best male lead
Chapter 23
Zhuang Ji's neck hurt from sleeping. After sitting down, he stretched out his hands and rubbed his neck, and smoothed his hair. After looking at his watch, he found that it was nine o'clock. He couldn't help being shocked, and asked Xia Zhen, "I've slept for so long. What do you think?" Why don't you wake me up."
Xia Zhen smiled and didn't answer.
Zhuang Ji reached out and rubbed Xia Zhen's leg, and said, "Is it numb?"
Xia Zhen's legs were indeed numb, but if they were rubbed by Zhuang Ji like that, they would harden and look ugly. He quickly grabbed Zhuang Ji's hand and said, "Okay, okay, I'll get out of the car and take a walk Just fine."
Zhuang Ji took his hand away and said, "It's up to you."
Xia Zhen turned off the computer, put it away, and said, "Are you hungry, let's have dinner."
Zhuang Ji said, "Okay."
When he was about to get out of the car, Xia Zhen reached out and held down one of his hands. Zhuang Ji looked back at him in surprise, and asked with a smile, "What are you doing?"
Xia Zhen hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm not angry."
Zhuang Ji's beautiful peach eyes were dark. Then, after two seconds of silence, he laughed and said, "Why am I angry? It's you. You're not angry. I'm just joking. I won't be angry anymore." Will."
Xia Zhen grabbed his wrist, touched the cool watch on it, and said, "I won't be really angry with you. You don't want to. If there is anything, it's best to talk about it. I don't want to be between you and me. There is a grievance, obviously there is a problem in my heart, but I still deal with it on the surface."
Zhuang Ji took back the hand that was about to open the door, and said, "Well, good. The so-called good friends, even if they quarrel, will still get better, isn't that so."
Xia Zhen smiled and said, "Yes. You have said this before."
Zhuang Ji said, "Then it is still the same as before. No matter how many people change, some things will not change. I believe in this."
Xia Zhen said, "Yes."
This is the underground parking lot of a commercial building. When the two got out of the car, the driver and bodyguards were waiting for them. Fortunately, Zhuang Ji's assistant had been dismissed by him, otherwise there would be more people waiting for them.
Zhuang Ji put a plain mirror on the bridge of his nose to change his appearance a little before going upstairs with Xia Zhen.
There is a member-only restaurant upstairs here. Xia Zhen made a reservation, and the two of them went up and went straight into the dining room.
The dishes were all ordered, and after the two of them sat down, the dishes began to be served slowly.
Xia Zhen saw that Zhuang Ji tasted every dish, so she asked, "Do you still want to go on a diet now?"
Zhuang Ji said, "Well, I don't want to eat too much. In fact, I am relatively easy to gain weight."
Xia Zhen looked at Zhuang Ji, surprised, "You have a body that tends to get fat, and I've never seen you get fat before."
Zhuang Ji said, "I was quite fat when I was in kindergarten. Besides, I seldom exercise, unlike some people who have to go to the gym every day to build up their muscles. When a man turns [-], if he doesn't pay attention, he will easily lose weight. Get fat. Hey, I've reached this hurdle too."
Xia Zhen ate the fish, looked at Zhuang Ji, and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you gain weight. Anyway, I don't mind. Male stars also go on a diet like female stars who have to keep fit. It's really pitiful."
Zhuang Ji said, "Why do I start to feel pitiful when something happens to me? If a person can't even control his body, what else can he do. If I get fat, it will definitely look ugly, and my fans will turn If it's dark, the career is over. What is the most important thing for me now..."
As Zhuang Ji said, he slightly lowered his eyelids, his long eyelashes flickered twice, and said, "It's just my face."
Xia Zhen said, "Everyone says you are good at acting, you are a capable actor, aren't you?"
Although Xia Zhen didn't like Zhuang Ji as an actor, she still started to comfort him now.To say that an actor has only one face is not a compliment to him, so he needs to comfort him.
Zhuang Ji nodded and said, "Yes. Compared with Xie Fei, my acting skills are only better, but I can't help being much handsomer than him, and instead I am suppressed by him."
