Chapter 33
At the end of May, He Tong and Ye Yuze returned to the studio where they had previously filmed "Tian Yao" and officially joined the crew of "Wu Feng Dao".
The entire film "Bladeless Blade" was filmed in three locations, namely the studio where the town of Bianchui and some other scattered scenes were filmed, a tiankeng where the exterior scenes of the ancient tomb were filmed, and the interior scenes of the ancient tomb built in the studio.
Director Liu Kexian rented a courtyard near the studio as a training base. Characters with extensive action scenes were required to join the crew for training in advance. He Tong fell into this category, and Ye Yuze was his companion.
Early that morning, Liu Ke led He Tong and the others there while saying, "Leading actor Chen Zheng arrived two weeks ago, and everyone else has almost arrived as well. I went to Old Yan's place to watch your two martial arts scenes, and I think Xiao Tong only needs ten days of intensive training to be up to par. Yu Ze doesn't have many fighting scenes, but since he's here, why not train with him?"
Fang Chen replied with a smile, "Director Liu, you're welcome. If there's anything they're not good at, feel free to train them. They don't have any other strengths, but they genuinely listen to the director and really want to perform well."
Liu Ke laughed. "Mr. Fang, you're being too modest. I'm also very happy to be able to work with two such talented young people. Besides, your studio has invested a lot. If you round it up, these two people can be considered my bosses. You still need to be polite."
He Tong joked, "Don't be afraid, Director Liu. Go ahead and scold us. We won't deduct your red envelope."
As they were talking, three people suddenly came up from the front, the leader of which was a beautiful woman with long hair.
She waved to them from a distance, then approached them and said, "Hello, Director Liu. I saw you from afar. I'm going across the yard too. Let's go together."
Liu Ke smiled and introduced the two parties: "These three are Mr. Fang, Ye Yuze, and He Tong from Xingchen. This is Miao Zhizhi, who plays the fiancée of He Tong's character."
Miao Zhizhi smiled sweetly at everyone: "Please take care of me."
She's 23 years old and a rising A-list star, her popularity rivaling that of Liu Qing, a rising star from the TV series "Xingchen." The difference is that Miao Zhizhi has a larger male following, while Liu Qing has a larger female following. As a result, Miao Zhizhi often plays the female lead in dramas with strong male tropes, while Liu Qing often stars in dramas with strong female leads. Therefore, in terms of resources, Liu Qing currently has the upper hand. However, after the release of "The Bladeless," perhaps things will change.
When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he met two young men about to come in. Liu Ke stopped them and introduced them to each other.
"The one on the left is Tang Yitian, and the one on the right is Fu Ping, the two personal soldiers who play the protagonist."
Tang Yitian greeted them warmly, "Hello, Director Liu, Hello, Sister Zhizhi, Hello everyone. Fu Ping and I are both students at Yanchuan University. We're seniors this year, so we're considered He Tong's seniors, hahahaha."
Fu Ping, however, called out in a serious tone, "Director Liu, Miss Miao, Mr. Fang, Teacher Ye, and Teacher He."
Tang Yitian, who had just been close to He Tong, felt awkward after hearing this. He forced a smile and said, "Fu Ping, there's no need to be so reserved."
Fu Ping still answered seriously: "Yes. The wisest one is my teacher. Everyone here is my teacher."
Tang Yitian could only smile awkwardly and change the subject by talking about other things.
He Tong could tell that the two of them were having some issues. However, none of this had anything to do with him. On Director Liu's crew, he believed no one would dare to cause trouble openly.
After the group entered the yard, Liu Ke asked everyone to do as they pleased.
"You guys go look around first. Everyone will be here at nine o'clock, and we'll introduce them together then."
"Okay, you go ahead." He Tong smiled and nodded.
Tang Yitian and Fu Ping also excused themselves and left, going to do daily basic training first.
Seeing that everyone else had left and only He Tong and her group were left, Miao Zhizhi clasped her hands together in front of He Tong and Ye Yuze and pleaded, "Teacher Ye, Teacher He, I really like 'The Painter' and am a fan of yours. Can you take a photo with me?"
She tilted her head, her soft long hair cascading down one side of her face, making her look particularly delicate and lovely.
He Tong agreed with a smile, and Miao Zhizhi immediately cheered and called her assistant over to take pictures.
Everyone else made way, and Miao Zhizhi walked towards the two of them, raising her hands slightly, as if she wanted to take a photo with one of them in each arm.
He Tong was one step faster than her and put his arm around Ye Yuze's shoulders.
Miao Zhizhi saw this and responded quickly. She turned around and said to her agent, "Sister, please find me a stool. I need to sit down to shoot so I don't block my two handsome men."
The agent brought a stool over from the wall, and Miao Zhizhi sat down obediently. Her assistant took a few photos of the three of them with her phone.
Lingling was also filming with her phone nearby. When she saw the assistant finished, she came over to watch and said, "Wow, you took really good pictures! You're much better than me. Can we add each other on WeChat and send me a copy later?"
The young assistant was a little surprised, but before she could answer, Miao Zhizhi ran over, snatched the phone away, looked at it and shouted.
