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Chapter 233 First Kiss! (Seeking monthly votes)
He Rundong was born in 1975 and is 31 years old this year.

Among male actors, he is actually not that old; in fact, he is just a "young man" in the industry.

However, his acting career started very early.

In 1994, after debuting at the age of 19, he first starred in a period romance film called "The Butterfly Lovers", and then transformed into a singer, quickly completing his early accumulation of fame.

In his early years, his youthful, sunny, and energetic image, along with his tall, handsome, and polite appearance, captured the hearts of many young female fans.

However, because his album sales failed to reach the threshold for several consecutive albums and his fan base remained stagnant, his income became tight, and he once only had a little over 700 RMB left.

Having reached a dead end, he decided to change course, return to acting, and start filming in mainland China in search of a breakthrough.

Until early 02, due to the explosive popularity of the martial arts drama "Wind and Cloud" adapted from a comic, his popularity soared rapidly with his role as "The Uncrying Death God" Bu Jingyun!
In Lü Rui's memory, he later played several other characters with extremely high combat power, such as Lü Bu and Xiang Yu.

Later, some netizens even joked: Peter Ho played the role that every man wants to play!

When he first appeared in the film, the audience almost knew the ceiling of the show's fighting power.

Having such a muscular man pilot the mecha is absolutely perfect.

Jiao Enjun was born in 1967 and is 39 years old this year.

As a child, he greatly admired Bruce Lee, and thus learned Taekwondo, martial arts, nunchaku, and other skills.

Right after graduating from high school, he attended the 12th China Film Actor Training Class and graduated second in his class.

However, his acting career did not get off to a smooth start, and the production team only gave him odd jobs or minor roles.

However, regardless of the size of the role, whether it's a good character or a villain, he always puts his heart into the performance.

It wasn't until he played his first period drama role, Zhan Zhao, in "Seven Heroes and Five Gallants" that his elegant, handsome, and righteous image quickly made him a sensation and even made him the representative of period drama heroes.

Subsequently, with the support of dramas such as "Little Li Flying Dagger", "Flying Dagger Asks for Love" and "New Mandarin Duck Butterfly Dream", he once reached the peak of his career.

Until 2005, "The Lotus Lantern" was released.

His portrayal of Erlang Shen Yang Jian in the drama successfully captured the image of a legendary war god.

This also propelled his career to a new level!
Now, when people mention the name Jiao Enjun, they think of him as the God of War of the Three Realms, Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun, who wields a three-pointed double-edged sword to split the heavens and the earth, has a third eye on his forehead to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and resides in the Erlang Temple in Guankou, in charge of good and evil and quelling chaos in the human world!
Although he himself looks quite fair-skinned and like a scholar, the hardcore aura he portrays has already broken this stereotype.

Having him control the Storm Crimson mech that sweeps across the battlefield is not only not incongruous, but rather a perfect fit.

Zhao Wenzhuo was born in 1972 and is 34 years old this year.

He was born into a martial arts family in Harbin; his mother was a track and field athlete, and his father was a martial arts coach.

He began learning the craft from Zhang Zhibin, a disciple of Liu Hongren, a legendary gun master, at the age of eight.

At the age of 18, he was admitted to the Wushu Department of Capital University of Physical Education and Sports with excellent grades and began to receive Wushu training.

Just one year later, he won the national martial arts championship and was selected as a national-level martial arts athlete.

In 92, at the age of 20, he was selected by director Corey Yuen, who was filming "Fong Sai-yuk," because he performed a very impressive set of Tongbei Quan.

In his first foray into the film industry, he took on the leading role of the villain "Nine Gates Admiral" in "Fong Sai-yuk".

From then on, he became an instant star and went to Hong Kong to play the leading role of Wong Fei-hung.

Later, in "Green Snake", she co-starred with Maggie Cheung and Joey Wong, and became famous for her line "Demon, I need you to help me cultivate".

His unique style of martial arts fiction is truly a school of its own.

Although his career in mainland China has shown signs of declining from its peak in recent years, his reputation remains relatively stable due to the support of several classic works.

As one of the representatives of "tough guys", it is also very fitting for him to pilot a mecha.

