I'm A Baller

Chapter 484: Night Visit From Two

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The strategy of digging into Zi Tao had been decided, which meant that the early stage of publicity was about to begin.

Filming a movie was a systemic project. Wang Yan was only responsible for the set, and the rest would be handled by professionals.

For example, for official publicity, the production team of “The Witch” had already set up an official Weibo, but few people watched the trailers and teasers they had posted.

It did not matter how awesome Wangting Entertainment was in the live broadcast industry, as in the film and television industry, she was just a stinking nobody. No one cared about them.

At the critical moment, Zi Tao’s studio made a post on Weibo.

Once the news was released, the heat instantly exploded.

# Wuli Tao’s main role in an action movie #

The topic immediately climbed to the top of the trending search, with a group of actors and actresses starting to cry.

Wang Yan did not pay attention to the specific situation, but the next day, when filming started, he truly experienced the influence of the top-class in the current era.

As usual, there would be a start-up ceremony. They would just pay a casual bow in the studio and then start shooting the first scene.

In order to make a good start, they would definitely choose a simple scene.

Therefore, they chose a very simple scene from the last fight scene.

Wu Yihan threw a punch at the female lead, Li Xingxi. Li Xingxi tilted her head and smashed her fist into the wall. It was done.

The scene was shot diagonally behind Wu Yihan, so Zi Tao did not need any facial performance. As long as his posture was beautiful enough, it was fine.

The difficulty of this performance was all on Fu Yushi. She could not tilt her head too much. Her expression had to be calm, and her eyes had to be focused. She had to keep her eyes fixed on the other party.

Li Xingxi, who had practiced for so long, had already found the right state. She easily passed the test.

Then, she saved another one. The start of the shoot took less than three minutes, and there were two hours of work before and after.

She added another close-up of Fu Yushi’s gaze. She finished work in the morning.

When he left, the fans blocking the road were in position.

The fence outside the studio was piled up in a circle. Holding all kinds of slogans and light signs, they were shouting at Zi Tao.

Wang Yan was shocked by this scene.

“Whoa! When we came in the morning, there was no one. Where did all these people come from?”

Zi Tao’s manager happened to be beside Wang Yan. When he heard that, he smiled proudly and said, “They have all came from the nearby cities! Zi Tao’s fans have been waiting for a movie for a long time. Now, Weibo is going crazy!”

“The digging is going strong…” the young master muttered to himself.

“What?”

The manager did not hear him clearly.

What Brother Jie saw was the position of the young master, but what Director Wang saw was the strength of Zi Tao.

“It’s nothing.”

After a casual reply, the young master turned around and gave Li Yixu a look.

Brother Yixu nodded, indicating that he had received it.

Following that, there would gradually be some rumors floating around that were not true.

The topic was, of course, about the love story between the male and female leads. During that time, there might be some other gossip as well.

In short, it was to fan the news slowly and make the fire burn brighter.

There was only one goal — to let more people know about ‘The Witch’.

Stir-frying the couple of the male and female leads was an important rule in the industry in order to garner more attention.

In fact, in the beginning, when An Xiaofang first brought out the proposal, Wang Yan was very disgusted and did not immediately agree.

Sister Fang was not in a hurry to proceed. She told Young Master Wang a few things with good reason and evidence.

First, regardless of whether the film was hyped or not, Zi Tao’s fans were there watching.

There were too many people paying attention to him. There were too many entertainment reporters and self-media that were counting on him to eat. If you put a magnifying glass on it, you would be able to find trouble even if there was nothing wrong.

The industry’s number one iron rule: Do not have any expectations from the bottom line of news from the media.

Number two: It doesn’t matter if you’re willing or not, Zi Tao’s fans will definitely find Fu Yushi and start scolding her.

The better insults are “Whore”, “Freeloading”, and “Licking D*ck”. You can’t even imagine the worse ones.

Because the difference in status between the two was too big. Fu Yushi was a virgin and didn’t have any fan base. The stink of the food industry loved to splash on girls like her who were able to reach the top in one go.

