He's Not My Shadow Guard, He's My Lover

Chapter 16: Promotional Photos

Just like watching a TV series, their first impression of the work was to see the beauty of the actors. If the actors were not good-looking, the work would not have a positive response. Most people focused on such beauty.

So, how about the beauty of the two stars? This was a very serious question. The whole cast was looking forward to seeing them.

"They're here..."

"Xiaoxie, what are you doing? I don't remember you being so rude."

"This time, it's different. Look up to the right. Those two are gorgeous!" Yan Gou said to the people beside him in a low voice, which could not hide his excitement.

"Really... my god, look how handsome they are." One of the girls on the side was stunned. She looked as though smoke was coming out of her ears.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and get moving." Li Fengyi saw that all the people in the room were being stupid and said this in a rather annoyed tone. As soon as the staff heard the voice of their director, a spirited man immediately responded, and continued to bow his head and tidy up the things quickly, but he still looked there from time to time.

"Come here. I'll familiarize you with the environment first. By the way, how are you doing? Are you getting used to it?" Li Fengyi walked over, smiling and letting the other people fall behind him. This... was this really the director they were familiar with? Did his soul get switched?

The living environment of the crew was naturally inferior to their living environment at home. He just hoped that Xia Qian'an could adapt.

"We're fine," An Jiu replied. The style of their clothes was the same, they were dressed in black and white, and to the others, their casual clothes and hats looked just like a couples' outfit.

"God, they're not a couple in reality, are they?" Some of the people on the other side saw the two holding hands and whispered excitedly.

My God, they couldn't wait to see the drama. It was not about the plot, it was about the actors' beauty.

"Their faces... I could lick the screen for a year," a senior fujoshi female staff member said excitedly.

Because the situation of Xia Qian'an was a little special, Li Fengyi told the staff and the actors not to gather around Xia Qian'an as much as possible, and that they shouldn't stare so much. They were seen as rookies, but they were indeed handsome, so the other actors thought they were about to make a debut. They wanted to talk to the new people and exchange pleasantries, but when they heard the director's words, they stopped.

Since the director took charge of them personally, they were surely no small fries. People in the entertainment industry knew how to read expressions, and to act according to that.

"We're going to start taking photos tomorrow, is that okay, Xiao An?" Li Fengyi's voice was a little softer. Now, Xia Qian'an was like a porcelain doll in his eyes. He should be careful.

"Er... Okay." Xia Qian'an was briefly taken aback and he replied softly. He didn't think that the director would ask him. All the questions before were directed to An Jiu.

After that, Li Fengyi took them to the shooting site, most of which were around. They were familiar with the environment, and almost everyone else had seen them.

Seeing Director Li introduce the shooting environment to them in a pleasant way, everyone knew these two people must have a great beginning. They didn't know if they were easy to get along with and the group of stars who were supporting actors thought about their inner feelings.

The second day

"Okay, let's take some promotional photos first," Li Fengyi said, his voice tinted with excitement. His vision was on point. They were the most suitable candidates. "Well then, just follow your feelings and think about the relationship between master and servant."

Xia Qian'an and An Jiu looked at each other for a while, and then set up their poses according to the way they got along back in ancient times, when they didn't show their inner feelings to each other.

At this time, they are wearing ancient clothes, Xia Qian'an was wearing white robes, and An Jiu was wearing black ones. The shooting set was a small bamboo forest. The general content was to play the guqin in the bamboo forest, which was suggested by An Jiu.

After taking a few photos, recording a few minutes of the preview video. Li Fengyi planned to put the photos on the Internet first for some fan service. When the shooting process was half-way through, he'd put the preview video up to bait them.

It was a preview video of Xia Qian'an playing the Guqin. Li Fengyi didn't expect Xia Qian'an to be able to play the guqin and he thought he would need to modify it later, but when he heard the guqin being played, he and others were stunned. Fortunately, they acted like professionals, and they quickly responded.

Director Li's eyes indicated that the shooting team should pay attention. He had found a treasure. He felt the guqin was being played by a master who had practiced for many years.

However, the boy was only eighteen years old, so he had either practiced from childhood or was born with a strong musical talent. Even if he didn't become an actor, he could get famous in the future through his guqin skills. He didn't know whether the Xia family would nurture his abilities.

Li Fengyi saw the results of the shooting and smiled with satisfaction. That was the feeling he wanted. To act like a master was an easy task. More importantly, the actor in the role of the shadow guard had to give off the feeling of subconsciously protecting his master and following his master whenever they were together.

Before that, Li Fengyi was only interested in An Jiu because he clearly had a subconscious need to protect Xia Qian'an, but he was more awe inspiring and didn't dare to look directly at his master (these are the contributions from Xia Qian'an, ⊙ω⊙).

He thought it would be difficult for him to play the role of the shadow guard and didn't expect that the result would be so good. It seemed he was born for the role. The distance between the master and servant was not large but he never dared to look at his master directly. From inside to outside, he exuded the feeling of being a lowly servant.

Li Fengyi thought that An Jiu had the talent for acting, but in fact, An Jiu was only being himself. His duty was as his master's shadow guard, which did not need to be performed. He was his master's shadow guard. He remembered that now, there was only one more layer of his identity as his "master's lover".

"Very good. Have some rest. Xiao An, you two go change your clothes first, and then we will officially start shooting." Li Fengyi clapped his hands, then he ordered, "Xiao He, upload those photos online."

"Yes, director Li."

Half an hour after the photos were posted on the Internet, the fans were losing their minds. The shadow guard made entertainment headlines. One reason was that Director Li has a great reputation, and the quality of his films left people speechless. The other reason was that the two people in the photos had almost perfect faces.

[It's enough for me to lick the screen for a year!]

[I've decided. They are my husbands. No one can rob me!!! Who robs me should fear for their life!!!!!]

[Good noodles, aren't they little fresh meat?]

[What little fresh meat?]

[Isn't the name 'little fresh meat' worthy of their faces?]

[My screen is wet!]

[Mom asked me why I knelt and licked the screen!]

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Netizens on the Internet have exploded. Microblogs and friend circles were frantically spreading the pictures. Most people took screenshots and saved them on their computers, or made them into their phone background photos.