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The hotel booked by the crew is in the film and television city one kilometer away from the filming location.

It is said to be a film and television city, but the accommodation conditions are not much better than expected.The location here is off the beaten path, and the people who come here are all low-cost martial arts movies and war movies, and the overall environment is not very good.

The producers said that when filming started, everyone would have to live in the oasis.

Lu Yuxing didn't show any dissatisfaction.He lived in a suite with Yu Feng, and was taken by the production team to the shooting location every day.In the evening, I watched the script in the hotel and prepared to read it around.

Part of the crew has already made preparations around the filming location. Zhong Ming doesn’t like post-dubbing, and all the sounds have to be recorded on the spot. The sound engineer has tried for many days to make the equipment successfully withstand the strong wind in the desert.

Even before filming started, the crew was already feeling the pressure.

On the third day after Lu Yuxing came to the film and television city, the producer came to the room to find him as usual, and drove him into the oasis.

The producer is Xie Hui, an experienced producer.In just over a month, he organized his subordinates to solve all preparation issues such as the script, the setting, the way of persuasion, and funds.Compared with Zhong Ming's temperament of doing things all by inspiration, his efficiency helped the crew a lot.

"Director Zhong is coming tonight." Xie Hui put on a pair of sunglasses and put one hand on the steering wheel.He had had contact with Lu Yuxing before, and after two days, he had already gotten to know him well. "Tomorrow all the leading actors will be here, after finishing the script reading, the machine will be turned on the day after tomorrow."

He hummed the song on the radio, and said to Lu Yuxing in the back row, "Your wife won't attend the opening banquet, and all her scenes have to be filmed in Hong Kong City."

Lu Yuxing was taken aback, "What wife?"

"Oh, I'm sorry." Xie Hui laughed happily, "It's the wife of 'Gu Ming'. I'm looking for a third-tier female star in Hong Kong City. You probably haven't heard of it, but her acting skills are not bad. I'll know when the time comes. .”

Xie Hui originally wanted to show off, but he didn't expect that Lu Yuxing was not curious.

He changed the subject, "By the way, do you know who played 'Lin Le'?"

Lu Yuxing looked at the back of his head, pondering his tone.

"You don't know?" Lu Yuxing asked.

Xie Hui shook his head unexpectedly. "I don't know, Lao Zhong chose it. He directly talked to the investment bosses, and the bosses didn't have any objections. Forget it, just keep it from me."

Lu Yuxing frowned, "You have a big heart."

He thought to himself, and felt that Zhong Ming's approach also had its own logic.Qin Ran is just a young actor of Miao Xin, with a modest salary, acting in tepid idol dramas.Xie Hui considered interests more than Zhong Ming, and if he knew that Zhong Ming had chosen an unknown young actor, the two would definitely have to argue again.

After all, this time there was no Tang family to help Qin Ran behind his back.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuxing was inexplicably agitated.He rolled down most of the window to let the cold wind in.

He remembered all kinds of things in the past, Qin Ran joined the filming group in Hong Kong City Fire, which producer was not polite to him and greeted him with a smile.Thinking about it now, it was actually Tang Tang's arrangement.

Tang Tang seemed to have never been by his side, but he never left him.

When we arrived at the oasis, we could see the shepherds driving their sheep on the road from a distance, and a group of little furry guys walked slowly past the front of the car, uttering "baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

Xie Hui put his arm on the window sill and greeted the young man herding sheep.

"Where do you want to go today?" He turned around and asked Lu Yuxing, "Go to the hotel room? The one where Gu Ming lives."

Lu Yuxing nodded, got out of the car, and followed him.

The hotel where the photo was taken was rented.A week ago, Xie Hui, who had a sufficient budget in hand, took over the entire hotel with a wave of his hand.

The hotel and the big oasis are separated by a small hillside, and beyond that is the desert.It is like a bit of green in the vast sea of ​​sand, except for some lush green plants in front of and behind the house and a small lake, there is nothing.

It was a simple three-story hotel.The door is open, and behind the plant-filled reception are stairs and corridors. There are rooms on both sides of the "back"-shaped corridor.The lighting is not good, and the rooms on the first floor are a bit dark.

