Chapter 148 Keeping the Appointment [VIP]
Chapter Summary: I never expected they would actually come looking for me.
One week later.
The film "Claws" will soon be moved from Hengcheng to Wujiang Film and Television Base for location shooting.
Before moving to another location, Mu Zhi and Tai Feng had two days of romantic scenes to film.
Following the pink palace maid dress she wore two days before filming began, Mu Zhi donned women's clothing again.
Her hair was tied up with a few hairpins, and she was wearing a white dress.
A very simple and plain appearance.
Mu Zhi's skin, which had been tanned from filming, has returned to its original white color. She has a stunning appearance, with fair skin, a slender waist, and a graceful figure.
Dressed in a white gown, Mu Zhi herself looked exceptionally beautiful and otherworldly.
When she transforms into Xiaodie, she exudes a cool and aloof aura, with a heroic spirit in every gesture, like a white plum blossom standing proudly in the snow.
When she's in front of the male protagonist, she transforms into a pure, gentle, beautiful, and pitiful orphan.
During a break from filming.
Minmin, with starry eyes, showered Zhizhi with compliments: "Sister Zhizhi, you look so good in period costumes."
"Your male and female costumes in this movie are both outstanding. When the movie is released, it will be a real treat for fans of good looks. I have a feeling there will be several memorable scenes."
"As expected of Director Hung, he's a master at filming."
Mu Zhi: Director Hong is indeed very good at filming.
The visual atmosphere is very important in martial arts films; it's essential to draw the audience into the martial arts world of the movie.
The filming took a month and a half.
As the lead actress, Mu Zhi would always go to the monitor to watch her performance after each scene ended.
The production team of "Claws and Fangs" put a lot of effort into the characters' styling and costumes, and also had high requirements for lighting, camera angles, and the intensity of the actors' fight scenes during filming.
In particular, director Hong Yan is as adept as ever at capturing the unique charm and temperament of the actors when they play their roles in martial arts films.
This delighted all the actors; the director's skillful filming seemed to have gilded the actors in the shot.
However, Mu Zhi's performance has not gone smoothly these past two days.
"Cut." Director Hong Yan called for a pause again.
He stepped forward and personally joined Tai Feng in the performance, demonstrating for Mu Zhi.
Hong Yan is a director and an actor.
He played a supporting role in the martial arts film he directed, and his acting skills were quite outstanding.
So when he was explaining scenes to the actors on set, he would occasionally give them a personal demonstration.
In this scene where Mu Zhi is NG: The female lead, Xiao Die, has been following the male lead for a while, looking for an opportunity to make a move, but she has not succeeded.
That night, Xiaodie used her beauty to seduce the male protagonist, Xie Leshan.
Knowing the female lead's thoughts, the male lead used a scheme to his advantage and slept with Xiaodie.
Mu Zhi watched as the female lead, played by the director, was picked up by Tai Feng and carried towards the bed.
Her initial resistance and discomfort towards intimate scenes with the character largely disappeared, and she quickly adjusted her mindset.
He told the director that he was almost done and wanted to try one more take.
After a couple of takes, the scene was over.
The following day, the romantic scenes between the male and female leads were filmed:
Xiao Die, a henchman planted by the head of the Eastern Depot to Prince Xie Leshan, falls in love with him after spending time with him day and night. She is captivated by his affection and tenderness.
The scenes Mu Zhi and Tai Feng were to film were several sweet moments between the female lead, Xiao Die, and the male lead, Xie Leshan, in the Prince's mansion: he writing calligraphy while she ground the ink; he lying on the warm couch while she nestled in his arms, watching the snow outside the window together; she playing the zither for him; she learning to embroider a sachet for him...
Tai Feng's portrayal of Xie Leshan, the male lead, reveals that his affection for the female lead is half genuine and half feigned, mostly an act and an attempt to manipulate her.
Or perhaps Tai Feng's acting skills are superb; in any case, his scenes were filmed very smoothly.
For Mu Zhi, every scene required close-ups of her eyes to capture the emotions conveyed within them.
