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Chapter 99, Section 98: The Young Man Who Started Filming, Zhou Ye Cries Late at Night (5K)

After a while, several other celebrity seniors came over together.

Lin Shaobai is the most popular person here right now, so everyone treats him with great respect.

Even though Lin Shaobai was the youngest among them.

"Hello, Teacher Lin."

A few people gathered together for a simple chat.

Later, he was invited by the director of the Produce 101 program to go out for dinner.

The day after dinner, Lin Shaobai flew to the mountain city to prepare for filming the movie "Better Days".

The next performance of Produce 101 is in three days. He will take a leave of absence to fly there and accompany the trainees on stage.

At the opening ceremony, Zhou Dongyu stood next to Lin Shaobai.

Zhou Dongyu is now a senior actress, and she's already a Best Actress winner.

He is indeed more qualified than Lin Shaobai in all aspects, but he is still not as popular as Lin Shaobai.

Because Lin Shaobai's "Ashes of Love" became a huge hit, he received support and encouragement for the start of filming this time.

His fans are called White Cranes, and their support color is sky blue.

At the opening ceremony, the entire street was lined with banners wishing Lin Shaobai a successful start to filming.

[Lin Shaobai's filming started smoothly]

[Lin Shaobai's filming starts smoothly and goes well]

As one of Lin Shaobai's biggest fans, female college student Chen Siqi naturally came here to support the start of filming.

She was so thin and small that her head was completely obscured by the crowd.

"Lin Shaobai!!!"

"Aaaaaaah! Brother Bai!!"

"Lin Shaobai!!"

There are many security guards maintaining order on this street.

On the left, there was a whole street of devoted fans, and on the right, a long line of buses were showing their support.

They all had Lin Shaobai's name and portrait printed on them.

Chen Siqi received Lin Shaobai's support items and a start-up red envelope. She also picked up some materials from Lin Shaobai's family and a milk tea they treated her to.

Chen Siqi took these things and took pictures from one angle after another, quickly taking more than 100 photos.

The scene was packed with people, and screams filled the air. If you didn't know better, you'd think it was some popular tourist attraction.

It's still one of those popular tourist attractions during public holidays.

Chen Siqi wandered around for a while and then discovered several other internet celebrities who were live streaming here.

Everyone here is a fan of Lin Shaobai, and they all came to see the start of filming for Lin Shaobai's movie.

Besides fans being able to follow their idols offline after the event starts, there are generally a few other situations.

The first thing is to wrap up filming.

When filming wraps up and fans celebrate, they will give heartfelt speeches. At this time, their respective fan clubs will also organize wrap-up support activities, and fans can come and pick up support items.

Secondly, there are the important outdoor scenes.

The third is to act as an extra in large-scale scenes.

Especially in large-scale events with 50 to 300 people, there are many attendees, and sometimes you can stand close to your idol.

Chen Siqi arrived relatively late, so the fans in the front row probably already got photos of Lin Shaobai.

But she simply couldn't squeeze in from that distance.

Even though they were cheering and shouting along with the other fans, they couldn't get a single picture of their idol.

Later, until the support ended, Chen Siqi did not get to take any photos of herself.

After returning home, Chen Siqi posted a message on her WeChat Moments.

[There were so many people here today to support Lin Shaobai's filming launch!]

As soon as she posted it on WeChat Moments, several friends she hadn't been in touch with for a long time liked and commented on it.

Wow, you like Lin Shaobai too! I'm so happy to find someone who shares my taste!

What a coincidence, I went there today too!

[They're all sisters who like Lin Shaobai!]

What drama did Shao Bai film?

[The film, *Better Days*.]

Lin Shaobai is waiting in the RV outside. The current cast includes Zhou Dongyu and Zhou Ye.

Once the crew has set up the set and adjusted the lighting, he can go and film when they call him.

Many people say that actors just eat the food prepared by the staff.

Lin Shaobai's makeup and styling in this drama make him look like a hoodlum.

His skin was also dark yellow, and he looked dirty.

Both he and Zhou Dongyu were almost without makeup.

To be fair, Zhou Dongyu's age doesn't seem out of place at all when he plays an 18-year-old high school senior.

The main reason is that they look young, just like Tan Songyun. Their baby faces and small faces help them age better.

