Since starting to learn snowboarding at the end of October, by mid-November, Jiang Dao was able to snowboard from the top of the advanced slope and reach the end with simple small jumps, turns, rotations, and carves, exceeding the requirements for his character.
During this period, Jiang Dao also observed a lot of Jacque’s behavior. At night, he often discussed how to bring his character to life with Chu Yinlong.
Seeing Jiang Dao take notes seriously, and occasionally imitate Jacque’s expression and demeanor with a seemingly gentle but arrogant smile… Chu Yinlong couldn’t hold back. He reached out to hug Jiang Dao into his arms and kissed him.
Unable to control his expression, Jiang Dao pushed him away. “Hey! Don’t make trouble, I’m working! We can ‘play’ later, okay?”
Chu Yinlong laughed and flicked Jiang Dao on the forehead lightly. “What are you saying?”
Jiang Dao picked up the tablet, and rolled out his shoulders a little worriedly. “I’m really worried that I won’t be able to play this role well. Before, whether it was Jess or Little Gray Wolf, it just happened to be… um, they were just more suitable for me. But this role is a bit of a challenge, and I’m afraid I will NG many times.”
Chu Yinlong stroked Jiang Dao’s hair gently. “It doesn’t matter. We have lots more time before filming. I’ll be here to help you polish your character. Since the end of the year is approaching, many luxury brands will hold charity dinners, and I’ll also bring you there.”
“Bring me?” Jiang Dao smiled. “I’ve never heard of male celebrities attending dinner parties with male companions. Didn’t you say that you would wait for “Dawn City” to be released before the official announcement?”
“Don’t worry.” Chu Yinlong replied. “It’s not a public event. The media’s focus will also be on the brand, and they won’t chase after celebrities during the party.”
Coincidentally, on November 18, a charity dinner for a world-renowned luxury brand was held in the capital of country F.
After Chu Yinlong took Jiang Dao and his assistant to the dinner, they flew back to China the next day to attend the Huaxia reception held by another brand.
…
“On November 25th, you will be nominated at the Orange TV Film Awards Gala.” Assistant Yang was more like a professional agent as he flipped through the tablet and explained. “December 1st is the 10th anniversary of the Qiyue Group, you are invited to attend. December 3rd…”
Jiang Dao sighed towards the ceiling: “Bring it over. Let me see it myself.”
The assistant handed over the tablet. “There are many activities during the end of the year. The rooms have already been booked. If there are any activities you find inconvenient, I will help you reject them.”
Swiping the screen, Jiang Dao saw that his schedule in November and December was very intense. After some necessary public events, after the new movie script readings, interviews, commercials, etc. he really doesn’t have many days left.
Thinking back to this time last year where he was idle every day, and spent his time exercising and taking class, he suddenly felt it was fine to not have work.
After flipping through the calendar, Jiang Dao found that, except for those reception dinners and parties, everything else was already signed with a contract and could not be pushed back. But those reception dinners were also compulsory to lay the foundation for his role in the next movie. He stared at the screen for a long time, but in the end he didn’t delete anything.
“Whatever.” Jiang Dao returned the tablet to his assistant and muttered, “I have nothing to do the whole month of December anyway…”
Chu Yinlong passed the audition for a co-produced film earlier, and will be flying to country A to flm on November 26.
He doesn’t have many scenes, but based on their culture of filming, his part will take a month to complete, and by the time he returns, it will be the end of the year.
Thinking of this, Jiang Dao suddenly said: “By the way, Brother Yang, please help me find a foreign language teacher.”
“…Ah?” Assistant Yang was taken aback.
Jiang Dao smiled and explained, “I think I still need to be able to speak a foreign language. Otherwise, in the future, I will be unable to keep up with Teacher Chu when he participates in co-produced blockbusters.”
…
Chu Yinlong set off for country A at the end of November.
Escorted by his assistant, Jiang Dao’s November was extremely busy.
Due to the time difference and their working hours, it was hard to find time to talk every day. They could only leave voice messages, and sometimes they were so busy that it would be left there for several hours.
This was their first time being separated for so long after confirming their relationship. Fortunately, both of them were busy with work, and didn’t feel lonely.
On December 15th, Zhou Wei and Tang Yao participated in a promotional event for a certain brand together, and were photographed kissing in the glass reflection at the corner of the stairs.
Weibo instantly exploded, and #TangYao ZhuoWei Kiss# rocketed straight up the hot search—
“#TangYao ZhuoWei Kiss# My God! What did I miss?! How did this news explode without any rumors?!”
“Reply: [crying] They didn’t make a sound, they’ve always been very sweet! It’s just that I didn’t expect them to be real!”
“Reply:…I never expected them to be the first couple to get the real hammer [kneeling]”
“#TangYao ZhuoWei Kiss# This wave is the sugar porridge1homonyms for Tang (sugar), Zhuo (rice porridge). Felt it was more poetic than TangZhuo CP’s victory!”
“Reply: Ah ah ah, still not married?! You guys please get married soon!”
“Reply: LongDao girl crying with envy [tears]”
“#TangYao ZhuoWei Kiss# I believe in love again! I announce that I am also a member of the sugar porridge CP group from today! You must be together forever!!! @TangYao @ZhuoWei”
“Reply: @TangYao @ZhuoWei A hundred years together!!!”
“Reply: @TangYao @ZhuoWei Three year hug!!!”
