After a half-morning delay, Jiang Dao’s crying scene was finally over.
The next few scenes were all close-ups on the bed. This time, Jiang Dao finally fully understood what Chu Yinlong said before – how strict Director Mu’s requirements for artistic scenes were.
“Pull his legs up so that his knees can be seen in the camera.”
“No, the kiss was too gentle. Xia Tian doesn’t pity Little Gray Wolf. It should be heavier, and more presumptuous.”
“Moisten your lips, the close-up here needs a little water and light…”
“You two come down, do a few push-ups before continuing, I want to see the light on your necks and thin sweat on your back.”
Jiang Dao was originally worried about something indecent happening during filming. After all, they have an intimate relationship.
It turned out, he thought too much – Director Mu’s continued instructions, paying attention to the shape of his body, breathing, facial expressions, and the strength of the kiss… plus the surrounding lights, sound, and other crew members, any thoughts that he shouldn’t have were blocked.
Sure enough, art and reality are different.
If he and Chu Yinlong really followed the instructions of Director Mu, his waist would’ve broken ten times over.
And if Director Mu really filmed what he and Chu Yinlong did, the picture would be unwatchable.
The serious bed scene seems to be quite complicated to shoot, but in fact, it is only a few seconds of flashing pictures in the film. It can only be regarded as an embellishment to the two people’s emotional line. The main part is the gradual tacit understanding through combat.
At this stage, Little Gray Wolf is just seducing Xia Tian, and Xia Tian is just pushing the boat along, treating Little Gray Wolf as a bed warmer.
Therefore, after the end of the sex scene, neither party lingered.
Tidying up in front of the mirror, Xia Tian walked out of the bathroom, glanced at Little Gray Wolf lying on the bed, and left the room and closed the door lightly without saying a word.
The room was quiet.
Little Gray Wolf slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were cold, neither sad nor happy.
“Ok, done.” Director Mu announced. “We’ll stop here today. The filming will be very tight tomorrow, so be prepared. Xiao Chu, come over, I want to discuss how to design a few of the later action scenes.”
Chu Yinlong hummed in agreement, but his eyes turned to Jiang Dao.
Jiang Dao lifted the quilt and got up from the bed. An assistant immediately stepped forward and handed him his clothes.
While buttoning the button, he said to Chu Yinlong: “Then I’ll go back first… Teacher Chu has worked hard.”
It is normal for actors who share scenes to greet each other on the set, but no one could see the ambiguous atmosphere between them. Only Director Mu, the insider, smacked his lips silently, as if tasting the sour taste of love.
After removing his makeup, Jiang Dao had just come out of the studio when assistant Xiao Yang reminded him to forward the post of a fashion magazine.
Jiang Dao pulled out his mobile phone, only to find that the advertisement he and Chu Yinlong shot for Xiang Yunru’s brand in early March had been launched, and the official blog directly posted a set of photos for publicity.
Taking a look at Chu Yinlong’s retweet not long ago, he followed the same template and forwarded the post.
At the same time, there was a carnival in LongDao Super Talk.
“Ahhhh LongDao SZD!!! [Picture] [Picture] [Picture]”
“Reply: I kneeled directly. What kind of fairy brand is this! They actually invited Father Long and Xiao Dao! Oh my God, Father Long in suits is killing me! Xiao Dao’s eyes are killing me!”
“Reply: P3 Xiao Dao’s eyes are amazing. Don’t step on the box, step on me! [cry]”
“It’s New Year’s Eve today! I’ve directly substituted this set of pictures into the wedding photos! Look! It’s white! It’s perfectly fine to wear in a church [doge] just clicked [picture]”
“Reply: There’s a watermark, bad review [crying]”
“Reply: Begging for the original picture! [kneeling]”
“Hey hey hey Xiao Dao’s semi-transparent shirt [drool] hehehe, the action of Father Long pulling his tie [drool]…”
“Reply: Ah! It’s you, madam! Squatting.”
“Reply: Squatting.”
“Reply: Squatting 18x pictures please.”
CP is probably the world’s number one productive force, and the speed at which fans edit pictures, compose fan videos, and write texts is like magic.
Just two minutes after reposting on Weibo, Jiang Dao received a message from Jing Yu: “Is this an official announcement of the two of you?!”
Jiang Dao didn’t know what he meant. “What is an official announcement?”
Jing Yu sent a picture, accompanied by a smirk.
When he clicked on the picture, Jiang Dao was speechless.
In one of the photos he and Chu Yinlong were both wearing white clothes, Chu Yinlong is wearing a casual suit, and he is wearing a trendy shirt. Because they are from the same series, the two sets of clothes had the same silver silk embellishment.
As a result, the original background of this group photo was actually replaced with a church, and a bunch of red roses was photoshopped to Chu Yinlong’s action of tidying up his cuffs.
White suit, church, bouquet.
Simply the perfect wedding venue.
Jiang Dao: …
Who’s so bored to make this kind of picture?
The author is really something, there’s not even a watermark.
While complaining, Jiang Dao forwarded the picture to Chu Yinlong.
Chu Yinlong was chatting with Director Mu about tomorrow’s scene, when he suddenly received a message from Jiang Dao. After opening it, he laughed out loud.
After thinking about it, he pulled out a fan photo from somewhere which had photoshopped them holding their marriage certificate.
