Chapter 34 From Jealousy to Appreciation
Director Jin was happy, but Yan Han was depressed.
After Pei Lang left, he couldn't sleep and had a gloomy face every day. The employees under him were all on tenterhooks, not daring to make the slightest mistake. Su Jia's life was extremely difficult.
Director Jin's words sounded like bragging, making Yan Han's already ugly face even more frightening.
However, the conversation didn't last long. Director Jin didn't know Pei Lang could play the piano, so he didn't give him the song that the crew had prepared earlier. The song Pei Lang just played didn't have the copyright, so it couldn't be included in the main plot.
Pei Lang only decided to play this piece temporarily. He knew that there was a teacher acting as a stand-in, so he only needed to film him playing the piano. Now that the actor could play the piano, Director Jin brought the piece of music to Pei Lang. "Kid, can you play this piece of music?"
Pei Lang took the music score and read it carefully. The music was very exquisite and more in line with the scene in the script. It was not difficult, but it was pleasant to listen to.
After a quick review, Pei Lang knew that he had a basic understanding and was quite sensitive to music. "Okay, but it will take me about 20 minutes."
"No problem, I'll give you 20 minutes." It's already amazing to finish an unfamiliar song in 20 minutes.
If it was not completed, Director Jin would not say anything. At most, he would ask someone to play it and replace the song Pei Lang just played with this one. But Pei Lang was too mysterious and had infinite power in his body. If he was not bold, he would not know what other surprises he had. Director Jin just mentioned it, and he gave a positive answer and time.
Pei Lang was not a boastful person. If he said yes, then it must be yes.
After instructing the actors to rest for 20 minutes to give Pei Lang time to prepare, Director Jin watched the performance again. It was a pity that the male and female protagonists did not follow the script, otherwise this segment would have been very good.
Pei Lang returned to the guqin and took the music score and put it aside to practice. The first time he was not familiar with the music, he was not fast, and he was stumbling. From the third and fourth times, he became more and more fluent. After fifteen minutes, he could completely ignore the music score and play perfectly.
The female teacher was stunned. A talented person like Pei Lang was hard to come by. It seemed that she was the one who was arrogant.
She has been learning to play musical instruments since she was young and has practiced hard for many years. Now she is in her forties, but she is still not as good as a twenty-something year old who is considered a piece of trash in the eyes of everyone.
She couldn't save face, but her eyes couldn't help but stay on Pei Lang. Being forcibly attracted to someone you disliked was the most uncomfortable thing.
She was not the only one who changed. Liu Ran looked at Pei Lang with a complicated feeling. She seemed to realize the reason why she disliked Pei Lang. First, it was because of all the voices and prejudices. Second, this person became her martial arts substitute right away and did it perfectly, which made her feel unwilling.
In fact, from beginning to end, Pei Lang did nothing to her, and even ignored her various covert isolation and provocations.
"Did you find that he is not as bad as you thought?"
Zhong Yixiu saw through Liu Ran's complicated thoughts. His eyes became a little more fiery as he looked into the distance and talked to Liu Ran.
Everyone could see Liu Ran's little thoughts, so it was no surprise that Zhong Yixiu pointed them out.
Because of Zhong Yixiao's straightforwardness, Liu Ran no longer felt awkward, and her heart suddenly became clear.
Human nature is very strange. One cannot bear to see people who are looked down upon by everyone being better than oneself, and one cannot bear to see people who are similar to oneself receiving more praise. But if that person is better than oneself, to a level that one cannot reach, then all the resentment and jealousy will disappear, and one will instead feel admiration and worship for that person.
This was the case with Liu Ran. When she truly acknowledged Pei Lang's excellence, her resentment disappeared.
She smiled in relief, feeling relieved. "Yes, rumors can kill people. To get to know someone, you should see them through your own eyes, not through other people's mouths."
Zhong Yixiao chuckled. "Rumors are not to be believed. I finally understand why Director Jin was so determined to choose him to play Wen Yan."
"Today I realized that his acting skills are not bad, even far better than mine. I have to work hard and not hold you back." Liu Ran looked determined.
Because of jealousy and unwillingness, I made a wrong judgment. After letting go and thinking carefully, I found that Pei Lang's acting skills were good. The fight and eyes when he was a stand-in last night perfectly interpreted the role of Qin Junru. The same is true for Wen Yan today. It seems that any role is no problem.
It only took two scenes to perform so perfectly. The explosive and difficult segments later on will further showcase his acting skills. Liu Ran is looking forward to that day.
Twenty minutes later, Pei Lang gave Director Jin an OK gesture and the scene was re-shot. This time, the music was changed to one that he had just learned. Even if it was learned on the spot, there was nothing wrong with it.
All three of them followed the script and fell in love at first sight. Wen Yan's expression did not change, but her eyes were full of layers, and it was love at first sight.
It was not until Fu Zhixing vomited blood that Wen Yan's eyes returned to their original state. Qin Junru explained the purpose of their visit. After Wen Yan revealed her identity, she took the two back to Fengzhuju. Fengzhuju's residence was not in the bamboo forest, but in a courtyard built with bamboo by the stream behind the bamboo forest. It was backed by mountains, and there were many herbs on the mountains. Wen Yan often went up the mountain to collect herbs.
This scene plus the first one, we finished it in two takes. Director Jin wanted to edit the two takes together, for example, the first take where Wen Yan played with the bamboo leaves was very good.
The subsequent filming was the scene of taking people to Fengzhuju to settle down. Fu Zhi's condition was critical and there was no time to lose, so Wen Yan immediately took his pulse and examined him.