The iron rule of the industry must be said again: Don’t have any expectations from the bottom line of fanatical fans.

From this, two points could be seen —

The scandal between the male and female lead was inevitable, and Fu Yushi was also inevitably besieged.

Even if they did not use Zi Tao for the male lead and had instead used a serious actor like Hao Ran, the same outcome would still be the same.

This led to the third point: Should the money spent on them be wasted?

Of course not!

When had young master Wang ever suffered such a loss?

Since he did not want to waste, there were some things that he might as well take the initiative to do.

This way, it would be more convenient to control the situation and control the degree.

Both parties had a tacit understanding and cooperation, so they would not create a huge negative effect. It would be beneficial to the investors, to the actors themselves, and to the entire filming process.

If you took the initiative to spread the information, the other party would not have to make it up themselves!

At most, they would give out some red packets and use the money to buy peace of mind.

This trend had spread until now. The root cause was that the people who ate the melon liked to see it.

Everyone loved to watch this. It was explosive and exciting enough. If you did not show it, people would make wild guesses, and it would still spread like wildfire.

Even if you want to sue them, can you actually do it?

Even if Master Wang is rich and willful, suing them one by one would make these random passers-by nobodies popular.

As soon as the lawyer’s letter of warning came out, well, the new era’s joke king title would go to him.

This is how society is nowadays. There are only a few comments under the positive energy news. Entertainment, gossip, quarrels, and eating melons can destroy the server. Who is to blame for it?

Actually, no one is to blame.

At the critical moment, many people were brave enough to sacrifice themselves and become the representatives of positive energy.

But in their daily lives, they just wanted to have fun and eat melons to relax. What was wrong with it?

This was the complicated side of human nature. It was all too normal.

So Young Master Wang could only follow the trend and do things happily.

In any case, he did not have any real contact. He just made up all kinds of stories. Occasionally, he would arrange a picture and write some articles to praise the goddess of Shi Shi. When the movie was released, he would make a statement to refute the rumors.

The industry had long since formed a dragon.

For some high-invest movies, the actors would directly attach the corresponding terms to the contract and arrange it half a year in advance.

For example, a certain Chinese-Korean romance that was currently in a heated discussion could be said to be a classic operation in the industry.

Promoting the movie became a secondary matter. The most awesome thing was that both men and women would get what they wanted.

The man successfully entered the domestic market and became famous again, earning another “huge sum of money.”.

Otherwise, that guy had actually been flopping since 12 years ago. He had no work for three years, and in order to salvage the situation, he went all out to act in 19 banned movies. In the end, he lost all the box office losses and awards, and he lost both his wife and his soldiers.

If he did not have good English skills and was not willing to cooperate, would he have had the chance to act in that Chinese-Korean co-production?

Why then, is our goddess so ignorant that she could win over a random Korean actor after a month of filming?

If it was so easy to fall in love with her acting, what would she have done all those years ago?

The woman got rid of her godfather’s scandal in one fell swoop… ahem, this topic couldn’t be opened up.

The lawyer’s letters were full of warnings.

In short, the two had yet to interact on their Instagram, and everyone in the industry knew what was going on. Now, all they had to do was wait for Nanbang’s movie to be released, and they would win the last round.

As for when the official announcement would be made…

It would depend on the actual needs of the two of them!

However, to be able to act to the extent that everyone in the country thought it to be fake, her acting skills were really good.

Yes, very good!

In comparison, The Witch’s side character’s little manipulation of Fu Yushi was extremely crude.

In any case, it was just to attract attention to deal with the matter. It didn’t matter if it was fake or not.

There was a picture at the beginning, so you guys can play to your heart’s content!

An Xiaofang also reminded Wang Yan carefully.

Nowadays, a pure persona was no longer popular.

The new generation hated selling pure female stars the most. They liked the down-to-earth, real, and just slightly flawed ones.

Uncle Wu understood the result of the collapse of the persona best. Scholar Zhai was next, and there was only a large number of votes left to fight for third place.

Fu Yushi was born in the Su family. Her first movie was about cool and flashy hitting a girl. If she could understand the pure character, she could forget about being popular among people of the same sex.

