Chapter 41 Chapter 41
The morning light was fading, and the heavy rain that had been pouring down all night gradually subsided.
As the rain and fog cleared, the coolness of autumn arrived, and the chill was so strong that it penetrated through the clothes.
After staying up all night, no matter how passionate you are, when the dark night quietly fades away and the light and bright sky begins to appear, those who have worked for more than 24 hours will inevitably feel a little dazed.
The murmur of the sound on the set was very low. The huge consumption of the whole night made people not even have the desire to raise their voices and speak loudly. Jiang Yiyu stared at the monitor and finally picked up the walkie-talkie.
"Click, we're done. Thank you all for your hard work." Jiang Yiyu was starting to feel the strain herself. "We're done, we're done. We'll take a break this morning."
It was like a sharp needle piercing a ball that was already slowly leaking air. The nerves that had been stretched to the point of numbness slowly reacted, and the staff stood up in twos and threes and began to pack up.
Jiang Yiyu leaned back in her chair tiredly and rubbed her dry eyes with her palms, which had been staring at the monitor all night.
When she recovered and opened her eyes, most of the people who had been surrounding her had dispersed, leaving only a few of the leading actors and the crew still there.
The makeup on He Shu's face remained intact despite the heavy rain all night. Tong Xuan watched it all night, and immediately touched up and revised the makeup after each shot. It had to fit the scene under the heavy rain, but the eyeliner and eyeshadow couldn't fly around so much that the actor's face couldn't be seen in the camera, which would not fit the character.
For this drama's makeup design, she brought to bear all the skills she'd acquired from working on various productions, big and small. It was truly her life's work, and she couldn't afford to make even a single mistake. She'd been so busy that she hadn't even noticed half of her long, delicate eyelashes, so precious to her, had fallen off. She casually brushed off her hair, which hadn't been taken care of since joining the set, turning it brown and frizzy from the rain, and, carrying her tool bag, she busied herself with work whenever she had a chance.
Looking at Sister Xuan's expression as she squatted on the small stool with her legs apart, she seemed to be on the verge of transcendence. When she saw Jiang Yiyu looking at her, she responded with a weak curl of her lips.
He Shu and Zhou Yu'an were the ones who worked the hardest last night.
While the others at least managed to go out with umbrellas, ponchos, and waterproof lining, these two were literally soaked in the pouring rain all night. If the costumes for other scenes were thicker, they could wrap themselves in plastic wrap for warmth, but one of them wore a very revealing dress and went barefoot, while the other wore a skin-tight, thin suit that couldn't even have a wrinkle, not even allowing them to secretly stuff a heat pack inside. They filmed in the rain all night, and thanks to their young bodies, they still have energy and energy.
"I'm better than Sister Shu." After the scene, Zhou Yu'an's hair, wet and tangled in clumps, was half-tilted. She no longer had the fierceness she played in the film, but instead had a soft expression, looking incredibly well-behaved. "The other half of the scene was in the car, so I didn't get soaked."
He Shu was the focus of the whole night.
"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang Yiyu patted each person's shoulders. As expected, they felt a chill and dampness. "Change your clothes, and let's go back to the hotel."
After changing out of her soaked costumes in a makeshift shed on the set, she wiped off the water on her body and changed into casual clothes. Jiang Yiyu carried the two children wrapped in down jackets and stuffed them into the van. After everyone arrived, she closed the door and went directly to the rented hotel.
He was in high spirits on the set just now, but as soon as he got in the car, he probably completely relaxed. He wrapped himself in a long down jacket and fell unconscious.
Jiang Yiyu lay down on the single row of seats near the door, watching the surrounding scenery change from the palace to the street fighting scene. The scenes shot all night flashed through her mind. Even if she closed her eyes, her mind couldn't stop. She simply opened her mobile phone and checked some messages to divert her attention.
There has been no news from Cheng Shuze since he sent me good night message last night. It’s too early now and Mr. Cheng also needs to rest.
Jiang Yiyu originally didn't bother to pay attention to him, but for some reason, perhaps because she had just stayed up all night and was physically and mentally exhausted, and the weather after the autumn rain was cold to the bone, she sent a message for some unknown reason.
Jiang Yiyun: I just finished filming all night. I'm so tired.
It also comes with a coquettish emoticon pack.
