Chapter 23 Doing good deeds without leaving a name Seeing this young Golden Horse Award winner again, Xu Kun felt somewhat strange. Firstly, this woman could barely be considered an insider regarding Ah Hao’s affairs; secondly, he had already watched “The Sent-Down Girl”, and the scale of the plot was even greater than he had imagined. This film tells the story of Wenxiu, a female educated youth who was chosen to herd horses in the Sichuan-Tibet border area. In order to return to the city, she was deceived by the supply and marketing clerk and sold her body to men who claimed that they could help her return home, but what she got in return was only deception and betrayal. The story progresses with the girl's repeated bathing before and after the act. Finally, Wenxiu, who is completely desperate, chooses to commit suicide naked in the pool with the kind-hearted eunuch herdsman Lao Jin. Li Xiaolu's performance in the play is remarkable. She portrays Wenxiu's initial innocence, the transformation after that innocence was tarnished, and the final despair vividly, which is much better than her performance in "Young Zhang Sanfeng". But Xu Kun doesn't believe that she can really surpass all the others and surpass so many senior figures in the Chinese-speaking world. The fact that Li Xiaolu won the Best Actress award for Ghost Island is definitely related to the film's delves into the dark side of mainland China. "It's you, Xiaoyao Wang No. 2!" Just as Xu Kun was lost in his memories of the film, Li Xiaolu had already stood in front of him, looking up and excitedly saying, "I didn't expect you would dare to do it and make such a big noise!" I guessed it was because of this.
Xu Kun pretended to be innocent, spread his hands and said, "What do you mean by fighting? What's the big noise? What do you mean by that? I don't understand." Looking at her up close, she is not at all as naive as she appears in the film, but instead exudes youthful energy. If it weren't for the preconceived notion, Xu Kun would have found it difficult to associate the urban girl in front of him with the fragile girl who stepped into the pool again and again in the movie. Of course, in addition to personality, there are also some changes in body shape. "you……" Li Xiaolu was startled, then said dissatisfiedly: "I won't betray you, what are you afraid of! I later found out that it was Mr. Deng who bullied your friend first. Don't say that you are a bit fierce, but you are really loyal to your friends!" what the hell! If I inquire about this information afterwards and it falls into the ears of someone with ulterior motives, it would be the same as betraying me! Xu Kun complained in his heart, but still pretended to be innocent: "What a mess, I am confused by what you said. Besides, we don't seem to know each other well. You can't even pronounce my full name." Thinking of how she got stuck halfway through calling out the nickname just now, Li Xiaolu felt a little embarrassed and said sheepishly, "I remembered it at first, but it's been a long time since then... If you tell me now, I'll know it!" Halfway through her speech, she became confident again. "Sister Xiaolu, Sister Xiaolu!" At this time, a man and a woman came over from the opposite side. The man was a standard pretty boy with a middle-parted hair and a literary look. The girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old, young and beautiful. While calling Li Xiaolu, she looked at Xu Kun curiously, as if she was guessing their relationship. "Oops~" When Li Xiaolu saw the two of them, she slapped her forehead in annoyance and said, "Look at me, I almost forgot about you two!" As he said this, he laughed and hugged the girl. Seeing this, the handsome boy smiled helplessly, took the initiative to extend his hand to Xu Kun, and introduced himself: "Pan Yueming, I'm currently filming with Xiaolu." Xu Kun held his hand and said with a smile, "Xu Kun, when I was doing odd jobs on the set of Young Zhang Sanfeng, I happened to help Miss Li solve some minor problems." Pan Yueming's expression was not obvious yet, but the other girl was obviously very curious about the relationship between him and Li Xiaolu, so he made up an answer in advance to make Li Xiaolu's behavior more in line with common sense and logic.
