Chapter 13
The atmosphere in the hotel box was a little cold.
Liu Qing sat there with a businesslike smile on her face, but she couldn't help feeling a little gloating in her heart.
She really didn't expect that Deputy Director Li was so bold. He simply used his rhetoric to trick the leading actors into coming.
When Liu Qing first heard that the investors were treating her to a meal, she thought it was Fang Chen and Qianying's representatives who came out to mainly treat the three small investors, the director, and the chief screenwriter to build relationships and expand their network. These leading actors were just there to support their own company and liven up the atmosphere.
As a result, Fang Chen and Qianying's representative did not show up at all, and even the director did not come. Besides the four leading actors, there were only the three small investors and Deputy Director Li at the table.
The second male lead, Huang Ye, and the second female lead, Feng Yingjun, were now positioned between the three investors, flanked by the male lead, Yang Hedong, and Assistant Director Li. Liu Qing sat next to Yang Hedong. Mr. Lu, the main man, looked glum, and the two men on either side of him looked a bit embarrassed. Assistant Director Li, however, was constantly trying to liven up the atmosphere.
Honestly, Liu Qing didn't really think much of those three. At her current level, she wouldn't take on low-budget idol dramas anymore. Her next step was to focus on high-quality TV series and big-screen movies, striving to move from a small-time A-list actress to a major star.
In a big-budget drama, someone who only invests tens of millions has no say at all. Besides, Xingchen isn't the kind of company that relies on its artists to attract investment. As long as she manages her relationships well and avoids offending anyone within the company, she can thrive based on her own strength.
Besides… Liu Qing glanced at the three men imperceptibly. It was clear that today's round was reserved for Mr. Lu, the middle man. But the other team's target wasn't likely in this box right now. It seemed that Assistant Director Li was trying to curry favor with the newcomers, but the two newcomers weren't buying it.
Liu Qing was thinking about it when she suddenly heard the door of the box being opened. She turned around and found that it was Fang Chen who opened the door.
"I heard someone was treating me to a meal, why didn't they invite me?"
Fang Chen walked in with a smile, sat down next to Deputy Director Li without any hesitation, raised his hand and slapped him hard on the back several times.
"Old Li, you're not right. It's so rare for Mr. Lu to have a party, so how can you only invite the young guys and not the old guys? Besides, I'm only 22. Even if it's for my youthful appearance, you should at least invite me, right?"
Fang Chen touched his face and forced a forced smile.
Another voice echoed from outside the door: "You can praise yourself all you want, but can you please not step on us? We're only in our early forties, in the prime of life, not old men."
The person who walked in as the voice was spoken was director Yan Dajiang, followed by three directors and producers from China Merchants Bank.
Assistant Director Li couldn't sit still any longer, so he quickly stood up and greeted everyone, with beads of sweat already on his forehead.
After an awkward dinner, the producer sent a notice in the crew’s WeChat group that evening, saying that the original actor coordinator had urgently left the group due to family matters, and that someone else had taken over the job.
After reading this notification, He Tong happily exited WeChat and clicked on the Weibo account where he logged in.
He first liked the picture he posted in the afternoon, and then clicked on the comments.
[He's a man who loves to do business. Please post more pictures, I have enough memory and data.] [Although it ruins the image of the cool big brother, but... so sweet! I'm into him!] [The appearance is calm and the heart is full of joy and happiness. Once you accept this setting, it feels like a new way of doing business has opened up. Wait for me to draw a comic strip.] [According to my careful observation, this picture was taken with the original camera of the mobile phone, without beauty filters or P. The two little brothers can absolutely carry the raw picture!] [Actually, putting aside the Jianzhu CP, I can't help but do business with them just by looking at this picture. I just hope it's not a staged photo for business.] [Why do I always feel that they look familiar? Do all handsome people look the same?] Then, He Tong saw Lingling's second account.
[Sisters upstairs and upstairs above, look here! View pictures]
The picture is the Weibo post that the fan club member posted on her second account last time.
[Wow! It seems like they're really good friends!]
[I crawled over to save the picture and then crawled back. It turns out Tongtong was once trolled. Pink eye is truly everywhere. Luckily, Tongtong was amazing and got first place in the exam. Can I get some of that nerdy vibe from seeing some die-hard fans here? [laughing cry]] [I crawled over here after seeing a comment on Sister Huahua's Weibo. The couple I used to support actually debuted, and I can still support them even after their debut. I'm so happy I'm going to faint.] [Sisters, open your mouths and eat Amway! Yu Zi Tong Ze Super Topic]
Less than half a day after the photo was posted, there was already a CP super topic. He Tong had to admire the CP fans' initiative and happily clicked on it.
He signed in first, then carefully flipped through the posts.
Although there are only a few photos, there are already several posts of couple pictures, short jokes and comic strips. The theme is basically centered around the couple's name "与子同泽", which makes a lot of different things out of a single piece of clothing.
He Tong read through the posts with great interest, liked each one, saved the pictures, and then closed his Weibo account with a feeling of being unsatisfied.
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For the drama "Tian Yao", Xingchen has already set its sights on next year's National Day.
