This year, the city has experienced unusually cold weather, with the heavy snow falling continuously. Although it was quite cold, the director was very satisfied and kept adding more snow scenes to the script.
While he may not be as good as many other directors in the industry in other aspects, no one can deny his aesthetic sense.
Director Song's aesthetic sense perfectly matches the public's interpretation of the word 'beauty'. Every scene he directs allows people to feel the beauty of time travel.
As we all know, Director Song's favorite thing is to combine period dramas with snow scenes. Even when it doesn't snow, he will have the crew create artificial snow, let alone this rare heavy snow.
Especially Chu Qing and Xia Xia, they had the most snow scene scenes, probably because the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion in the scene was really beautiful after the snow.
Before Song Meng joined the crew, everything was peaceful and quiet. All the actors were familiar with Director Song and there had been no trouble.
In addition, the person with the biggest connections here is Chu Qing, who is not the kind of person who would act recklessly just because he has someone behind him.
With this potential major hidden danger eliminated, everyone else felt much more at ease, and the director was in a very pleasant mood every day at work.
Having acted for so many years, what bothers him most isn't the poor acting skills of the actors—he could try his best to improve even the most clueless ones—but rather the backstabbing and infighting within the production crew.
The incident on set stemmed from an outdoor scene where Chu Qing and Xia Xia were filming together, with Chu Qing teaching Xia Xia to ride a horse at the racetrack.
Because Chu Qing had no prior experience riding horses, she spent a long time learning from the horse farm's instructors.
They happened to find a pony at the horse farm, and after asking around and confirming that it was rideable, it became Xiaxia's mount.
It was supposed to be a lovely scene, but unfortunately, the gentle horse Chu Qing was riding was one that Song Meng had already set her sights on.
When Song Meng asked for the horse, the staff member in charge refused without hesitation. The horse did not belong to their horse farm; it was transported from a private resort horse farm by the Wei family.
There are several staff members just to take care of this horse, all to ensure that Chu Qing doesn't fall off while riding it.
They couldn't make the decision about such an expensive horse.
That night, someone claiming to be an insider posted a revelation online. Because it involved content from the film crew and the previous buzz hadn't completely died down, it attracted a lot of attention.
The person who made the whistleblower claimed to be a crew member and said that Chu Qing's performance on set was very poor, and that she even bullied others because of her connections.
Chu Qing's background has already been thoroughly exposed. Does he have a background? What kind of background could he possibly have?
Many people thought of Wei Yutang, and Wei Yutang's fans hurriedly came out to refute it, and the popularity soared in an instant. Even Wei Yutang, who had just finished filming abroad, received the news.
Chu Qing was too lazy to pay attention to these online comments. Since no names were mentioned, it would be difficult to investigate them if anyone wanted to.
Instead of wasting time explaining, they should focus more on filming.
The only saving grace is that Xiaxia is still too young to read, otherwise Chu Qing thinks this little girl would definitely want to fight those people.
The director greatly appreciated Chu Qing's attitude. He took the initiative to step forward and use his personal account to clarify that he did not do anything by taking advantage of his background.
After everyone concluded that Chu Qing had done that kind of thing, the director's clarification had no effect whatsoever; on the contrary, it only made people more convinced that Chu Qing had a powerful background.
Otherwise, why would the director come out to clarify things for him?
The director didn't want this to happen repeatedly in his crew, so he had someone investigate thoroughly, and unexpectedly, the investigation led back to Song Meng.
After investigating to this point, he stopped investigating and privately contacted Song Meng's parents, choosing another actress to replace her.
Although reshooting that part of the film was troublesome, the director felt it was insignificant compared to his reputation.
If this relative of mine really goes astray in the future, it might even drag down the entire production team's works.
On the day Chu Qing finished filming all her scenes and was preparing to leave, she and Xia Xia packed their luggage and were wondering where they should spend the New Year when they heard a commotion at the door.
Looking up, I saw Wei Yutang walking in, wearing a down jacket and a mask, his eyes filled with tenderness.
"I've come to take you home."
Chapter 65
Chu Qing was still thinking last night that if they planned to spend the New Year in that place, it should be thoroughly cleaned since no one had lived there for so long.
When he saw Wei Yutang appear in front of him, he had a feeling that he had expected this.
"What brings you here? Are you done with your work abroad?"
"Um."
Wei Yutang's words were not sincere at all. He had been busy for a long time in order to return to China before Chu Qing finished filming and then go home with them.
In other film crews, the director forces the actors to film, causing the actors to complain.
When Wei Yutang came to the director, he urged the director to work overtime every day, and the director thanked God for a long time when he left.
"I was thinking, if I don't come, will you and Xiaxia have to spend the New Year looking pitiful face to face?"
Wei Yutang bent down and hugged Xiaxia in his arms, then kissed the little one's cheek. He had seen videos of Xiaxia filming, and even through the screen, she was incredibly adorable.
"No, how could that be?"
Chu Qing never liked to admit defeat in front of others, so she picked up her suitcase and walked out without paying any more attention to Wei Yutang.
