Xu Chun: "..."
Director Chu continued, "We'll reshoot that scene tomorrow. Go back and put in a lot of effort studying these reference books. You need to thoroughly understand them, get the feel for them, and think about them carefully, understand?"
After saying that, he patted him on the shoulder and turned to leave.
Xu Chun was left standing there, bewildered in the wind, clutching a pile of yellow books.
... He makes legitimate movies, not pornographic films, right?
Chapter 32 Getting into Character
In the nanny van -
Xu Chun lowered her head, sipping her tea and reading the newspaper, but her peripheral vision kept glancing at the several books with explicit covers on the table beside her.
"Brother Chun."
The car door was pushed open, and Xiao Qi got in with her lunchbox and sat down. She called out to Xu Chun, and just as she was about to speak, she noticed several books on the table next to her.
"..."
What I fear most is a sudden silence.
Xu Chun realized she had misunderstood and quickly tried to explain, but in her haste, she choked on her tea and coughed, her face turning red.
"No... it's not what you think."
Xiao Qi saw that he was choking, so she put down the insulated lunchbox and went over to pat his back, trembling.
"Director Chu asked me to see this." Xu Chun finally stopped coughing and quickly stated her position, "I haven't seen it yet."
Although he was born gay, he didn't intentionally seek out such things to watch. Back in his school days, his dormmates would often gather late at night to watch porn, and he would secretly find excuses to avoid them, afraid that they would ask him to watch with them, since he would be exposed if everyone reacted.
Xiao Qi breathed a sigh of relief, "That scared me to death, I thought..."
"In what way?"
Xiao Qi's eyes darted left and right. "... You know what I mean, anyway, I'm still thinking about how to tell Sister Su."
Xu Chun knew what she was thinking; she probably thought he was gay. But there was no need to assume, he was indeed gay.
After finishing my meal, I glanced out the car window and saw Xie Jianyuan and Director Chu talking in the film crew. For some reason, I suddenly wondered if Director Chu would also give Xie Jianyuan these books.
For some reason, this idea amused him.
Xiao Qi, take care Xu Chun finally put down the newspaper, stopped pretending, and hesitantly picked up a book with a very embarrassing title.
- "24-Hour Forced Love: The President's Husband-Taming Manual" has a cover featuring two intertwined people engaged in sexual activity.
Xu Chun's face went numb the moment he saw the article title. He flipped through it quickly with a dead heart, and soon after, his face turned red as he threw the book aside. He hurriedly picked up the newspaper again, but didn't notice that he had bumped into a teacup next to him.
Water was spilled all over the floor, and most of the books that Director Chu had given him were also soaked. Xu Chun hurriedly picked them up and carefully wiped them clean with a tissue. These were books that Director Chu had lent him, and it would be terrible if they got wet.
"Brother Chun, would you like some iced coffee?"
Suddenly, the car door was pushed open from the outside. Xie Jianyuan, who was carrying Starbucks bag, paused involuntarily when he saw the scene inside the car.
Xu Chun was carefully wiping a book in her hand. When she saw him open the car door, she looked over with surprise and a hint of panic in her eyes.
Xie Jianyuan's gaze slowly moved down from his face and landed on the adult novel in his hand, his expression somewhat dazed.
As if to prove her innocence, Xu Chun hurriedly threw the book aside and stared at Xie Jianyuan without blinking.
Despite his forced composure, the phrase "24-hour forced sex" was actually echoing repeatedly in his mind, making him so embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground.
Xie Jianyuan hurriedly throw the book away. He quickly realized what was going on, raised an eyebrow without making a sound, and couldn't help but smile when he saw Xu Chun's embarrassed expression. He gently excused him, saying, "Isn't this book a little too hot to handle?"
Xu Chun chuckled dryly a few times, trying to calm himself down by taking a sip of tea. He picked up the cup and saw that it was empty, realizing that he had already knocked it over.
"Actually, Director Chu gave this to me," Xu Chun finally confessed, "To teach me a lot."
Xie Jianyuan smiled and placed the iced coffee on the table. "Let me see."
He was about to pick up the remaining books when Xu Chun tried to stop him, but it was too late.
Xie Jianyuan casually flipped through a few books, glanced at Xu Chun with a half-smile, and then read aloud in a deep voice, "He was burning with passion..."
"Stop reading!" Xu Chun said, reaching out to snatch the book from his hand.
Xie Jianyuan smiled and held the book above his head. Although Xu Chun was a few years older than him, Xie Jianyuan still had the advantage in height.
Seeing that Xu Chun was truly anxious, Xie Jianyuan finally put down the book, smiled at Xu Chun, and said, "Brother Chun, can I borrow these books?"
Xu Chun paused, looked at Xie Jianyuan several times, and then asked, "Are you sure?"
Xie Jianyuan said with a half-smile, "I also want to use it for learning."
Xu Chun couldn't help but feel a deep respect for him, realizing that her previous opinion that Xie Jianyuan had a poor attitude towards acting was simply judging a gentleman by her own petty standards. She hadn't realized that the kind of learning Xie Jianyuan was referring to was not the same as that kind of learning.
When filming officially started in the afternoon, it was no different from last time, but Xu Chun's mindset had changed a lot. She knew that she had to be completely immersed in the role and could no longer worry about anything else.
After the staff were cleared out, the room was very quiet. Xu Chun closed her eyes and meditated on the bed.
The protagonist, Chen Mu, comes from a somewhat unusual family. It's a blended family where his stepmother lives with her biological daughter. However, their life together is far from happy, and after ten years of ups and downs, his father ultimately chooses to commit suicide.
Chen Mu didn't understand why his father couldn't get a divorce and instead chose to commit suicide. Later, he learned from his stepmother's incessant cursing that his father was gay.
According to his stepmother and neighbors, his father was shameless and committed marriage fraud. However, he did not believe it because in his eyes, his father was not that kind of person. In fact, it could be said that his father did not want to remarry in the first place. Therefore, he has been searching for the real truth.