Chapter 7: Fake Visit
Lu Yuqi felt that life in the Yunmeng crew was much easier than in the Licheng crew. There were not always action scenes to shoot, and shooting action scenes was a piece of cake for him.
The big crew was very considerate in every aspect, and there were friends I got along well with. When playing games in his spare time, Lu Yuqi thinks it would be great if it could be this easy every time he joins a team.
When things are going too smoothly, something will happen to make you feel uncomfortable. When Lu Yuqi knew that Sister Xia brought Ran Ran to visit him on the set, he was lying on the bed in the hotel, because there were no fighting scenes requiring him to perform today, only literary scenes.
He went to visit the set but didn’t ask if he had a role that day. Besides, he is just a stuntman, what is there to explore?
Having been in two crews for such a long time, his agent Wang Yanxia had never come to see him once. Now she wanted to visit him on set. Lu Yuqi knew what it meant. Sister Xia was just using the name of visiting the set to let Ran Ran show his face in front of Director Li and Wu Lecheng and leave an impression. It was impossible that she really wanted to see how he was doing.
Since the agent didn't urge him, Lu Yuqi didn't rush to the crew. He was just making an excuse. Although there were no fighting scenes that required Lu Yuqi, she would still visit the crew every day. Sometimes she would sit not far from Director Li, watching other actors' performances through the small screen of the monitor, and secretly watching the performances of other actors.
Director Li has noticed that he is learning acting skills through touch, and the distance between them is slowly narrowing.
When Lu Yuqi wandered into the crew, the crew was the same as before, with no other differences. Wang Yanxia and Ran Ran stood beside Director Li, who was still sitting in front of the monitor. The crew is a little nervous at the moment. According to today's shooting schedule, they should not be filming the quarrel scene between the male and female protagonists.
"The emotion here is not right, you need to adjust it." Director Li was relatively calm towards Wu Lecheng, and turned to the female lead and shouted, "Are you acting like you want to come over to argue? You don't understand! You come here with hatred! You come here with anger! Look at what you are acting, are you acting hatred? You look like a nymphomaniac! Can we shoot it?"
The heroine's face immediately turned red, and she quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'll adjust it."
The female lead Wang Peipei is a new actress and her acting skills are pretty good, otherwise she wouldn’t have been chosen by Director Li to be the female lead.
"Take a break." Director Li waved his hand and walked back to the monitor.
"Director Li is in a bad mood today and has yelled at many people." Jiang Chu saw Lu Yuqi coming over and explained.
"Shouldn't this scene have been filmed long ago?"
"Yes, we shot this scene several times, but Director Li was not satisfied with any of them, so we shot a few other scenes, and then shot this one again, but he was still not satisfied."
"Did you offend Director Li?"
"I don't know. My spies haven't told me yet."
Jiang Chu's spy is his little assistant - Yuanyuan, who has a round face, round eyes and a likable look.
"What does your agent mean by this?"
"That's what you saw. I was raised free-range."
Wang Yanxia would occasionally give Lu Yuqi some resources, almost all of which Ran Ran disdained. Ran Ran always said that Lu Yuqi was a rag picker. Everything he didn't want or disliked was good in Lu Yuqi's eyes.
Lu Yuqi felt that it didn't matter, as long as he got the money. Despite the strict defense against him in the talent show, didn't he still succeed in finding his way onto the road to fame and form a group?
"She looks quite innocent." Jiang Chu's evaluation was very accurate.
"Good eyesight."
"I've seen this a lot. Is your agent using you as a stepping stone to get himself into the film and television industry?"
"He has acted in more dramas than me, but most of them are idol dramas." The affectionate second male lead, the white moonlight in school days, and the school hunk, these idol dramas are very suitable for Ran Ran's appearance.
"Haha, that's nothing." Jiang Chu was a little disdainful. After all, he was an actor who graduated from a regular school. He also acted in several idol dramas while in school, but later he acted in more serious dramas.
Wang Yanxia greeted Director Li and took Ran Ran to Wu Lecheng who was already resting on the side. Seeing the two of them talking and laughing, they should not be strangers.
Ran Ran stood aside obediently, with a smile on his face, looking like he was listening very seriously.
Unfortunately, when Wang Yanxia glanced to the side, she saw Lu Yuqi standing with Jiang Chu. Although Lu Yuqi is not as tall as Jiang Chu, he has a good figure, a small head, broad shoulders and long legs, which is very eye-catching. He is a good candidate, but unfortunately he is not very obedient.
Seeing that Wang Yanxia had no intention of calling him over, Lu Yuqi continued to stand with Jiang Chu.
"Lu Yuqi." Director Li sat in front of the monitor and called out to Lu Yuqi.
"Here I come." Lu Yuqi quickly walked to Director Li's side.
Director Li pointed to the small stool next to him and motioned Lu Yuqi to sit down.
"Have you ever thought about learning acting systematically?"
This topic was something Lu Yuqi had not expected.
He is now an idol who started out as a singer and dancer through a talent show. This is a job that only young people can do. No one knows how long he can remain popular relying on his good looks.
"You, as an agent... you should know that your contract doesn't last long. You should think about whether you should continue to stay in this circle. I have a teacher here who performs in a drama at the Grand Theater. You can go and take a look."
