Chapter 45: The Daoist Descends from the Mountain Wraps Up, Princess Taiping Takes the Plunge! [Seeking Data]
“Cut, that’s a wrap!”
After He An's final scene was shot, Liu Wei directly gave the approval!
“Brother Wei, it’s already finished? I’m still not satisfied!”
Wang Baoqiang reacted, his face filled with regret.
Previously, when Chen Kaig’e was the director, the character of He An, played by him, had always been detached from the plot, without a clear direction or goal, like a bumbling fly!
In a nutshell, the character was soulless!
As if lacking a soul, unable to fully integrate into the plot!
But since Liu Wei revised the script and sorted out the character's logic, Wang Baoqiang instantly got into the role of He An, from the middle of the plot right up to the end!
He was completely immersed!
Now, with the wrap, he felt a pang of sadness.
“There are no feasts that last forever, Baoqiang, He An has wrapped.”
Liu Wei laughed.
“Brother Wei, will we have opportunities to collaborate again?”
Wang Baoqiang asked.
Huayi didn't value him much, thinking he had low plasticity, and hadn't provided him with many resources before!
But Baoqiang had amazing luck. After he made a comeback with the “Lost in Thailand” series, he now had his own studio!
He had gone independent!
“There will be opportunities.”
Liu Wei said.
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During the wrap party for “The Daoist Descends from the Mountain,” Chen Kaig’e called Chen Hong.
“How’s Liu Wei doing?”
“He cut a lot of the side plots, I think it's pretty mediocre.”
“Humph, ‘The Daoist Descends from the Mountain’ is about He An’s experiences, not just about He An being the protagonist. Cutting the side plots, how can you enrich the plot? How can you strengthen the plot's inner meaning? He’s really messing things up!”
“It’s already done, the filming is wrapped.”
“If ‘The Daoist Descends from the Mountain’ is ruined, it’s his fault!”
“…”
“Liu Wei is impatient and ambitious, wanting to climb on top of me, he’s destined to fall headfirst!”
“…”
“When are you coming back?”
“I’ll be back tomorrow. We'll still be responsible for post-production, but New Lily Media will definitely send someone to watch over it.”
“Even for something as simple as editing, they’re watching over it? Am I so untrustworthy?”
“Don’t get angry, ‘The Daoist Descends from the Mountain’ is finished, let’s do the post-production well, and strive for an early release.”
…
After finishing his drinks with the main crew, Liu Wei went back to his room.
Then Zhao Liying called.
“Brother Wei, happy wrap!”
“How did you know it was wrapped?”
“Sister Mimi posted it on her Moments, I saw it. When are you coming to Hengdian? You have to come visit the ‘The Journey of Flower’ set before you go back to Beijing after wrapping.”
“I’ll go tomorrow. I’ll visit the set and then I’ll go back to Beijing.”
“Then you can’t stand me up, I’ll be waiting for you.”
“Okay.”
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Liu Wei was about to go to bed, preparing to head to the ‘The Journey of Flower’ set tomorrow, when Chen Hong called.
“Sister Hong, what’s up?”
Liu Wei asked.
“Yeah, about the post-production editing for ‘The Daoist Descends from the Mountain.’”
“I agreed to let your company handle the post-production editing for ‘The Daoist Descends from the Mountain’, right? What else are you dissatisfied with? After the final cut, Director Chen will still be the director. Although we co-directed it, his name will be listed before mine.”
“Chen Kaig’e is stubborn and arrogant, I’m afraid he’ll mess up the editing. I think we need to balance things out, otherwise, the hard work you put into the second half of the film will be wasted.”
“Then tell me how I should balance things with New Lily Media?”
“It’s not convenient to talk on the phone, there are Old Chen’s people on the set. I’ll give you an address, come and talk to me there.”
“Okay.”
…
Xiandu Scenic Area.
A certain scenic and beautiful rock cave!
It was already May.
Even in the evening, it wasn’t cold or stuffy inside the cave. On the contrary, it was very comfortable and refreshing, and the air was invigorating!
Listening to the mountain stream flowing out of the rock cave, it made people inexplicably relaxed and at ease.
At this time, a beautiful woman was sitting on a rock.
The beautiful woman was wearing a princess dress, extremely luxurious!
Her hair was still adorned with Tang Dynasty hair ornaments, which were very eye-catching under the moonlight.
“I, I’m crazy, I actually did something like this…”
The beautiful woman’s hand holding her phone was trembling.
She didn't expect she would be so crazy.
“It’s still not too late to leave now, if, if Wei Di really comes, there will be no turning back…”
At this moment, two little people seemed to be in her mind, one urging her to leave, the other telling her to stay and wait.
Her heart was in turmoil.
Just as her thoughts were racing, her phone suddenly rang.
“Ah!”
The distracted beauty was startled.
When she saw who was calling, she took a deep breath.
“Kaig’e, what’s wrong?”
“You were right, Tian Tian sent someone to supervise the editing, it seems she’s still not at ease.”
