After discussing the general situation, Xiao He sat down and began applying makeup.
However, at this moment, a rather awkward problem suddenly arose—in the plot, Mo Tun has a buzz cut.
However, due to filming "Law of the Jungle," Xiao He kept his hair short for easy styling. Furthermore, although "Law of the Jungle" filmed over a long period, the storyline actually covered the same day throughout, and Xiao He's hair was consistently styled by the hairstylist on set to prevent any discrepancies on camera.
Therefore, it's impossible for Xiao He to get a buzz cut just for this role that will only be filmed for two days, since he came to the "Sea Fog Tracking" crew.
Upon discovering this situation, the hairstylist immediately contacted Wang Xingyuan to discuss it.
Wang Xingyuan hadn't expected this situation and quickly went to the dressing room to check.
Looking at himself in the makeup mirror, Wang Xingyuan pondered with a troubled expression: "Should I first pull up this front of my hair and make a slicked-back hairstyle?"
The makeup artist did as instructed immediately.
Neither Xiao He nor Liu Rulan spoke; they simply followed the instructions quietly.
After getting the slicked-back hairstyle, he did look much more mature and ruthless than before, but it still felt like something was missing, and he didn't look like someone who had been licking blood off the borders of several countries.
Wang Xingyuan rested his chin on his hand: This is not quite what he imagined Mo Tun to be like...
Just then, Xiao Song whispered, "How about we try medium-length hair?"
It's better to lengthen than to shorten.
Mo Tun is not actually Chinese, and his appearance and dress are quite different from the common perception of Chinese people. Moreover, he spends most of his time at sea, so he probably doesn't cut his hair very often. Even if he does, he would most likely cut his hair with his own razor rather than have someone else do it for him.
So his hair must be a bit long, messy and frizzy, and slightly curly.
After listening to Xiao Song's analysis, Wang Xingyuan's eyes lit up, and he patted Xiao Song hard: "You rascal! You've been by my side for so long, and you've finally made a lot of /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ progress!"
Xiao Song scratched his head and chuckled.
So when Xiao He officially appeared on set, he had slightly curly medium-length hair, the ends of which just reached his shoulders. He was wearing a dark beach shirt and black shorts, flip-flops, and chewing gum as he slowly walked over to Director Wang.
In the story, Mo Tun chews betel nut, but as everyone knows, you should never touch it, and you should quit if you can. Xiao He wouldn't risk his health, so he chews gum instead. Even if it appears in a few scenes, there are always versatile props to work with it, which makes it very easy to handle.
Wang Xingyuan nodded excitedly upon seeing Xiao He's appearance: "Excellent, excellent, this is exactly the effect I wanted!"
Xiao He is now almost exactly the same as the Mo Tun in his mind!
At this moment, Su Ji, the actor who plays the protagonist Mu Wen, also came over.
"Wow, is this the actor who came to save the day?"
Upon seeing Xiao He, he walked over with some excitement.
Xiao He nodded slightly to him, "Hello, Brother Su."
Su Ji, one of the male actors from the same period as Liu Zehang, is also a relatively good actor. However, compared with Liu Zehang, his resources are much worse. He basically has to fight for leading roles and resources on his own, and his marketing relies on his fans. His studio, affiliated with a small company, just sits behind the scenes, happily picking up the money.
Su Ji's fans have made a fuss, argued, and gone crazy, but nothing has changed.
While Taidong Entertainment is still grooming Liu Zehang as the leading actor of the younger generation, hoping to make him the next Grand Slam Best Actor and their future flagship, Su Ji's small company is eager to leech off him and doesn't care about his life or death. As long as they can make money, they'll accept any role.
That's why Wang Xingyuan was able to successfully invite Su Ji to his production team, which was rumored to be a huge flop, to play the male lead.
Xiao He had heard Liu Zehang comment on this person before, saying that he was indeed very good, but he chose a relative as his agent, was very easily influenced, and was easily manipulated by the agent and agency, and had almost no opinions of his own.
This situation is quite different from what happened with Liu Zehang. Liu Zehang was clear about his own position and wanted to change the status quo, while Su Ji... was probably quite content with the status quo.
However, none of this mattered to Xiao He. As long as Su Ji didn't affect his filming schedule, he would only be filming for two days and then leave. There was no need for them to have too much interaction.
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Because the filming schedule was tight, there wasn't much time for small talk. After Wang Xingyuan gave a few instructions to the crew, the entire crew immediately got into preparation mode and began filming Mo Tun's first scene.
This scene mainly tells the story of how the protagonist, Mu Wen, through deliberate flattery and ingratiation, finally becomes good friends with a fellow road transport worker. One day, some problems arise on their transport route, so the good friend simply asks Mu Wen to help him run the transport business.
So, on a ship moored at the shore, he finally met the legendary man—
"Sorry, boss, something happened on the way here today, so I'm a little late."
Mu Wenxin's good friend Wan Shan rubbed his hands together and looked at the guy in front of him with a very obsequious smile: "Fortunately, this thing has arrived safely here, so please don't hold it against him."
While gesturing to the people next to him to load the cargo onto the boat, the waiter glared impatiently at Wan Shan: "I know, I know, it's already very late. Hurry up and call your men to help load it. Stop nagging!"
"Okay, sure."
Wan Shan turned around and glanced at Mu Wen, giving him a wink: "Quick, let's help move it!"
"oh oh."
Mu Wen immediately stood there dumbfounded and helped move the things.
This is a small cruise ship, with wooden crates of the same size as the ones they brought in scattered all over the deck.
As soon as Mu Wen boarded the boat, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help but stare intently at a wooden box next to him.
Perhaps due to inconvenience in packaging, or simply because the wooden box couldn't hold it all, the item wasn't placed inside the box like other items, but rather casually placed on top of it. Mu Wen recognized it almost immediately as a well-preserved carved beam from golden nanmu wood, possessing both historical and collectible value.
This object originally belonged to an ancient building, serving as an important component of the main structure and a vital carrier of ancient art. However, it's unclear where these people got it from, but they simply cut the beam in half, chopped it into pieces of different sizes, and transported it roughly. Many of the exquisite and flowing carvings on it have suffered severe damage.
Looking at the sculpted images of several small figures, hacked off by axes, at the celestial banquet, Mu Wen felt a pang of heartache.
This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!
You actually chopped up a perfectly good golden nanmu beam as if it were just a piece of wood?
This group of people is absolutely insane!
That's why Mu Wen ended up lingering a little longer than expected.
Just then, a man dragged someone off the ground out of the cabin.
