Male Sing and His Pet Owner: Chapter 16

“Great! Cut! This take is good. Take a short break and prepare for the next one.” Zhang Zheng, wearing a sun hat, shouted twice through a megaphone, then directed the staff to slowly lower the actor suspended several meters high.

The afternoon was the hottest time of day. Zhan Hang had been wearing a dark short martial arts robe and baking under the blazing sun for half the day. When they put him down, his clothes were practically wrung out with sweat. Lu Jiayin hurriedly ran over to receive him, supporting him to sit on a small stool nearby for a while.

Zhan Hang reached out his hand. Lu Jiayin passed him water and a towel in sequence, then took a small fan and fanned him wildly.

“What temperature is it today?” Zhan Hang finished drinking water, wiped his sweat, looked up at the sky for a while, let out a long breath, and tugged at his collar shaking it twice.

Lu Jiayin said: “Thirty two degrees. Your makeup is a bit smudged. I’ll call them to touch it up.”

Zhan Hang closed his eyes in pain: “Don’t call them, or you go discuss with the makeup teacher. Don’t put foundation on me.”

Lu Jiayin coaxed: “Bear with it Brother Hang. The makeup teacher might agree, but Director Zhang definitely won’t.”

Before Lu Jiayin could go call them, the entire makeup and styling team came over on their own. They moved a small stool and surrounded Zhan Hang in the middle: “Brother Hang, I’ll secure your wig again.” “Your eye makeup got smudged. Teacher Zhan, lower your head slightly, I’ll touch it up for you.”

Zhan Hang had no choice but to sit expressionlessly in the middle letting them fuss over him. Lu Jiayin desperately held back laughter, took out her phone and snapped a photo of him to send to Zhao Kaile. Zhan Hang glared at her fiercely. Lu Jiayin had to put it away and pretended nothing happened: “That, Brother Hang, Lele has arrived. I’ll go pick him up so he doesn’t get lost.” Zhan Hang made a sound of agreement, signaling her to go quickly and return quickly.

When Zhao Kaile arrived, he was still a bit worried, afraid of running into Li Siyi and her people again. Just thinking about it felt awkward. Lu Jiayin walked with vigorous strides despite her high heels, and quickly received him.

She could tell at a glance what Zhao Kaile was thinking, and comforted him with a grin: “Relax relax. Li Siyi has no scenes at all these few days. Her tiny bit of screen time is scheduled very far back. She’s just here to leech some exposure.”

Zhao Kaile breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s good then.”

Lu Jiayin added: “But she might pretend to be visiting the set and come over on her own.”

Zhao Kaile: “……..”

By the time they arrived, Zhan Hang had already started filming the next take.

The set was a forest. Zhan Hang had a bloody gash on his face, his complexion extremely pale. One hand pressed against his chest, the other leaned on his sword, half kneeling on the ground, looking fiercely at the man in black opposite him. The man in black sneered coldly twice: “Xiao Yao, let’s see where else you can run!” He finished speaking, sprinted several steps, shouted loudly, and raised his sword to slash fiercely at Zhan Hang! Zhan Hang gritted his teeth and swept out a horizontal sword, blocking this strike with all his might. The sword edges collided, producing a piercing buzzing sound!

The man in black’s gaze grew increasingly sinister. He pressed down forcefully! The wound on Zhan Hang’s chest split open again. Blood slowly seeped through his fingers. He was forced to a dead end with nowhere to retreat. He only roared in fury and shouted loudly, both hands exerting force together, sending the man in black flying back several dozen feet!

Zhao Kaile had originally been watching quite moved, but the moment his gaze swept to the cameraman on the ground pushing the camera crawling back and forth, he instantly broke immersion.

Zhang Zheng roared through the megaphone: “Wind! Where’s the wind?! Wind! What are you spacing out for over there?!”

“Got it!” The props team hurriedly turned on the large blower. A guy held fallen leaves and tossed them in front of the blower. In an instant, fierce winds rose and autumn leaves rustled. Zhan Hang rose holding his sword amidst the wind, several strands of disheveled hair swaying slowly in the air, looking every bit the ruthless swordsman.

