135 Filming
◎I didn't expect to see her here◎
People were coming and going in the grocery store. Song Shixi stood aside, her scarf completely covering her smiling face, making it difficult to see her appearance. However, her fashionable outfit, which was completely different from the plain and old environment around her, and her still tall and thin figure, still attracted a lot of people's attention.
Song Shixi ignored the stares and waited until it was finally her turn. She took off her scarf slightly and dialed the familiar phone number.
Not long after, the other side picked up the phone.
"Wife."
When she heard Qin Yue's voice, she felt a lump in her throat for some reason, and she managed to squeeze out three dry words, "I'm here."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Qin Yue could tell something was wrong in her tone, and his voice suddenly deepened. "Did someone bully you?"
Song Shixi immediately shook his head, then quickly remembered they were on the phone, so he replied, "No."
"The environment is bad?"
The key point was quickly pointed out. Song Shixi sometimes felt that he was the worm in her stomach who could guess everything. Seeing that he pointed it out, she was no longer shy, but she also looked around and saw that there were not many people around. Then she lowered her voice and complained about everything that had happened.
"If I had known you would ask Secretary Xu to send me here, I wouldn't have refused."
Originally, Qin Yue was going to send her here in person, but something unexpected happened in Shenzhen and he had to rush over to deal with it, so he asked Xu Jinze to accompany her. He was thorough and could help her solve many problems.
But she felt that doing so was a bit too much of a fuss. Besides, it was not her first time on a business trip, but this time she would stay away for the longest time. So she sent Xu Jinze to accompany Qin Yue, and she brought her studio staff to Jiangnan.
Now that I have arrived at the place, after a whole day of running around, I have seen how backward the town is. I really regret it.
Not only is the living place simple, but transportation is also extremely inconvenient. The small town is not like Beijing, where you can drive your own car and drive there at any time if you need something or need to do something. If you want to go to the city, you can only take a bus, but there are only a few trips a day. There are many people in the crew who go out to do business, and plus there are locals, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy a ticket.
Not only in her previous life, but also in this life, Song Shixi had never lived in such an environment, so she naturally felt wronged, but she would not go on strike for such a thing. She just couldn't help but complain when faced with the concern of her close ones.
Qin Yue knew her very well, so he didn't ask her to go home right away. Instead, he helped her deal with the problem based on the facts.
"It's late. It's not safe for you to be out here alone. Go back to your room and leave this to me."
Song Shixi asked him how he would deal with it, but Qin Yue didn't say much, just asked her to hurry back first. She hung up the phone and bought some things at the grocery store to bring back. As soon as she reached the stairs on the second floor, she saw a lot of people gathered in front of her, making a lot of noise.
"This room is what our sister Shuyi has taken a fancy to. Why should we give it to you?" A sharp female voice came from the crowd. It was loud and full of sarcasm.
"Why? Just because it was arranged by the crew and the name is clearly written on it, are you blind?" Another female voice followed, but the next second she screamed in surprise and cursed, "Are you crazy?"
"Where's the name? Are you blind? It's getting late, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense and rambling. I have to attend the opening ceremony tomorrow. Haha, that's right, for a second female lead, it doesn't really matter whether she attends or not."
With the deafening sound of a door closing, those sarcastic words disappeared.
Hearing this, how could Song Shixi not understand what was going on? He could even guess who the two parties in the dispute were. In a crew, if even the second female lead was ignored, who else could it be except the first female lead?
But, he robbed someone's room and acted so confidently and arrogantly. Aren't you afraid of offending people?
I don’t know where it came from.
Although she had already received the script, she had no idea who her co-star was. The crew had done a great job keeping it a secret. Just now, she seemed to have heard someone mention "Sister Shuyi"? Shuyi...
A face appeared in my mind and I couldn't help but frown. Could it be such a coincidence?
But thinking of the other party's reputation in the industry and thinking about what happened just now, it is probably her.
I was so lost in thought that I didn't even notice when everyone in the corridor swarmed away. I was only brought to my senses when I was startled by someone suddenly rushing down from the upstairs.
"Please make way, thank you."
Song Shixi recognized the voice as belonging to the one from before, so he took a half step to the side. Then he saw the other person quickly walking down the stairs and soon disappeared.
She glanced at it for a few seconds, then looked away and walked upstairs carrying the things she bought at the grocery store.
As soon as she stepped onto the third floor, Song Shixi saw several suitcases piled up in the corridor. On top of one of the suitcases was a tightly wrapped woman. She was originally listening to the person next to her talking, but perhaps she heard footsteps and turned her head to look in her direction.
Their eyes met in mid-air. They had a pair of watery and lively almond-shaped eyes, with a calm gaze, as if they were not affected by what had just happened.
Song Shixi was hesitating whether to say hello when she heard the other party nod at her. She followed suit, which counted as a greeting.
