The final scene wasn't too difficult to film; almost all the scenes could be completed in one take.
The moment Director He yelled "Cut!" after filming the last scene, the crew and everyone inside and outside the set erupted in cheers, raising their hands and shouting—
Filming wrapped up!!!
Before Su Yanxi could react, the loud "bang" of the fireworks startled her, leaving her momentarily stunned. Chen Yongyan, who was the first to regain his senses, stepped forward and gave Su Yanxi a friendly hug.
"Filming has wrapped! Brother Yanxi, thank you for your care and help during this time. I have gained a lot of valuable experience during my time on the set of 'Red Flower'."
"No, no, you flatter me." Su Yanxi politely returned the hug. "Thank you for coming to our film crew to save the day. It is because of your help that the excellent film and television work 'Red Flower' was able to be fully presented to the audience."
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Both of them were very mindful of boundaries, hugging without using any force and intentionally avoiding touching each other's necks and cheeks, maintaining a firm grasp on distance and boundaries.
Su Yanxi whispered a reminder to Chen Yongyan: "You promised me you'd apologize to Song Yanqi on the day filming wraps up, don't forget."
Chen Yongyan nodded and hummed in agreement.
The staff took out the various congratulatory flower baskets they had received that morning, set up small tables, and placed food on them, creating a simple yet exquisite celebratory dinner.
The food was plentiful, but each dish was more exquisite than the last, so exquisitely presented that it seemed out of place for a film crew. Su Yanxi looked at each dish with amazement, and then asked a staff member for a cupcake that was left over from the plating.
He took a bite of the cake, and the more he tasted it, the more familiar it seemed, as if he had eaten it somewhere before. When he asked the logistics staff, they said they didn't know where the food came from either.
Just as Su Yanxi was puzzled, Bie Yunzong secretly slipped out from the crowd, putting on a smiling face and trying to ingratiate himself with Su Yanxi.
"Is it good? Honey, the taste must seem familiar, right?"
Su Yanxi, with a strong sense of vigilance, glanced back, initially wanting to check if she was within a "safe zone," but then changed her mind and thought that since filming had already wrapped up, there was no need to hide the relationship anymore.
At worst, I'll just say the same thing: if it's exposed, then make it public!
"I knew it was you who caused this 'mishap'." Su Yanxi ate the sweet cream cake, in a great mood. "Which bakery did you order this cake from? Why does it taste so familiar?"
Bie Yunzong lowered his voice, leaned close to Su Yanxi's ear, and said mysteriously.
"Ours."
"Our family?" Su Yanxi didn't react immediately, and put another small spoonful of cream into her mouth. "Is it one of the catering brands that YUNSO invested in?"
Bie Yunzong sighed helplessly, "Our family! Our family! This was made by our pastry chef in the kitchen, who got up early this morning to make it himself!"
"Honey, look, you've been out for too long! You've even forgotten what our own kitchen smells like!"
Su Yanxi then realized that when Bie Yunzong said "our home," he really meant "home"! He ate his cake, gave Bie Yunzong a coquettish glare, and defended himself.
"How could I have been away for too long? After the first phase of filming ended, I stayed at home for more than a week. I don't remember the taste because I don't eat desserts much to begin with."
After saying that, Su Yanxi suddenly realized something and unconsciously made up a logical explanation for Bie Yunzong.
"You've been sending flowers and desserts all morning, you've really gone to a lot of trouble, haven't you? No wonder you were late." Su Yanxi huffed smugly, having completely forgiven her husband. "For the sake of the desserts, I'll forgive you for being late."
"If you want to organize another surprise event like this in the future, remember to plan your time in advance!"
"Yes, yes, yes, my wife is right." Bie Yunzong fawned over his wife, happily picked up a cupcake, and shared it with her. "My wife says it's delicious, so I'll have one too."
"It's delicious, but it's a pity for the pastry chef."
In a good mood, Su Yanxi found the Alaskan Malamute increasingly pleasing to the eye. He reached out and fed Bie Yunzong a bite of cake.
"You woke me up early this morning to work. Even though we have many pastry chefs, it's still quite a feat to make so many dishes at once."
"No way, the kitchen staff and maids are all looking forward to your early return." Seeing that his plan with flowers and meals had worked and his wife's mood had visibly improved, Bie Yunzong started to take advantage of the situation and began to play the victim in the name of the maids, "With the young mistress gone, the Bie family is completely lost."
Su Yanxi tapped Bie Yunzong's nose: "Aren't you the 'Master'?"
"Hmm..." Bie Yunzong hesitated, acting coquettishly and wanting to get close to his wife, "Compared to the young mistress, what kind of 'master' am I? I have no authority at home, and the servants don't want to listen to me."
