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Do you think Li Xun and Zhu Yun are destined for each other?

Definitely.

They were already fated

to meet each other in college.

[Ming] (*Fate)

The Zhu Yun in my mind is a girl who seems quite soft on the outside

but is also very forgiving, independent and strong on the inside.

Li Xun.

Choose me.

I will never betray you.

[Yun] (*As in Zhu Yun, Ming Yun means destiny)

Li Xun is a genius programmer who is quite rebellious.

But he is also a very affectionate person on the inside.

You're responsible for worrying,

and I'll get everything done.

[Xun] (*As in Li Xun)

How do you understand "Cycle of Destiny"? (*The phrase uses their names "Xun" and "Yun")

They share a sense of destiny, no matter what happens,

they always end up together.

Your Highness.

Do you have a dream?

My dream is

to end up together with my first love.

[Huan] (*Xun Huan means cycle)

[Cycle of Destiny]

[Lucky to have met each other]

[September 12th, 2021, Lighter&Princess Read-through]

I am Zhang Jingyi.

I play the role of Zhu Yun.

I am Eden Zhao.

I play the role of Gao Jianhong.

I am Arthur Chen.

I play Li Xun.

[Jenny Zeng - Actress] Arthur sat there,

Zhang Jingyi sat here.

They didn't say a thing.

Not even a single word.

Arthur sat there

and kept playing with his lighter.

And Jingyi was like this the whole time.

Let me do an impression.

She didn't even cross her legs while sitting.

Just like this.

Like a well-behaved schoolgirl.

[Arthur Chen - Actor] I think we both have a bit of social anxiety.

Because usually

when I meet someone new,

I would never

start a conversation if they don't talk to me first.

So I just sat there.

[Zhang Jingyi - Actress] We both warm up slowly to people.

We aren't like those people

who get very friendly very quickly.

Actually,

my first impression of him

wasn't that he was someone rebellious

like Li Xun.

But later on,

I remember he was sitting on my right,

he then...

glanced at me.

He didn't say anything.

That moment was like,

yes, he is Li Xun. That's Li Xun.

Good luck with the shooting!

[September 29th, 2021, Booting ceremony for Lighter&Princess]

Good luck!

Let's say a few words.

Hello everyone, I am Zhang Jingyi.

I'm very happy

to get to spend

the next four months with all of you.

I will work hard.

Let's all do our best.

That's really just a few words.

You said "a few words".

Hello everyone, I am Arthur Chen.

I play the role of Li Xun.

I look forward to working with all of you.

Thank you.

One, two, three.

Our actual first meeting

happened at the Weibo Awards Ceremony.

Back then it wasn't confirmed yet

that we were going to star

in this series.

My first impression was

that she was a very nice person.

Who said hello first?

It was...

both of us.

Yes.

I think I was in the elevator,

and he came in.

I just thought that he was really tall.

He stood in front of me like a wall.

[November 3rd, 2022, Media Watch Party] It was very early on,

[Luo Yuanyuan - Producer] when I first met Jingyi,

which was also when I met our director,

that I thought she was Zhu Yun herself.

[Dun Qi - Executive Producer] When I first met Arthur,

I thought

that he was a lot like

Li Xun.

To sum it up,

he is my best choice for Li Xun.

[September 10th, 2021, Wardrobe test photo shoot]

Were you under

any pressure?

I mean, when you took up this series.

I'd call it a responsibility

rather than pressure.

Pressure is self-made.

Were you under any pressure?

Of course.

Because everyone already has a picture of her in their minds.

Be it her appearance or her personality

which can't possibly

be captured completely in the script.

Early on,

there were a lot of Zhu Yun's scenes.

It was quite a challenge

for me actually.

I was under a lot of pressure.

He (Arthur) helped me a lot sort out my scenes.

We would rehearse our scenes

in advance.

He kept telling me

that you didn't need to be so tense.

You yourself are already a lot like Zhu Yun.

Do you think that he is the Li Xun you've pictured?

He is the Li Xun I have pictured.

He has brought the person in my mind to life.

He may not be as cold as Li Xun,

I think.

Jingyi is actually a lot like Zhu Yun.

When she sets her mind to something

she will do everything in her power to accomplish it.

That's why I really think

that her personality is a lot like Zhu Yun's.

She is very brave too.

♪At a moment, in the autumn of a fairy tale♪

♪The knight and princess are destined to meet♪

♪Let me feel and guard your simple wish♪

♪At a moment, in reversely flying days♪

♪I'm no longer afraid of the big world♪

♪By my side, or on my pillow, you say every good night♪

[Some encounters are fated to be.]

[While destiny is a mutual choice.]

