184. The Snowy Night

It was said that most fans were not loyal, but every star had a few diehard fans.

Qi Le’an also had a few fans who had followed him for a long time. He used to secretly browse the posts of his fans. Nearly every post was about him.

He was so touched and really couldn’t say anything else.

After Qi Le’an posted this short sentence, he put down his mobile phone and went back to the shooting site. Yet, various entertainment influencers also posted long or short words under a similar topic spontaneously.

They said that two years ago, there was such a young hunk who was patient and composed. He acted in a literary film that turned out to be a blockbuster. However, when he was about to become a hit, he was blacklisted all of a sudden. He couldn’t even go to school. Thus, he had to go abroad.

They said that the reason that he was blacklisted was that he acted in a gay movie with Wei Changfeng, who had the potential to be the youngest Best Actor in the industry. This movie had yet to be released by far.

They also said that after the incident, the two of them went abroad together and hadn’t come back until today.

And now, this young hunk had started over in Hollywood and gained his foothold there. He was invited to star in a movie directed by a famous director.

His name was Qi Le’an, who was in the headlines of the foreign online media every day.

Among the comments of these influencers, many people said they still remembered Qi Le’an. They only knew that he had suddenly disappeared and did not expect that he was blacklisted.

The netizens found Qi Le’an’s post and within 24 hours, Qi Le’an had a few million more fans following his account!

And his post “Wait for me” was forwarded 130,000 times with more than a million likes!

The stars who had worked with Qi Le’an before more or less shared his tweet. Everyone was surprised to find that Qi Le’an was acquainted with so many people.

Hu Bin, Lin Xue, Ya-Ting, Jiang Xiaoyu, Sang Jiayi, Yi Qianxing… Those who had got out of the vision of the public or who still worked in the entertainment industry seemed to have infinite expectations for Qi Le’an’s return.

Qi Le’an’s post was also kept on the headlines by Weibo for more than 24 hours!

Qi Le’an’s previous works were also dug up, and some fans even posted their specially edited videos, which were so touching. His handsome and dashing appearance attracted plenty of fans.

Of course, these things were somewhat manipulated by Chen Shan.

Chen Shan spent a lot of money paying the online media, making Qi Le’an a trending topic abroad. It had been a day by the time Li Zheyu browsed on Weibo. He got mad but he couldn’t do anything to stop the popularity.

In this battle, Chen Shan won nicely.

It was December now. As to the shooting of “Lala Land”, Qi Le’an only had the last scene to shoot. It was the most romantic scene of the entire movie. The male and female lead danced in the snow on Christmas Eve and the affection between them hit the peak that night.

The crew had been waiting for the snow since the end of November. They didn’t have the snow until December.

Qi Le’an was woken up by Damien’s call late at night. He rolled aside the curtains and saw the thick snow.

“Get ready now! Let’s shoot the scene before dawn when no one is on the street!” Damien said decisively on the phone, “We will set off in half an hour! ”

Qi Le’an, who received the order, did not dare to waste a second. He quickly took a shower, changed clothes, and quickly sent Wei Changfeng a picture.

A few days ago, the assistant Spear broke his leg when he was out for finding scene sites for the movie with Spear. Wei Changfeng was summoned to New Zealand contingently. Although Qi Le’an didn’t want to be so far away from Wei Changfeng, he figured that Wei Changfeng could take the chance to visit his parents, so he didn’t stop Wei Changfeng then.

Wei Changfeng didn’t reply. Holding his phone, Qi Le’an left the hotel. It was cold and dark outside. Thanks to the dim lamplight, he could see the snowflakes dancing around. Qi Le’an couldn’t help rubbing his hands.

Wrapped in a thick down coat, Emma came out of the hotel too. She looked at Qi Le’an and also rubbed her hands.

At 2 am, everything was still sleeping. The minivan slowly drove over. Emma said lazily, “Let’s go.”

Qi Le’an nodded and asked her to get into the car first before he did.

Brightness and warmth came over him. He sat in his seat as he did every day, waiting for the makeup artist to dress him up.

But this day was so different. If everything went well, this would be Qi Le’an’s last scene.

It took the minivan about half an hour to get to the site. Amidst the snow, the staff had already placed the lights in place. The cameras and slideways were in position. Everything was in order.

Qi Le’an suddenly remembered that it was also a night scene three years ago when he threw himself into Wei Changfeng’s arms and cried.

He couldn’t help feeling amused, and the corners of his mouth curved into a smile. Damien glanced at him and said, “Just put on the same smile a while later.”

Qi Le’an made an OK gesture.

There was a faint Christmas atmosphere in the streets of New York. In this scene, the male lead and the female lead were dancing on the square and treading on the snow, which created a romantic picture. The current weather seemed to be fit for this scene.

Damien was quite picky. He couldn’t even stand a crease on the actors’ clothes. Qi Le’an didn’t wear his down coat after changing into his costume. He was blown by the cold wind and his mind was very clear.

A moment later, Emma also got out of the minivan.

It was snowy on an early morning in December and Emma was wearing a strapless dress, leaving most of her skin exposed to the cold air. Shortly, her lips turned purple. Even Damien had to show pity for her. He took off his down jacket and threw it to Emma, saying, “Put it on first.”

