Huayu: The young actress is heavily dependent on me

"Teacher Chen, do you want me to sing?" Zhou Shen looked at the sheet music expectantly, his voice trembling.

"We won't just sing this one song." Chen Li opened the proposal and pushed it in front of him.

"The Wind Rises will be used as an interlude in 'So Lovely Us,' and you'll sing it. This is just the beginning."

"My music production team will continue to produce works, and you have considerable freedom in both creation and recording."

"Another advantage is that you won't be tied to the company as a money-making machine. Even if I'm just preparing for a variety show in the future, you'll still have the opportunity to appear on it."

"You can continue your studies and focus on singing. Leave the scriptwriting, arrangement, and resource coordination to me."

Chen Li didn't ask for an answer immediately, and leaned back slightly:

"Of course, I'm just starting out, so my conditions are definitely not as good as—"

"I agree." Zhou Shen stood up abruptly, almost tipping his chair backward. He grabbed Chen Li's hands tightly, his voice soft but his tone resolute.

"Teacher Chen, just from this song, I know you are a kindred spirit who understands me."

His face still bore traces of tears he hadn't wiped away, and his eyes were still red.

"True friends are hard to find. I believe in Teacher Chen."

Chen Li was dumbfounded.

No, I haven't even started making promises yet...

Zhou Shen, aren't you a bit too temperamental?

......

Filming for "So Cute Us" is nearing its end.

The summer heat in Huairou at the end of September had not yet dissipated, and the cicadas were chirping loudly in the locust tree in front of the old family building.

The later the shoot went, the smoother and more fluid it became.

After all, this can only be considered a simple campus youth web drama, and the filming difficulty is relatively low.

And with Chen Li's gradual guidance, Xiao Tian, ​​a novice, slowly got the hang of it.

This role was originally in Oda's comfort zone, so Oda played it with increasing confidence.

Chen Li's "So Lovely Us" adopts an episodic structure, with each episode focusing on the story of a family. Each episode is independent yet can be strung together to form a complete ensemble portrait.

Each episode begins with a poetic visual and ends with a philosophical narration.

"Saying goodbye isn't necessarily a bad thing; it just tells you it's time to grow up."

"The cruelest thing about youth is that everything you think you have is actually counting down."

"..."

This use of blank space allows each story to leave a lingering aftertaste.

After filming the last shot of the day, Chen Li stood up from in front of the monitor and clapped his hands:

"That's all for today, everyone. Thank you for your hard work. Tomorrow we'll only be filming my scenes with Xiaotian, everyone else can rest for a day."

The moment he finished speaking, there was a half-second of silence.

Then the cat tree let out a meaningful "Oh—".

Several senior students from the photography department exchanged knowing glances, while the young women in the production crew shoved each other and giggled.

"What time tomorrow?" Li Xian pushed up his glasses.

"Me too," You Haoran raised his hand, a simple, honest smile on his chubby face.

"I don't have any scenes tomorrow, so I'm here to learn a bit."

"What are you studying?" Meng Ziyi stood up from beside the monitor, raising her voice by half an octave.

"I'm learning how to film kissing scenes," You Haoran said matter-of-factly, while several students from the Beijing Film Academy next to him were shaking with suppressed laughter.

Tian Xiwei stood next to the prop box, her face flushed red:

"I...I'm going back to the hotel now!"

Meng Ziyi gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at Chen Li:

"You little rascal, don't get so excited you can't sleep tonight."

Chen Li rolled the script into a tube and tucked it into the side pocket of his backpack. He walked up to her, looked down at her, and a slight smile played on his lips.

"There's no other way; the script requires it, so I have to sacrifice myself for art."

"You wrote that script yourself!" Meng Ziyi squeezed out the words through gritted teeth.

Although Meng Ziyi was very annoyed, he really had no reason to restrict Chen Li.

After all, kissing scenes are quite normal for actors; it's part of the job...

The only problem is that they'll be kissing all day tomorrow, and I'll just be watching from the sidelines.

Sister Meng felt incredibly aggrieved...

"That's why we need to take it even more seriously." After saying that, Chen Li patted Meng Ziyi's head and turned to leave.

