Chapter 38: “Kiss Scene”
The fingers pinching the neck didn’t use much strength, only creating the sensation of tightening.
Xie Shibaiās cool fingers pressed against Lu Cihengās neck, feeling the pulsing beat beneath the skin. It felt like a strange sense of control, dangerous and stimulating to the nerves.
The two were very close, their eyes locked directly. Only then did Xie Shibai notice that Lu Cihengās eyes weren’t pure black; they were a translucent deep amber, looking like a puppy when dyed with excitement, but dangerous and profound upon closer look.
Lu Ciheng was very excited right now. Xie Shibai could be sure of this.
Rather than the character’s persona, it seemed more like his nature. Being choked made his breathing scorching hot with excitement.
Pervert.
Lu Ciheng grabbed the hand Xie Shibai used to pinch his neck. “Just this much strength?”
He guided Xie Shibaiās hand to tighten, his excited black eyes filled with fearlessness, looking unconcerned that he might truly be killed by the person in front of him.
Although the lines had changed, the follow-up drive was completely similar. Even the understanding of the character Rong Zhou was not much different from Xie Shibaiās portrayal. The serial killer’s disregard for life included his own.
“The force to kill someone isn’t like this.” Lu Cihengās eyes hid a feverish mania.
He exposed his neck, revealing his fatal weakness unreservedly to Xie Shibaiās hand, his posture casual and indulgent as he savored the sensation from the tightening palm. His tone was light and slow. “Touch here, tighten. Thatās right. You talked big, so why can’t you bear to use any strength? I’m suspecting now that you just want to use this opportunity to flirt with me.”
Xie Shibai paused. He could easily feel Lu Cihengās heartbeat from this positionābeating hotly, with a substantial vividness.
He unconsciously ground his fingers a few times. An indescribable emotion rose in his heart, like pleasure, but he couldn’t explain the reason for it. It was something he had never felt before.
Xie Shibai suppressed the emotion in his heart, lowered his eyes to stare at Lu Ciheng for a few seconds, and suddenly chuckled lightly. His cold facial expression became vivid; entering the role, he displayed Qin Shangās madness vividly.
“Flirting?”
He let go, straightening his waist, legs pressing on Lu Cihengās abdomen. His eyes, looking down from above with a slight lift, implied mockery. The hand covering the side of Lu Cihengās neck shifted position, sliding across Lu Cihengās chin to grind against it, his palm patting his face neither lightly nor heavily.
“This is called flirting.”
Mad provocation and fearlessness. A well-matched opponent could always mobilize one’s emotions to the maximum. The feeling of mutual appreciation radiating from the inside out during the confrontation was exhilarating, making the acting a kind of enjoyment.
Lu Cihengās breath suddenly tightened for a few seconds. The tip of his tongue pressed against his slightly numbed cheek. The hand on Xie Shibaiās waist tightened slightly. That light slap had ignited flames of excitement.
Xie Shibai glanced at Lu Cihengās hand on his waist, raised his brow, leaned forward slightly to press his palm on his chest, and lowered his voice. “Lu Ciheng, you really are a pervert.”
Lu Cihengās eyes were bright. He just loved hearing Xie Shibai curse him in this tone. He laughed muffledly. “Teacher Xie, we’re acting.”
Xie Shibai patted the hand Lu Ciheng placed on his waist, speaking unhurriedly. “From the moment you zoned out just now, the winner was decided.”
“Let go, loser.”
[Loser?! So amazing ahhhhh!]
[I want to see them film immediately! Someone bring a script!]
[XSBās competitive spirit is so strong. The two rolling around on the bed is too fragrant!]
[I felt like you two were going to DO right in front of us, and you’re actually deciding a winner?]
[So easy to ship. This feeling of pure rivals and pure hate is here.]
[Talking about acting skills, it still has to be Brother Xie. Itās really instant effect.]
[Who are you being sarcastic to? My Brother Lu is a Best Actor.]
[Oh, then why didn’t he catch the scene?]
[You fans really took it seriously?]
[Hehe.]
[Solo stans stop fighting, stop fighting. Rest assured, they will use this position to make hate (love) tonight (heart).]
[Damn!]
[Shrimp and pig heart (Kill the heart)!]
[Hee hee.]
This scene of the two quickly spread everywhere on the internet. The trending search shooting straight to number one also had a group of CP fans actively @-ing directors for them.
They wished they could sell them on the spot to act in opposing roles together.
No one gave up on this overwhelming heat. Even the screenwriters of Bei Shan and Broken Traces saw it and spawned ideas for a secondary creation. The two hit it off instantly and went to create.
Xie Shibai and Lu Ciheng didn’t have time to pay attention to the huge waves caused by the trending search.
It was rare to have such an opportunity to act heartily. Xie Shibai was inevitably a little excited. Acting with Lu Ciheng seemed to effortlessly bring the character’s emotions to the extreme.
Unlike the smoothness of their group, the other three groups were full of situations.
The problems encountered by Mu Zhenzhen and Xu Xiangming weren’t big, at most just some mix-ups caused by maladaptation during the swap.
Qiao Jiayi and Mi Qiran became the biggest controversy in the bullet comments instead.
Reenacting the proposal… clearly with Qiao Jiayi’s homework in front, Mi Qiran still found it difficult. Buying decorations and setting up the layout, a little inattention would leave a big pit.
And Qiao Jiayi after the swap was surprisingly relaxed. She didn’t have to do anything, just watched silently, her heart full of emotions.
