Chapter 165 He Woke Up [VIP]

Chapter Summary: Now it was Mu Zhi's turn to feel a little emotional.

The first day of filming for the new movie.

Mu Zhi only has two scenes today, so her role is very small.

Her scene wouldn't be until the afternoon.

We didn't rest in the RV.

As usual, whenever Mu Zhi joined a new film crew, she liked to observe the set while waiting to see how the director directed and coordinated the various departments and actors, and also to watch other actors filming.

Zhou Zilong changed into his costume and arrived at the scene. Wearing a police uniform, he stood upright and looked even more righteous and awe-inspiring.

When he saw Mu Zhi, his eyes lit up. He looked her up and down. She was different from the Mu Zhi he had seen at the script reading session, who was wearing a white baseball cap, had long hair, and was dressed in a white oversized shirt with a vest and black sweatpants, a sporty and casual outfit.

Today, Mu Zhi's hair was parted in the middle and tied back in a low ponytail. She wore a black suit with a white shirt underneath, black trousers, and flat black shoes, a very professional outfit.

She appears capable, resilient, gentle, and intellectual.

Zhou Zilong addressed him as "Translator Zhou".

Mu Zhi plays the role of Zhou Jingwen in the movie.

Mu Zhi smiled slightly and gave Zhou Zilong a military salute. "Captain Zhou, hello!"

Zhou Zilong noticed that Mu Zhi's salute was very standard. There was a scene of saluting in the movie, so it was obvious that Mu Zhi had specifically learned it.

Before filming began, the other actors did their homework and prepared thoroughly.

This is a very good thing.

Zhou Zilong's usually serious and tough face softened a bit. He gave Mu Zhi a thumbs up, pointed in the direction of the director to indicate that he was off to work, and then walked away with the staff beside him.

There's nothing much going on right now. After Zhou Zilong left, Mu Zhi's team member spoke up.

"Filming hasn't even started yet, but Sister Zhizhi already has the feel of a translator just by putting on her costume."

"She's a translator who's both good-looking and talented!"

Minmin, taking advantage of her closer relationship with Muzhi, boldly joked, "Any man who can date Sister Zhizhi is incredibly lucky; he can get a new girlfriend for every movie he films."

Mu Zhi: "..."

The team members only dared to make a joke or two before stopping.

Mu Zhi is taking on the role of a translator for the first time. To outsiders, it may seem like Mu Zhi has just changed into a new outfit, but in reality, she did a lot of preparation for the role before filming began. For example, during the costume fitting, Mu Zhi discussed the character's hairstyle with the director.

Mu Zhi originally planned to cut her hair short again, but since she had short hair in the two movies she filmed in a row, "Model of the Times" and "Escape from the Game", and the actress who played her "boss" also had short hair, she didn't want to repeat the same look. Wearing her hair down would make her look too gentle, which wouldn't fit the professional and capable image of the character.

After discussing it with the director, we decided to tie it up. I cut my hair, which had finally grown out, shorter to shoulder length and tied it into a low ponytail, which made me look very capable and neat.

To maintain the quality of the film and the character, Mu Zhi wore no makeup at all.

I estimate that he'll film the entire movie without makeup.

The veteran translator who plays Mu Zhi's boss is named Chai Yin. She is a middle-aged actress who has a deep-rooted "daughter-in-law" image in the television industry and enjoys high national recognition. She has also made cameo appearances in films.

Minmin noticed that Teacher Chaiyin was clearly wearing makeup.

Many actors pay close attention to their image on camera, wanting to look good and handsome.

Minmin thought to herself: There aren't many actresses, or even actors, in the industry who dare to appear on the big screen without makeup.

Mu Zhisheng has great skin and isn't afraid of the camera.

The scene Mu Zhi is filming today: In a meeting, the female lead Zhou Jingwen's boss asks the team members which one is willing to go abroad with her on a mission.

The female lead was the first to raise her hand and stand up.

The moment Chai Yin saw Mu Zhi, she felt that Mu Zhi had the same qualities as the female protagonist.

She briefly greeted Mu Zhi, sat down next to Director Tang Yan, and mentioned her impression of Mu Zhi.

"I originally thought that a young girl who became famous at such a young age would inevitably be a bit impetuous, but I didn't expect her to be so pure and calm."

After filming with Mu Zhi that evening, Chai Yin secretly praised director Tang Yan behind his back, saying, "This young lady's skin is so good even without makeup, it's so supple, and her acting is great too."

