Chapter 31
Chapter 31
"Don't close the door, I'm not a bad person, please look at my business card!" Gu Yifan threw the business card into the room and quickly backed away, showing his attitude with his actions.
The room was much brighter than the corridor, so Jiang Mingyue couldn't immediately recognize the person outside.
She picked up the business card from the ground, returned to the door, and squeezed her body through the door to see what was on the card.
"I am Gu Yifan from Xingyou Pictures. I mentored both Chen Ying, the current Best Actress, and Feng Bainian, the Best Actor. I heard that Miss Jiang is still in school and hasn't signed with a management company yet. I wonder if you would be interested in finding some time to discuss this in detail?"
Gu Yifan?
Instead of helping his young master seize company assets, he was actually managing artists outside?
Jiang Mingyue was surprised, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't recall Gu Yifan's whereabouts during this time in her previous life.
However, since it's Gu Yifan, there's nothing to be wary of.
Jiang Mingyue quickly returned to her desk, stuffed the business card into her card holder, tore a piece of paper from her notebook, wrote down her contact number, and walked back to the door—it was already late, so it wasn't appropriate to let Gu Yifan in, but speaking through the door would be too impolite.
Jiang Mingyue simply opened the door, handed her contact information to Gu Yifan, and stood at the door saying to him, "Mr. Gu, my filming schedule on set is ten days. I will contact you after filming is finished, and we can talk then. It's too late now."
Gu Yifan smiled and nodded: "Yes, there are too many people and too much chatter on set, so it's not a good time to talk. See you in ten days."
He glanced around the room and saw the bedding only half-dressed. He secretly praised Jiang Mingyue for being such a clean and tidy girl. His smile became more genuine, and he said goodbye, "Miss Jiang, please rest. I won't disturb you any longer."
After speaking, Gu Yifan walked away steadily.
Jiang Mingyue closed the door, put on the bedding, and quickly turned on her computer to search. Following the information that Yin Manman had released to the public, she found out about Gu Yifan's current situation.
In her previous life, Jiang Mingyue made her mark in the entertainment industry two years later. By then, Yin Manman had already faded into obscurity along with Xingyou, her career shattered.
Therefore, Jiang Mingyue was unaware that Gu Yifan had also mentored Yin Manman.
Star Travel Pictures is an old film and television company from Hong Kong. Due to the special nature of Hong Kong, entertainment companies there were closely connected with the Kuomintang forces in the early days. After the handover, they have always had problems adapting. Most of the performing arts staff work with the TV station and receive a fixed salary.
Under the influence of mainland Chinese money, the star-making ability of these established film and television companies in Hong Kong has almost disappeared.
However, Xingyou's strength lies in his strong relationships with many famous Chinese directors. For the past few decades, he has been like a big tree, dominating the Republican-era and martial arts films.
Unfortunately, Jiang Mingyue knew very well that Xingyou's seemingly stable situation would come to an end within six months with the passing of the helmsman who had controlled the ship for decades. After that, the two heirs of Xingyou would fight amongst themselves, leading to Xingyou's bankruptcy.
Afterwards, a large portion of Xingyou's film library was swallowed up by Xingchen Film and Television Entertainment Company under the Fu family, and Gu Yifan also came under the Fu family, becoming a partner holding shares in Xingying.
Gu Yifan, who was destined to go to the Fu family, and himself, who was also planning to go to the Fu family, met on the set of "Seven Stars Alignment"...
It really does have a bit of a sense of destiny guiding us.
I'll think about it later. Anyway, I'm going to sleep now; I have filming tomorrow.
*
The area around the film studio is full of antique-style buildings, and there are almost no green spaces to prevent fires.
Jiang Mingyue woke up in the quiet of the morning, when there were no birds chirping.
Then, early in the morning, she received a new shooting schedule from the production assistant.
Jiang Mingyue took her breakfast, sat down at the table, and ate while reading.
She quickly scanned the schedule and discovered that whenever she was filming opposite someone other than the male or female lead, the filming time was always moved to the first scene at eight in the morning.
Many people dislike filming in the morning because it means they have to start rehearsing their lines at least an hour earlier.
If you're an actress, you'll have to get up an extra half hour earlier to do a facial massage to combat the puffiness caused by lack of sleep.
However, Jiang Mingyue has no nightlife, so getting up at five or six in the morning to prepare is no problem for her.
The real problem is that several scenes involving the male and female leads were filmed after 4 p.m.
