This director is so innocent.

Chapter 178 Celestial Being Visits the Set

If Su Jin knew what Fan Xiaopang was thinking, she would probably confront him on the spot.

He approached her about "Painted Skin," while "My Love from the Star" was more of a transaction.

But "The Invisible Guest" and "Ip Man" were given to her by herself.

Otherwise, she'd be playing second fiddle to Zhang Ziyi and Xu Cairen right now!

Playing supporting roles for those two is nothing compared to playing a supporting role for Gong Li or being the leading lady yourself.

Although these two characters are somewhat like plot devices, it's still better than having them as supporting characters.

"Su Jin, I have something to tell you," Fan Xiaopang suddenly said.

"What's wrong?" Su Jin replied casually.

"Zhang Ziyi wants me to act in a movie," Fan Xiaopang said softly.

Su Jin paused for a moment, then a movie title immediately popped into her mind, and she blurted out, "Sophie's Revenge?"

"You know?" Fan Xiaopang asked in surprise, a hint of doubt and curiosity flashing in his eyes.

"Yeah, I've heard of it before," Su Jin casually made up an excuse.

The movie in which Fan Bingbing played a supporting role to Zhang Ziyi was "Sophie's Revenge," which was Zhang Ziyi's first time serving as a producer.

I never expected that this movie wouldn't even start filming yet.

"Do you think I should say yes to her?" Fan Xiaopang asked with a smile.

Su Jin smiled and countered, "Didn't you already make your decision?"

Fan Xiaopang silently rolled his eyes. If it weren't for you, you bastard, not giving me any resources, would I need to be a supporting character for Zhang Ziyi?

She knew perfectly well that Zhang Ziyi had approached her simply because she valued her ability to generate buzz and promote the film she was involved in producing.

As for herself, she also needs to rely on Zhang Ziyi's influence to climb the social ladder.

It can be said that the two of them were each pursuing their own agendas.

"Sophie's Revenge" was considered the first chick flick in China, and it was a box office smash, grossing over 100 million yuan.

The English title of "chick flick" is "小妞电影" (xiǎo niū diào). These films mostly focus on young urban women, depicting their growth and transformation over a period of time with a lighthearted and humorous touch.

The two characters are locked in a fierce rivalry in this film.

This can be seen in "A Date with Bass".

Fan Xiaopang initially said that her role in the play would be difficult to play, but later realized that she only needed to play Zhang Ziyi.

Because in the movie, Fan Xiaopang's character is a big-name female star with an unlikable personality, and also a mistress.

Zhang Ziyi wasn't one to be trifled with either. She picked up on Fan Bingbing's topic and deliberately retorted that watching Fan Bingbing act made her think no one would dare to marry her.

This means that Fan Bingbing's character in the play is unlikable, but Bingbing's performance is so good that people will believe it to be true, which is a veiled criticism.

If this was just the two of them creating buzz through film production, then what follows is Fan Bingbing sucking Zhang Ziyi's blood.

When Fan Xiaopang is interviewed by the media alone, he will intentionally or unintentionally imply that he is Zhang Ziyi's best friend.

They said Zhang Ziyi saw that her personal style was very beautiful and wanted to go shopping together.

She also said that Zhang Ziyi privately encouraged her to learn English well and enter the international market.

Not only did he give her English learning materials, he also suggested that she date a foreign boyfriend to improve her English.

It's worth noting that at the time, Zhang Ziyi was dating a wealthy foreign boyfriend and flaunting their large diamond ring in front of the media, which resulted in her being ridiculed by netizens for "worshipping foreign things."

Of course, Zhang Ziyi would not admit to letting Fan Bingbing have a foreign boyfriend during this sensitive period of controversy.

Although Zhang Ziyi was a little annoyed, she still didn't take Fan Xiaopang seriously, feeling that she could easily suppress him.

As more and more press releases about Fan Xiaopang appeared, Zhang Ziyi's team began to worry that she would really be overshadowed. Confidence was useless; it couldn't withstand the brainwashing effect of the barrage of information on the public.

Therefore, Zhang Ziyi cancelled Fan Bingbing's promotional activities in Korea, and he was even absent from the movie posters.

Furthermore, Fan Xiaopang was not allowed to participate in the last few film promotion events in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China.

Fan Xiaopang played a supporting role to Xu Cairen in "Shinjuku Incident," a film starring Derek Yee and Fang Shilong.

This is a male-dominated film; the combined screen time of the two main characters doesn't even exceed twenty minutes.

Logically speaking, Xu Cairen should be the female lead in this movie, but how could Fan Xiaopang be content to play a supporting role? He released various press releases claiming that he was the female lead.

Xu Cairen, who has always been aloof and disdainful of marketing in the entertainment industry, has for the first time engaged in a marketing war with Fan Xiaopang.