"From the moment she started acting with me, she was incredibly focused. The passion she had for acting transformed into a love for her work, making her performance effortless. She also perfectly captured the character's fearless courage..."

Then he praised director Tang Yan for his good eye for casting: "Director Tang has a good eye. He chose a good actor who is good-looking and popular."

Director Tang Yan couldn't help but smile. He had initially been quite critical of Chai Yin's request for makeup, as she worried that he would look too old on the big screen.

The contrast between Chai Yin and Mu Zhi in today's shoot was quite noticeable.

I plan to talk to Chai Yin about makeup again.

Despite the overwhelming praise, considering that Chai Yin's role was small and she had to travel abroad with the crew for filming, and that she was only being paid a friendly price, the situation was different.

Tang Yan touched his nose, finding it difficult to say anything now, realizing he was still not good at dealing with women.

Work ends in the evening.

Mu Zhi returned to the hotel and received a call from her agent.

Ji Binghe was too busy to come to Dianling this time, marking the first time she has missed the start of filming for Mu Zhi's new drama.

Mu Zhi guessed that Ji Binghe must have assumed that she had finished work and returned to the hotel, so she called to ask about the filming situation today.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the call connected, Ji Binghe excitedly revealed some good news.

"Zhizhi, Chairman He is awake!"

"The boss told me today. I don't know if he woke up today or a few days ago. Chairman He has been lying in the intensive care unit for so long, and he has finally woken up."

This is indeed good news.

Mu Zhi had no feelings for He Hongshuo, but she had a gut feeling that He Hongshuo should value his son He Zhiyue quite a bit. After waking up, he probably wouldn't let that mother and son run wild anymore.

On the way back, I didn't hear Minmin "explain" the news that He Hongshuo had woken up. It seems that the news is being kept tightly under wraps offline and has not yet been made public.

Could it be that He Hongshuo's condition is unstable?

Upon hearing Mu Zhi's question over the phone, Ji Binghe replied, "Yes, the injuries are quite serious. He'll have to stay in the hospital for the foreseeable future, and he won't be able to handle matters at the group company. According to the boss, they'll officially announce He Hongshuo's awakening tomorrow."

This is probably to save the group's stock price from plummeting due to the chairman's injury and coma, and to restore the partners' confidence in the He Group.

As Mu Zhi was thinking, she heard Ji Binghe sigh deeply: "So the boss can't come back to the company yet; he's been assigned to work at the He Group."

Mu Zhi: ...He Zhiyue may not come back to Lanxing Media.

He didn't say this for fear of affecting Ji Binghe's mood.

She recalled a news report she had seen on Weibo: the driver of the other car had died on the spot.

Mu Zhi asked Ji Binghe about the car accident: had the official investigation results been released? What was the truth?

Ji Binghe paused for a moment, "The boss didn't mention this to me. I asked Lu Ke about it, and he said that the surveillance cameras on the section of road where the accident happened were broken, the dashcam in Chairman He's car was broken, and the seriously injured driver said that the taxi driver in front of him suddenly stopped, and when he stepped on the brakes, he found that they were not working, and the two cars collided."

"The taxi driver who died at the scene suffered from late-stage heart disease. This accident is indeed as serious as some netizens have commented; the police are still investigating..."

This series of coincidences certainly has a sinister undertone.

The following morning.

Major authoritative media outlets have reported that He Hongshuo, chairman of the He Group, has regained consciousness, is no longer in danger of falling ill, and has been transferred to a regular ward. The truth behind the car accident is still under investigation.

The hashtag #HeHongshuoWokeUp# trended high on social media.

There was a surprising twist: some netizens discovered that the official Weibo account of He's Group had deleted a post that had previously supported the chairman's wife.

Wow, that's interesting!

Although this topic didn't make it to the trending searches, it generated a lot of discussion and build-up on gossip and entertainment forums.

While Mu Zhi was resting on set, Min Min told her about this with great interest.

"Sister Zhizhi, do you think the fact that He Group's official Weibo account deleted this post means that Chairman He is protecting the boss?"

Mu Zhi: "It can only mean that Chairman He is a workaholic. As soon as he woke up, he inquired about all the major events that happened in the group while he was in a coma."

The official Weibo account of the He Group should not have used its public resources for private purposes, taking sides with Dong Jingwan and her son and He Zhiyue, as this would damage the credibility of the official account.

