Chapter 163 Remember [VIP]

Chapter Summary: He didn't take her seriously at all.

At the end of June, the script reading session for the film "Safe Evacuation" was held in Beicheng.

The day before, Mu Zhi received a phone call from the director himself, Tang Yan, who said on the phone that "all the important actors will be there."

Upon arriving at the director's personal studio, the venue for the script reading session, Mu Zhi noticed several striking foreign faces at the conference room entrance.

Minmin excitedly whispered, "Sister Zhizhi, your chance to put your knowledge into practice has arrived."

Mu Zhi: "..."

She has been taking language classes for almost half a month.

Aside from the teacher, he hasn't spoken to anyone else.

To get into the meeting room, it was inevitable to greet the actors at the door.

Mu Zhi slowed her pace, took a few seconds to mentally prepare herself, took a deep breath, and walked calmly toward the foreign actors, greeting them in English.

The foreign actors stopped talking when they noticed someone approaching, and when they looked up and saw that it was Mu Zhi, they were all a little flattered.

They all knew Mu Zhi, and knew that Mu Zhi was the leading actress, a very famous actress.

A burly foreign man, about 1.9 meters tall, bald, and with broad shoulders, was the first to react, replying somewhat shyly, "Nice to meet you."

Speaking broken Chinese.

Mu Zhi: "..."

The other two foreign actors seemed to realize something and introduced themselves to Mu Zhi in fluent English, excitedly calling themselves Mu Zhi's fans.

Director Tang Yan was talking to a male actor in the conference room when he heard the noise at the door and cheerfully beckoned Mu Zhi over.

Tang Yan introduced the male actor next to him to Mu Zhi: "Zhi Zhi, this is Zi Long. He's about 20 years older than you. You can call him Uncle Long."

Zhou Zilong, 45 years old, is the male lead in "Safe Evacuation".

He was about 1.7 meters tall, with a buzz cut, regular features, and a slightly tanned complexion. He was wearing a black short-sleeved T-shirt, revealing well-developed, muscular arms.

Zhou Zilong appears taciturn and somewhat serious, but he exudes righteousness and gives off a tough and reliable vibe.

It's probably related to his experience. According to Minmin, Zhou Zilong studied kung fu at Shaolin Temple for seven or eight years when he was a child.

His path to fame wasn't smooth. He initially entered the entertainment industry as an assistant to a martial arts instructor on a film set. Later, by chance, he landed a supporting role and embarked on his acting career.

He has played supporting roles in many action movies and has been working in the Hong Kong area for several years.

Several years ago, he played the second male lead in a movie, but the lead actor withdrew due to illness, and Zhou Zilong took over the role. That movie did well at the box office. Later, he starred in two more action movies, until he collaborated with director Tang Yan on "Golden Globe Building," which was a huge box office hit.

Zhou Zilong quickly became a sought-after actor in the film industry.

Listening to Director Tang's slightly teasing introduction, Mu Zhi guessed that Director Tang and Zhou Zilong must have a pretty good relationship.

She wouldn't be so blunt as to call her male co-star "uncle," as it sounds like there's a generational difference. Even though they don't have any romantic scenes, calling him "uncle" would still make him sound a bit old. She'd rather address Zhou Zilong as "Teacher Zhou."

Zhou Zilong pursed his lips, nodded to Mu Zhi, and said "Hello".

He rarely interacted with actresses in the industry, and had only heard of Mu Zhi's name before. He learned from director Tang Yan that the female lead in his new film was named Mu Zhi, and that his team members had given him a detailed introduction.

Before meeting her, Zhou Zilong's general impression of Mu Zhi was: she was very beautiful, had won the Best Actress award at a young age, had good acting skills, and was popular.

Upon meeting her, the girl was indeed very beautiful; I couldn't tell anything else about her at the moment.

Next, Director Tang Yan introduced Mu Zhi to Zhou Zilong, without mentioning information that could be easily found online. Although they hadn't officially started working with Mu Zhi yet, they had met once to submit the script, spoken on the phone twice, and met once last week, so their contact was limited.

After several encounters, Mu Zhi left a deep impression on Tang Yan. With admiration in his eyes, he introduced her: "This is Zhi Zhi. The young lady is quite diligent and proactive. She has been busy taking oral English classes recently and took the initiative to ask me to arrange for her to work with the translators to experience their daily work."

