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Chapter 108 The Development of Tear Moles

"One Thousand and One Nights" was filmed in Hangzhou, Shengsi Islands, Taiwan Province, Hengdian, and Paris, France, and the production is quite good among contemporary idol dramas.

The Harry Potter team produced the special effects for the entire show, while the South Korean team was responsible for the styling.

The reason why Gu Jingyi refused was because the script was too bad. It would take at least 5 months to shoot a contemporary idol drama.

He participated in "Idol Producer" for only four months, and he became a top star as soon as he came out.

"One Thousand and One Nights" is just a "hit drama" and its ratings during the entire summer season of 2018 were not as good as "Ashes of Love" and "Story of Yanxi Palace".

Gu Jingyi used to have "Ashes of Love" and now has "Go Go Squid!", an internal drama of Huace Testing. He had to decline the invitation of "One Thousand and One Nights" to participate in "Idol Producer".

"One Thousand and One Nights" is a tale of a naive, innocent heroine and a cold, overbearing boss. Dilraba Dilmurat plays Ling Lingqi, a woman with dreams of a career in floristry. She connects with master florist Bai Hai through flowers, and by chance, Ling Lingqi gains the ability to enter dreams. Through the intertwining of dreams and reality, the two find healing in each other and discover the joys of love and career.

It is indeed quite creative and imaginative. When Gu Jingyi first saw the script, he was a little surprised by the concept. After roughly reading it, he realized that the ceiling of this drama is not high.

The emotional development of the male and female protagonists is entirely driven by dreams, and everything in the dreams will affect the male protagonist's heart.

He also went from being cold towards Ling Ling Qi at the beginning to gradually opening his heart and launching an offensive.

The change in emotions was too abrupt and illogical.

The main purpose of contemporary idol dramas is to provide the audience with fantasies of beautiful love. Obviously, the love that unfolds in a specific setting like "One Thousand and One Nights" does not give the audience a strong sense of immersion.

Even with the presence of top female star Dilraba Dilmurat, the show couldn't save the declining ratings.

The most common thing about this kind of imaginative script is that it starts strong but ends weak. The idea is very novel and interesting at the beginning, but when the emotions are driven, the audience will find that the emotional driving method is too simple and boring.

As the "two top streamers born in the 90s", Dilireba and Yang Zi actually have different preferences when it comes to choosing scripts...

Gu Jingyi was reading the script sent by Dilraba Dilmurat in the business car, writing and drawing on the tablet with a capacitive stylus.

It's already May now, and the filming of "One Thousand and One Nights" is almost finished.

The script sent by Dilraba Dilmurat is full of flaws.

Judging from the second half of the script, the style is completely different from the silly sweet pet style of the first 15 episodes.

Bai Hai's life story continues to unfold, and the heaviness of his childhood shadow contradicts the previous dreamy and sweet pet drama.

The character of Ling Ling Qi is a fangirl from beginning to end, without highlighting the growth of the characters.

Starting from the 28th episode, Bai Hai unexpectedly has a "car accident amnesia plot", which is full of old-fashioned flavor.

However, Dilraba Dilmurat had already finished filming these scenes at this time, and Gu Jingyi came to visit the set ostensibly to help her revise the script, but in fact he was reminiscing about the past.

It's impossible for the crew of "One Thousand and One Nights" to overturn all the previous settings and have Deng Lun and Dilraba reshoot because of his words...

Lunzi had already taken on "Escape the Room" at this time, and was waiting for the filming of the show to be completed so that he could record a variety show with his friends and others.

The producer is also waiting for the show to be aired quickly so that he can get a quick return on his investment.

Taking this into consideration, Gu Jingyi simply put down his stylus. He flipped straight to the ending, thinking about how to change it.

The setting sun shone on the beach, dyeing it a honey-colored color. Gu Jingyi quietly parked in a black business car outside the "One Thousand and One Nights" crew. When he got out of the car, he was quickly spotted by the sharp-eyed young girl.

"Is that Gu Jingyi?" The female stagehand holding the prop box stumbled a little. Her eyes were shining as she looked at Gu Jingyi, filled with joy.

"Hello, I'm Gu Jingyi"

Gu Jingyi curled up the corners of his mouth into a business smile and waved at her very cordially.

"Hmm... I didn't expect you to come here. Jingyi, I've liked you since you were on Produce 202."

The stage manager looked at Gu Jingyi in a daze, and kept repeating his love for him.

Such a commotion naturally caught the attention of the assistant director.

"Is that Teacher Gu? Teacher Reba is in Group A."

The assistant director came over with a smile, and his eyes quickly noticed that Lin Ze was carrying coffee in the back of the business car.

All the Starbucks were placed on the table temporarily brought in by the crew.

"Teacher Gu, please have some coffee," the assistant director yelled, and the remaining staff members from Group B came over.

"Wow, Teacher Gu is here."