[Destined to hit it off]

[November 21st, 2021, First kiss scene] [Rehearsal]

Don't worry.

Wait.

Li Xun raised her chin.

Do you remember

filming your first kiss scene?

I do.

It was...

at L&P

Studio.

Were you shy?

At first, definitely.

I was shy.

Even though Jingyi and I knew each other very well already,

but I still felt a little shy.

Are you going to kiss while talking?

Or over here?

Kiss a little by accident?

What did the director tell you

before filming the scene?

Not to be shy.

What does that mean?

What do you think it means?

Is this meeting...

Does this count as meeting the parents?

You're sure about it.

I think he is someone

who is really shy himself

but keeps saying

that you are the one being shy.

Jingyi blushes easily when she's shy.

What happens when you get shy?

I blush too.

[Rehearsing]

You don't want me to leave?

You don't want me to leave?

How about it?

But if I keep

staring at him like that,

wouldn't it look strange?

That's how you start kissing.

You can't kiss if you don't look at him.

Why are you all staring at me?

Please don't stare at me, guys.

Like this?

Yes.

Not just a moment.

Five minutes.

Eat garlic.

You go eat a spring onion.

OK.

One eats garlic and the other a spring onion, OK?

I'll go eat some now.

[Filming]

Edit the background into an ocean.

[November 23rd, 2021, the second kiss scene] [Filming]

♪Cause I believe I love you♪

♪True love will take its course♪

♪I am by your side♪

♪Spending such a long time with you♪

♪Cause I believe I want you♪

I think it's amazing

that a girl

can go confess her love

in a princess dress.

Li Xun.

Choose me.

I will never betray you.

Zhu Yun says a really memorable line

from the book.

Which is "Choose me, I will never betray you."

And I think

you need to say it very seriously to the other person.

The other person needs to really hear it.

Let him see

your honesty.

Yes.

Actually,

there was a quite comedic part

in the original script.

I was even supposed to yell something.

But when we rehearsed it we thought

that this way would be better.

Rather than

showing Zhu Yun's

straight-forward and cute side,

I wanted him to hear

how I honestly wanted to be with you.

But what I remember the most

is that we filmed

that scene in a park.

There were so many people.

There were tourists

and all kinds of cameras.

Apart from

the cameras on the set,

I think there were like 80 or 100 cameras.

One more time.

The view gave you pressure.

Yes.

That day

after work, did you feel very brave?

Yes.

I thought, now that I was able to do that scene in front of so many people,

I'd got nothing to be afraid of anymore.

After reading the script,

was there a particular scene you looked forward to?

There was a scene I really looked forward to,

it was the scene of Li Xun seeking revenge on Fang Zhijing.

I think that scene

is a turning point in Li Xun's life.

[October 26th, 2021, Li Xun attacking Fang Zhijing]

[Filming]

Li Xun!

He chose to go down with Fang Zhijing.

He was ready

to avenge his sister at any cost.

At that moment, Li Xun

sacrificed his life,

but he chose not to tell Zhu Yun.

It's not that he doesn't love Zhu Yun,

but because he loves her too much.

He doesn't want her to be sad.

He doesn't want her to stop him.

Because he knows

that if he tells her,

she will stop him.

He'd rather Zhu Yun hate him

than have Zhu Yun suffer with him.

Call the ambulance!

What's your understanding of this kind of love?

What do you say about it?

As a girl,

or as Zhu Yun,

I think I'd want to know.

I don't want you to shoulder it all by yourself.

I'd rather face it with you.

[Hit the camera by accident]

Give him a plaster.

I'm fine, just a moment.

Let me see your wound.

Zhu Yun trusts Li Xun.

She trusts him completely.

She thinks

that he hasn't told her

his real reason

for doing what he did.

So "I" have been waiting for an answer.

"I" deeply believe

that he didn't do that

because

he wants to push "me" away.

Throughout this whole time,

"I" remain faithful

and am waiting for an explanation.

[December 1st, 2021] He blinded the kid,

[the quarrel between Zhu Yun and her parents] you shall see how the Fang family will handle him.

[the quarrel between Zhu Yun and her parents]

I'll go see him.

See what?

He's already in criminal detention.

You can't go anywhere.

I want to see him!

You should go abroad now!

I won't!

I'm going to...

Is this not enough of a mess for you?

Zhu Yun.

You are already a grown-up.

How can you fail to distinguish right from wrong?

Is this something insignificant?

That kid went blind because of him.

His future is ruined.

Yet you are still speaking for that scoundrel.

Then what about Li Xun?

How can you all

ignore his future?

He's committed such a crime,

what future does he have?

I don't care

if Fang Zhijing is blind or dead.

Don't hit our child.

Yun.

OK.

