"I, I definitely won't mind."
In just a few breaths, Sun Qingqing composed herself and gritted her teeth as she replied, "Thank you, Brother Xiao..."
Despite her reluctance, Sun Qingqing dared not offend Xiao He. After all, Xiao He was currently experiencing rapid growth and had a powerful backer, Liu Rulan. For an ordinary person like her, it was already difficult enough to squeeze into the dressing room, let alone go against Xiao He.
Of course, more importantly—
Xiao He looks like someone you don't want to mess with! Is that murderous aura for real? How can someone actually have such a terrifying gaze in real life...?
Just looking into those eyes made Sun Qingqing feel her legs trembling, her fingers shaking uncontrollably, and her eyes welling up with tears, as if she might burst into them at any moment.
The initial desire to rekindle that thought has now been completely scared away.
Xiao He twitched the corner of his mouth, gave her a sarcastic look, and then slowly withdrew the deliberately cold gaze he had been giving her.
He originally didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing.
But when things get chaotic on set, he can't just stand by and do nothing.
As for revealing this on the spot? Xiao He hadn't considered it.
There was no dangerous aura about Sun Qingqing. Her deliberate replacement of the paper cups was most likely to steal the role or because she had some personal grudge against Zhang Xiaoyu. No matter how big the commotion was, it wouldn't result in anyone's death. At most, Zhang Xiaoyu would suffer a little.
If he directly confronts them, today's work won't end smoothly. And given the complicated situation of this film crew, if something really goes wrong, or if there's a big commotion that delays filming, then according to some people's logic, they certainly won't blame Sun Qingqing, the culprit, but will only blame him for being nosy and meddling.
During his time on set, Xiao He came to understand that some people's intelligence was simply not suitable for communicating with them about deep issues, and one shouldn't even expect them to have many moral principles.
They may not be able to stand on the side of right and wrong, but whoever delays everyone's affairs is definitely the sinner.
Xiao He kept quiet, choosing to avoid seeing or being bothered.
Seeing that Xiao He had finally stopped giving her intimidating look and did not expose anything further, Sun Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, thankfully, Xiao He didn't say «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» it out loud...
Sun Qingqing then looked at Zhang Xiaoyu's back with great resentment.
—This guy is so lucky, how did she manage to dodge it?
Damn it! If they had just made Zhang Xiaoyu allergic and unable to play the role, then the role would have been hers!
It was so close! It was about to succeed!
"Qingqing, get ready to put on makeup, what are you still standing there for?"
Zhang Xiaoyu was completely unaware of the malice of the person next to her. When she noticed that the other person had not yet sat down, she immediately turned her head with some confusion to ask what was going on.
Sun Qingqing snapped out of her daze, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and put on a fake yet affectionate smile again. She sat down next to Zhang Xiaoyu and said, "Okay, I'm here!"
After finishing his makeup, Xiao He ignored the fake besties over there and instead patted Xiao Chen on the shoulder, praising her, "You're pretty clever, kid. You worked hard just now."
"Hehe." Xiao Chen scratched his head and grinned sheepishly, "It's good that I can help Brother Xiao, but what exactly happened?"
"This matter is rather complicated. I'll tell you later. What about Sister Liu?"
"Sister Liu isn't coming today," Xiao Chen explained. "She went to visit several producers in Beijing."
Xiao He: "...Oh, I see. Then it's alright. I'll go filming now."
Let Sister Liu handle this privately later; it's not good to leave such a potential problem on set.
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Today's fight scene is relatively simple and poses no challenge for Xiao He at his current level.
In fact, if the system didn't actually lack supernatural abilities like "flying over rooftops and scaling walls," Xiao He would have really wanted to try out some light-footed skills.
He also wanted to experience the legendary "protagonist-level" treatment of flying in the sky with wires chasing behind him.
But realistically... well, there's probably no chance.
Just as Xiao He was looking down and adjusting the wire equipment on his body with the wire harness operator, a commotion suddenly broke out nearby.
Xiao He seemed to sense something and was the first to raise his head and look in that direction—
A group of people crowded around one person as they surged in from the entrance of the film set.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao He thought that Sun Qingqing had not changed her ways and had made a move on Zhang Xiaoyu again.
However, once the others got closer, Xiao He began to see what was going on.
A group of actors and their agents were talking to a portly man as they walked toward them.
"Director Fan, I'm sorry to trouble you with this matter."
"Director Fan, our Sitong has always been very well-behaved. She's been looking forward to working with you for a long time, and I never imagined that this wish would come true today—"
"Director Fan, what are your upcoming filming plans?"
"Director Fan, our artists have been working very hard lately. Could you perhaps talk to Director Yan about this..."
"Director Fan, will you be taking over the filming here next?"
"Director Fan..."
"Director Fan..."
Xiao He: ...
To be honest, this scene was inexplicably absurd and laughable.
It was as if a group of concubines who had gone mad from being confined in the cold palace had finally seen the Empress Dowager return to the palace, and they all rushed forward to complain and beg for the Empress Dowager's support.
To be honest, the film crew wasn't actually that chaotic. Apart from a few troublemakers who were secretly doing things on their own and competing with each other, the filming schedule never fell behind.
Although Yan Shaohan was not good at managing the atmosphere of the crew and the petty thoughts of some people, he was an absolute tyrant during the filming process. He was decisive and the quality of the filming content was quite good. Therefore, the crew of "Yu Ye" was not so troubled that they were waiting for a "savior".
However, for some people with poor acting skills who can only resort to petty tricks, it is indeed a matter of waiting for a "savior".
While talking, Yuan Sitong's agent, Tang Wenjuan, subtly tried to sow discord between Director Yan and Director Fan, walking forward. She chattered on and on until her mouth was dry, but Director Fan remained all smiles, making it impossible to discern his true thoughts. This left Tang Wenjuan feeling utterly frustrated.
What does Director Fan mean by this? Why can't he give a straight answer after all this talk?
Over here, Yan Shaohan also stopped what he was doing. Hearing that the assistant director had completed the task ahead of schedule and returned with his men, he immediately looked up with some surprise and greeted Fan Congwen with a smile: "Hello, Senior Brother Fan! You're finally back? You've worked hard, you've worked hard."
Fan Congwen's smile became more genuine, and he nodded slightly in response to Yan Shaohan: "Junior Brother, it's been a long time. It's quite lively here."
"Senior brother?"
Tang Wenjuan was dumbfounded.
Fan Congwen glanced at her sideways, a half-smile on his face, and asked, "What's wrong? Director Yan and I are both students of Director Ning of Peking Opera, so it's normal for me to call him my junior brother, isn't it?"
"Ah, hahaha, I knew Director Yan's shooting style looked familiar, turns out it's Director Ning's style."
Tang Wenjuan could easily tell that he was protecting her, and she awkwardly laughed it off.
Xiao He watched coldly from the sidelines.
Tsk tsk, some people's flattery backfired.
