The director ca over to her with a bouquet of flowers: "Congratulations on wrapping up the film!"
All the actors and staff present also walked over to her: "Congratulations! Smooth wrap-up!"
Du Huaixi smiled and said, "Thank you all for your hard work!"
Half an hour later.
She removed the wire equipnt, holding a bouquet of flowers in her arms, and walked towards the waiting area.
Huo Tinghan stood up slowly: "It’s wrapped up?"
Du Huaixi, with a sowhat indifferent tone: "Yes."
Huo Tinghan slightly pursed his lips: "After this film, take a break for a while, okay?"
His tone was much softer than usual.
Du Huaixi glanced at him, "Are you in a good mood today?"
Recently, it seed like a cold war between the two; the few WeChat ssages he sent her were not in a good tone, and she just read them without replying.
Huo Tinghan looked around.
The set was quite crowded.
He said nothing.
Du Huaixi understood in her heart: "Wait for a mont, I’ll go change my clothes."
Perhaps because his tone softened, her face was no longer tense.
After speaking, she went to the dressing room.
Another half hour passed.
Du Huaixi ca out in casual clothes, makeup removed; her face looked plain yet still beautiful.
"Will you... take ho?"
Huo Tinghan said, "Yes."
The agent said, "Xixi, you should’ve gone back to rest! Now that the filming is done, take a good rest for a few days. As for other schedules, I will arrange them and contact you a day in advance."
Du Huaixi: "Okay."
She looked at Huo Tinghan: "Let’s go."
After saying that, she walked ahead at a distance.
Huo Tinghan looked at the agent, slightly tugged the corner of his lips, and followed her.
The two had just reached the entrance of the set when Huo Tinghan said, "I’ll bring the car over first, wait for here."
Du Huaixi asked, "There aren’t any paparazzi here, are there?"
Huo Tinghan: "Not sure."
Du Huaixi glanced around, putting on a hat, mask, and sunglasses.
Huo Tinghan drove the car over.
Du Huaixi opened the passenger-side door and got in.
Huo Tinghan maneuvered the wheel with one hand, saying, "Not going ho tonight, huh?"
Du Huaixi: "Where else could I go if not ho?"
Huo Tinghan: "Co ho with to Tangchen Yipin."
Tangchen Yipin was a high-rise villa Huo Tinghan bought in the city.
Because it was close to the company, he would stay there sotis when he worked late.
Du Huaixi’s expression turned slightly unnatural: "Last ti I went to Tangchen with you, we almost got photographed."
Huo Tinghan: "What if we get photographed?"
Du Huaixi said, "Those journalists would definitely dig into your identity then."
Huo Tinghan: "I don’t care."
Du Huaixi was at a loss for words.
The car was silent along the way.
Du Huaixi, feeling a bit tired, leaned softly against the seat, gazing blankly out the window.
The night was quiet.
The bustling street was still brightly lit.
However, even with such bright lights, the apartnt blocks a bit farther away were dark, with only a few strips of landscape lights, looking rather desolate.
Such a scene was all too familiar to her.
Due to filming, she was often busy, frequently wrapping up very late, mostly either with the crew or on the road rushing schedules.
As a result, she got used to such high-intensity work; no matter how tight the schedule, she had beco numb to it.
Huo Tinghan spoke, "I shouldn’t have laid hands on you last ti."
Du Huaixi lowered her head.
Huo Tinghan added, "I’m sorry."
This apology seed sincere.
Du Huaixi looked at him sowhat surprised.
Huo Tinghan focused on the road ahead, a slight fatigue in his eyes.
Du Huaixi said, "Actually... you don’t need to apologize to ."
Huo Tinghan: "I sense you’re still angry."
Du Huaixi: "You indeed shouldn’t have laid hands on at that ti. After all, the crew atmosphere has always been harmonious, the most amicable I’ve ever worked with."
No fighting over roles, no scrambling for focus, the female actors were relatively polite, with no hidden rivalries.
Huo Tinghan said, "You always know... how much I care about you."
Du Huaixi was taken aback.
Huo Tinghan said, "You promised , that acting would remain acting, and there wouldn’t be intimate contact with other male actors."
Du Huaixi: "It was a trick shot."
Huo Tinghan: "If I hadn’t interrupted, I doubt he would have agreed to ’trick shot’ as you said."
He paused, then continued, "You might not know, but his team has been using you to hype, and it irritates ."
Du Huaixi lowered her eyes: "Maybe he was just too into the role, next ti it won’t be an issue. At worst, I’ll find a stand-in for kissing."
She also stepped back.
Originally, she also considered getting a stand-in.
But the male lead’s team explicitly expressed their dissatisfaction.
Since Gu Huai was now considered an up-and-coming top star, if this film could elevate his status further, he might break into the A-list.
Having a rising star kiss a stand-in, if exposed, wouldn’t be very dignified.
If the male lead’s team also used a stand-in, and the paparazzi exposed it, it would inevitably lead to audience accusations of unprofessionalism.
Actually, for Du Huaixi, kiss scenes are part of her work, an actor’s duty, nothing to shy away from.
The crew was already accommodating her needs.
Du Huaixi said: "Between Gu Huai and , it’s purely a working relationship, he has no inappropriate intentions towards , and I am straightforward with him. As for what you said about Gu Huai’s team hyping us ’falling in love through the film’, it’s rely a promotional strategy since the filming is nearing completion. Admittedly, this film’s production budget was all spent on costus and sets, which exceeded the budget, and plus, our salaries were above the industry standard; hence, cooperating with the hype is reasonable."
Huo Tinghan: "If the crew lacks budget, you can tell ."
Du Huaixi: "Does that make soone who brings their funding into the project?"
Huo Tinghan: "Is bringing funding into a project sothing to be ashad of?"
Du Huaixi: "Previously, a film funded by Huace didn’t explode, and I was mocked for a long ti."
She paused and then smiled lightly: "That film, I acted diligently, just unlucky timing, but just because of the rumors that I brought funding, it led to... being mocked as useless."
Huo Tinghan: "You’re not really suited for this circle."
Du Huaixi: "But I’ve reached today’s standing through my efforts."
She looked at him: "Do you also think working in the entertainnt industry and acting is unseemly work?"
At the traffic light.
The car slowly ca to a stop.
Huo Tinghan looked at her, Du Huaixi earnestly looking at him, her eyes slightly reddening: "Without the work of an actress, I wouldn’t have anything now, I might even... be in debt."
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