Based on the information provided by Ji Qian, Han Mengyao had already guessed most of what had happened, and upon hearing this, she answered very cooperatively:
"It was a period drama set in the Republican era. I played a young lady who had returned from studying abroad, and you were the maid who grew up with me."
Hearing this answer, Ji Qian felt much relieved, but out of caution, she continued to ask, "In the original script, what was the relationship between you and me in this final version?"
Han Mengyao remembers this very clearly. In fact, she only agreed to act after reading the first draft of the script, but unexpectedly, the script was completely changed for various reasons.
"In the original script, we grew up together and eventually fell in love. Later, when the affair was exposed, I was sent abroad and you were kicked out of my home."
When I returned to China, you were already married. In order to win you back, I tried to seduce your husband, only to discover that he was my biological brother who had been abducted.
We lived happily together for a while, but then he cheated on you and tried to poison you. I shot and killed him to protect you.
In the end, you and I went abroad and got married, taking his money with us.
Han Mengyao was deeply impressed by this script, mainly because the plot was just too outrageous!
Haha, this plot is amazing! If it were made into a movie, it would definitely win an award.
[A Republican-era version of "Burning Winter"?]
To be precise, it's a combination of *Gone Girl*, *Why Women Kill*, *Burning Winter*, and *The Handmaiden*.
Indeed, the folk art forms in our country are still far ahead of their time.
[This plot is so exciting, I want to watch it!]
[Want to see +1]
As a relatively unknown actress, Ji Qian had actually read quite a few bizarre scripts, but this one was truly the most outrageous of them all. Even after many years, she could still recall the explosive feeling she had when she first finished reading it.
Seeing that Han Mengyao's answer was exactly the same as she remembered, Ji Qian breathed a sigh of relief and then explained:
"Someone was impersonating Sister Meng and trying to lead us to the corridor. Luckily, Xu Qi noticed in time, otherwise we would have been in trouble."
"What, what should we do?! Is something going to happen again?"
The assistant director broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this. This was his first time directing independently, and if a major accident occurred, his career would probably be over.
After confirming Han Mengyao's identity, Ji Qian calmed down considerably. She even had the energy to reassure the assistant director: "It's okay, it's just unemployment. You'll be a hero again in eighteen years!"
Upon hearing this, the assistant director almost burst into tears. He looked at Ji Qian with teary eyes, his rough face and pitiful expression making Ji Qian feel very uncomfortable.
Ji Qian silently took a few steps back, trying to create distance between herself and the other person, but the assistant director grabbed her shoulder:
"Teacher Ji, I'm counting on you! I have an eighty-year-old father to support and a toddler who's just learned to walk. I can't afford to lose my job!"
"Didn't your father pass away four years ago?" The assistant director couldn't take it anymore. She had even attended the funeral when the assistant director's father passed away!
"I was talking about my stepfather!" The assistant director, unfazed by being exposed, immediately came up with a plausible explanation.
"But didn't your aunt pass away ten years ago?" The cameraman, who had worked with Director Liu's team for many years, couldn't help but chime in.
Seeing that both ends were blocked, the assistant director choked up and tears streamed down his face:
"Waaaaah, you don't know this, but after my mom passed away, my grandpa remarried a few years later. And after he passed away, my stepmother found me a stepfather. Waaaaah."
Seeing the assistant director, a grown man, sobbing uncontrollably, the young Ying Xu felt a pang of sadness, so he offered words of comfort:
"Look on the bright side, at least you have both parents back now!"
You know how to comfort people.
Ying Xu's lips are like they've been smeared with poison.
I knew you'd been silent for so long and hadn't come up with anything!
[Hahaha, I feel bad for the assistant director, but it's so funny, hahaha!]
As everyone knows, a person has two sets of parents in their lifetime (not really).
[I have a bold idea: suppose the stepmother dies, the stepfather remarries, then the stepfather dies again, and the stepmother remarries, wouldn't the assistant director's parents be endless?]
[Haha, if this keeps going on like this, the assistant director will die before his parents!]
Nesting dolls are prohibited.
The assistant director was speechless for a moment, and before he could react and say something more, Ji Qian ruthlessly interrupted him: "Where are we in the recording for this segment?"
Sensing Ji Qian's gaze, the assistant director quickly replied, "We can start wrapping up now!"
"Let's wrap this up first," Ji Qian said, then looked back at the other guests and asked, "Do you have a five-meter-long red rope?"
"We have it in the warehouse! If you need it, Teacher Ji, we'll go get it now."
The assistant director seemed to have finally found an opportunity to show off, and upon hearing this, he immediately wanted to send someone to the warehouse to get a rope.
"Wait a minute," Ji Qian called out to them, "Please don't leave the hall for now. I'll find a way to get you back to your rooms later."
After saying that, Ji Qian looked at Han Mengyao and said, "Sister Meng, could you and Xu Qi please keep an eye on everyone? I have something to ask the assistant director."
Seeing Han Mengyao nod in agreement, Ji Qian pulled the assistant director aside and whispered, "How long have you been working with the staff here? Are there any newcomers?"
The assistant director thought for a moment before cautiously replying, "Because this filming mission is quite important, all the staff we brought along have been working with us for over five years."
"That's good. In a moment, have your staff verify each other's identities. Remember to confirm anything that hasn't been mentioned since we arrived here. I suspect something is spying on us from the shadows."
"Okay, don't worry. Oh! Oh, right, there's one more thing!"
"What?"
“There’s a cameraman in our crew named Zhao who said he recently developed hives. It’s windy here, so he’s been wrapped up very tightly since he arrived. I haven’t seen his face yet.”
As the assistant director spoke, he subtly gestured for Ji Qian to look towards the production crew's location. Ji Qian followed his gaze and indeed spotted a cameraman wearing a hat, mask, and glasses, looking extremely suspicious.
"He dresses like this even indoors?"
"He said he was afraid it would affect the filming, so it's been like this for a while now."
"Okay, I understand." Ji Qian had a plan in mind. She looked up at the assistant director and suddenly asked an extremely absurd question: "Director, is this your year of birth sign?"
"Huh?" The topic jumped a bit too quickly, and the assistant director almost couldn't keep up: "Yes, yes, Teacher Ji, how did you know?"
"Then could you lend me something?"
"What... Ah!" Before the assistant director could finish speaking, Ji Qian's hand had already reached for his waist. The assistant director subconsciously tried to dodge, but Ji Qian quickly suppressed him.
When the two returned to the crowd, the assistant director's disheveled appearance, with his hands tightly clutching his pants, quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding staff.
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