Huayu: Starting from retirement, sweeping across the domestic entertainment industry

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The warm yellow bedside lamp was on. Li Ran leaned against the headboard, holding his phone in front of him, the screen displaying Long Danni's face.

Tian Xiwei nestled next to him, leaning her head in as if to say, "I want to hear too."

Long Danni's voice came through the receiver, as capable and efficient as ever: "This is the team's plan now. You don't need to deliberately avoid suspicion anymore, but you should still be careful about overly intimate actions."

She paused, then said sternly, "Do you understand?"

Li Ran nodded with an embarrassed smile: "I know, Auntie, I'll be careful."

He leaned back against the headboard, shifting to a more comfortable position: "Isn't this just a futile attempt to cover it up? Today they're creating a CP (couple pairing) with this person, tomorrow they're doing sweet public appearances with that person. Netizens get used to it after seeing it so often."

He thought to himself, isn't this just the kind of "transfer romance" that the entertainment industry will play out in a few years when it regresses?

A and B collaborated to promote their on-screen couple status, then B collaborated with C, C then collaborated with D, and finally D collaborated with A... It was a complete mess of on-screen couples.

True and false, false and true.

How could netizens and fans know which couples are real and which are just faking it? They only care about how sweet the romance is.

Long Danni was too lazy to discuss these things with him, and changed the subject: "Alright, Xiao Tian is with you, right?"

Tian Xiwei immediately leaned over, squeezing her head into the camera lens, her eyes crinkling with a smile: "Auntie, I'm here!"

Long Danni looked at the two of them and softened her tone: "The Kiwi team sent two scripts, preparing for you two to work together again."

Li Ran was taken aback: "Wasn't 'So Cute Us' a second collaboration between Xiao Tian and me?"

"The male and female leads will be working together again!" Long Danni emphasized.

Li Ran nodded: "What script? After 'The Sword and the Brocade' is finished, I still have to film 'Since This Love Has Disappeared'."

Long Danni said, "I don't know that. One script is called 'The Legend of Canglan,' and the other is called 'Qingqing's Daily Life.' I'll send them to your agents later, and you can see which one you want to act in. You can also act in both."

She paused, then added, "The two films are scheduled to be filmed at different times. We'll discuss the details after I finish filming 'The Sword and the Brocade' and return to the company. There's still plenty of time. They've just booked your schedule in advance."

Li Ran nodded: "Okay, I understand, Auntie."

He thought to himself, "It seems the kiwifruit is getting impatient."

I have "The Sword and the Snow" with Penguin, and "Lighter and Princess Dress" with Pants.

Ultimately, the kiwifruit company owns shares, so it would be awkward not to offer something in return.

Long Danni's tone turned serious again as she said to Tian Xiwei, "Xiao Tian, ​​keep a close eye on him on set and make sure he doesn't post any more random videos on short video platforms."

Tian Xiwei nodded immediately, her expression serious: "Don't worry, Auntie, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

……

The video call has ended.

Li Ran tossed her phone aside and turned to Tian Xiwei: "Wait, whose side are you on?"

Tian Xiwei blinked her big, innocent eyes: "Of course I'm on your side!"

Li Ran looked at her face, which seemed to say "I am so innocent," and was about to speak.

Tian Xiwei added, "But... we should also listen to our aunt."

Li Ran chuckled awkwardly, said nothing, and pounced on her onto the bed.

Tian Xiwei giggled and hugged him back.

Li Ran discovered that after that night, Tian Xiwei became as cheerful as when they first met.

Perhaps because the two of them had laid everything out on the table, Tian Xiwei no longer had so many concerns...

That's good; my mom's ideas clearly don't suit them...

Young people should have young minds. Anyway, he's the only son in the family, and he's never heard of his father having any illegitimate children...

Ultimately, it was my mother who was too hasty.

Li Ran was also helpless; she didn't want to give her a grandson to play with next year...

……

Because Zhou Ye and Hu Lianxin were going to participate in the recording of "Peach Blossom Village" later, the filming schedule of the crew was once again saturated.

Now, three sets of cameras are running simultaneously each day, sometimes even four.

Fortunately, "The Sword and the Brocade" was a large production team, and with multiple operations, the filming task was completed perfectly.

But it was tough on the actors.

Li Ran's physical abilities have been enhanced by the system, so he can still withstand it.

Several actresses were not up to par, especially Zhou Ye, whose role was almost entirely overshadowed in the filming these past few days.

Meng Ziyi and Zhang Jingyi have finished filming and left the crew. They are now mainly filming scenes at Daxueping in Huishan.

Hu Lianxin had very few scenes and it wasn't strenuous at all. In the first season, she only had a few scenes in Huishan, and filming wrapped up after that.

But Zhou Ye is different.

Qingniao accompanied Xu Fengnian throughout his travels, and her role was present throughout the entire story.

