The next day, Lin Luoqing went to the assistant director early in the morning and told him about Lin Fei.
The moment the assistant director heard that Lin Fei was willing, he was so happy that he dragged Lin Luoqing to find Director Li.
Director Li had already heard the assistant director talk about Lin Fei last night and was a bit curious. “What is your little nephew like? Let me see.”
Lin Luoqing took his phone and showed him Lin Fei’s photo.
Director Li looked at it and felt it was really amazing. Not only did this little nephew really looked like Lin Luoqing and he had a bit of the feeling of Fu Xi.
“Okay, it’s him then.”
“Director Li, if you find that he doesn’t act well or he can’t find the camera accurately and doesn’t go to a fixed position, you must not scold him in front of everyone. I’m afraid he will be uncomfortable. Tell me and I’ll teach him, okay?” Lin Luoqing asked.
Director Li heard this and laughed. “I never imagined that you are quite doting on your child. If you spoil him like this, what about when you have a child of your own?”
Lin Luoqing smiled. It didn’t matter what Lin Fei was to him. As long as it was Lin Fei, he wanted to spoil Lin Fei.
He explained, “The main thing is that he hasn’t acted before. I’m a bit worried.”
“Okay.” After all, it was a child. Director Li wouldn’t be too strict. “For the sake of the big Fu Xi, I will leave some face for our little Fu Xi. However, you need to have him memorize the lines well. It will be a waste of time if he hasn’t memorized his lines.”
“Okay.”
Lin Luoqing finished talking about Lin Fei and asked for Ji Leyu. “Does this movie need only one young actor?”
Director Li was puzzled. “What do you mean?”
Lin Luoqing was a bit embarrassed. “Just… the children like to do everything together. His younger brother saw that he was going to film and asked if he could go film together.”
“What does his younger brother look like?”
Lin Luoqing quickly showed him a photo of Lin Fei and Ji Leyu again.
Director Li looked at the photo and was rarely silent.
A long time passed before he finally opened his mouth. “Do your children look so good?”
Was there really no filter or retouching?
It was unscientific.
He had met many child stars but they weren’t as good-looking as these two children!
Lin Luoqing smiled, his face full of pride. “They are better looking than ordinary children.”
Director Li thought, ‘…You are not humble at all right now!’
However, this was indeed the truth. If both children looked like this then they weren’t just better than ordinary children. This was simply too good-looking!
“He is too good-looking,” Director Li said truthfully. “If he wasn’t so good-looking, I could have him try being Lu Ming or Xiang Wen when they were children. Now that he is like this, he can’t grow into Lu Ming or Xiang Wen.”
Lin Luoqing thought that this was true. Ji Leyu’s appearance was too far away from Wen Ziming and Hou Wenyu’s appearance.
“If he really wants to be on camera, it isn’t impossible.” Director Li was realistic. “He looks beautiful and it isn’t a loss for us if he is on camera. He can be used as a background board at the time. There will be no lines and the crew won’t pay him. Do you think this is okay?”
“I’ll ask him,” Lin Luoqing replied.
“Yes.” Director Li nodded. “The main thing is that this role isn’t needed at all. You said that he wants to act with his brother. I see that he is good-looking and it is okay to use him in the background. However, this is purely taking care of you and I can’t pay him. Talk to the child. It is fine if he doesn’t like it. I will contact him next time when there is a suitable role.”
Director Li explained seriously.
He and Lin Luoqing had been filming together for so long and he had a good impression of Lin Luoqing. He liked Lin Luoqing very much, which was why he let such a child be a vase.
Of course, he was embarrassed to directly call the child a vase out of fear of breaking the child’s desire to act.
It was just that this role was unnecessary and there was no way to pay him. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be abusing his power as a director?
Lin Luoqing didn’t care about this.
Money wasn’t a big problem. Ji Leyu himself wasn’t short of money and Lin Luoqing also wasn’t short of money. AS long as Ji Leyu was willing, he would take out his own money and pretend it was a paycheck.
Originally, Ji Leyu simply wanted to act with Lin Fei, not make money.
“Thank you, Director Li.”
“No need,” Director Li said with a smile. “Then I’ll let people send you the contract for the child actor to sign later.”
“Okay.”
Lin Luoqing waited for Ji Yuxiao to bring Ji Leyu and Lin Fei over. Then he told Ji Leyu about this.
He smiled brightly. “Xiao Yu, you can act with your brother. Are you happy?”
