"Mr. Xiao, thank you for your hard work these past few days. Could you please check the schedule again? We should be able to wrap up filming around the day after tomorrow. Is that alright?"
Zhan Min then asked Xiao He.
Xiao He nodded: "No problem."
"well."
Zhan Min left in a hurry again.
Ren Yibai smiled at Xiao He, then turned and returned to his own lounge.
Xiao Chen took Xiao He's phone and, seeing Ren Yibai turn around, whispered in Xiao He's ear, "This Ren Yibai is strange. I heard that Xiao Gao is his thirty-fifth assistant."
"Really? That's an exaggeration."
Xiao He was surprised.
While Xiao He was filming, Xiao Chen was also busy, interacting with the crew members at the lower levels and asking about their situations.
And that's how I heard about it.
"Some people say that Ren Yibai has obsessive-compulsive disorder, so he is particularly strict with his assistants. He gets very angry if he is not satisfied with anything. He once even made his assistant cry."
As Xiao Chen spoke, he shrank his neck, feeling somewhat fortunate to be with Brother Xiao.
The industry is stressful and full of oddballs, which is quite normal.
Xiao He was somewhat surprised upon hearing this: "Obsessive-compulsive disorder? I haven't noticed it."
Shouldn't obsessive-compulsive disorder involve forcing others and oneself? Take cleanliness obsession, for example. True cleanliness obsession not only requires friends to be clean, but also requires oneself to be clean from head to toe. Whenever someone comes to the house, one will immediately look as if facing a formidable enemy.
However, Xiao He only touched on Ren Yibai's performance and didn't seem to have any obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Xiao He's obsessive-compulsive disorder was acting up in some of his performances, but he didn't seem to care. When the director yelled "cut," he just walked away without even looking back, as if he didn't care at all.
So does obsessive-compulsive disorder also have double standards?
Xiao He genuinely didn't understand this; he was simply reasonably puzzled.
Of course, Xiao Chen had no idea that Xiao He had brought his obsessive-compulsive disorder into his work. Otherwise, he might have retorted that Xiao He himself was also a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. However, Xiao He's question still left him speechless.
"Uh, maybe everyone's standards are different?"
Xiao Chen explained tactfully.
Xiao He shrugged: "Forget it, let's keep to ourselves and return to our own territory gracefully after repaying the favor."
Lately, he just wants to cultivate his mind and focus on his work.
...
Xiao He quickly finished filming for the TV ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) series "Mistaken Identity" and successfully wrapped up his work.
Only at this moment did many people in the crew finally show their reluctance to part with him.
Xiao He couldn't understand it after seeing it all.
Do these people welcome him or not?
Everyone seemed pretty indifferent when I arrived.
Even the way Director Zhan looked at Xiao He carried the sorrow of a protective umbrella about to leave him, and his voice was choked with emotion: "Teacher Xiao, the time you were here was the most relaxed period of my filming. Now that you're leaving, I'm so reluctant to part with you—"
Xiao He: "Haha, no, no, not at all."
A strange and quirky film crew.
Zhan Min looked at Xiao He with a hint of hesitation, but in the end said nothing. He simply shook Xiao He's hand and thanked him again: "Teacher Xiao, I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future."
Xiao He just smiled, not wanting to dampen Zhan Min's enthusiasm, and nodded readily in agreement: "Okay, then I'll be waiting for you, Director Zhan."
Finally, Xiao He left the "Mistaken Identity" production team amidst a farewell party from the crew.
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After Xiao He left, Zhan Min had just turned his head when Ren Yibai's assistant, Xiao Gao, called out to him: "Director Zhan, Brother Ren needs to talk to you."
Zhan Min sighed inwardly.
What's coming will eventually come.
"Okay, Xiao Gao, wait a moment."
Xiao Gao pursed his lips: "Brother Ren is in a bit of a hurry. You know Director Zhan's temper; he especially hates it when people aren't on time..."
"Just a little while, very soon."
Zhan Min glanced at Xiao Gao. "He won't do anything to me. Just say less, okay?"
Xiao Gao hesitated for a moment, then thought that Xiao He hadn't held a grudge about him spilling coffee and had been very kind to everyone on set. Finally, biting his cheek, he nodded and said, "Then please hurry up."
"Xiao Jia".
Zhan Min called over his trusted assistant, "Come here for a moment."
He handed the keys to his assistant and then lowered his voice, saying, "Make sure to back up the footage you've recorded recently. Make sure it's properly handled so no one finds out."
The assistant took the keys, nodded, and then turned and left.
One minute later, Zhan Min and Xiao Gao knocked on Ren Yibai's door right on time.
Seeing the two enter, Ren Yibai finally smiled, though the smile didn't reach his eyes.
He glanced at his watch, then gestured with his chin towards Zhan Min: "Little Zhan, you came in right on time."
Zhan Min smiled ingratiatingly: "Teacher Ren called me, so I had to come right away."
Ren Yibai wasn't buying Zhan Min's act. He simply said in a slightly informing tone, "The film's schedule is quite tight, and Xiao Zhan probably can't manage it all by himself. So I've already called people from the company over to help your team with the post-production work."
“Okay, okay, no problem, thank you so much, Teacher Ren.” Zhan Min had no objections whatsoever; on the contrary, she was very supportive of Ren Yibai’s request for the company to send more people down. At the same time, she rubbed her hands together cautiously and asked, “Teacher Ren, since we’ve already spoken to the company, could you perhaps add a little bit of funding as well...”
Ren Yibai frowned, stared at Zhan Min for a long time, and finally nodded: "Okay."
So Ren Yibai called the company again.
Zhan Min left with a smile.
Xiao Gao glanced in the direction Zhan Min left, then at Ren Yibai who was making a phone call outside. After hesitating for a moment, he said nothing.
Coach Zhan is just making a backup in advance, there's nothing wrong with that, right? Anyway, he doesn't really need it.
It's uncertain whether he'll still be able to work here when the movie is released!
In the end, Xiao Gao didn't say anything and decisively pretended not to know.
When Ren Yibai came in after making the call, he saw Xiao Gao standing there blankly without doing anything. He was speechless for a moment. He glanced at the time and said in a nonchalant tone, "It's time. You should prepare my dinner. Hurry up and don't be late."
"Okay, Brother Ren."
Xiao Gao nodded and jogged away from the lounge.
...
After finishing filming "Mistaken Identity", Xiao He returned to the set of "Time and Space Standoff".
When Xiao He smelled the unique machine oil scent of the props used in the film crew, he felt refreshed and revitalized.
Seeing that Xiao He was in a great mood on his first day back at work, Pu Rong asked curiously, "Brother Xiao, did you go to jail? Why do you look so free?"
Shu Han also walked over, glanced at Xiao He, and then said, "The atmosphere on that set is probably very oppressive."
Pu Rong, with an air of knowing what he was doing, patted Xiao He on the shoulder: "Brother, that's how it is when the film crew opens blind boxes. You'll get used to it."
"You don't understand, the crew was actually quite good overall, and the filming went very smoothly without any problems. When things were going well, we could usually get it right in one take. The male lead was also nice; he didn't target me or anything, it's just inexplicable..."
Xiao He pondered for a moment, then summarized: "It's that frustrating feeling that someone is plotting against you from behind, but after being on guard for a long time, the other party has done nothing."
But he was just filling in for someone, so he probably didn't offend anyone, right?
