This hotel has hosted many film crews, and the conference room prepared for them is a typical rectangular reading room. Director Shang and his team had arrived early, and when they saw them come in, their faces were bright and they waved at them.
"Come on, come and sit down first."
Those who arrived early sat down first.
Ying Yanluo knew everyone in the director team, but there was a middle-aged man standing next to Director Shang who she didn't recognize. She was still trying to figure out who he was, so Director Shang took the initiative to introduce him, "This is our producer, his last name is Tang. Let's get to know each other and say hello."
The film and television copyright of "Penglai" is owned by Yuyi, so the production is also handled by Yuyi.
Soon, the main creators came in twos and threes, and in the end only Wei Shu was left.
Assistant Director Liu checked his phone and said to Director Shang, "They said there's a traffic jam on the road and we'll be there later."
Director Shang frowned and nodded, "That's it, let's read it first."
Wei Shu said he would arrive late, but he actually was two hours late.
As soon as Wei Shu came in, he took the initiative to admit his mistake: "Sorry, sorry, I'm late."
After she showed her attitude, Director Shang was at a loss for words. After all, the filming hadn't officially started yet, and they would be working together for a long time. He didn't want to make the relationship awkward right off the bat, so he accepted her apology and said to her, "Sit down first."
Wei Shu looked around and then walked towards Xie Zhun.
They are the male and female protagonists of the same drama, so it is normal for them to sit together.
Wei Shu greeted Xie Zhun with a smile.
Xie Zhun nodded at her calmly, then lowered his head and continued to read the script in his hand.
Seeing this, the smile on Wei Shu's face stiffened a little. She subconsciously looked at the expressions of others and found that everyone was reading their scripts and did not seem to notice what had just happened. But she still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. If her agent had not specifically reminded her when she joined the group, she would not have taken the initiative to put down her airs and greet him. What their entertainment industry lacks the least is top stars.
Having said that, the top stars change every year, but Xie Zhun has indeed remained a top star in recent years. This is because after knowing that Entertainment Entertainment had chosen him as the leading male star, her agent tried his best to help her get the role of the leading female star, and of course she herself also made a lot of efforts.
No one knew that in these few short seconds, Wei Su's mind was filled with a thousand thoughts.
She pulled out a chair, sat down, and opened the script.
During the read-along, Director Shang kept paying attention to Wei Shu quietly. Every time she started to review a storyboard, he wondered if she would make a request the next second, but she didn't. Until the end of the read-along, she didn't raise any objections.
The first day’s reading session ended at around eight o’clock, and our business director booked a restaurant and invited everyone to dinner.
After dinner, Wei Shu called her.
"Teacher Ying, come for a moment."
Ying Yanluo was a little surprised, but she stopped and looked at Wei Su who was walking towards her.
Wei Shu smiled, "Teacher Ying, can you add me on WeChat?" She took out her phone and continued, "You are the screenwriter of our play and the original author. If there is anything I don't understand about the characters in the later stage, it will be convenient for me to communicate with you."
As the saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles at you.
Ying Yanluo: "Okay."
As she said that, she took out her cell phone and added her as a friend.
Except for being late on the first day, Wei Su performed well in the following days.
He recited his lines and practiced his etiquette, and it seemed like he was really dedicated to the role.
This peaceful life lasted until the end of the reading period.
Before the opening ceremony, the official Weibo of "Penglai" announced the male and female protagonists Xie Zhun and Wei Shu.
Earlier, there were reports that they would collaborate on "Penglai", but there had been no official announcement, and fans of both parties had not made any statements or publicity. Now that it has been officially announced, fans of both parties immediately took action, and the two protagonists also became a hot topic with "Penglai".
Fans of the original novel knew that the screenwriter of "Penglai" was Ying Yanluo, so they were satisfied with the official announcement of the two male and female protagonists.
In particular, Xie Zhun has received a lot of attention. Fans, book fans and netizens are all looking forward to the role of Xie Wu played by him. Perhaps it is because Xie Zhun's official announcement was too smooth, while the small episode on Wei Shu's side was too abrupt.
Xie Zhun is twenty-four years old this year, Wei Shu is five years older than him and is twenty-nine years old this year.
Therefore, some netizens think that the age difference between the male and female protagonists is a bit too big
When Wei Shu saw these doubts, he was so angry that he smashed a water cup in the hotel.
"You call this face old? Are you blind?!"
"Where's your face frozen? Can you speak?"
"Is it not suitable for Xuanli? If you can do it, go ahead!"
When Wei Shu got angry, her assistant didn't dare to speak. After she scolded for a while, she spoke carefully: "Sister Shu, don't pay attention to the comments of those netizens. You are very suitable to play Xuanli. They scold you now, but they will definitely be happy later."
