Cheng Xia was filming when Pei Shaoze returned to the set. Pei Shaoyan was next to the director. He saw his brother and hurried over. âBrother, what happened at the company? Is it serious?â
Pei Shaoze explained as he walked, âAn omega actor became pregnant and wants to leave the circle. I went to talk with him.â
Pei Shaoyan accepted this pregnancy matter very well. He calmly made an âohâ sound and pointed to the filming set in the distance. âCheng Xia and Shen Kai are shooting a scene together. Shen Kai forgot his words and NGed a few times. Director Liu asked them to go over the lines again. However, this scene is a bit more ambiguous.â
Pei Shaoze raised an eyebrow. âAmbiguous?â
âI just read Brother Chengâs script. Qin Nian has already fallen in love with Lu Fengyang at this time. During the time when Lu Fengyang was asleep, Qin Nian secretly kissed the other person on the mouth. This means he will kiss Shen Kai later. The director says this should be an actual kiss and it canât be a fake shot.â Pei Shaoyan lowered his voice. âBrother, I just listened to Screenwriter Xu and Teacher Lemongrass discussing the next script. It seems they want to add some kissing scenes.â
ââŚâŚâ A strong displeasure flashed in Pei Shaozeâs heart and he walked up to Director Liu.
Cheng Xia just happened to raise his head and the two people looked at each other. Pei Shaoze thought about what he had done to Cheng Xia during this period and was a bit embarrassed. He moved his eyes away uncomfortably. On the contrary, Cheng Xia didnât seem to mind and showed him a shy smile.
Pei Shaoze sat down in a pretend calm manner. Just then, Director Liu shouted âstartâ and Cheng Xia and Shen Kai immediately entered their roles.
Today they were shooting the scene of Qin Nian and Lu Fengyang going for a walk in the park on the weekend. Director Liu chose a beautiful place on campus and set up the appearance of a park.
Shen Kai opened a bottle of mineral water and drank half of it. Then he placed an arm around Cheng Xiaâs shoulder. âQin Nian, you took first place in the entire year again this time. What is your brain made of? How can you understand those messy mathematical formulas after listening to them once?â
Cheng Xia spoke seriously, âIn fact, youâre also very smart. You will make progress as long as you work hard. Your mind just isnât focused on your studies.â
The two peopleâs lines were fluent but Pei Shaozeâs eyes were on Shen Kaiâs hand. This hand was gently resting on Cheng Xiaâs shoulder in the intimate posture of âhalf hugging each otherâ as he led Cheng Xia forward. As they chatted, Cheng Xia turned his head to look at Shen Kai. There was a bright smile on his face and he couldnât hide the love in his eyes.
The scene of the two people walking side by side was very warm.
Lu Fengyang in the original novel had such a carefree character. He didnât know that Qin Nian was an omega so he put his arms around the other personâs shoulders with a âgood brotherâ attitude. Shen Kai played the role vividly and it was very consistent. However, Cheng Xiaâs admiring eyes toward him and the smile on his face made Pei Shaoze feel particularly uncomfortable.
This âthe cabbage I raised is being dug up by a pigâ mentality made him frown.
Liu Xueyi noticed President Peiâs displeasure and couldnât help asking in a low voice, âPresident Pei, did you think this scene wasnât shot well?â
Pei Shaoze returned to his senses and his tone was cold. âItâs fine.â
Liu Xueyi couldnât see what was wrong with President Pei and kept talking praise. âI think itâs great. President Pei, have you noticed that Shen Kai and Cheng Xia are becoming more and more like CP? They are a good match no matter what angle!â
Good match? Pei Shaoze didnât think they were a good match.
Teacher Lemongrass smiled. âYes, they are the living Lu Fengyang and Qin Nian. Both of them are very involved in the drama. The plot hasnât reached the stage of confession but the ambiguity of caring for each other is about to overflow from the screen.â
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Screenwriter Xu laughed. âIf they werenât acting then I wouldâve misunderstood that Cheng Xia really likes Shen Kai!â
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Pei Shaoze was becoming more and more uncomfortable. It felt like the treasure he held in his palm was about to be taken away. Shen Kai looked really unpleasant to him. Why did this yellow-haired kid steal away Cheng Xia?
Liu Xueyi clapped his hands and shouted over there, âShen Kai, Cheng Xia, itâs great. Continue to the next scene.â
The lights and photography were ready and the next scene started being shot.
