Chapter 659: Chapter 655: Exposure (4)
Xia Siyu finished her filming in the afternoon, and her part in the production was wrapped up. However, in a film crew, where it’s rare to gather together for such a long time, a big group of people living and eating together, crews with good relationships usually arrange a wrap party, also known as a farewell feast. In reality, it’s just an excuse to eat and drink under the guise of saying goodbye.
Although celebrities usually maintain their figures, the intensity of rushing to complete filming is so high that sometimes they can only sleep for two or three hours a day. Under such high-intensity shooting, the occasional indulgence is regarded as a “cheat meal,” and most people would not refuse it.
Xia Siyu had been with their crew for more than three months, spending one month gathering materials and experiencing life, one month on location, and a little over a month on set. If you add in the time spent on pre-production, it was even longer.
Before this, Xia Siyu had only worked on fast-food productions like youth and urban schoolgirl movies, which didn’t require such prolonged life experiences in pre-production or complicated shooting in post-production, usually being wrapped up in about a month. The last time, “Storm” took two and a half months to film, which was considered a long time. This stay in the Northwest for three months was her longest experience in the industry since she started her career.
And although Xia Siyu was sometimes demanding, she also put in a lot of effort. Despite her short temper, she was straightforward, speaking her mind, and more like a boy in that sense. Initially, it wasn’t easy to get along, but after spending more time together, she had become good buddies with the entire crew.
She was also the only leading lady in the crew, the sole female protagonist in “Spring Light.” The second female lead was her mother in the film, and the third was the male lead’s mother, leaving hardly any age-appropriate young women to compete with her for the limelight in the movie.
As for age-appropriate young male actors, led by Bo Yan, there were actually a few. In the script, the second and third male leads were, one, a refined classmate who grew up with the female lead as childhood friends, and the other, a brigade leader who helped her in the countryside. If you included the bully who tormented her, there were several male characters.
Unexpectedly, the Mary Sue character despised by thousands of young girls was brought to life by a male director, who even turned Xia Siyu into the darling of the masses. However, based on her performance and appearance in the film, she was indeed up to the task.
The second male lead had a girlfriend outside the industry, and the third male lead had a wife, but Xia Siyu was beautiful. Men, even if they had no ill intentions or the courage for it, still always liked to look at beautiful women. And after spending more time together, those rumors of her “dating tycoons” and having “numerous scandals” were all found to be false, which naturally made her even more liked. Xia Siyu was treated exceptionally well in the crew, not only loved by everyone on set but also off the set.
When Xia Siyu and Bo Yan were filming, they were all lovey-dovey, but as soon as the filming ended, they would pick on each other. It wasn’t just them, their assistants didn’t get along either, with Song Fengzhi and Wei Jingjing getting into tiffs more than once. Little couples, although they’re very sweet when together, always have their moments of anger. Especially Xia Siyu, who was delicate, and even more so with a boyfriend. Bo, being a straightforward guy, really didn’t intend to keep his distance sometimes; it was just the couple brooding over a spat.
Sometimes when they argued, the second male lead would hold back Bo Yan, the third male lead would coax Xia Siyu, and Director Sun would personally mediate. His mediation skills had some flair to them; first, he would approach Xia Siyu with a smile and say, “Don’t be angry, I’ll scold him for you!”
Then, turning around, his face would darken, and he would begin to chastise Bo Yan, “Are you even a man, picking on a woman like that? Go apologize to her right now!”
The whole crew would join in to support the effort, leaving Bo Yan caught between laughter and tears. In front of her, he remained aloof and proud, but as soon as he turned around, he would immediately start pleading with his wife.