Euthanasia

On Sunday afternoon, Xu Ting finally received a call from the artist who had been missing for three days.Liu Zhiwei's voice sounded very energetic on the phone, he said to Xu Ting: "I'll go to the set right away!"

Before leaving early in the morning, the three of Liu Zhiwei searched the island, knocked out dozens of coconuts, and strung them one by one with the previous safety rope to bring them back to the country in unknown ways.The crew was working overtime when they saw a car parked in front of the crew. Liu Zhiwei, wearing a shirt and shorts of Brother Octopus and Xu Ting with a dark face, took down dozens of coconuts from the car...

Huang Qi, who was planning to talk about Liu Zhiwei, lost his jaw.

"I'm sorry to be absent from work for two days. These are special products I brought back." Liu Zhiwei smiled and handed out a coconut to almost everyone in the crew.

"Special, special products?" Xiao Lu, who came here early in the morning to help coordinate the props team, was a little confused, "Brother Zhiwei, where have you been?"

Liu Zhiwei scratched his head and whispered to him, "Malaysia."

"You've only been absent from work for three days and two nights, and you've gone abroad." Director Huang sneered twice, waved his hand, and said, "Hurry up, change your clothes, and start filming!"

As he spoke, he took a sip of the coconut that Xiao Lu handed him.

Liu Zhiwei gave Xiao Lu a thumbs up for his wit, and then quickly ran into the dressing room.

Following the car from a distance in a black Mercedes outside, Jon used a pair of binoculars to look at the figure of Liu Zhiwei running into the dressing room in the crew through the gate, and then looked at other people.

"This is where he has to come to work right away before he has time to change?" Jon said.

Lu Yi sat in front and said blankly: "Do you know what your behavior is now?"

"Idiot?"

"No," Lu Yi said coldly, "a veritable stalker."

Liu Zhiwei quickly put on his makeup and put on his clothes in 10 minutes.The few hours of flying did not affect him at all, but made him feel that his life had been sublimated.

When Xiao Yang was putting on makeup for him, he couldn't help saying: "Brother Zhiwei, something good has happened to you, why do I think you are in good spirits?"

Liu Zhiwei smiled and said, "I traveled to another world."

"Ah?" Before Xiao Yang understood what Liu Zhiwei meant, Xu Ting came in from the outside, interrupted their conversation and said, "You have to catch up with the schedule these two days, this is your new rehearsal schedule."

Liu Zhiwei took the timetable in a daze. "This... is too full, isn't it? After four days of filming all--"

"The director gave you special care," Xu Ting said, "Next month, Li Qiang's "Assassin 2" audition, you have to rush to attend."

Liu Zhiwei was startled, and stood up abruptly: ""Assassin 2"?!"

Liu Zhiwei has watched so many movies and spent two-thirds of his life doing things related to movies. Of course he knows how high-level the movie "Assassin 2" is. When "Assassin 1" was promoted, no one was optimistic about this kind of fantasy martial arts drama. After it was released, the venues were sold out. Not only did it fail to recoup the cost as the critics predicted, but it became a domestically produced protection month. A strong dark horse, all domestic films in the same period have been embezzled at the box office, and the revenue is dismal.

"Assassin 2" is the shooting plan announced under such high voices, almost the original crew, so the file will be set very soon, next year's summer file.

Liu Zhiwei was taken aback, and asked: "Aren't the actors in "Assassin 2" all the original actors, why do you still have to audition?"

"The main characters remain the same," Xu Ting said, "but the whole screenwriter has changed, telling the whole story from another person's point of view, so the person who tells the story becomes a non-staff protagonist. There are no public auditions, no auditions, Huang A recommendation ticket for you."

Liu Zhiwei opened his mouth wide.

Xiao Yang was jumping excitedly at the side, and was afraid of disturbing their conversation, so he screamed at this moment: "Brother Zhiwei! That's great! You're going to play the leading role!!"

"To be precise, it is not the protagonist. Although the perspective of "Assassin 2" is this character, it still tells the new stories of those original people. A newcomer is a project that all companies want to grab." Xu Ting gave Liu Zhiwei another shot, "Your competitors may be very strong, and they are all recommended by other directors or investors. There is no shortage of funds, and the decisive factor lies in acting skills. It depends on how you handle it."

Liu Zhiwei rolled his Adam's apple nervously, and nodded: "The specific time is..."

"On the 15th of next month, after filming "Personality Game", you have half a month to rest, and I will send you to a training session."

Liu Zhiwei froze for a moment: "What training?"

"Martial arts training."

"what?"

"I know you have foundation," Xu Ting said after glancing at him, "but you have to know other things besides boxing."

Xu Ting's schedule didn't even leave time for Liu Zhiwei to sit down and rest. He even drank water by standing under the light and sticking to the gap between the two performances.Liu Zhiwei didn't complain, some people couldn't stand this kind of high-paced shooting.Wang Mo asked for leave in the evening on the grounds of sick leave.

