Ji Qinghuai continued to brood over how he shifted from the couch to the bed for the entire morning but didn’t come to any conclusion. He wasn’t even certain if he had woken up at night.
In the end, he gave up. He had already done it so what was the point of thinking so much? It would be even more embarrassing if he continued lingering on it.
Xie Yan came to the set with Ji Qinghuai today and also had a boxed lunch with him. The weather was extremely hot. Ji Qinghuai took two bites of his lunch and stopped because of his lack of appetite. “Mr Xie, I want to eat the food you cook.”
At Xie Yan’s house, he had cooked for him and knew that he was a picky eater. Before, Xie Yan didn’t know that he was the cat, so he pretended that he had never tried Xie Yan’s cooking. Now that Xie Yan knew, he no longer needed to pretend.
Meanwhile, Xie Yan thought that Ji Qinghuai was referring to the boxed lunch. “Once your filming is over, you’re welcome to eat my cooking anytime.”
Ji Qinghuai was delighted and he lowered his head to take two more bites of rice. Luo Yi saw Ji Qinghuai’s poor appetite and offered, “Qing ge, I have some pickled cucumbers here. It tastes good with rice.”
“Pickled cucumbers?” Ji Qinghuai who was worried that he wouldn’t have energy, sniffed slightly, “Give me some.”
Luo Yi took out a glass bottle filled with pickled cucumbers. Ji Qinghuai took out a piece and tasted it. The sourness was very appetizing. He scooped some out and asked Xie Yan, “Do you want some?”
“I’ll have some too.” Xie Yan responded, reaching for the glass bottle in Ji Qinghuai’s hand. He took a few pieces and placed them in his own box.
The pickled cucumbers were tangy and crunchy, complementing the rice well. Ji Qinghuai took a bite of the pickled cucumber followed by a bite of rice. And  just like that, their lunch was finished.
Ji Qinghuai took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and then said to Luo Yi, “When the afternoon sun isn’t as hot, help me buy two mobile phones.”
Yesterday, when he was saving the boy, his phone fell out and couldn’t be found. It was a newly bought phone and he didn’t even realise he had lost it. Although Xie Yan’s phone was still with him, the water had damaged it and could no longer be used.
Luo Yi nodded, “Okay, I’ll buy them this afternoon.”
Ji Qinghuai yawned and became drowsy as soon as he was full. It was still early so Ji Qinghuai leaned on the chair and closed his eyes to rest for a while.
As a result, the crew had already started filming by the time he woke up.
Ji Qinghuai had sweated a lot. Although he had just woken up, he was still groggy, probably because his body hadn’t recovered yet.
Xie Yan was not in the lounge and Ji Qinghuai didn’t know where he was so he got up and walked out of the lounge. At a glance, he saw Xie Yan sitting next to Huang Minghai watching the excitement.
Wasn’t it just watching the shooting?
Then, he noticed Huang Minghai’s poor complexion and the surrounding staff’s distressed expressions. Meanwhile, Wang Jiajia was sitting at the side trimming her nails. He walked over and asked Lu Fangjie, “What’s going on?”
Lu Fangjie knew that Ji Qinghuai had just woken up, so he simply recounted what had happened.
In the afternoon, the crew had started working normally. The first scene to be filmed was Lu Fangjie’s and Wang Jiajia’s. Not long after filming started, Wang Jiajia said that it was too hot to stand and wanted to rest. The director refused, but in the end, he had no choice but to comply with her.
After half an hour, Wang Jiajia still refused to shoot. Huang Minghai and the entire crew would not wait just for her. He suppressed his temper and requested Wang Jiajia to continue filming, but she was still unwilling and directly asked them to find a substitute.
This made Huang Minghai blow up.
As a martial arts-themed movie, action scenes were indispensable in ‘Tibetan Warrior Pavilion’. There were substitutes in the crew, but now they were going to shoot a kissing scene with the male and female protagonists. How could they use a substitute?
Could they only show the heroine’s back and not the face?
Ji Qinghuai smiled mockingly, “You’re being despised.”
