novellhall Chapter 101 Filming in Progress
Chapter 101 Filming in Progress
Wang Zian had to maintain an increasingly excited and expectant state from beginning to end, as if he had already sat on the riverbank, set up his stool, and cast his first line of fishing.
Zhou Ye only needed to maintain that posture with his arms crossed, his impatience accumulating from one point to ten, his lips pressing tighter and tighter, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
After Wang Zian finished speaking, Zhou Ye rolled his eyes: "Why don't you find another hobby?"
The scene was moved again to the roadside.
Wang Zian also contributed his borrowed new Audi A6.
Wang Zian leaned against the hood, gently patting the paint on the roof with his palm, and said in the same excited tone as when recommending Amway foot bath packages:
"Buy me an Audi A6, and I'll quit gaming and be your slave!"
Zhou Ye stood expressionless beside the car.
She tapped lightly twice on the car door with her fingers, then looked up at him and asked in a calm voice that had been utterly exhausted:
"How much will this cost?"
"Probably six or seven hundred thousand! That's about it..."
Before Wang Zian's two words had even landed on his tongue, Zhou Ye had already spoken.
"So what!" She emphasized the word and nodded. "You have some self-awareness, don't you?"
The final scene transitions to a billiards scene.
This scene has the most complex set design.
After searching around, Lao Li and Wang Zian finally found a set that resembled a billiards club.
The problem is there are no extras.
Old Li stood next to the pool table, glanced around at the empty chairs, and then turned his gaze to the dressing area.
"We don't have enough backdrops! Xiaotian, Haocun, Sister Nan, come and help us stand here." Old Li waved to them.
Tian Xiwei practically leaped over.
She was wearing a white shirt and a gray scarf, her hair was in a bun that swayed on her head, and her makeup was already done.
With a clear base makeup, orange-pink blush, mirror-finish lip gloss, and deep dimples, she looks full of energy.
She stood at the edge of the scene, raised her fist to her chest, and said with earnest excitement, "Wang Zian! I'll definitely give it my best performance!"
"Brother Zian, me too~!"
Liu Haochun followed behind her, her voice still soft, but her expression was very serious.
Her makeup today was as clean as she is.
With a thin layer of foundation, it's almost impossible to tell that you're wearing makeup. The natural curves of your eyebrows and eyes are preserved, with only a light touch drawn at the tail of your eyebrows.
You're just background figures in this play, how else are you going to act?
Just stand next to the pool table and pretend to chat; no lines, no actions, and no facial expressions are needed.
But looking into their bright, sparkling eyes, Wang Zi'an couldn't bring himself to say it.
Fortunately, Old Li is a ruthless person.
Old Li walked over to the two women, using the monitor remote control in his hand like a conductor's baton to set their positions.
"Remember, you're in the background. The main characters are the two of them. Don't steal the show!"
Old Li's words ruthlessly nipped Tian Xiwei's impulse to deliver a textbook-level performance in her first on-screen appearance in the bud.
Wang Zian couldn't help but laugh. He walked up to Xiaotian and reached out to tap her bun from a distance.
"Xiaotian~! Next time, next time will be your turn to perform. Today, you'll have to be a nobody at the billiard hall for now."
Tian tide pouted slightly, unwilling to give up.
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"Action!"
Wang Zian pushed open the glass door of the billiard hall and walked in.
His entire demeanor was different from when he was at the foot massage parlor, in front of the fishing gear, and next to the hood of the Audi A6.
His steps were more relaxed, his shoulders more relaxed, and a special light shone in his phoenix eyes.
He walked to the pool table, gently touched the dark green surface with his finger, and then spoke to Zhou Ye in a hopeful tone:
"This billiards game is fine!"
If you deposit 10,000 yuan into my account, I'll come in and play a couple of rounds when I'm bored.
Then I'll call two more teaching assistants, and we'll play two more rounds together~~~
When he mentioned "two assistant coaches," the light in his eyes shifted from anticipation to something more tangible, as if he had already replayed the image of playing ball with the beautiful assistant coaches in his mind several times over.
Zhou Ye glared at him sideways, his expression growing increasingly dangerous.
Before he could even swallow his words, Zhou Ye immediately started working on him.
Her fingers precisely pinched Wang Zian's pectoral muscles.
"What... what are you helping, helping, helping, helping for?!"
She would twist her finger every time she said the word "help".
"Aaaaaah~~~!"
Zhou Ye yelled fiercely, while Wang Zi'an screamed in pain.
Zhou Ye closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if using all his endurance to suppress the urge to throw him out of the billiard hall.
"Go back to playing games!" she shouted helplessly and wearily.
"Is it worth buying that game skin for 88?"
"That's great!"
Old Li didn't yell "Cut".
He made the monitor run for a full three seconds, capturing the short, silent interaction between the two after their intense conflict turned into a reluctant reconciliation.
After Zhou Ye sighed, a small, triumphant smile slowly appeared on Wang Zi'an's lips as he rubbed the muscles in his chest.
Then Old Li stood up from behind the camera and clapped his hands loudly. "Cut! That's a wrap!"
Wang Zian and Zhou Ye both breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Zian reached out and rubbed his cheeks and shoulders, opening and closing his mouth a few times to move his sore jaw muscles.
Laughter is also a physical activity, and he truly understood that today.
Zhou Ye was also rubbing his face beside her. Although she didn't have to be as excited as him the whole time, she still had to portray the same impatience in several different ways, and her face was quite tense.
Old Li pulled up the camera playback and watched it himself. His mouth was practically stretched to his ears in a grin.
"Today went really smoothly!"
"They finished one in just two hours!"
Zhou Ye rubbed her face and walked to the monitor. Just as she was about to bend down to watch the playback, two figures were faster than her.
Tian Xiwei practically bounced over, her bun bobbing twice. Liu Haochun was pulled by the wrist and followed behind, his braids swaying gently on his shoulders.
The two stayed behind Lao Li the whole time, just to watch the two of them on camera.
The two of them had been standing behind Lao Li when they were just in the background, waiting for this moment.
Three heads were crammed in front of the monitor, six eyes fixed on the small screen. Zhou Ye stood in the middle, with Xiao Tian and Liu Haochun on his left and right.
Old Li dragged the progress bar back, showing the scenes from the foot massage parlor to the fishing gear, to the Audi A6, to the billiard hall, playing them all in one go without anyone saying a word. Then he played them again.
After a long while, Tian Xiwei let out a soft breath and said in a sincere and unpretentious tone, "Zhou Ye, your acting is really good."
Hearing the praise, Zhou Ye smiled politely and said, "It's alright, but there are still a few things that weren't handled well."
Liu Haochun stood to the side, her doe eyes sparkling.
She didn't speak, but the light in her eyes spoke for her.
She admired Zhou Ye.
I envy her ability to deliver those lines so naturally and switch emotions effortlessly in front of the camera.
She looked down at her indigo shirt and wondered if she could even do one-tenth of what she was wearing when it was her turn to go on stage.
"I wish my acting skills could be this good in the future."
Wang Zian, who was listening nearby, almost burst out laughing.
In his memory, he seemed to recall Zhou Ye's infamous poor acting performances, while Liu Haochun was always the highlight.
Could Liu Haochun's statement be considered a form of self-curse?