It’s not scary to travel through a book, I’m the villain

Film and Television City.

After getting off the car, Chen Yanzhi looked around curiously. It was his first time to film a movie here, so he felt a little unfamiliar with the place.

They arrived quite early, and under the guidance of the staff, they went into the hotel to check in first.

"We'll go and do the makeup tomorrow, and then we'll have a script reading. It's scheduled for five days, and then we'll officially start filming." Yu Qian talked about the follow-up arrangements while checking the room facilities.

"Got it." Chen Yanzhi packed his luggage and took out his clothes and hung them in the closet. "When is Sister Qian leaving?"

"I'll stay for two or three days to see what the crew is like." Every time Yu Qian arrives at a new working environment, she feels uneasy and must see it with her own eyes.

The hotel environment was quite good this time. The room was big, well-equipped, and looked clean and tidy. She was quite satisfied with it.

When trying on makeup the next day, she also met some directors and staff members. It seemed that the overall atmosphere of the crew was good, and Yu Qian felt a little more at ease.

This time it is a fantasy drama called "The Moon Falls with the Mountain".

Nowadays, many dramas revolve around fantasy and ancient idol dramas, and the homogeneity is a bit serious. Originally, Chen Yanzhi had no intention of taking this drama, but after reading the script, he was attracted to the role.

The second male lead is the biggest villain in the play. He is bad to the point of being blatant and wanton. Unlike the previous master, this character has more room to play in terms of personality and background.

The makeup for the fantasy drama is very complicated. He has been sitting there and being fiddled with for almost an hour, but it is still not done.

After the makeup is completed, you have to change into clothes, putting on three layers inside and three layers outside. But once the clothes are changed, the character's temperament will come out.

Chen Yanzhi was wearing an indigo blue long gown with wide sleeves, and in order to match the atmosphere of a fairy hero, he also draped a layer of gauze on the outside. When he smiled, he looked like a modest gentleman, but when he didn't smile, he looked a bit cold.

Different from the previous image of the character wearing fluttering white clothes, this time the character's clothes are mostly in flashy colors in order to show his evil and wild temperament. This set is considered to be a little more restrained among them.

"It looks good, so good." As soon as he came out, Yu Qian came over and looked around. She was so speechless that she could only say the word "beautiful".

"Cool!" Zhou Zhou was speechless and gave a thumbs up excitedly.

Chen Yanzhi also smiled. He had just taken a look and was quite satisfied. The costumes and props of this crew were pretty good.

The next step was to take the final makeup photos. I took one set after another and it took almost a whole day to complete.

There were several other main supporting actors trying makeup with him. They were in the same dressing room for most of the day and became more or less familiar with each other, but he didn't see the male and female protagonists.

By the way, he actually knew the heroine, she was the guest who had previously been to "Time Courtyard", Yao Min.

I have the impression that she is a lively and talkative girl, but they didn't have much interaction during the recording of the show and didn't talk much. They were almost like strangers.

They met at the script reading the next day.

"Hello, I'm Chen Yanzhi."

"Yao Min."

The other person shook hands with him casually, but the contact lasted less than two seconds before he immediately turned away, behaving worse than a stranger.

Chen Yanzhi took a look and sat down, not taking it seriously. With her attitude, he would not get too excited about it. They were just temporary colleagues.

The male lead also saw it. His name was Zhang Mufeng. He looked very young and came in with two assistants. He didn't look at other people and went straight to the director to say hello.

The director’s surname was Huang. Seeing that everyone was present and they had recognized each other’s faces, he stopped talking and the reading officially began.

From the beginning, Chen Yanzhi had a bad feeling, and as time went on, this feeling became stronger and stronger.

There must have been many people at the scene who felt the same as him. Director Huang’s brows were furrowed so tightly that they could have pinched a fly to death.

It’s really... Zhang Mufeng’s lines are so distracting!

Not only does he recite the text without emotion, he also wants to express himself, and he even breaks his voice when reciting some ordinary daily conversations.

However, the only consolation is that this is just a problem with the lines, and it can be saved by dubbing later.

However, with the lines like this, the acting is a bit worrying.

This is the director's headache. If he is capable, he might be able to adjust it.

Chen Yanzhi thought about it and glanced at Director Huang. Seeing his sad face, he couldn't help but feel sympathy in his eyes.

The reading session lasted for five days, and Zhang Mufeng made a small improvement. At least he didn't break his voice when reciting his lines.

Director Huang's brows had been furrowed for five days, and he looked not very well.

However, on the day of the start-up, everyone was in high spirits for a good omen.

And the makeup and styling are all done, so we can start shooting right after the opening ceremony.

Zhang Mufeng, in particular, swept away the boredom of the reading group and behaved particularly confidently and actively, occasionally chatting with the people around him.

Especially with the female lead, they talked more, because they were a couple in the play, and the director asked them to spend more time together in private and develop some tacit understanding.

It must be said that although Zhang Mufeng’s professional ability is not very good, he still listens to the director.

"We're going to start filming our scene soon, how are you preparing?" Yao Min asked in a low voice.

"I've prepared for this scene for a long time, so there will definitely be no problem. What about you?" Just by listening to his voice, one can tell that Zhang Mufeng is very confident.

Yao Min was a little worried at first, after all, everyone could see his performance during the reading, but seeing his confident look, she heaved a sigh of relief, "That's good, I'm ready too."

Chen Yanzhi was standing next to them and heard the conversation clearly. He hoped that it would be the case as they said so that they could finish the filming early.

However, after watching the filming of the first scene, there were only two words in his mind: it's over.

Yao Min's acting was just average. The first two sentences were okay, but then he was led by Zhang Mufeng and went completely off track.

Even from a distance, Chen Yanzhi could feel her collapse.

How should I describe Zhang Mufeng's acting skills? It's just like his dialogue skills, that is, he has no foundation at all, it's purely his own performance. When the camera zooms in, his facial features are not in the right place.

Director Huang also broke down. After shouting "Cut", he stopped moving, as if thinking about what to do.

Just as Yu Qian had learned before, Zhang Mufeng was someone pushed in by the investors, and Director Huang had no way to deal with it. The previous one was someone he had chosen himself, but he couldn't use him either.

"What... should I do?" Zhou Zhou asked hesitantly. Having been to several film crews, she had become a qualified assistant and could see the current situation very clearly.

"...Go ahead and shoot." Chen Yanzhi answered helplessly. There was nothing he could do.

The contract has been signed. He can't use his financial power to replace Zhang Mufeng. It's not like he has too much money to burn. He just needs to play his role well. The rest depends on the director.