Then he walked past the other person. As he passed her, he caught a glimpse of a piece of white paper on the ground with the words "Liu Liu" written on it. However, there were several black footprints on it, making even the whitest paper look gray. His heart skipped a beat, but his expression did not change. He walked straight to the innermost room and opened the door with his key.
The charcoal brazier that was burning brightly before she went out was almost going out. She added a few pieces of charcoal and opened the window a little to keep it ventilated to avoid being poisoned, which would be more trouble than good.
After she finished all this, she sat down on the bed and packed her clothes, but her thoughts wandered.
Liu Liu? This is a talented actor who has appeared in both TV series and movies. He has a certain fame and capital in the circle. Last year, he also went to a film festival abroad with the crew. It can be said that he is very successful.
Such a person is not a small character who allows others to bully him.
Although Zeng Shuyi has works and is famous, she is young after all. In this circle where seniority is important, she is so arrogant that she will definitely be taught a lesson.
As the saying goes, if you walk by the river, you will get your feet wet. People like Zeng Shuyi are too arrogant and don't understand the principle of leaving a way out when doing things. Sooner or later, they will suffer a big loss.
Just as I thought of this, I heard a burst of noise coming from outside the door.
Song Shixi tiptoed to the door, opened it a crack and took a look outside. He saw more than a dozen people gathered outside, led by the director of the play, Feng Ping.
She just took a quick look and then calmly closed the door without looking any further.
She didn't know how long the noise outside had lasted. When she came out of the bathroom after washing up, she could no longer hear any noise. She thought she would not be able to sleep in such an unfamiliar environment, but unexpectedly she had a dreamless night and woke up with the alarm clock the next day.
Just after changing clothes, Zhao Hecai came over and brought a piece of gossip.
"Sister Shixi, did you hear the noise outside last night? I heard that the leading female lead and the second female lead almost got into a fight over a room, and things were settled only after Director Feng came." Zhao Hecai knew that the soundproofing here was poor, so she tried to keep her voice down.
Song Shixi had known about this for a long time, but seeing Zhao Hecai's eyes shining and looking at him expectantly, he asked, "Who won in the end?"
"Director Feng said that the room belongs to whoever it was originally allocated to. Didn't you see how pissed Miss Zeng was? She had almost packed up her things, but she moved out in such a dejected manner."
Zhao Hecai didn't know that Song Shixi had met Zeng Shuyi before, and because of Yu Wan, their relationship was a little tricky, so she spoke the truth at this moment, with a hint of gloating, "Let them bully others, they deserve to be kicked out in the middle of the night!"
We are all ordinary people, and what we can't stand the most are people who bully others by taking advantage of their power and are arrogant. After all, when you go out to work, who wants to encounter colleagues who put on airs and act like big shots?
So Zeng Shuyi was in trouble, but Zhao Hecai just felt happy.
Song Shixi had already guessed where things were going, so he wasn't too surprised. After Zhao Hecai finished speaking, he changed the subject and said, "Hurry up and pack up. We have to go to the opening ceremony later."
"Oh, okay." Zhao Hecai put away his joking smile and instantly switched to work mode.
Just as the two of them finished packing, there was a knock on the door from outside.
Zhao Hecai went to open the door, and soon said to Song Shixi, "Sister Shixi, this is Mr. Qin's man."
Hearing this, Song Shixi stopped drawing her eyebrows. She was a little surprised that the other party moved so quickly. She hurriedly got up and went to the door, where she saw a man and a woman standing there. They greeted her first and then briefly explained their purpose.
Only then did Song Shixi realize how quickly Qin Yue acted. He had even found a house and cleaned it up. The furniture inside was brought in from the city and arranged overnight.
Song Shixi was of course delighted to have a new place to live. She trusted Qin Yue to make all the arrangements. She wasn't one to put herself in a difficult position, so she naturally didn't need to endure any hardship. However, she still had to inform the crew before they could take action. As soon as she opened her mouth, she heard them say, "Boss Qin has already made the arrangements."
Qin Yue also knows people from the crew?
He had never mentioned this to me, but on second thought, if he could send someone over in such a short time, what else could he not do?
Now that she had no worries, Song Shixi asked them to help move the things over first, and she would go directly there after the opening ceremony was over.
Song Shixi continued to put on makeup and left the house on time. She happened to run into Liu Liu and her assistant at the stairs again. The two groups bumped into each other, and this time Song Shixi spoke first, "Teacher Liu."
"Hello."
Liu Liu was very good-looking, with a quiet and elegant temperament. She smiled at Song Shixi generously and then said, "Do you want to go together?"
"good."
To be honest, the two of them didn't know each other before and had no friendship. Moreover, Song Shixi was half a witness to what happened last night, so it was a bit awkward for them to walk together. However, they both had a rare tacit understanding and didn't mention the incident.
