Chapter 207: Song Qian's Phone Play? Kristen Stewart's Kink

Jin Ling, the *Druggist* film crew.

Xu Can had thought that getting away from Mei Mei and Sister Shitou would let his little brother take a holiday.

He didn't expect it to be even busier instead.

Song Qian was right there on set—nowhere you could look without seeing her.

In his past life he had gone to school in Jin Ling and had already visited everywhere worth going nearby, so there was nothing fun to do outside, and after filming he could only stay at the hotel.

Song Qian liked to come find him to discuss the script; for such a driven actress, Xu Can, as director, couldn't break her heart.

So the two often chatted deep into the night, and Song Qian could always draw the essence from Xu Can and improve herself.

Xu Can, in turn, could consolidate his own understanding of acting by sharing his insights—a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Song Qian's husband Xu Zheng held the title of producer, but he was mostly not on set.

Sometimes, while Xu Can and she were discussing the script, Xu Zheng would call.

Xu Can would let her take the call—discussing the script didn't have to get in the way of her phone calls.

"What are you doing? Asleep yet?"

"No, I—I'm reading the script."

"Oh, reading the script this late? Why do you sound so tired, all out of breath?"

"Ah, I'm jogging, wanted to… work out."

"Didn't you say you were reading the script?"

"R-right, reading the script while jogging, I can't take it anymore…"

Xu Zheng was filled with sudden respect—his wife was way too dedicated!

……

Apart from the little interlude of discussing the script, the filming of *Druggist* went fairly smoothly.

The moment Xu Can, as lead actor, sat down in front of the camera, he had the same experience as before.

The entire life of the protagonist Cheng Yong flashed through Xu Can's mind,

everything as if he had lived it himself, and it formed into his own memory.

Originally, a happy family—a wife, kids, his own business—the future seemed so beautiful.

Until the moment he held the examination report, the whole world seemed to collapse.

Chronic myeloid leukemia!

In the chronic phase, medication could still alleviate the condition, but within one to five years it would enter the accelerated phase, and life would begin its countdown—death from infection, bleeding, or total organ failure.

To treat the illness, Cheng Yong emptied his family's coffers, buying sky-high priced imported drugs.

In the meantime, his wife left and his family scattered, leaving only him clinging to life.

The rich might still be able to buy more time with money; the poor no longer even had the right to extend their lives.

At first he bought the generic drugs only to keep himself alive, but seeing those numb, walking-dead faces one after another, the fire of life reignited in his eyes.

At that moment, Cheng Yong had an epiphany…

"Hiss…"

Xu Can jolted awake from the director's chair; everything was so real, it was as if he had lived an entire lifetime himself.

Most importantly, the moment the protagonist had his epiphany, it was as if it opened some mysterious door for Xu Can.

That feeling of looking down on the suffering of the world from beyond the heavens flashed and was gone.

This fusion did not awaken any special ability, but Xu Can's state of mind seemed to have undergone a subtle change.