Chapter 78: Power outage, hiding in the arms of the movie queen
After two days of playing in the city where the filming was taking place, the crew was back in action. Song Qingxing was surprised by the new assistant director and screenwriter, after all, they were veterans who had been famous in the industry for a long time.
But then he thought that Xie Jingcheng's contribution must have been indispensable, so he could understand it.
The other party was not giving face to her or the crew, but to a certain actress.
The filming lasted two days.
The director was very satisfied with Song Qingxing's acting skills. After all, in order to cut costs, online dramas generally retain shots unless there are major mistakes.
However, with Xie Jingcheng and Song Qingxing, two people who took acting seriously, the others had to work extremely hard and improve their acting skills.
The one who suffered the most was probably the male lead.
I often memorize my lines late at night.
"I would say that people like him are not suitable to be actors."
Xie Jingcheng brought over a cup of hot tea. It was pure tea mixed with pure milk and only a little bit of sugar. It was quite refreshing to drink at night.
It was the same today. Because the male lead's acting was poor, several people were left behind. Xie Jingcheng didn't have many roles, and even if he did, it was as the female lead's best friend.
It's rare to have the opportunity to act opposite the male lead.
So, I finished work early today.
Even the youthful costume was changed.
"You've been acting for so long and still haven't gotten the hang of it. You'd better go back to being a rich young master who has everything handed to him, and not hold others back."
Xie Jingcheng handed over the milk tea.
"It's just a little sugar. Just drink some and give me the rest."
Song Qingxing opened her mouth and drank with her lips pouting to avoid staining her lipstick.
Sometimes it’s not the stars’ fault for being pretentious, but it’s so difficult for makeup artists because they have to reapply their makeup once it’s smudged.
"There's nothing I can do. The company invested in this drama."
Song Qingxing swallowed a mouthful of milk tea and just looked at Xie Jingcheng. She always felt that the other's eyes were full of impatience.
Perhaps because of the male lead's procrastination, the two of them had less intimate time in the hotel.
"I know, it's just annoying."
Xie Jingcheng smoothed her hair. If it were her, she would definitely change the male lead, but now she didn't want to let Xiao Tuzi's efforts go to waste, after all, it had been filming for so long.
Song Qingxing thought the milk tea was quite delicious. The mellow aroma of milk and the bitter taste of tea mixed together made it very smooth, but she couldn't drink too much.
Just as he was about to hand back the half-drunk tea, his vision suddenly plunged into darkness, thunder boomed in his ears, followed by flashes of lightning.
Lightning lit up the windows, blowing the curtains wildly.
There were screams from the crowd.
"Are you okay?"
Xie Jingcheng saw the somewhat panicked Song Qingxing through the flash of lightning, and quickly came over. The next moment, her waist was tightly embraced.
“The power went out…”
Song Qingxing's voice trembled, as if she recalled a bad scene.
That was before she was reborn, her popularity wasn't declining particularly quickly, and she hadn't yet fallen to the point of playing the male lead's vicious stepmother.
At that time, I always played the second or third female lead.
Because there were several night scenes, Song Qingxing had to stay up late to shoot, and her mental state was not very good. She didn't study her acting skills much when she was popular.
So I couldn’t perform well and the director kept shouting “cut”.
She could only go to the lounge to touch up her makeup. Just then, the power went out. Song Qingxing originally thought it was just an ordinary power outage.
She was about to wait quietly for the power to be restored, when suddenly, a hot hand touched her neck.
"Qing Xing... I've been watching you for a long time, just obey me."
The man's voice was rough and panting, but Song Qingxing was very familiar with it. It was the director who had been madly insulting her on the set.
At that moment she realized that her acting skills were not getting worse, but the director was deliberately making things difficult for her.
"You know, your resources are getting worse and worse, but I can give you resources. I can ask you to be the heroine in my future dramas!"
The man was whispering in her ear. Song Qingxing couldn't bear it anymore and backed away frantically, knocking over her cosmetics and hitting her lipstick.
The cosmetics were all over the floor, making a loud "ping pong" sound.
"Director, please respect yourself!"
Song Qingxing couldn't see, so she hid in a very awkward manner. She was tripped by the leg of the table and her knee hit the ground, and blood gushed out immediately.
The pain was so severe that she almost bit her lip.
"Self-respect?"
"Why are you so proud? You can't even protect yourself right now. I want to change your position as the third female lead. It's just a matter of a word."
At that time, Song Qingxing only felt a sour feeling in her nose. She dodged here and there in a panic, almost crawling on the ground with her hands, and finally she held on until the phone rang.
She saw the director clearly, and his eyes were full of desire.
It seemed like she was pulling at her leather belt. Song Qingxing could no longer bear it. She had always been like this in her temper, and that was why her popularity had fallen, because she was always unwilling to give in when encountering some things.
So he just grabbed a chair and kicked the director out of the dressing room.
In the end, it became a hot topic, she lost money, and lost her role as the third female lead.
Song Qingxing felt wronged at the time. She resented herself for not being able to control her temper, but she also knew in her heart that if she did not agree to the director, he would definitely find another excuse to kick her out of the crew, and then find another actress who was willing to accept the director's conditions.
You're going to be kicked out anyway.
It would be better to just beat him up.
But now, Song Qingxing admitted that she was wavering.
Xie Jingcheng is not one of those vulgar directors or vulgar actors.
She would even kiss herself and cross the taboo line only after asking herself many times.
How can this not move people?
With her nose almost touching the softness, Song Qingxing smelled the cool fragrance on Xie Jingcheng's body, and felt that all the bad memories were being dispelled.
It's okay...it's okay.
This is a memory from the previous life. It doesn't exist now and has never happened.
There were no wounds on my knees from that time.
"Why are you holding me so tight? Are you afraid of the dark?"
Still afraid of thunder.
Xie Jingcheng raised his hand and held the person in his arms, patting her gently, just like coaxing a little girl to sleep.
Song Qingxing didn't say anything, as if she was temporarily avoiding something.
Xie Jingcheng recalled that when he was acting in the past, there were some roles that he could not fully understand, so he would consult a psychologist because a psychologist can analyze the multiple changes in a person's psychology.
So she often has a sudden epiphany after listening to it.
But after asking more questions, I can figure it out myself.
Song Qingxing's reaction seemed to be that she was recalling something bad, and she was looking for someone who could comfort her.
Xie Jingcheng patted his back with his fingertips, as if he was stroking the fur of a frizzy cat.
When the dazzling lights came on again, Xie Jingcheng noticed tears in Song Qingxing's eyes, and she took out a tissue from her pocket.
"Why are you crying?"
"Thinking of some bad things."
Song Qingxing answered truthfully.
But I feel lucky in my heart. It’s great. Compared to that fat director, Xie Jingcheng is simply a hot commodity!
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