Emma joked with a smile, “You must make up for this if I get sick.”

“Okay. Okay. I’ll let you get the Best Actress Award in return.” Damien snapped.

Perhaps only a first-class Hollywood director like him could say such words.

The crew was ready. Emma only needed to run out of the mall while lifting her dress when Qi Le’an chased after her at the same time. Then Emma stepped on the hem of her dress. Just as she was about to fall, Qi Le’an quickly helped her up. They looked each other in the eye.

“Try to finish this in one take.” Damien saw the snow without footprints on the ground, saying, “It’ll be troublesome to reshoot the scene.”

Qi Le’an surely understood what he meant while Emma said lazily, “You have to catch me later.”

Qi Le’an smiled and said, “Don’t worry. I won’t let the beauty’s face hit the ground first.”

His words made the surrounding staff laugh. Emma also thumped Qi Le’an and said, “It’s okay! I’ve had my face greatly insured. I can take this opportunity to claim for a big sum.”

The atmosphere instantly got relaxing.

Emma took off the down jacket and was ready to get in place. It was very difficult to shoot the scene well, so Qi Le’an couldn’t help but feel nervous.

The phone buzzed twice. Qi Le’an looked down and saw Wei Changfeng’s reply.

“Apply a few more heating pads. I’ll feel sorry if you get sick.”

Qi Le’an felt touched and put his phone down to get ready for the shooting.

They kept shooting the scene from 3 am to 7 am. Eventually, after dancing, again and again, Qi Le’an’s feet were completely unconscious, let alone Emma who was wearing high heels and had the backs of her feet exposed to the air. Both of them felt that they couldn’t even bend their fingers.

He had to sigh that a female star had a much harder time than a male star, and Emma was undoubtedly the most dedicated female star he had ever met.

When Damien was finally satisfied, Qi Le’an and Emma didn’t even want to say a word. The two of them were wrapped in their down jackets. At this moment, Qi Le’an missed the traditional Chinese puffy down jacket very much!

Qi Le’an finished all the scenes in “Lala Land”. He felt as if his brain was numb due to the coldness and missed the bed at his home. He and Emma consented to meet someday. It took him ten minutes to go back to the hotel to pack his things. Then, he just asked the driver to drive him home.

Although the hotel was fully equipped, it was still not as comfortable as his home. After Qi Le’an entered the house, he threw away his luggage and started to take off his clothes. While taking off his clothes, he went into the bathroom and poured the water into the bathtub.

The glass was covered with mist. Qi Le’an lay in the bathtub, letting out a satisfied sigh.

It was so great to bathe in the hot water… He didn’t want to get out of the water at all.

With that thought, Qi Le’an couldn’t help but close his eyes, thinking that he would get up a while later.

Yet, his nap lasted for a long time. In the end, Qi Le’an was woken up due to coldness. The water in the bathtub was completely cold and Qi Le’an also felt cold.

He shivered as he climbed out of the bathtub. Then, he grabbed a towel, wrapped himself up, and got out of the bathroom. The house was empty for too long and there was even no warm water to drink.

Luckily, he had turned on the air conditioner when he entered the house, and now the house was warm.

Qi Le’an felt his headache and his throat was dry. After he opened a bottle of water and took a few gulps, he finally fell on the bed.

He was probably going to get sick…

He would make Wei Sama worried then.

Before he fainted, Qi Le’an thought in a daze.

Wei Changfeng was going crazy.

No matter how busy he and Qi Le’an were, they would send messages to each other every day. However, after he replied to Qi Le’an, he did not receive a message from Qi Le’an for a whole day.

He knew that this was Qi Le’an’s last scene and he also knew that the scene wouldn’t be shot in the daytime. He thought Qi Le’an was too tired, but after waiting for another night, there was still no reply at all.

His call couldn’t get through, and in the end, Qi Le’an’s phone was power-off. Wei Changfeng called Tresse, and Tresse contacted the crew only to learn that Qi Le’an had gone back home after he finished the shooting.

Wei Changfeng could only ask his neighbor to knock on the door, but no one opened the door after the neighbor knocked on the door for a long time.

He was so worried but the crew was at the critical moment of shooting. He couldn’t even buy an air ticket back.

Hence, he could only ask his friends in New York to knock on the door for fear that something should happen to Qi Le’an as he was home alone.

In the end, Qi Le’an was woken up by the sound of the door smashing. Maybe because he had got better, he got up from the bed and opened the door.

Outside the door was David, Wei Changfeng’s colleague of the studio in New York.

Upon seeing Qi Le’an, David immediately dragged him out of the door without saying a word. Qi Le’an was stunned and asked, “What’s wrong? What’s wrong? What are you doing?”

“To see a doctor,” David uttered the words coldly, then put Qi Le’an into his car and called Wei Changfeng.

“The door was opened.”

“On the way to the hospital.”

“Okay.”

David threw the phone to Qi Le’an. When Qi Le’an heard Wei Changfeng’s voice, he was still having a serious headache, as if some people were fighting in his head.

“Le’an! Are you okay? I’ve bought the air ticket. I’ll be back! Wait for me!”