How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 267: Eye contact on the set
"start!"

At the shooting site, with the order from director Han Xiaohua, the shooting officially began.

This is a scene where the hero and heroine meet. There are not many lines, and the focus is on the eyes.

The first to appear is the heroine, who is handing out flyers on the street. The sun shines on her slightly tired but smiling face. Although she occasionally encounters cold rejection or neglect, she never gets discouraged. She still uses a sincere smile and enthusiastic words to promote to passers-by, paying attention to special education and caring for the broken-winged angels.

Persistence, sincerity, optimism, enthusiasm, kindness...

How to fully display the heroine's personality in a short period of time is definitely a very difficult test for the actor.

It is easy to perform one or two roles, even an actress labeled as a "vase" can do it, but if you want to perform four or five roles, you will definitely not be able to do it without certain strength.

Time passed minute by minute, and everyone's eyes were on Bai Lu. Only Zhang Wen kept looking at Director Han Xiaohua beside him, paying attention to every expression on the other's face to judge whether the other was satisfied with Bai Lu's performance.

Although he said a lot of things when he was comforting Bai Lu just now, such as "If I say you are good, you are good. If others say you are not good, it doesn't mean you are bad", but Han Xiaohua is the director of this drama. How Bai Lu performed, where his performance was not good enough, and whether to reshoot it are all up to Director Han. As a screenwriter, he can only give some suggestions and cannot make the final decision.

"stop!"

Han Xiaohua suddenly shouted, and all the actors immediately stood still.

Bai Lu was still in the play one moment, but had come to her senses the next. She looked at Director Han with a little nervousness in her eyes, waiting for his next words.

Is it criticism? Or insults?

Zhang Wen was also startled by the "Stop" sound. There was no expression on his face, so why did he suddenly shout "Stop"?
"You guys!" Han Xiaohua pointed at the extras and said, "Your positioning just now was wrong. You were blocking the heroine. Spread out a little and don't stand so close together..."

When Bai Lu heard that the problem was with the extras, she felt relieved. She thought that her acting was not good enough. However, she really wanted to hear Director Han's evaluation of her performance.

Zhang Wen understood Bai Lu's expression immediately, so after waiting for Director Han to finish speaking to the extras, he took the initiative to ask, "Director Han, how was Bai Lu's performance?"

Han Xiaohua knew that Zhang Laodi and Bai Lu had a special relationship, so he nodded and said, "Very good. You basically expressed the heroine's personality in every way, which exceeded my expectations." Then he turned to look at Bai Lu in front of the camera and said, "Bai Lu, keep up the performance you just now."

"Okay, Director Han." Bai Lu's eyes were filled with joy. To receive Director Han's affirmation, it was like a shot of adrenaline for her, making her full of confidence in her performance.

Zhang Wen smiled. The 7 skill points he added to Bai Lu's skill panel were not in vain. In the future, he would slowly take back these skill points little by little to see if it had a big impact on Bai Lu and whether Director Han would still be satisfied.

"The previous shot was good. Let's start from the moment the heroine picked up the flyer on the ground..." Han Xiaohua gave a brief explanation, then sat back in front of the monitor, holding the bonus in his hand. "Attention, all departments, actors, stand in position. One, two, three, start!"

It was as if the play button had been pressed on the scene. The actors who had been standing still immediately started moving, and the quiet set became busy again.

This time, the extras changed their walking route and did not block the heroine. After seeing this, Han Xiaohua nodded slightly.

At this time, the male protagonist finally appeared.

When the male lead passed by the female lead, suddenly a "stop" sounded again throughout the filming scene.

There is only one person who can shout "cut" during filming, and that is director Han Xiaohua.

Everyone looked at them, especially Bai Lu and Chen Zhenghao, after all, they were the heroines.

Han Xiaohua walked up to Chen Zhenghao and said, "Your eyes are not right. You are at the lowest point in your life right now. You haven't expressed the complex emotions in your heart. You are depressed, helpless, sad, and powerless. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Chen Zhenghao nodded, then said embarrassedly, "Sorry, Director."

"It's okay, let's do it again." Han Xiaohua returned to the monitor, staring at the screen and said, "All departments, prepare..."

"start!"

"..."

Zhang Wen no longer paid attention to Director Han, but turned his gaze to the male protagonist, or to be more precise, the skill panel above his head.

Chen Zhenghao, skills: acting (58), lines (55), photography (44).

