Rong Yu let out a long yawn, whether she was awake or still groggy, her voice low and deep: "Brother, are you missing me again?"

Yin Chengjue: "..." Although he couldn't rule out that reason, the question was too direct, and Yin Chengjue was a little embarrassed to answer.

"Hehe, is your brother shy? It's okay, I'll just say it, brother, I miss you."

Yin Chengjue nearly crushed the handle of the coffee cup in his hand!

"Yes, me too," Yin Chengjue cleared his throat and replied.

"Actually, I wasn't in such a rush to film night scenes. It's just that the GCD team is about to start rehearsing the dance for the Reincarnation Tour, and I have to go there to practice. So I can only catch up on some work first." Rong Yu sighed, "Brother, making money is really hard."

Yin Chengjue was amused by his slightly coquettish tone: "Don't rush. Once you have enough good works, win awards, gain more attention and more fans, and become a first or second-tier star, your salary will also rise accordingly."

"Yes, I need to work hard to improve and earn money to support my brother," Rong Yu said earnestly.

Yin Chengjue: "This is the first time I've ever heard of someone being kept by a sugar daddy having to earn money to support their sugar daddy."

Rong Yu: "Then I'll say it a few more times in the future."

Yin Chengjue: "Then I'll visit the set this afternoon, and you can say it to my face."

Rong Yu's spirits lifted instantly: "Great! We're going to shoot on location this afternoon. I heard it's at Maple Forest Mountain. Right now, the maple leaves are at their reddest. The mountains and fields are covered in red maple leaves, and every corner is a beautiful scene. We can take pictures of the maple scenery during our break!"

Yin Chengjue's anticipation was also piqued by Rong Yu's description: "Okay!"

The first case in "Blood Mist" is relatively short, basically solved in only two or three chapters, or about five thousand words, in the original novel. The entire filming process took about a day, and any additional shots that needed to be added were all filmed together at one time.

The murder case filmed on the first day was part of the conflict storyline in the fifth case. Filming generally doesn't follow the chronological order of the plot, but rather focuses on suitable scenes, which are then edited together in post-production.

Therefore, this is a great test of the actors' acting skills, because their emotions are not driven by the progress of the case, but rather by the director deciding which scene to shoot, and they perform the state required for that scene.

At this time of year, when the maple leaves are turning red, the director had them film exterior scenes for the fourth case of "Blood Mist," titled "Red Forest Vampire."

When Yin Chengjue arrived by car, Rong Yu was taking a break and the makeup artist was touching up his makeup. The entire crew was silent except for the sounds of Director Chen and Qin Linlin arguing.

Although Director Chen accommodated Qin Linlin in everything, he was unwilling to back down when it came to filming. Qin Linlin was not the kind of person who liked to interfere when Director Chen was doing things, but this case was a minor climax in advancing the main plot of "Blood Mist" and had to be filmed well, so the two had a disagreement on how to present the plot.

The two didn't intend to argue; they were just discussing something. However, as they spoke louder and louder, the crew became quieter and quieter, making it look like they were arguing from a distance.

Yin Chengjue didn't have time to mediate the fight; he just wanted to take the opportunity to chat with Rong Yu, so he headed straight for the dressing room.

However, as he walked, he suddenly realized that something was amiss.

The arguing that had been dominating the entire set suddenly stopped, and Qin Linlin and Director Chen both looked at him intently.

Not only that, but all the actors and staff who were still taking a break at halftime all turned to look at him, their eyes gleaming with greed.

Yin Chengjue began to reflect on whether the crew had gone hungry for several days while he was away visiting the set.

Otherwise, why would she look at him with such a hungry gaze?

"Brother Yin!" Qin Linlin's eyes lit up, and her voice calling out to him almost echoed through the mountains.

A sense of unease rose in Yin Chengjue's heart, and he reflexively took a half step back.

Qin Linlin had already rushed over!

She was wearing tight pants, and her movements were slightly pigeon-toed as she ran, making her extremely slow. So she waved behind her and said, "Quick! Grab him!"

The crew members who had been watching Yin Chengjue suddenly stood up and rushed towards him in a swarm!

Among them, Rong Yu was the fastest. He was still touching up his makeup in the makeup studio when, after the makeup artist put down the eyeliner and Qin Linlin gave the order, Rong Yu instantly shot forward like a taut bow, grabbing Yin Chengjue's hand and pinning it behind his back!

The others who caught up later surrounded Yin Chengjue, who hadn't had time to react, each rubbing their hands together and their faces beaming with smiles: "Hehehe... President Yin, you've arrived...hehehe...just in time..."

The crowd dispersed, and Qin Linlin, Director Chen, and Assistant Director Liu walked up with smiles on their faces.

