I pressed the camera button and then quickly ran back to this side, sitting down on the chair.
After counting to three, I called out to Yan Ning: "Go for it!"
Yan Ning immediately reached out and twisted Zhang Jingdong’s ear fiercely!
After that, only a "click" was heard.
The seventh photo was completed.
At this time, Zhang Jingdong exaggeratedly rubbed his ear: "Yan Ning, you really went all out, my ear was almost ripped off by that twist!"
Yan Ning, seeing Zhang Jingdong’s pitiful look, suddenly felt a sense of sweet revenge, and for the first time said with a tinge of apology: "Okay, okay... I was wrong, I apologize, alright? I just couldn’t help myself!"
Zhang Jingdong seized the opportunity to say: "So you must take good photos of me from now on, show some spirit, okay?"
Yan Ning was partly satisfied with getting her revenge and partly because she was now somewhat addicted to taking photos.
She then said: "Alright, I... I’ll try my best to cooperate with you!"
Zhang Jingdong then said: "For the next photo, we’ll cosplay a classic scene from a film, you’ve seen ’In the Mood for Love’, right?"
"You remember the scene where Liang Chaowei and Zhang Manyu are sitting in a taxi, right?"
"Let’s do that scene..."
Saying so, Zhang Jingdong moved the chair from across the table next to Yan Ning’s chair, and then gestured for her to sit: "You sit too."
Yan Ning was already quite taken with his boundless imagination by now and smiled gently, then happily complied.
Zhang Jingdong then said: "Later, my mindset is that I like you, but I dare not tell you because I’m afraid of being rejected."
"And your mindset is that you like me too, but you can’t take the initiative, so you want to give hints and have me confess to you, understand?"
Yan Ning’s face turned red, and she nodded slightly: "...I understand."
Zhang Jingdong playfully said: "Do you really understand? After all, you’ve never been in love, so it’s normal if you don’t understand. Don’t be embarrassed, I can explain the psychological intricacies more in detail."
Yan Ning gave someone a sideways glance: "Although I’ve never been in love, I’ve watched many movies, and many of my friends around me have been in love. I’ve seen them at all stages of falling in love."
Zhang Jingdong immediately looked surprised: "You’ve seen their happy moments of love, so why haven’t you been in love yourself?"
"It’s not something that can be forced... I can’t just date someone randomly, right? That would be irresponsible to myself!"
"It seems that you are someone who would rather have nothing than settle for less!"
"Okay... let’s both get into the mood, and we’ll make eye contact. If it’s good, we’ll start shooting."
Zhang Jingdong thought to himself: "I want to draw a lottery!"
"The Host has cumulatively gained 90 points of goodwill from the target, meeting the lottery conditions, you may draw a prize!"
"Would the Host like to start the lottery?"
"Lottery starting..."
"Prize one: Wolf’s psychological expertise."
"Prize two: Xu Ke’s directing skills."
"Prize three: Liang Chaowei’s acting skills."
"I choose prize three."
"The prize has been redeemed, and the Host still has two chances to draw, would you like to continue?"
Zhang Jingdong briefly prepared himself, then turned his head to look at Yan Ning.
And Yan Ning took a full two minutes to muster herself before she turned to look at Zhang Jingdong.
The reason Liang Chaowei’s acting could become legendary was largely due to his eyes, which must have contributed at least 60%, and he has always been known for his electric eyes.
So when Yan Ning’s gaze met Zhang Jingdong’s, she was electrified on the spot, completely stunned!
She had never seen a man with such a passionate gaze before; the closest were Liang Chaowei and Leslie Cheung in films.
But astonishingly, even these god-like men’s gazes seemed to pale in comparison to Zhang Jingdong’s at this moment.
Perhaps because it was in reality.
She knew that Zhang Jingdong liked her, but she never imagined he could express his affection to this extent!
Honestly, for the first time due to that gaze, she experienced the feeling of a racing heartbeat!
Although she had never experienced this feeling before, she knew what it meant.
And of course, she also liked Zhang Jingdong now.
So, using acting as a cover, she also began to show genuine emotion.
Zhang Jingdong noticed this and began to make a heartfelt confession like Liang Chaowei: "I know I’ll have to leave this office soon, but I’m truly happy this afternoon, because I’ve been with you all along."
Having been struck by Zhang Jingdong’s gaze, Yan Ning heard such a top-tier confession that was not a confession and was hit straight in the heart.
"Congratulations to the Host for successfully gaining 20 points of goodwill from the target, rewarding 1 million yuan!"
She was somewhat overwhelmed with emotion, unsure of how to respond.
She didn’t want to reject him again, but she knew it was far from the right time to accept him.
Seeing the panic in her eyes and understanding her feelings, Zhang Jingdong’s heart lightened: "Alright, your gaze is right, keep it up, let’s shoot now!"
Saying so, he went to prepare the camera.
After coming back and counting to three, he said: "Look at me!"
The two exchanged glances again.
The eighth photo was completed.
At this time, Yan Ning might still have been in character, looking at Zhang Jingdong with an unspeakable tenderness in her eyes.
Zhang Jingdong then said: "For the next scene, we’ll do ’Ashes of Time’, have you seen it?"
Yan Ning was stunned for a moment, then said: "I like Leslie Cheung, so I’ve watched this film many times."
"You remember the scene with Leslie Cheung and Zhang Manyu fixing the clock, right?"
"The focus of this scene is on me; you’ll stand inside and I’ll go outside the table, and we’ll shoot directly!"
This time Zhang Jingdong placed the camera to the side.
After setting it up and checking Yan Ning’s state, he pressed the camera and quickly took his position.
In a carefree tone, he said: "Now it’s the afternoon of May 17th, 2004, because of you I will always remember this afternoon, from this afternoon on, I feel that our relationship will gradually enter into a magical phase."
As soon as Zhang Jingdong finished speaking, a "click" was heard.
The ninth photo was completed.
Zhang Jingdong gazed at Yan Ning, smiled, and sighed: "There’s only one left now!"
For some reason, Yan Ning suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, a mysterious sense of reluctance.
But she knew she had no reason to hold onto Zhang Jingdong at this moment.
So, her heart warmed, and she said: "Since it’s the last one, and all the previous scenes were arranged by you, may I arrange this one?"