Chapter 72

This is the headpiece for Guo Fucheng, but to be honest, it's just a regular headpiece made in Hong Kong.

It’s obvious that they are trying to fool people.

Meimei directly found the props and, without giving any face, threw the headpiece onto the head of the props team member, saying, "Are you bullying our Chengcheng? Why isn't our headpiece imported from the East? Using local products is just a way to fool people. Do you know, this is clearly looking down on us. Call your boss over."

The props team leader, Yang Fei, hurried over. Since something had happened, it was naturally his team's responsibility.

Seeing Meimei getting angry, Yang Fei was also a bit nervous and quickly asked, "Why is this? Who among you provoked Guo Fucheng's agent? Aren't you just causing trouble for me?"

Another staff member immediately explained, "Brother Fei, this isn't our fault. At first, we planned to invite a second-tier star to play Bu Jingyun. Initially, this drama was mainly promoting Zheng Yijian, so when setting the props, everything for Zheng Yijian was imported, but for Bu Jingyun, we used locally produced items from Hong Kong.

But no one expected that the investors would finally choose Guo Fucheng, who is even bigger than Zheng Yijian. Other things are fine, but the headpieces were already custom-made in advance. It's impossible to have them ready before filming starts. So this situation arose."

Yang Fei walked over and hurriedly explained, "Sister Meimei, Sister Meimei, don't be angry. Listen to me. Actually, there was an accident with Mr. Guo's headpiece, and it had to be remade. It definitely won't be ready before filming starts. This blue headpiece is just a temporary substitute. I promise, as soon as the headpiece arrives, we will replace it immediately."

Meimei insisted, "Replace it immediately. Do you dare to let our Chengcheng wear such a headpiece? Do you know what the consequences would be if it damages our Chengcheng's hair? Can you bear the responsibility for that?"

If there were any problems with Guo Fucheng's hair, it would be a significant issue for a star of his caliber. If he gained a bit of weight or had hair problems, it would be a big deal.

These big stars have various endorsements. For a superstar like Guo Fucheng, the products he endorses are naturally very high-end.

These top-tier products have very strict contractual constraints on the actors, such as not dating during endorsements, not causing scandals, and not losing hair. In short, if there were any issues with Guo Fucheng's hair, it would be hard to explain.

The loss could be more than just a few hundred thousand.

Therefore, Yang Fei was also in a difficult position, unsure of what to do.

Liu Weiqiang was busy preparing for the first scene, but he heard that Guo Fucheng's agent was causing a fuss over a headpiece.

Liu Weiqiang hurried over and heard the gist of the situation.

At this moment, Meimei was not willing to back down, insisting that Yang Fei give her an explanation, or else the situation might escalate.

The key issue was the comparison between the two main actors. Why should Guo Fucheng, a king-level star, have a locally made headpiece, while Zheng Yijian has an imported one? Guo Fucheng's status is higher than Zheng Yijian's.

Understanding this, Liu Weiqiang immediately said, "Alright, Xiao Guo, go and urge them to send the headpiece as soon as possible. No matter the cost, it must be delivered to the set tomorrow. For today, we'll use this headpiece once."

Meimei just wanted to vent her dissatisfaction and didn't really want to make things worse.

Guo Fucheng didn't feel particularly unfairly treated by this. It's just a headpiece. In the past, before he became famous, he had endured much worse.

Therefore, hearing the director's words, Meimei couldn't say much more.

The formal shooting began in a specially constructed set, the headquarters of the Heavenly Gate Society. Xiong Ba, with the help of Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, truly dominated the world, waiting only for the final battle with the Sword Saint to become the undisputed martial arts champion.

However, ten years ago, the Mud Buddha gave Xiong Ba two lines of poetry: "The golden carp is not a mere pond fish; when it meets the wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon."

He was told to find two young children named Feng and Yun, raise them, and help him dominate the world, ensuring that he would be invincible in his early years.

But the Mud Buddha sealed the second half of the prophecy in a treasure box, which was very difficult to open.

Ten years passed, and Xiong Ba still hadn't opened the treasure box or found the second half of the prophecy.

