Before starting the shoot, Huo Qi had spoken with both of them. In the drama, their characters were enemies on opposing sides. Although they shared deep affection, they kept it well hidden. Of course, the love story wasn’t everything; the team led by the male character was trying to overthrow the absolute matriarchy.
On Comos Planet, women were the leaders, and male power was negligible. The new faction led by Bo Yan’s character sought to overthrow the matriarchal dynasty. They admired yet despised each other.
If there were a chance to kill each other, both would do so without hesitation.
The love that formed amidst love and killing was always heart-wrenching. Added to that, the main focus of the drama was not on romance but on professional life and issues like foreign invasions, which made the whole story feel rushed when filmed.
Therefore, the demands on the actors were high; they were to keep NGs to under three times. Otherwise, the shooting period would be indefinitely prolonged, and they would end up spending the most money.
When Huo Qi mentioned this, he couldn’t help but find it funny.
The two had cooperated several times before, but in every instance, it was Yuran who ended up playing the character that was killed. This time, in this drama, it was the other way around. Although Bo Yan’s character didn’t die in the end, it was merely an open-ended conclusion.
Huo Qi had already contemplated the potential consequences after the movie was made.
Fans would definitely say, can’t the two of you pick scripts where you just happily stay together? Why does it always have to be life or death?
This was something Yuran and Bo Yan had discussed on the plane coming here, and Yuran even started laughing about it. Bo Yan said it was definitely the script’s fault and had nothing to do with them.
Xie Cheng took on the full role of their agent on this side. Why didn’t Annan come? Simply put, Gui Yu had entangled him.
It was unknown where Gui Yu had heard the harsh words Annan once said about Yuran. Now, the two were together, Gui Yu’s family was urging for a wedding to be arranged quickly, so Annan was taken by Gui Yu to meet the parents.
During Xie Cheng’s time in the country, he was incredibly busy, almost flying off his feet.
Having not seen them in a long while, Xie Cheng received them warmly. Yuran was surprised, "Brother Xie Cheng, you seem to have lost a lot of weight."
Xie Cheng laughed, "That’s exactly right."
Yuran, "It looks like you’re even busier here."
Xie Cheng, near tears, "Little Yuran, are you sure you’re not now mocking me for how I used to belittle you? I really know I was wrong."
Yuran just smiled, "I’m not that petty. You do look very busy here. If you get busy later, go ahead; we have Huo Qi here. It’s no big deal, besides, we can always contact each other by phone."
Xie Cheng waved his hand, "No need, since you guys have come, I’ll take care of things here. Are we starting the shoot today?"
The first day of shooting was relatively smooth as everyone was still in the adjustment period. The main action was to shoot the character photos of Bo Yan and Yuran. Aside from them having Asian faces and two others, all the rest were foreign actors, who were Hollywood stars Huo Qi had previously made contact with and scheduled in advance.
Although they weren’t very famous, they were nice people and knew Bo Yan.
When Bo Yan introduced Yuran as his wife, a few actors were visibly surprised. One actor joked, "Bo Yan, the movie star’s wife, I thought would be Catherine."
This actor had been present during a movie collaboration years ago and had witnessed Catherine’s fervor for Bo Yan first-hand. Thus, his remark was not intentional but spontaneous. Foreigners often speak without much inhibition.
Yuran smiled and replied, "But his wife is me, and it will not be anyone else."
Bo Yan, about to explain, couldn’t help but laugh. This girl, it turned out, could be jealous. Huo Qi, overhearing their conversation from a distance, felt a headache coming on.
He took the foreign actors aside and told them that discussing private matters was not allowed on set before dismissing the issue.
Fendi joked with Huo Qi, "You’re being too cautious now. I ran into Kevin, and he said he hopes to work with you again. Huo, I didn’t expect you’d return from home bringing a project back. Is this time around aimed at hitting the Oscars?"
Huo Qi, caught between laughter and tears, "You really know how to flatter me."
"Why would I flatter you? You’ve won one before," Jack laughed, "That Best Short Film Oscar was yours to take, even though the person who went up to receive it wasn’t you, I know for sure it was written by you."