We met last week for a meal, and he even told me that he had recently watched some documentaries about translators to help him understand his roles. He's very dedicated to his craft and the character.

Mu Zhi felt a slight embarrassment when Director Tang Yan praised her so openly.

She knew that Director Tang hoped the male and female leads would make a good impression on each other during their first meeting.

Sure enough, after hearing director Tang Yan praise Mu Zhi so highly, Zhou Zilong became a little warmer towards her.

“I’m not used to calling people ‘Teacher XX’. I’ll call you Zhizhi because of the director. If you don’t mind, you can call me Brother Long.”

He said his father liked Zhao Zilong and Bruce Lee and was a martial arts fan, so he named him Zhou Zilong and sent him to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts when he was young, hoping that he would emulate the ever-victorious generals and martial arts masters.

Mu Zhi smiled and nodded. After greeting Director Tang and Zhou Zilong, her gaze met that of the actress who walked in.

It's Du Xixi, who will play the second female lead in the movie "Safe Evacuation".

Despite having mentally prepared herself beforehand, Du Qianqian still paused slightly upon seeing Mu Zhi, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her face.

Three years ago, they competed for the same role.

Three years later, they starred in the same movie, with her playing a supporting role to Mu Zhi.

Her status and popularity in the industry have long been surpassed by Mu Zhi.

Du Qianqian felt very uncomfortable. After hesitating for two seconds, she calmed down and walked towards Mu Zhi as if nothing had happened.

"Hello, Teacher Mu! It's been a long time."

Mu Zhi smiled politely at Du Qianqian, "Teacher Du, it's been a long time. I wish us a pleasant collaboration."

Du Qianqian looked into Mu Zhi's clear and bright eyes, which held no smugness, superiority, or contempt. Her gaze then fell on Mu Zhi's outstretched hand, and she shook it after a moment's hesitation. "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

Du Xixi's agent, Steven, also breathed a sigh of relief. Not seeing Ji Binghe, he asked curiously.

"Director Ji has been quite busy lately."

Mu Zhi smiled and replied, then walked away when Director Tang called her.

Steven watched as Mu Zhi was called away by the director, and then he saw that Du Xixi had arrived but hadn't been noticed. The difference in treatment was really disheartening.

Steven didn't want to show his true feelings in front of Du Xixi, so he whispered to comfort his artist, "I think Mu Zhi is a good person. She doesn't put on airs or give us attitude. Since we've taken on this movie, let's keep a calm mindset and act well."

Du Qianqian gave a muffled "Mmm".

Actually, she would rather Mu Zhi had a smug look on her face, making her think that Mu Zhi was nothing special, than Mu Zhi treating her like an insignificant person, completely disregarding her...

Mu Zhi was called over by Director Tang Yan again, and she wondered what was going on.

She saw the man in the black shirt being surrounded by director Tang Yan and Zhou Zilong, and just then she turned her head.

The mysterious celebrity Liu Jiaxu, who will make a cameo appearance in the movie, also came to the scene.

"Zhizhi, you seem to have met Teacher Liu before?"

When Mu Zhi heard Director Tang ask her a question, she nodded, but she wasn't sure if Liu Jiaxu still remembered her.

With a smile in her eyes, Mu Zhi stepped forward and greeted Liu Jiaxu: "Teacher Liu, I am Mu Zhi. Five years ago, when I participated in the 'Chasing the Light Girl' talent show, you were a mysterious celebrity invited by the program team. We recorded the program together."

Do you still remember me?

At that time, Liu Jiaxu specifically asked Mu Zhi to perform on stage.

He commented on Mu Zhi, saying, "She was born to be an actress."

Liu Jiaxu's smile reveals more wrinkles around his eyes than it did 5 years ago, but he maintains his energy and physique well and still looks full of vitality.

Liu Jiaxu said to Mu Zhi in a slightly exaggerated tone, "Of course I remember you, you're very famous now."

“I remember saying that I look forward to seeing your work on the big screen in the future. I watched your film “Countdown” last year. You acted very well. At that time, I told the staff around me that the female lead looked familiar, and they reminded me.”

