Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Why is his Chen Zhuo so good?
For a moment, Shen Zhuo thought of Guan Xin. Hearing the unfamiliar name, she breathed a sigh of relief.
It was supposedly the crew's office, but it was actually a temporary conversion from a large storage warehouse near the filming hotel. Guan Siyu stayed at the hotel and didn't go with them. Li Yaqi drove Chen Zhuo over to meet her.
"But Sister Yaqi, I remember you said the screenwriter was a newcomer?" Shen Zhuo was busy with the studio's affairs at the time. When she heard Li Yaqi say that she had found a suitable director, she didn't ask too much.
Li Yaqi heard the voiceover and smiled. "Mai Xu is from NYU's film department. Her graduation short film won a student Oscar and was shortlisted for the international competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival—the Cannes of short films. I saw her film, and its shooting style is actually very similar to Fog Lights. And it's really hard to find a suitable director these days."
Shen Zhuo nodded.
"Actually, now that I think about it, everything was the best arrangement. If Bu Fan had still been cast as the female lead, I'll be honest, the financial pressure would have been immense. Fortunately, we have Jiang Rui; the director is very pleased with her."
"Is that so?" Chen Zhuo smiled. "I also asked about 'Wild River,' and they're already in post-production. I'm guessing it'll air around Chinese New Year. If Si Yu and Jiang Rui make a good couple in the show, 'Fog Lights' could be released while it's still buzzing."
"Fog Lights" is expected to be filmed in two months and will be reviewed later. It can be released as early as April next year. "Wild River" will take at least two more months to broadcast. If everything goes well, it will be just on time as Shen Zhuo said.
Li Yaqi said with a smile: "Okay, but I'm counting on these two babies of yours."
In just a few minutes, they arrived at the office. They got out of the car and walked in. The originally empty warehouse was divided into several rooms. The innermost room was the director's room. The entire inner window was made of glass. Li Yaqi said that this was the director's request so that she could see the working status of the whole team at any time.
Chen Zhuo nodded, feeling that Mai Xu was at least very dedicated in his attitude. She followed him outside the room and saw a group of people sitting inside. They must be having a meeting. There was a large TV in front of the room, showing a PPT of scene props.
"The person sitting in the middle is Director Mai Xu." Li Yaqi stood outside the glass and raised her chin to signal her.
Chen Zhuo glanced over and saw the woman sitting in the middle of the long table. She had neat short hair and healthy wheat-colored skin. Although she was not wearing any makeup, her eyes were bright and she looked very energetic.
Glancing at Li Yaqi standing outside, Mai Xu turned around and waved at them through the glass, smiling. Li Yaqi smiled slightly, raised her hand, and motioned them to continue.
Li Yaqi and Shen Zhuo sat down outside. After a while, a little girl brought them a cup of coffee. Li Yaqi asked Shen Zhuo how her studio was doing recently, and the two started chatting again.
After drinking more than half of the coffee, the people in the room stood up and walked out one after another. Mai Xu also came out, and Li Yaqi introduced them to each other.
Mai Xu smiled at her and stretched out his right hand: "Hello, I'm Director Mai Xu." He was so polite that he didn't seem like a director at all.
Chen Zhuo also extended his hand and shook it back. "Hello, Director Mai. I'm Guan Siyu's agent, Chen Zhuo. In the coming days, if Siyu has any problems with her performance, I hope you can be more understanding and give me some advice."
Mai Xu said: "You're welcome. I've seen all his movies. He is indeed the best choice for Shi Tou in my mind. I believe he can play this role well." The Shi Tou that Mai Xu mentioned is the male lead in "Fog Lights".
Tomorrow is the start day of filming, and Mai Xu still has to meet with the photographer, so Chen Zhuo and Li Yaqi didn't stay long.
Lai Yaqi consulted a master in Hong Kong and found out that the most auspicious time to start filming was 10:18 am that day. The venue was arranged directly at the filming location. The first shot started at 8 o'clock, and after filming a scene, they would prepare for the opening banquet.
Before Chen Zhuo had time to recruit a publicist, Li Yaqi found out and promised her to ask the crew's still photographer and side photographer to take more photos of Guan Siyu and Jiang Rui starting filming tomorrow.
