He Qianshan replaced Gao Yanjun and became the new leading male actor.
As soon as this news came out, many people in the crew expressed their dissatisfaction.
After all, the movie had been in production for over a month. Replacing an actor midway meant that all the scenes filmed before had to be reshot. Whether for the crew members or the co - actors, all the previous work had gone to waste.
Everyone was seething with anger. But since it was Wu Pengpeng's decision, they dared not voice their complaints openly and could only vent their dissatisfaction on He Qianshan.
The first scene He Qianshan shot after joining the crew happened to be the scene where the divorce of the male and female leads had attracted wide attention in society, and the male lead was beaten by angry passers - by.
This was a crucial scene. The whole crew had endured the 39 - degree heat and worked hard for five days. They had just finished filming this scene with Gao Yanjun yesterday, and now they had to do it all over again.
It was easy to imagine how angry everyone was.
Sure enough, after the filming started, a walk - on took advantage of the chaos and smashed a wine bottle hard on He Qianshan's shoulder.
Even through the monitor, Wu Pengpeng could feel He Qianshan's pain.
He seemed a bit stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't expected the other person to use so much force. But soon he continued to react.
Wu Pengpeng didn't want him to suffer in vain, so she didn't call "cut" and let the filming continue.
However, the next second, He Qianshan was pushed down by someone. The walk - ons reacted quickly and swarmed up, punching and kicking He Qianshan.
Actually, the walk - ons' reactions were very realistic and in line with the emotions of the characters in the play. But He Qianshan wasn't a real scumbag!
Wu Pengpeng couldn't help but shout "CUT" loudly. She stormed over, pulled the dazed He Qianshan up from the ground, and checked him worriedly: "Are you okay?"
He Qianshan shook his head. Just now he had instinctively protected his face. Otherwise, if he had been kicked and injured, he wouldn't have been able to continue filming.
He had really taken a few kicks on his body, and his chest still ached faintly.
Seeing the flash of pain in his eyes, Wu Pengpeng's anger flared up. She coldly scolded the few walk - ons who had beaten He Qianshan the most fiercely: "What's wrong with you? He's an actor, not a real scumbag!"
The walk - on showed no sign of regret: "Director, you said two days ago that we should hit for real to make it more realistic!"
Wu Pengpeng was left speechless. She had meant to make the hitting look more realistic, not to really beat the actor.
He Qianshan didn't want her to fall out with everyone because of him, so he quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "It's okay. Everyone was just getting into the character and carried away by their emotions. They didn't mean to target me."
He quietly tugged at her sleeve, signaling her not to be angry: "Director, let's start filming again."
Wu Pengpeng knew that He Qianshan was being targeted, but she didn't want to put him in a difficult position. So she reluctantly returned to the monitor and restarted the filming.
This time, the walk - ons didn't take the opportunity to vent their anger during the filming. Before their hands and feet could reach He Qianshan, they stopped from a distance, as if to tell the audience, "Look how fake our acting is!"
Wu Pengpeng couldn't bear it anymore and shouted "CUT". Before she could scold them, He Qianshan took the lead and said, "Okay, everyone, take a break first."
He walked over, pulled the angry Wu Pengpeng, and gently persuaded her, "This is the scene we just finished filming two days ago. It's normal for everyone to have some emotions when doing it all over again today."
Wu Pengpeng was also very aggrieved: "But I've increased their pay!"
To prevent everyone from venting their dissatisfaction on He Qianshan, she had increased the bonus for the whole crew by five times. But they still treated him like this.
He Qianshan rubbed her puffy cheeks: "They're not targeting you either."
Wu Pengpeng thought to herself, "It would be better if they targeted me instead of you!"
"Don't worry. I'm fine," He Qianshan didn't want to delay the progress of the crew because of himself. "I'm a professional actor. I know how to protect myself."
Wu Pengpeng reluctantly nodded. If it weren't for the tight schedule, she would have replaced the entire crew.
"Then protect yourself well and don't get hurt."
"Okay, don't worry." He Qianshan patted the top of her head, comforted her a few more words, and then returned to the set.
He calmly looked at the hostile crowd. Although there was no extra expression on his face, there was an intimidating sense of oppression that made people shiver: "Thank you all for your hard work. Let's finish this scene today before we take a break."
This scene had taken two whole days to film before, but he actually wanted to finish it in one day.
Someone retorted dissatisfiedly: "With such a heavy workload, how can we finish it today?"
He Qianshan's gaze swept over everyone indifferently, and he mercilessly exposed their thoughts: "Everyone, stop focusing on irrelevant things. If you focus on filming well, you can definitely finish it."
