Chapter 166 Courageous [VIP]
Chapter Summary: Everyone has a lot of confidence in this film.
Bian Wu's eyes held depth, his youthful naiveté faded, and a refined air settled over him.
People got a bit tanned.
Aside from the external changes, what Mu Zhi learned more about in a phone call with his agent a couple of days ago was the change in Bian Wu's status and position within the industry.
When Bian Wu collaborated with Mu Zhi on the film "Escape from the Game," he was a newcomer who didn't even have a representative work yet.
After filming wrapped on the movie "Escape from the Game," Bian Wu starred in a suspenseful web series; played the male lead in a campus movie; and is currently filming an ancient costume fantasy drama with Liao Yaning, also playing the male lead.
The suspenseful web series aired last month and performed quite well online.
With just two projects in hand—a movie with Mu Zhi and a TV series currently in production with Liao Yaning—Bian Wu's value has skyrocketed, and he has no shortage of acting offers.
For the past year and two months, he has been filming one movie and immediately moving on to the next, almost without a break in filming.
Bian Wu was overjoyed to see Mu Zhi, scratching the back of his head and showing off his white teeth.
"Teacher Mu, thank you. When will you have time to treat me to a meal?"
Mu Zhi knew what Bian Wu Xie was referring to.
That day, she was on the phone with her agent, and Minmin was also there.
Minmin shared her thoughts on how Bian Wu was able to quickly rise to prominence in the industry.
"Sister Zhizhi, after Bian Wu became the male lead in your movie, this newcomer has become a hot commodity!"
The roles he took on later, such as the fantasy drama he co-starred in with Liao Yaning, were all played by Liao Yaning. She probably thought that this would put Bian Wu in the same league as him.
Also, Byun Oh is a professionally trained actor, so his acting skills are guaranteed. He's tall and handsome, and these days actresses all seem to prefer casting younger men like him as supporting characters.
"The production team, investors, and actors are all gambling. If the movie 'Escape from the Game,' which you co-starred in with Bian Wu, does well at the box office and Bian Wu becomes famous, then his subsequent works will also receive a lot of attention, and Bian Wu will no longer be just a newcomer..."
A few days ago, someone posted a poll on an entertainment gossip forum to vote for the next male celebrity to become a breakout star, and Bian Wu won first place with a high number of votes!
The entertainment industry is fiercely competitive, and many people struggle to make it to the top. But sometimes, for some, all they need is one opportunity, and if they seize it, they rise to the top.
After listening to Minmin's analysis, Muzhi focused on how impressive Ji Binghe was.
When she first came across the movie "Escape from the Game," Ji Binghe immediately set her sights on it and decided to push newcomer Bian Wu to get the role. She then added cameo appearances by other artists from her company, which secured the part for Bian Wu.
While Bian Wu's own abilities and efforts are certainly important, they are also closely related to his agent and the company platform behind him.
After collaborating with Mu Zhi, Bian Wu was able to negotiate his subsequent projects so smoothly, thanks in no small part to Ji Binghe's network of connections and her strong support behind the scenes.
Byun Go was undoubtedly lucky.
Mu Zhi said to Bian Wu, "No need to treat me to a meal. If you want to thank me, then do your best during the movie's promotional period and keep up the good work."
Bian Wu's eyes dimmed, thinking that he would invite her when they did a roadshow together, and there would be an opportunity eventually.
The next second, Bian Wu smiled again: "Teacher Mu, by the way, I forgot to congratulate you in person on winning the Golden Crane Award for Best Actress, that's amazing!"
Thinking of the movie Mu Zhi was currently filming, he said enviously, "After working with Director Hong Yan and Best Actor Tai Feng for the second time, you've now joined the cast of Director Tang Yan's new movie and are filming with Teacher Zhou Zilong. They are all my idols!"
"Teacher Mu, I'm so envious I could cry! Could you please get me one of their autographs?"
Seeing Bian Wu's obvious admiration, Mu Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, that's fine."
As they were talking, the two pushed open the door and walked into the dubbing studio.
Everyone was slightly taken aback when they saw Director Xu Kuan.
Xu Kuan cut off his signature long hair and got a buzz cut.
Xu Kuan looked up and caught the fleeting expressions on Mu Zhi and Bian Wu's faces, then touched his forehead.
"I've been busy with the movie this past year and haven't had time to manage it, so I cut it."
Mu Zhi looked at director Xu Kuan. His already slender figure had become even thinner, but his complexion looked good, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
It seems that Director Xu is very satisfied with the special effects and the edited footage of "Escape from the Game".
After the voice-over was completed.
Mu Zhi hadn't yet emerged from the fantastical world of the movie.
Seeing this, Xu Kuan asked with a smile, "How is it?"
