As for how to balance both...

There are stand-ins, aren't there?

Therefore, the overall poor quality of TV dramas and movies is inseparable from the current superficial star-making environment.

However, in the current environment, Director Gu is widely recognized as the one who is different from others.

If it were any other director, these popular celebrities would at most grumble a bit, say "What a fuss," and then continue doing their own thing; but Director Gu…

He really does have the power to kill you if you dare to act recklessly!

If you don't believe me, try jumping up and messing around with it!

Director Gu's strict requirements didn't actually have much impact on Song Mengmeng and the other two. After all, Song Mengmeng had already started familiarizing herself with the plot and memorizing her lines after receiving the script early on.

Bai Wei, a top-tier actress who has won several Best Actress awards, has worked with Director Gu before, so she naturally knows the precautions involved!

Even though Yao Anna didn't have any scenes to film these past few days, she didn't leave. Instead, she stayed on set with Song Mengmeng and Bai Wei, cheering them on and taking the opportunity to familiarize herself with the environment, better understand the script, and get a feel for the story.

Compared to the ease with which the three people here were handling the situation, Yue Lili and other newly popular celebrities who had never worked at such a high intensity before were clearly struggling to keep up.

Given Director Gu's high standards and strict requirements for every shot, it's practically considered a commendable act to have one or two takes during filming; and for someone like Yue Lili, who takes seven or eight takes at a time, it's perfectly normal!

Perhaps because of the constant retakes during the past few days of filming, Director Gu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot over time, and his temper became increasingly irritable.

Although he had tried his best to insist, he had no choice but to compromise in some aspects for the sake of the show's ratings!

However, even though he was selective, when he actually faced these celebrities, Director Gu was so angry that he almost lost control and wanted to jump off a building!

They're so difficult to manage!

They either have a blank face from beginning to end without showing any other expression; or they don't follow the character's requirements and arbitrarily change their makeup or something...

Director Gu really had no idea that even on a seemingly straightforward filming set, so many unexpected problems could arise...

The scene currently being filmed is a scene between Yue Lili and another relatively unknown actress who debuted around the same time as her.

But this scene, where the two girls were chatting in their room about what kind of husbands they were thinking about, actually took more than ten takes and still had to be NG!

"Wen Sui, what on earth are you doing?!"

I told you all to go back and memorize your lines a long time ago. You only have eight lines in this scene, but you keep stumbling over your words. Tell me, have you even read the script these past few days?!

And what's with your makeup?!

Your identity is that of a cousin who lives in the Duke's mansion and whose parents have passed away!

Your makeup is so glamorous...

You're still observing mourning for your parents! But your makeup makes it look like you're going on a blind date. Who did your makeup?!

After another NG (no good take), Director Gu couldn't take it anymore. He slammed the script on the table next to the camera and stood up, unleashing a torrent of abuse on the young actress who was acting opposite Yue Lili!

He's really had enough!

“This wasn’t done by me! I did the makeup according to the character in the play, but later Miss Wen said that the makeup was too pale and didn’t look good, so she took it upon herself to have her own makeup artist change it.”

Hearing Director Gu's angry outburst, the stylists and makeup artists standing nearby were clearly unable to sit still.

Although she said she wasn't qualified to do makeup for a female celebrity like Bai Wei right now, she assured that even as a low-level on-set makeup artist, she still had professional ethics!

But what could she do when the big star brought her own makeup artist?!

We've tried everything to persuade her, but Miss Wen just won't listen. Whether she's keeping vigil for her parents or having a final quiet chat with her girlfriends before entering the palace, her makeup seems to remain unchanged...

No wonder Director Gu was so angry!

"Director Gu, I don't think there's anything wrong with me! The makeup artist on set wasn't suitable for me, so I asked the makeup artist next to me to redo it."

Rachel is a famous image consultant in the smog-ridden country (the UK), and I don't think there's anything wrong with this makeup look!

Isn't it beautiful?!

Wen Sui raised her eyes slightly. She had to admit that since entering the entertainment industry, she had always been the little princess of the "thousand-year beauty" who was pampered by the company and fans!

How could I bear such an injustice!

She immediately couldn't help but tear up, staring at Director Gu and retorting, "Aren't you being a bit too nitpicky?!"

"Nutritionalistic?! Okay, let's put the makeup aside for now. Now, what's with the lines?!"

You're not going to tell me you didn't know that you have to memorize lines to film a movie, are you?!

Director Gu laughed in anger, slapping the script on the table in front of him. His tone became even more forceful and raised: "But what about you? You still stutter over five simple lines. What are you going to use to make a film?!"

"Anyway, we'll be doing voice-over later, so as long as the meaning is there, that's fine. Why bother with all the fuss?"

Wen Sui curled her lips and muttered indifferently as before.

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