From Investing in 95-Year-Old Actresses to Becoming an Entertainment Tycoon

Chapter 24 Daily Life on Set

After several takes, the production assistant called out again.

"The Beginning, Scene 1, Shot 1, 5th take."

"Action!"

Zhang Ruonan grabbed Li Xian's hand again, stood up, and shouted in a panic:

"Pervert! Someone's being indecent! Look what he's doing with his hands!"

Li Xian flung Zhang Ruonan's hand away and asked speechlessly.

"What are you doing?"

Han Ziming nodded and did not call a halt.

Everyone on stage breathed a sigh of relief and continued the performance...

After the two got off the bus, Zhang Ruonan said with an embarrassed expression.

"No need to go to the police station, I know you're not a thug."

"Are you out of your mind?"

Li Xian cursed Zhang Ruonan on the roadside, then got into a taxi.

"Card, passed!"

Zhang Ruonan and Li Xian both breathed a sigh of relief.

This scene was filmed several times, but it was finally completed!

Han Ziming walked over and said to Zhang Ruonan:

"Ruonan, for a newcomer like you, it's already very good that you can pass after a few takes."

"I will do my best, Director Han!"

Zhang Ruonan was very happy and realized she needed to practice more.

"Li County Magistrate, you're quite good too."

"Of course, Director Han, otherwise all these years of acting would have been for nothing. Besides, I really like this script!"

Li County had just resolved some troubles when he got a show to perform, so he was very happy.

Moreover, he has already acted in quite a few plays, so he has a good eye for selecting scripts.

He believed the show had a high chance of becoming a hit, so he took it even more seriously. Even if the female lead was a newcomer, a few takes wouldn't matter!

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Time passed by unnoticed, and Zhang Ruonan gradually adapted to the rhythm of filming on set.

Filming is underway...

In the play, Zhang Ruonan stammered as he spoke.

"I...I don't know either."

"Ah, I remember now, I encountered a pervert."

"Look, this is the boy who got off the bus with you. Do you remember anything?" Zhang Songwen, playing a policeman, showed her the surveillance video.

Zhang Ruonan saw Li Xian in the surveillance video and said excitedly.

"It was him (Xiao Heyun), I killed him."

"Don't get agitated, have some water."

Zhang Songwen tried to unscrew the water bottle with his right hand, but switched to his left hand due to pain, and then handed it to Zhang Ruonan.

After she lowered her guard, she began to describe it in detail.

"I...I encountered a dream within a dream. That day, I boarded bus number 45 at the north gate of the school and sat next to a boy at the back gate."

I fell asleep in the car and was woken up by the ringing of an old-fashioned cell phone, then a blinding light flashed out.

My face was burning, and I felt light, as if I were floating. When I opened my eyes again, I was still on the bus.

"What dream within a dream? I think you're just spouting nonsense!"

Upon hearing this, the supporting police officer Xiao Jiang spoke loudly.

"Xiao Jiang, you can go out now. Li Shiqing, you can continue," Zhang Songwen said calmly.

"Later, that familiar bell rang again, and I clearly saw the bus beneath my feet explode."

Zhang Ruonan was acting earnestly.

Zhang Songwen asked suspiciously, "So you want to get off the bus?"

Zhang Ruonan: "Yes, I tried to force my way out of the car, but it always ended in an explosion."

"This sounds absurd, but we'll investigate it thoroughly," Zhang Songwen thought to himself.

"Card, passed!"

Han Ziming stood up from the director's seat, his face full of praise.

"Your acting is really good, Teacher Zhang."

"Of course, I can't lose face in front of the students!"

Zhang Songwen smiled.

A little while later, around noon, the film crew had lunch.

Xiao Hong gave Zhang Ruonan a boxed lunch, and she happily ran over to Han Ziming, where the two sat down to eat together.

Zhang Ruonan picked up a piece of food and brought it to Han Ziming's lips.

"Xiao Mo~ Try this."

Han Ziming naturally opened his mouth and ate it.

This scene was witnessed by Li Xian, Jiang Peiyao, and other actors who were standing nearby. They laughed and said:

"Hey! Hey! Hey! You guys are basically feeding us dog food!"

"First, I don't call you 'Hey'!"

"Secondly, this isn't just dog food (a slang term for public displays of affection); this is love!"

Han Ziming retorted.

Time flies, and Han Ziming has already handed over the directing duties to Sun Molong. Sun Molong's camera handling skills are also quite good, and he has adapted to Han Ziming's style.

It doesn't matter even if Han Ziming isn't on set.

