Chapter 65

Compared to today, isn't Xie Fangmin, who plays the middle-aged female lead, beautiful? Of course she is beautiful, not in appearance, but in heart.

Almost everyone in this town knows her. Many people have admired her beauty when she was young. They also know that her cheating husband's money was taken away by another woman, so the once beautiful woman who never had to work had to make a living with her own hands. Some people take pleasure in her misfortune, while others watch from the sidelines.

But she doesn't feel ashamed and still works hard to live.

The whole town has a wet texture in the director's shots, with fog, heavy rain, and sometimes a thin layer of snow. The surrounding green mountains and trees surround it tightly.

In many shots, only the snack stand of the heroine is emitting steam, and many hot foods that bring warmth to people also appear from her hands.

——She is a person who is very warm and strong inside despite her cold appearance.

Therefore, the hero in the movie has loved her deeply for a long time, and has regarded her as the white moonlight in his heart for so many years. It seems natural that he is willing to give everything for her in the end.

Su Ning read the script, saw some filming clips from the director's video, and watched him move the camera with his own eyes. He roughly understood why Shen Mingzheng said that this movie had great potential.

There are too many different themes in today's romantic movies, including a wide variety of professions and even stories about gods falling in love. However, this kind of fancy shell will conceal the essence of love that truly touches people - the truth, goodness and beauty of the lover himself.

Perhaps the story itself does not need to be complicated; it is enough to show people being loved purely like this that it touches the audience.

And this new director is really talented. The shots are very beautiful, with a pure fairy tale feel.

Su Ning looked at his name specifically, and it seemed to fit his personality: Tong Feifan. He looked quite young, around 30 years old.

Although the producer, Gaoshan Pictures, is quite famous, this is indeed a low-budget movie by a new director, the leading actor is also out of date, the entire crew is obviously poor, and almost all the scenes were completed in this small town.

But low investment does not mean poor quality.

When such a director met Ji Xue, whose bone structure was so beautiful that she could stand up to the camera lens, a wonderful chemical reaction occurred.

She did not rush the schedule and cooperated with the filming wholeheartedly. She was also very attentive. Before joining the crew, she even wrote a thousand-word biography for her character who lived in memories and had only a few lines. She carefully analyzed the psychological state of the heroine at that time and adjusted her performance and expression according to the director's requirements at all times.

Ji Xue is a newcomer who hasn't acted in a movie for a long time. Su Ning was asked to evaluate her acting skills. Her acting skills are not particularly good, but it is not fair for a newcomer to compete with the old actors he has seen many times. But she is better in terms of comprehension. And she really fits the role very well. With the guidance of the teacher, she couldn't find the position of the camera at first, but after the director and the teacher walked around a few times, she understood it.

After a few more takes along that position, Director Tong nodded and said "passed". He doesn't talk much, and one could even say he is very taciturn. He always wears a low-billed cap. After Ji Xue finished this take, she said a few more words: "Very good, this is better."

Su Ning did not disturb him during the filming, so he went up to him during a break and asked politely, "Director Tong, would you like to add your contact information?"

His identity was known to everyone present. Tong Feifan was a little shy after the performance. He glanced at Su Ning and said, "Yes, it's OK."

Then he looked around for his cell phone in his director's pocket but couldn't find it. Then he turned around and saw it on the small table. He looked very nervous, so he reached out and added Su Ning's contact information.

Su Ning: "I hope we can have the opportunity to work together in the future. Director Tong has a bright future."

Tong Feifan didn't dare to say anything, but just waved his hands. He thought Su Ning was being polite, but in fact Su Ning was sincere. He really gained a lot from this trip.

As a pure newcomer, Ji Xue's performance was better than Su Ning had expected. Apart from the first shot, she also got along well with the young male lead later on.

Teenage love is not easy to film. The young male lead is not a newcomer, he has acted in several dramas of Gaoshan Pictures. He is one of the newcomers trained by the company and also a guest star. He has more experience than Ji Xue, but when the two of them were put together and the filming started before starting, Ji Xue came over and whispered a few words to him, then stared at him and smiled slightly.

Then the actor's face turned red, and he couldn't suppress it, and he even stuttered when he was speaking his lines. He wanted to look at Ji Xue, but he didn't dare to do so, and had to muster up the courage to look at her.

After taking this shot, the actor was a little upset and said, "My fault, sorry, let's do another one."

Tong Feifan shook his hands at the monitor and said, "No, this one is good."

He didn't say "cut" and just watched the two of them continue to perform like this. He just thought it was better this way.

Su Ning saw more.