He didn't really hit me.

When the scene was filmed,

I could see that your emotion was totally in sync with the scene.

You even asked Mr. Tu

to really hit you.

I don't think he hit me hard.

Mr. Tu was afraid that he might injure me.

Because he thought that as a man,

he'd exert more strength when he hit someone.

The thing is,

I was actually all prepared,

but he didn't really hit me.

What's your opinion on Zhu Yun

who'd go against her parents

for the person she loves?

Zhu Yun truly understands Li Xun.

She cares deeply about Li Xun.

Among all those people,

no one else

stood up for Li Xun.

But Zhu Yun knows

that he has his difficulties and reasons.

She's willing to support him

and be his knight.

From another perspective,

I think this is also

Zhu Yun's resistance to her parents.

Maybe Zhu Yun found herself

through Li Xun.

So she wants to let her parents know

from this incidence

that this is who she is.

This is sort of a shout from the bottom of her heart.

What's your perception

of the connection between Zhu Yun and Li Xun?

Their feelings are mutual.

Despite all difficulties, they stay together till the end.

They keep each other safe

and warm.

In fact, to some extent,

I think Zhu Yun helped Li Xun to change for the better.

During the four years of university

and after Li Xun was released from prison.

Zhu Yun helped him to change.

At which moment do you think Zhu Yun

first made Li Xun feel warm?

I can't really say.

Because I think Zhu Yun's love for Li Xun

was not planned,

she just did what her subconscious wanted to do.

So there is not a specific moment that makes me think

"I will make him fall in love with me".

How did Zhu Yun feel

that Li Xun was warming her up?

I think Li Xun gave Zhu Yun warmth

by letting Zhu Yun find herself, actually.

Zhu Yun is like a piece of amber.

She may have a shell on the outside,

but inside her,

there is

something very precious.

It's just that no one has broken

this outer shell.

I think it might be Li Xun

who thawed her

and let her know

"So I'm like this.

I can do this.

I want this."

Yes. So I think

Li Xun

thawed Zhu Yun

and let her find herself.

It's nothing one-sided where Zhu Yun loves Li Xun

or Li Xun loves Zhu Yun.

It must be "I give you something,

and you also give something back to me".

It's mutual.

That's how a relationship can blossom.

Tickle me.

Go on.

[January 28th, 2022] And then I tickle back.

[Chen Feiyu and Zhang Jingyi were rehearsing on set]

You'll tickle back too.

Then it starts again.

Tickle you back.

Your career is not...

is just getting started.

Your career is just getting started.

And most importantly,

maybe...

Think about it...

Why are you laughing?

Wait.

You are one year older than me.

Shall we start from here?

Why are you suddenly asking about this?

You want to have a baby to deal with your mom?

It has nothing to do with this.

Come with me tomorrow.

[January 10th, 2022, overpass proposal scene] [Filming]

I went to meet with the director

to have a chat.

He didn't talk much

about the script or characters,

but he played a few songs for me.

The song that represented Zhu Yun

wasn't the slow and soothing type

that others might expect.

He played a rock song for me

and a piano piece that represents Li Xun.

[How did it feel to shoot a street proposal scene?]

["So this is how it feels like to propose on the street."]

Do you think rock music and piano music go together?

Very much so.

When the two collide,

there will definitely be sparks.

Cute.

It's getting colder and colder,

super cold.

Stop coding.

Let me help you roll it up

so you won't get anything on your clothes later.

Are you sure?

Are you sure this is edible?

Look, that's what it says over there.

Okay.

Did anything splatter onto you?

What do you usually call Jingyi in private?

I just call her Jingyi.

And sometimes,

I call her Zhu Yun.

If it was Li Xun,

he'd definitely call Zhu Yun "Princess".

What is your pet phrase?

I don't have a pet phrase.

Are you sure?

Yes.

What is your pet phrase?

My pet phrase is

"Do you know what I mean?"

"Do you know what I mean?"

"Is that okay?"

"Is that okay?"

"Really?"

"What is okay?"

I think your pet phrase is...

You always say "Thank you",

you say "Thank you" to many people.

"Thank you."

Very polite.

Which one of you is more childish?

I'm letting you answer first.

You.

I let you answer this question first

and you still say it's me?

I think the person who asked this question is the most childish.

Yes, you are the most childish.

It's so tiring to ride it back.

Wishing you happiness and prosperity.

It goes up into the sky with a whoosh.

And boom, it explodes.

Are you really twenty-two years old?

I'm almost thirty-two.

I'd say eight to nine years old at most.

He's a bully.

"He's a bully".

[Please do not imitate] The lighter is still on.

I slept like this.

Scary.

Make a wish.

