The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 82 "Infiltration"

For Gu Lanxi, each time she joins a production team is a completely new experience.

Interacting with different people, experiencing different lives, living in a relatively simple environment for a period of time, witnessing biodiversity, and being exhausted every day, you simply don't have time to think about anything else.

For her, it was a great form of psychological therapy.

No wonder she loves acting.

Ordinary people rarely think three steps ahead before taking one step, but geniuses often think a hundred steps ahead before taking one step.

Gu Lanxi, on the other hand, has always lacked a sense of security since childhood, and she tends to overthink things.

Especially when she encounters a turning point in her life, she can even think about her entire life.

Focusing too much on oneself can easily lead to becoming a slave to one's emotions.

If you see through the world too clearly, you'll find everything meaningless.

Filming allows her to temporarily escape her own world and immerse herself in the lives of others, something that other professions cannot offer her.

Gu Lanxi entered the gifted youth class of University A when she was fourteen years old, and was surrounded by geniuses who were one in ten thousand.

But eight years later, everyone's development is completely different.

Some people are brilliant when they are young, but become just ordinary people when they grow up. One classmate even went back to the mountains to farm, spending his days with a room full of old books. Even now, netizens still sigh when they mention him.

People always say that such a person has become ugly, but in Gu Lanxi's opinion, he may just not like the life of a genius, forced himself to learn to hide his talents, and then found inner peace.

Some people realize that human strength is limited, so they turn to ghosts and gods, believe in destiny, and like to attribute everything that science cannot explain to metaphysics and regard it as the ultimate truth.

In his spare time, he loves burning incense and praying to Buddha. On holidays, he is either on his way to visit sacred mountains or on his journey to find his faith.

Others choose to isolate themselves, focusing solely on their areas of expertise and ignoring the outside world. As a result, their common sense is extremely poor, often requiring their workplace to assign someone to take care of them in order to ensure their basic health.

Although the forms of expression differ, they all generally involve some degree of escapism.

They don't want to face the side of the world that they don't like.

Gu Lanxi's unique upbringing makes her different from everyone else.

She likes to face everything head-on and then explore bravely.

If she feels that life is meaningless, she will try to find interesting new things.

If she feels there are too many ugly things in the world, she will break out of her current circle and seek new beauty.

Simply put, it means having a positive mindset and avoiding internal conflict, and decisively abandoning things that have a negative impact on her when it matters most.

For her, falling into depravity is always just a step away; staying positive and striving for improvement is actually more challenging.

She clearly prefers a more challenging life.

"Scene 10, First Realm, First Action!"

The script supervisor claps the clapperboard, and the camera slowly zooms in, giving a close-up of a tuft of pink corn silk.

It is July, the pollination season for summer-sown corn in Kaiyuan County.

"Whoosh~ Boom—"

A brand-new Suzuki GS125 quickly approached along the mountain road.

The camera then shifts, and the silky smooth hair falls onto a head of unconventional pink hair that flutters in the wind.

On the motorcycle were a young man and a young woman, who looked quite pleasing to the eye.

"Slow down!! You scared me to death!"

The pink-haired girl gently pounded the motorcyclist's back, scolding him in a coquettish voice as she did so.

The blond-haired boy was sunny and cheerful, and the more he was beaten, the happier he became.
"Hahaha, look at you, such a coward!"

The camera zooms out, showing the motorcycle carrying the two people away.

Beside the endless cornfields, a dirt road stretched like a silken ribbon; even after the car had driven far away, its echoes still lingered.
"Hey! Luo Ming! What if your family doesn't like me? I'm so nervous!"

"Impossible! Duan Wei!! Everyone in the whole world would love you just like I do!! Love you to the point of madness!"

The motorcycle pulled up to the designated spot and stopped. Director Gao Yunyi, holding a small red megaphone, shouted, "Cut! Cut! Cut!" The first scene of a film crew shooting is always very simple, just to ensure a good start without any retakes.

There was no special opening ceremony in the mountains. Everyone got up early in the morning, lined up to receive their opening red envelopes, stood together, bowed to the machine covered with a red cloth, and then took their positions to officially start filming.

Perhaps because Gao Yunyi came from a military background, he was particularly efficient in his work, and all his arrangements were well-received by Gu Lanxi.

I arrived last night and went to see the village grandma's piglets. When I got back to my lodging, a hairdresser came over to dye my hair.

However, she had been dyeing other people's clothes before, and since she arrived late and had a scene to film the next morning, she had to dye her clothes overnight.

This kind of thing is very common on film sets.

Over the years, Gu Lanxi has long since adapted.

She lay there sleeping, and when she woke up, she had become a pink-haired street urchin.

At first glance, it looks quite similar to corn silk.

Gu Lanxi watched the replay and couldn't help but laugh: "This scene is hilarious."

Gao Yunyi was a tall, bearded man who was over 1.9 meters tall. He had a bit of a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) air about him and got along very well with Gu Lanxi.

It was he who first suggested that Gu Lanxi be the female lead.

Hearing her describe the scene as "comical," Gao Yunyi scoffed, "Who says anti-gang crime films have to be serious?"

"I just think this scene is particularly ingeniously designed, and the audience will definitely like it."

"Alright, let's go back to the village and prepare to film the next scene."

Gao Yunyi nodded reservedly, but secretly he was pleased.

Everyone wants their efforts to be seen.

No wonder directors who have worked with her speak highly of her.

An actor who memorizes his lines perfectly, prepares thoroughly, maintains emotional stability and never acts out, and is also skilled in the art of conversation—what director wouldn't love such an actor?

The main filming locations for this drama, besides mountain villages, were Kaiyuan County.

The temperature in the mountains is low, and the scenery is beautiful this season. The director decided to film the scenes in the village first, and then go to Kaiyuan County when the weather cools down.

Gu Lanxi thought this arrangement was excellent.

We just considered it a trip to escape the summer heat.

I feel uncomfortable staying at home with the air conditioning on all day.

It's around 20 degrees Celsius in the mountains right now, it feels a little hot, but it's alright.

The young actor who plays Luo Ming is named Yang Hongyi, whom Gu Lanxi is not familiar with.

The staff started carrying away the machines and packing up the belongings. Yang Hongyi rode over on his motorcycle, offering to take her back with him, but Gu Lanxi smiled and waved her hand, refusing decisively.
"No thanks."

The two assistants arranged by the agency are still on the train and won't arrive until tomorrow night. Aunt Wang came over today to watch her bag and water bottle, and upon seeing this, immediately unscrewed the water bottle and handed it to her:
"Lanxi, have some water first!"

On the first day of their acquaintance, Yang Hongyi was rejected, but he wasn't angry. He said goodbye generously and rode off on his bike in a flash.

He understood perfectly well that Gu Lanxi was not alone and naturally could not go with him alone.

Moreover, young men and women, if they don't intend to create a scandal, should avoid each other in private.

Yang Hongyi's invitation was not just to invite her to ride in his car, but also to test whether there was any possibility of the two of them creating hype.

Gu Lanxi's decisive refusal made him understand what she meant.

"There's an action scene next, so I need to warm up. Aunt Wang, I'm planning to jog over. Why don't you walk slowly with the others?"

"Wait a minute, your phone has been ringing a lot. See if someone is calling you?"

Gu Lanxi took the phone, opened it, and couldn't help but laugh.

I'll write Chapter Two after I wake up. Concerts are too difficult to write about; I've never been to a concert, so I need to brush up on my knowledge.

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(End of this chapter)