"Shameless!"

Meng Ziyi stomped his feet twice on the spot.

......

"Teacher Chen, Xiao Tian, ​​are you ready?"

The cat, sitting behind the monitor, called out.

Tian Xiwei stood under the old locust tree, head down, her fingers clutching the hem of her clothes.

She was just a young girl who had just graduated from high school. She had never even been in a relationship, and had barely held a boy's hand more than a few times.

Now, she has to give away her first kiss in front of dozens of people in the entire crew.

She secretly glanced at Chen Li.

He was looking down at the photographer, explaining the camera position. His profile was sharply defined in the morning light, with clean and crisp lines on his nose.

He doesn't look like someone who's about to steal someone's first kiss at all.

Is Brother Chen Li already an expert?

Xiao Tian felt inexplicably annoyed.

"Let's begin," Chen Li said calmly, otherwise Oda would only create pressure.

Tian Xiwei bit her lower lip, took a deep breath, and decided to go all out.

That's settled then.

Anyway, since it's him, she's not at a disadvantage...

"Hehe, those two are quite sweet." Bai Mengyan chuckled to herself, but was glared at by Meng Ziyi and shut her up.

Meng Ziyi stood helplessly to the side, watching the two interact with a blank expression.

In the next scene, she wants Chen Li to add a kissing scene for her!

Add ten more games! No, add a hundred!

"So Lovely Us, Unit 5, Scene 3—Action!"

Tan Song and Huang Chengzi had just finished arguing.

Huang Chengzi sat under the old locust tree, her eyes red, hugging her knees, burying her face in her arms, only her two bright red ears showing.

Tan Song walked over, squatted down in front of her, and put an earphone into her ear.

It was her favorite song, with a light and cheerful intro.

She looked up at him, her eyes still red, but she was already suppressing a laugh. The two stared at each other through the thin white headphone wire.

Then he approached.

As Tian Xiwei watched his face grow larger and larger in her vision, her mind went completely blank.

What was written in the script again?

Should I close my eyes first, then close them again? Or should I close my eyes first, or hold my breath first?

She forgot everything.

All she knew was that Chen Li had long eyelashes and that he smelled slightly of aftershave when he leaned in.

It smells so good...

"Hmm~"

My lips were pressed against yours by warm, moist lips.

Tian Xiwei's mind went blank, and she forcefully grabbed Chen Li's shoulder.

"Pass!"

After the cat finished shouting, it stood up and clapped.

Tian Xiwei quickly distanced herself from Chen Li, frantically tidying her hair with both hands, and kept her head down without saying a word.

Her eyes reddened.

That was her first kiss, which she had held in her hands for over a decade, a memory she had nervously given away one morning after waiting for who knows how long.

The crowd, who had been watching, realized it would be impolite to continue watching when they saw her like this, and they all turned around and left to prepare for the next scene.

Even Meng Ziyi, who was jealous of her kissing scene, didn't say anything. She glanced at Chen Li, turned around and walked behind the monitor, deliberately standing at the farthest diagonal from them.

Chen Li and Tian Xiwei were left standing there.

Chen Li glanced at her slightly reddened ear tips and slowly said:

"actually--"

"I'm fine, Brother Chen Li," Tian Xiwei interrupted him, looking up.

In just a short while, she had composed herself. Although her eyes were still red, she was able to smile, her eyes crinkling into crescents.

"I'm just not quite there yet. This is my role, isn't it?"

Chen Li remained silent for a second.

He didn't say "Thank you for your hard work" or "You acted very well," he just looked at her for a moment with his calm eyes.

Then he spoke up: "What I meant was, this was also my first kiss, so you're lucky too."

Tian Xiwei was stunned.

Her eyes widened and her mouth slightly open, clearly not expecting him to say such a thing.

"Pfft."

She smiled from the bottom of her heart.

The gloom and tension from before vanished, and Xiaotian transformed back into that lively and adorable girl.

Chen Li felt relieved when he saw her smile.

To ease Xiaotian's mood, telling a white lie wouldn't be a bad thing, right...?

It really was my first kiss, but my first kiss status is automatically refreshed every day at midnight...