Shen Kai and Cheng Xia turned to the next scene. There was a tree and wooden seat here. Shen Kai sat down when he was tired and lay back lazily. His hands were folded behind his back and he squinted as he stared at the sky in the distance. âIâm a bit tired. Letâs take a break.â
Sunlight spilled on his face through the gap in the leaves. Shen Kaiâs face value was relatively high and he was really handsome when shot from this angle. Some time passed and he seemed to be asleep. Cheng Xia whispered, âFengyang?â
The other person didnât respond. It wasnât known what Cheng Xia was thinking about but his ears suddenly turned red. He leaned over toward Shen Kai for a kiss whenâŚ
Pei Shaoze sternly shouted, âStop!â
Cheng Xia stopped and Director Liu looked over in a puzzled manner. âPresident Pei? Whatâs wrong?â
Pei Shaozeâs expression was a bit ugly. He was very disgusted by the scene just now. He didnât want to see Cheng Xia kissing others. The moment Cheng Xia was about to kiss Lu Fengyang, it felt like a needle pierced his heart and he instinctively called out to stop it.
Now the director, screenwriter, actors, and staff members were all staring at him. Everyoneâs eyes were filled with confusion. They seemed to be wondering why President Pei suddenly called a stop. Wasnât the filming going well?
Pei Shaoze returned to his senses and looked seriously at the author and Screenwriter Xu. âThere didnât seem to be this scene in the outline of the script that you initially gave me?â
Lemongrass smiled. âItâs true that the outline wasnât very detailed but I have discussed it with Teacher Xu these days. I feel that Cheng Xia and Shen Kai have a strong sense of CP. Adding a scene of secretly stealing a kiss will make the audience feel sweeter.â
Screenwriter Xu also agreed. âYes, after all, we are a love-themed school drama. Qin Nian always had a crush on Lu Fengyang. He secretly kissed Lu Fengyang after seeing this person fall asleep. Donât you think Qin Nian like this is very cute and makes people feel happy?â
Pei Shaoze didnât like it when his Cheng Xia was playing such a Qin Nian.
Pei Shaoze frowned. âThe theme of Folding Paper is growth. You donât need to rely on kiss scenes to attract the audience. Adding intimate scenes will be very abrupt. Qin Nian does like Lu Fengyang but he knows there wonât be any results with Lu Fengyang. This is why he has always kept this feeling in his heart. Do you think it suits his character setting to steal a kiss in public?
Lemongrass thought, âHow does it not fit? Qin Nian secretly likes him so Qin Nian wants to get closer to this person. President Pei, have you ever been in love?â
Screenwriter Xu looked dazed. Most of the producers he met would take the initiative to ask him to add various intimate scenes for the sake of ratings and creating topics. Meanwhile, President Pei thought an intimate scene was too abrupt? The man sitting next to Director Liu looked calm and serious. He didnât seem to be joking.
In any case, Pei Shaoze was the wealthy backer. It was very common for the producer to be dissatisfied with the script and made the screenwriter revise it seven or eight times in a row. It was already very rare that President Pei never interfered in the creation of the script previously. Now that he put forward his opinion, the director and screenwriter would naturally give him some face.
Liu Xueyi reacted immediately and smiled. âPresident Pei, do you think itâs better to keep our drama fresh and clean to the end?â
Pei Shaoze nodded. âYes, I chose this script because the theme is positive and the two protagonistsâ growth is touching, not for their love story. I previously searched on the Internet about school dramas with the theme of love. The audience is tired of the kissing and bed scenes. Why should we fall into this stereotype? Too many kissing scenes will only make people feel greasy.â
Everyone heard this and felt that⌠he made a lot of sense! Their Folding Paper focused on the growth of the protagonists and it naturally had to be fresh and clean. It would take the clear route among the school online dramas!
Xu Moran bowed his head in shame. âPresident Pei is right. The kiss scene really destroys the overall freshness and beauty of the drama.â
Liu Xueyi slapped his thigh. âThatâs right! In Rong City, we used a lot of money on drones to shoot many spectacular snow scenes. Now we are in Yaâan and there are many beautiful scenery shots. The tone of the entire drama is fresh and natural. It was originally a light appetizer. If we add too many kissing scenes then it will turn into greasy braised pork!â
In addition to being a producer, Pei Shaoze also acted as the supervisor of the drama. The supervisor needed to check the overall direction of the drama and correct it in time when the script was off track. The reasons he put forward couldnât be refuted. Pei Shaoze glanced around and spoke calmly, âSince everyone has no opinions, delete all the kiss scenes later.â
Screenwriter Xu wondered in a low voice, âThen should the finale also be deleted?â
Pei Shaoze thought about it. âChange the finale to a hug. The green trail is beautiful and the two people hugging will look very good.
This was probably the cleanest of all online dramas. The two main characters filmed more than 20 episodes only to just hug at the end? However, based on Pei Shaozeâs theory, such a âfresh and refinedâ drama might actually be a hit. After all, ambiguous scenes were overflowing everywhere. The audience was used to eating braised pork every day. If a light dish came out then perhaps it would make people shine?
