Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, starting with the strategy of 95 flowers to counterattack

Chapter 199, "The Vanished Her," is finished filming; Zhou Ye's final treatment method.

Ocean Park’s giant aquarium was temporarily converted into a filming location.

The 11-meter-deep blue water, originally a whale habitat, has now become the most cruel scene in "The Vanished She".

He locked Li Muzi in an iron cage at the bottom of the sea and left alone.

Gu Yang, dressed in a black diving suit, stood by the pool and explained the scene to Zhang Jingyi.

“When you’re locked inside, don’t struggle too much,” he whispered. “Li Muzi isn’t afraid of death; she’s in despair, her heart is dead.”

The assistant director leaned over and gestured to the camera angles: "Yes, yes, we need to find that claustrophobic feeling later, so that the audience will be terrified."

Gu Yang frowned: "Don't make it scary, make it poignant and beautiful."

The assistant director was taken aback: "Huh?"

"Her death must not be gruesome; it must be beautiful," Gu Yang said calmly, yet with an unquestionable tone.

"What we want to show the audience in our film is that death is not the most terrifying thing; it is the human heart."

"Li Muzi didn't drown in the end; she was consumed by despair!"

Zhang Jingyi stood aside, listening to Gu Yang's words, and felt a chill inexplicably run down her spine.

"Action!"

The two sank into the water at the same time.

Gu Yang, who plays He Fei, leads Zhang Jingyi by the hand and dives into the water. They enter a shark cage, which stands silently on the seabed, its iron bars entwined with soft corals and seaweed.

He pointed to the school of fish in the distance, then to the light and shadows falling overhead, as if to say, "Look, this is the starry sky underwater."

Following his gaze, Zhang Jingyi saw schools of small silver fish darting through the beams of light, resembling a flowing galaxy.

Her eyes curved slightly, and you could see the smile even through her diving goggles.

Just then, Gu Yang suddenly let go of her hand and quickly swam out of the cage.

"Click."

The sound of the latch falling was muffled yet clear in the water.

Zhang Jingyi turned around abruptly, her pupils shrinking.

She lunged at the iron bars, gripping the cold metal with both hands, staring at him in disbelief.

Gu Yang glanced at her coldly, adjusted his respirator, and turned to leave.

Zhang Jingyi shook the iron cage frantically, and bubbles rapidly overflowed from the edge of her respirator.

She suddenly pulled a laminated photo from the side pocket of her wetsuit; it was an ultrasound image, with the outline of a tiny life clearly visible.

This was the surprise she originally wanted to give him!
She pressed the photo hard against the iron railing, her fingers turning white from the force.

"Hey Fei, look!"

“These are our children!”

Unfortunately, we're underwater, so we can't hear anything.

Gu Yang's retreating figure was resolute; he never looked back even once.

Zhang Jingyi's hand slowly fell down, the photo slipped from her fingers, and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

Her breathing became rapid, and her chest heaved violently, even though she clearly had plenty of oxygen.

It turns out that the feeling of suffocation didn't come from the seawater, but from the pain of having my heart crushed.

She stopped struggling.

With a gentle flick of his fingers, he unfastened the mask's buckle, and with a hiss, oxygen leaked out, bubbles rising and churning.

Then there are the goggles.

Her long hair spread out in the water, like black seaweed, wrapping around her neck and shoulders.

Her eyes were empty and calm as she stared in the direction Gu Yang had left, her heart ashen.

……

The assistant director stared intently at the screen, his fists clenched until they turned white: "Perfect...too perfect..."

"But she really took off the respirator? Hopefully nothing bad will happen."

“Don’t worry, the safety officer is right there,” the stagehand whispered. “But her performance… oh my god, she seems to have a natural sense of fragility…”

"Card!!"

As soon as the assistant director finished shouting, Gu Yang, who had already swum far away, suddenly turned around and returned at top speed.

He yanked open the cage lock, grabbed Zhang Jingyi's wrist, and quickly fastened her mask back on.

As oxygen returned to her lungs, she coughed violently, bubbles spilling from her lips.

Gu Yang held her tightly around the waist, pulling her upwards.

The sunlight drew closer, and the water pressure gradually decreased, but his arms tightened more and more, as if afraid she would suddenly disappear.

"Wow--"

The two emerged from the water, Zhang Jingyi breathing heavily, water droplets still clinging to her eyelashes.

Gu Yang removed his respirator, cupped her face in his hands, and said in a hoarse voice:
"It's okay...it's okay..."

Zhang Jingyi looked at him, then suddenly smiled, tears mingling with the seawater as they slid down her cheeks: "Why are you back?"

Gu Yang's answer was unusually firm: "Yes, I'm back."

"He Fei will not turn back, but Gu Yang will."

……

Tian Xiwei and Zhou Ye stood by the monitor and witnessed the entire underwater scene.

"Jingyi's acting was pretty good!" Tian Xiwei said, biting her milk tea straw with a carefree expression.

"It's all over, it's all over, it's all over..." Zhou Ye's face was grim. "Why didn't he lock Li Muzi in an underwater cage and swim away himself, leaving her to wait to die..."

"After this scene is filmed, Gu Yang will probably be even more unable to get over it."

"Huh?" Tian Xiwei felt that the milk tea in her mouth was no longer sweet. "What should we do?"

Zhou Ye narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice: "We have no choice but to execute the final plan..."

"What final plan?" Tian Xiwei immediately leaned closer.

"The final plan is..." Zhou Ye said mysteriously, "I'm not telling you!"

"???" Tian Xiwei puffed out her cheeks in anger, her face becoming even rounder. "You bald guy, still keeping me in suspense?"

