Secret base, when this phrase flashes through the mind, it subconsciously brings up many images, related to memories, defining it as a secret base unknown to others.
Finding a suitable location as the focal point of this play requires a lot of consideration and screening. The whole team also considered many places, but still did not meet the ideal requirements in their hearts. Xu Youning proposed to go to the countryside around the school to investigate. Generally, buildings in places far from the city can bring different surprises to people.
The work of the crew is in full swing and the schedule cannot be easily changed. After much consideration, the director earnestly spoke up:
"Chen, why don't you go with Screenwriter Xu? After all, you are a professional and can give the most direct, fastest, and professional opinions, which can save a lot of trouble and achieve twice the result with half the effort. I just don't know if you have the time." Because the director knew that this project was just a small favor for their team, as they had many other major projects in the queue.
When the director's proposal was mentioned, Xu Yuning deliberately glanced at his reaction from the corner of her eye. At that moment, he was sitting at the table, casually flipping through the design sketches in his hand, not bothering to look up, as if the director's words had nothing to do with him, and the name mentioned was not his concern. She speculated in her heart that he probably didn't want to do it, and was probably figuring out how to politely decline the collaboration in his mind. Suddenly, the person next to the table raised his head, closed the sketches in his hand, and cheerfully replied, "Sure, and Director He, there's no need to be polite. Whether there's time or not, this is our job. Since we've taken on this project, we will arrange our time according to its schedule. It's only natural." After speaking, he seemed to smile at the director, but that smile seemed to be magnified several times in Xu Yuning's eyes. Before she could react, she heard the director's voice ringing in her ear, " Screenwriter Xu, there shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"No, Director He, it's my job in the first place."
The director was satisfied with the arrangement, feeling particularly good. With a big wave of his hand, work ended early today, and the cast and crew gathered for dinner at the usual place in the evening.
The people present were all excited and cheering.
Everyone packed up and got ready to go to the Old Place Restaurant. There were quite a few people, and no one wanted to stay in the same enclosed and cramped space with Chen Jiahan, a serious and cold person. They were afraid of the inevitable tension and awkwardness. They all hurried to find a ride in advance. If that didn't work, they gritted their teeth and took a taxi to the restaurant. Just as Xu Youning was about to go and hitch a ride with the male lead Cen Rui and his assistant, the director called her from behind.
" Screenwriter Xu, go sit in Chen Gong's car, get to know him better, and it will be convenient for your future work communication, right? You are old friends, there must be a lot to talk about." The director smiled, looking very pleased with the decision he had made.
Xu Yuning looked bewildered, feeling very reluctant inside, but not showing it on his face. He just told the director that he still had some details to discuss with the male lead, as if he wanted to have a detailed chat with the male lead while waiting.
The director seemed to have not taken it in, waving his hand and directly dismissing it as unimportant, at least far less important than establishing a good working relationship with Chen Gong. He directly rejected the proposal, earnestly stating that actors also need to comprehend the script's ideas on their own, to understand the characters' thoughts in their own way, and truly immerse themselves in order to bring the characters to life.
This insight left Xu Youning speechless.
I can only dawdle to find Chen Jiahan's car. The director, seeing her appearance, kindly reminded her, "Chen is waiting for you in the parking lot. His car is, it seems to be a Land Rover, the license plate is, oh, I forgot about that. You can go find it yourself, hurry up."
It's really helpless. I smiled awkwardly at the director and had to hurry to the parking lot.
When Cen Rui changed his clothes and got into the nanny car, he didn't expect to see Xu Yuning in the car. He turned to the assistant and asked:
" Screenwriter Xu hasn't arrived yet, has she?" I was about to ask the driver to wait a bit longer before leaving, just a moment, Screenwriter Xu.
But the assistant beat me to it, " Screenwriter Xu came and left, it seems like there's something else important, the director came to call her."
A strong sense of disappointment was evident for a moment, until the assistant asked from the side, "Rui Ge, shall we go now? Rui Ge?"
"Yeah, let's go."
Xu Youning, who quickened his pace and even took a couple of sneaky steps in the empty area, finally slowed down in the parking lot. He began searching for the Land Rover that the director mentioned. However, there were indeed a lot of cars in this parking lot. At first glance, he couldn't spot any Land Rover logos. After searching for a while, he finally saw the Land Rover emblem in Zone C. But there were three vehicles in the same spot, all with dark windows tightly shut. Standing at an angle in front of one of the cars, he couldn't see if anyone was inside. He knocked on one of the windows, but there was no response. When he moved to the front, he saw that it was empty and was about to check the next car.
A vehicle diagonally opposite him honked its horn. The sound was not harsh but resonant, and the car turned on its hazard lights.
Lifting her head, Xu Yuning saw the man sitting in the driver's seat.
He was looking at her, and through the front windshield of the car, she could see his gaze fixed on her. This was probably the first time since they met that he had looked at her so seriously, not with polite formalities, not with a casual glance, but solely focused on her.
She is too.
He is very serious, to the point that she can't understand his gaze.
He nodded to her and walked towards the car.
In fact, he had seen her a long time ago, probably right when she stepped into Zone C, but he didn't honk to alert her. He just sat quietly in the car, watching her seriously search for her vehicle, noticing her furrowed brow when she couldn't find it, her disappointment and confusion when she made a mistake, and how she tried hard to regain her composure after being startled. He hadn't intended to remind her until his assistant, Fu Meng, spotted her.
When walking towards the car, she looked at Chen Jiahan, who was wearing a black shirt in the driver's seat. At this moment, he wasn't wearing his gold-rimmed glasses, and his pair of phoenix eyes were completely exposed in front of her without any cover. She suddenly felt a little embarrassed to meet his gaze, so she turned her eyes away.
Just as she was about to open the back door, the back window was rolled down, and it was his assistant Fu Meng. " Screenwriter Xu, hello there."
"Hello."
"Sure, Screenwriter Xu, you can sit in the passenger seat. We've put some of our drawings and their models in the back seat, there's no more space."
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