CFJTM Chapter 171.   “Were… you crying?”

TN: Hope everyone had a great holiday! Christmas went by so fast and soon it will be new year!

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Han Cheng nodded without hesitation and looked at him in surprise.

He didn’t expect that Shen Qingshu would show him Ephemera in advance. After all, Shen Qingshu always told him that he would see the film when it was released, so he took it for granted that he would see it only after it was released.

Unexpectedly, it was so much ahead of schedule.

Shen Qingshu looked at the surprise in his eyes, and his smile became more brilliant.

He knew Han Cheng would like it, and sure enough.

“So today is…” Han Cheng whispered.

“Today is the day when our film is released for the first time.” Shen Qingshu said, “The grand opening is in our home, with you and me.”

“You are its first audience, and I hope you can enjoy this film.”

“En.” Han Cheng replied softly.

Of course, he will like this film. This is Shen Qingshu’s first film as a producer. No matter how it goes, he will like it.

——It is not only Shen Qingshu’s baby, but also his baby.

Han Cheng turned his head and watched quietly.

In fact, he is already familiar with this film. He has read the novel and the script. Even when Shen Qingshu was filming, he had more than one viewing. It can be said that he knew every character and plot that appeared clearly .

But combined with Mei Ruo’s directing, the narrative technique and rhythm of the whole film, and the background music, Han Cheng is still unconsciously captivated. He wonders what will happen in the next second, when they will find Chen Ai, and when can Su Qing finally get rid of his shackles.

He watched every part carefully. Only in the two scenes when he appeared, did he relax and unconsciously smiled.

“I’m pretty photogenic.” Han Cheng  said while watching himself on the screen.

Shen Qingshu nodded, “I feel the same way.”

The first time he saw Han Cheng on camera, he thought he was amazing. Even if he is not an actor, he is no inferior to anyone in the film industry.

He’s even better.

His boyfriend is the most handsome!

“How handsome!” Shen Qingshu is not stingy with his praises.

Han Cheng rarely felt embarrassed. “Not bad, if I’m not handsome, how can I match you?”

Shen Qingshu laughed with his eyes full of bundles of love, “How can you not be handsome? You are the most handsome.”

Han Cheng’s heart swelled when he listened to his words, and the corners of his lips almost couldn’t be held down.

He turned his head and continued to watch the film, but sighed, “This director is good, all the charm has been captured. Brilliant.”

As soon as Shen Qingshu turned his head and saw Han Cheng in the movie gently raised his hand and touched his head, like usual.

But Su Qing on the screen was not accustomed to such gestures. He seemed to be a little stunned and stared back blankly.

Then he watched him leave.

This section is simple and pure, giving a refreshing feeling in the winter sun.

This is one of Shen Qingshu’s favourite scenes, because it is the first time that he and Han Cheng acted togther.

He has acted in so many scenes and cooperated with so many actors. This is the only scene where he cooperates with someone who he most wants to cooperate with.

Only at this moment, he felt that Su Qing was not under his control, but could jump free of his pen and has his own feelings and soul.

He has someone he likes. Although nobody else knows, Shen Qingshu knows, and Su Qing knows.

He watched the film with Han Cheng. Even though he had seen it many times before when editing, Shen Qingshu still couldn’t help shedding tears during specific plots when watching it again. He turned to get a tissue, but when he looked back, he saw Han Cheng looking at the screen with tears streaming down his face.

Shen Qingshu: ! ! !

Shen Qingshu looks at him in shock and disbelief.

In his impression, Han Cheng has always been a person with a high tear threshold. Even if he saw Luo Yi’s death in the cinema before, he just had stinging eyes, and did not shed tears. Why are there so many tears now ? !

Shen Qingshu silently stuffed him with a piece of tissue. After thinking about it, he thought that one might not be enough, so he stuffed him with two more.

Han Cheng took it calmly, wiped his tears and sighed.

Shen Qingshu couldn’t focus on his own sentimentality at the moment and stared at him strangely.

Han Cheng seemed to feel his gaze and turned his head doubtfully, “What are you looking at me for?”

“Were you… crying?”