Ji Leyu was pleasantly surprised and couldn’t help wondering, “Dad, did you ask? It really doesn’t matter if I don’t act.”
“I didn’t ask. It was the director who said that your brother is too lonely and wants you to accompany him at that time. However, he will mainly be filming your brother and you might not have many shots. In other words, you might only be seen in the movie for a very short time, like seconds. Is that okay?”
“It’s so short.” Ji Leyu was surprised, but he simply wanted to film and play with Lin Fei. Therefore, he still nodded. “Okay.”
“The person you are playing doesn’t like to talk and doesn’t have many lines, so you don’t have to memorize your lines. Isn’t it good?”
‘Isn’t that Lin Fei?’ Ji Leyu thought.
‘Am I playing Lin Fei? Great.’
“Yes,” Ji Leyu agreed happily.
“Then if the movie is released and you only see yourself appear once or twice, you can’t cry secretly.”
Ji Leyu pouted. “I won’t cry.”
“That’s fine.”
“Will Brother appear many times?”
“I don’t know about that,” Lin Luoqing said truthfully. “But your brother definitely won’t cry.”
Lin Fei silently replied in his heart, ‘Yes, I just want to make money. It doesn’t matter if I appear or not.’
He thought of this and asked, “Will Xiao Yu get paid?”
“Of course,” Lin Luoqing said with a smile. “Xiao Yu is so cute. There is naturally a salary.”
Ji Leyu’s eyes curved happily and he couldn’t help being curious, “How much, Uncle?”
“You will know when the time comes.”
“Like my brother?”
“Yes.” Lin Luoqing nodded.
Ji Yuxiao saw it and always felt it was unscientific.
As a senior capitalist, he clearly remembered what the assistant director said yesterday. Only one young actor was needed, but they added an extra one and paid a salary. He hadn’t invested in this movie and there was no reason for the crew to do charity.
Once they returned to the hotel in the evening and the two children went to read Lin Fei’s lines, he lowered his voice and asked Lin Luoqing, “Does Xiao Yu really have a salary?”
“Why? You don’t believe it?”
“Then I definitely don’t believe it.” Ji Yuxiao reasoned. “The investor in your movie isn’t Xingyi or me. The producer also has no ulterior motives for you so what is he planning? Doing one good deed every day?”
Lin Luoqing smiled. “Yes, this really isn’t the case.”
“I knew it.” Ji Yuxiao felt it was normal. “Are you afraid that he will be unhappy, so you are using your own money to pay it for him?”
Lin Luoqing nodded. “I’ll make it up for him. Fei Fei’s contract has my card number filled out. Once the time comes, I will tell Xiao Yu that Fei Fei’s money is paid to me and his money is paid to you. Then give some pocket money to the two children and buy some toys. Is this okay?”
“Then the character who doesn’t like to talk was made up by you, right? He should actually be a small background person with no lines, right?”
“Why do you say that?” Lin Luoqing corrected, “Our Director Li said that Xiao Yu looks good and he will decorate the screen when he comes out. So this isn’t a background person. He is clearly the icing on the cake.”
Ji Yuxiao smiled and hugged Lin Luoqing into his arms. He felt that this person was really gentle and easy to talk to.
It seemed that everything around him would get better.
He looked at Lin Luoqing, pressed their foreheads together and slowly kissed Lin Luoqing’s lips with affection in his eyes.
It was really great to meet him.
Lin Fei quickly finished memorizing little Fu Xi’s lines and told Lin Luoqing when the family had a meal together the next morning.
Lin Luoqing was surprised. “So fast?”
“There aren’t many lines,” Lin Fei said. “It is very easy to memorize.”
Lin Luoqing looked at him. He thought in his heart that this attitude was quite positive. It seemed that Lin Fei really wanted to act.
“Okay, I’ll talk to the director when I go filming this afternoon to see if you can join the crew in advance.”
Lin Fei nodded and continued to eat the dish.
After eating, Lin Luoqing planned to check Lin Fei’s acting skills in advance to see if there was anything to guide him with. This way, Lin Fei wouldn’t act opposite Wen Ziming without any preparations.
“Now I am your uncle in the script, in other words, Lu Ming. You are Fu Xi. Let’s try the lines in the script, okay?”
“Okay.” Lin Fei had no objections.
Lin Luoqing turned to look at Ji Yuxiao. “Help me record Fei Fei’s performance.”
“Okay.”