Mu Zhi had seen the sketches of the two game worlds in the movie, but the impact of seeing the pictures on paper transformed into animated images was completely different.
"The first world was very cyberpunk, which left a deep impression on me. As for the special effects... they were very realistic, at least worth 5 yuan?"
Xu Kuan thought that netizens would complain about the special effects and say that the special effects were 50 cents, while Mu Zhi's evaluation was 5 yuan, which was a compliment and meant that the special effects were very good.
The production team has already held an internal meeting, and everyone is very confident about the film.
Hearing Mu Zhi's affirmation, Xu Kuan has gained even more confidence in "Escape from the Game".
When Bian Wu, who was doing the voice acting next door, also came over, director Xu Kuan talked to Mu Zhi and Bian Wu about the film's release date.
When Mu Zhi heard Director Xu Kuan say that "Escape from the Game" was originally planned for the National Day holiday if it could be released in time, but now the plan is to release it during the Spring Festival.
First thought: I'm brave.
Come to think of it, she has never had a film released during the Spring Festival season. If "Escape from the Game" is indeed released during the Spring Festival season, it will be her first film.
The decision to schedule the film's release date was made after discussions between the production company, the director, and others.
The actors have no right to interfere.
Director Xu Kuan revealed the release date information to Mu Zhi and Bian Wu in advance in order to finalize their schedules and plan the promotional tour.
This year, Chinese New Year falls in early February.
Mu Zhi: "I plan to go abroad for filming in November and return to China in mid-December."
Her schedule is fine.
Bian Wu: "Director Xu, the period drama I'm currently filming will wrap up in mid-November, and my next project will start filming after the New Year. My schedule is fine."
Producer Wang, who had entered unnoticed, clapped his hands in approval: "Both lead actors are available, this is a good sign."
Mu Zhi noticed that Producer Wang's sparse hair was slightly messy and damp, and his suit jacket seemed to have been soaked in the rain, making her wonder if it was raining outside.
Producer Wang continued, "It's raining outside, and water brings good fortune! Our film will definitely pass censorship smoothly, and it's sure to be a box office hit during the Spring Festival! Mr. Mu, don't you agree?"
Mu Zhi, whose name was called, twitched slightly at the corner of her mouth, and could only nod under everyone's gaze.
Mu Zhi and her team left, parking their car in the ground-level parking lot.
As soon as I stepped outside, it was pouring rain, accompanied by thunder.
At producer Wang's suggestion, director Xu Kuan instructed the receptionist to bring two umbrellas for Mu Zhi and the others as they left.
So I just got on the bus with an umbrella.
Minmin volunteered to hold an umbrella for Muzhi, and the two of them shared one umbrella. They gave the other, larger umbrella to the bodyguard and the female assistant. As the four of them walked towards the car under the umbrella, a loud clap of thunder sounded overhead.
Mu Zhi instinctively quickened her pace forward, not noticing a pebble under her feet, and slipped as she stepped on it.
"careful!"
"Sister Zhizhi, are you alright?"
Mu Zhi straightened up, hissed softly as if she had twisted her ankle, but said, "It's okay." She slowed her pace, walked a few steps to the car, opened the door, and got in.
Minmin closed her umbrella and got into the car.
As soon as Minmin sat down, she pulled up Muzhi's trouser leg a little worriedly and looked at it: "Did you twist it?"
She noticed that Mu Zhi's movements weren't as nimble as usual when she got into the car.
Mu Zhi picked up the tissue box in the car, took out two tissues for herself, and handed them to Min Min to wipe her face as well.
Minmin placed the umbrella next to the floor mat in the car and took the tissue box.
She watched as Mu Zhi wiped the mud splashed on her ankle with a tissue: "I just twisted my ankle by accident, it's nothing serious."
Minmin was relieved to hear this, and took out a few bills to wipe her hands and hair.
Sitting in the back, Xiaoling, the assistant, curiously leaned forward and asked, "Sister Muzhi, are you afraid of thunder?"
Upon hearing Xiaoling's words, Minmin noticed that Muzhi seemed startled by the thunder and stumbled.
Minmin was also surprised that Sister Zhizhi was afraid of thunder!
I remember that the spy drama "The Edge of the Blade" and the currently filming "Safe Evacuation" both have explosion scenes, and Mu Zhi remained completely unfazed on set.
Having worked alongside Mu Zhi for four years, Minmin recalls that Mu Zhi was never afraid of anything.
Mu Zhi coughed lightly: "...A little."
She wasn't afraid of thunder.
In the original world, when she joined a film crew for the first time after graduation, it rained, thundered, and flashed during an outdoor scene shoot.
Filming was suspended, and everyone went under the large tent to take shelter from the rain.