Just like idols need that special star-like image that attracts people, actors also need it. The most outstanding thing about Ji Xue is not her beauty, but that her beauty is compatible with her co-actors and they complement each other. To be more practical - it's the sense of couple.

95% of the roles that young female actors take have love scenes. Beauty is not rare in the entertainment industry, and there are too many people who claim to be "beautiful alone", but there are very few couples who can complement each other with their co-stars. However, this is indeed Ji Xue's innate characteristic, and she didn't do anything deliberately, it's just a habit.

This kind of physique is almost bloody in the entertainment industry, and it is impossible not to be popular.

However, Ji Xue, who has a great sense of CP with everyone, now seems to have no intention of falling in love at all. She focuses her efforts elsewhere.

It was December and the town where the filming took place was very cold, almost below zero. However, Ji Xue's costume was a thin, ordinary school uniform, but she didn't seem to feel the cold at all when she walked there. The director said OK and then she walked over with her arms folded and a "hiss" sound.

Su Ning went up to her and put a coat on her. She even laughed and joked: "Mr. Su put the coat on me personally. I am so honored."

"You're still talking about this at this time," Su Ning said, "I'll ask my assistant to bring a few more baby warmers and hand warmers."

You have to endure the hardships for the sake of the play, but you can't let it get ruined by freezing, because what you brought before was not enough.

Ji Xue said: "I'm fine, this is how filming works."

In her heart, she also wondered why Su Ning had to come here today. This movie had so many twists and turns, and there was bound to be resentment in the crew. She was a newcomer and a substitute, and Su Ning's presence at least guaranteed that she would not be looked down upon.

Because she felt the other person's sincerity, she had to be more serious.

This director is good. The whole team is focused on their work. They are a down-to-earth team. After a while, the young actor came over and stuffed a hand warmer into Ji Xue's hand, looking a little embarrassed.

Su Ning, who saw it all: …

He felt that he had underestimated her charm outside.

The whole team is very friendly. There are assistants and teachers here. Su Ning stayed here for a day and then went back with peace of mind.

The company has a meeting tomorrow, and he and Shen Mingzheng have developed a habit of going home as long as they can if they are on a business trip.

It was already midnight when he got home. Shen Mingzheng was still waiting for him by the sofa. When he heard the door open, he came over, skillfully helped Su Ning take off his coat, and asked him, "How was the shoot?"

"It's good," Su Ning said, "It was really cold and humid there, but I feel warmer now that I'm back in Haicheng."

The two of them leaned against each other and chatted in low voices for a while. Su Ning mentioned Ji Xue's performance to him and praised her a few words. He felt that she was really a talent and now needed a bodyguard. Then he planned to take a simple shower, but Shen Mingzheng hugged him and refused to let him go to the guest room.

In Su Ning's eyes, he said righteously: "Unfortunately, the shower in the guest room is broken today. Baby, you should use mine."

Su Ning: "Who broke it?"

Shen Mingzheng told the truth: "I broke it."

He doesn't lie.

After the two of them came back from Rongcheng, Su Ning rarely slept in the guest room, except for the past two days when Shen Mingzheng went too far, so he went back and kept the room clean for two days.

Afterwards, after sufficient investigation and research, Su Ning believed that excessive indulgence was absolutely unacceptable and suggested making a plan to have sex twice a week. Later, the two of them communicated fully and after searching for a lot of actual evidence and combining their own situations, they tentatively decided on three times a week.

Shen Mingzheng raised objections. He felt that if they had agreed to practice, they should practice more. However, he was refuted by Su Ning.

They are not like kings who do not attend court early in the morning. Even on weekends, they still have to work. It is not easy to handle the affairs of three companies combined.

"I won't do anything today. I promise to be obedient," Shen Mingzheng promised, "I just can't sleep without you."

Su Ning asked him: "How did you sleep before?"

"Forget it," Shen Mingzheng said, "I can't go back anyway."

They are a serious couple now, and he would feel very aggrieved if they sleep separately. The night sleeper couldn't stand his noise, so he stayed in the master bedroom. The door of the guest room was not opened today.

Shen Mingzheng knew that he was tired after rushing back, so he did nothing as he promised. He just held Su Ning in his arms and watched him slowly fall asleep.

Su Ning has very long eyelashes, and he stared at her for a long time.

She looked very obedient with her eyes closed. Looking at other things, she was wearing new pajamas bought by Shen Mingzheng, her hair was soft, and the smell of her shampoo and shower gel was exactly the same as her own.

He fell asleep very quickly, but Shen Mingzheng looked at him and was reluctant to let him fall asleep.