“He is so miserable!” Han Cheng glanced at the screen, “He’s so pitiful, why is he so pitiful! Who doesn’t feel sad after seeing it?!”

Shen Qingshu: … This is true love!

He put his hand on Han Cheng’s arm, and Han Cheng raised his hand and directly circled him into his arms.

“It’s all right,” Shen Qingshu comforted him. “Isn’t he happy in the end?”

Han Cheng felt a little stuffy in his heart. Although he felt sorry for Su Qing when he was reading, after all it was just words and he only sighed.

But now, the words have become real and the character was also played by Shen Qingshu. He watched Shen Qingshu’s expression, saw him kneeling on the ground, constantly denying himself in his skirt. He watched him living a hard life tenaciously, and his heart was full of sorrow.

He can’t imagine what would happen if this was not Su Qing, but the real Shen Qingshu?

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He will probably never forgive his mother, whether she is mentally ill or not, whether she loves her daughter or not.

In the final analysis, Su Qing is different from him.

He can clearly differentiate every movie and TV role from Shen Qingshu. Only Su Qing can confuse and make him unconsciously hope that the other party can be happy.

This is probably because the prototype of this character is Shen Qingshu himself, or perhaps because Cheng Han likes Su Qing. Every Cheng Han likes every Su Qing, so he also likes Su Qing unconsciously.

Han Cheng waited until the end of the film before finally putting down his tissue.

Shen Qingshu was relieved. He carefully checked his red eyes and kissed the corners of them.

Han Cheng took the man into his arms, bit him on the lips, and kissed him slowly for a while.

Shen Qingshu also prepared an Easter egg for him, so he struggled to say, “Watch the end of the film.”

When Han Cheng looked up, he saw that there was a special thank you to a list of performers, with Han Cheng listed separately below. 

Han Cheng was surprised. “Is this… alright?”

“Of course.” Shen Qingshu met his gaze. “If I didn’t have you, I wouldn’t want to be a producer, nor would I have produced this film, so of course I need to thank you specially.”

“And…” Shen Qingshu smiled, “I want your name to appear in the movie, too. My name has appeared, so of course you have to appear.”

He looked at Han Cheng with some shyness in his eyes.

Admittedly sometimes he is not a qualified businessman or leader. He wants Han Cheng to show up, so he created a scene for Han Cheng, and he wants Han Cheng’s name to be mentioned, so he added a special thank you for him.

He carefully thought of these solutions one by one and was frank when taking action, but got shy when speaking about them. Han Cheng could see through him and it made him very happy.

——He is so clearly liked by someone, he is very happy and cherishes it.

With his heart full of warmth, he hugged Shen Qingshu. “When we have children in the future, we will show them this movie featuring both their fathers.

Shen Qingshu laughed, “How old are you! And you’re already thinking about children.”

“When Cheng Han was as old as me, he already had two children.” Han Cheng glanced down at him.

Shen Qingshu: …

Han Cheng touched his stomach and said, “Alas, if you could, I would be no less hardworking than Cheng Han. Why does he have two children? On the other hand I don’t have any news.”

Shen Qingshu: …

Shen Qingshu knocked his hand off and said angrily, “I’ve already said that I’m not Su Qing, you’re dreaming if you want to have both sons and daughters!”

Han Cheng smiled and hugged him. “You can work hard.”

“Why don’t you work hard? Maybe you have undiscovered gifts. Why don’t you let me help you expand your experiences tonight? Maybe this time next year, our children will be a month old!”

Listening to his terrible words, Han Cheng said, “My good fellow, you still want to revolt.”

“Can’t I? Evil forces like you will be defeated sooner or later!”

Han Cheng rolled over and pushed him down on the bed with a smile, “Yes, you can, but I’d better enjoy my territory before being defeated by you.”

Shen Qingshu laughed and pushed at him, but Han Cheng grabbed his hand and kissed him directly.

The two of them had been playing in bed all afternoon, but they were blissful.

When Han Cheng’s event was over, Shen Qingshu began to concentrate on preparing the film publicity.

