Chapter 3: It really tastes like milk candy
Xiang Ke was so scared that he almost peed.
In fact, he was ready to “sacrifice for art” when he took on this film but first of all; he didn’t think his partner would be Cheng Zhengyan before that, and secondly, it was only the first day of shooting!
He doesn't even know if Cheng Zhengyan has bad breath!
After chewing and swallowing the bread slowly, he immediately found his trusted advisor behind the scenes, Guo Jiaqi, who was eating dinner and forgot how to speak after listening to his deepest concern. It took several minutes to find her IQ. “……how is that possible.”
When Xiang Ke glanced back, Cheng Zhengyan was leaning against the studio entrance with a paper cup, watching the snow. He was wearing a very ordinary black long down jacket and his back was striking as the glow. Xiang Ke stuffed a candy into his mouth, jealous. “What if!”
Guo Jiaqi had no way out but to find foreign aid, Old Liu, who was very reliable in telling what he knew. “I have worked with the other crew members before, Cheng Zhengyan is a clean freak. He will use mouthwash before the scene. He doesn’t even wear down jackets for two consecutive days, you can rest assured about hygiene. But what are you going to film next? I remember that the original 《Clearwater Lake》 is quite large.”
Xiang Ke’s face immediately turned red. “……just the kissing scene.”
Old Liu was silent for a moment, then got slightly angry, “What’s your crew doing!”
Guo Jiaqi was also upset, “How can you have an intimate scene on the first day!”
The ex-girlfriends in the group also condemned it when they heard about it. Fortunately, after probing around, they finally got some comforting good news: According to the evaluation of the various crew members that Cheng Zhengyan had worked with before, the popular actor is still quite a gentleman when facing intimate scenes.
The gossip king* Lin Mi (ex-girlfriend) laughed in the video, uncharacteristically squeezing her pretty face out of her double chin. “Haha. Do you dare believe it? When the XX lighting engineer said last year; when filming 《XXX》 at that time, Luo Lin deliberately wore a super sexy bikini to squeeze her chest. As a result, Cheng Zhengyan didn’t even look at it, and his hands did not touch her back during the whole swimming pool scene. Luo Ling’s face turned green at that time. From the end of the filming to now, Cheng Zhengyan will not be sexually indifferent, right?”
*king; magnate; a person having expert skill in something
“Hard to say,” A certain ex-girlfriend with a straight face said. “Maybe he’s gay.”
The scene suddenly became solemn, and everyone looked worried.
“That’s what I was most worried about before, but it shouldn’t be.” Old Liu didn’t know who finished the phone call, his tone was much relaxed. “My friend told me that there was a male model who was drunk and stuck to Cheng Zhengyan at the last Fashion Week party. Cheng Zhengyan directly asked his assistant to send him back to the hotel. He’s probably just sexually indifferent.”
“Oh oh oh oh!” The ex-girlfriends immediately cheered at the news. “That’s so spicy!”
*****
Cheng Zhengyan abruptly sneezed.
He drew up his scarf for no reason and at the same time took the mouthwash from his assistant. The familiar scent of mint scattered in the night, indicating that a job he resisted was coming up.
But as a professional actor, restraining his likes and dislikes is the most basic conduct. Only the assistant who knew his urinary sex* could detect some ripples through the calmness of that handsome face.
*bad personality/nature (This has a positive and negative connotation but the way I see it in this chapter is more on the negative side so I chose this meaning. I also asked around and it's almost the same as that. Like saying, "you know how he is")
(this translation is only here on ztranslations.blogspot.com otherwise, stolen)
The assistant reassured, “It was bound to come sooner or later anyway, so it’s good to finish the shoot earlier.”
Cheng Zhengyan didn’t say anything and leaned back against the shed’s pillar, turning his head flatly. From this angle, in the studio with bright lights and among the various crew members running back and forth, Xiang Ke, wearing a military overcoat wrapped in a funny Mickey Mouse blanket, was crowding around Director Xu Liang to recite his lines. His cheeks were roasted pink by the hot heater but he still shrank into a small ball in fear of the cold, looking pitiful. Xu Liang, who was debugging the machine, was looking friendly as ever* but he always takes the time to give directions to the child around him from time to time.
