He walked into the water, and the assistant came forward to handcuff his wrists and hang him up, then combed his hair, and waited until the man looked extremely embarrassed before wading out of the dungeon.
Being half-hanging up was not a comfortable position. White mist escaped from his mouth and Si Cheng shivered. The water was not very cold, but it was the coldest time of the year and he was not wearing much. His clothes had many holes. He could not stand being in the cold water for a long time.
After taking a breath, Si Cheng smiled at Xu Qiao who was watching outside, stopped his trembling legs, nodded to Jiang Wen, indicating that he was ready.
Jiang Wen gestured, took out a small speaker and shouted twice: "Come on, props and lights are in place!"
"The actors are in place. Mute the scene, let's go through the play first!"
When all the lighting and props were in place, problems arose with Guan Han.
Si Cheng was hung in the water dungeon for a long time, but she was unwilling to go into the water.
She had already put on her makeup and changed her clothes, and she looked gentle and charming. The white dress that belonged to Meng Xuan was carefully designed by the costume designer. The quality and cost were obviously much better than those of others. Compared with the cheap clothes worn by Xu Qiao and others, it was several levels higher.
Guan Han looked at the pool of water, twisted her hair with her fingers, and said with some resistance: "I'll act with him outside."
Jiang Wen pulled the corner of his mouth. This was a fighting scene, with barely two lines. What were they acting about outside
He exhaled and said, "For this scene, we have to go into the water. For the movements, we have to walk around in the water to see the effect before shooting."
Guan Han didn't say she didn't want to be filmed, she just stood aside with an aggrieved look on her face, as if her heels were nailed to the ground.
What can we do? We can't just push the person down, right
The actors around noticed that the atmosphere was a little off, and they looked at each other, not daring to breathe.
Jiang Wen forced himself to maintain a polite smile: "Didn't we discuss the water dungeon part before?"
"Director Jiang, we have discussed it, and Hanhan didn't say she didn't want to act. But the water should at least be heated up by the props team first, right?" Guan Han's manager pulled her a few steps away from the pool and said unhappily, "It's so cold, and you let our Hanhan shoot a fight scene in cold water. What if she gets frozen?"
You weren't the only one filming in the water. Didn't you see the male lead soaking in the water for a long time? As an actor, you can't do this or that. How did you get to where you are today
Jiang Wen frowned and said, "The water has been heated. Feel it, it's not cold, but a little warm. It's not that we don't want to heat it up, but in this weather, if the water temperature is any higher, it will start to steam and affect the shooting effect."
He held the script in his hand and said in a gentle voice, "Guan Han wasn't the only one filming in the water. There were so many people—"
"Can they compare with Hanhan?" Before Jiang Wen could finish his words, the agent sneered.
After hearing her words, the faces of the actors around her changed a little, and their first impression of Guan Han dropped immediately. Well, there is no comparison, because your Han Han has the biggest and most valuable status.
The agent crossed his arms and said with a sarcastic smile, "Director Jiang, you don't want Hanhan to get sick. People out there will say that your crew of Chatting General is inhumane."
This threatening remark made Jiang Wen's face turn pale and blue. He frowned and didn't say anything else.
For a moment, the set fell into an eerie silence.
Guan Han held the hot water and took a sip. Two dimples appeared on the corners of her mouth. "Director Jiang, since you are so sincere in inviting me to come and make a cameo appearance, I naturally want to act well. It's just that I have had a severe stomachache during my menstrual period these two days, so I really can't take a cold shower."
After hearing this reason, Jiang Wen's face looked better. After all, actresses always have those days every month, so it's understandable.
Glancing at her, Jiang Wen said, "Then it's okay to postpone this game to next week."
The budget for filming in the film and television city is running out like water, and we can't afford to delay it for a day. Now the water dungeon scenery has been built, and Guan Han said she won't act, so the budget loss is naturally a huge amount.
Forget it, let’s do it next week.
Jiang Wen had just made up his mind when Guan Han on the other side smiled apologetically: "My schedule is very tight recently. I have to go out of town to film next week."
What this means is that it won’t be possible next week either. Director, it’s up to you.
She put down the water cup, rubbed her hands together, and blew a breath of hot air to her mouth, looking innocent and touching: "Director Jiang, didn't we stipulate in our contract that we will shoot for three days?"
The agent pulled her cashmere coat closer and squinted at Jiang Wen, "We, Hanhan, are following the contract. You will definitely not be deducted for three days. It's up to you, the director, to decide how many shots you can take."
Jiang Wen was almost laughing with anger. He had figured out what was going on. Was he just looking down on a little-known web drama director like him? If it was another director, this "big shot" wouldn't be so difficult to talk to.
The crew of "Liao Jiang" is small, and there is no one star who is too big. From the leading actor to the minor supporting actor, everyone is friendly and friendly. From the start of filming until now, no actor has caused any trouble, which is very worry-free.
Guan Han did teach him a lesson on what it meant to be late but arrive.
Now that I think about it, I’m not sure whether the menstrual period was real or not. To be frank, I just didn’t want to shoot a tiring and dirty scene.
Jiang Wen took a deep breath, looked at Si Cheng who was still soaking in the pool, and waved his hand to signal someone to help him out.
Seeing Si Cheng trembling and walking out, Jiang Wen held up a small sun in front of him, and then his eyes fell on Guan Han again, and he asked her with his hands on the table: "Then what do you want to do? You can't delete these scenes."
Guan Han suggested as a matter of course: "You can find someone to replace you in this part, and I'll fill in the parts where your face needs to be shown."
He isn't that famous yet, but he has picked up a lot of bad habits.
