Chapter 7 – Brothers On Screen Together (2/2)

After spending only ten minutes, Bai Lang had successfully completed the shoot for the first set of clothes.

After it was finished, the Fang Hua who had come to the side to watch, unexpectedly gave a compliment. Your performance was not bad.

However the easy atmosphere of the set quickly changed when Rong SiQi’s second, then third attempt became very charged. The photographer yelled god knows how many times, and his face fell so heavily that UNI’s team leader ran to discuss things with Fang Hua. Bai Lang also followed them.

Bai Lang knew that it wasn’t appropriate for him to open his mouth in this situation but if he was able to help Rong SiQi then perhaps Fang Hua would stand on his side. Anyway if it didn’t work out and even he got replaced, then there was still Qiu Qian’s promise of “if it falls through, then I’ll just find you a bigger endorsement”, wasn’t there?

So after Bai Lang silently listened to a bout of discussion, he finally opened his mouth.

“How about I switch roles with Mr Rong?”

Bai Lang waited until there was a pause in the discussion to interject this sentence.

Fang Hua glanced at him in an unexpected manner. As for UNI’s team leader, she was a woman called Lin Qin.

Lin Qin looked at him in an impatient manner. “What did you say!? It’s not a simple matter of changing the clothes, there is a lot of behind the scenes planning and design! There’s a lot of things at stake, how can you say change and just change!”

Bai Lang maintained his gentle tone of voice. “I know it is a big production however if after the change the effect is better, trying it is easier than changing the model. Also, the fact that the company asked me to film with Mr Rong, there must have been other considerations and agreements. If you just simply change him out, what about the initial agreement?”

Lin Qin heard this and felt unhappy. She laughed coldly. “It seems like Mr Bai has a very high opinion of himself. Since it’s like this, then why don’t you tell me, just how we should change things!?”

Bai Lang completely ignored Lin Qin’s animosity. He smiled and said, “Let Mr Rong try on my outfit. Although he might not look as sunny, however he can definitely demonstrate the youthful aspect without any problem. Mr Rong is serious when it comes to music and his hard work won’t lose to anyone. This kind of hard work when combined with his age and his pure-hearted dedication, it’s not unfitting for the image.”

At this point Fang Hua seemed to gain some interest. She asked, “Then what about your part?”

“The fact that I was called here is because the company looked well upon my image in “Partners”.” Bai Lang gave Fang Hua a grateful glance. He continued to say, “So in contrast I can portray someone who is stylish and has urban elegance, but at the same time is working hard. Although the outside may appear bright but it is because of one’s own hard work. This isn’t in opposition and will more display a down-to-earth realistic image.”

Fang Hua frowned.

After speaking this much Bai Lang paused slightly. “In terms of the the concept, I can be Mr Rong’s older brother. An older brother is like a father, this can connect to my image in “Partners”. It will make the images more emotional. Right now in the clips we’ve shot, there haven’t been any with us together. This seems a little bit too simple. If we change the setting then the clip will have more of a story and can allow two brothers to be placed together…”

An experienced actor needed to know more than a little about directing. Right now Bai Lang could see in his mind’s eye how the images would look as well as how to adjust them.

After Bai Lang finished speaking, even Lin Qin’s face changed a lot.

After all the last sentence he had spoken really spoke to the crux of the matter they had just been discussing.

Right now the process of the shoot was like this: first they would select the people, then consider their performance. This was the normal process of things. With this in mind, the concept people reached a difficulty. Although both Rong SiQi and Bai Lang both had their good points when it came to shoot, however they were unable to find a story with which to connect them together.

Because Bai Lang looked taller than Rong SiQi. A simply dressed sunny youth standing next to a shorter, elegant city man…. No matter what, this image seemed strange. Thus because of this, the images were shot separately and they didn’t have any scenes were they put these two people together. However if they followed Bai Lang’s recommendations then this difficulty could be overcome.

However, it was not as though in the beginning they had never considered something like what Bai Lang was proposing. These two people exchanged glances.

According to the news that they’d gathered, Rong SiQi’s circumstances was something they had rarely encountered {T/N: As in his lack of facial expression…}. But seeing as it was a newly rising young star, they thought they could overcome it. As for Bai Lang, according to the reports he was a newcomer who was not very good at getting into his role. Thus they could only give him a role which was not too different from his actual personality. They felt that Bai Lang’s experience was too far away from urban elegance. Right now if one of them was lacking, then at least the other was okay. However if they switched, what if both couldn’t be used and then their problems would become even larger?

However according to Bai Lang’s words just now, he didn’t seem as though he matched the reports about him. Li Qin quickly adjusted her emotions and said decisively, “Okay. Let’s try it the way you proposed. But the premise being that you’re able to hold down the new role. Otherwise I’ll definitely change you out!”

Bai Lang smiled. “If you don’t try how will you know?”

***

At the end of the day, the most successful photograph was that of Bai Lang and Rong SiQi together.

In the photograph, Bai Lang was wearing a dark purple sweater. He was lying lazily on the couch. He had just thrown aside a suit jacket which was casually draped on the back of the chair. It was clear he had just finished work. On the floor beside the couch, there sat the frowning Rong SiQi. He was wearing a cream coloured sweater and jeans. His legs were crossed and he stared fixedly at the assorted musical instruments strewn around the floor.

Bai Lang was the older brother. He looked slightly helplessly at his younger brother. He was reaching out to straighten a few strands of Rong SiQi’s shiny hair, as though trying to remind his younger brother to talk to him. The image was filled with warmth and tenderness, and immediately made ones heart feel warm.

Asfor the real circumstances of the shoot it was not much different.

When the days work was wrapped up, it was not only the crew that had become more intimate with Bai Lang, even Fang Hua brought Rong SiQi to come to thank him. Not only because of Bai Lang’s changing of the concept, but in the following shoot, Bai Lang was like a senior and helped Rong SiQi with many things.

Even though Rong SiQi had a cold personality, however he let down his guard slightly and said sincerely, “Brother Lang, thank you.”

Bai Lang lightly and jokingly rubbed Rong SiQi’s head. “Today I took advantage of you, and you still want to thank me.” {T/N: Referring to the fact that he got to pat RSQ’s head.}

Rong SiQi didn’t duck away. Instead he gave a genuine smile. “In the future you’ll still be my Brother Lang.”

Bai Lang stilled. He thought about the brilliant Rong SiQi of the future. At that time they had no relationship.

Bai Lang suddenly thought that his previous thinking had been too narrow-minded.

A new life. A new friendship. So many opportunities to treasure. Why should he be shackled down by the past?