Top Dupe CH 028 How To Shoot A Kiss Scene? Part 1

He Mu's apology this time was largely due to the pressure caused by Li Qian, and Li Qian's targeting of He Mu was not entirely to stand up for Luo Yu, but more of a competition between the two major film and television companies. Li Qian simply gave Luo Yu an opportunity.

Why didn’t he have so many opportunities in the previous life?

For example, Lin Yue’s approval, Hua Xingyun staying up late editing the script to add scenes for him, Gu Xiaowei’s protection, and Li Qian’s counterattack against Dijun Media.

The reasons was because he cared too much about the pressure of public opinion brought by He Mu. The water army and anti fans said that he was picking up He Mu's leftovers, so he rejected all the resources that came into contact with He Mu, thinking that this way He Mu would not have the chance to ridicule him. Who knew that not only did he lose the opportunities to showcase himself and have more people in the industry recognize him, he was also suppressed even more thoroughly by Dijun Media.

Birds of a feather flock together.

If Luo Yu wants to win, he must have his own allies or be recognized by industry authorities.

Lin Yue and Hua Xingyun were people with authority in the industry, and Gu Xiaowei was also a strong comrade. The most important thing was that they all wanted to make good film works, and they were like-minded with Luo Yu.

Luo Yu sighed deeply. If he could understand his truth back then, or if his ability to withstand pressure could be stronger, he wouldn't have been trapped for ten years.

No... those ten years could not be said to be hardship, but training.

Without those ten years, he wouldn’t be where he was now. A blessing in disguise was a blessing in disguise.

After reading He Mu's apology announcement, Luo Yu put the phone aside and said to Gu Xiaowei, "Ask Xiao Qin to stay and eat together? From the look on her face, it's obvious that she wants me to reward her chicken drumstick."

"Okay." Gu Xiaowei nodded. 

However, Xiao Qin came close to Luo Yu and said: "Brother Luo! Look at that apology announcement some more! How proud He Mu is, and how domineering Dijun Media is. It is practically a milestone in the industry to make them admit their wrongs! Won’t you take a screenshot as a souvenir?”

Gu Xiaowei separated his chopsticks and lowered his eyes as he said, “The enmity in this circle changes fast. In the blink of an eye, you don't know who is the most sought after."

Luo Yu opened the lotus leaves, put on plastic gloves, and generously pulled off a chicken drumstick and put it in Xiao Qin's bowl: “Not my business anyway, besides, what we want is not to be sought after."

Xiao Qin looked at the chicken drumstick in her bowl, then at her Brother Gu and Luo Yu, and whispered: "You two have the same views and are a perfect match."

Fortunately, Luo Yu didn't eat yet, otherwise he would have choked.

The filming in the next few days was much simpler. The plot was mainly that Ah Lan did not die after being thrown into the river, but because of Yan Ye's tip-off, the police were already prepared and quickly dived to fish out Ah Lan while Bai Ying left. As a result, a lot of information was extracted from Ah Lan's mouth and many of the Bai family's underground trading channels were destroyed by the police.

Later, when Yan Ye used the cigarette box to give clues to the police, he was discovered by Bai Zhongxing's confidant Uncle He. At the critical moment, Bai Ying dealt with Uncle He and spoke to Yan Ye, implying that he knew Yan Ye was the police undercover agent, but he wouldn't reveal it.

In front of the camera, Bai Ying, played by Luo Yu, had a trace of Uncle He's blood on his cheek, like a crack in the white frost.

Bai Ying glanced at Uncle He indifferently, but when he raised his head and looked at Yan Ye, there was a smile in his eyes, like an elder cleaning up a child's mess, "Next time, be smarter when you do bad things."

Then he turned around and left as if nothing had happened.

But Yan Ye stayed behind, raising his hand as if to wipe away the blood on Bai Ying's face, but in the end he failed to touch the other's face.

At this scene, not only Lin Yue nodded to express his satisfaction, but Xie Shang, who poked her head over to look at the screen, also praised: "Bai Ying is such a good man, he is basically using his empire and future to pamper Yan Ye."

As the director, Lin Yue almost choked on his chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea.

