"Could it be because you found out Yining was going to star in ’Martial God’ that you made up your mind to come to Diannan?"
Someone impertinently interjected.
Yu Sui silently turned her head and gave Wu Xuehan a warning glance.
Wu Xuehan, holding two flower cakes and nibbling on them, was not at all scared by the "threat" and suggested to Tang Li, twisting her head: "Ah Li, how about we make a bet on how many days Yu Sui can stay by the Mihesha River?"
In mid-January, it was still warm like spring in Diannan.
Tang Li put on a tank top and threw a plaid shirt over it, knotting the shirt’s tails at her waist, and said cooperatively, "I bet five bucks, no more than three days."
"Then I guess she could last four days and I bet ten bucks."
While speaking, Wu Xuehan took out a crumpled banknote from her pocket and placed it on the couch, pressing it flat with her palm: "I think I will lose because even a snail would frighten Yu Sui into screaming. Once she gets to the Mihesha River, she’ll definitely cry for her mommy."
Yu Sui was so angry that her face turned red and her ears turned hot.
Then she dragged her luggage that was placed aside, left behind a phrase "You’ll see," and strode proudly out of Tang Li’s room.
As the lead actor, Tang Li was arranged a single room with a large bed by the film crew.
Wu Xuehan shared a twin room with Yu Sui.
The film crew’s actors received special training at a military base in Diannan.
After joining the group, Tang Li was not surprised to learn this.
Because in her past life, it was not until the film was released and the box office surpassed one billion that Qi Liang revealed in an interview with the media that the shooting plan for "Mihesha River Action" was directly approved by the Ministry of Public Security. During the shooting process, they received strong cooperation from the Diannan Military Region, which also provided support in props and equipment to improve the moviemaking’s attention to detail.
Due to the tight schedule, the military special forces personally took to the field to teach firearm training.
Tang Li had previously handled real firearms.
She remembered that a few years back, she had saved a special forces soldier by the Mihesha River, who had a pistol and a military dagger on him.
Although she had long forgotten what that person looked like, seeing real firearms again still reminded her of the feeling of secretly playing with that pistol, heavy in her hand, and after being discovered by Tang Yin, she was punished to stand in the corner for an hour.
After two days of training, Qi Liang came to find Tang Li, hoping that she would get a short haircut.
"Old Meng told me that this setting isn’t necessary, but in my original concept, Marisha was a girl with short hair and a slender figure."
To play Marisha well, Tang Li had been on a diet recently.
Now hearing Qi Liang say this, she did not immediately consent.
Qi Liang could understand Tang Li’s hesitation. After all, girls cherish their long hair, and especially in the entertainment industry, female actresses with short hair are few compared to those with a variety of medium to long hair styles. Very few actresses can pull off that sharp short hair look.
On the following morning, several actors gathered in the hotel lobby to head to the base.
Qi Liang counted heads and found Tang Li missing.
He glanced at his watch and was about to ask his assistant to go up and urge her, when around the corner of the stairs, a tall figure descended.
Qi Liang inadvertently glanced over, and his eyes were immediately drawn to her.
The other actors also noticed Tang Li coming down the stairs.
She wore capri jeans with cuffs rolled up twice, still with a tank top and shirt on top, indisputably the same attire as the previous two days, but her ink-black short hair became a striking scene in the morning light. Her facial features were less soft than those of ordinary girls, giving an impactful, androgynous beauty to the onlooker.