After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 370 - 361: Return to the Crew and Confront People Before Resuming Work

Chapter 370: Chapter 361: Return to the Crew and Confront People Before Resuming Work

The film crew of "Yuan Zhao Empress" was as busy as ever after three days.

Jiang Lingxi arrived early from Xiyuan to the crew, only to find Lu Zhengzheng already waiting at the door of the lounge. As soon as she walked over, this girl turned around and looked her up and down.

Jiang Lingxi found her behavior inexplicable and couldn’t help but ask with a laugh, "What’s going on?"

"Nothing, nothing," seeing Sister Xixi was glowing and showed no signs of discomfort, Lu Zhengzheng hurriedly waved her hands and handed over the schedule she had prepared, "Sister Xixi, these are the scenes you need to shoot today. A total of nine scenes, seven dialogues and two action scenes."

Jiang Lingxi took it and looked directly at the bottom of the time schedule on the sheet; if the shooting went smoothly, the last scene could be done by six o’clock in the evening.

With higher efficiency, it might even end earlier.

It wouldn’t delay tonight’s family reunion banquet.

As she walked into the lounge, she carefully reviewed the schedule.

While looking, she was already thinking about how to perform.

After all, acting isn’t quite the same as her real experiences from the past life, not as genuine, but more artistic.

She was actually quite grateful that this film was the first one she shot in this world; the process was smooth, and she even managed to learn a lot about acting techniques.

Seeing that wires would be used for the action scenes, she instinctively sighed, "Today’s action scenes look intense."

Following behind, Lu Zhengzheng couldn’t help but silently ask herself: Could it be more intense than last night’s action scene?

*

She Man chatted with Director Wei about today’s scenes, intending to bring up her actual point, when he suddenly tilted his head to look behind her and waved, his expression pausing slightly. She turned to look as well.

Sure enough, it was Jiang Lingxi who came.

Having taken three days off, she arrived quite early.

Suppressing her displeasure at being interrupted, she hesitated but remained seated.

"Director Wei, Teacher She."

"Sit," Wei Xiao pointed to an empty stool next to She Man, "How’s the show recording going?"

Jiang Lingxi lifted the hem of her dragon robe costume, and even though she sat on an ordinary plastic stool, it seemed as if she was sitting on an intricately carved dragon throne, replying, "It’s going smoothly."

"That’s good. Now that you’re back with the crew, it’s time to refocus. Today’s schedule isn’t too packed, just to help you ease back in."

If an actor gets too intense while filming, then only he, as the director, can be less intense!

"Thank you, Director Wei, for looking out for me," Jiang Lingxi accepted his consideration with a smile, "I have something else to tell you, about An’an..."

"That child also sent me a message," Wei Xiao waved his phone with a smile. "It’s fine if she’s a bit late. Her role didn’t have much left anyway, and there aren’t many reshoots needed either, as long as it’s done before school starts."

He was willing to be lenient with diligent students.

Especially since the young girl was smart, sensible, and polite.

She Man sat quietly on the side listening to their conversation, maintaining the proper smile, as if she didn’t mind being sidelined in the conversation with the director. Her gaze landed on Jiang Lingxi’s profile, and when she spoke again, it seemed casual but with hidden sharpness in her gentle tone, "I heard a hot topic about you yesterday, Little Xixi. It says you’re dating Jing Huai from the same company—is that true?"

Jiang Lingxi turned and met She Man’s seemingly curious gaze, replying with a faint smile, her disdain for the matter evident in her eyes, "Oh, Teacher She, you’re a bit behind on that story. The clarification post has probably circulated the entire internet by now, didn’t expect to hear this from you."

"Is it, really?" She Man raised her hand to smooth her already set sideburns to cover her awkwardness, "I was a bit busy these past days and didn’t follow up on the developments."

"Teacher He’s scenes should be nearing completion, right?" Jiang Lingxi weighed the script that was more than halfway done, "In a few more busy days, you should be free to rest well."

