I am the only one who practices magic: I practice magic in the city

Chapter 575 Close Your Eyes When It Gets Dark (4000 words)

"Xiaoyun, you changed your makeup today? By the way, has that guy you mentioned arrived?" Yu Xiaotong, wearing a headscarf and an outfit that looked like some kind of ethnic costume, looked around at the crew members coming and going.

"No," Chen Xiaoyun replied casually. "I thought about it, it was just a little quarrel, don't worry about it."

Last night, Chen Xiaoyun was still thinking about how to use Yu Xiaotong to get revenge on Da Mimi. After waking up and regaining her senses, she felt that Yu Xiaotong, being such a fool, was too risky and might cause some trouble.

Besides, didn't he say I look like Lu Han so he wouldn't...? Well, I'll just change my makeup and then I won't look like him anymore.

I refuse to believe there are cats that don't eat fish.

"Anyone who bullies you is bullying me." Yu Xiaotong shook her head. "Even verbal arguments are unacceptable. What kind of man is a grown man who insults a girl?!"

"He bullied my... friend. I think he's got a death wish. No matter who pushed him, I'm going to teach him a lesson. No one can protect him!"

Yu Xiaotong's expression was arrogant and menacing.

Chen Xiaoyun couldn't help but roll her eyes, thinking to herself, "You're just a young actor signed by Director Chen, do you really think Director Chen and Tian Hong treat you like a son?"

They really don't know their own limitations.

She used to have a good impression of Yu Xiaotong. He had powerful backers and a bright future. Although he had low emotional intelligence and a bad temper, he was still a good candidate to create hype about their relationship and increase their exposure.

Moreover, when a relationship breaks down, people with this personality type are usually the scapegoats.

By then, once you've built up your own reputation, you can easily kick him aside without any backlash from public opinion.

But starting yesterday, Chen Xiaoyun, who thought she had seen a "bigger world," no longer cared much about Yu Xiaotong.

We still need to find a way to secure higher-level resources.

On set, Chen Xiaoyun watched with envy as Liu Feifei, who played Chang Xi, appeared on the big screen.

So what? If I were to act, I would definitely do a better job than her.

I can become that kind of person too!

On the big screen, Chang Xi, dressed in gorgeous clothes, turned around and raised her arm towards the sky. The Taiyin Wheel in mid-air quickly shrank and spun around, encircling Chang Xi's fair wrist.

"Rise and fall are but a fleeting moment, a natural cycle; birth and death are like a revolving wheel, lasting for millennia."

Chang Xi slightly raised her eyelids and smiled faintly.

Her face was cold and beautiful, and her expression was noble.

"Great!!! That's fantastic!!!"

Director Chen watched the real-time composite image generated on the monitor, his face beaming with excitement as he stood up from his chair, clapped his hands lightly, and then gave Liu Feifei, who was standing next to him watching the monitor, a thumbs up, pursing his lips: "Good, really good!"

The other crew members nearby also wore expressions of surprise and flattery.

Liu Feifei smiled and greeted Director Chen and the staff.

Liu Feifei was amazing today!

When did Liu Feifei's expression become so vivid?

Especially her eyes; not only were they no longer the empty gaze that Liu Feifei had been known for over the years, but they were now filled with inner radiance and captivating charm.

You figured it out in just one day?

Director Chen really knows how to direct actors!
The assistant director, lighting technician, sound engineer, cinematographer, costume designer, prop master, production assistant... all the dozens of people in the crew felt that Liu Feifei had changed tremendously, practically transformed.

Does full ray tracing in 3D mean you don't need photography or lighting? That's a misconception.

It does not require hardware for photography and lighting.

However, the way the camera is presented in the game, how the lighting is set, and how the scenes are divided still need to be controlled by professional lighting, photography, and editing.

However, at this point, they were not operating traditional lights and cameras, but rather the lighting and camera work within the game.

What's needed isn't their expertise in operating existing equipment, but rather their professional insight.

With their assistance, the camera work and storyboarding in the game Taihuang Mountain and Sea Realm will be elevated to a whole new level!
This group of people should be considered the most artistic filming team in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. Many of them have even been directors before. They have a very sharp eye and saw Liu Feifei's evolution at a glance.

It wasn't a dramatic improvement in acting skills; his acting was basically still the same.

Instead, Liu Feifei, who was originally like a wooden beauty, suddenly became spirited.

Liu Feifei's eyes were bright and sparkling, and she exuded a sense of ease and joy from the inside out, completely different from the Liu Feifei of the past few years.

It's different from the one in the movie.

Although Liu Feifei's acting was awkward when she first debuted, at least you could tell that she was a cute and obedient girl.

But over the years, Liu Feifei has always had a sense of emptiness, and even the tone of her voice has become very empty.