It is only a month before the movie is released. The trailer should be explosive, the roadshow should be arranged, and other publicity should be coordinated.

Shen Qingshu coordinated the schedule of the cast members, arranged the time, place and personnel of the roadshow, and issued the first group of publicity posters before the release of the film.

There are nine posters in this set, which are simple and gorgeous. He didn’t fear being upstaged by supporting roles like other leading actors, instead giving Bai Xuege and Yao Lu a lot of exposure.

Su Qing has only one of the nine posters. He covers one eye and only shows the other side of his face, his smile makes him seem gentle and beautiful.

However, Yao Lu and Bai Xuege have four posters both alone and together.

In his single poster, Bai Xuege was surrounded by snow, his eyes seemed hopeless yet hopeful. While Yao Lu’s single poster had her walking on a steel wire with her head down, looking confident.

For the double, Yao Lu and Bai Xuege are standing back to back, one side is light, the other side is shadow. Yao Lu is in the light, and Bai Xuege is in the shadow.

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Another shows Bai Xuege sitting and looking back at Yao Lu. Yao Lu reached out to cover his eyes and gently approached his ears. Her nails are sharp, but everyone only notices the tenderness in her eyes.

The composition of these photos is very simple, and the background is mostly solid colours. However, because of the photographer’s excellent shooting skills, the posters told a narrative.

People can’t help wondering what kind of story is behind the photos.

Unfortunately, the official blog did not issue a trailer.

Within two days, the official Weibo issued another poster. This time a solo poster of Shen Qingshu.

He removed the hand covering the left eye and half of the face, and everyone was surprised to find that he was crying.

Many people couldn’t help looking back at his previously released poster. He seemed to be smiling, but he was actually crying.

When he blocked the half face, no one could see that he was actually crying.

At that moment, many people were intrigued by this poster. Coincidentally the official Weibo finally issued the first version of the trailer, a fast-paced trailer lasting only 30 seconds.

This trailer does not reveal much information, but focuses on the case itself. The victims that kept appearing in the city, the irregular murders, a fresh graduate who happened to pass by, a violent boss with a criminal record, and a panicked subordinate. All these people gathered together, seemingly suspicious, yet seemingly innocent. Who is the murderer, and why does the murderer kill, accompanied by a fast-paced soundtrack. Su Qing suddenly stood up, and said “I know”, then the trailer ended.

Shen Qingshu’s black powder immediately complained “After waiting for so long, this is it ? ? This is it! Isn’t this just an ordinary crime-solving film? There is nothing worth watching.”

“That’s right. There are at least eight to ten similar such trailers every year. Why go to see this one?”

“I said that this play was specially produced by Changle to praise him, so the quality is definitely not good. Mei Ruo just lent her name. Look at the three leading actors, two traffic stars and one newcomer. It’s definitely not a good movie.”

“The number of fans of Shen Qingshu and Bai Xuege should be more than 100 million, so the box office should not be able to exceed 100 million.”

“How dare you choose the summer season with this quality?You don’t want to live!”

Shen Qingshu and Bai Xuege’s fans quickly countered, “Why is it Mei Ruo’s name, can’t you see the big two characters Mei Ruo next to the director ? !”

“This sense of rhythm is also great. I will definitely go to see Ephemera!”

“Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, too handsome, whether it’s Shen Qingshu or Bai Xuege. Yao Lu is also beautiful. The first time I see such a movie with a full cast of beautiful men and women, I will definitely go to see it! “

“Shen Qingshu is so stylish, and Bai Xuege is so good looking. The director has captured them well.”

“I’m interested. I like this kind of movie about solving cases. I want to see it.”

For a while, there was another war between the black and the pink fans. Shen Qingshu and Bai Xuege’s black fans were crazily complaining, while the fans of the two desperately fought against the black fans.

Only the passer by melon eaters wondered, “Do any original fans have any comments? How comparable is the film adaptation? Do you think it can explode?”

TN: Han Chengs reaction is so precious ( ᵕ̤ૢᴗᵕ̤ૢ )

Honestly I’m getting to invested in the movie plot ( ✿˃̣̣̥᷄^˂̣̣̥᷅ )

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