Chapter 1

Chen Yingxiong, covered in sweat and wearing a Liverpool red jersey, stood panting in front of Taylor Swift.

Taylor was also a little excited, her chest rising and falling rapidly.

The two stared at each other, surrounded by cheering and singing Liverpool fans.

Chen Yingxiong's teammates and coaching staff members were also embracing, celebrating the victory.

Everything looked like the end of a game.

Chen Yingxiong didn't hug anyone; the person he wanted to embrace was the girl in front of him.

There was no dialogue for either of them in this scene. After the deep, affectionate gaze, there should have been a passionate kiss.

But the two of them just stared at each other for a long time, so long that the fans on the scene didn't know what was going on, and the cheers and songs grew quieter and quieter. His "teammates" next to him had hugged and hugged, and didn't know what else to do, but the two of them still didn't make any further moves...

Director Karim Medjani kept staring at the monitor. In the lens, the two of them were gazing deeply at each other.

Medjani was like watching a movie, muttering to himself, "Kiss, kiss, kiss..."

But after he chanted this more than a dozen times, he still didn't see the two of them kiss. Instead, the two of them had stiff expressions and scattered gazes because they had been staring for too long.

Forced to, Medjani slapped his thigh: "Cut!"

Then he walked quickly to the two lead actors: "What's going on?"

"Uh... sorry, Director, I was distracted." Chen Yingxiong felt that something was wrong after he finished speaking, and he turned his head to look at Taylor Swift.

He found that Taylor Swift was also looking at him.

Because the two of them said the same thing in unison.

To be able to find excuses with such tacit understanding? Chen Yingxiong was surprised.

Taylor Swift was also shocked inside—so he was distracted too!

Karim Medjani didn't know whether to laugh or cry when faced with a pair of male and female lead actors who had such tacit understanding when filming a movie.

"Okay, okay. This is the last scene, I don't want it to be as difficult as your first day..."

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Karim Medjani must be wanting to slap himself in the face now because he was too much of a jinx. He actually spoke the truth—a simple kissing scene, and they had filmed it eight times now, and not a single one was successful.

Either Chen Yingxiong was having problems, or Taylor Swift was having problems.

Medjani could only understand it as the two of them being too tired, so he waved his hand to signal everyone to rest for half an hour, and then come back.

There was no need to explain the scene to the two actors during this time, just let them be quiet...

Chen Yingxiong was surrounded by his teammates—for all the scenes related to the game, the Liverpool team was fully mobilized and made a friendly appearance. All the players who had returned to the team were there.

So it was also Chen Yingxiong's advance meeting with everyone.

Suarez joked with Chen Yingxiong, "Are you up to it, Hero! If you can't do it, I'll replace you! Let me show you what a professional actor is!"

Skrtel also had a sly smile on his face: "That's right, that's right, let go of that girl! Let the professionals do it!"

"Get lost!" Chen Yingxiong gave them the middle finger.

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Taylor Swift was resting on the other side, with her assistant Miss Lucy still by her side.

The noise from over there could be heard very clearly on Taylor's side. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Chen Yingxiong talking and laughing with his teammates.

"He's quite popular, so many stars are here to help him with filming a movie..."

"They're his teammates, there's nothing strange about that," Lucy snorted.

"That's also a skill, which shows that he has good relationships within the team. If he was really a nasty person, so many teammates wouldn't be willing to end their vacations early to come back and help him with filming."

"What, are you reluctant to part with him?" Lucy would also joke with Taylor. The two had worked together for a long time and were no longer just working relationships.

Taylor Swift's face turned red: "Don't talk nonsense, Lucy!"

"Oh, it seems that what the media is saying is not a rumor..."

Seeing Lucy getting more and more excited, Swift simply ignored her.

But Lucy obviously wouldn't let her go so easily. "Hey, you're not really falling for him, are you? I know you're single now, but you have to think carefully. First of all, he has a girlfriend, and secondly, he's a playboy. He's probably a regular at nightclubs in Liverpool and London... I don't think dating him is good for your image, Taylor..."

"Who said I was going to date him?" Taylor pouted. "I just think this month has been very happy, and it's the happiest movie I've ever filmed. I'm just a little reluctant to leave everyone like this..."

Lucy giggled.

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The twenty-minute break actually passed quickly. When the staff began to direct the fans who were also resting to prepare, the two male and female lead actors also got up from their respective rest areas and walked to the filming area.

Everyone was in their positions.

"We must get it done in one take this time! One take!" Karim Medjani was afraid of these two, and kept shouting and cheering them on from behind the monitor.

The two of them stood facing each other as if they didn't hear him, indifferent to the director.

Chen Yingxiong's body was drenched with a lot of water, shining in the sun, as if he had just done strenuous exercise.

Taylor's breathing also became rapid, and her chest rose and fell violently, as if she had just run down from the stands.

The difference was that Chen Yingxiong's panting was faked, but Taylor's rapid breathing was real.

Looking at Chen Yingxiong's face, Taylor couldn't help but breathe rapidly. This time it was a real outpouring of emotion...

"Action!"

With Medjani's order, the camera started working, the lens zoomed in from a long shot to a medium shot, and finally gave the two of them a close-up. Chen Yingxiong's side face was on the left side of the screen, while Taylor Swift's side face was on the right side of the screen, the two facing each other.

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Was this a movie or reality? Taylor Swift felt a little dazed, and suddenly an impulse made her blurt out, "I think I'm falling for you, Hero!"

