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

It was five in the morning, and the sky was still not fully light.

Zhou Ye's alarm clock rang on time, sounding particularly clear in the quiet RV.

She groggily reached for her phone, turned off the ringer, and then slowly sat up.

Beside her, Lu Yuxiao was still curled up in the quilt, fast asleep.

Zhou Ye gently nudged her: "Get up, it's time to get your makeup and hair done."

Lu Yuxiao rubbed her eyes, mumbled an "oh" in her sleep, and slowly sat up.

Her hair was messy, her eyes weren't fully open, and she looked like a little animal that had just been woken up.

Zhou Ye looked at her, and paused for a moment.

"Didn't you sleep well last night?" she asked.

Lu Yuxiao's eyes were slightly dark, though not too dark, but it was still noticeable in the morning light.

Lu Yuxiao paused for a moment, then shook her head and explained softly, "It's okay, Sister Zhou Ye. Maybe it's just your first time sleeping in a campervan, and you're not used to it yet."

She wasn't telling the truth.

Last night, a certain man kept appearing in her dreams, haunting her relentlessly.

However, she was in good spirits, after all, she had taken a nap in Li Ran's RV yesterday afternoon.

These dark circles can be easily covered up with makeup.

……

When the two finished their makeup and arrived at the filming location, it was already dawn.

Several lights were still on on the set, and the crew was busy setting up the scene.

Li Ran had arrived and was sitting on a chair in the rest area, eating a steamed bun slowly and deliberately.

Seeing the two approaching, he looked up and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Zhou Ye sat down next to him, and sighed inwardly as he recalled how Lu Yuxiao had silently shed tears the night before.

"It's alright, where's the breakfast you brought for me?"

Li Ran pointed to the table next to him.

Zhou Ye looked over and saw two breakfasts on the table... steamed buns, eggs, and soy milk, neatly arranged.

She picked up a copy and handed it to Lu Yuxiao.

Lu Yuxiao took it, looked at Li Ran, and softly said, "Thank you."

Then she sat down next to him and quietly began to eat.

Li Ran was taken aback for a moment, then looked at her: "Lulu Xiao, why are you being so polite today?"

Lu Yuxiao smiled faintly: "It's better to be polite."

Li Ran glanced at her but didn't say anything more.

He could tell she wasn't in high spirits; her usual carefree and easygoing demeanor was gone.

He stopped teasing her and quietly ate the steamed bun in his hand.

Zhou Ye peeled an egg and handed it to Li Ran: "I don't want to eat it, you eat it."

Li Ran reached out and took it.

At this moment, Zhang Ruonan also came over.

She also had scenes to film this morning, dressed in casual clothes, with a sleepy look on her face.

She walked up to Li Ran, looked at the eggs in his hand, frowned, and asked, "Li Ran, where's the breakfast you brought for me?"

Li Ran shook his head: "I didn't bring it."

Zhang Ruonan's eyes widened: "Didn't I message you asking you to bring me a copy?"

Li Ran pouted: "You think I'll bring it for you just because you ask me to? Don't you have an assistant?"

Zhang Ruonan panicked: "Didn't I already tell you? My assistant is busy today, so please have your assistant bring me a copy!"

Li Ran chuckled awkwardly, "Sorry, I didn't see it."

He looked down at the egg in his hand, then at Zhang Ruonan's face, which screamed "I'm hungry," and handed the egg over: "Alright, have an egg."

Zhang Ruonan sighed, took the egg, and took a bite.

"Since you peeled it for me..."

She chewed on her egg and mumbled, "I forgive you."

Zhou Ye, standing to the side, already had a small flame burning in his eyes.

She glared at Li Ran: "I peeled it for you, and you just gave it to her?"

Li Ran looked completely innocent: "Didn't you give it to me because you weren't going to eat it?"

Zhang Ruonan looked at the egg in her hand that already had a bite taken out of it, unsure whether to eat it or not.

She looked at Zhou Ye awkwardly: "Zhou Ye, I didn't know it was you who gave it to Li Ran..."

Zhou Ye glanced at her, then glared at Li Ran, before smiling at Zhang Ruonan: "It's alright, Sister Ruonan, you eat."

She picked up her breakfast from the table and handed another steamed bun to Zhang Zhangruonan: "I have two more steamed buns here. One is enough for me, but you can have the other one too."

Zhang Ruonan's eyes lit up as she took the steamed bun: "Zhou Ye, thank you! You're much better than that scumbag."

She had barely finished speaking when she realized there was another person sitting next to her.

Lu Yuxiao ate her breakfast quietly without saying a word.

Zhang Ruonan almost completely ignored her.

She looked at Zhou Ye awkwardly, with an expression that seemed to say, "Did I say something wrong?"

Zhou Ye smiled and said softly, "It's alright, Sister Zhang Ruonan, Yu Xiao knows everything."

There are only three chairs here.

Li Ran finished the remaining buns in two bites, then stood up: "Alright, you can sit here and eat."

He walked to the side and leaned against the prop box.

Zhang Ruonan thanked him and sat down in the empty chair.

Four people, each occupying one side.

Li Ran leaned against the prop box, looking at the three women over there.

Zhou Ye was talking to Zhang Ruonan, a gentle smile on his face.

Zhang Ruonan nodded as she ate, occasionally interjecting a few words. Lu Yuxiao sat quietly beside them, occasionally glancing up at them before lowering her head again.

