"Heart of the Ocean" was about an actor who performed a dance with a whale in an aquarium. In the process of getting along with the beluga whale, he gradually fell in love with this angel-like species and began to run around to protect the beluga whale. After many hardships, he finally made the United Nations legislate to protect wild belugas.
The dance with the whale in the drama was called "Heart of the Ocean," named after the last two performers who would form a heart with the beluga whale.
Tao Tao played the female lead who worked in the aquarium, and Feng Qingyuan played the male lead. He was a marine biologist whose family owned a mine.
At the same time, this was also Tao Tao's first star drama where she played the leading role.
After the review, "Heart of the Ocean" would be broadcast in the non-prime time slot of the local channel.
Feng Qingyuan was 35 years old this year. He came from the Central Opera House and was a legitimate actor.
His acting skills and artistic ethics were indisputable. He could be said to be the mainstay of the middle-aged generation of actors.
Qi Xingchen looked at the script and the actor's introduction, and his whole person was not very good.
In the original book, this drama was the turning point of the female lead's career.
In order to learn how to dance with a whale, Tao Tao went into the water again and again and choked on water. The director would be moved by her dedication to art and personally cut a trailer for her.
This trailer finally let the public see this beautiful and dedicated second-tier actress and laid the foundation for her to walk on the A-list.
At the same time, in the romance plot, the male lead was shooting a new music video next to the crew.
When the director passed by to visit, he happened to see the female lead diving into the water again and again.
Naturally, the male lead, like the director, appreciated the female lead more.
Of course, no matter how the female lead got promoted, it had nothing to do with Qi Xingchen. As friends who had been together for a month and a half, Qi Xingchen hoped that she would get better and better.
It had something to do with the Qi family!
It was during this drama that Qi Jiaze fulfilled his mission as cannon fodder!
"Qi Xingchen?" Seeing that he was holding the script in a daze, Du Lanxin reached out and waved her hand twice in front of his eyes. "What are you thinking about?
Have you finished reading? "
"… Yes," Qi Xingchen said perfunctorily, "I've finished reading."
"I got you the third male lead.
Being the third male lead in a star drama is only average in terms of increasing one's popularity, but it's helpful in increasing one's national popularity. You've just gained a wave of fans, so you need to solidify them with your work. "
"Okay." Qi Xingchen pressed his forehead. "I got it."
The film would start filming in three days. Qi Xingchen had plenty of time on his schedule, so the director decided to let him join the cast a week later.
On the way back, Qi Xingchen sent a WeChat message to Zhang Yunfei: [Brother Yunfei, are you busy?]
Zhang Yunfei probably had a filming assignment, so he replied half an hour later: [Not bad. What do you want to say?]
Xing Xing: [Recommend me some teaching materials for learning acting.]
Zhang Yunfei: [Is our Xing Xing going to work hard?]
Qi Xingchen and Zhang Yunfei chatted for a while and then received the names of a few books.
Zhang Yunfei was also from a professional class, so the things he recommended were definitely not wrong.
Qi Xingchen asked Brother Qin to stop by the bookstore. After buying all the books, he got out of the car at the entrance of the neighborhood.
He opened the door with the books in his arms. Grandpa Qi didn't go to the company today. He was chatting with Qi Yuji on the sofa in the living room.
"Xing Xing is back. Did the interview go well?"
Qi Xingchen said, "It went well." After saying a few words, he returned to his room with the books.
Watching his back disappear into the distance, Qi Yuji muttered, "Dad, don't you think Xing Xing is in a bad mood? He seems to have something on his mind."
"I can tell. This child, sigh." Father Qi sighed. "Maybe it's because his mother's death anniversary is coming and he misses her again."
"Then how can I make him happy?"
Qi Yuji blinked. "Xing Xing has changed a lot. It's like he's a different person. He's mature and sensible. He's not as easy to coax as before.
In the past, when I saw his eyes, I knew what he lacked and what he wanted. Now … "
She frowned slightly. "He doesn't seem to want anything now. This makes my heart ache even more."
"Either …" Father Qi suggested. "Or I'll try. You can ask Old Sun to help me prepare the car."
The Qi family didn't know that they were worried about Xing Xing's unhappiness, while Xing Xing was worried about their lives.
He remembered why Qi Jiaze became cannon fodder. As a rising female star, Tao Tao didn't have much time to take care of her younger brother, Tao Xuan. She transferred Tao Xuan to a boarding school.
It was Qi Jiaze's school.
Qi Jiaze had a bad temper. Anyone who provoked him would suffer.
In addition, he was handsome and had a good family background. In school literature, he was a proper school bully.
That was how the story happened.
For some reason, Tao Xuan provoked Qi Jiaze. Qi Jiaze beat him up and sent him to the hospital.
Tao Tao asked the director for leave to take care of her brother. When the director found out, he was very angry. He posted a Weibo that insinuated school violence. The male lead helped to repost it.
Thus, Qi Jiaze was exposed by the resourceful netizens. They attacked him on the Internet, sent him wreaths, and harassed him with phone calls.
In the end, Qi Jiaze couldn't take it anymore. When he was on the verge of a mental breakdown, he drove his car and crashed into Tao Xuan.
Tao Xuan was fine. He died a horrible death and was the first to enter the cemetery.
Perhaps to make it more enjoyable, the author even wrote about the netizens' reactions when they found out about Qi Jiaze's death.
To sum it up in four words, he deserved it.
When he saw this paragraph, Qi Xingchen had the same thought as the author.
School violence was vile. The victims might be shrouded in its shadow for the rest of their lives. The perpetrators deserved to die.
However, when he thought about how Qi Jiaze treated his classmates yesterday, Qi Xingchen was a little confused.
