Chapter 182 Filming Location
Jiang Yuqian's abrupt and humiliating act in front of Lu Yanhe and Wang Yunfan was something Lu Yanhe truly hadn't expected.
However, the matter that Jiang Yuqian mentioned is not an overreaction.
But why lash out at Li Qian at this time?
It was as if they were deliberately trying to make Li Qian lose face even more.
Lu Yanhe had this question in his mind.
Li Qian's face was very pale, and the atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
Jiang Yuqian slowly finished her shrimp porridge, looked up at everyone, and as if only then realizing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, smiled brightly and said, "I'm done eating. Have you all finished eating? If you're done, go back and rest early."
Lu Yanhe and Huang Kairen nodded immediately.
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As soon as she returned to her room, Li Qian screamed angrily twice to vent the anger that had been building up inside her for a long time.
"Knock knock!" A knock sounded on the door.
"Who?" Li Qian asked angrily.
"It's me." Wang Yunfan's voice came from outside the door.
Li Qian opened the door, her face stern, and said, "What are you doing here?"
Wang Yunfan smiled, with a hint of shamelessness, "I just knew that someone would be furious when they got back, and probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight, so I came to check on them."
Li Qian's eyes blazed with anger. "You're saying all that now, but why didn't you say anything when Jiang Yuqian was humiliating me?!"
"What could I say at that time? I didn't know the situation. Should I just stand up and deny it?" Wang Yunfan helplessly defended himself. "I knew you wanted to win the female lead role, but I didn't know you would send paintings and wine to her. It's normal for her to get angry when she found out."
"You're still defending her? Whose classmate are you anyway?" Li Qian's tone immediately rose. "Get out!"
The look of helplessness on Wang Yunfan's face deepened.
“If you kick me out now, there will be no one to listen to your tantrums,” he said.
Li Qian glared at him and snapped, "Who wants you to listen to my tantrums?"
"Calm down. You did something really bad to them behind their back. They're only reacting this way today because they know about it. What would you do if they secretly plotted against you or retaliated against you?" Wang Yunfan said.
Li Qian: "Am I a fool who only knows how to stand still and take a beating?"
Wang Yunfan: "To be honest, I didn't know that other people knew about this before. I only found out now that they knew about it a long time ago, but that didn't stop you from acting in this drama. Otherwise, if she had interfered, would you have been able to join the cast?"
“She probably only found out in the last couple of days, otherwise why would she only say it today?” Li Qian curled her lips. “You actually naively thought that after she found out I stole her lead role, she would still be willing to act in this movie with me? No way.”
Wang Yunfan was speechless for a moment.
She said everything.
"So you knew it yourself." That was all he could say in the end.
"Ugh, this is so annoying," Li Qian said irritably.
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The next day, Lu Yanhe arrived at the hotel entrance at 9:25 a.m. sharp to wait for the shuttle bus to the film set.
As it happened, he ran into Wang Yunfan.
Wang Yunfan came out of the hotel with his assistant and saw Lu Yanhe. He asked, "What are you doing standing here?"
When Lu Yanhe saw Wang Yunfan, he nodded to him, called out "Brother Fan," and said, "Wait for the car."
Wang Yunfan asked, "To the film set?"
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Get in my car, I'll take you there. I need to go there anyway," Wang Yunfan said.
Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment.
"Don't hesitate any longer, let's go."
Just then, the car that was supposed to pick up Wang Yunfan arrived—a black van.
Before Lu Yanhe could even refuse, Wang Yunfan had already taken him into the car.
"Don't be so polite with me." After Wang Yunfan helped Lu Yanhe into the car, he said, "We'll be filming together again in the future."
Lu Yanhe could only say, "Thank you, Brother Fan."
Lu Yanhe was not familiar with Wang Yunfan, but what happened last night made him feel awkward in front of Wang Yunfan and Li Qian.
“You must have felt uncomfortable with what Li Qian said yesterday, right? That’s just how she is, a bit naive, and she doesn’t think before she speaks,” Wang Yunfan said. “But I’m her college classmate, and I’ve known her for many years. She’s not a bad person at heart, so don’t take it to heart.”
Lu Yanhe hadn't expected that Wang Yunfan would come to talk to him about this.
He glanced at Wang Yunfan with some surprise, hummed in agreement, and said, "Actually, she wasn't wrong. I understand."
Wang Yunfan: "Are you really angry? Oh, let's be more magnanimous."
