Huayu: Starting from retirement, sweeping across the domestic entertainment industry

Night had fallen, and the hotel room was dimly lit and dimly lit.

Zhou Ye looked down at the white robe covered in ginger mud on the ground and pursed his lips.

She knew she wouldn't be able to return the clothes after tonight...

It was wrinkled and stained with some unknown water.

She looked up at Li Ran, a sly smile curving her lips: "Your Highness, is ginger paste better during the day or at night?"

Li Ran leaned against the headboard, looking at her mischievous little face, and twitched his lips: "Of course it's tonight."

He reached out and pulled her into his arms: "Jiang Ni during the day belongs to Xu Fengnian, and at night... she belongs to me, Li Ran."

He paused, then suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Coconut, next time, can you get a set of Bluebird's clothes too?"

Zhou Ye rolled his eyes at him.

This person is truly exceptional at pushing his luck.

However, she still nodded slightly.

The next day, on the film set.

After Zhou Ye finished his makeup and changed into a Qingniao outfit, he looked incredibly dashing.

She looked around and quickly spotted Meng Ziyi.

Sister Meng was sitting under a parasol in the rest area, looking down at her phone.

Zhou Ye walked over and sat down next to her.

"Sister Meng!"

Meng Ziyi looked up and saw that it was Zhou Ye, and she froze instantly.

She glanced around instinctively to make sure no one was nearby, then lowered her voice and spoke rapidly, "Xiao Ye, don't worry! I didn't know anything yesterday! I didn't see Li Ran in your room either! I just fell asleep in my room when I got back to the hotel! Really!"

Before Zhou Ye could even speak, Meng Ziyi had already given him a triple tap, completely absolving herself of any wrongdoing.

She couldn't help but laugh, reaching out to take Meng Ziyi's arm: "Sister Meng, you're so kind! You have to keep this a secret!"

She paused, then added, "After all, we need to avoid any appearance of impropriety right now..."

Meng Ziyi nodded, her face showing an "I understand, I understand" expression.

However, she couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you just be open about it? Li Ran isn't an idol, so his fans shouldn't have that much of a problem with him dating, right? I see his own fans are even shipping him with other celebrities, aren't they?"

Zhou Ye curled his lip: "But Li Ran is a top star now..."

She lowered her eyes, but something else came to mind.

If it weren't for Stitch, she and Li Ran might have gone public long ago.

Perhaps none of this mess would have happened then.

Meng Ziyi leaned closer, her eyes gleaming with gossip: "So when did you two get together?"

Zhou Ye thought about it and felt there was nothing to hide. "We got together in the first semester of freshman year."

Meng Ziyi's mouth dropped open: "Wow! You and Li Ran are each other's first love..."

……

In the dressing room, Li Ran closed his eyes, letting the makeup artist apply makeup to his face.

The door was suddenly pushed open.

Lu Yuxiao rushed in and plopped down on the chair next to him, panting heavily.

"Li Ran!" She stared at him, her eyes wide. "There's a thief on set!"

Li Ran didn't even open his eyes: "What's wrong?"

Lu Yuxiao hurriedly explained:

"I'm missing a costume! Luckily, I have a spare."

She got angrier and angrier, and started ranting and raving: "Is this thief stupid? Why would he steal a piece of clothing when there are so many valuable things on set? He can't wear it out, and he can't sell it for money..."

Li Ran's lips twitched slightly.

Of course he knew where that garment went.

But he didn't say anything, he just grunted in response.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Lu Yuxiao stopped complaining and just tilted her head, staring straight at him.

The makeup artist finished styling my hair, packed up her tools, and left.

Li Ran opened his eyes and found that Lu Yuxiao was still staring at him, her gaze fixed and unfocused, as if she were lost in thought.

He waved his hand in front of her eyes: "Little clay figure, still looking? Your mouth is watering."

Lu Yuxiao quickly touched her chin: "No way! Li Ran, you're lying to me again!"

Li Ran smiled and asked, "Does it look good?"

Lu Yuxiao looked him over carefully and nodded: "He's quite handsome, but his smile is a bit cheeky."

Li Ran pursed his lips, too lazy to argue with her, and stood up to walk out.

Lu Yuxiao quickly followed, walking closely beside him: "Li Ran, what do you think that thief was thinking? Stealing a costume..."

Li Ran didn't turn around, but the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

……

The afternoon sun slanted into the film set, casting dappled light and shadow between the columns of the antique-style building.

Li Ran had just finished filming a scene and was walking towards the rest area.

From afar, two familiar figures could be seen: Zhang Jingyi and Zhang Ruonan were sitting under a parasol, talking about something.

He walked over to the two of them and asked, "When did you arrive?"

Zhang Jingyi looked up, saw him, and her eyes immediately curved into a smile.

Her smile was gentle and warm, like the spring sunshine: "I arrived this morning. I rested at the hotel for a while before coming to visit the film set."

Zhang Ruonan stood up and circled Li Ran twice, looking him up and down in his ancient costume.

Wearing a dark black prince's robe, a jade crown to bind his hair, and a long sword hanging at his waist, he certainly had a dashing and debonair air about him.

After she finished looking at it, she nodded and said, "You look quite good in this ancient costume."

Li Ran raised an eyebrow. "We have all the fantasy novels you like, welcome to visit." He deliberately adopted a smug expression: "What, isn't this young master dashing and debonair?"

Zhang Ruonan curled her lip: "So-so. Doesn't quite fit the category of ugly men in period dramas."