Xia Zhen didn't understand Zhuang Ji's logic at all, but he knew about Xie Fei. Xie Fei is now a well-known first-line male star in China. He has won the best actor award. Xia Zhen has seen his movies and thinks they are really good. He is also handsome and heroic, and Zhuang Ji's handsomeness is two different feelings.
Xia Zhen didn't know how to respond, so she could only say, "It's just a matter of opportunity. Gold always shines. If you want to make a movie and invest in it, I'll vote for you."
Zhuang Ji looked at him with a smile, and said, "Your words are meaningful! Good! However, you didn't understand what I wanted to say at all. It's not a matter of chance at all. It's because I'm so handsome, and my face suppresses my acting skills. Others Thinking that I have a narrow career path, good movies don’t look for me, and those who look for me are all bad movies, it’s really annoying, do you think I don’t want to make movies because I can’t act on the big screen!”
After being speechless, Xia Zhen said, "That's impossible. Your mother made you so handsome. What can I do?"
After speaking, the two looked at each other and started laughing.
Zhuang Ji stopped eating, just drank some soup and said, "You have become a lot more humorous."
Xia Zhen said, "Where is it, my little brother is only today because of your influence."
Zhuang Ji, "..."
Zhuang Ji stopped joking with him, and clinked glasses with Xia Zhen with a wine glass, and after taking a sip, he said slowly, "It is indeed necessary to transform, otherwise even people like Wu Yu can say behind my back that I'm not good at it. I’ve been filming TV dramas. Now I’m fine, I’m still young, I can take on idol dramas, and I can act tenderly. If some people are 40 years old and still acting in idol dramas, they will be ridiculed to death .”
Xia Zhen said, "Don't demean yourself like this, you're good at historical dramas, aren't you?"
Zhuang Ji said, "Historical dramas are not well-received at all, they are too heavy and dark, unless they are like those Qingchuan dramas that deceive little girls. Besides, director Chen's drama is basically a friendly performance. Although he is playing the lead actor, The salary is only enough to eat and live to pay the assistant, and I am exhausted to death."
Xia Zhen said, "Then why do you always cooperate with Director Chen?"
Zhuang Ji said, "It was he who discovered me in the first place, and one must repay his kindness. Besides, his films are indeed good. Following him, one can learn a lot. Like Director Yu this time, just shoot Fast food idol dramas can fool the audience where they can. Some lines, I get goosebumps when I read them. I can’t learn anything by following him. Wu Yu plays this kind of thing every time. Looks like a model, beautiful is beautiful, but it is difficult for people to remember at a glance, the Internet is full of those little awl faces, seeing her, who can tell who she is at a glance, so I always invest a lot of money to play the leading role, and it has always been popular Can't get up. That's uncharacteristic."
Speaking of this, he smiled, and said, "But her godfather is really good to her, and spends money to support her in every drama. It is estimated that apart from her godfather, it is difficult to find anyone else who is so kind to her." I am willing to spend money on her. Therefore, even if you have the name of Prince Xia, people may not necessarily buy you."
Xia Zhen looked at Zhuang Ji speechlessly, "Why are you talking about this again?"
Zhuang Ji quickly stopped and said, "I'm sorry. Let's not talk about Wu Yu. Talk about me. Actually, I also have this defect. I lack characteristics on the screen. To be an idol and become popular is to be different from everyone else. And You must be able to play various roles. Some people are poor in acting and difficult to get into the show. The audience can tell at a glance that he is poor in acting. This kind of actor is known to be poor and it is difficult to become famous; , as soon as he plays, he melts into the role, what he plays is what it is, many old actors are like this, people admire him, but the audience only remembers the role he played, not the person, nor the character. He has a face, so he can only be called an old drama player, and he cannot become a big star. Only those who act well, not the actor who fits into the role, but the role into the actor, are easy to become famous. Everyone remembers the role, and even more remembers this actor. This is the true power of idols. I don’t think it’s good to ask the audience to go in and guess who he is after playing a role.”
