Chapter 47: Cats and Dogs: Pointing the camera at the victim will only make those with bad roots...
A gentle breeze blew across the water, bringing warm water vapor to her face. A leaf fell and landed on Qiao Zheng's wrist, like a lover's gentle touch.
Qiao Zheng lowered her head, and the leaves fell to the ground in the bright sunlight among the shadows of the trees.
It's midsummer again.
Qiao Zhizheng was nineteen years old, Qiao Zheng was twenty-nine years old.
Before I knew it, I've been here for a year.
Qiao Zhizheng also felt the same way.
Looking at the continuous rain outside the window, Qiao Zhizheng was lost in thought.
It was also a rainy day in my memory when Qiao Zheng suddenly appeared in the dim corridor and appeared in Qiao Zhizheng's life.
I don’t know what Qiao Zheng, who is thousands of miles away, is doing at this time.
Qiao Zhizheng turned on his cell phone, looked at the signal bar in the upper right corner, and smiled sadly.
This is the umpteenth time I've complained about this remote town. Not only is the signal poor on normal days, but it also keeps dropping when it rains.
Qiao Zhizheng was hesitating whether to answer this call which was likely to be a "Hello, hello, hello" call from both sides, when Qiao Zheng called.
Qiao Zhizheng answered immediately.
Hearing the sound of raindrops, Qiao Zheng asked, "Is it raining over there?"
Qiao Zhizheng inexplicably deduced the weather from Qiao Zheng's words. "It must be a beautiful sunny day over there."
"You guessed right."
"Is there a reward?"
"Hmm~ Indeed, I have. I'll keep it secret for now. You'll know when you come back."
"Can't you tell me now?"
"Don't you want to know?"
"I miss you so much! I miss you so much! I miss you so much!"
"Oh~ Just think about it for now."
"Qiao! Zheng!"
"Um?"
"Actually, I was thinking about you."
“…”
"You usually don't call me when there's nothing going on. Is there something wrong?"
Qiao Zhizheng was right. She did have something to talk to her about. "Is anyone else from 'Morning and Evening' trying to contact you?"
"Yes, the director called me once and wanted to invite me to dinner with the other production supervisors and producers. However, I heard Director Meng and the others say that the project was under review and wouldn't start filming in the near future. When they approached me, I politely declined."
"You did a great job. If they come to you again in the future, just refuse them and ignore them. If you really have no other options, come to me and I'll find a solution."
"Qiao Zheng..." Qiao Zhizheng called her and spoke carefully, "Is this related to what you've been busy with recently? Can I help?"
There were some things that Qiao Zheng didn't say out loud, but that didn't mean Qiao Zhizheng didn't see the clues. She was wondering if she could do something for Qiao Zheng.
Qiao Zheng was silent for a moment, then immediately understood her thoughts. "Just stay honestly on set filming, and don't try to be clever and do other things. That will be the biggest help to me."
Qiao Zhizheng let out a lost "Oh," then immediately reacted, "Qiao Zheng, are you concerned about me? Are you afraid that I might be in danger?"
Qiao Zheng admitted without hesitation, "Yes, you must protect yourself and stay away from a man named Murong Bo and anyone who might be related to him."
"good."
"I'll send you the information. Remember to read it later. Stay as far away from the people in the information as possible."
"Uh-huh."
Along with an electronic document, there were also a few short videos. Seeing that the background was a sunny small garden, Qiao Zhizheng intuitively felt that the so-called "reward" would appear in the video.
Unfortunately, the network signal here is really bad, and being able to finish the call is already the limit. Qiao Zhizheng walked around the house looking for the place with the best signal. From the beginning, he was anxiously scratching his head and cheeks without caring about his face, to the numbness of his heart ten minutes later. Qiao Zhizheng looked at the display "99% loaded" and forced himself to laugh.
He sighed weakly, his hand accidentally touched the screen, and he exited under Qiao Zhizheng's horrified gaze.
