721 A Million Times for You 83 (1/2)
Lin Mingxi nodded and asked, ”Which episode are we filming now?”
”We've been following the filming schedule and we've already filmed two episodes.”
”Alright, do as you deem fit. You don't have to rush the progress, just ensure that the quality is satisfactory. I believe in your abilities, Director Jing.”
Jing Tian smiled and asked softly, ”About… Ms. An…”
Staring at him, Lin Mingxi asked, ”Did the crew members mention anything about her the past few days?”
”No, no one dares to talk about her openly, but online… I've seen the news about the negotiation falling through. Will Ms. An be alright?”
”We don't know yet for now, but I'm sure Xiaoning will be able to overcome all odds with her strong abilities. You don't have to worry about the funds. Xiaoning has already transferred the money she's investing to our joint bank account previously. You just have to focus on filming. Don't worry about the rest,” Lin Mingxi answered calmly.
Jing Tian nodded and said, ”I'm not worried about the funds, I'm just worried about Ms. An. But I feel much more relieved after hearing what you've said.”
Not wanting to tell him the truth, Lin Mingxi said, ”I understand that you and Ms. An have worked on a film together before and you two are close friends. How should I put it? Well, Xiaoning is stuck in a bit of a knotty situation now. Get the crew members to stop making guesses and speculations. The most important thing to do now is to focus on filming the drama properly. I'll inform you if there's any progress.”
”Alright.”
”I was observing the filming earlier, and the lead actress seems to be doing a great job. She doesn't have the acting chops of a newbie at all. I have a ton of faith in this drama series.”
”Yes, Erlan is a very skilled actress, although she's young and has freshly graduated from the theater arts academy. It feels like she's one with the character she's playing. Even the male lead thinks so and has been pretty satisfied with her so far.”
Pointing at a speaker, Lin Mingxi said, ”Bring that to me, I'd like to have a few words with everyone.”
”Alright.” Jing Tian stepped forward to hand her the speaker.
”Hey, everyone, come here. Stop what you're doing and listen to me while I say a few words to you guys,” Lin Mingxi yelled into the speaker.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and listened to her quietly.
”I'm Lin Mingxi, one of the investors of this drama series. This is a multi-million-dollar production, and I hope to produce a splendid and impressive drama series. All of you are members of this production team, and I hereby guarantee that the funds available are more than enough. We won't delay the payment of every actor and crew member. All of you must possess moral work ethics and keep the image of the team squeaky clean. If you find out about any unethical behavior going on within the team, please inform me by sending me an email. I'll fire anyone who gets up to any sordid business immediately after investigating and verifying the culprit. My email address is…”
Everyone began applauding boisterously at the end of her speech. There were rarely any investors who would make such a huge promise to the production team. Hence, the crew members were all at ease and determined to put their best foot forward in their respective work areas.
”Stop looking, she's already left,” said Yan Ge, smacking Fang Erlan's head with the script booklet.
She looked up to see that he was standing beside her with his eyes fixed on her.
Fang Erlan immediately looked away and hung her head low to read her script.
Yan Ge took a seat on the chair beside her and asked, ”Do you have any scenes for this afternoon?”
”No, I'll get to rest for half a day. What about you?”
”Me neither. But I won't be getting a break, I have to film a commercial in the city.”
”Isn't it tiring to film commercials?” Fang Erlan asked curiously.
Yan Ge could tell that she had been living a cloistered life. ”Have you never starred in a commercial before?”
”Are you mocking me?”
”Since you don't have any scenes to film for this afternoon, would you like to follow me to the set? You'll get to see for yourself what filming a commercial really is like.”
”May I?”
”Sure.”