Although Xia Zhen knew nothing about acting, she listened with great interest and asked, "What's your problem?"
Zhuang Ji said, "Everyone only accepts the image of my noble son, and is unwilling to accept others. They also think that my acting path is narrow, and I can only play this kind of image. This has made everyone form a qualitative thinking. Directors and producers are also not optimistic that I can play other roles. What I want to do now is to break other people's stereotyped thinking about me. I can control other things, and it is my character who controls the role, not the role that controls me. Don't let everyone recognize the role and forget My Zhuang nationality. That’s about it.”
Xia Zhen seemed to be listening to a report meeting. His subordinate's report was so good that he should give him two words of recognition.
He said, "If you know yourself and your acting route so well, and you have a plan, you will definitely be successful. If I were a performing arts company with you as an actor, I would definitely be able to make a lot of money."
Zhuang Ji said, "Of course, I was the first brother of our company, a cash cow."
Xia Zhen smiled and said, "Zhuang Ji, I found out that after you became famous, you became very narcissistic."
Zhuang Ji also laughed, and said, "Really introverted people have no way out in the industry. Many acting skills are very good, and there are avenues, but they always fail to become popular. It is for this reason that they think that men should be introverted. This is an advantage. In fact, it is not the case. You are too restrained. Who remembers you. Therefore, no matter how restrained the character I play, I can’t be too restrained. If I use the humility that I rely on for food, I can’t show it well. What kind of entertainment circle is that?"
Xia Zhen said, "Yes, that's right."
Xia Zhen then said, "Listening to Jun's words is better than studying for ten years. If you go to make movies, you should be able to make money. I will invest in you when the time comes. I'm serious."
But Zhuang Ji raised his hand to stop him, and said, "If you say this, I will accept your favor. But, Xia Zhen, forget it, I don't want you to invest in movies for me, as long as it is related to interests, feelings will not It's pure, I believe in this, so I don't want to mix interests with you, do you understand me."
Xia Zhen was a little surprised, but Zhuang Ji looked at him seriously. Xia Zhen said, "But as a friend, if you don't reach out to help him solve the problem when he is in trouble, what kind of friend are you?"
Zhuang Ji said, "Your words make sense, but I don't need it. If I was too bad, I wouldn't be true friends with someone who is much better than me. In fact, I think friends should be in the right place, otherwise it's impossible to be true friends. We are really harmonious together without any problems. So I will not ask for your help, I can solve my problems by myself, and I will do it well, at least I won’t hold my friends back.”
Zhuang Ji's remarks were weird, but Xia Zhen didn't know how to refute them, but she was thinking, in high school, he was friends with her and received a lot of unfair treatment and gossip, so did he have such an idea? .
Xia Zhen said, "Well, as long as you need help, as long as you tell me that you will go through fire and water, I will do things for you."
Zhuang Ji said, "You are such a good man, it's hard to find anywhere else."
Xia Zhen felt that his words were strange, and didn't know how to respond, so she had to continue drinking.
After the meal, Zhuang Ji asked where Xia Zhen lived. Xia Zhen said that he had a house to live in, and because he often came here on business trips, he prepared his own house.
Then he asked Zhuang Ji, "What about you?"
Zhuang Ji said, "I also often go to City B, so I bought a small house to live in here. But it's too small to entertain you."
Xia Zhen said, "If you don't mind, how about going to my place."
Zhuang Ji hesitated for a moment before saying, "Okay."
This meal made Xia Zhen feel that the two of them seemed to have made friends. He knew a lot about Zhuang Ji, so he spoke more casually, and said, "You answered very reluctantly. Last time I was with you at your house." You, you don't want to stay with me at my house this time?"
Zhuang Ji said, "Where is it? I was rumored to be gay by some people, and I'm going out with you. I'm afraid it's not good to be photographed."
Xia Zhen said, "Nowadays, being a celebrity really has no privacy. You can be judged by others. It's a scandal for a female celebrity to meet a man in private, and it's a scandal for a male celebrity to meet a woman in private. It will also become a scandal. So what are you going to do?"