No matter what role he plays or what expression he makes, he always conveys this sense of "emptiness".

This kind of "emptiness" is different from Da Mimi's "numbness" and Liu Shishi's "dullness"; it's like being absent-minded all the time.

No matter how fans try to whitewash this "emptiness" as "ethereal" and "fairy-like," it is essentially just a sense of alienation.

A sense of alienation stemming from incompatibility between one's own world and the external world.

This also resulted in her character's integration and sense of conviction being very poor, even worse than Yang Mi's.

Apart from her early roles as Wang Yuyan and Ling'er, no matter who she plays, the audience always sees her as Liu Feifei, not the character.

But now, that sense of alienation seems to have completely disappeared.

That smile just now, combined with Liu Feifei's peak appearance and figure, was like a real moon goddess looking down on the world and blessing all living beings, seemingly truly portraying Chang Xi's "divinity".

"The unity of heaven and humanity, this is the unity of heaven and humanity."

Director Chen closed his fan and clapped his hands in praise, making Liu Feifei a little embarrassed.

"No, no, it's mainly because the director gave me good guidance, which made me aware of my shortcomings in acting."

Liu Feifei lowered her head and pursed her lips, her face flushed with shyness.

Director Chen was greatly pleased and uttered a series of incomprehensible words, such as "the harmony of spirit and flesh, light and shadow," "the great realm of an actor lies in expressing emotions through natural enemies," and "inferior actors act out the plot, average actors act out the character, and superior actors act out fate."

Yang Mi, who was waiting in the wings, looked annoyed and confused.

In the scene they just had, Liu Feifei's performance completely overshadowed her, making Yao Ji, whom she played, look like a little maid.

Is this woman cheating?

Could it be that she also "broke through"?

Da Mimi kept glancing at Liu Feifei, only to see Director Chen whispering something in Liu Feifei's ear with a big smile on his face.

"Feifei, about Xiangkong's matter..."

Director Chen pondered for a moment.

Liu Feifei was startled. Oh dear, I forgot!
I thought I'd forgotten something! (See Chapter 568 title)
"Director, I..."

Liu Feifei looked embarrassed and was about to explain when Director Chen continued with a kind expression, "Youguo Games gave us the agreement this morning. It's really a lot of trouble for Xiang Kong to get this role. When you're rehearsing with him, please be considerate of him."

Liu Feifei: ? ? ? ? ? ?
Chen Xiang got the role? I haven't even told Fang Yu yet. I didn't even think about it yesterday.

So who exactly helped Chen Xiang get the role?

Liu Feifei felt puzzled, so she could only tuck her hair back and give a vague, polite smile.

Yang Mi watched coldly from the sidelines, keeping her achievements and fame hidden.

Didn't you want to promote your son? He even has scenes with me.

I've been waiting for this day, hehe.

If I don't turn your son into a clown who jumps out of an online novel to show off and then gets slapped in the face, all these years I've spent in this industry will have been for nothing!

But there's no rush. Chen Xiangkong's character won't appear until the next update. I have to fly to Haipu at 5 PM, and then have dinner with Xu Zheng to discuss the Medicine God matter.

I'll let you join the crew first. Once I've finished this round of promotions for "Three Lives Three Worlds" and rejoin the crew next month, I'll see how I deal with you guys.

By the way, he's still studying at a national university. We could have Jiajia talk to them about adding a presentation for Sansheng at the national university, but we don't know if they'll agree...

In addition, I need to have Repa keep an eye on him and make sure things are settled. While I'm away, I can't let that woman get all the good stuff.

Da Mimi's eyes darted around on Repa, making Repa feel uneasy.

Just as Da Mimi was about to say something, she saw a tall figure appear at the entrance of the data collection center.
-
When it was time for lunch, each member of the crew was given a neat cardboard box that could be opened to become a plate. Inside were six or seven other eco-friendly cardboard boxes of various sizes, which looked quite high-end.

The main dish was brown rice, with side dishes including stir-fried broccoli and asparagus, roasted pumpkin, two meat dishes (braised beef brisket and steamed sea bass), a bowl of pork rib and winter melon soup, and cut fruit and yogurt.

It's better than the boxed lunches that most film crews in Hengdian give to supporting actors.

Looking at the logo, it turns out to be Da Dong.

Chen Xiaoyun had no appetite and kept glancing at the other group of actors.

"It's not that I want to get angry with Liu Yuning, he doesn't have many scenes to begin with, and he's the one who gets all the attention, so why should I? So... Xiaoyun, I'm talking to you, what are you looking at?"

Wearing some kind of ethnic costume, Yu Xiaotong angrily shoveled a few mouthfuls of his boxed lunch into his mouth and complained to Chen Xiaoyun beside him. After talking for a while, he looked up and found that Chen Xiaoyun's attention was not on him at all.

