half blind

The next day, Zhang Qing was woken up by a phone call.He was so sleepy that he touched the phone and pressed it randomly, the ringtone disappeared, and he fell asleep again.

But within a few seconds, the call came again.

Zhang Qing reluctantly opened his eyes and glanced out of the window, it was pitch black outside, and the sky was not bright yet.

Damn, who the hell is calling in the middle of the night, dying?However, the phone call had already been made twice, Zhang Qing had to force himself to wake up a bit, and picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Zhang Qing." It took a long time for Zhang Qing to recognize the voice on the other side of the phone. He is the assistant director of the crew and is usually in charge of some miscellaneous matters in the crew. That's right, I want to shoot the scene of the sunrise in the early morning as the fifth scene of the eighth episode, do you think you can come here before five o'clock?"

Zhang Qing felt that his head was going to explode when he heard it, and sat up from the bed, began to put on his clothes while holding the phone under his neck, "Okay, I get it, let's go now."

"it is good."

Getting up full of breath and unable to get up and down, Zhang Qing had no choice but to bite the bullet and get dressed quickly.

Li Fan is only a second-rate director in the entire entertainment industry, so he can play big names in front of third-rate actors like them.Even if there is someone as famous as Liang Yu in his team, it is impossible for him to make such a decision on the spur of the moment.

Sooner or later, he would leave such a small group, Zhang Qing gritted his teeth and swore inwardly.

The moment he opened the door, Zhang Qing saw Zhou Nanchen coming out of the room.The eyes of the two met, and each other was taken aback.

After Zhang Qing slammed the door and went back to the room last night, he didn't say a word to Zhou Nanchen. The latter seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Zhang Qing.

"You were also notified?" Zhang Qing asked.

"Well, I just got a call." Zhou Nanchen had no choice but to answer.

"Did Li Fan make arrangements so casually before?" Zhang Qing complained.

"Divide people." Zhou Nanchen said, "It mainly depends on whether the people in the group are good at bullying."

Zhang Qing sighed, "Okay, got it, let's go."

Zhang Qing didn't say much along the way, and occasionally spoke in a business-like tone, without mentioning the quarrel last night.

When they got to the set, there was no time for them to discuss private matters.

When preparing for the filming on the set, Duanmurou's phone call came. Zhang Qing originally wanted to let her sleep more, but didn't tell her about the temporary change of the shooting plan. She didn't expect her to wake up so early.

"Then I'll go over now, you haven't eaten breakfast yet? I'll bring you two." Duanmurou said, "What do you want to eat?"

"Anything is fine, not even soup with water, steamed stuffed buns, fried sticks and bread." Zhang Qing said.

The staff of the film crew arrived one after another. The sky is still dark at this time, and it will take a while to show the white belly.Everyone complained in a low voice while making preparations for the set with flashlights.

"Let's find a place to sit down." Zhou Nanchen put the makeup case he brought with him on the ground.

"Are you coming?" Zhang Qing was taken aback, took a folding chair and sat down.

"Well, simple makeup is not a problem. This lighting condition requires makeup, and close-ups are also required. I don't trust others."

"Oh." Zhang Qing had no choice but to respond, leaned back in the chair, and Zhou Nanchen tossed his face casually.

Zhou Nanchen squatted down in front of Zhang Qing, took out a bottle of essence from the cosmetic box with one hand, but couldn't unscrew the bottle cap with one hand, turned around and shouted: "Zheng Yun! Help me!"

"Hey, good!"

Zhou Nanchen's fingers were very flexible, and the touch of his fingertips to his cheeks was warm.His fingers are very slender, and there is a thin callus on the outside of the little finger, which is the trace left by his long-term painting.

When putting on makeup, Zhou Nanchen likes to use his little finger to smudge the ends of his eyes. Sometimes that thin layer of calluses will brush against his skin, leaving a palpitating touch.

Zhang Qing suddenly remembered what he said inadvertently yesterday.

—I can’t draw anymore anyway.

What exactly does this mean?Why can't I draw?

Zhou Nanchen's hands and feet are intact, and he has long been financially independent. Now, no one should be able to stop him from painting.

What's more... Hasn't he been drawing design drafts and storyboards for the crew?Why did I suddenly become unable to draw?

Thinking of this, Zhang Qing's heart sank again.Zhou Nanchen has hidden too many things, he doesn't even dare to think about how many secrets he still hides in his heart.

He was afraid that these secrets and misunderstandings between them would eventually become thorns, blocking all the good things.

Zhang Qing forced himself to stop thinking about things related to Zhou Nanchen and focus on work.

The assistant director said that Bai Yidong appeared in the fifth scene of the eighth episode. Xu Xiaoxiao's character and Bai Yidong's character quarreled, and Bai Yidong left angrily. Wandering around, I happened to bump into Chen Han who hurriedly got off the plane to find Xu Xiaoxiao.

The script did not specifically write that this scene has the background of Chaoyang Dongsheng, but Zhang Qing can also understand the director's intention to film Chaoyang.