You are playing the mature Zhu Yun.

How mature?

Right now, I'm a very mature Zhu Yun.

Oh, really?

Do you want some?

Yes.

No, thanks.

Then check out the surroundings.

Very nice.

All right. Let's do it.

Here. These are colorful.

These are for you.

Okay.

Chin down a little, sir.

Good. Smile.

Cheese. One, two, hold it.

One more.

Okay.

Cheese.

Let me see six of your teeth.

Here we go.

Good.

"Let me see six of your teeth."

What is it like to work with me?

Very fun.

I think

you are dedicated and...

I think...

Why are you laughing?

I think...

It's okay. Go ahead.

I think I have also learned a lot from him

and he

took care of me.

I'm very grateful.

Really? Do you mean what you just said?

Yes.

Really? Okay.

♪Don't know how you've been there♪

♪Don't know how I've been there♪

[Chen Feiyu helping Zhang Jingyi with lighting] Jingyi, look where my hand is.

Look over there?

Does that line of sight look okay?

♪Don't know how you've been there♪

♪Don't know how I've been there♪

Huizi.

♪It's been so long ago♪

This part of Jingyi looks a bit dark.

♪I've been gone for so long♪

So it starts with you two sitting here.

[Chen Feiyu hands the hot water bottle to Zhang Jingyi]

Draw the other person as you see them.

Okay.

Jingyi. Do you know the level of Chen Feiyu's drawing skills?

Not bad.

How did you find out?

You will regret it once you see my drawing.

What do I do?

I made his hairstyle look like that of a bear.

Oh, no. I didn't plan it properly.

I look so ugly in your drawing.

You...

I'm sorry. I didn't draw well.

This is it.

Don't you think this looks a bit like you?

Don't you think that person you drew

looks a little angry?

Do my eyebrows look like that?

They are quite thick.

And your feet are big.

You are holding a lighter.

That's all.

Okay.

How does yours look like me in any way?

At least, the eyes are very similar.

Because I never...

When I draw,

I never draw people.

So I'm not very good at drawing people.

But I think I tried my best.

I think the shape of your face is very well sculpted.

Plus the voluminous hair.

The eyes look pretty similar.

And there's her straight and high-bridged nose.

Right?

I tried my best.

I really did.

Jingyi. Are you satisfied?

What score are you giving him?

Sixty.

Out of ten,

you gave me a sixty?

Thank you.

Feiyu, What about your score for Jingyi?

I'm giving Jingyi an eight.

Out of?

Out of a hundred.

Jingyi.

Which of your features

did Feiyu manage to capture?

There's a face and some hair.

That's it?

It's passable.

Passable.

Do you think she captured

any of your features?

I think she got

my hair right,

which is what I'm about to lose,

hair.

And the shoe size is spot on.

Yes, very large.

My shoes,

the length of the two shoes added together

is basically equivalent to the length of my legs.

Right, Jingyi?

Are my legs short or are my feet too big?

Your feet are too big.

Say that again.

Your legs are long.

It's kind of hot.

The air conditioner isn't on.

I'm going to wash my face.

Are you a little nervous?

I'm not nervous.

Don't be nervous. It's okay.

I'm not nervous.

Is it too warm?

Yes.

Come on.

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year!

Keep going.

Keep lighting them.

[Rock music and piano music are not necessarily contradictory.]

[Being in sync is another way of running toward each other,]

[turning waves into ripples and amber into flames.]

[To be continued]

Why

[January 28th, 2022, Chen Feiyu's last scene] did you pick this scene to be his last scene?

Is this lighting good?

[Official footage]

[Wrap for Chen Feiyu]

[Happy Wrap] Congratulations!

Look at this.

We finished filming today.

Look at you.

So small.

That C class.

It's chocolate.

There's a pair of headphones.

Computer.

Two. Three.

Okay. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you for your hard work.

-Thank you, Director. -Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay. Thank you.

Thank you.

Wait.

Not me. I'm not done yet.

[January 29th, 2022, Zhang Jingyi's last scene]

All set.

All good?

Yeah.

I mean it. You can do it.

Okay.

All right.

All departments.

Okay.

Jingyi. Are you ready?

Give me ten seconds.

Okay.

Start rolling.

Cut.

In case I have to do another take.

Then do another take.

[A wrap for Zhang Jingyi]

One more take.

One more.

Is the camera turned on? I don't think so.

A wrap for Zhu Yun.

If you can add another scene

for Zhu Yun and Li Xun,

what do you want it to be?

Probably a scene

portraying their older selves.

[There is never a distance between the beginning and the end, an instant and eternity.]

[Just like goodbye, it actually means see you next time.]

[To be continued]

[This is just the beginning]

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