Chapter 44 Chapter 44
Yujiang Garden, where no one has lived for a long time, is as cold as the 27th floor of a model house. Today, a misty white fog finally rose from it, and the sound of boiling water was accompanied by a particularly pungent smell of burnt protein.
Cheng Shuze came out of the small study hidden in Jiang Yiyu's cloakroom on the 26th floor. He smelled the smell that would cause enthusiastic people to call the fire department. His brows furrowed, and he strode upstairs to the kitchen. He turned off the fire, opened the lid of the pot, and looked at the carbonized unknown object in the pot with his arms folded, lost in thought.
Why was it that when he saw Jiang Yiyu making soup, the ingredients were all fine, but when it came to him, he clearly followed the steps, so how could it become a mess for no apparent reason?
Cheng Shuze took a soup spoon from a row of brand new kitchen utensils hanging on the wall, and tried to save the soup with black ashes floating in it. However, he found that the leg bone was stuck to the bottom of the pot and he was powerless to do anything about it, so he had to give up.
After thinking about it, he took out his cell phone and called Yang Han.
"Let me ask you something," Cheng Shuze asked casually as he scooped up some soup. Yang Han, who was lying on the sofa with his feet up and chewing an apple, sat up. Thinking Cheng Shuze wanted to discuss the latest business developments, he turned serious. Then, the usually cool and distinguished Cheng Shuze asked, "Have you ever made soup?"
"Huh?" Yang Han swallowed the half-chewed apple with great effort. "What the hell?"
"Can you cook? Isn't your family in the catering business?"
Yang Han was completely confused.
His family owned a restaurant group, but he couldn't cook. They had a chef and a nanny who cooked for him. All his life, he'd only ever made himself instant noodles and, at best, a rice cooker. He'd never even cooked a vegetable, let alone something as technically demanding as making soup, as Brother Cheng had just mentioned. It wasn't just him; who among them could cook?
"Brother, are you kidding me? I don't know how to do this." Yang Han laughed awkwardly. "What's wrong? Are you going to hold a cooking competition?"
Brother Cheng seemed to let out a light click of his tongue, as if he had known this would happen and was not surprised at all.
"I knew you wouldn't."
Yang Han: “?”
"No, brother, I knew he wouldn't do that, but I still called to ask him what it meant." Although he didn't understand why Brother Cheng suddenly asked him this question, Yang Han always felt as if he was being mocked by Brother Cheng from afar.
If he can't do it, then Brother Cheng can't do it either, okay?
At least he'd been to the kitchen before, thanks to his family's restaurant. He'd been there before, so while he'd never cooked himself, he could still describe a few steps. Cheng, on the other hand, was a true master, the type who'd never actually cooked before. In that respect, they were, at best, on the same level.
"Well, it's all because of Jiang Yiyu. She really likes making soup. Who knew it would be so complicated?" The tone was clearly a complaint, but Yang Han just felt something was wrong.
This isn't showing off to him.
The corner of Yang Han's mouth twitched: "Brother, you are not going to cook the soup yourself, are you?"
Cheng Shuze: "What else? Do you think I'm bored?"
Okay, he got it. After Brother Cheng started to plan to reconcile with Sister Jiang, he deliberately came to show off in front of him.
"Brother, I have a piece of advice for you, seriously." Yang Han said earnestly, "If you've never cooked before, don't start by making something like soup. It's too complicated, most people can't figure it out. If you make the mistake and send it to Sister Jiang, she might think you're trying to poison her, and that would backfire."
"That's you guys. Shouldn't I taste it myself first? How can making soup be that complicated?" Cheng Shuze said nonchalantly as he used a spoon to scoop out the black charcoal in the pot that was no longer recognizable. "Okay, I'm busy now. I'll tell you later."
Yang Han: ...Thank you. Actually, he doesn’t really want to hear the details of other people’s love affairs.
He knew that Yang Han was indeed useless. After hanging up the phone, Cheng Shuze stared at the pot of soup that was obviously poisoned, thought for a while, and made a second call.