Jiang Dao: “…”
Jiang Dao: “Teacher Chu’s way of proposing marriage is really special.”
Chu Yinlong: “…”
Director Mu glanced at Chu Yinlong and said, “Okay, let’s stop here. Today Xiao Dao’s mood swings are too big. Go back and comfort him, so he doesn’t turn his back on you because you made him cry, and affect shooting.”
Chu Yinlong smiled. “You know his temperament, he’s not so hypocritical. See, he’s still joking with me.” He didn’t shy away, and showed the screen of his mobile phone to Director Mu.
Director Mu was silent, raised his hand as if to slap someone. “Go, go back quickly. Don’t show off here!”
Chu Yinlong laughed, got up, and left.
Back at the hotel, Chu Yinlong snuck into Jiang Dao’s room after taking a shower.
Jiang Dao was following the instructions of his assistant to apply cold compresses to his eyes, to prevent his eyes from being too swollen tomorrow.
When he heard someone swiping his card to enter the door, Jiang Dao judged from the footsteps that it was Chu Yinlong.
He lay on the bed without moving, and asked with a smile, “Did Teacher Chu come to propose marriage?”
“No.” Chu Yinlong walked to the bed and joked, “I’m here to practice marriage night activities.”1the raws weren’t so explicit, but couldn’t find a better way to phrase it
“That’s unfortunate, I’m doing cold compresses.” Jiang Dao’s ability to distinguish sounds is very strong, and he raised his hand to touch Chu Yinlong’s cheek. “I can’t see anything with the blindfold on, so I can only ask you to work hard. “
Chu Yinlong took a slow breath, feeling that he was being tricked again.
Laying on the snow-white bed without moving and eyes covered by a black cold compress made Jiang Dao look as if he had lost his strength and he could do whatever he wanted.
It’s rare for Jiang Dao not to take the initiative in this kind of matter… and he felt a sudden excitement.
Jiang Dao also found it quite exciting.
Although that sentence came out of his mouth on a whim, when it was actually implemented, he didn’t expect that it would bring him a completely unfamiliar and extremely enjoyable experience.
In a world without light, the only thing he can feel is Chu Yinlong, who became the whole world and his only fulcrum.
The feeling of completely surrendering himself to someone else, not trying to take the initiative… It’s like walking on a crumbling suspension bridge, nervous and confusing. But with the gentle yet powerful movements of the other person, these emotions gradually settled down and melted away into a peace of mind. One can’t help but indulge in it…
After the end, Chu Yinlong took off Jiang Dao’s cold compress and gently kissed his eyes.
Jiang Dao burrowed into Chu Yinlong’s arms in a rare show of affection.
Playing with the blindfold that had long lost its coolness, Chu Yinlong asked with a smile, “Where did you learn so many tricks? You also learned to seduce me with a blindfold, eh?”
Jiang Dao sneered: “Do you know that we have a CP super chat?”
Of course Chu Yinlong knew. He even secretly visited the super chat several times, and saved a lot of pictures… The photoshopped marriage certificate he sent to Jiang Dao was downloaded from there.
Jiang Dao continued: “I found a short article there today, which was written quite well… I also think that I can try to rely on you a little more, and be more like a lover…”
Hearing Jiang Dao’s slightly hoarse voice, Chu Yinlong’s eyes were soft.
This overly strong child is finally willing to open the shell around him, allowing him to touch the scarred heart buried deep beneath.
After embracing each other for a long time, the two got up and took a shower. Jiang Dao grabbed Chu Yinlong’s little finger and asked in a low voice, “Don’t go back tonight, I want to sleep with you.”
Chu Yinlong couldn’t refuse at all and reached out his hand to wrap the other person in his arms. “Do you still want to listen to the scriptures?”
“I don’t need it if you’re here.” Jiang Dao led Chu Yinlong to bed, and leaned against him. “And I’m not sleepy. Let’s chat for a while, then go to sleep.”
Chu Yinlong agreed easily. “We can do whatever you want.”
…
The next part of the plot is a series of fast-paced scenes – there are combat scenes, intimate bed scenes, injuries and illness, but also relaxed warmth.
Every shot required a different venue, and after editing, will show the feeling of time flying and Little Gray Wolf gradually integrating into the resistance army.
Since each scene isn’t long, Director Mu no longer insists that it must be shot in chronological order, but divides the fragmented plot into groups, first filming the battle scenes, and then the emotional parts.
Of course, these combat scenes are mainly focused on Xia Tian and Little Gray Wolf. In order to reflect the process of the two getting closer and Xia Tian gradually beginning to trust Little Gray Wolf, many scenes in which the two fought side by side were designed.
Defending against the enemy’s attack together, sneaking behind enemy lines to spy together, burying their dead comrades, and facing the blood-red sunset on the battlefield together…
On the battlefield, injuries are naturally inevitable.
In one fierce battle, in order to break through the siege, Xia Tian led Little Gray Wolf into a fast-flowing river and separated from the main force.
Since it’s not possible to create realistic turbulent flowing water, this is the only segment in the whole film arranged in a real location. It’s a pity that it wasn’t high-tide season yet, so they have to wait until midsummer for the water to reach the required depths for shooting.
And the Dawn City plot continues…
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