This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends-Chapter 364 - 296: Knowing What to Film_2

Lin Qingyue smiled, "What is it?"

It was loneliness.

The story’s "Wu Mu" was undoubtedly lonely, frequently changing schools, always familiarizing himself with the surroundings, and then moving to a new place once he got a bit comfortable.

Friends he had just gotten to know would soon become out of touch.

His parents were also busy with work and didn’t have much time to care for him.

He was like someone abandoned on a deserted island, surrounded by people, yet no one truly cared about his inner world.

Until he met a girl with a similar experience, and they gradually grew closer, bonding as if their souls were in sync.

He thought he had finally escaped loneliness, that there were people in the world who cared and understood him.

But soon, she transferred schools again.

He returned to his lonely state, but at that time, he still believed it was due to external factors like distance or transferring schools.

There was still hope in his heart.

However, as he reconnected with the girl and, with great courage, went to another city to see her, their contact slowly ceased again, even after communicating through letters with nothing left to say and eventually cutting off contact.

He finally realized that one might never escape loneliness; even a lover who understands and connects might only stay for a while before drifting apart due to various reasons.

People could only live like isolated islands in the city.

This was a realization he had while playing the guitar last night.

While playing the guitar, he felt a sensation similar to acting, and then he immediately understood.

Loneliness was the feeling Lin Qingyue wanted to capture in her films.

Her seemingly stream-of-consciousness shots and sceneries were all crafted to evoke this feeling.

Just as she said, the characters’ names, backgrounds, and stories were all unimportant.

What she wanted was to use the story, the actors’ performances, and the atmosphere to make everyone vicariously experience this feeling; being able to project oneself into it would mean success.

After hearing Wu Mu’s understanding, Lin Qingyue gently nodded, "Mhm, nobody can truly empathize with another, our understanding is just an emotional translation of our own feelings, and as this surrogate understanding diverges, we eventually become unable to understand each other."

She looked at Wu Mu, "Maybe someday we’ll be like that too, even if we get together, in the end, we might separate due to various matters, or perhaps after being together too long, grow tired of each other due to lack of novelty."

Unexpectedly, Director Lin had never been in love, yet she was so pessimistic about it.

Wu Mu slightly chuckled and shook his head, "That’s not necessarily true, love isn’t just about passionate romance, there’s also the companionship that follows after passion fades."

Lin Qingyue smiled, "You have more experience, I’ll listen to you."

Huh!?

Mocking, are you?

Wu Mu chuckled as he looked at her, changing the subject out of curiosity, "Do you think I am a lonely person?"

Although he was indeed a bit moody last night, he hadn’t shown it normally.

Why did Lin Qingyue think of him upon seeing this story?

Could his usual demeanor be linked to loneliness?

Lin Qingyue didn’t directly answer but countered, "What do you think the smile in the last scene of the movie meant?"

That smile?

Wu Mu recalled, it was the smile he gave after he brushed past the female lead beside the railway, was separated by a train, and then realized she wasn’t waiting for him on the other side.

Firstly, that smile definitely carried a sense of relief, but relief about what?

"Perhaps it’s a relief about the past, feeling relieved instead that the female lead wasn’t waiting for him..."

Lin Qingyue shook her head, "We’re not talking about the story setting, talk about yourself."

Myself?

If it’s about relief then...

"Maybe it’s accepting loneliness, people are all lonely, rather than seeking others’ understanding, better... to amuse oneself."

Lin Qingyue looked at him with a smile, "Being happy alone, doesn’t that imply not holding expectations or desires for others, being happy without needing others’ understanding or support?"

Does that also make some sense?

Wu Mu sighed and chuckled.

Although he always teased Lin Qingyue about filming scenic shots, he had to admit, Lin Qingyue was indeed very talented in directing.

Not only did her shots have a unique beauty, but her senses were also extremely sharp, and her judgment was very accurate.

Indeed, if we talk about loneliness, in a sense, no one could feel it more deeply than Blue Star.

After all, Blue Star didn’t have any other transmigrators; he was thrown into this parallel world from Earth.

Everything he used to know had vanished, and he could no longer see his family and friends.

He also harbored the secret of "Tongzi" which he might never be able to share with anyone.

Emotionally, he had had several girlfriends in his previous life and had already realized that being in love didn’t guarantee staying together forever.

He could see things more openly.

In a way, this story really suited him.

After finishing the topic about understanding the film, Lin Qingyue kept holding his palm under the blanket, pulling him, "Come on, have some food, I brought you oatmeal porridge; it won’t taste good if it cools down."

Wu Mu reluctantly got up, "Porridge again? It’s just a cold, not that serious."

"This morning, didn’t the doctor also ask you to watch your diet?"

Holding the oatmeal porridge that Lin Qingyue handed him, Wu Mu casually asked, "Have you all finished eating?"

"Not yet, I came back first."

"Then Director Lin must..."

Hesitating slightly, Wu Mu said, "Your dad doesn’t seem to like me very much?"

It wasn’t explicitly shown, but the feeling was palpable.

Lin Qingyue couldn’t help but smile, "How could he like what happened with you before? He’s always been thinking about setting me up with some official’s son to climb the political ladder."

Ultimately, it still boiled down to that incident involving Wu Mu’s scandal.

That incident had long passed in terms of his popularity, but people still remembered it in their hearts. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

Wu Mu’s scandal was akin to a green version of a celebrity photo scandal, fortunately without any overly revealing personal photos, but the chat screenshots were just too explosive.

Anyone truly considerate about their children’s partners would worry about such a past.

Not to mention Director Lin, who dreamed of having a son-in-law from a prominent political family; in that case, Wu Mu’s celebrity status was even less significant.

Lin Qingyue waved her hand generously, "It’s fine, as long as I don’t mind, I pretend it never happened."

Then, she said somewhat seriously, "Don’t worry about him, I can make my own decisions about my life."

"Alright."

Although Wu Mu felt that family factors were quite important in a relationship, he didn’t continue on the topic and merely nodded.

As for whether he was worthy or not, if their statuses were equal—jokingly, even in his past life, he didn’t think he was inferior to anyone in terms of character.

Now that he had become a system-equipped transmigrator, was there really anyone he wasn’t worthy of?

...

It took two days for Wu Mu’s cold to get better.

After that, he resumed filming.

This time, they started to reshoot the parts they had skipped before.

Understanding what Lin Qingyue truly wanted to shoot, his progress was still very fast.

Like the very first scene that made him snap.

Now reshooting, not only did he get it in one take, but...

"Do you feel it’s really different from the start?"

Lou Ziwen looked at the camera oddly.

At the beginning of the first scene, he thought it was already perfect, with great attention to detail and lighting effects.

But now it seemed that the current footage was even more perfect?

It started with good lighting effects and added an indescribable flavor?

Wu Mu was also looking at the footage he had just shot.

When he shot this scene, he wasn’t thinking about anything, nor was he fixated on showcasing any specific effects or making precise movements.

He simply acted on instinct.

But after shooting, he realized that all sorts of effects and details were all present.

And perhaps it was psychological, but after understanding the theme Lin Qingyue wanted to capture, he felt that he was indeed beginning to perceive the kind of feeling Lin Qingyue talked about.

It was like the air in the story, present everywhere.