Chapter 64 Chapter 64 Spending Money Day 64
Sheng Zhou was worried over there, while on the other side, Liu Yue, who was disturbing his mind without realizing it, had no idea who Cheng Tang was.
Hengdian is a very small place, and apart from the film and television city, there is not much to visit.
There didn't seem to be much room for offline consumption here. Liu Yue took the team members out for a meal and completed today's spending task through online shopping. After dark, she took Lucas for a walk and returned to the place where the fragments appeared, successfully triggering the automatic pickup.
This fragment was exchanged for 12 points, and her cashback wheel finally produced a good result today, with 6,000 yuan in her account.
Liu Yue breathed a sigh of relief. She had already drawn 10% for five consecutive days this week. Even though she repeatedly reminded herself not to let it affect her mentality, it was still difficult for her not to care.
In the evening, Sheng Zhou forwarded her the crew's notice for tomorrow.
We will be shooting on location tomorrow. The male and female protagonists will have six scenes together on the streets of Chang'an West Market. Liu Yue plays the role of a vendor selling Hu Bing.
The male and female protagonists will not come to her stall, she is just a background board on the street.
Liu Yue was very satisfied with this role, and Shengzhou didn't need to send her the notice specifically, as she had already received it.
Of course, Shengzhou had good intentions. If they were treated like regular extras, they wouldn't have had access to a notice sheet. The group leader would send a notice of when to arrive, and the extras would arrive on time and just follow the on-site arrangements.
But Liu Yue didn't really come here to be an extra, she came here to have fun.
Long before departure, Zhang Cheng said in the preparatory meeting that although He Xi was in Hong Kong, she also had some investments in the mainland entertainment industry and could say hello to the crew.
Therefore, this extra role selling Hu Bing was actually tailor-made for Liu Yue.
Sang Yu contacted the costume studio in advance and helped her make custom costumes.
The clothes worn by the Hu Bing vendors are not particularly fancy; they appear to be ordinary linen clothes. However, they are made of pure cotton and are quite comfortable to wear.
Liu Yue's pink hair certainly doesn't fit her character, but wearing a wig is too boring.
Besides, she was just a background with no close-up, and the camera might not even be able to scan her, so there was no need for such elaborate makeup. So, Sang Yu wrapped her hair with a headscarf.
The next day, Liu Yue sat in front of the stall, looking at herself in the mirror and then at the crew members coming and going around her, and she found it quite interesting.
But this novelty did not last long, because the daily life of extras was just waiting.
Even though she was the last extra to arrive on the street, she still had to wait for the set to be completed, for the various equipment to be installed, for the light double to walk around a few times, and for the on-site director to arrange the lighting and camera positions...
Liu Yue had been waiting for half an hour, but the filming she wanted to see was still a long way off.
God, she was even bored while playing on her phone while waiting.
Other extras don't even have cell phones - in order to prevent the crew's filming content from being leaked, it is a common rule on many crews to confiscate the extras' cell phones and return them after the day's work is over.
She yawned, and Sang Yu asked her if she wanted to make Hu pancakes.
Liu Yue was surprised: "Can it be freshly made? I thought they bought the Hu pancakes from outside and left them here all day."
If the actor of this role was not her, the crew would most likely do this.
But the same thing goes, Liu Yue is here to have fun, and if she is not happy, everyone in the team is responsible.
Therefore, the house behind the stall has been converted into a bakery in advance.
It can not only make Hu pancakes, but also various pastries and cakes. Although it is not a professional baking kitchen, just a home version, it is enough for Liu Yue to have fun.
Yay! It turns out she can not only play the role of a cook today, but actually be a cook!
Liu Yue walked in excitedly and saw a pastry chef working diligently inside.
Although Liu Yue knew nothing about baking, the master patiently taught her step by step.
She took out the dough that had already risen and asked Liu Yue to roll it into thin sheets with a rolling pin. There was no need to rush this process; you could take your time.
Even though Liu Yue rolled the dough very unevenly, with one side so thin that the skin broke and the other side so thick that it could be worn as autumn trousers, the master gently comforted and encouraged her, praising her crazily as long as she made the slightest progress, and the emotional value of the teaching process was maximized.
