Top Dupe CH 016 I Am Your Beacon

Lin Yue smiled as he analyzed: "Although the entertainment industry has given Gu Xiaowei a lot of praise, he does have enough strength to aspire to be the top young actor under the age of 35. Even so you don't need to deify Gu Xiaowei. "

Luo Yu listened carefully. He didn't expect Director Lin to bring up Gu Xiaowei.

"Gu Xiaowei is not a statue in a temple for people to admire and pray at. He is just an ordinary person who keeps his emotions tightly under control. But when he enters a role, he will express his suppressed emotions."

"En." Luo Yu nodded.

"Acting skills can also be mutually dependent. The more involved you are in the role, the more outstanding you are, then the more complex human emotions Gu Xiaowei opposite you can perform."

"Thank you, Director Lin." Luo Yu knew that Lin Yue was worried that he would be under too much pressure when facing Gu Xiaowei. That he had just started filming but once the two of them had more and more scenes opposite each other, he would not be able to hold on anymore.

In fact, Luo Yu had also seen a Gu Xiaowei who was even more experienced in acting.

The current Gu Xiaowei, who got a little nervous because Luo Yu was too close, was actually quite cute.

At this time, Gu Xiaowei came to the restroom. He turned on the faucet and lowered his head. The moment he was about to splash water on his face, someone grabbed him by the collar.

"Don't——"

Gu Xiaowei subconsciously grabbed the other with a twist of his wrist, and then realized that it was his makeup artist Ah Yan.

Ah Yan grimaced in pain, "Stop! It's going to break, it's going to break!"

Only then did Gu Xiaowei let him go.

"Brother, you still have a scene! Don't wash your face in such a hurry!" Ah Yan observed Gu Xiaowei carefully and said worriedly, "Brother Gu, are you allergic to the foundation? Your face is a little red..."

"I'm just a little hot."

"Hot?"

It’s late autumn, how was it so hot?

Gu Xiaowei pulled a paper towel to wipe his hands and walked out of the restroom.

Passing by a vending machine, he actually stopped and bought a bottle of iced Coke. Unscrewing the cap with a "hiss", he raised his head and drank it in.

Ah Yan, who was following him, could only see his throat rising and falling, as if his internal organs and lungs were burning and he was eager to put out the fire.

Assistant Xiao Qin rushed over with Gu Xiaowei's usual thermos cup and looked at him in surprise as he drank Coke.

After drinking nearly two-thirds of a bottle of Coke, Gu Xiaowei stopped and kept his eyes closed, as if to empty out something.

"Brother Gu... the next scene is about to begin. Let me touch up your makeup." Ah Yan said.

"En."

When Ah Yan touched up Gu Xiaowei's eyebrows, he saw a hint of restraint in Gu Xiaowei's eyes.

In the distance, several actors were chatting and cracking cold jokes.

Luo Yu put his elbow on Brother Long's shoulder, "Brother Long, that one wasn't funny, listen to mine——there used to be a man surnamed Tie who didn't have a hair on his body. What disease do you think he had?"

Brother Long asked: "I don't know, what's the disease?"

Luo Yu smiled and said, "Old Tie hairless disease!" (TN: homonym for ‘homie, we're good’ or ‘it's cool, bro’)

Brother Long didn't understand it for a while, but Xiao Qin, who was standing next to Gu Xiaowei, understood it and giggled.

Luo Yu looked for the laughter and winked at Xiao Qin.

At that moment, Gu Xiaowei, who was having his eyebrows done, suddenly closed his eyes and turned his head.

Ah Yan put away the eyebrow pencil and whispered, "How about I go tell them to keep their voices down?"

"No need." Gu Xiaowei replied.

After finishing his makeup, when Gu Xiaowei opened his eyes, what he saw was Brother Long handing a cigarette to Luo Yu.

But Luo Yu didn't take it. Instead, he pointed at his throat and said, "I promised my agent that if it's not necessary for filming, I won't smoke."

"Young man, you're very restrained!"

Luo Yu didn't know that the way he smoked was like the flickering shadow of a lamp light after being drunk. Absurdity and unruliness were the swaying wick.

Gu Xiaowei opened the Coke again and drank the rest.

The crew started to switch to the next scene, which was regarded as Yan Ye's solo. In order to get to the top as soon as possible, he followed Ah Lan in several places similar to the KTV and went on a killing spree, which won Bai Ying a lot of venues.

The prop master was preparing, and the cameramen were also rearranging the camera positions.

Luo Yu looked at the schedule. Today's filming had ended for him and there would be no scenes for tomorrow either. The day after tomorrow, Bai Ying would be betrayed by Ah Lan and stabbed to death by his enemy on a busy street. After receiving the box meal and wrapping things up he could go straight home. (TN: receiving the box meal=showbiz slang for the death of your film role)

But for some reason, Luo Yu kept feeling like someone was watching him. He looked around, but couldn't find the source of that sight.

Luo Yu simply lowered his head to scroll through his phone, chatting with Brother Long next to him from time to time and smiling heartily. After each scene was filmed, he could easily get out of Bai Ying's skin and reveal his original and true self.

At this time, Luo Yu turned around, raised his eyes and met Gu Xiaowei's gaze. He curved his lips and smiled at Gu Xiaowei.

It was a polite smile between colleagues, but it was a smile that Bai Ying could never give to Yan Ye.

The actors were in their places, and as the sound of the clapperboard rang out, Ah Lan and Yan Ye led people to block a few small mob bosses in a private room.