He suddenly felt a little sentimental.

Coconut is actually a very kind person.

Aside from those who were at odds with her, such as Tian Xiwei, Wang Churan, and Liu Haocun, her attitude was tougher than anyone else's.

But she is always polite to people with good tempers.

Just like it is now.

Although the online fanbases of "Wildfire" and "Xinyi for Burning" are the most intense, Zhou Ye and Zhang Jingyi actually don't have much conflict in private.

They didn't exchange harsh words when they met, giving off a feeling of "kings not meeting kings"... They didn't bother each other and lived in peace.

However, the two of them are now having the most serious disagreements with Tian Xiwei in private.

There's nothing we can do about it.

It was inevitable that Tian Xiwei would be attacked by the masses because her own mother had put her in that position.

Even Wang Churan is now slowly distancing himself from Xiaotian.

This is also the source of Tian Xiwei's stress.

Li Ran leaned against the prop box, glanced at Lu Yuxiao, and felt a mix of emotions.

He actually knew Lu Yuxiao's feelings.

Those always bright, sparkling eyes; those silly smiles that followed him; those repeated "accidental" approaches...

He's not stupid, how could he not see it?

Given the current situation, he really doesn't have the energy to deal with a new relationship.

The six women, Tian Xiwei, Zhou Ye, Zhang Jingyi, Wang Churan, Hu Lianxin, and Liu Haocun, appear to live together peacefully on the surface, but the thin veil between them could be torn apart at any moment.

Everything has changed since the Weibo Night event.

The other five people, knowing that Tian Xiwei had started calling her "Mom," began to have their own little schemes.

Even Zhang Jingyi, who is usually the most gentle and unassuming, has started to attack Tian Xiwei.

That day in the rest area, Zhang Jingyi displayed an unusually tough attitude, which he later heard from Wang Churan.

Wang Churan has also started to take action, and lately she has been hinting at something in her words and actions.

Even Hu Lianxin, the little fox who initially addressed him respectfully as "Boss Long," has recently started calling him "Auntie."

He knows these people too well.

They're not just fighting over him now, they're fighting over that "position".

He truly had no interest in dealing with Lu Yuxiao's matter anymore.

I just hope that girl can come to terms with it.

Ultimately, it's because he's a bit of a jerk.

They like to tease anyone who interests them, and before long, they've developed feelings for them.

Li Ran sighed and rubbed his temples.

……

The morning's filming was completed successfully.

Although Lu Yuxiao wasn't in a high mood, she wasn't as distracted as she had been the night before.

She completed every scene very seriously. In the scene, Jiang Ni was still that willful and capricious little maid, bickering and fighting with Xu Fengnian like a pair of bickering lovers.

But off-camera, the goose that used to be so funny was missing from behind Li Ran.

She no longer suddenly appeared like before, no longer chattered on and on about trivial things, and no longer stared at him with those bright, sparkling eyes.

She simply finished her work quietly and then silently walked to the side.

Whenever Li Ran glanced at her, she would quickly look away.

……

In the afternoon, the last scene was filmed.

Tian Xiwei's role as Yu Youwei has officially wrapped up filming.

The production crew threw her a simple wrap party, gave her flowers, took a group photo, and everyone laughed and said, "Let's keep in touch."

Tian Xiwei responded to everyone with a smile, her sweet smile unchanged.

Afterwards, she followed Li Ran into the RV.

Once the door is closed, the noise outside is shut out.

Tian Xiwei leaned back on the sofa and looked at Li Ran: "Why isn't Lu Yuxiao with you today?"

Li Ran paused for a moment, then smiled and briefly recounted what had happened last night.

After listening, Tian Xiwei nodded: "That's good."

Her tone was calm, but Li Ran understood.

That's good... which means she doesn't want any new people joining either.

Li Ran chuckled awkwardly and didn't continue the topic.

"When will your web series start filming?" he asked.

Tian Xiwei thought for a moment: "There's still more than half a month left."

"Is filming wrapped up?"

"Low-budget web series will last at most two months."

She looked at Li Ran and asked疑惑地问道, "What's wrong?"

Li Ran nodded and explained, "I took some time to look at the two scripts that Kiwi sent me."

He paused, then added, "By the time you finish filming, my new movie will be almost done too. We'll film 'The Legend of the White Snake' together first."

Tian Xiwei nodded: "Okay, I'll do whatever you say."

She suddenly remembered something and looked at him with some surprise: "You still have at least half a month left to finish filming 'The Sword and the Brocade.' Is your new movie shooting so fast?"

Li Ran smiled and said, "Tonight, even if this love disappears, the story mainly revolves around the male and female leads, so it's easy to film."

"Also, after filming for 'Snowy Mountain' is finished, I'll have to join another project in a few days."

Tian Xiwei nodded, took out her phone to check the time, and said, "Alright, I have to catch my flight."

Li Ran added, "Ta Xue has already been taken home by Jing Yi, so you don't need to worry about her."

Tian Xiwei nodded: "Understood."

"Message me when you get home."

Tian Xiwei turned her head to look at him, and suddenly smiled sweetly: "Why do we sound like an old married couple talking?"

Li Ran laughed too: "Aren't you my wife? We've already met each other's parents and I've addressed you as such."

Tian Xiwei's eyes curved into crescent moons.

She turned around and walked back, directly