In the studio, the director was filming a transitional scene starring several minor actors, and the important actors were sitting nearby looking through the new script.
The script was changed a lot this time, so the leading actors all got a relatively complete script.
Ethan Jiang first simply flipped through the entire film from beginning to end, and almost got a clear idea of where the entire plot had been modified. Only then did he focus on watching his own part.
The conversation three days ago apparently gave Victor Zhang new inspiration.
In the revised script, Lucas Shu's character is truly a "pervert". His private actions of stirring up trouble, fanning the flames, and killing people with borrowed knives are child's play. He also participated in the struggle for the throne of the country, supporting a prince to be a puppet emperor...
Ethan Jiang was speechless when he saw this. He had read countless scripts in the past twenty years. Even if nine out of ten were rubbish, there was always one script that was really well written.
As for the script in front of him... Anyway, it will be a very ordinary idol drama with a bunch of new idols in 20 years, there is nothing much to say. The difference is that 20 years later, costume martial arts dramas are all in a slump, while 20 years ago, modern dramas were all in a slump.
Fortunately, this drama is originally an idol drama, and those national disputes are just a microcosm of the struggles in the underworld. They are integrated well, so it’s nothing serious.
Ethan Jiang continued to watch his part and casually asked Max: [How would you rate this script?]
Max was probably too lazy to say anything, so he just directed a Q-version man to appear with a huge blood-red letter "e" on his head.
Ethan Jiang: [...My overall strength is E, the script is E, but the mission is rated D?]
Max Pingdan: [Newbie discount period, no thanks.]
Ethan Jiang: [...]
He decided to ignore Max and looked at the script again, and soon saw a major turning point.
In the play, after Lucas Shu got in touch with the male and female protagonists, he quickly gained popularity and trust because of his gentleness and elegance, especially Olivia Kong, who was secretly moved by Lucas Shu's deliberate thoughtfulness. At this time, only Caleb Zhang expressed a different opinion.
Caleb Zhang is the second son of the Zhang Chou family. He had a conflict with the protagonist Nathan Xia because of Olivia Kong, but was later saved by Nathan Xia and they have since reconciled. However, Caleb Zhang is arrogant and likes gold and jade ornaments, which makes him unpopular with Olivia Kong, who is generous and kind. Nathan Xia is also closer to Lucas Shu than Caleb Zhang because of his background.
Because Caleb Zhang disliked Lucas Shu, he used his family's power to investigate the situation behind Lucas Shu, and he actually found some clues.
But pride can also destroy us.
After Caleb Zhang found out the results of his investigation, he did not go to find Nathan Xia and Olivia Kong, but went directly to Lucas Shu to confront him.
This was not only the first time that Lucas Shu's identity as a behind-the-scenes character was officially exposed in the play, but also the first time that Lucas Shu killed someone in the play.
The death of Caleb Zhang naturally aroused the investigation of Zhang Chou's family and the suspicion of Nathan Xia and Olivia Kong. The subsequent plot unravelled the matter and finally revealed Lucas Shu's true identity.
Much better than the previous script.
Ethan Jiang thought to himself that in the original script, although Caleb Zhang had always suspected Lucas Shu, he never took any concrete action until he was killed by Lucas Shu before the final battle. The entire plot of this character seemed flat. But then again, in the original script, Caleb Zhang had never died, so his role was naturally much more than now, and the crew paid him per episode, which was a direct loss for Ryan Zhao, who played Caleb Zhang; and even if the original role was a bit flat, at least he showed up every three or five episodes, so at least he could be familiar to the audience.
...I don’t know what Ryan Zhao is thinking.
Thinking of this, Ethan Jiang raised his head and looked in the direction of Ryan Zhao, and happened to meet the other person's gaze.
He smiled and nodded.
Both of them were signed to the Brilliant Company and had the same agent. He and Ryan Zhao were not very familiar with each other, but they had each other's number in their phones and had eaten several meals together.
At a distance of more than ten steps, although this action was small, it would not be easily ignored.
Ryan Zhao was stunned for a moment and nodded.
At this time, Mark Hu finally came back with water: "Brother Jiang, drink some water!"
Ethan Jiang took a sip and asked casually, "Did anyone look for me just now?"
"There was a call from a person named Tyler Lu," Mark Hu said, "but I saw that Brother Jiang was busy, so I asked him to call back later."
Ethan Jiang just said "hmm" and didn't say much.
