Chapter 129 "It's alright, no need to answer."
The love-hate relationships between celebrities are among the most popular topics among netizens. In an instant, a large number of onlookers flooded Wang Duoliao's comment section:
[Isn't this Xia Mian, who was just showing off her huge dowry and love life not long ago? How come they're already having a divorce?]
[Hilarious! I knew it was unlikely Xia would get into the Zhou family with his endorsement; it turns out it was just a ruse.]
This is the first time I've heard about this, so I don't really understand. What does "pretend" mean?
The Zhou family patriarch didn't like him, but was forced to marry him for various reasons.
[Just between you and me, I've always felt that Xia Mian and Boss Zhou aren't as happy as they seem on the surface. Otherwise, why would Xia Mian be working non-stop, going straight to filming? Preparing for the wedding and enjoying the honeymoon should be the most important things, right?]
[Tan Jingcheng, dressed in a white shirt, stands in front of the car door; the scene looks like something out of a movie, full of a sense of story.]
[I've already imagined a whole romance novel! The Zhou family tycoon and Tan Jingcheng fell in love in their youth, but were forced to separate due to family reasons. Years later, the Zhou family tycoon holds power, and Tan Jingcheng stands at the top of the entertainment industry, but things have changed. They are separated by a sea called "marriage," and can only look at each other from afar.]
【Ahhhhhh, I'm so happy!】
[Just a casual observer, forgive my poor eyesight, but Tan and Xia Mian seem to be on completely different levels in terms of looks. If I were Zhou, I would definitely choose Xia Mian, not Tan.]
What do you know, upstairs? Just look at Jingcheng's good looks when he was a young heartthrob [pictures]
[You already said it was during his "young and handsome" days, what's the point of bringing it up now? Besides, I feel that Tan wasn't even comparable to Xia Mian when he was young.]
[How can there be no comparison? Jing Cheng has two dramas airing a year. He later started to transform his image and stopped following the young leading man route. What does Xia Mian have to offer? Tell me about it!]
The discussion suddenly turned into a war of words, and fans from both sides quickly mobilized to fight back.
Tan Jingcheng has been in the industry for a long time, and after several rounds of fan cleansing, most of those remaining are die-hard fans who can organize themselves more quickly and are more effective in combat.
[I'm taking my Tan Tan away, but Tan Tan isn't interested!]
There must be more to this than meets the eye. Please wait for official confirmation and refrain from making unfounded speculations.
[No comparisons allowed, my Tan Tan is the only one who's beautiful.]
[Hilarious! Claiming to be a nobody is so obvious. We're all seasoned foxes, why are you trying to play these old tricks with me? We're not even in the same game. Who wants to compete with you? Go play your own game!]
The online user who claimed to be a passerby is indeed suspicious; he was the one who instigated the comparison and disparagement. The leader of the "Cotton" anti-blacklisting group also followed suit, issuing a task in the group:
[Technical team, check that netizen's profile. Anti-blacklisting teams one and two, post anti-blacklisting comments in the comment section and exchange likes, aiming to be in the top two or three.]
The group leader's arrangement was definitely the safest, and the group members responded enthusiastically. However, some people also found the problem:
If Tan Jingcheng really had something going on with our son-in-law, he's the one at fault, and our son is the one who's been wronged. What right do they have to mock us? And the mistress's fans are even showing off their superiority!
Although this statement is crude, the principle behind it is indeed correct.
The anti-blacklisting team leader paused for a moment: "[Mianmian is currently on the rise and needs to maintain her image. Let's start with normal commenting. If they make any more inflammatory remarks, they'll be the ones who started it, and they won't be surprised if we retaliate.]"
The team members immediately prepared for battle: [Understood!]
In fact, Tan Jingcheng's fans are the last to want the conflict to escalate. Even if the Zhou family patriarch were unmarried, let alone already married, fans still don't want any rumors to surface. Tan Jingcheng is just one step away from becoming a top-tier star, and he certainly doesn't want anything to go wrong.
But as the saying goes, "a big forest has all kinds of birds," and there will always be fans who can't be controlled. So-called "extreme remarks" have appeared again and again. The "cotton" fans finally couldn't stand it and started tearing each other apart. The entire topic square was filled with chaos as the two sides fought each other!
Meanwhile, things weren't peaceful on the other side of the film set either.
The people who must be most upset by this incident are the investors and director of "Legend of the Dragon".