"Xiao Xie, aren't you filming in Group B? Why did you run over to Group A?" Lin Yue asked with a smile.

"The scenery props are being changed over there, so I came over to watch the two best actors in Group A." Xie Shang said with a smile.

"Then have you learned anything?"

"Well, I may be a little bit behind on the tension, so Brother Gu, you have to work hard in the romantic scenes! Look at me more affectionately than when you look at Bai Ying!" Xie Shang waved to the two who were resting.

Luo Yu looked at Xie Shang. This young lady didn't have the airs of a popular actress at all. On the contrary, she was like the little sister next door. He couldn't help but smile.

“She asks you to be more affectionate when acting in your scenes." Luo Yu nudged Gu Xiaowei with his elbow.

"Doesn't Senior Brother know perfectly well whether I am deeply affectionate or not?" Gu Xiaowei asked back.

It was obviously a very mild remark, but it instantly reminded Luo Yu of the contest between them that day about who could act more affectionately than who, as if to say that the outcome was still undecided, and they would battle another day.

Luo Yu's heart felt as if something had nudged it. He kept getting the feeling that when he was the least prepared, Gu Xiaowei would give him a fatal blow.

After all, this guy had a really strong desire to win in acting.

Before one knew it, more than two weeks had passed. In a few days, Bai Ying would finish filming, and Luo Yu would say goodbye to this crew with the most harmonious atmosphere.

"Then I'll go find you tonight." Gu Xiaowei said.

"Find me? Aren't there only the last few scenes left? Haven't we practiced already before?"

"According to Senior Brother, one's eyes in romantic scenes must be steamy, appearing deeply affectionate even when looking at a dog. The remaining difficulty in this drama are the scenes with the heroine. The romantic scenes——I am still not as good as Senior Brother, so while you are still here, I must compare notes with you.”

Luo Yu choked, not knowing whether Gu Xiaowei was joking or serious. This guy's romantic scenes were obviously pretty good.

Also, wasn't "comparing notes" the same as battling?

In the previous life, Luo Yu went to the movie theater to watch a movie where Gu Xiaowei played a palace painter. This painter seemed unable to resist beauties, but was actually the half-brother of a certain prince on the mother's side. He circulated among the beauties in the harem, obtaining information for his younger brother to seize the throne.

In one of the scenes, the palace painter and a maid beside the empress had a secret fling together among countless hanging paintings. Gu Xiaowei only used two seconds of expression to interpret the broken restraint and indulgence to the extreme.

To this day, whenever Luo Yu thought about that moment, he would clap his hands and exclaim in praise.

"Well, don't come to me for emotional scenes... this..."

For a lifetime bachelor, if there was a script, he could hold any deep emotion, but if he really compared notes with the other out of thin air for half an hour and was looked at in such a way by Gu Xiaowei’s eyes, wouldn’t he be completely shattered?

No, wait... Gu Xiaowei, if you want to practice romantic scenes, you should find the female lead! For the romantic scenes, how could you find a man? This was a completely different matter to brotherly love!

Before Luo Yu could finish speaking, Gu Xiaowei was called away by a staff member.

It wasn't until the lunch break that Luo Yu was called over by Director Lin.

He originally thought that Lin Yue wanted to discuss the last scene with him. After all, it was the ending scene of Bai Ying's character.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yue said to him with a guilty look on his face: "Xiao Luo, I'm afraid you won't be able to audition for the eunuch role. I'm sorry."

"Huh? Oh... I haven't finished filming here, so I can't possibly ask the crew of "Sunset over the River" to wait for me, right? This is unrealistic." Luo Yu said.

But Lin Yue was more earnest than he thought.

"I originally agreed to let the crew of "Sunset over the River" give you the opportunity to audition for the eunuch, but... the director of "Sunset over the River", Xiong He, just called me and told me that the filming location for the costume drama is a bit tight, so all the auditions have been moved forward. He only told me today after recalling this."

Of course Luo Yu could understand Director Xiong's considerations, "It doesn't matter, the world is such a big place, there are always other dramas to be filmed, I will look for another opportunity."

Lin Yue said: "You can rest assured and finish Bai Ying’s filming first. Although I may not be able to help you find a role like the eunuch, similar roles are still possible."

