which allowed her to build her own acting style through countless classic roles.

It was not until the character of the patriotic female writer Zhang Chunru in "The Sky of History" that became the key to qualitative change.

In this movie, Xiao Liu gave full play to his only top talent——

Be patriotic, love your job, and be dedicated and devoted.

With perseverance, early start and careful polishing, we finally took this step without any danger.

He also completed the transformation from an ordinary actor to an excellent actor, and got a glimpse of the top actor hall.

The five years of hard work have fully demonstrated Lu Kuan’s ability to “teach students in accordance with their aptitude”.

What does Xiao Liu have as an actress?
Abundant life and perseverance.

But there was so much she didn't have.

As a director and guide, what he can help Liu Yifei to find out the gaps and fill them, in addition to the training of basic skills, is to feed and polish different roles.

And, contrary to his intention, the emotional entanglement between the two supplemented Liu Yifei's life experience in her life journey.

All the anxiety, disgust, anger, fear, boredom and confusion that he brought to me.

Or it could be joy, intoxication, excitement, relief, shyness, or comfort.

They have all become an "emotional arsenal" that actresses can apply to their performances.

However, at this stage, Liu Yifei began to doubt the directing knowledge he taught her.

"If I learn about directing, do I need to understand camera and lighting?"

"That's part of it." Lu Kuan nodded and continued to guide her into the next stage of her acting career.

“Top actors need to master the lens, lighting, and directing knowledge, not only to improve the precision of their individual performances, but also to achieve the integrity of their artistic expression within the complex system of film production.”

"I'll give you an example so you can understand."

"In 2005, Chen Daoming made a film called 'My Heart Flies'. It was a fairly average film, but he had a particularly outstanding scene in it, which was analyzed in our Pan Asia Film Academy course."

"This scene shows Chen Daoming lying wounded on a small boat, paddling his way ashore."

"The shooting conditions were very complicated at the time. I wanted to capture the beautiful scene of the setting sun illuminating the river, so the shooting time had to be controlled very precisely. If I missed this opportunity, I would have to wait until tomorrow."

Concubine Liu Yi listened attentively. Now she could understand the difficulty of this kind of scene.

A small climax in a long shot will be difficult to edit if there is even the slightest mistake, and the actor's sense of the camera must be very precise.

"What did Chen Daoming do? Time was very tight. He directly asked the cameraman at the top of his voice what the depth of field and focal length of this shot were. Then he glanced at the camera position and started acting."

"As a result, in the final long shot, he really never left the frame, maintaining a perfect angle and position with the camera, and even designed a move for the director to use as an editing point."

Xiao Liu nodded in astonishment, and at that moment he thought of "The Godfather" which he had watched in Palermo.

Marlon Brando sits behind his desk, and the low-key lighting, depth of field and focus create a sense of oppression and authority.

But if you look carefully, you will find that no matter how the camera position changes, Marlon Brando can always keep himself in the center of the picture or give a fixed close-up.

As mentioned earlier, such crew cooperation is generally achieved through the "positioning" process before filming begins.

But the question is how to deal with improvisation in performance?

It’s like a singer in a concert suddenly raising or lowering the key by himself. How should the backing band cooperate?

However, top actors who are experienced or proficient in camera and lighting will take the initiative to cooperate with the camera and lighting in difficult long shots or impromptu performances.

The final release was seamless.

Lu Kuan added: "Sometimes the inspiration of actors and directors is fleeting. They may catch a detail during the performance, but they may not be able to get into the state after the shot."

"But if you have the experience and skills of top actors, combined with experienced cinematography, you can definitely improvise some classic shots."

"The gap between good actors and top actors is often reflected in these shots."

Xiao Liu nodded and sighed, "What a practice it is! It seems to have no end."

Boss Lu laughed and said, "You've also studied Stanislavsky, but currently, whether it's the Method School, Expressionism, or Grotowski, the world is essentially in the second stage of Stanislavsky."

"At the age of 70, Stanislavsky proposed a third stage of acting, which he called the physical movement method, but no branch of acting studies has been able to achieve the academic goals he proposed."

"Think about it, even top masters haven't grasped the art of acting, let alone a 20-year-old actress like you. You better work harder."

Stanislavsky's third stage is the equivalent of the Goldbach conjecture in mathematics in the academic world of performance.

The weak conjecture of the latter was solved in 2013, while the strong conjecture remained an unsolved mystery until later generations.

Concubine Liu Yi raised her eyebrows: "If one day I have an epiphany, won't you all call me Teacher Liu?"

