Huayu: Just started as a stagehand, but the director's comeback system

Xu Zheng returned quickly, without even using half of his leave time. He arrived just in time for the film crew to change locations, and was immediately drafted by Jiang Huai.

Fortunately, Zhang Ziyi, whom Xu Zheng had been longing for, did arrive. I heard that she and Jiang Huai had been discussing the script at the hotel for the past two days.

He didn't think too much about it. That's how the entertainment industry is in the end. If there's no entanglement of interests, then there's physical entanglement. If Director Jiang is capable, then he can also benefit from his connections.

However, he was still curious about what Jiang Huai, who was usually so serious on set, was like in front of Zhang Ziyi.

"Why is Director Jiang so imposing now? He's much weaker than last time."

Zhang Ziyi was enjoying a massage from Jiang Huai while lying on the bed in the hotel. She had just finished filming on the set of "House of Flying Daggers" and rushed over, which had exhausted her.

"When one's status rises, one's strength naturally diminishes."

Hearing Zhang Ziyi's reproachful words, Jiang Huai responded verbally but still increased the force in his hands.

Speaking from the other party's conscience, Jiang Huai has been quite exhausted lately.

Not only was she filming non-stop, but Zhang Ziyi also had to deal with reporters who came attracted by her scent.

"Take it easy, let's start filming my scenes tomorrow. I can only stay for two more days."

If it weren't for Zhang Yimou having a new movie to shoot, she would still be in the U.S. right now. She's in the prime of her career and doesn't want to linger anywhere.

Rumors have already spread from the U.S. that Rob Marshall is going to remake "Memoirs of a Geisha," and she believes that if she can secure the lead role, she will have firmly established herself in Hollywood.

"They're really going all out."

"Ha, as long as I can become famous, I don't care about anything else."

Jiang Huai didn't mean anything by it, but perhaps because the rumors about him and Jackie Chan hadn't faded, Zhang Ziyi misunderstood him.

However, she didn't care. As long as she could become the most dazzling one in the world, no amount of criticism or sex scandals could do anything to her.

After two days at the hotel, the film crew had just finished moving in, and Zhang Ziyi suggested going downstairs to take a look, as she wanted the actors she was acting opposite to see her.

Jiang Huai was happy with this arrangement. He had been taking care of her for the past few days, and it was quite enjoyable. However, he preferred a male-centric storyline to a female-centric one, but unfortunately, the movie still needed to use her name for promotion.

As I walked out of the hotel, I ran into Xu Zheng, who was also dressed in Baleno. He seemed quite ambitious, which showed that I had been focusing my attention on this business recently.

"Hello, Professor Zhang, it's a real privilege to work with you."

Xu Zheng stepped forward to shake hands with Zhang Ziyi, but the other party did not accept, but looked him up and down without even opening his lips and said "hmm".

Even Xu Zheng's expression was somewhat embarrassed, but he quickly adjusted and immediately put on a smiling face again.

"Don't make any mistakes, I don't have time to reshoot."

With her index finger twirling her sunglasses, Zhang Ziyi only looked at Jiang Huai on the other side.

"Hehe, don't worry, sis."

Jiang Huai watched as Zhang Ziyi headed straight for the film set. After patting Xu Zheng on the shoulder, he could only jog after her. He really couldn't afford to offend this powerful figure at all.

Watching Jiang Huai's selfless dedication to art from behind, Xu Zheng felt a surge of admiration. Seeing Jiang Huai's dedication, he felt even more certain that entrusting the wrap-up of "Li Wei the Magistrate 2" to someone else and rushing back to the "Crazy Stone" film crew was the right thing to do.

Oh, and I also need to catch up with Huang Bo again. He has a good relationship with Director Jiang, so I can't just put on a show in front of others.

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"Cut! Let's congratulate Zhang Ziyi on wrapping up filming."

Zhang Ziyi's scenes, after being edited and included in the film, amounted to only about one minute of footage, but Jiang Huai still made a grand ceremony to mark her wrap-up.

In front of a large group of reporters, he pushed forward the cake he had bought for 1,000 yuan and took a photo with Zhang Ziyi in front of the camera.

"Zhang Ziyi, do you and Jiang Huai have an improper relationship? Otherwise, why would you come to this obscure little film crew?"

"Director Jiang Huai, first Xu Zheng, then Zhang Ziyi, are you bisexual?"

In the crazy year of 2003, the trend of Hong Kong entertainment reporters was still going strong, and the scale of contention in mainland China had become unprecedented.

Unlike Xu Zheng's interview when filming started, this time there were too many reporters, and Zhang Ziyi's place was too crowded. The remaining reporters had no choice but to come to interview Jiang Huai in order not to leave empty-handed.

"Jiang Huai is a junior colleague I have high hopes for. His scripts are excellent, and I hope everyone will continue to support Crazy Stone in the future."

Zhang Ziyi maintained a polite smile, seemingly unaffected. The reporters during the champagne incident were far more difficult to deal with than they are now.

However, her gaze still fell on Jiang Huai. Although she had taught him how to deal with reporters at the hotel, she was still afraid that he might say something wrong.

"Thank you all for the interview. I just want to say a few things: Crazy Stone is a good movie, and Crazy Stone is the culmination of my life's work..."

In fact, Zhang Ziyi's willingness to associate with Jiang Huai is most likely due to the attraction between like-minded people. They are quite similar; both are selfish enough to not care about their reputation when pursuing their goals.

With Jiang Huai constantly promoting "Crazy Stone," the reporters lost interest. They figured they'd probably only be able to publish news about the Beijing Film Academy's idiotic director when they got back today.

After leaving a pile of water bottles, the reporters dispersed. Although they didn't get any useful topics, with a little polishing, Zhang Ziyi's news would attract a lot of attention.

Even if they can't pull off a champagne scandal like their predecessors, it would be nice if they could have a late-night rendezvous with a gigolo director.

After seeing the reporters off, it was time to see Zhang Ziyi off as well. After a symbolic walk outside, Jiang Huai immediately instructed the staff to start restoring the film set. It had been more than a month, and the film needed to be wrapped up as soon as possible.

Fu Lulu's side got the movies that were going to be released during the 2004 Spring Festival from China Film Group. They had already discussed the best release time for the movies. Two American movies were imported at the end of January, so they were definitely no match for them.

Our focus is on February, with the first movie released in February being "A Perfect Match" on February 5th.

Although comedies and romance films have always shared a portion of the box office, this period is indeed the most suitable, and February 2nd, which the two parties decided on, is the best time for the movie Crazy Stone.

Even if Jianghuai had to pay extra wages, they still had to finish filming by mid-November; otherwise, no matter how many connections they made, the film's runtime might still be too short.

Jiang Huai, having regained his composure, instructed the staff on set to speed up their work, while also telling the actors to conserve their energy and not to fantasize about the future.

Jiang Huai nodded in satisfaction once the camera was back on.

Time waits for no one.