Playing the Eighth Route Army, the system is forcing this on me?

Six o'clock in the morning.

On the highway leading from Hengdian to the filming location of "De Xian", a minivan is speeding along.

Today is Yi Zheng's first day on set.

Since Li Sisi's live stream of Yi Zheng's audition yesterday caused a sensation across the internet, she's been restless ever since.

I heard that this newly emerged second male lead will be going head-to-head with Yang Xinming, a national first-class actor and veteran actor, in his very first scene!

This is like Mars colliding with Earth!

Li Sisi certainly didn't want to miss out on this windfall, so she dragged the entire photography crew, who were still snoring in bed, out of bed early in the morning and rushed to the film set.

Bored on the bus, Li Sisi casually scrolled through trending topics on short video platforms.

Suddenly, a video that had just climbed to the top of the local trending topics list caught her eye.

#Young man gets staged car accident, but one glance makes two elderly women kneel down on the spot!#

I clicked on it and took a look.

In the scene, two notorious professional scammers from Hengdian are kneeling obediently and tremblingly in front of a young man riding an electric scooter.

The scene was even more dramatic than a Spring Festival Gala skit.

The comments section below was already in an uproar.

"Holy crap! What's going on this morning?"

"I know these two middle-aged women, they're notorious bullies in Hengdian! What's gotten into them today?"

"What kind of sorcery did this young man use? He made someone kneel down with just one glare? Has he awakened his Conqueror's Haki?!"

Because it was early morning, the sanitation worker's phone had poor image quality, and with the thick morning fog, the young man's face was completely obscured in the video.

I could only make out a blurry outline.

But the more Li Sisi stared at the figure straddling the electric scooter, the more familiar it seemed.

She gasped sharply.

That's Yi Zheng!

It's definitely Yi Zheng!

Others might not recognize her, but Li Sisi was someone who had truly felt that terrifying aura from less than five meters away in the audition studio yesterday!

She would never forget the feeling of being sent chills down her spine and having her soul leave her body with just a glance.

"Sisi, what are you daydreaming about?"

Sisi turned her phone around.

"Look, doesn't this person look like Yi Zheng?"

The cameraman next to him peeked over and burst out laughing.

"Seriously, sis? Are you obsessed? You see everyone as Yi Zheng? What a coincidence! Hengdian is such a big place."

Li Sisi did not offer any further explanation.

She just stared intently at the outline on the screen.

skillful?

She didn't think it was a coincidence.

As a media professional who has spent years in the entertainment industry, her intuition is always frighteningly accurate.

There's definitely something wrong with this Yi Zheng!

How could a young, unconnected extra possess such a terrifying aura?

What exactly did he go through?

……

the other side.

Hit-and-run...

No, it was Yi Zheng, who had made a great escape, who was now riding his beat-up electric scooter, letting out a long sigh of relief in the morning breeze.

call!

That was fucking exciting.

As he rode his bike, he relived the scene from just moments ago.

Although he still doesn't fully understand how powerful the new skill "Japanese Invaders Enter the Village" given by the system really is.

But judging from how smoothly those two middle-aged women knelt down just now, this skill is simply extremely bizarre!

Is it possible for someone to feel the urge to become a traitor with just a glance?

This is too eerie!

However, Yi Zheng was not in a hurry.

Anyway, filming will start soon, so there will be plenty of opportunities to use the skill again.

I'll study this carefully later to see what the difference is between this active skill and the passive skill I triggered when I was acting before.

The most urgent thing is to get to the film set as soon as possible.

A two million yuan paycheck is still beckoning him; he absolutely can't be late on his first day of work.

6:30.

Yi Zheng's electric scooter came to a steady stop outside the film crew's quarters.

Although it was only a short time after dawn, the entire film crew was already busy with staff everywhere.

People were moving props, pulling wires, adjusting lights—it was all noisy and bustling.

Yi had just locked his car and was about to go inside.

I bumped into an acquaintance right in front of me.

Team leader for extras, Team Leader Qin.

Yi was about to raise his hand to greet them, as was his habit.

To his surprise, Captain Qin reacted a million times faster!

"Oh my god! My goodness!"

Team Leader Qin's eyes lit up as if he had seen some rare treasure. He took two big strides and rushed over to meet him.

That usually stern face now broke into a bright smile.

Before Yi Zheng could even speak, Captain Qin had already pulled out a steaming basket of steaming buns and freshly ground soy milk.

"Teacher Yi! You're here!"

"Didn't have breakfast yet? Here, have some freshly steamed pork buns. I queued for ages to get them, have a little something to tide you over while they're hot!"

