Huayu's rise from top star to best actor

Chapter 40: Relaxing Annual Vacation

I returned to my hometown and lived a peaceful life for nearly a month.

On your first day at home, take more rest.

It’s the second day at home, the sun is already shining on your butt, why don’t you get up yet?

I looked at the time on my phone and it was 7:30 in the morning.
I touched my forehead and felt helpless.

I'm already in my 20s, can you please stop fooling me with this kind of talk?

Getting up from his big bed, Xu Yien put on his cotton-padded jacket and pajamas and walked to the living room to eat.

Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, even breakfast is as luxurious as the New Year's Eve dinner.

"Eat, son."

"I understand, Dad." Xu Yien took the bowl and started eating.

Even though these dishes are considered staple foods on normal days, they become really greasy if you eat too much of them.

"Eat more vegetables, son."

"I know, Mom."

After that, Xu Yien became a ruthless eating machine.

Because his predecessor didn't like eating vegetables, his parents forced Xu Yien to eat this plate of vegetables. Fortunately, it was better than what he ate during fitness. After all, the stir-fried vegetables were some oily and delicious than boiled broccoli.

Zhu Yilong came all the way from Hankou to pay New Year's greetings. When his father opened the door and saw Zhu Yilong carrying something, he quickly said, "Yilong is here! Come in quickly!"

"Hello uncle and aunt, long time no see, happy new year." Zhu Yilong grinned.

"Brother Long!" Xu Yien came to the entrance and quickly took the gift from Zhu Yilong's hand, "You came just in time, and you brought so many gifts."

"When you wish your uncles and aunts a happy new year, you should show some thought." Zhu Yilong chuckled and hugged Xu Yien.

Xu Yien and Zhu Yilong used to visit each other's homes to wish each other a happy new year. When Xu Yien signed the contract with the company, her parents were afraid of being cheated. But after arriving at the company, they saw Zhu Yilong's demeanor and liked him because he was polite, handsome and had a good personality.

At that time, I repeatedly asked him to take care of Xu Yien.

After that, Zhu Yilong did it and took great care of his younger brother Xu Yien.

It’s just that Xu Yien didn’t go to his house this year, which was a bit negligent. He will make up for it tomorrow and return the favor.

Zhu Yilong was led by his parents to sit on the big sofa in the living room with ease. Before Xu Yien made his debut, their home was just an ordinary flat of about 100 square meters, but now it has been upgraded to a townhouse.

"Yilong, how is Yien doing in the company now?"

"Uncle, Yien is about to terminate the contract."

Dad looked at Xu Yien and asked in confusion: "Terminate the contract? Why terminate the contract?"

Zhu Yilong said, "Uncle, it's like this. Yi En's current contract is about to expire. He has taken on many good dramas. When he becomes famous in the future, he will be able to contact better scripts. To be honest, our company is still a little behind."

"Oh, I see." Mother Xu, who was mopping the floor, finally understood the reasons.

"Brother Long, aren't the roles you took better? They're innocent and wonderful. It's a pity that Third Uncle doesn't want me."

"But you got a role that suits you," said Zhu Yilong.

Xu Yien smiled, "That's true."

"Yilon, please stay here tonight." Father Xu made an invitation.

Zhu Yilong did not refuse, "Then I'll trouble you, uncle and aunt."

After all, this is not the first time I come to pay New Year’s greetings.

The guest rooms were mostly empty anyway, so there was no shortage of rooms. After exchanging pleasantries with Xu Yien's parents, Zhu Yilong followed Xu Yien to the riverside for a walk and took a look. "The Xiangjiang River is also very beautiful."

"How does it compare to the Yangtze River in Wuhan?"

"Of course Wuhan is better. It's my hometown."

"I think it's better here."

"Hahaha." After smiling at each other, Zhu Yilong asked again, "Have you found your next company?"

"I should sign a film and television contract with Kiwi. I can get better resources with the support of a big company. Don't those top stars sign contracts with the three major companies?" Xu Yien expressed his thoughts.

Zhu Yilong agreed with his idea and sighed, "I still have nearly 30 years of contract, so I can't travel freely like you."

"We'll talk about the future later. Now we are all small-time actors. The contract doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if we get too much or too little. Anyway, the money is enough for us to spend." Xu Yien said, leaning on the stone railing by the river.

Zhu Yilong leaned on the railing with both hands and looked at the river view in the distance. He then glanced at Xu Yien and smiled warmly: "What you said makes sense."

Xu Yien asked. "Are you going back to Wuhan tomorrow?"

Zhu Yilong replied: "Well, I will go back to Wuhan tomorrow."

"I'll go with you. I'll visit my uncle and aunt, too."

"Sure, hahaha, they really appreciate you."

"Really? Then we are all good kids from other people's families." Xu Yien looked at him and said, "Brother Long, be more confident. You deserve to be famous."

After a moment of hesitation, Zhu Yilong smiled again with clear eyes.

"Yi En, you still speak so nicely. It's just that I haven't become famous after all these years, and I can't get an interview with every crew. Just leave it to fate. If you perform well in your role, you will be rewarded."

"Yeah." Xu Yien nodded.

"The stars will shine brightly, and I believe the audience will see us."

"I also believe that the audience won't let such a good actor be tarnished, so let's go to the gym next?"

"What are you going to the gym for? Find a martial arts school. Remember when you asked me to teach you Muay Thai?"

"Let's go, I really want to learn." Now that he has filmed so many martial arts scenes, although most of them are fancy moves, Xu Yien has done a lot of fitness, which is really useful in fighting. Learning Muay Thai is also a good thing.

Just remembering something, Xu Yien teased him: "Do you still remember that? My name is Zhu Yilong and I'm from Wuhan, Hubei. I'm 180cm tall. Eh~"

At first, Xu Yien thought he was a show-off, but later he found out that his father was a Sanda coach and originally wanted to train him to be a Sanda athlete.

Fortunately, they have a good relationship and Zhu Yilong is well-mannered. If they had fought, I would probably have punched him so hard that he would see stars. The main thing is that his face looks too contrasting.

Pointing at Xu Yien, Zhu Yilong smiled until his back teeth were exposed. He helplessly searched for Xu Yien's smiling face in his mind. After thinking for a while, he said, "Do you still remember that you fell flat on your face when you were filming Ye Kai?"

"I remember it, but this is not my joke." After saying that, Xu Yien vividly imitated the scene where Zhu Yilong suddenly fell down while holding a martial arts sword during the art exam.

This made Zhu Yilong feel a little helpless.

Time flies. After the Lantern Festival, Xu Yien went to Hengdian on the 16th day of the first lunar month.

Before filming began, "Lotus Tower" had to undergo a month of martial arts training. In addition to the extras, even the supporting roles in one of the cases with only a few martial arts scenes had to undergo intensive training.

Acting is a flexible working time job. This is how actors are. Actors who are just a little famous and can play supporting roles basically have no shortage of money.

What this drama wants is word of mouth and popularity.

There is no huge traffic.

We can only rely on the fans' support.

(End of this chapter)