Huayu: When the director changed his major

After having breakfast with Zhu Zhu, Cheng Xi arrived at the film set on time.

Today's filming mainly took place in a bar.

Qin Feng, Tang Ren, and Song Yi, fleeing from Uncle Seven's men, had no choice but to run into a bar.

I never expected it to be a hub for motorcycle enthusiasts.

The bar was filled with burly, muscular, bearded rednecks.

The movie also hints quite clearly that they might be gay.

This scene also involved a significant sacrifice from Wang Baoqiang. Although the setting was relatively small, it was arguably the comedic highlight of the show.

Therefore, Cheng Xi also attaches great importance to it.

At this moment, Xin Yukun and the assistant director on set were communicating with the lighting technician and extras, making preparations before filming.

Although Zhu Zhu and Cheng Xiao didn't have any scenes to film today, they still came along to join in the fun.

Seeing Cheng Xiao sneakily follow Zhu Zhu to the film set, Cheng Xi deliberately asked:
"What's wrong, Cheng Xiao? Why are you causing trouble when there's nothing going on?"

Cheng Xiao: "Hehe, I heard you're coming to a bar? I'll just have some fun. Is Uncle Baoqiang going to do a striptease later?"

"Beautiful my foot!"

Cheng Xi tapped Cheng Xiao on the head in an annoyed tone.

Cheng Xiao immediately switched to performance mode, exaggeratingly clutching her head and yelling "It hurts!" before crouching behind Zhu Zhu's waist.

"Sister Zhu, the boss is bullying me again, you have to stand up for me!"

Good grief, they probably figured out that there's something between me and Zhu Zhu.

Now that Zhu Zhu has been brought up directly, there's really nothing I can do.

Zhu Zhu smiled and patted Cheng Xiao's head, saying:
"Director Cheng likes you a lot, otherwise he wouldn't have let you make the movie."

"Forget it, let's not stoop to her level. Since we're here, let's learn from her and see how your Uncle Baoqiang acts!"

After saying that, Cheng Xi went to the inner dressing room to put on makeup.

Wang Baoqiang and Xiao Yang were both present, and the three chatted casually.

Not long after, Xin Yukun came to report:
"Boss, the crew is almost ready."

Cheng Xi nodded:
"Okay, our makeup is almost done. Let's start in 10 minutes. Play some music first so everyone can get into the mood."

Cheng Xi saw that Xin Yukun hadn't left yet, knowing he had something to do, so she asked:
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

"Uh, Mr. White just contacted me and said that Taylor Swift wants to visit the set this afternoon to watch you act, and asked me to ask for your opinion."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the dressing room was surprised.

Xiao Yang went even further and asked directly:

"Taylor Swift? Is it the Taylor Swift who sings?"

The two girls in the dressing room got even more excited; they probably were Taylor Swift fans.

Wang Baoqiang was a little stunned and said:
"Director, when did you meet Taylor Swift?"

Looking at everyone's surprised expressions, Cheng Xi couldn't help but admire Taylor Swift's popularity.

It's normal for Xiao Yang to know him, after all, he used to be a singer.

But the fact that even Wang Baoqiang recognized him was indeed beyond Cheng Xi's expectations.

"I met her last night, and I wrote a song in front of her."

Cheng Xi said calmly.

Everyone's eyes lit up immediately.

Taylor Swift is no ordinary singer. Although they all knew that Director Cheng could write songs, they did not expect that the songs he wrote could move Taylor Swift.

"Wow, Director Cheng, that's amazing! What song is it? When can we hear it and feast our ears?"

"Yeah, boss, you're amazing! I heard Taylor Swift has very high standards. She came to visit the set, she must have come to see you, boss!"

Cheng Xi smiled and said:
"You guys, stop flattering me. You'll see this afternoon."

"Please reply to Mr. White that there are no problems this afternoon, and if she wants to come, let her come."

After Xin Yukun left, Xiao Yang was still very interested in inquiring about what happened last night.

Cheng Xi waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about it next time. Let's finish filming first."

As soon as the three of them stepped out of the dressing room, they sensed the atmosphere of a bar.

But the sight of a row of burly men in front of me was a bit unsettling. It made me think of the kind of passionate atmosphere this bar was all about.

Xiao Yang couldn't help but shudder.

Cheng Xi joked:
"What, Xiao Yang, do you actually like this kind of thing?"

Xiao Yang quickly waved his hand:

"Uh, director, no, no, I'm straight! Straight as a rock!"

Wang Baoqiang then directly touched Xiao Yang:
"Haha, director, I think Xiao Yang is from the Chopstick Brothers, so he's perfect for this kind of scene. How about we have Xiao Yang do my dance? I think it would be even more exciting."

This joke made everyone burst into laughter.

The makeup for Cheng Xi and the other two was very simple; they just didn't wear anything on their upper bodies.

Wang Baoqiang went even further, wearing only red briefs and carrying a cash register bag.

It was especially hilarious.

Cheng Xi wondered if she should wear her clothes when Taylor Swift came over in the afternoon.

Otherwise, with my abs, I'd be enough to seduce her.

Director Cheng, you should keep a low profile.

Zhu Zhu and Cheng Xiao couldn't help but laugh when they saw the three of them coming out shirtless.

Cheng Xi then pretended to knock Cheng Xiao's head.

But she dodged it with lightning speed.

Cheng Xi could only threaten with her eyes, meaning: Don't laugh!

The filming progress in the morning was average because there were a lot of people involved.

Uncle Qi's men numbered over twenty, while the motorcycle gang here also had about twenty people.

With the film crew and the three main actors, there were no fewer than fifty or sixty people crammed into the small space.

Adding in the equipment, sets, and everyone's guns and props, the filming was quite challenging.

The morning was used as a time for everyone to get together and rehearse their scenes.

During the lunch break, somehow, the news spread throughout the crew that Taylor Swift was coming to visit the set in the afternoon.

Everyone is very excited.

Even Zhu Zhu came to ask Cheng Xi if it was true.

Upon receiving Cheng Xi's affirmative answer, Cheng Xiao went into a frenzy, talking incoherently.

She even went out of her way to have her makeup touched up by a makeup artist.

Looks like another Taylor Swift fan.

Zhu Zhu: "Did I come to talk to you about cooperation this afternoon, or what?"

Cheng Xi shrugged and said, "I don't know, let's talk about it when I get here. I'll just focus on filming as usual."

When filming resumed in the afternoon, Cheng Xi could clearly sense that everyone's state was different.

The excitement was palpable, especially among the local New York crew and actors.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Xi couldn't help but offer a few words of advice:

"Everyone, keep your composure. We're motorcycle enthusiasts, so we'll definitely stay calm and collected, even when facing guns, okay?"

"Okay, director."

"Don't worry, director."

Around 3 p.m., Xin Yukun came over and told Cheng Xi that Meimei would be arriving soon.

"Boss, wouldn't you like to put on a dress to greet us?"

Cheng Xi looked down at his abs and said:
"No need, you and Zhu Zhu can go and greet her later, I'll just continue filming."

"Boss, you're the most composed person on the entire crew."

"Work is the priority. Just treat her like she's visiting the set."

When everyone was ready to film, White, Zhu Zhu, and Xin Yukun led Taylor Swift in crouching down from the bar entrance.

Cheng Xi glanced in Taylor Swift's direction. Sunglasses, big waves—no wonder she's a global superstar; her aura is off the charts. (End of Chapter)