An Athlete Held up by an Entertainment Career

On the poster, Xu Siyi is riding a tall maroon horse, silver armor, and a red cape. His hair is tied up high and the headband is also red, and he is extremely cold in the strong wind.

There were bloodstains and dirt on that face, and the eyes were extremely sharp.

For a moment, the memory seemed to open a breakthrough.Those fragments scrambled to rush out, but they all blocked the exit because they were too fast, and none of them could come out.

Xu Qiao turned off the phone, and silently took out a tissue to wipe off the water marks on the ground.

The words Xu Siyi asked him flashed through his mind: "Who is He Xingzhang?"

Who is He Xingzhang...

He remembered.

It was the young soldier who lived in a brothel in his first world in the book and protected him for dozens of years.

He couldn't remember what that face looked like, and when he tried to think about it, his head hurt like being pricked by a needle.There is no way to recall, but the fluttering red cloak is becoming more and more vivid in my mind.

His hesitant eyes fell on the painting he drew earlier, why...why did he...paint Xu Siyi's face on it?

Xu Qiao finally couldn't help but dialed Xu Siyi's number.

There was a lot of noise over there, and he seemed to be at the scene of some event.

Xu Siyi said "wait a moment", and after ten seconds, the other end of the phone became quiet, "what's wrong?"

He should have gone backstage.Xu Qiao paused for a while, and then asked in a probing tone: "Do you know Qinghan?"

The voice was light and fluttering, and it was hard to tell whether it was anticipation or panic.

There was a pause: "What?"

Xu Qiao let out a breath, the desire to ask for some reason died down again.

He lowered his eyelashes, and a pale smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It's nothing."

Before Xu Siyi could continue to ask, Xu Qiao hung up the phone, lost in thought.

In the book-traveling world of the brothel, he disguised himself as a woman and hid in the brothel in order to survive. The name he used was Qinghan.This name was also recalled by He Xingzhang.

He felt a little ridiculous, why should he have unrealistic fantasies.

Looking at the hung up phone, Xu Siyi slowly frowned.

Qinghan, he recited these two words silently, and involuntarily covered his left chest.The heart beat a little irregularly, as if something was about to flow from it to the limbs and bones in a trance.

"Si Yi, are you alright?" Someone from outside came over.

"Here we come." Xu Siyi shook his head, threw out the complicated thoughts and thoughts in his mind, put the phone back in his pocket, and walked to the event site again.

On the other side, Mo Chenghong called for a long time before Xu Qiao could reply.

"Do you want premiere tickets? I'll prepare them for you."

Xu Qiao collected herself and replied that he didn't need it.

"Okay, let's talk about it later." The other side didn't dwell on this issue any more, "Get ready, and go to listen to the heart sound and sign the contract tomorrow."

Since it was destined to be whitewashed in front of all the audience through the live broadcast camera, listening to the heart sound finally threw out an olive branch.

When it comes to acting as an endorsement for a charitable foundation, the principle is that there is no fee for the endorsement, and the image is free to use, and you have to do it yourself when you are called.

It can be clearly seen in the contract sent by listening to the heart sound that participating in activities organized by the foundation can be rewarded with sales expenses, plus a subsidy of 1000 yuan.

For the endorsement fees of millions of stars, the money is naturally nothing.

However, engaging in public welfare undertakings, speaking privately, is helpful to word of mouth.To the public, it is a good thing in itself.

Listening to Heart Sounds is a public welfare fund that raises funds from the society. The funds are used to promote the popularization of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and promote the laying of AEDs.As a public welfare fund with increasing influence in China in the past two years, the competition for spokespersons is quite fierce.

Xu Qiao was not the most popular among the candidates, nor was he the one with the greatest social influence. In terms of popularity and qualifications, this spokesperson could never have been his turn.

The most important reason for listening to the heartbeat and giving up other people to choose him is that it fits well enough.

Xu Qiao used professional cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and the use of AED to save a person, which happened to be the purpose and goal of the foundation.

May I ask which other celebrity has done this besides him.

On the way back from signing the contract with the foundation, Mo Chenghong flipped through the work schedule with the heart and stethoscope logos printed on it twice, with a satisfied look on his face: "I'm relieved to take it down."

