After learning that the young lady from that day was the female lead in this entertainment industry rebirth novel, Gu Suisui wasn't worried about finding her again.
As expected, the two of them met again very soon on the set of a new film.
Zhen Feng Xiang Dui, a new Republican-era film directed by He Zhiliang, began filming at a film studio three hundred kilometers away from the capital.
Zhen Feng Xiang Dui tells the story of two sisters from a merchant family who are separated for many years due to war. When they finally reunite, they discover they stand on opposing sides.
As the only two child actors in the entire crew, they were playing the roles of the sisters in this film. Gu Suisui was playing the younger sister, while Su Yuqing was playing the older one.
After learning that the little actress playing her younger sister was Gu Suisui, Su Yuqing's face changed.
Why did the little actress playing the younger sister get replaced by Gu Suisui?!
This is impossible! How could this be happening?!
She wondered if her interference had caused some things in this life to change along with it.
Su Yuqing clearly remembered that in her previous life, Gu Suisui hadn't filmed any other movies before the release of Dormant.
This woman had become famous because of Dormant. Without that movie, without the role of the fallen princess, with her acting skills, she would never have achieved the success later. Even though her personality was arrogant and willful, and she openly and secretly snatched many roles from others, fans still viewed her through rose-tinted glasses and tolerated everything she did.
It was a pity that the timing of her rebirth wasn't ideal. At that time, Gu Suisui had already signed a contract with the Dormant crew. Even if she found a way to join the crew as an extra, she couldn't change this fact.
"You two little ones are here so early. Have you had breakfast? Would you like to come and have some with us?" Compared to the serious and meticulous Director Chen from the Dormant crew, Director He Zhiliang was obviously much more easygoing and didn't care much about his appearance. He was wearing an old gray jacket, and his hair was a little messy and unkempt.
On the table with the script were several breakfast items: millet porridge, steamed buns, soy milk, and fried dough sticks – a rich variety.
He Zhiliang wasn't eating breakfast alone. The man with a mustache sitting with him was a renowned gold medallist screenwriter in the industry. The two were good friends and were collaborating again this year. The last time they worked together, they made an arthouse film that set a new box office record for the genre that year.
And Su Yuqing knew that their collaboration this time would be even more successful. Because in her last life, Zhen Feng Xiang Dui had become a huge hit upon its release and became a hot topic, racking up a box office revenue of one billion yuan. The two actresses who played the female lead and the second female lead also benefited greatly from this success, taking their careers to the next level.
It was precisely because of this that after her rebirth, Su Yuqing immediately tried her best to audition for the role of the younger version of the female lead in Zhen Feng Xiang Dui. It was also a way to build a fan base for her future development in the entertainment industry.
One had to know that the identity of a child star, if used well, could generally garner good audience favor.
"Director He, I—"
Su Yuqing, who loved acting, felt resistant to the role she was about to play for the first time. In the past, she could stay in a room with a bunch of scurrying rats for the sake of realistic acting, but... to have her act as sisters with Gu Suisui in the same film, she really couldn't accept it. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Seeing the little girl stammering and hesitating, as if she had something to say, He Zhiliang stopped drinking his porridge and asked, "What's wrong? Do you want to talk to me about something?"
Su Yuqing was silent for a moment before shaking her head and saying, "It's nothing, Director He. I just wanted to ask when we can start filming."
Just now, she almost blurted out, "I don't want to act anymore" on impulse.
No matter what, she couldn't give up such a good opportunity. Even if... the person she was about to play sisters with was Gu Suisui.
Participating in Zhen Feng Xiang Dui was one of the best shortcuts Su Yuqing could think of to become a successful child star. The other was the role of the fallen princess in Dormant, but she was a bit too old for that role, and it had already been taken by Gu Suisui, the person she hated the most in both her lives.
Su Yuqing took the script and sat down on a chair nearby, planning to go over her lines again so that she wouldn't forget them when filming started.
"Big Sister, do you like potato chips? I have cucumber and tomato flavor."
The little cotton candy's way of expressing goodwill was very simple, that was, to share the snacks she brought with this human.
However, her kindness was not met with a corresponding response but was disliked.
"I don't like potato chips." Su Yuqing clutched the script in her hand and didn't even look at the person beside her. She said in an indifferent tone. "And don't get so close to me. I don't like any physical contact with strangers." Especially you.
Looking at Gu Suisui who hadn't grown up and become wicked yet, Su Yuqing didn't know how to deal with her.
She hated her, but she hated the grown-up version of her even more. The current Gu Suisui was only three years old. No matter how much she hated this person in her heart, she couldn't possibly lay a hand on such a young child. She decided to avoid her for now and wait until she figured out a solution.
Although Su Yuqing didn't know how to take revenge on this "good sister" yet, she knew one thing: she was absolutely unwilling to have any unnecessary contact with this "good sister."
If she stared at this person for too long, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to control the hatred in her heart and do something uncontrollable to her.
