Huayu: Brother, I'm having such a great time!

Chapter 42 Horror in the Dressing Room

Ten minutes later.

Jin Guozhao stubbed out his cigarette. "Next shot, Boyi Kao teaches the zither!"

The script supervisor struck the clapperboard again.

Everyone is in position.

Xu Jingxing put down the ice water Fan Bingbing gave him and took a moment to glance at the script again.

Most of the dialogue consists of technical terms, which can be quite difficult to remember.

"This zither is a remnant of ancient music, melodious and refined, quite different from other musical instruments, including eighty-five..."

"It has internal and external five elements, six musical pitches and five tones;"

"Furthermore, there are six things to avoid and seven things not to play;"

"...Do not associate with desires, do not associate with uncleanliness, do not associate with filth, do not associate with fragrance."

"..."

Xu Jingxing delivered the entire dialogue in one go, which included numerous classical Chinese words and technical terms.

After finishing his lines, he breathed a sigh of relief.

All that hard work memorizing over this period of time definitely paid off.

Fan Bingbing gave a sly smile and leaned on Xu Jingxing's shoulder.

Her fair and flawless skin glowed brilliantly under the lights, further highlighting her inhumanly exquisite and otherworldly beauty.

"If playing the zither means one cannot be near women, then I'm not going to teach anyone at all."

Fan Bingbing, looking alluring, leaned against Xu Jingxing's chest.

"The son of a disgraced official dares not."

Xu Jingxing looked terrified and quickly lowered his head.

Do not look at what is improper.

Fan Bingbing then took Xu Jingxing's hand and let him put his arm around her shoulder.

"You promised the king you would teach me how to play the zither, so you can't go back on your word."

Then she gave him a light kiss on the cheek.

Xu Jingxing was shocked and quickly stood up, saying, "Your Majesty, please have some self-respect."

Jin Guozhao nodded repeatedly behind the monitor.

The chemistry between the two of them is just perfect.

"Card!"

Jin Guozhao called for a stop, "Cut!"

"Props team, get ready for the next scene."

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The next few shots, though occasionally flawed and stopped by Jin Guozhao, were ultimately filmed successfully.

Jin Guozhao stood up with a smile and walked to the two of them.

"Bingbing, you've worked hard. Your scenes for today are all finished. You can go back and rest now."

"It's not tiring at all. With such an excellent director like you and so many great actors, I don't feel tired at all today."

As Fan Bingbing spoke, she glanced at Xu Jingxing beside her.

"Director Cheng's recommendation was indeed spot on," Jin Guozhao said with satisfaction. "Xiao Xu will have to work hard again to prepare for another scene with Ji Fa."

"It's no trouble at all, Director Jin. It's all I should do." Xu Jingxing smiled and nodded.

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At 11 p.m., all filming for the day was completed.

To Xu Jingxing's surprise, even after his scenes with Fan Bingbing ended, the attribute points he had absorbed from her did not disappear.

She even gained 15 attribute points after having a scene with the actress who played Ji Chang's wife.

However, Xu Jingxing also tested it and found that he could not absorb attribute points from extras. Only when he had a direct scene with the other actor would a prompt appear indicating that he could absorb attribute points.

The last scene of the day is the scene between Boyi Kao and Ji Fa. As the lead actor, Zhou Jie has his own makeup artist and dressing room.

After the shoot, Zhou Jie, accompanied by her assistant, went to her private dressing room to remove her makeup.

Xu Jingxing could only go to the shared dressing room in the afternoon. When he arrived, he found that the lights were off and it was pitch black.

"Damn, I hope that bitch Xiaomei isn't gone."

Xu Jingxing tried pushing the door to the dressing room.

It wasn't locked.

"Teacher Xiaomei, are you still there?"

Pushing open the door, Xu Jingxing tentatively called out.

Xu Jingxing turned on his phone and, relying on the light from the screen, tried to find the light switch in the dressing room.

Even if the person is gone, the tools should still be there.

I can always remove my makeup myself.

If you can't apply makeup, can't you at least uninstall it?

Unfortunately, the screen brightness was too low, so I had to reach out and feel my way forward little by little along the wall.

As I was reaching forward, I suddenly felt another hand against the wall.

The hand even moved slightly.

"Ahhhhh!"

"Ah!"

Two screams, one from a man and one from a woman, rang out simultaneously.

Using the faint light from his phone screen, Xu Jingxing could barely make out the person opposite him.

Ji Xiaohe, Mei Youji's assistant.

She had obviously come looking for a light in the dark as well.

Both of them were so frightened that they took half a step back.

"You...you're looking for a lamp too?"

Xu Jingxing was the first to come to his senses, his voice still trembling slightly.

Ji Xiaohe clutched her chest, nodded, and took out her phone to shine a light on a circuit breaker on the wall, her voice still trembling slightly:

"That's a switch, just flip it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingxing took two steps forward, went to the switch, and flipped it down, instantly lighting up the room.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief almost simultaneously.

"Why didn't you turn on the lights in the room?" Xu Jingxing sat down in a chair, still somewhat shaken.

"I...I didn't mean to."

Ji Xiaohe lowered her head, her face pale with fright. "I was so hungry that I wanted to make a cup of instant noodles, but there was no hot water. So I tried to use a hot water dispenser to heat it up, but as soon as I plugged it in, the circuit breaker tripped."

"Did you hear me calling for help?"

"I heard you, so... I wanted to come over and turn on the light for you as soon as possible." Ji Xiaohe lowered her head even further.

Xu Jingxing slumped helplessly in his chair. "Luckily I don't have a heart condition, or you would have really scared me to death."

"I'm so sorry," Ji Xiaohe apologized repeatedly.

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Xu Jingxing instantly felt a pang of sympathy. "Why are you alone? Where is Teacher Xiaomei?"

"He left, saying he wanted me to wait here for the celebrity who was coming to remove his makeup."

Didn't you eat dinner?

"Not yet."

"Okay, then help me remove my makeup first, and I'll treat you to dinner later."

"Oh? No need to trouble yourself, I'll just have some instant noodles at the hotel later."

Ji Xiaohe quickly waved her hand in refusal.

Seeing her thin and frail appearance, Xu Jingxing cursed Mei Youji inwardly as a heartless landlord. "It's alright. I didn't eat much tonight anyway, and I'm hungry now. Just keep me company."

The crew's boxed lunches were indeed not very tasty, and coupled with the extremely hot weather, Xu Jingxing didn't eat much that evening.

"Oh well."

Ji Xiaohe smoothed the bangs that were hanging in front of her eyes. "Teacher Xu, please sit down first."

Xu Jingxing sat on the makeup chair as instructed. Ji Xiaohe first removed the headdress and wig from his head, and then took out makeup remover and began to remove makeup from his entire face.

Finally, Ji Xiaohe took out a cleansing towel and thoroughly wiped away the emulsified dirt.

After carefully putting away the discarded headdresses and accessories, Ji Xiaohe pointed to a wardrobe behind the props and costume rack.

"Ms. Xu, all your clothes are in the closet."

After hesitating for a moment, she blushed and said, "If your clothes are hard to take off, you can call me and I'll help you take them off."

Ok?

Xu Jingxing raised his eyebrows.

It's the middle of the night, and the two of them are alone. They've just finished a facial and suddenly hear a girl asking them to help her take off her clothes. Something seems off about that.

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