Bie Yunzong was not exaggerating; on the contrary, he spoke the truth that was recognized both inside and outside the family!
Compared to Su Yanxi, the servants were indeed less willing to listen to Bie Yunzong. They obeyed the young master out of pure obedience to his authority; but they listened to the young mistress out of genuine love and admiration!
The young mistress wasn't just the young master's mistress; she was the mistress of dozens of people in the other family's support staff. Just as the young master loved her beauty and purity, the other family's servants also genuinely felt she was perfect and willingly obeyed her orders!
While the young mistress was away filming, the housekeepers were all listless and their enthusiasm for work had dwindled considerably. Everyone eagerly awaited the young mistress's return.
"Hmph." Su Yanxi was overjoyed by her coaxing and poked Bie Yunzong's brow, saying, "You should reflect on why the maids don't listen to you—you little rascal!"
The two of them, radiating a pinkish glow, huddled together in a corner, flirting intimately.
Perhaps it's the special aura of couples showing affection that keeps everyone from disturbing them as they frantically cuddled together. Those who noticed quickly looked away, while others watched as Director He greeted Director Zhou from the neighboring film crew.
"Old He, congratulations! You've completed another masterpiece!" Director Zhou was very courteous, sending a flower basket and personally visiting the set to offer his congratulations. "I look forward to 'Red Flower' winning all the awards at this year's Golden Flower Awards!"
"Not at all, there's still editing work to be done," Director He replied politely, noticing someone following behind Director Zhou. "Hey, Lao Zhou, who's this...?"
Director Zhou hurriedly pulled Song Yanqi, who was following behind him, and introduced him to everyone: "This is our crew's lead actor, Xiao Song—Song Yanqi. We were having a break, so I brought him along to visit the set."
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"Come here, Xiao Song, this is He Yu, the director of the 'Red Flower' drama crew."
Director Zhou's movements were stiff, and his words were hesitant as he introduced Song Yanqi to Director He.
Song Yanqi seemed absent-minded and reluctant to greet Director He: "Hello, Director He Yu."
The commotion in the distance finally caught Su Yanxi's attention. After listening to the staff's introduction of Director Zhou, Su Yanxi felt suspiciously that something was amiss.
"Director Zhou has already sent a flower basket, so why did he come over in person to say hello? Even if the filming locations aren't far apart, there's no need for him to go to all this trouble to come over in person, is there?"
"It must be that Song Yanqi wanted to see Chen Yongyan and asked Director Zhou to bring him over," Su Yanxi asserted.
Bie Yunzong shrugged nonchalantly. Aside from himself, his wife, and his family, Young Master Bie was habitually indifferent; as long as it didn't concern him, he could turn a blind eye, not caring who died or was injured.
"Wasn't the man surnamed Chen supposed to apologize? This is perfect, he's come to us of his own accord," Bie Yunzong advised.
Chen Yongyan and Bie Yunzong shared the same idea. When Su Yanxi scanned the surroundings and finally found Chen Yongyan, Chen Yongyan had already made eye contact with Song Yanqi from a distance and made a gesture to Song Yanqi from afar.
Su Yanxi actually understood the meaning of the gesture! It meant: Let's talk over there.
Song Yanqi successfully received the coded hand signal and quietly retreated to the side while the two directors were chatting.
Su Yanxi sensed that a good show was about to unfold, so she quickly put down the cake cup she had finished eating and called to Bie Yunzong to follow: "Honey, stop eating! Hurry up, let's go watch the show!"
Bie Yunzong was like a gluttonous dog being led out for a walk by its owner, ignoring its chores of sweeping the streets and searching for food. Even when Su Yanxi called him, he refused to put down his food and stubbornly followed her with a paper plate, a fork in his mouth, and a rather large piece of cake.
Chen and Song bypassed the staff and arrived at the back of the film crew's base camp. There was a large open space there, where the prop trailers rented by the film crew and now completed their mission were parked, along with a dozen or so roller clothes racks with various distressed costumes hanging on them.
Normally, there are many staff members busy working backstage, but today, because of the celebration dinner after filming wrapped up, the staff members all put down their work and went to the front area of the filming location to enjoy a meal and get busy.
After finding this secluded spot, Chen and Song stood face to face between the shadows cast by the two RVs.
The two remained silent for a while, neither of them speaking.
Su Yanxi and Bie Yunzong hid by the back door of the base camp, using a clothes rack for cover. Su Yanxi was below, and Bie Yunzong was above. The two of them clung to the door in the same position, craning their necks and pricking up their ears, listening intently to the sounds not far away.
To prevent the two young men from discovering him, Bie Yunzong also held up a long robe and hung it on the door frame, making it like a curtain to block the view.