"Is there anything else? If not, I need to memorize my lines." Her intention to send her away was obvious. Even someone as innocent as the little cotton candy could sense it from the female lead's emotional fluctuations.
"... Okay, Big Sister, I won't disturb you." After learning the reason why this human hated her so much, Gu Suisui wanted to end this cause and effect as soon as possible and eliminate the heroine's malice towards her.
But the fact was, as soon as she got close, she would be ruthlessly driven away by this sister in front of her, without giving her any chance.
Wuwuwu, Sister Peach Blossom was right. The legendary Daughter of Luck is indeed not easy to approach. Her gaze just now was so scary ヽ(≧Д≦)ノ
If her gaze could materialize, the little cotton candy felt that she would probably be riddled with holes by now.
The plan never kept pace with the changes. The act of expressing goodwill to the female lead had just begun to be implemented and had already hit a bottleneck. Helpless, Gu Suisui could only hug her two favorite bags of potato chips and leave dejectedly.
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Su Yuqing and Gu Suisui's first scene was in a house with a Republican-era style. The sisters lived a carefree life when they were young, with no lack of food or clothing. They had a happy and loving family, and their father was a businessman with a lot of wealth. If it weren't for the war and the death of their parents, perhaps there wouldn't have been so many tragedies in the later part of the story.
"Cut! Cut! Cut! What's going on with you two?"
Before the two of them could act for long, He Zhiliang called for the entire crew to stop. He walked over to the two little actors with a frown.
"Are you sure you were acting like loving sisters just now?" He looked at Su Yuqing and said earnestly, "You are now a good sister who loves her younger sister. Your sister is several years younger than you, so you subconsciously want to dote on her, love her and take care of her. You have to let the audience see at a glance that the two sisters had a very good relationship when you were young."
"And what kind of expression was that on your face just now? You almost wrote the word 'disgust' directly on your face. If people didn't know better, they would think that the two of you already had a rift and that you deliberately lost your sister in the movie."
If this scene gave the audience that feeling, how could they continue filming this movie?!
After listening to Director He Zhiliang's reprimand, Su Yuqing lowered her head slightly, without any dissatisfaction in her heart. Because she knew that the problems Director He Zhiliang had just mentioned were all real.
Her expression just now was not in place at all. It was not at all like the performance a professional actor should have, it was even worse than that of a newcomer. When Gu Suisui tried to hug her, her body stiffened, and she desperately wanted to push her away and tell her not to get close to her.
Under such circumstances, let alone asking her to act intimately with this "good sister" in front of the camera, even asking her to soften her expression a little was impossible.
"I'm sorry, Director He, I wasn't in the right state just now. Can you give me some more time to adjust? I promise this won't happen again."
After He Zhiliang finished speaking, he looked at Gu Suisui on his right. Seeing that she was still young and that the mistake in the filming just now was not mainly her fault, his tone softened a little. "Suisui, you must also remember that you are a younger sister who is very dependent on your older sister, both in life and psychologically. When you pounce into her arms later, try to act as natural as possible. Just act like how you usually act spoiled with your family."
Gu Suisui blinked her beautiful almond-shaped eyes and nodded, saying in a sweet, childish voice, "Uncle Director, I will also work hard."
After all, they were just two children, each younger than the last. He couldn't be too harsh on them.
He Zhiliang wasn't a director who lost his temper easily. His temper came and went quickly. Seeing that the two young actors had a good attitude towards admitting their mistakes, he didn't blame them any more. He just said: "You two get to know each other a bit, find the feeling. I hope we can get this scene done in one take next time."
In fact, he was quite satisfied with both. One was recommended by Old Chen and was a child actress from his crew, named Gu Suisui. The little girl had very beautiful features, and her big eyes resembled Fu Yingyu, who played the second female lead, to some extent. Most importantly, her appearance made people easily like her, which was very helpful for the development of the later plot of the movie.
If he had to say, this little girl had a natural affinity with the audience. Just standing there doing nothing would make people like her.
The other little actress was personally chosen by him through an audition.
Su Yuqing's performance during the audition really surprised him. He auditioned dozens of children that day, and none of them satisfied him. He was about to give up and just pick the best one among them to start filming. Fortunately, he saw her performance at the end. She was the only one out of the dozens of children who acted out the feeling he wanted, so he chose her without hesitation.
But today, he didn't know if it was because she wasn't used to facing so many staff members at once, but her performance was far from as good as it was on the day of the audition.
Seeing that Director He Zhiliang had left, giving them time and space to adjust their mentality, Su Yuqing took a deep breath, thinking about what she should do to not lose her composure in front of Gu Suisui.
She didn't want to give up this good opportunity. This role had a distinct personality and the box office was guaranteed to be good. As long as she could act well, she would definitely be able to gain a lot of fans from this movie. Since she loved this profession, she had to cherish every opportunity to act.
Wasn't it just acting out sisterly love with Gu Suisui? It wasn't like she hadn't seen it in her previous life. It wasn't difficult.
