Chapter 660 Joining the Group
The next morning, Zhang Zifeng appeared on the set.
“How’s the preparation going?
Don't feel any pressure, the crew is waiting for the leading actress to come and film, as long as you perform at your usual level there won't be any problems."
As agreed beforehand, Zhang Zifeng needed to audition first, and the interviewers were Gu Wei and the other three.
This is not just a formality. If you perform poorly, you may lose the opportunity.
"Don't worry, I roughly read the script last night. Although time is tight and I can't carefully study the characters, it should be fine overall. I won't embarrass you!"
Zhang Zifeng said with a confident look and a smile.
Upon hearing this, Gu Wei made an OK gesture to her and pushed open the door.
Zeng Guoxiang and Xu Yuezhen were already in the room, sitting behind a table, and Gu Wei also went over and sat next to them.
"Hello, teachers. I am Zhang Zifeng."
Zhang Zifeng, who entered the room behind Gu Wei, walked up to the three of them and greeted them with a well-behaved look on his face.
"Hello." Xu Yuezhen spoke first, with a smile on her face and a very gentle attitude.
"The little girl is very cute, and her image and temperament are very consistent with Chen Nian."
".He debuted at the age of 8 and has been filming for 9 years. He has a very rich resume despite his young age.
I’ve seen some of your previous movies, especially Sinuo in Detective Chinatown, which left a deep impression on me,” said Zeng Guoxiang while looking at the information in his hand.
"It's all thanks to the director's good training."
"Don't be modest. I can see from your previous works that you are talented in acting. Your age and image are also quite suitable for the heroine of our drama. However, I still want to see how you perform in the role before I can feel at ease."
"I understand, director. This is what I should do." Zhang Zifeng pursed her lips and nodded. Auditioning was nothing new to her. She had auditioned at various crews before.
"You should have read the script. I'll give you 10 minutes to prepare and try this scene."
After saying that, Zeng Guoxiang handed over two pages of paper.
There were two scenes in total, and Zhang Zifeng's performance was almost impeccable.
She bowed and left, leaving only Gu Wei and the other two in the room.
"I didn't expect that Zhang Zifeng, whom Mr. Gu recommended, has such great acting skills!"
Zeng Guoxiang has always been reluctant about the role change, but due to force majeure on Gu Wei's side, he can't change anything.
He originally thought that no actress in the entertainment industry would be more suitable for the role of Chen Nian than Zhou Dongyu, but he didn't expect Zhang Zifeng to perform equally well. Today's performance really amazed him.
"Zifeng and I have known each other for a long time. She is a pure and talented actress, and she was born with a lot of talent.
Even though she is still in high school, most actresses who graduated from film schools can’t perform as well as her.”
“It can be seen that this little girl is indeed very smart.
As long as we keep doing this, the future development will be good.”
Xu Yuezhen had a very good impression of Zhang Zifeng when they first met.
Unlike Zhou Dongyu's slightly mean appearance, Zhang Zifeng looks more like a girl next door. Her appearance and temperament are completely non-aggressive and she is quite likable.
"Then there's no problem. I'll have the crew sign a contract with Zhang Zifeng's agent.
That's it for today. I'll discuss with the director team to come up with a new filming plan, and tomorrow the crew will resume normal filming."
The matter finally ended here, the filming of the movie could continue, and Zeng Guoxiang felt relieved.
"Everything is subject to the director's arrangements," Gu Wei nodded with a smile.
Zeng Guoxiang felt extremely ironic when he heard his words. If he, as a director, really had the final say on everything, there wouldn't be such trouble now.
Of course, other people in the crew would know about such a big thing as changing the female lead.
From that day on, Zhou Dongyu never showed up again, and it was unknown when he quietly disappeared from the crew of "Better Days".
A staff member saw her pushing a suitcase out of the hotel. She was wearing a hat and sunglasses, with a sullen face, looking a little embarrassed.