Lu Yanhe smiled and thought to himself, "It's not that he's petty. He was humiliated to his face, and he held a grudge, which made him seem petty."
This Wang Yunfan also has a problem. He seems enthusiastic and sincere, but as soon as he opens his mouth, he tells others not to be angry or mind. Lu Yanhe silently puts an X on his name.
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The staff on set noticed that Li Qian seemed a bit off today.
In the drama, Li Qian plays Jiang Yuqian's colleague and friend. Although the drama has only been filming for a short time, the two have already had several scenes together.
We're all in this industry, and you can tell an actor's skill level from just one or two scenes.
While Li Qian and Jiang Yuqian might not be evenly matched, neither of them would appear to be clearly outmatched.
But today, for some reason, Li Qian kept making mistakes.
Luo Yuzhong was getting angry. He called a pause and summoned Li Qian over.
"Xixi, what's wrong with you today?" Luo Yuzhong asked. "You don't even make eye contact with Jiang Yuqian. This is no fun."
Li Qian knew where her problem lay; it was because Jiang Yuqian had directly exposed her secret yesterday, revealing the truth about her previous attempt to steal the female lead role, which made her feel guilty.
She threw a huge tantrum at the hotel yesterday, but when she met Jiang Yuqian today, she felt so guilty that she didn't even dare to make eye contact with her.
Li Qian said somewhat uneasyly, "I'm sorry, director, it's my fault. I'm not feeling well today."
Luo Yuzhong said, "We won't film your next scene yet. You can take a break. But you have a lot of scenes to film today, so don't keep us waiting too long."
“Okay.” Li Qian nodded immediately. “I’m really sorry, Director.”
Luo Yuzhong knew Li Qian's usual acting skills and assumed she was just not in good form today.
There's nothing that can be done about it; actors' performances fluctuate, and they can't always maintain a consistent level.
Li Qian walked to the side and found a corner nearby, trying to quietly adjust her state of mind.
She suddenly saw Wang Yunfan and Lu Yanhe walking towards her from the front.
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"Go ahead and wander around, I'll go get ready." After saying this, Wang Yunfan left Lu Yanhe there alone.
Lu Yanhe hadn't even had a chance to say "Thank you, Brother Fan".
Perhaps because he didn't really listen to him in the car and hadn't agreed to let go of what happened last night, Wang Yunfan's attitude towards him became somewhat cold after they got out of the car.
This was the first time Lu Yanhe had ever seriously visited a filming location.
This is a studio shot; the setting in front is a cubicle-like environment.
There were many people sitting or standing inside, all of them actors, and some of them had someone helping them touch up their makeup.
He looked around curiously. Hmm, it was much more sparsely furnished than he had imagined. There were boxes and equipment everywhere, and people were coming and going. It was a bit chaotic.
"Yan He, you're here." Assistant director He Xun walked by with a stack of photos in his hand, saw Lu Yan He, and patted him on the shoulder.
Lu Yanhe only had time to call out "Brother Xun" before He Xun hurriedly left.
I'm very busy.
Lu Yanhe noticed that most people were walking in a hurry.
There was no filming taking place on site; everyone was busy with their own tasks.
Lu Yanhe wanted to find a place to stay, but he felt that nowhere was a good place to stay.
He suddenly saw Jiang Yuqian appear from the side, accompanied by several people.
Lu Yanhe's face lit up with joy. He was thinking of going to greet her right away, but before he could even lift his foot, he saw someone carrying something up to talk to Jiang Yuqian.
Everyone on set was busy; very few people were idle, except for the actors at their respective positions.
They didn't move around much, just stayed at their posts looking at their phones or chatting and laughing with the people next to them.
All of this was completely new to Lu Yanhe.
People would greet him from time to time and call out his name, but Lu Yanhe didn't recognize them and could only respond with an awkward smile.
A few minutes later, someone suddenly shouted, "Prepare for the next scene!"
The atmosphere at the scene changed immediately, and the once noisy scene gradually quieted down.
Lu Yanhe quickly retreated to a corner.
Luo Yuzhong sat behind a monitor, surrounded by a number of people.
Then, suddenly a series of shouts came out, like counting off: "Camera in position," "Lights in position," "Actors in position," one after another, very quickly.
After the sound ended, Luo Yuzhong picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Okay, let's start filming!"
Someone is holding a clapperboard in front of the camera.
Jiang Yuqian, dressed in a black business suit, carrying a stack of documents, walked expressionlessly into the cubicle, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe didn't even need to listen to what she was saying; he could feel that she was furious.