"Endorsement for an influential foundation like Listening to Heart Sound, and participating in subsequent activities will benefit your popularity and reputation."

"By the way, next week is the premiere of Si Yi's movie, are you really not going?" Mo Chenghong felt that the relationship between the two was okay, but he couldn't figure out why Xu Qiao didn't go.

The movie starring Xu Siyi is called "The Prodigal Son", which is a storytelling of fictional history. The prodigal son wanders the world with a pot of wine and a sword, and rushes to the battlefield for the righteousness of his family and country.

It is Xu Siyi's transition work, and the producer is looking forward to winning an award at the film festival.

If Xu Siyi can come back as a film king, the transformation will be considered a success.

Xu Qiao looked at the receding street scene outside the car window, and unconsciously tightened her hands on the seat belt.

No, just subconsciously don't want to see Xu Siyi's appearance.

It is also a good thing that some things are completely forgotten. Now that he has returned, he has drawn a clean line from the previous world of transmigration, and can live according to his own wishes.

I remember the first time he wore a book, he spent 19 years in that world.From the age of six to the age of 25, it was a long experience for him, after all, his entire life was only 20 years before.

If it wasn't for occasional reminders of his will to the world, he would really have thought that it was his own life in the long years, and thought that the 20 years before wearing the book were just a vain dream.

After completing the task and leaving that world, the memory quickly disappeared in just a few days, and 19 years really became a passing cloud.

At the beginning, I couldn't accept it, the feeling that the proof of my existence was completely erased by others.Desperately trying to grab something is futile.

But human beings are very adaptable. Later, as he experienced more and more worlds, he gradually got used to it.

Don't remember it anymore, it's all over.

Xu Qiao exhaled slowly, and smiled at Mo Chenghong, "I didn't participate in the show, so what are you going to do?"

Obviously, this reason cannot convince Mo Chenghong.

He put the signed contract into his briefcase, and looked at Xu Qiao again: "Who said that you can only go if you participate in the show, besides you, you also invited some other friends in the industry, and you can also be an audience."

Xu Qiao's expression remained unchanged, and he said perfunctorily, "The group of "Hundred Ghosts" is about to enter, I'll read the script at home."

Mo Chenghong pushed his glasses, how could he not see that Xu Qiao was making excuses.When can't read the script, is it a day's work?

I always feel that Xu Qiao and Xu Siyi are a little strange.

But Xu Qiao didn't want to, and he didn't persuade her any more.

The car was quiet for a while, and Mo Chenghong suddenly thought of something, and said, "Ying Wenlin contacted me a few days ago."

Xu Qiao turned to look at him.

Previously, Ying Wenlin asked him for Mo Chenghong's contact information, so it's not surprising to contact him now, it's just that he hasn't given up on going to the folk band.

It's not easy to refuse on my own side, so I don't have so many worries when I hand it over to Mo Chenghong.

"He told me that he wants you to join his folk orchestra, and that there will be an exchange meeting in Austria in the second half of the year, and all the world's famous orchestras will go." Mo Chenghong said in a calm voice, "I agreed."

...you should accept it?

After a while, Xu Qiao rubbed her temples: "Where did I get so much time and energy?"

Mo Chenghong patted him on the shoulder: "Young people can't do it if they don't work hard. Our business is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat."

Going to the World Music Hall to participate in the exchange meeting, and talking about how high the standard is, Mo Chenghong felt that he really had no reason to refuse.

"And it's just a name, usually it won't take up too much of your time, and people may not really let you go to the exchange meeting."

It's easy to say.But if it really meets Wenlin's expectations, how can it be possible not to waste time and energy.

Xu Qiao: "You have so much confidence in me, aren't you afraid that I'll lose face abroad?"

Having said that, Mo Chenghong's expression turned serious: "I asked Ying Wenlin repeatedly, and he said absolutely not."

If he says no, you will believe it...?

Xu Qiao frowned, and said to Mo Chenghong: "It's not that Teacher Ying hasn't told me about this, but there are disadvantages for the folk orchestra to participate in this kind of exchange meeting."