Soon the new female lead Zhang Zifeng joined the crew and the previously related scenes were re-shot.
Everyone seemed to be working, but were gossiping behind their backs.
Everyone has a gossipy heart, not to mention that changing the actor in the middle of filming, especially the female lead, is not common in the entertainment industry.
"Have you heard? The heroine of our drama has been replaced. Zhou Dongyu has left the crew."
"I know. What happened a few days ago? I never thought it would end up like this."
"I heard that Zhou Dongyu's arrogant behavior annoyed Gu Wei, so Gu Wei kicked him out of the crew in anger.
Tsk tsk, she's a Mou Girl, a Golden Horse Award winner, and she had a close relationship with our director, I didn't expect her to leave like that."
"Haha, so what if she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress? She was just promoted by others.
If you ask me, Zhou Dongyu is just too successful and can't see himself clearly. He acts like a big shot in front of Mr. Gu without even realizing his own worth. The two of them are simply not on the same level.
I heard that both Producer Xu and Director Zeng wanted to keep her, but Mr. Gu had already made up his mind, so in the end they had no choice but to let Zhou Dongyu go."
"Brother, please tell me in detail what happened.
I also received the notice to reshoot the scenes today, and I saw that the leading actress has been replaced."
"Hehe, I know the whole story very well. It was said that Zhou Dongyu didn't want to shave his head while filming the day before yesterday."
"What are you two doing there?
Instead of working, you're just sitting here with your seniors gossiping about you. Do you still want to work? "
Before the staff member who knew the truth could finish speaking, the voice of Deputy Director Sun came over and interrupted him.
Seeing this, the two of them stopped chatting and went to work dejectedly.
Deputy Director Sun shook his head when he saw this. Director Zeng asked him to keep an eye on the crew and stop them from making random comments.
But how can this kind of thing be controlled? At most, it is because of the director's request that it is not discussed in public, but who can control the gossip behind the scenes?
"Brother Wei."
In the crew, Zhou Ye, who came early in the morning, greeted Gu Wei and looked at the short-haired girl next to him with curiosity.
She had a rough idea of the other party's identity.
Ever since she chatted with Gu Wei the day before yesterday, the development of the matter has been completely beyond her expectations, and she feels a little overwhelmed.
She never expected that Zhou Dongyu, who was so arrogant before, would pack up and leave so quickly.
"This is Zifeng, our crew's new heroine."
"Hello, Sister Zhou Ye, my name is Zhang Zifeng. I've seen you, Peng Peng, and Mai Mai perform in 'Take My Brother Away!' and you were fantastic in it!"
Zhang Zifeng greeted Zhou Ye with a smile.
"Hello, Zifeng~
I was deeply impressed by your role as Sinuo in Detective Chinatown. That smile at the end scared me."
Listening to Zhou Ye's words, Zhang Zifeng smiled a little embarrassedly.
She has been in the industry for many years and has acted in many TV dramas and movies, but the one that left the deepest impression on people is definitely Sinuo Yixiao.
"You filmed "A Little Separation" with Mai Mai, and have you also worked with Peng Peng?" Zhou Ye asked curiously.
"Hmm~"
Zhang Zifeng nodded.
"We previously collaborated on a TV series called 'Me and the Two of Him', which will air next month."
With a common friend, the relationship between the two new girls quickly became closer.
"Xiaoye, the crew has arranged a new filming plan.
Because Zifeng has joined the crew, some of your previous shots need to be re-shot."
Gu Wei watched the two little girls chatting and interrupted.
"It's okay, I've already filmed it once, it will be easy to reshoot it."
Zhou Ye waved his hand and did not regard this as a burden.
"By the way, Brother Wei, does this matter have no impact on you?
Will Zhou Dongyu say something unfavorable about you outside? "
After she said this, Zhang Zifeng looked at Gu Wei with some concern.
"Don't worry, this matter is over. Neither the crew nor Zhou Dongyu will say anything more. In the future, when the media asks about this, they will also speak with one voice.