This power struggle within the He Group is far from over...

In the blink of an eye, filming for the movie "Safe Evacuation" has been underway for a month.

The filming schedule prepared by the production team in the early stages showed that Mu Zhi's role had very few scenes.

She had a rare period of leisure on set.

Early September.

The film crew moved to an abandoned factory in the Dianling Mountains for location shooting.

We're going to film a large-scale gunfight scene here to rescue hostages.

There were more than 150 extras, including more than 30 foreign extras.

During this period of filming, Mu Zhi watched Zhou Zilong's action scenes many times.

Before filming began, she learned from the director that Zhou Zilong had been preparing for the role and undergoing martial arts training for three months before filming started.

Mu Zhi has filmed two movies with action scenes in a row, so she is no stranger to action scenes, but compared to Zhou Zilong's action scenes, they are not in the same league.

Like most actors, she completed a series of action scenes with the help and guidance of a martial arts choreographer.

Zhou Zilong performed all of his own stunts and scenes, with the fight scenes mainly consisting of close-quarters combat, delivering truly visceral blows.

After each fight scene, Zhou Zilong would review his performance on the monitor and then communicate with the director, martial arts instructor, and cinematographer to develop better action moves and find better angles on the spot. He has a background in martial arts and has accumulated a lot of experience in filming, so he performs very professionally.

Filming today at an abandoned factory.

When Zhou Zilong saw that Mu Zhi's scenes were marked with the words "[action scenes]", during a break, he kindly came over to ask Mu Zhi if she needed any help.

Mu Zhi looked at Zhou Zilong and remained silent for a long time: "...Teach me how to kick people? No need."

Her only "fight scene" in the movie is when she takes the place of a little girl who is kidnapped by thugs and taken to this abandoned factory. Zhou Zilong leads a team to rescue the hostage based on the marks she left behind.

Amidst the chaos at the scene, she kicked the rioter in the groin, picked up a wooden stick from the ground, but before she could swing it, the rioter was shot dead by Zhou Zilong.

Zhou Zilong isn't very good at memorizing lines, and he didn't pay much attention to memorizing the plot of Mu Zhi's character.

Upon hearing Mu Zhi's words, Zhou Zilong opened the script and looked at the foreign actor beside him. It was the same tall man who had spoken broken Chinese to Mu Zhi at the script reading session. He nervously squeezed his legs together.

"Brother Long, is the rice dish spicy enough (no need to demonstrate, right)?"

Zhou Zilong laughed awkwardly and patted the foreign actor on the shoulder, "Brother, just kidding."

Time flies when the crew is busy filming.

End of September.

The film "Safe Evacuation" will be moved from Dianling to Ningcheng for filming.

During her two-day break, Mu Zhi went back to Beicheng to do voice acting for the movie "Escape from the Game".

The movie, which wrapped up filming at the end of July last year, has now been going on for a year and two months.

During the post-production of the film, Mu Zhi contacted director Xu Kuan several times to inquire about the progress of the post-production.

Director Xu Kuan invited Mu Zhi to come and see the completed special effects.

However, Mu Zhi was busy filming and didn't have time before. After filming, she was busy with her birthday party, and after the birthday party, she had to prepare to join the new film crew. In addition, she couldn't offer any suggestions on the special effects production, so she didn't go.

Mu Zhi returned to Beicheng, thinking that she could see the special effects of "Escape from the Game" while doing voice acting for the movie, and she was quite looking forward to it.

Upon arriving at Director Xu Kuan's studio, Mu Zhi first encountered Bian Wu at the entrance.

"Teacher Mu, it's been a long time!"

Bian Wu walked up to Mu Zhi with an excited expression.

Speaking of which, this was the first time Mu Zhi and Bian Wu had met since the day filming of "Escape from the Game" wrapped up.

Although they worked at the same company, they had never met.

Mu Zhi smiled at Bian Wu: "Long time no see."

Mu Zhi looked up slightly and glanced at Bian Wu. In the past, every time she reunited with the crew after dubbing, everyone would sigh that only half a year or a year had passed, and her status had risen, which movie she had recently released had done well at the box office, congratulations on winning an award, and so on.

Upon seeing Bian Wu again, Mu Zhi felt a pang of emotion:

A year and two months have passed, and Bian Wu has changed quite a bit.

[Author's Note]

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