Chapter 81: While it's hot! Stills reshoot
"Mr. Xu, I understand your feelings, but we have to distinguish between what's on and off the stage. Your daughter is acting out a role, and it's normal for new actors to start with small roles."
Father Xu was of course aware of what Lu Jinzhao said, but he couldn't help but feel distressed every time he saw his daughter, who had been raised in luxury, playing such a servile role.
After hesitating for a while, he finally said, "Then Mr. Lu, please talk to the director and try not to let her kneel down."
Lu Jinzhao was speechless. Of course, when playing the role of a maid, she had to kneel. If he loved his daughter so much, why did he become an actress?
But considering that the other party was an investor after all, Lu Jinzhao finally nodded and said, "Then I'll discuss it with the director and screenwriter. We won't let her kneel unless it's absolutely necessary."
Father Xu finally smiled, but the smile was still a little forced. It was obvious that he still didn't want his daughter to continue playing the role of a maid, but he had no other choice.
As soon as one take was finished, the staff rushed forward to surround Chen Li and Song Anyu. The assistant director even prepared two bouquets of flowers for them to congratulate them on their promotional stills that successfully topped the trending searches.
"Arianyu, you guys are awesome!"
"Ali's followers are increasing so fast, she's almost broken 4 million across all platforms in just a few hours!"
"Congratulations! The popularity is still rising. I think the traffic will peak by noon!"
"It's going viral now. The official blog has already received over 40,000 comments!"
Everyone was very enthusiastic. Chen Li and Song Anyu just kept nodding and expressing their gratitude. Xu Zishan, who was standing outside, became jealous and her eyes turned red. But what else could she do?
Chen Li’s popularity today is definitely a phenomenon. Just a still from a drama has made her a hot topic.
Ren Jia was equally unhappy. She looked coldly at Chen Li, who was being treated like a star by everyone else. In this crew, it was definitely not Chen Li's turn as a newcomer to steal the spotlight. Not to mention herself, even Song Yuner was almost overshadowed.
But on second thought, Ren Jia couldn't help but sneer. How could Song Yuner's fans let her go if she loved to steal the limelight so much?
Just wait to be surrounded!
At this moment, the publicity team suddenly arrived at the scene and dragged Chen Li and Song Anyu out in the chaos: "Chen Li, Song Anyu, the two of you hurry up and come with me to shoot another set of stills."
"Now?" Chen Li was a little surprised: "I... I have a scene to perform soon."
Song Anyu nodded, they did have another scene to perform later.
"It's okay, it'll only take half an hour at most. Let's shoot it quickly and take advantage of today's popularity. We'll release it tonight!"
It is said that the publicity and promotion team of "Golden Xiao" is both professional and hardworking. They can even find time to take another set of stills.
Chen Li could only follow the man in a daze, while Ren Jia, who was not far away, saw this and quickly caught up.
Reshoot stills?
She is the one who needs to reshoot the most!
Because there was no professional studio on the set, the publicity and promotion team planned to use the set as the background for this set of stills, focusing on a natural and fresh atmosphere. The scene was chosen in a garden with a rockery pavilion.
"Come on, the girl shows a sense of contentment and happiness by slightly looking up at the sky, and the boy puts his hands around the girl's waist from behind and gently rests his chin on her temples. The two of them get closer and sweeter, and fans love to see it."
"Great, great, another set, Chen Li runs, and her skirt flies up..."
With the experience of shooting material stills, Chen Li was more adept this time. She fed the publicity and promotion team well in one breath and shot three sets before giving up.
"Is it okay, teacher?" Chen Li asked with a slight breath.
The cameraman flicked through the photos in his camera and gave an "OK" sign with satisfaction. "That's fantastic! If everyone looked as photogenic as you two, our publicity team would have a lot less work."
Another person also agreed with a smile: "That's right, there's no need to edit the pictures, the results are better when they are straight out!"
Chen Li was still thinking about the next scene, so she hurriedly thanked the teachers from the publicity and promotion team and left with Song Anyu.
Ren Jia rushed out upon seeing this and stopped the publicity and promotion team who were about to leave.
Several people were stunned, and when they found out it was Ren Jia, they subconsciously showed an evasive look.
The entire publicity and promotion team received internal information that all subsequent publicity for "The Phoenix's Destiny" cannot release any materials related to Ren Jia. They don't know why, but it is obvious that Ren Jia is now in a state of soft ban. At least before the show starts, she cannot participate in any publicity.
"Sister Jia, is there anything wrong? We are in a hurry here."
After all, she is a popular actress. Although the publicity and promotion team does not know the inside story, they still have to respect her on the surface.
Ren Jia looked at them with a frown and asked, "Are you in a hurry to take a second still of a newcomer? You don't have time to notify me to do the reshoot?"
Several people laughed awkwardly upon hearing this: "Sister Jia, what are you talking about? We are just following orders. These are all tasks assigned by Brother Qi."
"Stop kidding me." Ren Jia didn't believe it, but she was determined to reshoot the stills. She immediately looked at the man carrying the camera and ordered, "Start the camera! I want to reshoot now!"
"Sister Jia, please don't make things difficult for us. Isn't this a waste of our publicity team's time?"
"Waste of time? Didn't you say that my set of stills and negatives were lost? It would have been fine if you didn't notify me to reshoot, but now you are accusing me of wasting your time?" Ren Jia's tone became more angry and his voice almost broke.
Several people looked at each other helplessly. Finally, the leader, considering their past friendship, revealed some information to Ren Jia: "Sister Jia, it's not your first day in the circle. You should be able to guess the current situation. We are all working below, and the decisions are made by the people above. We can only obey."
"There's no point in reshooting these stills. They'll be lost anyway. Do you understand?"
This statement is very clear, it is telling Ren Jia that her stills cannot be sent out, the people above do not allow it!
Ren Jia did have some suspicions, but the other party's insinuations still surprised her.
Why?
Why can’t hers be published? Has she offended someone?
"Hey, Sister Jia, why don't you ask Mr. Lu? He happened to be on the set today. I don't think Brother Qi would dare to do this without Mr. Lu's order."
Ren Jia suddenly came to her senses. Yes, only President Lu could speak up about this matter. Otherwise, who in the company would have such great power to put such a big obstacle in his way?
At this time, Lu Jinzhao and Shen Ci were hiding in the air-conditioned room, enjoying the cool air and chatting.
"The actors are really suffering in this weather. We were both sweating during the whole show."
Lu Jinzhao said, taking out a bottle of iced juice from the small refrigerator and handing it to Shen Ci.
After Shen Ci took it, he thanked her and asked naturally, "Is that gentleman just now Xu Zishan's father?"
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