Chapter 41 First Encounter [VIP]
Chapter Summary: This is what a genius actor must be like!
Hengcheng, the filming location for the TV series "The Bell Rings".
Today's shoot is a fight scene near the end of the story, a highlight of the entire series, and arguably the most exciting and intense part of "The Bell Ringer".
In the morning, as soon as Mu Zhi, who had finished her makeup and styling, appeared in the theater, she immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Sister Zhizhi, your outfit is absolutely stunning, so beautiful and cool."
Minmin wasn't just flattering her; it was a heartfelt exclamation.
We've been filming for over a month now, and I'm always moved to tears by Mu Zhi's new look; she's so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes.
"Once this drama airs, it will definitely fulfill all the fantasies of those who appreciate beautiful women in period dramas."
Mu Zhi just smiled when she heard this. Minmin has a sweet tongue, and sometimes she exaggerates when she talks.
When Ning Yao arrived on set and saw Mu Zhi, his eyes also lit up with amazement. He gave her a thumbs up and praised, "Teacher Xiao Zhi, you look so beautiful today."
Director Xu Tao walked over to the two lead actors and praised Mu Zhi, saying, "A Ying is very beautiful."
At the same time, a piece of information was revealed.
"Some investors came to visit the set today."
Mu Zhi: ? With such a tight shooting schedule today, you still came to visit the set? You really know how to pick your time.
afternoon.
During a break in filming.
The news that the investor had come to visit the set spread quickly throughout the entire crew.
Because the investor arrived with a support vehicle and treated the entire crew to afternoon tea, preparing coffee, juice, sushi, and other refreshments, he easily won everyone's favor.
A separate set of exquisite refreshments was prepared for the lead actors.
Minmin returned with two cups of coffee and a piece of fruit, and said in a gushing tone, "Sister Zhizhi, I just took a peek from afar and found that this investor boss is so young and handsome! I almost thought he was some male celebrity, he looks kind of familiar."
The next second, it dawned on him: "Ah, he was trending on social media!! He was the boss of some company, what was it called again..."
I'm trying hard to remember.
Director Xu Tao arrived with the investor.
Mu Zhi turned her head as if sensing something, and the figure of a man walking at the front came into view first.
With his hair parted in a 3/7 style, wearing a high-end suit with a hand-tailored and perfectly pressed finish, he walked in with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a tall, upright figure, exuding the aura of a powerful CEO.
Sunlight shone from behind him, bathing his entire body in a halo that obscured his face.
This entrance, with its own mysterious filter, looks somewhat familiar.
Oh, I remember now, it's strikingly similar to the meeting photos of the boss of Lanxing Media that went viral a few months ago.
The hidden male lead in "The Big Boss Spends Money to Spoil Her Debut" is named He Zhiyue.
Mu Zhi didn't pay attention to which investor had bailed out the "Ringing Bell Record" project, nor did director Xu Tao mention it.
Unexpectedly, it was Lanxing Media.
Is this the protagonist's aura? So charismatic.
Mu Zhizi stood up from the recliner she was sitting in.
As He Zhiyue and the others walked towards Mu Zhi, a worker carrying a machine passed by them. Suddenly, he stumbled, and the machine in his hand was about to fall to the ground.
He Zhiyue reacted quickly, rushed a few steps, caught the machine, and handed it steadily to the staff member.
He simply told me, "Be careful."
If the camera lens breaks, a year's worth of work will be wasted.
The staff member broke out in a cold sweat, took the machine, thanked him repeatedly, and hurried off without daring to look at it any longer.
Assistant Luke reminded him, "Mr. He, your coat..."
Ji Binghe glanced at the underarm of the boss's suit jacket. "The right side is torn."
He Zhiyue raised her arm and looked: "..."
Is this the quality of designer clothes? All show and no substance.
He casually took off his coat, refused Luke's help, and draped it over his arm.
Xu Tao chuckled and praised, "President He is not bothered by trifles."
After the little incident...
The group arrived in front of Mu Zhi.
Xu Tao enthusiastically introduced the investors and Mu Zhi to each other.
"Zhizhi, this is President He, who is here to inspect the work on set."
"President He, this is Ms. Mu Zhi, the female lead in 'The Bell Ringing Record'."
Mu Zhi finally saw He Zhiyue's true colors.
His looks are on par with other handsome male celebrities in the industry. He has the captivating and deep peach blossom eyes, a high nose, and thin lips that are typical of male protagonists in novels. He has the top-tier looks of a handsome man.
Perhaps it's because I've seen too many handsome men of all types.
Mu Zhi wasn't immediately struck by He Zhiyue's handsome features. Instead, her attention was drawn to his sharply defined eyebrows, which gave him an air of unruly arrogance. Especially when he took off his suit jacket, the white shirt he was wearing revealed glimpses of his muscular physique, exuding a strong sense of masculinity.
Although he was wearing a suit, he gave off the impression of a thug in a suit.