Teacher Yi?!

Upon hearing this address, Yi Zheng was completely stunned.

No.

Yesterday you pointed your finger at me and called me a penniless wretch, but today you're calling me teacher?

Not only did the way he addressed her change, but Qin's obsequious manner and fawning tone perfectly embodied the word "lackey."

Yi Zheng felt a pang of unease.

This face-changing speed is so fast, even a master of Sichuan Opera would have to kowtow and become his disciple.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Captain Qin personally led the way, guiding Yi Zheng towards the main dressing room.

As he walked down the street, Yi Zheng looked around at the stagehands who used to never even glance at him.

Now, everyone passing by politely stops and calls out "Teacher Yi".

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Having spent four years working his way up in Hengdian, he had long since seen through the strict hierarchy within the entertainment industry.

This is a circle where traffic is king and people fawn over the powerful and bully the weak!

Whoever gets the most attention is the boss!

Yesterday he was just a low-level extra earning 120 yuan a day, someone anyone could step on.

Today, it immediately became a hot commodity in everyone's eyes.

Reality is just that magical.

We arrived at the dedicated core dressing room.

As soon as Yi Zheng sat down, a stylishly dressed middle-aged woman walked over.

This is the crew's chief makeup artist, who usually only handles the makeup and styling of the male and female leads. She is extremely experienced.

Today, I was specially assigned to do Yi Zheng's makeup.

"Ms. Yi, shall we begin?" the makeup artist said politely with a smile.

"This is troublesome."

Yi Zheng nodded, without putting on any airs.

While letting the makeup artist apply makeup to her face, she opened the script in her hand and began to review today's scenes.

The first scene.

This is the main event!

The script clearly states that today he will be filming a scene with actor Yang Xinming.

The character of Old Master Mo, played by Yang Xinming, goes completely mad after his family is brutally murdered. He grabs a blood-stained machete and chases Colonel Mo all over the mountain in the woods behind the mountain!

Not only do they have to run, but the two also have highly tense dialogue confrontations and emotional outbursts.

This is definitely going to be a tough battle.

As the makeup artist applied foundation to Yi Zheng with a brush, she looked at him through the mirror and couldn't help but whisper gossip.

"Old Master Yang Xinming is a well-known old opera fanatic."

"You don't know, for the past two weeks, our crew hadn't been able to finalize the casting for the second male lead. To maintain that madman-like state for the character, the old man had been carrying that prop machete around the entire set, looking for people to rehearse with!"

The makeup artist swallowed hard, still feeling a bit shaken, as she recounted the incident.

"You didn't see it, the old man's eyes... he really wanted to kill someone!"

"Several other supporting actors in the crew were dragged into auditions by him, and they were all terrified and ran away with their tails between their legs. They were so scared that they couldn't even remember their lines. There was simply no one who could keep up with his acting!"

"That oppressive force was absolutely incredible!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zheng paused slightly as he flipped through the script.

The entire film crew was attacked and killed?

Is it really that fierce?

It seems that the prestige of being a national first-class actor is indeed not just hype.

Just then, the door to the dressing room was suddenly pushed open.

Director Kong strode in.

Upon entering, Kong Sheng's face, which was usually so gloomy on set that it seemed to drip water, was immediately visible.

Upon seeing Yi Zheng, he immediately felt relieved.

He walked behind Yi Zheng, looked at the makeup and styling that was already taking shape in the mirror, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, you're in good spirits."

As he spoke, Kong Sheng reached out and patted Yi Zheng on the shoulder, then casually pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

He pulled one out and handed it to Yi.

With the steamed buns Qin bought in his left hand and the script in his right, Yi Zheng couldn't free his hands to take them for the time being.

Before he could react...

With a "click".

Kong Sheng had already taken out a lighter, personally brought the cigarette to Yi Zheng's lips, and pressed it with his thumb, causing the flame to leap up.

They lit it right away!

hiss--

A collective gasp filled the entire dressing room.

The assistants who were touching up the makeup of the other actors were practically staring wide-eyed.

What? !

Director Kong, a notorious tyrant in the industry, actually lit a cigarette for a newcomer who started as an extra?!

Who the hell is the director and who the actors are?!

Yi Zheng, who was reading the script, only then realized what was happening. He was flattered and quickly tried to stand up to apologize!

After all, as a junior, I can't accept this kind of treatment.

"Read the script carefully."

Kong Sheng pressed down hard on Yi Zheng's shoulder, pulling him back into his seat.

This doting affection is unprecedented in the eyes of others.

At this time, Mr. Yang also arrived at the film set.