Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 201 Undeterred by His Thiefish Intentions, the Eel's Little Trick

The room was on the tenth floor of the hotel, with the door wide open.

Meanwhile, Qi Hui was playing games in his room, with gunshots ringing out constantly, accompanied by shouts from his teammates and kill notifications from the system.

He simply played a round of Counter-Strike. Since CS:GO wasn't available yet, Qi Hui played Counter-Strike: Source.

He didn't leave the film crew; instead, he stayed in his room playing video games.

This act of playing games is clearly a way of telling everyone that he wants to continue filming.

If anyone wants to come to him, Mr. Qi can do so anytime... Of course, doing this is more to give face to Wang Zonglei and Pang Hong.

At first, when Yang Mi carried his bag back, she tried to squeeze into the room, but Qi Hui chased her away.

What kind of talk is it for a man and a woman to be alone in a room in broad daylight?

There were so many people from the film crew watching!
Whether Qi Hui filmed the play or not was irrelevant; he had already prepared to leave when they were fighting the Wuershan eel.

Qi Hui doesn't need this drama; if he doesn't film it, so be it. It's no big deal.

Not long after, Chen Kun also returned.

Seeing that Qi Hui had the door open, they came in to visit.

"You little rascal... you really know how to stir things up," Chen Kun said speechlessly.

Today is another day off work. He's done his armor and makeup, everything's ready.

In the end, it was never used at all.

"Did I play badly?" Qi Hui shrugged.

"Hey...very well done!" Chen Kun chuckled and gave Qi Hui a thumbs up.

Because of Zhou Xun's fall, he and Wu Ershan had discussed the strange costume.

But Wuershan talked to him about art and aesthetics, and then... nothing more.

Having worked on film sets for so many years, he naturally knew that Wu Ershan was just making excuses for him.

Therefore, he was happy to see Wuershan get beaten up!

A few minutes later, Zhou Xun peeked in, and of course, her assistant was also there, waiting outside the door.

Soon after, Yang Mi arrived, and the four of them gathered in the room, playing cards like they were playing cards.

"Wow... Your room is so tidy!" Zhou Xun exclaimed in surprise. The blankets were folded into neat squares, the clothes were folded into neat squares, and even the towels were folded into neat squares.

The cup handles were all pointing in one direction, and even the computer charging cable and keyboard cable on the table were neatly arranged in a small box.

"Now I believe what you said before," Zhou Xun exclaimed, thinking that Qi Hui's military dramas might really be quite good.

People are lazy, especially actors.

It's normal for actors to have their own assistants to help them pack, buy food, and so on.

Some actors and celebrities make outrageous demands that can even cause their assistants to become depressed.

Qi Hui's behavior already demonstrates what he learned from military dramas.

Given this kind of momentum, Qi Hui's acting is probably of exceptionally high quality.

Hey~
[Host has contacted actress Zhou Xun and gained one chance to win a prize. Would you like to participate now?]

“…Draw!” Qi Hui was surprised at first, then silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host, you have gained +20 to your acting skills]

Wonderful!

"Qi Hui, you've ruined our filming again," Zhou Xun said with a soft laugh.

"Isn't it good?" Qi Hui laughed. "Is a holiday bad, or is playing bad?"

"Hehe, all good, all good!" Zhou Xun laughed happily: "Stop playing games, open QQ and give it to me, I want to add you!"

……

In the afternoon, the producer called to tell Qi Hui that filming would continue tomorrow as usual.

He sounded somewhat annoyed and told Qi Hui not to cause any more trouble, or they would really kick him.

Not long after, Wang Zonglei called and chatted with a smile about what had happened in their meeting.

Pang Hong advocated kicking people out, while he advocated letting Qi Hui stay.

The producer and others also expressed their opinions, and the meeting ultimately decided that everything would remain unchanged.

Qi Hui expressed his gratitude with a smile, but felt a little strange inside.

Wang Zonglei did not express any intention of taking advantage of the situation, which puzzled Qi Hui. Could it be that the slap he gave Wuershan had frightened him?

In fact, Qi Hui's guess was pretty accurate.

Mr. Wang did have some interest in that area, after all, Qi Hui was indeed good-looking and had a great physique!

But Qi Hui showed no mercy and slapped Wuershan in public, which already demonstrated his temper.

If he acts recklessly, he'll likely only end up with nothing to show for his efforts.

Most importantly... he, Wang, might not be able to defeat Qi Hui.

So it's best not to do anything reckless.

His reason for helping Qi Hui was mainly due to his dissatisfaction with Wu Ershan.

Like Qi Hui, Wang Zonglei also disliked Wuershan and that so-called Eternal Heaven.

After this incident, he also considered changing directors, but it wasn't feasible.

Wu Ershan did the costume design, art design, storyboarding, and a significant portion of the work for this film.