Mo Chenghong pushed his glasses: "What's the disadvantage? I think you play the sanxian very well. The Chinese orchestra is also full of talents. Everyone practice more. Stupid birds can make up for their weakness by flying first."

"It's not a matter of practicing or not." Xu Qiao felt helpless, "It's folk music that has disadvantages in ensemble."

"Huh? How should I say it?" Mo Chenghong put on an expression asking for advice.

"That exchange meeting was all symphony ensembles. Western instruments all have a standardized arrangement in the ensemble configuration, focusing on harmony, and the performances are layered and rich."

The voice of the uncle playing the erhu came from the park in the distance. Xu Qiao heard that it was a festive song "Birds in the Empty Mountains". bass……"

Not his own professional field, Mo Chenghong asked puzzledly: "What do you mean?"

The sound of the erhu was far away, Xu Qiao looked away, and gave a conclusion: "It means that the natural competitiveness of folk music in ensembles is inferior to that of Western music."

Mo Chenghong pondered for a moment, nodded his head to express his understanding, and then patted him on the shoulder: "I understand. Don't feel pressured. Teacher Ying believes in you, so just show your strength. Do what you can do well." , you have a clear conscience, and you don’t need to worry about anything else.”

At the end, he added another sentence: "Besides, even if the ensemble is not good, there is still a solo."

There was a complete "I like you" expression on his face.

After resting at home for a while, I drew sketches and wrote plans for the game company, and soon it was time to join the group "Hundred Ghosts".

Li Feifei helped pack his things and went to the set with him.

Xu Siyi also has roles, but there are not many roles, and they are very broken. Hu Zhenghua will gather his scenes together and let him come over to shoot.

When he arrived at the place, Xu Qiao deeply realized that the Hundred Ghosts crew was not short of money.

When we were chatting earlier, most of the scenes were done on borrowed scenes in the film and television city. There were so many scenes going back and forth, and it was almost impossible to make it clear that I was poor.

The Hundred Ghosts crew is different.

Some of the scenes were completed on borrowed scenes in the film and television city, and the rest were used on location, and the scene was set up in a mountain forest in Guangxi.

Because of traffic problems, the crew rented a venue in a nearby town for rest.

When Xu Qiao arrived, the staff came and took him and Li Feifei to their residence, and stopped in front of a bungalow.

"Xu Qiao, there are several rooms in this house. The owner has gone out to work. We rented it for three months. You and your assistant can live here." After finishing speaking, he took out a key and handed it to Li Feifei.

"However, when filming is really busy, I don't have time to go up and down the mountain, and I have to pitch a tent on the mountain. Don't worry about this, the crew is ready."

Not long after, the other two leading actors also arrived, one was Li Chengxuan who played the role of the second male Taoist priest, and the other was Lai Huiwen who played the heroine.

Before coming here, Mo Chenghong gave him the information about the starring role. Lai Huiwen was born as a host and switched to acting. She has a good talent, and because she has accumulated a lot of contacts as a host before, she is developing very well now.

We had a meal together at noon.Hundred Ghosts started last year, a series of story dramas, a few people joined the group late, and there was no talk of a start ceremony, but Hu Zhenghua still generously booked a treat at the biggest restaurant in town.

All the crew members were present, together with the actors, the scene was lively and lively.

Li Chengxuan picked a good seat and sat opposite Hu Zhenghua.When the food came, he stood up and respected Hu Zhenghua with a glass of wine.

Hu Zhenghua was chatting with the people next to him, when he saw Li Chengxuan holding a wine glass to him, the smile on his face faded a lot.

As a director, he couldn't ignore it. Hu Zhenghua raised his glass and nodded to Li Chengxuan, drinking it without giving him a chance to speak.

Li Chengxuan kept his words in his mouth, he didn't say yes, and he didn't say no, so he drank the wine and sat down awkwardly.

Hu Zhenghua looked down on Li Chengxuan a little bit, it's okay for Hu Zhenghua not to know about such things as squeezing people into the group by playing tricks, but after knowing it, he felt very uncomfortable.

If it wasn't for the fact that someone in the crew had an accident, Xu Qiao rescued him, and just dug out the audition video of the two of them, he would have missed such a good idea.

It would be strange if Li Chengxuan still had a good face.

