I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

"He already knew about this plot, but he didn't know when it would happen, so I'm counting on you. The feelings she has for you now actually make me a little worried about what she will think after this plot happens."

Rebuke: "I understand."

"You've already started filming. I've already informed Madam Sicily that she'll be acting opposite you, so... you should think about it. Let's all try to get it right this time."

Chizui hung up the call from Chen Qi, but at this moment Chizui did not seem as calm as her tone indicated. She still looked a little distraught. Although she had recovered a lot, she still could not hide the fact that she found it hard to accept the news.

Don't get me wrong, it's not that Chizui couldn't accept the news that Siye had "finished filming", that was Chen Qi's fault. In order to get Chizui to express the right emotions, the first sentence he said when he called Chizui was deliberately "Siye just died".

Just this one sentence almost frightened Chizui to faint. Fortunately, Chen Qi immediately added, "It was the character played by Shiye who died." This made Chizui break free from the initial difficulty in accepting the emotion, but he was still scared.

Because to Chizui, although Shiye is a family member, he is more like his younger brother. He is a few years older than him, and he has watched him grow up and become responsible.

In the movie, her and Shiye's identities changed. Shiye became her elder brother, and she treated Shiye as her brother for several months. She suddenly found that the younger brother who seemed to have never grown up in her eyes seemed to become more and more like a man in the movie.

Although he was hot-tempered, lustful... and had many despicable behaviors, they were not as good as the scene where he, as the eldest brother, stood up for his family.

In particular, Chizui also read the background stories of the characters in addition to the script. This was sent by Chen Qi to each of them for them to easily get into the role. Therefore, Chizui also carefully read "his own" background.

The character she played, Tom, was a man with a blind mother and an alcoholic father, a tragic combination that is always present on this earth. When Tom was eleven years old, his parents died. He was sick and wandering, and it was Sonny, played by Shiye, who brought him home.

The family didn't even discuss whether Tom should stay at home, they just took her in, even though Godfather and Sonny weren't as successful as they are today.

——This kind of background made Chizui understand why Tom and Sonny quarreled so much in the movie, but their feelings were still so sincere.

On the other hand, it also made Chizui subtly feel more sincere towards Sunny, played by Siye, during the performance. She felt that this was the true family affection.

And it's not just her. Over the past few months, Lady Sicily, Waitress, Texas... each of them felt the emotions between the characters they played in the movie.

This is what a family is, it can only be maintained if everyone influences it imperceptibly and devotes their wholehearted love to it… But it is precisely because of this that Chi Zui is now having trouble telling Madam Sicily that the filming of Waiting for the Night has been completed and she no longer needs to come to the crew.

After all... it can be seen from Chizui that Mrs. Sicily is enjoying the filming time, and she is also enjoying the time when everyone is her "children".

Chi Zui poured herself a glass of whiskey without saying a word, hoping to calm herself down, and at this moment, she suddenly heard heavy footsteps coming from behind her.

The person who came was of course Lady Sicily, she looked much older than before... Although Chizui knew that the makeup was to match the haggard appearance after being assassinated, she still couldn't help but feel her heart skip a beat when she saw how old her "father" looked.

“…Give me that.”

When Lady Sicily saw Chizui drinking with a sad face, she obviously understood what he was going to tell her next. She already knew the plot, and now she realized that the plot she least wanted to accept had arrived.

She sat down slowly, like a terminally ill old man, took the wine that was used to rebuke her, and drank the last half of the glass while suppressing her sadness before continuing to ask:

"My wife was crying upstairs... I heard the car coming home." These few words implied that she already knew something, but she still insisted on telling her the news in person.

"My good Advisor, tell me what happened. I am the only one who has no idea."

"...I'm just about to go upstairs to wake you up and tell you." Chizui also closed her eyes. At this moment, she had already forgotten all her lines. She was really considering how to tell a father that his beloved eldest son had died.

"…but you need a drink first?"

"Yes." Chi Zui lowered his eyes slightly. Lady Sicily had already confirmed the news, but she still concealed her sadness and said:

"You've already drunk it."

"…They killed Sonny at the toll booth, he's dead."

"..."

The moment these words of condemnation were spoken, Lady Sicily, who had already anticipated this news, sighed tiredly, and the wrinkles on her forehead became more obvious.

