novellhall Chapter 26: A Battleground?
Chapter 26: A Battleground?
The next morning, at 6:45.
The entrance to Beijing Film Academy.
Fumino and his staff are checking whether the equipment and props are complete.
Suddenly, to my surprise, I saw Zhou Muyin walking over with a small bag slung over her shoulder and a bag of breakfast in her hand.
He was momentarily confused. Why was Zhou Muyin here again? Didn't her scenes end yesterday?
The female lead in today's filming of "Wait a Minute" is Lu Chen from the class of 04, isn't she?
Just then, another stunningly beautiful woman, Lu Chen, appeared, dragging a suitcase.
This piqued the interest of everyone on the crew, who were eager to see what would happen between the two.
As expected, Lu Chen's excited and cheerful expression immediately turned sour when he saw Zhou Muyin. He said in an unfriendly tone, "Zhou Muyin, what are you doing here?"
Upon seeing Lu Chen, Zhou Muyin also gave him a cold look. "What, is this your private territory? Why can't I come?"
"Although this is not my private property, this is the filming location for the 'Wait a Minute' music video, and it has nothing to do with you."
"Although I didn't have a role, Lin Zixuan is here. I came here specifically to take care of him."
"Come on, who is Lin Zixuan to you? Does he need you to take care of him?"
"I'm his girlfriend, of course I should take care of him."
"Pah, she's just an ex-girlfriend, don't flatter yourself."
Zhou Muyin, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, was furious. Her voice rose eight octaves, "You..."
Lu Chen, however, was quick to interrupt her, saying, "What do you mean, 'you'? Oh, I forgot you're still my senior."
Seeing the two women locked in such a fierce confrontation, the onlookers were greatly encouraged, secretly cheering them on, "Stop talking, hurry up and start tearing their hair and clothes!"
Just then, Lin Zixuan appeared carrying a large box. "Yinyin, Chenchen, what are you doing?"
The onlookers became even more excited when they saw Lin Zixuan. Wasn't this the legendary battleground of two women vying for a husband? This was going to be a good show!
Unexpectedly, Zhou Muyin and Lu Chen acted as if nothing had happened when they saw Lin Zixuan arrive. Their eyes lit up, and they quickly walked over to him and handed him their breakfasts.
"Ah Xuan, this is the breakfast I prepared for you. Eat it while it's hot."
"Brother Zixuan, I bought you your favorite steamed dumplings and soy milk."
Lin Zixuan sighed. At this moment, he regretted letting the two of them appear in his music video.
But it's too late for regrets now; the key is not to affect the filming of the music video.
Of course, the two women in front of him were his ex-girlfriends, so he couldn't show favoritism at this moment.
He said thank you and took both of their breakfasts. Anyway, he had a big appetite, so finishing two breakfasts was no problem for him.
However, a question arose in his mind: "Yinyin, you don't have any scenes today, why are you here?"
"I came here specifically to take care of you."
"Nonsense, I'm a grown adult, why would I need anyone to take care of me?"
Lu Chen smiled to himself on the other side, "That's right, even if Brother Zixuan needs to be taken care of, I'm here for you."
Zhou Muyin tugged at Lin Zixuan's arm, looking like she was about to cry, "Okay, I'm here to learn from the film crew, is that alright? You won't be unwelcome, will you?"
Lin Zixuan really wanted to say she wasn't welcome, but seeing her pitiful appearance and remembering the battle the night before, he couldn't help but soften his heart. "Alright, but it can't affect the crew's normal filming."
Zhou Muyin cheered, "Yay!" and gave Lu Chen a defiant look.
Lu Chen gritted his teeth inwardly, feeling extremely annoyed. His good mood had been almost completely ruined.
Actually, she didn't have a strong desire to get back together with Lin Zixuan, but seeing Lin Zixuan suddenly display such musical talent made her slightly regretful.
But being provoked by Zhou Muyin early in the morning immediately stirred up his competitive spirit, mainly because he felt that things that someone else was fighting over were naturally more appealing.
Now that she sees Lin Zixuan in person, she inexplicably feels that he is much more handsome than before, and her determination to get back together becomes firm.
However, she also knew that she had to consider Lin Zixuan's feelings at this time, otherwise she would really fall into his trap, so she had no choice but to reluctantly agree to let Zhou Muyin join the crew.