In order to shorten the production time as much as possible, not only is the shooting task heavy, but post-production will also have to follow up at the same time, so the green screen scenes that require a lot of post-production work will be shot first, then move to the location, and finally shoot the parts that do not require much special effects.
But that is for the entire crew and the male and female protagonists. For He Tong and Ye Yuze, the third and fourth male protagonists, there is naturally no need to rush to film day and night.
They will first shoot green screen scenes for twenty days, and then cooperate with the young actors on winter vacation to shoot the heroine's childhood parts. Then they can have vacation until the third day of the Lunar New Year, and fly to the location on the fourth day for more than half a month of location shooting.
"You only need to go to a filming location. Director Yan and I have discussed it and have arranged your scenes first. We will try to finish filming by early February. If 'The Painter' is shortlisted for Lake City, we will fly over on February 13th and stay there for half a month."
Fang Chen was discussing the upcoming work arrangements with the two people doing makeup, and then he suddenly remembered to ask, "Have you two ever practiced with green screen? This is not easy to shoot."
"I've practiced it and even filmed a clip for fun. Lingling, show it to Big Brother."
Lingling responded by taking out her tablet, finding a video and clicking on it.
The video is three minutes long and shows the two people traveling to the science fiction world, fantasy world and underwater world respectively.
"..." Fang Chen was a little amused, "Isn't this the new game that Zhilei is still working on? Did you go to Zhilei to film it?"
"Yeah, the technology there is good. After the promotion starts, we can use this clip for advertising. Second brother, remember to ask Uncle Zou to re-sign the contract."
"...Okay, as long as you're happy."
As soon as the two people finished their makeup and entered the studio, they heard Director Yan scolding someone over there.
The one being scolded was Huang Ye. He Tong casually overheard and heard that not only was he criticized for his exaggerated expressions, but he also made repeated mistakes in his positioning, causing the female lead, the male lead, the second female lead, and the third female lead to have to do six or seven NGs with him.
"The crew has spent so much time with you. If you get out of position again, you won't be able to shoot this shot!"
Director Yan's powerful roar almost echoed throughout the entire studio.
Xiao Zheng asked curiously, "Is it possible not to take the photo?"
He Tong explained: "It means they want to delete his scenes. If the filming is always bad, the crew can't afford it, so they will reduce the actor's scenes. In the end, the actor is the one who suffers."
In the scene, Huang Ye bowed and apologized repeatedly, and Director Yan waved his hand impatiently, asking him to get back in position and reshoot.
He Tong and his group found a place to sit down and wait for the show.
"Brother," He Tong leaned over to Ye Yuze and said, "What are your plans for the New Year?"
"Just tell me what you think." Ye Yuze leaned sideways, and the breath of his reply brushed past He Tong's ears.
He Tong resisted the urge to touch his ear and continued, "Well, I was thinking, in this first New Year after our debut, should we give our fans some treats..."
"Hey hey," Fang Chen also came over, "I said you two should stop causing trouble."
He Tong pushed him away in disgust: "How can giving benefits to fans be called causing trouble?"
"The prize for the raffle cannot exceed 10,000 yuan! The number of participants cannot exceed 100!"
"Why are you asking for money? Why are you so vulgar?"
Fang Chen was speechless: "Aren't you two the ones who love to throw money at the slightest disagreement...Okay, then tell me, what benefits do you want to give?"
"I want to do a live broadcast. It doesn't have to be long, maybe half an hour or an hour."
"Live broadcast?" Ye Yuze turned and looked over. "What's being broadcast?"
"...cooking?" He Tong asked tentatively.
"Pfft." Fang Chen covered his mouth. "Cooking? Just the two of you? Can you tell the difference between salt and sugar, soy sauce and vinegar? You might as well just livestream your games."
He Tong rolled his eyes at Fang Chen.
Ye Yuze raised his lips: "I can be responsible for eating."
He Tong sighed: "Then I'll think about it again."
At this moment, the wires attached to several actors on the set were lifted off again, and filming began again. Everyone stopped talking and looked over.
As He Tong watched, a scene suddenly flashed through his mind.
He couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly - he finally understood why he had that strange feeling when he saw Liu Qing yesterday!
In his previous life, when Ye Yuze was hospitalized after a car accident, a celebrity had been admitted. The hospital was completely swarmed by the media, with people trying to sneak into the wards every day. Even their VIP area was affected. So He Tong went to investigate and learned that a popular actress had fallen from a wire while filming, suffering not only severe injuries but also disfigurement.
The actress was Liu Qing. When He Tong saw her photo, he secretly lamented the fickleness of fate.
"What are you looking at?"
He Tong's thoughts were pulled back by Ye Yuze's voice.
He blinked and said, "I'm watching their wirework."
"What happened to Weia?"
"The wire rope they use seems to be an older model, one that lacks a non-slip buckle compared to the one we have at home."
Hearing this, Ye Yuze also took a closer look, and then said to Fang Chen, "Second cousin, ask the crew to replace all the wires with new ones. I'll sponsor them."
"You don't really need sponsorship. I can still squeeze out this little bit of money." Fang Chen stood up. "Safety first. I'll talk to the producer right now."
He Tong looked again at Liu Qing who was being carried into the air by the wire from time to time.
I changed the equipment. I hope she will be safe this time.
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