The film and television city starts from the courtyard

Su Cheng saw the news online and immediately took her phone to Zhao Shucheng, saying with some concern:
"Director Gu, have you seen the news online?"

Zhao Shucheng glanced at it and said, "I saw it, so what?"

"Aren't you worried at all? The online opinions are very unfavorable to you right now. Don't you need to clarify things?"

"No need. What others say doesn't matter at all. On the contrary, the buzz is a good thing for us. It can make more people aware of the film, and the box office will not be bad in the future."

Seeing that Zhao Shucheng really didn't care at all, Su Cheng was a little worried and said, "But now Lin Xiang and Luo Feng's fans are saying that you're just trying to ride their coattails. Is that really okay?"

"Of course it's nothing. Are Lin Xiang and Luo Feng here for a cameo?"

Su Cheng nodded, remembering that she had seen them on set yesterday.

"So, it's hard to tell what's true and what's false online, but we've already gained some attention, and their scenes will be released in the future. Clarifying things now won't do us any good. What we need to do is focus on filming our own scenes well."

Su Cheng hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Zhao Shucheng still had no intention of clarifying the matter, she had no choice but to put it aside.

Although she had worked as an assistant before, this was her first time participating in the filming of a TV series as a director's assistant. She became familiar with the various tasks of the crew and watched the actors' performances, learning a lot from it.

Of course, her job was not easy at all. She had to help Zhao Shucheng coordinate the work of the crew and take care of Zhao Shucheng's daily life. She was busy from morning to night every day.

Although it was tiring, Su Cheng felt that she had learned a lot and was very happy. Even if it was hard and tiring, it was all worth it.

But her joy didn't last long. Soon after, she received a call from the company informing her that she had been reinstated and was to return to work.

Su Cheng was actually very reluctant to go back, but she had already signed the contract and couldn't afford the penalty for breach of contract. She didn't even dare to ask Zhao Shucheng for permission, so she could only say goodbye to him.

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Su Cheng, actually this is a good thing. Being your assistant is just a temporary measure; you should focus on filming in the future. I look forward to working with you again."

"Director Gu, thank you for taking care of me during this time. I also look forward to this day."

As she spoke, Su Cheng glanced at Xiao Mu, who was rehearsing his lines with Mo Xiaomin, and thought that Director Gu would have a lot more to worry about in the future.

She had come to realize that Xiao Mu had developed feelings for Zhao Shucheng, but he was being very careful because his official girlfriend, Mo Xiaomin, was present.

Thinking of Xiaoxue, who lived with her, and Shanli, who didn't often appear on set but was a producer, Su Cheng was worried that Zhao Shucheng would one day have a major scandal.

Zhao Shucheng had no idea what Su Cheng was thinking. His only focus now was making a good film. If the box office was decent, he wouldn't need to make any more art films; he could make real commercial films and shoot the kinds of stories he wanted.

Su Cheng thought her luck had turned around, but to her surprise, when she returned to the company, she was not greeted with work, but instead was framed and falsely accused.

If Ye Qiao'er's brother, Ye Chen, hadn't happened to pass by and recognized that the so-called necklace worth hundreds of thousands was just a cheap commodity worth a few dollars, Su Cheng would have been accused of theft.

She was well aware that the reason she was being targeted was entirely because she had first offended the company's styling director, Jerry, then the company's artist director, Xiao Hong, and also had a conflict with her company's star performer, Duan Chengxuan.

All she can do now is stay at the company and hope that one day someone will appreciate her, or that she will earn enough money to terminate her contract with the company and truly get rid of them.

When Mo Xiaomin finished filming her scenes for the day and came to find Zhao Shucheng, she didn't see Su Cheng and asked curiously:

"Xiaobai, where's your assistant? He was always following you around before, why isn't he here today?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "You mean Su Cheng, right? She's just a temporary assistant; she's actually an artist under Xingyu Entertainment, and she's already back at the company."

"I see. I thought..."

"What do you think? Do you think that I keep her by my side because I have feelings for her?"

"Who can say for sure? You're such a womanizer. If we didn't keep an eye on you, who knows how many sisters you'd have in the future?"

Zhao Shucheng chuckled and said, "I love seeing you, like a fairy descended to earth, get jealous over me. Alright, that's all for today's scenes. Let me tell you about tomorrow's scenes... the details are..."

