TPH Chapter 4

The Protagonist’s Halo [Arc 1] Chapter 4: Entertainment Circle Vase (7)

“Su Man performed very well in this scene. She made a great breakthrough in her acting skills.” As soon as he called out “Cut”, Director Zhang did not hide the surprise in his tone at all.

Xiao Han smiled and nodded, “Thank you for the compliment, Director.”

Pei Yiren, who was waiting to see a joke, was a little shocked that the director didn’t scold Su Man but praised her instead.

The others also whispered, “Teacher Ji forgot his lines when he was acting with Su Man just now. This is probably the first time for him to do this since he joined the crew.”

“Actually, I didn’t react when I saw it. Didn’t you notice that the director called “cut” a little later than usual?”

The crew is composed of the production team that Director Zhang is used to working with, so they are naturally very familiar with his habits.

Pei Yiren was a little bit unbelievable. Wasn’t Su Man just a vase? She was so nervous a few days ago that she even spoke her lines haltingly. How could her acting skills improve so much all of a sudden?

Seeing Director Zhang communicating with Su Man with a smile, Ji Yanhuai sat in the lounge chair with his eyes closed as if in deep thought.

Pei Yiren felt vaguely uneasy. Her original plan to squeeze out Su Man and take the position seemed to be out of control.

Director Zhang saw that Su Man was in good condition, so he thought of taking advantage of the situation to reshoot the scenes that were not satisfactory a few days ago. Su Man did shoot smoothly, and Director Zhang looked at Su Man acting, and his smile became wider and wider.

Su Man’s scenes were all done in one take, but Ji Yanhuai took the initiative to stop four or five times. Others who didn’t know what the problem was just thought that actor Ji was too demanding of himself.

Director Zhang, who had been staring at the camera, frowned slightly, but soon relaxed his brows.

Actually, there is nothing wrong with the shots, but… Ji Yanhuai seems to be at a disadvantage.

Acting is actually a special state. Even if you are in it, you will have an indescribable feeling. In addition to getting into the role, you also have to take the lead. For example, the protagonist of a scene, sometimes it doesn’t mean that the one with the most roles is the protagonist of the scene. The charm of the acting state will attract the audience’s attention and they will unconsciously fall on that person.

In Director Zhang’s opinion, Su Man really performed “superbly”. It is rare to see Ji Yanhuai suffer such a loss.

However, he thought that perhaps Ji Yanhuai was caught off guard by Su Man’s breakthrough performance in acting, and he was unable to get along with her for a while.

As for asking Su Man to be more restrained and cooperate and play a good supporting role, Director Zhang hadn’t even thought about it for the time being. He had been worried about Su Man’s acting skills the week before, and now he was so happy that he hoped Su Man could maintain this good state until the end of the filming.

Few people on the set noticed this, and Director Zhang didn’t say it out loud.

After all, it’s not nice to say it out loud. Director Zhang is talented and famous, but he is also a bad person.

After finishing a day’s filming, Director Zhang liked Su Man more and more and took the initiative to talk to her, hoping that it would be best for her to keep up the momentum and work hard on the film.

After finishing filming, Ji Yanhuai returned to the hotel with his assistant.

Xiao Han’s previous appointment with him to meet privately to talk about it was probably not going to happen. Xiao Han caught a glimpse of his leaving figure from the corner of her eye, then looked back and apologized to the director with a smile, “It was my fault that I was not good enough before and delayed the progress of the crew.”

Director Zhang waved his hand. “It’s good as long as there is progress.”

And this progress really surprised him, and he was more happy than surprised.

Xiao Han had not taken the initiative to apologize to Director Zhang before because it was ineffective. To Director Zhang, she was just a person who ruined his impression and hindered the filming of his crew. No matter how sincere her apology was, it would not restore Director Zhang’s impression. But now she has the confidence, Xiao Han will not be arrogant and put on airs. She can still be polite and humble.

Moreover, Xiao Han did not have any negative feelings towards Director Zhang. He was the director, and his standard was how well the movie was made. No matter what the reason was, the original owner did not make a good movie and dragged down the entire crew’s filming for several days. It was normal for Director Zhang to be resentful.

Director Zhang really accepted Xiao Han’s apology and all his previous resentment was swept away.

After a conversation about their understanding of the role and performance methods, Director Zhang began to like her more.

“Director Zhang.” Pei Yiren’s sweet and soft voice sounded.

Director Zhang and Xiao Han were chatting enthusiastically about performance methods, and they were a little displeased by being suddenly interrupted.

Pei Yiren, who knows how to read people’s expressions, immediately became cautious and changed the words she originally wanted to say, “I want to ask, can I do my scene tomorrow without a double? I want to do it myself.”

After listening to her words, Director Zhang remembered that Pei Yiren seemed to have a fight scene tomorrow. Nowadays, there are not many female celebrities in the circle, especially young artists, who are willing to personally shoot fight scenes. This professional attitude also eliminated Director Zhang’s displeasure. Actors who are willing to work hard are still worthy of recognition.

