Volume 5: Qingming Chapter 22 Filming
"Is it so exciting?" Jiang You asked.
"I was almost scared to death," Yang Xuan put the spoon into the ice cream, "We were shooting a late-night scene that day, and I was so sleepy that I secretly pulled a chair and sat in the corner, wanting to take a nap, but I didn't dare to really fall asleep..."
"Why not?" Jiang You asked.
"I'm afraid my hair will fall flat, and my makeup will be ruined. Our makeup artist is really fierce, and I'm afraid she'll scold me."
"How many times have you been scolded?" Jiang You was very interested.
"I'm fine," Yang Xuan thought for a moment, "Brother Huan's friend is an investor, and he also set up the platform, so..."
“So you have a background.”
"That's fine. I have special privileges in the group anyway."
"What privilege?"
"That's right, I dare to go to the bathroom."
"ah?"
"Really, this is a privilege, because we, the small supporting actors, have to wait on the sidelines. If the filming doesn't go well, the assistant director has a very bad temper and will scold us for whatever he finds. We were all trembling with fear. There was a little girl who was timid and endured it until I went to the toilet. Then she begged me to take her there."
“That sounds miserable.”
"That's right, they are all very fierce. But they have to be fierce," Yang Xuan picked up the small spoon and ate several mouthfuls in a row, "Those old-fashioned extras and the like, if you don't pay attention, I don't know what they are doing. If you scold them, they will behave for a while. The heroine only gives us so much time each time. If we can't finish shooting, then this play will be ruined."
"We all have to revolve around the leading actor, right?" Jiang You stood up, walked into the kitchen and took out two packs of Daily Nuts. He put a pack in front of Yang Xuan, opened his own pack, poured some into the half-melted matcha ice cream, stirred it a few times, and then scooped a spoonful into his mouth.
"Of course, it depends on the male and female protagonists. Duan Pinmo is a traffic star. His fans work very hard. They wait under the office building every day to take pictures of him going to and from work, and they get scolded for it."
"Why are you scolding the station sister?"
"When we were filming the scenes outside the building, we had to send them to a farther place to prevent them from revealing spoilers."
"I see." Jiang You nodded. "I also saw your leaked photos. They were taken by passersby. They look pretty good."
Yang Xuan was so embarrassed that she said, "The costumes in this drama are pretty good."
"What about the haunting?" Jiang You brought the subject back.
"Oh, it's haunted. There was a night scene. I pulled a stool and sat in the corner to take a nap. I couldn't ruin my hairstyle and makeup, so I had to sit like this," Yang Xuan demonstrated her sitting posture at the time, holding her upper body with her hands crossed and her head lowered. " That's it. Maybe I was too sleepy, so I fell asleep all of a sudden. Then I suddenly realized that when I was sleeping, I realized that I couldn't sleep. I had to wake up, otherwise I would get scolded."
"Then what?"
"Then I heard some noises. It was the voice of a man swearing loudly. I thought it was the assistant director swearing again. I was very nervous and tried desperately to wake up and open my eyes. Then I saw a man in a shirt swearing at a woman. Then I suddenly found that the equipment and props that were originally piled on the side were gone. Other people were also gone. The light was very dim. I thought I was still dreaming. Then I found that the woman who was scolded looked towards where I was sitting. Then I realized that her face was covered with blood. She was definitely not a human. I was scared to death at that time. Then I thought when he saw me, I saw a little pink unicorn leaping past me. Then I heard the assistant director shouting, where is the one playing the receptionist..."
"I know I woke up this time," Yang Xuan patted her chest, "Luckily I put the unicorn in my small bag and always carry it with me."
"And then?"
"Later, maybe I was sweating from fear, and the foundation on my face was smudged. The makeup artist took the big brush and used it hard on my face. I was a little dazed during the shoot, and the assistant director scolded me again," Yang Xuan sighed. "I thought I was fine anyway, so I just let him scold me. But in the middle of the assistant director scolding, a woman who was doing the writing for Zhao Chenchen rushed straight to the window and jumped out. "
"Which floor?"
" It was on the 6th floor. Luckily there was a rack on the outside wall that caught her clothes, so nothing happened."
"It's okay," Jiang You also patted his chest, "Did you call the police later?"
"No, after the incident, I mentioned it to a production manager who I had a few words with. She told me directly that the police were coming and the filming would be interrupted. The heroine gave us this little time..." Yang Xuan glanced at Jiang You, "When we shoot the night scenes later, we will first make sure that the windows are closed and then let a strong man guard them."
"Where's the substitute?"
"Just keep filming. We borrowed the location from a friend of an investor. It was an office building, and half of the floor was vacant and unrented, so they gave it to us. After this incident, I heard some gossip. It was because a female office worker jumped off the building at night, and the company that originally rented this half floor moved out when the contract expired, and it has not been rented out since then."
"Whose office building is this? Why don't you find a monk or Taoist priest to perform a ritual to help the deceased pass away?"
"Do you want to catch a ghost?" Yang Xuan's tone was serious.
"I'm so obsessed with losing weight that I don't want to go out." Jiang You refused.
“I’m afraid something will happen again in the future.”
"Why don't you ask Tang Xiaotian to report to the police?" Jiang You suggested.
"That's in Chu City."
"Police information is always shared, so why not just let her pass the message on?"
Yang Xuan thought about it and said, "That's right, I'll go find her then."
She took out her cell phone and found Tang Butian.
Jiang You looked at her typing seriously and asked, "When will your play be broadcast?"
"We are working on it in post-production. It will be broadcast this year."
“So fast?”
"It's a modern sitcom, so it's easy to pass the review, and the platform has already been negotiated." Yang Xuan put down her phone and asked, "What do you want to eat? Shall we go there now?"
Jiang You was a little embarrassed: "I just had a meal."
"Was that lunch just now?" Yang Xuan remembered the several takeout boxes on the table when she came in.
"Afternoon tea."
"You eat that much by yourself?"
"There are two of you. I'll eat a little with you," Jiang You stood up and looked at the setting sun. "Let's go watch a movie first to help digest the food. There's a superhero movie coming out soon, and the ticket price is really expensive If you're hungry, why not buy some popcorn or something and eat while you watch the movie?"
"Okay, I want to watch it too. I also want to go shopping." Yang Xuan also stood up. "I'm finally released from the crew. Oh, I'm free."
"You talk like you're going to jail."
"It's almost enough. I get scolded every day." Yang Xuan walked to Jiang You. She raised her hand, took off the little yellow hat on Jiang You's head, and put it back on her own head.
"Will you continue filming in the future?"
"If they want to shoot, someone has to ask me to shoot," Yang Xuan adjusted her hat as she walked forward. When she reached the bluestone road, she turned around and said, "Although this is a stupid drama and I play a stupid female supporting role, I still feel reluctant to leave after it ends."
Jiang You took a few quick steps to catch up, "What are you reluctant to give up?"
“It’s like I’m involved in this work, it’s a wonderful feeling.”