Sitting in a chair, Cai Xue complained while fanning the air with her hands: "What the hell is Director Huang doing to suddenly give us such a high-intensity filming, he thinks this is a training camp for us."

Liu Zhiwei felt a little guilty, knowing that it was because of him.All he could say was, "Sorry."

"It has nothing to do with you, why are you apologizing?" Cai Xue realized something just after she finished speaking, and suddenly turned her head to look at him: "You—"

"I have an audition in the future. I don't have qualifications and it's not easy. The director thought about me and speeded up the progress." Liu Zhiwei lowered his voice and smiled at Cai Xue.

Cai Xue let out a "wow" and poked him with her elbow: "Why am I so jealous of you! Tell me, which TV series?"

"It's not a TV series," Liu Zhiwei said, "It's a movie. It's inconvenient to say it now, I haven't written a word yet."

Cai Xue looked at Liu Zhiwei's smiling face, approached him, and pressed his shoulder seriously: "Brother Zhiwei, tell me the truth, do you really have a girlfriend?"

Liu Zhiwei was taken aback by Cai Xue's approaching face, and hurriedly moved away from him, saying vaguely, "Hmm... really, really have someone."

"Aren't you kidding?"

"No joke……"

"Isn't it because I chased you that you said that?"

"no……"

Cai Xue let go of Liu Zhiwei in frustration and said, "Hey, no matter how good men are taken away."

Liu Zhiwei laughed twice, thinking: I don't like women...

In the black car in the distance, Jon held up the binoculars and said angrily: "What's the matter with Zeo, why are there so many women around him?"

"He's very handsome," Lu Yi rolled his eyes in the front seat. "He's the type that typical Chinese women like. As long as she's a woman with normal aesthetics, it's normal to have a crush on him. I said, when do you want to see him?"

"I have been on leave until today, so I am a free man until 24 o'clock." Jon seriously corrected Lu Yi's cognition, and continued to observe with a telescope.

When he saw Liu Zhiwei pushing Cai Xue away, Jon's mouth dropped slightly and he responded a little bit. He put down the binoculars and thought for a long time, then suddenly said to Lu Yi: "Let's go."

Lu Yi was stunned for a moment: "Don't watch it?"

"I've got to figure out a way to let people know he has a partner."

Lu Yi had a bad feeling: "I have to remind you that if your relationship with him is exposed, it will be bad for you and him."

Jon waved his hand impatiently and said, "I understand, as long as no one knows it's me..."

Lu Yi suddenly felt that he had dug a hole for Liu Zhiwei, and Jon obviously looked like he was going to make trouble.Under Jon's urging, Lu Yi reluctantly started the car and left the crew.

The scene was filmed until the early hours of the morning.There was a scene where Fat Tiger and Zhang Chengqian couldn't make it through, and Liu Zhiwei had to stand there as the background board for two hours.

After filming, Fat Tiger's actor couldn't bear it any longer. He said, "Director Huang, let's shoot this scene again tomorrow. I'm exhausted and Cheng Qian's complexion is not good. I can't hold it anymore."

Liu Zhiwei was standing behind the whole time, but Zhang Chengqian's face could not be seen clearly under the light.Hearing this, he moved his position and looked at Zhang Chengqian under the light.

Unlike some Korean TV dramas, although all the male actors in this drama wear makeup, none of them wear colored lipstick. Zhang Chengqian's lips are pale, and he looks uncomfortable.

Liu Zhiwei felt sorry, and agreed: "The director..."

Director Huang frowned and looked at Zhang Chengqian, and then at Zhang Chengqian's assistant beside him.Zhang Chengqian's manager didn't come today, only his assistant took care of him.At this moment, the assistant was trembling, and when he heard that Zhang Chengqian was sick, his face was paler than his.

"You ask the medical staff to take his temperature." Huang Qi said.

The assistant was about to leave when Zhang Chengqian said, "No need."

"If you're in this state, taking more shots is just a waste of time," Director Huang said very bluntly, "Go back and rest first."

Zhang Chengqian stood on the spot as if he had grown roots, and said, "No need, let's do it again."

Liu Zhiwei looked at the cold sweat on Zhang Chengqian's forehead, and handed him a towel during the preparation. "Wipe it off."

Zhang Chengqian looked at the towel in his hand, and took it for a long time.

Liu Zhiwei said, "You have a fever."

Zhang Chengqian pursed his lips and did not speak.

Liu Zhiwei stared at him for a while, then turned around and asked Xiao Lu for a glass of ice water.

"Ah? What do you want ice water for?" Xiao Lu didn't quite understand.At night, the weather is already very cold, no matter how hot the lights are, it is not the season to drink ice water.

Liu Zhiwei said, "Just give it to me."