Maybe it was too relaxed, which provoked many of Mi Qiran’s fans in the livestream room. They left comments questioning why she didn’t help. Even if it was a swap, she shouldn’t stand by so coldly and watch Mi Qiran. As a partner, how could she be so indifferent?
Fans of both sides argued frequently in the livestream room.
The program team didn’t confiscate phones, at most asking guests to play less on their phones in front of the camera.
Qiao Jiayi saw these comments. She had no expression and didn’t correct her actions to differ from the script settings. Everything Mi Qiran was doing, she had done.
The funniest group was Su Xingran and Li You.
The two pre-fabricated husband couples didn’t consider each other at all, especially since they submitted things the other wasn’t good at.
Su Xingran’s acting wasn’t good, but at least he debuted from a talent show and had boy group skills. He knew Li You was tone-deaf and deliberately chose the hardest song to sing. Apart from him, no one in the whole show could sing it.
And while acting skills were lacking, one could ask for help.
Su Xingran had calculated well. He went straight to Xie Shibaiās room to knock. Seeing Xie Shibai open the door, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, “Brother Xie, sorry to disturb. I have a question… can you help me run through a scene…”
Su Xingranās words were a bit stiff.
Xie Shibai looked at Su Xingran, hesitated for a few seconds, turned his head, and found Lu Ciheng standing behind him, looking at Su Xingran outside the door with no expression. Vaguely, Xie Shibai detected a hint of confrontation in it.
Lu Ciheng pondered for a few seconds, pretending to be pitiful. “Teacher Xie, go help him. I don’t matter. His scene is more important. It doesn’t matter if mine goes overtime; I can bear the punishment alone.”
Xie Shibai always felt Lu Ciheng looked a bit like that round-headed puppy picking up branches.
Su Xingran understood instantly. He almost failed his expression management in front of the camera.
So green tea! He didn’t expect Lu Ciheng could use such a green tea trick.
Xie Shibai was silent for a few seconds. First, he apologized to Su Xingran. He still had Broken Traces to act himself. Originally, they had one day less than others, so time was actually tight.
After Su Xingran left, Xie Shibai, who had long seen something was wrong, glanced at Lu Ciheng with a faint smile.
Didn’t expect Lu Ciheng to have this side.
Lu Ciheng was self-righteous, hooking his arm around Xie Shibaiās shoulder. “Teacher Xie, I don’t quite understand Rong Zhouās psychological change in this part.”
Xie Shibai replied faintly, “Same as your psychology just now.”
[LCH actually has moments of being a green tea.]
[Expected, right? He’s already a licking dog, he has to learn some skills to protect himself, lest XSB gets abducted by others.]
[! Did XSB see through it? He saw through it and still indulged LCH’s green tea disguise?]
[If this isn’t love, what is!]
[If this isn’t love, what is!]
[Let me see who still says they aren’t sweet!]
In the afternoon, after they finished lunch and rested for a long time, the program team found Xie Shibai and Lu Ciheng separately and handed them a new script.
Netizens in the livestream room who had inside information commented one after another.
[Itās here, itās here! Itās that one, right?]
[Sure enough, XP (fetish) is the primary productive force. The two procrastinators actually wrote it out so quickly?]
[I saw the leaked new script. Expecting ahhhhh!]
Xie Shibai flipped through the script. It was very thin, looking like the length of a web miniseries. Opening it, he found the names Qin Shang and Rong Zhou inside. Xie Shibai paused, confirming this script was a non-canon fan fiction of Bei Shan and Broken Traces.
Lu Ciheng looked back and forth curiously. “New script? What for?”
Director Tan didn’t keep them guessing and said directly, “You should be familiar with them. The screenwriters of Bei Shan and Broken Traces saw the trending search and combined forces to rush out what counts as a fan-fiction miniseries. The copyright side has already approved it, so you can use it safely. You can consider whether to use this new script or continue merging the previous scripts to act. The choice is yours.”
Xie Shibai knew the screenwriter of Bei Shan. She was a young girl. Being able to write this kind of story at a young age meant the story combined by the two creators wouldn’t be too bad.
He was interested in the new script and read it seriously from the first page.
Lu Ciheng was also reading the script, only he read faster. Soon he flipped to the back. His brow raised slightly upon noticing a few keywords in the middle-to-end section, and faint excitement began to show in his eyes.
Xie Shibai read the script while puzzled. “Didn’t you stipulate mutual experience of the other’s life? We are unfamiliar with everything in this miniseries except the character personas.”
Director Tan scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, smiled, and admitted frankly, “I’m a person who loves heat (popularity).”
[Good, good, good!]
[You want heat, can you open an SVIP for us? I want to see the Leopard and Cat DO!]
[Sister upstairs, you didn’t switch accounts again…]
[Doesn’t matter. Not the first time anyway.]
[Traitor!]
[Then don’t watch them DO.]
[? No!!! I paid money.]
[Tsk tsk tsk, is this a solo stan?]
Xie Shibai understood. Under high heat, some rules could be waived.
Lu Ciheng smiled brightly. Seeing Xie Shibai hadn’t seen the later plot yet, he decided impatiently, “Let’s use this new script.”
Xie Shibai looked at him suspiciously, feeling things weren’t that simple.
When the program team left, Xie Shibai flipped through the script until he paused for a few seconds at a certain page.
He closed the script, opened it again, and the words “Kiss Scene” were still glaringly obvious.
Xie Shibai: ?
Took the wrong one, right?
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