Chapter 83: Mentality changes and starts to play badly
Sister Zhang saw someone talking to the director not far away and said happily, "Let's go say hello to Director Qu."
Rong Zhen was carried over by her and Xiao Yue on both sides. After greeting Director Qu, she raised her eyes and met the man's gaze.
Chu Xicheng stood there with a smile on his face: "Jiaojiao, how are you?"
The magnetic and pleasant voice of Jiaojiao made people's hearts melt, and Rongzhen's ears felt numb when she heard it.
Rongzhen secretly gave him a look and just nodded in response.
Sister Zhang had just exchanged pleasantries with Director Qu, and seeing this, she covered for her, saying, "Hello, Mr. Chu. This is Jiaojiao's first time filming a movie, so if there's anything wrong, please forgive me."
Chu Xicheng readily agreed, "We all know each other, so it's easy."
After that, the opening ceremony was held. As a minor supporting role, Rong Zhen should have been sitting in the back rows. However, Director Qu, considering that they had participated in the same program together, dragged her to the front row where the main actors were standing. I don't know how many people saw her.
If you don't attract envy, you are mediocre. Although Rongzhen hates trouble, he is not afraid of it.
Director Qu wanted to promote her, so she naturally had to give him face, but she also wanted to seize this opportunity.
Sister Zhang nodded repeatedly as she watched from the side.
Xiaoyue whispered excitedly, "It seems like Sister Zhenzhen made the right decision to participate in the dating show. Not only will she gain fame and connections, but her future will definitely be booming."
"Good luck to you." Sister Zhang liked to hear this and was thinking about how to get Rongzhen to continue to participate in the next dating variety show.
In theory, all guests who have participated in dating variety shows have the opportunity to enter the next episode, but the prerequisite is that you have to successfully hold hands, or find a partner from the same period. Otherwise, when you go on a date on the variety show, everyone else is in pairs, so how can you go on a date alone?
Therefore, one of the requirements for dating variety shows is that the participating guests must be a man and a woman, and they must bring their own dates.
Dating variety shows can also be said to be couple variety shows, which are specifically designed to film how "couples" date and how they create pink bubbles.
No matter whether the love between the couple is real or fake, you have to have a partner first.
What Rongzhen lacks now is this partner.
While Rongzhen and the others were called away by the director, Sister Zhang asked Xiaoyue to wait on the side and found a quiet place to contact the variety show director.
After learning about the situation, the variety show director suggested, "Actor Chu is also interested in participating in the next episode. It just so happens that he and your daughter Jiaojiao are both single. They had a pretty good vibe in the last episode, and the Wolf Cat Brigade, which supports their couple, has a pretty impressive number of fans. Why don't you two discuss forming a team together?"
This was exactly what Sister Zhang was planning, but considering the gap between Actor Chu and them, it was not easy for her to bring it up.
Now that we have a variety show director, this is easier to do.
As for Rong Zhen's rejection of Chu Xicheng's confession on the show, she didn't take it to heart.
Life is like a play, it all depends on your acting skills, not to mention you are participating in a variety show. If you take it seriously, you will lose.
Rongzhen didn't know that Sister Zhang had already privately gone to see Chu Xicheng's agent, and was still listening carefully to Director Qu's explanation of the play.
Her roles are not many in total, but they are all scattered, and there is a lot of preparation work to be done.
The opening scene is a night banquet that echoes the ending. As the palace gates and hall doors slowly open one after another, the last emperor who is entertaining his ministers late at night on a high platform is revealed, along with his concubines who are dressed up in gorgeous clothes and have their own unique characteristics.
Rong Zhen plays the role of a concubine who serves as a servant by the emperor's side and pours wine for him.
Of course, the wine poured by the concubine was not that delicious.
In the first act, she pours fine wine to start the emperor's reign, and in the last act, she pours poisoned wine to end his brilliant but short life.
So although her role is small, it is also very important. If she performs well, it can leave a deep impression on people.
Before filming began, Rongzhen was accompanied by Xiaoyue to the dressing room to put on makeup, do her hair, and change her clothes. When she went in, she was a modern beauty, and when she came out, she had transformed into an ancient palace concubine.
Xiaoyue took several photos of her with her mobile phone as souvenirs, saying that she looked very beautiful. She planned to post a status for her once the movie was announced so that her fans could feast their eyes on it.
Rongzhen was also quite satisfied with her makeup this time. After all, it was created by the makeup artist and stylist who spent most of the day to create it, which magnified her beauty several times. Who could not like it?
Not only her, but also Chu Xicheng, who changed into a dragon robe and a crown, was extremely handsome, with a dragon-like appearance and a phoenix-like demeanor. Many people at the scene were staring at him with their mouths watering.
After the two of them dressed up and came out, they took their positions. The others also quickly got ready. With a crisp sound of the clapperboard, the first scene began to be filmed.
Rongzhen has no lines at this time, and it is not her home court, so she just needs to play the role of a supporting role.
The protagonist tonight is the emperor played by Chu Xicheng. As a king who has just seized power through strategy, he is now full of vigor and confidence. The night banquet for his ministers is just to announce the arrival of his era and to make an example of him to warn everyone.
Chu Xicheng's acting is very good, and he perfectly displays the emperor's domineering and powerful aura.
Rong Zhen was kneeling beside him and was shocked by his expression. He almost thought that the person in front of him was the emperor himself.
"My beloved concubine, bring me some wine." The emperor had just cold-bloodedly slaughtered a 'chicken' in public, and turned around and stretched out his hand to the concubine with a smile on his face.