The other party didn't reply immediately, probably because it was too early and he hadn't checked his phone yet. Jiang Yiyu stared at the screen for a while and suddenly reacted.
What is she doing?
Are you acting coquettishly with Cheng Shuze?
She is already an adult but still acts like she did when she was younger. Moreover, she told Cheng Shuze to get lost and not bother her yesterday, but today she is begging for comfort pitifully, as if she couldn't hold it in anymore and had to admit defeat by saying soft words.
When Cheng Shuze sees this, he will probably laugh at himself in his heart.
Jiang Yiyun regretted her impulsiveness. She clicked on the message and wanted to withdraw it, but it showed that the withdrawal time had expired. Jiang Yiyun cursed inwardly and was about to make up an excuse to deceive Cheng Shuze when the car braked suddenly and stopped at the hotel entrance.
"Get out of the car, get up, go back to your room and rest." Jiang Yiyu didn't have time to think of an excuse. She put down her phone and went to call the two people lying in the back seat.
Zhou Yu'an was still relatively sober. After opening her eyes, she pulled herself up and got out of the car smoothly. He Shu was still dazed after shaking for a long time. In the end, Jiang Yiyu and Tong Xuan helped her down from the left and right.
"Look at me," Tong Xuan put her arm around He Shu's shoulders and whispered in her ear in a sinister tone, "He Shu, how did you tear your skirt? You know this skirt is..."
"Fuck," He Shu opened his eyes immediately, as if he had touched upon some key word. There was no trace of sleepiness in his eyes. He even instinctively wanted to open his arms to prevent them from touching his clothes. "Where is it torn? Did I scratch it?"
What caught his eye was a long, straight down jacket that had accompanied her for many years and had stood the test of time, not an embroidered skirt that required help to put on. He Shu was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had finished the role.
"I was so scared. I thought I had lost another skirt." He Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
Director Jiang's clothes were essentially disposable. Unavoidable accidents occurred during filming, and the set was covered in dust and dirt. By the end of a scene, one piece was essentially used and one piece was discarded. Even with Tong Xuan's best efforts, Director Jiang's clothes probably wouldn't be the same again. Not to mention a single rainstorm, which cost two dresses and a suit in just three scenes. She had gone from initial heartache and regret to numbness, only experiencing a slight emotion at the moment of discard.
"Pay attention to your image." Jiang Yiyu pulled He Shu.
There are paparazzi lurking around the hotels at the film and television base all year round, and they will take pictures of anyone who comes out. When someone is not well-known, no one cares about them, but after they become famous, they can even find out the color of their underwear. People in the entertainment industry have to make sure they are always in the best condition once they go out, so as to avoid being caught with some photos and then being forwarded by marketing accounts to influence others.
He Shu straightened his expression, lowered his head and restrained his facial expressions.
Fortunately, it was still too early, probably not the peak period for filming anything big, and they were a small crew that no one knew about, so they entered the hotel smoothly without being watched.
"When you two return to your room, take a shower and then go to bed. Cover yourself with more quilts and turn up the air conditioner. Drink more water after sweating, and don't catch a cold." Jiang Yiyu touched He Shu's forehead. The temperature was normal now, but she didn't know if there would be any reaction in a while. After all, he had been wet in the rain all night.
"Got it, Director Jiang. I'll go back and drink some more Isatis root."
"Yeah, see you this afternoon."
The elevator reached the 14th floor. After getting out of the elevator, they turned right and went back to their rooms. Jiang Yiyu didn't even change her slippers and fell directly into the soft big bed.
The exhaustion from a long night finally set in. She remembered the unfinished excuse she'd made up in the car, and tried to pull out her phone to write another one, but when she tried to move her arms, they felt like a thousand pounds of weight. Using her last bit of strength, she pulled the blanket over herself, and then Jiang Yiyun collapsed, passed out.
I don’t know how long it took, but when Jiang Yiyu regained consciousness, she barely raised her head to glance at the sky outside the window.
The sky was still bright, the sun was rising in the west, and the thin golden sunlight was evenly distributed. There was no trace of the violent storm of last night, and it seemed as if it were a lifetime ago.
Jiang Yiyu felt that she had not slept enough, but thinking about the crew, she took out her cell phone and squinted to check the time.
14:10.