“Reply: …sisters wake up, this is reality. They can’t give birth [doge]”
Less than two hours after it was exposed, Tang Yao and Zhou Wei posted on Weibo at the same time, directly admitting their relationship, and thanking fans for their blessings.
Of course, there were dissonant voices, but not many.
Most of those were malicious speculation, thinking that Zhou Wei, who started as an idol, used his body to seduce Tang Yao. As soon as their relationship was publicly confirmed, both sides lost a lot of fans, and many of their personal fan bases were full of black fans.
At the same time, Jiang Dao received a call from Zhou Wei.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine.” He couldn’t detect any trace of abnormal emotions from Zhuo Wei over the phone. “Although we didn’t expect to be caught, Brother Yao and I planned to make it public in the near future. The drama we filmed together will be broadcast soon, so this is just a few days earlier than planned.”
“That’s good.” Jiang Dao smiled. “I was about to send you a message to say that no matter what happens, I will be on your side. If you’re busy, you don’t need to call me back.”
“It’s alright, I’m not busy.” Zhou Wei also smiled. “I’m with Brother Yao. He said it’s fine to leave it to him, I believe him.”
Jiang Dao was very happy to see that the sweet and sticky CP in the original book finally achieved the same result as in the plot. He was very glad that his arrival did not impact the relationship between Zhou Wei and Tang Yao.
At most… Because he didn’t target Zhou Wei like the original Jiang Dao, there were fewer bumps in Zhou Wei’s acting career. His mental growth wasn’t as significant as in the book, and he is still a cute little softie until now…
But that’s not a bad thing either.
After finishing the call, Jiang Dao flipped through Weibo again. He thought that the LongDao CP might be envious after the news, but the atmosphere in the group chat was dramatically different than his imagination.
“Wow sisters! When I saw the CP of Tang Yao and Zhou Wei was confirmed, I suddenly felt a little scared! [kneeling] If Father Long & Xiao Dao is also true, won’t Xiao Dao be scolded to the heavens?! [sob]”
“Reply: I worry too [kneeling]”
“Reply: Some people have already compared Xiao Dao and Zhou Wei as sisters who sell s*x. I can see my blood pressure soaring [vomiting blood]”
“Those poisonous moths are scary. Tang Yao has already made things public, but they are still bombarding the CP super talk, saying that Zhuo Wei is to blame for bending Tang Yao. What kind of brain circuit is this [questioning]? Father Long, Xiao Dao, you must live!!!”
“Reply: After reading the scolding on Tang Yao’s Weibo, I suddenly feel fortunate that Father Long scared those crazy fans away [doge]”
“Reply: Xiaolongbao is also happy [joy]! If Father Long sees his fans scolding Xiao Dao like that, I think he will definitely blow up [funny]”
“The rhythm over in the sugar porridge group is terrible. I suddenly don’t want Father Long and Xiao Dao to make it public. [sob] No matter whether they are real or not, as long as they are silent and happy, I can eat sugar from elsewhere. I don’t need to see them in the same frame, and can help them block the cabinet door [tears]”
“Reply: No! Sister, cheer up! Sugar must be official to be the sweetest!”
“Reply: Don’t worry, sister, based on my observations, most are xiaolongbao2Chu Yinlong fans, some are CP fans, and the remainder are career fans. They won’t be as noisy as next door. [doge] As for if the fans of Xiao Dao bo bother Father Long? Then we’ll be fortunate enough to see the scene of Father Long’s scolding (he rarely scolded people in the past year, I miss [lighting a cigarette] a little bit.”
Seeing these words in the CP chat, Jiang Dao’s heart softened. He suddenly felt an urge to shout to the world and tell the world that he and Chu Yinlong are lovers, and to let the world see their determination to be together…
As the urge continued to grow in Jiang Dao’s heart, suddenly his phone screen flashed with an incoming call from Chu Yinlong.
Jiang Dao immediately accepted: “What time is it over there? Why are you calling me now?”
Chu Yinlong said helplessly: “Eight o’clock in the morning. You still haven’t learned how to calculate the time difference? I don’t think you’re dumb though?”
“It’s more convenient to ask you!” Jiang Dao joked.
Chu Yinlong chuckled: “Okay, whatever you want.”
“Did you see Tang Yao and Zhou Wei’s matter? Jiang Dao lay down in a comfortable position, and gently stroked Bullet who was lying beside him. “The two of them made it public, and they can be as intimate as they want when they go out now. Do you feel envious?”
“I see.” Chu Yinlong said. “But I also think their preparations were insufficient, and suddenly being photographed will definitely cause a lot of problems. Fan fights are only the smallest part of the problem.”
” …what else?” Jiang Dao frowned. Zhou Wei didn’t mention a word just now.
“Zhou Wei lost two endorsements that were being negotiated, and a famous luxury brand also stopped their cooperation with Tang Yao.” Chu Yinlong sighed. “There are also some film and television opportunities that may be missed because of this incident, depending on the director’s personal likes or dislikes.”
Jiang Dao’s impulse faded immediately.
It doesn’t matter to him, but he doesn’t want to affect Chu Yinlong’s work.
“However, you don’t have to worry too much.” Chu Yinlong’s voice was calm. “When the first trailer of “Dawn City” comes out, we can work with PR to find a suitable time to release the news after the movie is released. At that time, the impact will be reduced.”
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