"Jingyi, your new album is pretty good."

As Gu Jingyi walked towards Group A where Dilraba Dilmurat was, he met staff from time to time.

He greeted them with a smile, but walked quickly towards Group A.

"Teacher Gu..."

The executive director was standing behind the camera and couldn't help but look back when he noticed the gaze behind him.

When she saw Gu Jingyi coming, she was about to shout out, but Gu Jingyi chuckled and made a "hush" gesture at the corner of his lips.

He pointed at the camera, signaling the director to look at the lens.

This is an outdoor scene, and the props team has prepared artificial snowfall.

On the surveillance camera, Dilraba Dilmurat stood on the street. She slowly turned her head toward the camera, noticing a figure in the crowd. Her eyes suddenly widened, trying to see clearly but to no avail.

She was wearing bright and beautiful clothes, squatting on the ground, tears falling like beads from a broken string.

"You can't tear off Bai Hai..."

Dilraba clutched the poster in her arms, her head slightly lowered as she muttered, "Right?" The pendant in her ear trembled with her sobs, the crumpled poster trapped in her arms like a treasure that could disappear at any moment. Just as the director was about to shout "Cut,"

A voice suddenly came from behind, "Wait a few seconds."

The executive director was a little stunned, but he really didn't rush to shout "Cut".

Sure enough, a few seconds later, the tear in Dilraba's eyes "popped" onto the wrinkled poster in her arms.

A teardrop fell, and the wrinkled poster was splashed with water.

When the clapperboard sounded, Gu Jingyi looked at Di Lieba with a complicated expression.

His Adam's apple moved slightly, as if the tear that Dilireba had just shed was burning on his collarbone...

Before the director looked over, Gu Jingyi withdrew his gaze in time.

"Cut! Perfect!"

The executive director clapped his hands and stood up, then teased Dilireba with a smile, "Dilraba, look who's here?"

Only then did Di Lieba notice that Gu Jingyi was standing behind the camera equipment and looking at her with a smile. She suddenly felt a little shy and a little happy.

I covered my mouth and wanted to laugh, but held it back.

There are so many people on the set and it's not suitable to show too much emotion.

"Teacher Reba, you've worked hard. Would you like a cup of coffee?"

Gu Jingyi was wearing a Dior spring/autumn windbreaker, the corridor-shaped design making him look even more handsome. He stood behind his camera, holding a cup of Starbucks and waiting for Dilraba Dilmurat to come over.

Just like a boy waiting for his girlfriend to come out of the university dormitory, Dilireba walked over quickly with a smile on her face.

"It's rare that Teacher Gu is free today. How's the filming of 'Ashes of Love' going?"

"It's okay. The reshoots are all done."

When "Ashes of Love" was mentioned, Deng Lun, who had just seen Gu Jingyi coming and was wandering around wondering whether to go up and say hello to him, suddenly stopped.

It was incredibly embarrassing. He'd assumed that after his contract with "Ashes of Love" ended, the casting would at most be from actors less popular than himself. Unexpectedly, Taoyuan Studio directly hired Gu Jingyi, a star who was already a star to the point of no return. Fans of the original "Ashes of Love" novel were celebrating on the homepage. [Great news! Thank you Deng Lun for not taking the role.]
[Ahhh, it's Gu Jingyi! Xiaotao, please stop being so good at choosing male leads, okay? I didn't expect you to actually invite my husband!]
[Honestly, Gu Jingyi's face is the prototype for many of the male protagonists in Green River. Countless authors on the Little Pink (Jinjiang author forum) have said that their male protagonists were modeled after Gu Jingyi's face.]
"Brother Lun, would you like some coffee?"

Gu Jingyi also saw Deng Lun and smiled warmly at him.

"Okay, thank you."

Deng Lun also breathed a sigh of relief, said hello to Gu Jingyi and left.

Di Lieba took the coffee from Gu Jingyi and started drinking it.

"?!!"

She looked at Gu Jingyi in surprise. How did this guy know that her favorite drink was caramel macchiato?
Gu Jingyi smiled without saying anything. The wind blew through the ends of Dilraba's hair, revealing her slightly red ears. Dilraba turned her head and smiled secretly.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that today's caramel macchiato was particularly sweet.

Inside the RV, Gu Jingyi opened the door and walked up.

Dilraba had just finished filming and was fanning herself by the collar of her costume. Suddenly, she saw a figure leaning against the door frame, and the person then leisurely sat down next to her.

"Teacher Gu, are you here to inspect the suffering of the people?"

It is really hard to film in a down jacket on such a hot day. Even though the air conditioner is on in the RV, Di Lieba is still fanning herself.

After noticing Gu Jingyi sitting next to her, she raised her chin and looked at him proudly. There was a slight blush at the corners of her eyes, which was obviously caused by the crying scene she had just performed.

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Jingyi took out a handkerchief from his pocket, folded it, and covered her sweaty temples with it, wiping the sweat off her.

