Ang Lee has been a director for a long time, and everyone knows his temperament and personality; he never praises people casually.
Those who receive his praise are truly capable.
Even so, Mo Jingjing showed no arrogance on her face, remaining humble. "Thank you for the praise, Director. I will continue to work hard. If there are any shortcomings later, I would appreciate it if you could point them out in time. I will definitely correct them promptly and not cause any trouble for the crew."
"Okay, Xiao Mo's attitude is excellent. Who's next? Let's continue. If everyone performs this well today, I'll treat the entire crew to roast whole lamb tonight."
Seeing Mo Jingjing's demeanor, the director was very satisfied and immediately slammed his fist on the table and gave instructions.
It has to be said that after Mo Jingjing's performance, all the remaining actors who hadn't read the script yet felt varying degrees of pressure.
Xing Feifei is the same.
Fortunately, she has extensive acting experience and has mastered many acting techniques.
Overall, today's victory was narrow.
Although the others did not perform as well as Mo Jingjing, they were all decent and achieved a good score.
After all, these are actors personally selected by Ang Lee, and they all have certain acting skills, so there is no possibility of them taking advantage of the situation.
The director is definitely treating us to a whole roasted lamb tonight.
In the entertainment industry, everyone has to be mindful of others' moods.
Although this big family has only been together for a day or two, everyone has seen the director and Su Mu's attitude towards Mo Jingjing.
This also made some people want to get close to Mo Jingjing and build a good relationship with her.
This was evident when everyone ate the whole roasted lamb.
Several people couldn't help but snuggle up to Mo Jingjing.
They all chimed in with compliments.
"Jingjing, your performance today was absolutely fantastic! It was the first time I'd ever seen you read a script, and you really had the air of a female general. If you changed into the costume, I would have thought you were the female general herself."
“I feel the same way. By the way, Jingjing, which school did you graduate from? At least I heard that you and Su Mu didn’t get along. Now it seems that the media were just making things up.”
"I heard from the director that Su Mu strongly recommended you for this role. I really didn't expect you two to be such good friends in private. Did you two read the script together?"
Otherwise, how could they be so in sync?
"Jingjing, let's add each other on WeChat so we can communicate more easily in the future. I just bought a bottle of perfume online, it's perfect for you. I'll bring it to you when the time is right."
Although there were many voices around her, it didn't affect Mo Jingjing's meal.
As the saying goes, one should not speak while eating or sleeping.
General Mo, focused on eating mutton, ignored all offers of help.
She just wants to work hard and earn money for her retirement; she has no interest in unnecessary and complicated interpersonal relationships.
Too tired.
Seeing that she was really ignoring them, everyone stopped trying to win her over and dispersed.
The cast is large, and some people want to curry favor with Mo Jingjing, while a large number of others want to curry favor with Xing Feifei.
At this moment, there are far more people surrounding Xing Feifei than surrounding Mo Jingjing.
After all, she's a film queen and a veteran in the entertainment industry; her resources and connections are far superior to Mo Jingjing's.
Unfortunately, Xing Feifei is a cunning old fox with a bad temper. Anyone who tries to get close to her will not only fail to gain anything in the end, but will also end up losing a lot of money.
Of all the people who enjoyed the whole roasted lamb tonight, Mo Jingjing and Cheng Meng were the most happy.
On the third day, filming officially began.
After three days of rest, Mo Jingjing has almost fully recovered. With her interstellar physique and skills, the martial arts instructor specially hired by the production team has been idle and completely useless.
Even the most difficult moves, as long as the director tells Mo Jingjing the feeling he wants, Mo Jingjing can basically get them right in one take.
Especially in his scenes with Su Mu, the two of them created several miracles on set by getting the scenes done in one take.
When it comes to filmmaking, ultimately, it's all about talent.
Mo Jingjing is talented. In a film crew full of women, she is like a breath of fresh air. She doesn't get too close to anyone or form any cliques, which makes director Ang Lee particularly appreciate her.
Praising Mo Jingjing has almost become Ang Lee's catchphrase.
Whenever Mo Jingjing appears on screen, you can always hear Ang Lee praising her on set.
Gradually, Xing Feifei's leading lady spotlight was overshadowed by her.
This made Xing Feifei, who already disliked Mo Jingjing, hate Mo Jingjing even more.
Furthermore, because his emotions had been bottled up for too long, he became emotionally unstable. A simple scene of him washing clothes after falling on hard times was filmed repeatedly.
It wasn't until the director got angry that it barely passed.
"Card!"
"Alright, that's a take! Xing Feifei, you're an award-winning actress. If you're not feeling well, just say so beforehand. Everyone on the crew has precious time. You can't even film such a simple scene properly. Be more careful next time!"
The straightforward Ang Lee showed her no mercy and pointed out Xing Feifei's shortcomings in front of so many people.
"Okay, director, I will be careful and this will not happen again."
Not daring to confront the director directly, Xing Feifei had no choice but to suppress her anger and reply politely.
However, as soon as she was out of the director's sight, Xing Feifei couldn't hold back any longer.
"Bang!"
In the makeshift dressing room, Xing Feifei slammed the door shut, her temper reaching its peak.
The loud noise didn't give Sister Hua a heart attack; she quickly brought a cup of iced coffee to Xing Feifei, hoping to extinguish the fire.
"Oh my little darling, we're still on set right now, so please bear with it a little longer. If someone with ulterior motives takes a picture and posts it online saying you're acting like a diva on set, it will damage your reputation, which is really not worth it. Look, this is iced coffee that I specially asked someone to buy for you, your favorite."
Sister Hua coaxed Xing Feifei gently, soothing her emotions.
However, Xing Feifei is like a moving volcano right now, how could she be so easily appeased? "Bear with it, bear with it, bear with it! Why do you always make me bear with it? Please, you're my manager, not someone else's manager! Look at my hands, they're all red from rubbing them! And you still want me to bear with it! Tell me, how much longer do I have to bear it?!"
"Why?! I'm clearly the female lead, so why does Mo Jingjing steal all the limelight? She's so bold and outspoken, while I'm just meek and submissive, washing clothes here dressed as a servant!"
"Didn't I tell you to find a way to get back at Mo Jingjing? It's almost been a month, where's your idea, Sister Hua? You're not treating me like a three-year-old, are you?"
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