Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 110 A Special New Year's Gift

Liu Sisi is in the crew of Yueying Fenghe.

There were only one or two crews filming here, so Qin Chuan didn't ask much. He just mentioned it to the driver when he was in the taxi, and the driver explained everything to him all at once.

After arriving at the ancient town scenic area, Qin Chuan bought a ticket and walked in on the first snow on the ground.

After a while, I saw the crew of Yueying Fenghe.

A large group of people, some were stagehands, some were photographers, and some were extras, all filming in an old house.

"Sorry, there's a movie being filmed inside. You can only enter if you show your work ID."

At the gate, Qin Chuan wanted to go in but was stopped by the staff.

If it were an ordinary person, the staff would say it is not open to tourists and would not ask for any ID.

But Qin Chuan doesn't look like a tourist.

He is tall and handsome, and his clothes are extraordinary, he looks like a star.

Moon Shadow and Wind Lotus is a drama set in the Republic of China. If Qin Chuan was not wearing this modern outfit, the staff would definitely not stop him and would have thought he was an actor and let him in.

"Sorry, I'm here to visit a friend, Liu Sisi."

"It's her." After all, she was the second female lead, so the staff couldn't have not known her: "Why don't you call her?"

Qin Chuan looked at him as if he were a fool: "Surprise, surprise, understand?"

"Oh, wait a moment, I'll go get someone for you." After walking a few steps, the staff member came back and said, "Excuse me, what's your name?"

"Qinchuan."

There is a small river outside the house with a stone bridge leading to the other side. After Qin Chuan gave his name, he put his hands in his pockets and went to the bridge to enjoy the scenery.

The river surface is clear, with fish swimming around underneath, and occasionally tourists drifting on the river in boats.

When he met some pretty girls, he would smile, wave and say hello, and occasionally whistle.

"So you are Sisi's friend. I've heard her talk about you a long time ago."

A voice came from the side, Qin Chuan turned his head and looked, it was a middle-aged woman with short curly hair and a kind face.

"you are?"

"I'm Sisi's mother." After the middle-aged woman introduced herself, she looked at Qin Chuan carefully, as if she wanted to see through him: "Qin Chuan, right?"

Qin Chuan smiled and said, "It's me. When did Auntie come over?"

“When you whistle.”

Sisi's mother said enthusiastically, "Sisi is filming and can't come for the time being. I heard that someone was visiting the set, so I came here as soon as possible."

"I heard her say before that a friend helped her a lot. It must be you. This kid is also ignorant. I didn't even ask you to have a meal or something..."

Qin Chuan didn't listen to the second half of the conversation. Just because he was discovered there for whistling, he wanted to jump into the river on the spot.

After chatting for a while, Qin Chuan was brought into the house by Liu Ma, where he saw Liu Sisi filming at close range.

The girl was very young, and wearing a plum blossom cheongsam, she had the air of a lady from a noble family in the Republic of China era.

Liu Sisi was filming a scene, and occasionally she glanced at Qin Chuan outside the scene, and she was distracted for a moment.

"Ka, what's wrong with the actor? Did he forget his words?"

"I'm sorry, Director. I was a little distracted."

"Take a few minutes' rest and adjust your condition."

When faced with such new actors who are not professional actors, the director knows that he cannot be impatient or scold them, as scolding will make their performance even worse.

Most of the time, encouragement is the main focus.

Liu Sisi had some time to rest, and as soon as she got off the stage, her mother put a long down jacket on her.

Without even putting on her clothes, Liu Sisi walked towards Qin Chuan: "Brother Chuan, why are you here?"

Qin Chuan said, "I will be filming here for the next half month. I thought you were here too, so I came to visit you."

"I just got off the plane and didn't bring any gifts. Forgive me."

"We are so familiar with each other, no need to be polite." Liu Sisi moved her chair over to let Qin Chuan sit: "Come to think of it, you are the first one to visit the set. I will treat you to a delicious meal tonight."

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "You two continue chatting while I go make a pot of tea."

"Thank you auntie."

"Okay, this is my first time here too, so I'll just take advantage of you as a local boss."

The two chatted for a while, and seeing that Liu Sisi was about to go on stage, Qin Chuan said, "You can put some ice cubes in your mouth, so that you won't have fog when you speak."

Qin Chuan didn't know what season they were filming this play, but no matter whether it was winter or early spring, it would not look good if the actors opened their mouths to see fog, and the audience would be easily distracted from the play.

I guess the director is a newcomer and it’s his first time directing a movie, so he doesn’t pay much attention to these things.

"That makes sense." Liu Sisi nodded.

She didn't have any ice at that time, so she looked around and saw that it was snowing outside. She ran out and picked up a small ball of snowflakes from the tree and put it in her mouth.