So he nodded and said, “You can discuss it with the assistant director.”

It is impossible for him to worry about everything in the crew.

Pei Yiren responded with a well-behaved smile.

But in fact, seeing Director Zhang and Su Man chatting happily, Pei Yiren couldn’t help but feel a chill in her heart.

The assistant director also hinted to her that Director Zhang would talk to her about adding more scenes today, and if nothing unexpected happens, she will be the real heroine of the play. Knowing how much Director Zhang likes her, she thought it was a sure thing.

She didn’t expect Su Man’s performance today to be so unexpected. Looking at Director Zhang’s expression, it seems unlikely.

What she asked just now was a test. Tomorrow there will be not only her scene, but also Su Man’s scene. If there are any adjustments, Director Zhang will not fail to tell her.

Su Man’s acting skills have improved by leaps and bounds compared to before, which makes Pei Yiren wonder if Su Man is the same as her, but it is useless to ask the system. Pei Yiren can’t help but complain that the star development system is not user-friendly and only issues tasks and rewards monotonously.

Pei Yiren clenched her fists. No matter what opportunity Su Man got, there were still more than two months left before the filming. She also had Ji Yanhuai’s good impression, so she would just wait and see.

…

When manager Zhou Zhuo returned to the hotel room, he saw his assistant standing aside, nervous and silent. “What’s wrong?”

Ji Yanhuai was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed, but Zhou Zhuo could still sense that he was in a bad mood, and that he was giving off a cold aura that kept strangers away. Zhou Zhuo frowned, and asked the assistant who was standing aside, “What happened today?”

Zhou Zhuo is responsible for Ji Yanhuai’s many work announcements, and it is impossible for him to be by his side all the time. Besides, Ji Yanhuai never needs him to worry about him when he is on the crew.

The assistant was also in awe of agent Zhou Zhuo and lowered his voice to say, “Brother Ji was filming with Su Man today, but he didn’t seem very satisfied and asked the director to reshoot several takes.”

Zhou Zhuo immediately became angry when he heard this, and subconsciously said self-righteously, “Did Su Man affect your performance in the filming? I told you long ago that you shouldn’t let her join this crew.”

Ji Yanhuai rubbed his eyebrows and opened his eyes, saying coldly, “It’s my problem.”

Zhou Zhuo was stunned, but Ji Yanhuai did not continue to explain and went back to his room to rest.

Ji Yanhuai would not say that he actually felt pressure during the scene with Su Man today, and he had some complicated feelings about it. Ji Yanhuai has always been arrogant, and it is difficult for him to accept that he was actually led by Su Man, so he would rather grind a few more times than appear to be weak.

But when he asked for a reshoot, he had already admitted that his part was not good enough.

Zhou Zhuo gritted his teeth. He couldn’t say anything after being given the cold shoulder by his own artist. All his anger was directed at Su Man. She must have done something to affect Ji Yanhuai’s mood. Ji Yanhuai said it was his problem. Su Man was really powerful this time, making Ji Yanhuai speak up to protect her.

Zhou Zhuo decided to stay the next day to see what trouble Su Man could cause.

Xiao Han, who made the male and female protagonists uneasy, rested well. To shoot a good play, you must keep your spirits up. On the second day of the crew, the staff’s attitude towards her also changed significantly. Although they were not as warm as they were to Pei Yiren, they were no longer as cold and gossipy behind her back as before.

Everyone saw Director Zhang’s attitude towards Su Man yesterday. They all work for the director, and they will follow suit and support whoever the director appreciates and values.

As soon as she arrived at the set, an enthusiastic staff member took the initiative to jog over and said, “Sister Su Man, there is a lounge chair. Your scene is scheduled at 10:30, and the sun will be hotter later.”

Xiao Han nodded, and assistant Xiao Xia was a little flattered. Apart from some good treatment when she joined the team in the first two days, nothing could be said after that. She felt dull before, but now she finally has confidence.

Ji Yanhuai came very early today, accompanied by a man in his thirties. He looked at Xiao Han with a particularly unfriendly look. Xiao Han searched through the original owner’s memory. Oh, it was Ji Yanhuai’s agent who particularly disliked the original owner.

Since the beginning of their relationship, the agent has never been kind to Su Man. Every time he warned her not to use Ji Yanhuai for publicity or to gain any benefits, or he would say that Ji Yanhuai was busy filming and various announcements, and asked her not to disturb him and affect Ji Yanhuai’s career.

The way he looked at Xiao Han as if she was a love rival made Xiao Han doubt whether he liked Ji Yanhuai, otherwise why would he hate the original owner so much.

The person who accepted the confession and fell in love with Su Man was Ji Yanhuai, not him, so why did he interfere so much? Or maybe Ji Yanhuai himself had no opinion, and he, as an agent, interfered too much.

Or both of them are sick.