The film and television city starts from the courtyard

Before we knew it, it was time for the film crew to shoot again.

Zhao Shucheng originally thought everything would go smoothly, but as he filmed, he realized that something was wrong.

The admiration and love in Xiao Mu's eyes for Song Ci were gone. Instead, he would avoid her whenever he saw her, and he was also absent-minded when filming.

"Card, Yao Menggui, emotions, watch your emotions. You are a couple, not a couple in distress."

"Director, I'm sorry, I need to take a five-minute break to adjust my state."

"Okay, let's take a break."

Song Ci also noticed something was wrong and wanted to talk to Xiao Mu, but the other party used the excuse of needing to adjust his mindset to prevent him from speaking.

Tian Sisi also sensed something was wrong and came to Xiao Mu's side, asking, "Hey, how are things between you and Song Ci? Are you alright?"

"What can I do?"

“You don’t need to hide it from me. Although I don’t know what happened, you left suddenly yesterday, and Song Ci was absent-minded for the rest of the day. Plus, you were in this state this morning, so I can guess pretty accurately what happened.”

"What did you guess?"

"You confessed your feelings to Song Ci but were rejected, right?"

Xiao Mu said, "I've never liked him."

"Stop pretending. You've been filming together for so long, do you think I can't tell whether you like him or not? Besides, back in college, Song Ci liked you for so long, but you always ignored him. Back then..."

"Sisi, stop talking. He's just using me."

"You've taken advantage of him quite a bit, haven't you? But no matter what, you still need to adjust your mindset. We're actors, and the show is everything."

Xiao Mu said, "I wonder who it was. Their eyes were bigger than peaches from crying that day."

Tian Sisi coughed awkwardly, not knowing what else to say to Xiao Mu. They looked at the script together and discussed how to film later.

Chen Mo went to confront Song Ci, blocking the bathroom doorway. Just as he was about to say something, Song Ci spoke first.

"What is this for?"

"It's nothing, I just can't stand some people who make the toilet area cleared before they even use it. Isn't that a bit too fussy?"

"You want to stand up for her? Then you stay here and watch over her. I'm not in a hurry."

Seeing that Song Ci was still being unreasonable, Song Ci told his assistant Xiao Bai not to come out for ten minutes, while he went back to the RV to use the toilet.

When Song Ci returned to the film set, she saw that Xiao Mu was still acting awkwardly. Knowing that things couldn't continue like this, she took the initiative to find Xiao Mu during a break in the film set.

"Yao Menggui, did you hear something yesterday?"

What should I hear?

Song Ci immediately realized that the other party might have actually heard her and knew that she had to give an explanation.

“I’m very sorry about what happened last night. That phone call wasn’t my intention. It was just something I used to deal with my agent, Uncle Jiang. My career is very important to my whole family right now. I’m in my twenties, and it’s quite embarrassing to be watched by my parents and other elders in the family. But I can’t completely control my career right now, so when necessary, I’ll tell some lies to keep them in the dark. I’m quite similar to you in that respect. Can you understand me?”

Xiao Mu laughed and said, "I should be more ruthless than you. You came to me and said so much, just to say that you don't look down on me at all. But why can't you just tell me directly? Why go through all this trouble?"

Song Ci said, "I'm sorry, it's become a habit."

"As for whether you took advantage of me or not, even if I didn't hear it at the time, I understand it after thinking about it carefully."

"But I still feel like you're blaming me."

"You've noticed that although you say you look down on her, you actually admire Yao Menggui, whom you don't understand, more, right?"

Song Ci had nothing to say about this. After all, he did like Yao Menggui, who used to ignore him. Even though Xiao Mu in front of him was more humane, more enthusiastic and innocent, he didn't like this version of Yao Menggui.

Xiao Mu actually had the same thought. Perhaps before hearing those words yesterday, she also thought that she liked Song Ci, but now she realized that she only liked the idol she had imagined on the screen, not the Song Ci she had actually met.

Aside from liking Song Ci's appearance, she actually knew nothing about Song Ci and disliked her words and actions.

After Xiao Mu finished talking with Song Ci, he returned to the film set, hesitated for a moment, then went to Zhao Shucheng's side and said:
"Director Gu!"