Qiao Zhizheng: ...
Qiao Zhizheng:!!!
I can only start over again, but fortunately the result is worthy of Qiao Zhizheng's hard work and patience.
The video begins with a sunny garden. The scene changes to show a Maltese puppy with a ponytail on its head skateboarding towards the camera on the garden path, barking "woof woof woof", looking lively and cute.
The camera moves downwards, revealing the blue-eyed fairy doll in the arms. The beautiful blue eyes are like translucent sapphires, firmly catching people's attention.
Only when the progress bar reached the end did Qiao Zhizheng's voice appear.
"They don't have names yet. Wait for you to come back and get them."
Qiao Zhizheng held her face in her hands and muttered to herself, "This really couldn't be a better reward."
With anticipation in his heart, he felt that the days on the crew passed more and more slowly. However, one cannot be impatient if he wants to make a good movie. Qiao Zhizheng slowly calmed down his mentality and improved his acting skills. Good performance will affect the people around him. When someone humbly asks for advice, Qiao Zhizheng is also willing to share his experience.
At this time, Qiao Zhizheng suddenly remembered that she had asked Xu Shutong for advice on how to act in a play before, but now, it was someone else who asked her for acting experience.
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhizheng smiled happily and continued to impart his experience.
Not far away, Meng Hanyan and Li Jingzhu were chatting and saw this scene. This scene had appeared many times in the crew, not just today.
Li Jingzhu patted Meng Hanyan's shoulder and said, "Look at this kid, how energetic and helpful he is. He's such a great talent. Give him more opportunities."
Meng Hanyan nodded, "Oh, yes, yes, can you cut out a few scenes from your role and give them to her?"
Li Jingzhu looked at her speechlessly and said, "That's not necessary."
Meng Hanyan spoke with a hard mouth but was soft on the inside. She glanced at Qiao Zhizheng, then at her performance on the monitor, narrowing her eyes in satisfaction. "Lin Yiwei seems to be preparing a new movie recently. I'll mention it to her then. Qiao Zhizheng...is not bad."
Meng Hanyan's evaluation of "not bad" is considered a relatively high evaluation. After all, she is like a Tyrannosaurus Rex ready to breathe fire at any time in the crew. She is either scolding people or on the way to scolding people. She is very demanding of perfection. However, the movies made under such strict requirements are of high quality, and the reputation and box office are guaranteed. The actors love and hate Meng Hanyan's temper. Every time there is a rumor that a new movie she is directing has been launched, the actors flock to her.
Regarding the rumors that she has a bad temper and loves to curse, Meng Hanyan has her own explanation:
"Did I mean to scold them? They deserve it."
After finishing the morning's scenes, Meng Hanyan said to Qiao Zhizheng, "Qiao Zhizheng, I'll give you the afternoon off. You can stay in your room or hang out with others nearby, but don't come to the set."
Qiao Zhizheng looked at Meng Hanyan sincerely, "Director Meng, can I know why?"
Meng Hanyan had a sharp tongue, and being used to scolding people, she subconsciously wanted to say something sarcastic. When the words were on the tip of her tongue, she looked at Qiao Zhizheng's pure eyes and softened them a little. "You're too tense today. Go relax or take a break to adjust your state. Come back tomorrow and take a good photo for me."
Meng Hanyan looked away after seeing Qiao Zhizheng and her assistant walk out of the crew.
Li Jingzhu looked at Meng Hanyan and said, "Tsk~" "You couldn't even tell me you cared about the child, but you had to go through so much trouble. How fast did your heart beat when you were making up lies, Director Meng~"
Meng Hanyan looked at her bad friend and said with a forced smile, "Ah, right, right, right, you're the only one who knows everything."
Li Jingzhu still smiled.
The assistant director held up the filming notice and asked Meng Hanyan, "Are you sure you want to shoot it this way? If you shoot it this way, it might not be attractive enough."
Meng Hanyan glared at him mercilessly, "I'm the director, listen to me."
