Chapter 161: Bye-bye

August, a passionate midsummer.

After Jin Li got off the plane, she headed straight for the set.

This time she didn't have any feeling of being watched; Zhuo Qiang's team really didn't follow her anymore, keeping their word.

Arriving on set, Jin Li greeted Director Zhong and presented souvenirs and a scratch-off ticket.

Jin Li said: "I asked for a peace talisman for the crew. Director Zhong, where do you think I should hang it?"

Zhong Wentai pondered for a moment and reached out his hand: "Give me the talisman, I'll hang it by the camera."

There were hundreds of people on the crew, and Jin Li had prepared a small gift for everyone, just enough.

The floor manager saw the little tail following her and his eyes lit up: "Jin Li, you found an assistant?"

Jin Li nodded: "Yes, let me formally introduce her. This is my assistant, Chen Qin."

The floor manager said repeatedly: "Good, good, good."

Chen Qin felt, why was the floor manager looking at her so eagerly?

Today they were filming supporting roles, and Jin Li had no scenes, so after greeting everyone, she returned to the hotel.

After Xu Wenwen finished filming, she went to the backstage to remove her makeup and heard other actors discussing the souvenirs from Long Hu Temple.

"I've heard of this temple; it's said to be very responsive!"

"I got a peace plaque. Although I didn't ask for it personally, it should be somewhat useful, right?"

"I got a small peach wood sword. I won't be afraid when walking at night in the future."

Xu Wenwen's expression stirred, and she whispered to her assistant: "Did Jin Li send out things today?"

The assistant nodded busily: "Yes, yes, I stuffed them all into the bag."

Xu Wenwen looked at the assistant for several seconds, and the assistant blinked her innocent, clear eyes.

Xu Wenwen raised her head proudly: "Bring the gift to me and let me see."

Only then did the assistant run to find the gift.

She thought Xu Wenwen wouldn't care about the gift Jin Li sent.

After all, her own boss didn't like Jin Li. If she eagerly brought the gift in front of her, she would probably be scolded:

"Who wants it!"

The gift Jin Li sent her was obviously more than what the ordinary extras got; not only did she send a peace plaque, but she also sent a peach wood sword, plus a small card.

Huh, a small card?

Xu Wenwen looked through it; this card was a sports lottery scratch-off.

Out of curiosity, she directly used her fingernail to scratch it.

The assistant watched from the side, thinking: Actually, many people have this card, but they had already finished scratching it long ago.

But seeing Xu Wenwen looking a bit happy, the assistant decided to keep her mouth shut.

Xu Wenwen muttered to herself: "50, 20... add them up, connect them, same number..."

Suddenly, her heart jumped heavily, staring at the "3000" box, her blood boiling.

Before she could speak, the assistant on the side said in surprise: "Sister Wenwen, did you win a prize?"

"God, you scratched and won three thousand!"

"What, who scratched and won three thousand?"

Other extras heard this and looked over one after another.

They gathered around Xu Wenwen, extremely envious.

"I only won 50 yuan."

"I won 100."

"I won one thousand. Three thousand is the biggest I've ever seen."

Xu Wenwen recovered from the shock, feeling quite complicated, a mix of flavors.

What made her unhappy was that her gift was the same as everyone else's; everyone had a scratch-off.

What made her happy was that she actually won three thousand!

Returning to the hotel at night.

Before going to sleep, Xu Wenwen suddenly instructed her assistant: "In the future, don't speak ill of Jin Li on set."

Assistant: "Ah? Uh-huh."

Xu Wenwen explained hurriedly: "Her luck is too good. If you scold her behind her back, I'm afraid you'll be unlucky!"

Hmm, it's definitely not that she wants to continue scratching cards to win prizes, so she wants to get along with Jin Li.

Definitely not!

The next day, the weather was clear and cloudless.

The character He Hui, played by Jin Li, led the assault team to measure experimental data day and night, proving that their guess was correct.

The original data was wrong!

If they had followed the original direction, the hydrogen bomb definitely wouldn't have been made.

With the correct data appearing, they immediately used this set of data to conduct experiments and entered the next research project without stopping.

In the process of calculation, He Hui, as the person in charge of the project, spent the most effort, not only following it during the day but also at night, sleeping less than five hours every day.

To fit the character, Jin Li deliberately stayed up all night, replicating the haggard look.

Xu Wenwen, acting opposite her this time, clearly felt the difference.

