Chapter 24
Back to the set of "Tian Yao", Ye Yuze and He Tong's treatment has been subtly improved. The staff's smiles revealed more sincerity, and almost all of them addressed them as "Teacher Ye" and "Teacher He".
While the two were doing their makeup, director Yan Dajiang knocked on the door and came in.
He didn't exchange pleasantries, but got straight to the point: "What are your plans for this month? Do you want to move things up a bit so you can focus on them?"
Fang Chen waved his hand: "No need. The promotion there is mainly online and on the street. They don't need to go there."
Yan Dajiang was a little surprised: "So low-key?"
Fang Chen smiled politely: "For an art film, just being able to be released is a victory."
Yan Dajiang pointed at him and said, "You're being modest. Just based on their faces, the box office shouldn't be too bad."
He continued, "In that case, I'll take care of Yang and Donglai's rehearsals. He'll be on the road starting mid-month. I'll have the assistant director give you the new schedule later."
After saying this, he hurried away.
Not long after, Yang Hedong and his agent came over to apologize for the change of plans, and asked their assistant to distribute some snacks.
Xiao Zheng escorted the two out, closed the door, and shook his head. "I thought he was quite kind. His assistant even helped me with a few small things. I never thought he had a hand in the Black Man incident."
"Just go with the flow. If it works out, it's good for him, and if it doesn't, he doesn't lose anything." Lingling flipped through the snacks. "He's quite willing to spend money. This brand is imported, and it's no worse than the ones we brought back from Lake City."
Fang Chen snorted coldly: "They must have thought that we would get gifts when we returned, so they picked today to do it."
He Tong smiled and said, "Let him fight if he wants. He will soon realize that we won't touch his cake, and he can't even reach our cake."
Xiao Zheng added, "He's Qianying's artist, so it's fine if he's trying to trip us up. But Huang Ye is the real weird one. Why would he go after someone from the same company?"
"That guy is quite shrewd," Lingling scoffed. "He thinks he debuted earlier than the boss and the younger one, and has a fan base. He knows his acting isn't good, so he wants to discredit the boss and the younger one. That way, even if someone mocks him for being a poor actor compared to his peers after the show airs, he can use negative material to criticize them, highlighting his own good character and maintaining an unbeatable moral high ground."
Xiao Zheng was shocked: "So many twists and turns."
"Speaking of Huang Ye," Fang Chen began, "the producer talked to me and said his acting is really not that good. Director Yan is already planning to cut his role during editing, and it will probably be kept to the minimum of the contract. In this case, your shots should be increased."
Lingling stuck out her tongue and said, "What a pity for the second male lead. Infatuated male supporting roles are always very popular."
"Oh, and there's also the guy who was hiding behind the scenes and hiring internet trolls," Fang Chen continued. "He's the guy who got kicked out of the cast of 'The Painter.' What's his name, Xing? The first time he attacked you, the assistant to the Yuehua director came to his aid. But the director got tired of you a while ago and gave him a breakup fee and left him alone. So the tactics used by Hucheng to attack you were pretty low-level. Now that this clown has lost his backing and funding, he probably can't get going anymore."
"Since he gave us the attention twice for free, as long as he doesn't try to cause trouble again, we won't bother with him this time."
He Tong stood up as he spoke, and extended his hand to Ye Yuze beside him with a smile.
"Master, let me help you go to the set."
Ye Yuze glanced at him, put the tablet in his hand into his, stood up and walked out.
He Tong shrugged, stuffed the tablet into Lingling's hands, who was chuckling, and turned around and followed him out quickly.
This scene is a small group scene with six people. It tells the story of the heroine being assassinated. Her master and senior brother found out that the person who did it should be her close friend, so they called the hero, the second male lead, the second female lead, and the third female lead over. Then the third female lead was forced to expose herself due to the momentum of the two men.
The assistant director explained the movements to everyone in detail and even led them through it twice before filming began.
The clapperboard hits.
Yang Hedong, Feng Yingjun, Huang Ye and Wang Zixin, who played the third female role, walked into the set hall together and saluted Ye Yuze who was sitting at the top and He Xing who was standing behind him.
"Greetings to the two seniors."
He Tong said coldly: "I believe you all already know that Tianyao was injured."
Yang Hedong stepped forward and asked anxiously, "How is Tianyao now?"
Feng Yingjun followed suit and said, "Let's go see her!"
Huang Ye frowned: "Has Fellow Daoist Tianyao's injury improved?"
Wang Zixin was full of self-blame: "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have dragged you guys to the market that day."
At this time, Ye Yuze slowly stood up.
The four people below turned their eyes to him.
Ye Yuze's face was as cold as frost, and his pair of dark eyes swept over the four people below one by one.
In the later stage, a special effect will be added where he releases his spiritual consciousness to press down on the four people.
However, even without the special effects now, the four people who were swept by his gaze felt a sudden chill on their backs, and they felt inexplicably frightened in their hearts, and their faces showed a look of deep fear involuntarily.
He Tong suddenly kicked off and floated in front of Wang Zixin, while drawing out his sword and pointing it at her.
Wang Zixin was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, waving his hands and shouting, "No, don't kill me!"
He Tong didn't move. The field was silent except for Wang Zixin waving his hands.