"what happened?"

"No, it's nothing."

Zhao Shucheng looked up at Xiao Mu and said, "You can say whatever you want. You can ask any questions about filming."

"Um, I just want to know what kind of performance this part should have, and also here..."

Zhao Shucheng was explaining the things to pay attention to to Yao Menggui when he felt someone staring at him. He turned around and saw Xiao Mu's assistant, Chen Mo, staring at them.

When he noticed Zhao Shucheng looking at him, he nodded and smiled, but still kept staring in their direction.

Zhao Shucheng said, "Alright, that's enough for today. Let's continue filming. By the way, be careful in handling your relationship issues in the future, and don't let personal problems affect filming. I've said that before, and I hope you won't make the same mistake again."

"Don't worry, director, I promise it won't happen again."

After seeing Yao Menggui finish talking with Zhao Shucheng and wait for Xiao Mu to return, Chen Mo said, "Director Gu already has a girlfriend."

Xiao Mu said, puzzled, "I know, Mo Xiaomin even came to visit the set before, why are you telling me this?"

Then she realized what he meant, looked at Chen Mo incredulously, and asked, "Wait, what are you thinking? You don't think I like Director Gu, do you?"

"Director Gu is indeed very talented, but you are a very popular celebrity and a married director. You should be careful about the distance between you. If someone takes pictures of you and posts them online, it will cause a huge uproar."

Xiao Mu said, "How could you have such a thought? I admit that Director Gu is handsome and very talented, but I will not be a third party in someone else's relationship, okay?"

She glared angrily at Chen Mo and sent him off to buy her water. She then sat there reading the script, but soon couldn't concentrate anymore.

She had to admit that Chen Mo was right about one thing: Zhao Shucheng was very charming and talented, especially when he was working on set. Although he could be a tyrant at times, his focused work ethic was undeniably captivating.

Xiao Mu hadn't thought about it before because she was filming with her idol, so she hadn't noticed Zhao Shucheng. But now that she had talked to Song Ci about it, she realized how good Zhao Shucheng was.

The other person not only helped her a lot but also saved her life. They were incredibly patient and helpful. If she didn't have a girlfriend, she might have actually fallen for them. Now, she could only keep those feelings buried deep inside. Night fell quickly, and because they needed to film the evening scenes, Xiao Mu stayed with the crew.

While Zhao Shucheng was filming, he suddenly heard a loud commotion not far away. He looked over and found that it was Xiao Mu again.

The other person was holding a sparkler and talking to their assistant, and it seemed that Chen Mo was having a strong reaction.

"Stop fooling around!"

"Okay, okay, I'll stop fooling around!"

Xiao Mu didn't expect Chen Mo to react so strongly, and he seemed quite afraid of Xiao Yanhua, which he found rather inexplicable.

Zhao Shucheng couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Yao Menggui, don't play with fireworks on set. If it causes a fire, it will be a serious safety hazard and will affect the filming."

"Director Gu, I understand. I promise it won't happen again."

"It had better be true!"

Seeing that Xiao Mu was alright, Zhao Shucheng continued filming the evening's scenes. Perhaps because of what Zhao Shucheng had said earlier, or perhaps because they wanted to wrap up early, the filming was completed smoothly.

After returning to the hotel, Zhao Shucheng looked at the news online. There was much less news about the film crew now, and more news about the artists under Mo Xiangwan's management.

Zhao Shucheng didn't want to say much about this, after all, everyone has their own path to walk, but if Mo Xiangwan really does change jobs, he wouldn't necessarily refuse to take her in.

The next day.

When Zhao Shucheng arrived at the film set, he found that Xiao Mu's assistant had been replaced. Chen Mo, who used to follow her around every day, was gone. However, Zhao Shucheng didn't pay any attention to it and continued filming as usual.

"Yao Menggui, you did a great job today. Filming is finished, we can call it a day and go home to rest!"

"Thank you, Director Gu."

As Xiao Mu turned to leave, a girl approached her with a milk tea. The new assistant, Xiao Wen, quickly stepped in front of Xiao Mu and said, "Hey, hey, what are you doing?"

Xiao Mu tugged at Xiao Wen, feeling that she was a young girl and shouldn't be treated so roughly.

