Chu Yue suddenly became excited.
Jiang Jingyu looked in the direction of her finger and was surprised when she saw the familiar makeup.
"The Empress of Daye?"
Chu Yue nodded vigorously: "Yeah, yeah! It looks like that to me too. Come on, let's get closer and take a look!"
Chu Yue dragged Jiang Jingyu towards the studio in front. The Empress of Daye was their favorite novel. When they heard that the film and television rights of the novel had been sold, they were so excited that they couldn't sleep all night.
I have been looking forward to the TV series being released soon, but I didn’t expect to encounter the filming scene here!
The two quietly came to one of the crews and smiled at each other after seeing the logo on the clothes worn by the crew members.
It turned out to be the crew filming The Empress of Daye!
For fear of disturbing the filming, the two of them stood behind the crew with their backs hunched.
“Action!”
The director sitting in front of the camera waved his hand, and then the two actors in the camera began to act.
Everything was going well when one of the actors spoke, but when the other actor spoke, the director called "Cut".
"Emotions, watch your emotions! You're going to the border to fight, not to deliver food!"
“Come again!”
After the words fell, the director waved his hand again, and the two actors in the camera got into the mood.
Just opened my mouth——
"Kakaka! What's wrong with you two? Start over!"
We stopped and started like this, and shot more than ten takes before we barely achieved the effect the director wanted.
"Who is this director? I don't think I've seen him before. He looks young but quite accomplished."
Chu Yue put his arm on Jiang Jingyu's shoulder and talked to her in a low voice.
"I haven't heard of him either. He's a bit fierce, but he's dedicated and has a sharp eye."
Chu Yue agreed: "That's right. If you don't have a sharp eye, you wouldn't be interested in the novel "The Empress of Daye"."
The novel "The Empress of Daye" is not a hit novel, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it has been shelved. The two of them discovered this treasure novel by accident. At the beginning, because the novel was not popular, they complained that the readers had no vision.
Among so many directors, only one director discovered this hidden novel. It goes without saying how sharp his vision is.
Jiang Jingyu and Chu Yue determined the identities of the characters they played in the novel based on the scenes performed by the two actors.
The next scene was a part they liked when reading the novel, so the two of them simply continued to stand behind the crew, wanting to see who would be cast for this part.
"Let's start the next segment. General Zhu is on stage."
The director gave an order over the walkie-talkie.
"Okay!"
Xiao Zhang, a staff member of the crew, responded and then began to look for the actor to play General Zhu.
"General Zhu? General Zhu?"
Xiao Zhang looked around but couldn't find the actor who played General Zhu. He became anxious and asked everyone he could find.
"Have you seen General Zhu?"
"No."
"Has anyone seen General Zhu?"
Everyone shook their heads: "I didn't see it."
"Hey, it's almost time to go on stage. Why is everyone missing?"
Seeing that no one entered the camera, the director turned around unhappily and asked what was going on.
"What's going on? Where are the people?"
"Director, General Zhu doesn't seem to be here. I'll call her assistant right now to ask about the situation!"
Xiao Zhang said this and quickly dialed a number.
"Hey, what's going on over there? It's almost your turn, why haven't you guys arrived at the studio yet?"
“@#&”
"What did you say? You don't want to act anymore? Why are you..."
Beep beep beep.
Before Xiao Zhang could finish his words, the phone was hung up.
He came to the director with his phone and said angrily, "Director, her assistant said she's got a more suitable role, and the appearance fee is twice as high as ours, so, so she doesn't want to act anymore..."
"Not performing anymore? No, how could they go back on their word at this time!"
"That's right. The director carefully selected the characters, and now they're saying they don't want to act after filming has already started. How can we find an actor who fits the original plot?"
"I think she's deliberately making things difficult for us!"
Because the actor who played General Zhu Xiao walked out of the performance at the last minute, the crew members instantly became annoyed.
Their director is an extremely meticulous person. He read the novel "The Empress of Daye" three times and only decided to buy the film and television rights after thoroughly thinking through the plot and characters.
All the actors who participated in the performance were finally confirmed after being reviewed one by one by the director.
Even for General Zhu, who plays the female No. N, the director had to carefully select from a large number of actors before finally deciding on the candidate.
As long as something unexpected happens to one person, their filming will have to be suspended and they will have to find a suitable actor again.
This is undoubtedly a time-consuming and laborious task.
The director frowned and said in a deep voice, "I will never cooperate with actors who go back on their word again."
"yes!"
"Director, what should we do now? How about pushing General Zhu's scenes back a bit so we can continue filming while we find someone else?"
"Hey, the director has reviewed all the auditions, and only that actor's image and temperament are most suitable for General Zhu. How easy is it to find another suitable actor?"
Just when everyone was feeling depressed, a clear voice sounded behind them.
"Director, can you let me try?"
Everyone turned their heads to look for the source of the sound, and finally their eyes fell on Jiang Jingyu who was walking towards them.
Jiang Jingyu came to the director and repeated what she had just said: "Director, can you let me try?"
"The temperament does match, but the appearance is a bit too flamboyant."
The director squinted his eyes as he looked her over, then instructed the stylist, "Take her to change her clothes and make her look uglier."
Jiang Jingyu was taken to the dressing room. The crew members suddenly felt bored and took out their mobile phones to play. It was obvious that they did not have much hope for Jiang Jingyu.
However, when Jiang Jingyu walked out of the dressing room, everyone's eyes widened.
The director, who was leaning against the back of his chair, slowly sat up straight.
Isn't this exactly the General Zhu he wanted?!
The director instantly became excited and hurriedly urged Jiang Jingyu to walk in front of the camera for a rehearsal.
Because she had read the novel several times, and Jiang Jingyu herself was a professional actor, her portrayal of emotions was just right, so the director decided on her after only one audition.
Jiang Jingyu did not rely on capital to successfully obtain the script, and signed a contract with the director on the spot.
Chu Yue was happy for her from the bottom of her heart. She wanted to take Jiang Jingyu out for a good meal to celebrate, but was rejected by Jiang Jingyu.
Chu Yue couldn't persuade her, so she had to ask the driver to take her back to the villa in Beijing.
When Jiang Jingyu came to the living room with the script, Ji Yanli was already sitting at the dining table waiting for her.
"Mr. Ji!"
Jiang Jingyu called out excitedly.
Ji Yanli put the book aside and looked up at her: "Why are you so happy?"
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