Chapter 6: No Acting Skills
I have to say that Lin Yang is really good to Tan Xiaolin. He is picked up and dropped off by a luxury nanny car every day, and there is a special person who delivers meals to the set.
In addition to the assistant Zhou Yan arranged for Tan Xiaolin, Lin Yang also arranged two additional life assistants for Tan Xiaolin, who were specifically responsible for his food, clothing and daily necessities.
Now when Tan Xiaolin arrives on the set, it’s like an emperor going on a tour, so majestic that even the male and female protagonists can’t compare to him.
But once the filming started, that domineering aura immediately weakened.
After all, he is a professional actor, but his acting skills are obviously poor, yet he still added a lot of scenes. Just like what those staff members had just said behind the scenes, the highlight of the second male lead was given to Tan Xiaolin.
Zhou Jin, who was supposed to be a sage and aloof from the world, was made to look out of place.
Chu Yunshu noticed that Zhao Mingkai had several pimples on his face in the past two days and his temper became increasingly irritable.
While listening to the crew members gossiping in low voices, he watched Zhao Mingkai talking about the play with Tan Xiaolin on the verge of collapse. He found a stool at random and just sat down when a staff member ran over.
"Teacher Chu, I'm sorry, you can't sit in this seat."
This girl was one of the few people in the crew who spoke to him politely. Now she wanted to chase him away, with an apologetic look on her face.
Chu Yunshu looked up and saw Tan Xiaolin's assistant standing not far behind the girl. The assistant had been with Tan Xiaolin day and night these days. He didn't know how Tan Xiaolin described Chu Yunshu in front of him, but the assistant looked at Chu Yunshu with a very unfriendly look.
He looked vicious and disdainful, as if the person who climbed into Lin Yang's bed was not Tan Xiaolin, but him.
"It's okay." Chu Yunshu was just a newcomer who didn't even have an assistant. He had offended the investor before the filming started. How could he have the qualifications to argue with others?
Although this seat is for the actors to rest, it is not a special seat for anyone.
But there was no need to embarrass a little girl who had good intentions towards him.
"Chu Yunshu, come and sit here." Chu Yunshu had just stood up when a voice came from the side that he had been hearing these days.
The male lead, Zheng Wuan, is a new actor who became famous last year for his superb acting in an online drama. His plays are the ones Chu Yunshu has watched the most in recent days.
Zheng Wuan was very dedicated when acting, and it was obvious that he had thoroughly understood the character and got into it quickly.
Any actor with some acting skills can be easily led into the show by him.
Of course, except for Tan Xiaolin.
What was filmed today was the rivalry between Zheng Wuan and Tan Xiaolin. Even someone like Chu Yunshu who had no acting experience could see that Zheng Wuan deliberately slowed down the pace and tried hard to lead Tan Xiaolin, but Tan Xiaolin still couldn't get into the role.
The superficial and exaggerated acting made director Zhao Mingkai very angry. Even Zheng Wuan, who usually had a good temper, couldn't help but ask the director to give Tan Xiaolin some more guidance.
Such high-intensity filming every day was tiring enough, and he obviously had no patience with Tan Xiaolin.
As soon as Zheng Wuan walked into the rest area, he saw Chu Yunshu being chased away.
The crew did a good job of keeping secrets from the outside world, and no information about the show has leaked so far. But there are no secrets within the crew, so he also heard about the grievances between Chu Yunshu and Tan Xiaolin these days.
He admired Chu Yunshu very much. The entertainment industry was not short of good-looking people, but there were not many good-looking people who could keep their true feelings, especially a small artist like Chu Yunshu who had no background and no resources.
Having offended Lin Yang, his future is destined to be difficult, but he often sees Chu Yunshu these days. Even though he is targeted, ignored, or even deliberately made things difficult for him, he still does his makeup as required every day and waits on the set.
He was also very serious when observing, and learned more seriously than Tan Xiaolin during the filming.
Therefore, he invited Chu Yunshu to sit over, which was also a way to help Chu Yunshu out of the predicament.
He thought that the entertainment industry needed newcomers like Chu Yunshu.
Although Chu Yunshu was surprised by Zheng Wuan's initiative to invite him, he was just stunned for a moment and walked over: "Thank you."
Since others have shown goodwill to him, he has no reason to refuse.
What's more, as the leading male star of the drama, he has some experience in the entertainment industry, and the crew members were very polite to Zheng Wuan.
It won't do him any harm to have a good relationship with Zheng Wuan.
"Are you used to being on the crew these days?" Zheng Wuan didn't mention what happened just now, as if he was just chatting casually with Chu Yunshu.
"Get used to it." Chu Yunshu is not a talkative person, and he is indeed used to it.
He got used to being targeted in various ways on set every day, and he was also used to waiting until late at night and still not having any scenes.
Zheng Wuan has a bright and generous appearance, and with this makeup, he looks quite chivalrous and brave: "If you have any problems in the crew in the future, you can find me."
There is no need for smart people to be too straightforward when chatting with each other. Zheng Wuan just smiled gently, and Chu Yunshu knew that he understood everything and was willing to lend a helping hand.
"Thank you!" After being "bullied" on the crew for so many days, it was rare for someone to dare to defy power and show him goodwill so obviously.
Chu Yunshu smiled gratefully.
But as far as he knew, Zheng Wuan was just a minor character in the original book, with no family background or connections. In the original book, he even only appeared once during the filming of "Hegemony". As the leading male character of this drama, his role was to set off the beauty of Chu Yunshu.
According to the plot development of the original book, after "Hegemony" was broadcast, Chu Yunshu became very popular, and his popularity directly crushed the male lead Zheng Wuan. Later, fans even began to dig up Zheng Wuan's negative information, and the reason for doing so was simply that they felt that Chu Yunshu was only fourth, so why did Zheng Wuan deserve to be first.
These negative news mentioned that Zheng Wuan had a financial backer, which is why he was able to stand out among a group of newcomers and play the male lead in "Hegemony".
Regardless of whether it is true or not, it shows that it has not been easy for Zheng Wuan to get to where he is today. If Chu Yunshu is retaliated by Tan Xiaolin because of being close to him, then he would be guilty of a serious crime.
Therefore, he would not bother Zheng Wuan, but he would remember the kindness.
The two of them didn't chat for much before Zheng Wuan was called over to continue filming.
As expected, the filming of this scene lasted until very late. Even the staff who were usually respectful and fawning towards Xiao Lin had opinions, and many of them couldn't help but complain privately.
"Since you are only good at bed climbing, just serve Mr. Lin well in bed. Why bother to make us finish work late?"
"Keep your voice down. This person is in favor now. Be careful if someone hears you or you'll be in trouble. Haven't you learned a lesson from Chu Yunshu's experience?"
"I can understand why that person doesn't like Chu Yunshu so much. After all, he is much prettier than him. I dare say that as long as Chu Yunshu says 'yes', Mr. Lin will definitely kick that person out immediately."
"That's because you don't know Mr. Lin. The fact that he is so favored, with both assistant and RV, and now a screenwriter has been specially arranged to add more scenes for him, can only mean that he is either very skilled or very skilled. No matter which one it is, I'm afraid he is deeply in Mr. Lin's heart now."
"If Chu Yunshu agrees, she will definitely be the most favored one, but it is impossible for President Lin to dismiss his concubines. Nowadays, any man who is capable of having three palaces and six courtyards is unlikely to be devoted to one person."
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