The washing machine looked at her with a smile, and instantly jumped out of its serious role: "No need for enlightenment, tonight I can call you teacher, or you can call me teacher."

The girlfriend laughed sweetly: "Get lost!"

Liu Yifei's laughter startled the pigeons roosting in the bridge, and the flapping of their wings blended into a chord with the hourly chime from the Georgetown University clock tower.

The wooden boardwalk at the abandoned fishing pier swayed slightly. The two walked back hand in hand, their feet rubbing against the moss-grown cracks in the wood.

It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when Ah Fei drove the two of them back to the hotel.

Xiao Liu's soles hurt from walking in high heels, so she shook off her shoes and walked barefoot on the cold floor.

"Washing machine, can you wash my feet and give me a foot massage?"

Boss Lu argued confidently: "Why only wash your feet? Don't you know there's a term called full body washing?"

As he spoke, he pulled her long legs and said, "Hello, ma'am. Technician No. 88 is here to serve you."

"What the hell is that?" Liu Yifei giggled and gently kicked his hand away, then tightened her raised skirt.

"I can't sleep with you tonight."

The washing machine was like its tail was stepped on: "What? Why do you say that?"

"My mom sent me a message this morning saying I should get off the plane at ten o'clock..."

Boss Lu's face froze, and he said awkwardly, "When Aunt Liu comes back, it doesn't matter where you sleep. You don't sleep in the same room with her."

Xiao Liu waved his hands after hearing this: "No, no, it would be embarrassing if she knew..."

You are the one who is trying to cover up your mistakes.

In fact, my mother had already let it go, otherwise she wouldn’t have spent so many days traveling in Italy before coming back.

Lu Kuan knew that she was thin-skinned when it came to this kind of thing, so he immediately lifted his girlfriend up from the sofa and said, "Time flies, so why don't you hurry up!"

Liu Yifei patted his back in annoyance, but there was nothing she could do about the shameless washing machine.

Outside, he is a handsome young director and famous entrepreneur in a suit and tie, but when he comes back, he becomes a big wolfdog with his true colors exposed.

This is what is called a human face with a beast heart.

Xiao Liu had already adapted to his rhythm and was soon carried back to the sofa.

The girl put her legs together and said, "What are you doing? Why don't you hurry up..."

"It's here today."

"Huh?" The little girl looked around and felt awkward.

Given her limited experience in this matter, how could she know about so many winding and strange places?

This sofa is a bit cramped...

Boss Lu quickly answered her questions.

The novel experience made Liu Yifei extremely excited.

The innocent girl's forehead was covered with sweat, and her body felt terribly hot.

"I'm so useless..."

Boss Lu looked at her with a smile, still encouraging her: "It's okay, keep up the good work. Everyone has bad days sometimes."

"But I might have to pay the hotel for a new sofa tomorrow... Ouch!"

While he was halfway through his words, the shameless Liu Xiaolu bit his shoulder.

Boss Lu looked at his watch and raised two fingers at her: "Xixi, I exercised twice today."

"so what?"

"There are still three times left. Let's use one first. There's still time..."

Xiao Liu calmed his breathing, propped himself up with his arms and tried to get off the sofa: "What the hell do you want? I need to wash up and go back to my room."

"What about me?" The washing machine looked at her unkindly. "Starting something but not finishing it? Starting well but ending badly? Killing someone but not burying them?"

"I want to bury you all, you're so ugly!" Concubine Liu Yi covered her mouth and giggled, wanting to escape but there was no way to escape, neither heaven nor earth.

"Oh no! It's too late!"

"Next time, next time, definitely next time!"

Boss Lu was not willing to let her go and quickly got back into the mood.

The girlfriend gave him a helpless blow, then bit his shoulder helplessly: "Don't take too long... You bastard..."

The terrace outside the penthouse suite is paved with Indonesian teak, and the magnolia petals in the gaps are as warm and beautiful as a girl bathed in love.

"Akane..."

Boss Lu looked at his girlfriend, who was slightly drunk and had her eyes slightly closed. He tucked her messy hair behind her ears and blurted out a teasing...

But he was interrupted by a burst of frequent phone ringing.

shock!
Liu Yifei was startled and turned her head to look at the vibrating and ringing phone on the small table.

"Oh my god!"

I'm not surprised, she really is someone's mom...

"I..."

Lu Kuan refused to agree: "Don't worry, I'll call you again if there's anything else."

But the phone rang like a death sentence, and soon his own phone screen also lit up.

"Answer...answer it?" Xiao Liu stuttered.

It's not fear, it's...

A large hand covered the back of her head to steady her delicate and boneless figure.

"Ring ring ring!"

Damn it?