Chapter 49: A Small Expression from Bo Xiao (Asking for Collections and Recommendations)

Noon.

The sky was clear, cloudless for ten thousand li, like a sapphire blue gem.

Sunlight poured down, the temperature scorching hot.

Summer had arrived; temperatures gradually rose, and the dry, stifling heat began to spread with the sunlight.

When not filming, it was fine; hiding in the room with air conditioning, cool and breezy, it was delightful.

But once filming started, it became troublesome; the set was huge, air conditioning simply couldn't cover everything, so Director Lin gave up on covering it all and just brought in electric fans.

Morning filming ended, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief; the middle-aged actors dashed off in a flash, returning to their RVs to enjoy the air conditioning.

They had struggled for most of their lives; they could still afford things like RVs.

But Beside Qi Hui Hui, Lei Jiayin, and these flop-level small actors were in trouble; broke as they were, they had nothing and could only endure the heat while blowing on fans.

Especially Lei Jiayin; he was preparing for his wedding and dared not spend money recklessly.

"Damn it, from now on, no matter what, I must get an RV..." Beside Qi Hui Hui fanned himself, saying fiercely: "The kind with air conditioning!"

"Me too!" Lei Jiayin said just as fiercely; once I get married and have money, I'll get one too.

He envied those middle-aged actors with RVs so much!

At this very moment, he no longer envied Beside Qi Hui Hui's Magnolia Award trophy; he envied those middle-aged actors with RVs even more.

Beside Qi Hui Hui looked over and waved at his temporary assistant: "Go buy a few watermelons for me."

Saying this, he took out his wallet and handed it to the assistant.

Eat some watermelon to cool off; otherwise, we'll really get heatstroke.

"Eh, sure thing!" Upon hearing this, the assistant immediately ran off quickly.

Lei Jiayin raised an eyebrow, a flash of joy crossing his face; he wanted to eat watermelon too, but wasn't he getting married soon?

Endure it for now; can't spend money recklessly; talk about it later.

Fortunately, Beside Qi Hui Hui stepped in.

On the other side, the makeup room.

Qiu Chixuan sat before the vanity, letting the makeup artist work on her; she was in a good mood and also somewhat talkative.

She kept chattering away, constantly saying: "Everyone~ I am Qiu Chixuan~ Is it like this? Is this how it's done on a variety show?"

"Yes, yes." Her assistant held a camera, helping her find her on-screen presence.

Unlike outside, the makeup room had air conditioning; the hairstylists and makeup artists busy inside weren't as restless as those outside.

The reason was simple: this was the female actors' makeup room, and among the female actors, there were South Korean actresses and Hong Kong actresses; the investors paid special attention and requested Director Lin to add this for them.

"What is this? What are you doing?" At the door, Chi Shuai squeezed in.

Seeing the lively makeup room, he couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Uh... Chixuan is reviewing the variety show process," the assistant said.

"I'm here to mooch the air conditioning; am I disturbing you?" Chi Shuai said with a cheeky grin.

Saying this, he took a moisturizing skin cream from his pocket and handed it to Qiu Chixuan: "This is my gift for mooching the air conditioning; please don't refuse it."

The assistant glanced at it and thought to herself, "Generous"; this was a South Korean brand, Koloryna cosmetics, not cheap at all.

She had always wanted South Korean brand cosmetics.

However, she was used to Chi Shuai's actions; recently, Chi Shuai often ran over to Qiu Chixuan to show off his attentiveness.

She had grown accustomed to it.

Qiu Chixuan looked at the skincare product; there was no surprise in her as Chi Shuai imagined, but rather a certain calmness: "Oh... that, no need to give cosmetics; I don't need them."

Chi Shuai's face stiffened slightly, very awkward.

"You misunderstood," the assistant quickly said: "Chixuan means you can come to mooch the air conditioning anytime; no need to give cosmetics."