It was still early, and since there was no filming this afternoon, she could rest for a while. She had slept for eight hours, but perhaps it was the aftereffects of pulling all-nighters due to her age, she still felt very tired and had no energy at all.
Jiang Yiyu lay awake for a while, and when she felt she was almost awake, she opened her phone again.
A bunch of messages, most of them are from Cheng Shuze.
From morning to noon, there were messages every few hours. The phone must have vibrated after receiving the message, but she was sleeping so soundly that she didn't hear it at all.
After carefully reading the latest message from five minutes ago, Jiang Yiyu suddenly opened her eyes wide, jumped out of bed and rushed out.
Hotels that housed crews for extended periods typically had conference rooms, making it convenient for crew members to gather and rehearse scenes. The small conference room they'd booked on the 14th floor was the first one on the left after exiting the elevator. Jiang Yiyun, phone in hand, ran down the hallway and pushed open the half-open door.
There were quite a few people in the small meeting room, and it was bustling. Even He Shu and Zhou Yu'an, who looked like they were about to fall asleep in the early morning and couldn't wake up until dark, had already gotten up.
"Jiang Jiang! Here!" Tang Ya picked up a fresh and juicy roasted button mushroom with chopsticks, and waved at her with two sticks in her hands.
The others turned around and saw Jiang Yiyu and greeted her.
"Director Jiang!"
"Director Jiang is here!"
"Thank you, Director Jiang! It's so delicious!"
"What is this...?" Jiang Yiyu realized belatedly that there was a steaming fragrance floating in the air, which made people feel hungry.
"Director Jiang, the meal you ordered has arrived. If you want to eat anything else, you can order more."
The voice sounded quite familiar. A young man in a suit and tie in the crowd saw her and walked over.
He Yue, who hadn't seen Jiang Yiyun for a long time, smiled and greeted her. He leaned over to her and whispered, "Boss Cheng is worried that you're tired from filming here, so he specially asked two chefs from Jinlou to come over. Today's meal is packed and sent directly after it's cooked. From now on, all three meals a day will be cooked and sent directly to us in the hotel kitchen."
In fact, there is more to it than that. When he left, he heard Mr. Cheng say that he was planning to demolish the hotel and rebuild it, and he sent him as a vanguard to scout the situation.
Jiang Yiyun's excitement calmed down a bit when she saw Cheng Shuze's message about the "14th floor meeting room." Today's takeout was fine, but if she followed Cheng Shuze's clamor and shoved two chefs in for a big show, she'd be completely ripped apart by the tabloids tomorrow.
"Don't worry, Mr. Cheng has instructed that no one will disturb you." He Yue saw what Miss Jiang was thinking at a glance and made a special effort to patch it up.
"Forget it today. Take him away later and don't cause any more trouble for me." Jiang Yiyun was quite speechless. After looking around the meeting room to make sure she didn't see Cheng Shuze, she couldn't help but ask, "Where is he?"
"Boss Cheng went on a business trip to the Western Suburbs Resort yesterday and couldn't get away for a while, so he asked me to come here specially." Reporting the boss's schedule to the boss's wife was his old job. Even after two years, he was still very good at it. He Yue said seriously, "He will come as soon as Boss Cheng finishes his business trip."
"No, just let him stay in the western suburbs." She had missed Cheng Shuze a lot at that moment, but now she had no thoughts at all. "Forget it, I'll give him a call."
Mr. Cheng was so generous that even the takeout order wasn't just a simple fast food box. Instead, he had the famous Black Pearl restaurant order five takeout portions of everything, delivered directly to him by private car. The nearly three-hour drive from the city center to the suburbs was still piping hot, the aroma undiminished. Even He Shu, who was asleep, followed the scent and reached out. She was trying to control her weight, so she only grabbed a refreshing fruit and vegetable salad and a creamy osmanthus yogurt. After a long mental struggle, she finally smuggled a piece of yellow croaker and rice cake.
After waving to everyone who was thanking her for her generous treat, and exchanging a look of mutual understanding with Tang Ya, Jiang Yiyu went out to make a phone call.
Tang Ya cast a silent, upward gaze at the financial sponsor on the other end of Jiang Yiyu's phone.
Mr. Cheng is worthy of being Mr. Cheng. He is as wealthy as ever. Having a powerful sister helps her to enjoy the good life. With Mr. Cheng's offensive, she thinks that he and Jiang Yiyun will reunite soon.
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