"Teacher He, what do you mean by that?" The lighting technician was the first to show his dissatisfaction. He had gotten along well with Gao Yanjun. Now that He Qianshan had suddenly replaced Gao Yanjun, he felt indignant for his brother, so he had instigated everyone to give He Qianshan a hard time.
If they could subdue He Qianshan this time, they would be in control of the crew in the future.
"If Teacher He is so capable, do it yourself. I can't do this job," the photographer said as he sat down on a chair, clearly indicating that he was going on strike.
He Qianshan glanced at him casually and said indifferently, "If anyone else wants to terminate the contract, please speak up now. I'll call the lawyer right away to handle the contract. The liquidated damages will be three times the original amount. Please prepare for it first."
As soon as he said this, the noisy crowd immediately quieted down. They all returned to their positions and restarted the filming.
Since everyone had already given him a hard time just now, they didn't secretly cause trouble for him anymore. The following scenes were filmed smoothly.
Most of He Qianshan's shots were completed in one take. Even when the co - actors forgot their lines or made wrong reactions, he never showed any impatience.
After half a day of filming, everyone's impression of this new leading male actor had changed greatly. He was simply a treasure actor with high looks and excellent acting skills.
The subsequent filming went much more smoothly, and no one bullied He Qianshan on the set anymore.
However, the rumors about him never subsided, and even Wu Pengpeng had become the topic of everyone's after - dinner conversations.
During the noon break that day, Wu Pengpeng secretly went to the top floor of the set to check on her new money - wasting project.
The filming of the movie had been going smoothly recently, and the money - wasting project was also progressing well. Although they were all small projects, they would add up over time.
As soon as Wu Pengpeng reached the door of the rooftop, she heard two girls gossiping about her. She couldn't help but stop in her tracks.
"Do you know why the director replaced Gao Yanjun? I think he acted really well," one girl said.
"Surely it's because of his lack of skills in bed," the other girl replied.
"What? Is the rumor true? Does the director choose actors based on their skills in bed?"
"Of course. Do you think rumors come out of nowhere?"
"What about the actresses?"
"The actresses are chosen based on their looks. They have to be uglier than her to be selected."
Wu Pengpeng was speechless. Her criteria for selecting actors were not that shallow!
The leading actress was clearly selected based on her acting skills, and she wasn't ugly at all. She was much prettier than these two gossips!
She had chosen a good - looking leading male actor at the beginning to avoid giving the audience the impression that "ugly people cause more trouble" and to prevent them from thinking that good - looking people were perfect.
She never expected that they would misinterpret her like this.
Wu Pengpeng didn't want to argue with them. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she heard them mention He Qianshan and subconsciously stopped.
"Do you think when Teacher He will be replaced?"
"We'll know after she sleeps with him."
Hearing their contemptuous tone, Wu Pengpeng felt an inexplicable anger rising in her heart.
These two girls usually tried to get close to He Qianshan. If He Qianshan didn't act like "I'm allergic to all women except Wu Pengpeng", they would probably have pounced on him long ago.
The two girls seemed to have thought of something funny and huddled together, giggling.
Wu Pengpeng suddenly pushed open the half - closed rooftop door and strode over.
The two girls were startled by the sound of the door opening. They turned around unhappily and were embarrassed and uneasy when they saw it was Wu Pengpeng.
Wu Pengpeng walked up to them with a cold face and stared at them coldly.
"I don't know if the other male actors have good skills in bed, since I've never tried. If you're willing, you can go and 'communicate' with them," she said.
Her gaze swept over the two embarrassed girls. She deliberately paused for a while and then said half - smilingly, "But Teacher He has excellent skills. You don't need to worry about it here."
As soon as she finished speaking, the two girls' expressions suddenly changed, showing a meaningful look.
Wu Pengpeng looked back and saw He Qianshan leaning against the wall with his arms folded, looking at her leisurely.
The two girls quickly took the opportunity to slip away. Only Wu Pengpeng and He Qianshan were left on the scene, and the atmosphere was so awkward that it was almost solidified.
Wu Pengpeng looked at the sky and then at the ground. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to bury herself alive.
She didn't know how much of her "experienced driver" remarks he had heard.
When she looked back again, He Qianshan was still looking at her meaningfully.
Wu Pengpeng was so embarrassed that she didn't know where to look: "I, I didn't mean that..."
"Do you mean my skills are not good?" He Qianshan suddenly leaned over to her ear, and his teasing voice rang in her ear. "It's okay. We can practice well tonight."