Qiu Jiahe quickly nodded and explained, "I saw in the document Director Wen sent in the group that all actors need to go to the island in Mingcheng for closed-door filming."
"During this period, we were not allowed to disclose the filming progress, visit the set, or promote the film. Furthermore, we said we didn't want to disrupt the local environment too much, so actors were not allowed to bring extra assistants with them."
Qiu Jiahe's voice became quieter as he spoke, so Zhao Mei quickly pressed on, "So, when did you actually film it?"
"They said it will start in half a month at the latest. Apart from the actors, all other parts are already in place. The estimated filming time is about three months."
When Zhao Mei heard this, she remembered that Ji Jinyao had also said that Wen Chengwang's filming habit was to prepare everything except the actors first so that he could start filming directly. She just didn't expect it to be so fast.
But the most important thing now is that this filming will take three months. Zhao Mei thought for a while: "Winter vacation is only three months away. It's likely that we will have to take a leave of absence during this time."
Qiu Jiahe drooped his brows in frustration. "I'm worried about this too. If I take a leave of absence, my progress will definitely be much slower. I still have to make up for it in the second half of my senior year. I'm not sure if filming is a valid excuse."
Zhao Mei could only console him, "That's Director Wen. Asking for leave isn't a big deal. As long as you've thought it through, I can help you. Whether it's communicating with the school or managing your study progress, I can help you."
"If you allow visits during filming, just let me know and I can go over and give you extra lessons right away to make sure you're up to speed."
After hearing this, Qiu Jiahe leaned towards Zhao Mei with watery eyes and said, "My beauty is so good..."
Pushing away her face that was getting closer and closer, Zhao Mei reminded her, "So there are still two weeks left. Come with me quickly. I don't know if you can be given a leave of absence. It would be much better if you can take online classes. Anyway, you have to discuss it with your counselor."
The two of them packed up and rushed to the counselor's office. As soon as they entered, they explained the general situation to the counselor and showed the counselor the notice of joining the group sent by Wen Chengwang.
The director looked at Qiu Jiahe with a puzzled look on his face: "Director Wen Chengwang? The Director Wen who filmed 'Sea and Sky'? Is that true?"
Qiu Jiahe hurriedly said, "Teacher, how dare I lie to you? I'll ask Director Wen if I can call you to tell you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Jiahe picked up his phone and started chatting privately with Director Wen. After a few minutes, Director Wen replied with a question mark and made a video call.
After all, Director Wen is a household name, and the staff recognized that it was indeed him. After verifying with Director Wen and confirming that Qiu Jiahe was indeed going to shoot Director Wen's movie, they hung up the phone.
The instructor returned the phone to Qiu Jiahe. "It's true. Jiahe has really done the school proud. So you guys want to take some time off for filming, right? How do you plan to do it?"
Zhao Mei had already prepared a plan: "Counselor, Jiahe's filming is expected to take three months, but if she takes a leave of absence, it will affect her graduation date. So I hope you can agree to Jiahe taking online classes so that her studies will not be affected, and she can also make sure to take time to study every day."
Qiu Jiahe nodded in agreement: "Teacher, I will definitely be able to keep up with the progress."
After hesitating for a while, the instructor finally agreed to Qiu Jiahe's idea of taking online classes, perhaps because Director Wen had good credibility or because Qiu Jiahe had good grades in the past.
But in the end, I did not forget to tell her that if she did not take a leave of absence and took special leave, she must take the final exam on time and she would have to bear the consequences of failing the exam.
However, this was already the best result for Qiu Jiahe, and he quickly thanked the instructor.
After the issues at school were resolved, it was time for Qiu Jiahe to brush up on his acting skills. In matters like this, his old acquaintance Yan Zhi was the most reliable.
Yan Zhi was also very surprised when she heard that she was going to star in Director Wen's movie, and she asked Qiu Jiahe for extra tuition fees.
From the day when he and Yan Zhi agreed to take acting lessons, Qiu Jiahe would be taken out by Yan Zhi for small classes from time to time, and he would cram until he was exhausted.
Zhao Mei, who occasionally went to observe the training, looked at Yan Zhi beside her and began to have the idea of recruiting him.
That day, while Qiu Jiahe went to the bathroom, Zhao Mei called Yan Zhi who was resting on the stage.
"Yan Zhi, do you like acting?"
Yan Zhi, who was about to drink from the water bottle, stopped and looked down at Zhao Mei and smiled: "I like it. If I didn't like it, I wouldn't have persisted for so long. What's wrong?"
"Then don't you want to appear on the big screen like Qiu Jiahe?"
To Zhao Mei's surprise, Yan Zhi rejected her without hesitation.
"In no mood."
"I just like drama. The feeling of being face to face with the audience, showing other people's pain and life, and feeling their feedback up close is the reason why I'm here."
"So I don't want to enter the entertainment industry. The feeling of losing interaction is hard for me to accept."
At this moment, Yan Zhi was sitting cross-legged under the spotlight on the stage, with beads of sweat sliding down his face. His gentle eyebrows and eyes were extremely serious. Anyone could see that his love for dialogue drama was beyond doubt.
Zhao Mei shook her head helplessly. After all, she failed to rescue the person. It was her first failure.
"I respect people who pursue their dreams, so thank you for answering my question seriously."
Yan Zhi waved his hand: "It's okay, in fact, many members have also been curious about this question, wondering if I will enter the entertainment industry, so I have said this many times, but they always think it's a pity."
Zhao Mei actually agreed somewhat: "Objectively speaking, with your qualifications, President Yan, it would be a shame not to enter the entertainment industry."
"But subjectively speaking, I think it would be a shame if you really entered the entertainment industry."
Yan Zhi heard this answer for the first time and was a little confused: "How do you say that?"
"Because you've probably already given your soul to the stage of the drama. Forcing you to leave will only leave you with an empty shell."
Yan Zhi was stunned after hearing this, then laughed: "I have to say, although we are not very familiar with each other, you understand me unexpectedly."
Zhao Mei also curled her lips slightly: "Because there are people around me who look very similar to you."
Yan Zhi's expression paused slightly, and just as he was about to open his mouth to continue asking, Qiu Jiahe, who had just finished using the toilet, hurried over, and the conversation between the two ended there.
Qiu Jiahe, who trotted over, noticed the strange atmosphere between the two and subconsciously started gossiping: "What's wrong? What's wrong? Did I miss something?"
Zhao Mei patted her shoulder gently: "You haven't missed anything, go practice quickly, you still have a lot of training to do today."
Qiu Jiahe instantly lost interest when he thought of training: "I understand, I understand. I'm working hard."
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