Chapter 147 Worry [VIP]
Chapter Summary: Passively drawn into the vortex of a power struggle within a wealthy family.
On the afternoon of November 29, the Muzhi team flew back to Hengcheng from Beicheng.
After a 3-day holiday, I'm back to filming "Claws and Fangs" again.
The next morning, Mu Zhi arrived at the film set.
The crew members greeted Mu Zhi with their congratulations, saying, "Congratulations, Teacher Mu, on winning the award!"
Mu Zhi thanked them politely one by one.
Director Hong Yan, who usually has a serious face, even showed a rare smile on set.
He said, "Congratulations."
The producer couldn't stop smiling. Now, the male and female leads of "Claws" are an award-winning actor and actress, respectively. This powerful combination of award-winning actors and actresses can become a gimmick for the film's later promotion.
After thanking the director and producer, Mu Zhi greeted them and asked if it would be convenient to have dinner with them after filming ended today.
Director Hong Yan said that filming is expected to wrap up around 6 p.m., which can be arranged.
Then they informed the entire crew that Mu Zhi was treating them to dinner that night.
During filming, the director and the male and female leads usually treat everyone to meals.
Since filming began a month ago, there have been many night scenes to rehearse, so we haven't had time to get together. This time, with Mu Zhi winning an award, we also missed getting together with the team the night before last because of the matter of the original owner's parents. So, we thought we might as well take advantage of today and have a meal together to celebrate.
Next, Tai Feng arrived at the scene.
They also offered their congratulations to Mu Zhi: "Congratulations, Teacher Mu."
Mu Zhi smiled and nodded: "Thank you."
Tai Feng's agent, Qian Sheng, said cheerfully, "When the Golden Crane Award nominations were first announced, Xiao Feng thought Teacher Mu would win the award. Congratulations, Teacher Mu, you deserve the award."
Mu Zhi took these words as mere polite remarks.
The judges of the Golden Crane Award are all academics. Although she was a performance major in her original world, "Mu Zhi" in this world has not studied acting and is considered an experiential learner in the eyes of the public.
The judges may have noticed traces of academic acting in her.
With the addition of the Golden Crane Award for Best Actress this year, the five actresses, including Mu Zhi, are all of similar caliber in the film industry, making it a relatively quiet year with less intense competition.
Mu Zhi's ability to win the award certainly has some merit, perhaps due to a bit of luck.
She is well aware of her own limitations and will not be misled by the effusive praise from netizens and those around her.
Are you alright?
Mu Zhi was slightly taken aback when she heard Tai Feng's low greeting.
When she arrived at the film set, the crew members tacitly avoided mentioning her online feud with her parents.
I didn't expect Tai Feng to send me such caring greetings.
Mu Zhi glanced at Tai Feng with a hint of surprise, a smile that didn't reach her eyes: "I'm fine, thank you, Teacher Tai."
He then walked away with his team members.
They went to the rest tent to review the script and prepare for filming.
Although she only took 3 days off from the group this time, a lot happened to Mu Zhi during the trip to Beicheng to receive the award.
This caused her entire state of mind to change somewhat.
By rereading the script for "The Claws," perhaps she can better empathize with the female lead, Xiaodie, during the later filming.
In the evening, after work.
The cast and crew of the movie "Claws" had a dinner together.
The crew will continue filming as usual tomorrow. Director Hong Yan is a teetotaler, so everyone will have a simple meal together, with the few who enjoy drinking only taking a small sip.
So when the crew came to toast and congratulate Mu Zhi, they were carrying tea or drinks, and told Mu Zhi to make herself at home.
In Minmin's words, the atmosphere of this gathering was like attending a banquet.
Mu Zhi: "..."
The dinner ended before 9 o'clock.
When Mu Zhi's team came out, Mu Zhi immediately spotted the paparazzi hiding across the street.
The paparazzi, who had been staking out the dinner party from start to finish, were disappointed to see Mu Zhi and her team leaving together.
I learned that the cast and crew of "Claws" are having dinner together tonight.
The paparazzi's initial plan was to capture images of Mu Zhi having a happy meal with the film crew.
I've already thought of a title: Mu Zhi is unaffected by her falling out with her parents and has a hearty meal with the crew.
But I didn't manage to take a picture.
Then, the film depicts Mu Zhi being affected by her conflict with her parents, drowning her sorrows in alcohol during a dinner party, and getting so drunk that she has to be helped out by staff.
None.
They found the best vantage point to capture Mu Zhi at the dining table.
Throughout the meal, Mu Zhi sat quietly and ate her food. When others came up to offer her red wine or drinks, she always returned a glass of plain water.
There was no physical intimacy with anyone else.
Until the dinner party ended.
The paparazzi, unwilling to give up, thought: "Let Mu Zhi and Tai Feng come out together, so I can take a picture of them together."
Finally, the shot showed Mu Zhi looking at him; this eye contact was practically a silent "hi" to him.
His paparazzi career suffered a disastrous setback with Mu Zhi!
He just wouldn't believe it and decided to stick with Mu Zhi, determined to get some juicy, firsthand scoops from her.
After Mu Zhi got on the bus.
I suddenly remembered something.
On the day she won the Best Actress award.
She went to a restaurant with her agent, her parents, and others. They noticed paparazzi following them, but ignored them, thinking it was no big deal to be photographed like that.
Later, when she and her agent were sitting in a coffee shop across from the hotel, the agent saw that there were still paparazzi outside, went out for a while, and came back to say that the paparazzi had left.