The morning passed as the actors familiarized themselves with the script. During the lunch break, Mark Hu wanted to bring a lunch box to Ethan Jiang, but was told "no thanks". He then took out an insulated box from Ethan Jiang's backpack and walked to where the crew kept the microwave to heat up some food.
Victor Zhang who happened to pass by asked: "Why, someone has prepared lunch for you?"
There was a lot of sarcasm in this, so Ethan Jiang just smiled and said, "I made it myself. Director Zhang, do you want to try it? I was just short of time and didn't have time to make the soup."
The stage manager next to him said: "Brother Jiang is from the south, right? Only southerners think about drinking soup when they eat."
Ethan Jiang nodded: "I'm from Province F. I've been used to drinking it since I was a child. Now I feel like something is missing when I eat without drinking."
Victor Zhang added: "Everyone will rely on you to prepare a snack for yourself at noon. Remember to work harder in the afternoon. If I am not satisfied with your performance, you will not be allowed to get any special treatment next time. You must eat the disgusting boxed lunch with everyone else!" After saying that, he walked away leisurely.
Victor Zhang had a bad temper when he was directing, but he was quite humorous when he stepped down from the director's chair.
When the last sentence was spoken, everyone laughed.
Ethan Jiang then took his incubator and chose a quiet park chair to sit and rest. During the lunch break, he took out his cell phone from his bag while eating, first glanced at the messages on the phone, then took out a portable recorder from the interlayer of his bag, plugged in headphones and listened to it openly as if it were a walkie-talkie.
When he heard the voice of Ryan Zhao's assistant in the headset, he just curled the corners of his mouth and revealed a smile on his face.
Flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, flattering the powerful, colluding secretly... and even openly committing crimes, even if he learned nothing in the next twenty years, he was already tired of watching these intrigues.
Ryan Zhao and Mark Hu's activities had never led to any trouble in his previous life, even when he knew nothing about them. This shows how simple they were. But later, when he acted opposite a first-line female star, he didn't know where he had offended her, and she took advantage of the opportunity to change the script and gave him a solid slap in the face.
There were so many people watching in a studio at that time, and everyone knew what was going on, but who would say a word?
Even he himself had to act as if nothing had happened and continue acting.
If Ryan Zhao could do this, he would be really cool, and he would write a word of admiration for him on the spot.
After listening to the general idea, he took out his earphones, put the recording device in his pocket, and picked up his mobile phone to browse his official forum and Weibo.
He is now in his rising period, and the number of online users in the official forum is not bad, but the number of fans on Weibo is a little less, probably a little over 50,000, but less than 100,000.
He was about to close Weibo and call Tyler Lu back when he suddenly heard a "ding ding" notification sound in his ear and a translucent task box appeared in front of him:
Task r-1: Act with all your heart.
Mission level: D-
Mission brief: Anyone who aspires to achieve extraordinary success in a certain field will not put too much energy on other things. Deal with the little things around you neatly and don't be distracted by things that are not worth it.
Mission requirements: Replace assistant Mark Hu.
Mission reward: achievement points x100.
Ethan Jiang: ...
His hand slipped and he clicked on his Weibo instead of the call icon.
The Weibo page appeared on the mobile phone screen again.
Ethan Jiang paused for a moment before asking: [...What is the standard for issuing tasks in this system?]
Max: [Any criteria that helps you focus on achieving your ultimate goal.]
Ethan Jiang: [Really? I see…] He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, [I think I will be acting with Ryan Zhao this afternoon. Will the empathy system appear at this time?]
Behind Mark Hu is Ryan Zhao. If they can directly attack Ryan Zhao through acting, it would be like cutting off the source of the firewood for getting rid of Mark Hu.
But Max replied very quickly and affirmatively: [Absolutely not. The auxiliary system will not replace the protagonist to win any game or obtain any film contract at any time. Since the host has randomly triggered Mark Hu's task, the empathy system will be temporarily locked during the scene with Ryan Zhao. The lock will only be unlocked after the task is completed or failed.]
[But in fact, my kicking out Mark Hu had nothing to do with my acting opposite Ryan Zhao.] Ethan Jiang said.
[Host, please do not quibble.] Max said, [The system has no logical blind spots.]
[...] Ethan Jiang.
[And please face it, the host] Max added, [the system is designed to help the host achieve their dreams. The host will use the system, not rely on it.]
