"Sorry, I was still recovering from last night. I didn't mean to curse you..."
Song Shi'an almost lost his composure; had this short-lived character become so deeply ingrained in people's minds?
He still had a smile on his face as he greeted everyone, trying to salvage his image after the embarrassing incident during the wilderness livestream.
Fans excitedly handed over envelopes and gifts, with one pushing to the front and shouting so loudly it could be heard throughout the street, " An'an! This time, the lawyer should be a character who survives from beginning to end!"
Song Shi'an adjusted his glasses with a finger and replied with a smile, "Look forward to it! You guys should go back and get some rest. Thank you!"
I'm having some trouble breathing...
"Let go of those glasses, let me do it!"
"Does this count as a direct confirmation that this character will survive to the end?"
"Absolutely! The official statement says it's the main character of a short episodic series, so the main character will definitely survive to the end!"
"Thank goodness, I finally don't have to see him die in all sorts of places anymore. I was almost traumatized by it."
"No need for that, sisters! Although filming isn't finished yet, I'm already incredibly excited!"
" An'an!!! I love you!!!"
Song Shi'an maintained his smile without changing his expression, but the slight redness at the tips of his ears betrayed his true feelings.
This is all your own imagination. Although he survived to the end, he was still quite hated. I hope you won't criticize him too harshly when it airs.
Fans immediately snapped a photo from every angle.
Lu Shiyue stood at the front of the crowd, her camera lens following Song Shi'an's every move.
She was specially invited back by Stars Entertainment. She has been working as a fan site manager overseas and has 12 million followers, more than many celebrities.
Having just returned to China, she knew a little about the emerging artists, but not much. Unfortunately, Stars Entertainment offered her such good treatment that Song Shi'an didn't have any dedicated fansites.
With her comprehensive understanding of Song Shi'an over the past few days, the fate of a fan site admin falling in love with the idol has finally arrived; it would be an injustice if she didn't become famous.
From the official release of individual character posters last night to the airing traffic of her previous drama, her schedule was directly exposed, and as a fan site admin, she had to come.
Flying over overnight was definitely worth it. From the moment the car door opened, one amazing picture after another appeared. The seemingly refined scoundrel sitting in the car turned into a gentle and elegant gentleman when he greeted people with a smile, creating a striking contrast.
The fans chattered excitedly about the photos they had just taken, and it took them a while before they left in twos and threes.
Only Lu Shiyue, as the station manager, had to wait from morning till night, snapping photos all day long.
Some paparazzi were also waiting there, which is unusual considering Song Shi'an's status. They shouldn't have spent so much money and effort to wait for him.
They were betting that Song Shi'an would be promoted, at which point they could set any price for firsthand information, the rarer the information, the more valuable it would be.
When Song Shi'an arrived at the makeshift courtroom, he was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work that day.
I watched a lot of courtroom videos during breaks in filming yesterday. Today's scenes are all courtroom dramas, with several pages of dialogue and a lot of technical jargon.
Li Feng chuckled at his attire, "Teacher Song, you've saved me time today. Put on your lawyer's robe."
Song Shi'an took the lawyer's robe, put it on, and stood in front of the mirror to look at himself.
A wide black robe draped from his shoulders to his thighs, over which he wore a dark suit and a pure white shirt, and gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose.
Hmm, you could take off with just a broom! A melody involuntarily pops into my head. "You sing of sunrise, I sing of sunset, Harry Potter flies on a broom, sorry, sorry~" But his broom can only clean up garbage dumps. What is a happy planet? Poor guy!!
He laughed out loud at his reflection in the mirror; he couldn't bear to look at his lawyer's robe anymore.
Lin Fan handed over a carton of milk, the straw already inserted. "Brother, what are you laughing at? You look really handsome in that outfit!"
Song Shi'an took the milk, bit the straw, and mumbled, "Don't you think you look like a Muggle?"
Lin Fan shook his head, a little confused. "Brother, do you want to eat Muggle? I'll order you some pumpkin soup for lunch?"
Song Shi'an sighed. He felt so sad that no one understood his jokes.
He leaned against the railing of the courtroom bench, sipping milk through a straw. The wide sleeves of his lawyer's robe slipped down to his forearms, revealing a section of his shirt cuff and mechanical watch.
The eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses narrowed slightly as he drank the milk, exuding a relaxed and languid air.
Lu Shiyue quickly pressed the shutter button from the corner.
An'an was acting like a little kid, dressed in a formal suit with a suave yet roguish face, drinking milk—it was so cute it almost made her nose bleed! She subconsciously wiped her mouth...
I glanced down at the camera screen and saw that I'd taken over two hundred photos in less than an hour! Wow, I've never taken this many photos even when I was overseas!!!
Song Shi'an ate breakfast while reviewing his lines, and all the extras were in position.
To be honest, this courtroom simulation was quite realistic. Without watching the later plot, anyone would think Su Wenli was a lawyer with a strong sense of justice.
He withstood immense public pressure online to defend a 14-year-old boy who murdered his classmate, and the online comments were overwhelming.
" Su Wenli defended a murderer for money; he's a lawyer with no conscience!"
"Get out of the legal profession! You don't deserve to be a lawyer!"
"Why did no one speak up for that child when he was being bullied for so long? Now that he's fought back, he's been labeled a murderer?"
"The law is the law, and murder is murder. As a lawyer, don't you even have this basic principle?"
"Have you made enough money? You're even defending this kind of beast?"
"I'm not taking sides. I just think that a lawyer who takes a case under this kind of public pressure is either doing it for money or genuinely trusts their client."
Song Shi'an read these few pages of the script over and over again. The character of Su Wenli was really beyond his expectations.
The perversion is real, and the enjoyment of others' fear and pain is also real.
However, as a lawyer, he is undeniably qualified. The plot twists and turns, and at least in the earlier episodes, the character was quite likable.
The director walked over with a walkie-talkie. " Xiao An, have you memorized your lines? It's going to be a long take that's over ten minutes long, so you can't make a single mistake."
Song Shi'an put down the script. "No problem, director, memorize it."
The director looked at him with satisfaction. From the start of filming until now, Song Shi'an was the actor who gave him the least worry. He had complete peace of mind.
The clapperboard snapped shut.
Su Wenli sat in the back seat of the car, his slender fingers casually swiping the screen of his phone.
The comments on the page scrolled by one by one, filled with insults, curses, and threats, each word piercing the heart.
He leaned back in his leather seat, his gold-rimmed glasses reflecting the cold light of the screen, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.
It's interesting how human nature works; even when we know nothing, we can hide behind a screen and judge everything.