Lin Shaobai spent his free time studying the script and lines, hoping to better immerse himself in the role.

After a while, Assistant Xiao Liu came over.

"Boss, let's go."

"it is good."

Lin Shaobai was going to be beaten up in his very first scene.

And they had to be beaten badly.

He plays a thug, and it's normal for him to get into fights and bleed.

Before this scene, Zhou Dongyu happened to pass by the location where Lin Shaobai was beaten on his way home from school.

Because of his own kindness and sense of justice, Zhou Dongyu called the police.

Unfortunately, the report failed, and I was caught by those thugs again.

These thugs have a really bad sense of humor; they even insisted that the female lead kiss the male lead who had been beaten up.

This is how the story of the two characters in the film begins.

I remember the beginning was a kiss, and the end was also a kiss.

The actors who were originally supposed to play thugs stood obediently next to Lin Shaobai before filming began, without moving an inch.

Lin Shaobai glanced at them.

Several people instinctively stepped back.

Lin Shaobai is a top star, and he's recently become incredibly popular, with a super-crazy fanbase.

If he were to actually fight, wouldn't he be torn apart by his fans?

Lin Shaobai: "It's okay, don't feel pressured later."

Wouldn't it be even more painful to perform poorly the first time and then have to fight again?

Or better yet, the sooner we start, the sooner we can end it.

Several extras nodded frantically, like chickens pecking at rice.

"Okay, okay. We will."

Once everything was ready, Lin Shaobai's first scene officially began.

After the director yelled "action," the three actors playing thugs started punching and kicking him.

"beat!"

"Get him, kill him!"

"How dare you hit my brother!!"

"Burn paper money for me? I'll burn paper money for you first!!"

"Get up! Aren't you supposed to be a great fighter?!"

Zhou Dongyu, dressed in a blue and white school uniform, didn't dare to look up the whole time he passed by.

Later, unable to resist glancing at it, I quickly picked up my phone: "I need to call the police. Someone here is being beaten; many people are beating one person."

The voice was trembling.

Before he could finish speaking, one of the thugs grabbed him by the neck and pulled him backward!

"You come here right now!!"

Then, Zhou Dongyu was grabbed by the neck and thrown next to Lin Shaobai.

"Great! This one's approved!"

Lin Shaobai quickly dusted himself off. Just as he was about to go behind the camera, the three extras came over and apologized to him sincerely.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, Teacher Lin!"

Lin Shaobai waved his hand.

Xiaohan starred in a drama called Dark Glory.

The actress who played the female lead, Song Hye-kyo, was constantly being beaten up throughout the film.

Whether in adolescence or adulthood, she was beaten up.

However, she was the most senior among them, so the other actors were terrified.

Lin Shaobai and Zhou Dongyu came to the camera together to watch.

Zhou Dongyu's eyes narrowed involuntarily as he looked at Lin Shaobai being beaten so badly, wondering how he could have been beaten so badly.

But this makes it more realistic, doesn't it?

At this moment, Zhou Ye, who was standing not far away, felt even more heartbroken.

She and Lin Shaobai are in a romantic relationship.

But no one can talk about this relationship, nor can they make it too obvious.

All that's known right now is that they're friends.

Zhou Ye stood at a distance watching Lin Shaobai film this scene, feeling extremely distressed, as if he were being slashed by a knife.

They knew perfectly well it was all an act.

But I still felt incredibly uncomfortable.

Director: "This take is good."

They quickly continued.

Next comes the main event: Lin Shaobai will be forced to kiss Zhou Dongyu by having his head pulled.

Zhou Dongyu was grabbed by the neck and thrown to the ground by several thugs. She immediately knelt down in front of Lin Shaobai.

Why would I call the police if I don't know you?

"This girl likes him."

"You think he's good-looking and you want to help him, right?"

"Give her a kiss on this mad dog as a reward!"

Lin Shaobai was grabbed by the back of his hair by one of the actors playing a thug, forcing him to raise his head.

Zhou Dongyu was being choked by another thug and forced to move forward.

The point is to see the two of them kissing.

Lin Shaobai knew that the two of them had never met before.

He was naturally unwilling, hence his pained expression.

Zhou Dongyu's eyes were filled with tears, and seeing Lin Shaobai being beaten in front of him made him even more afraid.