“It seems I have a talent!”
Liu Yue said without any self-awareness: "When I was a child, I thought about opening a baking studio when I grew up. I thought it was very romantic."
Well, this...
The master looked at the miserable face on the table, thought about the salary of this job, and swallowed all the words he wanted to say.
Anyway, the young lady just talks about it, and she does it herself just for the fun of experiencing it.
Just to make her happy, why expose it?
Liu Yue was busy inside for a while, and Sang Yu came to remind her that the filming outside was about to start.
It just so happens that the Hu pancakes made by the chef earlier are about to be baked.
The freshly made Hu Bing looked so tempting that Liu Yue couldn't help herself. After shouting "Action" on the spot, she picked up the Hu Bing and started eating.
This is not because she is unprofessional. In order to be an extra, Liu Yue specifically looked up information.
In this kind of lifelike scenes, directors usually don't assign specific actions to the extras. The extras, who are just background boards, are free to act freely. If they all just stand there stupidly, it would seem fake.
So, as the owner of a Hu Bing stall, it is very consistent with her character for her to eat her own Hu Bing at this time!
The crust of the Hu pancake is very crispy, and the filling is sweet. The chef said that she also made preserved vegetable filling, beef filling, and mutton filling, but you can't tell from the appearance, so you can only open the blind box randomly.
In fact, Liu Yue’s stall was right opposite the male and female protagonists, and she could see them as soon as she looked up.
This location was of course specially arranged by the crew - people come all the way to Hengdian to play, isn't it just to watch celebrities filming and satisfy their curiosity?
This was indeed Liu Yue's original intention, but she was so obsessed with eating cakes that she only realized the filming was over after the director called for a stop.
Oh, it’s not finished yet. This is just the first take of the first scene. I guess we’ll have to take it several more times later.
During the second filming, she temporarily put down the Hu Bing and concentrated on watching the performance opposite.
Liu Yue was very much looking forward to watching the filming on site, but when she actually arrived, she found that an excellent film or television work is still inseparable from the language of the camera, post-production editing, and background music.
Just watching the original scene...it felt like just two people talking, nothing special.
But think about it, the backgrounds of these scenes are all set on the streets, so they should be more lifelike plots, and the protagonist's emotions will not fluctuate too much.
Otherwise, it would be too strange for a couple to make vows of love and say goodbye to each other in the street.
Liu Yue was amused by the scene in her imagination. She picked up the Hu pancake and continued to eat it.
It seemed like a path had already passed on the other side. Sheng Zhou left the camera and walked towards her.
Liu Yue: "Hey, aren't you going to take pictures anymore?"
"The next scene is the heroine's solo scene. I'll wait here and come over later."
Sheng Zhou saw how deliciously she ate and couldn't help swallowing.
Liu Yue enthusiastically recommended: "Would you like to try some Hu Bing? There are sweet and salty ones. I don't know which one is which, it depends on your luck."
"Freshly made, just out of the oven, the crust is super crispy and it even breaks apart."
Sheng Zhou stared at the Hu Bing for a while, then shook his head firmly.
It’s carbohydrates again, and it’s topped with honey. This kind of food is too sinful and must not be touched during the filming.
Liu Yue smiled and said, "You really don't want one? Or I can cut you half and we can share it."
Sheng Zhou still shook his head. Although his eyes flashed with desire for food, he restrained himself.
Liu Yue admired him a little. People who can control their mouths will succeed in everything they do.
The two chatted for a while, and Sheng Zhou invited her to have dinner together, along with other actors from the crew.
The first thing Liu Yue asked was, "Are there many handsome men and beautiful women?"
"That must be a lot." Sheng Zhou said, "Don't worry, they are all young people who can play together, there are no old seniors."
That's fine, Liu Yue likes this kind of beauty feast the most.
In fact, this can be regarded as a face-to-face meeting between Liu Yue and netizens. She had been in the entertainment group that Sheng Zhou invited her to join, and she often played games with everyone, such as Werewolf.
There are a few actors who I am already familiar with online, but I have never met them offline.
