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    Chapter 40 Chapter 40 “This scene won’t work, prepare…

    “This scene doesn’t work, so I’m going to reshoot it.”

    Director Fu looked at Jin Yan’s lines and movements in the scene. Not only were the lines in an exaggerated tone, but the movements almost blocked Bai He’s camera. Such a scene was completely useless.

    He knew that Jin Yan was the person sent here by Mr. Zhang, so he didn’t directly say that his acting skills were poor. He only said to do it again, but Jin Yan didn’t want to.

    Jin Yan just finished accompanying Mr. Zhang last night. He was not feeling well today and was holding back his anger during the filming. Now when he heard Director Fu said that he wanted to do it again, he immediately opened his mouth and said, “Director Fu, is there something wrong with my performance?If there’s no problem, let’s not waste time, right?”

    Shi Xingze was waiting for his next scene not far away. After hearing what Director Fu and Jin Yan said, he moved his eyes away from the script in his hand and looked towards Director Fu.

    Bai He’s face looked very ugly. He had noticed it when Jin Yan deliberately blocked his camera just now, but he didn’t say it for the sake of filming progress. He didn’t expect Director Fu to let him reshoot directly.

    Director Fu’s anger suddenly surged up, and he said to Jin Yan dissatisfiedly: “Look at your position and expression for yourself, is this okay?”

    He didn’t know that he was trying to save face for Jin Yan, but he didn’t expect Jin Yan to be so ignorant of himself, so he immediately became furious: “This is the crew, not your home!If you can’t take the picture well, don’t take it!”

    After speaking, Director Fu put down the script, got up, turned around and left.When Bai He saw that Director Fu had activated the real fire, he hurried over to persuade Director Fu and glanced at Jin Yan before leaving.

    Jin Yan didn’t care. He didn’t pay for the venue fees anyway, and he didn’t say he wasn’t filming. It was because the director had too many things to do.It’s good that he can stop filming and have more time to rest.

    Shi Xingze looked a little uneasy when he saw the atmosphere in the crew. This was his first film, and he certainly didn’t want anything to go wrong with the film.But from the last conversation between Director Fu and Jin Yan, it seemed that the people behind Jin Yan had invested in the crew. Even if Director Fu was dissatisfied, he could only bear it for the sake of money.

    “Alas.”Shi Xingze closed the script and just hoped that he could finish filming the film smoothly.

    Bai He chased Director Fu away and chatted in Director Fu’s lounge for a while before leaving, waiting for Director Fu to inform him when the next scene would start filming.

    He is different from Shi Xingze, who is almost a newcomer. It doesn’t matter to him whether Jin Yan has a financial backer or not. His role is not that big anyway. He only blocks one or two scenes of him, so he doesn’t care much about it. Moreover, it may not be able to achieve the results Jin Yan wants after the show is broadcast.

    But Bai He signed a gambling agreement with the company this year. If the filming is delayed because of Jin Yan, it will have a great impact on him.Bai He contacted his agent and asked him to keep an eye on Jin Yan and drop some news when appropriate to go out and beat him up.

    It looked like there would be no more scenes for him in the morning. Shi Xingze simply took the script and water glass back to his bedroom, preparing to pack his things and pick him up at the airport tomorrow.

    Jian Xingzhi flew back from abroad and had to take a bus after getting off the plane. Shi Xingze guessed that he would be very tired. He held a steam eye mask and waist pillow in his hand and hesitated whether to bring them with him or not.

    Forget it, just bring it with you. It would be fine if Jian Xingzhi doesn’t think it’s necessary for him to put it away.Shi Xingze made up his mind, put the things in his small bag, and sent a message to ask Brother Long how the car was going.

    Shi Xingze hadn’t bought a car yet, but he agreed when he heard Jian Xingzhi say that he wanted him to pick him up at the airport. Thinking of Jian Xingzhi’s usual travel, he was embarrassed to take a taxi to pick him up. Fortunately, Brother Long said that he could just leave this matter to him.

    In the afternoon, Shi Xingze finished filming, took a shower and blew his hair and lay on the bed, but he couldn’t sleep like the first day he came here. He tossed and turned several times with his eyes open, and finally just picked up the phone again.

    The last message Jian Xingzhi chatted with him was that the other party said he was about to board a plane. Shi Xingze was filming at the time and did not reply. Jian Xingzhi would arrive tomorrow.

    Shi Xingze became more and more energetic while playing with his mobile phone. Finally, he had to turn the pillow sideways, close his eyes and force himself to fall asleep.

    Jian Xingzhi looked at his watch. The plane was about to land in ten minutes, and Shi Xingze should already be at the airport.

    Because Shi Xingze was picking up the plane today, Jian Xingzhi looked towards the exit early. The phone of someone who hadn’t seen Shi Xingze rang first: “I’m on your left, look here!”

    “Um.”Jian Xingzhi responded, looked up at the crowd on the left, and saw Shi Xingze raising his hand and waving hard twice: “Here, here!”

    Shi Xingze waved like a child. Jian Xingzhi hung up the phone and walked over with a smile. Before he could speak to Shi Xingze, a burst of screams suddenly broke out around him.

    “Ah!!!”

    A group of girls who were surrounding him immediately walked forward. Shi Xingze was hit by someone in the back. He lost his footing and fell into Jian Xingzhi’s arms. Jian Xingzhi held him firmly: “Be careful.”

