Qin Wei changed her costume and came out from the trailer. She immediately felt the hot air rushing to her face. The weather was getting hotter now. Even at night she felt stuffy and felt like she couldn't live without air conditioning.
A wisp of coolness blew from behind. Qin Wei turned her head and saw Li Liang holding a small electric fan towards her. Seeing that Qin Wei was still frowning, she cautiously restrained her smile.
She had just failed to let Qin Wei eat well, and then made a group dinner appointment. Although Qin Wei didn't say anything, she had not given her a good look and just sat in the car playing with her phone until now.
"What's next to shoot?"
Qin Wei was the first to speak and took the initiative to talk to her.
"Brother Dazhe will meet you inside the imperial palace in the capital. The emperor is celebrating his birthday. Brother rushed here all the way from the northern grasslands with gifts."
Li Liang blurted out.
Since the company transferred her to be Qin Wei's assistant, she did not dare to be negligent. Moreover, Qin Wei was very kind to her, giving her red envelopes from time to time for various reasons. So she worked harder and was very attentive to everything related to Qin Wei.
She would read the notice list sent to her hand over and over again until she memorized it.
"Hmm..."
Qin Wei recalled that there was indeed such a plot, but it was newly added to the script. She had read it too.
"The one playing my brother Dazhe is an idol who debuted last year...called Guo Yuyang, right?"
Li Liang nodded.
...
The set was still very hot. Li Liang followed Qin Wei with her small electric fan.
"Give it to me and I'll hold it myself..."
Seeing her tired from holding it, Qin Wei reached out to take it.
"Sis, I'm your assistant. This is what an assistant should do. Let me play my role."
Li Liang insisted. Qin Wei didn't object either. Seeing Li Yan come to take her there, she followed him.
Tonight's scene was outdoors. As soon as she walked over, she saw a man in ancient costume waving at her and shouting at her:
"Weiwei!"
Do they know each other?
Qin Wei was sure she didn't know him. She had been unemployed at home before and after his debut. How could a down-and-out female star have anything to do with a rising star?
Seeing the other person walking towards her with open arms as if to give her a hug, Qin Wei immediately said to him first:
"Hello."
A polite and alienating greeting instantly dispelled his idea of a hug. He stood in front of Qin Wei, generously showing his smile and revealing his white teeth, smiling clean and sunny:
"You debuted early, so I should have called you Teacher Qin, but when I saw you just now I felt so intimate.
It's like... I don't know how to describe it, it's just, um...
We were supposed to meet, that kind of feeling. I would call it a 'sense of destiny'. I don't know why, when I saw you, although it was the first time we met, I felt like I should hug you, as if I should do that... Sorry, I'm a little excited. rude."
Qin Wei was confused. The young man looked good and didn't seem stupid either. How could he speak so aimlessly?
Qin Wei didn't ignore him, so she told him directly:
"What are you talking about? Sorry, I don't understand."
Guo Yuyang didn't seem to mind too much either. Still smiling at her:
"I said it's great to have the opportunity to work with you. Weiwei, you are so beautiful, completely catering to my aesthetics."
Qin Wei: "?...Thank you?"
Li Liang, the assistant, patted Qin Wei's shoulder and tried her best to break this bizarre atmosphere, changing the subject:
"Uh, sis, Xiao Yan said he wanted to touch up your makeup, so let's stand over there now for the convenience of the lighting technician to adjust the light.
Brother, excuse me."
After speaking, Li Liang pushed Qin Wei to the side. Fortunately, the actor was called aside by his assistant to touch up his makeup, and there was no chance to say anything else.
As she walked, Qin Wei asked Li Liang in a low voice:
"You heard what he just said, right? Am I overthinking it?"
"Sis, you're not overthinking. He has ideas about you. The way he looks at you tells you he has a lot of ideas about you."
