Chapter 267 The Fourth Day of Filming

Fang Miaomiao quickly shook her head and poured water for Cui Mantong as an apology. "I misspoke, I misspoke."

"But speaking of which, did the Fang family really return your betrothal gifts?"

"Want to hear the truth?"

Cui Mantong remained silent.

"Honestly, I don't know," Fang Miaomiao shrugged. "But I didn't receive any remittance messages for five million or anything like that."

"Then what does Fang Yan Huan mean by that? Be careful lately, I always feel like that girl is up to something."

"Don't worry, thank you for your concern, Sister Man Tong," Fang Miaomiao said coquettishly.

Cui Mantong mumbled something.

"Sister Man Tong, what did you just say?"

"Ahem, nothing, nothing, let's eat, let's eat."

After the two finished lunch, Fang Miaomiao returned to her RV.

Inside the RV, Da Chen had been waiting for a long time.

"How is it?"

Da Chen placed a memory card on the table. "This was taken by the paparazzi, and it captured the part where you and Fang Yan Huan were arguing."

"Thank you, Da Chen."

When Wen Zhiyan learned she was going to film, he had assigned Da Chen to her side, to follow her orders.

Coincidentally, when she went to watch Cui Mantong act in Group B this morning, she suddenly remembered that in the book, the heroine playing Ruo Lan was fired by the crew for allegedly bullying a junior and speaking presumptuously.

And it was Fang Yan Huan who took over later. Due to her indirect intervention this lifetime, the role of Ruo Lan was confirmed for Fang Yan Huan. To be safe, she still asked Da Chen to find a way to accompany her.

As expected, Da Chen found the paparazzi and obtained the memory card from them.

If the contents of the memory card were to be released, both she and Cui Mantong would be subjected to the netizens' criticism.

"Madam, please rest assured, I've checked. The paparazzi have nothing else on them, and this memory card is the only copy."

"Thank you for your hard work, Da Chen."

"This is what I should do. If Madam has no other instructions, I'll take my leave."

"Okay."

Holding the memory card, Fang Miaomiao was deeply conflicted. Did this matter have anything to do with Fang Yan Huan? The book didn't mention that Fang Yan Huan did this. If Fang Yan Huan arranged this intentionally for the role of Ruo Lan, then what about now? Fang Yan Huan had already secured the role, so there was no need for her to arrange for paparazzi to come in.

Tsk.

The more Fang Miaomiao thought about it, the more agitated she became. She slid the memory card into her phone case and fitted it on.

Two-thirty.

After being made up by the makeup artist, Fang Miaomiao skillfully went to the set to wait.

"Miaomiao. Can we still film today?"

"Yes," Fang Miaomiao nodded to Chen Tianming.

"Alright, we'll film your and Yan Huan's roles this afternoon," Chen Tianming said after taking a few sips of water. "Hmm... she might be slower than you in filming this drama, so please bear with her. It would be even better if you could help her get into character."

Fang Miaomiao looked at Chen Tianming with an expression that said, "Director, are you dreaming?" "Me help her get into character? Director Chen, don't joke, you know my capabilities, don't you? With me like this, how could I possibly have the ability to help others get into character."

Chen Tianming paused his drinking. Oh, he remembered, this person's acting skills weren't great either. "Alright, just perform as you did in your solo scene this morning. Alright? Don't let Yan Huan pull you out of the plot."

Having one person unable to get into character was already a headache. If another person also couldn't get into character, he truly wouldn't want to live.

"Okay," Fang Miaomiao readily agreed. "I will definitely do my best."

"That's more like it."

After Chen Tianming finished speaking, he saw Fang Yan Huan also coming out and then gave Fang Miaomiao a look before going to find Fang Yan Huan.

He discussed the upcoming scenes with Fang Yan Huan.

Unexpectedly, Fang Yan Huan smiled confidently at him and told him not to worry, saying she could definitely complete the task perfectly.

He dazedly returned to the monitor.

"Director, what's wrong? You look distracted," Yang Huanyang teased. "Could it be that your nap didn't go well?"

"Go away, go away," Chen Tianming waved impatiently. "How is the scene setup?"

"The setup is complete. We can start as soon as the director gives the order."

Chen Tianming nodded. "Alright, have the crew get ready, and the cameraman take his position."

The two actors stood in their designated spots.

The afternoon's shoot involved them entering the base, being blocked, Chen Yao almost going berserk, and being persuaded by Ruo Lan.

"Miaomiao, how are you prepared?" Fang Yan Huan asked, looking worriedly at Fang Miaomiao. "Don't be afraid, if you don't perform well, we'll do it a few more times. Director Chen is quite accommodating."

Fang Miaomiao lowered her gaze to her clasped hands, her lips curving upwards, but there was no trace of a smile in her eyes.

"Miaomiao?"

Seeing her continuously lowering her head, Fang Yan Huan felt a sense of unease for some reason.

"What are you two still standing around for? Each to your positions, get ready, extras, begin."

After Chen Tianming finished speaking, Fang Yan Huan threw Fang Miaomiao's hands away like a hot potato and returned to her position to find her character as Ruo Lan.

"Second episode, first scene, action."

Fang Yan Huan opened her eyes. "Yaoyao, I've asked. There's a queue to enter the base."

Fang Miaomiao glanced at her, leaving behind the sentence "Wait here" and then walked straight towards the entrance of the base, disregarding the feelings of the people queuing beside her.

"Hold on, why aren't you queuing?" A burly man stood up from the queue and pointed at her with dissatisfaction. "What? You think you can cut the line just because you're a woman? There's no such logic in this world."

"Cut. Stop," Chen Tianming stood up. "What's going on, Yan Huan? In the script, you were supposed to go up together. What are you doing? Just watching the villain get bullied from the side?"

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot."

"Alright, let's do another take."

Fang Miaomiao walked through it again.

Seeing that she ignored him, the burly man clenched his fist and charged at her. "Cutting in line and then acting dumb? I'll let you know that even in the apocalypse, you have to queue."

Chen Yao's eyes sharpened, and she lightly tapped her toes, leaving her previous position. Clenching her fist, she moved forward instead of retreating.

The burly man didn't react in time and was knocked to the ground by a sweeping leg.

"Oh my god, when I saw that extra fall, I felt the pain for him. I have to say, Fang Miaomiao's fight scene is pretty good."

"Tch, what's so great about that? It must be because the extra put too much force into the fall. What does that have to do with Fang Miaomiao?"

"Is it that hard to admit someone's excellence?"

"Cut," Chen Tianming's face was so dark it could drip ink. "Fang Yan Huan, what were you doing standing there? Watching a show? You are the protagonist, do you know what your performance just now was like?"

Fang Yan Huan asked blankly, "Like what?"

"Like a bystander. Who are you playing? You are Ruo Lan, a woman who is on par with the villain, and sometimes your intelligence is even higher than the villain's. But you didn't show any of that just now."