Then, without waiting for Hero to react, she took a step forward, held Chen Yingxiong's face with both hands, and planted a deep kiss firmly on Chen Yingxiong's lips.

Chen Yingxiong was a little surprised, but he quickly thought that this must be Taylor Swift's improvisation. It had to be said that this improvisation was really great. Because when she said that, his heart beat faster a few times. That kind of emotion suddenly came up!

His previously slightly stiff hands followed the trend and hugged Taylor Swift's back.

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The assistant director behind the monitor was taken aback when he saw this scene: "That line isn't in the script..."

Karim Medjani stopped him, clenched his fist, and directed the camera. Because he was afraid of disturbing the "couple," he lowered his voice a lot: "Close-up, push in, give a close-up of the lips..."

In the close-up shot, it could be seen very clearly that the two were kissing passionately. Everything was very much in line with Chen Yingxiong's initial request for a "wet kiss." If you didn't know this was acting, many people would definitely think that these two were a couple.

"Beautiful, so beautiful... rotate the camera, seven hundred and sixty degrees, rotate, then pull out..." Medjani praised while continuing to direct the filming.

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Chen Yingxiong didn't know how long he had kissed Taylor Swift, but when Taylor's fiery red lips pressed up, he immediately got into the role, and had a feeling of "I am holding in my arms and kissing my girlfriend."

The kiss was so long that both of them were almost out of breath before they realized that something was wrong...

Because there should have been the noise and singing of fans around, but the current situation was... very quiet!

The two of them then realized that they were still filming a movie, but this shot was too long, wasn't it?

The two realized that maybe it was over, and quickly separated, each with some embarrassment on their faces.

Taylor lowered her head, but she quickly adjusted her emotions. When she raised her head again, she had her usual smile on her face.

Chen Yingxiong was still a little embarrassed, constantly rubbing his nose with his hand, as if it was itchy.

Clapping applause rang out, and director Karim Medjani walked out from behind the monitor. He clapped as he walked, and with his applause, others also began to applaud.

Some people even whistled and cheered.

Walking up to the two of them, Medjani gave them a thumbs up: "Perfect! This is the most perfect ending to this movie!"

Taylor heard the director's praise and smiled proudly, "Director, what do you think of my improvisation?"

"Lifelike!" Medjani gave another thumbs up and said to Taylor Swift.

Taylor turned to Chen Yingxiong and said, "You can only be led by me this time, right?"

Chen Yingxiong pouted, seemingly unconvinced. Taylor smiled even happier when she saw him like this.

The other staff members were busy packing up. Today's filming was over, and after this, the shots to be filmed had nothing to do with Chen Yingxiong and Taylor Swift.

The two lead actors were called over to watch the playback with everyone. Chen Yingxiong felt that his performance was slightly stiff and not very satisfactory.

But Medjani shook his head: "There's no better performance than this. This is a true expression of emotion, Hero, this is the best, and I bet you can't replicate this feeling again!" He pointed to the scene in the lens where Taylor took a step forward and took the initiative to kiss Chen Yingxiong.

Taylor Swift didn't speak. When she saw the playback, she realized how carried away she had been just now.

Her face turned red again.

They must have all seen it, otherwise why didn't the director call "cut" even after the filming was over?

"Look, you kissed so passionately, so I was too embarrassed to interrupt you, otherwise it would have been a waste of nature!"

Medjani's words made Taylor's face turn red all the way to her neck...

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Chen Yingxiong was pulled by the club staff to thank the fans who came to the scene to show their support. He took photos with ten lucky fans who were drawn by lottery, and then personally signed his name on their jerseys.

At this time, Taylor Swift also began to pack up and prepare to leave.

Her schedule was also very tight, and she couldn't even wait to have dinner with Chen Yingxiong before leaving. She had to rush back to the United States to work on the recording of her new album. After all, acting was just a side job, and singing was her main job.

Looking at the busy Chen Yingxiong, Lucy asked Taylor Swift next to her, "Aren't you going up to say hello to him and say goodbye?"

The little beauty shook her head: "I don't think so, there will be opportunities to meet in the future."

"Oh, are you really willing to part with him? Just leaving like this!" Lucy was still joking with Taylor Swift.

But Taylor smiled and said, "What's there to be reluctant about? The best memories are all in my heart. I'm really glad I accepted the invitation for this film. Let's go, Lucy. The plane won't wait for us."

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After Chen Yingxiong finished interacting with the fans, he looked around as if looking for something.

"Don't look, she's already left."

The sudden voice startled him.

Looking back, it was Suarez, looking at him with a sly smile on his face.

"I'm looking for you!"

"Denial."

"Tch!" Chen Yingxiong pouted guiltily.

"How was it? Great, wasn't it?"

"What was great?"

"Just now! Didn't you know? I was right next to you, but I didn't dare to look directly, so I could only peek... Let me tell you, after this movie is released, I will definitely go to the cinema to watch it once..."

Chen Yingxiong rolled his eyes: "You're really boring."

"Damn, you enjoyed the good fortune yourself, and you still say I'm boring? Don't stand there talking without back pain!"

Skrtel and other teammates next to him also came up to support Suarez.

Chen Yingxiong had no choice but to raise his hand in surrender: "I'll treat you tonight, okay?"

"That's more like it!" Everyone then let him go and put their arms around his shoulders: "Let's go, let's go! End of work!!"