"I remember I asked you to call two masters from Jinlou to the set?"
Accompanying Mr. Cheng on a business trip to the western suburbs, he then crossed Linjiang City to deliver something to Miss Jiang at the film and television base. Afterward, he immediately rushed back to the western suburbs. At the end of the business trip, he returned to the city with the company team. For the first time ever, the all-powerful general assistant took a paid vacation with his boss.
"Yes, Mr. Cheng." Even though he was on vacation, He Yue immediately got into the game after receiving the call from his boss. "But Miss Jiang said that this would make too much noise and have a bad impact, so she sent someone back."
"Call someone who knows how to make soup and have him come to Yujiang Garden."
He Yue: "Okay, Mr. Cheng, do you want to send someone over now?"
"immediately."
"Okay, Mr. Cheng, I'll arrange it right away."
"How long have we been waiting? She's still not well? Does it take that long to style her every day?"
"Hush, didn't you see her newly dyed hair? And even Teacher He was scolded and kicked out on her first day here."
"Ah, so arrogant."
"He's just being a big shot. He's on the big shot list, so he doesn't have to worry about resources."
Filming for the historical drama "Wind Over Wangjiang City" was seriously behind schedule. Not only was the lead actress late joining the crew, but even after she did, she couldn't manage more than a few takes. On Du Yisang's first day on set, Director Yan had originally planned a single take, but by nightfall, the lead actress hadn't even finished her look, and they had no choice but to call it a day.
The lead actress was behind schedule, so they had to rush to film other scenes. Fortunately, this film wasn't meant to be a love story, but rather a well-structured story of family, country, and the world. Cutting back on the scenes where the heroine and hero were together and then splicing them in later wouldn't be a problem. Every day the crew delayed, the crew and extras had to pay for lunch, burning through real money. If it dragged on any longer, Du Yisang's funds wouldn't be enough, and he felt bad.
"Click, stop this line, stop the blower." The director gave the order through the intercom, and the blower that was filled with dust slowly stopped working. The eyes, nose, clothes and hair were covered with dust, and the actors standing in the dust could finally breathe.
"Oh my god, I almost choked to death." An Xi covered her mouth and nose and coughed.
Cheng Shuyi also covered her face and tried to slow down her breathing to avoid being choked by the floating sand.
The movie is set in a battle for Wangjiang City under a sky full of yellow sand. During the filming, several large bags of yellow sand were placed on the ground and blown directly with a blower to create a grand scene. The effect must have been very good, but it was hard for the actors to be covered in sand.
"You're lucky. I was standing at the front and I could hardly open my eyes just now." But the director asked her to open her eyes wide to show her determination, composure and fearlessness, saying that he would give her a close-up, so she had no choice but to resist not blinking.
"Everyone shoots like this, why are some people so delicate that they don't want to shoot." I'll add one more thing later. I can't drink water or wash my face now, for fear that the scenes will be inconsistent. An Xi just accidentally choked on a mouthful of sand, and now her throat is hoarse and uncomfortable. She feels uncomfortable when she thinks that some people are hiding from shooting and finally rely on special effects to complete it.
Du Yisang saw how poor the filming environment was. If she hadn't been thinking about putting down the ungrateful female college student, she would have walked out long ago. What a joke! How could they film with such rough surfaces? Do you know how much money she spent on maintaining her face? She still had to meet Mr. Cheng later. Wouldn't her face be rubbed off by this sand that was dug from who knows where?
Du Yisang refused to be filmed and was only willing to come over and pose after the blower stopped. The director had no choice but to let her go.
"Are we going to film your highlight scene later?"
Cheng Shuyi plays the role of the Princess of the County. After the fall of Wangjiang City, she jumped off the city wall and committed suicide. She is brave and loyal. Although she is not on the protagonist's side, this Princess of the County is a very likable and outstanding character. Even if she has very few roles in the whole movie, as long as the scene is well shot, it can still leave a deep impression on the audience.
