The Scum Gong’s Redemption Manual (Quick Transmigration) 86

Chapter 86

The next morning, in the crew of “The Little County Magistrate.”

“Cut, cut, cut, cut!” The director’s irritable voice kept ringing, and his loud voice made everyone on the set’s head buzz. “Song Xingran! Do I have to remind you again! You’re playing a man, which doesn’t mean you like men!”

“I’ll give you a mirror so you can see your own infatuated look! Put away that look in your eyes! I told you to act shy and embarrassed, not to just stand there like a fool!”

The staff all covered their lips and laughed. The young boy in the center of the camera’s face was flushed, and he kept bowing and apologizing. “I’m sorry, director, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to! I… I…” He stammered and then looked at the man in a red robe next to him, who was smiling freely and romantically. He raised his hand to cover his face, a little on the verge of collapse. “Brother Lu is too good-looking. I really can’t help it!”

As soon as these words were spoken, not only the staff around, but even the director couldn’t help but suppress a smile. He quickly resumed his serious expression and held a megaphone. “You’re not filming a pornographic film here. What’s there to not be able to help? Tomorrow, I’ll arrange for the two of you to be in the same room. You don’t have to sleep at night. Just stare at him from beginning to end. When you’ve had enough, then we’ll film, okay?”

The male lead’s face was burning hot, and he hemmed and hawed for a long time, not knowing what to say.

Lu Ze on the side was also smiling. He patted his shoulder and said, “Don’t be nervous. I’m just an ordinary person like you. If you look in the mirror more often, you’ll see that you’re not worse than me.”

In this drama, Lu Ze was playing a villainous and treacherous official who was young but held a high position and was deeply trusted by the emperor. In the drama, his appearance was exceptionally beautiful, and his manner was romantic. Every frown and smile was soul-stirring. There were many rumors in the capital that he had served the emperor with his looks and had bewitched him, and he was particularly despised for it.

What they were filming was the scene where the male lead, after entering the capital, first met the villain, Jiang Chenyu. The male lead in the drama was from a poor family. After passing the imperial examination, he was only sent to a local area to be a small county magistrate. He had not experienced the turmoil of the court, so his heart was pure. When he first saw Jiang Chenyu’s true face, he was inevitably stunned for a moment.

And Jiang Chenyu had long known about this little county magistrate who had been exceptionally promoted to the capital to solve a case. He had originally thought that he was just a cannon fodder who was destined to be sacrificed in the struggle between the various forces in the court. It just so happened that he was in a good mood, so he said a few more words to him. Seeing that his face was red but his eyes were still pure, he couldn’t help but feel a little playful. The male lead was young and not yet married. How could he stand this kind of stimulation? He stammered for a moment, his mind blank, not knowing what to say.

This scene was originally not difficult, and the director didn’t expect to get stuck here. For a moment, he was both angry and amused.

Song Xingran couldn’t help but pout. “That’s different.”

Lu Ze was already exceptionally good-looking, and with the makeup artist’s adjustments, his entire image was closer to Jiang Chenyu, and he looked good from a distance. Song Xingran was close to him, and he was the one who could most clearly feel the romance and ruthlessness hidden in his every nonchalant smile. Unconsciously, he was brought into the scene, as if the person in front of him was really Jiang Chenyu.

While he was embarrassed, he couldn’t help but be amazed at Lu Ze’s acting skills.

The director threw the megaphone aside and said, “Alright, that’s it for the morning. Let’s take a break. Song Xingran,” he turned his head and pointed at the male lead, and said with narrowed eyes, “during this lunch break, you should hurry up and adjust your state. If you’re still like this in the afternoon, I’ll just pack you up and throw you into Lu Ze’s room!”

He threatened, “At that time, I’ll bring the assistant director and the producer to watch you rehearse with me over and over again. When you’re done, then it’s over.”

