He plays Feng Yuxiu, and his girlfriend is a fairy-like beauty.

In Liu Yifei's apartment.

She nestled on the sofa, scrolling through her phone, going through the comments one by one.

She would take screenshots of those praising Feng Yuxiu. She would like those praising Ye Mo (using a secondary account).

"Pfft." She laughed out loud.

One comment said, "Who is Ye Mo? I'm going to dig up his Weibo account today."

Some people also said, "What does he actually look like? Are there any photos of him in real life? I don't want to just see his lunchbox."

Liu Yifei thought for a moment, then flipped through her phone's photo album and found a picture of Ye Mo.

She took the photo secretly. That day, Ye Mo was cooking in her apartment, wearing shorts and an apron, holding a spatula, and his hair was messy.

She hesitated for a moment and didn't send it.

Never mind, this one is too ugly.

Let's wait until he has some nice photos.

She logged out of Weibo, opened a chat application, and sent Ye Mo a message:

"Your Weibo followers are almost 600,000."

A few seconds later, Ye Mo replied: "I saw it, the price increase is making me a little panicked."

"What's the panic?"

"I'm afraid it will fall."

Liu Yifei laughed: "It won't fall off. You acted well. The audience will remember your character, not your trending topics."

"You're quite the talker, aren't you?"

"I'm your girlfriend, of course I'll compliment you."

This was followed by a smug expression.

Ye Mo replied with a hugging emoji.

Liu Yifei held her phone to her chest, leaned back on the sofa, and stared at the ceiling.

She hadn't forgotten what her mother had said two days ago.

But she also came to a realization.

She doesn't need to argue with her mother, nor does she need to prove anything to the world.

She only needs to do what she wants to do and support who she wants to support.

As for the consequences?

We'll talk about it when we get there.

……

grassland.

The grassland scenes for "Brotherhood of Blades" were filmed in a remote ranch in Inner Mongolia Valley, a three-hour drive from the nearest town.

There was no signal, no food delivery, and even tap water was supplied on a fixed schedule.

Ye Mo arrived in the afternoon.

Before the car had even come to a complete stop, he saw several people standing at the entrance of the film set.

"Teacher Ye is here!"

The farmhand shouted from afar, his voice so loud it could startle the sheep on the grassland.

As soon as Ye Mo got out of the car, a group of people swarmed around him.

"Teacher Ye, Feng Yuxiu is amazing!"

"I went to see a movie the day before yesterday, and when I got back I spent the whole night bragging to my wife that I knew you."

"Teacher Ye, I say your phrase 'It not only determines who is superior, but also decides life and death' every day now."

"Could you teach me how to look at people with that kind of gaze? I want to scare my boyfriend a little."

Surrounded by people, Ye Mo smiled and dealt with them, his mouth almost reaching his ears in a grin.

He squeezed through the crowd and walked into the film set.

As I walked along, I was greeted by voices all the while.

"Teacher Ye is back!"

"Teacher Feng—no, Teacher Ye!"

"Teacher Ye, you're a social media celebrity now!"

Ye Mo was both amused and exasperated: "Don't call me Teacher Feng, my surname is Ye."

"It's all the same, it's all the same, Feng Yuxiu is you!"

……

At the entrance to the dressing room, Nie Yuan leaned against the wall, holding a cup of coffee in his hand. He smiled when he saw him walk over.

"You're back?"

"You're back, Teacher Nie."

"I saw your Feng Yuxiu." Nie Yuan took a sip of coffee. "My wife asked me if he was your co-star in your new drama. I said yes, and she asked, 'Do you feel a lot of pressure acting with him?'"

Ye Mo was taken aback: "What did you say?"

"I said yes, but I didn't tell her." Nie Yuan patted him on the shoulder. "Well done, really."

Ye Mo scratched his head: "Teacher Nie, if you keep praising me, I'll get cocky."

"You can't float." Nie Yuan laughed. "You don't look like someone who can float."

Li Dongxue walked over from the other side, holding a script in his hand.

He rarely spoke first, but looking at Ye Mo, he said, "I watched it, and it was well acted."

It was just four words, but Ye Mo knew that for someone like Li Dongxue, those four words were more valuable than forty words from others.

"Thank you, Dongxue-ge."

Li Dongxue nodded, turned around and left.

Wang Qianyuan sat in the rest area, holding a thermos cup in his hand.

Ye Mo walked over and greeted him, "Teacher Wang."

"You're back?" Wang Qianyuan looked him up and down. "You're quite the celebrity now."

"That's all thanks to the audience's kindness."