Two crew members got into a loud argument. Perhaps their noise attracted the thunder, because Mu Zhi, who was standing in a corner of the tent, felt a loud clap of thunder overhead, a flash of white light before her eyes, followed by a blue light, and then a ringing in her ears for a few seconds. All she could hear was a buzzing sound.
When she came to her senses, she heard a cry of alarm beside her. Mu Zhi discovered that the tent had been struck by lightning and collapsed, and there was a mess at her feet. Less than half a meter away from her, there was a deep crater.
She was almost struck by lightning, and ever since then, she's always more careful when she hears thunder on rainy days.
Back to Donghua Mansion.
Mu Zhi noticed that the area where she twisted her ankle was a little swollen.
Perhaps it was because she had lunch with her team and walked up from the underground parking lot, which caused her condition to flare up.
She pulled out the medicine box from under the coffee table, opened it, and looked for medicines to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, reduce inflammation, and relieve pain.
Mu Zhi saw the boxes of medicine on top, which He Zhiyue had given her earlier.
She remembered something: He Zhiyue had been away from Donghua Mansion for several months. Had the Sea King Pill Cactus she had given him died?
The top floor of a top-tier private hospital in the northern part of the city.
He Zhiyue walked out of He Hongshuo's ward, and Luke had been sitting on a bench in the corridor for about ten minutes.
Upon seeing He Zhiyue emerge, Luke immediately stood up and followed He Zhiyue into a nearby lounge.
To avoid being disturbed, He Hongshuo booked the top floor of the hospital to recuperate in peace.
In the past few months, whenever Luke needed to report on matters related to Lanxing Media in person, he would come to the hospital to see He Zhiyue, and then the two would go to the lounge to discuss work.
Today, after Luke finished reporting his work, he heard He Zhiyue instruct him to go to Donghua Mansion to pick up a document.
Luke looked at his boss, who was resting his head on his hand in deep thought, his face showing a slight weariness. Since the big boss's accident, the boss had been so busy that he hadn't had a proper night's sleep in a long time.
He thought that if the boss went back to Donghua Mansion, he could put aside his work for a while and have a good rest.
Luke casually mentioned that Mu Zhi had returned to Beicheng to dub the movie "All Personnel Safely Evacuated" these past two days and would be flying to the Ningcheng film crew early tomorrow morning.
It implies that if the boss wants to see Mu Zhi, he can go back to Donghua Mansion to meet her.
He Zhiyue looked up at Luke, then lowered the hand that had been supporting her forehead and gently tapped the armrest of the sofa a few times.
He knew that Mu Zhi was in Beicheng these past two days, and no matter how busy he was, he would take some time before bed to keep an eye on Mu Zhi's movements, which was also... to draw energy from her.
He paused, about to speak.
There was a knock on the door.
"Go in," He Zhiyue said.
A man in a suit walked in.
Luke met the man's gaze and greeted him politely, "Assistant Wen."
"Assistant Lu." Assistant Wen nodded, his face always gentle and kind to everyone, then looked at He Zhiyue as if he had something to report.
Assistant Wen was previously by He Hongshuo's side, but during He Hongshuo's hospitalization, Assistant Wen became by He Zhiyue's side, and the two of them handled the work-related matters of the He Group together.
He Zhiyue slightly raised his chin to Assistant Wen, indicating that he should speak directly if he had something to say.
Assistant Wen did not avoid Luke and said respectfully, "President He, shareholder Hang just called me and agreed to meet. He said he has time at 7 pm tonight."
This shareholder from Hangzhou had dealings with He Junzhi, but had previously been avoiding He Zhiyue.
Now that he has changed his mind and agreed to meet, He Zhiyue has to keep the appointment.
He Zhiyue stood up and said to Assistant Wen, "Make the arrangements."
There's no time to think about personal matters right now, and Mu Zhi is busy too.
Although he missed her very much, he decided to wait a little longer.
Early the next morning.
Mu Zhi and her team headed to Beicheng International Airport.
The National Day holiday doesn't start until tomorrow, but I don't know why so many fans came to see me off at the airport today, and some fan site admins followed me there.
As the fans approached, they expressed their concern to Mu Zhi.
Mu Zhicai suddenly realized that the fans were using her return to Beicheng as an opportunity to remind her to be careful and take care of her health when she goes abroad to film.
Before going through security, Mu Zhi said to the fans behind her, "Thank you, I will take good care of myself, don't worry."
She waved to her fans, signaling them to hurry back.
After boarding, there were still about 10 minutes before takeoff.
Normally, after Mu Zhi boards the plane and sits down, she will put on an eye mask and pretend to sleep or read a script, instead of looking at her phone.
Today, she opened WeChat almost as if possessed, and immediately received a message from He Zhiyue.
She clicked to view it.
[He Zhiyue] Teacher Mu, is your foot injured?
[Author's Note]
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