Of the three, Jiao Enjun is the oldest, followed by Zhao Wenzhuo, and finally He Rundong.

Therefore, Lü Rui simply arranged the character settings for the three of them according to their age.

The eldest brother is Jiao Enjun, the second brother is Zhao Wenzhuo, and the third brother is He Rundong.

Three tough guys from one family team up to pilot a mecha, "Crimson Wind," stationed at a base in Shanghai, where they hold off wave after wave of monster attacks.

In the original version, a lot of the three brothers' scenes were actually cut, mainly because they were not the main characters, and portraying them as too powerful would easily steal the spotlight from the main characters.

However, this time, Lü Rui plans to cut some unnecessary dialogue scenes and film more scenes of "Xiang Yu", "Erlang Shen" and "Fahai" fighting monsters.

A tough guy fighting a giant beast, every punch landing with a thud, how satisfying is that?

Even when designing the mecha model, he specifically asked the prop team to design the halberd, the iron fist thruster, and the three-pointed double-edged sword.

We can try it out when we're filming. If the visual effects are good enough, then we'll use them all. We have to make the fight scenes really impressive!

"Our film doesn't have a martial arts choreographer yet. Zhao Wenzhuo, how about you take on the role?"

Of the three, Zhao Wenzhuo is not the oldest, nor the most handsome, but he is the most skilled fighter.

There are very few martial arts champions in China who can be selected as "Wuying" level.

And those who make it in the acting industry are even fewer.

Today, the most famous are the "Three Treasures of the Book of Changes".

However, Zhao Wenzhuo became famous much earlier than them.

"No problem, I promise to complete the task."

Zhao Wenzhuo accepted the job with great enthusiasm.

Back in March, because "Seven Swordsmen" lost to "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in ratings, he, as the male lead, was greatly affected.

The most obvious manifestation of this is that his film and television resources suddenly began to decrease significantly.

It's been several months, and no work has come his way yet, which is making him inexplicably anxious.

Just then, the Pacific Rim crew invited him to make a cameo appearance as the pilot of the Jaeger!
Although he had never played this type of role before, the $2 million production made him very interested.

Since I'm just killing time anyway, I might as well give it a try. Maybe after playing this role, I can successfully transition into a new career path or find a new way to develop my career.

So he gladly accepted the invitation and came.

The other two were in similar situations; neither of them had any new jobs recently, so they came along after receiving the invitation.

"I've never piloted a mecha or filmed a sci-fi blockbuster before, haha, I'm going to have to experience it this time."

Although He Rundong grew up in Taiwan, he has a deep and resonant voice and doesn't have that strange "motorcycle" accent.

Of the three, Jiao Enjun's accent was the most pronounced.

He was born and raised in Taiwan and speaks fluent Mandarin, but the occasional Qingdao accent he slips out is quite incongruous with his appearance.

"I... I need to go back to my hometown to visit relatives first. I will be on time for the film crew in September."

"Okay." Lü Rui nodded. "Try to come as soon as possible, because there will be some simple training."

He knew that Jiao Enjun had divorced his wife last year, and that he was raising both of his daughters. Being both a father and a mother meant that there was a lot of work to be done at home.

“Okay.” Jiao Enjun nodded emphatically.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" He Rundong has been free lately and is quite interested in joining the crew to see what the mecha in the script is all about.

"If you're free, you can join the crew for some training. The film studio is at the Beijing Film Studio."

"OK, no problem!"

He Rundong readily agreed, already somewhat impatient.

He was the youngest of the three and was not yet married. Relatively speaking, he was a bit eccentric and not as steady as the other two.

With these three roles confirmed, only the male lead and the foreign actor for Pacific Rim remain to be officially cast.

Sony Columbia will handle everything overseas, so Lü Rui doesn't need to worry about it.

His immediate priority is to find a male lead for the film.

Hu Ge was injured in a car accident and it has been confirmed that he will not be able to participate in the audition, so we can only choose a suitable candidate from other actors.

Meanwhile, Lü Rui himself is also preparing to make a cameo appearance in it.

Having finally made such a sci-fi blockbuster, he also wanted to try his hand at controlling it himself.

