Release

When he woke up, it was already noon. Su Mo lamented deeply for the biological clock that was gradually moving away from him.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Lu Yan’s smiling face magnified in front of him. He bent his elbows to support his head, leaned sideways and looked at him with a smile. His eyes were clear and he didn’t know how long he had been awake or how long he had been looking.

“Good morning.” Seeing that the other party had also woken up, Lu Yan smiled and greeted him. The “wife” that had already rushed out of his throat was swallowed back by him. Last night, when the passion was at its peak, he forced the other party to call him “husband”. At that time, he felt that he would not be able to enjoy it if he did not do so. Now thinking about it, it was really a bit too shameful.

Thinking of Su Mo’s restrained and indulgent style when he was pushed to the extreme, Lu Yan couldn’t help but feel a little emotional. In love affairs, Lu Yan liked to break the other party’s self-esteem and self-control that he had been accustomed to, and liked to see him unable to stop because of himself. This was the mood that both of them tacitly agreed to. But when he was sober, Lu Yan didn’t tease too much, because of love and respect.

“Good morning.” Su Mo smiled back, his voice was low and hoarse, and it was unclear whether it was because he had just woken up or because he had had too much fun last night.

Lifting aside the red transparent gauze curtain filled with a newlywed atmosphere, one looked down to see clothes spread all over the floor, red and blue intertwined, as if their inseparable life journey, mixed with underwear and underpants, and the lingering smell of sandalwood and the scent of burnt candles in the air, all of which speak of indulgence and charm.

Su Mo frowned, “This dress…”

Lu Yan carelessly lifted the quilt and stepped on the ground barefoot, revealing his beautiful body and muscles. He picked up the clothes and looked at them, sighing, “Sure enough, they are all dirty. I wonder if anyone will notice anything if I send them to the dry cleaners.”

Su Mo’s face flushed, and he tried to keep a serious expression and said, “Keep it. Bring it back to the old house and let Aunt Fang deal with it.”

“Okay,” Lu Yan turned around and smiled brightly, “Auntie Fang will definitely like our wedding dresses when she sees how beautiful they are.”

Su Mo imagined Aunt Fang’s expression when she received the soiled dress, and suddenly he felt as embarrassed as if he had his veil examined after his wedding night.

After washing up, Su Mo returned to the room, drew back the curtains and opened the window. The fresh air that rushed in diluted the turbid smell of various odors in the room.

The pair of dragon and phoenix candles burned all night and then went out by themselves. A wine pot with some wine still in it was placed on the table, and the wine glass was still rolling on the floor.

Su Mo rolled up his sleeves and was about to tidy up when Lu Yan, who was wiping his hair, walked in and saw him. He called out, “Don’t tidy up, Song Hui will come over and take care of it later.”

Su Mo was a little annoyed, “Were all these things arranged by Song Hui?”

“Of course,” Lu Yan nodded, “It will be too late when I come back from filming.” He even smiled and boasted, “To be honest, he is more skillful than me in making these things.”

Su Mo didn’t know what to say.

Lu Yan noticed that his face looked strange, threw away the towel in his hand, walked over and hugged him, put his hands on the table, and trapped him in his arms. He was only wearing pants, his upper body was naked, and his undried hair was blowing wetly. Lu Yan smiled and said, “What’s wrong? Are you embarrassed? Song Hui is not an outsider, he knows everything about us.”

“No, um, nothing.” Su Mo thought about it and realized that it was indeed nothing, so he felt relieved.

At this moment, Song Hui, who was summoned by his boss to rush over here, sneezed suddenly. Hey, who was thinking about him so early in the morning?

Thinking about what he might see when he gets to his boss’s house, Song Hui shuddered. Yesterday, when he was decorating his boss’s “new house” by himself, he felt the malice from the world. As a single young man, seeing the bosses showing affection every day, intentionally or unintentionally, was unbearable for anyone. They really thought he was the chief eunuch with no desires.

When would his spring come? Song Hui sighed, afraid that his sunglasses would not be enough again today.

That afternoon, Lu Yan returned to the film city to continue the rest of the filming.

Just after the filming of “The Legend of Wang Xuance” ended, Lu Yan received a piece of news that “Uncontrollable” had passed the approval of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and was allowed to be released in mainland China.

This was absolutely great news. When Lu Yan accepted the filming of “Uncontrollable”, he was mentally prepared that the film would not be released in the mainland. After all, homosexual themes are somewhat sensitive. Previously, such films were rejected for various reasons and could only be released in Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas. This was a loss for the growing mainland film market.

However, in recent years, as the voices calling for equality and the elimination of discrimination have grown louder in society, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television had also been gradually relaxing restrictions, and the relaxation of restrictions on films with same-sex themes was one of them.

The most important reason why “Uncontrollable” became the first same-sex themed film to pass the censorship and obtain the release rights was actually because it did not contain any sex scenes.

When Wang Yi called Lu Yan, he said, “When you said you didn’t want to do sex scenes, I hesitated for a long time. I always felt it was a pity. I didn’t expect that by accident, I would open up the mainland market. Oh, now I have to thank you for your persistence.”