Lu Yuxing followed Xie Hui, walked straight to the dark corridor, went upstairs, and walked to the innermost room on the second floor.

Probably busy elsewhere, there are only a few set staff in the hotel.

"Go in and have a look, just don't touch those things." Xie Hui said, pushing open the door.

As Lu Yuxing remembered, it was an ordinary single room.

A bed, a wardrobe, and a yellow-green desk lamp on the bedside table against the wall.The wallpapers on the walls of the room are all newly pasted, and the complicated gray-green patterns are all over the walls, which looks psychedelic and depressing.The wardrobe and bedside table are both wooden with some mottled scratches on them.

"It feels very good." Xie Hui took out the cigarette case from his pocket, lit it himself, and handed it to Lu Yuxing.He is quite satisfied with the setting here, "A poor man who was abandoned by his wife is traveling in this ghost place. The accommodation is poor, he was cheated of money by the tour group, he is lonely and cold at night, and the couple who came next door are still flirting with each other. Why……"

Lu Yuxing held the cigarette with his right thumb and forefinger, and tapped it on the table.

"You can't say that." Lu Yuxing raised his chin and motioned Xie Hui to look out the window. "From here, you can see the stars in the desert at night."

Xie Hui was taken aback, and opened the curtains that hadn't been washed all year round.The yellow sand outside the window is a continuous stretch of sand dunes.

"How do you know?" He took a puff on his cigarette.

Lu Yuxing realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, waved his hand, and stopped talking.

The two circled around, then turned over the hillside to the oasis.Now is the off-season for tourism, almost all locals.Xie Hui invited a few colleagues who were taking a break to have a meal together.

When it was almost dark, Xie Hui drove Lu Yuxing back.

Half a mile away, the car turned off.

Lu Yuxing got out of the car, stood aside, and silently smoked a cigarette.Xie Hui lifted the hood of the car to check it. After working for a while, he said rather bitterly: "It's probably because the oil circuit is blocked. This car is rented. It is estimated that a lot of low-quality oil is usually added."

"There are no shops in front of the village or in the back." Xie Hui looked around, and there were plain fields on both sides of the vast road, and he couldn't even see a person.

Lu Yuxing sighed, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and called Yu Feng.

a few kilometers away.

On the road from the urban area to the county where the film and television city is located, a black car with a privacy film was speeding past.

Zhong Ming and Tang Tang, one on the left and the other on the right, were silent in the back row of the car seat.Xiao Li was sitting in the co-pilot, and had already fallen into a deep sleep.

From the moment he got off the plane, Tang Tang became a little taciturn.Zhong Ming arranged for his assistant to bring Lu Yuxing into the film and television city three days ago, and now he was afraid of revealing his secrets in front of Tang Tang.

Yan Wenjun told him that the two leading actors must not know who the other is in advance.He looked serious, not joking.

Although Zhong Ming knew that the contract had already been signed, he would not be able to escape.But when he thought of the two meeting later, what would he do if they fought face to face?

Tang Tang is powerful behind the scenes, and Lu Yuxing is the head of the capital's film and television industry. No matter who he is, he, a cutting-edge director, cannot afford to offend.

Just as I was thinking, the phone in my pocket rang.

Tang Tang was staring at the flying railing outside the window in a daze, when he heard the sound, he turned his head and looked at Zhong Ming with some confusion.

"The assistant is calling." Zhong Ming explained and answered the phone.

Tang Tang turned his head to the side and looked at Zhong Ming suspiciously, always feeling that he was a little restless.

He listened to the phone for a while, frowning tightly.

"Something went wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

I said a few words over there, the car body was bumping and making a lot of noise, Tang Tang couldn't hear it clearly.

Zhong Ming changed his hand to hold the phone. "It's good that you're okay, come back early... I'll be right there."

After explaining over there, I hung up the phone.Tang Tang heard that something was wrong, so he asked, "What happened?"

Zhong Ming waved his hand, "It's a small matter. The producer and... er, the producer took the extras to the shooting location and came back. The car broke down halfway, and now they are sending people to pick them up."

"Oh, is it Teacher Xie Hui?" Tang Tang blinked and murmured in a low voice, "Why don't I remember that the car he rented had any problems..."

