"Now I also feel that this girl doesn't seem like an assistant anymore."
"I told you so. Look how gentle Brother Zhou's smile is to her. There's no sense of distance at all. Brother Zhou usually gives people a sense of distance when he smiles."
"So? Who is this girl? She can't be Brother Zhou's girlfriend, can she? And the kind with all the rumors?"
"Absolutely! They're probably just close friends. Look at any celebrity, they don't get along with their assistants. I think it's perfectly normal."
"I still don't think he's like an assistant."
...
Qiao Nansheng felt that Zhou Cheng had opened his mouth properly, otherwise how could the staff have thought the same thing after he had just mentioned "rumored girlfriend"?
"See, I told you so," Zhou Cheng sighed, looking utterly helpless.
Qiao Nansheng snorted coldly: "That proves their eyesight is better than before."
A rumored girlfriend is always better than an assistant.
With her looks, how could she possibly be just an assistant!
Zhou Cheng: It's clearly because we were talking too close that people thought that way. If we weren't talking so close, you would still be a "little assistant".
However, he didn't say it aloud. Zhou Cheng thought that if he really said it, Qiao Nansheng would probably explode and punch him in public.
That'll really make it to the trending topics.
…
Mingqiu sent over the address. Zhou Cheng often came to Hengdian to film, so he easily found the film crew where Mingqiu was.
When they arrived, some actors in Mingqiu's film crew were rehearsing their lines. They hadn't performed well, probably requiring many takes, and Mingqiu was furious. She threw the script directly at the actors, yelling, "I told you, expressions, expressions, expressions! Be vivid, lifelike, and immersive! Imagine yourself as the character you're playing! Don't you understand what I mean? Who are you trying to impress with that lifeless look?"
The person he scolded was an actress. The script he threw hit her squarely on the forehead, instantly causing a red mark. The actress's eyes welled up with tears of grievance: "Director Ming, I acted very seriously, but..."
"This is the last time," Mingqiu interrupted the actress, rubbing his temples. "If you don't do a good job this time, you don't need to come back tomorrow."
Anyway, it's just a movie, the filming time is not long, it can be finished in half a month. Filming has just begun, and not much has been filmed yet. If we change the roles and let other people play them, there is still a tight schedule.
Upon hearing this, the actress quickly replied, "Director Ming, I will definitely give it my best performance this time!"
Mingqiu waved to her: "I'll give you a few minutes to prepare. Remember, get the emotions right. You need to portray the shyness a girl feels when she's being kissed, understand?"
The actress weakly replied "Yes," picked up the script, and went to look at it.
The male actor she was acting opposite shrugged, went over and sat down, and prepared to continue later.
A woman in a white down jacket ran up to Mingqiu and whispered a few words in her ear. Mingqiu looked up and saw Zhou Cheng and Qiao Nansheng standing on the sidelines.
When Mingqiu saw the woman beside him, he was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that this was "Qingniang" that Zhou Cheng had recommended to him. He immediately stood up, said something to the assistant director, and then walked towards Qiao Nansheng and Zhou Cheng.
"You're here so soon? I thought you'd be a little later," Mingqiu said with a smile, walking up to them.
Qiao Nansheng tensed up as soon as she saw him and instinctively reached out to grab Zhou Cheng's clothes.
There was no way around it; as soon as she and Zhou Cheng came in, they saw Mingqiu throwing scripts at the actors, looking fierce and unapproachable. Now that Mingqiu was standing right in front of her, it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous.
Qiao Nansheng had just noticed that actress; she looked somewhat familiar. She seemed to be an actress who had become popular after starring in a youth idol drama and was currently enjoying a lot of popularity.
Those are professional actors; they dared to throw away the script even if they didn't portray Mingqiu well. She knows what an unprofessional would do if they didn't portray Mingqiu well? Throw away ten scripts?
"Haha, this must be Miss Qiao Nansheng, whom you recommended to play 'Qingniang'? I'm Mingqiu." He introduced himself, and seeing her tightly gripping Zhou Cheng's clothes and looking a little nervous, he couldn't help but smile and say, "Don't be afraid, little girl, I don't eat people."
Qiao Nansheng glanced at the actresses on set trying to get into character, then looked at Ming Qiu, took a deep breath, walked out from behind Zhou Cheng, and smiled at Ming Qiu, saying, "Director Ming, hello, I'm Qiao Nansheng."
Mingqiu looked at the woman in front of her who was nervous but pretended to be calm and not intimidated, and felt slightly satisfied.
Very good. Although his composure was feigned, it's still better than others who can't even fake it.
“Yes, I know, it was Xiaocheng who recommended it,” Mingqiu nodded.
He was pressed for time and didn't beat around the bush with Qiao Nansheng. After agreeing, he asked directly, "Never acted before? A newcomer?"
"Yes." Qiao Nansheng nodded.
Mingqiu added, "Hello, newcomer. Almost all the popular dramas lately feature newcomers. Did Xiaocheng show you the script? Do you know which scene you need to audition for?"
The scene that Zhou Cheng pointed out to Qiao Nansheng, in which she acted with him, was actually told to be like this by Ming Qiu.
That scene was Qingniang's most explosive moment in the entire series. If she performed that explosive scene well, there was nothing else to worry about.
Qiao Nansheng hummed in agreement and said, "I know."
“Okay.” Mingqiu checked the time and said, “Doesn’t Xiaocheng have an event this afternoon? Let’s not delay, let’s do the audition now.”
He turned and walked towards the film set, whispering something to the assistant director. About two minutes later, Mingqiu returned and said, "There's no one in my dressing room. Let's go to the dressing room."
"Okay." Qiao Nansheng nodded, and seeing Mingqiu turn and leave, she followed her up.
Zhou Cheng walked behind her and couldn't help but smile when he saw her gripping the hem of her clothes tightly with nervousness.
When I first arrived, I didn't seem nervous at all; on the contrary, I was quite excited. But now I'm starting to get nervous.
He turned his head and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them and that there were no cameras, he reached out and shook her hand.
Zhou Cheng gently reassured him, "Don't be afraid. When you audition later, just go through the scene with me like you did last night. Don't be nervous. Director Ming is very easy to get along with."
"..." Qiao Nansheng recalled the scene when she came over and saw Ming Qiu throwing the script at the actress. She swallowed hard and said, "I feel like you're kidding me."
When Mingqiu threw the actress's script, she could tell how much force she used, even as an outsider; one can imagine how much force the actress who received the script must have felt.
The script wasn't thick, but if it hit you hard, it still hurt a lot; after all, the actress's forehead turned red at the time.
Zhou Cheng said, "That's because they had to do multiple takes before it was finally filmed. Her acting wasn't good enough. The producer forced in a female actress, but she couldn't get the scene right after all the takes, which delayed everyone's filming. Do you think he was angry?"
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