She Man looked at Jiang Lingxi’s smiling face, feeling not the least bit comforted.

Was this remark intended to sarcastically imply I don’t have many scenes and thus not much to be busy with, or was it mocking my position as merely a third female lead?

Yet she had no way to refute it, because it was the truth!

Feeling like she was sitting on pins and needles, "Pretty much, um, Director Wei, I’ll let you and Little Xixi continue chatting, I’ll head off to rehearsing first."

Having walked away, someone who presumably sat quietly seeking presence without much success, Jiang Lingxi immediately felt more relieved, facing Director Wei’s all-seeing eyes, "You don’t mind me pushing Teacher She away, do you?"

Wei Xiao was taken aback by her overly direct statement and then couldn’t help but chuckle, lowering his voice, "I don’t mind, I should thank you."

She Man coming over just now wasn’t solely to discuss filming with him, just like Jiang Lingxi mentioned, with her scenes nearly finished, there wasn’t much to converse about.

The person had ulterior motives clearly, trying to leverage his somewhat solid relationship with Shi Changrui.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have waved to Jiang Lingxi even before she got close, intending to interrupt She Man’s intended conversation.

"I was on the phone with Old Shi last night, and somehow he mentioned that Mr. Shen was also on the show you recorded?"

Wei Xiao had some resentment when he asked this question, considering who in the crew was the most free-spirited, it wasn’t him, the director, but his leading actor.

From initially not participating in script readings and training to officially starting shooting without staying with the crew, and even the schedule came from the other side, leaving him to plan based on it.

Getting filming to this extent, it was a first ever since he began directing.

If not for this person brilliantly bringing the historical Prime Minister Shen to life, he’d feel entitled to a few complaints!

Jiang Lingxi spread her hands, "I only found out about it upon arriving at the show."

So there was definitely no prior collusion to appear on the show, and any resentment shouldn’t be directed at her.

"You two, huh..."

Wei Xiao sighed, unable to say more.

For now, these two were both treasures in his hands!

When Xu Ling’an and Gao Lan arrived at the crew, Jiang Lingxi was already acting.

Lu Zhengzheng took on the task of looking after the elders, while Xu Ling’an went to the dressing room for makeup, styling, and changing costumes.

Jiang Lingxi smoothly finished a scene and walked over to the elder, "Grandma."

Gao Lan smiled and nodded at the young girl before her, praising, "Little Xixi acted really well."

If she couldn’t act in her own character, she might as well find a piece of tofu to bump into.

Jiang Lingxi accepted the water cup Lu Zhengzheng handed over and took a sip, catching a glimpse of Xu Ling’an in costume from the corner of her eye, "An’an’s acting is also quite good now, her scenes are coming up, Grandma should watch closely."

Gao Lan nodded, reaching out to hold Jiang Lingxi’s arm, "Little Xixi, I asked An’an yesterday, and you know her nature, she just keeps saying everything’s good. You’ve seen her grandpa as well, what do you think of him?"

She didn’t have much concept of renowned artists, but understood well enough that such people were out of reach for families like hers.

Who could have thought that one day a real connection would be established.

As she anticipated tonight’s meeting, trying to deceive herself out of nervousness was futile.

Through the hand clasped around her wrist, Jiang Lingxi felt the elder’s anxiety in front of her, "Rest assured, Mr. Zhang might seem a bit stern, but he’s straightforward and candid. At his current status, he’s unafraid of offending anyone while no one dares to offend him. But he’s been very gentle with An’an, having raised and cultivated her, he only harbors gratitude towards you."

As for the rest of the Zhang family, with Mr. Zhang suppressing them from above, regardless of their true thoughts, they’ll certainly be cordial on the surface.

"That’s good, that’s good." Gao Lan was barely half relieved.

As for the other half, it would depend on tonight’s formal meeting.

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