"Miss Song has never acted before, right?"
"Well, this is my first role. I was so nervous that I didn't sleep well all night." Song Shixi lied with his eyes open, and his tone was deliberately exaggerated, which made Liu Liu chuckle. He then said, "If you need any help, you can come to me anytime."
"Really? Thank you so much, Teacher Liu." Song Shixi exclaimed with curved eyes.
"Of course it's true." Liu Liu's eyes fell on Song Shixi's beautiful and bright face, and she couldn't help but look at it a few more times. "Director Feng is very good at guiding newcomers. With him around, you don't have to worry too much, Miss Song."
The two of them talked as they walked, and their relationship became much closer, but once they arrived at the venue of the opening ceremony, they were separated.
Song Shixi's role is the fourth female lead. She doesn't have many scenes, but she appears almost throughout the entire play. In addition, she is very famous now, so no one dares to neglect her.
After waiting for a while, the opening ceremony officially began. Song Shixi followed the crowd to go through the process. Just after listening to the director's words, she noticed a pair of eyes in the center position vaguely sticking to her. When she looked over, she couldn't catch the person, but her intuition told her that person was Zeng Shuyi.
Sure enough, after the ceremony, Zeng Shuyi and her agent came over.
"I never thought I would have such a fate with Miss Song."
Song Shixi glanced at Wang Xue, whom he had met before. She seemed to have forgotten what happened before. She smiled brightly, the corners of her lips pulled up, and she replied with a forced smile, "Yes."
Seeing that Song Shixi's attitude was not very enthusiastic, Zeng Shuyi's face fell all of a sudden. She snorted in her heart, saying that she was really shameless. She took advantage of President Qin standing behind her to act arrogantly, without even considering her own weight. If she was willing to come over and talk to her, she should be happy to flatter her. Who was she showing off to?
One by one, do you really think she is easy to bully?
Zeng Shuyi was already angry about what happened last night, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Just as she was about to say something sarcastic, Wang Xue pulled her hand, so she had to swallow her words back and turned her head to the side, apparently not intending to speak anymore.
Song Shixi looked indifferent, not wanting to waste any more time here, so he said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Ms. Song, take care. We'll talk again in the evening." Wang Xue smiled as if nothing had happened.
Director Feng organized a dinner party in the evening and all the actors had to attend.
Song Shixi didn't respond and turned away.
When she could no longer see anyone, the smile on Wang Xue's face turned cold. She glanced at Zeng Shuyi who was still sitting next to her, feeling quite disappointed in her. However, she couldn't say anything harsh. If she really got angry, with her temper, who knows what she would do. So she lowered her voice and tried to persuade her.
"He has someone behind him, so let's try to coax him and make him closer. Then he won't have to worry about not having a share of the spoils in the future. Others don't understand this principle, but don't you, Shuyi?"
Zeng Shuyi pursed her lips. She knew this was the truth, but she couldn't bring herself to lose face. She snorted coldly, "She's just a wild model, a latecomer to acting. If I support her, wouldn't that be lowering my own status? If someone saw me, where would I put my face?"
Wang Xue felt a swelling pain on her forehead and took a deep breath. "In our industry, we don't care about background. Being rich and famous is the only way to win. Her husband is the biggest investor in our play. There's nothing shameful about being friends with her. Others want to praise her but haven't had the chance yet."
Hearing this, a hint of jealousy flashed in Zeng Shuyi's eyes. She tightened the hot water bottle in her hand, but her expression relaxed a little.
Knowing she had listened, Wang Xue gave her another drastic measure, "I saw her and Liu Liu coming here together this morning. Could it be that she can't snatch the room, and can't snatch the person either? If she builds a good relationship with Song Shixi, wouldn't it be easy for her to get more roles?"
When Zeng Shuyi heard Liu Liu's name, she bit her lower lip in hatred. After a while, she said, "I know."
After the two finished talking, they prepared to go back to the hotel to rest for a while. When they arrived at the room, Zeng Shuyi looked at the unopened skin care products on the table, hesitated for a few seconds, then took the things and went with Wang Xue to knock on the room where Song Shixi lived. But after waiting for a long time, they found out that the person had actually moved out to live alone!
They had planned to try to get closer to her in the evening, but when they arrived, they found Song Shixi and Liu Liu sitting together and chatting happily, so they were a little late.
Zeng Shuyi almost gritted her teeth, but she had to move closer. However, neither of them wanted to pay attention to her. After repeated setbacks, her patience was finally exhausted. She ignored Wang Xue's winks and walked away with a gloomy face.
After the dinner, filming officially started the next day. Song Shixi's scenes were scheduled for the afternoon, but she went there early in the morning. She watched others filming on the set while reading the script, trying to get a feel for it.
Liu Liu told her a lot of experiences yesterday, but Song Shixi couldn't fully understand them yet, so she could only take it step by step.