When the director came over and saw Wei Yutang, he was a little surprised and asked him a question. Wei Yutang glanced at Chu Qing's face and then covered Xia Xia's ear with one hand.
"I've come to pick up my wife and children and take them home."
Chu Qing tightened her grip on the suitcase slightly, and Xia Xia's eyes widened in an instant.
After getting into the car, Xiaxia stood with her hands on her hips, so angry that her hair was slightly sticking up.
"Don't think you can't hear me just because I cover my ears!!!"
"Xiaxia, did you hear that Uncle bought you your favorite toy? Xiaxia is so smart."
Wei Yutang took out the gift he had brought back for Xiaxia from abroad. The little girl, who had just been angry, immediately put on a smiling face when she saw the toy.
"Wow, Uncle is so nice."
"Thank you, Uncle!"
Xiaxia took her favorite toy and sat down to play, completely unaware that her uncle had moved to sit next to her father.
Wei Yutang tentatively grasped Chu Qing's hand, and breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that Chu Qing had only glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and had not refused.
"Why are your hands so cold?"
"Um."
"Come home with me for the Chinese New Year. Your parents were just asking you yesterday when you're coming."
Chu Qing was suffering from severe motion sickness and didn't want to talk to anyone, but Wei Yutang kept talking to him. Eventually, Chu Qing got impatient and closed his eyes.
Ask Xiaxia.
To Wei Yutang, Chu Qing's answer was tantamount to direct agreement.
Getting Chu Qing to agree was somewhat difficult for him, but tricking a certain little guy into going home with him was an extremely simple matter.
While Chu Qing closed her eyes to rest, Wei Yutang leaned over and took out another gift from behind.
"Do you want to come home with your uncle? Your grandparents and uncles have prepared big red envelopes for you."
Red envelope? Xiaxia received a wrap-up red envelope from the director yesterday, which contained a lot of money, enough for him to buy at least five cans of milk powder.
Without even asking why they were going home together, they simply nodded in agreement.
"Okay, okay, what about Dad? Does my dad have one too?"
"Yes, we have both."
"Yay!"
Wei Yutang told the driver to take the car directly home, and as soon as he got home, he received a call from his agent.
He didn't disguise himself when he went to the film set. There were already a lot of paparazzi squatting at the entrance of Hengdian, and his figure was not hard to recognize. As soon as he got home, some blurry photos appeared online.
With the New Year approaching, Wei Yutang was in a good mood and asked his agent if this was not a perfectly normal thing.
"You've only just returned to China and you're already making such a big splash. Don't you want to have a proper New Year?"
"Of course I want to. Didn't you see I brought Chu Qing and Xia Xia back?"
The agent initially wanted to say that being so high-profile wasn't a good thing, but after hearing Wei Yutang's words, he felt there was some truth to it.
"I asked the company to tone down the hype a bit, and then we'll let it go."
"Don't try to suppress the hype. Don't make them work overtime during the Lunar New Year. Besides... isn't it just a matter of time before it's made public?"
Wei Yutang is not an idol, so going public with him would have almost no impact on his career. The only thing to worry about is that Chu Qing hasn't agreed yet.
The current progress is that as long as Chu Qing nods in agreement, he can quickly post the public Weibo message that he has thought about countless times in his mind.
"Fine, whatever you say."
The agent couldn't persuade Wei Yutang, and with the Lunar New Year approaching, he really wanted to take a good vacation. After saying goodbye to Wei Yutang, he put down his work and went home.
The Wei family still had their servants on duty for the New Year, and they had started preparations long ago.
Wei Yutang's announcement ended a long time ago. His father had been retired for a long time, and the busiest person in the family was his eldest brother.
Xiaxia hadn't seen his uncle for several days and was worried that his uncle didn't like him. One day, he took the initiative to tell his grandparents that he wanted to go see his uncle.
After the three of them left, only Wei Yutang and Chu Qing remained at home.
Wei Yutang drove out early in the morning to buy a bouquet of flowers. He felt pretty good about it and thought that now was the perfect time to confess his feelings to Chu Qing.
In his eyes, as long as Chu Qing wasn't too resistant to him, there was room for things to develop between them.
After getting up, Chu Qing went downstairs and heard from the housekeeper that Wei's mother had taken the child away. Then she sat down at the dining table and ate breakfast.
The villa now has another chef who cooks the dishes that Chu Qing and Xia Xia prefer. His skills are excellent, especially his various noodle dishes, which are simply superb.
Chu Qing really enjoyed the chicken soup noodles this morning. After finishing her meal, she was about to go upstairs when Wei Yutang, wearing a down jacket with some snow on his shoulders and carrying a bouquet of flowers, walked in.
Wei Yutang had originally looked at many kinds of flowers. The flower shop had a very complete selection of all kinds of flowers, including quite a few that were not in season.
But after much deliberation, he still chose the most romantic red rose.
Other flowers can be sent later, but in his eyes, red roses are more suitable for the atmosphere of a confession.
What's going on here?
Chu Qing vaguely realized something, but before he could ask another question, Wei Yutang stuffed the flowers into his arms.
I just bought it randomly when I passed by a flower shop.
"Did you just buy it randomly?"