That's why He Zhiyue was asked to bring Mu Zhi along.
That night, Mu Zhi was in a bad mood and had no time to think about the paparazzi.
Seeing the paparazzi tonight reminded me of:
I wonder if He Zhiyue took me to the Nebula Observatory to see the stars and if we were photographed?
Back in the hotel room.
Mu Zhi suddenly received a call from He Zhiyue.
Based on her understanding of He Zhiyue, since he said at Xingyuntai that it wouldn't affect her career, the call must be for business.
For routine official business, Ji Binghe handles all communication with Mu Zhi.
He Zhiyue contacted Mu Zhi personally, which suggests that it was related to He Zhiyue himself.
Mu Zhi thought: Could it be that the saying "what you think about comes true" is true?
The call was answered.
Mu Zhi asked directly, "We went to see the stars together and got photographed?"
He Zhiyue's deep, magnetic voice came from the other end of the phone: "The place where we stargaze isn't a place you can just drive up to; paparazzi can't take pictures there."
"I went to the coffee shop to find you and Director Ji, and I got photographed. I'm sorry."
Mu Zhi: "It's not your fault. It was a kind gesture of yours to give me a ride back to Donghua Mansion on your way."
If they were photographed camping and stargazing together at Nebula, it would certainly lead people to speculate about a romantic relationship.
She was photographed outside the coffee shop, and there was no physical contact between her and He Zhiyue; she simply got into his car.
The boss is just driving his employees around.
If it becomes a trending topic, then it's best to clarify and deny it.
Mu Zhi wondered: Did He Zhiyue call in person just to talk to her about this? He could have just told Director Ji.
Then He Zhiyue said, "I learned about this from... He Hongshuo."
Tonight.
He Zhiyue was called back to the villa by the Spring River for dinner.
At the dinner table, I noticed that Dong Jingwan and He Junzhi had a smug look on their faces.
After the meal, He Hongshuo called him to the study.
He took out a few photos from the desk drawer and asked He Zhiyue:
"How far have things progressed between you and this actress named Mu Zhi?"
He Zhiyue picked up the photo and saw that it was a picture of him picking up Mu Zhi at a coffee shop, which didn't prove anything.
The reason He Hongshuo was emotional was likely due to the last photo.
I saw the [Heart of the Sky] necklace that Mu Zhi was wearing.
Mu Zhi paused for a second before remembering who He Hongshuo was: the chairman of the He Group and He Zhiyue's father.
He Zhiyue continued, "I denied my feelings for you, saying that we are just boss and company artist."
"Since we both live in Donghua Mansion, I gave you a ride that night since it was on my way."
There was nothing between him and Mu Zhi to begin with.
He hasn't even started pursuing her yet; it's at most a one-sided crush on her.
He Hongshuo was slightly taken aback when he heard He Zhiyue deny her relationship with Mu Zhi so decisively. He swallowed all the words he had prepared and stared at He Zhiyue with an inscrutable expression, remaining silent for a long time.
Then they asked about [Heart of the Sky]...
He Zhiyue was unsure whether He Hongshuo believed her story.
He didn't know He Hongshuo very well, but the fact that he could run a company into a large conglomerate and hold the position of chairman of the board showed that he was a very shrewd and calculating person.
He Zhiyue was somewhat worried and expressed her concerns to Mu Zhi:
"I'm worried he might want to see you."
"I will keep an eye on He Hongshuo's movements to prevent him from bothering you."
There's one more thing.
What He Zhiyue didn't tell Mu Zhi was that the photos of him and Mu Zhi together were blurry and didn't look like they were taken with professional equipment.
One of the photos wasn't even in focus; it looked like it was taken hastily with a mobile phone.
He Hongshuo didn't pay attention to entertainment news. But thinking of the smug expressions on Dong Jingwan and her son's faces at the dinner table, He Zhiyue guessed that it was very likely not a paparazzi photo. Otherwise, they would have contacted Lanxing Media, not Dong Jingwan and her son.
As for why there are photos of Dong Jingwan and her son?
He Zhiyue and Ji Binghe had already suspected that the person hiding behind Mu Zhi's parents was He Junzhi, and now it seems that they are almost certain.
It must have been taken by He Junzhi's people by chance.
After receiving the photos, He Junzhi felt that releasing them would not have much impact on Mu Zhi and He Zhiyue.
If we report this to He Hongshuo, things will be different if he gets involved.
After ending the call with He Zhiyue.
Immediately afterwards, agent Ji Binghe also called.
Presumably, He Zhiyue also informed Ji Binghe about the matter, since Ji Binghe is Mu Zhi's agent and cannot be ignored.
If anything happens to Mu Zhi, Ji Binghe should handle it first.
Ji Binghe had some reservations about Mu Zhi being passively drawn into the vortex of power struggles within wealthy families due to her relationship with He Zhiyue.
Mu Zhi took it in stride: "Their attention to me is because I'm an artist under Lanxing Media, and they're here because of Lanxing Media."
If it wasn't her, it would have been some other celebrity.
Is this what they call "harming innocent bystanders"?
What He Zhiyue and Ji Binghe were worried about was that He Hongshuo would come to see her.
As the chairman of the group, the other party is very busy and will definitely investigate thoroughly before acting. Her relationship with He Zhiyue is only that of boss and company artist, and there is nothing else between them at present.
Mu Zhi thought He Hongshuo wasn't that free to come looking for her.
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