Fortunately, when she officially went on stage, she was not as nervous as she had imagined. She acted a little stiffly at the beginning, but later, under the hands-on teaching of Director Feng, she became more and more natural. When she got off stage, she realized that her back was wet with sweat.
"Sister Shixi." Zhao Hecai handed her some water and whispered, "You performed really well."
Song Shixi was self-aware and knew that Zhao Hecai's words were probably meant to boost her confidence, but she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
She was wearing three layers of ancient costume, which made her feel uncomfortable when walking and doing things, but it was still quite warm in the winter. She was holding a hot water bottle and took out the script to memorize some more lines when she saw Liu Liu coming over.
She was also wearing a theatrical costume, and her every move was full of grace, as if she had walked out of a painting. After she came over, Song Shixi asked Zhao Hecai to move another chair over.
Liu Liu spoke softly, calmly mentioned the previous scene, offered some suggestions, and helped her sort out the subsequent rivalry between the two of them.
Song Shixi was grateful for her help, but at the same time she felt confused. Although Liu Liu kept a suitable distance, she still sensed something was wrong and felt that the other party was trying to please her.
When the word "flatter" came out, Song Shixi felt that he was a little narcissistic and couldn't help but smile.
"What are you laughing at, Miss Song?"
"Nothing." Song Shixi waved his hand subconsciously, was silent for two seconds, and then asked his question.
Liu Liu didn't hide it, "We met before at Grandpa Zheng's birthday party, but you may not remember me."
Hearing this, Song Shixi was even more confused. He tried hard to search his mind for memories, but couldn't recall anything. He laughed awkwardly and said, "I had acute gastroenteritis at the time, and my head was groggy. I can't remember clearly."
"I know. When Miss Zheng went to call for help, I was standing by your side. I saw you were pale and I was very worried. Fortunately, I heard later that it was nothing serious."
Liu Liu obviously didn't care that Song Shixi didn't remember her, and a smile appeared on her lips.
After this incident, Song Shixi's favorability towards Liu Liu increased a little more.
After they finished discussing the script, Liu Liu thought of something and asked in a low voice, "Did you have a feud with Zeng Shuyi before? I'll see you..."
"It can't really be called a festival." Song Shixi thought about it and briefly mentioned Yu Wan's matter, but did not mention her name.
Hearing this, Liu Liu nodded in understanding, "Her behavior is well known in the circle. Sooner or later, she will fall flat on her face."
Neither of them liked Zeng Shuyi's personality, but they didn't talk much. Soon it was Liu Liu's turn, and she stood up to say goodbye.
After living a similar life for more than a week, Song Shixi gradually got used to life on the crew. As soon as he arrived at the scene that day, he heard some staff members talking about someone being squeezed in. It was said that she was the daughter of an investor.
"Who knows if she's a biological daughter or a goddaughter? I hate resourceful people the most."
"He has quite a temper. When he was not satisfied during filming, he took advantage of the plot to slap an extra more than ten times."
"So excessive?"
"That's right, your face is swollen. You were crying in the bathroom just now, and I caught you. What a sin."
The two of them were talking in the corner and did not see Song Shixi and Zhao Hecai. Song Shixi pretended not to hear them, walked around without looking around, and went into the dressing room.
As soon as I walked in, I heard someone yelling, "This dress is so ugly! Has it been washed? Why is the collar so black?"
Song Shixi and Zhao Hecai looked at each other and saw the word "unlucky" in each other's eyes.
After being in the crew for so long, the main actors were basically familiar with each other. When they suddenly saw an outsider, it was easy for them to identify him with the person they had just heard. But in fact, they were not wrong, because the assistant director they had met before was cautiously apologizing beside them.
Song Shixi stood at the door, not knowing whether to go in or not. After hesitating for a moment, she finally walked in and sat down in her usual seat. After a while, a makeup artist came over to help her with her hair and makeup.
As soon as she entered the room, the noise became much quieter.
Through the mirror, Song Shixi noticed that the man was looking her up and down without any concealment. His eyes were exposed and made people feel uncomfortable. He didn't know how to restrain himself at all and asked loudly, "Who is she?"
"Teacher Song." The assistant director secretly groaned and could only answer in a low voice.
"Why didn't I see you this morning?"
"Teacher Song has a play this afternoon."
The two of them asked and answered each other, one voice getting louder and louder, the other getting quieter and quieter, which was quite funny.
Her role would be over in less than a week, and Song Shixi didn't want to have any interaction with this person, so she didn't say anything.
"I don't think he looks that good."
The assistant director didn't dare to respond, but fortunately she didn't say anything else, just curled her lips, and left after finishing her makeup.
"She really dares to say that. I think she is not that good-looking." Zhao Hecai muttered softly and rolled his eyes towards the door.
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