"Big Sister, Uncle Director said we should get to know each other so that the next shoot goes more smoothly." Still thinking about expressing her goodwill, Gu Suisui hesitated for a moment and decided to try again today. She couldn't give up easily. "My name is Gu Suisui, I'm three and a half years old. What about you, Big Sister?"
Su Yuqing's lips moved. Just as she was about to tell the little girl to stop bothering her, she suddenly thought of the terrible filming situation just now. The words that were about to come out of her mouth were swallowed back down. "My name is Su Yuqing."
Seeing that the female lead actually changed her attitude and was willing to exchange names with her, Gu Suisui's eyes brightened, and she said in a sweet voice, "Then I'll call you Sister Su from now on."
"..." Su Yuqing looked at the little girl who was smiling at her brilliantly, without any haze. Su Yuqing's heart was extremely complicated.
Can the personality of a person at the age of three and six really be so different?
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Su Yuqing wouldn't have believed that the three-year-old Gu Suisui had such a well-behaved and soft personality. She had been so mean to her and hadn't given her a single good look, yet she could still smile at her?
Su Yuqing herself was an actress, so she could tell that the little girl's smile was genuine, without a trace of acting. What's more, Gu Suisui was only three years old now, and she couldn't possibly have such deep scheming and cunning.
He Zhiliang gave his two little actresses some time. When filming started again, the effect presented in front of the camera was indeed much better than the performance just now. The two finally had a bit of a sisterly feeling.
But he was still a little dissatisfied, so he asked the two to shoot a few more times and added a few different shots. Only then was this scene considered finished.
This morning, the two of them only had this one scene. The next scene to be shot was the second female lead's.
After the actors finished filming, they could go back to rest if there were no other scenes that day. Of course, they could also choose to stay on set.
The Zhen Feng Xiang Dui crew had booked a hotel near the film studio, and the crew and actors all stayed there.
Feng Yaoqin came here with her daughter this time, and the two of them stayed in one room. Considering that Gu Suisui was young and they were filming outside the province, the crew agreed to let her parents accompany her.
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The Zhen Feng Xiang Dui crew had already officially announced that the female lead and the second female lead this time were Ji Min and Fu Yingyu, two popular actresses from the same company.
The fans of the two were now arguing endlessly online because of this matter.
Fu Yingyu's fans felt that their idol was beautiful and had good acting skills. She had her eyes on the female lead role from the beginning. Not only did she not get the role, but she was also asked by the company to play a supporting role for an actress from the same company. It must be that Ji Min had used some underhanded means behind the scenes. Ji Min's fans felt that their idol's temperament was more suitable for the female lead role. Besides, it was the director who decided who would be the female lead. It must be whoever was more suitable. It was Fu Yingyu's fans who had been making a fuss out of nothing.
At this moment, Fu Yingyu, who was sitting in the dressing room, had an extremely ugly expression on her face.
Ever since she found out that not only did she not get the female lead role from Director He Zhiliang, but she was also asked by the company to play a supporting role for Ji Min in this movie, her mood had never been good.
And as Fu Yingyu's agent, how could Hao Peng not know the frustration and discomfort in her heart.
In his opinion, the company's approach this time was really unfair. It was not enough to give the female lead role in a big-budget movie to Ji Min, but they also had to pull in Yingyu, who was of the same status, to play a supporting role for her. As expected, after hooking up with the CEO's son, her behavior was different from before.
The best female artists in the company were the two of them. Since Movie Queen Zhang got married, had children, and retired from acting, the position of the company's top actress had been vacant. If nothing unexpected happened, this position would be filled by one of them.
But at this sensitive time, the company suddenly decided to let Yingyu play a supporting role for Ji Min and wouldn't let the artist refuse. It really made people think too much.
"Yingyu, actually, if the second female lead is played well... it may not be worse than the female lead. Your acting skills are better than hers. You can suppress Ji Min in the drama and let everyone know who is the well-deserved leading lady of the company."
Hearing her agent's comfort, Fu Yingyu lowered her eyes and asked, "Do I still have one year left on my contract with the company?"
"Let me think. You signed for five years with the company back then, so to be precise, there should be one year and two months left. You've developed well in the past two years. The company should send someone to talk to you about contract renewal. At that time, the terms of the contract can definitely be negotiated further."
Hao Peng said halfway and suddenly understood what she meant. He asked tentatively, "Yingyu, are you thinking of terminating your contract with the company at this time?"
Fu Yingyu didn't deny it and said, "If I continue to stay in the company, I will only be suppressed. Ji Min won't let me off the hook. Once she becomes the top actress of the company, there will be no place for me in Tianhao Entertainment." Just like if she became the number one of the company, she wouldn't let Ji Min off the hook either.
But she, Fu Yingyu, was never one to sit still and wait for death. Since the company was being unkind, then don't blame her for being unrighteous.
Let me pave the way for Ji Min? In her dreams!