My mouth felt cold, and when I opened my mouth to speak again, the fog was gone.

"Then I'll go filming first. I'll treat you to dinner tonight and we'll contact by phone."

Liu Sisi was busy, so Qin Chuan didn't want to disturb her. If he continued to stay there, it would easily affect other people's performance. He said hello to Liu's mother and prepared to leave.

After he left, many people in the crew looked away.

After all, he has acted in several dramas and released a few songs, so not everyone knows him.

When waiting for the next performance, someone asked Liu Sisi: "Sisi, do you still know Qin Chuan?"

"Of course I do."

"What's your relationship?"

"Friends, friends, good friends."

"Next time he comes over, can you get an autograph for me?"

"no problem."

Qin Chuan just came to visit the set and stayed for only a few minutes, and did not bring any benefits to the crew.

But in just these few minutes, Liu Sisi clearly felt that the people in the crew had become much nicer to her.

It's not really flattery, it's just a little more polite.

“Is this someone in the circle?”

Winter nights come quickly, and at seven o'clock in the evening, it is completely dark.

Liu Sisi treated Qin Chuan to a barbecue.

As Qin Chuan walked into the barbecue restaurant, he saw people everywhere, and the restaurant was basically full.

While he was still looking for someone, Liu Sisi stood up from the window not far away and waved to him.

Qin Chuan pulled out a chair and stood opposite him. He took off his coat and said, "You have good eyesight."

"It's not that I have good eyesight, it's that you, Brother Chuan, are too dazzling."

In this barbecue restaurant, including the people working in the kitchen, there is no one more handsome than Qin Chuan.

He has slightly long hair and a light stubble. Although he is not very old, he looks mature and experienced for a few minutes.

It was winter, and everyone else was wearing common cotton clothes, but he was wearing a black wool coat, a turtleneck sweater, black pants, and leather shoes.

It looks damn expensive.

But there is a reason why it is expensive, it is indeed handsome.

Dressed in all black, it's hard not to notice him.

Compared to him, I can only be seen as plain, wearing just a beige down jacket, a plush hat, and a scarf.

The barbecue was already on the table. Qin Chuan picked up the chopsticks, rolled up his sleeves, and explained, "I just finished a drinking party this afternoon and didn't have time to change."

As he had just arrived, the crew wanted to greet the local leaders and invited him to join them.

I drank a few glasses of wine with a few middle-aged aunts and sang a few songs.

Liu Sisi poured Qin Chuan a cup of hot water, and then refilled it for herself: "I didn't expect you to be treated like this."

"Thank you." Qin Chuan took the water cup and said, "How do you feel about being an actor?" "The set is fun and interesting, but socializing is troublesome. There are too many old men. Fortunately, my mother follows me and helps me turn down many unnecessary dinners."

"It's normal. This stage is inevitable, for both men and women, unless one day you become strong enough that you don't have to please anyone."

"Next time you have a dinner party, you can say you are allergic to alcohol at the beginning. As long as you don't drink, no one will invite you after a few times."

Liu Sisi is considered good. She has not yet joined a brokerage company and is currently a retail investor.

No one would force her to do anything if she didn't want to.

There will be a lot of troubles after signing the contract. You will have a boss above you. If you meet a good agent, it's okay, but if you meet a bad one, you will be asked to drink with others.

If you don't go, you will be left on the bench and put on ice.

Liu Sisi said: "Let's not talk about this, try their barbecue, it's pretty good, I've been here several times."

Qin Chuan looked around and said, "Just looking at the popularity, I know the taste is not bad."

Liu Sisi put a few slices of beef on the stove and explained with a smile: "On the one hand, it tastes good, and on the other hand, it's because today is New Year's Eve."

Qin Chuan was in a daze. If Liu Sisi hadn't said it, he would have forgotten that today was the year 2004.

No wonder there are so many young men and women in the store.

Since graduating from high school, he has never paid attention to the day of the week or the date.

I was so busy filming that I felt dizzy and had no idea about holidays.

After saying that, Liu Sisi picked up a small gift bag from the seat next to her: "Time is tight, and there is nothing good to give, so I bought this for you."

Just by looking at the familiar English on the gift bag, Qin Chuan knew what it was, and immediately smiled and said, "You are the first person to give me a lighter."

Liu Sisi chuckled and said, "The boss said this is windproof. Do you like it?"

"Not bad, I like it very much." Qin Chuan accepted the gift bag: "People around me either give me lighters or persuade me to quit smoking."

"You still understand me."

"It's a pity that I didn't buy you a gift. I'll make it up to you next time."

Liu Sisi chuckled and said, "It's okay. I'm already very happy that you can come to visit me."

Qin Chuan smiled apologetically. He was too embarrassed to say that he came to visit the set just on the spur of the moment.

