Sheng Xing Ze's alarm clock rang loudly in the silent room, which woke up the pair of lovers that had been embracing each other on the bed.
Yu Bai got up to turn off the alarm, took a look at the time and continued to put his arms around Xing Xing and closed his eyes, "You can sleep for a while."
Sheng Xing Ze closed his eyes for a few seconds, then he tried his best to crawl out of bed before his body falling back into sleep, his eyes wide open.
He pushed Yu Bai back on the bed and gave him a casual kiss on the cheek, "You go to bed, if Sister Tao knows that I'm late, she will skin me."
"Let me send you off," Yu Bai got up to start putting on clothes.
"You go back to bed, you can't get up early just because you want to be with your boyfriend a bit longer."
In the end, Sheng Xing Ze still did not let Yu Bai send him off.
Yuan Yuan drove Mi He Qiu and Sheng Xing Ze to the airport. When they arrived at the check-in gate, Tao Yi Ning had been waiting there for a while.
Seeing Sheng Xing Ze and the other had arrived, Tao Yi Ning waved the boarding passes in her hand and said coldly, "I thought you would not come."
"Why wouldn't I come at the invitation of beautiful Miss Tao?"
Not surprisingly, Tao Yi Ning slapped Sheng Xing Ze's head.
Although they were a little late, the three of them managed to catch the plane on time.
Sheng Xing Ze continued his sleep on the plane. Even when they got into the crew's car after the plane landed, Sheng Xing Ze still did not seem to be awake yet. He did not wake up until the car almost arrived at the filming site.
The first thing he did right when he returned to the site was to report to Ye Shuang Yang, "Is Director Ye here?" He asked Pei Man.
Pei Man pointed to the direction of the props room, and Sheng Xing Ze thanked him before running over.
"Director Ye," Sheng Xing Ze's voice was so sweet that Ye Shuang Yang could not help but get goose bumps, "Do you know what City B is well-known for?"
"Ceramics, why do you ask?" Ye Shuang Yang looked at him with wary eyes.
When Sheng Xing Ze heard this answer, there was a light in his eyes. He already knew what kind of gift to give Yu Bai.
"Yu Bai's birthday is coming soon, I want to give him a present that is made by me."
"Yu Bai's birthday? Isn't his in July?" Ye Shuang Yang asked puzzled.
"It's in a month, and I might have to ask you to let me off that day," Sheng Xing Ze put his hands together and smiled flatteringly.
Ye Shuang Yang snorted coldly, "Day off? Just so you can give him his birthday present?"
"Also, I might be getting a marriage certificate then." Sheng Xing Ze's eyes were full of sincerity. He looked at Ye Shuang Yang with round puppy eyes. Although Ye Shuang Yang knew that the other was just pretending, he waved his hand and agreed.
During the time they spent at the filming site, Sheng Xing Ze and Ye Shuang Yang had become familiar with each other a lot, and they understood each other very well. Sheng Xing Ze was willing to let Ye Shuang Yang in on some of his personal matters.
Ye Shuang Yang thought over it as a mysterious smile appeared on his face, "You and Yu Bai?"
Sheng Xing Ze pursed his lips and nodded, a little blush on his face.
Ye Shuang Yang smiled happily when he saw the other was being like this.
"I remember that when Yu Bai and I worked together, he was still a teenager back then. Now ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and he will be getting married soon."
It could be said that Ye Shuang Yang was the one who discovered Yu Bai's acting skill from the rest of unknown small role actors, in which setting the pavement for the man to become the Film Emperor.
Ye Shuang Yang was only a second or third-liner director back then, and his status was nowhere near like it is now. Because he could not find an actor with a suitable appearance, he set his sights on the small role actors at the time. At a glance, he found Yu Bai who has the most outstanding appearance and acting skill, and he rejected all the consensus to choose him as the leading actor.
That is, Yu Bai's acting skill has not yet reached the point of perfection. Under Ye Shuang Yang's guidance, he was able to become the current Film Emperor.
That movie helped Yu Bai jump from an eighteenth-line star to a popular actor, and Ye Shuang Yang's status also improved.
Sheng Xing Ze naturally knew their past, so he always respected Ye Shuang Yang, a director who was kind to Yu Bai.
In Ye Shuang Yang's eyes, Sheng Xing Ze was not only a close friend, but also a close junior.
"Let's go, we should try to be more efficient during this period, especially your solo scenes, try to complete them all in one take, so that you can free up some time to go prepare Yu Bai gift."
Sheng Xing Ze raised his eyebrows and thanked Ye Shuang Yang with a smile.
During the weekend, Sheng Xing Ze found the ceramic hall recommended by Ye Shuang Yang. It is said to be a century-old shop. The craftsmanship of the owner is absolutely top-notch in B City.
"Hello," he knocked on the door, and a seven or eight-year-old girl came out to greet him.
"Grandpa, there is a customer here," The little girl's voice was crisp, her big eyes flickering very cutely.
Sheng Xing Ze touched her head and heard the little girl giggling.
An old gentleman walked out of the store, leaning on a cane, his voice was hoarse:
"Take a look around."
Many fired porcelains are placed on the shelves in the store, and the azure patterns seem to tell stories from thousands of years ago.
Sheng Xing Ze took a good closer look on the display porcelains before he made his own request: "Is it possible for me to make one myself? My boyfriend's birthday is coming soon, and I want to prepare a gift for him."