Jiang Yuqian's face was expressionless, but even so, one could feel her emotions overflowing from her body.
A slightly overweight woman from next door peeked over and asked, "Xiao Guan, what's wrong? Did Manager Huang bully you again?"
"No." Jiang Yuqian remained expressionless. After speaking, she turned to look at her, "Sister Lan, I have to leave early today. Can you cover for me for a while?"
Sister Lan nodded immediately and said, "Okay, go ahead. But, Xiao Guan, are you really alright? You seem really unwell right now."
Jiang Yuqian then sighed softly, "I'll tell you later, Sister Lan."
After she finished speaking, she stood up, picked up her bag, and left in a hurry. Only when she left the office did her emotions show on her face, revealing her irritability and anger.
"Okay, cut!" Luo Yuzhong, who was on set, shouted and called Jiang Yuqian over. "Not bad, Yuqian, let's do another take. Your pace was a bit too fast just now. When Sister Lan asked you what was wrong, you paused for a moment and reacted. Your shout just now wasn't as fast as a stress response."
Jiang Yuqian laughed and nodded, "Okay, I'll keep that in mind."
Lu Yanhe was astonished when he overheard their conversation.
Is this what acting is all about?
When he watched it on set, he felt that Jiang Yuqian had performed very well and completely immersed him in the role. However, Luo Yuzhong was able to immediately point out where Jiang Yuqian still had flaws and needed to be corrected.
The key is that he explained it very well. When he didn't say it, Lu Yanhe didn't notice, but when he did, Lu Yanhe realized that it was really true.
They filmed another take, and it was approved immediately.
The scene was filmed just like that, taking almost half an hour in total.
A scene that actually appears in the film may only last a minute, or even thirty seconds, but in reality, due to various reasons such as lighting, set design, actor rehearsals, retakes, etc., the actual shooting time can be extended by a lot.
Because the plot is interconnected, it cannot be deleted.
After filming a scene, Jiang Yuqian sat down in a folding chair with her name written on the back and read the script.
The next scene is still hers, but it's between her and Li Qian.
The scene that wasn't filmed smoothly just now will continue filming now.
Li Qian came in with her assistant; they had been gone for a while.
She handed the script to her assistant and walked towards Jiang Yuqian.
When Jiang Yuqian saw her coming, she looked up in surprise, giving her a "what brings you here?" look.
Li Qian took a deep breath and said, "I apologize to you."
The place where Jiang Yuqian was sitting was a quiet area, and there was no one else around except for Jiang Yuqian's own assistant sitting next to her.
Li Qian's sudden apology surprised Jiang Yuqian.
Li Qian apologized and turned to leave.
Jiang Yuqian hadn't even had a chance to say anything yet.
"..."
Jiang Yuqian looked at Li Qian's retreating figure, which seemed to be "fleeing in panic," and smiled to herself.
Ten minutes later, the crew had finished setting up the scene and filming environment for the next scene, and someone came to ask Jiang Yuqian to wait in line.
Jiang Yuqian got up, handed her script to her assistant, and went to her seat.
This time, she sat directly at her workstation.
"Action!" With director Luo Yuzhong's command, Li Qian walked in.
She walked gracefully towards Jiang Yuqian, stopping in front of her workstation, and said, "Guan Zhu, Manager Huang wants to see you."
Jiang Yuqian looked up at her with some surprise. "Manager Huang wanted to see me?"
Li Qian slightly curled the corners of her mouth and said, "Okay, go quickly, don't keep him waiting."
Jiang Yuqian immediately stood up and looked at her desktop.
"Do you know what he wanted from me?"
Li Qian crossed her arms, shook her head, and said, "How would I know? You'll find out when you get there."
She patted Jiang Yuqian's arm, then turned and went back to her workstation.
At this moment, Li Qian's aura was clearly stronger than Jiang Yuqian's.
After reading the script, Lu Yanhe quickly figured out where the scene was set. Originally, the scene was about Guan Zhu just entering the company, only to be tricked by Manager Huang as soon as she entered. This was the beginning of Guan Zhu's rise to power in the company.
Li Qian was already working at the company at this time, and her qualifications and experience were much richer than Jiang Yuqian's, so it was normal for her to have a stronger presence.
As Lu Yanhe was thinking this, he suddenly heard someone whisper next to him, "Li Qian is finally in the right state, otherwise we don't know how long we would have to film today."
"Yes, I'm prepared to finish work very late tonight."
(End of this chapter)
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