As Liu Yue and Sheng Zhou were chatting, one of her netizens came over. It was the heroine of the show, Zhong Yingying.
Zhong Yingying's voice sounds cheerful online, and she is also a generous and open-minded person in real life.
Moreover, she also has a cat, in Hengdian!
Many celebrities have bought homes in Hengdian or rent them long-term. Zhong Yingying doesn't stay in hotels when filming; her mother stays with the crew to take care of her and prepare nutritious meals for her.
When Zhong Yingying learned that Liu Yue also brought a cat, she was very happy and said that the cats of the two families could meet tonight.
Many celebrities have pets, but her friends mostly keep small dogs, and cats are rare. Even if they do, they usually keep them in other cities and don't bring them with them.
Liu Yue had a similar feeling. When she took Lucas downstairs to play, all she saw were dogs. Except for her, no one was walking a cat.
"I have a cow cat," Zhong Yingying said. "It's so energetic every day that it punches the air. Sometimes when I'm tired from filming, I come home and lie on the sofa, and it's right next to me, doing parkour and even dancing on my chest."
"Oh my god, when will it understand that it is already a grown cat and no longer the cute little cat it used to be? It's really heavy!"
“My family does too!”
Liu Yue agrees: "Bengal cats are also high-energy cats. If you don't walk them for a day, the cat room will be unbearable to look at. They will definitely make a mess."
Zhong Yingying said her sofa and pillows had been damaged. After getting a cat, she no longer uses wired headphones, charging cables must be hidden, and coffee tables and desks cannot be placed with anything that the cat can push...
When these two people talked about cats, it was like a reservoir with the floodgates opened, and they talked nonstop.
Sheng Zhou doesn't have a pet, so he couldn't join in the conversation and could only stand by and act as a background board.
This Zhong Yingying...
Sheng Zhou glanced at her, but she didn't react and pretended not to see anything.
Liu Yue didn't chat with them for too long because the scene had been filmed and the two leading actors had to go change clothes.
She hadn't paid attention to the notice yesterday, and only now realized that they were going to film scenes from different time periods in this location. Basically, all the scenes that appeared on this street in the drama had to be filmed within today.
So that's how it is. The filming was not done in the chronological order of the script.
That actor is really amazing. This kind of emotion is not a natural transition, but has to switch back and forth within a day.
Of course, this kind of praise is only for actors who can perform well. Liu Yue recalled the bad dramas she had seen and thought to herself that it was no wonder that some people had the same expression no matter what they acted in. It seemed that they were just doing the job and didn't put their heart into it at all.
The next scene was still at the stall opposite. The staff on site didn't move around much, and Liu Yue was happy to have some free time.
No, she didn't have to move... She almost forgot she was just an extra.
She sat on the chair and stretched - there were no chairs in the Tang Dynasty, so vendors selling Hubing were not allowed to sit.
But Sang Yu couldn't really let Liu Yue stand there for a long time. She confirmed the height of the stall with the crew in advance and customized a high chair. Liu Yue sat on it, with her lower body blocked by the stall. If you don't shoot close-ups, the long-range shot effect is almost the same as standing.
The leading actor didn't change his clothes that quickly. Liu Yue was just planning to go to the bakery to knead the dough and relax when someone came to find her.
Liu Yue didn't know him, but after hearing him introduce himself, she found out that he was the producer of the crew.
The producer kindly asked Liu Yue how she felt about filming today and whether there was anything she needed help or coordination from the crew.
Liu Yue was a little confused. She was just an extra selling Hu Bing. How could she feel that?
When she asked this question, she almost thought she was the protagonist.
Seeing that Liu Yue didn't seem to want to talk more, the producer didn't ask any more questions. He left his contact information and told her to contact him if she encountered any problems on the set.
He also wanted to invite Liu Yue to dinner, saying that the director, screenwriter and others were there. From what he said, it seemed that he wanted to introduce some film and television projects to her.
Oh, Liu Yue finally understood. They treated her as an investor.
Unfortunately, she had no such thoughts, and she already had an appointment tonight.
