Chapter 222 220. If not if

  Inside the hot pot restaurant.

  Huo Jianhua looked at Hu Jian with a stiff face, and asked in bewilderment:

   "What's wrong? What did Yang Mi say?"

   "..."

  Hu Jian was a little speechless, and looked up at his friend...

   Handed over the phone.

  Huo Jianhua's eyes were full of curiosity, but after seeing the words on the phone screen, his expression froze...

"this…"

  He thought for a while and said:

   "It should be her assistant."

   “…you let your assistant touch your phone?”

   "..."

   "..."

  In the box of the hot pot restaurant, the atmosphere is a bit stiff...

  …

   "Why don't you add a sentence: I am his fiance?"

   After seeing this message, Yang Mi asked a very soulful question.

  Xu Xin shrugged:

   "This is called telepathy, you know?"

  The voice fell, and the phone message replied:

   "Okay, sorry to bother you."

   "..."

  Yang Mi was speechless.

  I always feel that the amount of information in the conversation between the two seems to be very large.

  But now is not the time to worry about this, she repeated her question again:

   "Shall we make it public?"

   "You can not hide it, but it is not suitable for publicity. You are now popular."

  Xu Xin shook his head:

   "Tomorrow, I will go to visit the class seriously. If it spreads out and someone interviews you, just pretend you didn't hear it, or just avoid answering it."

"…Why?"

   Obviously, she didn't understand.

"Because the news is so sudden that some fans who like you can't accept it. It's unnecessary to hurt one thousand and eight hundred. But the news of my visit to the class spread, although you didn't get confirmation, but everyone There is a subtle buffer. With the development of time, and the clarity that we gradually do not hide, some viewers have resisted from thinking that they like you at the beginning, and finally accepted it passively. This is a comparison reasonable process."

   "..."

  Yang Mi thought about it for a while, and thought it made sense.

  So nodded:

   "Okay. It's just that I don't admit it when asked, but in fact, with the flow of time and news, we are only one official announcement away from the truth? Is that what you mean?"

   "Hmm. What do you think?"

"…suitable."

  After confirming that her fiancé's thinking was correct, Yang Mi restrained her impulse.

   Then the mood suddenly became excited:

   "Hehehe... Finally, I don't have to hide it! Oh, I suddenly feel so relaxed..."

  Don't talk about her, Xu Xin also thinks this is very good.

   After adding a ginseng energy, he raised his eyebrows:

   "Then... let's go, take a shower?"

  …

   "..."

  Liu Zhishi put down the script speechlessly.

   A huge doubt appeared in the eyes with glasses:

   "Who is that cow next door?"

   Endless?

  …

  6 am.

   After waking up, the relaxed Yang Mi quickly slipped out of the bed.

  Xu Xin was still soundly asleep, but she had already dressed and walked out.

  Before 6:20, Wu Qiqi came to the small kitchen specially prepared for artists in the China World Trade Center, and immediately saw Miss Mimi wearing a mask and cutting tomatoes on the cutting board.

"sister."

   "Well, help me stir the pot."

  Hearing Yang Mi's words, Wu Qiqi hurried to the pot with the aroma of fried sauce, and stirred the fried sauce inside with a wooden spoon.

After waiting for about half an hour, I took off the mask that prevents the oil from splashing on the skin and poured the fried sauce into an oil-free and water-free canning bottle with a pan, then motioned to Wu Qiqi to take it away .

  Wu Qiqi took a rag and put the hot canned bottle aside, then she heard Yang Mi say:

   "After a while, you send Shishi to the room and tell her it's made of beef mince. Avoid her assistant, understand?"

"Oh, alright."

   "Okay, put the rest on the trolley as well. Go to the restaurant to serve two bowls of porridge, one corn and four steamed buns and push them into the room."

  Yang Mi took off the rubber gloves and waved to her:

"I'm going out."

"OK."

  Wu Qiqi nodded again, and after Yang Mi left, she glanced at the food in front of her.

   It's actually quite simple to say it's simple.

   Tomato scrambled eggs, soy sauce potato shreds, and a small fried meat.

  But the tomatoes are peeled, the shredded potatoes are cut by hand, and the fried pork is also stir-fried to get that dry and mushy texture and then returned to the pot.

   are home cooking.

   But it takes work.

   In fairness...

  Wu Qiqi doesn't know what other people think. But as a girl, when she thinks of herself putting on a facial mask at 6 o'clock in the morning to work on these three dishes...she really can't imagine how much she has to love each other...