Was his younger brother really that bad?
Could he try to guide him?
As he pondered how to guide Qi Jiaze, he quickly went through the script.
Then, he opened the book that Zhang Yunfei recommended and read until it was time to eat dinner.
He rubbed his eyes and was about to rest for a while before continuing to read when he suddenly remembered that he hadn't gotten close to the male lead yet.
Coincidentally, he didn't reply to his WeChat message in the morning. He took his phone and typed: [Sorry, I was busy this morning. I'm only free now.
It's already late at night where you are, right?]
There was a 13-hour time difference between Washington and Beijing. It was five in the afternoon now, so it should be four in the morning where the male lead was.
After Qi Xingchen sent this message, he turned off his phone.
At this time, the other party must be asleep and wouldn't reply.
Unexpectedly, a few seconds later, [Bo sent a voice message].
Qi Xingchen's hand trembled as he flipped through the book. After adding each other on WeChat, because they saw each other every day, they didn't talk much. They only spoke a few times.
This was the first time he had sent a voice message.
Qi Xingchen licked his lips unconsciously, raised the phone to his ear, and pressed play.
"Yes, I just finished shooting a set of scenes and am walking to the hotel."
The man's voice was low and magnetic, and it sounded even better after the electric current treatment. Qi Xingchen quickly moved the phone away and rubbed the tip of his ear.
Then, a picture appeared on the screen.
It was taken from the car window. Above an old building, a crescent moon hung on the tip of a cross, and a few stars decorated it. The picture was quiet and romantic.
Qi Xingchen thought: He must be tired if he's not asleep so late at night.
He left the crew of Budget Traveller and went to Washington without stopping. He's also a mortal. Won't he be tired?
Qi Xingchen felt his chest tighten, so he got up and opened the window.
After the frustration faded, he copied the other party and sent a picture of his desk: [Look how hard I'm working.]
After the message was sent successfully, he realized that it sounded wrong and immediately chose to delete it.
Unfortunately, Bai Ye had already seen this sentence, which was similar to a child asking for praise from his parents.
From a psychological point of view, the parents had to give appropriate
Encouragement so as not to dispel the child's enthusiasm.
Bo: [Did the company accept a role for you?]
Xing Xing: [Yes, I'm cramming at the last minute.]
Bo: [Study well. If you improve, I'll give you a gift.]
Why did he sound like he was coaxing a child?
However, he was a little tempted. He supported his cheek with his left hand and typed on the phone with his right index finger: [What reward?]
[Xing Xing has deleted a message.]
The tone of the message just now was not right. It sounded like a spoiled child, so he had to send it again.
Xing Xing: [What reward?]
Bai Ye was conquered by his words. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry: [Looking at your progress, it must be what you want.]
Then I'll definitely finish it before I enter the set!]
Xing Xing immediately finished. He put down his phone and watched until midnight.
Without the call of the program crew's loudspeaker, and without Du Lanxin's desperate calls, he finally had a good ten hours of sleep.
When he opened the door and saw Auntie Zhang, he stretched happily. "Hey, Auntie Zhang, did you go for a Botox injection?"
"Celebrities often get it. It's something that removes wrinkles."
"Hey, you child. Ordinary people like us don't need that stuff!"
"Don't lie to me." Qi Xingchen was reasonable. "If you don't get Botox, how can you get younger and younger? Hurry up and tell me the truth!"
Oh, so Second Young Master was praising her in a roundabout way. Auntie Zhang let out a "pfft" and burst into laughter.
In the past, Second Young Master was rebellious. He rarely spoke at home and was not close to the servants.
Recently, the rebellious period had passed and he had become more and more cheerful.
Who wouldn't like such a beautiful and clever young man?
Aunt Zhang waved her hand. "Okay, okay, Second Young Master, don't tease me. Hurry up and eat. Master will look for you after."
Father Qi was looking for him?
Afraid that something big would happen, he ran to the dining room.
After eating breakfast, the driver, Old Sun, came in and told him that Qi Xiaoming was waiting at the Baisha Harbor Oceanic World and asked him to go over.
The Baisha Harbor Oceanic World was a large tourist attraction built near the sea. It had a zoo, an oceanarium, a museum of marine animals and plants, and other entertainment venues.
When foreigners came to H City, they would most likely come here to check in. If it weren't for the fact that it was privately funded, it would definitely be rated as a national 5A scenic spot.
The main filming location of "Heart of the Ocean" was also at the Baisha Harbor Oceanic World.
Qi Xingchen didn't dare to delay and immediately got in the car.
An hour later, he saw Grandpa Qi on the beach of Baisha Harbor.
"Dad." Qi Xingchen stood behind him and called him softly. "I'm here."
"Okay, come to Dad's side. Let's have a good chat."
Qi Xingchen walked to Qi Xiaoming's side. Qi Xiaoming's gaze was distant. "I still remember that you liked to come to the oceanarium to see rays and seals when you were young. So many years have passed in a flash.
It seems that we haven't been here for a long time. "
Qi Xingchen didn't have this memory in his mind, so he could only nod.
"Now that I think about it, Dad hasn't been considerate enough to you all these years, so Dad has decided to give you a gift."
The pile of sneakers was still in the storeroom and hadn't been opened!
"No, Dad, you're very good to me. You really don't need it!" He quickly refused.
"It's too late." Qi Xiaoming shook his head. "I've already bought them."
Qi Xingchen: "… Okay, what do you want to give me?"
Father Qi put his hands behind his back, and the sea breeze blew his clothes, making them flutter.
"Do you see this Baisha Harbor Oceanic World?" Father Qi said. "From today onwards, it's yours."