*just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always.
They didn’t know each other before, right?
To Cheng Zhengyan who had worked with Xu Liang several times and already knew his serious personality, this scene was very strange.
Perhaps his gaze lingered too long, the assistant looked over and immediately showed a worried look.
Xiang Ke and Cheng Zhengyan had a long history of conflict. As an assistant, he knew very well how many times the two companies and teams had fought each other. The competition in the circle is fierce and obscure. Under such a premise, it is a fantasy for artists to get along peacefully. It is true that the situation is developing in a direction that he does not want to see —— nearly a day after joining the group, the two lead actors almost had no communication. Xiang Ke was silent and Cheng Zhengyan often looked at the other with such deep eyes.
It’s really worrying………………….
Cheng Zhengyan stared for a long time before looking away. He screwed the lid of the mouthwash and looked at the hands on his watch. As the snowstorm outside grew stronger, the low temperature made his mind clearer.
In any case, the good news is that he found that he is not resistant to the upcoming kissing scene with a same-sex actor for the first time as he had thought before.
*****
This scene is the second half of the story. Compared to Xiang Ke’s previous works, Xu Liang is very cautious in assessing the young man’s strength. However, he’s (Xiang Ke) still not familiar. He (Xu Liang) gently kept emphasizing, “Remember, you have now a very deep affection for Huo Xu. When you kiss him, you have to be a little more active and gentle. When you separate, you must show reluctance, okay?”
Huo Xu is Cheng Zhengyan’s role in 《Clearwater Lake》, and Xiang Ke’s name is Luo Wensi. The two of them love and kill each other. In short, all kinds of entanglement.
Xiang Ke nodded. “Got it!”
Xu Liang is relieved with Cheng Zhengtan, but Xiang Ke……he was still worried and couldn’t help but ask, “You……have experience in kissing, right?”
Wow, this question really looks down on people! Even the heroes of idiotic TV shows would kiss their girlfriends, okay! Fans have even compiled a collection of their own kissing scenes! Xiang Ke was so angry that his face turned red, “Of course!”
In contrast to himself, Xu Liang simply communicated a few filming problems to Cheng Zhengyan. The feeling of humiliation grew stronger and stronger, Xiang Ke bit down on the milk candies with fury in his heart.
The anger continued until he took off his military coat —— for the sake of aesthetics in the shot, the down jacket provided by the props was useless, and the cold wind which was close to negative twenty degrees celsius made Xiang Ke’s entire body start to feel confused.
Cheng Zhengyan changed into a short black down jacket and walked slowly from behind the lighting board with a kind of sexy temperament spreading out in the center of his tall body. Xiang Ke who was in a daze in the cold wind stared at him subconsciously until Cheng Zhengyan came to him.
In fact, the two haven’t said more than five sentences since they met in the group but for some reason, this moment didn’t seem distant. Cheng Zhengyan slightly lowered his head and found himself in those wide-open eyes.
He took out his hands from the pockets of his down jacket and gently pressed them against Xiang Ke’s face. “Cold?”
Xiang Ke was frozen to the point where he couldn’t remember to make a face and shrinks his neck pitifully. “Mmm.”
Ah…….the skin on his face is very soft. Cheng Zhengyan commented in his heart with a little misgiving.
But his mouth said, “Then let’s finish the shoot quickly.”
He actually doesn’t like intimate scenes but as an actor for many years; no matter how sexy and charming his partner is, close contact is still annoying. He remembered one time when a fan of an actress in a Weibo comment asked what the other party’s lips tasted like; um……to really sum it up, it was probably a variety of high-end lipsticks, mixed with cosmetics and perfume…….?
In short, it didn’t smell very pleasant.
Cheng Zhengyan recalled calmly, his eyes unconsciously searching for a snowflake on top of Xiang Ke’s head. Xiang Ke, whose nose was already red from the cold, was rocking back and forth in torment. After a very brief preparation of the scene, Xu Liang’s hoarse and loud commanding voice was heard.