Qin Wei didn't explain her words, but Li Liang could understand. With only Li Yan beside them, she just said it plainly:
"Sis, I know he's handsome and interested in you, but you have to keep a hold of yourself. You're here to shoot, not to fall in love. Don't let a few words of his..."
Qin Wei looked at Li Liang with disgust, sighing and shaking her head:
"Li Liang, let me give you a red envelope. Go get a pair of glasses and sign up for some art class to improve your aesthetics..."
She didn't finish speaking before taking out her phone to start sending a red envelope. She gave up halfway through entering the password. She looked at her assistant and tried her best to think about whether it was her problem or Li Liang's problem:
"What makes you have this misunderstanding about me?
There are so many good-looking people around me, first-tier, top-tier.
Why would I have that kind of vulgar desire for someone who... doesn't match my aesthetics, whose words are ethereal and greasy, and who doesn't know where he came from?"
...
After listening to Qin Wei's words, Li Liang felt very ashamed. Since resuming her career, all of Sister Wei's attention has been focused on eating and making money. She really hadn't heard any scandals with any male actors.
Li Liang kept apologizing:
"Sis, I had unworthy thoughts."
Qin Wei forgave the momentarily confused Li Liang on the principle of "the greatest fault is to be conscious of none":
"Okay, go back and copy the full text of the Three Character Classic and give it to me to calm your mind. Learn about morals from it while you're at it."
Li Liang: "..."
End of idle chat. Guo Yuyang and his assistant walked over together. While the lighting technician was adjusting the light, the two stood in position and read from the script—
"Brother, why did you come?"
"The seventeen tribes of the north are still ministers, serving Great Mu. For Emperor Mu's birthday, I personally escorted um..."
Director Yao couldn't stand to listen anymore, but didn't want to show it either. He could only patiently correct:
"Yuyang, it's forty-seven tribes. Also it's to serve, no pause in the middle."
Guo Yuyang rubbed his nose and said "sorry" as he stared at the script, then started over.
Fortunately he was not stupid. Under Director Yao's guidance, he got through this section of lines twice, and it was fine.
Director Yao stood with his hands on his hips, feeling a little tired, but he could understand. Rising stars have heavy workloads and high pressure, not much time to read scripts, so they are unfamiliar with them. This can be remedied.
"Let's officially start shooting then!"
With the clapperboard's clack, shooting began.
At night, the palace gate was about to close. Luoyang met her brother Dazhe at the gate. Luoyang walked over and said while walking:
"Brother, why are you going overboard?"
Director Yao: "?"
The camera turned. Dazhe had his arms open, wanting to hug Luoyang.
"Cut!"
Director Yao picked up the megaphone next to him:
"What is Dazhe doing? Don't you know what your relationship is? There's no such thing in the script!"
Guo Yuyang looked innocent:
"Director, we are siblings. It makes sense to hug after a long separation!"
Reasonable my a*s!
But Director Yao didn't say it:
"It's not a modern drama, not that open. Siblings of age should avoid suspicion too. Don't add irrelevant actions for me. Let's do it again!"
Guo Yuyang helplessly glanced at Qin Wei, then adjusted his emotions.
This time he didn't overact, but his lines were stiff and full of mistakes.
It took eight takes to get through a shot.
Although Qin Wei tried her best to cooperate, she didn't have much emotion left later on.
Director Yao called them over to watch a playback on the monitor.
"Yuyang, the emotional expression of the lines is not quite there..."
Director Yao struggled to find the right words, then said it out gently.
Guo Yuyang rubbed his nose without saying anything.
His agent suddenly came over, stroking Guo Yuyang's head while saying to the director:
"My Yuyang just debuted. He's still a newcomer with little experience. Later I will personally find a dubbing teacher for the boy. For acting skills, Director, thank you for your patience and guidance...
Oh yes, Director Yao, didn't you say you were short on funds to rent equipment? Our Yuyang's endorsed Sharp seems to be interested in sponsoring..."
Director Yao reluctantly agreed with him and changed the subject to wrap up for the day.
