Chapter 741 slightly modified
Why are you taking such a thick film?!
Xu Ke'er was in a bad mood, so she took it out on the makeup artist next to her: "Don't you know that Director Li An requires the actors to be in their most natural state? You've put such heavy makeup on me because you think my face looks bad and I need to cover up a lot of things!"
The makeup artist was a young girl, and she was so frightened that she didn't dare to say a word, but she couldn't help but think to herself: Didn't you ask to cover up all the blemishes on your face as soon as you sat down?
"Uninstall it, redo it!"
"Okay, okay."
Seeing her angry, her agent Li Qiang couldn't help but comfort her: "Alright, alright, it's not a big deal. She's just a newcomer. No matter how pretty she is, she'll still have to be respectful to you."
"Even Shen Li has to greet you first when she sees you, so wouldn't this Yu guy be even more so?"
"What's the use of just being pretty if there's no shortage of beautiful women in this industry?"
Xu Ke'er glanced at him through the mirror and said impatiently, "This is only a film directed by Li An. You should give me fewer roles in films with only young girls in them. They're so annoying to watch."
She was in the prime of her life and didn't feel old at all, but people are afraid of comparisons. When you're twenty-five, standing among a bunch of twenty-year-old girls, you just stand out.
Girls are generally more sensitive to these kinds of things, and female celebrities are even more so.
Li Qiang stepped forward and patted Xu Ke'er on the shoulder, whispering, "This is a rare opportunity. You haven't had a representative work that has left a deep impression on the public in the few years since you debuted. You have a lot of screen time in this movie. If you perform well, this will be your representative work."
"Besides, this is your stepping stone. Having acted in director Li An's films, your success rate in auditioning for other directors will greatly increase. Don't you think that makes sense?"
Xu Ke'er nodded upon hearing this; she had known these principles from the very beginning.
So from the very beginning, she had planned to get involved with Liu Tong. As director Li An's assistant director, Liu Tong had a lot of real power. It was he who recommended Xu Ke'er to director Li An and got her a very good role.
Otherwise, based solely on Xu Ke'er's qualifications, she would have virtually no chance of winning a role through auditions.
On the other side, Shen Li also quickly finished her makeup and was almost completely bare-faced.
"Ah Li, hold this." Xiao Yun stuffed a hot water bottle into Chen Li's arms: "You'll definitely get cold while waiting for your scene to start."
"Where is the glory?"
"He went to the film set to watch the excitement."
At this time, the set was undergoing final set construction, and various departments were also making final adjustments.
Glory stood on the outside, watching with great interest. People came and went in a hurry, but there was order in the midst of the busyness.
"Hey, you tall guy over there, don't just stand there, come over and lend a hand!"
Suddenly someone shouted at Glory. Glory looked around and then pointed to himself.
"That's right, it's you. Come and help me hang this up there."
Upon hearing this, Guangrong stepped forward, and the other person handed him two "Chinese knots," pointing to two nails on the doorpost: "Hang them up there."
There was a ladder nearby, and because of his height, he climbed two steps and easily hung the things up.
The man laughed when he saw this: "Being tall has its advantages, huh? Which group are you in? I've never seen you before."
"Oh, I am..."
“Excuse me, teacher, he’s not from the props team.” Wang Ziyu suddenly appeared and explained for Guangrong, “He’s Teacher Shen Li’s younger brother, and he came to visit the set.”
Upon hearing that he was Shen Li's younger brother, the staff member quickly and apologetically extended his hand, saying, "Oh, I'm so sorry, I... I thought you were from the crew. I'm so sorry!"
"It's alright, it's alright."
Wang Ziyu pulled Guangrong aside: "Are you alright?"
"It's nothing, I just helped out casually."
"That's good. I thought you were in some kind of trouble."
Glory's gaze involuntarily fell on Wang Ziyu's face. She was truly beautiful, the kind of beauty that would be noticed regardless of whether you were a boy or a girl, or whether you had any aesthetic sense.
"My name is He Guangrong," he suddenly introduced himself, as if by some strange twist of fate.
Wang Ziyu paused for a moment, then smiled and replied, "My name is Wang Ziyu. You'd better not wander off and wait for Sister Chen Li to come."
Glory nodded and silently noted down the girl's name.
"Wang Ziyu!"
Suddenly, someone called out Wang Ziyu's name from afar.
Wang Ziyu subconsciously turned her head and saw a staff member wearing sunglasses waving at her: "Brother Tong is looking for you, hurry up and go over."
"Okay, I'll go right away." She replied, then turned to look at Glory again: "Then I'll go and get busy."
Without waiting for a response from Guangrong, she turned and quickly walked towards the director's dressing room.
When they knocked on the door, only Liu Tong and a man and a woman were inside; Director Li An was not there.
"Teacher, you wanted to see me?" She peeked in first, and Liu Tong couldn't help but admire her face as soon as it appeared.
Liu Tong beckoned: "Ziyu, come in."
As Wang Ziyu entered the lounge, Liu Tong introduced her: "These two are screenwriting teachers, Ms. Feng Chun and Ms. Yao Xiaoyan."
"Hello, teacher." Wang Ziyu greeted him with the same humble and respectful attitude.
Both screenwriters were rather aloof, sitting there motionless. Then Liu Tong picked up the script on the table and handed it to Wang Ziyu: "This is today's final version of the script. I've made some minor changes. Take a look and familiarize yourself with it."
Final version of the script?
Didn't she get it a month before joining the crew?
Why has it been changed again?
And who gives you the final version of the script less than an hour before filming starts?
Wang Ziyu was full of questions, but because she was a newcomer, she didn't dare to voice her doubts and could only obediently accept them: "Okay, okay, I'll go check right away."
After saying that, he was about to take the script and leave.
But Liu Tong said, "Let's watch it here. It's warm, and we can communicate anytime if we have any questions. The screenwriters are here too."
Wang Ziyu hesitated for a moment, but then thought it wouldn't be a problem, so she thanked him, sat down on a chair, and started reading the script.
Liu Tong and the others sat on the sofa around the small table and drank tea.
“Teacher…” Wang Ziyu looked up after only a short while, staring at Liu Tong with a puzzled expression: “This script… isn’t right?”
“It’s definitely different from your previous script. I already said that some parts have been slightly modified. Just memorize it according to this script.”
Wang Ziyu opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
She remembered the original script very clearly; she had a total of forty-six lines for today's morning performance.
But now she only has seven lines left in the script.
Is this a slight modification?
She no longer needed to memorize them. She knew all 46 lines by heart, and she could recite the remaining seven lines backwards!
(End of this chapter)
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