The scandal slowly ended. During a break in between filming, Shan Yatong heard that Yuan Wen had been banned.
A reporter asked him for his perspective on the matter, and he expressed regret. In fact, when he carefully thought about it, he really did feel it was a pity. In this circle, there were too many artists, and Yuan Wen did not understand the rules. After all, there was only one way left to go, and that was downwards.
In this circle, not only were looks needed, but also brains. People from outside the circle always liked to describe beautiful and famous actresses as vases, but those people didn’t understand that to stand out amongst so many artists and be recognized by everyone, they couldn’t simply be a vase. Any woman who was recognized as a vase were smart women. Those who weren’t smart enough wouldn’t even have a chance of being called a vase.
He closed the script in his hand. Shan Yatong put on his last costume, a blood-red robe.
With a blood-colored coral crown in his hair, and red clothes, the young man in the mirror looked unexpectedly enchanting.
“Yatong, how’s your preparation?” The door swung open without warning, and a familiar voice came from behind him.
“Oh.” Lin Yuxin gasped. “Darling, I can’t believe you would give off such a feeling in that costume.”
Shan Yatong smiled shyly at Lin Yuxin, and the alluring feeling suddenly disappeared. He went up to Lin Yuxin. “Yuxin-jie, what kind of feeling?”
Lin Yuxin withdrew her eyes and shrugged. “That feeling is gone now.” Just now, she was so dazzled by the red robes and was distracted by the illusion he gave off. This child, how could he have such a seductive side to him.
Lin Yuxin reached out to carefully fix Shan Yatong’s wig. She said regretfully, “Today will be your last two scenes. I don’t know when we can work together again.”
Shan Yatong let her fix his outfit. He smiled. “We’re in the same company. We’ll have opportunities to work together.”
“I don’t know if you are really stupid or pretending to be stupid.” Lin Yuxin sighed. As artists, even in the same company, there may not be many opportunities to meet. Not to mention the fact that the popularity of the two was so far apart that they would not have many opportunities to film together. As for this teenager, she really liked him.
Shan Yatong bowed his head, covering up the smile curving the corner of his mouth. After only four years, Lin Yuxin had become much more mature. Although she still appeared to be unconventionally independent in this circle, she had managed to adapt.
Seeing that the other party was speechless, Lin Yuxin tapped on Shan Yatong. “Alright, now think about your lines. We’re about to start shooting.”
“Oh.” The teenager was still like that, not deliberately ingratiating. There was always something enigmatic about his eyes, so that it was hard to understand him.
Xiao Qishen was passing by Shan Yatong’s dressing room. Through the half-open door, he could see the gentle smile on his face. He could also see Lin Yuxin carefully rearranging the accessories on his waist. He stopped and looked at the obvious warmth in the teenager’s eyes. It was a kind of smile he had never seen before.
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“Qishen, the crew is spreading gossip about Yuxin-jie and Yatong.” The assistant said with a smile. “In this circle, love between a brother and sister is nothing new.”
Xiao Qishen glanced at his assistant. “You shouldn’t spread news so casually if it’s nothing concrete.” In this circle, there was a lack of many things. The only thing not lacking was baseless gossip.
When the two people left the dressing room, the assistant followed him and said in a low voice, “Yuxin-jie’s assistant also once said that Yuxin-jie looks well upon this newcomer.”
Xiao Qishen frowned slightly. This temporary assistant was indeed a far cry from his own. “I don’t want to hear anymore talk about artists.”
With such a mouth, they don’t even realise how much trouble they can bring to artists. This temporary assistant was really troublesome.
In his final scene, Shan Yatong was dressed in red on snow. There was no dialogue, but he had to show his heart’s persistence, showing his longing for the past as well as his blessing for his brother’s future.
The greatest benefit of shooting in the countryside was the ability to use the open space of nature to capture a heart-rending feeling.
The scene had snow-covered grounds. The whole world was white and immaculate.
Shan Yatong stood in a good position with four cameras pointed at him. He bowed his head, preparing his emotions for the scene.
“Okay, get ready.” At the director’s voice, Shan Yatong looked up. At that moment, the man standing in the snow was not Shan Yatong, but Lian Yu.
“Start!”
The strong wind swept the drifting snowflakes, and the boy in red stood in the snow, looking up at the sky. He watched as what he saw was no longer the blue sky, but a haze.
Blood flowed down from the corner of his mouth. The boy smiled, crystal-like tears falling from the corner of his eye. He reached out, wanting to catch the drifting snowflake with his hand. Suddenly, the sword supporting the weight of his entire body broke. The boy, no longer supported, collapsed to the ground.
The moment he fell, he seemed to see the peach blossoms blooming in March in Jiangnan, and the elder brother who sat under the tree drinking. How simple and happy that time had been.
“Bang!”
The body fell heavily into the snow, sending snowflakes flying. Focusing on the teenager’s eyes, the scene gradually blurred, and then faded into blackness.
The lens zoomed out again. On the field of snow, the splash of red was eye-catching.
Snowflakes continued to fall, and from the heavens to the earth, it was pale to the point of cold.
