Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 352 It's fun, I love it, I'll play it again next time!

"Could it be our internationally renowned superstar, Sissi?"

"Huh~"

Liu Yifei responded with disdain.

The bigger the name, the more it seems fake.

She took a step forward, looked at the stunning scenery, and couldn't help but stretch her body, feeling refreshed despite the fatigue of the long journey.

And she was Gu Bei's most beautiful sight to begin with.

Gu Bei reached out and pulled her into his arms, asking with concern, "How long have you been on the road? You must be exhausted."

"About five... six hours!"

Liu Yifei leaned her head slightly against Gu Bei's shoulder, feeling the familiar presence, and said softly, "Let me tell you, this little bit of hardship won't tire me out."

When I was a child, I was filming in Yunnan Province, and the roads there were all like these.

As the main character, I have most of the scenes.

I filmed for over ten hours straight, then continued filming after moving to another location. For dozens of hours in a row, the only time I could catch a nap was on the mountain roads between locations.

Gu Bei watched as she slightly raised her face, giving off a "I'm awesome, aren't I?" look.

He couldn't help but flick her forehead: "You silly girl, you're being treated like a beast of burden, and you're quite proud of it!"

"You're the one who's a cow and a horse!"

Liu Yifei glared at Gu Bei and slapped him twice in protest. "Back then, I didn't think so much. I just did whatever the director and producer told me to do."

Unless there are special circumstances, I don't dare to ask the director for leave, for fear of delaying so much filming.

"Then you probably won't be able to be so generous in the future. You should know the rules of the Actors Guild, right?" Gu Bei said with a smile.

"Yes, my manager Linda told me that all my future filming projects must be negotiated with the other party to comply with the Screen Actors Guild's rules, including filming time, various benefits, etc."

Liu Yifei nodded.
The Screen Actors Guild does more than just regulate studios.

The nature of a labor union means that it must also impose strict restrictions on its members, requiring them to abide by various rules in order to extract benefits from the production company.

After Liu Yifei joined the Actors Guild, she had to fight for everything from her salary to various extra benefits from the production crew, in accordance with the guild's requirements.

Simply put, they won't let you engage in involution even if you want to; otherwise, it would be considered a violation of the union's rules and would be subject to corresponding penalties.

Under this system,
The Screen Actors Guild has very high entry requirements.

To qualify, one must have played a key role in a union-approved project or worked on such projects for more than thirty days, and also have a letter of recommendation from a union member.

This requirement is similar to the work experience requirement for graduates.
Without joining a union, it's difficult to find job opportunities on projects that the union will recognize; employers tend to prefer hiring union members.

Without these job opportunities, it is difficult to join a labor union, creating a vicious cycle.

So, newcomers who want to join Hollywood

Basically, you have to scrape together money to attend acting training classes first.
I gradually honed my skills through introductions from teachers or friends until I joined the union.

This leads to a fundamental difference between members of the Actors Guild and extras in China.

The former, having passed a rigorous selection process, generally already possess basic acting skills, and are equivalent to contract actors in China.

The latter, on the other hand, has almost no barriers to entry. You can simply wait outside Hengdian or Beijing Film Studio and find opportunities to be an extra within a few days.

Extras are a unique profession in China.
It's basically the same as the props on the film set.

Gu Bei smiled and said to Liu Yifei, "Does this place meet your expectations? Although it's just a villager's home, it's still a lakeside house nestled against the mountains and overlooking the water."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Gu Bei.

Rules are rules, but this is all over China, and the Actors Guild can't trace them here!

Looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window, she smiled and said, "You passed! The scenery here is so beautiful, I want to stay here forever!"

"no!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Bei revealed a strange expression.

"why not?"

Liu Yifei looked at Gu Bei suspiciously.

"You may not know that the village we are in belongs to the Mosuo people. Although the Mosuo people belong to the Naxi ethnic group, they still adhere to ancient traditions."

Gu Bei stared at Liu Yifei's questioning gaze and explained somewhat helplessly, "They live in a matrilineal society, mainly based on extended matrilineal families, and they also retain the tradition of walking marriage."

Beautiful scenery is everywhere; we don't need to stay here. The transportation here is inconvenient!

"Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose!"