However, in order not to affect the filming schedule, the character he played had to be the kind who dies shortly after appearing on screen.

For example... the male protagonist's older brother.

The two brothers piloted a mecha together, and while fighting monsters, the older brother accidentally died, which guided the younger brother from naivety to maturity...

This character is quite interesting, and Lü Rui is really looking forward to it.

However, after confirming that he would be playing a cameo role, he suddenly remembered Harvey's good buddy, "Master Quentin".

This old guy always likes to make cameo appearances in his own movies, and then die in all sorts of different ways.

Also, if he weren't such bitter enemies with Feng Xiaogang, he would have liked to invite him to make a cameo appearance, the kind of character who would die right at the start of the game.

Sacrificing Feng Xiaogang at the start is one of the secrets to a blockbuster film in the industry.

The audition for the male lead will begin the next day. Before that, Lü Rui picked up Liu Yifei by car and they went to Jiang Wen's house together.

A little over a week ago, Zhou Yun successfully gave birth to a baby for Jiang Wen.

However, since he was in the hospital at the time, and it wasn't convenient, Lü Rui didn't rush over.

I learned this morning that the person had been discharged from the hospital and gone home, so I felt obligated to go and see them.

As for why Liu Yifei was brought along...

He just asked casually, and Liu Yifei said she wanted to go too, so the two of them agreed to set off together.

As for other reasons, there are none.

The idea of ​​using this opportunity to meet is utterly absurd.

Although the two hadn't seen each other for a while, it wasn't to the point of "missing each other to the point of illness."

Anyway, Lü Rui definitely didn't have any, because he was too busy to think about those messy things.

Liu Yifei, on the other hand, seems to have a tiny bit of that.

From the moment she got into the car until they arrived at the residential area where Jiang Wen lived, her gaze never left Lü Rui. She kept chattering and actively trying to find topics to talk about, her excitement in her expression and tone impossible to hide.

"Oh? What brings you two here together?"

Jiang Wen was somewhat surprised when he opened the door and saw the two people outside.

"We were both free at the time, so we came together."

Lu Rui gave a brief explanation, went inside, changed into slippers, and began looking around for the child.

"Wait a moment, I just woke up and am drinking milk."

Jiang Wen gestured for Lü Rui to find a place to sit.

Liu Yifei didn't have so many concerns. After knocking on the door to ask Zhou Yun's opinion, she slipped into the bedroom.

"Sisi is here."

Zhou Yun, a new mother, radiates maternal glow.

Because she couldn't move around much while holding the baby, she simply turned her head and smiled at Liu Yifei in greeting.

"The baby is so cute."

Liu Yifei leaned closer and glanced at the baby who was nursing; the baby's big eyes were sparkling.

"Do you like it?" Zhou Yun asked.

"I like it." Liu Yifei nodded without any attempt to hide her feelings.

She has many cats and dogs at home. She is a very loving girl, and because she has seen so many cats and dogs, she has naturally developed a maternal instinct.

"You're still young now. In four or five years, after you get married, you can have a lovely little baby."

Zhou Yun was just saying it casually, but Liu Yifei blushed instantly with embarrassment.

Marriage? Having a baby?
These two words are not currently in her life plan; she simply wants to experience what it's like to be in a relationship.

Although the baby is indeed soft and cute.

But the thought that she would one day have to give birth to one herself made her feel strange and a little scared.

She herself is still a "child" who drinks AD calcium milk, and suddenly she has to give birth to a baby. Just thinking about it feels so "fantasy"!
and……

Looking down at her own chest and then stealing a glance at Zhou Yun's, Liu Yifei suddenly wondered if she would starve her child if she really had one!
About half an hour later, Zhou Yun took the child out of the bedroom.

Lu Rui took out the longevity gold lock that he had instructed his assistant to buy earlier and handed it to Zhou Yun.

"This...this is way too valuable!"

Without even reaching out to take it, Zhou Yun could already judge the weight of the golden lock just by looking at it.

The unit of measurement can no longer be "gram"; it must be "jin" or more!
"Take it, it's just a small gift." Lu Rui naturally wouldn't take it back.