“New broom sweeps clean, she just became the CEO of New Lily Media, she’s bound to try her best to do ‘The Daoist Descends from the Mountain’, it’s normal for her to keep a close eye on things.”
“I thought about it, we still need to ease the tension with New Lily Media. Circumstances are stronger than people. Our project financing is not as good as before, it's unwise to offend New Lily Media.”
“Old Chen, I’m happy you’ve come to your senses. After I go back to Beijing, I’ll find an opportunity to invite Tian Tian out for dinner.”
“Alright then, it’s getting late, you should get some rest early too.”
“Okay.”
…
After the call ended, the princess-dressed beauty felt a little guilty. She took a deep breath and decided to change out of the Tang-style dress and back into modern clothing and return to the hotel.
She regretted it!
“It’s so beautiful, why change?”
Just as Chen Hong was about to change out of the princess dress, a hand suddenly pressed down on her shoulder, stopping her action.
“Wei, Wei Di~”
Chen Hong’s heart skipped a beat.
“Don’t be under pressure, no one will come here, and no one will know what happened here. When Mimi was talking to me on the phone, you were intentionally listening in on our conversation, I know all that.”
“I, I didn’t.”
“Didn’t? Didn’t you get affected, you’d become restless? You’d invite me to come here?”
“I, I was just messing with you.”
“Messing with me? Messing with me, but you have to pay a price!”
“…”
…
The water droplets in the rock cave hit the rocks, making a rhythmic thudding sound, blending with another sound.
It was hard to tell them apart for a while.
Time passed quickly, in the blink of an eye.
The moon outside grew bigger and rounder, everything in the rock cave was clearly visible.
“Wei Di, let’s forget about this when we go back, okay?”
“Okay.”
“How can you be so heartless.”
“Didn’t you say you wanted to forget?”
“I was just saying it, how can you take it seriously?”
“What? Are you addicted to me?”
“I haven’t shared a bed with Old Chen for many years, he’s not up to it anymore.”
“If you want me to continue serving you, you’re not qualified enough.”
“…”
“It’s getting late, you have a few minutes left. If you want to make an appointment with me again after we go back, it won’t be easy.”
“…”
…
The next morning, Chen Hong woke up and quickly went to wash up and change clothes.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn’t believe it.
Although she had always taken good care of herself, and her figure was still very good, it was clear that there had been a qualitative leap now.
“Is Wei Di’s energy nourishing?”
Chen Hong was dumbfounded.
After she recovered, she was both happy and worried.
How could she explain it to Chen Kaig’e when she went back?
After all, she had been stationed on the set for half a month, often filming night scenes!
In such a situation with severe lack of sleep, her skin was getting better and better…
Anyone with eyes could see that something was wrong.
“Use makeup to cover it up first. After I go back to Beijing, I’ll immediately go for a SPA. That way, I can handle it.”
Chen Hong quickly came up with a solution.
It’s gotta be said, when a woman starts to think, she’s a pro at dealing with men.
…
Liu Wei woke up and didn’t stay at the ‘The Daoist Descends from the Mountain’ set. He wasn’t going back to Beijing with them either, instead, he went to the ‘The Journey of Flower’ set.
He had gone back to the hotel at 3 a.m. last night with Chen Hong, they hadn’t slept for more than a few hours.
But Liu Wei was robust and unaffected.
Chen Hong, on the other hand, was quite worn out.
But she was happy to endure it.
After all, Chen Kaig’e hadn’t been up to it for so many years, she had suffered a lot.
Now that she had her eyes on Liu Wei and found an opportunity, she had to take advantage of it!
…
‘The Journey of Flower’ set.
“Brother Wei!”
As soon as Zhao Liying saw Liu Wei, she immediately ran over.
Behind her was Jiang Xin, who played the second female lead, Xia Zi Xun!
This role was originally meant for Zhang Li, but Zhang Li didn’t want to play it, saying that her ancient costume look wasn’t beautiful and would expose her weaknesses to the audience.
So Jiang Xin got the role.
At this point, Jiang Xin hadn’t gained weight yet!
In the future, she would look very bloated, like a dough that had risen!
“Brother Wei!”
Jiang Xin came over to greet him.
“Brother Wei, Sister Jiang Xin also wants to sign with our Wei Mi Media. Her contract is about to expire.”
Zhao Liying introduced Jiang Xin.
“I’m not in charge of signing contracts, Zeng Jia is. When your contract expires, you can talk to Zeng Jia.”
Liu Wei said.
Seeing that she had secured a new home, Jiang Xin left wisely.
“Brother Wei, when will we collaborate on our next project?”
Zhao Liying asked.
“We’ll see. When the opportunity arises, we’ll naturally collaborate.”
“Brother Wei, I want to collaborate with you on a movie next!”
“Okay!”
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The number of flowers and votes yesterday didn’t increase much!
Brothers and sisters, this won’t do! We should keep on voting. We need data to keep us motivated!
We can’t be so miserable, I’m begging you!
I’m begging you for flowers, I’m begging you for votes!!!!!!
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