She was quiet, has high EQ, was gentle and considerate. She was the most suitable for her.

At the end of the conversation, An Xiaofang easily convinced Wang Yan.

As a leader, it was very important to know how to respect the opinions of experts.

The film and television industry was a high-threshold industry. Even Ali couldn’t handle it, Young Master Wang was even more inexperienced than him.

With such an early stage in the announcement, how could a layman understand it if there were no experienced hands to handle it for you?

The young master said, “I admit defeat and will focus on filming!”

And so, the difficult part began in the afternoon.

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Modern action movies, especially those that focused on the sense of impact, could no longer be fooled by tricks and props.

The filming of “The Witch” would utilize a large number of green screens.

For example, during the climax of the movie, when Li Xingxi sent Wu Yihan flying with a kick and broke through the wall, she had to use the green screen to shoot the scene where she crashed into the electrical cabinet.

In order to shoot the best and most shocking effect, the complexity was higher than outsiders had imagined.

The plan given by the special effects director was that thief Jill would exaggerate.

First, Zi Tao would be half-hung by Wei Ya.

Then, there would be a balancing ring around his waist.

That Thing had a long outer handle, and then there was a large U-shaped steel ring. The front end of the large U was a small O, and it was placed directly around the actor’s waist. There were ball bearings that allowed the small O-ring to rotate at will, and the belt in the middle fixed the actor’s waist.

The handle behind the balancing ring was held by the staff, and it was pulled and moved horizontally.

The balance ring could allow the actors to move in any position that went against common sense.

The Oriental martial arts film was simply hanging on to the balance ring. The movements were very fluttering and fake. When it was thrown out, it was like a piece of paper floating out. It lacked speed and impact.

Today, green screens and special effects were used to shoot these scenes, resulting in very good effects which looked quite realistic.

During the actual shoot, Fu Yushi moved in slow motion and kicked over. The staff member dressed in green cloth immediately pulled Zi Tao horizontally from the side and smashed him backwards.

Zi Tao’s upper body was stable and unmoving. His waist was pulled back, and his legs were slightly off the ground. He quickly crashed into the green cushion behind him and collapsed on the ground.

After the special effects were edited in, it looked to be a super-powerful attack.

It was fierce, swift, and realistic. It was as if he had really received a huge blow.

What Fu Yushi needed to do was first to be beautiful, and second to be stable.

Although she could fix it in the later stages or cut it, if the actors themselves could guarantee the beauty of the action, cutting in three more frames would greatly improve the quality of the film.

“Good! Next!”

The young master purposely gave the special effects director a thumbs up, feeling that this money was really worth it.

The next scene was still an action scene. Though it did not show his face, the action itself was still very difficult to perform. A body-double was used, so Zi Tao could have a rest.

Zi Tao returned to the resting area and took the initiative to look for Fu Yushi to play with his shell.

“Hey, number one, how did you meet Director Wang?”

Fu Yushi did not reject him. Not to mention the position, having more interactions on the set was a part of the hype plan.

Zi Tao was a self-friendly joker, but he did not have the intention to date. In fact, he was a pretty good person to communicate with.

She thought about it and finally decided to tell the truth.

“Director Wang is my best friend’s boyfriend. It’s good that you know about it.”

“Wow!”

Zi Tao smacked his lips and glanced at Big Bear with a mischievous smile. “Your relationships are not bad…”

Big Bear was so smart that it would work at times but not at all times… well, it was actually very rare.

Hearing that, she nodded happily. “That’s right! Let me tell you, Wang Wang is a very righteous person. He treats us very well!”

Wang Haiou, who was beside her, instantly pricked up her ears.

She was just about to listen to how Wang Yan treated them when Na Wu stopped talking.

“Brother Tao, you have to learn from me. You have to cling tightly to Wang Wang’s thigh. When you meet with misfortune, you will definitely become Lucky!”