"it's okay no problem!"

The girl said, "Sister, I didn't do well on my exams this year, and I was feeling really down. But then I saw your variety show online, and you were being attacked so much online, yet you didn't back down. That really inspired me. I wanted to come and thank you. If you don't mind, this milk tea is on you!"

Seeing the other person's sincere expression, Xiao Mu felt that a cup of milk tea was nothing, so he picked it up and was about to drink it.

Zhao Shucheng frowned and said, "Yao Menggui!"

Hearing Zhao Shucheng call her, Xiao Mu turned around, looked at Zhao Shucheng, and just held the milk tea in her hand.

"Director Gu, is there anything else?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Didn't your agent tell you this before?"

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Don't take or eat things given to you by strangers."

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng walked over, took the milk tea from Yao Menggui's hand, and said, "Little girl, you're just here to express your gratitude, right?"

The little girl looked at Zhao Shucheng nervously and said, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Poisoning or intentionally causing harm are both punishable by imprisonment. Are you really prepared for that?"

The other person was stunned for a moment. When they saw that Zhao Shucheng was still staring at her, they immediately realized that they might have been exposed, so they turned around and ran away.

Xiao Mu was dumbfounded. He watched the other person run away, then looked at the milk tea in Zhao Shucheng's hand. If he still didn't understand what was going to happen at this point, he would really be a fool.

"Director Gu, are you saying there's something wrong with this milk tea?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "How can you tell there's a problem with everything? If she really is your fan, or came to thank you, why would she go to such lengths to break into the filming location? I don't know how you act as a celebrity. Don't you know that you need to check things sent by fans or given to you in person?"

Hearing Zhao Shucheng say that, Xiao Mu gave an awkward laugh and said, "Didn't I just think this little girl probably doesn't have any bad intentions?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Do you still think so now? You're supposed to be an actor. The other person's acting was so bad, and their nervousness and unnatural eyes all indicated that there was a problem. You didn't even notice it. I really don't know what you were doing in your acting classes before."

Xiao Mu felt even more embarrassed after hearing this, since he had never had any systematic acting training before. The reason he was able to film smoothly this time was because he had hired an acting teacher to teach him, and the teacher's teaching was somewhat suitable for his situation, which prevented him from making any mistakes.

Zhao Shucheng looked at her new assistant, Xiaowen, and said, "As her assistant, you especially need to pay attention to safety. It's not like when filming just started. Back then, if the lead actor had an accident, we could replace him temporarily. Now that filming is more than halfway done, if we replace him again, the party at fault will have to compensate us for the losses."

Xiao Wen heard Zhao Shucheng's words, and then looked at the milk tea in Zhao Shucheng's hand, as well as the milk tea that had just been spilled on the ground and had solidified. She felt a little scared.

He was just a temporary replacement; if anything went wrong, he would definitely be blamed. He never expected to encounter something like this so soon after arriving; he wished he hadn't agreed to be an assistant.

"Director Gu, I'm sorry, I will definitely not let such a thing happen again."

"It better be true."

After saying that, Zhao Shucheng threw the milk tea into the trash can and left without looking back.

Xiao Mu watched Zhao Shucheng's retreating figure. He had saved her once again, and she didn't know how to thank him enough.

Zhao Shucheng had no idea what Xiao Mu was thinking. He just felt that this film crew was indeed plagued by misfortune. Could it be that something happened when filming started? Otherwise, how could one problem after another arise?

Chen Mo hadn't expected that Xiao Mu would encounter such a dangerous situation after he only took a day off. He quickly returned to Xiao Mu's side to continue acting as his executive agent and protecting Xiao Mu.

But when he heard Xiao Mu praising Zhao Shucheng and thanking him for saving his life, he was almost driven crazy.

"Isn't the production crew more responsible for this? If their security hadn't been inadequate, how could they have let a young girl in, and almost gotten into trouble?"

"That has nothing to do with Director Gu. After all, he's not a god. He can't possibly be responsible for everything, right? If it weren't for him, who knows what would have happened by now."

"How do you know it has nothing to do with him? Maybe he orchestrated this whole thing?"

Xiao Mu asked, "Then tell me, why would he do such a thing?" (End of Chapter)