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Ye Chen said while wearing an impassive expression, “Since you want me dead, why even bother getting into the trouble of saving me in the first place?”
Death System replied, “How could it be? I wish you’d live to a ripe old age!” Its way of speaking was surprisingly quite sincere.
There was no way Ye Chen would trust this bastard. “What kinda bullshit mission is this? Lift up high? Laozi is an adult man, how could Ren Jing possibly perform that kind of movement!?”
Death System, “Cough, cough…” It decided to retain a tiny bit of benevolence and didn’t hit this 169 cm tall adult man hard.
Ye Chen was worried, he was worried sick. Kissing and hugging were still fine, but whatever on earth was ‘lift up high’?
This ‘extremist’ mission was simply impossible to complete!
Noticing Ye Chen’s downcast expression, Xiao Liu called out in a low voice, “Brother Chen?”
Ye Chen glanced at him as he asked, “You… You and your girlfriend…”
Xiao Liu was surprised, why did Ye Chen bring up his girlfriend? Ye Chen knew of their status: back then, he even gave them a car to celebrate Xiao Liu’s girlfriend’s birthday. However, Ye Chen was perceptive and he barely gossiped. He probably didn’t even know his girlfriend’s name.
“Brother Chen, what is it that you want to ask? Ask away!”
Ye Chen found it too hard to speak about.
Xiao Liu looked at him eagerly.
Ye Chen thought that there wasn’t anyone else he could consult except this fellow, Liu Xiaoming. Hence, he asked, “Er… Could you lift your girlfriend up?”
“Eh?” Xiao Liu couldn’t quite give a response.
Ye Chen said using a gruff voice, “Could you or could you not?”
Xiao Liu smiled as he replied, “How could I? I’m 172 cm and she’s 165 cm. It’d still be difficult for me to lift her off the ground even if I have good arm strength…”
Ye Chen, “…”
Xiao Liu knew that his Brother Chen had an awkward personality: he generally wouldn’t ask a question until the end, thus Xiao Liu should take the initiative to finish the rest. Hence, he continued, “I personally feel that the person doing the lifting must have good arm strength. Moreover, there should be a height difference between both people; the ideal would be a 20 cm gap. With all of these gathered, the scene of the lifting up would be absolutely lovely!”
Ye Chen’s lips twitched.
Xiao Liu said again, “If I truly want to lift my wife up, I have to grow to 185 cm first!”
Upon saying so, Xiao Liu sighed. “185 cm, huh…” The ideal height for a man…
But he immediately realized that the topic ‘height’ was a ‘minefield’ for Ye Chen, thus he didn’t say anything more and promptly kept his mouth shut.
Ye Chen lowered his head and browsed Baidu on his phone. He immediately saw Ren Jing’s Baidu Encyclopedia page.
Ren Jing, height: 189 cm.
F-For some reason, that’s just perfect!
Although Brother Chen’s Baidu Encyclopedia page stated that his height was 172 cm, everyone in the world knew that it was thanks to his shoes.
On the contrary, Ren Jing’s height didn’t need any elevation, it was his true bare feet height. So, their height difference was exactly 20 cm apart.
As for arm strength…
A faint memory flashed through Ye Chen’s mind. That night, after they had…ehm, Ren Jing carried him to the bathroom and carried him out too. In the end, he still got enough strength for another round.
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They stayed in the suite room in that hotel, thus the bedroom was large. The distance to the bathroom was quite far.
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Death System didn’t have a little sister, so it was pretty chill. It continued, “I feel that you should launch a sneak attack on him.”
Ye Chen pricked up his ear. “How should I do that?”
Death System said, “Men could get a morning erection, you should have no problem seducing him then. At that time, you could ask him to stand while holding your waist…”
“Piss off!” Ye Chen felt like a fool to actually think that Death System would earnestly offer advice to him! This bastard was actually ‘watching the fun and letting the situations develop’!
Ye Chen was in utter despair, but the good thing to look forward to was the fact that the people in the entertainment circle were starting work early and knocking off late, they were hard workers.
The audition was scheduled for 7.30 in the morning, which was about two and a half hours before Ye Chen’s ‘time of death’.
He must come up with a perfectly safe plan within that period of time. He would make sure that he wouldn’t be regarded as a fool anymore, and he wouldn’t throw away his little dear life anymore, too… Well then… This is harder to do than to climb to the sky, though!
Ye Chen arrived just on time, Ren Jing and Du Ke were already there.