The scene began with Xiong Ba, played by Qian Ye Zhenyi, skillfully expressing his concerns.

Amidst the overwhelming momentum, there was a hint of worry.

Wen Chouchou mentioned the conditions to find the Mud Buddha, which was to find the Fire Monkey.

And Ye Ming, playing Qin Shuang, said his first line, "Aren't you going with us?"

As the director and cinematographer, Liu Weiqiang immediately noticed that this shot was not quite right and called a stop.

He called Ye Ming over and said, "Ye Ming, you need to pay attention. At this moment, you shouldn't show confidence. You're not the main character; you're Qin Shuang, the second master who can control his emotions. You shouldn't express your confidence here. That belongs to Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun. Pay attention to not overshadowing the main characters and control your emotions."

Every shot in a movie has a deeper meaning, especially when facing the camera. How a character is portrayed and how their inner thoughts are expressed are already predetermined.

Therefore, in this drama, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun are the main characters, so their images should be highlighted.

As for Qin Shuang, played by Ye Ming, he is a somewhat tragic figure in the story.

Although he is the head of the first hall of the Heavenly Gate Society and practices the Heavenly Frost Fist, he is always overshadowed by Feng and Yun due to his destiny.

At this moment, Qin Shuang's performance was a bit overdone.

Ye Ming had to do three takes before he barely met the director's requirements.

This scene was supposed to take about an hour to shoot, but due to the need for coordination, the team's cooperation was always off, and they spent the entire afternoon without achieving a satisfactory result, which made Liu Weiqiang very angry.

This progress was clearly unsatisfactory for the director. The performances of Guo Fucheng and Zheng Yijian were also not very good, and they seemed to dislike each other.

He harshly scolded everyone, urging them to put more effort into their acting.

Among those present were also Shu Qi, Yang Gongru, and Xu Jinglei.

However, they were also called in by the director.

Liu Weiqiang said harshly, "Everyone saw what happened today. I am very dissatisfied. There was no chemistry, which slowed down the shooting progress. After returning today, familiarize yourselves with the script. I don't want this to happen again tomorrow."

The coordination among Ye Ming and the others was indeed a problem, as they were not very familiar with each other. However, in this situation, Liu Weiqiang was more focused on Guo Fucheng and Zheng Yijian.

Liu Weiqiang finally said to Ye Ming, "Tomorrow, we will shoot scene 17, shot 8. Ye Ming, pay attention; don't let your performance be overshadowed."

Liu Weiqiang was still a bit worried about Ye Ming's acting skills.

Especially when facing Guo Fucheng and Zheng Yijian, it was clear that there were gaps in his performance.

After returning, Ye Ming was in a bad mood, feeling that his acting was still not up to par.

Even if he was on par with Yang Gongru, Ye Ming knew that he didn't come to act in "Feng Yun" to compete with a woman but to learn. A big production is a great way to improve, and if he could get through it, his acting skills would significantly improve.

However, he now had to face Qian Ye Zhenyi, a veteran actor with a strong reputation in the East Asian film industry.

Even Ye Ming had checked his attributes, and his acting skills were rated at 813, which was quite rare among supporting actors.

Qian Ye Zhenyi had honed his acting skills to a level where he could control them effortlessly through decades of experience.

Facing such an actor, Ye Ming felt a bit of pressure.

Wang Zhiwen came over and, seeing Ye Ming's gloomy expression, said, "Ye Ming, are you worried about tomorrow's scene?"

Ye Ming frowned and said, "Teacher Wang, when facing the camera, I feel a lot of pressure. I have ideas in my mind, but I can't express them."

Wang Zhiwen smiled and said, "This is the gap. Guo Fucheng and Zheng Yijian have much more experience than you, so feeling pressure when facing them is normal.

Do you know what you lack? You lack the spirit of getting into character. When you act, you still feel like you are Ye Ming, not Qin Shuang. This is very bad and will hinder your performance. If you can understand that when you act, you are Qin Shuang, and Qin Shuang is you, then you won't feel any pressure. Think about how to get into character."