Originally, an antidote could solve the problem. Wen Yan deliberately let them stay to recuperate because he fell in love with Qin Junru at first sight and didn't want them to leave so soon. Moreover, he saw that the poison came from the Demon Cult. The two must have a grudge against the Demon Cult. The Demon Cult's people who stayed in Fengzhuju could not find them for the time being. It was the best choice for them to stay and recuperate and recover their strength.
Today's filming ended very late, and Pei Lang got the phone from his assistant and found a lot of messages. It was a group message, the three of them.
During the filming, Lu Lu filmed a video of Pei Lang playing the piano and threw it into the group. Sister You said a lot of praise, and Lu Lu also echoed her, describing with deep emotion how Pei Lang was despised and how he slapped everyone in the face.
Sister You laughed loudly, but also reminded Lu Lu to protect Pei Lang.
Pei Lang smiled helplessly. He didn't mean to slap someone in the face. He was just doing his job as an actor.
And… "Director Jin's dramas need to be kept confidential. You are not allowed to film with cell phones. If it gets out, it will affect the entire crew."
Yes, Director Jin cares a lot about his artistic works. In order to increase the audience's expectations, all staff members must sign a confidentiality agreement during the filming period. Anything related to the actors and the plot is not allowed to be circulated, otherwise legal responsibility will be pursued.
No matter whether it is gossip, stills, spoilers, styling, etc., they are all within the confidentiality agreement. During the filming, we will strictly check whether there are proxy photographers. If there are, we will deal with it cleanly.
The authority is here. If an actor wants to act in Director Jin's movie, he will tell his fans not to make trouble.
Lu Lu knew Director Jin's rules, but today was such a great pleasure that he couldn't help but share. "Don't worry, Lang, I only filmed a short clip, and it's in my group, so it won't be leaked."
"Delete it, and then take the initiative to admit your mistake to Director Jin." Rules are rules. Pei Lang didn't want to be discovered by others, so it would be better to take the initiative to admit his mistake.
"All right."
Pei Lang couldn't bear to see Lu Lu go to see Director Jin alone, so he accompanied him. Director Jin was about to go out for dinner, and Pei Lang took Lu Lu to explain his purpose. He deleted the video in front of Director Jin and promised to manage his assistant well in the future and never make the same mistake again.
Director Jin has always been strict, but it's different with Pei Lang.
"If it's you, it's okay, don't be too nervous." Director Jin did not criticize me harshly as I had imagined. Instead, he comforted me with a smile.
“It doesn’t matter…?” Pei Lang thought he had heard it wrong, and confirmed it again uncertainly.
"Hahaha, don't talk about him. I couldn't help but share it. This video won't be circulated. Someone will solve it for you. It was cut off before it even reached the marketing account."
Pei Lang was confused by what he heard, and Lu Lu was also bewildered. "Who is it?"
Director Jin smiled and didn't explain. "What do you think?"
It sounds like this person has great powers and will help us solve the problem...
Pei Lang seemed to know who it was.
It seems Pei Lang has figured it out, Director Jin continued. "He wanted to see it, so I made an exception and gave him a video of yours."
Yes, this person is Yan Han.
After Director Jin called him, he received a message from Yan Han when he was done with work, saying that Pei Lang was his man, and if Director Jin didn't want him to take him away, he should let him see Pei Lang every day.
Not today, every day.
Director Jin didn't know what the relationship between the two was before, but now it seems that someone has been tempted. Forget it, although he is a director with principles, Yan Han is not short of money. If he really takes Pei Lang away and doesn't let him use him, it will be a huge loss for the entertainment industry.
He understood Yan Han's character. He just admired it himself, so he just posted it. He could just cut out a small part every day and send it to deal with it.
Pei Lang, a fool, couldn't see what Yan Han was thinking. After thinking about it, he understood why Yan Han wanted to watch his video.
His mission is to win glory in the entertainment industry, so that if their relationship is accidentally exposed, he will not embarrass Yan Han because of his negative news.
Therefore, he thought Yan Han wanted to see how well he performed and whether he could win glory.
"Would you like to have dinner together, kid?" Director Jin invited him. Pei Lang withdrew his thoughts and declined with a smile.
"No thanks, Director. The takeout from Lulu Point is coming soon. I can eat with him."
"Okay. I look forward to your performance tomorrow." Director Jin didn't force it. After all, there was an age difference and a generation gap. He knew that these kids would feel a psychological burden if they had to eat with him.
Lu Lu didn't order takeout. After Director Jin left, Lu Lu poked his head out and asked, "Brother Lang, what do you want to eat?"
"Hey, little deer, have you forgotten something?" Pei Lang smiled maliciously. Lu Lu was stunned for a moment, and shook his head pretending not to know. "Where are the snacks I asked you to buy for me?"
Lu Lu held his head in grievance. "Brother Lang, please don't make things difficult for me. I was going to buy you something today, but Sister You scolded me when she found out. She said that as an actor, you have to pay attention to your body management and can't eat too much junk food. Even if you eat staple food, you have to balance nutrition. Sister You asked me to supervise you and not give you any messy food."
"Am I your boss, or is he your boss?" Pei Lang argued, unconvinced.
Lu Lu was not easy to deal with, so he replied aggrievedly, "You pay me, but I have to listen to Sister You."
"You also know that I'm the one who pays you." Pei Lang was really angry and laughed, but he couldn't bear to lose his temper, especially when the deer-like eyes flashed with clear stupidity and a little face that looked wronged. He compromised without any difficulty. "Forget it, who made my life miserable? I can't decide what to eat. Oh~ just find a place to eat."
Pei Lang compromised, and Lu Lu immediately changed his expression and smiled happily. "I know a light meal restaurant that is healthy and delicious. I'll go drive."
Pei Lang looked up to the sky and sighed: "What a miserable life!!"