lcionline Chapter 1 Dudu's Nosebleed
Chapter 1 Dudu's Nosebleed
On October 10, 2014, at the indoor studio of Shanghai Film Studio Chedun Film Base in Shanghai, the filming location for "The Left Ear" was set.
"CUT!"
Upon hearing director Su Youpeng's words, Gao Huan, who was moving vigorously on the small bed, stopped his groping and put the hot model in front of him aside.
He walked straight to Chen Duling at the door.
This is the 13th time this has happened.
The reason is simple: Chen Duling's eye acting lacked sufficient emotion.
When director Su Youpeng first started filming, he didn't have high expectations for Chen Duling's acting skills. After all, she was a newcomer and not from a professional acting background. He thought that as long as she could carry the role, it would be considered a passing grade.
Unexpectedly, after getting to know the second male lead, Gao Huan, Chen Duling seemed to be showing signs of method acting, which is why Su Youpeng repeatedly requested a perfect shot.
Su Youpeng sat behind the monitor, his brows furrowed in worry.
He glanced at the playback, then looked up at the two people standing on the set, feeling a bit irritated.
To be honest, Gao Huan really surprised him.
When casting, Li Bingbing's company forced the actors on him, which he wasn't too happy about—good-looking men tend to be pretentious, narcissistic, and prone to treating the camera like a mirror.
But Gao Huan's performance after joining the crew completely exceeded his expectations. This person is an experiential actor and has extremely good talent, so good that he can guide Chen Duling, a complete novice, into the role.
But now a problem has arisen.
He guided her so well in the previous scenes, but Chen Duling can't act well in her solo scenes now.
Su Youpeng called out, "Duling, come here."
Chen Duling walked to the monitor with her head down, and Su Youpeng showed her the playback:
"Look here, your eyes should be complicated. What are Xiao Erduo's feelings for Xu Yi? Is it unrequited love, is it admiration, is it placing all her girlish feelings on this person?"
But the way you look at Gao Huan now is too clean, as clean as a blank sheet of paper. I can't see that kind of liking and love that you carefully treasure in your heart.
Chen Duling bit her lip and nodded gently.
She knew where the problem lay.
She tried her best to convey her emotions to Xiao Erduo, but she just couldn't replace Gao Huan, whom she had been filming with for two months, with Xu Yi in Zuo Erduo.
Gao Huan is Gao Huan, not Xu Yi, whom she hated to the core in the original story.
She looked at him, her mind not on the script, but on the events of the past two months on set—
He helped her correct her delivery of lines and intonation; he handed her a thermos during breaks; the faint beauty mark at the corner of his eye when he smiled…
"One more take," Su Youpeng sighed.
Chen Duling returned to her seat and took a deep breath.
The clapperboard is struck.
Gao Huan returned to the small bed, his shirt mostly unbuttoned, revealing his muscular chest.
The model leaned closer, his hand resting on the other's waist, but his gaze drifted towards the door—
"Cut!" Su Youpeng's voice rang out again, "Duling, you're still wrong."
The film set fell silent.
Everyone stared at the girl in the school uniform with her hair in a ponytail standing at the door.
She stood there, her eyes somewhat blank, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes.
Just then, Gao Huan got off the small bed, his shirt buttons undone, revealing his well-defined abdominal and pectoral muscles.
He walked toward the door, his clothes disheveled.
When he walked up to Chen Duling, his shirt was only half-buttoned, and the skin on his chest still had a thin layer of sweat from filming, which shone faintly under the studio lights.
Something unexpected happened to everyone present.
Chen Duling looked at him.
Looking at his face, at his eyes, at his high, straight nose, at his slightly pursed lips, my gaze involuntarily slid downwards—
clavicle.
Pectoral muscles.
Abdominal muscles.
V-line...
A warm liquid welled up from my nasal cavity.
Chen Duling was stunned for a moment, then reached out and touched her fingertips, which were covered in blood.
"Oh dear, Dudu's nose is bleeding!" The stagehand next to her was the first to react and quickly handed her a tissue.
The film set immediately descended into chaos.
Su Youpeng stood behind the monitor, stunned, for a long time before he could react—what was this?
While filming, the female lead got a nosebleed while watching the second male lead?
Gao Huan reacted quickly, taking the tissue and handing it to her. He then turned to block the view of others and whispered, "Look up, don't move."
Chen Duling tilted her head back, and the blood from her nose flowed back into her throat, tasting sweet and metallic.
She looked at Gao Huan's face, which was so close to hers, and her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her chest.
There's nothing else, just a face.
A face that rivals John Lone's and is even more handsome than Daniel Wu's.
Gao Huan came to her rescue and turned to Su Youpeng, saying, "Director, let's take a ten-minute break."
Su Youpeng waved his hand, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Gao Huan pulled Chen Duling aside and found a secluded corner.
In a corner of the studio, props and miscellaneous items were piled up, and the lighting was dim, making it seem like a completely different world from the film set outside.
Chen Duling had stopped her nosebleed, but she didn't dare to look up at him.
"Look at me," Gao Huan said.
His voice was calm, not like he was coaxing someone, but more like he was stating a fact.
Chen Duling slowly raised her head.
Gao Huan leaned against the wall, looking down at her.
His height of 185 cm was very intimidating at this time. Chen Duling, who was 165 cm tall, had to look up to see his eyes when she stood in front of him.
"You like me," Gao Huan said.
Chen Duling opened her mouth, wanting to deny it, but swallowed the words back.
She really liked him; she'd liked him for a month now.
It's not because of his face, or rather, not entirely because of it.
It was because of his patience when he taught her acting, because of his attitude of never complaining after each NG, and because of the inexplicable composure he possessed that was beyond his years.
She nodded.
Gao Huan was silent for a few seconds, then reached out and gently wiped away the bloodstains remaining beside her nose with his fingertips.
"There are still about two weeks until filming wraps up," he said, his voice lowering as if he were telling a secret, "We can have two weeks to date."
"Where's Nazha?" Chen Duling's voice trembled slightly. "She publicly acknowledged your relationship."
Everyone in the industry knows that Gulnazar mentioned Gao Huan in an interview, saying he was a "very good friend," but with that tone and expression, who couldn't tell what she meant?
Moreover, paparazzi have photographed them having dinner together, and the photos have been widely circulated online.
"You can treat me as your boyfriend on your own," he said casually, as if he were talking about something insignificant.
Chen Duling looked up at Gao Huan, her eyes wide.
Then she bit Gao Huan's lip until it bled.
The taste of blood spread between their lips and teeth. Gao Huan winced in pain, but did not back away.
Gao Huan licked the wound on his lips and tasted his own blood.
He is very tall, 185 cm, which is considered outstanding in the entertainment industry. His proportions are also very good. Standing there, he looks like a poplar tree, upright and elegant.
The studio lights shone on his face, outlining a distinct silhouette.
……
Just then, a cold, mechanical voice echoed in Gao Huan's mind—
[Ding! Host has triggered a key emotional event: Chen Duling's affection level has exceeded 80.]
[New player task released: Increase your personal fan value to 800 million within 30 days. Reward: Acting Card - Movie-Level Experience x1.]