Liu Yifei burst out laughing when she saw Gu Bei's anxious expression.

Subsequently,

Her beautiful eyes sparkled as she smiled provocatively, "Walking marriage sounds like a very interesting custom. Perhaps I could... um!"

Woman, you're provoking me!

Gu Bei raised his eyebrows.

This effectively shut down Liu Yifei's entire sentence.

As Liu Yifei responded to Gu Bei's tender words, a slight smile appeared on her face, seemingly tinged with a hint of smugness.

She had no interest in the walking marriage concept.
After all, if she really practiced walking marriage, her fans could fill the entire shore of Lugu Lake, all waiting for her favor.

She simply enjoyed Gu Bei's overbearing possessiveness.

Gu Bei is usually too composed and rarely shows such emotions.
If she hadn't provoked him like that, Gu Bei would hardly have lost his composure like that.

"Will you dare say that again next time?"

Gu Bei looked at Liu Yifei's slightly swollen lips and threatened her with a smile.

Liu Yifei revealed a sly look: "It's fun, I love it, I'll play again next time!"

"you……"

Gu Bei laughed in exasperation.

He turned around and threw Liu Yifei, who was pouting slightly, down.

Liu Yifei staggered slightly.
But he quickly regained his footing thanks to his physical abilities.
She stomped her foot and pointed her jade-like finger at Gu Bei: "Hey hey hey!"

Gu Bei also revealed a slight smile.
Just as he was about to speak,
Liu Yifei's phone rang.

She glanced at it and then answered, "Brother Xiaoming... umm, I've heard about it too... I haven't arrived yet. I'll mention it to Gu Bei after I see him, okay?"

Liu Yifei glared angrily at Gu Bei and slapped away his mischievous hand.

Gu Bei pointed to himself and then to the phone in Liu Yifei's hand, as if to say, "I'm right here, how can you lie through your teeth?"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at him, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then hung up the phone.

"They've come to plead for mercy?"

Gu Bei could roughly guess it.

Huang Xiaoming is quite thoughtful.
If he calls Gu Bei directly, Gu Bei might think he's ungrateful.

But if you get through Liu Yifei's influence, that would be much safer.

Actually, the best solution would be for his girlfriend to contact Liu Yifei; using the wife as a diplomatic ally would be the safest approach.

"Yes, everyone outside is saying that Huayi has been making sarcastic remarks about you for days, but after Director Feng's Weibo account was blocked, they don't dare to mention a single word about you anymore. That's called a counterattack!" Liu Yifei vividly described the news she heard from others during the event.

Are you telling a story here?

Gu Bei said with amusement, "But, did Weibo really ban Feng Xiaogang?"

Liu Yifei's eyes widened slightly: "You didn't know about this?"

"I don't know. A few days ago, when the Shenzhou return capsule model was being transported, it was too big to get across on the way. It took me and the props team a long time to figure it out."

The internet connection here is terrible, I don't have the mind to care about those things.

Gu Bei said calmly, "However, this idea was my suggestion."

However, Peng Shaobing was left to handle everything afterward. If he couldn't even do this well, there was no need for him to continue holding the position of Weibo CEO.

Gu Bei gave Peng Shaobing an idea around that time, but he didn't care about the rest of the process.

After all, Gu Bei's target was Huayi.

Feng Xiaogang's situation was, at best, a result of his own actions.
Banning Feng Xiaogang is such a trivial matter that Gu Bei doesn't need to care about it at all.

If Weibo were to ban Pony Ma or Jack Ma one day, then Gu Bei would finally have the time and inclination to pay attention.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei was slightly dazed.

The recent news about Huayi Brothers and Feng Xiaogang has been spreading like wildfire in the entertainment industry.

Even the makeup artist at the roadshow event, though she didn't say it explicitly, seemed hesitant to speak throughout the makeup session, clearly wanting to find out but afraid of offending her.

But even such a big thing,

For Gu Bei, it was as simple as what he had for breakfast.
He seemed to have no need to care about anything, something he could easily forget.

Gu Bei seems... to be quite formidable!

the next day.

After resting for a night, Liu Yifei began filming.

Although the ending of Gravity is only a three- or four-minute segment, this part is the concluding phase. It needs to bring all the previous emotions to a smooth conclusion, so it is quite important.

