"Hmm," the assistant director said in a low voice, "Zhuang Sheng and Wu Jianing had a fight a few days ago. It was about arguing over who gets the most screen time and who doesn't like the other. The director was caught in the middle and had a hard time. Before this scene, Zhuang Sheng's assistant came to Wu Jianing and asked her to go easy on Zhuang Sheng during the water gun scene and not to make him look ugly. Wu Jianing threw the water gun at the assistant and said she didn't want to film it in the first place. Zhuang Sheng got angry and said he wasn't going to put up with it anymore."
Shang Yechu's face was expressionless.
The executive director scratched his head and said, "Wu Jianing is in the RV right now, and the screenwriter went to persuade her with gifts. Zhuang Sheng is playing games in the dressing room, and the director is begging and pleading with her. We have no choice but to wait here."
"Where are Sister Hong and Brother Zhang Shan?"
“Sister Hong and Brother Zhang are waiting in that room over there, ready to start filming at any time. But they both have a habit of taking a nap in the afternoon, and they've been waiting too long, so they might be dozing off now. I'll go wake them up…”
"No need," Shang Yechu hurriedly said. "We'll talk about it before filming starts."
The assistant director responded and pointed to a young girl sobbing in the corner. Many crew members were gathered around her, comforting her: "That's Zhuang Sheng's assistant. She's crying because she's scared and says she messed things up. Sigh, she's so young, it's pitiful."
Shang Yechu felt as if she had just listened to a grand opera, sung by two extremely clumsy actors in a cacophony of grotesque and mocking voices. Her mind and ears were both poisoned.
Shang Yechu turned her head and said a few words to her assistant, Lu Ji. Lu Ji nodded and walked towards Zhuang Sheng's assistant. The executive director glanced at Shang Yechu, trying to decipher her expression.
The executive director knew that Sister Ye, having started as an extra, had encountered countless diva-like celebrities and therefore hated this kind of behavior the most. He had been waiting for this day since filming began: Zhuang Sheng and Wu Jianing were causing trouble on set, bringing their usual antics into the "Happiness Street Chronicles" production, making the entire crew miserable.
The assistant director worked on the set of "Happiness Street, Please Come In!" How harmonious was the crew back then? Even when Huang Feizhang was being spanked, he didn't seem to think the director was making fun of him. Getting used to a comfortable life and then going back to being bossed around by actors is truly infuriating.
Filming for "The Legend of Happiness Street" is on a tight schedule. With summer approaching, Happiness Commercial Street will see its second peak in foot traffic. Filming must be completed and the location cleared before the nationwide summer vacation begins in early July. While other actors are able to complete their filming with quality and quantity, these two big shots are constantly nagging about highlights, screen time ratios, and effective appearances, filming take after take. —Sister Ye has strictly forbidden script changes, but they keep pestering the director to work on the camera work, causing the director to suffer heatstroke two or three times.
The executive director had been holding back his anger for a long time. Although his words were somewhat exaggerated, they were mostly true.
"The director and screenwriter are begging them?" Shang Yechu sneered as if she had heard a joke. "This isn't the first or second time they've done this, is it? Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"Aren't you filming in Silver Island?" The assistant director knew from their tone that the two were in trouble. He was secretly gloating, but his words were extremely earnest. "Besides, rules are rules, but who dares to follow them except you?"
"I understand." Shang Yechu nodded and said briefly, "Thank you all for your hard work. Please take a break here for a while. I'll treat you all to milk tea."
The crew of "The Legend of Happiness Street" was small, and the executive director quickly announced the good news to everyone. The dull atmosphere on set immediately erupted in cheers.
Many people actually saw Ye Chu just now, but the eldest sister clearly didn't want to alarm everyone, so everyone turned a blind eye.
Shang Yechu turned to the bodyguards and said, "Please trouble you two to invite those two superstars out."
The bodyguard asked, "What if they still don't come out?"
"Then tell them they never need to come out again."
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