"Is that Little Wang? Hurry over!" Upon seeing Wang Hao, Director Yang Shoulin, who was sitting under a sunshade, waved eagerly, "Your timing is perfect. Today marks the leading man’s first appearance, and I’ve been pondering what this character should be like, and then you showed up, haha."
"I’m really just here to enjoy the show," Wang Hao responded with a smile, "After all, you’re the director. I’m just here to watch and enjoy."
It’s just a formality to be polite to the boss, taking it seriously would be a mistake.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Director Yang Shoulin nodded appreciatively—this young man was extremely capable and humbly so, which was truly commendable.
It was said that the screenwriter, Li Fei, was particularly fond of him, and now it seemed there was good reason for it.
"Alright then, stay by my side," Director Yang Shoulin nodded and then looked around the set, saying, "Hey, Little Liu, move that camera angle back a bit. It’ll be caught by camera two, and we’ll have a continuity error, you know? Little Zhang! What are you gaping at? Is everything set up in the store? This movie is a multi-million-dollar investment. If you mess up, you’ll be eating dirt, got it? Pay attention to the details, details! Yuwei, how are things coming along?"
"We’re almost ready," Ding Yuwei, already dressed in her costume, replied sweetly, "Just waiting for the lead actor to start, Director."
At this moment, Ding Yuwei was dressed in a nun’s plain robe, her hair tucked into a cornette.
In fact, nuns were supposed to be bald, but Director Yang felt that a bald head really wasn’t visually appealing, hence the alternative, which seemed quite satisfactory.
"That’s good," Director Yang nodded with satisfaction and then turned to Wang Hao with a smile, "These people, if you don’t keep an eye on them for a minute, they get distracted. But your classmate’s girlfriend is quite good, obedient and her acting is passable. With some more training, she’ll be ready for an important secondary female role in the next drama."
"With you saying that, I’m reassured," Wang Hao grinned, "as long as she isn’t causing any trouble for the crew."
As they spoke and chatted there, Lv Junyou, dressed in a green robe and holding a long sword, came running over excitedly. Upon seeing them, he laughed, "Little master, you’ve finally arrived. I was just thinking if you didn’t come, I’d feel uneasy. Quick, help me check if there are any flaws?"
While saying that, he turned a circle in front of Wang Hao. After careful examination, Wang Hao grabbed his arm, "You stinky kid, wearing a watch while filming? If you move your arm and it shows, won’t that be a giveaway? Hand it over and I’ll keep it safe for you!"
"Damn, I forgot it in my nervousness!" Lv Junyou, drenched in a cold sweat, hurriedly took off the watch and handed it to Wang Hao, "Little master, keep this for me. Any other flaws?"
Wang Hao inspected him again and then nodded, "No more flaws for now. Not a bad look. You look exactly like a super annoying jerk!"
"Hehe, that’s exactly what I was going for," Lv Junyou chuckled, scratching his head, "That’s what you taught me, master. These past few days, I haven’t done anything else, just pondered how to be the best jerk!"
Nearby, Director Yang Shoulin gave a big thumbs up, "Little Wang really has a keen eye. I didn’t even notice just now, haha! We should indeed remind them about this, otherwise, these issues can easily arise."
"Not bad," Wang Hao laughed and then asked, "So where is the male lead? How come he’s still not here?" At this point, everyone on the set was ready, just waiting for the male lead.
"He should be here soon," Director Yang Shoulin glanced at his watch, puzzled, "He should have arrived by now..."
"Right," Wang Hao nodded. It was now past nine in the morning, at the peak of the sun’s intensity. And in October, the entire crew of sweaty people sat in chairs, unable to work due to lack of manpower but reluctant to idle away, creating a rather awkward situation...
They ended up waiting until eleven in the morning and still saw no one!
"What’s going on?!" Wang Hao fanned himself as sweat poured down his body. After waiting another half hour, Wang Hao could no longer bear it, "Director Yang, where is he?"
"I don’t know," Director Yang looked up at the sun and wiped his sweat, saying, "What on earth is this guy doing? Fine, I’ll have Li give him another call to hurry him along! What is this!"
Perhaps Director Yang’s call worked, or maybe the star had a sudden epiphany...
Another ten minutes passed, and Wang Hao finally saw three vans drive over, screeching to a halt around the set.
Then, to Wang Hao’s dumbfounded stare, a stunning procession of twelve assistants emerged from the three vans!
There were those carrying parasols, folding chairs, water bottles, and incredibly, they even carried a fold-out bed down from one of the vehicles!
Are you guys celebrity assistants or a moving company? Holy crap, is that a computer?!