Almost at the same time as the crisp sound of hitting the clapperboard was heard, Cheng Zhengyan stood up straight and was about to deliver his lines when a light and sweet smell suddenly hit him.
“Boom——"
A touch of slightly cool and wet collided and a pair of thin arms with a little cold wind got into the open zipper of the jacket. Cheng Zhengyan immediately found his waist being held affectionately. He could feel the other person’s cool palms rubbed the back of his warm sweater secretly.
The scene was quiet for a moment, then Xu Liang yelled: “XIANG KE!!!”
It took Cheng Zhengyan a few seconds to react, looking down at Xiang Ke, who was stuck in his arms with a dazed look on his face. He could feel the other party’s hands still rubbing against his clothes to keep warm. He wondered why he could be so righteously coy. Moreover, that’s……….
……. The smell of milk candy?
Cheng Zhengyan pursed his lips and stared at Xiang Ke for a while before slowly spreading his arms to hug him as well. “…….what are you doing?”
Xiang Ke didn’t feel anything wrong at all, but Cheng Zhengyan’s arm around his back tightened. The only warm source in the cold wind and snow shrouded him. Xiang Ke raised his head and received a little strange atmosphere from the other party’s deep eyes in the not-so-strong light of the board. But at this moment, he was so cold his mind was blank and he could only dumbfoundedly reply, “Didn’t I take the initiative?
Cheng Zhengyan: ".................."
Xu Liang: ".................."
There was no experience in this kissing scene. Xu Liang couldn’t even get angry, he waved his hand and asked someone to put on Xiang Ke’s coat first.
Cheng Zhengyan took his empty coat after Xiang Ke let go.
Xu Liang: “Let’s not talk about the previous shot…….have you ever been in love?”
This is a topic you can’t talk to reporters about, but since the director asked, Xiang Ke still nodded honestly.
Xu Liang: “How did you and your girlfriend kiss?”
Xiang Ke: "???"
He blushed a bit, then answered seriously, “…….just like this kiss.”
Xu Liang: "............"
Xu Liang covered his mouth and fell into self-doubt for the first time. Wait a minute…..are you lying? No, there’s no sign of lying. Besides, it wouldn’t do him any good to tell such a lie, so he’s serious? Wait a minute, do you want to teach yourself…..no…….
While he was brainstorming, a deep male voice rang out from the quiet scene.
"Director Xu."
Xu Liang looked up and met the calm eyes of Cheng Zhengyan, who was standing behind Xiang Ke with his hands in his pockets, and casually said, “Try one more.”
Xiang Ke was puzzled as he took off his coat again. Fortunately, it wasn’t that cold this time. During the preparation time, Cheng Zhengyan’s warm right hand took him to find a seat.
(this translation is only here on ztranslations.blogspot.com otherwise, stolen)
Xiang Ke was a little nervous for some reason. He raised his head, Cheng Zhengyan’s eyes were as deep as the sea at night, “It’s okay. You can do what you did just now.”
Ah? Xiang Ke showed a pitiful expression. He didn’t know what he had done wrong but Director Xu was angry right now……
When his hand was suddenly squeezed by Cheng Zhengyan, he shrank a bit and the other party’s strength immediately relaxed. Xiang Ke withdrew his hand and began to feel cold again.
Cheng Zhengyan didn’t seem to feel the cold wind. Instead, he unzipped his jacket completely, opening the sweater with a dark pattern inside.
Xiang Ke lowered his head, there was a strange atmosphere in this space. Xu Liang shouted in the distance. After the sound of the clapperboard, he subconsciously obeyed Cheng Zhengyan’s advice and embraced him as he had just done.
The hand easily got into the jacket and wrapped around the other’s warm waist. He raised his head and pouted——
Chuu——*
*(onom). Kiss.
Ah?
His back suddenly tightened with a sudden force, before his lips left, a warm scent came over him.
A wet tongue aggressively entered.
It really tasted like milk candy.
Hehehe aggresive kissing, huh?
ReplyDeleteXiang Ke is too cute for his own good.
Thanks for the chapter!
Oh my gosssshhh💕 haha poor Xiang Ke, needed to be guided on how to kiss by Zhengyan
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