I felt a little guilty about receiving this gift.

An hour later, the two finished their barbecue and walked and chatted along the busy river bank.

Liu Sisi was the one talking most of the time, telling about her experiences and life on the crew.

It sounds easy, it's all happy stuff.

But how could Qin Chuan, who had been through this, not understand that it is not easy for a newcomer with no background to enter this industry.

Being bullied is the norm.

Qin Chuan also shared with her some things about the Legend of Sword and Fairy crew.

For example, Xu Jingjiang, who is introvert and inconsistent, Xie Junhao, a handsome uncle with superb acting skills, and Zheng Peipei, who is very dedicated and puts on makeup half an hour in advance every day.

When talking about the greedy Liu Pinyan, Liu Sisi was very happy, with envy in her eyes: "Why can't I meet such a crew?"

Looking at the colorful, light-flashing overpass not far away, Qin Chuan stopped, leaned leisurely against the river bank fence, and admired the scenery.

"Actually it has nothing to do with the crew. Once you become famous, you will be surrounded by good people."

This is human nature. When you are at the lowest point in life, a lot of people will step on you and bully you, and even a passing dog will dare to bite you.

Once you become famous and have a reputation and status, everyone around you will try to curry favor with you.

Even if they don't flatter you, they won't bully you. They will always be polite and courteous.

No matter how much he despises you or hates you, he will never say anything bad about you to your face.

Liu Sisi seemed to understand what Qin Chuan said, and then asked curiously: "Why didn't I hear you mention the heroine Liu Yifei?"

Qin Chuan recalled: "She is a very nice person."

Liu Sisi's expression was very interesting: "No more?"

When talking about others, Qin Chuan has a lot to say and can say something from every angle.

When it comes to Liu Yifei, there are only four words to describe him: he’s a nice person.

Qin Chuan chuckled: "No more."

Liu Sisi struck while the iron was hot: "I feel like you two have a story, tell me, I'll gossip a little."

"Really not. She's just like you. Her mother takes care of her all the time. She's always on the lookout for her and has to report any boys she meets."

"If there was any story between her and me, her mother would have killed me first."

As he spoke, Qin Chuan took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth in a depressed manner. The plastic lighter was blown out by the wind as soon as it was lit, and this happened several times in a row.

I was just about to open the gift box that Liu Sisi gave me and use the windproof lighter.

Suddenly, a figure stood in front of him.

Liu Sisi moved closer and shyly unzipped her down jacket.

I held the sides of my coat up around him to block the wind.

The faint girlish scent that wafted towards him made Qin Chuan's hand holding the lighter tremble a little, and it took him four or five tries to light it.

He also took a long puff when smoking.

Neither of them spoke, and the air became quiet.

Each of them could only hear their own heartbeats like drums.

On the bridge not far away, Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli had just arrived here after shopping. Seeing the beautiful scenery, they also took out their cameras to take pictures.

While taking pictures of Liu Xiaoli, Liu Yifei saw Qin Chuan smoking by the river.

And a strange girl.

Although it was dark, she would definitely not make the mistake of recognizing someone. They filmed together every day and were so familiar with each other that she could recognize someone's profile, not to mention his back.

Before she could say anything, the next second she saw the girl unzip her jacket, shielding Qin Chuan from the wind and letting him light a cigarette.

"Xixi, how's the photo? Does this angle look good?"

"nice."

"It's my turn to take a picture of me, and you pick a position."

"No, I don't want to shoot. Let's go back. I'm a little tired today. I still have to shoot tomorrow."

Qin Chuan didn't see Liu Yifei, and after taking a few puffs, he said awkwardly: "It's better to use a lighter to prevent wind."

"I won't bother you next time."

Liu Sisi's face turned red from the cold wind, and she hooked her hair behind her ears with her fingers.

"It's okay, I'm not a bother."

Qin Chuan: "..."

He looked down at the ground, then up at the sky, and finally said, "There are quite a lot of people here."

Liu Sisi smiled and said, "This is a scenic spot, there are a lot of people here, it's actually more interesting during the day, if you're free some other day, I'll take you to see it."

"Okay."

"Are you going home for the New Year?"

"I can't go back this year. By the time I finish filming this movie, it might be the Chinese New Year. Let's talk about it next year."

"Me too. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll have to spend New Year's Eve with the crew."

Liu Sisi joined the crew of Yueying Fenghe later than Qin Chuan joined the crew of The Legend of Sword and Fairy, so the shooting period was naturally longer.

This was the first time since she was a child that she had stayed outside for so long.

It felt like she had experienced more in the last few months than she had in the previous decade or so of her life.

It can be said that Qin Chuan changed the trajectory of her life.

(End of this chapter)