Zhuang Ji said with a smile, "Let's go to your house."
Xia Zhen smiled and didn't answer.
Zhuang Ji reached out and rubbed Xia Zhen's leg, and said, "Is it numb?"
Xia Zhen's legs were indeed numb, but if they were rubbed by Zhuang Ji like that, they would harden and look ugly. He quickly grabbed Zhuang Ji's hand and said, "Okay, okay, I'll get out of the car and take a walk Just fine."
Zhuang Ji took his hand away and said, "It's up to you."
Xia Zhen turned off the computer, put it away, and said, "Are you hungry, let's have dinner."
Zhuang Ji said, "Okay."
When he was about to get out of the car, Xia Zhen reached out and held down one of his hands. Zhuang Ji looked back at him in surprise, and asked with a smile, "What are you doing?"
Xia Zhen hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm not angry."
Zhuang Ji's beautiful peach eyes were dark. Then, after two seconds of silence, he laughed and said, "Why am I angry? It's you. You're not angry. I'm just joking. I won't be angry anymore." Will."
Xia Zhen grabbed his wrist, touched the cool watch on it, and said, "I won't be really angry with you. You don't want to. If there is anything, it's best to talk about it. I don't want to be between you and me. There is a grievance, obviously there is a problem in my heart, but I still deal with it on the surface."
Zhuang Ji took back the hand that was about to open the door, and said, "Well, good. The so-called good friends, even if they quarrel, will still get better, isn't that so."
Xia Zhen smiled and said, "Yes. You have said this before."
Zhuang Ji said, "Then it is still the same as before. No matter how many people change, some things will not change. I believe in this."
Xia Zhen said, "Yes."
This is the underground parking lot of a commercial building. When the two got out of the car, the driver and bodyguards were waiting for them. Fortunately, Zhuang Ji's assistant had been dismissed by him, otherwise there would be more people waiting for them.
Zhuang Ji put a plain mirror on the bridge of his nose to change his appearance a little before going upstairs with Xia Zhen.
There is a member-only restaurant upstairs here. Xia Zhen made a reservation, and the two of them went up and went straight into the dining room.
The dishes were all ordered, and after the two of them sat down, the dishes began to be served slowly.
Xia Zhen saw that Zhuang Ji tasted every dish, so she asked, "Do you still want to go on a diet now?"
Zhuang Ji said, "Well, I don't want to eat too much. In fact, I am relatively easy to gain weight."
Xia Zhen looked at Zhuang Ji, surprised, "You have a body that tends to get fat, and I've never seen you get fat before."
Zhuang Ji said, "I was quite fat when I was in kindergarten. Besides, I seldom exercise, unlike some people who have to go to the gym every day to build up their muscles. When a man turns [-], if he doesn't pay attention, he will easily lose weight. Get fat. Hey, I've reached this hurdle too."
Xia Zhen ate the fish, looked at Zhuang Ji, and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you gain weight. Anyway, I don't mind. Male stars also go on a diet like female stars who have to keep fit. It's really pitiful."
Zhuang Ji said, "Why do I start to feel pitiful when something happens to me? If a person can't even control his body, what else can he do. If I get fat, it will definitely look ugly, and my fans will turn If it's dark, the career is over. What is the most important thing for me now..."
As Zhuang Ji said, he slightly lowered his eyelids, his long eyelashes flickered twice, and said, "It's just my face."
Xia Zhen said, "Everyone says you are good at acting, you are a capable actor, aren't you?"
Although Xia Zhen didn't like Zhuang Ji as an actor, she still started to comfort him now.To say that an actor has only one face is not a compliment to him, so he needs to comfort him.
Zhuang Ji nodded and said, "Yes. Compared with Xie Fei, my acting skills are only better, but I can't help being much handsomer than him, and instead I am suppressed by him."