It's just... No matter what to shoot, can't you just let me know in advance?Insisting on such a sudden attack made everyone feel uncomfortable.

When Zhou Nanchen finished putting on Zhang Qing's makeup, Duanmurou rushed over, carrying two steaming lunch boxes.

"Come on, you two should eat your breakfast first." Duanmurou gave each of Zhang Qing and Zhou Nanchen a portion, "I bought it nearby, and it's still warm."

"Thank you, Sister Rou." Zhou Nanchen said with a smile.

"Bun?" Zhang Qing opened the lunch box, "What's wrong with it?"

"Su Sanxian." Duanmurou gave a "tsk", "Don't stare at me, what kind of meat do you eat in summer, do you still have any self-consciousness as an artist?"

Zhang Qing frowned, and had no choice but to resign himself to eating.

Not many people came to this scene, apart from the necessary logistics and leading actors, the rest were only the extras wandering around.Thinking of Yin Ling and Jia Hao's gang still sleeping soundly on the bed at this moment, Zhang Qing felt annoyed for a while.

But Duanmurou is really busy.When Zhang Qing and Zhou Nanchen were having breakfast, Duanmurou leaned against the wall and sipped coffee, not at all tired from getting up early.

"Why did you get up so early today?" Zhang Qing asked after swallowing the last mouthful of buns.

"Is it early? Anyway, I usually get up at five o'clock." Duanmurou screwed on the cup lid, "I have something to do at the company today, and I woke up early when I called, but when I looked at the group, I found that you were arrested early in the morning. Li Fan has come here."

Zhang Qing smiled wryly, "There's no way, absenteeism will be deducted by the contractor."

"I'll also tell you about the company in the morning." Duanmurou said, "Isn't your criminal investigation drama going to air tonight? The company has also arranged a few promotional warm-ups for you, all with the lead actor."

Zhang Qing frowned, "I'm filming here now, can't I leave?"

"Don't worry, most of them are interviews. The media came to find us. I have a few more for you to decide. This is what I think now. If the popularity of the show is high, we will do it. If the popularity of the show is not up , I don’t think there’s any need to waste that time, that bit of exposure isn’t enough for the leading actors to grab.”

"En." Zhang Qing had no opinion on Duanmurou's decision.

"However, I still have some confidence in the popularity of this drama." Duanmurou said, "After all, the strength of the investor lies in that."

Who is the investor of "Secret Case"?Zhang Qing thought about it for a while, but because it took too long to shoot, she really couldn't recall it.

"It's Jinhua Media." Duanmurou saw that he didn't remember, and said.

Jinhua Media...why does this name sound familiar?

"Isn't Jinhua Media owned by Mr. Kong?"

At this moment, inch-headed Zheng Yun heard them chatting, and suddenly ran over and interjected, "That's awesome, Brother Qing's drama is very popular, and Mr. Kong will know if it's available as soon as he makes it! His drama is held every year. How many people can become popular?"

Mr. Kong, surnamed Kong?Zhang Qing racked his brains to search his memory, and suddenly remembered that the name of the CEO of Jinhua Enterprise is Kong Yishan.

A few days ago, Yin Ling gossiped with him about Bai Yidong's scandal while filming, which seemed to be related to Kong Yishan.

It turned out to be him.Because Yin Ling heard a label of "lusty", Zhang Qing didn't have a good impression of this capitalist.

But capitalists don't need to make a good impression on anyone. Their strength lies there. Whether it's a pervert or a gambler, they will definitely have to cooperate and bow their heads when the time comes.

Zheng Yun was still talking endlessly about the gossip he knew about the boss of Jinhua, but everyone's attention was long gone from him.

Zhou Nanchen probably couldn't stand Zheng Yun's nagging, so he stood up and patted his arm and carried him away to work.Watching Zhou Nanchen walk away, Zhang Qing called Duanmurou in a low voice, "Sister Rou, can you do me a favor?"

"What's wrong?" Duanmurou was a little surprised, Zhang Qing rarely called her so seriously, as if there was something important.

"That's right, next week's psychological consultation..." Zhang Qing rubbed his temples, "Can you make an appointment for me in advance?"

"Advance?" Duanmurou was even more surprised, "I'm not surprised that you said it was postponed, why did you suddenly want to advance?"

"It's nothing, I just want to talk to Dr. Chen about something." Zhang Qing sighed.

"Are you okay?" Duanmurou immediately put on a nervous expression, squatting down in front of Zhang Qing, "Did something happen?"

Zhang Qing opened his mouth and swallowed back what he wanted to deny.

He knew that Duanmurou really cared about him, and every time her care would warm his heart.This year and a half of sharing joys and sorrows cannot be summed up in two sentences about working relationship.

"Yes." Zhang Qing admitted, sighing, "But I'm fine, and it won't affect my work."

"Want to talk?" Duanmurou asked.

Zhang Qing didn't speak, just lowered his head.

Duanmurou didn't continue to press, but just patted him on the shoulder and said, "I see, I will call Dr. Chen. What time do you want to arrive in advance?"

"Just tonight." Zhang Qing said, "After work tonight. If Dr. Chen doesn't have time, you can postpone it later."