While greeting each other, Ye Chen simply took a brief glance at Ren Jing before shifting his gaze again soon after.
Ren Jing smiled, then snuck a few more glances without any restraint. He kept doing so until Du Ke raised suspicion at him.
According to their statuses, Ren Jing and Du Ke were both the veterans in the shooting site, so logically they were top priority. While it came into Ye Chen—a third-rate actor (or worse)—however, he was nothing but a barely noticeable existence that no one would consider. Under normal circumstances, that was.
However, these couldn’t lessen Ye Chen’s prominent identity. His identity as the Ye Family’s young master alone was enough to make the entire entertainment circle flatter him.
Moreover, Gu Xi was the director of this movie. Gu Xi and Ye Chen’s relationship was so close that they were like a family.
As a result, the crew’s treatment towards Ye Chen wasn’t much different from how they treated Ren Jing and Du Ke.
Still, Ye Chen has always been keeping a low profile. Others might flatter him, but he wouldn’t become haughty because of that.
And it was exactly because of his ‘self-awareness’ that made a lot of people become fond of him, such as Du Ke.
Even though it was only an audition, it might be cut into a promotional video if it was satisfactory. Thus, Du Ke need to properly adorn herself with make up.
In contrast, Ye Chen’s part certainly wouldn’t be included in the PV, so he need not pay particular attention to his look, he could just immediately shoot his part.
Gu Xi dragged him to the side, then explained the scene to Ye Chen in a low voice, “This part isn’t hard. You do know that Mu Yushi is modelled after you, so just relax and be yourself.”
Ye Chen had something weighing in his mind, thus he absent-mindedly responded, “Mn… Right…”
Gu Xi patted his shoulder, then said, “No need to be nervous, I just want to take a look at your condition. If you can’t get used to it, I could make some changes in the script again.”
Him saying that was equal to him ‘pampering’ Ye Chen a lot, that was probably how it felt like having a blood (older) brother.
Ye Chen couldn’t bear to let Gu Xi down, so he braced himself up and said, “Leave it to me!”
This part of the movie was showing Mu Yushi hanging out with his disreputable friends in the bar. It wasn’t really difficult, he only had five or six lines, so Ye Chen could just casually say them out.
But before long, the whole crew realized a truth: When God opened the door wide for you, He closed the window.
Looking at Ye Chen, his family background would make one green with envy. His relations with others were also pretty good. Not to mention he grew up to be very good-looking, his rosy lips and pretty white teeth would definitely knock out countless of teen idols at once.
Unfortunately, his acting skills…were so awkward it was so embarrassing to look at!
What did ‘100 points for attractiveness, -100 points for acting skills’ mean? These words had ‘flattered’ Ye Chen! His attractiveness index was 1000 points, yet his acting skills were -1000 points!
How could his acting be so stiff? Honestly, everyone was ‘convinced’ by his acting at this point.
Even Gu Xi who was mentally prepared was still stunned by the harsh truth.
“What are you nervous about!? Just be yourself! Aren’t you usually very good at cracking gags? These lines are what you usually would say, you—”
Ye Chen said, “I’ll try again.”
What else could Gu Xi do? This was the pit he had dug himself, he had to go on even with his eyes closed. He said, “Sure, go find the right feeling.”
Ye Chen truly wished he could find the right feeling of ‘being himself’, but the second he was reciting the lines, he was far from ‘being himself’!
The more he strived to act well, the further he stray from his intention. All that was left for others to view was his ‘acting’.
The crowd who was watching had ‘suffered’ terminal stage of ‘awkwardness cancer’ as a result. They could only pray that it would get better soon, for fear that if this went on, the ‘cancer’ would turn deadly!
Even Gu Xi couldn’t bear to look at Ye Chen’s acting anymore halfway through.
There was solely a person in the entire shooting site who had been looking at Ye Chen all the while.
It was Ren Jing.
What was awkward in other people’s eyes became adorable in Ren Jing’s eyes.
His exaggerated acting is so adorable, his stiff acting is very adorable, and his look of doing his best to act well is the cutest of all.
Having such a thick filter, Ren Jing need not to take any medicine anymore.
Actually, Ye Chen’s real acting skills weren’t that bad, it was mainly because there was a knife hanging above his head right now. He kept worrying about how he would breathe his last if he didn’t get lifted up high, how could he still possibly act well?
Right at this moment, he noticed Ren Jing’s sight on him. He couldn’t help but glare back at him.
Ren Jing moved his thin lips, silently mouthing these words to him: All the best!