Not far away, Cheng Xiaâs ears turned red as he listened to the conversation between the chief creators of the crew. Did President Pei not want to see him kiss another alpha? Was this why he had the screenwriter delete all the kiss scenes?
In fact, Cheng Xia had felt really awkward. He really couldnât say anything when facing Shen Kai. He tried to think of the other person as the one he liked so he could find a bit of feeling. However, he would feel sick in his heart if he really had to kiss Shen Kai intimately.
It wasnât that he hated Shen Kai. Shen Kai was very nice and took good care of him. He just had a psychological sense of cleanliness. After discovering that he liked President Pei, he would feel sick at the thought of being intimate with other alphas. He thought of the other personâs mouth touching his own and Cheng Xiaâs entire body became cold.
It was great that President Pei had the screenwriter delete the kissing scenes with a few simple wordsâŚ
This alpha always protected him in such a calm manner, making Cheng Xia feel warm.
Since Pei Shaoze suddenly raised an objection, Screenwriter Xu had to change the scene on the spot. The scene where Cheng Xia lowered his head to steal a kiss from Shen Kai was changed to Cheng Xia gazing gently at Shen Kai from the side. This effect was actually very beautiful. Liu Xueyi was very satisfied with this and had the crew finish work in advance.
At dinner time, everyone went back to the hotel to eat together. There were too many people around so Cheng Xia just smiled and greeted President Pei before going to sit with his agent. As he sat down for dinner, Cheng Xia secretly sent a message to Pei Shaoze. [Thank you, President Pei.]
Pei Shaoze didnât respond. Why did Cheng Xia thank him? He asked suspiciously, [Thank me for what?]
Cheng Xiaâs understanding of the message was, âWe have this type of relationship. What is there to thank me for?â
Thanks for what? The two peopleâs understanding had deviated again.
Cheng Xia continued to talk. [President Pei, is your body better? Donât be careless at night. You should take cold medicine before going to bed.]
Cheng Xiaâs concern made Pei Shaozeâs originally annoyed mood much better and he easily replied, [Yes, I know.]
At this time, Pei Shaoyan came back with his food. He suppressed his laughter as he leaned toward his brotherâs ear. âBrother, youâre awesome. Youâre so jealous that you donât want to see Cheng Xia kissing someone else. As a result, you found a lot of high-sounding excuses to delete the kiss scenes. The writer, director, and screenwriter were all convinced by you. Awesome!â
Pei Shaoze slightly raised an eyebrow. âWhat nonsense are you saying? This drama is indeed a fresh style. If there are too many kissing scenes then what is the difference with the crude online dramas that use intimate scenes as a gimmick?â
Pei Shaoyan shrugged. âThatâs trueâbut can you swear that you werenât jealous?â
He definitely couldnât swear in such a childish manner.
Pei Shaoyan gloated. âYou just looked at Shen Kai like you were looking at a rival. There is nothing wrong with admitting that you were jealous. If an omega I liked was kissing others then I would go crazy with jealousy.â
Pei Shaozeâs face was calm as he didnât reply. It was because he found that he couldnât refute his younger brotherâs words. Was that inexplicable emotion just now jealousy?
No, he regarded Cheng Xia as a junior who needed to be cared for. Logically speaking, he shouldnât interfere too much with Cheng Xiaâs personal feelings. Then why couldnât he stand Cheng Xia being too close to other men?
At first, he thought it was an âold fatherâs mentalityâ. Most fathers didnât want to see their child fall in love at a young age and affect their career. If they saw their child being close to a peer then the father would naturally be unhappy.
Did he really have an elderâs mentality toward Cheng Xia?
What if the person standing in front of Cheng Xia wasnât Shen Kai but a very good alpha who was capable of giving Cheng Xia happiness? This person had money and power, was handsome, and was willing to protect and take care of Cheng Xia for the rest of his life⌠would he agree to leave Cheng Xia with that alpha?
Pei Shaoze imagined it for a moment and realized he couldnât accept Cheng Xia being with others. An alpha kissing Cheng Xia, hugging Cheng Xia, marking Cheng XiaâŚ
He couldnât accept it. In his heart, no alpha was good enough to deserve his little seedling.
How could such a hard-working, lively, caring, and warm young man be taken away by another alpha? Even if Cheng Xia was an omega male who could be marked or even get pregnant, this didnât mean that Cheng Xia had to be with another alpha.
Pei Shaoze had a headache. He was surprised to find that he actually had a strange âexclusive desireâ for the seedling he had raised for a long time. If Cheng Xia knew this, would he be scared off by a âperverted uncleâ like Pei Shaoze?
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