"Hello, Teacher Mu." The voice was deep, with a metallic quality.
Mu Zhi looked at the outstretched hand and the slight, friendly smile that appeared on the corner of her mouth.
He also extended his hand, saying, "Hello, Mr. He."
He Zhiyue gently squeezed Mu Zhi's fingertips and then withdrew his hand, acting very gentlemanly.
Mu Zhi saw on Weibo that the boss of Lanxing Media was rumored to be having an affair with two of his female artists, which left a bad impression on her.
I met He Zhiyue in person today.
He doesn't seem frivolous, nor does he act like some rich kids who put on an air of superiority, radiating a sense of "don't touch me, I'm from a different class than you."
My first impression of her was alright, and it has improved slightly since then.
"Muzhi, we meet again."
Ji Binghe, who was behind He Zhiyue, stepped forward and greeted Mu Zhi.
The two had met before when they filmed "Celebrity Kitchen," and he had even given her a small bottle of perfume.
Mu Zhi smiled and extended her hand to Ji Binghe: "President Ji, hello."
But she couldn't help but wonder: It was normal for He Zhiyue, as an investor in "The Bell Ringer", to come to visit the set, but it was a bit strange that Ji Binghe, the agency director, also came.
However, right now, her most important task is to prepare for the filming of her next project, and she has no time to delve into other people's affairs.
Accompanied by director Xu Tao, He Zhiyue greeted Mu Zhi and then greeted Ning Yao and the other main actors one by one. After that, she went to the director's monitor and sat down in a chair next to it.
I want to see the filming quality of "The Bell Ringer" in person.
Ji Binghe took the script and call sheet from the assistant director, and after learning about the scenes the lead actors would be filming that afternoon, she asked the boss in a low voice, "Was today deliberately chosen?"
He Zhiyue gave a soft "Mmm".
One of the reasons for visiting the set was to see how Mu Zhi performed on set.
Half an hour later.
The actors took their positions and began rehearsing their lines.
The afternoon shoot took place in a green screen studio with only simple set design.
Plot premise:
Mu Zhi plays the female lead, A Ying, who gets involved in several bizarre murder cases while collecting bell fragments. She accidentally teams up with Ning Yushan, a commander of the Imperial Guard, to solve the cases, and the two gradually develop feelings for each other and fall in love.
Just then, Abbot Changdeng of Lingshan Temple approached Ning Yushan and said that Aying was a demon, and that humans and demons should not fall in love. He also pointed out that a demon was controlling many strange murder cases, and that it was Aying.
He gave Ning Yushan a talisman, which he stuck on A Ying's body and placed in the formation, forcing A Ying to reveal her demonic form.
Ning Yushan tested A Ying several times, and A Ying claimed that she was a human.
In order to prove Ah Ying's innocence, he did as Master Changdeng had instructed.
The scene to be filmed:
Ning Yushan brought Azai into the array circle and took the opportunity of hugging her to stick a talisman on her.
Ah Ying coughed up blood and rolled on the ground in pain.
Master Changdeng arrived and declared that he would slay Ah Ying, this blood-stained demon who had brought calamity upon the world.
When Ning Yushan saw that his beloved woman was reacting to the talisman and the formation, her eyes were bloodshot, and her face, neck, and hands were covered with terrifying black cracks, she was indeed a demon, just as Master Changdeng had said.
Looking back on their time together, Ah Ying has always been kind.
They didn't want to believe she was an evil demon.
They pleaded for Ah Ying's life, hoping that Master Changdeng would spare her.
Master Changdeng, however, instructed Ning Yushan to kill Aying with his own hands, so that he would no longer be seduced by the beauty of demons and would no longer remain deluded.
Ning Yushan looked at A Ying, who was struggling and screaming in pain in mid-air, restrained by Master Changdeng's magic.
He picked up the sword from the ground.
Upon seeing this, Master Changdeng flicked his robe, and Ah Ying fell from mid-air.
Before Ning Yushan could react, Aying fell in front of him, and the brocade pouch in her arms fell out, containing half a bell and the collected fragments. When Aying grabbed the brocade pouch, she spat out blood again, spraying it onto the pouch.
The bells in the brocade pouch, stained with blood, pieced themselves back together.
Only one fragment remains.
A series of familiar memories flooded into Ah Ying's mind...
This scene was quite challenging for Mu Zhi.
Besides writhing and struggling on the ground in pain, he also had to struggle in mid-air while suspended by wires.
This was the highest wire stunt she had ever performed since joining the crew, reaching a height of three meters.
The actors filmed in a green screen studio. In post-production, the effect was that she was being held up in mid-air by an invisible long hand choking her neck. She had to act as if she was about to suffocate, struggling with her hands on her neck and her legs flailing in the air.
They also had to film a scene of someone falling from mid-air, descending rapidly with their body leaning backward.
Mu Zhi didn't really like this feeling of weightlessness, but in order to film the scene well, she had to put aside her fear...