The intense filming these past few days has left her exhausted.

The air conditioning in Li Ran's RV was running at full blast.

Zhou Ye lay face down on the soft bed, his face buried in the pillow, completely still.

"Li Ran..." Her muffled voice came from under the pillow, "I'm exhausted... When will this ever end..."

Li Ran sat beside him, smiling and comforting him: "Hang in there for a few more days. You'll be participating in 'Peach Blossom Village' in a few days, right? Just treat it as a break then."

Zhou Ye rolled over, lying on his back, staring at the car roof with a look of utter despair: "But I still have to participate in the 'Mountains and Rivers Order' concert!"

He almost forgot about that.

Thinking about how the show was eventually taken down, he hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "Anyway, you're not the main character."

"That's a drama with two male leads, you can just ask the company for leave."

He paused, looking at her: "And with your singing voice, are you sure you want to participate in the 'Mountains and Rivers Order' concert?"

Zhou Ye frowned and lightly kicked him: "Li Ran, what do you mean? Also, didn't you say my singing voice sounds like a lark?"

Li Ran chuckled awkwardly, "No... you still think 'nightingale' is a compliment to you?"

Zhou Ye was stunned for a moment.

Then she pursed her lips, sat up in bed, put on her shoes, stood up and walked outside.

Reaching the RV door, she turned back to look at him, puffing out her cheeks, and said angrily, "Hmph, I'm ignoring you! Li Ran, you can't appease me anymore!"

After saying that, she opened the door and got out of the RV without looking back.

Li Ran watched her retreating figure, shaking his head and chuckling.

He meant well by reminding her, not wanting Coconut to leave behind a scene of social humiliation.

Zhou Ye left the RV door open.

Li Ran was too lazy to move, since he was going to film a movie soon anyway.

He rolled over, lay on his side, and continued scrolling through his phone, preparing to take a few minutes to rest.

Less than a minute after I lay down, someone else got into the RV.

Li Ran assumed Zhou Ye had forgotten something, so without turning around, she casually asked, "Why are you back again?"

A familiar voice came from behind, tinged with confusion: "Li Ran? It's me, Little Mudman, not Bluebird."

Li Ran turned his head in surprise and saw Lu Yuxiao standing at the door of the RV. She walked straight in and looked at him innocently.

He paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Wait, why are you getting into my RV? Aren't you afraid of rumors spreading?"

Lu Yuxiao pouted, put her hands on her hips, and said matter-of-factly, "Don't think I didn't see it! Zhou Ye just got out of your RV. It's fine if she comes up, what's wrong with me coming up?"

She took a step forward, glaring at Li Ran: "Can't I come up? Why can't I come up?"

Li Ran was amused by her silly appearance: "No, how can you be the same as her?"

Lu Yuxiao tilted her head, blinked, and asked earnestly, "How are they different? Am I missing an arm or a leg, or do I have an extra eye?"

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and made a "third eye" gesture on her forehead, accompanied by a sound effect:

"call out……!"

Li Ran chuckled, "Alright, alright, stop being silly. What are you doing up here?"

Lu Yuxiao immediately moved closer, plopped down next to him, and plastered a fawning smile on her face: "Um... I don't have any scenes to film later, can I lie down in your RV for a while?"

She blinked and looked at Li Ran.

Lu Yuxiao is still relatively unknown, and her agency will not provide her with a motorhome.

These past few days have been incredibly busy with filming; during breaks, I've had to make do with a chair in a corner of the set.

Li Ran pouted: "No way."

Lu Yuxiao was stunned: "Why?"

Li Ran didn't say anything, he just looked at her.

Lu Yuxiao blinked, then suddenly grabbed his arm and started shaking it: "Please..."

The voice was soft and sweet, drawn out long.

Li Ran was startled by her sudden movement and quickly pulled his hand away: "Alright, alright, you stay here, I'm going to film."

He stood up, dusted off his clothes, and walked towards the door.

As he reached the door, he turned back to look at Lu Yuxiao and warned her sternly, "Don't you dare rummage through my things."

Lu Yuxiao immediately raised her hand and promised sincerely, "Your Highness, don't worry! I absolutely won't go through your things! I'll just go to sleep quietly and wait for you to get off work!"

Li Ran felt that there was something strange about what he was saying.

But coming from Lu Yuxiao, that silly girl, it doesn't seem so strange anymore.

He shook his head, got out of the RV, and closed the door.

The RV fell silent.

Lu Yuxiao lay down on the soft bed and sighed comfortably.

She rolled over, looked at the roof of the car, and a satisfied smile curved her lips.

This RV is so comfortable.

Lu Yuxiao lay on the soft bed, comfortably squinting her eyes.

This RV is so nice! The air conditioning is so cool, the bed is so soft, and there's a faint fragrance about it.