Ethan Jiang was at a loss for words. He stopped trying to find loopholes in Max and looked down at the Weibo page. He also saw his uneaten lunch and simply posted a Weibo post:
The food at lunch seemed to have not deteriorated in terms of cooking quality.
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The company bought some followers for this Weibo post, but not many. At least 70% of them were real. Ethan Jiang posted the Weibo post, and within a few minutes, several comments appeared. Most of them said:
"Sunday is on the set?"
"Thank you for your hard work, Sunday!"
"Sunday made this by herself?"
Ethan Jiang browsed his Weibo for a while, and suddenly remembered something. He searched for Tyler Lu's Weibo in his memory, and he found it. He looked at the real personal photo on Tyler Lu's Weibo avatar - it was a frontal photo with the brim of his hat pressed down, showing only his chin, lips, and a little bit on his lips. Without Tyler Lu's eyes that seemed to speak, the half of his face that was exposed showed a cold and sharp look like a knife or an axe.
This was like the Tyler Lu in his memory.
Ethan Jiang couldn't help but think of it, but when he thought about the current Tyler Lu, and saw that he had already put a check Mark Hu on the "Follow" word next to the other party's avatar, obviously he was following him, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
#This feeling of fans always being satisfied by their idols...#
#It seems like passers-by fans are turning into fans#
He smiled, clicked to reply, and then closed Tyler Lu's page which had almost no Weibo posts and was deserted.
Tyler Lu had just finished lunch in the cafeteria at this time.
Today is Sunday, and the three gamers in the dormitory are playing games online again. Every time at this time, Tyler Lu usually chooses to go out to work, but in the past two days he has many more choices: either go to the film school next door to audit acting classes, or practice acting skills and watch movies in the dormitory, and he can also check Ethan Jiang's Weibo at any time. Tyler Lu has had a mild obsessive-compulsive disorder since he was a child. He either doesn’t do it if he is not interested, or if he is interested in doing it, he will definitely think about doing it well.
Although "Try acting" was Ethan Jiang's suggestion, Tyler Lu found it really interesting after trying it, so he wanted to dive in. In addition to acting, Ethan Jiang also made him feel friendly and interesting, so he began to refresh Ethan Jiang's Weibo page compulsively.
Unfortunately, the other party is obviously not a fan of Weibo. Several days have passed, and on average, there is only one Weibo post a day. It is obvious that it was posted by the PR at a glance...
He was absentmindedly thinking about something and casually opened his Weibo, and saw a new Weibo post appeared under Ethan Jiang's Weibo, with a picture of a lunch box that had not been eaten yet.
He immediately perked up, took a look at the pictures and text, and remembered the other party's previous reply of "eat steamed eggs", and laughed for no reason: Why does he seem like a foodie... But the lunch box looks pretty good, I really want to try it!
As he was laughing, his interest suddenly came back, and he began to flip through the Weibo posts that he had already flipped through several times. However, this time he was not very quiet while flipping through them. His phone kept beeping. He glanced at the upper right corner impatiently. Thirteen comments and one hundred and thirty fans... The number of fans is increasing too slowly. Isn't the number of comments a little too small? Ethan Jiang is a star!
Huh?
He suddenly froze for a moment, then turned back to look at the top Weibo post about Hefan, only to see that the number of reposts had exceeded 100, and the number of comments had reached 300.
Then how---
"Wait, this is my Weibo." Tyler Lu finally came to his senses. He muttered to himself and suspiciously clicked on the hundreds of fans. He didn't find any clues, so he clicked on the comments. Only then did he know why - because the first comment read:
"Excuse me, do you know Sunday? Who are you to him?"
He looked down with a strange look on his face, and saw the third comment directly stated the truth:
"Who is the poster? Why did Sun follow back? Did he have a campaign to follow back fans before?"
Tyler Lu quickly opened the fan group again and scrolled down several pages. Finally, he saw Ethan Jiang's profile picture appear in his fan list.
He suddenly heard the sound of fireworks exploding in his ears. His heart was filled with joy in an instant. He couldn't help but immediately turn off Weibo, find the number and call!
Before the brief impulse had time to fade, the call was connected and Ethan Jiang's voice appeared on the phone: "What's up? Do you want to talk to me this morning?"
... Tyler Lu didn't know why he suddenly felt a little depressed and didn't know what to say. Then he stammered and hesitated, "Um...Sunday?"
Then he heard a sudden laugh coming from the phone.
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