Chinese Entertainment: Top-Tier Boyfriends of Young Actresses

Chapter 6 Ambiguity

Time flies, and more than a month has passed quietly. In the blink of an eye, the crew has moved from Hengdian to Xiangshan.

The TV series "Forensic Doctor Qin Ming" has also ended during this period.

The final result was quite satisfactory, with 16 billion views across the internet and a 7.4 rating on Douban, making it a double success in terms of both viewership and critical acclaim.

Su Yu gained over two million fans for his role as Lin Tao, and now has three million two hundred thousand followers on Weibo.

After his initial excitement, Su Yu didn't focus too much on it, since the drama wasn't finished filming yet.

In the past month or so, he has fully adapted to the pace of the film crew.

Filming is progressing as planned, and Lü Haojiji is becoming increasingly satisfied with Su Yu's performance, even getting several key scenes done in one take.

The chemistry between Sheng Yilun's Zhao Yujin and Ma Sichun's Ye Zhao is good, and the overall cast and crew are in good form.

Except for Wang Churan.

Su Yu had at least taken training courses and acted in a TV series, and he also had some talent. He could easily play a supporting role in a TV series.

She was a complete newbie.

The scene being filmed that day was Liu Xiyin confiding her feelings to Ye Zhao in the courtyard.

Wang Churan stood under the eaves, dressed in a plain white silk dress, with the small flowers in her hair swaying slightly.

Ma Sichun stood opposite her, wearing a blue battle robe and with her long hair tied up, quietly waiting for her to speak.

"Cousin Zhao—"

It got off-key from the very first sentence.

Lü Haojiji called for a stop.

"Chu Ran, this passage is Liu Xiyin testing Ye Zhao's feelings, not that she's really scared. Your voice is trembling like this, Ye Zhao will think you've done something wrong."

Su Yu burst out laughing.

Wang Churan glared at him, bit her lip, and nodded to the director to indicate that she understood.

The second time, the voice was steady, but the whole person was as stiff as a bamboo pole.

On the third take, I delivered the lines smoothly, but the emotions weren't quite there.

The fourth time, no; the fifth time; the sixth time...

Until fifteen takes were rejected.

Lu Haojiji remained silent for several seconds, but still couldn't hold back.

"Wang Churan, are you made of wood? I've taught you so many times, can't you listen?"

Seeing that Wang Churan's eyes were already red, he softened his tone.

"Take a 15-minute break and rest properly."

Wang Churan walked to a chair on the sidelines and sat down, head down, hands clasped together.

Su Yu noticed that she seemed a bit off and went over to her.

Ma Sichun originally wanted to go forward and comfort her.

But seeing Su Yu's actions, he stopped in his tracks.

Seeing Su Yu approaching, Wang Churan burst into tears.

"Okay."

He raised his hand and gently rubbed her head.

"Stop crying, you won't be pretty if you keep crying."

Wang Churan lowered her head, her forehead pressed against his chest, her voice muffled and intermittent: "Am I... am I particularly stupid...? It's been so many days and I still can't act well..."

"You're not stupid," Su Yu said softly. "You're just too eager to act well."

Su Yu wiped the corner of her eye with his finger.

"The character Liu Xiyin keeps all her emotions to herself. She has liked Ye Zhao for so many years, but she can't say it out loud."

"Her eyes, her tone of voice, her little gestures—everything was concealing something."

"You're doing it wrong. You're not putting yourself in Liu Xiyin's shoes; you're just acting as her, which is why you haven't found the right feeling. Do you understand?"

Wang Churan stared at him blankly for several seconds before nodding slightly.

"Think it over carefully, and try to get a feel for things from Sister Si Chun."

She took a deep breath and got up to go to Ma Sichun's side.

Fifteen minutes later.

Lü Haoji put his headphones back on: "All units, prepare—begin."

This time, Wang Churan finally got the hang of it.

Lü Haoji quickly seized the opportunity and filmed several more videos in one go.

After finishing work that afternoon, Su Yu and Wang Churan went to Ma Sichun's RV to rest.

After getting into the car, Wang Churan ran to the sofa, hugged a cushion, and snuggled up.

Ma Sichun's RV is quite large, with a sofa, a small table, a refrigerator, and a few books and scripts piled up in the corner.

After more than a month, the three of them had become very familiar with each other, and this place had become their regular base.

Ma Sichun took three bottles of water from the refrigerator, handed one to Su Yu, and tossed the other to Wang Churan.

"Chu Ran did well today," Ma Sichun said, sitting down. "He's improved a lot since then."

Wang Churan buried her face in the cushion, her voice muffled: "That was so embarrassing."

"What's so embarrassing?" Su Yu twisted open the water bottle. "Who hasn't cried on set?"

Ma Sichun glanced at him: "You cried on set?"

"No, that's not true, but the principle is the same."

