Chapter 319: Chapter 297: New Here?

The extras don’t have much screen time, most don’t even have a chance to appear, and the director certainly won’t talk to each extra individually about their roles.

The assistant director has to handle various matters of the film crew, so he can’t stay with the extras all the time. He arranged the positions for several grannies and briefly instructed them before getting busy again.

Ji Xizhi and others were arranged to sit in a pit and were left alone, with nobody paying attention to them.

The props team came and went, and the director was still discussing the scenes with the leading actors. Read complete version only at novęlfire.net

A few grannies sitting in the alley started off a bit nervous, but within a few minutes, they became lively, each took out their phone, either recording short videos or taking photos of each other.

Anyway, the assistant director said they could shoot casually before filming started, and since it was everyone’s first time acting, they definitely wanted to keep some souvenirs.

All the grannies were enjoying themselves, except for Ji Xizhi who sat quietly at the alley entrance, observing the crew performing their duties. She placed a small notebook on her knee, occasionally listening to the director’s insights on the script and jotting down notes.

Ji Xizhi’s filming PD managed some cheeky maneuvers and successfully blended into the camera crew. He stood not far from Ji Xizhi, perfectly capturing the angle.

In the “Life Experience” live broadcast room, people could see Ji Xizhi, whereas at “Love Begins Here” crew site, it seemed like they were filming behind-the-scenes of the main actors, and no one noticed for a while.

[“Life Experience” is really going high this year, even though the year isn’t over yet, I think no other show can be more hilarious than this in the industry!]

[? The neighboring “Escape Room” is about to air, the episode with Ji Xizhi—heard the main storyline of that episode was shot messily and the edits were terrible! It was finally released after a hard time!]

[Ah hahaha I was following the live broadcast, it was a laugh riot + chaos, I can’t even imagine how the post-production will turn out, love it, I’ve booked it!]

[Am I the only one feeling for Director Jin? Director Jin couldn’t invite the actors and ended up with this unknown crew as an extra. Ji Xizhi is always full of surprises!]

[Wasn’t this forced by Director Wang’s strike? Blame Uncle Wang! (Fight fight fight~]

[I just want to know if anyone in this crew can figure out Ji Xizhi’s identity? Are they gonna realize only after it airs? Hahahahaha…]

[I’m going to browse Weibo, let’s see if the director can notice, if the crew can catch this wave of attention, it’s all down to fate!]

The fans in the live broadcast room were joking while keeping their eyes glued to Ji Xizhi.

Just as they watched, the camera showed a young man with a dark face suddenly appearing next to Ji Xizhi at the alley entrance.

The young man sat down beside Ji Xizhi, showing his super white teeth.

“Hey? Newcomer?”

“Haven’t seen you before, did the boss assign you this granny role?”

“You’re pretty serious, you’ve noted quite a lot, you’re new to this, right?”

Ji Xizhi nodded: “Just started today.”

“No wonder!”

The young man smilingly pointed at Ji Xizhi’s notes on the paper.

“Your notes are too scattered, if you want to become a lead actor, you need more notes on the director’s words and observe the actors’ skills more. We extras are different from others; to make an impression, it all comes down to acting skills. You’re noting down everything from set management to camera and lighting, what’s the point!”

The young man had been an extra for five years, hardly climbing higher, but after being around various film crews for so long, his eyes were sharp.

Others didn’t notice Ji Xizhi’s appearance, but he spotted it instantly.

Though Ji Xizhi was wearing granny clothes, her exposed hands clearly showed the skin of a young person, definitely a new extra.

Some extras were assigned by the group leader, and some knew people in the crew, hence getting a role.

Ji Xizhi was unfamiliar, but her voice indicated she was a newcomer.

He intuitively didn’t think Ji Xizhi was an extra pulled by the assistant director from the local area; when the assistant director brought people earlier, he was applying makeup and didn’t notice.

After makeup was done, seeing Ji Xizhi seriously taking notes, he naturally thought of her as a fellow extra.

He warmly greeted Ji Xizhi, knowing opportunities were rare, forming a friendly bond with fellow extras might lead to more chances in the future.

The young man kindly advised.

Ji Xizhi shook her head: “No worries, I’m not planning to be a lead actor.”

Among the seven guests currently, there were enough actors, and since Sheng Yaoyao and Guan Fengyan were seasoned veterans, Ji Xizhi hadn’t considered acting in the short film they were about to shoot.

Stunned by Ji Xizhi’s words, the young man asked, “Then what do you want to be?” Extras aim for leading roles, what else?

Ji Xizhi pointed to all roles aside from the lead actors—director, camera, lighting, props, etc.

Ji Xizhi said: “Any of those, just learn everything.”

The young man: “???”

Having been an extra for so many years, this was the first time he heard of such ambitious goals for an extra 🙂

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