Xia Zhen didn't understand Zhuang Ji's logic at all, but he knew about Xie Fei. Xie Fei is now a well-known first-line male star in China. He has won the best actor award. Xia Zhen has seen his movies and thinks they are really good. He is also handsome and heroic, and Zhuang Ji's handsomeness is two different feelings.
Xia Zhen didn't know how to respond, so she could only say, "It's just a matter of opportunity. Gold always shines. If you want to make a movie and invest in it, I'll vote for you."
Zhuang Ji looked at him with a smile, and said, "Your words are meaningful! Good! However, you didn't understand what I wanted to say at all. It's not a matter of chance at all. It's because I'm so handsome, and my face suppresses my acting skills. Others Thinking that I have a narrow career path, good movies don’t look for me, and those who look for me are all bad movies, it’s really annoying, do you think I don’t want to make movies because I can’t act on the big screen!”
After being speechless, Xia Zhen said, "That's impossible. Your mother made you so handsome. What can I do?"
After speaking, the two looked at each other and started laughing.
Zhuang Ji stopped eating, just drank some soup and said, "You have become a lot more humorous."
Xia Zhen said, "Where is it, my little brother is only today because of your influence."
Zhuang Ji, "..."
Zhuang Ji stopped joking with him, and clinked glasses with Xia Zhen with a wine glass, and after taking a sip, he said slowly, "It is indeed necessary to transform, otherwise even people like Wu Yu can say behind my back that I'm not good at it. I’ve been filming TV dramas. Now I’m fine, I’m still young, I can take on idol dramas, and I can act tenderly. If some people are 40 years old and still acting in idol dramas, they will be ridiculed to death .”
Xia Zhen said, "Don't demean yourself like this, you're good at historical dramas, aren't you?"
Zhuang Ji said, "Historical dramas are not well-received at all, they are too heavy and dark, unless they are like those Qingchuan dramas that deceive little girls. Besides, director Chen's drama is basically a friendly performance. Although he is playing the lead actor, The salary is only enough to eat and live to pay the assistant, and I am exhausted to death."
Xia Zhen said, "Then why do you always cooperate with Director Chen?"
Zhuang Ji said, "It was he who discovered me in the first place, and one must repay his kindness. Besides, his films are indeed good. Following him, one can learn a lot. Like Director Yu this time, just shoot Fast food idol dramas can fool the audience where they can. Some lines, I get goosebumps when I read them. I can’t learn anything by following him. Wu Yu plays this kind of thing every time. Looks like a model, beautiful is beautiful, but it is difficult for people to remember at a glance, the Internet is full of those little awl faces, seeing her, who can tell who she is at a glance, so I always invest a lot of money to play the leading role, and it has always been popular Can't get up. That's uncharacteristic."
Speaking of this, he smiled, and said, "But her godfather is really good to her, and spends money to support her in every drama. It is estimated that apart from her godfather, it is difficult to find anyone else who is so kind to her." I am willing to spend money on her. Therefore, even if you have the name of Prince Xia, people may not necessarily buy you."
Xia Zhen looked at Zhuang Ji speechlessly, "Why are you talking about this again?"
Zhuang Ji quickly stopped and said, "I'm sorry. Let's not talk about Wu Yu. Talk about me. Actually, I also have this defect. I lack characteristics on the screen. To be an idol and become popular is to be different from everyone else. And You must be able to play various roles. Some people are poor in acting and difficult to get into the show. The audience can tell at a glance that he is poor in acting. This kind of actor is known to be poor and it is difficult to become famous; , as soon as he plays, he melts into the role, what he plays is what it is, many old actors are like this, people admire him, but the audience only remembers the role he played, not the person, nor the character. He has a face, so he can only be called an old drama player, and he cannot become a big star. Only those who act well, not the actor who fits into the role, but the role into the actor, are easy to become famous. Everyone remembers the role, and even more remembers this actor. This is the true power of idols. I don’t think it’s good to ask the audience to go in and guess who he is after playing a role.”
Although Xia Zhen knew nothing about acting, she listened with great interest and asked, "What's your problem?"