Just as Zhao Shucheng was explaining the script to Mo Xiaomin, Fan Mei arrived at the film set, bringing milk tea for everyone.

"Fan Mei is here, she brought milk tea for everyone, please go and get some."

Mo Xiaomin glanced at Fan Mei in the distance and asked, "Xiaobai, tell me the truth, why did you choose her to play Ye Lanqiu? I don't think I'm any worse than her."

Zhao Shucheng said, "You are no less beautiful than her, and your beauty is also unique. However, Ye Lanqiu is a career elite and is also very beautiful. Only in this way can she make women jealous and want to tear her apart after the news breaks. Men will also fuel the flames because of their love of beauty and the mentality of destroying what they cannot have."

In fact, Zhao Shucheng didn't tell Mo Xiaomin that there was another reason for choosing Fan Mei, which was that Fan Mei had a latent complexity. This complexity also met the requirement that Ye Lanqiu's character was not innocent, but had her own complex personality traits.

Fan Mei seemed surprised that Mo Xiaomin was also there, and right next to Zhao Shucheng. She hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she took two cups of coffee and came to Zhao Shucheng.

"Director Gu, Sister Min."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Our leading lady has finally arrived on set. So, your company is willing to release her?"

Fan Mei gave an awkward laugh and said, "Director, what are you saying? Of course I wanted to come to the set to film as soon as possible, but it's just that my schedule didn't work out. So, I finished filming my scenes for today and came straight here to apologize to you."

"No need for apologies. I just hope you can finish filming on your end as soon as possible and then join the main crew. Time waits for no one, and neither does the scenery."

Fan Mei said, "Director, I know this is wrong, but I can't help it. I'm just a small-time artist. The crew's work still has to follow the company's arrangements, especially Sister Xiang Wan. Her artist is the female lead, and all our filming has to revolve around Lin Xiang." Zhao Shucheng naturally understood that Fan Mei was trying to sow discord between Mo Xiang Wan and the other artists, implying that she always revolved around Lin Xiang and didn't care about the lives of the other artists.

"Alright, I'll call Mo Xiangwan and ask her to coordinate the time, but you also need to familiarize yourself with the script as soon as possible."

Fan Mei knew that everything should be done in moderation, so she turned to Mo Xiaomin and started chatting with her in a flattering manner.

Mo Xiaomin was actually quite uncomfortable with Fan Mei's flattery, so after chatting for a few minutes, she made an excuse that she had other commitments and left with her assistant.

Seeing Mo Xiaomin leave, Fan Mei seemed relieved and sat down next to Zhao Shucheng. She started chatting with Zhao Shucheng under the guise of discussing the role of Ye Lanqiu.

At first, Zhao Shucheng thought she was really discussing the role, but he soon realized that Fan Mei was always making suggestive gestures and adjusting herself when she spoke, and it didn't seem like she was trying to seduce him. He immediately understood what was going on.

"Is filming finished over there? If it's done, you'd better get going!"

Upon hearing Zhao Shucheng's words, Fan Mei turned pale and said, "Director, what are you saying?"

"Do you really think I'm stupid? I'm a director, and before that, I was a screenwriter. I've worked with dozens, if not hundreds, of film crews. Besides, I do have some sensitivity to the camera."

Upon hearing this, Fan Mei turned even paler, lowered her head, and said, "Director, I... I am..."

Zhao Shucheng said, "I understand your desire to become famous, but this kind of thing can't be done a third time. With your looks and acting skills, you could have gone much further, but this way of creating scandals is too opportunistic and makes people dislike you."

"Director, I have no choice. I'm just trying to seize this opportunity. Please don't kick me out of the crew."

Zhao Shucheng said, "When did I say I was going to kick you out of the crew? What you do is your business, as long as it doesn't affect my filming, I don't care about anything else. But you need to think this through: I have a girlfriend."

"If these photos get out, people might suspect you of being a mistress. If an actor or celebrity's reputation is ruined, their future will be very difficult."

Upon hearing this, Fan Mei's eyes immediately reddened. She glanced at Zhao Shucheng and said, "Director Gu, I understand what you're saying, but if I don't do this, I'll have even less popularity, and fewer projects will come my way. Unlike Sister Min, who has a director boyfriend like you and never lacks acting opportunities."