"Um..." Song Yanqi was the first to break the silence and asked, "Is there something you want to tell me?"
Bie Yunzong didn't have much patience for gossip. After listening for only a few sentences, he couldn't help but complain to his wife: "This atmosphere is weird. It doesn't sound like an apology, but more like a confession."
Su Yanxi gestured for him to be quiet and whispered, "Be quiet and listen carefully!"
"Hmm." Chen Yongyan nodded, finally getting to the point, "I'm here to apologize to you. I misunderstood you about the stolen ring last time, and I'm very sorry."
Song Yanqi probably expected Chen Yongyan to say this. He didn't show any surprise or astonishment, but his tone revealed grievance and dissatisfaction, and he asked Chen Yongyan in a somewhat coquettish manner.
Do you know how chilling your suspicions are to my heart?
Zong hope and Song Yanqi listened intently, eagerly awaiting Chen Yongyan's reply. With their wealth of experience in love and flirting, they knew perfectly well the meaning behind Song Yanqi's words!
This is a perfect opening line for flirting! When faced with this kind of question, whether you answer "I know" or "I don't know," it's easy to turn it into a sweet talk opening line!
It's no exaggeration to say that Su Yanxi had even anticipated Chen Yongyan's answer. In his view, Song Yanqi's initiative and the coquettish element in her words were extremely positive signs!
But neither Su Yanxi nor Bie Yunzong expected that Chen Yongyan's answer would be—
"I don't want to know." Chen Yongyan's tone was cold. Song Yanqi had only made a slight move to get closer, but he had already made a big fuss and kept him at arm's length. "I have no interest in knowing, so please don't tell me."
"I've apologized. To avoid any misunderstandings when staff come in later, I'll leave now."
"You—!" Song Yanqi stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "Your apology is so brief and so insincere?"
What Song Yanqi said was exactly what Su Yanxi wanted to ask. Su Yanxi thought to herself, this junior brother of hers, who had previously claimed to be "sincere," what was the result—?
That's it? Is this all the sincerity you've shown?
"I'm just here to tell you: I misunderstood you that day, and now the misunderstanding has been cleared up. As for anything else, I don't want to say more." Chen Yongyan's attitude remained indifferent. "To be honest, it was because of Yanxi's persuasion that I decided to come and 'apologize'. If he hadn't reasoned with me repeatedly, I probably wouldn't have wanted to bring it up with you."
Bie Yunzong blinked and whispered to his wife, "Honey, why did this guy surnamed Chen betray you?"
"Because of Su Yanxi—?" Mentioning Su Yanxi only made Song Yanqi more furious. "Xiao Yan, so your apology wasn't even sincere, but because of that annoying Su Yanxi?"
Bie Yunzong clicked his tongue lightly and continued reporting: "Wife, he insulted you!"
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Su Yanxi paid no attention to it, and reached up to cover the dog's mouth: "Shut up!"
Chen Yongyan couldn't stand Song Yanqi's insults towards Senior Brother Su, and frowned, saying silently, "That's enough. I'll say it again, I'm only standing here to apologize to you because Brother Yanxi said it was out of politeness and courtesy. Without Brother Yanxi, I wouldn't have bothered with you at all."
"Why do you expect me to sincerely apologize to you? Before you blocked my audition spot, did you ever think about sincerity, did you ever think this day would come?"
Su Yanxi broke out in a cold sweat, released her hand from the dog's mouth, and wiped her forehead.
He was genuinely worried about Chen Yongyan's "low emotional intelligence": "Chen Yongyan is really honest. I can hardly understand whether he really doesn't know how to speak tactfully or he's deliberately trying to annoy Song Yanqi."
Knowing full well that Song Yanqi dislikes him and sees him as a thorn in his side, he still keeps saying things like "I hate Brother Xi." Think about it carefully, isn't he just using him as a target?
Bie Yunzong was even more confused and asked Su Yanxi, "Wife, what are they arguing about? The more I listen to their bickering, the more childish it seems to me."
"Without Su Yanxi, you wouldn't even bother with me?" Song Yanqi was truly furious, speaking through gritted teeth. "Is Su Yanxi that important to you, huh?"
Su Yanxi didn't mind being used as a target—if using him as a target could improve the relationship between these two young people, then so be it, take it if you want! He, the young mistress of another family, didn't care about such things.
But the fact that these two couldn't seem to connect was giving him a real headache. He especially wanted to give Song Yanqi a piece of advice: "Little brother, Chen Yongyan's focus is clearly not on me, but on you!"
The phrase "Have you ever thought about sincerity?" can be broken down into: If you are sincere towards me, then I will be sincere towards you in return!
Only if you reflect on your mistakes and apologize to him first will he be willing to sincerely apologize to you in return!