Wei Shu glanced at her after hearing this and suddenly asked, "Who is prettier, you or Ye Shutong?"
The assistant's alarm bells immediately went off, and he answered without thinking, "You must be good-looking."
"Really?" Wei Su asked again.
The assistant nodded vigorously, "Really!"
Wei Shu snorted coldly and did not pursue the topic any further. Instead, he asked, "Did screenwriter Song and the others come over to talk about it?"
“He said he would come tomorrow...but..." The assistant was a little hesitant to say.
"But what? What's the matter with the hesitation?"
The assistant quickly said, "Only screenwriters Song and Zhou are here."
Wei Shu's brows, which had already been furrowed, furrowed again. "Where are the others? Only two? Are you kidding me?"
"It was Sister Yue who ordered that this play only allow two screenwriters to come in."
After Wei Shu sent his assistant away, he called his agent Chi Yue in Beijing.
"Sister Yue, you said that only screenwriters Song and Zhou should come?"
Chi Yue had expected her to call, "Yeah, that's what I said."
"It's not enough at all. You know, after reading it for a few days, I found a lot of places that need to be revised..."
"Xiao Shu, have you forgotten what I told you when you left?" Chi Yue interrupted her, "Two screenwriters are enough for this drama, and I also want to tell you not to change the play too much. After all, the original author is in charge, and you can't change it just because you want."
Wei Su actually didn't quite agree with it, but she didn't want to get involved in politics with her agent over it, so she hung up the phone after a few perfunctory words.
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After the opening ceremony, the crew officially started work the next day and began filming. In the afternoon, when other actors started work, Director Shang arranged for the two male and female protagonists, Xie Zhun and Wei Shu, to take the final makeup photos first, and Ying Yanluo followed them.
Xie Zhun's makeup photos went quite smoothly, but there were some problems with Wei Shu.
"This dress is not the right size, how can I wear it?"
"Xuanli is a flamboyant person, this set is too plain!"
"What's wrong with you? Is this how the costumes are supervised? Whose responsibility is it if the makeup can't be finalized and the filming can't be done?"
The noise over there affected Xie Zhun's filming. Xie Zhun and Ying Yanluo both looked over. Ying Yanluo saw that she was still talking to the costume teacher, so she said to Xie Zhun, "You continue filming. I'll go over and take a look."
Xie Zhun nodded at her.
When Ying Yanluo walked over, Wei Su was still finding faults with the costumes. In the middle of the conversation, the costume teacher wanted to explain something, but in the end he didn't say anything because he thought of something.
When Wei Shu saw her coming, he held up the clothes and said, "Teacher Ying, do you think this dress is not suitable?"
Ying Yanluo looked at the plain clothes she disliked and said, "This is the clothes Xuanli wore after she was expelled from Penglai. It is definitely not as bright and gorgeous as when she was in Penglai. We have introduced these sets of clothes during the reading."
After Wei Shu heard what she said, her expression was a little unnatural. She seemed to have remembered something, but she seemed to be walking at the time and didn't listen carefully. Suddenly, her eyes fell on the dress of the right size. She immediately said, "What about that one? The size is obviously not suitable. I submitted the size before."
Ying Yanluo took a look at the clothes and then said, "Clothing teacher, bring the record book over for me to see."
The costume teacher quickly took the notebook and handed it to Ying Yanluo.
Ying Yanluo found the waist size they provided before, took a look, and said to the clothing teacher, "Measure the size of the clothes."
The clothing teacher immediately understood what Ying Yanluo meant, and immediately began to measure the size skillfully. After measuring, he said: "The size of the clothes matches the size provided by Teacher Wei before."
Ying Yanluo looked at Wei Shu, and Wei Shu also understood.
When she provided her size before, she deliberately reported it too small. She thought she could lose weight to the size she reported before joining the group, but now, she knows that she has not achieved that goal, so the clothes are too small, especially the waist area, and she can't wear them at all.
Ying Yanluo was so calm when so many people pointed out her problems in front of the studio that she lost her composure and was embarrassed. She thought for a moment and said, "Even if there is a slight error in the size of this suit, there is no problem in asking the costume designer to modify it, right?"
"There's no problem in asking the costume designer to make modifications, but you have to be clear about whose fault the modifications are being made." Ying Yanluo looked at her.
This costume must have to be modified because of Wei Shu's original design, but she just criticized the costume teacher without any reason. If she still doesn't understand that she is speaking for the costume teacher, then her IQ is probably not enough.
Normally, she wouldn't care about such things. If it didn't fit, she would just ask the costume designer to modify it until she was satisfied and it suited her. But she had indeed been affected by the comments of netizens in the past two days, so she was in a bad mood. And today there was a problem with the costume, and she couldn't control her temper. How could she have known that Ying Yanluo would make such a fuss