She didn't dare to resist at all; the more she resisted, the more brutally she was beaten.

"Hurry up and kiss me!"

"Darling!"

"Hurry up!"

"You really want her to die?" Lin Shaobai was so weak from the beating that his face was covered in blood and dirt.

He portrayed the despair in his eyes, the feeling of being captured and unable to move.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhou Dongyu crawled slowly toward Lin Shaobai, closed his eyes, and kissed him.

The thugs cheered when they saw this, sounding like cavemen.

Lin Shaobai's originally desperate eyes instantly changed because of this kiss.

He had researched the character.

They are typical examples of children who are unloved by their parents and have experienced extreme lack of love since childhood.

So this kiss was a kind of redemption for him.

You could even say that Zhou Dongyu's character, Chen Nian, appearing here is a kind of redemption for him.

A complete stranger actually called the police for him, and even kissed him so that he wouldn't be beaten anymore.

No one had ever treated him like this before, not even when he was a child.

Taking advantage of the moment when the thug actors were off guard, Lin Shaobai stood up and pinned the thug leader to the ground, punching him several times!
Each time it got more ruthless than the last.

Then the two thugs left with their boss.

The filming ended here, and the director yelled "Cut!"

Let's secure this one and then shoot another.

Lin Shaobai, who had come behind the camera, watched Zhou Dongyu perform.

Whenever he sees Zhou Dongyu's performance, he can't help but exclaim, "No wonder she's a film queen!"

How can someone act so well?
Zhou Dongyu was smiling brightly behind the camera; her eyes are small, and they curve into slits when she smiles.

Lin Shaobai: "What are you laughing at?"

Zhou Dongyu: "It's nothing. They're just laughing at us for our good teamwork."

Lin Shaobai: "It's because you acted well. You were able to draw people into the situation."

Zhou Dongyu: "Really?"

“Yes. There’s no need to lie here.” Lin Shaobai smiled slightly.

……

After filming finished today, Lin Shaobai was supposed to return to the hotel.

Zhou Ye Hotel is also here; the two are on the same floor.

But Zhou Dongyu suddenly said he wanted to invite him and Zhou Ye to have dinner nearby.

Zhou Ye was quite reserved throughout.

The two people who jokingly traveled together are Zhou Dongyu, an award-winning actress with numerous representative works, and Lin Shaobai, a wildly popular top star.

She's currently a college student and doesn't dare to say much.

"Sister Dongyu, I'm sorry about the scenes that followed."

After eating a little, Zhou Ye suddenly said to Zhou Dongyu.

Zhou Dongyu was stunned.

Zhou Ye: "Then my scene involves hitting you, and I... I'm very sorry."

A minor actress will feel psychologically burdened if she plays for someone more famous or with a higher status than her.

"What's there to apologize for? It's just characters fighting characters, not you hitting me. Besides, we're actors, these kinds of things happen all the time. Don't worry about it, just hit me!"

Zhou Dongyu spoke in a particularly cheerful tone.

Zhou Ye felt encouraged: "Really?"

Zhou Dongyu: "It's okay, hey. You mustn't feel guilty, because if you feel guilty, and the hit is too light, the director will think it's not right and will hit you again, right? You'd definitely choose the first one, the first one, between being hit hard and being hit countless times."

Zhou Ye nodded.

However, she still had reservations, after all, the character was just too evil.

She was so bad that even she herself probably felt she couldn't continue acting.

Zhou Dongyu talked to Zhou Ye for a long time afterward, which helped him feel a little better.

Lin Shaobai didn't say anything to disturb the two of them; they were currently discussing the scene.

After finishing the barbecue, everyone returned to their respective rooms.

After Zhou Ye went back, he took a shower and then went to find Lin Shaobai.

After their intimate moment, Zhou Ye lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.

Today was different from usual; she had a nightmare.

In her dream, she was still bullying the character played by Zhou Dongyu.

Those scenes instantly jolted her awake from her dream!
Zhou Ye is a very kind and cheerful person; she certainly wouldn't do that in real life.

The stark contrast kept her awake at night.

Zhou Ye took a deep breath, then propped the pillow up so that his back could rest against it.

She wanted to calm herself down as soon as possible and go back to sleep, as she had filming tomorrow.

But after waking up from this nightmare, I couldn't fall back asleep.

