togophonebook Chapter 129 The entire crew is gossiping: The diva's dating is on the company's dime!
Chapter 129 The entire crew is gossiping: The diva's dating is on the company's dime!
"Is it exciting?"
These five words were like a feather gently brushing against Su Qingge's burning earlobe, or like a spoonful of hot oil being poured into a blazing fire.
Su Qingge shuddered, feeling her already weak legs become even weaker, like noodles. If Lin Zhou hadn't been supporting her waist, she probably would have slipped to the ground on the spot.
She looked up and met Lin Zhou's teasing, smiling eyes.
There was three parts smugness, three parts roguishness, and four parts... a hint of unfinished business in his eyes.
"Beast!"
Su Qingge blushed and squeezed out two words through gritted teeth.
Her voice was soft and gentle, completely harmless, and sounded more like she was being coquettish.
"You flatter me."
Lin Zhou smiled like a cat that had stolen some cream, and reached out to gently stroke her slightly swollen lips with his fingertips. The touch was surprisingly soft.
He glanced down and noticed a tiny bit of lipstick on his fingertip, so he solemnly held his finger out to Su Qingge with an innocent expression.
"Honey, look, the color's faded. This lipstick is no good quality. I'll buy you a non-transferable one later."
"You still dare to talk back!"
Su Qingge was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground. She slapped his hand away, broke free from his embrace, and turned to leave.
As soon as he took a step, his legs went weak and he almost fell back.
Fortunately, Lin Zhou reacted quickly and pulled her back again, wrapping his arm around her waist to prevent her from escaping again.
"Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore."
Seeing her almost bursting into flames, Lin Zhou didn't dare go any further and decided to stop while he was ahead. He leaned close to her ear and whispered in an extremely irritating tone:
"Teacher Su, your acting is superb!"
"That look in his eyes just now, that trembling, was absolutely amazing."
"I almost believed it, I thought you really fell in love with me."
"..."
Su Qingge leaned against him, burying her face in his firm chest and clutching his clothes tightly.
It's not that I thought so.
it is true.
That bastard, can't he tell?
"Great! Excellent! Perfect!"
Just as the two were still flirting and teasing each other, director Zhang's signature loud voice finally broke the romantic atmosphere.
Holding a walkie-talkie, he ran this way, shouting excitedly:
"That's a wrap! That's a wrap! All our scenes for today are finished! A perfect ending!"
"All departments! Extra chicken drumsticks tonight! No, extra abalone!"
At the director's command, the once quiet film set instantly became noisy again.
The staff members swarmed over, each with a satisfied "I've had my fill of gossip" expression on their faces, looking at Lin Zhou and Su Qingge with eyes full of ambiguity and teasing.
"Teacher Su, Mr. Lin, thank you for your hard work!"
"That performance was fantastic! So full of emotion! So realistic!"
"Yes, yes, I even cried while watching it on the monitor. That struggle of loving someone you can't have was so spot-on!"
The lighting technician, being quite straightforward, was shouting loudly as he tidied up the light fixtures:
"Real? Of course it's real! This isn't acting, it's clearly a publicly funded romance!"
"Exactly! The director's called 'cut' three times already, and their mouths still haven't opened! My camera's about to run out of battery!"
"I'm so full of dog food that I don't need to eat dinner tonight, I'll just burst."
"Look at Teacher Su now, her eyes, her blushing face... tsk tsk tsk, she's practically drooling."
Although the murmurs were not loud, every word reached Su Qingge's ears in the quiet film set.
Su Qingge's face flushed even redder in an instant.
She buried her face even deeper, wishing she could disappear on the spot using earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape through the earth).
Lin Zhou, however, was thick-skinned and listened to these teasing remarks without feeling embarrassed; on the contrary, he felt quite proud.
He put his arm around the woman dressed as an ostrich, bowed to the surrounding staff, and smiled smugly.
"You flatter me, you flatter me."
"It's mainly because my wife is a good actress; she helped me get into the role."
"There's no way around it, we're professional actors, for the sake of art, sometimes we inevitably... can't help ourselves."
"Everyone knows, everyone understands."
These words further confirmed the speculation that it was a "publicly funded relationship".
A burst of good-natured laughter erupted from the crowd.
Su Qingge pinched him hard in his arms, making Lin Zhou wince in pain, but his smile became even brighter.
...
The filming went exceptionally smoothly over the next few days.
Lin Zhou, a self-taught amateur, completely stunned the entire crew.
His acting skills are simply a bug.
One second he was wearing a military uniform, sitting behind the monitor, discussing shot composition with the director—that professionalism...
