Chapter 45 There Is a Fire
Carrying the guitar in the car, Xu Rui came to Yan Ran's side. Now that they have confirmed their relationship, the atmosphere of ambiguity has decreased, but it is sweeter.
"So you can play the guitar." Yan Ran took the guitar from Xu Rui and plucked it curiously.
Xu Rui explained: "To learn music, you must be familiar with the instrument. It is normal to master one or two instruments. My guitar playing is very average. I am okay for showing off, but I am far from those famous guitarists."
Yan Ran praised: "That's also very impressive. I wanted to learn it before."
"Why didn't you learn it?" Xu Rui was a little curious. He never doubted Yan Ran's talent.
"Because practicing is time-consuming!" Yan Ran said confidently, "Practicing for a few hours every day is enough for me to watch two movies and listen to a lot of music!"
"..." It made too much sense, Xu Rui said he had no way to refute it.
Outside the car window, the crew was finishing work. The onlookers were reminded by the staff that they could not shoot. Seeing the end, they gradually dispersed.
"It's over. Can I watch the show when I go back this time?" Xu Rui looked at the time. The second half of the third episode was already online.
"How can I have time? I have to pack my luggage and prepare to say goodbye. I should go home tomorrow morning after recording the ending." Yan Ran took out her mobile phone and handed it to Xu Rui, "But we can exchange contact information now."
"I'm used to living here." Xu Rui took the phone, entered his own number, dialed it and handed it back to Yan Ran.
Seeing Yan Ran holding the phone and starting to save phone numbers, Xu Rui looked over curiously, ready to see what name she would save for him.
Noticing his gaze, Yan Ran raised her phone and turned her back to him, not letting him see it.
Xu Rui raised his eyebrows: "There must be something fishy, let me see it."
"No, no." Yan Ran smiled and dodged. Seeing that the plan to secretly give Xu Rui a nickname could not be realized, she had to save the name first, muttering in her heart, "I'll change it quietly in the evening."
Xu Rui added Yan Ran's name to the address book, directly wrote "girlfriend" in the remarks, and then opened WeChat and Weibo to add them one by one.
After packing up and getting in the car, the crew members who were ready to return with them saw the intimacy between the two and simply stopped walking to the back and sat in the front row. They didn't feel sad if they didn't see them, and their blood sugar wouldn't rise.
On the way back, the two began to worry again.
Yan Ran whispered, "Brother Lin probably won't confess to Sister Ying, so will Sister Ying feel uncomfortable waiting there alone?"
"There's no way. We can't go over there. The discomfort is only temporary. After tomorrow, there will be many people pursuing her. Her love will come sooner or later." Xu Rui was helpless, and then teased, "You have a boyfriend and start to care about others?"
"Is it not okay?" Yan Ran raised her head.
"Of course."
The two talked and laughed. When they arrived at the villa, they just saw Luo Youlin and Shen Ying coming back from outside.
"You guys?" Xu Rui was very surprised, not only him, but also Yan Ran and others.
"Don't get me wrong." Luo Youlin explained, "I just think that girls shouldn't be left alone at night waiting for someone to come, so I went to make an alternative confession."
"I'm very grateful to him!" Shen Ying smiled beside him, looking in a good mood, "Did you guys go well?"
Xu Rui nodded, a little proud: "Of course it went well."
"Congratulations." Shen Ying and Luo Youlin sincerely congratulated.
When they entered the villa together, they found that the other two hadn't come back yet. They didn't know what kind of surprise Yao Xuedong, who had been busy in the afternoon, would prepare for Hu Siyao.
Without the camera around them, they felt relaxed. The four of them called the VJ, the director and the crew who had been with them all this time to chat.
Not long after they sat down and talked, Yao Xuedong and Hu Siyao came back. There was no need to ask. The big bouquet of roses in Hu Siyao's hand and their hands together were enough to explain everything.
"wuuu!!!"
A group of people cheered and congratulated happily. Xu Rui looked at Yao Xuedong's handsome suit and joked: "Are you going to confess your love and hold a wedding at the same time?"
"No, I have to show my sincerity in one way. I can't think of a better way, so I can only be traditional." Yao Xuedong explained quickly, and then asked curiously, "What about you?"
"We are also very traditional and classic!" Xu Rui said, and he and Yan Ran showed a tacit smile.
When Luo Youlin saw them coming back and saw that the drinks they bought before were not finished, he distributed the low-alcohol cocktails to the girls, and used disposable cups for other drinks. He only took a small sip of each cup and handed it to the rest of the people, and solemnly said: "The words of thanks are in my heart, so I won't say them out. I just want to say that the recording is over, but our friendship will not end. Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
A group of people raised their cups and drank the drinks.
As the night deepened, everyone went back to pack their luggage. Xu Rui put the items he brought here back into the suitcase. As he said, he had gotten used to living here for a month, and parting always makes people sad.
Upstairs, Yan Ran packed all the things that would not be used before tomorrow morning. After washing up, she sat down on the bed and smiled when she saw the intercom next to the pillow.
"Are you asleep?" Yan Ran's voice came from the intercom.
"No." Xu Rui smiled, "You have a phone and WeChat, why do you still need an intercom?"
Yan Ran got into the quilt, pulled the pillow over and lay on it, holding the intercom and smiling, "I like this feeling, and I haven't used it for long. I won't need it when I go back tomorrow. If I don't use it now, it would be a waste."
"You're right." After the filming was stopped, Xu Rui mentioned the script, "Do you remember the previous "The Conjuring"?"
"Of course." Yan Ran nodded and asked curiously, "Did it sell?"
"Yes, Director Luo Jingchuan bought it for 250,000."
Yan Ran was naturally familiar with the director who even he knew, and said with surprise: "Really? I like Director Luo very much. He is very good at narrative and creating atmosphere. This script will definitely not be buried in his hands."
"Well, I believe it." Xu Rui smiled, "Anyway, 250,000 is not a small amount. I don't want to save it. I plan to do financial management."
"Financial management?" Yan Ran thought Xu Rui was asking for her opinion and planned to think about it carefully.
At this time, Xu Rui said, "Yes, I want to ask if you will accept the investment. I have only one requirement for investment, that is, my girlfriend must be the director, and I will not interfere with anything else, just waiting for the money. What do you think?"
Yan Ran was a little surprised. Hearing his last words, he laughed and said, "I have to think about this request carefully."
"Don't worry, you can think about it carefully." Xu Rui smiled, without any intention of urging.
"Okay." Yan Ran smiled.
After talking about this, the two chatted about other things. Unknowingly, it was midnight before they said good night to each other and rested.
Xu Rui still couldn't sleep. This time he didn't use online classes to help him sleep, but opened Weibo to check private messages.
Even if he filtered out a lot of them, there were still a lot of private messages, some from fans, some from brokerage companies, and some quoting him to do publicity and promotion.
Seeing the five- or six-digit quotations, Xu Rui realized, "I am a little angry now?"