The assistant looked at Lingling a little timidly. Lingling patted her shoulder with an understanding look on her face and said with a smile, "It's okay. The shoot is so long. We can talk about it when we have the chance."
After Miao Zhizhi finished being excited, she volunteered to be a guide for He Tong and the others, but this time He Tong declined.
"Sister Miao, you came early, probably because you want to practice more. We won't keep you any longer, just go shopping by yourself."
Miao Zhizhi wanted to say something more, but her agent pulled her back. She could only smile and wave her hand: "Then no matter what problems you have, you are welcome to come to me anytime."
He Tong also smiled and waved, then took Ye Yuze away.
This courtyard is an imitation of a three-in-one quadrangle courtyard and is very spacious.
They had just been taking photos with Miao Zhizhi in front of the screen wall at the main entrance. Now, as they walked through the hanging flower gate and into the second courtyard, they saw Tang Yitian and Fu Ping, who had come in earlier, doing strength training in the inner courtyard. The spacious inner courtyard was filled with training equipment and weapon racks filled with swords, spears, and other props.
The group did not disturb them. They walked slowly along the corridor to the west wing, then walked around the west ear room and entered the third courtyard, looking around along the way.
Fang Chen didn't speak until he entered the dim back room.
"That Miao Zhizhi, I've heard she's a nice person in the industry, but I didn't expect her to be such a scheming girl. I'd bet my precious sports car that she must have come out specifically to 'chance' run into us today."
Hearing what he said, He Tong couldn't help but sneer.
Fang Chen was unconvinced: "Why, you haven't met many people in the industry, have you heard any bad news about her?"
He Tong was too lazy to say more: "Ask Lingling."
Lingling stuck out her tongue. "Mr. Fang, that's because you're basically dealing with people who have money and power. Miao Zhizhi is naturally well-behaved in front of them, just like the well-behaved persona she's been playing. Most of the people at that level are men, and many people fall for her charm. Even if they don't like her type, they won't give her a hard time, so of course her reputation is pretty good."
Fang Chen now became interested: "So she doesn't have a good reputation among your assistants?"
"That's not the case. She's just an ordinary scheming girl. But then again, who wouldn't be scheming if they were in the entertainment industry? But it's true that she's not very good at hiding it..."
"Lingling, you don't have to be so polite." He Tong interrupted her, "Let's be frank. The rumors are a bit silly. They probably only learned how to deceive men, but never learned how to deceive women."
Fang Chen stroked his chin and pondered for a moment: "Are you praising my powerful eyesight? Or are you praising yourself?"
He Tong gave him a profound look and didn't respond.
Fang Chen curled his lips: "You still agreed to take a photo even though you knew her intentions."
He Tong rolled his eyes at him. "Even if she doesn't agree, the shoot has been going on for so long, can't she find a chance to take a 'group photo' herself? Why not just give her the chance?"
"How do you say that?"
This time it was Ye Yuze who answered Fang Chen: "The rhythm must be in your own hands."
He Tong added: "With one photo in hand, she won't be so eager to 'make' other photos, and we will be better prepared."
"..." Fang Chen was speechless for a moment. "Director Liu's publicity style has always been to not use actor scandals to build momentum. She wouldn't be stupid enough to use that photo to stir up trouble, would she?"
He Tong shrugged: "I also hope that she and her agent are not that stupid."
Ye Yuze looked at his watch and said, "Let's go out. It's almost nine o'clock."
At nine o'clock, everyone arrived, and Liu Ke formally introduced the two new members, He Tong and Ye Yuze. Fang Chen also said that he had ordered a large meal from a nearby hotel and would deliver it at noon, which immediately heated up the atmosphere.
Liu Ke focused on introducing Chen Zheng, the swordsman protagonist, to the two. After all, they had the most scenes opposite him. Over the next two weeks, the two would not only undergo martial arts training but also develop a rapport with Chen Zheng.
Chen Zheng, 37, is a tough-looking action star who has twice won the Golden Carp Award for Best Supporting Actor. However, as he gets older, his form has begun to decline, and it can be said that his peak is passing.
However, he still works very hard in practice. This time, he probably wants to use "Bladeless Blade" to compete for the Golden Carp Award.
Today is the first day for He Tong and Ye Yuze, so they only need to do some warm-up exercises and flexibility training, which is not very intense.
He Tong has been a little absent-minded.
Chen Zheng was not very enthusiastic towards the two of them, but he was not cold either. He had an tolerant attitude towards the younger generation, like a senior.
But the problem was that when He Tong saw him, he felt the same strange feeling as when he first saw Liu Qing.
Could something happen to this crew too?
He Tong spent the entire day trying to recall any interactions he had with Chen Zheng in his past life, but he had no answers. He hadn't worked with Chen Zheng in his past life, so it was likely just a chance encounter. He found it difficult to recall something that didn't require his brain to process.
Before going to bed that night, he opened Chen Zheng's Weibo homepage, which he had politely followed today, and casually flipped through it. Seeing the many family photos and father-daughter photos posted by Chen Zheng, a flash of light suddenly flashed through He Tong's mind.
He had saved this little girl in his previous life!
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