Even if some rumors spread, it won’t have any impact on me.”
Gu Wei spoke gently, looking nonchalant.
He really didn't take this matter seriously. Zhou Dongyu was a big star in the eyes of others, but he was nothing, so he didn't care about the other party's reaction.
Facts proved that Zhou Dongyu was quite sensible and did not do anything irrational. He left quietly.
No one in this world is indispensable. As the saying goes, the earth will continue to rotate without anyone.
After Zhang Zifeng joined the crew, "Better Days" resumed normal filming. Not only was there no impact, but because of the previous filming experience, the filming progress was faster than the beginning.
A dark alley in the mountain city at dusk.
Zhang Zifeng, with short hair and wearing a blue school uniform, walked forward with a schoolbag on his back.
"Beat him! Beat him! Beat him to death!"
"Hit my brother? Ah!"
"Burn paper for me, I'll burn it for you first!"
"Bang!"
Zhang Zifeng, who was walking with his head down, was startled by the sound of a wine bottle breaking and a scream.
She turned around and saw a group of thugs beating up someone.
Zhang Zifeng, who was originally timid, was not prepared to meddle in other people's affairs, but the kindness in her heart still made her feel compassion.
He took a few quick steps, pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, and carefully dialed the police number.
"Someone got beaten here, many people beat one.
ah! "
Before she could finish her words, a gangster snatched her phone from her, strangled her neck from behind, and dragged her to the side of Gu Wei who had fallen to the ground after being beaten.
"Come here!"
"Brother, she called 110"
Upon hearing this, the gang leader grabbed Gu Wei's hair and pulled him up, revealing his scarred and bloodstained face.
"Your man?"
"No, I don't know him." Zhang Zifeng was obviously very scared. He was trembling and his speech was a little stuttering.
"Why are you calling 110 if you don't know me? You're crazy!"
Afterwards, the gangsters snatched Zhang Zifeng's schoolbag, took away the only 50 yuan in it, and then tried to steal her cell phone.
Zhang Zifeng held the phone tightly and was pushed to the ground.
"I finally understand. This girl likes him, thinks he's handsome and wants to help him, right?"
"Then reward her by giving this mad dog a kiss!"
The gang leader held down Zhang Zifeng's head, and his men immediately strangled Gu Wei's neck, exposing his bruised face.
"Kiss! Kiss!"
"I asked you to kiss me, did you hear me? Do you want him to die?"
The thugs yelled and kept hitting Gu Wei with their fists and kicks.
Zhang Zifeng looked at the bleeding face and felt even more sorry for him. The kindness in her heart made her slowly crawl forward two steps and kiss Gu Wei on the mouth.
"Ka! Very good, Zifeng did a great job, this one passed!"
In front of the monitor, Zeng Guoxiang was very satisfied with Zhang Zifeng's performance. During these days of filming, this young girl surprised him again and again.
Now he thinks that changing people may not be a bad thing, maybe the effect of future movies will be better.
He also had a hunch that this film might be like "Summer and Ansheng" and produce another Best Actress.
"Brother Wei, are you okay?"
"Sorry, Brother Wei."
On the set, several actors playing gangsters helped the embarrassed Gu Wei up and apologized repeatedly.
"It's okay. I have to thank you guys. If you had held back just now, I might have gotten a beating."
Gu Wei stood up and made a joke, allaying the concerns of several actors.
"Zifeng acted really well, this is it!" Gu Wei, with blood on his face, smiled and gave Zhang Zifeng a thumbs up.
Seeing his embarrassed look, Zhang Zifeng couldn't help laughing.
After the last scene of the day was finished, Gu Wei took off his makeup and changed his clothes.
"Yo, it seems I'm the slowest today."
Zhou Ye and Zhang Zifeng had already changed into casual clothes and were waiting outside in a pretty manner.
"I can't help it. I had the most makeup on for today's scene, and my face was covered in bruises and blood. When I looked in the mirror, I was shocked."