The assistant director agreed.
What we are going to shoot today is the scene where Jiang Hao is bullied in his memories.
Qiao Zhizheng, who played Jiang Hao, was sent out by Meng Hanyan. Meng Hanyan's original words were, "She is still a child, it's rare for her to see such dirty things."
The camera focuses on the hideous face of the perpetrator.
Meng Hanyan planned to enlarge and flash the faces of the perpetrators when Jiang Hao recalled the past, and use the empty shot of camellia flowers falling from the branches to show the tragic past.
Meng Hanyan couldn't stand the fact that every time such stories were filmed on the screen, the camera was focused on the victims, capturing their panic, struggle, crying, and begging for mercy... In the eyes of the audience, it was just another gaze at the victims across time and space.
"Shouldn't the perpetrators be guilty? Why should the audience's attention be focused on the victims? They should be shown the disgusting faces of the perpetrators."
Pointing the camera at the victims will only make the audience with bad roots continue to fantasize, and the bystanders who have not experienced it will continue to watch and may even look down and laugh at them with an unwarranted sense of superiority. The kind-hearted onlookers will have tears in their eyes, and the real victims with similar experiences will recall the pain in their hearts and feel sad about the gloomy past and the dark future that will be affected.
"Meng Hanyan is a very good director," said Qiao Zheng.
In the only coffee shop in the town, Qiao Zhizheng and Qiao Zheng were video chatting. After hearing what Qiao Zheng said, she realized belatedly the intention of Meng Hanyan to give her a holiday.
Qiao Zhizheng nodded blankly. Indeed, "Director Meng is a good director."
Qiao Zheng held Maltese and the fairy doll in her arms, grabbed a paw in each hand, and shook the paws to greet Qiao Zhizheng.
Maltese cried out happily, and the fairy doll looked at Qiao Zhizheng with its beautiful blue eyes, then quickly lowered its head.
Qiao Zhizheng pointed at the fairy doll and said, "Qiao Zheng~ She looks like you~"
Qiao Zhizheng continued excitedly, "I've already thought of names. The cat will be called Da Qiao, and the dog will be called Xiao Qiao."
Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao—Qiao Zheng, Qiao Zhizheng.
Qiao Zheng immediately understood the intention of Qiao Zhizheng's naming and nodded in agreement.
The waiter brought the drink. Qiao Zhizheng pulled down her mask and took a sip. Her face instantly wrinkled and she stuck out her tongue. "It's so bitter~"
Xia Ying hurriedly said, "Xiao Qiao, you haven't had time to put sugar in your cup of coffee yet."
Qiao Zheng raised the corners of her eyes and let out an almost inaudible laugh.
Qiao Zheng was about to say something when she was interrupted by a surprised voice from Qiao Zhizheng, "Qiao Zhizheng? Is it Qiao Zhizheng?"
Met a fan.
The fans were surprised and Qiao Zhizheng was also very happy.
"Qiao Zhizheng! Xiao Qiao! I've liked you for a long time. Can I take a photo with you?"
"Of course~"
They met because of love, and were happy because of meeting. Qiao Zheng couldn't help but smile when she looked at the happy Qiao Zhizheng.
Qiao Zheng sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, the warm sunlight fell in front of her. Qiao Zheng stretched out her hand and let the sunlight lie in her palm.
At this moment, she is in the real world and her heart has a place to rest.
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The author has something to say: Being liked by others is such a happy thing!!! [Starry eyes][Starry eyes][Starry eyes]
Love you, every little angel who sees this!!! [Red Heart][Red Heart][Red Heart]
Regarding the name Lin Yiwei, I always felt weird after writing this chapter. Then I remembered that a girl I knew before was named Yiwei [laughing and crying], also with this Yi. I said why did it feel weird, it turned out to be very familiar~ But after writing it, I didn’t want to change it. After all, the name Lin Weiyi is not so smooth to read, and it’s easy to slip up, so I didn’t change it.
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