Huayu: That year, I withdrew from the Super Boy competition.

Looking at the small medicine box in her hand, Su Wei subconsciously turned to look at Yang Mi.

Yang Mi had already turned away and was chatting with Liu Shishi about the script.

His tone and expression remained completely unchanged, as if nothing had happened.

After a while, while she was tidying her hair, she quickly said something in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"It's specially formulated to treat muscle soreness and bruises. Apply it after showering tonight after being on wires, and it will feel better tomorrow."

After saying that, she picked up where she left off.

Su Wei looked down at the ointment in her hand, then looked at her.

Yang Mi was listening to Liu Shishi speak with her head tilted to the side; the contours of her profile appeared soft under the warm yellow light of the private room.

He quietly slipped the ointment into his pocket.

Then, taking advantage of the moment when everyone at the table was talking at once, he quietly said "thank you" to Yang Mi.

Although the voice wasn't loud, Yang Mi clearly heard it.

She didn't turn her head; her eyes were still on Liu Shishi, who was speaking across from her. The corners of her mouth curved slightly, a very faint smile that vanished in an instant.

Su Wei straightened up, picked up her teacup, and took a sip.

He was actually quite happy.

It's not because people care about me—or rather, it's not just because of that.

Yang Mi was both a senior and a mentor to him, a complete newcomer.

She could have easily used her senior status to openly hand him the ointment from the table.

Then, in front of everyone, he said, "Junior, you can take this and use it."

No one would care about this kind of concern for a junior.

But she didn't.

She chose a moment when no one was paying attention, quickly slipped it over, whispered what she said, and then turned back.

This unassuming thoughtfulness did indeed help him avoid some awkward situations.

Of course, Su Wei was aware of this as well.

Yang Mi was willing to take care of him, probably not only because she was a senior student looking after her junior, but also because he was handsome.

From a young age, Su Wei has always been self-aware of what she looks like.

If a girl treats him well, it's most likely related to this.

But no matter the reason, it's never a bad feeling to be cared for.

Especially the care shown to a pretty girl.

It was almost 11 o'clock when the party ended.

Most of the shops around the film studio were closed, with only a few streetlights and the sign of a small supermarket in the distance remaining on the street.

A night breeze blew in from the east, carrying a slight summer coolness, dissipating most of the heat that had been suffocating the private room all night.

Hu Ge walked beside Su Wei, a relaxed smile still on his face after the meal, but fatigue was also visible under his eyes.

He patted Su Wei on the back.

"There's still filming tomorrow, go home and get some rest."

Su Wei nodded: "Brother, you too."

Hu Ge smiled and waved at him.

The others also gradually dispersed.

Yang Mi and Liu Shishi walked together in another direction.

After walking a dozen steps, Yang Mi looked back and glanced at Su Wei. She didn't say anything, but simply raised her chin slightly, indicating that he should go back soon.

Su Wei stood there until everyone had gone far away before turning around and walking back.

He reviewed everything that had happened that day.

He originally thought the first day of filming would be tough.

I might get so nervous that I forget my lines, get scolded by the director, and embarrass myself in front of everyone.

I was genuinely nervous; my heart nearly jumped out of my throat when the wire lifted me up. But I pulled through, and my performance wasn't bad.

He felt that this film crew...

Oh, that's alright.

…………

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

By this time, Su Wei had become quite familiar with the main characters.

In the first few days after joining the crew, he would rehearse what he was saying in his mind before speaking on set, afraid that he might say something wrong and offend someone.

Now we don't need to at all.

This way of getting along isn't something you do intentionally; it's formed through years of interaction.

Extensive daily contact.

We all worked together on wires, stayed up all night together, and got criticized by the director in front of the monitor...

The polite formalities between people gradually disappeared day by day.

Now Su Wei can joke around with everyone freely.

Once we got to know each other, all sorts of problems would frequently arise on set.

The most common situation is that they burst out laughing.

The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 itself has many comedic scenes.

Jing Tian's character is the kind who's talkative and loves to joke around, and Hu Ge often adds some small gestures and expressions on the spot when he plays the role.

Sometimes the script contains serious dialogue, but as he acts it out, it goes off-topic, and the people around him can't help but hold back.

But when it comes to laughing on set, no one in the entire crew can compare to Tang Yan.

Just how low is Tang Yan's threshold for laughter?

She starts laughing before others even find it funny; and she continues laughing after others have finished laughing and stopped.

The moment the clapperboard is struck, she can start laughing at the slightest glance from her co-star.

In one scene, Tang Yan, who plays Zi Xuan, has to say a line to Huo Jianhua, who plays Xu Changqing.

The original line was, "Master, please get this straight, this is a tavern."

As a result, she blurted out, "Master, this is a bar."

There was a half-second of silence in the shed.

Then Hu Ge was the first to burst out laughing, laughing so hard he bent over and slapped his thigh.

Yang Mi leaned against a prop pillar, covering her mouth with the back of her hand, her shoulders twitching.

Huo Jianhua tried to keep a straight face, maintaining Xu Changqing's aloof expression for less than two seconds before his smile crumbled, and he lowered his head to cover half his face with his sleeve.

Su Wei, who was standing to the side waiting, also laughed out loud.

Tang Yan tried to salvage the situation by waving his hand and saying, "Let's start over."

But before he could finish speaking, he was caught up in Hu Ge's laughter and started laughing too. The laughter grew louder and louder until he was leaning on the table next to him, tears streaming down his face.

The director, watching from behind the monitor, couldn't help but laugh a few times. After everyone had laughed enough, they started filming again.

But Tang Yan's ability to create laughs goes beyond just slips of the tongue.

She has a straightforward personality and speaks without thinking, often spouting some inexplicable golden quotes on set.

Among the main characters, besides Hu Ge and Liu Shishi, Su Wei is closest to Yang Mi.

He didn't need to say it himself; the rest of the crew could tell.

Yang Mi spoke to him much more often on set than to others.

Chat about school while waiting;

When transitioning between scenes, ask if you slept well last night;

When it's time to eat, Yang Mi will casually take his boxed lunch.

Su Wei believes that the reason the two are so close is largely because they attend the same school.

The two, both graduates of the Beijing Film Academy, formed a natural alliance on set.

When they talked about school, they talked about which teacher was strict, which classroom didn't have enough heating in winter, and what the worst food in the cafeteria was...

These are topics that others can't get a say in, but they're a readily available common language among people from the same school.

But Su Wei also understood that being classmates was only part of the reason.

What truly made him willing to approach Yang Mi was the box of ointment he received on the first night.

This first impression is really crucial.