"I know. We're not rushing you. Let's go now."
Zhou Ye said with a smile, she had been looking forward to going to the movies with Gu Wei, and today she finally had the chance.
But this time they were traveling with three people, which made her feel a little regretful.
At this time, she missed Zhou Dongyu again. If he was there, it must be her and the boss who went out.
Gu Wei nodded and took Zhou Ye and Zhang Zifeng into his nanny car.
He had promised Zhou Ye a long time ago to go out and watch "Time Raiders" together. Today he happened to have some time, so he asked Zhang Zifeng about it while they were filming together, and the girl naturally came along.
Now, "The Last Jedi" has been released for two weeks, and its box office has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan, completely surpassing "Jurassic World 2" released in the same period.
However, after entering the third week, the film's single-day box office also saw a significant decline.
Maoyan platform predicts that the box office of "Time Raiders" is 2.1 billion, and believes that this movie is unlikely to surpass the previous "Ex-Files 3".
Actually, Gu Wei was not very interested in watching "Time Raiders". He had already watched the movie more than once since it was completed.
But after all, he had promised Zhou Ye, and he always kept his word.
The three of them had a pleasant movie-watching trip. Gu Wei didn't feel anything, but the two little girls were very excited throughout.
"Go back and get some rest early. You two still have a scene to shoot tomorrow."
After returning to the hotel, Gu Wei said goodbye to the two girls.
"Good night, Brother Wei~"
After Gu Wei left, Zhou Ye said to Zhang Zifeng beside him:
"Zifeng, why don't you sleep in my room tonight? We can chat together."
Although Zhang Zifeng had not been in the group for long, her relationship with Zhou Ye developed by leaps and bounds, and they soon became good friends.
"That's fine too."
"Brother Wei's film "Time Raiders" is really good, no wonder it's doing so well at the box office.
Liu Yifei is so beautiful."
Zhou Ye sighed.
"You are also very beautiful, no worse than Liu Yifei~" Zhang Zifeng praised.
Zhou Ye waved his hands quickly.
"Don't say that, I wouldn't dare compare.
I just hope that I can have the opportunity to work with Brother Wei someday and play a couple in a film or TV series."
"Aren't you an artist under [Wei Ming Tian Xia]? You'll get a chance sooner or later."
After listening to Zhang Zifeng's words, Zhou Ye nodded.
"It's certainly possible. As a boss, Brother Wei is actually very responsible. He has single-handedly brought many of our artists to prominence.
Those who are famous now have all used up a lot of resources, and some of them were made famous by him personally playing the leading male role."
What comes to mind this week?
"I'm telling you, don't tell anyone.
I heard from my agent that Brother Wei’s next role will be in a TV series produced by our company called "Eastern Palace".
The female lead in that drama is another female artist under the company, "Sister Meng."
"Sister Meng?" Zhang Zifeng thought for a moment and then reacted.
"Meng Ziyi, right?"
"Yes, we usually call her Sister Meng. Even the boss sometimes calls her that."
"Haha, I know her. She played Yuan Chun in Princess Agents very well.
And I’ve also watched [Flowers and Youth 3].”
"Hehe, Sister Meng is also from Beijing Film Academy. She is my senior sister, and she will be your senior sister too when you enroll.
We didn't know each other at first, but we got to know each other later because we worked in the same company. Sister Meng is a very nice person, especially with a very good personality.
Yeah, that's very interesting too.
I heard from her agent that she joined the company very early and has been lukewarm over the years, so the company arranged for her to have the best resources to promote her."
"So when you saw her, you thought you'd have this kind of opportunity in the future?"
"Yes, it is said that Brother Wei personally agreed to this matter, and he himself will play the male lead to support Sister Meng."
"Tsk tsk. From this perspective, your company's Fulai is really good.
According to Wei Ge’s previous record, Meng Ziyi’s chances of becoming a big star are very high.”
(End of this chapter)
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