"Yes... that's what I meant to say," Qiu Chixuan said; she wasn't unaware of social niceties, but her Mandarin was poor, unable to express that layer of meaning.

Chi Shuai's face looked slightly better, but he was still somewhat depressed.

Giving the gift but not receiving the expected reaction made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

A girl's reaction to South Korean cosmetics shouldn't be like this!

Knock, knock, knock~

At this moment, a knocking sound rang out; Beside Qi Hui Hui's assistant stood at the door holding two large watermelons.

"Hello, Teacher Qi bought some watermelons; please eat them together."

Saying this, he shook them and handed the watermelons in his hands over.

"Wow, wow..." Qiu Chixuan's eyes immediately lit up; ignoring that she was still having makeup applied, she stood up immediately and clumsily took the watermelon.

Chi Shuai was stunned; this reaction was a bit off, wasn't it?

Why was the South Korean girl more excited about watermelon than about cosmetics?

"Oh... that, where is Oppa?" Qiu Chixuan asked while hugging the watermelon: "I mean... um, Beside Qi Hui Hui."

"Teacher Qi is outside," the assistant replied: "He is dividing the watermelon with the director and Teacher Lei Jiayin."

"That... isn't he coming to, um, mooch the air conditioning?" Qiu Chixuan asked: "I mean, when will he come over?"

The assistant was confused for a moment, then scratched her head: "I'm not clear on that either."

"Alright." Qiu Chixuan was somewhat disappointed, then said: "Then I'll go ask him in a moment."

Chi Shuai's mouth twitched; was the watermelon rind made of gold, or were the melon seeds made of gold?

Why did Qiu Chixuan like it so much?

Not far away, Li Caihua frowned, asking in confusion: "Chixuan, why do you have this kind of attitude towards them?"

Qiu Chixuan was baffled: "Ah..."

What... what attitude?

……

Under the fan, Beside Qi Hui Hui and Lei Jiayin gnawed on watermelon with crunching sounds, then sighed in satisfaction.

"So comfortable..."

The icy watermelon entering their bellies dispelled their restlessness and summer heat, restoring them to their normal state.

"Old Lei, how is Li Caihua? Is she easy to get along with?" Beside Qi Hui Hui asked while gnawing on watermelon.

Just as they were dividing the watermelon, Director Lin revealed the next shooting plan, um... it was that long scene where Ellie seduces Hong Shixian.

It included many intimate actions, kissing scenes.

During this time, Beside Qi Hui Hui mainly worked with Qiu Chixuan filming scenes of married life, family life, life with in-laws, and so on.

He had collaborated with Li Caihua, but only rarely.

On the contrary, Lei Jiayin had accompanied the assistant director to another filming location with Li Caihua for a few days of shooting.

"Not good." Upon hearing this, Lei Jiayin immediately stopped eating watermelon and complained with a displeased face: "That woman is extremely arrogant; I feel like she keeps looking at me through her nostrils."

"I used to hear that Hong Kong women have small breasts, are short, and have arrogant expressions; now I've finally seen it."

"Hahaha..." Beside Qi Hui Hui was amused by him.

These few words, combined with his Northeastern accent, somehow created a sense of humor.

"Hey, I'm not joking; I'm serious!" Seeing Beside Qi Hui Hui laughing nonstop, Lei Jiayin immediately called out.

"Alright, alright, then tell me about the troubles you encountered while working with her?" Beside Qi Hui Hui said.

Upon hearing this, Lei Jiayin instantly became wide awake, as if a chatterbox had been opened: "Let me tell you, that woman is not a good person..."

He wanted to chat properly with Beside Qi Hui Hui; today, his mouth was as if rented.

……

Makeup Room

Li Caihua was giving Qiu Chixuan a lesson in ideological education.

"Chixuan, why must you be so servile?" Li Caihua said.

Qiu Chixuan tilted his head: "Huh? Servile... me?"

Am I really like that as she says?