"I heard that Reba has several kissing scenes in One Thousand and One Nights."

Gu Jingyi leaned down and looked at her meaningfully.

Those eyes, like clear ponds, were so deep that one couldn't see their light.

Dilireba, who had just been saying that Gu Jingyi was late, suddenly felt a little flustered. She stuttered and said, "I... that's my professional quality as an actor! This is all work, you know..."

As she spoke, she carefully stole a glance at Gu Jingyi's expression.

The other party's face remained calm, and it didn't look like he accepted this explanation.

Di Lieba was a little hesitant. It was the first time she saw Gu Jingyi like this.

When the smile on his lips faded, the impact of his dark complexion became extremely oppressive.

Being stared at like this by him, even a top female star like her felt more psychological pressure.

"Gu Jingyi, are you angry?"

Dilireba softened her tone and looked at him timidly.

In the last second she was still pretending to be a cool and arrogant queen, but in the next second her true nature was exposed and she became a soft girl with a queen face and a cute girl heart.

Gu Jingyi remained silent, his eyes swirling with obscure emotions in the dim light. His face was also filled with deep fatigue, and Dilraba only then remembered how Gu Jingyi had found time to visit the set despite his busy schedule.

Gu Jingyi's fatigue was the last straw that broke Dilraba's psychological defenses.

She whimpered and hugged Gu Jingyi's waist. She put her arms around his back and gently buried her head in Gu Jingyi's neck.

"Oh, Gu Jingyi~ Are you jealous? Please don't be jealous~"

"I'm jealous? Are you kidding me?" Gu Jingyi sneered.

"Okay, okay, it's not that you're jealous~"

Dilireba was very understanding. She leaned her head on Gu Jingyi's chest. She smiled sweetly at Gu Jingyi with her clear eyes, "Gu Jingyi, I'm really happy that you can come to visit me~"

The corners of Gu Jingyi's mouth curled up, then quickly suppressed them.

"Isn't Mr. Deng Lun as happy as you? I heard someone had to do a kissing scene with him 7 times!"

A clear voice floated over from above, and the tone it spoke was also meaningful.

Dilireba's mind was still spinning wildly after she just finished filming, and she suddenly said, "Then you kiss me too!"

After saying it, he realized that he had said something wrong. He felt a little embarrassed and wanted to get up from Gu Jingyi's arms.

Gu Jingyi held the back of her neck with one hand, "Teacher Reba, you said this. How can you go back on your word? You're a senior, you debuted several years before me. You have to set a good example for the juniors, senior."

A scorching breath came from her ears, spreading across Dilraba's neck.

Even without looking in the mirror, Di Lieba could guess that she must be in a mess now.

Not only were his ears red, but his neck and cheeks were also incredibly hot.

"I mean privately. Who told you to do that now?"

Di Lieba was a little shy and her voice was as thin as a mosquito.

Gu Jingyi heard it clearly, their faces less than 3 centimeters apart. At this distance, even the tiny airflow when speaking could be accurately sensed by the other party, let alone words.

"So, Teacher Reba means we can kiss in private?"

Di Lieba's head was about to smoke because Gu Jingyi was so close to her.

Losing her mind, she nodded and said, "That's right, don't do this on the set..."

The teardrop mole at the corner of her eye also gradually brightened as the temperature rose. As she shook her head, it was like a cluster of dancing flames blooming in Gu Jingyi's eyes.

Gu Jingyi stretched out his finger and rubbed the teardrop mole.

This simple movement made Di Lieba's breathing a little disordered.

"Gu Jingyi, you did this on purpose..."

She gritted her teeth and spoke in a whisper.

Gu Jingyi pressed the teardrop mole hard again, "Teacher Reba, you are so mean. I am your junior, how could you treat me like this?"

As the fingertips applied pressure, the soft flesh on the cheeks also sank.

Soon, as the skin rebounded, the teardrop mole reappeared.

Like stars, twinkling in Gu Jingyi's eyes.

Dilireba's teeth were almost broken, "Youngster, don't go too far..."

She almost squeezed these words out of her throat, and her eyes were dancing with fire as she looked at Gu Jingyi.

"But you and Deng Lun had to NG seven times during the kissing scene."

Gu Jingyi leaned over and touched the teardrop mole under Di Lieba's eyelid again with some affection.

"Please be considerate of me, sister. I'm really going crazy when I think about this."

"Being able to sit in an open RV, mindful of the crew's possible gaze, and resist the urge to brand you again, is already the limit of my patience."

Gu Jingyi's movements gradually became gentler, and he touched the teardrop mole as if he was caressing a treasure.

When Dilireba heard him say this, the anger in her heart had disappeared.

Before she could curl the corners of her mouth, she touched Gu Jingyi's head and acted like an older sister.

Gu Jingyi pressed it down again, "Focus a little, senior."

(End of this chapter)