The man stiffened slightly, put away his phone, and, noticing the gazes of others around him, protested, "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by secretly filming? Can't I look at my own phone?"
Xia Zhiyi smiled and pointed to the surveillance camera hanging in the corner behind him.
From the man's perspective, if he really did take photos secretly, his phone screen would be visible on the security camera footage.
man. "..."
His face turned bright red, and he stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence. Finally, he snorted, picked up his clothes, turned, and went downstairs.
Xia Zhiyi turned her head, looked at Xia Wanyi, and blinked. "See, I'm very sensitive, aren't I?"
Meeting Xia Zhiyi's gaze, Xia Wanyi paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.
Seeing her smile, Xia Zhiyi wasn't annoyed. She propped her head up with her hand and looked at her with a smile, saying slowly, "Anyway, I know what I'm doing, so don't worry about me, sister."
Xia Wanyi smiled and nodded, "Okay, I understand, I believe you."
Xia Wanyi: "But what you just did, wasn't it a bit inappropriate? It seemed a bit too direct. You're a celebrity now, aren't you?"
Xia Zhiyi what she was worried about, and smiled, "It's okay, I just want to be an actress and act, I don't plan to create any persona, so it doesn't matter if people bring it up later."
Anyway, I didn't do anything wrong.
He really just wanted to be an actor.
If he wanted to, he would find plenty of ways to make himself comfortable, and he wouldn't care much about what others thought.
He maintained his outwardly mild-mannered facade only to avoid a lot of trouble, not because he felt he couldn't survive without it.
After he said that, Xia Wanyi didn't say anything more.
Xia Zhiyi played with Xia Zhen for a while longer, and after confirming that Xia Wanyi would take Xia Zhen to a popular restaurant nearby later, she got up and left.
As he went downstairs, he saw the same waiter again and paused slightly.
When the little girl looked up and saw him, she probably still felt that she had done something wrong, and she looked a little embarrassed, her face turning slightly red.
Xia Zhiyi this but had no intention of pointing it out. He smiled slightly, nodded gently, and prepared to continue downstairs.
However, he was called back.
The young girl lowered her head, avoiding his gaze, and her voice unconsciously lowered. " Teacher Xia, I... I definitely won't do that again. I'm sorry. I only realized it now. That kind of behavior is actually... actually not much different from those obsessive fans. I'm really sorry."
"I definitely won't do that again, but I genuinely admire you, Teacher Xia. If possible, I'd like to be as amazing as Teacher Xia..."
As she spoke, she seemed to realize she was rambling on, so she quickly stopped, took a deep breath, and then spoke faster, "In short, I will use proper channels to support my idols from now on! I also wish Teacher Xia all the best in her career and in her martial arts endeavors!"
Goodbye, Teacher Xia!
After saying that, without waiting for Xia Zhiyi's response, he turned around and ran away like a startled rabbit, disappearing from sight.
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
He turned his head, looked at the passersby who were also about to go down the stairs, smiled, and joked, "The waiters here are quite agile, aren't they?"
Passerby: "..."
Passerby: "Hmm."
Putting everything else aside, that speed alone was truly impressive.
It's something that makes onlookers feel uneasy and apprehensive.
After this little incident, when Xia Zhiyi returned to the set, she found that Xu Zixu and her car were gone, but her little assistant, who always followed her around, was still there.
The other person had clearly been waiting for him. When they saw Xia Zhiyi, their previously idle expression changed instantly, and they gave him a polite smile before walking towards him.
Assistant: " Teacher Xia, you're finally back!"
Xia Zhiyi asked curiously, "Is something the matter? Where's Teacher Xu? You could have just called me."
The assistant scratched his head, chuckled, and looked a little dazed. " Sister Zixu and her manager went to take care of some things. They'll be back this afternoon. They've already spoken to the director."
"I have low blood sugar, so Sister Zixu told me to stay here and rest. She said she would let you know if she saw you. Since it wasn't a big deal, I didn't call."
Because Xia Zhiyi and Xu Zixu had a collaboration, her assistant also had Xia Zhiyi's contact information.
After saying this, the assistant hesitated for a moment before asking, " Teacher Xia, isn't Sister Taotao here today?"
Xia Zhiyi: "She's here, but I didn't let her come here. I let her go play with my sister instead."
Upon hearing this, the assistant couldn't help but reveal a hint of envy in her eyes.
That's great, we can play!
Xia Zhiyi thought for a moment and said, "If you don't have anything to do here, why don't you go find Sister Taotao Tao and the others? When I went to see my sister just now, Sister Taotao Tao was browsing the craft shops downstairs with my sister's bodyguard. She seemed to be in a good mood."
Since they're all girls, there shouldn't be any problem with them going shopping together.
The assistant was tempted by these words, but she shook her head. "No, thank you. Although Sister Zixu told me to rest, I can't really just rest like this. If the director or the others have any arrangements, I can inform Sister Zixu in time."
Yes, the assistant conscientiously assigned herself the task of being an eyeliner.
Hearing this, Xia Zhiyi looked at her for a while, but didn't say anything more.
He's trying to prove his worth to his boss; it's not right for him to just call him out to have fun.
Xia Zhiyi turned and went to the director's side, ready to see how their discussion was going.
*
At noon, Xia Zhiyi had lunch with the director and executives from the game company who came to inspect the place. During the lunch break, she familiarized herself with the newly released script.
As he expected, the dialogue scenes remained largely unchanged, while the action scenes were edited and revised. After confirming that Xia Zhiyi could indeed perfectly replicate the game's story animations, the director loosened up his Xia Zhiyi leaping across rooftops.
The newly added segment might not have been filmed well if it were limited to the rented houses, so the director went to the scenic area manager to discuss it further.
Thankfully, not all scenes were filmed on the rooftop, otherwise Xia Zhiyi would have been sidelined by the director again that afternoon.
Filming continued until nightfall.
In winter, it gets dark early. When it was time to wrap up, Xia Zhiyi himself was surprisingly calm and not out of breath, as if the afternoon of filming hadn't taken much of his energy out of him, while the other actors in the ensemble were all sweating profusely.