Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 19 Protection Free of Charge

While Reba was daydreaming, Cheng Xi was actually observing her.

These two days, Reba has been following Cheng Xi on the crew and has basically been busy. She is very considerate of others and will take the initiative to help wherever there is something that needs help. This is actually not easy for a pretty girl.

Not to mention she's such a beautiful girl.

Including this morning, Cheng Xi didn't go to wake her up, thinking that she had no chance and let her rest for a while, but she still set off with everyone at around 3 o'clock.

"We are from the same crew, so of course we have to share the joys and sorrows~"

When the crew heard Reba say this, they all smiled kindly and had a very good impression of her.

Cheng Xi thought, this girl is really hardworking and has high emotional intelligence. Maybe this is her potential to become a top star in the future.

It has to be said that Yang Mi has a very sharp vision. She brought Reba under her wing for intensive training very early on.

As expected, to survive in the entertainment industry, you either have to be absolutely talented or really have some skills to stand out.

Otherwise it will fall down sooner or later.

During the afternoon shooting, Reba was going to the van with the production staff to carry water, but unexpectedly there was a sudden thunder and heavy rain.

By the time Reba moved the water to the filming location, she was already soaked like a drowned rat.

Cheng Xi felt a little distressed when he saw Reba like this, and said:

"You're such an idiot! What are you doing as a girl carrying water? There are theater staff there."

Reba touched the water on her forehead and said with a smile:

"You're stupid. I'm a dancer, so a box of water is no problem for me. Everyone's busy right now, so I'll help out as much as I can."

As he said this, he sneezed.

Cheng Xi quickly asked the props to bring paper and towels, and he also placed the back of his hand on Reba's forehead:

"Don't catch a cold. You're the heroine, and the next few days will be all yours."

After saying that, he quickly asked someone to take Reba back, let her change clothes, and have a good rest.

At this time, Yi Xiaoxing said, "Cheng Xi, you go and send it off. It's raining now anyway, so we won't be able to shoot for a while."

Then he clapped his hands at the crew and said, "Everyone has worked hard. Let's rest here for a while and wait for the rain."

In fact, Cheng Xi had checked the weather in advance these days, and it was sunny and there was no rain.

But there is no way, the rain comes unexpectedly, just like life.

I hope it’s a thunderstorm and ends soon, otherwise the shooting progress will be delayed for another half day.

Then Cheng Xi wiped Reba's whole body with a towel, and then asked her to get on the van and asked the crew to take them back first.

In the van, Cheng Xi looked at Reba's wet body and his heart beat faster.

Getting caught in the rain is similar to getting out of the bath. The half-hidden and half-visible state is the most tempting.

In the hotel, in Reba's room.

"Don't be so active next time. You are the heroine after all." Cheng Xi pretended to complain.

"There's no such thing as a leading lady. You're the screenwriter, investor, and producer, and you're also doing production management work. You're even more of a minion than me."

Reba retorted.

"I'm doing this to make money, what's yours?"

"I'll do this for Hengheng and Sister Shiyue, okay?"

"If, if, one day you and Sister Shiyue both fall in love with me, what will you do?"

"Hmph, don't try to trick me. If I really like someone, I'll definitely go all out. But I won't like you, you big BT."

Cheng Xi smiled helplessly. If you are stubborn now, you will cry later.

After a few jokes, Cheng Xi asked Reba to take a shower quickly.

Reba looked at Cheng Xi and nodded towards the door, telling him to leave first because she was going to take a shower. "I'm afraid a pervert might come in. Would you consider asking me to protect you? It's free."

"Get lost you are the biggest pervert."

Well, do you want to get out of here?
Cheng Xi still rolled out obediently and closed the door behind her.

Alas, it’s because I’m an honest person.

By the evening, the rain still hadn't stopped, and the crew finished work and returned to the hotel.

Many people were caught in the rain, so Cheng Xi managed to order some ginger soup and send it to everyone.

Cheng Xi was so nice because he really didn't want everyone to catch a cold and delay the filming progress.

After dinner, Cheng Xi first went to see Reba, who was in good condition; then he knocked on Yi Xiaoxing's door to discuss something with him.

After filming every night, Yi Xiaoxing would make a rough cut and then contact the special effects, trying to complete the film while shooting, which would be more efficient.

After all, the holiday is here and Yi Xiaoxing has to go back to work.

"Director, why don't you just resign someday? You're such an excellent director, don't let the dust on the construction site bury you."

Cheng Xi and Yi Xiaoxing started joking.

"Don't flatter me. I know my own worth. Resigning is hard. I've thought about it, but my family is against it. I want to see how this film goes and whether I can make a living from it."

Cheng Xi could feel that Yi Xiaoxing was under a lot of pressure, but because of this, he was also very motivated.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be studying the script, tomorrow's play, editing, etc. until one or two o'clock every night.

This is what Cheng Xi admires. No wonder he can take on all the work of making the video.

This is true love.

"There's something I need to report to the director. We need to speed up the progress tomorrow."

"The schedule calls for us to stay here for five days and shoot five episodes. The daily cost of filming here is about 5 yuan. This way, our 5 yuan will just last us until we finish filming the costume drama."

"We were delayed yesterday by filming the sunset scene, and today the rain delayed us for another half a day."

Cheng Xi told Yi Xiaoxing about his current difficulties.

As soon as the crew starts filming, money starts pouring out, including labor costs, hotel fees, car fees, attraction fees, equipment and prop rental fees, etc. All food, drink, and toilet expenses are paid for by the crew.

Regardless of whether you shoot any material today or not, your daily expenses will not change.

Therefore, after filming starts, the director will often be under a lot of pressure. Once there is a delay, there will be more delays later.

The producer keeps looking for you, urging you, asking about the budget and progress. You would also be angry if you were in his place.

Once everyone thinks the director is easy to talk to, the entire crew will start to execute the work more slowly, which will lead to a significant delay in progress.

So the director had no choice but to keep a straight face for a long time.

"Then I'll see how things go. I'll speed up the process over the next few days and edit it at night to get two sample episodes out. I'll see if I can get some investment from Tudou."

Yi Xiaoxing also felt the pressure increase sharply, so he said.

Cheng Xi looked at Yi Xiaoxing. He had only been on the crew for a few days, but he already had dark circles under his eyes. He really couldn't bring himself to urge him.

It is his job to work overtime to produce the film, but making money is my job.

Money, where can I get it?

The idea at that time was to reduce costs, 3 per episode, and shoot and broadcast at the same time, so there would not be any big problems.

But we haven’t even started working on the theme song yet, the budget has exceeded, the filming schedule is behind schedule, and I still have to worry about everything.

Cheng Xi thought:

Filming a drama is really not that easy, especially the beginning, which is the hardest.

(End of this chapter)