Chen Zhuo had already thought of the copy for the two of them on Weibo. In the afternoon, Chen Zhuo got the pictures and started posting on Weibo for them.
Li Yaqi laughed and said that she didn't seem like a boss, but rather like an assistant.
As he was speaking, he heard several loud shouts from the set. Shen Zhuo looked over and saw a group of people surrounding Mai Xu. Li Yaqi quickly stepped forward and found that Mai Xu was injured.
At this moment, they were preparing to change the indoor scene to the outdoor scene. Mai Xu was discussing the movement with Guan Siyu and Jiang Rui. The mobile team was laying the track on the side and encountered a magic leg with a lamp on it, which came directly towards them. Mai Xu was facing the lamp stand and saw it fall down, so he subconsciously pushed Guan Siyu away and raised his hand to block it, but it hit his forearm.
"Is there any ice?" Mai Xu's forearm swelled up quickly, and Guan Siyu asked almost shouting.
Li Yaqi quickly asked the producer to get some tea. A moment later, Guan Siyu took the towel wrapped in ice and applied it to Mai Xu.
"Okay, I can do it myself." Mai Xu said.
But Guan Siyu ignored her and remained crouched in front of her. The director of photography scolded the kids in his group, telling them over and over again that they needed to put sandbags on the magician's legs. The assistant, having received the reprimand, apologized to Mai Xu.
Mai Xu smiled and said, "I'm fine. Just remember it in the future. Luckily, I was the one who got hit, not the male lead. It won't delay us. Let's continue working."
The crowd dispersed.
Mai Xu lowered his head, stared at Guan Siyu and said softly, "That's enough, Guan Siyu."
Guan Siyu then withdrew his hand and stood up. Chen Zhuo stood behind Guan Siyu and couldn't see his expression clearly, but she always felt something was strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange.
On the first day of filming, aside from a minor mishap with Mai Xu, filming went smoothly, even wrapping up an hour early. After all, Mai Xu was injured because of Guan Siyu, so Chen Zhuo ordered a box of Yunnan Baiyao and Voltaren, along with some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medication, from a food delivery platform. After wrapping up and returning to the hotel, Chen Zhuo prepared to deliver them to Mai Xu.
The elevator came down from the twelfth floor. When the door opened, Guan Siyu was standing inside with a plastic bag in her hand. Chen Zhuo looked at the button panel again and pressed the button for the eighth floor she wanted to go to.
"Go find Director Mai?" Shen Zhuo asked.
Guan Siyu nodded: "Yeah."
"Is this the medicine you bought for her?"
"Um."
"Give it to me, and I'll send it to you as well."
"No need. After all, the director was injured because of me. It would be more sincere if I send him off in person."
After only two floors down, the elevator door opened quickly. Guan Siyu was the first to exit the elevator, followed by Shen Zhuo. He knocked on the door twice, but no one answered. Shen Zhuo glanced at Guan Siyu, who had his eyes downcast, looking somewhat lost.
"Hang it on the door so Director Mai can see it when he comes back, or you can send the director a message to tell him." Chen Zhuo didn't have Mai Xu's WeChat, so he could only ask Guan Siyu to send it.
Guan Siyu nodded and hung the two bags on the handles.
"Si Yu, Sister Yaqi said that it was you and she who recommended Mai Xu to star in this film?" Chen Zhuo asked.
"yes."
"I remember you said before that you didn't know Mai Xu. Why did you recommend her?"
"Sister Shen Zhuo, what exactly do you want to ask?"
Chen Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "I just think that your attention to Director Mai is a bit too much." She has worked with Guan Siyu for two years. Not to mention how well she knows him, but Guan Siyu is actually a very introverted and even indifferent person. He rarely cares about anything, whether it is good news or bad news, most of the time he responds with a single word.
But this was the first time Chen Zhuo had seen Guan Siyu anxious. In the afternoons, she'd been on the set, and she'd noticed Guan Siyu's gaze frequently lingering on Mai Xu, making her feel vaguely uneasy. That evening, Guan Siyu personally brought her medicine. How could she not be suspicious?