All the people watching the scene play out, focused on the young man in red lying in the snow. It was as if the young man had really died so quietly.
“Okay! Cut!”
The director’s cry snapped everyone back to the present. They stared blankly at the boy who was still lying in the snow. They couldn’t help coming forward, as if to check that the boy had not actually fallen asleep forever.
Lin Yiqian looked at the monitor with a complicated expression. He was psychologically prepared to reshoot the scene dozens and dozens of times. But he did not expect Shan Yatong to be able to finish it in one take. In this circle, he could hardly find anyone with such superb acting skills. From his eyes to his movements, even his breathing, was flawless.
He never believed in acting geniuses. This young man had broken his own insistence of many years. Perhaps there really were people in this world who were so naturally suited for acting.
Shan Yatong lay on the artificial snow with his eyes closed. He had just left the mind of his character. When he opened his eyes, there was a man standing above him, smiling down at him.
Looking at his outstretched hand, Shan Yatong lowered his eyelids. Standing up with the help of the man’s hand, he wiped at the red liquid from the corner of his mouth.
“Thank you.”
Xiao Qishen was wearing a white robe. In the artificial snow, he seemed light and airy. He handed Shan Yatong a handkerchief.
“You’re welcome. You performed very well.”
Shan Yatong took the handkerchief and rubbed the corners of his mouth carefully. After repeating a few times, Xiao Qishen took the handkerchief from him and dabbed efficiently at the corners of his mouth
Xiao Qishen wiped the liquid from the corner of Shan Yatong’s mouth, taking back his handkerchief. “You go and wait for me to finish filming this scene. I’ll send you back. You should go change your clothes first.” After speaking he hurried away, not waiting for Shan Yatong to refuse.
Shan Yatong stood in place, watching the retreating back of the white-robed figure. Expressionlessly, he caressed the corner of his mouth. He turned and walked back towards the makeshift dressing room.
Changing out of his costume, Shan Yatong sat down in a chair. He flipped through an entertainment magazine. It was just about which star had been exposed through wardrobe malfunction, which star was acting self-important, who had broken up with who, and who was dating who. He flipped through the entire magazine. It was like Shan Yatong was reading a fantasy novel.
When he threw the magazine aside, he saw Luo Yanqian on the cover of the magazine. It only occurred to him that Luo Yanqian had not been in touch with him for a long time. Was the last time really when he had come to his home and met Tang Ruanqing?
Thinking carefully, Shan Yatong couldn’t remember clearly. He closed his eyes, and drifted off to sleep in a blur.
Xiao Qishen found Shan Yatong asleep in a wooden chair. When sleeping, Shan Yatong was very different to when he was awake. The sleeping Shan Yatong was much more genuine and serene.
There was a faint dark shadow around the teenager’s eyes. The shooting schedule in the past few days had been tight. It was almost time for review and approval. All the overtime work was unbearable.
Shan Yatong didn’t sleep soundly. He sensed that someone had come in. Opening his eyes, he saw Xiao Qishen. He smiled apologetically. “I’m sorry, Xiao-ge. I accidentally fell asleep.” Xiao Qishen was already in casual clothes. It seemed that he had finished with his scene for a while.
“It’s nothing. Oftentime I’m so tired from filming, I can fall asleep standing up.” Xiao Qishen said with a smile. “If you’re sleepy, you can sleep in my car for a while.”
“It’s alright.” Shan Yatong stood up, but because he was sleeping in the same position for a while, his foot had fallen asleep. He lost his balance, and fell over.
Xiao Qishen quickly grabbed him by the waist. “Are you alright?” He asked worriedly.
“It’s fine.” said Shan Yatong, shaking his head. “My legs are just a little numb, probably from sleeping for too long.”
Xiao Qishen leaned forward slightly as he hugged him by the waist, not realising how the image of the two could be misunderstood if someone were to see them.
Just then, the dressing room door opened. Lin Yuxin stared blankly at the two. She gently turned her hand and closed the door gently.
Outside, Lin Yuxin frowned. These two, how did they become like this?
Edited by Kyou
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all these men chasing him and he is not starting a harem? lol jk jk
thanks for the chapter! <3
the film emperor should be the ML right? I mean come on!
(>///<) The hug scene is too sweet ba~
Thank you for the chapter!
Yeah I’m rooting for him!
Thanks for the chapter! 💕
Thanks for the chapter ☺️
Thanks for the chapter ❤❤
Thanks for the chapter! -^^)❤
Thanks for the chapter<3
SYT has gotten himself a harem…he needs more~
Thanks for the chapter~
Ese abrazo formado les parece bonito? Espero no sea el ml. Creo que muchas han olvidado que el mc odia estas cosas, pero bueno, espero que no se el ml u lo sea tang, espero que si.
Good thing syt is already aware of the inner workings, Film Emperor you gotta be more careful~
Thank you for the chapter
I’m not a fan of the one surnamed Xiao. Also, since it’s slow-burn, I think Tang Ruanqing would be very suited as ML~
” Those who weren’t smart enough wouldn’t even have a chance of being called a vase.” – I like how Yatong notes that any attention is still worth something. I like Yatong’s relationship with Yuxin here, how he reflects on her growth.