"If my popularity declines, first my endorsements will decrease, then my collaborative projects will be suspended, and I will submit fewer and fewer scripts and collaborations in the future, so I must seize the opportunity."

Zhao Shucheng said, "I understand your thoughts, but you're completely heading down the wrong path. For a man, a scandal is a matter of romance, but for a woman, such a scandal only causes unnecessary trouble. If you have solid work to back it up, then people will talk less. But without solid work, your popularity will only be fleeting."

Fan Mei nodded and said, "Director Gu, I know all this, but there's no going back now."

"You can always turn back if you want. Although this film isn't a big production and won't have high box office returns, it still has significant realistic and artistic value. It will be one of your representative works, and I hope you can seize this opportunity."

"Director Gu, don't worry, I will definitely prepare well."

After speaking, Fan Mei hesitated for a moment and asked, "Director Gu, should I have someone buy those photos?"

"No need, just post it as usual. It's free publicity anyway, so consider it as promotion for the production team."

Thank you, Director Gu.
Fan Mei didn't expect Zhao Shucheng to let her off so easily. If others found out, they definitely wouldn't let it go. Even if they didn't get the photos back, they would make her make compensation in other ways.

Seeing Fan Mei leave in a hurry, Xiao Mu curiously approached Zhao Shucheng and asked, "Director Gu, why did Fan Mei leave?"

"She's just visiting the set. She won't be joining the crew for a while. Why would she stay for dinner?"

"But I think she was crying. You didn't scold her because she hasn't joined the crew yet, did you?"

"What are you thinking about? Don't worry about other people's business. Have you figured out how to play your own role? Fan Mei will be joining the crew later, and you will also be filming the sister film of 'First Snow Under'. There's not much time for you two to work out together."

Xiao Mu nodded and said, "Director Gu, don't worry. I've studied this role for a long time, and I guarantee there won't be any problems."

"I hope it's as you say. I've given you the opportunity; whether you can seize it is up to you."

Zhao Shucheng watched as one or two women left after exchanging a few words with him and couldn't help but shake his head.

He didn't have much time to think about anything else; he still needed to film, and he had his own scenes to perform next. Fortunately, Zhao Shucheng knew Yang Shoucheng well, and was also familiar with the script, so acting was not difficult at all.

If it weren't for other actors' mistakes, or problems with lighting, Zhao Shucheng's scenes might have been filmed much earlier.

The crew members were also very impressed with Zhao Shucheng. They originally thought that Zhao Shucheng's self-directed and self-acted filming was just a publicity stunt, but they didn't expect him to do it so well, no less than professional actors.

Mo Xiangwan, on the other hand, was facing a bit of a headache. Lin Xiang had been injured due to filming multiple projects simultaneously, and her schedule was already stretched thin. But now, Fan Mei was also clamoring to film her scenes first so that she could join the cast of "Caught in the Web" as soon as possible.

She arranged for Fan Mei to play Zhao Shucheng's role in the movie so that Lin Xiang could get the role in "Embrace Me," but now she herself is overwhelmed with trouble.

Especially since something happened on the set again, Jin Jinwen from the online streaming platform went to the set and saw Xu Ling and Lin Xiang's performance. She felt that the drama featuring this pairing would definitely be a hit, so she hoped that the male and female leads would have more screen time and that she could watch a few more episodes.

However, Lin Xiang was injured before, and she also had to film "Embrace Me", so she simply couldn't squeeze out too much time from her schedule and could only try her best to coordinate her schedule.

Of course, Jin Jinwen also knew that Lin Xiang must be very tired from filming two dramas at the same time, but this is a web series after all, which relies on the popularity of the lead actors. Most viewers will be watching it because of Lin Xiang, so her segmentation is indispensable.

Yu Jiang doesn't remember at all that he was the one who asked Mo Xiangwan to get two roles for Lin Xiang. He just asked Mo Xiangwan to do her best to coordinate and resolve the filming schedule issue.

Mo Xiangwan was naturally very troubled. She needed to coordinate Lin Xiang's schedule, and Fan Mei's schedule was also important. After all, she had recommended Fan Mei to Zhao Shucheng, and if he wasn't satisfied, not only would she lose her job as his agent, but Zhao Shucheng might not use any more actors from their company in the future. (End of Chapter)