Chapter 87
Dong Chi missed the time when Lou Sheng was still around. With Young Master Lou's investment, he never lacked money for making movies, and there was no chance of investors forcing people into his job.
Jiang Ling was the one the investors specifically requested.
It would take two days to get to the set, and there was no way a large group of people would just sit there and wait. So, since Ying Zhisheng didn't have any scenes today, Dong Chi decided to film a scene with Ying Zhisheng and Qi Juanjuan to test the waters.
In the private room, she was busy applying makeup and styling. Because she was playing a gloomy and cruel character, she deliberately kept her lip color light.
Ying Zhisheng didn't need much makeup, just a light lip color to make him look almost completely natural. His eyebrows were naturally dark, and his eyes were gloomy and sad.
"How's your line memorization going?" Lou Sheng asked quietly. These past few days, the man and the ghost have been together day and night. On weekdays, Ying Zhisheng is either playing the piano or sticking to him. Occasionally, he will take time to read the script. Lou Sheng is worried that he hasn't memorized the lines.
"I've got it all." He ignored the makeup artist in front of him, not caring whether he was a lunatic in the eyes of others.
Ying Zhisheng has a good memory. When he was in school, he was weak in science, but he was the best in the grade and patiently took extra classes.
When Lou Sheng was teaching people how to do exercises, he would find that the other person was as dumb as a donkey, but he would not get angry. Instead, he would just rub the person's hair gently, then slow down his voice and explain it again in as much detail as possible, as if he wanted to break the knowledge points into pieces and feed them to the person.
The shed was bustling with activity. The stagehand was shouting something through a loud speaker, and extras were walking by one after another. Someone got the props wrong, and Zhao Wu was so angry that his face turned red and he was cursing.
Lou Sheng had seen this script before, glancing over it while Ying Zhisheng was reciting his lines. He smiled and said, "It's okay if you can't remember it. I'll remind you later."
Lou Sheng was even more extraordinary, having topped his grade and achieved provincial first place in the college entrance exam. He possessed a near-perfect memory, sometimes even suspecting his premature death stemmed from his own perfectionism.
Zhao Wu stood on a stool, hands on hips, and shouted, "It's time! Where are the people? Stop giggling, extras in the lobby! You're professional actors now! Wait a minute... Qi Juanjuan! You're playing a righteous police officer. Take off your internet celebrity makeup!"
"Ying Zhisheng! Adjust your position. Your face can't be photographed!"
Dong Chi couldn't help but smile. Zhao Wu was so useful and capable. With his aura, standing in front of the man holding the loudspeaker, anyone would be scared.
"Brighter lights, don't light from overhead!"
"Everyone, take your positions—"
“Action!”
Lou Sheng sat next to him and tried not to disturb Ying Zhisheng's acting. He saw Qi Juanjuan walking neatly in police uniform, standing upright, with a firm look in her eyes, and she quickly got into the role.
This is a scene where Dan Tu successfully gets rid of the police's suspicion and diverts their attention. Just as he is about to leave the police station, the female police officer who finds something wrong comes after him to test him.
This scene needed to be thrilling, with the backroom battle between criminals and police, and the shrouded in mystery between suspect and officer. It also needed to showcase the policewoman's exceptional intelligence and perseverance, as well as the stark contrast between her harmless demeanor and her later crimes, showcasing the character's immense intelligence and strength as the driving force behind the scenes.
Even the director's lighting flickered, and the gradually advancing camera showed a group of extras performing various human behaviors, switching back and forth between justice and evil.
This is how Lou Sheng analyzed it. Who hasn’t read a few film reviews?
But soon, Lou Sheng's expression became strange. If he guessed correctly...
Damn it, Ying Zhisheng started to lose focus while acting!
"Ka!" Dong Chi rolled his eyes speechlessly, even glancing at Lou Sheng. Is this how your celebrity's acting is supposed to work? No wonder he's being mocked.
Ying Zhisheng apologized and began to adjust his composure. Lou Sheng drifted over and whispered, "What's wrong? Did you forget the lyrics?"
"No, the actor I'm acting with always has a drifting ending when he speaks his lines, and that reminded me of the song I released two years ago. You've heard it and hummed it before. The way it's sung is..."
The smile on Lou Sheng's face became increasingly difficult to maintain, and he sighed helplessly. This guy really loves singing, and he thinks about it while acting.
It seems that Dong Chi is going to be worried.
The shooting lasted nearly half an hour. Dong Chi was extremely demanding on the pictures and the actors' emotional expressions, and could not tolerate any flaws.
This scene required a lot of effort on the part of the actor, who feigned innocence in front of the police while secretly feeling proud of himself, and then had to perform a complete change of expression as he turned around. After some guidance, and with Lou Sheng cheering him on, he was finally able to pull it off.
In the hot summer, Assistant Tao was very considerate and bought coffee and plenty of iced drinks for everyone in the crew.
At this moment, when everyone was so engrossed in filming that they were completely off guard, a cold light flashed through the crowd, and someone kept pushing forward.
This strangeness did not escape Lou Sheng's eyes. He looked over and saw a short man wearing a mask.
Holding in hand...
"Ying Zhisheng! Run quickly, there is a knife!" Lou Sheng stepped forward to stop him, but he was powerless and helpless.
A figure rushed over quickly, the knife in his hand reflecting a cold and sharp light. He ran towards Ying Zhisheng with a clear purpose, but was kicked away by the defensive person.
Ying Zhisheng twisted the man's wrist and took the knife away.
The man wearing the mask was a middle-aged man with a lot of white hair. His eyes were old and wrinkled. He suddenly smiled strangely.
The red blood had already turned cold and splashed all over Ying Zhisheng's body, not sparing his neck and cheeks, and wetting the ends of his hair at his temples.
Blood.
A lot of blood was splashed on Ying Zhisheng.
Lou Sheng stood there in a daze, his pupils constricted. He was clearly a ghost, his legs weakened with nervousness. He quickly floated over, bewildered, "Let's go to the hospital. This blood might be infectious."
Ying Zhisheng calmly wiped the blood off his face, smiled and comforted him: "It's okay, don't be afraid."
The crowd erupted in screams, and Zhao Wu, accustomed to such scenes, began to maintain order. The masked man was quickly subdued, struggling and refusing to leave, shouting forcefully, "This is all my blood! I have AIDS! Haha, I have AIDS!"
"Didn't the internet say Ying Zhisheng encountered evil spirits? He should be grateful to me for splashing blood to exorcise the evil spirits! Hahahaha... Why isn't he running around and shouting for help? How disappointing!"
Not only did Ying Zhisheng not run around to ask for help, he also had the leisure to gently comfort the nervous ghost.
"It's okay. I'll change and go to the hospital. Can you stay with me?"
Lou Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "Go now, hurry up!"
The nature of this incident was too serious. Director Dong Chi was furious and started checking the surveillance footage to find out how this person had sneaked in.
Ying Zhisheng's studio issued a statement strongly condemning this behavior, and it once again became a hot topic.
[Hey, no, could you please not post everything online? It's taking up public resources!]
[This must be a self-directed performance [sticks out tongue]]
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