Lu Yuqi was deeply moved by Director Li's heartfelt words.
"I think you are a good talent. It would be a pity to bury you." Director Li patted Lu Yuqi on the shoulder and told him to change his clothes.
"Since your agent is here, go and shoot a fight scene. Show her what you're wearing. Give her another chance."
Lu Yuqi didn’t know what Wang Yanxia had said to Director Li before, but it was obvious that Director Li was not very satisfied with their attitude.
When Lu Yuqi posted a photo after changing her makeup, she immediately attracted the attention of Wang Yanxia and Ran Ran. It was obvious that Lu Yuqi was not wearing any makeup, but had changed her clothes and put on a wig.
He walked slowly towards them from a distance, as if he was a humble young man in ancient times or a handsome swordsman in the martial arts world, and he appeared before their eyes vividly.
Although it was not the first time that the two had seen Lu Yuqi in ancient costume, they were still amazed by such exquisite costumes.
Wang Yanxia was stunning, and Ran Ran was frightened.
Ran Ran couldn't help but clench his fists. Every time Lu Yuqi appeared, he would immediately attract everyone's attention. During the talent show, everyone was obviously on guard against Lu Yuqi because of his handsome looks and his handsome face from every angle. The few shots of him became classic shots of Lu Yuqi during the talent show, which still allowed him to successfully embark on the road to fame.
Ran Ran was really unwilling to accept this. Is face really that important?
Wang Yanxia could see that Ran Ran was unwilling, but she didn't care. It is a good thing to be ambitious. Only with ambition can you have the motivation to climb up and be willing to take risks. Moreover, Ran Ran is stupid, obedient and easy to manipulate. The only pity is that he is too ambitious but does not have the strength to match his ambition.
But for Wang Yanxia, being obedient is the most important thing. So she raised Lu Yuqi arbitrarily and raised Ran Ran with great care.
With Wang Yanxia's reminder, Ran Ran quickly adjusted his state. At the same time, he also realized that no matter how well Lu Yuqi was dressed, how handsome he looked, or how good his figure was, all of these showed Wu Lecheng, not himself, Lu Yuqi.
Lu Yuqi is still an unknown celebrity. He has some fans, most of whom are fans of his looks. Fans of his looks do not just follow whoever is handsome or beautiful.
Aren't the performances he's participating in now all the ones he doesn't want? Isn’t Lu Yuqi still relying on these things he doesn’t want to survive?
Lu Yuqi felt puzzled when he saw Ran Ran's sudden arrogance. I don’t know what I have imagined.
The fight scene chosen by Director Li can be said to be purely for showing off. Jiang Chu probably also understood Director Li's intention and suggested that for the sake of effect, it would be better to let the martial arts stand-in Daniu appear in this scene.
After the fight scene was finished, Director Li expressed his satisfaction, but immediately changed his face and said that he wanted to shoot the quarrel scene between the male and female protagonists, and asked the two to get ready. Wu Lecheng, who was chatting happily with Wang Yanxia, frowned slightly.
He apologized to Wang Yanxia and the other two and went to the side to make preparations.
Lu Yuqi changed back into her clothes and walked up to Wang Yanxia: "Sister Xia." She also nodded to Ran Ran as a greeting.
"Great shot, worthy of being the main dancer of S7."
"Thank you, Sister Xia, for the compliment."
"I'm organizing a party tonight. You can go and invite Director Li and Jiang Chu. I saw that you two interacted a lot on Big Eyes. I'll send you the hotel address later."
Lu Yuqi really didn't want to attend this dinner and could only pray in his heart that Director Li was not available. However, since his agent had spoken and was still here, he had to go and ask.
When Lu Yuqi saw that Director Li was not busy, he went over and said to Director Li, "Director Li, my agent wants to treat our crew to dinner tonight to show his care for me during this period."
Director Li glanced at Wang Yanxia and said, "I have to get up early tomorrow to film, so I'm busy." He didn't control the volume at all. Jiang Chu on the side also said immediately: "I also have a play tomorrow morning, I need to get up early, sorry, buddy." He also winked at Lu Yuqi.
Lu Yuqi felt that Wang Yanxia must have heard it, and her expression changed for a moment, but she adjusted herself immediately.
"Sister Xia."
"I know, I've seen it. Then you should behave well in the crew. If you have any problems, find Xiao Chen. If he can't solve it, let him find me."
"Okay, Sister Xia."
After Wang Yanxia said goodbye to Ran Ran and Director Li, she left the crew and never mentioned the dinner party in the evening again.
When Jiang Chu went to play with Lu Yuqi in the evening, he told Lu Yuqi that Wang Yanxia had dinner with Ran Ran and Wu Lecheng in the evening, and it was just the three of them.
"I didn't expect that I would be connected with the TV King so soon."
"Oh, Wang Yanxia used to work in the same company as Wu Lecheng, and she was his temporary manager, or assistant. They knew each other before."
"However, Wang Yanxia later switched to your company. It would be hard for her to get ahead in a big company, especially since she looks like a very strong person."
Lu Yuqi didn't expect that Wang Yanxia and Wu Lecheng had such a relationship.
"Your agent really doesn't care about you at all. How long will your contract last? Do you want to come to our company?" Jiang Chu originally said it casually, but the more he spoke, the more he thought it was a good idea.
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