Moreover, a talented woman either doesn't act at all, or when she does, she acts swiftly, accurately, and ruthlessly.

For example, during the movie promotion activities, Xu Cairen adored Fan Xiaopang with millions of dollars worth of jewelry.

It was truly a million-dollar piece of jewelry, worth 270 million, Cartier diamonds, and it was escorted by three bodyguards throughout.

Fan Xiaopang has never been afraid of anyone when it comes to marketing, and he directly responded to Xu Cairen with "I've worn this necklace before".

Of course, Fan Xiaopang is no longer starring in "Shinjuku Incident"; the role was originally played by Zhang Jingchu.

Fan Xiaopang snatched the role from her two weeks before filming began.

Time flies by, and it's already late August.

At this moment, the crew was filming Fan Xiaopang's last scene.

Three water trucks sprayed water into the sky, creating a curtain of rain and an atmosphere of torrential downpour.

Su Jin looked at Fan Xiaopang, who was curled up in the trunk, with furious eyes. She saw that Fan Xiaopang had many wounds, and his eyes, heart, and kidneys were all gone.

"Cut!" Cheng Er stood up, clapped, and said, "Congratulations, Teacher Fan, on wrapping up filming."

As soon as he finished speaking, enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted from the audience.

Su Jin took the flowers Xiao Ying handed her and turned to give them to Fan Xiaopang: "Congratulations on wrapping up filming."

"Thank you." Fan Xiaopang accepted the flowers and said, "Su Jin, remember to finish the script for 'My Love from the Star,' and don't break your promise again."

"Don't worry, if I said filming would start next year, then filming will start next year."

"Okay, I'll wait for your letter. Bye-bye." Fan Xiaopang waved and turned to go to the makeup room to remove his makeup.

The following afternoon.

Su Jin finished filming a scene.

Xiaoying walked to his side and whispered, "Boss, someone's come to visit the set."

"Visiting the set?" Su Jin was slightly taken aback and asked, "Who is it?"

"Liu Yifei".

"Why did she come here?"

"have no idea."

Su Jin didn't expect to get the answer from Xiao Ying. Just as she was about to go find Liu Yifei, she saw a three-wheeled vehicle drive into the film set, with the back of the vehicle filled with watermelons.

He also saw Liu Yifei, dressed in a cool outfit, wearing large sunglasses, and showing off her long, fair legs.

Su Jin stepped forward and asked, "Did you buy the watermelon?"

"Mm." Liu Yifei nodded with a smile.

"Not bad, you even brought something when you visited the set." Su Jin turned around and said loudly to everyone, "Let's take a half-hour break and everyone applaud to thank Teacher Liu for the watermelon."

A round of applause erupted, along with words of gratitude to Liu Yifei.

"Thank you, Teacher Liu."

"Thank you, Teacher Liu."

"Teacher Liu is so beautiful."

Liu Yifei smiled modestly in response to everyone's gratitude.

Su Jin looked at her, puzzled, and asked, "Why did you come here?"

"I came to see you!" Liu Yifei said with a smile, her eyes full of laughter.

Look at me?

What a load of crap.

He's in Thailand, not in the country.

No one would specifically travel abroad to visit someone on set; they must have something to discuss with him.

Just as Su Jin was about to ask Liu Yifei what she had come for, she heard her say, "We're filming a rain scene. Why are you all soaked?"

"Hmm, what brings you here?"

"I've been blacklisted by Huayi Brothers, so I have plenty of time," Liu Yifei said self-deprecatingly.

"Boss, Teacher Liu." Xiaoying handed over two slices of watermelon.

"Thank you." Liu Yifei took the watermelon.

Su Jin took two bites and said, "The watermelon is very sweet. You've spent a lot of money."

"Of course, I specifically tasted it twice before buying it," Liu Yifei said proudly.

The watermelon was finished in no time.

"Didn't you sign with William Morris Agency? Haven't they arranged any roles for you?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei's smiling eyes dimmed, and she said softly, "They have no sincerity in signing me; they just want to use me to enter the Chinese market."

"It would be best if you could figure it out. I thought you would always dream of breaking into Hollywood."

"By the way, didn't William Morris Agency introduce you to a single project?"

"I introduced them, but they weren't very good." Liu Yifei seemed unwilling to talk about this and changed the subject, saying, "Su Jin, when will you start filming 'Mulan,' which you promised me?"

Su Jin's gaze sharpened. It seemed that Ya Hua Zi had come to visit the set specifically for this matter.

"I didn't agree to that, I only agreed to let you audition. If your acting skills aren't up to par, don't blame me."

"Aren't you the director, producer, and executive producer? It's just a matter of you saying the word if I get the lead role."

"You're overthinking it. The main investor isn't my company; it's Sina. But I do have a lot of influence."