He spoke fluently and persuasively, leaving Director Zhang completely bewildered.
The next second, as soon as the director yells "Action," he can instantly get into character.
His eyes, expressions, and even the frequency of his breathing would switch to that sinister and ruthless warlord "Shen Xiaolin" in a fraction of a second.
That terrifying control put immense pressure on all the actors who acted opposite him.
At first, there were a few veteran actors who, relying on their seniority, tried to overshadow him in terms of presence.
As a result, after a few scenes, everyone was so moved by him that they were sweating profusely and couldn't even pronounce their lines properly.
"This kid... is he a monster?"
During a break, a highly respected veteran artist told Director Zhang with lingering fear, "I've been acting for forty years, and I've never seen such a terrifying newcomer. His eyes... they really had a murderous aura. I almost knelt down on the spot when I met his gaze just now."
Director Zhang nodded in deep agreement, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, his gaze complex as he looked at Lin Zhou, who was squatting on the ground not far away, braiding Nuonuo's hair.
Over there, Lin Zhou was gently coaxing his daughter, holding a pink hair tie in his hand, his movements clumsy yet full of patience.
"Dad, this bow is crooked."
"Okay, okay, Dad will redo it for you."
That image of a devoted and loving father was completely different from the ruthless and murderous figure he had just portrayed on camera.
This extreme contrast made Director Zhang wonder if he had actually hired a schizophrenic to act in the film.
...
A week later.
With the successful completion of the final explosion scene, Lin Zhou's scenes have officially wrapped up.
"Thank you for your hard work! Thank you for your hard work!"
The way Director Zhang handed Lin Zhou a large red envelope was even more enthusiastic than if he were dealing with his own father.
"Lin Zhou, we really owe you a lot this time! If you hadn't saved the day, my show would have been a complete disaster!"
"I, Zhang, hereby declare: from now on, if I have a suitable role in any of my productions, I'll cast you first!"
"Director Zhang, you're too kind."
Lin Zhou hefted the thick red envelope in his hand and grinned from ear to ear. "Remember to call me again if there are any good opportunities like this in the future. The pay isn't important; what matters is that I enjoy dedicating myself to art."
The crowd burst into laughter again.
After spending a week together, everyone had already figured out Lin Zhou's temperament.
This guy is a peerless genius disguised as a "gold digger".
She can cook, sing, act, and even fix cars…
They are practically omnipotent.
What's most infuriating is that he's also handsome and spoils his wife to an outrageous degree.
She's practically every man's enemy.
Lin Zhou took off the military uniform he had worn for a week and changed back into his simple white T-shirt and jeans, instantly transforming back into his lazy and casual self.
He walked over to Su Qingge and took the suitcase from her hands.
"Honey, let's go home and I'll make you braised pork."
"Um."
Su Qingge nodded, her eyes filled with a gentle smile.
The two of them, holding Nuonuo's hand, walked towards the entrance of the film set amidst the envious and jealous gazes of the staff.
however.
Before they could even step out the door, a deafening roar of screams, like thunder, came from outside.
"Ahhh! He's out! It's the Warlord!"
"Lin Zhou! Lin Zhou, look at me! I want to have your babies!"
"Honey, you're so handsome! I want to marry you!"
Lin Zhou paused, then looked up, somewhat bewildered.
At the entrance of the film set, a huge crowd had gathered.
Reporters with long lenses and microphones, and fans holding various light sticks, completely blocked the exit.
The most outrageous thing was that at the very front of the crowd, someone had unfurled a huge banner with an extremely arrogant message written in gold lettering:
[Lin Zhou Global Fan Club will protect Lin Zhou and accompany him for life!]
Lin Zhou: "???"
Fan club?
When the hell did I get a fan club?
I've only been acting for a week, haven't I?
He looked at Su Qingge beside him with a bewildered expression.
Su Qingge was also taken aback, and then took out her phone to search.
It turns out that someone had been posting various behind-the-scenes photos of Lin Zhou on set online these past few days.
There were men in military uniforms smoking, men holding guns in a standoff, and then there was that breathtaking kissing scene…
Every photo is devastatingly handsome and full of stories.
This directly led to Lin Zhou's Weibo followers increasing by millions overnight, and even spontaneously formed a sizable "Wives of the Warlords" group.
"Lin Zhou! You heartless bastard!"
A young girl holding a light-up sign that read "Su Qingge's Only Fan" burst into tears upon seeing Lin Zhou embracing Su Qingge. "How could you steal our sister's husband! Even though you're handsome, I don't agree to this marriage!"