Ma Sichun and Wang Churan both rolled their eyes at him.

Wang Churan couldn't stand Su Yu's pretentious attitude and retorted to him.

"You were laughing at me this afternoon!"

"Me? When? How come I don't even know?"

Su Yu, the little bear, shrugged.

Wang Chu, enraged, threw a cushion at him. Su Yu caught it with one hand and put it back on the sofa.

Ma Sichun watched the two of them joking around and smiled.

"Oh, right." She lowered her voice as if she had suddenly remembered something, "I have something to tell you."

Wang Churan immediately perked up his ears.

"Have you guys noticed that the relationship between the director and Ichiron is... a little unusual?"

Wang Churan blinked, pulling the pillow closer to her chest: "What do you mean?"

They are a couple.

Wang Churan's pillow fell.

Su Yu was drinking water, and this time he really choked.

He coughed violently several times.

"Huh?" He put the water bottle on the table, looking at Ma Sichun with disbelief. "You mean the director and Sheng Yilun? The two of them?"

Ma Sichun nodded.

"Didn't you go to university in Chengdu? Haven't you seen anything like this before?"

Su Yu shook his head. Although he had lived in Rongcheng for so many years, he had never really seen anything like this before.

After all, we're in different circles, and they won't tell you that outright.

"Is this kind of thing...common in this industry?"

Ma Sichun couldn't help but laugh when she saw his frightened expression.

"What do you think?" She leaned back on the sofa. "These kinds of things happen all the time in this industry. There are bisexuals, but nobody talks about it openly. You'll see once you've been around a bit longer. You see all kinds of people and all kinds of things."

Su Yu didn't reply.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?"

"No." Su Yu's tone was somewhat stiff.

Ma Sichun didn't expose him, and shook her head with a smile: "Alright, just listen to these kinds of things."

"They are them, and we are us. Just focus on making your film well, and don't worry about anything else."

Su Yu nodded, neither confirming nor denying it.

Wang Churan wasn't scared at all; instead, she was full of curiosity.

"Sister Sichun, when did they get together?"

Ma Sichun thought for a moment, "It seems to have been around since 'Go Princess Go'. Many people in the crew knew about it, but no one told anyone."

"Oh my god—"

Wang Churan covered her mouth with both hands, "No wonder the director kept glancing at Yilun on set! And his gaze was so strange!"

"Another time, I saw Yilun go into the director's room. I thought he was going to talk to the director about the scene. I was wondering why it took so long—"

"cough."

Su Yu cleared his throat.

Wang Churan glanced at him, ignored him, and continued to pull Ma Sichun aside to ask, "Sister Sichun, do they usually—"

"That's enough, stop being so gossipy."

Wang Churan then stopped and turned to look at him: "What's wrong?"

"It's best to keep this to yourself and not gossip behind people's backs. It would be bad if it got back to the director, especially since he's your boss."

Wang Churan obediently said "Oh" and hugged the pillow back to her arms.

Ma Sichun leaned back on the sofa, looking at Su Yu with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

This young man is indeed very sensible.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." Ma Sichun stood up. "I have something to do and I'm going out for a bit. You two, don't dismantle my RV."

The car door closed.

There was a two-second silence inside the RV.

Wang Churan peeked out from behind the cushion, looked at Su Yu, and suddenly smiled.

"I feel like the director's gaze towards you is a little different today."

Su Yu was drinking water, and this time he really choked; water almost came out of his nose.

He coughed violently several times, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and glared at her.

"Wang Churan!"

Wang Churan continued with a grin, "You know, if the director takes a liking to you, then—"

Su Yu didn't continue speaking, but slowly stood up.

Wang Churan realized something was wrong and covered her chest with a cushion, but she kept talking: "I was just saying, you're not scared, are you?"

Before he could finish speaking, Su Yu took a step forward.

Wang Churan screamed and shrank into the corner of the sofa, while a cushion slapped at his face.

Su Yu dodged to the side and reached out to grab her. Wang Churan was as agile as an eel, flipping over the sofa armrest and running barefoot on the carpet outside.

Su Yu caught up with her in two steps and grabbed her wrist.

Wang Churan was pulled backward by him, and the two of them fell into the sofa together.

The sofa made a muffled thud.

When things quieted down, Su Yu realized he was on top of her.

His hands were on either side of her shoulders, his knees were against the sofa cushions, and Wang Churan lay on her back, looking straight at him.

Su Yu looked at her face.

My heart was beating much faster for no apparent reason.

Wang Churan didn't move; she seemed frozen in place, with only her chest rising and falling.

Su Yu looked at her alluring red lips and slowly lowered his head.

Soon, their lips naturally met.

Suddenly, as if sensing something or being electrocuted, Wang Churan forcefully pushed Su Yu away.

Su Yu felt somewhat embarrassed.