I became beautiful by eating melons

Chapter 812: Trouble on the Set 2

Lianxin also looked over.

Assistant director Zhang Sheng was wearing a dark blue Dacron shirt, with hair oil on his hair, carrying a briefcase and wearing shiny pointed leather shoes.

As a classmate of the director and the same age as him, he looks like the director's father.

Strangely, Zhang Sheng no longer looked arrogant as before and his expression became particularly fawning.

Lianxin looked carefully and saw two women following Zhang Sheng.

The older woman looked to be in her fifties and dressed very young, but the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and the half-gray hair on her temples betrayed her age.

Her upturned eyes darted around, and her drooping mouth corners were tightly pursed, as if she was disgusted by the mess on the set, and her face was filled with undisguised disgust.

The person holding the woman's arm was a young woman who looked to be in her thirties and also had a pair of almond-shaped eyes. It was obvious that they were a mother and daughter. They also held their chins high and looked arrogant.

It rained last night, and the path was a low-lying muddy ground. It became very muddy and difficult to walk on when it rained. When you stepped into the mud, it was like glue that stuck to the soles of your shoes firmly.

The staff entered and exited the set by stepping on the broken bricks thrown on the mud, but the mother and daughter who came in were not familiar with the road.

A younger woman lost her balance and her shoes slammed firmly into the mud.

"Ah!" It was like the sound of a train whistle, and the faces of everyone present turned blue at the same time.

Lianxin covered her ears as if she couldn't bear it anymore.

Where did this soprano come from? It's a shame if she doesn't sing with such a loud voice.

The torture is far from over, this is just the beginning.

It was just mud, but the woman acted like she stepped on shit, crying and screaming, making a lot of noise.

Zhang Sheng was also confused by her crying. At the critical moment, it was the director who reacted the fastest, or perhaps he could not stand the sound of a woman screaming.

The director called a few staff members and pulled the woman out of the mud like pulling a carrot.

The mother and daughter thought the patch of mud looked like an exposed cesspool and refused to take another step forward.

Zhang Sheng had no choice but to ask two strong staff members to carry the mother and daughter over.

Then the makeup artist and costume designer were called in to help the woman clean her shoes, take off her socks, and rinse her feet with warm water...

Lianxin looked at that side stupidly.

"Wake up, your jaw is about to drop to the ground." A charming female voice with a rising ending sounded in my ears.

Lianxin turned her head to the side and saw Manman standing beside her. She seemed to be a little uncomfortable with her short hair. She subconsciously tried to hook her fingertips around hers, but found nothing and put her hand down in embarrassment.

"Why are you here?"

Manman said indifferently: "It's not something that can be easily worried about. My intuition tells me that we can't finish shooting this scene today."

Director Zhao Shan and assistant director Zhang Sheng are classmates who graduated from the directing department of Beijing Film Academy.

Zhao Shan ranked first in his major and was called a "genius" by his tutor.

Zhang Sheng ranked last in his major and was arrogant, looking down on students from poor families.

Zhao Shan has a hot temper and sees movies as art, while Zhang Sheng sees movies as a tool to make money. Although they are roommates in the same dormitory, they do not have a good relationship.

Zhao Shan met Wang Honghong when he was looking for inspiration.

Wang Honghong admired his works very much after watching them. When she learned that Ye Rou was going to make a movie, she immediately thought of Zhao Shan.

Zhao Shan was about to refuse, but after reading Lian Xin's script, his scalp went numb and goose bumps appeared all over his body.

He realized that this was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

The film was reported to the studio. Zhang Sheng got the news from his father, the studio director, and forced himself into the crew.

Fortunately, Zhang Sheng was not keen on making movies and would not interfere with the filming. He just took advantage of his position as the deputy director of the crew to take charge of the purchasing work and embezzled a lot of investment funds.

Everyone in the crew knew about it, but due to his father's identity, no one dared to expose it, including the director, who turned a blind eye.

The premise for Zhao Shan's tolerance towards Zhang Sheng is that he cannot affect the filming of the movie.

Seeing the two women he brought with him ordering the crew around, veins in Zhao Shan's forehead throbbed and he pulled Zhang Sheng aside.

Manman and Lianxin looked at each other, then moved closer in tacit understanding and listened attentively.

Zhao Shan asked Zhang Sheng angrily, "You think my place isn't chaotic enough? You brought these two people here to make things more difficult for me!"

Zhang Sheng snorted coldly: "You will thank me when you know their identities."

Zhao Shan frowned: "No matter what your status is, you cannot affect the work of the crew! Take him away quickly!"

"I say, Zhao Shan, no matter how good your film is, if you can't release it, what are you doing for the sake of showing it to ghosts?"

Zhao Shan paused for a moment: "What do you mean?"

Zhang Sheng snorted and laughed, put his arm around Zhao Shan's shoulders, and said with a sly smile:

"This mother and daughter are relatives of Deputy Mayor Li Cheng. The government encourages the development of the cultural and entertainment industry. As long as we cling to Deputy Mayor Li Cheng, even if the movie turns out to be a piece of shit, there will be countless people chasing after it!"

Movies in this era were distributed uniformly by distribution companies, which would formulate distribution plans based on the subject matter and quality of the films. The films would be sent to provincial and municipal film distribution and screening companies, which would then arrange for theater screenings.

There are two ways to show movies. One is to show them in theaters, and the other is for projectionists to take films and go to rural areas, mines, and schools to show movies.

Watching movies was still a rare thing at that time, but as long as there was a movie being shown, audiences would come to join in the fun.

Therefore, it is particularly important to establish good relationships with film distribution companies.

When Zhao Shan heard what Zhang Sheng said, his anger subsided slightly. It was obvious that he was aware of the interests involved.

He disdainfully shook off Zhang Sheng's hand on his shoulder and said coldly, "Please take good care of the people you bring with you and don't let them affect the normal filming."

Zhang Sheng nonchalantly pretended to receive something, put on a flattering smile, and went to accompany the mother and daughter.

Zhao Shan called the staff back and asked them to continue filming.

Seeing that there was nothing interesting to watch, Manman shrugged in disappointment and went back to continue filming.

Lian Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Rou invested a large sum of money in the crew.

Lianxin was afraid of disappointing Ye Rou's trust. She hoped more than anyone else that the film would be completed smoothly without any problems.