There was a refrigerator in the crew, Xiao Lu searched for a while before finding a block of ice, poured water for Liu Zhiwei and sent it over.

Liu Zhiwei handed the ice water to Zhang Chengqian and said, "Take a sip, hold it in your throat, and swallow it after you start it. This one will make life easier."

Zhang Chengqian took the water, looked at Liu Zhiwei, and took a sip of water before the director said to turn it on.

The cold water flowed over the hot tongue and throat, as if pouring a basin of cold water on the overheated engine to cool it down, the voice that was hoarse due to the pain before had returned to normal, and the cold problem woke up his somewhat confused brain for a moment.

Zhang Chengqian read his lines smoothly and performed perfectly.

Standing in the background, Liu Zhiwei remembered his former self.Even with a high fever and gastroenteritis attack, in order to be able to act, he insisted on standing in the camera.There are too many such experiences, and he knows what methods can bring him back to normal in a short time, even if those methods are not beneficial to his body itself.Zhang Chengqian is a person who refuses to admit defeat, he wants to finish filming even with a high fever, all Liu Zhiwei can do is to help him finish filming as quickly as possible.

"Card! That's it! It's over, let's call it a day!" Director Huang finally breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and patted Zhang Chengqian on the shoulder and said, "Hurry up and take your medicine and keep warm."

Zhang Chengqian didn't look at Director Huang very much, but walked towards Liu Zhiwei and nodded to him.

Liu Zhiwei said: "Don't keep doing this in the future, it's not good for your health." After saying that, he hurried back to the dressing room to remove his makeup.Zhang Chengqian didn't have time to open his mouth, seeing Liu Zhiwei running so fast, he didn't say what was on his mind.The effect of that mouthful of cold water had disappeared, Zhang Chengqian's body became even hotter, and his mind was almost a paste.The assistant on the side said anxiously: "Brother Chengqian... hurry up, Brother Ye is already at the door."

Zhang Chengqian shook his head and left with his assistant.

Liu Zhiwei reported to the hospital early the next morning.Jon returned to the cramped and monotonous ward and complained a lot.After Liu Zhiwei settled Jon's breakfast, he walked out of the inpatient department. Before leaving the hospital, he bumped into Zhang Chengqian and Zhang Ye head-on.

"Mr. Liu..." A nurse hurriedly chased Liu Zhiwei up from behind, "Your family said you forgot about it."

Before Liu Zhiwei had time to say hello, he looked back and saw that it was his scarf.

Zhang Ye greeted politely and said, "Is there a family member who is hospitalized?"

Liu Zhiwei smiled dryly, and said unnaturally: "Hey, it's... my cousin."

"I haven't heard from you. Is it difficult? If you need help, you can come to me at any time. Assistant Chengqian told me what happened yesterday. Thank you."

Zhang Ye was actually quite embarrassed facing Liu Zhiwei. At first he felt that Liu Zhiwei was a rotten seedling who was barely supported by someone. Maybe his acting skills were not bad, but it was hard to become popular at this age.Zhang Ye knew that Zhang Chengqian had a great affection for him, but considering Zhang Chengqian's future development, he denied the possibility of cooperating with Liu Zhiwei.At that time, he felt that he was just helping Zhang Chengqian wipe his ass once, but Xu Ting's words made him suddenly unable to see Liu Zhiwei's future clearly, so it was not easy to weigh Liu Zhiwei's weight.Zhang Ye has been in the entertainment circle for a long time, everyone's actions are very purpose-oriented, Liu Zhiwei helped Zhang Chengqian yesterday, in his eyes, it was a bit of a sell-out, and he could return it as soon as possible, so he Then I turned to ask about Liu Zhiwei's family.

Liu Zhiwei didn't think so much, he just said, "It's nothing serious, thank you. Is your fever gone?" He looked at Zhang Chengqian.

"I left last night. Come back this morning to have a look. You can go back if you have nothing to do." Zhang Ye said before Zhang Chengqian opened his mouth.

Liu Zhiwei nodded to them: "That's good, I'll go to the crew first, see you later."

Looking at Liu Zhiwei's leaving back, Zhang Ye frowned.Is this... the meaning of not letting him return favors?

Small favors once or twice are nothing, but Zhang Ye knows that Zhang Chengqian is a person who values ​​friends very much. He has a good impression of Liu Zhiwei to the point where he can invite him to make his own movie. With such accumulation, Zhang Chengqian will eat one for him sooner or later. Big loss.

— It’s not like this never happened.

Zhang Ye turned around and warned Zhang Chengqian: "Don't waste too much energy with the little character who hasn't improved. It's not too late to get to know each other when there are more opportunities in the future. Didn't you suffer enough at the beginning—"

Zhang Chengqian had already left Zhang Ye and walked forward, his face was full of impatience, and he just said: "Okay, okay, I'm so bored."

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Lu Yi: What are you doing?

Jon: Make a dog tag for Zeo.