Chapter 219: *And Then There Were None* Finished! The Crew Sincerely Recruits People

Xiao Tong said carefully: "Gu Ge, I thought you didn't want me to chew on people's tongues behind their backs."

When he learned that Li Xiue was angered to tears by those rumors yesterday, Xiao Tong felt a bit uneasy, fearing that the director would push all the pots on him.

He never thought that this actor would be so unable to bear the pressure. She was just complained about a few times, and she collapsed.

But looking at Gu Ge's attitude now, it doesn't seem to be a big deal?

Gu Cheng glanced at him, smiled lightly, and said meaningfully: "You are an assistant taught by Guangge. I believe you know the measure."

Xiao Tong immediately followed the snake and said: "Yes, I know the measure very well!"

On the other side, Yan Jianqiao was also hurriedly contacting Li Xiue and communicating actively with Tianding Entertainment.

After Zhang Guang knew that Li Xiue had run away, he also scolded: "Why, does she think she is the treasure in the palm of her family, and no one else in the crew is loved?

Can't bear such a little pressure, then what kind of entertainment circle is she entering? I didn't even care about her. How much time did she delay Gu Cheng, and how heavy did the dark circles become!"

Yan Jianqiao apologized: "I didn't expect this to happen either. Maybe it's because we don't have fate with the crew."

Zhang Guang snorted: "From the beginning, you shouldn't have looked for a newcomer actor without any experience!"

This was pointing at him for signing a contract with Li Xiue privately without asking Tianding Entertainment.

Zhang Guang didn't know what he thought of, and said: "I don't care what trouble this Li Xiue has, what problem happened, or if something really happened at home so she left temporarily. Anyway, the crew will not use her again. Terminate the contract with her!"

Yan Jianqiao still had a trace of thought in his heart: "Guangge, maybe there is really some emergency? Maybe she just went out for a lap, and her state came back."

Zhang Guang sneered: "You have been grinding with her for a month, and she still hasn't opened up, unable to bear the psychological pressure.

Why, let everyone hang in the crew, just waiting for her to start work alone, instead, she can achieve great success? Do you think this is writing a novel!"

He issued an ultimatum: "I am not giving you a chance. I know you think highly of this actor and want to dig out newcomers. If she doesn't come back at noon, then she will never have to come again."

Yan Jianqiao was silent.

He knew that this was Guangge's bottom line.

After hanging up the phone, he looked at the assistant and asked with a hoarse voice: "Still can't get through?"

The assistant shook his head hesitantly: "Can't get through."

Yan Jianqiao: "What about her parents' phone number?"

The assistant said carefully: "Yan Dao, don't blame me for saying it... The phone numbers Li Xiue left are all empty numbers. She is guarding against us!

It was me who didn't do a good investigation, didn't try to call in advance, and instead searched for the emergency contact in a hurry, but couldn't find anyone."

Yan Jianqiao was silent for a moment, and suddenly laughed at himself: "Good, really good!"

"It's me who was too naive, always thinking that this play could be filmed according to my ideas. It turns out I am the clown!" He sighed bitterly.

In the *And Then There Were None* crew, Jin Li was performing the last scene.

This play was also her last scene to finish.

From December, the progress of the crew accelerated a lot. As there were fewer and fewer actors, the director also had more time to concentrate the scenes of others together.

Plus Jin Li opened up, and her understanding of Vera got better day by day. Her scenes passed quickly, and the rest of the scenes were supported by old drama bones.

Without anyone dragging her feet, just coming to January, Jin Li faced the end!

In the villa, it was still a slightly bright sky.

Although it was dawn, the house was a bit dim. Even in the daytime, there were shadows that couldn't be avoided.

The mixture of black and white light made the whole villa present a gray texture, a bit oppressive, but not to the point of feeling scary.

Vera, played by Jin Li, was ready with a rope, her feet on a stool, wanting to hang herself.

In the hazy micro-light, she seemed to see a little boy beckoning to her.

Vera gradually approached him, and the little boy was also smiling.

It seemed that walking to the little boy's side, her inner sins could be washed away, and she could atone for her past self...

However, when Vera put her neck into the rope, she suddenly regretted it.

According to the screenwriter's adaptation, this play is a mode of all villains. The evil in personality greatly occupies the side of human nature, and guilt and self-torture in psychology are instead diluted a lot.