Given Sang Zhuo's acting skills, Jiang Mingyue felt that she might have to stay up all night with him.
Waking up at five or six in the morning after staying up all night is incredibly stressful...
Jiang Mingyue swallowed two boiled eggs in a few bites, then drank a bowl of unsweetened soy milk before quickly heading to the filming location of the second production team.
Zhang Xin was already directing the lighting crew in the second group to adjust the lighting: "A little to the upper left, then to the left, left—okay!"
Jiang Mingyue walked directly up to Zhang Xin and got straight to the point: "Director Zhang, I have some objections to the filming arrangements."
Zhang Xin gestured for the lighting to be adjusted, her eyes fixed on the lights, and she turned slightly toward Jiang Mingyue to ask, "Can't you get up in the morning? The filming schedule is fairly flexible. If you don't know how to do the horseback chase, you can learn on the spot. If you don't want to learn, you can just sit on a horse. You can even film a horseback chase while sitting on a truck."
"No, I mean the schedule is too slow. Could you compress it a bit? The indoor scenes are all just transitional segments with no plot. I shouldn't have to do multiple takes. Compressing it to within three days shouldn't be a problem."
Zhang Xin turned her head in surprise.
Jiang Mingyue nodded vigorously, then grabbed Zhang Xin's arm and pleaded, "Director Zhang, I really can do it. Let's try today. If my filming progresses quickly enough, could you please move my early morning scenes from the later days to the beginning?"
Zhang Xin glanced at the schedule in Jiang Mingyue's hand and immediately understood why she wanted to rush the schedule.
Zhang Xin softened and said, "Okay, let's give it a try. If the progress is fast, I'd like to finish as soon as possible. Finishing filming early will save on rental fees."
"Thank you, Director Zhang. I will definitely do my best in filming." Jiang Mingyue promised gratefully and went to get her makeup and clothes done immediately.
Yesterday's scheduled filming wasn't to accommodate Jiang Mingyue, but rather to accommodate Sang Zhuo, who had difficulty getting into character.
After assessing Jiang Mingyue's potential based on yesterday's filming, Director Liu ensured that today's filming would proceed with the same favorable treatment as yesterday.
As the third female lead, she doesn't get many scenes, even though she has a lot of screen time. Most of her scenes are just her background character in the female lead's scenes.
Director Zhang wanted to see just how talented Jiang Mingyue was in acting, so today he arranged for her to do the scene where Hu Lili tricks the female lead into drinking a sleeping potion.
*
"Gentlemen, please be quiet and listen to me!" A solemn voice echoed through the cubicle.
The noisy chatter in the council chamber gradually subsided.
Hu Lili twitched her ears, curiously approached the door, and eagerly eavesdropped.
The solemn voice continued, "The malevolent energy accumulated since ancient times has coalesced into a great demon. To eliminate this great demon, one must pierce its heart with a divine weapon on the night when the seven stars align."
A group of people asked, "When will we see the alignment of the seven stars?"
Another ethereal voice chimed in: "The alignment of the seven stars will occur in ten days."
"Then let's find the divine weapons quickly, so as not to delay the time for slaying demons and monsters."
"Yes, where are the divine weapons? Let's get them quickly and not waste any time."
Everyone chimed in with their agreement.
The solemn voice that spoke first sighed, "The problem lies here. The ancient divine weapon, passed down through the ages, was broken when it was used to slay the great demon ten thousand years ago. Young friend Jiang Li risked his life to retrieve the remains of the divine weapon from two secret realms, and we must now reforge it."
"Then hurry up and forge the sword! What nonsense are you spouting!"
Jiang Lidi's voice suddenly appeared: "According to the ancient sword and sword manuals left in the ruins, the sword must be forged by a creature that has never killed, possesses extraordinary innate spiritual power, and has a loving heart. Only then can the divine weapon regain its vitality."
The noise disappeared in an instant.
Hu Lili was also stunned. She turned around and pressed her back tightly against the door. She couldn't help but recall what had happened before—when the female protagonist touched the Heart-Questioning Stone, the stone suddenly lit up, proving that the female protagonist was the being who "had great love" and "could repair divine weapons".
In a short moment, Hu Lili understood why this group of people were holding a meeting to talk about reforging the divine weapon.
They were just trying to force the female lead to sacrifice herself for the sake of all living beings!
Bad guy, bad guy, bad guy!
Why don't you go!
What right do you have to find excuses to force her to her death!
You bunch of bastards should be the ones who die!
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