This was Tang Shuangqin’s request — no using food to entice the dogs on screen. He was satisfied with the two months of learning progress they had made.
Zhang Yue also showed up, invited by Tang Shuangqin to experience the setting and discuss composing the soundtrack.
When Zhang Yue arrived, the crew started teasing: “Isn’t this the one, day and night?”
Qi Shejiang didn’t expect what he said back then to be interpreted this way—times really have changed. But who is he? A comedian. He greeted them calmly, saying, “It’s still divided; there’s more at night.”
Everyone burst into laughter.
Only Zhang Yue was suddenly embarrassed! He had just reported to his manager; they had agreed that trivial banter was fine, but major relationships had to be communicated in advance.
But when it came to specifics, he felt that his skin was not as thick as Qi Shejiang’s. The media and the public were still unaware, but within their own crew, they knew that the musical score had already been set with Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue glanced at Qi Shejiang several times. Today, Qi Shejiang didn’t need to wear costumes; he was dressed in formal attire of that era. Qi Shejiang stood there with his hands behind his back, surrounded by passing technicians and cameramen, as well as actors playing with their phones. However, Zhang Yue felt that Qi Shejiang was uniquely out of place among others, shrouded in a kind of sadness that even he himself was unaware of. “Hello, Shibo! Happy New Year!” The next moment, a loud greeting from Mo Sheng and Qi Leyang rang out from behind.
Zhang Yue suddenly came to his senses and awoke from that illusion, pulling out two red envelopes from his pocket. It wasn’t even the festival yet, but juniors had to give red envelopes to convey New Year’s wishes. “Thank you, Shibo, we are grateful to you day and night!” Mo Sheng, after receiving the envelope, wanted to say something cheeky. “Go to hell,” Zhang Yue kicked at him, completely unceremonious with Qi Shejiang’s disciple. At this moment, they had nothing to do, so they accompanied Zhang Yue to wander around, just like Tang Shuangqin said, to interact with the artists. There were several performers of the big drum at the set; big drum performances were quite popular at that time. When there were no scenes to act in, they would sit together and sing a few songs. Zhang Yue noticed that Qi Shejiang could also introduce them to him. If they were to talk about the early years of big drum artists’ circumstances, he understood better than those genuine big drum performers, having come from that period.