At this moment, Han Ziming stood to the side watching Sun Molong direct the film.

In the play, Li Xian falls into a deep sleep on a bus, his brows furrowed, and he is unable to wake up for a while.

After a short while, Zhang Ruonan shook Li Xian awake and said.

"The time wasn't moved up, and they've already boarded the bus."

"Actually, I want to live, and I'm afraid of dying, but I still want to save all the people on this bus."

"The last time?"

Finally, Zhang Ruonan decided not to get out of the car, but Li Xian pulled Zhang Ruonan aside and said, "We dropped something on the ground."

The two were searching for something when Li Xian rushed forward to snatch the pressure cooker from the ground. However, he was stabbed by Aunt Guo, played by Liu Dan, with a knife, causing blood to rupture and Li Xian to fall to the side.

"Oh no! Murder!"

The other extras were terrified and shouted loudly.

"Open the door, Uncle!"

Zhang Ruonan rushed to the driver's seat, and the driver, Wang Jue, asked for help.

But Liu Dan rushed forward and pulled Zhang Ruonan back from running off the bus. Li Xian, clutching his wound, shouted to the passengers:

"Go help her!"

Liu Dan stabbed Zhang Ruonan in the neck with a knife.

"Cut! Everyone stay still! Props, add blood!"

A short while later, after finishing her makeup...

Han Ziming shouted, "Action!"

When Zhang Ruonan fell to the ground injured, everyone present was stunned.

Finally, Liu Dan prepared to pull the pressure cooker valve.

Li Xian covered his wound and shouted at the passengers.

"Don't let her pull it."

"Card, passed!"

Assistant director Sun Molong exclaimed, "Teacher Liu's acting was really good, and Ruonan and Lixian's acting is getting better and better too."

Han Ziming nodded in satisfaction from the side.

The actors quickly tidied up their makeup and continued filming.

This time, Li Xian woke up first.

He shook Zhang Ruonan and said, "Wake up!"

Zhang Ruonan woke up in fear of death and cried loudly, attracting the attention of everyone on the bus.

County Chief Li calmed her down, took her hand, and decided to get off at the next stop.

However, Zhang Ruonan decided to try one more time at the last minute.

She turned back to grab the pressure cooker, and Li Xian rushed up to stop Teacher Liu Dan from taking out a knife. He was cut on the arm, and the blood ruptured. In the end, the two started fighting.

This time, Li Xian stabbed Liu Dan in the abdomen with a knife, and a large patch of blood instantly turned red.

Liu Dan slumped in his seat, looking at Li County.

Li Xian glanced at the looks on the faces of the people around him, and, terrified, dropped the knife in his hand.

Then, covered in blood, she grabbed Zhang Ruonan and left without looking back, while the injured Aunt Guo used all her strength to pull the knob.

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As Han Ziming is filming in Xiamen Island

October 11th arrived quietly.

Forbes released its list of China's most famous celebrities that day. Fan Bingbing topped the list with an income of 1.28 million yuan, truly living up to her reputation as a member of a wealthy family.

Surprisingly, Li Yifeng ranked ninth, with a higher net worth than singer Dr. Chen.

It has to be said that the talent of these young heartthrobs should not be underestimated.

The top ten rankings were then released.

They are Fan Bingbing, Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan, Huang Xiaoming, Sun Li, Andy Lau, Li Yifeng, and Chen Yixun.

Among them, Fan Bingbing and Jay Chou both earned over 100 million yuan annually, and none of the others earned less than 50 million yuan.

Han Ziming glanced at the marketing articles published by the media. Although actors had other extra income that wasn't included, he felt that investing in capital was safer and made money faster.

Actually, working on the internet is more profitable, but he doesn't have substantial funds, and besides a few major companies, he doesn't have much knowledge about other related fields.

Most of them are related to entertainment and daily life. Of course, I do know about Moutai and Bitcoin, but Tencent's investments aren't very useful anymore.

Fortunately, there's still one byte left.

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On November 12th, after finishing filming, Han Ziming presented Zhao Yingbao with a bouquet of flowers.

"Sister Yingbao, congratulations on wrapping up your filming!"

Because Han Ziming had previously agreed to cast her as the female lead in the drama "The Story of Minglan," which was scheduled to begin filming next year, and although a contract had been signed.

But Zhao Yingbao still wanted to talk to him first and get to know Han Ziming better. So she took the flowers and said...

"Director Han, I've made reservations at a restaurant. How about we have dinner together?"

"Okay, let me arrange it."