Zi Tao tilted his eyebrows and smiled. “The key is that I’m a man, and I’m not good-looking…”

He was only teasing, but Na Wu nodded seriously. “You are indeed not as good-looking as our Wang Wang…”

Pfft!

The famous young male idol, who was at the top of his class, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fu Yushi sighed, feeling very pessimistic about the days ahead.

As expected, before nightfall, the entire set had privately spread the news — those two diva dancers had an unspeakable relationship with Director Wang!

The good thing was that there was no one who dared to court Na Wu, and Fu Yushi had never done so from the start.

The bad thing was that they were both isolated.

It was not entirely because they were ostracized. The main thing was that they were afraid of delaying Director Wang’s work, so everyone avoided them as much as they could.

Zi Tao had originally lived on the same floor as Wang Yan and Na Wu, so he received the treatment that the main character deserved. In the end, he was not used to it, so he took out his own money and changed to a large suite.

The main character hid. Wang Muye went to squeeze into a double room with Wu Zhi. On the right side of the entire floor, there were only three women surrounding director Wang.

Fu Yushi, Na Wu, and Wang Haiou.

On the first day of filming, filming wrapped up at 8 pm and was cleared at 10 pm. At 11.30 pm, Wang Yan was reading when someone knocked on the door.

He opened the door and saw that Wang Haiou, who had just showered, was standing at the door with a script in his hand.

Oh, he was talking about acting, right?

I understand the process!

“Come in and talk.”

Wang Yan invited Wang Haiou in, but he didn’t dare to close the door.

He silently counted one, two, three, four, and when he counted to twelve, the door next door opened.

His footsteps were light, and he shuffled slightly. It was Fu Yushi.

Before Na Wu walked, the soles of her feet hit the ground heavily, and her voice bounced back. You know the reason, but I don’t.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, the little princess appeared at the door with the script.

Dong, dong, dong…

The door was open, but she still knocked lightly on it. Then, with a calm expression, she asked, “Director Wang, is it convenient for you to tell me about this scene?”

Haven’t you told me enough in Beijing?

Why are you pretending?

The young master’s heart was filled with sorrow and a bright smile. He waved at her and said, “Come in and tell me.”

Wang Haiou quietly unbuttoned a button on her pajamas and stood up to welcome Fu Yushi.

“Shi Shi, Good evening. You can’t sleep either?”

The use of the word ‘also’ was really clever.

“Yes.”

Fu Yushi nodded calmly. “I’m used to staying up late. Now, it’s very difficult for me to fall asleep before one o’clock.”

“Then come and sit down. Get you a glass of water?”

Wang Haiou pulled Fu Yushi passionately. He was calm and natural and could be called a model sister.

In the end, he casually echoed, “That’s right! As an actress, how can there be early to bed and early to rise? Sister is even more miserable. She has to stay up for at least two hours longer than you.”

Casual?

What a fart!

Wang Yan instantly heard a strange smell.

The meaning could be roughly understood as — I sleep much later than you. You Can’t keep an eye on me.

It was very sharp, but unfortunately, the little princess was not given for free. She smiled calmly and replied, “Then I’ll go first. Sister, can you wait a little longer?”

One sentence left Wang Haiou at a loss for what to do.

He was secretly annoyed. If you use it until one o’clock, what else can I have left?

Can I pick up some bagasse to eat?

However, today’s night visit was originally just a test. Now that he had gotten the answer, even if it wasn’t a wasted trip.

He simply stood up generously and smiled back. “Then you go first. I won’t disturb you anymore.”

He walked past Fu Yushi with his chest out and his head held high.

After she left for a long while, Fu Yushi suddenly snorted with hatred. “Hmph! Let Na Wu gather here tomorrow!”

What was gathering?

The young master reacted for a long time, but he still did not dare to ask.

The main reason was that Liu Li did not have any use for that thing and was severely lacking in relevant experience.

After staring at each other for 20 seconds, she turned around and left as well.

The dignified Director Wang did not dare to make a sound throughout the entire process, just like a piece of background.

He turned around and picked up the book. The more he read, the more uncomfortable he felt.

There was still a whole month left. How was he going to continue living like this?