385: Chapter 379: Visit the Set 385: Chapter 379: Visit the Set Lantau Island, near a small forest on the coast.
“Click…”
“Qingxia sister, make your gaze a bit more piercing!”
“Click…”
“Qingxia sister, can your drinking gesture be a little more heroic?
I feel like your spirit is somewhat off throughout?”
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In this spot, there was no sandy beach, only jagged rocks.
Now at the year’s end, even though Xiangjiang’s temperatures tend to be higher, one still needs to wear a jacket in this season to avoid feeling cold.
Li Qingxia was dressed in a bright red long robe, with most of her body submerged in seawater.
In such weather, standing in water for a photoshoot like this, even Qingxia who was always dedicated, still had to rest from time to time.
While warming up, she also had to touch up her makeup, to make her face, pale from the cold, look a bit more normal.
The staff responsible for props and lighting numbered four or five people.
The camera was set up just a few meters away from Li Qingxia on the coast, personally overseen by Fatty Wang.
With his filming speed, if he skimped a bit, such a short liquor advertisement wouldn’t take much time at all for him to shoot.
However, now, to make the scenes look more perfect, he had repeatedly shot a few small clips over ten times and was still not quite satisfied.
He was being so careful and cautious for a simple reason.
He had personally witnessed, at Chen Hai’s place, how Xiang Dong, a powerhouse in the Xiangjiang entertainment circle, was slapped by one of Chen Hai’s men, his face swelling up like a steamed bun.
And the result?
After just a few phone calls to Capital City, not only did Xiang Dong not dare to take revenge, but he actually groveled, full of flattery – calling him “Young Master Chen” repeatedly!
What was Young Master Chen’s real background?
Fatty Wang had no clue.
He only knew that he couldn’t afford to offend Tenth Brother Xiang, let alone Young Master Chen, the man who made Tenth Brother Xiang bite his tongue in retreat.
Shooting an advertisement for such a man with sky-high connections, how could he dare to do a slipshod job?
Dared to mess around?
Not far away, Chen Hai and others, led by one of the staffers, were coming from afar, slowly walking over.
“Young Master Chen, over here…”
Without another word, Fatty Wang had already stopped filming.
He beamed and hurriedly went to greet him.
“How is the shooting going?” Chen Hai greeted him with a smile.
“Qingxia sister seems to be a bit out of sorts today – there are a few shots I’m just not satisfied with!”
Trailing half a step behind Chen Hai, Fatty Wang quickly responded.
“If she’s not feeling well, then let her rest and adjust her condition!”
“This advertisement, although I’m eager to use it, doesn’t have to be rushed in a day or two!”
“At lunch at Dragon and Phoenix Restaurant, I found their soup to be quite good, so I specially bought a few thermos flasks and brought them over for everyone!”
“Director Wang, have everyone take a break and have a bowl of hot soup to warm up!”
Nodding, Chen Hai said with a smile.
As he spoke, he also waved to Bai Xiaohang and Bai Baoshan behind him.
They each carried a travel bag.
The thermos flasks with hot soup were a bit bulky, so they packed them in travel bags.
For Bai Xiaohang and Bai Baoshan, carrying them was a trifle.
“Young Master Chen, you’re too polite, too kind…” Fatt Wang was visibly surprised.
Originally, his impression of Chen Hai was that of an arrogant and unreasonable tyrant.
But now, it seemed his prior views were somewhat one-sided.
The Chen Hai before him was affable, seemingly quite approachable.
“Chen Hai specially brought some warm soup to visit us.”
“Qingxia sister, Sheng, Zhi, everyone take a break and finish your soup.
Don’t waste Young Master Chen’s kindness!”
After thanking Chen Hai repeatedly, Fatty Wang waved his hands and shouted at everyone involved in the advertisement shoot.
Bai Baoshan and Bai Xiaohang took out thermos flasks from their travel bags and handed them out, one by one, to the people who gathered around.
Chen Hai scanned the area and, holding a thermos filled with black chicken soup, walked towards Li Qingxia, who had just climbed out of the water.
“It’s such cold weather, and you’re still soaked, helping me shoot this advert, Miss Qingxia, you’ve worked hard!”
As he handed the hot soup to Li Qingxia, Chen Hai smiled and spoke.
“As an actor, since I’ve taken on this commercial, I naturally should do it well.”
“It’s tough and tiring, but you get used to it,” Li Qingxia bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and finally still took the thermos of black chicken soup from Chen Hai’s hand.
“Your face has turned pale from the cold; must be uncomfortable, right?
Why don’t you go to the tent and change clothes?”
Looking at Li Qingxia’s wet, bright red robe, Chen Hai pointed to the tent set up nearby and suggested.
“No need.
After drinking some warm soup, I need to go back into the water to continue shooting!”
“Changing clothes back and forth is really a bit of a hassle!” Li Qingxia immediately shook her head and declined.
It must be said, this generation of Xiangjiang artists generally takes their professionalism pretty seriously!
The kind that rely entirely on stunt doubles, swapping their own heads onto the body in post-production, are practically unheard of.
“In this weather, wearing wet clothes, how could that be okay?”
“Miss Qingxia, if you catch a cold shooting my advert, wouldn’t that be my fault!”
“If you think going back to the tent to change is a bit of a hassle, that’s fine.
Close your eyes; I’ll perform a magic trick for you!”
Frowning, Chen Hai thought for a moment, then nodded and smiled.
“What kind of magic could you possibly do here?” Startled, Li Qingxia was utterly bewildered.
She initially wanted to refuse straight away, but considering that this Young Master Chen was probably the very powerful business owner Xing had mentioned.
After a moment of hesitation, she eventually nodded her head and closed her spirited and beautiful eyes.
Chen Hai didn’t speak; he merely glanced around.
Fatty Wang and several crew members were bowing their heads drinking hot soup, perhaps worried about offending Chen Hai, they did not look over here much.
Instead, his subordinates, Xiang Dong and Bai Xiaohang, were snickering and occasionally glancing over here.
“Snap…” Chen Hai casually snapped his fingers.
“Miss Qingxia, you can open your eyes now!” he said with a smile.
In fact, even if he hadn’t said that, Li Qingxia had already opened her eyes at that moment.
“Are you…
a magician?” Incredulous, Li Qingxia’s face showed utter disbelief.
At this moment, her clothes were completely dry, and she felt warm all over.
If this incredible scene hadn’t happened to her, she would find it hard to believe that such a thing could truly exist!
“I suppose so!” With an inscrutable smile, Chen Hai turned and walked toward his subordinates.
Holding the thermos containing black chicken soup with one hand, Li Qingxia touched her bright red robe with the other, still in disbelief.
Watching Chen Hai, who had walked six or seven meters away, she seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
“Excuse me, are you the big boss behind this liquor advertisement I’m shooting right now?”
Finally, Li Qingxia mustered the courage, ran after Chen Hai, and tentatively asked for confirmation.
“I suppose I am!” Chen Hai laughed and nodded, adding, “Playing a little magic trick to dry your clothes was just to help improve your condition.”
“That way, the commercial I want can be finished more quickly.”
“So, you don’t need to thank me!”
After explaining this to Li Qingxia, Chen Hai was ready to continue walking forward.