Zhao Kaile: “……..”

So this is how TV dramas are filmed!!!

The filter is completely shattered!

“Cut!” Zhang Zheng waved the clapperboard twice: “The actor’s state is very good, very good. The wind is wrong. Take a short break, then we’ll do another take.”

Zhan Hang sighed. The props team staff apologized repeatedly. The actor playing the man in black went to one side to get water on his own. Lu Jiayin stuffed the water bottle and towel into Zhao Kaile’s hands, signaling him to handle it himself.

After a short break, the props couldn’t be too far from hand. Zhan Hang came over carrying his sword, his whole body covered in another layer of sweat. However, the sweating male celebrity was still very handsome. Zhao Kaile hadn’t seen his finalized look photos before, and seeing his styling in this drama for the first time on set felt very fresh.

Zhan Hang sat down and reached out his hand. Zhao Kaile gave him the water, then took the towel to help him wipe his sweat.

Zhan Hang: “……..”

Zhao Kaile: “??”

“It’s nothing.” Zhan Hang said: “Fan me.”

Zhao Kaile went to look for the fan again. Lu Jiayin came over and fanned him, then gave Zhao Kaile a meaningful look.

Zhao Kaile: “???”

This scene was shot back and forth four or five times that afternoon. Zhang Zheng was satisfied and decided to do one more take before letting everyone go eat.

Lu Jiayin stood next to Zhao Kaile and said: “Lele, I’ve discovered that Brother Hang is actually quite nice to you.”

Zhao Kaile said: “Yeah.”

Lu Jiayin nodded: “That’s good. Then we don’t have to keep changing assistants. Saves trouble.”

Zhao Kaile asked: “Did he always change assistants before?”

“Yeah.” Lu Jiayin said: “You know too, he already has a bad temper, and with the insomnia on top of it, his temper gets even worse.”

Zhao Kaile said: “That’s true. His temper really is terrible.”

Lu Jiayin: “Isn’t it? He almost beat up an assistant before. That guy got so angry he resigned overnight. Brother Hang is actually in a dangerous position like this. Better offend a gentleman than offend a petty person. What if one of them has dirty thoughts, secretly takes photos of him naked and exposes them, wouldn’t that be finished.”

Zhao Kaile: “Hehehe, I see.”

Please, I would also feel very dangerous!

Lu Jiayin patted his shoulder: “But Brother Hang is still super nice as a person. He just speaks unpleasantly. He still takes care of whoever needs taking care of. You can’t say those assistants themselves had no fault at all. Some were caught stealing things from fan gifts Brother Hang received, some tricked Brother Hang into giving autographed photos to sell, and one even sold Brother Hang’s original flavor underwear……..”

Zhao Kaile: “…………………………..”

Lu Jiayin laughed haha: “I’m just saying this, you just listen to it. Don’t get any crooked ideas~”

Zhao Kaile broke out in dark lines of confusion, and said embarrassedly: “I wouldn’t do that!”

The sky was about to get dark. The task temporarily ended. There was still a night scene that evening. After eating, they could rest for half an hour.

Zhao Kaile, led by Lu Jiayin, went to grab three boxed meals. Zhan Hang took two bites and stopped eating, sitting there with his eyes closed to rest. Zhao Kaile sat on the small stool looking at him: “Brother Hang, there’s still a scene tonight. This is so physically draining. How can you not eat?”

Zhan Hang said coldly: “Disgusting. Even pigs wouldn’t eat it.”

Zhao Kaile and Lu Jiayin, who were currently shoveling food into their mouths, fell silent.

Zhao Kaile put down his boxed meal: “Then I’ll go back to the hotel and pack some food for you. What do you want to eat?”

Zhan Hang said: “No need. You eat yourself.”

Lu Jiayin asked: “Then can I have the drumstick from your portion, Brother Hang?”

Zhan Hang said angrily: “Take it!”

Zhao Kaile: “……..”

Lu Jiayin, however, had no psychological burden whatsoever. She took the drumstick from his meal box with her chopsticks, and even wrinkled her nose at Zhao Kaile.