The reason for the multiple takes was that director Hong Yan felt that Mu Zhi's love for the male lead was superficial and not deep enough; she hadn't truly fallen for him.
"When you play Xiaodie, you can treat the actors you work with as people you like."
Hong Yan's point about emotional immersion is one of the methods actors often use in their performances.
Mu Zhi nodded, indicating that she needed to gather her emotions a little more.
In her original world, she acted in roles that rarely involved romantic scenes.
Six films have been shot here, and "Claws and Teeth" is the seventh one currently being filmed.
The previous 6 films:
The female lead in "The Bell Ringer" has a great character design. She and the male lead fall in love, but then encounter a change in circumstances, which causes her to lose her past memories, leading to a complex mix of love and hate.
"Back to 17" mainly tells the story of the female lead's desire to reverse her life and the emotional scenes in her memories. The female lead's love for the male lead is one of being moved and blindly naive.
The female protagonist in "The Edge of the Blade" has a restrained and stoic love for the male protagonist, which she never expresses until her death.
In "Countdown," A-Sang and You-Chu spend a short time together and can't be said to love each other much. For A-Sang, You-Chu is an emotional comfort and a way to experience a passionate love in the last few months of her life, leaving no regrets.
The relationship between the male and female protagonists in "Escape from the Game" is more of a partnership of life and death, and the female protagonist only develops a vague feeling for the male protagonist.
In the movie "Claws and Teeth", Xiao Die falls in love with Prince Xie Leshan and wants to use this powerful figure to escape the control of the Eastern Depot's chief eunuch, placing her hopes on men.
This character was destined for a tragic end.
Mu Zhi couldn't accurately portray the "falling in love" that director Hong Yan wanted because she wanted to keep the character somewhat clear-headed.
But the director and screenwriter designed this character so that she would fall for him.
The character of Tai Feng is one who gets into character but remains clear-headed throughout.
As an actor, I had no choice but to comply.
On the other hand, Mu Zhi had never been in a relationship, and no man had ever made her fall for him, so her understanding was not very accurate, and she was still a bit inexperienced.
Director Hong Yan is a perfectionist, so there were many takes.
Finally, with the help of the director and Tai Feng, Mu Zhi was able to finish filming for the day.
It was already 7 p.m. when we finished work.
As Mu Zhi and her team were leaving the set, a strange man in a suit appeared out of nowhere.
It's early December now, and the temperature in Hengcheng today is 10 degrees Celsius.
Wearing a suit on set not only drew attention but also made him seem out of place.
Faced with the obstruction of Mu Zhi's bodyguards.
The man maintained a gentle smile as he looked at Mu Zhi, introducing himself as Wen, the assistant to the chairman of the He Group.
He handed over a business card with a respectful and polite attitude.
He explained his purpose: "Chairman He would like to invite Miss Mu to dinner."
Mu Zhi looked behind Assistant Wen and saw a black sedan parked on the roadside not far away.
A week has passed.
Unexpectedly, He Hongshuo actually came looking for me.
The other party had come all the way from Beicheng to Hengcheng, and given their status, I had no choice but to accept the invitation to this meal.
Mu Zhi declined Assistant Wen's offer to get in the car, asked for the restaurant's address, and then she and her team went there by car on their own.
Mu Zhi only brought Minmin and a bodyguard to the appointment.
On the way to the restaurant.
Minmin couldn't help but let her imagination run wild, wondering what He Hongshuo wanted to talk to Mu Zhi about.
"Sister Zhizhi, why do you think Chairman He came to see you?"
No wonder she noticed the boss's fondness for Sister Zhizhi.
Mu Zhi didn't hide anything from Min Min and told her about how she and He Zhiyue were photographed together.
Minmin: "So, is the boss's father here to break up the couple? Ah, no, I mean, like in the movies..."
He stopped halfway through his sentence.
In wealthy families, it's important to be well-matched in social standing. Minmin thinks that Chairman He is probably here to interfere in her son's love life. He might throw out a huge check or promise some kind of film and television resources to keep Sister Zhizhi away from the boss.