Jiang Wen also had a bad temper, and he was too lazy to pay attention to her. He stood aside with a sullen face and didn't say anything. The assistant director saw this and said with a smile: "Our crew is small, so we really don't have a stand-in. And it will be difficult to find someone with a similar body shape to you in a short time."
We only signed a contract for three days of filming, and with all this going back and forth, we really won't be able to finish it.
Guan Han's agent raised his chin to the side and said, "Can't find one? I think she's quite suitable."
Everyone followed her gaze and saw Zhang Yinghui standing next to Xu Qiao. The two were indeed of similar build and height, but... Although Zhang Yinghui was not very popular, she was still the heroine of "Liao Jiang".
The heroine was asked to stand in for a supporting actress who came to make a cameo appearance. If this news gets out, it’s hard to tell how people will frame Zhang Yinghui.
Seeing that all eyes were on her, Zhang Yinghui was stunned for a moment, opened her mouth, and stood there awkwardly with her fingers curled up.
Xu Qiao leaned against the table and looked casually towards Guan Han.
It is not known whether Guan Han was really having her period, but Zhang Yinghui was actually experiencing menstrual pain.
Earlier, he saw Zhang Yinghui take out a pill and swallowed it. He asked her casually and found out that she had severe pain during her menstrual period. She took ibuprofen to relieve the pain and did not tell anyone else. She just endured it and continued filming.
Seeing that Guan Han actually wanted the heroine to be her stand-in, Xu Qiao let out a chuckle and turned his gaze to Jiang Wen: "Director, Sister Yinghui also has a stomachache."
Deliberately emphasizing the word "also", Xu Qiao looked at Guan Han, whose ruddy face and comfortable expression, with a half-smile.
Jiang Wen saw that Zhang Yinghui had been bending her waist and holding her stomach, her lips were pale, and there was sweat on her forehead. He knew that she was in great pain.
"Then what should I do?" Guan Han said in distress, "I have to find someone."
Several female supporting actors on the side looked away, fearing that his gaze would fall on them. Who would be willing to be her stand-in and spend a long time in cold water in such a cold weather
Zhang Yinghui smiled bitterly when she saw this. She had always been a supporting actress, and this was her first time playing the leading female role.
Others looked down on this small web series, but for her, there might never be another opportunity like this. She wanted to do her best in every aspect and didn't want the crew to delay the progress because of her, so she shared as much of the burden as possible.
I'm just a stand-in. I've been a stand-in before when I was a minor character. Zhang Yinghui put down her hand that had been covering her stomach and was about to agree when Xu Qiao reached out and held her down.
She looked at Xu Qiao in confusion, and then he stood up and asked, "Director, do you think I can do it? I'll take over."
Li Feifei, who was watching the show in a daze, choked on a mouthful of hot water. When did his brother Xu Qiao become so kind and capable
Zhang Yinghui was stunned and her eyes turned red instantly. She didn't expect that Xu Qiao was willing to stand up and help her at this time.
Pulling his sleeve, Zhang Yinghui shook her head: "Xu Qiao..."
Xu Qiao gave her a soothing look, then said to Jiang Wen: "The water dungeon is deep enough, and you can't see your height when you stand in it, so it shouldn't be a problem."
Jiang Wen was stunned when he heard Xu Qiao's words, and then he looked him up and down. Xu Qiao had a slender figure, narrow but not skinny, so it was not impossible for him to try to dress up as a woman.
Now that Guan Han is unwilling to act and someone has stepped forward to rescue her, we have no choice but to try this.
"Okay, stylist, take Xu Qiao to change clothes."
The actors standing by looked at each other, and all felt that the current development was a bit weird.
It’s not that there aren’t men who serve as stand-ins for women, but they are usually for difficult fighting scenes where some actresses aren’t physically able to keep up and can’t complete the scenes, so they hire male stand-ins.
Firstly, Xu Qiao is not a professional stunt double. Secondly, although he is not well-known, he is not a small-time celebrity without any fame. No matter how you look at it, he will not fall to the level of being a stunt double for others, let alone a stunt double for actresses.
Everyone looked at Xu Qiao with complicated eyes as he followed the stylist to the dressing room. When he disappeared around the corner, they withdrew their gazes and looked at Guan Han openly and secretly, and they couldn't help but gnashing their teeth.
No matter what everyone thought of Xu Qiao in the past, now in front of an outsider like Guan Han, everyone's attitude was unprecedentedly unanimous: This is too bullying!
The original poster was a local influencer who received a fan submission, saying that he saw Xu Qiao drunkenly arguing with a man on the street, and attached a few photos. Not long after the influencer posted this Weibo, there were over a thousand comments.
Didn’t we already know about the last time he got into a fight? This guy isn’t a very good person.
You are a public figure after all, could you please stop embarrassing yourself
Please don't bring bad luck to my little group Chasing the Light, okay? What sin did Chengxuan brothers commit to be in the same group with this guy
I heard Xu Qiao is going to play Jin Er soon? Congratulations, a bad actor matches a bad role.
Fans of the original novel said that this kind of annoying character is a perfect match for Xu Qiao, and he plays the role in true to himself hahaha.
He flipped through the pages out of boredom, and the malicious ridicule surged, but it did not stir up a ripple in Xu Qiao's heart. Having experienced dozens of worlds, he had seen all kinds of scenes, and this little scolding was not a big deal.
Li Feifei was driving and glanced at him in the rearview mirror: "Brother, it was my fault last night. I didn't notice someone was taking pictures..."
Xu Qiao's smile was harmless and innocent, and he looked well-behaved and innocent: "I took the photo, black and red are still red."