"I just feel guilty." Guan Siyu pressed the elevator button before reaching the elevator. The door opened quickly and he walked in, looking at Chen Zhuo and said, "Besides, I'm not some idol. Even if I fall in love, there's nothing wrong with it."
Shen Zhuo frowned, but before she could say anything, Guan Siyu smiled again.
"Okay, don't worry. I know what you're going to say. Even if I wanted to talk, no one would talk to me." Guan Siyu said, "I will be careful with my words and actions on the crew and won't cause you any trouble."
Chen Zhuo sighed helplessly, "It's not that I don't allow you to date, but you must let me know. If the paparazzi find out about your relationship before I do, I'll beat you to death."
The elevator dinged and arrived at Chen Zhuo's floor first. Guan Siyu pressed the switch for her and assured her, "Don't worry."
*
Back in the room, Shen Zhuo saw Shao Chengzhang's message and she called him directly via video. Shen Zhuo was taking a flight back to City A the next morning and would land at noon. Shao Chengzhang insisted on picking her up.
Before Shen Zhuo even reached the airport entrance, she saw Shao Chengzhang standing there tall and straight, his head bowed as he replied to a message. It was strange that with so many people coming and going, she always spotted him immediately.
Shao Chengzhang usually doesn't like to wear a tie and prefers to leave two buttons of his shirt open, but she guessed that he might have an important meeting today, so he actually wore a deep sea blue tie, which looked very gentlemanly.
Little girls passing by would look back at him from time to time.
Chen Zhuo's eyes curved up, and as if by telepathy, Shao Chengzhang suddenly looked up and saw Chen Zhuo walking towards him with a smile.
Shen Zhuo couldn't help but quicken her pace. As she walked around the exit, she was embraced by Shao Chengzhang. She took a deep breath and could smell the faint woody perfume on him.
Shao Chengzhang felt that Chen Zhuo was a little cold. She was only wearing a long-sleeved shirt. It happened that the temperature in City A was dropping. He asked, "Are you cold?"
Chen Zhuo shook his head: "Isn't there a hot pack?"
Shao Chengzhang's embrace was warm.
He was coaxed into laughing softly, took the suitcase in one hand, and held Chen Zhuo in the other hand as they walked towards the underground parking lot.
After getting in the car, the first thing he did was not to fasten his seat belt, but to pull Shao Chengzhang's tie, let him lean over, and Shen Zhuo kissed him first.
In the past, Shao Chengzhang always asked for kisses more often, but he didn't expect Chen Zhuo to be so proactive today.
He clasped her head with his big hands and held her tightly. It was hot and intense. The car was filled with lewd sounds, which were swallowed by Shao Chengzhang's lips and teeth one by one. When they had kissed enough, Shao Chengzhang rested his forehead against hers and said with a low smile: "Wife, do you miss me so much?"
Chen Zhuo made no secret of it: "Yes, you are so handsome, it would be a shame not to kiss you twice."
Shao Chengzhang wanted to kiss her again, but Shen Zhuo stepped back, making his kiss fall through. She smiled and said, "I'm hungry."
Shao Chengzhang had no choice but to start the car. He had already found a restaurant and drove directly there.
On the way, he suddenly said, "Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and my brother told us to go back to Yihai for dinner that day."
Chen Zhuo frowned slightly. She reached out and took his hand, then shook it on her leg. "Do you want to go back and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with them?"
Shao Chengzhang pursed his lips slightly and did not answer her immediately. He really didn't want to go back to the Shao family.
"If you don't want to, we can just stay at home, okay? Or go to my mom's. She said she missed you last time. Anyway, anywhere is fine." Chen Zhuo paused, then continued, "If it's hard to tell big brother, just push it to me. I'll tell him we're going to my mom's and not going back to Yihai. We can just find someone to send a gift over."
Shao Chengzhang hasn't felt what it's like to be cared about by others for many, many years, and he feels a pang of sadness in his heart.
How come his Shen Zhuo is so good?
Shao Chengzhang exhaled, turned to her and said, "Wife, I want to take you to see someone who is very important to me. I originally wanted to wait a few days, but I really want you to meet her."
Shao Chengzhang said it very seriously, and Shen Zhuo guessed who it was in almost a second.
She nodded, smiled and said to him, "Okay."
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