enjoyebooks Chapter 51 Zheng Shuang Unleashes His Power!
Chapter 51 Zheng Shuang Unleashes His Power!
The next day!
The morning light shone through the gap in the curtains and fell directly on Xu Lang's eyelids.
He woke up with his eyes half-closed, feeling a heavy weight on his waist—Bai Mengyan's long, fair leg was draped across his lower abdomen.
His sleeping posture has remained as unruly as ever for the past ten years.
Xu Lang gently moved her legs aside and sat up against the headboard. Bai Mengyan was also awakened by the noise, and groggily threw off the covers and stepped barefoot onto the wooden floor.
The morning sun slanted in through the window, casting a pale golden halo over her near-perfect curves, making her skin glow as if it were radiant.
She turned around, making no attempt to hide herself, and glanced at him naturally, her voice still hoarse from just waking up:
"Can't pay? No schedule today?"
Xu Lang picked up his phone, saw messages that hadn't been read for over ten days, and said:
"You go wash up first, I'll lie down for a while longer."
Bai Mengyan had already arrived at the bathroom door, picked up her toiletries, entered the bathroom, and closed the door with a soft bang.
Xu Lang's fingers flew across the phone screen as he replied to the girls' messages.
Raising fish... no, maintaining relationships with artists is also an art, especially for a newcomer like him who has just emerged, he has to constantly maintain his network of connections.
After Bai Mengyan finished washing up, it was Xu Lang's turn.
Xu Lang was quick; he finished in about ten minutes.
"I thought you had left!"
Bai Mengyan was already dressed, had applied light makeup, and was putting on lipstick when she said:
"It's been a long time since we had breakfast together. Let's have breakfast together before you go."
Xu Lang didn't have much to pack. He grabbed the script and took her out.
There are simple breakfast options near the guesthouse, including soy milk, fried dough sticks, and a bowl of congee with preserved egg and lean pork.
"I heard you've been taking a lot of acting classes lately?" Xu Lang asked casually.
Bai Mengyan took a bite of porridge and wiped her mouth with a tissue:
"To get this stepping stone into the entertainment industry, I experienced work that was even more tiring than staying up all night filming GG."
"During the day, I take acting classes. In my spare time, I read books related to acting. When I get tired of reading, I study old movies frame by frame to learn from the acting. I've recently watched all the old movies from the 70s, 80s, and 90s..."
In short, she has made a lot of efforts to improve herself; she hasn't gone out to eat and drink with friends for a long time, and has been diligently studying in her rented room.
Yes, she had been wandering around, going wherever there was work and sleeping in hotels, so she found a short-term rental.
Xu Lang praised her dedication and hard work, giving her a thumbs up:
"Mengyan, you're still working so hard. You'll definitely become a top-tier star in the future."
"Thank you for your kind words!"
After breakfast, the two parted ways.
Before parting, Bai Mengyan gave Xu Lang a key to her rented apartment:
"I've sent you the address for the short-term rental. You're welcome anytime... to come and rehearse."
The last three words were spoken lightly, with a smile in his eyes.
……
Xu Lang returned to the film set and got into filming mode.
He didn't affect the filming schedule and completed all of Xu Lang's outdoor scenes and dialogue scenes over three consecutive days.
Xu Lang has been having Yang Chaoyue bring him milk tea these past two days, so that everyone in the crew can have a cup of iced milk tea to cool them down.
Milk tea diplomacy is timeless; everyone in the crew greets Xu Lang with a smile.
Next, action scenes needed to be filmed, and the director found a stunt double for him, indicating that some of the more difficult moves could be handled by the stunt double.
Xu Lang went to the hospital for a follow-up examination, and the X-ray showed that the fractured bone had not fully healed.
He wasn't stubborn; he let the stunt double do the parts that needed to be done, and only performed the parts himself in front of shots that he could control.
After four days of filming action scenes, he did all the stunts himself, except for three shots that required landing from high altitudes.
The crew took good care of him, and the director kept a close eye on him, stopping the production if anything seemed amiss.
On the day the location shooting wrapped up, Xu Lang treated the entire crew to milk tea again.
As Yang Chaoyue carried the boxes and distributed them one by one, her stunt brothers laughed and joked:
"Brother Lang, if we keep drinking like this, we'll have to switch careers and become milk tea reviewers!"
The outdoor action scenes were filmed over four consecutive days.
After filming wrapped up in the afternoon, Yang Mi flew straight to Shanghai, where she still had filming to catch up on.