Unexpectedly, Li Xiaolu clapped her hands and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I remember now. Your name is Xu Kun, the Kun next to the character Wang!" Xu Kun: “…” Pan Yueming: “…” Letting go of Pan Yueming's hand, Xu Kun said calmly, "I have always been a person who does good deeds without expecting anything in return, and I do good deeds without leaving a name behind." As he said this, he secretly glared at Li Xiaolu, suggesting that she stop messing around. Unexpectedly, Li Xiaolu reached out and touched his eyes. Xu Kun turned his head away, and then heard Li Xiaolu curiously asked: "What's wrong with your eyes?" Hearing this, the girl holding her arm also carefully looked at Xu Kun's eyes and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with his eyes? They look normal." "No, his eyes were so fierce at that time, as if he wanted to kill someone!" Li Xiaolu gestured with her hands and feet, as if she felt that this was not convincing enough, so she urged Xu Kun: "Hurry up and perform for Xiao Ren!" This woman is too good at talking to herself. Xu Kun took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, lighting it while saying, "Sorry, it's closed hours now. I'm selling my body, not my art." Seeing Xu Kun's reaction, Pan Yueming also felt that Li Xiaolu was a bit abrupt. Just as he was about to say something to ease the atmosphere, Xu Kun's cell phone suddenly rang. Xu Kun made an apologetic gesture to Pan Yueming, walked aside and answered the phone. Then Baoqiang's excited voice came from inside: "Brother Kun, I got a big job!" Xu Kun asked curiously, "What big job?" "It's a movie, it's a movie!" Bao Qiang was so excited that he was incoherent: "The crew wanted people under 1 meters tall. They selected more than 65 people, and I, I was chosen! Come here quickly, there are two roles here, both of which are especially suitable for you!" "Why, you have a lot of roles this time?" It's not like the two of them haven't acted in movies before. If Baoqiang is as happy as Fan Jin passing the imperial examination, then it's definitely not as simple as just playing a supporting role. "No, it's not that I have a lot of scenes, it's that I have to be the male lead! Brother Kun, I'm going to be the male lead in a movie!" Hearing this, even though he knew Baoqiang's achievements in the future, Xu Kun couldn't help but be surprised and blurted out: "Is this true? It can't be a scam, right?" Bao Qiang on the other side was silent for a moment, and seemed a little unsure: "Should, shouldn't it? I've read the script, it's a good one!" Halfway through his speech, he became excited again: "Brother Kun, there are two more villain roles in this play, and their roles are more important than those of the male lead! Come over and try them out, and help me confirm it while you're at it!" The two villains have more scenes than the male lead? "What kind of movie is this?" "It's a crime documentary about murder and money-swindling in a small coal mine." Xu Kun knew several people who killed people to get insurance in his previous life, but he had never seen anyone who did this in a small coal mine. The main reason was that there were relatively few coal mines in Hebei, and there was more than one prison... "Okay, I'll take a taxi right away!" After asking for the address, Xu Kun hung up the phone, walked to the side of the road and waved to stop a car, while saying to Pan Yueming, Li Xiaolu and others: "Sorry, I'm in a hurry to go to the audition. Let's talk later when we have a chance."
The three of them also vaguely heard the conversation between him and Baoqiang. Pan Yueming nodded in understanding and said with a smile: "Anyone Xiaolu recognizes must have good acting skills. We can have a chance to work together in the future." Xu Kun was about to agree vaguely when Li Xiaolu suddenly came over, opened her white little hand and said to him, "Lend me your phone!" "what?" Xu Kun didn't think she would be without a cell phone. Li Xiaolu didn't say anything, she just raised her outstretched palms. Xu Kun hesitated for a moment, but still put the phone up. This woman was crazy and outspoken. If he didn't give her any face, she might tell others about it. Although so many days have passed, even if Ah Hao's story is dug up, there will be no real evidence. But once it spreads in the circle, there will definitely be some trouble. Li Xiaolu took the phone and quickly dialed her own number. She waited until the phone in her woolen coat pocket rang before she returned the phone to Xu Kun with satisfaction. Then she grabbed one by each hand, dragged Pan Yueming and the little girl Ren across the street and said, "Let's go, it's a rare occasion that the crew rested early today, I'll take you to have a big meal!" (End of this chapter)