Her eye sockets were suddenly filled with moist mist, and her face was hidden in darkness, making it impossible to see her expression, but she raised her head slightly, trying hard to hold back her tears from falling at this moment.

An old man became completely dejected after hearing the news that his son had died.

That was her moment of weakness. In that moment, she seemed to have aged ten years in the eyes of the accuser. She concealed her emotions with great difficulty but quickly, and said calmly but with difficulty in the tone of a family head:

"...Don't start a war to punish the culprit, don't seek revenge."

"I want you to arrange a meeting with the heads of the five major families. This fire should not be stopped."

She couldn't bear to lose any more children, she couldn't bear it. All she could do was to endure the worthless death of her beloved son and stop the loss in time.

Even though this decision is difficult, she has to do it. This is the correct judgment that a qualified head of the family should make.

Mrs. Sicily stood up with difficulty, staggered to the side of Chizui, and stretched out her hand to comfort the sister who was like a family member to her brought back by Sonny... Chizui did not resist, and cooperated by resting his head on Mrs. Sicily's abdomen, briefly venting their mutual sadness.

"…Call Bonasera. I need him now."

After Lady Sicily finished speaking, she walked out the door silently. She was going to change her clothes. Even though this was cruel to her, she still had to face it.

This time, none of the filming crew lurking around, as well as Chen Qi and Shuang Xing who were supervising backstage, dared to break the atmosphere at the moment, allowing Lady Sicily to immerse herself in the play.

……

An hour later, Mrs. Sicily, accompanied by Chizui and several family members, pushed a cart covered with white cloth and came to the underground location through the elevator.

And there, Bonasera, who came to seek the Godfather's help at the beginning of the movie, was dressed in formal attire and ready for battle.

As several assistants pushed the cart out, he subconsciously took a look at Bonasera, thinking that he was going to destroy the body as a reward, and became even more nervous.

Lady Sicily, who had changed into formal attire, stepped forward. Although she looked haggard and old, she still could not hide her majesty as a king. She said to Bonasera in a calm tone:

"My friend, are you ready to serve me?"

"Yes...but how do you want me to do it?"

Mrs. Sicily did not answer the other party's question immediately. She walked step by step to the cart covered with white cloth. After a long while, she continued to hide her sadness and said:

"I want you to use all your skills to make him up properly."

"I don't want his mother to see him like this..."

Having said this, Lady Sicily stretched out her hand and slowly and with difficulty lifted the layer of white cloth. At this moment, the tragic appearance of Shiye's "corpse" finally appeared in front of everyone for the first time.

In front of Chizui and Lady Sicily, all they saw was Shiye's "corpse". There were many bullet holes on his face alone. Under the effect of makeup, Shiye's face looked extremely hideous, and even his pierced organs could be seen in several places. His death could only be described as extremely tragic.

Chizui just took a look and turned her head away in disbelief. Even though she knew that Siye was just unconscious, she still couldn't hide the shock and sadness in her heart when she saw such a tragic death happen to him.

Even Bonasera, the owner of the funeral home, swallowed his saliva after seeing Shiye's expression and looked at Lady Sicily cautiously...

"... Look at what they did to my child."

At this moment, in front of the invisible camera, in the dim environment, no one could see Mrs. Sicily's eyes clearly in her sunken eye sockets... but the trembling eyebrows, the wrinkled wrinkles, and the twitching lips... all the micro-expressions could make everyone feel the sadness and grief of this old woman at this moment.

An old woman who witnessed her son's tragic death, this was one of her rare moments of weakness and collapse. All she could do was to hold back her tears and accept this unacceptable fact.

At this moment, the filming site became completely quiet, with occasional sobbing sounds coming from time to time.

There was no wailing, no exaggerated roaring or anger, just the expression of a father who was trying hard to suppress his sadness was enough to infect the emotions of everyone in and outside the camera, and make them feel the sadness personally.

Especially the members of the art troupe who are already fathers, they can all put themselves in Mrs. Sicily's shoes and feel the great pain hidden beneath her restrained emotions, making these fathers feel the same sadness.

"...I kind of understand why you must pursue everyone's true reactions, Chen Qi."