He knew that this proposal was a bit impolite, but he stood there to let the gentleman evaluate him.
The old man did not see any dissatisfaction with the porcelain in his eyes, then he pointed to the finished products: "Is there nothing you like?"
"It's more meaningful if you handmade it yourself."
The old gentleman tapped his cane twice on the ground and glanced lightly at Sheng Xing Ze, "I don't have the energy to teach you."
After said so, he turned and walked into the house.
Sheng Xing Ze was a little disappointed, but this was also expected. He bowed to the old gentleman and thanked him, preparing to leave the ceramic hall.
The little girl standing beside him tugged Sheng Xing Ze's clothes corner, "Brother, I can teach you, I'm very good."
Sheng Xing Ze was dragged by the little girl to the room behind the ceramic hall.
The little girl introduced herself as Lan Lan, who was the granddaughter of the old man, and the shop was run by her grandparents.
According to Lan Lan's guidance, Sheng Xing Ze began to rub the mud, kneading the unevenly wet and dry areas of the mud fully and evenly, and changed to another kneading method to expel the air bubbles in the mud.
Because of his unskillfulness, Sheng Xing Ze took a lot of effort to meet Lan Lan's requirements. Occasionally, he would be scolded by the little girl sternly because of the wrong technique.
Looking at Lan Lan's face, Sheng Xing Ze couldn't help but want to laugh.
When he finally finely kneaded a piece of mud, Lan Lan beside him had already started drawing embryos.
Sheng Xing Ze put down the mud and listened to her explanation while watching Lan Lan's movements.
Seeing that the embryo in Lan Lan's hands had gradually taken shape, Sheng Xing Ze realized that this little girl was as simple as seen.
"Did you create all the things outside?" he asked softly.
"Yes, grandpa is getting old, so I did them. Grandpa is only responsible for burning the kiln." Lan Lan answered him with a smile.
"You are very capable," Sheng Xing Ze praised her.
The little girl stood tall with pride, and Sheng Xing Ze's smile became brighter.
Since then, Sheng Xing Ze came to the ceramic hall every weekend to attend his lesson, and the ceramics he made under Lan Lan's guidance gradually took shape.
"Can I draw something on it myself?"
Lan Lan nodded, handed the color materials to Sheng Xing Ze, and lay down besides Sheng Xing Ze to watch him paint.
Following the memory of learning simple strokes in his previous life, Sheng Xing Ze quickly drew two chibi characters on the porcelain body after making a few drafts on a piece of white paper.
One is him and the other is Yu Bai.
"Brother, are you drawing yourself?" Lan Lan recognized one of the characters as Sheng Xing Ze next to her at a glance.
"Yes," Sheng Xing Ze nodded with a smile.
"What about this one?"
"It's my boyfriend."
A look of confusion appeared on Lan Lan's face, "What is a boyfriend?"
Sheng Xing Ze explained, "A boyfriend is someone who is going to spend a lifetime together with you."
"Like me and Grandpa?" Lan Lan asked innocently.
Sheng Xing Ze shook his head, "it's someone who is not related by blood to you, but your heart beats faster when you see him. Does Lan Lan's heart beat faster when she sees Grandpa?"
Lan Lan held her chest for a moment, then pouted and shook her head.
"Will I have a boyfriend in the future?"
"Yes, he will be very good to Lan Lan, and Lan Lan will also be very good to him."
Speaking of Yu Bai, the expression on Sheng Xing Ze's face became gentle inadvertently. Lan Lan, who was sitting next to him, stared blankly and motionlessly at Sheng Xing Ze's profile.
A soft cough pulled both of them back to reality, Lan Lan's grandfather walked out from the back of the house, and he took the embryonic body from Sheng Xing Ze's hand.
"Once the firing process is completed, I will ask Lan Lan to send it to you. There are some social matters that I don't know how to explain it to her, but a guest like yourself was the first one to teach her."
The old gentleman sighed, dragging his weight to the room again.
"Lan Lan is very cute," Sheng Xing Ze took out a red envelope from his pocket and put it on Lan Lan's hand.
"Happy Children's Day, although a little late, I hope you don't dislike it."
Lan Lan held the red envelope given by Sheng Xing Ze at a loss, she looked at her grandpa helplessly, and wanted to return the red envelope to Sheng Xing Ze.
"It's specially for you, don't you want to open it?" Sheng Xing Ze put his hands behind him, making it clear that he did not want to take the red envelope back.
Lan Lan uneasily opened the red envelope, which contained a very delicate small silver bracelet.
She put the bracelet back in the red envelope sensibly, "Brother, this is too expensive."
Sheng Xing Ze smiled, "Lan Lan taught me so much, this is my apprenticeship fee."
"But..." Lan Lan wanted to say something, even her grandfather did not accept Sheng Xing Ze's gift.
"Mister, I will never have children of my own in my entire life. I really like Lan Lan. You can take this as a gift from a father who wanted a child of his own."
The old gentleman could not say anything to counter his words, so he let Lan Lan accept the gift, but he refused to accept Sheng Xing Ze's pottery money.
"Bye bye, Brother," before leaving, Lan Lan leaned on her grandfather's lap, wearing a small bracelet given by Sheng Xing Ze with a bright smile on her face.
"Bye bye," Sheng Xing Ze waved at her.
Thinking of the ceramic that is about to be formed, Sheng Xing Ze felt more happy, and could not wait to fly back to the Capital City to show it off to Yu Bai.