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For Ye Mo on set, besides filming and reading scripts, there was only one other thing.

[Host...] 888's excited voice suddenly rang in Ye Mo's mind, but before it could continue, Ye Mo replied expressionlessly: [... I don't want to know that Li Ke, the movie star, has a weird fetish for smelling stinky socks, nor do I want to know that Director Ji is a henpecked husband, and I certainly don't want to know that the stylist is a transvestite.]

See, Ye Mo's last thing on set is quite clear: he was just watching the drama unfold.

With her Gossip System, she naturally never forgets to gossip wherever she goes. After all, she needs to earn Gossip Points to unlock the Role Immersion Room and hone her acting skills.

However, apart from the complicated gossip surrounding Ren Xueni, Ye Mo only encountered a bunch of messy little scandals in the "Chase" production team. There were no earth-shattering events, but there were certainly some shocking ones.

For example, the male lead, Li Ke, a renowned actor, actually enjoys smelling stinky socks in private; and for another example... their film crew's stylist is now a woman, but used to be a man.

Ye Mo felt a little disgusted by the former, but she was genuinely surprised by the latter.

The costume designer for the show is surnamed Ning and named Ning Aiqi. She is a stunningly beautiful woman with a hot figure. That's why Ye Mo was so surprised when 888 told Ye Mo that she was originally a man who later underwent gender reassignment surgery.

However, after the initial surprise, Ye Mo several videos of transgender people he had seen online before. Many of them were just as beautiful and charming as girls, which meant that there were indeed quite a few beautiful transgender people.

However, Ning Aiqi's behavior and mannerisms really lacked any masculine characteristics, and she was even more delicate than many girls, so Ye Mo never considered that she was a man who had turned into a woman.

In the end, Ye Mo could only sigh, "All I can say is that technology makes people happy." Making a man who wants to be a woman become a woman—what could be more joyful than that?

Ye Mo estimated that filming for "The Chase" would take about a week, but it actually took a full two weeks.

Director Ji is an extremely picky person, no, or perhaps it would be more accurate to describe him as responsible. He is extremely responsible for his work. Many shots could actually be used, but he felt they were not good enough and had them scrapped and reshot.

Under these circumstances, Ye Mo's filming was repeatedly postponed. However, even so, the role of [Xia Mei] had very few scenes, so filming was finally completed after half a month.

On the day filming wrapped, the crew deliberately waited for a heavy rain.

This scene depicts the discovery of Xia Mei, played by Ye Mo, after her death, being placed in a body bag. In other words, Ye Mo had to curl up and stuff himself into the bag while being soaked in the rain.

It's December now, and the average temperature is around five degrees Celsius. Just standing outside, you can feel the chill, let alone with the heavy rain, which has lowered the temperature by several degrees, almost to below zero.

In this kind of weather, one can easily imagine the kind of suffering Ye Mo and the others will endure.

"... Ye Mo, are you sure you'll be okay with this?" Director Ji asked Ye Mo.

Ye Mo nodded naturally and said without hesitation, "I have no problem."

What problem could she possibly have? That's just how the acting industry is; sometimes you have to film summer scenes in winter, and winter scenes in summer. Since she's in this line of work, there's nothing more to say.

Director Ji was clearly satisfied with Ye Mo's attitude of not crying, making a fuss, or causing any other trouble. On the contrary, producer Yu Luwei looked somewhat disapproving and pulled Director Ji aside.

"... this scene cannot..."

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"Is that right?" he asked.

Upon hearing this, Director Ji couldn't help but glare at him and said, "Are you out of your mind? Ye Mo hasn't even mentioned needing a stunt double, yet you're bringing it up. You're an amateur, don't spout nonsense here."

Yu Luwei anxiously, "You forgot? Ye Mo isn't an ordinary person. She's a young lady from the Ye Corporation! It's raining so hard today, what if you make her freeze? What if the Ye Corporation gets angry? And another thing!"

He whispered, "That Mr. Ye said he was coming to visit the set today. What do you think he'd think if he saw his sister, the eldest daughter of the Ye Family, being left out in the pouring rain in this sub-zero weather?"

Generally speaking, Yu Luwei wouldn't interfere with Ji Minghe's filming, but this time it's different. This involves the investment of their production team, so he can't ignore it.

"So, what do you think about this scene? Could you get a stunt double?" he said.

Director Ji frowned, and after a few seconds, he still insisted on his own way, shaking his head. Seeing Yu Luwei's expression change, he quickly said, "Wait for me to finish... It's not that I don't want to use a stunt double, it's just that this scene can't be done with one. We're going to zoom in later, and Ye Mo will get soaked in the rain..."

Yu Luwei: "Can't we edit it? Then we can have Ye Mo film another close-up, and then cut the two together..."

Director Ji rolled his eyes and said, "Who's the director here, you or me? Ye Mo has no objections to this, and she agreed to it herself. Even if Mr. Ye has any problems later, it won't be on our end."

Yu Luwei: "What do you know..."

"It's not that I don't understand your money transactions," Director Ji admitted, "But I understand filmmaking, and that's all I understand... Since I can film this scene 100% well, I don't need 90%!"

Yu Luwei: "..."

Yu Luwei ultimately couldn't go against Director Ji. Of course, he was the one who went to ask Ye Mo if she wanted a stunt double. After being refused by Ye Mo, he didn't say anything more.

Soon, everything was ready, and with a shout of "Action!", Ye Mo's final scene in "The Chase" finally began filming.

Amidst torrential rain, a scavenger found a large bag in a greenbelt. Upon opening the bag, he discovered a corpse inside.

The police acted swiftly, arriving at the scene quickly and cordoning off the area. Then, they opened the bag, and amidst the relentless, cold rain, a deathly pale face was revealed.

The focus of this scene is on the other characters. Ye Mo's role in this scene is simply to curl up in the bag and wait for the police to open it.

For various reasons, this scene was filmed several times without being seen, which meant Ye Mo could only continue to curl up in the bag, and would only be released to get some fresh air when the scene was cut.

Another cut. Shen Yan and Zhou Xiaoyu rushed over. Zhou Xiaoyu was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. She asked, "Sister Momo, are you alright?"

Shen Yan's expression was also somewhat grim. He was holding a thermos, which he handed to Ye Mo, saying, "This contains brown sugar ginger soup. Drink it while it's hot to warm yourself up."

Ye Mo's lips were blue from the cold. She wiped the water from her face, took the brown sugar ginger soup, and comforted the sobbing Zhou Xiaoyu, saying, "I just got caught in the rain for a while, what's wrong with that? Who hasn't gotten caught in the rain?"

"... Tang Ying, are you even going to film this scene? If you can't, get out of here!" On the other side, Director Ji couldn't help but yell at the female lead Tang Ying.

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaoyu's face showed resentment. She said, "Tang Ying clearly did it on purpose! She even had to do a retake for a raindrop in her eye. She has no professionalism at all. I think she's trying to harm you!"

The scene wasn't difficult, but Tang Ying had to do seven or eight takes in a row. One minute she said rainwater got into her eyes, the next she said she forgot her lines, and then she said she was blocking the camera.

The first couple of times she did this, everyone thought it was a coincidence, but after it happened so many times, who wouldn't see that she was doing it on purpose? After all, she was the female lead chosen by Director Ji and had received several award nominations, so her acting skills were guaranteed. But it was precisely her who caused so many problems.