89: filming

Underneath Yang Yiyi's post, many people replied, all sympathizing with this sister.

Lu Qingyu felt like laughing when he saw the comment. The cheapest ticket at the venue was 399, and scalpers marked it up at least threefold, but this sister was truly unlucky; all five scalpers she encountered were fakes.

Lu Qingyu really couldn't help but chuckle.

"I'll give you a ticket. Please contact my studio to provide your address."

Lu Qingyu's reply to Yang Yiyi's comment was instantly pushed to the top, garnering over six thousand likes.

A notification sound chimed from her phone's special follow list. Yang Yiyi thought Lu Qingyu had posted something on Weibo, but the moment she opened it and saw the message, she practically went crazy.

"Aaaah! Didi said he's giving me a ticket! Heavens, I'm not dreaming, am I?"

Yang Yiyi decisively slapped herself. Damn, that hurt like hell. It wasn't a dream. She was so happy.

Lu Qingyu was the most joyful and positive celebrity she had ever followed.

"I declare that from now on, I am a titanium-alloy fan of Lu Qingyu. No one can stop me!"

After replying to over a dozen people in the comments section, Lu Qingyu logged off.

The crew of "destined lover" was about to start filming. Su Jixing received an invitation from the crew to sign the contract. He had originally thought it was for the male third lead role, but to his surprise, they offered him the role of male lead two.

Su Jixing wasn't surprised by this. If Lu Qingyu wanted to, even the male lead role would be well within reach.

"destined lover" adopted a simultaneous filming and broadcasting method, with a total of sixteen episodes, releasing one episode per week.

This broadcasting method wasn't a first for Dragon Country, but it was rarely used because of the immense pressure it put on the crew. However, the advantage was that the director could see netizens' discussions about the plot at any time, making it easier for the screenwriters to adjust the script.

After the crew started filming, Lu Qingyu and Zhou Fang met again. This time, Zhou Fang was truly grateful to Lu Qingyu. When he spoke with Producer Wang Ning on the day he signed, Wang Ning told him it was Lu Qingyu who had requested to give him a chance to try out for other roles.

Zhou Fang was deeply moved upon learning this. He and Lu Qingyu had only known each other for less than half an hour in the backstage room, yet Lu Qingyu had given him a life-changing opportunity.

Zhou Fang was exceptionally enthusiastic; his eyes were practically sparkling with Stars when he looked at Lu Qingyu.

"Teacher Lu, you're here!"

Lu Qingyu greeted Zhou Fang, but being called 'Teacher' by someone older than himself felt really strange.

"Just call me Qingyu. Being called 'Teacher' feels a bit odd."

Zhou Fang was more than happy to do so: "Alright, Qingyu. I'll call you that from now on."

The first day was a script reading session, and the second day was the official start of filming. Male Lead One, the female lead, male lead two—everyone in the crew was present.

Everyone sat together to read through the script, each explaining their understanding of their characters, with the director occasionally chiming in with his views.

The reading session took a whole day. Lu Qingyu's acting teacher had already helped him prepare for this role. Coupled with the fact that the character was a CEO, Lu Qingyu had a strong sense of immersion.

For certain melodramatic scenes—like male lead two hiring someone to beat up Male Lead One out of anger because the female lead was with him—Lu Qingyu automatically channeled his second uncle from his past life, handling the performance perfectly in an instant.

The next day, Su Jixing drove Lu Qingyu to the set for filming.

This was Lu Qingyu's first time acting. Su Jixing appeared even more nervous than Lu Qingyu, constantly reminding him of various things to watch out for on a film set while they were in the car.

After arriving at the set, the director led the actors in burning incense and praying to the Buddha, and then filming commenced.

The actors quickly entered their roles, and Zhou Fang was also adjusting himself.

Today, Lu Qingyu only had two scenes opposite the male lead.

The female lead was an employee at male lead two's company. On her first day, male lead two discovered that she had saved him when he was a child. Combined with her outstanding work ability, male lead two fell in love with her.

The male lead, like the female lead, grew up in an orphanage; they were childhood sweethearts.

The first scene involved Lu Qingyu inviting the female lead to dinner and then being rejected after offering her a gift. The second scene involved Lu Qingyu watching the female lead and male lead together and harboring a grudge.

All the remaining scenes were between Lu Qingyu and Zhou Fang.

Looking at Lu Qingyu through the lens, the director couldn't help but marvel at how handsome he was. Cameras can 'eat' pixels; some people might be a perfect ten in person, but only an eight on screen.

Some people might weigh only 50 kilograms, but look like 55 kilograms on camera.

But some people are truly photogenic. Lu Qingyu, for instance, had a perfect facial structure that gave the footage a cinematic quality.

Initially, when Wang Ning reserved the role of male lead two for Lu Qingyu, the director was a bit apprehensive. However, he didn't have much of a say because he was hired by the company. The company held the ultimate power; he would use whoever they said to use and film however they said to film.

Lu Qingyu was young, and the director feared he wouldn't be able to pull off the role of a domineering and scheming CEO. But once he put on the suit and had his hair styled, Lu Qingyu instantly transformed into the image of a top-tier tycoon's son.

Lu Qingyu used the acting skills he had learned to interpret the character of Gu Shi. As it turned out, a top student has no weaknesses.

Lu Qingyu's filming went very smoothly at first. There were occasional NGs, but as soon as the director explained, he understood.

The surprise, however, was Zhou Fang.

"Cut! Zhou Fang, what's wrong with you? Your relationship with male lead two is as rivals. He's trying to steal your girlfriend; you should look at him with dislike and disdain. Why are your eyes sparkling with Stars?"

Zhou Fang immediately bowed in apology, also apologizing to Lu Qingyu. Lu Qingyu didn't mind and patted Zhou Fang on the shoulder.

Zhou Fang shuddered; he really hadn't been able to help it just now.

The scene featured a meeting between the male lead and male lead two, where male lead two told the male lead to leave the female lead, and the male lead refused.

Zhou Fang had prepared himself mentally before the performance, but his mind still wandered once the cameras started rolling.

His face flushed when he realized the way he was looking at Lu Qingyu, and now his ears were burning hot too.

That day, he had far more NGs than Lu Qingyu.

Mainly, help! What kind of domineering CEO is handsomer than the female lead? If he weren't holding the script, he'd want to curse the female lead for being ungrateful.

In one scene where he was in the same frame as the female lead, Zhou Fang subconsciously looked toward Lu Qingyu.

Zhou Fang's other performances were good, even excellent, but as soon as he was in the same frame as Lu Qingyu, the atmosphere became a bit strange.

After several NGs, the director figured out the pattern and could only remind Zhou Fang over and over again.

Just like that, after two days of filming and one day of editing, the first episode of "destined lover" went online.

Fans of all the actors were waiting, and Lu Qingyu's fans were the most excited.

With high expectations, everyone opened the first episode and watched it without missing a single second.

After watching:

"Aaaah! I want to ship the Male Lead One and male lead two CP!"