“What about me?” Ji Leyu asked curiously. “What should I do at this time?”
Lin Luoqing thought, ‘This… I really don’t know how Director Li will arrange a small background role like Ji Leyu.’
“Your play is more important and the director will personally tell you. Dad doesn’t know it.” Lin Luoqing was very good at talking. “Right now, you can sit obediently on the sofa and pretend you are here to play with your brother.”
“Okay.”
The moment Ji Leyu finished speaking, he immediately sat upright and stopped talking.
He even changed his expression, becoming indifferent and cold. It was like Lin Fei’s expression. This was what he understood. The role he was acting as this time was almost the same as Lin Fei.
Lin Luoqing saw his serious appearance and smiled. He thought in his heart that children were so easy to coax.
He moved a few steps away and let Lin Fei come over from the other end. Then he started to act with Lin Fei.
Lin Fei held the pillow he tucked into his arms as a prop. He pretended it was the clothes he had just collected and started walking, but he was stopped by Lin Luoqing.
He ignored this person and wanted to bypass him to return to his room. However, when he went to the left, Lin Luoqing also went to the left. When he went to the right, Lin Luoqing also went to the right.
Lin Fei looked at him speechlessly. Lin Luoqing smiled. “Come on, Xi Xi, sit down. Uncle has something to say to you.”
He said while pulling Lin Fei to the sofa. Lin Fei lowered his head and folded clothes according to the script. However, the pillow wasn’t clothes, so he could only do movements in the air.
Lin Luoqing was speaking to him from the side.
Lin Fei calmly said, “I don’t know.”
“I’m not sure.”
“I don’t understand.”
“No.”
It wasn’t until Lin Luoqing gave up and leaned on the sofa while sighing that he calmly said, “I seem to know this.”
Lin Luoqing immediately hugged him in surprise. “Then quickly say it. What’s going on?”
Lin Fei stuffed the clothes into his arms. “Go and put them in my closet.”
Lin Luoqing stood up and moved quickly. Lin Fei showed a slightly proud expression. He took advantage of when Lin Luoqing wasn’t pestering him to calmly go to the bathroom, ready to clean the floor with a mop.
The scene was finished very quickly and Ji Yuxiao clapped loudly. “Okay. Fei Fei’s performance is really good!”
Lin Fei still had an indifferent expression as he turned to look at Lin Luoqing.
Lin Luoqing, “……”
It seemed that there was really no problem. Lin Fei and Fu Xi were so similar in places that there was no need to even act. He just needed to say the lines according to his usual expression and movements—as long as he didn’t encounter a big challenge like a crying scene.
Then it seemed it was necessary to teach Lin Fei about positioning and a sense of the camera.
“Very good,” Lin Luoqing praised you. “Fei Fei, you are quite suitable for this role.”
“Oh.”
Lin Luoqing was used to his calm expression and turned to look at Ji Leyu.
“Xiao Yu, you also acted very well,” Lin Luoqing said. “But Xiao Yu, are you unhappy?”
Ji Leyu shook his head. “No.”
“Then why do you always have a cold little face and don’t smile?”
“Isn’t my brother like that?” Ji Leyu looked at him. “Aren’t I playing my brother?”
Lin Luoqing, “???”
Lin Luoqing didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “You don’t need to look so much like your brother.”
Ji Leyu acted like Lin Fei in front of Lin Fei, who was acting as Fu Xi. It was just like a matryoshka doll.
Lin Luoqing smiled and touched his head. “Just follow your usual appearance. The role you are playing just isn’t talkative. it isn’t like your brother.”
“Oh.” Ji Leyu understood.
He tilted his head. “So Brother is playing Brother and I am playing me?”
He had just watched Lin Fei and Lin Luoqing acting. He felt that Lin Fei didn’t seem any different from usual.
Lin Luoqing thought, ‘…This doesn’t seem wrong either.’
Ji Yuxiao also felt so. He had always felt that Lin Luoqing’s role this time gave him a familiar feeling. Now he understood that it was Lin Fei. Lin Luoqing was playing the grown up version of Lin Fei.
“Really,” Ji Yuxiao said with a smile. “No wonder why the assistant director said that Fei Fei is suitable. This is indeed suitable.”
“That’s right.” Lin Luoqing looked at Lin Fei with a smile and hugged him. “It seems that acting will be easier for Fei Fei this time.”
Lin Fei didn’t care about these things. He only cared about his salary, okay?