   "Tsk tsk..."

  She secretly pinched a shredded potato with soy sauce.

  Sister Mimi also put fermented soybeans.

   and a little bit of sugar.

  It smells so good...

  …

   "Good morning, Miss Shishi, is Miss Xiaojie there?

  Wu Qiqi was carrying a handbag, and first asked if her assistant Yi Minjie was around.

   "...?"

   Liu Zhishi was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head:

   "No...Is there something wrong?"

   After finishing speaking, Wu Qiqi took out a canned bottle from her handbag, unscrewed it in front of her, and held it in front of her:

   "Sister Shishi, here you are."

   "Google..."

  Liu Zhishi stared blankly at the jar of fried sauce without a lid in front of her, and asked:

   "Is it really for me?"

  Wu Qiqi nodded:

   "That's right, Sister Shishi, Sister Mi specifically said that it is fried with ground beef, so you can eat it with confidence."

   "Okay...okay."

  Liu Zhishi nodded quickly, and said to Wu Qiqi sincerely:

   "Thank you, thank you for your hard work."

   "It's okay, it's okay."

  Wu Qiqi quickly shook her head:

   "Then I'm going out. Sister Shishi, you are busy~"

   "Hmm~"

  The door is closed.

  Liu Zhishi couldn't wait to pick up the cans and bottles and planned to put them on the table.

   It's okay if you don't touch it, but when you touch it, she immediately shivered.

  It's so hot.

  Newly exploded? No wonder it smells so good...

  Last night, I still gnawed on the vegetable leaves all night, feeling like a donkey...The unbearable patience of guarding the cow next door for half the night has all turned into a raging fire in my stomach at this moment.

  The stomach bag like a dry pot can't wait to be moisturized by oil and water.

  But the problem is...

  Whether it’s a company or an assistant, if you know that you eat such a carbohydrate and calorie explosion, you will definitely disagree.

   Then what should I do?

  It's very simple...

  She looked at the buckets of instant noodles on the cabinet for emergency...

   Boil water and instant noodles.

  Vegetable package is the dish code.

   Wait for the instant noodles to soak, drain the water everywhere, then scoop up a spoonful of the beef fried sauce separated from the oil sauce and put it into the noodle bowl and stir it together...

   Hiss~~~~~~

  Although it is not my own home, it can also soothe the soul...

  The air here is so sweet~

   "Hurr~"

  When tasting the just right taste, Liu Zhishi couldn't help sniffling.

  She knew that she owed Yang Mi a sincere thank you.

  This man...

   It's really not the same as I thought.

  I can't tell what is different.

careful? Cheerful? humor? considerate? Honesty? Will care about people?

  She sucked on this bowl of instant noodles, her eyes a little empty.

  This smell...

   Absolutely.

  …

   "Then I'm going first, when are you going?"

  After the three dishes were swept away, Yang Mi wiped her mouth and planned to leave.

  Xu Xin looked at the time and said:

   "It's about 10 o'clock... Do I need to bring something? Don't you say that you have to buy something to eat and drink when you visit the class?"

   "Iced drinks, buy a few boxes, whoever wants to drink will get it."

"OK."

   "Well, I'm leaving... MUA~... Oh yes, I picked out the clothes for you, and I'll wear them today."

  The last bit of oil smeared on the fiancé's face, and she waved away.

  Xu Xin didn't clean up either. After smoking a cigarette, he went into the house to take a shower.

  Yang Mi also drove all the way to the crew.

  The normal start time of the crew is between 8:00 and 8:30. But the habit of including several leading actors is to finish their makeup and adjust their status before 8:30, and go directly to the shooting state.

   This is an unspoken rule.

  After all, the time in the morning is shorter.

   While she was putting on makeup, other people arrived one after another.

   "Sister Mi~ Morning~"

  After Liu Zhishi arrived, seeing Yang Mi who was putting on makeup, she smiled with a strange sense of satisfaction.

  Compared to yesterday's bloodshot eyes, it's a world of difference.

  Yang Mi glanced at her in the mirror, and smiled like a rogue.

   But never mentioned the jar of fried sauce.

   Seeing her smile, Liu Zhishi was also happy.

  Happy is also a bit of a chicken thief.

   Obviously, this is a "secret that cannot be told".

   Then the two split up and started to make up.

   Then Tang Yan arrived.

   Everyone laughed and said good morning to each other, and said hello.