"Card!"
Yan Dajiang stood up from behind the monitor and walked towards the center of the stage, shouting, "Huang Ye, what are you standing there for? Have you forgotten the whole scene?"
Huang Ye shuddered, not caring about the cold sweat on his back, and quickly bowed to Yan Dajiang and apologized: "Director Yan, I'm sorry!"
Yan Dajiang was too lazy to scold him anymore and just said, "Read the script again later and remember it clearly!"
Then he looked at the others: "Huang Ye, Feng Yingjun, Yang Hedong, the three of you were all in a weird mood just now. You were surprised, not scared. You looked like you had seen a ghost just now. Wang Zixin is okay, keep this up for a while."
Then, he turned around, frowned at Ye Yuze and He Tong who had untied the wire and walked back, and sighed softly: "You two should control your acting, they are too young to handle your acting."
Ye Yuze nodded slightly, and He Tong smiled and said "I understand".
"Okay, take a ten-minute break and adjust yourself." Yan Dajiang waved his hand.
The six actors scattered to find their own resting places.
Yang Hedong walked back to the rest seat and looked back secretly at He Tong and Ye Yuze who looked relaxed opposite him.
His agent whispered, "What happened just now? Were you forced to play a role?"
Yang Hedong remained silent for a moment before speaking: "Have you found out when 'The Painter' will be released?"
"The exact date is still unclear, but it will be around the same time as our film."
Yang Hedong frowned: "Is there any way to ask them to postpone it?"
The agent shook his head. "That's unlikely. Xingchen's partnership with the cinema chain is very stable. And there's no need, right? Even if they win an award, art films have always had a dismal box office. Most audiences don't buy into art films."
Seeing that Yang Hedong hadn't spoken, the agent changed the subject: "By the way, I recently heard that Director Liu is preparing a new film and has started casting."
"Director Liu? Liu Ke?"
"Yes, it seems to be a martial arts film with a strong male lead. I've submitted my application for you, I hope you'll be chosen for an audition."
Yang Hedong nodded.
On the other side, He Tong and others were also talking about Yang and Dong.
Lingling lowered her voice and smiled, "The look on Yang and Dong's face when Director Yan labeled them 'youngsters' just now, wow."
Fang Chen pointed at the two of them and said, "You're bullying people as soon as you come back. Be careful or Director Yan will really scold you next time."
He Tong smiled and said, "How can this be considered bullying? Is there anything wrong with having good acting skills? This doesn't apply anywhere else."
Ye Yuze said calmly, "If they have the guts, they can suppress our drama."
Fang Chen couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, you two, that's enough. Don't make things difficult for Director Yan."
He Tong shrugged: "You'd better pray that Huang Ye can carry on with his performance smoothly. A group scene with him in it will be difficult to pass at least three or five takes. Fortunately, we don't have many scenes with him."
Unfortunately, He Tongyan came true, and the scene was finally passed after the fourth take.
After a two-week hiatus from filming, He Tong and Ye Yuze couldn't stop acting once they were in front of the camera, overshadowing the others all day. It wasn't until Liu Qing joined the crew that afternoon that, at Yan Dajiang's insistence, they managed to avoid stealing the spotlight from the leading actress.
On the way back to the hotel after work in the evening, Yan Dajiang squeezed into the couple's nanny car.
He glanced at the two of them and said, "I'm not going to have enough fun today."
He Tong smiled and begged for mercy: "I'm sorry, Director Yan, we haven't filmed for half a month, and I didn't get it right for a while."
Yan Dajiang waved his hand: "It's up to the others, but the heroine's role cannot be overshadowed. This is a drama with a strong female lead."
Then he changed the subject: "If it's convenient, can I ask what your future plans are? Are you planning to focus on the big screen and stop filming TV series?"
Fang Chen remained silent. He no longer had the final say in accepting roles.
He Tong looked at Ye Yuze.
Ye Yuze: "I can do anything."
He Tong added: "Actually, it all depends on the script. As long as the role is suitable, we don't mind whether it's a movie, TV series or web series."
Yan Dajiang was genuinely surprised: "You guys are all willing to take on the web drama?"
"Actually, I quite like web dramas. They have relatively few restrictions and are more imaginative." He Tong paused, "My only concern is that others might not be able to keep up the story."
This made Yan Dajiang laugh.
Fang Chen then responded, "Director Yan, do you have a play you'd like to cast them in?"
"That's right. After all, he has good acting skills, joins the crew and likes to invest. Which director would not like him? I have a friend who does have some ideas, but nothing has been decided yet. I just want to sound you out first. If you have no intention of making a TV series, let him change his mind as soon as possible." Yan Dajiang said frankly.
"Oh, there's one more thing." He patted his head. "The last time we allowed media access to the set, something went wrong, and we haven't had it since. I was thinking of doing it again soon to keep the crew buzzing. Are you guys coming too, or do you want to avoid it?"
He Tong touched his chin and said, "Our drama is about to start promoting. Those media outlets always love to grab the hot topics. I think they'll lose their focus when they see us. Why don't we just avoid them?"
Yan Dajiang nodded: "You're thoughtful. Fine, I'll pick a day when you don't have any scenes."
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