Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

As for Zhang Qin, after hastily making up a reason, she actually felt a bit more distant from him; he seemed even more outstanding than she had imagined.

Zhang Qin's mind became even more confused. She wanted to develop a relationship with him, but she was also very clear in her heart that he was just lonely and needed something, and she just happened to appear. There was no affection between them, and there was almost no possibility of developing a relationship.

Zhang Qin's thoughts were correct. Yang Che felt that Zhang Qin didn't look as good or alluring today, even though she looked radiant.

So even though he knew the two women behind him were crickets chirping at him, he didn't turn around to expose their teasing, but instead closed his eyes to rest.

Of course, he would still be very happy to do it again.

But he couldn't do it today. He planned to return to the capital a day early because he had just learned from Xiao Zhou that Cheng Hong's scenes were to be filmed this morning.

Yang Che felt ashamed. He hadn't paid any attention to the other person's work yesterday; he was too busy showing off and flirting.

Today's scenes are still indoors, mainly shooting scattered scenes with Chang'e, Erniu, Houyi, Taibai Jinxing, and Zhu Bajie.

This was actually to accommodate Cheng Hong; others didn't receive this treatment.

There are only two locations for Chang'e's scenes: one is Yangshan Stele, which is the location of the big rock that shot the sun with the divine bow, and it is also the filming location for Huaguo Mountain. It is in Jiangning District and was filmed a long time ago.

The photo was taken at the Zhu family residence in Zhan Garden.

The East China Sea was photographed at Qianhu.

Looking at Kou Zhanwen transformed into Hou Yi, Yang Che still couldn't help but admire him. When he watched the TV series before, he thought that although it was the same person, Hou Yi was really handsome. Seeing him in person, he was indeed still handsome.

In Kou Zhanwen, one can confidently say that handsomeness is a quality.

"Is Producer Yang here?"

"Hey everyone, hello everyone."

Once he entered the film set, everyone in the crew greeted him warmly. And indeed, there were still watermelon rinds in some of the trash cans on set.

Tsk, the property management of this old street is inadequate.

When they arrived at the monitoring area, Fan Xiaotian was not there. Ye Chongming said that he had to go back to Jinling on short notice and asked Ye Chongming to apologize on his behalf.

Looking at Xu Zheng, dressed in theatrical costume, sitting on a small stool in the corner, dozing off with his rosy cheeks and braided hair, Yang Che curled his lips in disdain.

Is it too late at 27?

So he walked over with a smile: "Old Xu, why are you looking so downcast?"

Xu Zheng snapped out of his daze and blurted out, "I had an upset stomach in the middle of the night, probably from drinking cold beer yesterday."

At this moment, a stagehand jogged over and brought over a small stool. Yang Che thanked him, took it, and sat down.

"Come on, that's not honest at all. I saw Tao Hong go into your room."

Xu Zheng's lips twitched, and he gave an awkward laugh without saying a word, thinking to himself: That's my girlfriend, and are we really that close? Does she really think that just because you invested in this movie, I have to owe you a favor?

Yang Che, however, remained as familiar as ever: "Old Xu, is this your first leading role in a TV series?"

"No, I've acted in two movies already."

Yang Che asked curiously, "Really? What show?"

Then Yang Che learned that after winning the Best Actor award at the Magnolia Awards last year, this guy first acted in "The Rise of the Wind and Water" with Li Bingbing, and then in "The Past of the Red Dust" with Fan Bingbing... but none of them made much of a splash.

Yang Che inquired in detail about the production companies of the two dramas, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that the latter was Shanghai Film Studio.

Seeing the slight confusion in Xu Zheng's eyes, Yang Che patted him on the shoulder like an older brother: "I think you're pretty awesome, Lao Xu. I felt that way after watching 'Criminals,' and I felt it even more after watching yesterday's night shoot. Anyway, if you have any good scripts in the future but lack funding, contact me."

Yang Che spoke very sincerely because he truly believed that Xu Zheng was one of the top male actors in the country, because there were very few people who could perform well in serious dramas, comedies, tragedies, and farces.

Like Jiang Wen, he could have been a world-class actor if he had focused on acting, but unfortunately, he thought he was too smart and became a director instead.

Xu Zheng was quite excited. He wasn't lacking in recognition of his acting skills; he received praise wherever he went. But Yang Che's recognition of his vision and his character was what truly touched him.

Just as I was about to respond, I saw him pick up his phone and answer it.

"President Fan, I was just about to call you. I'm heading back to Beijing today. ...Let's not meet then. I'll go after the post-production of 'Spring Pig' is finished. Please explain to the station's leaders that I need to audition actors for the film... Okay, goodbye."

There were no polite business exchanges; the call ended in less than a minute, much like how most people nowadays time their calls down.

Yang Che winked at Xu Zheng, then stood up and walked towards Cheng Hong, who was touching up her makeup: "Sister Hong, what time is your flight today?"

Xu Zheng seemed completely petrified? What's with that wink? Dude, we're really not that close, I don't know anything about this!

Then he saw Cheng Hong's lips unconsciously curving upwards, and suddenly realized: Damn it! He saw Tao Hong enter my room last night, so what was he doing?

Thinking of this, Xu Zheng seemed to have discovered some incredible secret. He swallowed hard and then lowered his head.

"Did he say those things because he thought Tao Hong saw him enter Cheng Hong's room yesterday? Was he trying to bribe me?"

Xu Zheng looked up again and saw that Cheng Hong looked even happier than before, which reaffirmed his belief.

Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god...

All I can say is that people with heart conditions see everything as dirty.

The reason Cheng Hong was so happy was because she had someone to chat with on the way back. Yes, that's it.

"Then try your best to get all the next scenes done in one take, and we can go to Nanjing for lunch."

Cheng Hong chuckled, "So eager? What do you want to eat?"

Yang Che raised an eyebrow. Was she flirting with him?

"Of course we have to go to the best, Jinling, the Plum Garden in the 37-story building. Sister, you have connections, you book the private room, I'll pay, how about that?"

Cheng Hong smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Since you've already called me 'sister,' I'll give it a try."

The two stopped talking and continued filming.

Ye Chongming has already been very accommodating, waiting until now to call for preparations.

Yang Che retreated to the outer perimeter to watch the scene between Chang'e and Venus.

In this scene, Chang'e is walking around indoors, talking about preparing to return to the Moon Palace. Taibai Jinxing naturally follows her. Then, the costume slips into the gap of the wooden stairs. When Taibai Jinxing notices, the hem of the costume has already been straightened. Coincidentally, his lines are expressing his admiration, although he says it in a very comical way.

Unlike Chang'e's laughter, Taibai Jinxing made an exaggerated gesture and forcefully pulled off her clothes. This action, combined with the lines she had just spoken, immediately deepened the feeling of "unrequited love".

Yang Che was amused, but his laughter was suppressed because the director hadn't yelled "cut."

Ye Chongming clearly thought this scene was very good.

"Good, very good, passed."

A hilarious scene that unexpectedly turned into a laugh.

Yang Che gave a thumbs-up to Venus from afar, but the guy didn't see it. Cheng Hong thought it was for her, and promptly glared at him, because she felt Yang Che was mocking her for laughing.