   Then there is Hu Jian who came with Huo Jianhua.

  When Hu Jian saw Yang Mi, his eyes were a little unnatural, but it was only fleeting. There is also a smile on the face:

   "Morning, everyone."

   Got a string of "Good morning" responses.

   When it was almost 8:30, the crew of "Sword" was fully assembled and entered the shooting state.

   And at the beginning of 10 o'clock, the crew who had just finished a cut became a little lively.

  Li Guoli stood up in surprise after hearing the whisper from the deputy director Zhao Shiyao.

   Then, there was a sound of a trailer, and several boxes of iced drinks were pulled over.

  Beside him was a "strange" man wearing a semi-long-sleeved white shirt, slacks, and sneakers.

  Under the sun, the white shirt is a bit dazzling.

  The photo of Xu Xin wearing a peaked cap has red lips and white teeth.

   While the film crew began to transfer seats, Xu Xin, who walked in with the trailer, took the initiative to reach out to Li Guoli who stood up:

   "Hi Director Li, I'm Xu Xin, sorry for disturbing you."

   Just now, the deputy director Zhao Shiyao had reminded him that Xu Xin, the young director of "The Unspeakable Secret", came to visit the set.

  So at this moment, he didn't mean to be surprised.

   He even knew... This person has another identity besides "Secret", that is, a core member of the Olympic director team.

   "Olympic Games" is over now, but everyone is waiting and watching, wanting to see what kind of awards will be given to the director team after this wonderful opening ceremony.

  The circle of directors is also watching.

  I want to see how high this opening and closing ceremony can bring Zhang Yimou.

  Even with the whole creative team, they know it too.

  Although the details are more savvy than others, Li Guoli stood up based on his respect for a young director whose debut film sold more than 400 million yuan at the box office, and his status as an Olympic director.

   Now, Li Guoli was not dissatisfied with Xu Xin's polite and respectful junior attitude at first, but now he feels much more comfortable.

   smiled and shook it, and said in very standard Cantonese Mandarin:

   "Welcome, welcome, Director Xu."

   "Don't, don't, don't dare to call yourself a director in front of you, I have to learn a lot from you..."

  Xu Xin continued to be polite, and then pointed to several boxes of drinks behind:

   "I'm here to visit the set. I don't know what to bring. It's so hot, so I bought some drinks for everyone. I'm really sorry to disturb Director Li for filming."

   "Hahaha, where~"

   Li Guoli quickly waved his hands, and then asked:

   "Are you here to visit Ban Mimi?"

   This is the only possibility.

   And Xu Xin didn't hide it this time, and nodded with a smile:

   "Yes, I knew she was here, so I came here to take a look."

   Li Guoli understood it almost instantly, but he didn't ask much, because Yang Mi had already walked over.

   "Coming~"

   This is the first sentence.

   It means that she has known for a long time that "Director Xu" is coming to visit the class.

  The second sentence:

   "What did you buy? Get me a bottle, I'm dying of thirst."

  The affectionate tone, and the "director" who used "Director Xu" as an assistant, appeared in front of everyone in public.

   And Xu Xin also knew what she meant, and nodded with a smile:

   "Hey, what do you want to drink? Ice tea? Coke? Sprite? Or water?"

"Iced red tea."

"good…"

   Taking advantage of the fact that the behind-the-scenes tasks have not yet been distributed, Xu Xin asked again:

   "What does Director Li drink?"

   "I don't care."

   After Li Guoli’s voice fell, Xu Xin, who didn’t feel at all disgusted that moving things might stain his shirt, “diligently” removed the two boxes of Coke and Sprite on top.

   After tearing open the box containing the iced black tea, he took out two bottles, and then politely said to the field manager next to him who wanted to help:

   "Please share with everyone, it's quite hot. Thank you for your hard work."

  After being polite, he handed two bottles of iced black tea to Yang Mi and Li Guoli.

   When handing it to Yang Mi, he unscrewed the cap himself.

   It can be said that this wave of operations has confirmed all the characteristics of "show affection".

  There is a lot of caring and considerateness.

   But unfortunately, neither of them mentioned what was going on.

  Plus, Xu Xinka's timing was perfect, he only appeared when the production crew was preparing for the transition. Apart from a few staff who were packing up the equipment, even the actors and staff knew he was coming.

   Of course it also includes Hu Jian and Huo Jianhua.

   It's just that no one mentioned what happened last night publicly.