Backstage, Shuang Xing wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes without leaving a trace, threw them on the ground as they froze into ice, and then said indifferently to Chen Qi who had been staring at the screen beside her:

"Is this the last of their family members to die?"

"No..." Even though Chen Qi had reviewed this classic countless times, he couldn't help but be moved after seeing Mrs. Sicily's exquisite and heartfelt performance. He wiped away a few tears and said lightly:

"That's why I didn't give that part of the script to Texas right away... We have to wait until Tallulah finishes filming Texas' scenes."

"...You are so cruel." Upon hearing this, Shuang Xing also blamed Chen Qi a little. She did not blame Chen Qi's filming skills, but blamed the heaviness of the script he wrote.

"What a wonderful family! How dare you break them up? As a screenwriter, you are really cruel."

"This is the essence of tragedy, Froststar... To reveal something beautiful, and then to destroy it bit by bit in front of you. Nothing is more memorable than a perfect tragedy."

Chen Qi also shook his head, then turned around to comfort the sad Shuang Xing, gently rubbed her ears and hair, and said softly:

“…Go call Tallulah. We need to speed up the progress during this period. This masterpiece is almost coming to an end.”

"Next, we have a few of the most important scenes. Let's get everyone ready. In a few days, we will prepare for the final work."

Chapter 16: The most exciting rivalry, the handover between the old and new godfathers

After Shi Ye's scenes came to an end, Chen Qi did not immediately prepare a wrap-up party for him. He did not intend to ruin the perfect atmosphere, which would be helpful for the filming of the last scene of Lady Sicily.

After the plot of Waiting for the Night ended, Chen Qi's plan was to strike while the iron was hot and officially end the role of Lady Sicily here. After that, Chen Qi could shoot the last scene of "The Godfather" without any obstacles, which was a "montage" editing method that could be regarded as a film textbook level.

It's time to give the people of this land a little earth-shaking, and let the world where most people are currently lacking in spiritual entertainment, experience the textbook-level teaching methods of classic masterpieces.

Chen Qi has also seen some movies from Terra, such as many popular movies in Syracuse - but the strange thing is that compared to movies, people of status in Syracuse actually prefer to watch plays in the theater.

It's not just because theater tickets cost more and can better show one's status, but because most of Terra's film production is still in the exploratory stage. In Chen Qi's opinion, the editing techniques of most directors are not superb, and are even a bit immature.

If Chen Qi were to give his opinion...it would be that it has a retro feel from the early 20th century.

But this is not just because of technical limitations. After all, in this land, the pursuit of spiritual entertainment is still in its infancy. Chen Qi also knows that once his "The Godfather" is released, his textbook editing techniques will sweep this land and become a teaching material for countless people to follow.

But Chen Qi has no intention of keeping it to himself. He just wants to show the best side of the movie - he wants to try his best to do everything to the best of his ability. He hopes that his movie will become the object of "tribute" to the countless movies that "have always been imitated but never surpassed."

By the way, it can also help enrich the spiritual world of the audience in this land, and indirectly stimulate the development of Terra's entertainment industry, so that its own movies and TV series can also gain more reputation points...

A few days after the filming of "Serving the Night" was completed, Tallulah and Texas returned to the crew from the countryside of Syracuse. As soon as she returned to the crew, Tallulah, who had been separated from Chen Qi for some time, couldn't wait to come forward and give Chen Qi a hug.

"How are you? Have you been doing well in the countryside of Syracuse recently? Have you been eating well?" Chen Qi looked at Tallulah, who had been filming the Texas scenes in the countryside of Syracuse for the past month, and responded with a welcoming hug, saying with concern:

"From the looks of it, you seem to have had a good time on this trip to the Syracuse countryside?"

"Well, the country food in Syracuse is also delicious. After hearing you say that your scenes here are almost over, we sped up the process and quickly finished the final finishing touches."

"I really want to enjoy my vacation, but I don't want to be a burden to you." Tallulah said this, leaning her head gently on Chen Qi's shoulder and holding Chen Qi's arms a little tighter.

Tallulah and Chen Qi were affectionate for a while, and they didn't care about the looks from other crew members at all. Broken Bones and Ethan, who had just got off the car and were assigned to assist Tallulah in the filming, almost subconsciously looked up at the sky and pretended to know nothing.