Yan Ye was holding a cigarette in his mouth, carrying half of a broken chair, and suddenly smashed it on the coffee table. The expression on his face was the arrogance and madness of a beast out of its cage. He was a beacon on the Great Wall, just to let a certain someone see, smoke and dust billowing, deceiving the sky and cheating the sun.

The small bosses screamed and hid under the coffee table, but were pulled out one by one by Yan Ye.

"This boss, please eat less. Look, it's all stuck." Yan Ye said with a smile.

Seeing this, Luo Yu had to say that Gu Xiaowei's line skills were top-notch. The blend of intimidation, ridicule and wantonness became Yan Ye's protective color as an undercover agent.

Ah Lan grabbed the head of a small boss and banged it on the coffee table, then smiled and put a hand on Yan Ye's shoulder, "Old brother, you're playing quite wild?"

Yan Ye looked around boredly, like a victor inspecting a plundered city, and finally his eyes fixed on Luo Yu who was watching.

A wave of aggression surged towards Luo Yu without concealment, and he subconsciously took half a step back.

"As long as the boss is happy." Yan Ye smiled.

Luo Yu almost forgot to breathe. At this moment, Gu Xiaowei's eyes were full of drama——I am your beacon, only you can ignite me.

Like the burning stars in the wilderness, Yan Ye wanted to destroy all the rules in this muddy world, and then hold it up in front of Bai Ying and let him reshape it into another image.

The scene ended very smoothly. The director did not shout “cut” or mention any adjustments throughout the whole process, letting the actors play freely.

The fact was, the results were also very good.

Luo Yu had the illusion of being entrapped by Gu Xiaowei's Yan Ye. He knew that Gu Xiaowei's acting skills were good, but he didn't know that his aura was so powerful. Luo Yu wanted to go back to the dormitory several times, but Gu Xiaowei seduced him into watching the next few scenes.

Before he knew it, it was time for lunch.

Luo Yu's tense heartstrings could finally relax. He happily came to the tricycle delivering food with Brother Long and others, and helped take the food down.

Xiao Qin also came over happily. Luo Yu asked her with a smile: "Are you here to get food for your Brother Gu?"

Xiao Qin nodded and said: "Yeah! Working with Director Lin is the best. There are fried beef slices in the lunch boxes!"

Brother Long said in surprise: "How come Gu Xiaowei also eats box meal? Shouldn't he have his own separate order?"

"Haha, Director Lin's crew has never been stingy when it comes to food! There's no need to be special. And as for separate orders or something, maybe it won't even arrive fast enough to eat before the afternoon filming starts again."

As a girl, Xiao Qin found it difficult to hold two boxes of lunch, two boxes of vegetables and two bowls of soup.

Luo Yu was just about to say to help her carry it over, when he heard Gu Xiaowei's voice.

"I'll carry it."

His voice was very close, seeming to have returned to Gu Xiaowei's normal state, sounding calm and cool.

Luo Yu's back tensed up subconsciously, and he pretended to chat with Brother Long next to him, not daring to look back.

He didn't know why he was so timid. Maybe he was afraid that he would be suppressed by Gu Xiaowei's aura, which would make him less heroic when he received the box meal the day after tomorrow.

Soon the smell of food spread around.

Luo Yu mingled with Brother Long and a few extras. He sat cross-legged on the ground, put the side food in front of him, and started eating it with the rice.

"Xiao Qin isn't telling lies. The box meal provided by Director Lin and the crew is so rich!" Luo Yu took a large piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth. "If this happens every time, I will gain at least three or four pounds after filming!"

Luo Yu’s words were affirmed by other extras.

Gu Xiaowei didn't eat much at noon. He had a scene in the afternoon and was afraid that he would become sleepy after eating and would affect his condition.

He raised his eyes and looked past the layers of crew members, knowing vaguely who he was looking for in his heart.

The young man was holding a disposable soup bowl, and his hearty appearance made people mistakenly think that he was drinking wine instead of seaweed and egg soup.

After taking a big mouthful of rice, Luo Yu could still feel that faint gaze. He raised his eyes and looked around, and found that everyone was busy eating, so he continued to eat with peace of mind.

He didn’t have any scenes in the afternoon, so he just watched on the set, occasionally helping the prop master and cameramen, and even helped lift the reflector.

Unexpectedly, Xie Shang, the heroine of this drama, joked and commented: "Quick, quick, give me a replacement for the reflector board holder. Brother Luo is so handsome that I only focus on watching him and can't remember my lines!"

Everyone laughed.

"This is Brother Gu's boss! He is personally holding your reflector board yet you're not satisfied!"

"No, no, no, it's the boss who's about to receive the box meal!"

Luo Yu rubbed his nose and went to the side to watch the filming sheepishly.

In today’s last scene, thanks to Director Lin’s lightbulb moment, everyone was working hard to adjust the scene layout.

Gu Xiaowei had one hand in his pocket and the other hand holding the script and was studying it.

The makeup artist turned on his motor and retouched his makeup efficiently. A small brush fell from the tool bag on his waist.

"I'll pick it up..."

"I got it."

Gu Xiaowei bent down and half-crouched to pick up the brush without caring.

At this time, the props team passed by pushing a partition, and the makeup artist happened to hit the partition when he turned around.

The partition swayed, lost its balance, and fell towards Gu Xiaowei, who had not yet stood up.