After this scene was almost finished, Cheng Shuyi should have finished filming.
The lead actress took too long, so the director asked Cheng Shuyi to prepare and film the part where she climbed the city wall first. This part only took about one or two seconds to edit, so it was not difficult to shoot.
Because they had been resisting in the city for a long time, and the Princess of the County had led the people of the city to fight against the enemy, her clothes were no longer as bright and beautiful, so the makeup artist added two layers of dust to Cheng Shuyi's face.
Du Yisang, wearing her bright and beautiful costume, walked into the set in a glamorous manner, stepping on the dust all over the ground.
"Director, I read the script and I don't think this part is good."
What the hell? Du Yisang actually read the script and gave suggestions?
Director Yan subconsciously looked up at her because he was too shocked.
Du Yisang's eyes were filled with undisguised selfishness: "Director, I don't think it's tragic enough for the princess to just jump off the building. We should add some more foreshadowing."
Cheng Shuyi was just raising her face to ask the makeup artist to touch up her makeup. Her eyebrows moved slightly when she heard the words. Du Yisang was definitely not here to give her a chance to perform. She had already guessed what she was going to say next.
Director Yan glanced at the actress who was putting on makeup and frowned.
What does this mean? Is this college student related to her? Du Yisang's words were clearly directed at this child.
"Let's add a scene of being humiliated to make the plot more fuller and give the newcomers a chance to perform." Du Yisang's eyes were full of sincerity.
Look how good she is! This college student hooked up with Mr. Cheng and only got a small role as the ninth lead. Just one word from her can give her more room to perform. However, performance is performance. Just give her a few full performances. She guarantees that no matter how she performs, there won't be a single second of her in the final film.
Having worked in the industry for many years, he's seen it all, including actresses pulling hair. Director Yan understood Du Yisang's implication: he was going to mess with this kid. It was a nice way of saying, "Give her a chance," but it was just an excuse to mess with her. There was no way this scene would make it into the final film.
He had an impression of the young actress who played the role of the Princess. He had chosen her personally during the audition. She was young but very talented. Why was she targeted by Du Yisang?
The people around them could clearly hear the obvious targeting, and An Xi's face changed instantly. Using the excuse of filming to add some difficult scenes, repeating them over and over again, would really be exhausting. When did Shuyi offend this woman?
The area around the set suddenly became quiet, with an undercurrent surging. Only the other person remained silent, as if he hadn't heard the malicious attacks at all. He looked up at the stunned makeup artist and reminded her, "There's still half of the makeup left on."
"Yeah." The makeup artist retracted his gaze and looked at her with some heartache. This kid seemed to have just entered the circle not long ago. She had no background and no confidence. She couldn't even fight back when something happened. She just hoped that after taking a few shots, Miss Du would show mercy and stop making trouble for her.
Director Yan was silent for a moment. "This is a movie that's going to be released in theaters. It's not something that's banned. Your suggestion is fine, but that kind of thing can't be filmed. It won't pass the censorship, so let's forget it."
He is the director and has the power to decide the direction of the script. What's more, he is telling the truth. Even if Mr. Cheng comes in person, he can't control it.
Director Yan couldn't stand Du Yisang's bullying and gave her a subtle warning look.
Du Yisang didn't care about anything. She was already very upset by the way this woman looked down on her when she was talking just now. Today, she was determined to completely suppress the arrogance of this 18th-tier girl.
"Then change the scene, give us two more rival scenes, and make the story of the princess's suicide in the city more tragic. That should be fine, right, director?" Du Yisan smiled.
Cheng Shuyi remained impassive, but in her heart, she had already pinned the little figure with her brother's portrait to the ground and thrashed it a thousand times. Du Yisang truly thought she was such a big shot, even taking the opportunity to suppress her imaginary rival. It was all her brother's fault. She would remember every word this woman said and complain to Sister Jiang when she got home.
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