It's just that we will be filming together for more than a month later, he is the director after all, if he doesn't want to act rashly, the disadvantage must still be his own drama.

After eating for a while, Hu Zhenghua turned his gaze to Xu Qiao, feeling very happy again, and touched him with a wine glass: "Come, come, Xu Qiao drink."

Xu Qiao took a sip from the wine glass, and Hu Zhenghua was unhappy when he saw this: "What's the point of drinking this?"

"Director, I get drunk on my face when I drink." Xu Qiao said helplessly, worried about delaying the filming later.

Hu Zhenghua laughed: "We don't shoot today, we put on our faces, and when we're drunk, we'll have someone carry it back to you, and we'll shoot again when you're sober."

That being said, Xu Qiao was not allowed to drink anymore.

The people around couldn't help laughing too.

Just talking and laughing like that, we didn't finish our meal until after three o'clock in the afternoon, everyone dispersed and started to stroll around the town.

Xu Qiao and Li Feifei walked on the smooth stone road, with mottled walls on both sides.

This small town has not been eroded by too much commercialization. The children playing on the side of the road and the old people chatting at the door look peaceful and leisurely.

He was drinking, and his walking was a little unsteady, Li Feifei was beside him, and the two of them walked slowly.

"Brother, you really can't drink so much, you start to get dizzy after drinking so little."

Xu Qiao lazily replied, "I'll recover in a while."

Li Feifei took a deep breath and couldn't help sighing, "The air here is so nice."

Xu Qiao nodded, remembering that when he participated in the "National Style" variety show before, Mr. Yu Feipeng said that there are many kinds of colored soil in Guangxi. One kind of soil can be fired into several hues, and there are many kinds of colors. Pigment is suitable.

Just arrived here, but I can take some mineral pigments back to the old man by the way.

"Feifei, help me find out if there is a mineral pigment factory nearby, and send some colored earth pigments to Teacher Yu later."

Li Feifei quickly responded: "Okay, leave it to me."

Just as Xu Qiao was about to explain a few more words, Li Chengxuan's voice came: "He never forgets the skill of flattering people wherever he goes, and others really can't learn it."

Xu Qiao glanced at him following the voice, retracted the arm that Li Feifei was supporting, and said lazily, "Why, you want to?"

Seeing that Li Chengxuan was alone, Li Feifei was not afraid, he was no longer in a company for a long time, he was so sarcasm ridiculing his brother, how could he bear it: "I think you just want to curry favor and there is no place to curry favor."

Li Chengxuan looked over with cold eyes: "It's better to hone your acting skills than spend so much careful thinking."

After Xu Qiao drank, her face was flushed, and her eyes were also steamy and wet.

He nodded twice and followed Li Chengxuan's words: "Well, you are right."

The perfunctory appearance made Li Chengxuan's liver ache.

Li Feifei rolled his eyes aside.This kind of jumping up and down to find a sense of existence, but it just doesn't make you happy, don't feel too good. My brother doesn't even give an extra look, so it shouldn't be too comfortable to look at.

Do you want to hone your acting skills?Is your acting skills comparable to my brother's?I don't know where the confidence to say such a thing comes from.

Li Chengxuan snatched the role of little Taoist priest from Xu Qiao. He thought that he would not only hit Xu Qiao, but also build a good relationship with Hu Zhenghua, paving the way for his future entry into the big screen.

Who knew that the robbery was coming, Xu Qiao became the male lead in an instant.

At the dinner table just now, he went over to toast Hu Zhenghua several times, but Hu Zhenghua was neither lukewarm nor hot, and obviously had a problem with him.

This gap is unbearable for individuals.

But he felt from the bottom of his heart that Xu Qiao's role as Jin'er was lucky, and the role suited him, so he gave him that effect.

Change the role, but not necessarily.

The role of water ghost is gentle and restrained, completely different from Jin'er's extroverted and flamboyant role. He doesn't believe that Xu Qiao can perform to much effect.

If Hu Zhenghua gave him this role, he would most likely be disappointed.

Li Chengxuan wanted to say something more to ridicule Xu Qiao, touched his water vapor, red eyes, but for some reason he couldn't say it, he could only hold his breath in his heart.

You are just shy, I see how well you can perform if you really act.

