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Chapter 13 My true identity is exposed?

Chapter 13 My true identity is exposed?
on Tuesday.

"Are you going to Chinatown?"

"what happened?"

Liu Yifei looked down at her clothes. There was nothing special about them.

She looked up at Xia Mengqi who asked the question in confusion.

"Sunglasses, a mask, and a hat—it's obvious you don't want people to recognize you. Besides our neighborhood, only Chinatown would have so many people recognize you."

Xia Mengqi's eyes were fixed on the reality show on TV, but the logic of her reasons was still very clear.

Liu Yifei remained silent.

She was also trying to complete the mission.

According to the mission objective: [Avoid the media from visiting Gu Bei].

The difficulty lies mainly in avoiding the media.

If this task had been carried out when she was 38 years old, it would have been extremely difficult.

At that time, Gu Bei was already a famous director who had won an Oscar, and she was also an actress who had played the Disney princess Mulan, so it was almost impossible for her to avoid the media.

But now, she is only a little famous among Chinese in North America, and Gu Bei has not even made his first short film.

No media would pay attention to either of them.

But what if?
She was still a little ambitious and wanted to exceed the task like last time.

She exceeded her targets, and gained a few more attribute points each time, which brought her one step closer to her goal of reaching 100 acting points!

To achieve this goal, she equipped herself with more than just the three-piece star set.

Moreover, according to Gu Bei's shooting plan, outdoor shooting was avoided to minimize the probability of being discovered.

I am really too scheming!
"gone!"

Liu Yifei saw that Xia Mengqi was still addicted to reality shows.

She didn't explain and ran out at a trot.

I got into a business car directly after leaving the house.

She spent the day on her wallet.

The purpose is to push the already low probability further down.

When she was about to arrive at the shooting location, she sent a text message to Gu Bei.

【I'm almost there. 】

Bring up some coffee, nine cups.

Liu Yifei saw the text message, frowned, and asked the driver to find a Starbucks.

She took out two $20 bills and gave them to the driver, asking him to buy it for her.

A cup of coffee at Starbucks costs less than $3, and with New York City's 8.875% sales tax and the Starbucks barista's tip, the driver can still leave a tip of about $6.

This also reduces the probability of being discovered.

Great!
Liu Yifei walked upstairs carrying two cartons of coffee.

She didn't need to look for it deliberately, because the noisiest floor in the entire building was where the crew was.

The room where the filming was done is not big, with only one bedroom and one living room, as well as an open kitchen for half of the room.

In the living room, a piano was placed casually at an angle.

Gu Beizheng and a middle-aged white man were gesturing at the piano.

Their tone was a little intense, even a bit like they were arguing.

When Liu Yifei walked in, the crew just glanced at her without making any movement. Naturally, there were no rules for the crew of such a short film.

When she approached Gu Bei,

Gu Bei finally caught a glimpse of her: "The big star is here!"

My true identity is exposed?
Liu Yifei paused, as if she had braked suddenly, and the coffee in her hands shook with the movement. Fortunately, the paper tray was fixed well and the coffee did not spill out.

At this moment, her whole body was stiff, but her mind couldn't help but be full of random thoughts.

It's over, it's over!
Is this friend going to be gone too?
Gu Bei continued to tease, "Look at how tightly you're wrapped up. Someone who doesn't know you would think you're Anne Hathaway!"

This summer, Anne Hathaway's "The Devil Wears Prada" has just been released. She is the most popular young actress in North America.

call!
Liu Yifei breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she hadn't been exposed yet.

While she felt relieved, she also felt angry inside.

She glared at Gu Bei fiercely, but her glare was blocked by her sunglasses and had no killing power.

"This is Crystal, the investor of the short film. If it weren't for her help, I'm afraid this short film would have been delayed due to the heavy snow and wouldn't have made it to Sundance."

Gu Bei introduced him to Eric and handed him a cup of coffee.

"You have a very good eye. Bruce is really talented. I had been planning to take a break for a few months, but he still impressed me."

"I think so too. After reading the book he wrote, I feel that he will definitely succeed."

Gu Bei looked at the two people who were fooled by him and shared their experiences of being fooled by him.

He called other members of the crew to come over and get coffee.

"Why are there two more cups?"

Liu Yifei found that after everyone had come, there were still two cups of coffee left.

Gu Bei frowned.

The crew originally had eight people, minus Sally, the makeup artist who was not available, and adding the two actors today, it should be nine cups for sure.

But looking at the people at the scene, Antonio, three members of the camera crew, the lighting technician, the sound engineer, all the crew members were there, and they were all men.

but……

Today there are actresses.

"Antonio, where are my actors?"

"I contacted him this morning."

Antonio popped out from the side with coffee in hand.

Facing the angry Gu Bei, he quickly took out his cell phone to contact him.

"…What? F*…"

Before Antonio could curse out loud, the person on the other end hung up the phone.

Antonio looked up and said helplessly, "He said he found a new job and the money we offered was too little, so he didn't come."

Gu Bei is not angry now.

Directors are called tyrants on the set because expectations are always interrupted.

It's like you're having fun playing a game and then 360 suddenly pops up an ad.

Anyone who has been interrupted should have a deep understanding of the sudden outburst of anger.

For directors, this kind of interruption happens several times or even dozens of times every day, so few directors can control their anger all the time.

Anger is caused by the feeling of being out of control.
Gu Bei had anticipated that the actors would not be able to come due to the postponement of the short film, and he had prepared Plan B.

"Antonio, I think you should be ready, right?" Gu Bei looked at Antonio with a smile and asked calmly.

“F*ck!”

Antonio cursed and then asked Gu Bei, "What color do you need?"

Gu Bei couldn't help laughing: "Purple, purple is more mysterious."

Antonio walked into the bathroom with a stern face.

The conversation between Gu Bei and Antonio was like a charade.

However, the crew members were very familiar with the filming progress and reacted when they heard the latter part.

Everyone's face showed an expression of watching a good show.

Only Liu Yifei still had a confused look on her face.

She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? What's wrong? What are you talking about?"

She had also read the script, but she didn't understand it as well as the crew members.

At this moment, she was like a badger in a melon field.