Play bone

The two old actors hired by the crew, although not well-known but very dedicated, entered the dressing room on the set early in the morning.By the time the large army entered the arena, the two had already dressed up and sat aside to wait for the arena.

Since Lu Li and Shen Xingxuan were both over 1.8 meters tall, the two old actors who were selected were not short.It's just that because of his advanced age, he is a little hunched over.In addition, their hands and feet seem to be somewhat deformed, and even when they are sitting and resting, they curl up unconsciously.

Ordinary actors like them don't have assistants, and the two elders simply face to face and help each other match their lines.The staff on the set were busy and noisy, but they turned a deaf ear to it, and only cared about you coming and going, and they were quite involved in the performance.

The first scene today is the old version of Ming Chongyan.But the most eye-catching actor on the scene was a little black donkey with long rabbit-like ears and a small bag on his back, which immediately attracted everyone's attention as soon as he pulled it up.

The guide of the horse team came over and explained some precautions to the old actor, such as never walking behind the donkey's buttocks, etc., and then gave him some carrots to connect him with the little donkey.After the camera seats and lights are all set up, the director talks about the play, the actors move, and after a few times, the filming officially starts.

At the order of the assistant director, extras dressed as passers-by began to walk on the street, and the vendors opened their mouths to shout.The film and television city, exuding the smell of tung oil and wax oil, instantly turned into the bustling street market of Chang'an City thousands of years ago.

Immediately afterwards, the elderly Ming Chongyan appeared on the stage leading the little black donkey.Although the purpose of this trip was to escape from the city, one person and one donkey didn't appear to be in a hurry. They walked slowly through the bustling crowd, and occasionally stopped to buy some food and put it in the bag on the donkey's back.

Walking and walking, we came to a vegetable stall.The vegetable seller happened to be an old man, and when he saw Ming Chongyan approaching, he suddenly held up a length of long lotus root across the vegetable stall and stopped him in front of him.

"Guest officer, this is the snow lotus root from Qujiangchi, try it, you won't be able to eat it outside of Chang'an."

Ming Chongyan stopped in his tracks and made eye contact with the old man, half angry but not angry, half smiling but not smiling.Then he slowly stretched out his hand and caught the long lotus root.

"It's a lucky thing to come out of the mud... The old man will thank you."

Just as he was speaking, there was a sudden noise in front of him.I saw a group of military guards coming on horseback, their armor and swords gleaming coldly.The crowd panicked and pushed and shoved to both sides of the street to dodge, and soon a sidewalk was vacated.

Ming Chongyan took the little black donkey with one hand and turned around to pretend to be grocery shopping, but he didn't expect that the people beside him bumped into him in order to avoid the guards.He staggered two steps and barely managed to stand still, but this collision knocked out a token he was carrying in his arms and fell to the ground.

If the token is discovered, it will be really troublesome.Ming Chongyan had no choice but to step forward and quickly stepped on the things under his feet.And this agile movement also made him stand out among a group of retreating passers-by.

As expected, the leader of the Jinwu Guard noticed his presence, reined in his horse and stood in the middle of the road a few steps away from him, shouted a few words, and then asked him for an entry and exit document.

The token was still trampled on the soles of the feet, and if he walked away, he would be discovered by the Jinwu Guard; however, it was even more suspicious to be motionless.On the surface, Ming Chongyan was still calm and composed, but in his heart he was in a dilemma.

At this moment, with a "wow", the vegetable stall next to him suddenly fell down, and those fresh and tender snow lotus root rolled all over the ground.Some of the severed ones even rolled in front of the Jinwu Guard's horses. The military horses lowered their heads and sniffed a few times, and then began to gnaw on them.

The old man who sold the lotus roots kept exclaiming. While apologizing to the military master, he came out from the back of the stall tremblingly, and hurriedly rescued the lotus roots all over the floor.At the same time, Ming Chongyan took a few steps forward, took out the document in his arms and handed it to the guard.

At this time, the token that he dropped had disappeared without a trace.

After checking the documents, the guard rode away with a whip.Slowly, the streets became noisy again.Ming Chongyan smiled at the old vegetable seller, then took up the donkey again and walked slowly towards the Tongming Gate not far away.

The plot of about three to four minutes before and after was split into more than 4 shots.Although the shooting process was very smooth, it took nearly five hours to complete it all. Fortunately, it was finally finished before the sunset and the light changed significantly.

The role of the two old actors ends here - logically speaking, this seems to be nothing.After all, with such a large crew, several supporting roles will be finished every few days.However, at this moment, director Meng Baijin took the lead in applauding; as for the staff present, some applauded along with them, and some, although their faces were puzzled, quickly followed the crowd and applauded.

Amid the applause, the two veteran actors came together with a smile, nodded to everyone present, and then smiled at each other.

Immediately afterwards, the unthinkable happened.

The appearance of the two old men actually began to change—the deliberately tightened shoulders and necks stretched, the hunchbacks straightened, and the slightly bent hands and feet also moved. At first glance, it seemed that they had suddenly grown taller. Big cut.

But the changes don't stop there.The special effects makeup team who had been waiting on the sidelines came up, surrounded the two of them, and began to remove their makeup.After being busy for five or six minutes, when they dispersed again, the part of the crew who had been kept in the dark suddenly realized.

There are no old actors at all, Ming Chongyan and Li Shanai have always been played by Shen Xingxuan and Lu Li.It's just that they deceived everyone's eyes with their superb acting skills and magical disguise techniques.

Shen Xingxuan, who had recovered his original appearance, folded his hands together and bowed to everyone present.

"Everyone has worked hard, I'm back."

