Sunset Branch.
"I'll look for Li Zhaoyang."
The receptionist saw a pretty young woman looking for Teacher Zhaoyang and, as usual, asked, "Do you have an appointment?"
"No, but I'm from the headquarters of Wanxia Company. You can just tell Li Zhaoyang that Hua Nongying is here to see him."
Making a phone call is nothing, but the receptionist knew what Teacher Zhaoyang was doing, so she could only shake her head and smile wryly: "I'm sorry, Ms. Hua, Teacher Zhaoyang has been at the filming location recently."
Hua Nongying raised her eyebrows, somewhat dissatisfied, but she suppressed it: "I heard about him making a movie about a month ago, how come he's still not done?"
Movies are fine for fun, but this has interfered with the music. What can we do?
It seems that Li Zhaoyang's playful nature can only be saved by the beautiful Hua Nongying.
The receptionist said, "Ms. Hua, don't you know Teacher Zhaoyang? Why don't you give him a private call?"
After much deliberation, Hua Nongying nodded in agreement.
She didn't have Li Zhaoyang's phone number at all, so she could only send a message to Supervisor Bian, asking him for Zhaoyang's contact information.
Because the wait was too long, Hua Nongying went directly to a relatively upscale coffee shop in Chinatown and waited patiently.
...
A pastoral town.
On the film crew's side.
Many actors were sitting around one of the featured attractions, and a scene from a certain storyline began to be filmed.
Besides the extras, some of the supporting actors had obviously received the script long ago. When they realized that the script was forward-thinking and imaginative, they were incredibly dedicated.
"Director Li, you've been spending a lot of time on set lately. Why don't you go back and take a break? I'll be directing the shots for the next couple of days. You can go back and relax, and then go pick out some suitable background music for this film."
Yang Kai felt a little sorry to see Director Li so tired.
And the film score should also be put on the agenda.
When it comes to selecting film scores, no one is more professional than Director Li.
"The film's music has already been finalized."
On the day filming began, Li Zhaoyang finished recording in the morning.
At first, he wondered if it would be too incongruous to use phenomenal works like "The Wind Rises" and "Ten Years" as background music in The Truman Show.
After all, if these two works were released individually, they would sweep across various charts.
But now that Li Zhaoyang saw that almost all the actors on site were from China, he suddenly lost his doubts.
Because I read the original novel, "The Truman Show," first, and the actors in it were all foreigners, I had a preconceived notion of being a foreigner, which is why I felt the Chinese songs as background music felt incredibly out of place.
Now look closely at the production team. Apart from the script being Truman's original work, who among the actors, filming locations, and crew members isn't Chinese?
"Teacher Zhaoyang, let me take you back to rest." Song Zhihua walked over with a cup of coffee to help you stay awake and carefully handed it to Li Zhaoyang.
She has finished filming her scenes for the past two days, and this is the most relaxed time of her life.
"Beep beep beep—"
Just as Song Zhihua handed him the coffee, Li Zhaoyang's cell phone rang in his pocket.
"Zhihua, I need to take this call."
Li Zhaoyang walked to a less crowded area and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. He was a little suspicious, but he answered the call anyway.
Who is it?
The voice on the other end of the phone said, "Is this Li Zhaoyang? This is Hua Nongying."
Li Zhaoyang was taken aback for a moment: "It's you. What can I do for you?"
Hua Nongying: "I arrived in the US a while ago. I'm at the coffee shop across from our branch office right now. Li Zhaoyang, are you still filming a movie?"
She arrived here several days ago.
It was her first time traveling abroad, and she thought that since she had just arrived in this country, she should first visit the places she had wanted to go before and experience the scenery of foreign countries.
Li Zhaoyang: "...Yes, I'm on the set."
Hua Nongying: "Then I'll come find you."
Li Zhaoyang: "No need, you should go to the company to report for duty first."
Hua Nongying: "The transfer order hasn't been issued yet. I left the country early to find you."
Li Zhaoyang: "Then I'll have the director arrange accommodation for you. I've been quite busy these past few days."
After exchanging a few casual words, Li Zhaoyang hung up the phone.
The main reason is that she has no interaction with Hua Nongying; at most, they are just colleagues.
After Li Zhaoyang finished his phone call, Song Zhihua jogged over and said, "Teacher Zhaoyang, I'll take you home. My second sister is already waiting outside."
"What?" Li Zhaoyang was truly stunned this time: "Sister Zhiqi is outside the town? Then why didn't you call her in? No, what is she doing here?"
With her hands on her hips, Song Zhihua said with a grin, "My second sister is done with her work, so I asked her to come pick me up. It's perfect timing, Teacher Zhaoyang, you can come back with us too."
It's good that they didn't come specifically to pick me up.
Li Zhaoyang was afraid that Zhihua had specifically asked Sister Zhiqi to pick him up, which would be incredibly awkward.
After saying goodbye to Yang Kai, Li Zhaoyang left work early and went home.
Outside the town.
A minivan was parked there.
Song Zhiqi leaned gently against the driver's side door. She looked exceptionally charming today, and her mood was much better than before; she was less depressed.
"Second Sister!" Song Zhihua shouted as she ran over after she came out.
"Fourth Sister, Zhaoyang, get in the car, I'll take you to a restaurant." Song Zhiqi got into the car and started the engine.
On the way, Song Zhiqi didn't forget to ask, "Zhaoyang, how's the movie going?"
Li Zhaoyang: "It went very smoothly because many shots were being filmed at the same time, so the efficiency was very fast. I estimate that we can wrap up filming and set a release date in about another week."
Song Zhiqi then asked, "How is my fourth sister performing on set? If she's not performing well, scold her or beat her if necessary."
Song Zhihua scolded playfully, "Second Sister, what are you saying?"
Li Zhaoyang laughed: "Zhihua has a great talent for acting, and she has a familiar aura about her."
Hearing the familiar aura, Song Zhiqi instantly understood that her fourth sister was indeed like her and her eldest sister in many ways.
At this moment, Song Zhihua quickly answered, "Second Sister, are you done with your work?"
Song Zhiqi nodded: "Yes, I am now the vice chairman of the Writers Association, mainly in charge of literature and online novels. I will come back here after I go back to China for the Chinese New Year."
She intends to hold onto the vice-chairman position until that old man retires and returns to China.
I just can't stand that old man's disrespectful behavior, taking advantage of his age and acting like he's old. He shouldn't think that just because he's lived so long he can bully people at will.
After thinking it over, Song Zhiqi continued, "Fourth Sister, after filming Zhaoyang, there should be some film-related events. After those events are over, you should go back to China."
By then, it will be around November, and it will be time to send my fourth sister back to China.
Originally, Song Zhiqi planned to send her back to China in October. The purpose of going abroad was to relax and also to see if there were any film and television resources to explore overseas.
Song Zhiqi was able to postpone her schedule until November because she landed a role in the new movie "Zhaoyang".
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