Resting overnight in the bungalow rented by the crew, everyone gathered together early the next morning to read the script.

There is no such link in "Let's Chat". You have to shoot after going through the scene a few times, and a day's delay is a day's venue and personnel costs.

The production team of Hundred Ghosts is not short of money, and Hu Zhenghua also strives for perfection. Before filming, the actors have to sit down and read the script first.

Generally speaking, Hu Zhenghua will accept reasonable opinions that are beneficial to the drama.

The beginning is the scene where the heroine meets the water ghost when she was a child.

The little girl who played against Xu Qiao seemed to have worked hard at home before. She didn't stumble at all when reading the script, and her tone was not blunt. The innocent and ignorant voice made Hu Zhenghua smile all over her face. meaning.

The little girl looked at the script and asked Xu Qiao, "Are you a monster?"

Xu Qiao was immersed in the role, and replied softly: "I'm a ghost, aren't you afraid of me?"

"You are like me, you have face, hands and feet, why are you afraid of you?"

The male protagonist Liu Wen was the number one scholar in the imperial examination high school a hundred years ago. He was framed because he didn't want to mingle with others in the officialdom. He couldn't bear the insult and drowned here.

The soul wanders by the water, bred by the yin energy of the lake, and turns into a water ghost after a hundred years.

In a hundred years, things have changed.A person who drowns himself cannot enter reincarnation, he can only be trapped in the place where he drowned, and cannot leave all day long.Accompanied by him is only a slug spirit.

If you want to re-enter reincarnation, you must lure or use your hair to forcibly pull others into the water and drown them, acting as your own scapegoat.

Liu Wen was a good official who cared about the common people before his death, so he was naturally unwilling to do anything that would harm people's lives.

But as the years passed, the loneliness grew stronger and stronger.Until then, the little girl named Wang Xiu found him, and the two became friends.

Li Chengxuan looked at the script and couldn't help looking up at Xu Qiao, feeling a little surprised in his heart.

Now he has a completely different temperament.

Sitting there, with half downcast eyes, like a portrait carved out of warm jade.

How could this person be able to take on the role so quickly...

"Brother Aniu at the entrance of the village always bullies me and throws toads at me. I am most afraid of toads." The little girl was full of anger, then turned her eyes and looked at the water ghost curiously, "Is there anything you are afraid of?"

Xu Qiao pondered for a while, and told her his biggest weakness: "I'm afraid of fire."

Water ghosts are born in water, and their skin will secrete a kind of oil that is invisible to others, but this kind of oil will disappear immediately.

He is afraid of fire.

……

After reading the script, everyone started to go up the mountain to the recording location.If you drive to the foot of the mountain, you can't get in, and you have to walk the rest of the way.

Everyone got out of the car and walked into the mountain.

Xu Qiao looked up and saw that this mountain forest seemed to be washed by water vapor, it was clean and transparent, and there was no green around it at a glance.Take a deep breath and relax your body.

"It's good to be in the mountains, the scenery is good, and the air is good."

"This is the natural oxygen bar!" The beautiful scenery was in front of them, and everyone was in high spirits, chatting and following the guides inside.

After walking for nearly an hour before arriving at the place, the smile on my face couldn't be maintained anymore.

The mountain road is uneven and not as easy as walking on the flat ground. Walking like this for an hour is a bit unbearable.However, director Hu Zhenghua didn't say a word, and no one dared to complain, and his footsteps became heavier and heavier.

Xu Qiao was panting, with sweat dripping from the tip of her forehead and nose.

During this period of time, she kept exercising with Kang Wei, and her physical strength was much better than before, but she was still not good enough. After climbing the mountain for so long, she already had chest tightness and shortness of breath. Xu Qiao became more and more dissatisfied with her slightly weak body.

After walking for more than half an hour, when the crowd could hardly move, Hu Zhenghua finally stopped and pointed ahead: "Here we are."

There was a sound of exclamation beside him.

Xu Qiao raised her eyes and looked over. It was a lake as clear as a mirror, reflecting the sky. The clear waves were rippling and extremely clear.The mountain wind blows over, and it is so beautiful.

He knew that this lake would be his "habitat" for the next two months.