Yin Chengjue glanced at Rong Yu, whose hands were tied behind her back, then slowly turned his gaze to Qin Linlin, raising his eyebrows slightly.

"Hehe, Brother Yin, it's like this, we're missing a photo right now," Qin Linlin said.

Yin Chengjue looked around: "What does this have to do with me? Am I not going to take your pictures?"

Qin Linlin: "That's right, this photo is to be made into an oil painting, framed in a square frame, and hung on the wall."

Yin Chengjue: "Oil paintings are black and white, then you add yellow and white flowers, and then light an incense stick?"

Qin Linlin: "...Uh, no, it's not like that. It's colorful, and there won't be any flowers or candles around it. The oil painting will be made very, very big, and then placed in the most conspicuous place in the stairwell corridor."

Qin Linlin: "So I discussed with Director Chen whether we should ask an artist to paint a picture for us. It doesn't necessarily have to be an oil painting. As long as we have a finished picture, we can Photoshop it to the quality of an oil painting. This way, the cost will be much lower."

Director Chen: "This is really no big deal. You can just find a picture online and Photoshop it. It's that simple!"

Qin Linlin glared at him: "Director Chen! That's not right! You're stealing images, you know? The artist worked so hard to draw the picture, and you just right-clicked to download and save it, then made a few minor edits and that's it?"

Director Chen sighed helplessly: "My dear lady, isn't this kind of thing very common? Look at everyone, who doesn't do it this way? Especially those who shoot period dramas, if they need to use a lot of ancient-style beauties, are they going to find the original artists one by one and ask them if they can use them? Okay, even if you find them, what if they don't let you use them, or they want to take the opportunity to make money off you? That would be such a loss!"

Qin Linlin: !!!

Qin Linlin: "Isn't it only right to do these things? If you want to use someone else's things, you have to ask them for permission first! Isn't this something that kindergarten teachers taught us? If you don't believe me, go and drag a kindergarten kid over right now and ask them if they can take someone else's things!"

Director Chen: "Alright, alright, you're right. I won't argue with you about this, anyway, there's no need to argue now." After saying that, Director Chen looked at Yin Chengjue.

Qin Linlin: "Hmph! It's a waste of my breath to talk to you. Anyway, I will never allow any plagiarism disputes or image modification disputes to appear in my works."

Assistant Director Liu: "Miss Qin, you don't know this, do you? The more disputes there are, the more buzz and traffic there will be. These can all be used as indirect publicity."

Qin Linlin: "!!! I don't need this kind of negative publicity! I came here in person because I don't want to see you doing public relations this way!"

"Alright, alright, let's all compromise. Anyway, President Yin is here now, isn't he?" Director Chen quickly tried to smooth things over.

Watching their argument, Yin Chengjue vaguely guessed what was going on. "You guys, you don't actually want me to draw for you, do you?" Ask him, a clumsy artist who can only draw stick figures, to draw for them? Have they lost their minds from arguing?

Qin Linlin's almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise: "Brother Yin, you have this skill too?"

Yin Chengjue replied firmly: "No."

Qin Linlin: "Oh, it's okay. Anyway, we're not asking you to draw it. After all, there are clothes here. You just need to put them on and let us take a picture."

Yin Chengjue's expression was indifferent: "Say it again."

Qin Linlin then repeated it.

Yin Chengjue: "I refuse."

Yin Chengjue: "I can continue to invest money to hire artists to draw original illustrations. All the original illustrations needed for the filming of 'Blood Mist' are available, but I refuse to act in it."

"We didn't ask you to act. You just need to put on the clothes our props team prepared, sit in the chair, and take a picture with the photographer." Qin Linlin clasped her hands together: "Please!"

Yin Chengjue instinctively wanted to refuse, but he happened to see Rong Yu's bright, sparkling eyes.

Yin Chengjue: "..." The words of refusal were on the tip of his tongue, but he just couldn't say them.

One hour later.

Yin Chengjue stood in front of a full-length mirror, his body radiating black energy.

The production team of "Blood Mist" didn't invest much in costumes, so this outfit is a mix-and-match: a burgundy turtleneck sweater, a misty blue tuxedo, and a dark red bow tie.

Since only the upper body is being filmed, what the lower body is wearing is not important.

Qin Linlin wanted an oil painting depicting vampire nobles, because the owner of the villa in this fourth case was a fervent vampire culture enthusiast. He was passionate about decorating his residence in a dark style and often fantasized about being a descendant of vampires.

The original description states that the villa's owner framed a painting of a vampire nobleman and displayed it in the villa's corridor so that all passing guests could see it.

This huge oil painting later became the most important object in the murder case that occurred in the villa.