Wei Sama, Let’s Stuff Them with Dog Food

232. The Wrap of the Filming

Translator: 飞弹

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The snow started to fall in the north when the filming of Abduction of Children was completed. Just after a morning, the snow was more than ten centimeters deep in places.

The story didn’t have a certain ending. In the film, Chen Guai unlocked the chain, letting the little boy and his sister who had been protected by him leave. The yoke in his heart was also unlocked at the same time. He rushed to the old rental house and searched for his adoptive father’s account book.

His adoptive father was dying a lingering death on the bed. When he saw Chen Guai’s movement, he trembled and was about to raise his arm to stop him, but after being dogged by bad health for many years, he had already been like an aged man. He couldn’t even raise his arm, let alone stand up and beat others.

He made a hoarse voice to stop Chen Guai, but Chen Guai took the account book and stared at him coldly in front of the bed.

“I won’t support you and take care of you when you’re dying.”

“I won’t give you a burial.”

“But I will burn you up and let you to make atonement for your sins during your lifetime.”

Chen Guai was calm and indifferent when he said it in an emotionless voice, but there was a trace of anger in his words.

He turned and left without looking at the person on the bed.

His adoptive father lay on the bed as if he had used up all his strength. His arm fell and he let out the last breath, a turbid teardrop rolling out of the corner of his eye.

Did he regret it before he died? Did he regret the kidnapping of children all these years, the twisted outlook he had made Chen Guai to have, or the fact that his soft heart was touched when Chen Guai was about to die so that he adopted Chen Guai at that time?

It was unknown.

On the other side, the character played by An Cheng was running with his sister. According to the clues left by Chen Guai, the father who was looking for his son found the exhausted brother and sister in this desolate place. He looked at the two little figures and ran over desperately like he was running towards a certain hope.

In the final scene of the movie, Chen Guai, who had cut his hair and changed into a new suit, threw a rotten account book at the entrance of the police station. He ignored the scream behind him and walked into the distance with his backpack. He revealed the only smile of the entire movie and went in the direction of his memory to look for his biological parents.

It was a crisp wintry day. He breathed in the frosty air but let out a steamy breath.

Many years later, the last scene of Wei Changfeng’s movie “Abduction of Children” was still classic, while Qi Le’an had captivated generations of audience with his smile.

On December 30th, the last day but one of 2016, the filming was completed, which showed that the Production Supervisor had estimated the time with great precision so that everyone could go home for celebrating New Year’s Day.

In the evening, the whole crew had the last meal together. No one thought that the food in the small county town was bad. Wei Changfeng personally cooked two dishes to thank all the staff and actors for their support over the past three months.

Two seniors in the showbiz were sighing that the filming was not easy while the women in the crew already broke down in tears, saying that this was the best crew they had ever participated in.

It was not that they were so idle and relaxed in the crew or it had abundant funds, but that they really felt they were doing something meaningful in this environment while more and more movies were cranked out.

Wei Changfeng toasted everyone while Qi Le’an stayed by his side. Their rings were sparkling under the lights and some young people heckled and asked when they would get married.

Wei Changfeng smiled and said nothing, only glancing at Qi Le’an fondly. Qi Le’an looked back at him and saw the affection in each other’s eyes.

This scene was photographed at that time and spread to the Internet after many years, becoming the object treasured by countless fans in the showbiz shipping them.

At the start of the new year, Wei Changfeng and Qi Le’an brought An Cheng back to Beijing. After three months of adjustment, Little Orange’s prosthesis was installed on her arm. When An Cheng saw his sister’s arm for the first time, his trembling hands didn’t dare touch it. In the end, Qi Le’an pulled his hand and put it onto Little Orange’s hand.

The prosthesis was soft and cold, but it was a real sense of touch.

Because of the lack of nerve tissue, the prosthesis was undoubtedly more for decorative purposes than practical ones. However, for Little Orange, it was the best choice.

Wei Changfeng and Qi Le’an spent the New Year’s Day of 2017 in the villa of the Wei family. The parents of the Wei family heard from Wei Xin’an that the two of them intended to adopt Little Orange and An Cheng, and they also spoke in full support of them.

Since their family could afford to raise them, it was a good thing to have more children! So they agreed with them!

Wei Mama was initially worried about her son’s heirs. When she came into contact with An Cheng, the more she looked at the child, the more she felt that he was a good boy. She immediately doted on him as her grandson.

As for Little Orange, the shy little girl had been in the Wei family for three months and she had received a lot of affection from the old people.

However, after a week of relaxation in Beijing, Wei Changfeng was about to head to Shanghai. When the actors finish the performance, it meant the end of the work, but the director had to supervise the whole post-production. Whether it’s was editing or the soundtrack, he had to be particularly fastidious about it even if it came to subtitles.

Of course, Qi Le’an accompanied him all the way. Before they left, they asked An Cheng whether he would like to follow them, and An Cheng’s first reaction was to ask whether his sister would go with them.

Qi Le’an shook his head and squatted down to look at him, “Little Orange wouldn’t go with us, but we can come back to see her every week.”

An Cheng was still a little hesitated, then Wei Changfeng said, “You can stay with Little Orange too. We will come back to see you every week.”