Under this adaptation, counting on Vera to self-destruct because of guilt at the end is instead unreliable.

So, if there is really only her in the villa, Vera will stop at hanging herself at the end, choosing to survive at the critical moment, rather than really going to the West Heaven.

But, there is not only one person in the villa.

That judge who faked his death and hid in the dark is secretly peeping at all this!

The judge used a tight net to connect everyone's lives together, and through a grand performance, let everyone dramatically finish the curtain as the nursery rhyme said.

He enjoys this justice of arranging people's fate and death methods!

So, when Vera retreated, with a light sound of "click", the judge opened the door and walked in.

Vera, played by Jin Li, was frightened, and the fragile balance couldn't be maintained. The stool immediately fell to the side.

She struggled hard, her toes stretched tightly, using her toes to touch the wooden crossbar on the side of the chair.

Every touch of her toes would cause the chair to creak, creak, as if it were the sound of death walking over, counting how much time she had left one by one.

Jin Li's head was hung high, and her eyes looked down, waiting for the judge who suddenly entered.

She was very unbelievable. The judge was clearly dead, how could he appear here again.

Because there was a little support from the chair, she could even say a few words.

The judge explained the whole process, with a smile on his face from beginning to end. This smile was very peaceful, but against the background of Vera hanging herself, it looked a bit weird.

Justice will also turn into a devil at certain moments.

Finally, the judge walked toward Vera step by step, "Time is up."

He kicked the chair away without hesitation.

Vera's toes couldn't borrow force, and she died completely by hanging!

"Cut!!"

Deng Zexu looked at the filmed scenes and was a bit dissatisfied, always feeling that Jin Li's expression of hanging was unnatural.

He wanted to see more real expressions.

Deng Zexu pondered for a while and asked Jin Li: "Experience hanging for three seconds, this will not affect your body, is it okay?"

Today is the end day set by the crew for Jin Li. Sui Lingfang rushed over early in the morning, wanting to see Jin Li's last end scene.

At this time, hearing the director's question, without waiting for Jin Li to answer, she took the lead and said, her attitude was very firm: "No! Absolutely not! Don't say three seconds, not even one second!"

Deng Zexu couldn't help but look at Sister Fang, laughing and saying: "Sister Fang, give me some face."

Sui Lingfang glanced at him, "Even if your father came, I wouldn't give face. People hang themselves to make a look, but you let Jin Li really hang herself. What if something happens?"

Deng Zexu: "It's just three seconds, it doesn't matter. If it really doesn't work, two seconds. Two seconds pass very quickly. I just want Jin Li to experience that feeling!

Besides, there are so many people here, everyone is below, and as soon as the time is up, they will immediately hold Jin Li, and nothing will happen."

Sui Lingfang still shook her head: "No, this is too dangerous!"

Deng Zexu saw that the persuasion couldn't go down, so he turned to look at Jin Li.

Jin Li blinked, turned to look at Sui Lingfang, her eyes were clear, bright, and with a bit of eagerness to try.

Sui Lingfang:...

She was laughed at by anger.

Other stars avoid it, trying not to let their bodies get hurt, and use substitutes if there is any danger.

Jin Li is good, she even wants to experience a "way of death".

Last time filming at the beach, Jin Li pretended to drown for a very long time. Now she wants to pretend to hang herself. If Jin Li's body didn't look much better recently, Sui

Seeing that Fang Jie's resolve was wavering, Jin Li had a sudden inspiration and said, "Fang Jie, I won't even try it for three seconds; just two seconds will do. I am very curious about the process of hanging and what the physical changes are like."

"Just watching the film makes it hard to imitate. If I can experience it myself, that final scene might just become legendary."

Sui Lingfang said speechlessly, "Legendary? I think it'll be 'legendary' in the sense of sealing your life away!"

She changed her tone: "Alright, I see you are both determined to film it, so go ahead. With me watching on the side, I can at least feel a bit more at ease. Remember what you said: only film for two seconds, just to experience the feeling."

Sui Lingfang emphasized the last sentence.

Because she had a premonition that once Jin Li was given an inch, she would likely take a mile—or rather, three, five, or eight!

In fact, Sui Lingfang's premonition was correct.

After experiencing the hanging for two seconds, Jin Li felt the sensation, but still felt it was too brief, so she decisively asked the director to increase it to three seconds.

"Let's film it again. I want to experience three seconds. Also, let's study the position of the chair when it tips over; I want my toes to be able to touch it."