He finished his meal in a few mouthfuls, cleaned up the trash, and continued fanning Zhan Hang. Lu Jiayin sat nearby sending messages on her phone, handling things from the day she hadn’t finished. Zhao Kaile thought about it, and still felt that Zhan Hang going hungry like this wasn’t right. He excused himself to go to the bathroom and left for a moment, wanting to call the hotel to preorder a few dishes.

A moment later Lu Jiayin also came out, and said to him: “No need to call Lele. What I ordered has already arrived.”

Zhao Kaile looked at the hotel specific meal box she was waving in her hand, and let out a breath of relief. He thought, of course, how could something I think of be something Lu Jiayin wouldn’t think of. She has known Zhan Hang much longer than I have.

When they brought it back, Zhan Hang casually flipped through it and looked, only picked one of the dishes, and finished a bowl of rice with it. Lu Jiayin took another coat and draped it over his shoulders. Wind would pick up at night, to prevent Zhan Hang from catching a cold after heavy sweating.

Zhao Kaile watched all this, feeling defeated to the point of total collapse in his heart.

Damn! How come I can’t think of any of these things at all! How can Sister Jiayin be so meticulous and tenderly considerate!

He sat on the small stool looking at Lu Jiayin with an expression of admiration, silently making a mental note.

However, Lu Jiayin suddenly received a phone call, and immediately picked up her bag to leave.

“Alright Lele, Brother Hang is entrusted to you.” Lu Jiayin stood up, bent down and patted him on the head, encouraging: “Go for it!”

Zhao Kaile sat up straight, and answered seriously: “No problem Sister Jiayin. Be careful on the road.”

Zhan Hang watched their scene of deep sibling affection with a speechless face, only closing his eyes and pretending he didn’t see.

That night Zhan Hang’s scene was filmed very smoothly. Two takes and it was good. Zhang Zheng waved his hand magnanimously and let him leave early, then continued filming scenes with several supporting actors.

The staff members all said hard work to him. Zhan Hang nodded in acknowledgment, and went to the makeup room to remove his makeup and change clothes.

This time the treatment wasn’t as good as when filming the commercial last time. They didn’t assign Zhan Hang a private makeup room. When he went in, there was still a female supporting actress using it. Their eyes met, they nodded as greeting. That supporting actress’s assistant clearly got excited upon seeing Zhan Hang, but it wasn’t good to show it in public, so she could only secretly size up Zhan Hang.

The makeup team removed Zhan Hang’s wig. Zhao Kaile stood nearby watching, and discovered obvious red marks on his temples. He couldn’t help hissing.

Zhan Hang said casually: “What’s with the hissing. It doesn’t hurt.”

The girl removing his makeup for him laughed and interjected: “Your heart aches.”

Zhao Kaile laughed hehe: “Brother Hang really works too hard.”

“You know that is enough.” Zhan Hang said with his eyes closed: “Stop constantly finding things for me to do outside.”

Zhao Kaile: “…….When have I!”

The several girls laughed again. Zhao Kaile dared to be angry but didn’t dare to speak. He shut his mouth and sat nearby watching them fuss over Zhan Hang, feeling much vindicated.

The actress on the side finished her makeup and went out. Zhao Kaile happened to want to use the bathroom, so he told Zhan Hang and followed behind her out. Passing the rest room, he heard several men discussing Zhan Hang, seemingly a group of extras who came together.

“Didn’t they say Zhan Hang’s movies flop whenever he plays the lead? What was the director thinking?” a male voice asked.

Another male voice answered: “His acting is just so so……. Probably a resources star.”

They talked while walking out. One of them caught sight of Zhao Kaile stopped at the corridor side, recognized who he was, and hurriedly signaled his companions to shut up, then quickly left.

Thus Zhan Hang saw from the mirror Zhao Kaile slowly going out, then returning with puffed cheeks.

Author’s note:

Inserting a joke.

Zhan Hang hugging KIKI says: Brother was also driven to desperate ends before he decided to raise you, because Brother has contracted cat disease. Every day when I wake up I need to inhale cats, kiss cats, so your mission after coming to this household is, to be rua’d by me!

TITI climbed to the highest level of the cat tree and escaped disaster.