Zhuang Ji said, "Everyone only accepts the image of my noble son, and is unwilling to accept others. They also think that my acting path is narrow, and I can only play this kind of image. This has made everyone form a qualitative thinking. Directors and producers are also not optimistic that I can play other roles. What I want to do now is to break other people's stereotyped thinking about me. I can control other things, and it is my character who controls the role, not the role that controls me. Don't let everyone recognize the role and forget My Zhuang nationality. That’s about it.”
Xia Zhen seemed to be listening to a report meeting. His subordinate's report was so good that he should give him two words of recognition.
He said, "If you know yourself and your acting route so well, and you have a plan, you will definitely be successful. If I were a performing arts company with you as an actor, I would definitely be able to make a lot of money."
Zhuang Ji said, "Of course, I was the first brother of our company, a cash cow."
Xia Zhen smiled and said, "Zhuang Ji, I found out that after you became famous, you became very narcissistic."
Zhuang Ji also laughed, and said, "Really introverted people have no way out in the industry. Many acting skills are very good, and there are avenues, but they always fail to become popular. It is for this reason that they think that men should be introverted. This is an advantage. In fact, it is not the case. You are too restrained. Who remembers you. Therefore, no matter how restrained the character I play, I can’t be too restrained. If I use the humility that I rely on for food, I can’t show it well. What kind of entertainment circle is that?"
Xia Zhen said, "Yes, that's right."
Xia Zhen then said, "Listening to Jun's words is better than studying for ten years. If you go to make movies, you should be able to make money. I will invest in you when the time comes. I'm serious."
But Zhuang Ji raised his hand to stop him, and said, "If you say this, I will accept your favor. But, Xia Zhen, forget it, I don't want you to invest in movies for me, as long as it is related to interests, feelings will not It's pure, I believe in this, so I don't want to mix interests with you, do you understand me."
Xia Zhen was a little surprised, but Zhuang Ji looked at him seriously. Xia Zhen said, "But as a friend, if you don't reach out to help him solve the problem when he is in trouble, what kind of friend are you?"
Zhuang Ji said, "Your words make sense, but I don't need it. If I was too bad, I wouldn't be true friends with someone who is much better than me. In fact, I think friends should be in the right place, otherwise it's impossible to be true friends. We are really harmonious together without any problems. So I will not ask for your help, I can solve my problems by myself, and I will do it well, at least I won’t hold my friends back.”
Zhuang Ji's remarks were weird, but Xia Zhen didn't know how to refute them, but she was thinking, in high school, he was friends with her and received a lot of unfair treatment and gossip, so did he have such an idea? .
Xia Zhen said, "Well, as long as you need help, as long as you tell me that you will go through fire and water, I will do things for you."
Zhuang Ji said, "You are such a good man, it's hard to find anywhere else."
Xia Zhen felt that his words were strange, and didn't know how to respond, so she had to continue drinking.
After the meal, Zhuang Ji asked where Xia Zhen lived. Xia Zhen said that he had a house to live in, and because he often came here on business trips, he prepared his own house.
Then he asked Zhuang Ji, "What about you?"
Zhuang Ji said, "I also often go to City B, so I bought a small house to live in here. But it's too small to entertain you."
Xia Zhen said, "If you don't mind, how about going to my place."
Zhuang Ji hesitated for a moment before saying, "Okay."
This meal made Xia Zhen feel that the two of them seemed to have made friends. He knew a lot about Zhuang Ji, so he spoke more casually, and said, "You answered very reluctantly. Last time I was with you at your house." You, you don't want to stay with me at my house this time?"
Zhuang Ji said, "Where is it? I was rumored to be gay by some people, and I'm going out with you. I'm afraid it's not good to be photographed."
Xia Zhen said, "Nowadays, being a celebrity really has no privacy. You can be judged by others. It's a scandal for a female celebrity to meet a man in private, and it's a scandal for a male celebrity to meet a woman in private. It will also become a scandal. So what are you going to do?"
Zhuang Ji said with a smile, "Let's go to your house."
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