"Thank you, Director Lin. Don't worry, I will let Bai Ying’s scenes come to a successful conclusion. And what I like is just the complexity of the role. I don't really have to play a eunuch."

"I know, I know, because I also think it's a good character that can be explored in depth."

Seeing Lin Yue's earnest look, Luo Yu was moved. Because Lin Yue was really helping to consider his future.

In the afternoon of that day, the filming of Luo Yu’s scenes went relatively smoothly, and the work ended at around six o’clock.

Luo Yu opened his boxed meal, put his phone on the phone stand, and was about to watch a TV series when there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it? Fang Qin?"

Fang Qin had a room card. Why would he knock on the door? Could it be that his room card was lost?

As soon as Luo Yu opened the door, he came face to face with Gu Xiaowei and almost lost the grip on the chopsticks that were in his mouth.

However, Gu Xiaowei reached out and grabbed Luo Yu's chopsticks before they could fall.

"Senior Brother, are you having dinner?"

"Ah...yes..." Luo Yu turned sideways and invited the other man to come in.

Gu Xiaowei was holding a paper bag in his hand, "Xiao Qin ordered white fungus soup, I came to bring it to you."

"Hahaha, white finish soup is refreshing and nourishing. Thank you Xiao Qin." Luo Yu took the bag and put it on the table, feeling a little warm in his heart.

Maybe it’s because they have practiced together so many times, Gu Xiaowei really took care of him, in fact, this car also held the respect from a junior to his senior. Every time he called him “senior brother”, he was not just being polite, but sincerely recognized Luo Yu as his senior brother.

Luo Yu wanted to ask him why, because not so many people in the world were willing to get to know a minor supporting actor whose status in the industry was lower than their own, not to mention that Gu Xiaowei was a more career-minded person, and he only valued acting skills and moral character.

They had not had much contact before, so logically speaking Gu Xiaowei had no chance to know his character.

As for acting skills... was his "Bai Ying" so charming?

Gu Xiaowei sat on the chair next to him, flipping through Luo Yu's script, while Luo Yu glanced at the other while eating——why didn't Gu Xiaowei leave after delivering the white fungus soup? Did he really want to compare notes with him?

Thinking of what Gu Xiaowei said about practicing romantic scenes with him today, Luo Yu immediately choked and quickly took a big sip of the white fungus soup.

"What's wrong?" Gu Xiaowei turned his face and asked.

"No...nothing, I probably choked on the chili pepper."

Luo Yu made a random excuse.

"Oh, really?" Gu Xiaowei propped his chin on his hand, his gaze slowly landing on Luo Yu's boxed meal.

Only then did Luo Yu realize that tonight's side dishes——fish-flavored shredded pork, garlic-flavored ribs and stir-fried bitter melon, didn't have any chili pepper at all.

But Luo Yu picked up his acting skills instantly and continued eating as if nothing had happened.

Gradually, Luo Yu saw Gu Xiaowei's shadow on the table approaching him little by little. Once he turned his head, he realized that Gu Xiaowei's face, which not a single flaw could be found even while magnified on the big screen, was right in front of him.

"The celery in the fish-flavored shredded pork is a bit overcooked." Gu Xiaowei said softly.

"Ah? Is it? I think it's okay..."

At this time, Luo Yu noticed an obvious smile in the other man's eyes. Although the hand supporting his chin covered his mouth, it did not cover the raised corners of his mouth.

Luo Yu suddenly realized that the fish-flavored shredded pork contained shredded pork, shredded carrots, and shredded fungus, but there was no celery.

Just like the last time he said his script was upside down, this guy was here to "bully" him again? But... would Gu Xiaowei tease other people like this?

"I didn't know my presence is so big that even the taste of the food is overridden."

Just as Gu Xiaowei was about to stand up, Luo Yu quickly pushed him back, "It's not because of you that I can't taste the food. It's just that you have a strong presence. In terms of looks, flavor and fragrance, how could it be inferior to a boxed meal?"

Gu Xiaowei sat back again and said in a calm tone: "Senior Brother is really good at coaxing people. But does Senior Brother appreciate my looks or my fragrance? How do you know my flavor?"

If other people heard this, their hearts would beat wildly, no exception.