This section also features the most actual filming footage in the entire movie.

Although the original film was not shot on location,

However, after comparing the two, Gu Bei still felt that the actual shooting effect would be better.

After all, they can't go up to space to take pictures, but they can take pictures anywhere in the lake.

In mid-to-late September, the weather in Sichuan is not too cold.

Gu Bei said to Liu Yifei, "When you're underwater later, just do the movements we practiced before. Pay attention to the rhythm and make sure there's a corresponding sense of beauty."

Liu Yifei nodded.
She remains as serious about acting as ever.

"Action!"

Gu Bei watched the camera slowly move forward.
This is an empty shot; a frog swimming effect will be added in post-production, symbolizing humanity's transition from amphibians to land.

The camera then shifted to Liu Yifei in the water.

She took off her spacesuit in the water, and then, with graceful swimming strokes, like that special effects frog, swam towards the surface of the lake.

The composition of the shot here,
Gu Bei made use of the roots of the fickle, promiscuous woman.

This is also why he chose to film at Lugu Lake.
The plant known as *Ottelia acuminata*, originally called *Ottelia acuminata*, is quite distinctive.
The flowers are small white flowers that look like they are floating on the water, as if they will drift away to other places with the ripples at any moment.

In reality, this small flower has very developed roots that extend all the way to the bottom of the water, taking root in the lake.

Actually, this plant wasn't originally a specialty of Lugu Lake; it's found all over Yunnan and Sichuan, including many places like Erhai Lake.
However, this plant has very high requirements for water quality.
As water quality deteriorates in other areas, only the undeveloped Lugu Lake remains, retaining its current magnificent appearance.

"call!"

After swimming for a while, Liu Yifei finally surfaced.

"Cut!"

Gu Bei shook his head.

After he finished speaking, he immediately got up and left the monitor.

Liu Yifei had already come out of the water, and her assistant immediately went to greet her, wrapped her in a towel, and kept her warm along with the warm sun.

"Director Gu, how's this take?" Liu Yifei asked with a smile.

"Your stamina is too good; it doesn't match the female lead's condition." Gu Bei looked at Liu Yifei, who was soaked to the bone, and felt a little sorry for her, but still said it directly.

"Then I'll do one more."

Liu Yifei immediately said, "The female lead just returned from space. She's definitely not in as good a condition as I am now. I was just too healthy."

Gu Bei nodded.

Subsequently,

Liu Yifei sent one message after another, and another…

Later on,
When Gu Bei walked along the lake to greet Liu Yifei,
The assistant was already glaring angrily at Gu Bei, seemingly blaming him for treating his girlfriend like that. Wasn't this pure abuse?
Gu Bei thought for a moment: "Why don't you soak in the lake a little longer?"

"Row!"

Liu Yifei also realized what was happening.

After resting on shore for a while, she recovered her strength incredibly quickly.

In addition, when she was acting, she was escaping from a spacesuit that had been trapped at the bottom of a lake, which was equivalent to escaping death. It was difficult for her body to suppress its instinctive reactions.

And the key to all of this

It's all because of her 95 points in constitution.

That's practically the peak of physical strength for a human woman her age.
Given her physical condition, it would be virtually impossible for her to portray the state that Gu Bei required.

"Cut!"

Finally, after two,
Liu Yifei perfectly portrayed the female lead's near-death experience.

And this was only the first shot, yet it already took them more than half a day.

Over the next two days,
Liu Yifei was almost completely submerged in the lake.

She even complained to Gu Bei that she was practically turning into an amphibian.

But as she spent more and more time in the lake, Liu Yifei's condition improved.

"Action!"

Gu Bei looked at the footage on the monitor.

Patches of tiny white flowers rippled across the lake's surface with the waves.

Liu Yifei struggled to climb out of the lake and onto the shore, inching forward as if her body had lost the instinct to walk.

At last,
Liu Yifei lay face down in the sand.
The camera slowly zooms in, capturing her and the nearby Goddess Mountain in the frame.
The entire composition blends seamlessly, and the natural light perfectly showcases the beauty of life's birth.

"Cut!"

"Perfect!"

(End of this chapter)