    The staff and security guards nearby came to maintain order. Shi Xingze took the opportunity to lead Jian Xingzhi away from the crowd and toward the car.Jian Xingzhi was afraid that the person next to him would bump into Shi Xingze, so he kept protecting his back with his hands. When someone tried to push him, Jian Xingzhi gave him a cold look.

    “I’m sorry, I didn’t expect so many people at the airport today.”Shi Xingze guessed that a certain celebrity’s flight was also today, that’s why there were so many people around here.

    Jian Xingzhi didn’t pay attention to this. Instead, he looked at the dark circles under Shi Xingze’s eyes and asked him, “I didn’t sleep well yesterday. Why are there such heavy dark circles?””

    Shi Xingze didn’t have the nerve to say that it was because of Jian Xingzhi that he couldn’t sleep, so he had to excuse himself by saying it was filming: “It’s nothing, an actor on the crew had a conflict with the director.How about you, did you have a good rest on the plane?”

    Jian Xingzhi and Shi Xingze walked to the car, and Shi Xingze got into the driver’s seat. He wanted Jian Xingzhi to sit in the back seat and rest, but Jian Xingzhi opened the door next to him and got into the passenger seat: “It’s okay.I see other celebrities wearing sunglasses and hats when traveling. Is that okay with you?”

    Shi Xingze was wearing a simple T-shirt jacket today. Without makeup, he looked more like a newly graduated high school student.He had no such worries at all, and even looked at Jian Xingzhi with some pride: “I am a little star, and unlike those big stars, I won’t have such worries now.”

    How could anyone be so proud of this? Jian Xingzhi laughed and took out the gift for Shi Xingze: “This is for you, I think you will like it.”

    Shi Xingze took the small box from Jian Xingzhi, opened it carefully, and found an exquisite hand-carved bookmark inside.

    At that time, Tang Songhe could not see clearly through the screen, but when Shi Xingze held it in his hand, he realized that the bookmark was somewhat heavy.

    The bookmark given by Jian Xingzhi was engraved with a cartoon child. The frame and background of the bookmark were based on the forest and were carefully colored with paint. When Shi Xingze got it, he couldn’t put it down: “Is this a bookmark? It’s such an exquisite bookmark. Why did you think of giving me this?””

    “I saw you seemed to be reading a book when I was making a video last time, so I bought this, do you like it?”Jian Xingzhi looked at Shi Xingze. It was his first time giving a gift to someone else, and he was afraid that Shi Xingze wouldn’t like it.

    Shi Xingze held the bookmark fondly, with a smile in his eyes. He raised his head and said without thinking: “I like it!”

    Jian Xingzhi looked at Shi Xingze. There were no lights on in the dim car. Shi Xingze’s eyes were like a star in the night, and the words “like” easily entered Jian Xingzhi’s heart.

    Jian Xing subconsciously pressed his heart, as if to suppress his fast heartbeat. He was extremely sure that this was what his heartbeat felt like.

    After Shi Xingze said he liked her, Jian Xingzhi didn’t say anything for a long time. He wanted to ask why, but found that Jian Xingzhi’s eyes were filled with his own reflection.

    He turned his head uncomfortably, and the next second he found Jian Xingzhi covering his heart, and quickly took his arm and asked him: “What’s wrong with you? Are you suddenly feeling unwell? Do you want me to take you to the hospital?”My dad is in the hospital today, and I asked him to help me add a number.”

    “I’m fine.Jian Xingzhi took his hand and patted it comfortingly: “I just suddenly understood something. Let’s go.””

    Shi Xingze was still worried. He turned on the car lights and took a closer look at Jian Xingzhi’s face. He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was really fine.Shi Xingze explained incoherently: “You know my dad is a doctor, so I am particularly concerned about health issues.”

    “So worried about me?”Jian Xingzhi looked at Shi Xingze, and Shi Xingze nodded sheepishly. When he found Jian Xingzhi looking at him with a smile, he put on his seat belt angrily: “Can’t you?”

    Jian Xingzhi laughed, put on his seat belt, and leaned back on the chair casually: “Of course.I am usually busy with work and really don’t pay much attention to health issues.”

    “This won’t work. You need to have regular physical examinations.By the way, how much does this bookmark cost? It doesn’t look very cheap.”Shi Xingze saw the sophistication of the bookmark and thought it probably wouldn’t be too cheap.

    Jian Xingzhi said the number, and Shi Xingze looked at the box in his hand in disbelief, wanting to return the bookmark to him. Does such a bookmark actually cost five digits?

    Jian Xingzhi saw his intention and pressed his hand on the box: “It’s just a bookmark, you will soon earn more than this bookmark.It’s your love that makes it more valuable than money.”

    He really liked the bookmark.Shi Xingze has the habit of reading books, but the current e-books look very hard on the eyes and do not have the unique feeling of physical books. Jian Xingzhi’s gift was simply sent to his heart.

    “But…”

    Jian Xingzhi shook his head: “Take it.If you feel sorry for yourself, why not… pick me up again?”

    Shi Xingze heard that Jian Xingzhi was still in the mood to joke, so he refused to refuse to him and carefully put away the box containing the bookmarks. The fatigue from the previous day had completely disappeared.

    Shi Xingze handed the steam eye mask and waist pillow to Jian Xingzhi, and said in a good mood: “Okay, you can rest for a while, celebrity pick-up service, let’s go!”

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