Chapter 61: First Marriage and Second Marriage, Different (Please Collect, Please Recommend)

"Hahahahaha—" Off-camera, Lei Jiayin, Zheng Yitong and the others burst out laughing, clutching their stomachs.

Even the director, the cinematographer and the others couldn't help but roar with laughter; that line was so dramatic, so funny.

Hua Xuanji's reaction was a bit slower, but the joyful atmosphere infected her too, and she began to laugh as well.

Happiness is contagious.

"Director, that line isn't in the script, is it?" Lei Jiayin asked, laughing so hard he had to prop himself against the wall.

It wasn't strange for actors to improvise lines—as long as it wasn't too excessive, adding one or two lines wasn't a problem.

But this line was so... so cheeky!

It didn't sound like something from the script.

"No, it is in the script." Director Lin's smile hadn't faded yet as he explained:

"The original script really didn't have it, but when this kid auditioned he said this line. I thought it was good, so I had it added in."

But... he hadn't expected the effect to be this good!

"Hahaha, that's Beside Qi Hui Hui for you—only he could be this cheeky." Lei Jiayin slapped his thigh, laughing hard.

Director Lin's original plan was to shoot one take following the current script, then another following the original script, and see which one worked better before deciding which to use.

But now it seemed that wasn't necessary.

The dramatic tension of this take was too strong—no matter how you looked at it, this one was clearly the best.

Before long, Beside Qi Hui Hui and Li Caihua wrapped for the day.

A faint blush lingered on Li Caihua's face; the scene just now had given her such a good feeling that she was a little reluctant to let it pass so quickly.

But when she saw the barely suppressed smiles on the faces of the crew members, she froze for a moment and scratched her head.

She quickly realized it must be because of Beside Qi Hui Hui's line, and her face immediately darkened.

……

Time drifted by like a white colt flashing past a crack; in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

The crew's filming work was also entering its final stage—counting from when Beside Qi Hui Hui joined the set, it had been almost half a year in total.

During this time, the filming of the snow leopard on Xiao Zhang's end had long since wrapped up—not only wrapped up, it had already started airing.

Beside Qi Hui Hui spent his days busy with filming and dodging Li Caihua, and his nights busy with working out and chatting with Jing Tian.

If Xiao Zhang hadn't sent him a message, he wouldn't even have noticed.

"Brother, it's really a shame you didn't act in 'Snow Leopard,'" Zhang Ruoyun messaged, saying with some regret:

"The audience keeps asking about Commander Tang De. If you'd played him, the character would definitely have been brilliant!"

"Heh... it's just limited by objective factors," Beside Qi Hui Hui replied. "Don't dwell on it."

"What objective factors? Isn't it just my dad's problem?" Zhang Ruoyun said, somewhat displeased: "I don't know what he's thinking—his brain clearly isn't normal."

Beside Qi Hui Hui raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. It seemed little Zhang hadn't been wasting his time recently—he'd grown a bit.

No longer that clear-eyed, foolish college student from before... at least he wasn't quite so clear-eyed anymore.

After ending the chat with Xiao Zhang, Beside Qi Hui Hui opened his computer, ready to take a look at 'Snow Leopard.'

Of course, mainly to look at the comments—he'd watched 'Snow Leopard' many times before transmigrating, so he already knew the plot inside out.

"Really good. The only war drama that can compare to 'Snow Leopard' is 'Drawing Sword'"

"Xiao Ya is so pretty!"

"Wuwuwu... Xiao Ya, my Xiao Ya!"

"If you hadn't mentioned it I wouldn't have noticed—Xiao Ya is Mu Wanqiu, isn't she?"

"That blind beauty?"

"What about Xie Ruolin?"

"The army commander who rescued Zhou Weiguo in episode one."

"Him? I thought at the time he was both handsome and strong—I never expected it to be Xie Ruolin."

"Damn, he's really strong. Xie Ruolin was so fierce—even now I still remember that fight scene before his death vividly."

"Shit! Commander Tang De only showed up once and then he was gone."

"Such a handsome, powerful guy, and he was just an extra?"

"Hmph... Xie Ruolin? A man who insults the Commander-in-Chief—trash!"

"Hahaha, brothers come look—someone actually thinks that counts as an insult?"

"Xie Ruolin: I was just stating what he did—how does that count as an insult?"

"Hahaha... the Transport Brigade Commander's whole life is one giant joke."

"No matter how you put it, the advantage is mine!"

"……"

Reading these comments, Beside Qi Hui Hui stroked his chin. Netizens really had sharp eyes—the masses' eyes were indeed bright as snow.

The next day, on set at the Hong family mansion.

Today they were filming the wedding scenes.

The weddings of Hong Shixian and Lin Pinru, of Baolian and Lin Yide, and of Lin Pinru and Gao Wenyan.

Hong Shixian and Lin Pinru's was naturally the most lavish, because this was the wedding placed at the beginning of the plot, and at the start of the story Hong Shixian was still a rich second-generation heir.

It naturally had to be grand and magnificent to showcase the wealthy image of the Hong family.

As for the latter two weddings... they were naturally relatively shabby by comparison.

In the makeup room, Lei Jiayin looked at the white wedding suit he was wearing, a strange expression on his face.

His own wedding was within this month, and he hadn't expected to be putting on this outfit already.

Unlike Lei Jiayin, Chi Shuai's face showed a bit of excitement and anticipation.

Although it was just a drama, the one marrying him was a South Korean beauty. He had worked so hard for so long, and Qiu Chixuan had remained unmoved. This time, he could finally gain something.

Not only that, he still had a kissing scene with Qiu Chixuan later — even better!

During these few months on set, he hadn't even touched the other's hand.

Soon, the wedding set was arranged. No red carpet, only a few balloons and a floral arch overhead.

Accompanied by falling petals, melodious music sounded, and two pairs of newlyweds slowly walked through.

The camera panned around, sweeping over Qiu Chixuan, Lei Jiayin, and the other two, then sweeping over the parents and relatives on both sides.

Then, under the camera, the four finished kissing.

"Good, cut!" Director Lin shouted. "Props team, pack up the stuff and take it to the back courtyard."

The props team sighed a little, grunting as they hauled the things toward the back courtyard.

Hong Shixian and Lin Pinru's wedding had to be more lavish and extravagant than these two's.

So there was a lot to set up, very troublesome.

……

In the back courtyard of the mansion set, a long red carpet was spread on the ground, with floral arches overhead.

The extras changed into another set of costumes and began performing the exact same scene as the previous one.

They stood on both sides, and quite a few crew members were ready to toss flowers and set off confetti cannons.

"3, 2, 1, action!"

Beside Qi Hui Hui, playing Hong Shixian, and Lin Pinru walked arm in arm through the red carpet under the crowd's adulation, both beaming like flowers, radiantly happy, and couldn't help bumping heads together — only a physical kiss was missing.

At the same time, several cameras panned over the surrounding crowd; everyone wore smiles full of blessing.

Except for two people — Aili, and Hong Shixian's mother, Bai Feng.

Off set, Chi Shuai's eye twitched. Painful to say, but he felt Qiu Chixuan's smile was sweeter and more sincere than in the previous scene.

Absurd!

Wasn't the previous scene the wedding after being reborn?

Why was it less happy than this one?

Lei Jiayin glanced over, roughly guessing what he was thinking, and said slowly: "Theirs is a first marriage. Yours is a second marriage. Different."

Chi Shuai felt even worse now!

"Very good, cut!" Director Lin called out. "I announce that the filming of 'Temptation to Go Home' is officially complete, officially wrapped!"

"Everyone, your work is done!"