Replacing him would not only require paying a penalty for breach of contract, but also would mean losing the salary already paid out.
In addition, a new director needs to be found and a fee paid to the new director.

Production had to stop during this period, and the crew had to eat and drink... literally, they had to eat and drink like animals.

When filming period dramas, horses are naturally indispensable. And those cost a fortune.

Moreover, the new director probably won't be too enthusiastic about this kind of neglected project.

After all, this is China, where the director-centric system is more prevalent than the producer-centric system in Hollywood.

……

Filming continued that evening.

Huayi Chairman Wang Zongjun appeared in the theater, smiling as he inspected the work and delivered a speech.

Let everyone focus on their work, and learn not to be elated by external gains or saddened by personal losses.

Upon hearing this, Wuershan threw himself into the filming, seemingly unaffected by what had happened during the day.

However, some things won't disappear just because you ignore them.

Being slapped in public severely damaged the director's authority.

Let alone big stars like Zhou Xun and Chen Kun, even some members of the photography and art departments don't respect him as much as they used to.

"He brought this on himself..." Chen Kun's gaze toward the swamp eel held a hint of schadenfreude.

Zhou Xun didn't say anything, but her dance scenes were filmed exceptionally well; her movements were light, graceful, and breathtaking.

Wu Ershan sat in the director's tent, smoking a cigarette, his face gloomy and his heart filled with resentment.

Qi Hui hit him in front of everyone, but received no punishment. This was undoubtedly a humiliation for him.

But... he couldn't refute a single word, and he was the one in the wrong.

He underestimated the Han people's reaction to this matter, and he didn't expect that even Pang Hong was dissatisfied with him.

Wu Ershan didn't know that wearing Hanfu with the left lapel over the right is not allowed anywhere in China.

"No... I have to do something!" Wuershan murmured.

He had to regain his authority, otherwise the filming would have to stop, and he wouldn't be able to stay on the set.

……

the next day.

Qi Hui arrived at the dressing room as instructed.

The makeup team was already inside, but they seemed unsure of what to do in front of Qi Hui.

"what happened?"

"Um... Ms. Qi," the makeup artist said somewhat awkwardly, "we don't know what kind of makeup to prepare for you."

The costume designer standing nearby added, "Me too, we don't know what kind of clothes to prepare for you."

"Didn't the director tell you?" Qi Hui asked in surprise.

After something like this happened, the director should logically discuss Qi Hui's costume with the art director.

A better approach would be to discuss it with Qi Hui and work together to come up with a suitable solution.

However, considering that slap, it's understandable that Wuershan wouldn't come.

But it's not normal that no new costumes and makeup were created!
It's obvious that the swamp eel is making things difficult for him again.

Qi Hui took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and did not lash out.

Even a matter of principle like yesterday couldn't bring down Wu Ershan, so if he were to expose this matter again, it wouldn't have much effect.

On the contrary, it will make others dislike him:
Why is it you again? Everyone else is fine, why do you have so many problems?
"Come on, I'll tell you, you help me with my makeup," Qi Hui said. "And the costumes, I'll pick them out myself in a bit."

He has art direction skills, so designing makeup and choosing costumes is not a problem for him.

I'm not good at hands-on practice, but it's not a big problem; I can guide the makeup artist with my own instructions.

"Okay, all done..." The two people in makeup and clothing breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had been granted a pardon.

As long as there's someone in charge, that's fine.

They come here to make money and don't want to get involved in all the right and wrong.

Soon, under Qi Hui's guidance, a new makeup look was designed.

They were still using the same head covering as before, a Taoist bun, secured with a wooden hairpin.

Her face had shed the unhealthy sallowness of yesterday and was now a healthy light bronze.

Under Qi Hui's guidance, the makeup artist made Qi Hui's face look slightly rough.

The feeling of being tempered by the Gobi Desert is vividly portrayed.

For the costume, Qi Hui chose a similar inner lining to the one worn by Ding Xiu in "Brotherhood of Blades," though it was a bit thinner and wider.

He wore a loose, coarse linen robe that was white with yellow tinges over his clothes.

He looked somewhat arrogant and unruly, and you could tell at a glance that he was very capable.

The character Pang Lang is actually a bit of a contrast; on the surface, he is a demon hunter, but in reality, he is not very skilled.

He appears unruly, but is actually rigid and dogmatic in character.

He brought all sorts of equipment, but his battle record was zero.

This outfit perfectly suits the character of Pang Lang.

Soon, Qi Hui arrived at the film set.

Seeing Qi Hui, who was all ready, Wu Ershan was first stunned, and then a somewhat ugly expression appeared on his face.

My mood suddenly turned terrible.

He discovered that this outfit seemed to suit the character of Pang Lang better than the one he had designed.

Damn it, what's going on?!

(End of this chapter)