In the laboratory.

Tong Guijuan looked at He Hui worriedly and said: "Team Leader, why don't you rest for a while? I'm afraid your body won't hold up."

He Hui shook her head, her expression calm: "I'm fine."

After speaking, she suddenly started coughing.

This was an improvisation; there was no such scene in the script, but Jin Li felt inspired and thought it should be played this way.

Xu Wenwen was stunned for a moment, reacted, and hurriedly pulled out a tissue from the table next to her and handed it to Jin Li.

She is a veteran actor and can also improvise.

She caught this scene!

He Hui took the tissue, covered her mouth, and coughed very hard, with the veins on her arms and neck showing.

Tong Guijuan's brows were tightly knit: "Team Leader, your body—"

He Hui took a deep breath, as if swallowing all the coughing, and hid the tissue in her palm: "I'm fine."

She walked to the other side as if nothing had happened, picked up the documents, and said, "Let's go."

The end of the shot froze on Tong Guijuan's worried face.

"Cut!"

Only then did Zhong Wentai call for a stop.

Jin Li ran over and looked at her performance in the shot.

Director Zhong expressed approval of her improvisation: "Your approach just now was very good. You have an understanding of the character and are no longer confined to the script."

Xu Wenwen walked over silently to listen.

Jin Li said embarrassedly: "As I was acting, I felt I should do this, so I did it, but I was also afraid I didn't do it well."

Director Zhong: "After you act more in the future, you won't be so uneasy. Look at your performance in the shot."

He pointed at the little person in the shot and teased: "Your performance doesn't look unconfident at all."

Jin Li said busily: "Wenwen also did very well; she is great at catching the acting."

Xu Wenwen smiled faintly: "If you want to improvise next time, you can discuss it with me in advance, otherwise I will be a bit panicked."

Jin Li listened and said earnestly: "Okay, I will communicate with you more."

Xu Wenwen's heart sank slightly.

She felt that Jin Li was different this time she came back.

In terms of acting, there was a feeling of being reborn.

Jin Li had gone from being restrained at the beginning to becoming more and more relaxed.

Because the scenes in "Dream Builders" were relatively simple, the crew didn't skimp on the time for using the venue and wrapped up the whole area.

Director Zhong filmed this play in the order of the script.

This filming method can make the actors' performances more delicate and moving, grasping the character in the details.

Xu Wenwen didn't know what others thought, but as the person with the most scenes opposite Jin Li, she felt a lot of pressure.

She could clearly perceive Jin Li's growth.

She glanced at Director Zhong; surely the director observed more carefully than she did.

Xu Wenwen returned to her seat, took the script out of her bag, and squeezed it tightly.

She also had to get serious.

Chen Qin coordinated the daily affairs with the floor manager and came to the main gate to line up for a lunch box.

Standing in front of her was Xu Wenwen's assistant.

After learning that Chen Qin was the assistant brought by Jin Li, Xu Wenwen's assistant couldn't help but ask: "How did you get hired? Did you submit a resume?"

Chen Qin shook her head and said honestly: "I caught the boss's eye, and I was chosen on the street."

"Is it really that casual? I'm envious! I went through five levels and cut through six generals to get this opportunity, and went through many kinds of assessments."

The assistant looked left and right, and seeing no one paying attention, whispered: "Hey, are there any more of Sister Jin Li's scratch-offs? Can you give me one?"

Chen Qin: "I don't have any; they were all sent out."

The assistant sighed: "What a pity. The scratch-offs Sister Jin Li bought have a very high winning rate. My boss won three thousand yuan yesterday, I'm so envious!"

The two chatted while lining up.

Chen Qin asked her many things about the crew's daily life.

Xu Wenwen's assistant intended to repair the relationship with Jin Li's side and was happy to help, sharing many useful experiences of mixing in the crew.

"Name?" The person distributing lunch boxes asked, holding a piece of paper.

"Chen Qin."

Seeing that person flipping through it, Chen Qin added: "I am Jin Li's assistant, helping her pick up the lunch box."

That person's brows relaxed, the hand reaching to the left was retracted, and pointed to the right:

"You take this one. I'll record the name for you. Remember to report Jin Li's name when picking up lunch boxes in the future."

"Okay."

Chen Qin picked up two lunch boxes and walked with Xu Wenwen's assistant.

That assistant glanced: "Huh, the lunch box has been upgraded today!"

