Huayu: We're asking you to act, and you're playing a superhuman?
Chapter 38: Can actresses not sit on camera boxes?
Wang Weili felt that he hadn't had many days of focusing on filming.
First, Yang Mi needed to get into character while filming multiple projects simultaneously, which led to numerous takes. Director Liang Shengquan also liked to add his own creative touches to the original script.
With both challenges combined, the filming schedule inevitably encountered obstacles.
Fortunately, both sides are veterans in the industry and have good adaptability and adjustment skills, and progress is quickly recovering.
However, this comfortable period didn't last long before the production team encountered another problem, though not insignificant.
"How could you sit on the camera box?"
"I didn't sit down, I just held on."
Dilraba's face turned pale as she answered the photographer's questions in a low voice.
Seeing the crowd constantly gathering around her, she was so anxious that tears were about to fall.
The film crew was a place with a strict hierarchy. The folding chair under the big umbrella was the director's seat, while the lead actors could sit on small stools or reclining chairs brought from the van.
Aside from these big names, the supporting actors also had assistants to help them arrange their seats, but newcomers like Dilraba, who didn't have assistants, had to find their own way.
Reba's solution was simple and practical: if no one was watching, he would sit in the toolbox; if someone was watching, he would sit on the ground!
To prevent her costume from getting dirty, she even placed tissues on the ground.
However, the squatting posture can cause the muscles to be overstretched, making it difficult to stand up. Therefore, you need something to hold onto for support.
Unfortunately, the thing that Dilraba was handing over was the camera box that Yang Mi had warned her about.
To make matters worse, the camera crew saw her holding the suitcase.
The other actresses already knew the rules of their film crew and mostly walked around the toolbox. Only Dilraba, as a newcomer, heard about this rule for the first time and was quite disdainful. She always wanted to sit on the toolbox and chose to rest next to it, which is why she accidentally crashed.
Seeing the photographer's menacing gaze that seemed to want to glare at her to death, Dilraba just wanted to find her group as soon as possible, and then she saw Yang Mi.
"Honey!"
Dilraba excitedly ran to Yang Mi, hoping she would help her.
"I told you not to sit on the prop boxes, why didn't you listen?"
Yang Mi crossed her arms and stared sternly at Dilraba.
Caught off guard by her abrupt question, Reba froze on the spot and stammered, "I didn't sit down, I just helped you up..."
"Even helping her is forbidden! Our rule is that actresses can't touch the toolbox!"
The photographer yelled arrogantly, giving Dilraba no chance to defend herself.
Yang Mi frowned, feeling that the other party was using this as an excuse to make trouble, especially since she had recently offended the Hong Kong entertainment circle because of her stance on which side she was on.
Dilraba stood hesitantly beside Yang Mi, her face pale, like a fledgling bird seeking protection.
At this time, many unrelated people also gathered around, including Wang Weili.
"What happened?"
"William, you're here too."
Chen Weiting looked at Wang Weili, who was younger than him but had a higher status, and called him "brother" without any hesitation. Then he recounted what had just happened in Cantonese.
After working together for almost a month, he already knew that Wang Weili grew up in Shenzhen, and their relationship had become closer.
After listening to the whole story, Wang Weili glanced at the camera case that the photographer was protecting behind him, and the photographer who was shouting that he would go on strike if he didn't get an explanation, and frowned slightly.
Although he doesn't like to meddle in other people's business, Wang Weili was still annoyed by the other party's behavior of threatening to strike.
He invested 2000 million RMB in the "Swords of Legends" production team, accounting for 30% of the investment. Stirring up trouble and going on strike is just making him lose money!
Moreover, the filming experience these past few days has been very good, and the role-playing progress has reached 15%. Wang Weili doesn't want to let this kind of trivial matter interrupt his current state.
"Could you please call Director Liang over here for me?"
"Sure! I'll go now."
Chen Weiting didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave.
Inside the venue, after weighing the pros and cons, Yang Mi decided to back down.
"Senior, it was indeed our fault for sitting in your photography crew's toolbox."
"Sister Honey, I didn't sit down..."
"Don't meddle!"
Yang Mi glared at Reba, wanting to settle things as quickly as possible, and didn't care at all whether she was wronged.
Reba pouted, swallowing her grievances and awaiting the verdict.
Yang Mi smiled apologetically: "Senior brother, how about this? I'll have our little sister treat your photography crew to a meal at the hotel, and then we can call it even."
"You're quite well-mannered."
The photographer glanced at Yang Mi noncommittally, then suddenly changed the subject: "But that still won't work. You need to get her to treat the lighting, props, and director to dinner, and then find a master to perform a ritual for the equipment..."
When Reba heard these requirements, she felt that she was going to have to spend a lot of money and max out her credit card. She was also shocked by the so-called rules of Hong Kong for the first time.
"Let me take a look at your suitcase."
"What?"
The photographer was stunned when he saw Wang Weili suddenly stepping out from the crowd, and didn't have time to stop him from opening his camera case.
By the time Wang Weili opened the camera case, it was too late for the photographer to stop him.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the toolbox was completely empty.
Wang Weili kicked the empty box and asked curiously, "I was wondering when your photography crew got another set of equipment. There was already one set on site. It wasn't mentioned in the contract, so it seems you remembered wrong."
"Producer Wang..."
The photographer looked rather grim, and his earlier aggressive demeanor had completely vanished.
Wang Weili's identity as the producer was announced to everyone on the day filming began.
The crew members behind the scenes didn't treat him as an actor either.
Yang Mi looked surprised when Wang Weili stepped in to help her out, while Reba covered her mouth in disbelief, her eyes fixed on Wang Weili.
Just as the scene reached a standstill, director Liang Shengquan finally arrived late.
"What happened here?"
"Director Liang, you're here."
The photographer breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing Liang Shengquan arrive, and then explained the whole story.
After listening to his explanation, Liang Shengquan glanced at Wang Weili and asked suspiciously, "Producer Wang, how did you get involved?"
"I noticed this teacher was very agitated, constantly talking about what a strike should entail. Do you even know how much our film crew spends on average every day?"
Wang Weili's counter-question left Liang Shengquan speechless.
The photographer argued, "I didn't intend to strike, she just sat on the toolbox..."
"Are there any tools in the toolbox?"
Wang Weili interrupted the photographer, wanting only to resolve the matter quickly.
The photographer couldn't blatantly lie: "No."
"It's just a regular suitcase. If you really mind, why don't you buy him a new one?"
"Okay! I can do it."
Reba quickly agreed, thinking to herself that this was much cheaper than treating someone to a meal!
Wang Weili nodded and looked at Liang Shengquan.
Liang Shengquan glanced at the photographer: "Xiao Liu, that's fine."
"Okay, whatever Director Liang says, we'll do."
Although the photographer was dissatisfied, he could only try to appease the situation.
These people from Hong Kong all know how to stick together, and they also know that the director in the team is the one who can speak up, so naturally they won't go against Liang Shengquan's wishes.
The matter was resolved satisfactorily, and Wang Weili was about to leave when Liang Shengquan called him back.
"Willie, Yang Mi's performance on set hasn't been very stable lately. How about we hold a script reading for the main cast tonight?"
"Okay, I'm fine with whatever you have on time, Sister Mi."
"I have plans tonight... It's okay, I can go too."
After hesitating for a moment, Yang Mi agreed and then pulled Dilraba in front of her.
Reba's eyes were exceptionally gentle, and her voice was filled with gratitude: "Brother Willie, thank you."
"You're welcome, I just didn't want to make things worse..."
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