He is really handsome, comparable to him, but he doesn't have any particularly outstanding skills. Of course, as an actor, his skills can only be considered acceptable.

This is the advantage of being handsome. Even if your acting skills are average, not too bad, you can still become popular with the help of your good looks.

In comparison, the second male lead Wang Haoyu, selected by Director Han himself, has 64 performance skill points and 60 lines, far exceeding the first male lead Chen Zhenghao.

However, who made Chen Zhenghao a member of the investor Tianxi Media?
"stop!"

Director Han stood up again and said to Chen Zhenghao with a serious expression, "It's the same question as before. Your eyesight is a little better than before, but not quite enough..."

Seeing director Han Xiaohua discussing the play with Chen Zhenghao again, producer Liu Haiyang and director Chen Yang standing nearby had a hint of embarrassment in their eyes.

Chen Zhenghao is from Tianxi Media. As senior executives of Tianxi Media, they naturally feel a little embarrassed. After all, they were the ones who recommended him.

Soon, the filming started again. After many adjustments, Chen Zhenghao's performance finally met the requirements of director Han Xiaohua.

"Stop, we've passed this one, get ready for the next one," said Han Xiaohua.

Chen Zhenghao let out a long sigh and relaxed completely.

Because of his poor performance, he had to reshoot the scene several times, which made him feel very stressed. Especially when he was working with a famous director like Han, he felt even more overwhelmed and was afraid of being scolded.

"Zhenghao, today is the first day of filming. It's normal to not be in good shape. You will be able to find it after a few days of shooting." Liu Haiyang stepped forward to comfort him.

"I understand, Mr. Liu." Chen Zhenghao nodded, feeling much more comfortable.

Liu Haiyang patted the other person's shoulder, then stopped disturbing him from reading the script and turned aside.

In fact, as a bystander, when he was watching just now, he could see at a glance that Chen Zhenghao was a step behind Bai Lu in acting.

Even he himself was confused.

You know, these two people are artists of Tianxi Media. In terms of fame, Chen Zhenghao even surpasses Bai Lu, but why is there such a big difference in their acting skills?
It shouldn’t be!

Moreover, Chen Zhenghao is famous for his role in modern dramas, and his acting skills have stood the test of time, while Bai Lu is famous for his role in costume dramas, and the modern dramas he filmed all ended up in poor ratings.

Logically speaking, based on their past achievements, Chen Zhenghao should have performed better than Bai Lu, but why was it the other way around today?
As Liu Haiyang was thinking, he suddenly remembered something. He heard that in order to play the role well, Bai Lu went to a special education center to experience life for more than a month. Could it be related to this incident?
Well, it's possible.

Liu Haiyang couldn't help but look at Bai Lu. He really underestimated her before. He didn't know whether the ratings this time would be a big hit. In short, he hoped it wouldn't be as mediocre as the previous "Stories of Ordinary People".

Huh?
Just when he wanted to talk to Bai Lu, he suddenly discovered something...

Bai Lu seemed to be glaring at someone just now!
He looked in the direction of Bai Lu's eyes. There were many people in that direction, including director Han Xiaohua, cameraman, art director, and screenwriter, but only the screenwriter looked in the direction of Bai Lu.

Teacher Zhang? As someone who had experienced this, Liu Haiyang could confirm that the glance was definitely a flirtation.

Is there some unknown relationship between Bai Lu and Teacher Zhang?

By the way, wasn’t it Teacher Zhang who brought in the investment for the drama Bai Lu?

Could it be that these two people are in love?

Liu Haiyang couldn't help but frown.

Bai Lu is not only one of the rising stars in the entertainment industry, but also one of the company's cash cows. If the news of her relationship gets out and causes a large number of fans to leave, can the cash cow still make money?
Of course, the company does not forbid artists from dating, but now is the rising period of Bai Lu's career, which is not the best time to fall in love.

Liu Haiyang thought about it and felt that for the company's financial prospects and Bai Lu's future, he needed to talk to Teacher Zhang.

In order to verify his guess, he stood aside and observed for a while without saying a word.

Until the next scene started shooting, which lasted only two or three minutes, the two exchanged glances at least five or six times, which is definitely something a couple in love would do.

While Bai Lu was filming, Liu Haiyang came to the man and said in a low voice, "Teacher Zhang, come with me. I want to talk to you about something."

Zhang Wen turned around and saw that it was the company's vice president Liu Haiyang, so he followed behind him.