"Don't be modest." Wang Qianyuan put down his thermos. "I watched your Feng Yuxiu video, it's really good. The way you walked with a limp, I thought it was special effects, but then I heard you put in your own shoes?"

Ye Mo nodded: "I limped for as long as we were filming. After filming wrapped, my left foot was a size bigger than my right foot."

Wang Qianyuan was silent for two seconds, then said, "This industry is not lacking in talented people, but it lacks people like you who are willing to put in the hard work."

Ye Mo felt a surge of warmth in his heart: "Thank you, Teacher Wang."

……

Liu Sishi was in the dressing room, the door was closed.

She saw Ye Mo's car drive in through the window, saw him get out of the car, saw him surrounded by a group of people, and saw him walk over and greet Nie Yuan, Li Dongxue, and Wang Qianyuan.

Her hands were shaking.

It wasn't fear, it was nervousness.

She didn't know what she was nervous about.

It's not like I haven't met Ye Mo before, or that I haven't acted with him before.

But ever since she watched "Kung Fu Jungle" in the cinema, Ye Mo's face has been constantly on her mind—not Feng Yuxiu's face, but Ye Mo's face.

She remembered the look in his eyes when he said it was very moist.

She remembered the way he smiled with his head tilted to the side, and the words she almost blurted out on the day he finished filming: "Come back soon."

"Sister Sishi, Teacher Ye is back." The makeup artist pushed open the door and came in, looking excited.

"I know." Liu Sishi's voice was calm, but the powder compact in her hand was already slightly deformed from being squeezed.

She took a deep breath, stood up, tidied her hair, and went out the door.

Ye Mo was standing outside the dressing room, chatting with a staff member.

Hearing the door open, he turned around, saw Liu Sishi, and smiled.

"Sister Sishi."

Liu Sishi looked at him, her heart pounding, but she didn't show it on her face.

"You're back?"

"I'm back."

"I watched the movie." Liu Sishi paused. "Feng Yuxiu...acted very well."

"Thank you, Sister Sishi." Ye Mo scratched his head. "I feel embarrassed by your words."

Liu Sishi watched him scratch his head, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily curled up slightly.

It's still the same.

No matter how ruthless, crazy, or chilling he is on screen, off-screen he's just a young man who likes to scratch his head.

"How many more followers have you gained on Weibo?" Liu Sishi asked.

"More than 500,000."

"Only a little over 500,000?" Liu Sishi frowned. "You acted like this and only got a little over 500,000? Those popular celebrities get millions just for posting a selfie."

"They're celebrities with high online traffic, I'm an actor," Ye Mo smiled. "It's different."

Liu Sishi looked at him and suddenly felt that his words sounded very natural, not fake, but genuinely unconcerned.

"You'll have more in the future," she said.

"Thank you for your kind words."

The two stood there for a while, neither of them speaking.

The makeup artist poked her head out from the doorway: "Sister Sishi, it's time for a touch-up."

Liu Sishi nodded and turned to walk back.

He took two steps, then turned back.

"Ye Mo".

"Um?"

"Film the scenes on the grasslands well."

"Definitely."

Liu Sishi entered the dressing room, closed the door, leaned against the door panel, and took a deep breath.

The makeup artist leaned over and whispered, "Sister Sishi, your face was a little red when you were talking to Teacher Ye just now."

"Nonsense." Liu Sishi glared at her. "It's from being in the sun."

The makeup artist didn't dare to say anything more, but the corners of her mouth were turned up.

……

Lu Yang stood up from behind the monitor and waved to Ye Mo.

"come over."

Ye Mo walked over and squatted down.

"Director Lu."

"I've seen your Feng Yuxiu." Lu Yang's tone was calm, but his eyes shone. "Not bad."

Ye Mo laughed: "Director Lu, Sammo Hung also said something similar."

Lu Yang was taken aback: "Hong Jinbao?"

"Yes, he asked me out for a late-night snack on the night of the premiere."

Lu Yang stared at him for two seconds, then smiled.

"You're really lucky, kid."

"It's not luck," Ye Mo said earnestly, "it's because you taught me so well."

"Stop flattering me." Lu Yang waved his hand. "Go change your clothes. You have a scene this afternoon. Don't get arrogant just because you're famous. You'll fall when you need to."

"I've got it."

Ye Mo stood up and walked towards the dressing room.

The wind on the grassland was strong, making his hair fly wildly.

He squinted, looking at the distant rolling hills and scattered flocks of sheep, and took a deep breath.

The air smells of grass, earth, and freedom.

One week.

After we finish filming the scenes on the grasslands, we'll go to Hong Kong.

......