Director Song's film set is located at the deepest part of the film city. You have to go around an artificial lake and through a bamboo path to see the gray-white building.
The building's walls are painted rough, intentionally giving it an aged look. The windows have iron frames and frosted film on the glass, making it impossible to see inside from the outside.
Two staff members were standing at the entrance. When they saw Pei Yubai walking over, they made way for him.
Pei Yubai pushed open the door and went in, with Qiguan Yuan following behind him. The corridor was long, with a cement floor instead of tiles, making each step sound heavy.
Pei Yubai pushed open one of the doors, which led to a dressing room.
Pei Yubai sat down in front of the mirror, and the stylist came over to start styling his hair.
Aside from necessary makeup, Pei Yubai generally doesn't wear much makeup when filming.
While Pei Yubai was filming, Qiguan Yuan sat next to the director's monitor.
It's similar to the filming process that Qiguan Yuan saw yesterday with Shen Yuzhou and the others.
It's just obvious that Song Yuan's acting looks much more professional.
Although Qiguan Yuan didn't understand the core of acting—how to express and present—compared to yesterday's web series, any one of the actors selected by Song Yuan with his discerning eye could easily outshine everyone in that small web series.
Not to mention Pei Yubai, who stands out as the most central figure here.
Song Yuan looked at Pei Yubai with a strange expression.
Is talent really that terrifying? It seems like he's improved again.
The game went very smoothly.
Song Yuan said "click," picked up his thermos, and took a sip of water.
"That's over. Let's prepare for the next round."
Pei Yubai walked out of the filming location and glanced at Qiguan Yuan as he passed the monitor.
Qiguan Yuan smiled at him and said, "Very impressive."
Pei Yubai went to change his clothes, completely satisfied.
During the break, Pei Yubai came over and sat down next to Qiguan Yuan.
Qiguan Yuan casually handed him a glass of water.
Pei Yubai accepted it.
"What do you think of your movie?" Qiguan Yuan asked.
Pei Yubai quickly finished his water and put down the glass. "It'll be released at the end of the year. Yuanyuan wants to see it, so I'll take you to see it then."
Qiguan Yuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
While wandering around the film set, Qiguan Yuan encountered a staff member.
The girl was wearing a black work uniform, with her work ID pinned to her chest, and carrying a stack of folders in her hands.
His eyes were bloodshot, his under-eye area was dark and bluish, and his complexion was pale.
She walked from the other end of the corridor, looking down at the labels on the folders, not watching where she was going.
When she reached Qiguan Yuan, she looked up and the folder slipped from her hand.
She crouched down to pick them up, her hands trembling as she did so, and it took her several tries to stack the folders neatly.
Qiguan Yuan squatted down and helped her pick up the last folder.
The girl took it, hugged it tightly, her face flushed red. " Yuanyuan, I'm Xiao Yuan Grains."
Her voice was so soft that Qiguan Yuan almost didn't hear it.
Qiguan Yuan looked at her. " Xiao Yuan Grains?" The name sounded familiar. It seemed like she had appeared before he lost his memories this time.
The girl nodded. " Yuanyuan even complimented the name, so we adopted it as our fan name."
Thanks to Pei Yubai's explanation, Qiguan Yuan now knows what "fans" means.
But after losing his memory, he forgot everything, and now he seems a little confused when he hears the word "fans."
But he quickly realized, were they believers? Probably more or less.
"It really sounds nice, so, Xiao Yuan Grains, am I scary? Why do you look so tense?"
The girl shook her head vigorously. "No, no, I'm just a little nervous. Yuanyuan, can I get your autograph?"
Qiguan Yuan slowly stood up. "Fulfilling your request isn't difficult. As my trustee... Xiao Yuan Grains, you can have special privileges."
May the name of God protect you, my dear believer.
Qiguan Yuan noticed the sickly aura emanating from Xiao Yuan Grains the moment he saw her.
There are signs of premature death.
This girl's name is Zhen Wei. She is twenty-six years old. Her parents passed away long ago, and she was raised by her grandparents. From a young age, she studied hard because she wanted to escape her family's poverty and give her grandparents a better life.
During her freshman year of college, her grandfather fell ill. To raise money for medical expenses, she worked odd jobs like crazy, but her grandfather only lasted for six months.
Because she was constantly forcing herself to earn money, Zhen Wei's physical condition deteriorated significantly.
After finally getting back to work, Grandma's heart condition flared up due to her age.
Zhen Wei only had her grandmother left, and she was determined to save her at all costs. But luck never smiled upon her.
With Director Song's help, she finally managed to raise enough money for her grandmother's surgery. She thought the ordeal was over and planned to work hard to repay the money Director Song had paid for her grandmother's surgery.
Unexpectedly, she was diagnosed with stomach cancer.
Sometimes Zhen Wei wondered if it was because she had committed many evil deeds in her past life that she was like this, as if all the bad things had happened to her.
She secretly arranged everything for her grandmother after she left, and then decided to spend the rest of her time working for Director Song.
Consider it her way of repaying Director Song for saving her grandmother's life, doing everything in her power.
Now that she has met Yuanyuan, whom she likes, Zhen Wei, who has been depressed for a long time, has finally shown some unusual emotional fluctuations.
Yuanyuan herself... is just as free and wonderful as she appears on screen.
very nice.
Zhen Wei was delighted to receive Qiguan Yuan's reply, but upon looking at the document in her hand, she realized it was not suitable for signing.
She cautiously looked up. " Yuanyuan... can you wait for me? I'll go get some paper and pen."
Under her gaze, Qiguan Yuan took out a blank slip of paper from his sleeve.
It's a marriage fortune slip.
A vermilion brush that hadn't been used in a long time appeared.
Qiguan Yuan wrote on the fortune slip: May you be at peace and happy, and may you be joyful year after year.
The final place reads: Qiguan Yuan.
Qiguan Yuan handed him the marriage fortune slip. "I've heard that the villagers of Cloud-Hidden Village like to use marriage fortune slips to ask for what they want. Young friend, if you have any unspeakable sorrows, perhaps you could give it a try. Maybe the gods really can hear you?"
Zhen Wei never expected that Qiguan Yuan would see through her in just one glance. The fear, apprehension, sadness, and despair that she had suppressed for so long surged up in an instant.
When Qiguan Yuan's slightly cool hand covered her head, tears were already streaming down her face.
"Little friend, I believe you will have good luck. Wishing you peace and safety every year."
Zhen Wei wiped away her tears, then nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes. I will, I will have good luck, thank you, Yuanyuan."
Qiguan Yuan smiled slightly, "You're welcome."
Zhen Wei calmed herself down and looked at Qiguan Yuan with reluctance. " Yuanyuan, I'm going to work now. We must meet again!"
Qiguan Yuan nodded. "Yes."
Zhen Wei walked away, clutching the documents, glancing back every few steps.
In the air, unseen by anyone but Qiguan Yuan himself, Zhen Wei's severed Thread of Fate.