Zhong Ming only heard the first half of the sentence, and asked in surprise, "Do you know him?"

"No, I just heard Brother Yan mention it." Tang Tang denied with a smile, "Brother Yan said he is very powerful."

"Of course." Zhong Ming replied.

The car returned to silence.Zhong Ming really didn't know how to chat with people, plus he had something to hide from the beginning, he didn't know how to speak at all.

Since you don't know what to say, just say nothing.Halfway through the journey, Tang Tang fell asleep leaning against the window, while Zhong Ming stared ahead at the darkening sky, imagining the story of Gu Ming and Lin Le in his mind.

It was an absurd relationship.A man with an air of worldliness fell in love with a pure soul by mistake. The two were vigorous, but they parted ways in the end.One fell into the world and lost himself, the other waited for his lover in the desert, waiting to die in the wind and sand.

The car body shook slightly, and then stopped in front of the hotel in the film and television city.

"Here we are." The driver reminded.

Zhong Ming recovered from his meditation and woke up Tang Tang beside him.

"Tang Tang, we've arrived at the hotel. Let's rest here today." He patted Tang Tang on the shoulder, and the latter slowly opened his eyes and looked at him in confusion.

Xiao Li also woke up, quickly packed his luggage, got out of the car and opened the door for Tang Tang.

Tang Tang stared at Zhong Ming with sleepy eyes for a few seconds before he gradually came back to his senses.He rubbed his eyes, opened the door and got out of the car.

The hotel in the film and television city doesn't look high-end on the outside, but Tang Tang doesn't dislike it either.

"Brother, I'll go in and store my luggage first."

Xiao Li got the room card and waved to Tang Tang, "Talk slowly with Director Zhong."

"Thank you." Tang Tang smiled at him and put on a windbreaker.He was a little thirsty, so he walked to the front desk familiarly, and asked the girl on duty, "Is there any hot water?"

The girl on duty looked at his face, nodded in a daze, and went around to find hot water.

Zhong Ming glanced at the time, and the phone rang again.

"What's the matter with Director Zhong?" Tang Tang sat down on the small sofa opposite the front desk, "Go and do your work first, I'll go say hello to everyone after I get a glass of water."

Zhong Ming answered the call from the investor, then looked back at Lu Yuxing's room.Seeing that it was closed, he also let out a breath temporarily.

"Okay, I'll go upstairs to answer the phone first."

He made a hasty statement, then turned and left.

The temperature is low at night, and the hotel door has drawn a windproof curtain to block the cold wind tightly.

"Thank you." Tang Tang smiled and took a cup of hot tea from the front desk, and lay comfortably on the sofa.Every time he goes on a business trip, Xiao Li tidies and cleans the room for him first, and then asks him to live in it.

Tang Tang lay comfortably, his eyes wandering around the hotel, like a wanderer who hasn't come home for a long time, looking at the old place that he hasn't seen for many years.

The warm yellow light is not bright, and the small hall is warmly illuminated. The grandfather clock at the front desk makes a slight sound, and the big orange cat in the corner is dozing off.

He was holding the hot tea in his hand, and when he was in a trance, a gust of cold wind suddenly came in from the door.

Tang Tang suddenly shivered, and subconsciously looked towards the door.

The windproof curtain was lifted by a tall man, and a pair of Martin boots first appeared behind the gray curtain.

The hem of his black windbreaker was blown away, his stern face was a little tired, and his upright and neat attire was mixed with the cold wind blowing in, as if he had come here in a hurry.

"Fuck! What a broken car!"

A figure followed behind and quickly got in. "The owner of this car must be greedy for cheap, I don't know what kind of broken oil has been added! Fortunately, I came to pick you up, otherwise this kind of day will freeze to death..."

Yu Feng rushed in cursing, not looking at the road.

"Boss, I said... hey!"

He was caught off guard and bumped into Lu Yuxing's back.

The door that had just been opened was slammed shut, and the noise of people, cars, and wind outside the door all dissipated in an instant.

Lu Yuxing suddenly stopped walking and stood in the hall.

There was a man sitting on the sofa in front of him.

Tang Tang was full of surprise, holding hot tea in both hands, staring at him with a pair of round eyes in disbelief.