Liu Jiaxu frankly admitted that he confirmed it after being reminded by his staff, which gave people a very sincere feeling.

Director Tang Yan, seeing that Mu Zhi and Liu Jiaxu were already quite familiar with each other, smiled even more broadly. After his assistant reminded him that it was almost time, he told everyone to find their seats.

"Everyone, the script reading is about to begin..."

At today's script reading session, the heads of various departments of the production team and the lead actors got to know each other and reported on the current preparation progress and the start date of filming.

Also, Tang Yan urged everyone to quickly obtain the necessary visas for traveling abroad. Filming would begin domestically, with later filming abroad, but the main focus would be on domestic shooting...

The script reading session has ended.

Mu Zhi glanced at the time; it was 4 PM. Knowing her agent had been incredibly busy lately and they hadn't seen each other for a while, she went to Lanxing Media.

This time when she arrived at the company, she could clearly feel the gazes of some employees as she passed through the office area on the first floor. When the company employees she met greeted Mu Zhi, they did so with a hint of scrutiny, as if trying to read something from Mu Zhi's face.

Huh? He seems to be in a pretty good mood?

Mu Zhi greeted the employees she encountered as usual, her mood completely unaffected by the turmoil at the He Group.

She was in a good mood because the script reading session she attended today went very smoothly.

Arrived at Ji Binghe's office.

As soon as Mu Zhi walked in, she paused, her expression freezing for a moment.

Ji Binghe's office was more chaotic than ever before.

Seeing that Luke was also there, he greeted him, "Assistant Luke."

Luke stood up and replied, "Teacher Mu."

Mu Zhi noticed that Luke had noticeable dark circles under his eyes and politely said, "Take care and get some rest."

"Thank you, Teacher Mu." Luke greeted Ji Binghe, indicating that he had to go out and attend to his work. He nodded to Mu Zhi again, took the documents, and left.

Ji Binghe, who was sitting in front of the computer, finally looked up, got up and came over to greet Mu Zhi.

"Don't worry about me, I just came to see you."

On her way to the company, Mu Zhi passed by a cake shop, bought some pastries, and sat down, placing them on... a corner of the coffee table that Ji Binghe had just vacated.

Mu Zhi noticed that Ji Binghe looked much more haggard.

Ji Binghe could only confide in Mu Zhi: "I'm already busy enough. The boss is away recently, so Luke and I have been sharing his work. This position is not easy to hold; there are many decisions I dare not make lightly."

After discussing it with Luke, she still had to ask He Zhiyue for permission.

During the time He Hongshuo was in a coma and hospitalized, He Zhiyue frequently traveled between the hospital, the He Group, and the police station, holding meetings all the time.

Ji Binghe and Lu Ke had difficulty contacting He Zhiyue in a timely manner and could only wait for He Zhiyue to contact them when she had time in order to move forward with their work.

“My assistant Lu and I are doing alright, but the boss has only been sleeping 3 or 4 hours a day lately.”

Ji Binghe sighed, feeling exhausted, and said, "No matter what, we have to get through this period. I hope Chairman He can wake up soon."

Mu Zhi listened in silence. Since He Hongshuo's accident, she hadn't seen He Zhiyue in the Donghua Mansion residential area. He probably didn't live there, as Donghua Mansion was quite far from the He Group and the hospital where He Hongshuo was staying.

Ji Binghe stopped after saying a few words. She could deal with her own troubles and wouldn't let work-related worries affect Mu Zhi.

Ji Binghe asked Mu Zhi about her participation in the reading session today.

As her agent, she should have gone along, but she was too busy to make it.

Seeing Ji Binghe's apologetic expression, Mu Zhi smiled and said, "Sister Ji, don't worry, I can handle it."

Whether they work at Lanxing Media or are team members working alongside Muzhi, they have been cooperating for several years. The team's operating system is very mature, and there are no easy mistakes in their work.

Mu Zhi then gave Ji Binghe a brief overview of today's reading session.

"I can go with Minmin and the others for the makeup trial in a couple of days."

Tell Ji Binghe to take better care of her health.

Ji Binghe rubbed her temples and nodded to Mu Zhi, "Thank you."

She was overwhelmed and had no other choice but to do this.

[Author's Note]

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