On one side, handsome young men and beautiful young women are having fun, and on the other side, middle-aged men are chatting loudly at the dinner table. Is it difficult to choose?
If Liu Yue hesitated for even a second, she must have lost her mind.
The rejected producer looked extremely regretful, but he did not show any unhappiness. He just told Liu Yue to have fun with peace of mind and that she could come to him if she had any needs.
If it were any other actor, their eyes would probably pop out of their sockets after hearing the producer make such a promise twice in a row.
Liu Yue scratched her head. After the producer left, she asked Ren Zhen next to her, "I don't think I've ever invested in the entertainment industry. How did he know I'm rich?"
Could it be possible that she bought a house in Shenzhen and the news spread to Hengdian? Impossible.
Ren Zhen looked at Zhang Cheng, who explained it to her.
In fact, the producer's courtesy to her just now all came from her mother He Xi.
He Xi has excellent foresight. She holds shares in many mainland film and television companies, a considerable portion of which are original shares. If you were to rank the top ten domestic film and television companies, she would hold shares in six of them.
Take the recent competition between the top film and television projects of two major studios as an example. From the leading actors to the production team, they were all competing fiercely on and off the screen. No matter who won or lost, He Xi would definitely make a profit.
Her shareholding method is more like a nesting doll, and she has many agents to represent her. In addition, she rarely shows up in public, so the gossip in the domestic entertainment industry will not involve her name, and only a few people know about her complex investment network.
In fact, the producer who had just tried to please her didn't know He Xi's name, nor did he know who Liu Yue was.
It was Sheng Zhou who first suggested bringing a friend over to be an extra.
The producer didn't take this seriously. The crew had to use too many extras every day, so if Sheng Zhou wanted to take care of his friend, then he could do so.
Unexpectedly, the secretary of the production company's boss would call him later and ask him to remember to take special care of Liu Yue and not let her have any unhappiness on the crew.
The producer is confused. How to take care of the extras?
He thought it was some resourceful newcomer who had just landed on the set, but the show was almost finished. If it was just starting, he could easily have kicked out an unknown lead actor and let her take his place.
After asking again, it turned out that they didn't mean that, they just wanted to be extras for fun.
Producer: …
Well, he asked around through his connections and vaguely learned that this was a wealthy woman with plenty of money and a very powerful family, so that's why he came here specifically to take care of Liu Yue.
Liu Yue was quite shocked. Wasn't it said that He Xi only had a small investment in domestic entertainment?
She felt that Zhang Cheng’s previous description was too euphemistic, but then she thought again, maybe for the boss, this investment was really just “a little bit”.
"But it's useless for them to please me." Liu Yue said bluntly, "I won't interfere with my mother's investment in the entertainment industry."
Not to mention that she was just the daughter assigned to He Xi by the system, even if she was really his biological daughter, Liu Yue would not say a word.
Professional matters should be left to professionals, and she doesn't understand these things. What's the difference between investing rashly and throwing money into the water?
Moreover, even if she had no self-awareness, how could He Xi be influenced by her and make a wrong judgment?
Zhang Cheng said from the side: "If they want to gain something from you, then how to impress you and make you willingly help is something they need to consider."
"If you don't want to help, it proves that they haven't done enough. Besides, if they are truly sincere, they are indirectly showing goodwill to Ms. He Xi, and she will have her own considerations."
Yes, Liu Yue suddenly understood.
Although they expressed their sincerity to her, the one they actually wanted to flirt with was He Xi. It was just that He Xi was in Hong Kong, while she was in the mainland and came to Hengdian this time, so it was more convenient for them to contact her.
But when the producer invited her to dinner, she really didn't want to go.
Fortunately, he must have realized the problem later and specially called the third male lead of the crew to talk to her.
The third male lead is a resourceful guy and a newcomer that the company is promoting. He even became the leading actor in Shengzhou’s crew in his first film.
The producer originally wanted to give him more opportunities, but he was a little slow. When he arrived at the scene, he found that he was not needed. The second male lead Cheng Tang had already moved a chair and was there eating melon seeds with Liu Yue.
Producer: …
I give up. It seems like there are no scenes for the second male lead today?