Having been in the industry for so many years, Gao Yifeng has encountered situations where actors get into trouble, but this is the first time it has happened in the same production team.
After all, if only one actor has a problem, the show still has a chance to be saved. But when both the male lead and the supporting actor have problems...
I haven't taken any photos yet, so I'll just pack up my things, settle the payment, and go home.
He sat in his office, smoking one cigarette after another in anger. When Tan Jingcheng came in, his emotions finally calmed down a little.
“Jingcheng,” Gao Yifeng asked, “what’s going on with the trending topics? Tell me the truth.”
Actually, you can't ask the actor directly about this kind of thing; you should contact their agent or agency to verify. But Gao Yifeng had worked with Tan Jingcheng before and had a good relationship with him, which is why he asked directly. He just hoped that Tan Jingcheng could tell him the truth so that he could prepare in advance with the investors should any further developments come to light.
“I did exchange a few words with Mr. Zhou, but we had nothing to do with each other. As for Xia Mian…” Tan Jingcheng said aggrievedly, “I don’t know why she hit me. Maybe she drank too much and acted impulsively.”
This explanation was impeccable; Tan Jingcheng had indeed only exchanged a few words with Zhou Pingchuan and had no other interaction. Xu Ning and Liu Er had broken up long ago; although he wasn't exactly respectable, he hadn't done anything wrong.
Thinking of Zhou Pingchuan's words, Tan Jingcheng snorted inwardly, while his face grew increasingly innocent.
He wanted to make Xia Mian suffer, the more uncomfortable the better.
He could tell that Gao Yifeng was prejudiced against Xia Mian, a popular celebrity who had nothing but good looks, so he kept steering Gao Yifeng towards Xia Mian's "unprofessionalism." This time, as he said, Xia Mian had hit him again because he was drunk and acted impulsively, so Gao Yifeng would definitely hate Xia Mian to the extreme.
Sure enough, Gao Yifeng angrily threw his cigarette butt on the ground: "He's the only one who can cause trouble!"
In the afternoon, Tan Jingcheng's agency took action and removed the trending topic, and the internet gradually returned to calm, with only the two fan groups still fiercely arguing.
At 7 p.m., when it was almost dark, Xia Mian finished touching up her makeup and began preparing for Mo Yu's first scene—the entrance scene during the script reading.
Gao Yifeng glanced at Xia Mian, a hint of worry in his eyes. He wasn't stupid; he knew that some things actors said could be taken at face value, while others couldn't. For example, regarding today's incident, regardless of the truth, Tan Jingcheng and Xia Mian's lover had indeed been having an affair, and he was worried that it would affect Xia Mian's emotions.
As it turned out, he had worried unnecessarily. Xia Mian didn't care at all, and even stopped the lighting stunt double just as he was about to go on stage.
“I’ll do it myself, teacher,” Xia Mian said to the lighting technician. “It’s a good opportunity to familiarize myself with the positioning.”
On set, the lighting technician will adjust the lighting in real time according to the scene to achieve the best shooting effect.
When adjusting the lighting, actors need to stand in designated shooting positions so that the lighting technician can observe on the monitor whether the lighting is appropriate. As a result, a new type of actor has emerged – the lighting stunt double.
Most actors don't like standing for long periods, especially in this cold weather. Looking at the slender, thin boy, Gao Yifeng felt a surge of attraction for the first time.
Even more surprisingly, this scene was filmed in just five takes before it was completed!
Gao Yifeng had expected to work on it until midnight.
"Not bad. You haven't filmed for so long, but you haven't lost your skills," Gao Yifeng praised Xia Mian first, then tentatively asked, "Can you maintain this level?"
Xia Mian replied calmly, "Yes."
"Okay," Gao Yifeng breathed a sigh of relief, "Let's rest for a few minutes and prepare for the next scene."
The next scene was still an outdoor night shoot, and the assistant director needed to organize the extras.
Xia Mian nodded and walked towards the rest area as instructed.
Chestnut had already warmed the down jacket with the electric heater. As she draped it over him, she reminded him, "Xia, the phone just rang."
While working, Xia Mian kept her phone in her assistant's hand. Xia Mian asked, "Whose call was it?"
"Note: ATM"
Xia Mian paused for a moment as she dressed.
The calmness with which she answered Gao Yifeng just now masked the turmoil within her: "...It's okay, no need to answer."
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