Chapter 43: A Glimpse of the Mountains
Although I would rather my friend die than let myself die.
But Xu Kun did not object to Li Xiaolu's suggestion that "leaving the crew is considered an afterthought". Anyway, his part was not that big. After two days, the Queen and Concubine Zhen would arrive, and the filming would be completed in another five or six days.
Considering that it was too troublesome to get a hotel in the city and it would be easy to be exposed when going back and forth, Xu Kun specially asked Baoqiang to help buy two blankets and a large sleeping bag, and placed them on the top of the water tower at the film and television base.
The water tower is about thirty meters high and can only be climbed up using the ladder inside. If it were a normal woman, or even some men, they would definitely think it is too dangerous and refuse to go up.
But this arrangement was exactly what Li Xiaolu wanted.
But this also made Xu Kun hard, because everyone had to climb up by themselves, but when going down, he had to rely on himself.
It would be fine if he had no connections or backing, but this person was appointed by the financial sponsor and cannot be easily replaced.
Therefore, Xu Kun's role had to be postponed again and again, after all, he often appeared on screen with Concubine Zhen.
By the end of March, the crew had completed three-quarters of the filming when Empress Zhen finally arrived.
Also joining the crew was Sun Haiying, who came to visit the set.
This is a double happiness for Xu Kun.
He immediately approached Sun Haiying, handed him a pen and paper and asked for his autograph.
At first, Sun Haiying's attitude was quite kind. He took the paper and pen and asked Xu Kun what he wanted him to write.
Xu Kun had just decided on the idea and hadn't thought about what he wanted, so he said, "Just write whatever you want. I really like the character you played, Shi Guangrong. He is full of flesh and blood and has character. If it weren't for these iron-willed martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the war years and the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, we wouldn't have the good life we have now..."
"Is life good now?"
Sun Haiying, who had already written halfway, suddenly stopped and asked a question.
Xu Kun was stunned at first, then said confidently: "Compared to the hard times before, it is definitely much better, and it will get better and better in the future."
After all, he has been watching the news broadcast on and off for more than 20 years, so he has some awareness and cognition.
"Haha~"
Sun Haiying pulled the corner of his mouth with a fake smile, crossed out the half-written blessing, then returned the notebook and pen to Xu Kun and said in a very perfunctory tone: "Sorry, I suddenly remembered that my agent just reminded me not to sign autographs for anyone casually recently."
After saying this, he walked away.
Anyone who is not blind can tell that he is lying!
Xu Kun looked at the half-sentence of blessing that was crossed out on the notebook, and tried his best to figure out which of his words had offended Sun Haiying.
Could it be the phrase 'it will get better and better'?
But what's wrong with hoping that your country and your compatriots will get better and better?
It’s simply baffling!
The prison area for serious criminals is notoriously full of various "lunatics", and I didn't expect that the entertainment industry is no less prone to this!
Unable to figure it out, Xu Kun naturally had to ask Li Xiaolu, who was an insider, to help analyze the situation and answer his questions.
Li Xiaolu was also puzzled at first, but later she asked her family for help and finally figured out what was going on.
It turns out that this person is secretly a devout Christian. Not only does he believe in religion, he also firmly believes in universal values. He believes that people who do not worship God and do not agree with universal values are uncivilized, stupid barbarians with no future.
Therefore, they completely disdain the country's current development and achievements.
He believes that only when all Chinese people believe in religion devoutly and fully accept universal values can they become truly prosperous and civilized.
To support this argument, he also insisted that there would be no prosperous Tang Dynasty without Nestorianism. Otherwise, how could the rise of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the introduction of Nestorianism into China occur in the same period?
Therefore, if we want to return to prosperity, we must get more people to believe in religion. If we add universal values to the mix, it will be even more powerful.
In addition, he was dismissive of all the sages and heroes of China, saying that these people could not escape the law of death, so what was there worth worshipping and believing in?
But his Jesus has eternal life.
So when Xu Kun talked about revolutionary martyrs and things getting better, Sun Haiying didn't like it. "What the hell is that?!"
After listening to Li Xiaolu's explanation, Xu Kun didn't know what to say. There is indeed a big gap between China and the West now. He can understand why most people are so worshipful of foreign things and even engage in the fanaticism of converts.
But who are you, Sun Haiying? You became famous for playing the role of a revolutionary soldier!
Isn't this just holding the red flag to oppose the red flag, picking up the bowl to eat and cursing when putting the bowl down?
Xu Kun had a very bad impression of him for a while, thinking that this old guy had a very bad conscience - he was obviously a shameless traitor, but he pretended to be a revolutionary predecessor to deceive his feelings. He was really not a human being.
But then Xu Kun suddenly thought that he had been making money from the crew recently while scolding them for making up stories. This seemed to be like eating with a bowl in hand and cursing after putting the bowl down...
Could it be that Sun Haiying and I are of the same kind?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"There are many people like this in the circle. Why do you care about them? You can just stay away from them." Li Xiaolu didn't care at all and suggested casually: "Sun Haiying came to visit the set, so the scenes with the Queen Mother and I can't be filmed. Why don't we go hiking?"
As he said this, he couldn't help but pursed his lips.
"Climbing the mountain" was the code word agreed upon by Xu Kun and her, which actually meant climbing the water tower.
Xu Kun glanced at her sideways, shook his head and sighed: "The merchant girl knows not the sorrow of losing her country, she still sings the song of Houtinghua across the river."
Unexpectedly, Li Xiaolu hesitated for a moment, then responded positively: "Then let's try it tonight?!"
Xu Kun: “…”
What do you mean by just try it?
…………
Let’s go back to the other side.
Seeing Sun Haiying's unhappy expression, Lv Liping asked curiously, "What happened to you? Did you run into trouble on the road?"
"nothing."
Sun Haiying looked back at Xu Kun, who was holding the notebook and seemed to be completely confused, and sneered, "I just met a young man who doesn't know what he's talking about."
Lu Liping followed his gaze and saw that Sun Haiying was talking about Xu Kun, and her face immediately showed some discomfort.
Li Xiaolu went "hiking" every now and then. She could hide it from others, but not from her - what's more, Li Xiaolu had no intention of hiding it from her. She was always very proud of it, as if she was showing off her military medals.
To be honest, Lv Liping found it really hard to understand Li Xiaolu's train of thought. It would have been fine if she had just fallen into depravity, but she even dared to show off to her openly.
What's so good about bragging about this?!
Lv Liping calmed down and asked curiously, "How did he offend you? I remember he seemed to like the character Shi Guangrong you played very much."
"I just got choked up by the conversation."
Sun Haiying did not tell the truth because Lv Liping had not yet fully accepted his theories, but he was very confident about it.
Lv Liping also has her heart set on the "light". When they get married, she will surely be guided onto the "right path" through constant teaching and example.
Thinking of this, he held Lv Liping's hand and said with shining eyes: "I miss you."
This is obviously a double entendre.
Lv Liping blushed slightly, and then she whispered back, "I miss you, too."
It’s all because of that crazy girl Li Xiaolu. She always shows off when she has nothing to do, and makes me think about that all the time.
The two were now in an open relationship, so there was no need to hide anything, so they just took a car and left the film and television base. It was not until after eleven o'clock in the evening that Lv Liping returned to the temporary dormitory in Wangzuo Town.
However, compared to her excitement when she left, she seemed a little lost after coming back, as if she was still not satisfied.
(End of this chapter)