I really like him.

Shen Mingzheng kissed him gently on the eyes. Su Ning was asleep so he couldn't feel it. He just moved in his sleep and then leaned closer to him.

He was already very satisfied with this.

Su Ning did sleep well that night, and after waking up, he got used to Shen Mingzheng's good morning kiss while brushing his teeth. After taking this first step, he became more and more accustomed to each other in all aspects.

But as everyone knows, Shen Mingzheng's biggest rival is Su Ning's work. Now that he has officially signed Ji Xue, Su Ning has more things to pay attention to.

After Ji Xue reshoots for a few days, some behind-the-scenes footage of the movie "Old Love Letters" began to be released gradually. After all, the release date is not long away, and even if there is not much money, the necessary publicity is still necessary.

Before, not many people paid attention to the movie. The two peaks of attention were because Shu Miao became famous and Liao Yuansi got into trouble and the movie was unfortunately affected. But after Ji Xue started to be published, it was obvious that the media data had a significant increase.

No one doesn't like to look at beautiful women, let alone a beauty of Ji Xue's level.

Tong Feifan's shots are beautiful, and he edited in some clips of the interactions between the young male and female protagonists. The handsome men and beautiful women are even more pleasing to the eyes. Because of the attention, the audience also saw more content about the movie.

"It's actually Xie Fangmin, my childhood goddess. She's been out of the entertainment industry for more than ten years. I didn't even know she was filming a movie."

"It looks pretty sweet. Let's go to the cinema and watch it when we have time."

"Hey, wasn't it officially announced that Shu Miao would be starring in this movie? I was looking forward to it, but why did they suddenly change the cast?"

What Su Ning had worried about before finally happened.

Although both teams were informed and the film company issued a statement that the cast was changed due to schedule reasons, which was already very decent in all aspects, once the matter was noticed, disputes were inevitable.

I don’t know if it was a marketing account or just an ordinary person, but they posted a few messages like “This one looks more like Xie Fangmin” and “She is indeed prettier”. These people didn’t even know Ji Xue’s name, but fans couldn’t stand it.

Soon, words like "riding on the popularity" and "just relying on beauty filters, the real person is not that good" came out.

Su Ning had reminded Ji Xue about this before. No one can completely control public opinion. Shu Miao is very popular, but Ji Xue does not have many die-hard fans. Her current attention comes from passers-by who occasionally click "like" and check out her beauty filter. Naturally, such people would not confront the other party's fans for her.

Ji Xue said nothing and said to Su Ning: "It doesn't matter. This kind of quarrel will pass after a quarrel. I just want to focus on filming."

At present, her user on the social network has not been registered and verified. She is too busy joining the group and has no time, so even if someone scolds her, she can hardly see it.

But the development of this matter is not that simple.

As the future daughter-in-law of the Lu family, Lu Fei had brought her to meet many people. It was impossible for anyone who had seen Ji Xue's face not to recognize her. So after the "role change" incident became a hot topic, people who were eager to see the excitement soon recognized her, and even added fuel to the fire.

"It was originally good. This person has transformed from a sparrow into a phoenix and has flown to the rightful place. But I heard that the Lu family is planning to cancel the engagement."

"It is said that it was because of something... he was not well behaved outside."

"Now he's acting now. Tsk, I wonder who he's hooking up with and how many people he wants to fool with this face."

This time, even if Ji Xue said it was okay, Su Ning couldn't bear it anymore.

He can't just let his artists be smeared like this. He makes up dirty rumors every time he sees a pretty girl. It's getting too much!

But when Su Ning talked to Shen Mingzheng about the media's attitude, he also asked the Artist Management Department to collect evidence and prepare to sue for slander and defamation. However, there were people who could not bear it more than he did.

Lu Fei has verified accounts on several social networking platforms. He only posted some very official messages before, but now he has posted screenshots of several of the most popular accounts, as if he suddenly came alive.

"These guys are getting ready to receive lawyer's letters."

"The rest of you, stop sneaking around. Don't think I can't recognize you just because you're wearing a different skin online. If you don't honestly delete and apologize, I'll call your father and have a talk with you."

"She only had five minutes of screen time in the entire movie. She fought for it herself. Is it worth it for you to hound her and scold her? Is it that difficult for her to just act in a play?"

"Also, who told you to cancel the engagement? I didn't agree to cancel the engagement."

When Su Ning saw it, he was still frowning as he was talking to Shen Mingzheng on the phone about this matter. In just a few minutes, Lu Fei had already quickly output a lot of content, and his fighting ability was extremely strong.