Xu Xin was quite polite, and Yang Mi led the introduction around, and after saying hello to each other, after all, he came to visit Yang Mi in class, and after all the politeness was over, everyone saw him holding the umbrella for Yang Mi, Drinking water in the corner chatting and laughing.

   Not far away, Huo Jianhua took a look at Hu Gian who was drinking water...

   Didn't say anything.

   Can't say anything.

   This is not a kind of love and love until death.

   I just have a good impression.

  I have a crush and want to know each other, but he has a boyfriend...

   Then what else?

   But Tang Yan is the most respectful and polite person to Xu Xin in this crew.

   After all, it was eight minutes from Athens, the Olympic baby chosen by Director Zhang.

Although the opening and closing ceremonies this time have nothing to do with these Olympic treasures, as a co-worker with Director Zhang, in just an 8-minute program, I can feel and understand how strict Director Zhang is for this kind of program. The smoke is clear…

  Leaving aside what kind of status "Secret" brought to this young director.

  Being able to work with Director Zhang and being one of the core members...

  The power of this director Xu can already be imagined.

  So in terms of status, as an Olympic baby, she is actually a "class" lower than Xu Xin.

  Of course, this is just talk.

  Xu Xin didn't mean to use her to show her status.

  Come to visit the class, then simply visit the class.

   After being polite with everyone, he chatted with Yang Mi under the parasol in the corner.

  As for what we are talking about...

   "Is my vision good?"

   "It's not bad, it's not bad, but this shirt is too hot to wear. Look at my back, it's all glued on."

   "...Indeed, I won't buy Armani in the future, the material is really bad."

   "Shall I go with you later?"

   "Farewell, I'm nervous when you're here. I'm afraid you're pulling me to talk about acting tonight."

   "...Then I'll just leave? I've been here for less than ten minutes."

   "It's fine if you mean it. What do you want to eat tonight?"

   "Then I'll go find a wonton stand later? I really want to eat this."

   "Okay. But you have to find a guide, right? It's too difficult to run by yourself... Hey, how about you find Zhang Jiao?"

   "...what am I looking for her for?"

   "You help me get in touch with her, I really like a smart little girl like her."

   "... how to contact?"

   "It's simple, just ask her if she is interested in coming to be my image designer."

   "...Are you serious?"

   "Then can there be fakes?"

   "...All right, I'll contact her later, give me her phone number."

   "Uh... hey, isn't Liu Zhishi pretty?"

   "Is it true?"

"Um."

   "I don't think she is worse than Liu Yifei."

   "Then how about a comparison between them?"

"you are pretty."

   "...Don't come here, they compare, who told you to take me. Take me... Isn't that bullying?"

   "Poof..."

"why are you laughing?"

   "Your shameless appearance is quite the style I used to be."

   "Pfft...head goose goose goose..."

  The fiancé's visit, the relationship gradually becoming clear, and Guo Degang's cross talk constitute the most comfortable comfort zone for girls at the moment.

Then…

   "Hey, Hu Jian or Huo Jianhua, who do you think is handsome?"

   "I'm sure you are the most handsome brother."

   "Poof..."

   "Hey, isn't it? My shameless look is quite similar to your style back then."

   "Hahaha~"

  The two of them were chatting here, but no one noticed that Liu Zhishi was looking at Xu Xin strangely in the corner...

  Could it be... that cow is him?

  …

  Xu Xinyuan stayed for less than twenty minutes.

  After the crew was about to switch scenes, he said goodbye politely.

   left with Cheng Hu.

   I took the car back to the hotel, and went back to change clothes first... This shirt is handsome, but it's really hot.

   Putting on short-sleeved pants again, he dialed Zhang Jiao's phone number.

  On the other side, Zhang Jiao, who just got off work, was actually quite confused.

   Look at this row of 6 mobile phone numbers.

  Instinctively connected, a polite sentence came:

   "Hello, Yingfei Props Production Co., Ltd., who are you looking for?"

   "It's me, Xu Xin."

"…ah?!"

   Zhang Jiao, who was sitting in front of the computer, was stunned and asked:

   "Xu... Director Xu?"

   "Yes, are you off work yet?"

"…get off work."

   "Well, do you know which wonton and meat pie here are delicious?"

   "????"

  Zhang Jiao was dumbfounded.

  …

  Laoqiaotou Nanma Meatloaf.

  Zhang Jiao looked at Xu Xin, who was wearing a vest and big pants, as if she had just come out of home, and subconsciously stood up.