Here it was again, Gu Xiaowei’s desire to win at acting romantic scenes was finally here.

But Luo Yu was an old sparrow, so he smiled in his heart——young man, you don't have martial ethics, so I shall let you experience how spicy old ginger is.

Luo Yu put down his chopsticks and imitated Gu Xiaowei's posture just now, propping his chin on one hand while extending his other.

He thought Gu Xiaowei would back away or turn aside, but the other man remained motionless.

Young man, you're quite the firm one.

Luo Yu maintained his smile, tapped his fingertips in the direction of the other man's brow bone midair, and said in a soft and drawling tone: "Your flavor is——wine made of the sweet-scented osmanthus blown by the south wind, and the plum blossoms soaked in rainwater. How dare I have a taste, because I’m afraid that with a simple sip... you’ll be gone.”

Luo Yu's fingertips finally came to rest on the tip of Gu Xiaowei's nose. Gu Xiaowei didn't move at all. All the alcohol in this world, whether it was strong and fiery or sweet and mellow, could not make him drunk.

Luo Yu was slapped in the face. Old ginger, who? He completely failed to make Gu Xiaowei blush.

"This was a line from "Plum Blossom Rain"." Gu Xiaowei said, "The poem you recited to the heroine by the window of the library."

Luo Yu paused, "You... watched it?"

Even if you have seen it, it was a TV drama five years ago. How could Gu Xiaowei even remember the lines?

"Xiao Qin likes it. She said that she likes the way you spoke this line the most, affectionate and tender. You could say such disgusting lines so affectionately that it doesn't pull the audience back into reality. I haven't seen anyone with such acting skills since." Gu Xiaowei said.

"Then thank Xiao Qin for me. I'll reward her a chicken drumstick next time."

As soon as Luo Yu finished speaking, his chopsticks were knocked to the ground.

"Tsk!" Luo Yu thought to himself, not only did he fail to tease Gu Xiaowei, he also knocked his chopsticks down.

He pushed his chair back and squatted down to pick up the chopsticks.

Out of sight, Gu Xiaowei closed his eyes, tilted his head back and exhaled slowly. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and he raised his hand to touch his eyebrows and the tip of his nose.

As if extremely regretful that Luo Yu didn't truly touch him just now.

As soon as Luo Yu stood up, Gu Xiaowei handed over another pair of chopsticks.

"Where did you find it?" Luo Yu took it.

"There was extra in the paper bag containing the white fungus soup."

"Then I'm really lucky."

Luo Yu separated the chopsticks and planned to eat the meal quickly. He didn't want Gu Xiaowei to wait too long, but Gu Xiaowei's fingers touched Luo Yu's chopsticks.

"Senior Brother, it's better to chew your food carefully and slowly."

"You should have something to say, right?"

"But I can wait." Gu Xiaowei replied, "I'll take a nap for a while. You can call me after you finish eating."

"Yeah, sure." Luo Yu nodded quickly. He originally wanted to tell Gu Xiaowei to nap on his bed, but who knew that this guy lay his head directly on the table.

He rested his head on his left arm and turned his back to Luo Yu, which made Luo Yu guilty instead. He kept feeling that Gu Xiaowei forced himself into energy-saving mode so as not to disturb his meal. Or maybe Gu Xiaowei was indeed tired.

When acting, he always tightened himself up too tight.

Luo Yu raised his hand and wanted to touch his head. But before he touched the other he then felt like this gesture would be too weird.

The other man was just a little younger than him, he didn’t know where this soft-heartedness came from.

Not long after, Fang Qin came back and said while closing the door: "Brother Luo——I was scolded by the director of our group again today... He said that I can accurately block the camera every time I move..."

Luo Yu turned around and made a shushing gesture to him.

Fang Qin stopped, walked quietly to the table, and mouthed to Luo Yu, "Who is this?"

Luo Yu also mouthed back to him: "Gu——Xiao——Wei."

Indeed looking at that figure, it was definitely Gu Xiaowei. But Fang Qin was still curious. When was Gu Xiaowei ever so close to someone?

Being able to lie down next to the other and sleep while the other person was eating meant that the two people were very familiar with each other!