However, in Minmin's view, Muzhi has a very good development prospect. She herself is a wealthy family, and a wealthy family with no business risks.
They generally don't care about money or resources.
Besides, it's the boss who has a crush on Sister Zhizhi.
She felt that Sister Zhizhi was more than a match for the boss.
Mu Zhi felt that He Hongshuo's purpose was probably similar to what Minmin had guessed.
She glanced at the time; her agent had texted her when she finished work to say she had a meeting, and he was probably still in the meeting, so she decided not to call and bother Ji Binghe.
He simply sent a message to his agent informing him that he was going to have dinner with He Hongshuo.
She didn't care about the content of her conversation with He Hongshuo.
Half an hour later, we arrived at the restaurant.
It is a private restaurant located in a manor.
When Mu Zhi and the others drove in, they saw that the black sedan was empty.
As soon as they got out of the car, the restaurant manager and waiters came over and led them to a small villa in front of them.
Minmin looked at the information on her phone and clicked her tongue in amazement. "It seems to be a private restaurant that only serves VIP customers, and only one table of guests a day."
No wonder they didn't see any other customers when they came in.
This has one advantage: you don't have to worry about being followed by paparazzi, and unauthorized people can't even get through the main gate.
Led by the restaurant manager, Mu Zhi and the others went up to the second floor of the villa. The environment was similar to that on the first floor, with understated and unpretentious decoration. There was only one table on each floor, placed in the best position for the view.
Upon arriving on the second floor, Mu Zhi immediately noticed He Hongshuo sitting at the dining table, with his assistant Wen standing beside him.
Before she even got close, Mu Zhi could feel the authority and pressure emanating from He Hongshuo, a man in a superior position.
After Mu Zhi walked over, she heard He Hongshuo instruct the restaurant manager to start preparing the dishes and instruct his assistant to take the team members that Mu Zhi had brought to the first floor for a meal and rest.
Mu Zhi asked Minmin and the bodyguard to wait for her downstairs.
After everyone else was sent away, only Mu Zhi and He Hongshuo remained.
"Miss Mu, please have a seat."
"Thanks."
Mu Zhi sat down without ceremony and looked at He Hongshuo sitting opposite her.
He Hongshuo looks a few years younger than in the photos seen in financial magazines, and you can vaguely tell that he was a handsome young man.
In terms of appearance, she only resembles He Zhiyue by 3 points. He Zhiyue mainly inherited her mother He Shuhui's superior facial features.
However, being father and son, they both possess an unfathomable aura that makes them difficult to understand.
He Hongshuo was also sizing up Mu Zhi.
To be honest, he was slightly surprised when he met Mu Zhi in person.
He had read Mu Zhi's profile. She was a girl from a small city who stepped into the entertainment industry with a yearning for her dreams. She had no background or connections, and it was truly remarkable that she could reach her current position in just four years.
I thought I would meet a shrewd, worldly woman.
Unexpectedly, Mu Zhi was like a sharp blade forged through countless trials, possessing a sharp brilliance and an unyielding spirit.
Facing him, she remained calm and composed, showing no fear whatsoever.
There is also a rare purity that remains untainted by the mud.
Although her son, He Zhiyue, denied having a relationship with Mu Zhi.
However, he rented another house in Donghua Mansion to Mu Zhi, visited her on set many times, promoted her, and most importantly, even gave Mu Zhi the [Heart of the Sky] to wear.
He Hongshuo and He Zhiyue had only known each other for a few years, so he couldn't say he understood his son.
However, He Zhiyue is extremely protective of his mother, He Shuhui, and cannot tolerate Dong Jingwan ever speaking ill of He Shuhui.
He would never casually give an expensive necklace to a female celebrity under his company, unless that woman is very important to his son.
After Mu Zhi sat down, she waited for a while, but He Hongshuo did not speak.
The round trip to this restaurant alone would take an hour, and she didn't want to waste too much time on the meal.
Tomorrow is the last day of filming, and I need to prepare well for tomorrow's scenes when I get back tonight so as not to delay the crew's location change.
Mu Zhi cut straight to the point: "Chairman He, what brings you here?"
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