Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Gao Yuanyuan tightened her grip slightly and narrowed her eyes: "Which female teacher is it?"

Yang Che said in a serious tone, "Teacher Iijima."

Gao Yuanyuan realized what was happening and patted his leg.

"Hate."

"hiss."

Gao Yuanyuan pursed her lips, feeling her heart race, and then closed her eyes, as if she had made up her mind.

"Honey, I want to get full mouth straightening, that is, wearing braces."

Yang Che's lips twitched: "Okay, your teeth are a bit protruding. It would be good to straighten them. Your teeth are so beautiful and so white."

Gao Yuanyuan licked her lips and nodded.

"Hmm..."

"Phew~"

Afterwards, the two went to the study.

Hmm... I'm going to wash up first, since Yang Che needs to draw, specifically pencil drawings.

The painting depicts her iconic smile as she turns her head; very few in the entire Chinese entertainment industry can capture the essence of this gesture.

Gao Yuanyuan felt that her boyfriend was all "bling-bling" when he was drawing, which made her eyes sparkle.

Before long, Yang Che finished drawing and wrote down the following:

"Her beautiful eyes swept across the room with a fleeting glance, her smile conveying unspoken words."

Yang Che drew this for Zhu Yuanyuan.

Seeing him put down his pen, Gao Yuanyuan asked in a sweet voice, "What's the pronunciation of this character?"

"mian, which has a similar meaning to 乜, is a line from Tao Yuanming's 'Idle Thoughts'."

"How do you know all this?"

"Learning traditional Chinese painting requires reading a lot of classical Chinese texts. Our teacher used to test us frequently on 'History of Ancient Chinese Literature'..."

"Oh, darling, you like my long hair? It makes me look so mature."

"I think you would look prettier with long hair when you were squatting down just now."

Gao Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment, looking at his serious expression, thinking she had misunderstood, and then: "Ahhhhh, Yang Che, how annoying are you? I'm never giving you that again..."

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye.

Because it was on the same route, Yang Che picked up Gao Yuanyuan along when he went to pick up Zhu Ling. He originally wanted to drop off his girlfriend first, since she was not very willing to interact with strangers.

However, Gao Yuanyuan said she wanted to meet the Queen of the Women's Kingdom.

She playfully added, "I just want to see her. Either let me go with you to pick her up, or I'll take the day off to stay with you on set."

Although Fan Bingbing wasn't on set, the movie was just one step away from completion, so Yang Che decisively compromised.

Anyway, Zhu Ling didn't know about his relationship with Fan Bingbing.

Hey, even if we knew, what could we do?

Okay, although he was reluctant to admit it, Yang Che was actually unwilling to let Zhu Ling meet Gao Yuanyuan. This feeling is like not wanting your girlfriend to appear in front of your goddess. This feeling is inexplicable, but it really exists.

When Gao Yuanyuan saw Zhu Ling at the entrance of the residential area from her car, she said, "I wish I could still be in this state when I'm 48."

Yang Che glanced at Zhu Ling, thought for a moment, and swallowed back what he was about to say.

not at all.

This made him realize that Zhu Ling definitely didn't use the same skincare products as Gao Yuanyuan, and her diet was certainly not as particular as Gao Yuanyuan's.

Could it be due to aging after having a child at 40?

Afterwards, Zhu Ling got into the car, and they introduced themselves and greeted each other.

Gao Yuanyuan performed steadily. She was usually lively and energetic at home, but now she became reserved. She simply bowed and greeted them before standing there like a wooden statue.

Yang Che's lips twitched. This was like him deliberately dragging his beautiful girlfriend along to show off.

Zhu Ling didn't think that way. Instead, she suddenly remembered the "thought" that Yang Che had mentioned yesterday, because this girl looked a lot like herself when she was 20.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ling looked at Yang Che again, her eyes filled with a touch of emotion.

Who hasn't missed their 20s?

Over the next half day, Zhu Ling and Xu Shaohua completed their scenes according to the pre-arranged plan.

It's a bit of a shame that Zhu Ling and Xu Shaohua don't have any scenes together. Yang Che did discuss with Cheng Er and Wu Shixian whether to change the script, but after discussing it back and forth, they found that neither was quite right, as it would be too easy for the other to overshadow the main characters.

Because the division of labor among Chinese parents is quite clear at present, even when it comes to talking to their children.

Wu Shih-hsien said Yang Che's ideas were somewhat Westernized... so the plot remained unchanged, only a three-second bonus scene was added. Whether it will be used later is still uncertain, but it was filmed anyway. Specifically:

Xu Shaohua was wiping and cleaning the dolls of the four pilgrims on their journey to the West. Zhu Ling looked disgusted and said he was childish. Xu Shaohua pouted and said she didn't understand him.

When the idea of ​​adding this shot was mentioned, the two actors didn't show any unusual emotions, just smiled knowingly; they didn't express any opinions either, just like their consistent professionalism since joining the crew, which is to do whatever the director asks them to do.

This isn't abrupt, since the crew is about to go to Huairou to film a play within a play, which includes "A Chinese Ghost Story," "The Terminator," and "Titanic"—all stories where the female lead saves the male lead in the female lead's script.

...........

Around 3 p.m., Yang Che took Zhu Ling home. Halfway there, he pulled over and asked Zhu Ling to wait a moment before getting out of the car and walking into a flower shop.

Yang Che only remembered when he saw the flower shop that he should send them a bouquet of flowers from any perspective.

Zhu Ling watched him walk into the flower shop through the car window. She was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter. She knew that lead actors in Hong Kong and Taiwan dramas would send flowers when filming wrapped up. She thought it was nice to hear that, but she had never received any herself.

Yang Che didn't buy any ready-made ones; he arranged them himself: 10 red roses, 2 white lilies, and one orchid.

33 yuan, well... I can only say that things with added value are always quite expensive.

As they paid the bill, the middle-aged, artsy female owner quietly asked, "Handsome, are you planning to propose?"

Seeing the expectation and hope in her eyes, Yang Che couldn't bear to expose the story she had imagined. He nodded, thanked her, took out his money, and left.

Well, sincere emotions (roses), smooth career (lilies), long live the queen (orchids), very fitting for the occasion.

When Zhu Ling saw Yang Che approaching with flowers, she became nervous, like a child waiting for a toy, her emotions a mixture of anticipation and unease.

"Sister Zhu, this is for you. I wish you a smooth life, eternal youth, and that you will bring more works to your fans."

"Thank you, thank you."

Zhu Ling was very touched and smiled especially happily. She looked at the flowers for a long time and said with great emotion, "This is the first time in my life I've ever received flowers."

Yang Che was quite surprised: "Didn't you used to be in a performing arts troupe?"

"That's a collective honor, and it's rare; if it happens, it's usually a gift from a unit that's doing a good deed."

Yang Che sighed deeply, for a man remains a youth until death, and a beauty remains youthful even in old age.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Third Dormitory of the Ministry of Railways, Zhu Ling smiled and said, "Xiao Yang, would you like to come to my house for a cup of tea?"