Lu Fangjie looked helpless and whispered, “I wish I wouldn’t have to act with her.”
When he first accepted the script, he heard that he was working with Ji Qinghuai and he became very excited. However, after a week of filming, Lu Fangjie’s initial enthusiasm had worn out, and now he wanted to take a detour whenever he saw Wang Jiajia.
Ji Qinghuai patted Lu Fangjie on the shoulder to show his sympathy, and walked to Huang Minghai’s side, “What time is it?”
Huang Minghai ignored him. Instead, assistant director Fan Wei glanced at the time and said, “It’s almost three o’clock.”
Ji Qinghuai sighed. If it continued like this, he estimated that the crew wouldn’t be able to finish anything. He said to Fan Wei, “Go and persuade her again.”
Fan Wei nodded and walked to Wang Jiajia’s side, “Jiajia, you see everyone is waiting. Let’s shoot this scene first, okay?  It’s not too late to take a break after filming.”
However, Wang Jiajia remained unmoved, “The weather is too hot, I feel extremely uncomfortable and can’t film well in this state.”
Wang Jiajia glanced at Ji Qinghuai and saw that Ji Qinghuai had his head lowered and was talking to Xie Yan. The two were very close. Thinking of the two sleeping in the same room last night, Wang Jiajia suddenly became angry, “I don’t want to shoot today, find a substitute. Either use a substitute or wait for tomorrow, choose one.”
Fan Wei looked at Ji Qinghuai with an uneasy look.
Ji Qinghuai thought for a while, and said to Huang Minghai, “Why don’t we just get a body double to film it?”
Huang Minghai raised his head and glared at Ji Qinghuai. He was about to curse when Ji Qinghuai hurriedly spoke, “Don’t rush to scold me. It’ll be a problem if it drags on like this. Let’s film this scene using a substitute first and we can find time later to film the front shots with Wang Jiajia later. We should at least finish something today.”
Ji Qinghuai said again, “But if you are willing to wait for her, I have no objection.” After speaking, he yawned again. Huang Minghai looked at Wang Jiajia’s laid-back look, with not a hint of discomfort. It was obvious that she just didn’t want to film.
So be it.
Huang Minghai waved his hand, “Go and prepare.”
Only one of the substitutes invited to the crew was a girl in her twenties. The costume designer led the little girl to change into her costume but was suddenly stopped when she passed by Wang Jiajia.
Wang Jiajia questioned, “You’re planning to use her for the shoot?”
The costume designer replied, “The remaining substitutes are all men, she’s the only one who can act in your place.”
“Who are you kidding?” Wang Jiajia stood up and pointed to the female substitute, “How did you find this person? Look at her figure, her waist is so thick, what if someone mistakes her for me?”
Without waiting for the costume designer to speak, Wang Jiajia sat in her chair, “I forbid you from using her.”
Fan Wei walked over with sweat forming on his back and explained patiently, “We don’t have a suitable one for now, I’ll pay careful attention to her figure when shooting for a while. I guarantee that she will look like you.”
“Who said there’s no one suitable?” Wang Jiajia pointed to Wen Jing beside her, “I think she is quite suitable.”
Hearing Wang Jiajia’s words, Fan Wei took a look and noticed that Wen Jing and Wang Jiajia were indeed alike in terms of height and body shape.
Wen Jing hurriedly declined, “Sister Jiajia, I…I can’t…”
“Why not?” Wang Jiajia leaned back, “Didn’t you learn acting?”
Wang Jiajia looked at Wen Jing, “I remember you haven’t gotten a role since you graduated, right? Lu Fangjie is a popular actor. You have such a good opportunity in front of you. Don’t miss it.”
“I…” Just as Wen Jing was about to speak, Fan Wei cut her off and said, “It’s even better that you’ve learnt acting. Stop the ink, go and change your clothes.”
Wen Jing had no choice but to follow the costume designer to change her clothes.
Everyone waited outside. Luo Yi had bought the mobile phones and brought drinks for everyone at the same time. He handed a bottle of juice to Ji Qinghuai, and a bottle of milk to Xie Yan.
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows.
