The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1751 - 1743: Valentine’s Day (Part 6)

"Let’s first study Jia Baoyu’s cloud and rain affairs. Ancient people really knew how to have fun. This guy is already defined at the love sage level, right? In the book, there’s Fairy Jinghuan, his close maid, Xue Baochai, that’s three already, and a male close friend, then he can even turn to Lin sister for some platonic love. Lin sister even called him ’a silver-like pewter spearhead.’ I think his spearhead isn’t made of pewter; it’s more like he’s almost turned an iron pestle into a needle."

Bo Yan nodded: "It’s a matter of the times. For example, in ’Beauty Ghost,’ everyone who watches the movie would think Ning Caichen is devoted, not caring about the separation between humans and ghosts. But in fact, in the original book, Nie Xiaoqian married him just as a concubine; he still had a wife at home. When his wife fell ill and died, Nie Xiaoqian, unable to have children because she was a ghost, feared the Ning family would have no descendants, and even arranged for someone else for him. Things like this definitely need adaptation. If not adapted and shot entirely according to the original content, today’s audience probably wouldn’t accept it."

He altered the character settings in ’Sunrise’ also for this reason. Although it did sacrifice some of the critical nature, a male lead as an incompetent scholar and a female lead as a fallen socialite probably wouldn’t be accepted by today’s audience.

Many things considered very advanced at the time are now full of flaws when looked back upon. However, you can’t deny that they were indeed groundbreaking for their time and enlightened many people.

Studying is good for Xia Siyu, but being overly obsessed with books isn’t.

However, Xia Siyu firmly shook her head: "No, what I mean is, if you use something too much, it can turn an iron pestle into a needle, but if you don’t use it for a long time, it might rust."

She glanced at Bo Yan, her eyes filled with a sense of analysis.

Indeed, although they had been together for a while, they were shooting films daily before the new year, pressed for time and heavy tasks, working late into the night, and were too exhausted to think of anything else. Although they technically had downtime for the new year, they were busier than before. Xia Siyu suddenly got popular, flying around and taking on all sorts of business tasks. Bo Yan had to manage the movie release. On the rare occasions they had time to rest, all they wanted was to sleep soundly, lacking any mundane desires.

If it weren’t for those fans jumping around earlier, she wouldn’t have thought about this. Retaliating with a photo felt good, but it lost Bo Yan’s fans and could negatively impact the movie. After all, with the film only just released, starting a fight with the male lead’s fans could harm the box office.

But if she couldn’t earn face, she needed to gain something substantial. Those people were upset about her occupying their "brother," so since she’s taken on this false reputation, it’d be a waste not to live up to their insults.

Moreover, it’s not the same honey-sweet feeling when they first started dating. Back then, Bo Yan tried every way to stick to her, and she also wanted to see him frequently.

Now, though they’re still very sweet together, there’s this sense of not feeling as urgent after getting used to it. After all, love can’t be consumed as food, and human dopamine secretion only lasts from four months to three years.

Once the period is over, the so-called three-year itch and seven-year itch come into play.

Though they still understand each other now, precisely because they understand too well, the little heart flickers and collisions of the passionate period seem fewer.