Could it be that they want to give him a promotion and a raise as a reward for his recent performance?

Well, it's possible.

Liu Haiyang walked to a corner and saw that there was no one around. Then he said, "Teacher Zhang, are you and Bai Lu in a relationship?"

Zhang Wen was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Mr. Liu would ask about this matter. Although he didn't know how the other party knew it, he nodded and admitted it.

"Yes."

Liu Haiyang did not expect the other party to admit it so quickly. He thought he would deny it vehemently, which saved him time in questioning.

"When did you start?"

"More than a month ago."

"What? So the scandal about you and Bai Lu on the Internet a while ago is true?" Liu Haiyang asked in surprise.

When he first saw the news, he thought it was impossible and that Bai Lu would not fall in love with this man. It was definitely a rumor, but he didn't expect it to be true.

"It's not true." Zhang Wen shook his head.

"Ah?" Liu Haiyang was confused. He had just admitted that he was in a relationship, so why was he denying it now?
"That news said that Bai Lu and I were on a date. In fact, Bai Lu was attending an event that day, so the news was fake," Zhang Wen explained.

"But you and Bai Lu are indeed in love, this is true, right?" Liu Haiyang asked.

"Yeah." Zhang Wen nodded.

"..."

Liu Haiyang was speechless.

No matter how you explain it, aren’t you still in love?
"Teacher Zhang, you should know that falling in love will have a huge impact on Bai Lu, right? Her image, the pure and innocent persona she's built up over the years, will collapse, and she'll face negative comments. Career-wise, some fan-focused film and television projects will drop her, and some brand endorsements will choose not to renew their contracts after they expire. Furthermore, falling in love will take up a lot of her time and energy. For Bai Lu, who's currently on the rise in her career, this is practically suicidal. Do you understand?"

Liu Haiyang felt that he had made his meaning very clear.

Break up quickly and don't waste Bai Lu's time any longer. If you continue dating, it will only ruin Bai Lu's acting career.

"Mr. Liu, can't you just not tell anyone?" Zhang Wen said after listening.

"what?"

Liu Haiyang was stunned for a moment. This sounded like he was a gossip.

Is it a question of whether he says it or not?

It seems that all his previous words were in vain, and the other party couldn't even grasp the key point.

"Teacher Zhang, you have to know that there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Even if I don't say it, can you ensure that others won't tell anyone after finding out? As a rising star, Bai Lu not only has many fans, but also many paparazzi. Once your affairs are photographed by the paparazzi, Bai Lu's career will be over, right?" Liu Haiyang said earnestly.

"Don't worry, Mr. Liu. I promise I will never let the paparazzi take pictures of us." Zhang Wen said seriously.

"What guarantee do you have?" Liu Haiyang asked back.

Zhang Wen wanted to say he could guarantee it with his eyes, as he could see other people's skill panels with his eyes, but considering that the other party might not believe him, he changed his words and said, "I guarantee it with my integrity."

The corner of Liu Haiyang's mouth twitched unconsciously. Personality is something that cannot be seen, touched, or touched. It is worthless and has no use.
"You, why don't you understand what I'm saying?" Liu Haiyang was a little anxious. Since the other party didn't say anything, he had to say it himself. "What I mean is, for the sake of Bai Lu's career, you should break up with her."

"Oh, that's impossible." Zhang Wen answered without thinking.

He finally found a woman who didn't mind him lying with other women, why should he give up?

For Bai Lu, as long as the other party does not want to separate from him, he will not separate from the other party.

Who can say that there are too many girlfriends?

"Why? Don't you want Bai Lu's career to be successful? Do you want to see Bai Lu's career decline? If you love her, you should consider her. Haven't you heard a song? There is a kind of love called letting go, giving up eternity for love. If we stay together, it will make you give up everything, let true love take me away... Listen, this is true love." Liu Haiyang said affectionately.

"Mr. Liu, you sing so well. Why didn't you choose to be a singer when you were young? With your voice, you will definitely be a big star."

"I wanted to come over, but my mother wouldn't let me. Otherwise..." Liu Haiyang sighed softly, and suddenly realized that something was wrong. He quickly put on a serious face and said, "I was talking about you and Bai Lu. Why did you mention me?"

"Mr. Liu, you've already said that this is a matter between Bai Lu and me, so don't worry about it." Zhang Wen said.

"How can I not care? I am your boss!" Liu Haiyang said righteously.

"Oh, then I quit."

"what?"

……

(End of this chapter)