She wrinkled her little nose and took a deep sniff... It smelled like coconut milk carried by the sea breeze, light and refreshing, quite pleasant.

"When I become famous, I'll definitely make sure the company provides me with a motorhome," she muttered to herself, then turned over and buried her face in the pillow.

This scent... it smells like Zhou Ye?

She vaguely thought that it must have been left by Zhou Ye when he lay down earlier.

Who cares, it smells pretty good anyway.

She yawned and slowly closed her eyes.

The filming intensity these past few days has been extremely high, and she has a lot of scenes to film. She has to be fully focused in every scene, which has left her quite exhausted.

Being able to lie on this soft bed for a while now is simply heaven.

Within minutes, her breathing calmed down, and she fell asleep.

……

After finishing filming in Group B, Hu Lianxin strolled over to Li Ran's RV.

Wajijiwa only provided Li Ran with a motorhome. Considering Li Ran's relationship with the two female colleagues in the company, the company did not go to the trouble of preparing anything else.

Anyway, Tian Xiwei and the other two can just rest in Li Ran's RV, and Hu Lianxin doesn't have many scenes, so she won't stay for long.

Hu Lianxin walked to the RV and saw the driver leaning against the driver's seat looking at his phone.

She knocked on the car window: "Is Brother Li Ran inside?"

The driver looked up and recognized her.

He was the driver that Li Ran's mother had personally assigned to him, and he knew what he should and shouldn't say.

"Li Ran just went to film a movie." He pointed in the direction of the film set.

Hu Lianxin nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and directly opened the car door and got in.

The driver opened his mouth, as if to say something... "That young lady, Miss Lu, seems to have gone in too?"

But after thinking about it, he shut his mouth.

In the driver's eyes, Lu Yuxiao had already reached a similar status to the other girls.

Anyway, he doesn't get involved in the boss's affairs.

Hu Lianxin closed the car door and turned to walk inside.

Then she froze.

There was a person lying on the bed.

Her face was covered by a blanket, but you could tell from her figure that she was a girl.

Hu Lianxin frowned.

It couldn't be Zhou Ye. Zhou Ye just went to film in Group A; she saw it with her own eyes.

Tian Xiwei? That's even more impossible. She didn't have any scenes to film this afternoon and had already gone back to her hotel to rest.

Zhang Ruonan? Are she and Li Ran that close now?

Hu Lianxin walked over and yanked off the blanket.

Lu Yuxiao's face was revealed.

She was sleeping soundly, her brows relaxed, and a faint smile lingered on her lips, as if she were having a sweet dream.

Hu Lianxin was taken aback for a moment, then spoke in an unfriendly tone: "Why are you asleep? Who let you up here?"

Lu Yuxiao was awakened by the sudden noise, still in a daze.

She opened her eyes groggily, the figure in front of her was blurry, and she subconsciously thought it was Li Ran.

"Li Ran..." she mumbled softly, "You're done filming so quickly? Let me lie down a little longer..."

As she spoke, she turned over, pulled the blanket back over herself, and covered herself with it.

Hu Lianxin stood by the bed, her expression becoming quite interesting.

This girl is so naive!

She took a deep breath and reached out to pull the blanket again.

"Hey, wake up! Who told you to lie here?"

Lu Yuxiao was jolted awake and finally fully woke up.

She rubbed her eyes, and when she saw the person in front of her clearly, she was stunned.

It's not Li Ran.

It's Hu Lianxin, the actress who plays Xuan Yuan Qingfeng. She just arrived at the film set a few days ago.

Lu Yuxiao was deeply impressed by her. She still remembers clearly the scene when she and Zhou Ye unilaterally "beat up" Li Gengxi during the audition!

Lu Yuxiao sat up, looking bewildered. "Li Ran told me to come up here... He said I could rest here."

Looking at her dazed expression, Hu Lianxin was both amused and annoyed. She frowned and questioned, "Did Li Ran send you up here?"

"yes."

Lu Yuxiao nodded, looking innocent, and said, "He said he's going to film a movie and told me to sleep here for a while. What's wrong?"

Hu Lianxin looked at her, unsure of what to say.

Is this girl genuinely naive or just pretending?

Sleeping in the RV of a male actor from the same production team like that, doesn't she know how to avoid suspicion at all?

She took a deep breath and decided to wait for Li Ran to come back before asking him the questions.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Lu Yuxiao lay back down and pulled the blanket up over herself: "Then...then can I sleep a little longer?"

Hu Lianxin couldn't help but roll her eyes at her matter-of-fact attitude.

"Go to sleep! Keep sleeping!"

She sat down silently in the seat next to her and started scrolling through her phone...

A minute later, Lu Yuxiao slowly spoke up, "Um, could you turn your phone volume down a bit?"

"You're disturbing me..."