The concubine respectfully poured him a glass of fine wine and said softly and tenderly, "Your Majesty, please."
The young emperor took the wine and grabbed the delicate hand that was pouring the wine. He pulled the person into his arms, raised his head to drink the wine, and leaned over to pass it to the concubine.
The concubine was suddenly frightened and accidentally choked on the wine.
The emperor was in high spirits. Instead of blaming her, he hugged her and laughed three times, then ordered the audience to continue playing music and dancing.
The ministers, who were silent as a mouse, had to force a smile in response. The sounds of stringed instruments rang out intermittently, and the dancers stepped tremblingly over the bright red bloodstains on the ground, foreshadowing the final decline of the dynasty.
“Crack!”
After the audition, Rong Zhen immediately climbed up from Chu Xicheng's arms with a red face and thick neck, gritted her teeth and whispered, "Did you do that on purpose? There's clearly no drinking scene in the play."
Chu Xicheng confidently explained, "I think there should be. Given the emperor's mindset at the time, this can better express his psychology after he came to power."
"Well said, and the revision is very good." The director applauded and praised, saying that he would do it according to this when the official shooting begins.
Rong Zhen: “…”
Since the director agrees, what else can she say?
It's just a drink between two layers of lipstick, not a real kiss, so who's afraid of who?
To be honest, this male protagonist keeps going astray, and she can't help but want to give up.
Based on the experience of the previous mission, as long as she didn't take the initiative, no matter what the consequences were, it wouldn't be her fault.
So instead of being tied down and feeling frustrated because of taking care of the male protagonist and the plot, it is better to let go and ignore them, just complete the task wholeheartedly, and then appeal to the main system to get back the points deducted for the collapsed plot.
Once she came to her senses, Rong Zhen behaved more naturally during the next filming. When the emperor, played by Chu Xicheng, bowed his head to serve her wine, she drank it without any resistance, then squinted her eyes and added a line to herself in a seductive manner.
"Your Majesty is bad~"
Chu Xicheng almost couldn't help laughing.
Fortunately, he was leaning forward with his head down, using this posture to conceal the momentary change in his expression. He pinched Rongzhen's arm and whispered to her, "Restrain yourself a little, don't overact."
Rongzhen restrained her slightly exaggerated performance and gave him a wink (eye roll).
Chu Xicheng hugged her in his arms and laughed three times.
The scene is over.
This was the only scene Rongzhen participated in today. She did not leave after the filming, but chose to stay and watch other people's performances, hoping to learn from them.
Seeing how eager she was to learn, Director Qu offered her some guidance during the filming.
Rongzhen benefited a lot and felt that it was more effective than learning from the acting teacher in the company.
After Chu Xicheng finished filming a scene, he lifted up his dragon robe and sat on the stool beside her and asked with a smile: "How is your study going? Do you want me to teach you?"
Rongzhen had just seen his superb performance, and her mentality had changed. She wasn't going to avoid him anymore. Now that she had an opportunity, she had no choice but to take advantage. "Is this okay? Will it take up your time?"
Chu Xicheng subtly noticed the difference in her attitude, and a happy smile immediately appeared on his brows. "What's wrong with that? It's a good opportunity to teach you on the spot."
Then one of them taught seriously and the other learned seriously. When it was their turn, they tested the results in practice and the progress was gratifying.
Rongzhen is delighted with the improvement in her acting skills and is even more convinced that her previous decision was correct.
Even if she doesn't want to break the plot and be with the male protagonist, she doesn't have to avoid him like a tiger. Those who can be the protagonists all have their merits. She can learn a lot from them and become their friends and partners.
These are much more useful to Rongzhen than the few points that will be deducted if the plot collapses.
Overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages and there is great potential for development.
After Rong Zhen figured it out, her attitude towards Chu Xicheng became more calm. She wanted to learn acting knowledge and experience from him, and she no longer had the awkward attitude that she unconsciously revealed when interacting with him.
Chu Xicheng was very satisfied with this. He didn't expect to get what he wanted in one go. As long as she no longer rejected his approach, it would be great.
Just when the relationship between the two was getting better, Sister Zhang and Chu Xicheng's agent had reached a preliminary agreement and both came to seek the opinions of the two parties.
If Rongzhen and Chu Xicheng were asked to partner up to participate in a dating variety show before, she would definitely refuse.
But now.
Sister Zhang was right. If she wanted to participate in that variety show and increase her status and popularity, Chu Xicheng would be the best choice as her partner.
Besides, the other person doesn't mind her taking advantage of him, so why should she be so pretentious?
Anyway, it’s not a real thing, we’re just pretending to be a couple for fun.
As soon as Rongzhen agreed, the whole thing was settled immediately.
The agents of both parties contacted the variety show director to ask for a spot for the two on the next variety show, and also to find out who will be participating.
In addition to Rong Zhen and Chu Xicheng, the currently known guests include Qiao Yuzhu and Wei Qiheng, Li Jin and Yun Fanfan, and another pair of old guests who stayed behind from the previous episode, making a total of four couples.
People can't stand being talked about. As soon as Qiao Yuzhu and the others were mentioned, the four of them appeared on the filming site one after another.
Qiao Yuzhu took over the role of the original third female lead, and Wei Qiheng came to accompany her.
Like Rong Zhen, Yun Fanfan was invited by Director Qu to play an inconspicuous cannon fodder female assassin.
As for Li Jin, he took on the job of composing the ending song of the record. He came here purely to take a look and broaden his horizons.
The arrival of the four people instantly brought some excitement to the harmonious and friendly set.
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