Ye Chen, “…” All… All the best my ass!
I can’t act anymore! Ye Chen said, “That’s it for now, it’ll be fine when we’re shooting for real. This place’s atmosphere is so different from a bar, I…um, keep disengaging from the performance.” He said the last part with a very low voice, it was just too shameful to be said!
Gu Xi thought for a while and eventually agreed. He could properly touch up the scenes later when they were truly shooting. Even if Ye Chen couldn’t act well, he would just cast that Great Young Master into a supporting role, since he would perform better if he saw an acquaintance.
Right at this time, Du Ke appeared.
Ye Chen hurriedly stepped aside. Gu Xi didn’t waste the time, either. He turned around and discussed the scene with Ren Jing and Du Ke.
The moment these two got into acting, they perfectly portrayed what ‘veteran actors’ meant.
The crowd of onlookers simultaneously thought: How satisfying, my eyes have been cleansed they’re so relaxed now!
Ren Jing and Du Ke’s part of the movie was a tiny interaction of when they were young and in love with each other.
There weren’t many plot points, it was just the scene of their encounter in the classroom as they smiled bashfully at each other when they were still young and inexperienced.
They were really outstanding, instantly inhabiting their roles. The innocent love of the youngsters after they exchanged glances were performed so beautifully that it touched people’s hearts.
As Ye Chen watched them act, he felt very upset. He wasn’t aware of it when he didn’t compare, but the moment he did, he became a ‘dog’, a ‘single dog’ who cried until he passed out in the restroom!
The disparity was so large that it was practically an insurmountable ‘gap’!
Looking at Ren Jing and Du Ke’s acting, Ye Chen deeply felt that he might not be able to make a living as an actor anymore.
Still, he couldn’t just quit. How should he stay by Ren Jing’s side if he wasn’t an actor? There wasn’t any other excuse for him to do so.
He felt crushed, utterly crushed.
Ye Chen was totally the type to show his feelings on his face.
Gu Xi and Xiao Liu had noticed his bad mood.
However, their brain circuits went into another direction.
Ye Chen disliked Ren Jing. This could be seen from what he said, ‘His acting skills are pretty good, but who knows if there is a knife behind his smile!’.
Obviously, Gu Xi and Xiao Liu also felt that deep down, Ye Chen was most likely a bit jealous of Ren Jing. After all, Movie King Ren’s acting skills were absolutely fascinating. When one compare oneself to him…well…it would be a wonder if they weren’t jealous.
While Ren Jing was practicing with Du Ke, he shot a glance at Ye Chen…
And caught sight of his angry look.
Ren Jing paused for a moment before pursing his lips, sweetness evidently staining his eyes. This resulted in the whole shooting site dyed with pink bubbles.
Du Ke abruptly caught her breath. “S-S-Stop!”
Ren Jing also snapped out of it, then restored his calm bearing.
Du Ke told him in a low voice, “Get a grip on yourself! Who… Who could even receive that!?” She had actually been stirred up so much that her heart thumped wildly, which was absolutely deadly. For goodness sake, she already has a husband!
Ren Jing was in a delighted mood. He simply said, “I’m sorry.”
They were talking in a low voice, so Ye Chen couldn’t quite catch what they were talking about since he was far from them. However, he instead saw the ‘deep affection’ within Ren Jing’s eyes.
Fuck, so this guy is a damned straight man! Could he be secretly in love with Senior? Heck, she’s already taken; she’s married all right!
Gu Xi was especially pleased. “That’s the feeling, that’s exactly the feeling! Terrific, absolutely terrific!”
He continued to say elatedly, “It’s still early, we might as well seize the opportunity to take a promotional image!”
Ren Jing and Du Ke had no objection. Rather, Ye Chen was the only one who panicked. What promotional image, better call it a day soon! Then he would have to block Ren Jing’s way and forcefully have him lift him up!
The next second, Gu Xi said, “I want to shoot this kind of image… You’re admitted to the same college, and when you received the admission notice, Shen Ran is so overjoyed that he lifts Mo Yu up.”
As he said so, he showed a slide and chose a photo for them to look at. “Just like this.”
Ye Chen opened his eyes wide at the sight of the ‘lift up high’ image, then cursed ‘fuck’ relentlessly in his heart!
The author has something to say:
Ye Chen: I want to become the lead actress… QAQ
Gu Xi: …
You could visit Weibo to see the “lift up high” illustration, hahaha
Ren Jing’s filter is as thick as the China’s great wall.. lolol