CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 46 JOINING THE CREW

After spending a whole day at home reading the script, she was set to head to the film city the next day.

The previous night, Jiang Jingheng came back a bit late; they exchanged greetings, and then she returned to her room to study the script.

Early in the morning, she got up, and he had already left for work.

Around 9:30, Song Cheng’an and Luo Yao came to pick her up.

After exchanging pleasantries, Luo Yao placed the luggage in the trunk, and Mu Yan got into the car with Song Cheng’an.

In the seven-seater business car, Mu Yan and Song Cheng’an sat in the middle.

Seeing Mu Yan looking serious, Song Cheng’an laughed and said, "Don’t be too nervous, Director Chen and his team won’t eat you."

Mu Yan was amused by his words, "You’re right."

"The filming for ’Red Dress in Chaotic Times’ should be wrapped up in about a week. The two film crews are not far apart, so we can directly switch to the ’Dragon Soaring’ crew then."

"Alright."

"How’s your line memorization going?" Song Cheng’an asked again.

"No problem," Mu Yan replied. Her memory had always been excellent since childhood—not exactly photographic, but close.

"By the way, do you have a Weibo account?" Song Cheng’an changed the topic.

Mu Yan thought of her Weibo account that she hadn’t used in a long time, hesitated, and said, "I used to have one, but I haven’t used it for a long time. Can I apply for a new one?"

"Yeah, I’ll take care of that."

Song Cheng’an glanced at her, "For a successful actor, it’s not just about good acting skills. Popularity is important too. With popularity comes viewership and box office results, so it’s necessary to manage your social media well."

Mu Yan nodded, "I understand."

Song Cheng’an was satisfied with her sensible attitude and nodded approvingly.

Even though she had Jiang Jingheng backing her, he wouldn’t neglect his duty as her manager.

In fact, Mu Yan felt a sense of relief.

Song Cheng’an was genuinely helping her, not just giving her perfunctory treatment because of Jiang Jingheng.

However, someone in the CEO’s office wasn’t in such a good mood.

He had been staring at his phone all morning, but the awaited call never came.

Leaving without telling him? It seemed he had no place in her heart at all.

Lian Jun came in, automatically ignoring the gloomy face of a certain someone, and said, "Young Master, it’s time for the meeting."

Ever since the young master got married, things hadn’t been normal; he had gotten used to it.

Jiang Jingheng frowned slightly, took his phone, and left the office.

By around one in the afternoon, Mu Yan and the others arrived at the film city.

They left their luggage at the hotel and headed to the set.

’Red Dress in Chaotic Times’ is adapted from a novel of the same name.

It mainly tells the legendary story of how Yu Suwei, a daughter-in-law of the Song Family in Jiangnan during the Republic of China era, transformed from a housewife into the richest woman in Jiangnan.

Zhou Lifen plays Yu Suwei, and the male lead Song Ziran is played by the second-tier actor Li Minghao.

The show relies on Zhou Lifen, the movie queen, to set the stage, and her pay is quite impressive, reportedly 1.2 million per episode, which is even better than when she shoots films.

Arriving at the set, Song Cheng’an took Mu Yan to meet the director.

Director Li was not surprised to see Mu Yan; instead, he remarked emotionally, "I mentioned before that you should act, but you didn’t agree. After going around in circles, you’ve come back."

Mu Yan felt a bit embarrassed and apologized, "Director, I’m sorry for wasting your kind offer."

Director Li indeed wanted her to act because he noticed she did well as a stunt double before.

At that time, she was Zhou Lifen’s stunt double, and she once mentioned it to Zhou Lifen, who sarcastically commented that she was being fickle and looked down on being a stunt double. So, she had no choice but to refuse.