Chen Qin: "Ah?"

The assistant said: "You don't know yet, right? Jin Li's lunch box used to be the same standard as the extras. She didn't specifically report for a meal allowance when she joined the crew."

"Like the lunch box my boss eats, it's at least 30 yuan."

Chen Qin asked: "What about the ordinary ones?"

Assistant said: "Ten yuan gets it done."

Chen Qin pondered: "Does this need to be specifically told to the crew?"

"Yes, usually it's us assistants who go to say it. These small details won't be signed in the contract. After all, some celebrities don't need the crew to prepare meals and bring their own."

Chen Qin remembered this detail.

If Sister Jin Li joins a crew next time, she will also report a luxury version of 30 yuan for her!

Days passed by, and Jin Li started a killing spree on set.

She let everyone witness what "Jin Li speed" is.

Even Director Zhong was surprised that Jin Li, once in the state, would act so smoothly and get better and better.

Realizing Jin Li's other potential, Director Zhong slowed down the filming speed instead.

Even for scenes that could be done in one take, he would film them several times, just wanting to choose the best of the best.

And in Xu Wenwen's heart, there was no longer any contempt for Jin Li.

She was surprised to find that she had been led into a ditch by Jin Li!

There was no need to act at all; Jin Li's performance forced out her real reactions. Sometimes Xu Wenwen felt she wasn't filming, but had become the person in the play.

Seeing Jin Li getting better day by day, Xu Wenwen couldn't help but call her over after a shoot ended and asked:

"Jin Li, did you take any tutoring classes recently?"

"Tutoring classes?" Jin Li asked back.

Xu Wenwen: "Tutoring classes related to acting."

Jin Li shook her head: "No."

Xu Wenwen thought that was also true. She was with her on set every day and lived in the adjacent room when returning to the hotel.

She had never seen any strangers enter or leave Jin Li's room.

Xu Wenwen asked: "Don't you feel that your acting has improved a lot?"

Jin Li said honestly: "Yes, recently when acting, I always feel at ease, as if I can act a segment just by picking it up."

She thought for a while and said again: "Maybe it's the blessing of the Sanqing Grandmaster."

Xu Wenwen:...

Is praying really that useful?

Crazy heart-beating. jpg!

At night, Xu Wenwen found her assistant and solemnly asked her to find a nearby temple, saying she also wanted to go and pray when she had time on the weekend.

The assistant was stunned when she heard this request and couldn't help but ask: "Sister Wenwen, is this really useful?"

Xu Wenwen said with a serious face: "I don't know either."

She paused: "So I want to try it."

Jin Li's acting went smoothly.

Xi Sister Meng Ze's side was having a hard time.

On Wednesday evening, she initiated a video call in the big group.

After listening to everyone's suggestions before, she went to sing Cantonese, which instead helped her find her personal style.

From then on, she sang Cantonese every season, set off a cover trend every season, and leaped to become a hit song in short videos.

Jin Li returned to the hotel after filming and only then answered the video call.

The group had already been discussing for a while.

Seeing that all members of "Three Months" were there, all dressed up brightly and in suits, Jin Li couldn't help but ask: "Why are you dressed so formally?"

Gu Cheng replied: "Because we are attending a music festival opening ceremony, and everyone is still waiting backstage."

He was still getting his makeup and styling done.

The hairstylist reached out to fiddle with his hair and used small clips to set it.

Jin Li was happy; this was truly not avoiding suspicion.

"Are you not afraid of being discovered?"

Chen Lin raised his eyebrows and said quickly: "No, we have a separate lounge."

Yan Xingdong added: "There are so many people. If we chatted with you secretly, that would be called having a ghost."

Xi Sister Meng Ze waited for a while, couldn't hold it in, and interrupted: "Carp, help me choose a song quickly. I don't know what to sing anymore!"

Jin Li listened to her chattering about the current situation and also felt it was tricky.

She couldn't choose Cantonese, and she couldn't choose popular love songs. Even though she drew "unlimited" this round, under the arrangement of the production team, she still had to give the card to a replacement singer who was currently in the limelight.

The replacement singer's strength was definitely there.

Rushing to save the scene at this juncture, without a few real skills, one really wouldn't dare to come.

The script arranged by the production team was too obvious.

Jin Li asked: "You just let it go like this? Don't do some resource exchange?"

Xi Sister Meng Ze was speechless: "They said, limit me this round, and next round I can sing whatever I want."