The onlookers were astonished that Lin Zixuan had managed to quell the conflict between the two women so quickly. They lamented that the potentially dramatic scene had ended so abruptly.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wen Muye stepped forward and shouted, "Everyone, quickly check your belongings and get on the bus."
Lin Zixuan quickly finished his two breakfasts and took the napkins from the two women to wipe his mouth clean.
He said to the two women, "You two can get in the car too." Then he put his suitcase in the RV.
When he boarded the minibus, he found that in the front row, Zhou Muyin and Lu Chen were sitting on the left and right sides respectively, and the seats next to them were empty.
As soon as he came up, Zhou Muyin and Lu Chen said at the same time,
Ah Xuan, sit here.
"Brother Zixuan, sit here."
The other passengers on the bus all watched him with expressions of schadenfreude, clearly curious about how he would handle the situation.
Lin Zixuan would not make a choice under these circumstances. In this situation, whether he chooses the left or the right, it would obviously hurt the other person.
He glanced around and saw Wen Muye sitting in the third row. He walked straight over and said to the production coordinator sitting next to Wen Muye, "Brother Zhao, could you please move aside? Brother Wen and I need to discuss some more details about the filming."
Seeing Lin Zixuan avoid making a choice in this way, the staff on the bus all booed, clearly dissatisfied because they didn't see any excitement.
Zhou Muyin and Lu Chen both secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although Lin Zixuan was not sitting next to them, he was not sitting next to their rival either.
During the subsequent filming of the music video in Fragrant Hills, something happened that made the entire crew envious and jealous.
Zhou Muyin and Lu Chen were both very kind to Lin Zixuan. Whenever Lin Zixuan took a break from filming, Zhou Muyin and Lu Chen would immediately go up to him to wipe his sweat, bring him drinks, and ask about his well-being.
Even at lunchtime, they sat on either side of Lin Zixuan, taking meat from their own lunchboxes and putting it into Lin Zixuan's lunchbox.
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Although the crew had an extra member, Zhou Muyin, the filming schedule was fortunately not affected. By 6 p.m., Wen Muye had completed all his shots for the day and returned home.
At 7:30 p.m., the group went to another open-air barbecue stall near the school gate to eat skewers and drink.
Having learned from the lesson of the night before last, and with Lu Chen still to be seen today, Lin Zixuan dared not let them get drunk again. Using the excuse of filming tomorrow, she set a rule in advance that each person could not drink more than two bottles of beer.
In fact, he was overthinking it. When there was only one woman, he would naturally use the drunken trick, but with two women present, if he got drunk, wouldn't that just benefit the other woman?
After finishing his meal, Wen Muye said he needed to organize some materials and then left, and the other staff members naturally dispersed as well.
Only Lin Zixuan, Zhou Muyin, and Lu Chen remained.
Lin Zixuan thought for a moment and felt it was necessary to clarify things with them to prevent them from harboring any inappropriate thoughts. "I think we need to talk."
Zhou Muyin and Lu Chen exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.
"How about we go to the Beijing Film Academy Café?"
Zhou Muyin and Lu Chen both said they had no objections.
The three walked to the Beijing Film Academy Café, asked for a small private room, and waited for the waiter to bring their coffee and leave.
Lin Zixuan spoke frankly, "Yinyin, Chenchen, let's not talk about the past. Thank you for your past recognition of me."
But I must be honest with you all, I am now fully focused on my career and have no interest in discussing relationships with anyone. Please don't waste your time on me.
The two women refused to believe it. "There's no conflict between pursuing a career and dating, is there?"
"How could there not be a conflict? Look at how many idol stars had romantic relationships when they first debuted?"
Zhou Muyin and Lu Chen exchanged glances. It was true, with Lin Zixuan's potential, it was a real shame she wasn't an idol star. However, they were still a little unwilling. "Couldn't they just keep it private?"
"I don't know what others do, but I will definitely not be in a relationship with anyone anytime soon."
In her haste, Zhou Muyin couldn't help but ask, "Then what were we like the night before last?"
"Yinyin, that's a misunderstanding."
"I think you're a scumbag." He said that, but didn't turn around and leave.
Upon hearing that there was more to the story, Lu Chen, who was standing nearby, started to think, "It seems that Lin Zixuan just doesn't want to take responsibility."
"So don't waste your feelings on me, let's just be friends."
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