When he heard that he was going to be separated from the two of them, An Cheng’s expression stiffened. He pursed his lips and didn’t say anything, and he looked so terrible that he was about to cry.

Qi Le’an and Wei Changfeng looked at each other and sighed. He picked An Cheng up and said in a gentle voice, “You can think about it tonight and tell us tomorrow morning, okay?”

An Cheng nodded like an adult.

Qi Le’an knew that the child didn’t want to be separated from his sister, but on the road of growth, they couldn’t be together forever. He and Wei Sama also planned to arrange to let An Cheng go to school. If he couldn’t stand to be separated from Little Orange, it would not be good for both of them.

An Cheng could overcome it in the past three month of filming. Wei Changfeng believed that he would be able to make a right choice in the future too.

Sure enough, the next morning, An Cheng in a leather jacket told the two of them, “I’ll go to Shanghai with you.”

Qi Le’an smiled gently and rubbed his head, letting him take his suitcase in the car to pack up his clothes.

The first thing An Cheng did when he went to Shanghai was to visit his sister. An Cheng still remembered the little girl who had a video chat with him and he personally used the old towels to make a bear doll. He would rarely ask Qi Le’an and Wei Changfeng for what he wanted. Everything was done within his scope.

Chen Shan’s sister had a lot of friends and she didn’t remember An Cheng very clearly, but she still happily received the bear gift and kissed him.

An Cheng immediately blushed.

Chen Mama laughed and asked her little granddaughter, “Your little brother is so good to you! Do you want to marry him in the future?”

Since seeing Wei Changfeng, Chen Shan’s sister no longer wanted to marry anyone else. She thought about it carefully and shook her head, “He doesn’t look as handsome as Fynn.”

After she finished, she even looked at Wei Changfeng sadly.

Everyone burst into laughter again. They were grinning from ear to ear by Chen Shan’s sister’s innocent words. Qi Le’an felt that the three children were different from each other. Chen Shan’s sister was like a flower in the greenhouse. She was protected and spoiled by others, which made her a little overbearing like a little princess. But she was kind enough to make people want to use the most beautiful words in the world to praise her.

Little Orange was shy, obedient, and careful. She had been badly hurt, but she was still willing to believe in the beauty of the world.

As for An Cheng, he was like a little hedgehog, protecting himself with sharp thorns, but his stomach was soft. His background made him unusually considerate and he also treated the younger children with unrevealing gentleness.

After going back home in the evening, Qi Le’an helped An Cheng take a shower and put him in the bed. When he returned to his bedroom, he couldn’t help but hug Wei Changfeng and acted as a child.

Wei Changfeng shook his head with a smile. He didn’t let go of Qi Le’an who hugged him like a koala and said, “Since you’re going to be a father soon, aren’t you afraid that An Cheng would laugh at you if he sees the scene?”

Qi Le’an pouted and snickered, “He has fallen asleep and couldn’t see it.”

Wei Changfeng couldn’t help but knock at his nose.

This time, Wei Changfeng came back for his business. The post-production team founded by the crew of the movie Abduction of Children was located in Shanghai. The next morning, Wei Changfeng and Brother Zhi went to the studio.

Qi Le’an also needed to arrange his next schedule. He managed to finish filming a movie and he didn’t intend to film any more movies before the Spring Festival, but Chen Shan urged him to watch the scripts of a few movies which would start to be shot after the Spring Festival.

Qi Le’an lay on the sofa in Chen Shan’s office and idly read the script, saying, “Actually, in the past two years, I’ve also filmed two movies while my studies at Tisch School have also been completed. I was so amazing.”

Chen Shan had never seen someone so shameless as to praise himself. He said sourly, “You’re here to read it for next year!”

Qi Le’an closed the script, sat up and asked Chen Shan, “Brother Chen, have you heard of “gap year”? It means that after graduation, one could take a year to…”

Chen Shan rolled his eyes upwards and interrupted him, “Gap year is something that a high school student would do. Are you a high school student?”

Qi Le’an was stunned for a moment and forced a smile. He lowered his head and said, “When I graduated from high school, I also wanted to take a year to… However…”

Chen Shan was speechless.

“Alright, stop acting!” Chen Shan said helplessly, “If you don’t want to read the script, then you can stop doing it first. But you should choose two of these advertisements to perform. Since you’ll have a child in the future, can you not save some money?”

When Chen Shan said this, Qi Le’an indeed smiled. Then he rolled his eyes and asked, “Brother Chen, will Coolrunning have a renewal of the contract with me? Can you help me pull some strings and let Coolrunning renew the contract me?”

Chen Shan was rendered silent again. He waved his hand impatiently and kicked Qi Le’an out of the office.

Qi Le’an held the invitations of a bunch of advertisers and hummed to the gate of children’s park that Chen Shan had built for his sister to call An Cheng out.

“An Cheng, let’s go home for dinner.”

An Cheng immediately ran down the children’s slide. He followed Qi Le’an tightly and looked up to ask, “Have you finished your work?”

Qi Le’an shook the thing in his hand and said, “No. But we’ll go pick up Wei Sama when he knocks off work and then have the meal together. We’ll wait for you to fall asleep at night and then deal with the work.”

An Cheng nodded but he did not fully understand it. He thought that Qi Le’an seemed to be busy every night and therefore he decided to sleep early tonight.