The other members of the Integrated Art Troupe also turned their backs tacitly. No one wanted to see the disgusting scenes between their director and assistant director - they had seen this kind of thing enough in the snowy plains and Longmen, so let's get it over with quickly.

Only behind Chen Qi, Frost Star, who had temporarily taken over Tallulah's job during her absence, was looking at the two of them with a cold face. When Frost Star and Tallulah's eyes met, she clearly saw a bit of complacency in Tallulah's eyes.

"Tsk." Frost Star was a little unhappy, but there was nothing she could do... After all, Talulah was the first person to meet this guy. Everyone could vaguely see her relationship with Chen Qi when they were still in the Integration Movement.

At that time, Tallulah's temperament changed drastically. The originally strong and slightly reckless Tallulah became cold and charming overnight, as if she had been greatly stimulated...

Shuang Xing still remembered that it was Chen Qi who went up and slapped Tallulah. After that, Shuang Xing never saw Tallulah's temperament change so drastically again...

It was at that time that the relationship between Tallulah and Chen Qi began to change, and as for Frost Star's changing feelings towards Chen Qi, that happened later.

And Tallulah seemed to have sensed Frost Star's emotions. Although she had realized it a long time ago, Frost Star's attitude towards Chen Qi had changed a lot since Chen Qi had conjured up a mineral disease inhibitor from nowhere to save Frost Star's life...

But now, seeing that Frost Star seemed to be really challenging her position... Talulah felt that perhaps she should teach this girl what things she could not steal.

So, Tallulah put her cheek close to Chen Qi's ear and said softly, seemingly revealing a little shyness:

"Come to my room today?"

"——I don't refuse, but are you sure you want it today?" Chen Qi raised his eyebrows and immediately realized what Tallulah meant, but he was very surprised. Tallulah never took the initiative to bring up this matter. At most, she would hint at it when she wanted it...

"There is a saying in Yan Country, 'A short separation is better than a new marriage'..." Tallulah continued to whisper in Chen Qi's ear while suppressing her shyness, but her eyes were always provoking Shuangxing intentionally or unintentionally, and continued:

"And it's been a long time since the last time. How about I go to your room?"

"——After the filming is finished, everyone is very tired during this period, so let's not disturb everyone's rest."

Chen Qi thought about it, but still resisted the urge and did not immediately accept this tempting temptation... But he would not let Tallulah down for too long, and immediately added in a low voice:

"Once the movie is released and it's a big success...you can take as long as you want."

"So it's a deal, huh?"

Tallulah's cheeks flushed slightly, and she shyly punched Chen Qi's chest with her little fist, but she still kept the promise in her heart.

After Tallulah and Chen Qi were affectionate for a while, on the other side, Texas, who had just returned from filming in the countryside of Syracuse, quickly locked her eyes on Lady Sicily who was not far away. Without thinking, she went to greet her the first time.

"Dad." Texas' voice this time was smoother than any other time before. Apparently, after such a long period of being in character, Texas had successfully gotten used to this identity.

"Come on, come closer, let me take a good look at you."

Mrs. Sicily was also holding Texas' cheeks with both hands at this moment. She keenly felt the changes in Texas after he came back from filming this time.

Her pupils grew even colder, revealing a sense of cruelty and hatred in the coldness… Lady Sicily understood that this was because of Texas’ drama in the Syracuse countryside, where the “wife” she “married” died in an assassination.

This scene must have had a great impact on Texas. Tallulah also continued Chen Qi's shooting style and did not tell Texas about the explosion scene. Therefore, in Texas' eyes, it seemed that the car carrying his "wife" suddenly exploded.

But in fact, the people inside were taken away by Ethan who went with them long ago after being turned transparent, but the impact of this scene still affected Texas.

However, Lady Sicily admired the ruthlessness in Texas’ eyes at the moment… This was the temperament that a future head of the family must possess.

However, a patriarch must not only be ruthless, but also have the means to win people's hearts... Lady Sicily thought so and added:

"Don't get too caught up in the drama, kid."

"……I know."

Sure enough, with Mrs. Sicily's reminder, the coldness in Texas' eyes dissipated a little, and he regained some of his past feelings.