Deng Zexu paused, "You want to do it for real?"

Previous takes had all involved pretending to show a painful expression, but in reality, she hadn't actually been hanging.

And for that scene, he actually felt the take was acceptable, but out of professional dedication, he wanted to film it more realistically, striving for perfection, which is why he suggested Jin Li experience it for real.

Jin Li nodded: "I don't think there's much of a problem. My toes touching the side of the chair means it's not a real hanging, and being able to speak means the suffocation isn't that severe."

"I can absolutely do it for real; there's no need to fake it."

Deng Zexu couldn't help but glance at Sui Lingfang.

Fang Jie's face was as gloomy as water, but she didn't say anything to stop it, clearly having anticipated this.

Deng Zexu immediately said, "Alright, I'll have them adjust the distance right now!"

After repeated adjustments, ten minutes later, Jin Li's toes found a suitable distance—just enough to tense up and support herself, yet still in a very suspended state.

When filming officially began, not only Sui Lingfang but even Deng Zexu was nervous, not to mention the other staff members, who crouched by the chair, observing Jin Li's expression at all times.

They had a signal: as soon as Jin Li waved her hand, they would immediately embrace her and provide support.

According to the script, during the hanging process, Vera's hands were always gripping the rope tightly, not daring to let go for fear of actually being hanged to death.

Deng Zexu said with a serious expression, "Restarting the take, Action!"

Here in "Assassination."

Ever since he couldn't reach Li Xiue at noon, Yan Jianqiao had completely given up on using this actress and had blocked all her contact information.

In the future, whenever he hired new actors, he would definitely sign a contract with massive compensation clauses; otherwise, if he used one again, he! would! be! a! dog!

The crew was still filming normally, shooting Gu Cheng's scenes and the supporting actors' parts.

Fortunately, in the early stages of "Assassination," the female lead didn't have many shots, and there were many supporting scenes that showcased the dark sides of their hearts.

So, temporarily arranging supporting scenes could last for four or five days.

Even so, the high school actress to replace Li Xiue still needed to be found as soon as possible; joining the crew early would allow her to experience the atmosphere of the film and get into character better.

Tianding Entertainment used its own channels to find actors, and Yan Jianqiao wasn't idle either, publicly looking for actors on his social media; Gu Cheng saw it and also helped him repost it.

The other members of March Sky also reposted it upon seeing Gu Cheng's recruitment post.

The influence of a top-tier celebrity is terrifying.

The connections of a top-tier celebrity are also terrifying.

In just two hours, almost every first-tier entertainment company knew that "Assassination," starring Gu Cheng, was missing a teenage female lead.

This social media post was naturally also seen by Sui Lingfang, who was taking Jin Li back.

The morning's wrap-up scene had already been filmed, and after everyone had lunch at the set, they returned to Chenxi Entertainment together.

Xiao Cheng drove, Sui Lingfang sat in the passenger seat, and Chen Qin accompanied Jin Li in the back.

Sui Lingfang scrolled through her feed and couldn't help but frown: "'Assassination' is having a hard time filming; they've been shooting for a month, and now the female lead has run off, so they have to recruit someone new."

Jin Li frowned and opened her phone to take a look.

Being busy with work, she didn't usually scroll through her feed.

Gu Cheng: 【The "Assassination" crew is sincerely recruiting actors. The role requires a young appearance and a student vibe. The character is a high school student. The filming content involves horror and gore, so it requires someone brave with good acting skills. If interested, please contact XXX...】

Jin Li saw many people commenting on this post, all of them having reposted it.

She also reposted it and left a comment.

After Jin Li finished this, she asked Fang Jie: "Why did the female lead run away? This is acting opposite Gu Cheng, and looking at the script, Gu Cheng is even playing the supporting role; many first-tier actresses would be willing to act in it, right?"

Sui Lingfang rolled her eyes: "Who told the director to have a sudden whim and bring a newcomer into the circle, letting an art student in her second year of high school play the young female lead, claiming it fit the character."

"Having never suffered the harsh realities of society, how would a young person know how important this opportunity is?"

"It's said the newcomer had absolutely no acting skills, like a blank sheet of paper. The director spent a month trying to polish her, but she couldn't get into character, and unable to handle the pressure, she ran away."

Jin Li didn't know what to say either.

Bringing it upon oneself!