"Thank you on behalf of my son." Jiang Wen didn't stand on ceremony and directly reached out to take it.

The fact that a $2 million project could be launched demonstrates that Lü Rui's wealth is far beyond imagination.

It's just a longevity lock; once it's taken, it's gone.

"Is there anything the crew can help me with?"

"Not yet."

"Just let me know if you need anything, and I'll come over anytime."

"Row."

Lu Rui didn't stand on ceremony with him either. If things got too busy, he would definitely ask Jiang Wen for help.

Relationships are inherently a process of mutual benefit; as people help each other out, the relationship naturally becomes more solidified.

Liu Yifei also prepared a gift, a pendant.

However, it wasn't given to the child, but to Zhou Yun.

She felt that mothers were the greatest, that childbirth required so much hardship, and that they deserved to be valued.

Zhou Yun was deeply moved and said that when Liu Yifei gets married and has a baby in the future, she will give her an even bigger gift in return!
On the way back, Liu Yifei stopped looking at Lü Rui and instead pondered Zhou Yun's words carefully.

Dating, getting married, having children... she felt that this was a particularly sacred process, and she wasn't quite mentally prepared yet.

She only came to her senses when the car stopped on the side of the road.

"We've arrived?"

"Yes, we've arrived."

"How can you drive so fast?"

Liu Yifei felt like she hadn't spent enough time with them before they were already home. Time seemed to have flown by too quickly.

"It's still early. If you don't want to go back, you can stay in the car for a while."

"it is good."

She nodded subconsciously, but the next second, her face flushed red.

I remember last time, we sat in the car for a while, and then she secretly kissed him, and then opened the car door and ran away with lightning speed.

So this time...

She instinctively turned her head and met his eyes.

As luck would have it, Jacky Cheung's "Goodbye Kiss" suddenly started playing in the car.

This wasn't something Lü Rui intentionally designed; he simply enjoys listening to Jacky Cheung's songs, and "Goodbye Kiss," being a classic, was naturally included.

Lu Rui remembered that in his previous life he had seen a "8-second eye contact rule" online.

This is a psychological phenomenon that suggests that when two people look at each other for more than 8 seconds, they may experience strong emotional resonance or affection.

This phenomenon is based on the brain's physiological response during eye contact, especially the increased secretion of dopamine and oxytocin, as well as enhanced amygdala activity, all of which may lead to feelings of pleasure and excitement...

When he first encountered this law, he simply treated it as a piece of trivia and then forgot about it immediately.

But today, when they made eye contact for more than 8 seconds, he suddenly felt his heart racing wildly!
It was a feeling he had never experienced before—a feeling of joy, happiness, and excitement!
"Is it okay?" He blurted out a really stupid question without even realizing it.

Liu Yifei neither nodded nor refused, but simply closed her eyes gently, her small hands clenched into fists.

At that moment, she thought of many famous kissing scenes from novels she had read before.

The book says that a first kiss is passionate, intense, and crazy, like a volcanic eruption!
But when their lips actually touched, she didn't feel the heat she had imagined. Instead, it felt like melting snow in early spring, with a slightly cool softness.

Her body stiffened slightly, her clenched fists loosened a little, and her hands unconsciously reached out to grab the corner of Lü Rui's shirt, clinging to it like a piece of driftwood.

Lu Rui's kiss was very light, as if he was afraid of breaking her. He simply pressed his lips against hers carefully, feeling the delicate touch.

Only when she tilted her head slightly and nuzzled him gently in response did he dare to deepen the kiss.

His tongue gently swept across her lower lip, and he could taste a faint milky flavor, as if the milk she had just drunk was still lingering on her lips and teeth.

This wasn't a kiss that ended in an instant; it went from calm to passionate and lasted for a very long time!

At first, Liu Yifei was a little unaccustomed to it.

But soon, as scenes from romance novels flooded her mind, she truly experienced that "intense" feeling.

At first, her tongue only knew how to escape.

Later, without realizing it, she began to immerse herself in it, savoring the incredibly novel experience.

And the mental preparations that hadn't been made before suddenly took root and sprouted...

(End of this chapter)