Li Ran pursed his lips, too lazy to argue with her.

He turned to Zhang Jingyi: "Did you have fun in Shanghai?"

Zhang Jingyi nodded: "Ruonan and I went to Disneyland together. Let's go together next time."

Li Ran nodded with a smile.

Zhang Ruonan sat down beside her, then suddenly remembered something important: "By the way, how's the preparation for 'Since This Love Has Disappeared' going?"

Li Ran gave her a speechless look: "How would I know? I'm filming at least 20 scenes a day now, how could I have time to pay attention to these things?"

"Why don't you just ask yourself?"

Zhang Ruonan was even more speechless: "You've given me a script, and I don't even know who the director is. Who am I supposed to ask?"

Li Ran paused for a moment, then awkwardly touched his nose: "The director seems to be Xue Xiaolu, the director of 'Finding Mr. Right'. The others are still in preparation."

"You're quite familiar with the filming location; it's the school in Xiamen where you filmed 'Your Wedding'."

Zhang Ruonan nodded, then asked, "What about the other actors?"

Li Ran asked, puzzled, "Didn't you read the script? The main actors are just the male and female leads, why are you concerned about this?"

Zhang Ruonan said matter-of-factly, "The female lead's best friend also has quite a few scenes! I'd like to find out in advance whether I know her or not, so I can get to know her beforehand."

Li Ran glanced behind her and smiled slightly: "Oh, she's here. Go and get acquainted with her."

Zhang Ruonan turned around following his gaze...

Tian Xiwei and Wang Churan were walking this way side by side.

The two had just finished work with Group B and hadn't even had time to remove their makeup. One was holding a little white cat in his arms, and the other was wearing Nangong Pushe's white fox fur robe. From a distance, they looked dashing and heroic.

The smile on Zhang Jingyi's face faded slightly the moment she saw Tian Xiwei.

She stood up, pulled Li Ran up, and pressed him into her seat before sitting down in his place herself.

This left Li Ran sandwiched between Zhang Jingyi and Zhang Ruonan.

Li Ran paused for a moment, then smiled and said nothing.

It seems that Zhang Jingyi is still angry with Tian Xiwei about the safety rope incident.

Tian Xiwei walked over, saw the scene, and snorted coldly.

She didn't say anything, but pulled Wang Churan to sit down next to her.

Zhang Ruonan leaned close to Li Ran's ear and whispered, "Who's going to play those two? Didn't you say they weren't going to act?"

Li Ran turned her head and lowered her voice: "Wang Churan, what's wrong? Are you afraid of her?"

Zhang Ruonan glared at him: "I'm afraid of her? We're nothing, why would I be afraid of her!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Churan stood up and walked directly to sit down next to Zhang Ruonan.

Zhang Ruonan stiffened slightly, looking at the face so close to hers, and subconsciously swallowed: "What...what are you going to do?"

Wang Churan smiled gently, her smile bright and cheerful: "Of course... it's to get to know each other better, since we'll be best friends in our next project."

Zhang Ruonan opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Across from them, Tian Xiwei and Zhang Jingyi sat there without any buffer zone between them, neither looking at the other.

Li Ran sighed and got up to sit between the two of them.

Zhang Jingyi turned her head to look at him and asked directly, "Brother Li Ran, where's the safety rope I gave you?"

Li Ran chuckled awkwardly and held out his wrist: "Uh, I'm wearing it on my wrist."

That red string was thin, with two gold threads mixed in.

Zhang Jingyi glanced at it and said nothing more.

Tian Xiwei also stretched out her hand, revealing the jade bracelet on her wrist: "This bracelet was given to me by Grandma Li Ran. Isn't it pretty?"

The bracelet was translucent and smooth, clearly an antique.

Li Ran nodded awkwardly: "It looks good..."

Zhang Ruonan and Wang Churan exchanged a glance.

Something's not right here.

Just then, a figure came running over in a flurry of activity.

"Li Ran..."

Lu Yuxiao stopped a few steps away, panting, and then froze.

She looked at the five people in front of her. Li Ran was surrounded by two women, and two others were sitting next to him. The expressions on each of their faces were subtle.

This atmosphere... why is it so scary?

She instinctively took a step back.

Looking at her cowardly appearance, Li Ran couldn't help but laugh: "Little mud doll, what are you doing now?"

Lu Yuxiao waved her hand: "It's alright, it's alright...you guys chat..."

After saying that, she turned and ran, her movements so fast it was as if a ghost was chasing her.

Instinctively, she felt this place was dangerous and she had to leave quickly...

Li Ran called out to her retreating figure, "Lulu Xiao!"

Lu Yuxiao ignored him and ran even faster.

Watching the figure running further and further away, Zhang Ruonan suddenly said, "She walks like a penguin."

Li Ran paused for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing.

Zhang Ruonan was right; Lu Yuxiao did indeed run like a little penguin, bouncing along, which was quite cute.

He recalled his past life, when Zhang Ruonan also starred in a drama, and her Ultraman running posture became a famous scene.

However, she hasn't acted in that movie yet.

Zhang Ruonan looked at him: "Li Ran, don't you think it looks like it too?"

Li Ran didn't explain, but just smiled and nodded: "You guys chat, I'll go see what Lu Yuxiao wants from me."

After saying that, he stood up and walked in the direction where Lu Yuxiao had disappeared.

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Author Peach Blossom Jasmine presents "Hua Yu: Starting from Retirement, Sweeping Across the Domestic Entertainment Industry" on Cola Novels.