  But Xu Xin waved his hand to signal her to sit down, and asked:

   "His home is delicious?"

  Zhang Jiao nodded:

   "Well, Baozi and I... often come here to eat, the taste is quite good."

   "Okay, then this is it. What do you eat, I treat you."

   "I just have a bowl of wontons and a meatloaf."

   "... Boss, two bowls of wontons, three meatloaf. I want a cold dish of bamboo shoots."

   After finishing her usual meal, Zhang Jiao asked:

   "Director Xu... how did you get here?"

   "Take a taxi."

  Xu Xin shrugged.

  The corner of Zhang Jiao's mouth twitched...

  She thought there would be a driver and a car waiting for him outside.

  Who ever imagined...you are so down-to-earth.

   Then I saw Xu Xin get up on his own, took two small glass bottles of Coke from the freezer, opened them with a screwdriver, and brought them over with straws.

   Holding the straw in his mouth, Xu Xin asked:

   "How is work? Are you busy?"

"good…"

   Zhang Jiao thought for a while before saying:

   "We work in bursts, that is, the crew has orders, so we are very busy. But when there are no orders, it's okay..."

   "Your job is design?"

   "Yes. Part-time model... Didn't I study fashion design in Japan?"

   “…how is the salary?”

   "It's okay... It's also considered a commission. It means that my suit can be selected by the crew, so I will mention more. If I am not selected, but I just completed the assigned task, then it will be calculated according to the normal salary."

"How many?"

   "More than three thousand. If you get a commission, you can have more than four thousand."

"Well…"

  Hearing this figure, Xu Xin couldn't help but ask, even though he knew it was a normal salary level:

"It's reasonable, if you don't say anything else, "Golden Armor" is just for this qualification. If you are an actor, you should be higher than this, right? Why don't you continue? I remember I told you at the time, I said you You can choose to come to Yanjing or Shanghai to take an exam at the Academy of Drama, and take a walk in this area. After all, you are quite beautiful..."

   Zhang Jiao was silent for a while, then nodded:

"Yes. Indeed... just... after the end of "Golden Armor", with this qualification, it is quite easy for the group leader to help me contact a job. And I can basically get a price of 700 or 800 a day. Although not every day , but you can basically get more than 10,000 yuan a month. Occasionally, you can play a small role, the kind with lines..."

   "Then why not continue? Don't like it?"

  Actually, if someone asked, Zhang Jiao might not say it.

   But the problem is...

  Director Xu, it is Director Xu after all.

  The kindness of knowing you is here. Although she doesn't want to win sympathy, she doesn't want to hide it either:

   "I like it and want to continue. But...some things are not acceptable."

   "Like?"

   "For example... If you want to go further, you have to accompany the wine."

"Well…"

  Xu Xin was stunned.

   I heard Zhang Jiao continue to say:

   "Another example... is more direct. A role changes... a few days to sleep with."

   "..."

  Xu Xin was speechless, just watching the girl who, although she didn't shake her head, was more resolute than anyone else, slowly narrating a life that... seemed to have nothing to do with her:

"I don't think it's good. The main reason is that I don't have a company. And I don't come from an acting major, and I don't have the status of a draft champion like Baozi. I want to sign a big company, but a big company doesn't want it. Small companies...a contract is one aspect. After seeing these things, I didn’t dare to sign because I had no skills and no backing. And then... once the reputation of being ignorant spread, it was very difficult to get along in the class of group performers. I just... quit , found the current job."

   "..."

  Looking at Zhang Jiao whose eyes were a little dim, Xu Xin thought for a while and asked:

   "It means that you are on the group performance side, and your reputation is bad?"

   “…about the same.”

  Zhang Jiao smiled a little embarrassedly:

"However, after waiting for two or three years, it may be better after the group performance here is changed. But at that time, I can't be a group performance anymore. I am old and can't compete with others, so maybe...in the future Stop acting. On the contrary, I like my job now..."

  Although she didn't talk about any "insider information", she didn't elaborate on what kind of past she had experienced.

   But Xu Xin could tell...

  In her smile, apart from embarrassment, there is also this bit of regret... and a bit of bitterness and regret that are so faint that they can't be grasped.

   Is it... At the beginning, I crossed the hurdle in my heart.

  Maybe...she is now?

   She should think so, right?

  It's a pity, how can there be so many ifs in life?

  There are not so many ifs in life.

  (end of this chapter)