Song Xingran was in disbelief for a moment, his eyes wide. “Director—”

The director waved his hand. “If you have time to come to me, you might as well get familiar with Lu Ze quickly.”

Seeing that the person had walked out of the set, Song Xingran had a long face and was a little too embarrassed to look at Lu Ze.

Lu Ze couldn’t help but laugh. “Don’t be so exaggerated. You’re making me feel stressed too.” He said, “The boxed lunches of the crew are already ready. Let’s eat something first, and then we can rehearse again later.”

Only then did Song Xingran say okay.

On the other side, the director hurriedly received a message from the producer, saying that CEO Si of the Si Corporation had suddenly come, and he asked him to go and entertain him together.

The director was muttering in his heart. Although the Si Corporation had invested in this drama, for a behemoth like the Si Corporation, it was probably just a drop in the bucket. Although the investment in this drama was not small, for the Si Corporation, it was just a small matter. What kind of wind was blowing today? It was one thing for someone from the Si Corporation to come, but it was the big boss himself.

He hadn’t even said anything before he came.

But…

He suddenly thought of the rumors in the circle during this period, about the person behind the villain, Lu Ze, in this drama…

The director shook his head, thinking to himself that in any case, it had nothing to do with him.

He quickly walked to the other side of the set and saw the producer smiling fawningly at a person. He looked closely and saw that the person was in a low-key black suit, with deep features and a calm and heavy aura. When he looked over, the director’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly took a step forward and held out his hand with a smile. “CEO Si, I didn’t know you were coming. I didn’t make any preparations in advance. Please forgive me if there’s anything that’s not well-received.”

Si Guiyan shook his hand and, hearing this, said, “It was I who came in a hurry and didn’t say hello in advance. I hope you don’t mind that I’m disturbing the filming, director.”

The smile on the director’s face deepened a little. “What are you talking about, CEO Si? If you want to come and see, you can come at any time. It’s just that the timing is not right. The morning’s scenes are almost over, and the actors are resting. If you want to see the filming state, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait.”

“It’s okay,” Si Guiyan said. “I was just passing by and came to have a look. You don’t have to be so formal, director. Just do as you usually do in the crew.”

The director chuckled. “In that case, then I’ll show you around the set, CEO Si? It just so happens that the set from the last scene has not yet been dismantled. You can see for yourself if there are any shortcomings in our crew’s scene setting.”

Si Guiyan said, “You’re too kind, director. You are the experts in this aspect. I’m just a layman. I’ll just have a look.”

This kind of investor was undoubtedly the most satisfying. The smile on the director’s face became much more sincere. He and the producer led Si Guiyan around the set on the left and right. Seeing that he was absent-minded and not very interested, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind, and he said tentatively, “The actors are all resting at this time. Do you want to go over and have a look, CEO Si, and talk to the actors, so that you can also understand our filming situation?”

Si Guiyan’s gaze moved slightly, and he nodded lightly. “Alright.”

It was break time, and the set was noisy. There were not a few people tidying up the equipment and changing their clothes. The producer didn’t expect it to be so chaotic here and couldn’t help but glare at the director.

But the director didn’t care at all and led Si Guiyan to the other side. It was relatively quiet there. Some of the actors were resting, and some were still outside rehearsing the scenes for the afternoon, or just chatting, and taking this time to get to know each other better, so that they could have more tacit understanding when filming.

Si Guiyan’s steps paused slightly.

He looked at the tree outside. A man in a red robe was sitting lazily on a deck chair, his eyes smiling. And in front of him, a young man in his early twenties was surrounding him with sparkling eyes, calling him “Brother Lu” one after another, and his gaze on him was full of admiration.

Seeing that he was not moving, the director followed his gaze and saw Song Xingran being very attentive to Lu Ze, almost to the point of wagging his tail. He then felt the aura around Si Guiyan suddenly turn cold and dark, and his heart paused, and he cursed in his heart:

Song Xingran, you bastard!