His expression was one of gritted teeth.

Following Chen Xiaoyun's gaze, one could see that Da Mimi's group of young actresses and actors were eating while playing Werewolf.

Huh? Who's that guy? He looks familiar, but he shouldn't be from the film crew. I haven't seen him on set before.

Wait!

Thinking of Chen Xiaoyun's expression, Yu Xiaotong had a flash of inspiration.

"Xiaoyun, wasn't that him who insulted you before?"

Yu Xiaotong pointed to Fang Yu, who was gesturing to the judge to kill a certain Xiaohua.

Chen Xiaoyun gritted her teeth and nodded absentmindedly.

"Damn it!" Yu Xiaotong put the lunchbox on the ground, stood up, rolled up her sleeves, and was about to go over.

"Hey hey hey? Where are you going?" Chen Xiaoyun was shocked when she saw this and grabbed Yu Xiaotong's ethnic costume.

"Are you crazy? Fighting on set? Aren't you afraid of getting blacklisted for bad behavior? Yang Mi, Liu Feifei, and Repa are over there, didn't you see them?"

Chen Xiaoyun regretted it in her heart. Why did she have to provoke this idiot in the first place?
If things really get out of hand, and he says he's doing it to get revenge for me, then I'll be in trouble too.

"Don't worry, I won't fight."

Yu Xiaotong said with a confident expression, "Smart people use their brains."

After saying that, Yu Xiaotong pointed to her head.

Chen Xiaoyun was speechless.

Brain?

Do you have that thing?

Although I don't know exactly what they do, I observed them during dinner yesterday. No matter the topic, they never let the conversation go wrong and always made everyone at the table happy. They are clearly compatible with everyone. What are you, a complete idiot, talking about?
Actually, Yu Xiaotong isn't that bad. Although she is spoiled, willful, has poor emotional control, acts impulsively without considering the consequences, has low emotional intelligence, and poor mental qualities, her other qualities are quite good.

He is tall, has a decent appearance, is athletic, and has a natural talent for acting. From a young age, his parents and teachers praised him, saying, "This child just doesn't study, but he's actually quite smart."

The person who said this focused on "not learning," but Yu Xiaotong heard the emphasis on "being smart."

This is actually a major misconception among parents about raising children.

Parents and teachers should never overpraise a child for being "smart," but rather praise them for being "diligent."

Throughout Fang Yu's life, Chen Wanyu and Fang Daqiang have never praised him for being smart; at most, they would say, "My son is really great."

The more you praise a child's intelligence, saying things like, "With your IQ, you can learn it quickly if you study, and you might even get top marks," the less likely the child is to study.

It wasn't because he was proud, but because he was afraid.

Subconsciously, he fears, "If I study it but don't learn it or don't get a good ranking, will that expose that I'm not smart?"

Therefore, the more you praise him for being smart, the less he will study. He will feel that as long as he doesn't study, he can always maintain his "smart" image in other people's eyes.

He himself may not even be aware of this subconsciousness, but it will be reflected in his actual actions.

Furthermore, children who are only "clever" in certain aspects may develop a habit of looking down on others and being arrogant when they hear others praising their intelligence, instead of studying.

Yu Xiaotong is a case in point.

Yu Xiaotong confidently shook off Chen Xiaoyun and strode over to Da Mimi's group.

"Sister Mi, Sister Feifei." Yu Xiaotong first politely greeted the two first-tier students, then squeezed next to a young man opposite Fang Yu and said familiarly, "Werewolf game? Why didn't you call me? I'm the number one werewolf in Chaoyang."

Then Yu Xiaotong looked up and smiled at Da Mimi: "Sister Mi, long time no see, count me in."

Da Mimi felt so disgusted.

She has known Yu Xiaotong for many years. She worked with Yu Xiaotong in the new TV series "The Story of the Stone" and disliked the kid back then.

Such a young child, yet he has such a fiery temper, he really thinks he's some kind of spoiled brat.

At the time, Yu Xiaotong was the male lead, and she was just a maid. Later, she found out that Yu Xiaotong had signed with Tian Hong's agency when he debuted, which is why he was able to be chosen as the male lead.

After she and Tian Hong had a falling out, she disliked Yu Xiaotong even more.

"Sure, let's play together," Da Mimi said casually, then glanced at Fang Yu unintentionally.

"Okay." Yu Xiaotong perked up, opened the Werewolf app, and scanned the QR code to join the group.

"I'll be the judge," Xiao Zhang said shrewdly. "That leaves exactly nine people."

"Everyone draws a character card."

"Are you done drawing?"

"Please close your eyes when it gets dark."

(End of this chapter)