"Sister Yifei."
Xiao Qin, a cute girl with a round face, came over to Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli holding her phone.
"I see A'Yang is getting along really well with everyone on set. Did anything happen this afternoon?" Liu Yifei didn't beat around the bush, directly asking the question on her mind.
"Yes, something did." A look of admiration appeared on Xiao Qin's face, and she began to chatter like a happy little bird, "This afternoon was Teacher Deng Chao's scenes, just like yesterday afternoon..."
Xiao Qin recounted her experiences that afternoon, even handing her phone to Liu Yifei. "Sister Yifei, I even took some videos."
Liu Yifei exchanged another glance with Liu Xiaoli, both reading the surprise in each other's eyes.
Liu Yifei had actually seen Zhang Yang's fight scenes before, but she hadn't realized that wasn't even the half of it.
"Mom, let's watch together." Liu Yifei tapped on the video on her phone and watched with Liu Xiaoli.
As Liu Yifei's personal assistant left on set to look after Zhang Yang, Xiao Qin had been standing with Nazha the whole time. The video she recorded was comprehensive and had a great perspective.
The mother and daughter finished watching quickly, and Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but exclaim, "Xiao Yang's skills are really good."
She had accompanied Liu Yifei on set for many years and was very familiar with action scenes, giving her a basis for judgment.
"It seems I underestimated him," Liu Yifei finally understood why Zhang Yang was able to get along so well with everyone on set.
"Sigh~" Liu Yifei returned the phone to Xiao Qin and hugged Liu Xiaoli, saying, "If I had known, I would have come back after finishing my IV drip and dinner. People who don't know might think I came back just to mooch off the boxed meals."
She was purely teasing herself with that remark.
"You," Liu Xiaoli smiled and lightly tapped Liu Yifei's forehead.
Meanwhile, Nazha and Zhang Yang were sitting together eating boxed meals.
She kept glancing in Liu Yifei's direction and finally couldn't help but ask, "Brother Yang, aren't you going to see Sister Yifei?"
Wow, this mature, old-jar-of-vinegar kind of jealousy, Zhang Yang felt even a straight man could sense it.
"Go see her for what?" Zhang Yang calmly shook his head. "There needs to be a sense of propriety and boundaries in how men and women interact. Not to mention I'm an artist. What's the point of always flocking to another female artist?"
Nazha's eyes lit up. She picked up her chicken leg and put it in Zhang Yang's bowl. "Then didn't you look for her as soon as you arrived this morning?"
Good answer, here's a chicken leg.
Boundaries, huh? I, Nazha, have no boundaries with you, understand?
Zhang Yang didn't stand on ceremony and took a bite of the chicken leg, his expression nonchalant. "This morning was just a coincidence. I couldn't exactly hide the medicine I had on hand."
"But even if that hadn't happened, I probably would have looked for Sister Yifei first thing."
Nazha's satisfied smile froze. "You're still talking about boundaries?"
"The principles I taught you on the set of The Legend of Dugu, you haven't taken any of it to heart," Zhang Yang said exasperatedly. "When you join a new crew, you're unfamiliar with the place and people. You need to act cautiously. But it's different if you know someone."
"Sister Yifei is my existing connection, and she's also a prominent female lead in this crew. Showing our relationship can help avoid some potential minor troubles. Look at what Xiao Qin told us."
"It's different now. I proved my strength this afternoon. Brother Deng, Director Chen, and Chao Ge all value me. What do I have to fear?"
Nazha nodded thoughtfully, her smile slowly returning.
In conclusion, Zhang Yang just used Liu Yifei. That's fine then.
"You need to learn and think about these principles carefully. Don't let people sell you out and then help them count the money. Cai Yinong is best at that kind of thing, so be careful," Zhang Yang routinely bad-mouthed Cai Yinong.
Don't ask why. If you ask, it's just an employee complaining about a black-hearted capitalist boss.
"Tidy up, I'm going to say hello."
Zhang Yang placed his empty lunchbox on the table and got up, walking towards Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei.
Nazha: ???
It's more like I'm the one being sold out and you're counting the money!
"Aunt Liu, is Sister Yifei alright?" Zhang Yang sat down next to Liu Xiaoli.
"Why aren't you asking me directly?" Liu Yifei, who had been pretending to be demure with her script, broke character in a second.
"You used to bully me on set all the time back then, so my relationship with you isn't that great. I have a better relationship with Aunt Liu." Zhang Yang said earnestly, "I'm concerned about you because you're Aunt Liu's daughter, not because of you."
Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but laugh. She found Zhang Yang's way of speaking very amusing.
It was the first time a guy had spoken to them like this in front of Liu Yifei and her.
"Like I care?" Liu Yifei rolled her eyes.
"Image management," Liu Xiaoli reminded her.
Liu Yifei: ...
Zhang Yang deliberately showed a provocative smile, then said, "Aunt Liu, I really miss your Guo Bao Rou and red sausage. Could you make them for me?"
Liu Xiaoli was from Harbin, and she was indeed good at making the local specialty dishes.
"This is my mom!" Liu Yifei reminded him.
"She's Sister Yifei's mom, but isn't she also my Aunt Liu?" Zhang Yang retorted, then looked straight at Liu Xiaoli with expectant eyes.
Liu Xiaoli: She couldn't refuse him at all!
"Okay, I'll have someone buy the ingredients, and I'll make them for you tomorrow." Liu Xiaoli didn't refuse.
No matter if it was the medicine he brought at first or the suggestion to go to the hospital later, Zhang Yang genuinely helped Liu Yifei. What was making a meal for him in return for her as a mother?
Besides, Zhang Yang was a junior she used to really like.
Zhang Yang knew this too, which is why he acted "fearlessly."
"Mom?" Liu Yifei looked at Liu Xiaoli.
She wanted to eat, but Liu Xiaoli hadn't even agreed to make her food, instead finding a bunch of excuses to lecture her.
Who was the biological child here!?
Liu Yifei was full of resentment, but she didn't say anything else because Chen Jiashang had brought people over.
First, he inquired about her injury and confirmed that it wouldn't affect filming but required rest. Then, he said to Gu Xuanzhao, "For tonight's scene, design some easier moves for Yifei. For Deng Chao, no, I should say for A'Yang, add more burden."
The scene to be filmed tonight was the same one that had caused Deng Chao's stunt double to get injured a few days ago.
Chen Jiashang didn't really want to rush, but the rental period for the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" scenic area by their crew was about to expire, and a new crew was scheduled to come in.
If they couldn't finish these few days, they would have to move their filming to Xiangshan Film City first and wouldn't be able to return to Hengdian until the end of May.
Upon hearing Chen Jiashang's words, Gu Xuanzhao didn't answer immediately. Instead, he asked Zhang Yang, "Yang Zai, do you know about Flying Cat?"
"I've looked into it," Zhang Yang replied, his expression becoming serious.
Flying Cat was actually a high-altitude suspension track camera. It was first used during the 2008 Olympic broadcast. Its application in filming required a lot of skill, and the demands on the actors' performances were even higher.
However, Zhang Yang was destined to work with drone filming in the future, so he naturally knew about Flying Cat.
"We'll be using Flying Cat for tonight's scene," Gu Xuanzhao said, his tone suggesting a discussion. "Do you have any good suggestions for Yifei's fight scenes?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yang glanced at Liu Yifei and chuckled, "Sister Yifei, the character Wuqing you're playing is already crippled. It's even more fitting for the character now that you're filming with it. The moves should be easy to design."
Liu Yifei: ?
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