To celebrate the completion of location shooting, Xu Lang, Qiao Zhenyu, and a few others held a small group dinner.
next day!
The air was thick with tension. Director Liang Shengquan's face was grim. A simple transition scene had been filmed seven or eight times and was still not done. The set was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Xu Lang keenly sensed that several gazes were seemingly falling on him.
During lunch break, Yang Chaoyue delivered milk tea as usual.
Snapped!
A cup of milk tea was thrown away; the cup broke, and the orange-yellow milk tea spilled all over the floor.
It wasn't an accidental drop; it was thrown away by someone.
Xu Lang, holding five cups of milk tea, was walking towards the director and producer when he heard the sound and looked over.
It's Zheng Shuang!
Despite the strange looks from the crowd, she didn't feel embarrassed or uncomfortable at all.
Yang Chaoyue, who had just handed the milk tea to her, was completely bewildered. She stood there dumbfounded, not understanding what was going on, and was a little at a loss.
"Director Liang, what's wrong with this woman?!" Xu Lang handed the milk tea to the director and producers, unable to resist making a comment.
Immediately, he turned to go and argue with Yang Chaoyue, but Director Liang stopped him, lowering his voice slightly:
"Xu Lang, what did Zheng Shuang talk to you about on your first day back at work?"
Xu Lang frowned slightly: "Is this aimed at me?"
Director Liang sighed softly: "I don't know what happened between you two, but Zheng Shuang has been putting pressure on us lately, trying to get you. If there's a misunderstanding between you, I suggest you have a good talk."
Xu Lang claimed to know nothing about this!
Unexpectedly, Zheng Shuang actually put pressure on the production team, seemingly targeting him.
Given her current popularity and status, the production team will definitely prioritize her feelings.
But in the past few days, no one from the crew has mentioned this to me, so it seems the director is bearing the pressure.
Xu Lang, with an apologetic expression, said:
"Director Liang, Producer Deng, I'm sorry, I need to talk to her tonight."
He strode quickly toward Yang Chaoyue!
The little girl had never seen such a scene before. She was completely terrified and stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do, until Xu Lang grabbed her wrist.
She finally calmed down, as if she had suddenly found her backbone, her eyes reddening, full of grievances.
Xu Lang gently stroked her head with his other hand, soothing her, while his gaze remained coldly fixed on Zheng Shuang, and he said:
"Crazy woman, if you have a problem, come at me. Don't bully the child."
He glanced around and lowered his voice:
"Zheng Shuang, don't drag me into your own messy affairs, or you'll regret it."
"Hmph, laughable!" Zheng Shuang sneered, his eyes full of disdain.
"You? A greenhorn? Let me tell you, even if you finish filming this movie, I can get all your scenes cut. You believe me?"
"I don't believe it!" Xu Lang hadn't expected this woman to be so crazy.
In her previous life, everyone knew about her crazy state. Xu Lang thought it was because she was heartbroken that she became crazy. It seems that something had been lurking in her body for a long time.
Not wanting to get entangled with her any longer, he pulled Yang Chaoyue away.
Back to the small dining table.
Dilraba took the initiative to hold Yang Chaoyue's hand and whispered words of comfort.
"Chaoyue, don't be afraid, we will protect you." Reba hugged her and comforted her.
Li Yifeng, who was standing next to him, said:
"Teacher Xu Lang, Zheng Shuang is a top star right now. She's been in really bad shape these past few days, and she even gave the director a hard time, ever since the night you came back to work."
"Since you can't afford to offend her, why don't you just go along with her? Insist on finishing filming this movie, and then you won't be working on the same project anymore, so it won't matter anymore. What do you think?"
Xu Lang focused his attention on him.
You'll speak up for me? Pigs can fly!
Why can't you go along with her?
This guy fawned over Dilraba like a boar in heat, and even wanted to sacrifice himself!
Its heart is awkward!
"Teacher Li, could you help me by going along with her? How about we go talk to her tonight?"
"No, no, no, I can't do it." Li Yifeng waved his hands repeatedly, glancing at Dilraba out of the corner of his eye, and hurriedly said:
"I am a very loyal person in relationships and I never flirt."
Xu Lang: "..."
Are you faithful in relationships?
Who is the person whose selection of a concubine has become a trending topic?
Whose house collapsed the most completely?
They really put all their acting skills into this!
The Zheng Shuang issue must be resolved as soon as possible; otherwise, not only this film, but his fledgling acting career may also be hindered.
The entertainment industry has never been just a stage, but also a battlefield.