"You think I'm curious? Of course not!"

After a few seconds, she added, "And your bad ideas never work!"

Zhou Ye instantly bristled: "Tian Dabing! Try calling me Bald Qiang again? My hair has grown back!"

"Really?" Tian Xi smiled mischievously and showed her phone's lock screen.

It's a still from Zhou Ye's movie "Better Days" with a buzz cut, photoshopped with Bald Qiang's iconic helmet. "Is it good-looking?"

? ? ? ? ?

Zhou Ye was completely devastated!
"Tian! Xi! Wei!" Zhou Ye lunged forward to snatch the phone. "You pervert! All you do is collect my embarrassing moments!"

"Who told you to call me Tian Dabing first!" Tian Xiwei nimbly dodged. "Besides, I'm just recording the good things in life!"

“Beautiful?” Zhou Ye sneered, “What’s stored on your phone? Memories of my scenes that were cut, ugly photos of me with sauce on my food…”

"And there's that video of you drunkenly hugging a lamppost and shouting Gu Yang's name!" Tian Xiwei proudly waved her phone. "Sister Yitong taught me that, so I wrote it down!"

"You despicable and shameless woman..."

"You flat-chested!"

"Ugh, I'm so angry... I'm never buying you milk tea again!"

"Jingyi will buy it for me!"

"..."

……

Gu Yang was watching the footage that had just been filmed on the monitor.

"Director!" The production assistant came running over, "Teacher Zhou and Teacher Tian are arguing again..."

Gu Yang didn't even look up: "Did you make a move?"

"No, that's not it. It's just that Teacher Tian said she was going to expose some video of Teacher Zhou..."

"Do not care."

Gu Yang's gaze never left the screen, but the corners of his lips were slightly upturned.

After confirming that the last shot was perfect, he stood up, clapped his hands, and announced: "I hereby declare 'The Vanished Woman' a wrap!"

The entire set instantly erupted in cheers.

"Happy filming!"

"Director Gu is awesome!"

"Long live Director Gu!"

The staff hugged each other, marking the end of months of hard work filming.

The assistant director excitedly wiped his eyes: "This will definitely be the best suspense film of the year..."

At the wrap party, toasts were exchanged and the atmosphere was lively.

Zhou Ye held a glass of red wine, secretly added half a glass of Sprite to it, and then walked up to Zhang Jingyi and Tian Xiwei with a sincere expression.

"Come on, Jingyi, Xiaotian, let's have a drink!" she said with a bright smile. "To celebrate the wrap-up of filming!"

Tian Xi looked at her suspiciously: "When did you become so enthusiastic?"

"Oh, we're all good sisters!" Zhou Ye blinked. "Xiao Tian, ​​you don't actually have a very low alcohol tolerance, do you?"

"Or are you still angry about lunch?"

"My sister wouldn't be so petty, would she?"

Tian Xiwei's eyes widened. "You...you called me sister?"

"That's true, aren't you older than me... ah, no... aren't you older than me?"

Zhang Jingyi, unsuspecting, raised her glass and said, "Then... cheers?"

"Let's do it!"

After a fierce struggle, Zhou Ye managed to get both of them drunk by constantly adding Sprite to their drinks.

Then, in the middle of the night, she secretly went to Gu Yang's room!

Gu Yang had just finished showering and was drying his hair when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Who?"

"Room service!" Zhou Ye's voice came from outside the door.

Gu Yang frowned. Just as he opened the door, Zhou Ye darted in and locked the door behind him in one swift motion.

"…Little Coconut," Gu Yang asked, bewildered, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Ye took a deep breath, suddenly adopting Li Muzi's mournful expression: "He Fei... I am the real Li Muzi... Zhang Jingyi is fake..."

? ? ? ? ?

"The filming is all finished, and you're still acting?" Gu Yang sighed, rubbing his forehead.

"No!" Zhou Ye grabbed his wrist. "You're too immersed in the role. I have to treat you myself!"

"I'm fine now!"

"Don't lie to me!"

"Then...how do we treat it?"

Zhou Ye's eyes were resolute: "I'll seduce you."

Gu Yang: "..."

The following night, Gu Yang experienced the most absurd "treatment" of his life.

During their fierce battle, Zhou Ye kept making him call out "Mu Zi".

In the end, Gu Yang was somewhat dazed by her.

Zhou Ye and Zhang Jingyi already look alike...

When being affectionate, they must call out "Muzi".

This is true both on and off screen...

What a terrible thing to do...

……

April 1st, Yanjing, Xinghe Media

In April, spring is gradually arriving in Yanjing (Beijing).

Morning light shone through the thin mist onto the glass building of Star Media. A few cherry blossoms had bloomed on the cherry trees in front of the building. When the wind blew, the pink and white petals swirled and landed at the feet of the two people who had just gotten out of the car.

Zhou Ye raised his hand to brush the petals off his shoulder, turned to look at Zhang Jingyi beside him, and said with a smile, "Come on, let me show you around."

Zhou Ye wore a cream-colored knitted cardigan with fluffy bear embroidery on the cuffs, and a light yellow Peter Pan collar shirt underneath with star patterns embroidered on the puff sleeves.

She wore a light blue pleated skirt that fell just above her knees, paired with white mid-calf socks and pink round-toed leather shoes with two bows tied on the shoelaces.

Her hair has now grown to ear length and has been carefully trimmed into a student-style bob.

A pale purple cherry blossom hair clip adorned her hair, instantly adding a touch of childlike innocence to her bright face, making her look exactly like a female college student who stepped out of a comic book.

(End of this chapter)