‘I will wait until tomorrow to ask,’ Lin Fei thought. Tomorrow he might be able to go to work and he should have a salary after working.
Director Li saw Lin Fei and Ji Leyu appear in front of him and he couldn’t help being amazed again.
He had seen the photos but the powerful filters of a mobile phone and the flood of retouched photos meant Director Li didn’t expect them to look exactly like the photos.
Now it really couldn’t be called exactly the same. They were even more refined and beautiful.
Look at his little Fu Xi. With his handsome face and cold expression, he was like a good candidate for a future male god.
In addition, his younger brother who wanted to act with his brother was beautiful like a doll.
Director Li was a bit embarrassed not to give him money. This appearance was top-notch no matter where he appeared on the camera. He might be satisfying the child’s wishes but not paying him money made him feel like he was taking advantage of the child.
Director Li pondered on whether he should add some scenes to Ji Leyu. Ji Leyu was so beautiful that it was too inappropriate for him to remain in the background. What a waste!
“Very good.” Director Li nodded.
The moment he finished speaking, he saw Ji Yuxiao coming over after answering the phone.
Director Li, ‘???? Is this also a person from our crew?’
Did they have such a handsome man in the crew?
Why didn’t he know about it?
Director Li was too surprised. Then he saw the other person walk next to Ji Leyu.
“This is Xiao Yu’s father,” Lin Luoqing introduced.
Director Li thought, ‘…No wonder why Ji Leyu looks so good. He completely inherited it from his father!’
He now felt that Lin Luoqing wasn’t only a good-looking child in the family. All his relatives should look good!
“Mr Ji, do you also want to participate in the movie?” Director Li asked tentatively.
Ji Yuxiao refused. “No need. It is Xiao Yu who wants to act.”
Director Li felt a bit regretful. Alas, this person was so handsome. It wouldn’t be bad even if he was a supporting role.
He had few places for children, but there were many places for extras and supporting roles. Who wouldn’t want such a handsome guy? There would be more things to watch!
He regretfully shifted his gaze back to Lin Fei. He looked Lin Fei up and down and asked the crew’s stylist to take him to change clothes.
Ji Leyu curiously followed him to the clothing room. He watched Lin Fei change clothes and asked Lin Luoqing doubtfully, “Should I change clothes?”
This…
Lin Luoqing was a bit worried. It shouldn’t be needed. After all, Lin Fei was an official actor while Ji Leyu wasn’t.
“You don’t change it first,” Lin Luoqing said softly. “Your character doesn’t need to change clothes. It is very suitable for you to wear this.”
Ji Leyu didn’t know much about acting and just wanted to act with Lin Fei. Therefore, he didn’t care and just followed Lin Luoqing’s words.
Lin Fei changed his clothes and Director Li came over.
He looked at Lin Fei’s current appearance and decided not to put makeup on Lin Fei. In any case, his facial features were capable of handling it and he was handsome enough without makeup.
“Not bad. It is very handsome, little Fei Fei,” Director Li smiled and said to Lin Fei.
“Thank you,” Lin Fei said politely.
It was just that he usually had no expression and his voice was indifferent.
Director Li thought, ‘…This is really Fu Xi.’
Lin Luoqing saw his look of wanting to say something but stopping, and almost laughed. Did the director think that Fei Fei was the same as him?
Hmph, just wait. He could guarantee that Director Li would never have the opportunity to say something like ‘You don’t look like him’ to Lin Fei.
Seeing the calm look of the child in front of him, Director Li couldn’t help wanting to tease him.
“Have you memorized your lines?”
“Yes.”
“You’ve memorized them?”
Lin Fei thought, ‘…Didn’t I just say yes?’
Director Li told him, “If you haven’t memorized it well and you forget it when acting later, I will punish you by making you copy them twice.”
Lin Fei, “……”
Lin Fei opened his mouth and started to recite Fu Xi’s lines for him. It was a full ten pages and he even recited what Fu Xi was doing at the time that was written in brackets and Lu Ming’s actions and lines.
He recited it calmly with 30% helplessness, 20% calmness and 50% disdain that implied ‘Is this still worth you emphasizing it?’
Would anyone not be able to memorize such simple content?
Did he still need to ask?
Lin Fei looked at him and the disdain in his eyes increased.
Director Li, “……”
Director Li immediately experienced Lu Ming’s feelings in the movie.
Letting you play Fu Xi doesn’t mean letting you extract Fu Xi from the script, okay?
Do you want to restore it like this?
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