"Please take care of me from now on."

Lu Li followed suit and bowed.

What rewarded them was another warm applause from the crew members.

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The ingenious way of returning of the two leading actors is like injecting a dose of stimulant into the crew of "Flower Calyx".Soon, the filming work of each group was back on track.

At the same time, Shen Xingze is also actively receiving psychological intervention, and the hired doctor will come to the crew every other week.After "The Calyx's Brilliance" is completed, comprehensive and more in-depth treatment will be carried out—since the cause of the heart has been clarified, I believe that as long as the symptomatic treatment continues, the physiological abnormalities will soon disappear.

Everything seems to be going in the best direction.However, what Lu Li never imagined was that there was another unexpected event waiting for him in the near future.

Shen Xingxuan's accidental injury caused the overall postponement of the filming schedule of "Flower Calyx", and many people in the crew also adjusted their work arrangements. For Lu Li, the most important change was that the filming had not yet finished. But he is graduating.

Four years passed like a flick of a finger.The re-examination of China Film Academy, which was bustling with people in the past, seems to be still yesterday, but now Li Ge has been faintly sung in the ears, and the time of parting is imminent.

July 7th is the big day for China Film’s 6th grade undergraduates to graduate, but the crew on July 26th is still rushing to work.On that day, Lu Li and Shen Xing chose to leave for the airport around 7:5 p.m., took the plane at [-]:[-] p.m., and returned to their home in Beijing at [-]:[-] a.m.

It was interesting to say that even though this was Lu Li's second graduation from China Film Academy, he was still so excited that he couldn't sleep, and he was over and over again figuring out tomorrow's speech.

That's right, at tomorrow's graduation ceremony, he will speak on stage on behalf of all the graduates of the 26th grade - an honor that he has never experienced in his previous life, and he must perform well in this life.

He couldn't sleep, and Shen Xing chose not to sleep well either.So the two of them simply started to ponder over the speech, revised and read it, read it and continued to revise it, almost returning to those nights when they stayed up late to prepare for the recitation exam at the end of the first grade more than ten years ago.

It wasn't until around five o'clock in the morning that the carefully crafted speech was finally completed.The two seized the time to lie down on the bed and tried to catch up on sleep, but they stared at the ceiling in unison.

Lu Li said softly, "...the last time we graduated, we didn't seem to have a photo taken together."

"Yes," Shen Xingze nodded, "Didn't there be a misunderstanding at that time?"

"Then...would you like...to come and have a look tomorrow?"

"I don't know what the media will say."

"Let's just say I invited you. Anyway, you are an alumnus, and we're filming together again. Isn't that normal?"

"The school may have a headache. After all, if there is no report, it will be bad if the order of the venue is chaotic."

"...You care so much. Didn't star alumni speak when we graduated? If you don't want to go, forget it!"

Lu Li feigned anger, and was about to turn over as he spoke.But at this moment, Shen Xing chose to wrap his arms around his waist and drag him into his arms.Lu Li wanted to struggle at first, but he didn't calm down until he was slapped hard by Shen Xingze.

"Playing stupid or really stupid?"

Shen Xing chose to bite Lu Li's soft earlobe with a deep voice.

"Do you think that I came back with you to help you revise your speech?"

"Hey! Feelings, you are still waiting for me to ask you!"

Lu Li clicked his tongue, and at the same time, in the posture of being hugged, he deliberately arched his buttocks and bumped into the crotch of the person behind him.

As expected, he heard Shen Xingze's breathing unsteady as he wished.

"...Don't make trouble, do you want to be executed on the spot?"

The man patted his butt again, and this time he rubbed it deliberately: "It's inconvenient in the group, I've been enduring it all the time. Do you still want to attend the graduation ceremony tomorrow?"

"Not tomorrow, but today."

Only then did Lu Li dodge with a smile: "My lord, please forgive me, the grassroots will never dare again."

Although both of them refrained from doing anything bad, there was really not much time left for rest.Lu Li felt that he was pulled up by Shen Xingxuan almost as soon as he closed his eyes, and then he began to take off his pajamas without any explanation, and then put the shirt on his body.

The tiredness was quickly dispelled by the excitement. With the help of Shen Xingze, Lu Li spent more than an hour grooming himself, and changed into the suit and leather shoes that Anna had prepared for him in advance.Then, she went out with Shen Xingxuan, who was also well-dressed and outrageously handsome, to go to this big day in her life.

At [-] o'clock in the morning by the Shichahai, the sun shines through the shade of soft willows, filling the slightly hot air with youthful breath.The ivy in the Biaodao Building is enjoying the most beautiful time of the year, and the leaves stretched in the wind seem to turn into butterflies at any time, blowing up with the wind.

Parking the car in a hidden parking lot, Lu Li and Shen Xing chose to get out of the car, and walked quickly into the alley outside the back door of the school. At Lu Li's repeated invitation, his mother and stepfather also came to watch the graduation ceremony. Live in that courtyard hotel.

Lu Li knew that this would be a wonderful meeting - a father who was not a father; a mother who was not a mother; a son who was not a son.And there is Shen Xingxuan, a relative who is not a relative.

In order to avoid embarrassing silence, Lu Li had already prepared various topics.Even what Shen Xingze wanted to say was trained.But when it came time for the two parties to meet, all the carefully prepared words were completely forgotten in an instant, leaving only a stuttering sentence.

"...Mom, you, your stomach?!"

In fact, even this sentence is superfluous - because anyone can tell that the woman standing in front of him at the moment has a big belly and is at least five months pregnant.

But at this moment, besides the vague embarrassment, there was more joy and expectation on the faces of the middle-aged couple.