This is also someone who really wants to improve. There are really many hidden talents in their crew.
The third man still asked naively: "Brother, should I still go over there?"
The producer hesitated. Wouldn't it be too obvious to let him go at this time, and would it have the opposite effect?
"...Forget it, just go cool down over there."
I've given you a chance, but you're still hesitating. You're useless!
This will be a cold winter for the film and television industry. Those who can star in the top dramas on the platform are either popular stars with their own fan base or people with connections.
In the entire crew, only Sheng Zhou is the former, and the rest of the leading actors are all the latter.
Cheng Tang was even more informed than the producer. He knew that Liu Yue was from Guangdong, and he even learned some unstandard Cantonese a few days in advance, speaking haltingly in front of her.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Liu Yue wanted to laugh.
His dialect accent is really outrageous. Sometimes it sounds like Sichuan dialect, sometimes like Henan dialect, and sometimes it goes somewhere else. Anyway, it is definitely not Cantonese.
"I usually like to pinch the blind dog, four words to find the true wind, first kill, search and buy..."
"Stop eating, really stop eating, and speak Mandarin."
Liu Yue couldn't stop laughing and her stomach hurt a little. Cheng Tang was still asking her seriously in Cantonese what was wrong.
This was the scene that Sheng Zhou and Zhong Yingying saw when they came out of the room again.
Sheng Zhou rolled his eyes in his heart. He was acting in a costume drama, and Cheng Tang was acting in a comedy, right?
It's so simple to just move a small stool. With such talent, why don't they ask the crew to build a stage for him to perform on?
At this moment, the stall opposite was still adjusting, and the substitute was moving around. Zhong Yingying came over again and joined the conversation very smoothly.
She can't speak Cantonese, but she is from Northeast China. After switching to the Northeastern dialect system, every sentence really has at least one joke. Just the sentence "old sister~" can make Liu Yue laugh out loud.
No, this can't go on.
Sheng Zhou suddenly felt a sense of crisis. This was clearly the rich woman he had brought to the crew! It was he who invited Liu Yue to visit the set, which had given her the idea of being an extra for fun. What was all this fighting and scrambling about?
The stall was not big. Liu Yue was sitting there, Ren Zhen and Zhang Cheng were next to her, Cheng Tang and Zhong Yingying were also nearby, so it was already a bit crowded.
But Sheng Zhou still squeezed in. It was just a dialect, he could also speak it—
Wait, it seems he only speaks Mandarin.
It doesn’t matter, Sheng Zhou started another topic as if nothing had happened.
They didn't know Liu Yue well enough. Dialect jokes were only temporary. What she cared about most was eating, drinking and having fun.
Sure enough, when he mentioned "what to eat in the evening", Liu Yue's attention was diverted.
She was lost in thought, her eyes darting back and forth between the actors.
Liu Yue could certainly sense the undercurrent between them, but what did it have to do with her? She was willing to play with whoever made her happy, whether it was one person or three.
Besides, if they really fought, it might be quite interesting.
Liu Yue imagined this scene maliciously and started laughing as she thought about it.
"Let's have grilled fish," she said. "I was just watching short videos and saw a grilled fish ad. I'm kind of craving it. You guys can handle spicy food, right?"
Regardless of who she asked, Cheng Tang immediately responded: "It's edible. I might be overly spicy."
Shengzhou:......
0 people say they want to treat you, what does it have to do with you?
But Liu Yue had already nodded, and Sheng Zhou couldn't pretend not to hear it, so he could only grit his teeth and invite him to have dinner together in the evening.
As for Zhong Yingying, they had just agreed to let the two cats meet in the evening, so there was no way they would not bring her along.
Sheng Zhou had originally planned to invite other friends, but seeing this situation, he decisively excluded them all from the dinner, so it was just the four of them tonight.
Seeing so many leading actors gathered in front of the stall, the already confused third male lead became even more confused.
He scratched his head and asked his agent: "Should I have squeezed through just now?"
The agent said helplessly, "You only remember now? It's too late!"
If you want to get close to someone these days, you have to be quick. If you can’t fight for it, you won’t get a chance!
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