Chapter 318: Chapter 296: That’s True Bodhisattva Behavior!

After Granny Zheng persuaded Ji Xizhi, she quickly put away her phone and followed a group of grannies to the set.

The “Love Begins Here” crew was filming a sweet romantic campus drama, and the shooting progress was more than halfway done. Now they were just waiting to wrap up, but unexpectedly, the owner of the location they had originally agreed upon had an issue at home, so filming couldn’t happen there. They had to temporarily switch to this new location today.

Fortunately, this show didn’t have many large scenes, so they could continue filming at a place with a similar scenery, without delaying progress.

When Ji Xizhi and the others arrived at the set, the director was in the middle of explaining a scene to the two main actors. Several people were intensely discussing the scene, each holding a white script in hand, right in the camera’s center.

Excitedly, the director even personally pressed one of the leads against the wall, teaching a fake kissing motion.

“You need that kind of kiss that’s both sensual and pure, get it? Tilt your face a bit, lift your chin slightly, find the camera angle, and your gaze needs to be spot on! This kissing scene is very important!”

“Your body language needs to be clean and crisp, just like this, press on, don’t hold back!”

The director instructed while demonstrating.

Ji Xizhi stood nearby, watching the director’s live guidance attentively. She still gripped the phone she hurriedly turned off, occasionally jotting notes on it.

After being busy for quite some time, the assistant director finally made his way over to Ji Xizhi. From a distance, he noticed she was holding a phone, but since it was facing away from him, he couldn’t see what was on the screen. He did see that she was facing the direction of the lead actors.

The assistant director, with a great attitude, smiled and reminded her, “You can film now, but once the director calls for formal shooting over there, you can’t film anymore!”

Ji Xizhi was surprised, “We can film?”

Although she wasn’t part of the crew, she knew that filming teams generally don’t allow additional footage to be shot, and sneak peeks shouldn’t be released.

So when she came over, she had already informed her filming PD and fans back home not to capture anything related to the set, and only shoot beautiful scenery if necessary.

This set was different, though.

The crew was quite diverse, and amid the director’s occasional yelling, the assistant director didn’t notice anything odd in Ji Xizhi’s tone and just answered with a wry smile:

“Sure, as long as it doesn’t involve leaking the plot from the main feature.”

On the internet, their set was already considered a hopelessly small and unfocused chew toy. The official blog hadn’t even reached three thousand fans yet, and the concern that someone would leak anything wasn’t even a thought, as the whole internet wasn’t paying any attention to these leads. Moreover, the script was original, so managing to film even like this was already an accomplishment; they couldn’t get any publicity rolling.

If someone willingly wanted to film and help their set trend, that would be considered an act of kindness from a Bodhisattva!

Of course, that hope was impossible too. The assistant director just had a fleeting thought that these extras were all grannies who probably didn’t even know what trending topics were!

The assistant director, with a great temper, made arrangements for the grannies and joked, “It might still be a while before the real shoot begins. You can take as many behind-the-scenes shots as you want now, and even livestream it.”

The assistant director just casually said that.

But just as he said that, suddenly, a small camera peeked out from a nearby bush behind him.

This was Ji Xizhi’s filming PD, who had gained some experience with stealth filming the day before. Today, he had already applied to the show crew to carry a small live streaming camera with him, just in case.

Upon seeing Ji Xizhi enter another set, he was quite conflicted, unsure if he should continue filming or not, since it would be troublesome and involve another crew. Thus, he squatted there, waiting for now. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novel·fire.net

The fans in the live chat were also waiting with the PDs.

[Seeing two blades of grass sticking out of PD’s hair, I honestly feel the show crew should rename today’s episode to PD Bro’s Adventure!]

[Ji Xizhi’s PD truly challenges themselves every day~]

[“Love Begins Here”? This crew is really under-the-radar. I searched on Weibo, and no one is discussing it online. It’s so out of sight! I even heard there were financial issues not long ago. I’m beginning to wonder if this series will ever air!]

[Whether it’s under-the-radar or not doesn’t matter. I looked up the director, and turns out he studied in the specialized department of xx University. As long as the professional skills are there, it’s fine. After all, Zhi Zhi is just here to learn some skills secretly!]

While the filming PD hesitated, worried about offending another crew during shooting, the camera angles were aimed at nearby scenery or simply Ji Xizhi alone.

But now, hearing directly from the set’s assistant director that even live streaming was okay, the PD’s eyes lit up!

He said Ji Xizhi could live stream!

The filming PD’s dedication immediately soared. He discreetly emerged from the bush, donned a self-prepared black hat, and blended in with the camera crew.

The fans in the live chat, thanks to PD’s operation, successfully saw the shooting on set.

The actual film scene for “Love Begins Here” was set in an old alley not far from the seashore, with walls covered in moss and cracks in the stones on either side sprouting countless weeds, giving off a nostalgic vibe.

Now, the group from the crew was still waiting at the mouth of the alley, and the simple task for Ji Xizhi and the other extras was just to set up some stalls in the alley, serving as background for the main characters. A few grannies even had lines, simply calling out the female lead’s name and greeting her, and that was it.

The show crew had prepared all the props for setting up stalls. When it was time to begin shooting, the whole crew got to work.

Ji Xizhi was assigned to a position at the alley entrance. She and Granny Zheng were dressed in the same clothes, with hats on their heads so their faces weren’t clearly visible. However, the assistant director said that they were going for a natural effect, so she didn’t object, sitting cross-legged, appearing even more relaxed than the grannies next to her.

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