Yan Xingdong: "Be more firm, refuse, how about that?"

Xi Sister Meng Ze asked back: "What if I refuse and they mess up the dubbing on the spot?

My team can only manage a small part of the accompaniment; big scenes still have to cooperate with the music group of the production team. If the live stream crashes, my reputation won't be good either."

Hmm, "I Am a Singer" early classic famous scene—the out-of-control drum.

That day, the diva's drummer was out of control, not necessarily on purpose, but it was a live accident after all.

Ji Qinglian also spoke at this time: "Better not go against the production team."

Jin Li pondered: "For the current plan, we can only sing inspirational songs."

Xi Sister Meng Ze said with annoyance: "Sister Fang gave me several, some Cantonese and some Mandarin, but I can't make up my mind.

My voice, I feel that singing Cantonese inspirational songs doesn't bring out the texture, but singing Mandarin songs instead, I feel it doesn't have enough flavor."

Jin Li said immediately: "Send me the song list."

Xi Sister Meng Ze thought for a while: "I'll send it directly to the group."

Others looked at the song list and couldn't help but frown.

This song list was indeed a bit...

Singing love songs, Meng Meng's voice gets better with age.

But changing to inspirational songs, her voice might not be suitable for old songs.

Early inspirational songs all required a crisp and high-pitched voice, so that singing it would have a sense of fighting power.

Yan Xingdong hummed the beginning of every old song.

Thanks to his huge music library, he had heard these old songs and could sing them.

"No, I feel these songs don't suit you." He made a judgment.

Xi Sister Meng Ze: "Hmm, I also feel it's not right, that's why I wanted you to give me ideas."

In the Pink Girl group, besides Ji Qinglian and Xi Sister Meng Ze who sang more, others actually didn't study songs much.

For a moment, they couldn't think of any good songs either.

Yan Xingdong suddenly said: "Why not look for the hot song list in short videos?"

"Since classic old songs don't suit you, why not look for current hot songs? They also fit your voice characteristics."

Internet celebrity singers don't earn as much as celebrities.

But celebrities rarely look down on internet hit songs.

With such poor singing skills of internet singers, music can still become a hit, so there must be something that touches the audience.

Xi Sister Meng Ze heard this and opened the short video casually.

Maybe because she had been searching for inspirational songs recently, the big data pushed videos to her that were all inspirational hit songs.

Not long after, she heard a song that made her eyes light up!

Meng Meng hummed along a few times, and the more she hummed, the more satisfied she was.

She sighed: "Sure enough, nine cobblers are better than three Zhuge Liangs!"

Jin Li teased: "Who are you calling cobblers?"

Xi Sister Meng Ze's eyes flowed, and she said with a beaming face: "No cobblers, just handsome guys and beautiful women who are stunning."

Time flew by, and they arrived at the scene of "I Am a Singer."

All singers' song lists were announced on Thursday.

Xi Sister Meng Ze suddenly switched from the romance track to the inspirational track, which made the singers feel unaccustomed.

As soon as the program started, because "unlimited" was taken by another singer, it caused a wave of discussion among netizens.

【Last time Xi Sister Meng Ze clearly didn't want to give it, why did she give it?】

【Don't ask, asking means it's the program's arrangement.】

【I don't think she'll sing inspirational songs well. Her ranking will definitely drop this season!】

【Xi Sister Meng Ze just wants to leave the program, her intentions are too obvious...】

Perhaps the production team also knew the disadvantage of her song selection, so they gave her preferential treatment in the appearance order; she drew the seventh appearance.

—The last one.

If the singing is great and the live audience is stirred up, maybe they will vote for her on impulse.

At the same time, appearing last also leaves the deepest impression on the audience.

Xi Sister Meng Ze had a long preparation time to eat melons this time.

She not only ate melons on the spot but also picked up her phone to eat melons online. Seeing netizens all thinking she was slacking off, she just wanted to cry injustice!

She really wanted to be a one-round tour before, but her attitude toward the stage was serious.

Now that she was restricted by this and that, she didn't want to be a one-round tour anymore, but the audience thought she wanted to leave.

It's truly a mute eating coptis; there is bitterness that cannot be spoken.

Xi Sister Meng Ze bit down hard on a piece of watermelon. The more they suppressed her, the more she would explode for them to see.

Have the ability to manipulate the live voting! ===== CHAPTER 162 =====