Fang Qin added another layer of halo to Luo Yu in his heart——the man who made Gu Xiaowei let down his guard!

What did Gu Xiaowei look like when he sleeps? Fang Qin couldn't resist his curiosity and turned sideways to take a look.

Who knew that he would directly meet Gu Xiaowei's eyes.

Fang Qin trembled all over and took half a step back, "Gu... Teacher Gu... is here to practice lines with Brother Luo?"

"En." Gu Xiaowei slowly sat up and rubbed his eyes with his left hand. He was still a little sleepy, seeming to have just woken up.

Fang Qin even suspected that the person looking at him just now was not Gu Xiaowei. Gu Xiaowei clearly didn't look like he was asleep just now.

"Then I'll stay outside and won't disturb you guys." Fang Qin had become accustomed to it these days. Gu Xiaowei would come to Luo Yu to practice lines almost every two or three days.

In his opinion, a leading actor of Gu Xiaowei's stature would act so seriously with a supporting actor like Luo Yu, and even practice for several hours. He was not only without airs, but also a model of professionalism. This filled Fang Qin's heart with admiration, and he decided to unconditionally support their efforts!

Just when Fang Qin turned around to go out, Gu Xiaowei stopped him.

“Wait."

"Teacher Gu, is there anything wrong?"

"Room card." Gu Xiaowei took out his room card from his pocket and handed it to Fang Qin.

Every time Fang Qin took Gu Xiaowei's room card, his expression was like taking a credit card with an overdraft limit of tens of millions, "Thank you, Teacher Gu! I won't touch anything other than sleep on the bed!"

"I know." Gu Xiaowei nodded slightly, expressing his trust in Fang Qin.

Luo Yu opened his eyes wide and looked at the direction Fang Qin left, "I remember we discussed it last time... If you want to practice lines with me again, come earlier and you go back earlier. As for Fang Qin, I can treat him to a foot massage..."

"The price of a two-hour foot massage is 168 yuan, Senior Brother, are you sure?" Gu Xiaowei asked.

Luo Yu opened his mouth. In terms of his current financial situation, it was indeed like cutting off his flesh, but he would be rich once he got the pay for this role, so he said firmly: “Of course!"

Gu Xiaowei smiled lightly and said, "Give him my room and you can save 168 yuan. Why not use the money to treat me to dinner?"

"Then...if you don't mind, I can treat you to dinner on the day I finish filming. But I may have to order takeout."

After all, this was a film and television studio. If he really wanted to take Gu Xiaowei to a restaurant, before the meal was even finished, Gu Xiaowei's snapshots would be flying all over the web.

Luo Yu thought Gu Xiaowei would say "Okay" or "Hmm", but he didn't expect that he would be silent. He lowered his eyes for a while and it was difficult to know what he was thinking.

Luo Yu quickly finished up the boxed meal, opened the window in the room to air out the scent of the food, and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth so that he wouldn't smell like garlic when he spoke his lines. When he came back, he found that Gu Xiaowei was still in the same posture.

Luo Yu was about to ask what the other was thinking, but Gu Xiaowei suddenly spoke: "Senior Brother, what are your plans after the filming is completed?"

"Depends on my agent. Well... I don't have many roles to choose from." Luo Yu replied, "But I'm really lucky to have acted in this drama. Thanks to Director Lin and you, I've been on the hot search several times. You know… for a long time I was very afraid of seeing myself on trending searches. I… usually got scolded on trending searches."

"Not anymore." Gu Xiaowei said.

Luo Yu looked into the other man's eyes and couldn't help but chuckle softly, "You also said that you don't know what the look of “affectionate even when looking at a dog” is like? But the way you spoke just now was as if you were vowing to make an eternal promise with me."

"Senior Brother is not a dog… As for an eternal promise, if I make it, will Senior Brother wait for me?"

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "Wait… wait for what?"

"Let's film our next work together." Gu Xiaowei said.

"You... like filming with me so much?" Luo Yu sat down opposite Gu Xiaowei.

"I like it very much." Gu Xiaowei answered him without any hesitation.

"Then… what's it like to film with me?"

Gu Xiaowei looked into Luo Yu's eyes and said, "Finally, I am not so lonely——there is someone else in the same world as me."