For instance, during lunchtime, he would send a message, "Have you eaten lunch? Rest a bit and don’t drink too much cold beverage." In the evenings, he would usually say something similar, perhaps fearing that Ling Momo would find the filming dull, he’d also send her some jokes during her breaks. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel·fire·net
These words were plain, but they were comforting.
Days slid by just like that.
Finally, it was time to shoot the last advertisement.
This advertisement was being filmed in the marine area of the Film and TV City, and Jian Chenxi happened to be shooting her new album’s MTV there, too. Naturally, the two met, but they were both working, and even if there was deep hatred between them, they simply greeted each other politely and then went about their own business like strangers.
In this advertisement, Ling Momo had to dive.
She jumped from a ten-meter-high platform.
Ling Momo suffered from severe acrophobia, so this became a major issue. In the end, for safety’s sake, You Yi had specially arranged for a substitute.
After considering several people, they finally chose someone who was especially similar in build to Ling Momo.
Jian Chenxi was also filming nearby that day. Seeing this scene, she whispered something into Su Xi’s ear. Su Xi glanced at the substitute Ling Momo had chosen, nodded slightly, and then left.
At that time, with so many people around and so much happening, no one noticed this small change.
Due to the tight opening schedule of You Corporation’s Cuihu Youlin, Ling Momo initially took a long time to get into the right state, which led to especially tight deadlines during the later stages of the advertisement shoot. So when filming the last commercial, there were only two days left until the Cuihu Youlin advertisement aired.
Including the day lost in finding a substitute, they had to shoot the final scene early the next morning and then proceed with post-production to catch the day after tomorrow’s airing.
That meant, the scene with the substitute absolutely could not afford any mistakes.
The next day, by seven o’clock in the morning, everyone was already waiting on set.
Although Ling Momo was not needed for the shoot, she still showed up.
The shoot was scheduled to start at eight o’clock, but as time slowly approached, the substitute had not appeared. Calls were made but there was no response. At this critical juncture, finding another substitute somewhere else was clearly impossible. Ling Momo didn’t want a substitute to cause the advertisement to fail at the last minute, so she finally bit her lip, thought for a moment, and said, "If the substitute really can’t make it, then I’ll have to do it myself."
The director had no other choice but to have the makeup artist prepare Ling Momo with makeup and props. During the makeup process, Ling Momo received a WeChat message from Enson asking her, "Have you finished shooting?" Due to her busyness, she simply replied, "The substitute hasn’t arrived, I’m going in myself!" She also attached a scared emoji and then stopped checking her phone.
By the time Ling Momo had finished her makeup and was ready, it was already nine o’clock. The substitute still hadn’t arrived, and the scene had to be filmed in the early morning. Any later, with the sun getting stronger, it certainly wouldn’t be possible to shoot. Since the advertisement had to air the next day, waiting was out of the question. Thus, Ling Momo took a deep breath and followed the staff up to the ten-meter-high outdoor diving platform.
As they went out, Jian Chenxi and Su Xi happened to have just arrived on set, and seeing Ling Momo’s preparation, Jian Chenxi immediately realized that Ling Momo was going in herself. She smiled, lips curling, and as she passed by Ling Momo, she turned her head and dropped a remark, "If I’m not mistaken, you’re afraid of heights, and I’ve already sent away your substitute. I’m very eager to see whether this advertisement can be successfully shot in full!"
[End of today. Continue tomorrow! Goodnight!]