Lu Yan smiled and said nothing. He had not expected such a result, but it was great, wasn’t it? God would treat those who stick to their principles and were sincere well.

The movie was scheduled to be released during the National Day holiday.

As the first homosexual-themed movie released in mainland China, this gimmick alone was enough to attract the attention of a large number of movie fans, not to mention that this was a movie directed by the famous director Wang Yi and starring two movie kings. Fans of Han Yuan and Lu Yan alone had occupied major website forums, and posts about groups from all over the country watching the show were endless.

The official release of the trailer was timely, and in just a few minutes, it showed a fresh love story. Ji You’s passionate affection, Zhuang Wenxuan’s gentle tolerance, the cautiousness at the beginning, and the involuntariness later, plus the pure campus background, there was a youthful feeling that made people’s heart beat. It was hard to explain why, but the restrained and ambiguous interaction between the two makes you feel beautiful and warm. You can’t help but smile knowingly, and it even makes you forget that they are the same gender. 

As for the true ending of the film, neither the main creators revealed even a little bit when they were promoting it nor in the official short film footage.

When someone asked about it, everyone gave an official answer: You’ll know when you go to the cinema.

In this case, almost everyone believed that this was just a campus movie with a homosexual gimmick.

Some people even expressed disbelief that a light and fresh movie like this required a famous director and two movie kings. It was such a waste of talent. What were they thinking?

Some people immediately expressed their disagreement: What’s wrong with the “little fresh” movies? Can’t they just tell a good story? Do good movies have to be big? Nowadays, there are too many movies that show off all kinds of special effects, but too few that can tell a story clearly, beautifully, and movingly.

Yes, for the same reason. Not all good movies have to have a lofty theme, either saving the earth or criticizing society. We are just ordinary people, without so many noble sentiments, so what if we just want to watch a fresh love story!

Honestly, isn’t Wang Yi known for his attention to detail and emotion? Which of his movies is not artistic and fresh? But who dares to say that his movies are not good movies? Even if you think it’s pretentious, there are still many people who like them. They still have high box office and win big awards.

Hey, what’s wrong with the best actor? Isn’t the best actor still an actor in essence? Being an actor is just a kind of job, one of the 365 jobs, just the nature of the job is different. Don’t think too highly of people, and don’t think too low of them. Must the best actor take good movies and good roles? Before the movie is made, who knows whether it is a good movie or a bad movie. Besides, you have the final say on whether a movie is good or bad?

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The fans’ reaction was much simpler.

Well, I am a crazy fan of Han Yuan. No matter what others say, I will definitely support the movies of the Actor Han

Same as above, Lu Yan’s brain-dead fans, support the male god without explanation.

In any case, the movie had attracted enough attention before it was released, and 80% of people said in an online survey that they would go to the cinema to watch it.

The premiere of “Uncontrollable” was held in City B. The premiere was extremely grand, with many media and people from the circle coming. It could be seen that Wang Yi, Han Yuan and Lu Yan all had good popularity in the circle.

After the premiere, everyone went to the theater to watch the movie. At the same time, thousands of theaters in major cities across the country would simultaneously screen the movie.

Lu Yan did not sit in the seat assigned to him, but quietly moved to the back row, where a person was already waiting quietly. Then, in the dim light on the screen, Lu Yan smiled at the person, sat down, and quietly held his hand. The two hands were hidden under the seat, fingers intertwined.

This was also the first time Lu Yan had seen the complete cut of the movie. Wang Yi liked to keep things mysterious, and not only the outside world, but even the main creators had not seen it beforehand.

The camera and editing were truly magical things. Even the protagonist Lu Yan couldn’t help but wonder, was this really the movie he participated in filming?

The movie was about 100 minutes long in total, and the first hour or so, just as the official trailer told movie fans, tells a pure and fresh love story. Wang Yi’s use of camera language was extremely outstanding. If it were summarized in the synopsis, it would probably be a simple story, but through such editing, coupled with the actors’ acting skills, people couldn’t help but be moved by the plot and follow the characters’ joys and sorrows.

In the subsequent plot twists, Wang Yi used a lot of close-up shots to magnify the emotions of the protagonists. Ji You’s self-sacrifice and fulfillment, as well as the deep affection, persistence and remorse behind it; Zhuang Wenxuan’s struggle, retreat, guilt, reluctance and uneasiness, all made people empathize.

At the end, when Zhuang Wenxuan burst into tears while holding Ji You’s gradually cooling body, the camera kept flashing back to various images and expressions of Ji You before. The contrast between the two pushed this sad and irreversible atmosphere to its climax.

Driven by this emotion, low sobs gradually rang out in the theater, becoming louder and clearer, until finally, some people even burst into tears like Zhuang Wenxuan in the movie.

Although Lu Yan did not cry, he felt very distressed. Even though he knew the ending long ago and he was one of the protagonists, the feeling of grief and sorrow did not diminish much.

A movie that could touch people’s hearts requires not only a good story and the actors’ acting skills, but also the camera and editing, as well as the director’s narrative ability. None of these can be missing.

That’s the charm of movies!