The young man was montarily taken aback by Ji Xizhi’s words, unsure whether to offer so encouragent or just pat his back and leave.
In the end, he simply said dryly, "Having a goal is good, but in our situation, it’s different from others. We don’t have the exposure, and we’re not academy-trained like the lead actors. We must act within our ans, otherwise it’s easy to be disappointed."
His words were sincere; there are too many people in this industry with high aspirations but unstable footing, making it easy to make irreparable mistakes.
Ji Xizhi also agreed with him and nodded in acknowledgnt.
They had been chatting for only a few minutes when the director shouted from across the set.
It was ti to start filming.
Once the two lead actors got into character, the rest of the crew took their positions, and with a call of "action," filming officially began.
Ji Xizhi sat at the alley entrance, dutifully playing the role of a background piece.
The scene from "Love Begins Here" wasn’t easy; while Ji Xizhi might not understand acting, she could tell how challenging a scene was for the crew.
Ji Xizhi had only been seated at the alley entrance for half an hour.
She heard the director shout "cut" a dozen tis.
Sotis it was the male lead’s actions that were off; sotis the female lead’s state was insufficient. A single shot was repeatedly scrutinized and debated.
Even the screenwriter ca forward to discuss whether they should try adjusting the dialogue.
Ji Xizhi listened closely from the sidelines. She originally intended to focus on observing the crew and wasn’t planning to reveal her identity.
Until she heard a sentence.
"When ntioning the male second lead Zhang Qipeng, perhaps we should say sothing about today being the sentencing day. Add a line for Li Qingyi, saying ’Today is the sentencing day for Qipeng; for the rest of his life, he will only spend it in prison,’ and then Li Qingyi can finish, and Song Ming can say ’That’s what he deserves.’ That should work!"
The lead actors nodded repeatedly, noting down: "Hmm, yeah, I think it’s fine to ntion that!"
Seeing the amicable negotiation between both parties, the director prepared to resu filming.
Ji Xizhi suddenly stood up from the alley entrance.
Her position was near the main cara angle, so she had overheard the discussion between the director, screenwriter, and several lead actors.
Especially the line "For the rest of his life, he can only spend it in prison."
Ji Xizhi frowned deeply as she listened.
She had been sitting there for quite a while, initially overhearing the group discussing the plot. The second male lead, who committed the cri, had supposedly swindled part of the male lead’s startup funds while starting their business together and blad it on the female lead, causing the male and female leads to miss years together. However, the male lead didn’t originally have much startup capital, and the amount the second male inferably swindled should incur a low sentence.
How could he end up spending the rest of his life in prison?
Ji Xizhi instinctively stood up from the edge of the alley and joined the discussion.
"That line about spending the rest of life in prison, what was the sentencing result?"
"Apart from financial fraud and framing others, did the second male lead commit any other cris?"
...
The director and others were already prepared to resu filming after the last "cut." Ji Xizhi suddenly intervened, leaving them sowhat stunned.
Even the young man who had just been chatting with Ji Xizhi was stunned upon hearing her question.
He imdiately rushed to Ji Xizhi’s side and tugged at her arm.
"Are you crazy? That’s the lead actors’ matter, why are you asking randomly?"
After saying that, he repeatedly apologized to the director.
"Sorry, sir, she’s new here, inexperienced. I’ll explain the rules to her. Please continue!"
In the crew, roles like director, screenwriter, and lead actors are considered significant figures. During filming, the director is practically the ruler as far as the crew is concerned; other staff wouldn’t dare interrupt, let alone a background actor like Ji Xizhi.
The young man reacted swiftly, apologizing on Ji Xizhi’s behalf.
The director knew him and recognized the young man’s face from various crews, so he granted him so goodwill and didn’t reprimand Ji Xizhi directly.
However, privately, he decided that he would blacklist such background actors in the future.
To him, background actors should stick to background work and not overstep into lead actor territory, which is a basic principle.
Actors like Ji Xizhi are not suited to remain in his crew.
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