Exile at the start? Milkball filming, hoarding billions of resources

Shen Zhaoning was placed on the ground by Chen Fang.

As soon as she was free, she wanted to find a place to hide.

The director dared not let her run around, so he had to discuss it with Chen Fang.

"Put your work aside for a moment, take good care of your little darling, and don't lose her again!"

Chen Fang looked helpless.

"Director! I still have a lot of work to do. Everyone on the crew is busy; I can't leave!"

The director thought about it and realized that made sense.

They're a small film crew, and everyone has multiple roles; no one can leave their post.

But we can't just let this child run around alone.

Chen Fang glanced at Lin Xiuzhi, who was sitting in the corner wearing a cheongsam, with gray hair and a sprightly demeanor.

"Director, why don't we let Mr. Lin take a look at her?"

The director glanced at Lin Xiuzhi and shrank back.

"I don't know how many people I begged and how much I pleaded to get Elder Lin to be our drama instructor. We finally managed to bring this important person here, how could we possibly let her babysit our children!"

The two whispered among themselves, their conversation increasingly leaning towards Lin Xiuzhi's position.

Lin Xiuzhi couldn't pretend she didn't hear it.

She stood ramrod straight and gave Shen Zhaoning a sharp look.

Seeing that the little girl was so young yet had a straight back and a calm demeanor, he said in a cold voice.

"Alright, bring her over here."

Shen Zhaoning was dazed and confused as she was led to sit down next to Lin Xiuzhi.

Shen Zhaoning is the legitimate daughter of the Yongning Marquis's mansion. Although she is not yet five years old, her demeanor is extremely dignified.

She sat upright, with a small, delicate face and very proper eyes that never wandered off.

Lin Xiuzhi has seen many naughty children, but this is the first time she has seen such a well-behaved child.

She couldn't help but glance at Shen Zhaoning a couple more times.

Lin Xiuzhi took out a box of cut fruit from the bag at her feet.

"Have some fruit."

Shen Zhaoning thanked Lin Xiuzhi in a childish voice.

"Thank you, Grandma."

She was so hungry that she didn't bother to be polite and started eating the fruit slices.

Her eyes lit up after just one bite.

So sweet, so delicious.

Although she ate quickly, her movements remained very elegant.

Shen Zhaoning's voice was soft and sweet, which softened Lin Xiuzhi's heart.

"Alright, instead of thanking me, you should familiarize yourself with the script more."

Shen Zhaoning looked puzzled.

"script?"

Seeing Shen Zhaoning's confused look, Lin Xiuzhi immediately understood that this young girl probably hadn't even seen a script before.

Lin Xiuzhi pursed her lips and shook her head, then opened the script in her hand.

"I have the complete script here. Since I have nothing to do right now, I'll go over the scenes with you."

"You'll be playing the role of the daughter of a disgraced official. Your father is about to be executed, and your mother wants to ask your father's former friend to find a way to save him. However, the friend tries to humiliate your mother. When your mother cries for help and struggles, he accidentally smothers her to death."

"All you have to do is, after your mother falls to the ground, hold her body and cry, then look up with a look of utter grief and vengeance in your eyes."

Lin Xiuzhi thought for a moment and felt that what she was saying was too complicated and the child in front of her might not understand it, so she gave some instructions.

"It's okay if you can't act out a heart-wrenching, revenge-driven performance. Just imagine you haven't eaten for days and are starving. You finally get some food, and suddenly someone steals it from you and brags about it!"

Shen Zhaoning's face grew paler and paler as she listened.

These things... sound so much like her family's affairs.

Some time ago, the Marquis's mansion was raided, and all the adult males in the family were imprisoned. My mother went to plead with Uncle Xing, but...

Her face was pale, her eyes were slightly hot, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Lin Xiuzhi was amused by the little guy's expression.

"It's all an act, it's all an act, why are you so upset?"

Lin Xiuzhi vaguely knew that the child in front of her was the investor's daughter, and worried that she would look down on the play and not perform well, so she gave her earnest instructions.

"Don't underestimate this scene. Although the production team is quite poor, the director values ​​this production highly. The actors started training several months in advance, and he specially invited me to come and provide guidance for a few dramatic scenes."

"This play, from the script to the costumes and props, is made with great care and should achieve good results. If you want to enter the entertainment industry in the future, performing this play well will definitely bring you a great boost."

Lin Xiuzhi rattled off a bunch of things in her own language, which Shen Zhaoning only vaguely understood.

Looking at the strange people and objects she had never seen before, she felt more and more that this was another world.

If this really is another world, how should she live?

She is now penniless and must find a way to survive.

Judging from what this grandmother said, her job seems quite important now; I wonder if she gets paid.

"Is there any pay?"

Since they're asking her to do something, they should pay her, right?

Lin Xiuzhi couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes, definitely! If the director doesn't pay you, I'll personally get it for you!"

Shen Zhaoning quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as you have money, you can buy food.

She won't starve to death.

Lin Xiuzhi is a retired Peking Opera actress, and she only has a superficial understanding of acting.

In her view, acting is a universal art, all of which involve performing through expressions, eyes, movements, and lines.

So she used her own methods to teach Shen Zhaoning some skills.

I thought the little girl might not be able to learn it, but I didn't expect Shen Zhaoning to be so quick to learn; she could learn it almost in one go.

Just then, Chen Fang rushed over.

"Let's go, it's your turn to act."

Chen Fang led Shen Zhaoning to the location and explained the play to her.

"You just need to run over from behind the camera, then throw yourself in front of your mother, hug her head and cry, while reciting your lines."

"Your line is very simple, just one sentence: 'Mother, don't die!'"

Chen Fang didn't have high hopes for Shen Zhaoning, so her acting instructions were rather rough.

Unexpectedly, Shen Zhaoning's performance was exceptionally good as soon as filming started. Not only were her emotions and lines very full, but her eyes were also very expressive.

She cried as if her mother had really died.

Looking at the woman lying on the ground, barely alive, Shen Zhaoning felt as if she were seeing her deceased mother.

At that moment, she could see no one but her mother.

She ran towards the woman on the ground without a care in the world, feeling her figure gradually overlap with that of that day.

Faster! Faster! Faster!

If we're fast enough, we can save Mother!

She wondered if it was just her imagination, but everything in front of her seemed unreal, and she could vaguely see her grandmother's anxious face.

"Mother—Mother—"

When Shen Zhaoning ran over and picked up the woman, and saw the woman's face, which was so different from her mother's, she finally realized that it was all a lie.

The actress playing the female lead's mother tremblingly reached out and gently touched Shen Zhaoning's face.

"Zhao'er, take good care of yourself...be...happy."

Grandfather, father, and eldest uncle are all going to die!

Now even my mother is dying!

How could Zhao'er possibly be happy!

Shen Zhaoning felt as if the person in front of her had become her mother. On that day, she had also held her mother in this way and watched her mother breathe her last in her arms.

"No! Mother! Open your eyes and look at Zhao'er!"

"Mother—"

Large tears fell from Shen Zhaoning's eyes.

She saw an extra playing a pedestrian walk by, and without hesitation, she rushed over and grabbed the other person's clothes.

"Please, please save my mother! Please save my mother!"

Without hesitation, she knelt on the ground and excitedly kowtowed to the other person.

"Please, please..."

The extra was dumbfounded. He was just an ordinary extra and didn't have any lines.