Luo Yi had taken the milk and juice and passed them directly to him. The bag was full of various drinks, but only his was milk.
Ji Qinghuai liked fruit juice and he didn’t drink other beverages apart from milk. Obviously, this bottle of milk was bought specially for him.
So the question was, how did Luo Yi know his preferences?
Xie Yan looked at Ji Qinghuai.
Ji Qinghuai unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of the juice. Seeing Xie Yan look at him, he blinked at Xie Yan.
He retracted his gaze, raised his head and drank a mouthful of milk. The seemingly absurd answer in his heart was about to come out, just waiting for the east wind to blow away the mist.
After Ji Qinghuai drank his bottle of juice, Wen Jing also finished her makeup and came out. Ji Qinghuai raised his eyes and thought, the little girl looks pretty dressed like this.
Fan Wei said to Lu Fangjie, “Wen Jing looks so delicate, she appears even more beautiful this way.”
Wang Jiajia snorted coldly.
“After a while, there might be frequent mistakes during the shooting but the director won’t scold you to death.”
Huang Minghai also glanced at Wen Jing more, “Let’s start.”
Lu Fangjie and Wen Jing walked to the camera. Wen Jing was very nervous. She didn’t dare to look at Lu Fangjie and kept her head down. Seeing Wen Jing so shy, Lu Fangjie was also a bit embarrassed.
Lu Fangjie took a deep breath.
“Actors are in position, action!”
Lu Fangjie raised his hand to caress Wen Jing’s face and slowly approached. Wen Jing clenched her fists and shut her eyes directly.
“Cut.”
Lu Fangjie immediately let go of Wen Jing.
Huang Minghai started giving out pointers, “Wen Jing, your body is too stiff, relax. Let’s do it again.”
Wen Jing looked at Lu Fangjie apologetically, her cheeks flushing red.
For some reason, Lu Fangjie’s heartbeat speeded up significantly. He hadn’t been this nervous even during his first kissing scene. He took a deep breath to calm himself down.
“Action!”
Lu Fangjie looked at Wen Jing and raised his hand to touch her face again. Wen Jing still couldn’t let ease into her role. Seeing that Lu Fangjie was about to kiss her, she turned away in a panic.
Before Huang Minghai could speak, Lu Fangjie said, “I’m sorry director, I stepped on her by accident.”
He performed an entire show as he continued, “I’m really sorry, I’ll have to trouble you to do it again.”
Wen Jing stared at him blankly. In return, Lu Fangjie smiled slightly.
“Action!”
This time, Lu Fangjie didn’t directly caress Wen Jing’s face. After all, she was a girl. Although she was only filming, how could she not be nervous about kissing someone in front of everyone?
Lu Fangjie first took Wen Jing’s hand and then turned to hold it. He looked at Wen Jing and Wen Jing also looked at him. The two gazed at each other, and Wen Jing gradually relaxed. She clasped his hand.
Lu Fangjie stroked Wen Jing’s face and slowly leaned in. This time, Wen Jing didn’t avoid it anymore.
“Okay, it passed.”
Lu Fangjie immediately let go of Wen Jing, and the two of them looked at each other before blushing.
Lu Fangjie raised his eyes and inadvertently saw Ji Qinghuai looking at him with a smile on his face. He (JQH) was very interested in the show. Lu Fangjie turned his face away and ignored him.
“I’m so embarrassed.” Ji Qinghuai turned to look at Xie Yan, who also happened to be looking at him. Their eyes collided with each other.
They looked at each other awkwardly. Ji Qinghuai’s gaze slowly moved down, falling on Xie Yan’s lips.
His lips were pale and thin…
Ji Qinghuai suddenly recovered and was startled by the thoughts in his mind.
Damn it!!!
My friend and I were heading to a bakery after school to buy breakfast for our family and I bought this chocolate mochi bun that was so mind-blowing, I’ve been thinking about it for days. It was much more expensive than normal bread but it was all worth it because there was a good amount of chocolate filling and mochi inside. Unlike that time I bought a cream cheese bun and realised there was no cream cheese filling inside… Yeah, I never went back sigh