Su Jin didn't tell Liu Yifei the truth. He didn't have much say, but he could make decisions on his own.

Sina has no interest in making movies; others are doing film-game synergy and are currently developing a web game called "Mulan".

Liu Yifei pondered for a moment, then asked, "Who auditioned?"

"I don't know, we'll have to wait until the Mulan project is announced." Su Jin changed the subject, "However, you can imagine that the production cost of Mulan is 1500 million US dollars, and there are only a few actresses to play the lead role."

They chatted for a while longer before continuing filming, which lasted until after 7 p.m.

There were no night shoots that evening, so Su Jin, as the host, treated Liu Yifei to dinner outside.

I don't know what she was thinking, she actually drank alcohol and got herself drunk.

Su Jin cursed and threw Liu Yifei onto the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then turned and left the hotel room.

What?

Taking advantage of someone's vulnerability?

Dude, you're really something else.

This is called "seeing the shadows," and you have to go inside and operate the sewing machine.

Upon hearing the door close, Liu Yifei suddenly opened her eyes, staring intently at the ceiling.

"You scoundrel, I gave you a chance, and you didn't even know how to seize it."

The following morning.

Liu Yifei came over to say goodbye, and she was in a very bad mood.

Su Jin had no idea what was wrong with her and thought she was having her period.

"Are you crazy?! You're on your period, so go drink more brown sugar water, why are you taking it out on me?"

"Who's on their period? You're the one who's on your period."

"If you yell again, I'll stop letting you audition!"

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"you----"

"What do you mean, 'you'?" Su Jin ignored her and shouted at Xiao Ying, "Xiao Ying, send Teacher Liu away. Don't let her delay the filming."

Liu Yifei glared at Su Jin fiercely, and without even needing Xiao Ying's escort, turned and left.

The others exchanged bewildered glances, their gossipy nature stirring.

At some point, Zhang Jin walked over. Looking at Liu Yifei's retreating figure, he said mockingly, "Brother, are you really that clueless, or are you just pretending?"

"What do you mean, 'understand' or 'don't understand'?" Su Jin was a little confused.

Zhang Jin stared at Su Jin, and seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, he said, "Based on my experience, this girl likes you."

"I know."

"You know?" Zhang Jin stared at Su Jin, speechless.

"Yes! I know." Su Jin nodded calmly.

He genuinely didn't know at school, but through their interactions over the past six months, he had truly realized that Liu Yifei liked him.

Whether the liking stemmed from the change in status is unknown.

Even so, he didn't mind.

Because your identity is one of your conditions, and you insist on removing that identity and simply liking you as a person is nonsense.

Especially those rich people who pretend to be poor to go on blind dates and test their girlfriends—that's just plain crazy.

"Since you knew that, why did you treat her that way?" Zhang Jin asked curiously.

"Why did you treat her like that?"

"Just now!"

"She came over with a sour face and spoke rudely. Why should I put up with her? The media praised her as an angel, and she actually thinks she's an angel."

Zhang Jin was stunned, then gave Su Jin a thumbs up: "Brother, you're awesome!!!"

"Was I doing something wrong?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Get lost."

The Olympic Games closed on August 24.

China set a new Olympic record with 51 gold medals, ranking first.

It's quite interesting how countries promote their gold medal counts.

China focuses on the gold medal tally, while North America focuses on the overall medal tally, because although they only have 36 gold medals, they are number one in the overall rankings—110.

piece.

Some European countries simply add up the gold medal counts of EU member states in their rankings.

Union tops the list.

Korea, on the other hand, took a different approach, folding up the overall medal tally to narrow down the scope and ranking the medal counts of South Korea, Japan, and North Korea.

Thus, Goryeo became number one.

Michael Phelps is amazing, winning eight gold medals by himself, truly the Aquaman.

The men's basketball team was also amazing, raining down three-pointers. If they hadn't been exhausted in the third and fourth quarters, they almost beat the North American Dream Team.

I thought this was the starting point for the men's basketball team, but it turned out to be their peak. The men's basketball team has been getting worse and worse with each subsequent generation.

Liu Xiang was naturally despised by the people of the whole country.

The main problem was that the initial hype was too high, and the media's various publicity efforts stirred up the emotions of the entire nation, bringing it to its peak.

Then, when the match started, he withdrew from the game on the spot.

The audience couldn't stand it; they'd definitely curse you to death. In an instant, you went from a national hero to a clown despised by everyone.

In fact, Liu Xiang's foot injury was serious two days before the competition, but he kept it a secret.

If he were to announce his withdrawal from the competition at this point, although it would be regrettable, the audience wouldn't say much, nor would they be able to say anything.

After all, Liu Xiang is indeed a national hero who brought glory to the country, a Grand Slam winner, and proved to the world that Asians can also run track and field.

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