Late at night, in the darkness, Lin Shaobai heard a girl crying beside him.

Why is a girl crying out of the blue?

It would be even scarier if the girl jumped out of the TV or the toilet!

No, wearing red shoes is the scariest.

Lin Shaobai opened his eyes and slowly turned his head, then saw that it was Senior Sister Zhou Ye.

She covered her face with her hands, trying her best not to make a sound.

Lin Shaobai blinked in frustration.

"Sister?"

"Xiao Lin!"

Zhou Ye looked down at Lin Shaobai, and the two exchanged a knowing glance.

Cold tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Clap."

Lin Shaobai quickly turned on the bedside lamp, sat up, and hugged Senior Sister Zhou Ye.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you crying in the middle of the night?"

"Sorry for waking you up."

“It’s nothing. Why are you sitting here crying in the middle of the night? Is something sad? Or did someone bully you? Tell me.”

Lin Shaobai comforted Zhou Ye while stroking his hair.

"No."

Zhou Ye's emotions stabilized considerably in Lin Shaobai's arms.

"I just feel sorry for Chen Nian."

Chen Nian is the pitiful female lead who is bullied in the movie, played by Zhou Dongyu.

"I feel so sorry for Chen Nian..."

"Ah."

Zhou Ye wiped away his tears and looked up at Lin Shaobai.

In the dim light, her eyes appeared even more sparkling.

"Senior, didn't the director say that what you're doing is to promote the fight against school bullying? This way, everyone will know how harmful this kind of behavior is, and they won't do it anymore."

"Yes, I know."

"It's okay, it's okay."

Lin Shaobai hugged his senior sister even tighter.

Zhou Ye felt that Lin Shaobai was her safe haven.

I've only ever experienced this feeling at home.

Now, I feel the same way in his arms.

It's so warm and reassuring.

Outside, only Lin Shaobai can give her this sense of security.

"Go to sleep."

"Oh, right, Kobayashi."

"What's wrong?"

"I didn't let them find out; I was very careful."

"what?"

Lin Shaobai frowned, wondering why his senior sister's speaking style had suddenly changed.

Zhou Ye: "I mean I haven't let them find out about our relationship. I won't let you be bothered."

Lin Shaobai was somewhat moved when he heard this.

"I won't affect you."

"..."

"But then again, why did you insist on recommending this movie to me?"

"Because this movie is really good, don't you think?"

Zhou Ye nodded.

"That's true."

It turns out that the people on the film side didn't think much of Zhou Ye's senior sister because she looked too cute.

But this character is a villain, so why does he have to look so innocent?
Fortunately, Zhou Ye successfully landed the role based on her audition footage and her understanding of Wei Lai.

"I just didn't expect it to be so difficult to film."

Reading a script is one thing, but when you're actually immersed in the filming, it's a completely different experience.

Sometimes, it can be a real torment for actors who play villains, because they are too normal and too kind in real life.

But acting requires immersing oneself in the role.

This can easily lead to feelings of inner conflict.

"It will get better slowly, trust me. And I'll always be here for you."

Lin Shaobai stretched out his hand.

Zhou Ye glanced at him, but instead of taking his hand, he reached out and hugged him around the neck.

"Thank you, Xiaolin. You're so kind to me. It's so good to have you around."

Lin Shaobai: "Really?"

Zhou Ye: "Yes. I never imagined that things would develop to this point between us."

"That sounds a bit strange," Lin Shaobai raised an eyebrow.

"I never imagined that our fate would be so deep. Having you is my blessing."

"That's even weirder, isn't it?"

Zhou Ye frowned, somewhat displeased: "What's strange about that? I'm telling the truth!"

She crossed her arms and looked into the distance: "Meeting you, getting to know you, and being with you has made me very happy. Even if we are not together in the future, the time I spent with you has been the happiest time of my life."

Lin Shaobai: "...This sounds like we're breaking up."

"No, no." Zhou Ye suddenly came to his senses and touched Lin Shaobai's face with his hand: "I...I...I was just expressing how important you are to me. We won't break up. We won't break up. Because I like you very much."

Lin Shaobai watched as Zhou Ye lay back in his arms.

"Okay, let's go to sleep~"

"Ah."

A 10,000-word update. Eating dumplings on the Winter Solstice.

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