Duanmurou nodded, took out her mobile phone, "I'll ask now."

Considering that it was too early and afraid of affecting people's rest, Duanmurou only sent a WeChat message to Dr. Chen.

After putting down the phone, Duanmurou stared in a certain direction and suddenly froze for a moment, "Huh".

"What's wrong?" Zhang Qing asked.

"Chen Lou and Bai Yidong came in the same car again." Duanmurou said.

Zhang Qing followed Duanmurou's line of sight, a sports car parked beside the set, a man and a woman got out of the car and walked towards this side.

Of course Zhang Qing couldn't see their faces clearly, but he still recognized Bai Yidong's iconic red hair and the skirt that Chen Lou wore yesterday.

"Well, don't they always get together recently?" Zhang Qing didn't find it strange, "It's normal for idols and small fans to get close."

"I didn't say it was abnormal, but..." Duanmurou frowned, "Chen Lou looks a little weird."

"what happened?"

"Her complexion is really bad." Duanmurou said in a low voice, "Her hair is also messed up, and you can see dark circles under her eyes."

"Maybe I stayed up late." Zhang Qing shrugged, "Probably the same as me, I didn't expect to wake up so early today."

"Maybe, but..." Duanmurou hesitated to speak, "Forget it, it's probably nothing."

"Okay, okay, how are you getting ready?" Li Fan's voice came through the loudspeaker, "Hurry up and shoot, the sun hasn't come out yet, so we can shoot the first scene first! Move faster!"

"Drag people out of bed at four o'clock, sick."

Zhang Qing heard Bai Yidong speak viciously but in a low voice.Even though Bai Yidong is often domineering in front of him, but in front of Li Fan he still pretends to be a self-motivated student, Zhang Qing can't help but find it funny.

Since it was still dark, the scene where Chen Lou and Bai Yidong quarreled was filmed first.As soon as the filming started over there, Zhang Qing realized that what Duanmurou said was right, and that Chen Lou's appearance was indeed not quite right.

In this scene, Bai Yidong's lines are relatively long, while Chen Lou's lines are only a few sentences. Logically speaking, if anything goes wrong, it should be Bai Yidong's fault.

But Bai Yidong spoke his lines very fluently, while Chen Lou, on the other hand, faltered several times, he either forgot the words or couldn't enunciate them clearly.

"Stuck!" Li Fan suddenly became angry, "Chen Lou, what's the matter with you? You don't have four lines in total, why do you get stuck in every line?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Chen Lou covered his mouth and burst into tears, "Director, I'm sorry, let me try again."

"Try again, try again," Li Fan said angrily, "It's as if you can try it yourself, and the whole group will accompany you to waste time! Everyone got up at four o'clock in the morning today, It's not to accompany you over and over again!"

Chen Lou's assistant trotted over and handed over the tissue. Chen Lou thanked him in a low voice, and carefully wiped away his tears with the edge of the tissue.

Chen Lou's condition is indeed very bad, and now he is scolded like pear blossoms with rain, which makes Zhang Qing's heart twitch.

"Director, the sun is out." Zhang Qing walked over and interjected at the right time, "Shall we make up the scene between her and Brother Dong later, and shoot the scene of Chaoyang first?"

Li Fan took a look at Zhang Qing, but he still didn't calm down. He said "Yeah" and raised his horn, "Scene [-], scene [-], get ready!"

Although the shooting of this shot was not smooth, it did not waste the morning sun when everyone got up and squatted at four o'clock in the morning.

In this scene, Xu Xiaoxiao and Chen Han reunited. Xu Xiaoxiao would have cried because of Chen Han's comfort, but Chen Lou cried so smoothly that she kept sobbing even after the director called "cut". down.

Chen Lou's assistant came to comfort her a few times, and several staff members brought Chen Lou tissues.But Zhang Qing noticed that the person who should have come up to comfort her the most - Bai Yidong, who had been with her all day long, stood aside like a sculpture, without any reaction.

"Are you okay?" Zhang Qing patted Chen Lou's arm lightly.

"No, nothing..." Chen Lou wiped away her tears with a tissue, but her eye circles were red, and she forced a smile, "I'm sorry, I'm not in a good condition today, and I wasted everyone's time."

"Did you not sleep last night?" Zhang Qing asked.

Chen Lou nodded hastily, without any further explanation.

If at the beginning Zhang Qing thought that Chen Lou's condition was not good because he didn't sleep well at night, then it would definitely not be that simple after he came out.It's just that he didn't know Chen Lou that well, and of course he couldn't ask about things that were difficult for others to talk about.

"Have you had breakfast?" Zhang Qing changed the subject with a smile.

"Not yet." Chen Lou said with a little embarrassment.

Bai Yidong obviously brought her here, so he didn't even ask someone to prepare breakfast for her?

"Would you like to eat something together?" Zhang Qing asked with a smile, "My manager always hides a lot of snacks in his bag, maybe I brought something delicious today."

"Okay." Chen Lou forced a smile, followed Zhang Qing and walked towards Duanmurou.