After filming this scene, the director announced a 10-minute break.
The filming will pick up where it left off and continue shortly.
After the director yelled "cut," He Zhiyue watched as Mu Zhi slowly stood up, taking the help of her assistant as she jogged over.
The assistant handed her water. Mu Zhi pointed to the bloodstains at the corner of her mouth, shook her head, walked to the chair next to her, sat down, picked up the script, and began to read it. She seemed to still be immersed in the character's emotions, not yet separated from the role.
Filming resumed 10 minutes later.
Ning Yushan held a sword in his hand and walked towards A Ying.
He stopped in front of Ah Ying, then turned around and pointed the tip of his sword at Master Changdeng.
They claimed there must be a misunderstanding and did not believe that Ah Ying had indiscriminately killed innocent people.
Disappointed with Ning Yushan, Master Changdeng decided to deal with the demon Aying himself. Ning Yushan stood in front of her with his sword to protect Aying.
Ah Ying slowly crawled up from the ground and caught Ning Yushan, who was coughing up blood after being struck by Master Changdeng's palm.
His raised eyes were blood red, and his whole body was shrouded in a cloud of black mist.
"Ning Yushan, it turns out the last bell was on you."
"What you owe me, repay it all today."
After saying that, Ning Yushan coughed up blood and looked down in shock. He saw that Aying's hand had passed through his chest from behind, and she was crushing his heart with her five fingers.
The seal was broken, and a small fragment of a bell emitted a dazzling light.
Ning Yushan collapsed.
A fragment of the bell flew into Ah Ying's forehead.
Master Changdeng exclaimed, "Oh no!" But it was too late.
As the bells rang, Ah Ying stretched out her arms, and the sound of the bells transformed into layers of air waves that spread outwards, forcing Master Changdeng to retreat step by step. As the black energy dissipated, Ah Ying's body was enveloped in a layer of golden light, and when she opened her eyes again, the blood red had faded, and her pupils had turned golden.
Her other half of her demonic power has returned.
Everything from the past came back to mind.
Ah Ying is a bell that has cultivated itself into a spirit and has taken on human form.
Hundreds of years ago, she fell in love with Feng Yujun, a disciple of the largest immortal cultivation sect. However, Feng Yujun's senior brother discovered her secret: she was actually a demon.
The story unfolds in a similar way to what Ah Ying faces in this life.
Because she was a demon, she was framed for absorbing men's essence in order to cultivate her power, resulting in the tragic deaths of many men. She also set fire to a village and ruthlessly killed weaker demons to absorb their magic power in order to improve her own strength.
Feng Yujun witnessed "A Ying" committing violence against his master and did not believe A Ying's explanation.
He believed that Ah Ying's demonic nature was hard to eradicate, and that Ah Ying was a demon in disguise who had now committed an unforgivable crime. He listened to his senior brother and together they plotted to capture Ah Ying.
Ah Ying's primordial spirit was shattered, her bell was broken, and her demonic power was reduced to half...
Ah Ying couldn't remember anything after that.
All she knew was that someone had sealed her in this antique shop, instructing her to collect bell fragments and telling her that when the bells rang, she could remember everything.
Now, she remembers.
The lesson learned hundreds of years ago was etched in her memory, and she would not repeat it. So when she learned that the last piece of the bell was sealed in the male protagonist's heart, she dug it out without hesitation.
We must restore our memories, restore our strength, and seek revenge.
He remembered that the Master Changdeng in front of him was the male protagonist's "senior brother" from hundreds of years ago. Instead of following the proper path of cultivating immortality, he practiced demonic arts to prolong his life and achieve immortality.
Now, it's time to settle both old and new scores...
The scene was finished filming at 7 p.m.
He Zhiyue kept her eyes glued to the monitor the entire time.
This wasn't the first time he had visited the film set.
I have recently visited the film sets of some of my artists' works.
But this was the most intense experience I've ever had watching a play. The green screen set, the simple set design, and the lack of post-production made it feel like I was sitting in front of a TV, completely immersed in the story.
To put it bluntly, I was emotionally moved by the character played by Mu Zhi; her performance was incredibly captivating.
After watching the play all afternoon, the following thought popped into his head:
This is what a genius actor looks like!
Director Xu Tao was very satisfied and excited with Mu Zhi's performance in this explosive scene. He felt that he had made the right choice. This performance was on a completely different level compared to Tu Qingqing's performance.
It's easy to paint the skin but hard to paint the bones. Tu Qingqing only focused on the skin, while Mu Zhi delved into the "bones" of the character!
He also took in He Zhiyue's reaction, who was sitting next to him watching the show.
It seems that this investor is satisfied with the production quality of the film, and is particularly pleasantly surprised by the lead actress's performance.
He looked at Mu Zhi not far away and sighed in front of He Zhiyue:
"This actor has a very promising future!"
[Author's Note]
I want to see "The Bell Ringer," Michie, make it a hit! (doge)
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