Chapter 353: Chapter 353 - 353: Cut Them All Out

Translator: Zayn_

Chen Lan walked over. “I say, you guys, you can’t go on like this. Why don’t you ask Teacher Qing Meng to change the script and cut out these scenes?”

Chen Lan had wanted to say this for a long time.

After reading the scripts for the recent scenes, she couldn’t help but think about the “unclear” relationship between Song Qingyou and Jiang Zhihan.

Actors should make appropriate sacrifices when acting. This was a job requirement, and there was no problem.

But, what if Jiang Zhihan was unhappy?

However, Song Qingyou didn’t look strange, so Chen Lan couldn’t bring it up.

Now was a good opportunity.

“Or maybe we can use a stunt double. It shouldn’t be a problem if we only shoot the back or the side.”

He Yuchi was the first to express his stance.

Song Qingyou pondered for a while. “I still want to try again…”

Although she had been repeatedly stopped by An Sui just now, she regretted writing such a romantic comedy.

But-

If she wanted to become an outstanding actress, there was no reason why she couldn’t act in a movie that others could act in.

Of course, this was only limited to normal films and television works.

Chen Lan’s persuasion was fruitless, so she could only shut up.

If she said too much, Song Qingyou might suddenly turn against her and add more intimate scenes…

At noon, everyone sat together for lunch.

An Sui went out to answer a phone call, his expression troubled, and he glanced at Song Qingyou from time to time.

When the crew started work in the afternoon, Song Qingyou was just about to discuss a few words with He Yuchi when An Sui interrupted, “Well, I thought about it later and decided to change these two scenes.”

“Did Teacher Qing Meng say that she wanted to change it?”

He Yuchi naturally thought of the phone call An Sui received at noon and thought it might be from the screenwriter.

“How do you want to change it?” Song Qingyou asked, confused.

“It’s not Teacher Qing Meng who wants to change it,” An Sui said. “It’s my personal opinion.”

He coughed lightly and continued with the script.

“This part of the scene where the male and female protagonists hug each other is not needed. All the other scenes will be cut.”

“At this moment, the male lead is still pretending to be a disabled person. The female lead did not expose him. The female lead only wants to watch some fun and experience being loved. There’s no need… well, there is no need to really involve herself.”

This reason sounded far-fetched but somewhat reasonable.

“Moreover, the male lead is still in a wheelchair. It can be designed so that he forgets the existence of the wheelchair, and then is blocked by the pedal and gets bounced away. It’ll set up a joke and also foreshadow that the two will separate later…”

He Yuchi came to a sudden realization and quickly turned to An Sui. “This seems even better. The two of them still have their personalities intact. They can even pave the way for the female lead to say that she knows that the male lead is not disabled…”

An Sui clapped his hands together. “That’s right!”

“What about you, Qingyou? What do you think of this change?”

Song Qingyou stared at An Sui. “That’s reasonable.”

“But-”

“As long as it’s reasonable, there’s no but.” An Sui waved his hand and pulled He Yuchi away. “I’ll tell Little He about the next scene. You can think about it yourself.”

Song Qingyou looked up at their backs.

She had a feeling that An Sui was actually running away.

However, it was only a few changes to the scenes and had no effect on the main storyline. Why was An Sui feeling so guilty?

Could it be that he thought that she liked acting in this kind of drama?

Song Qingyou was puzzled.

She had never thought that someone would ask their assistant to contact the director’s biological father and force the director to compromise just for a little intimate scene…

As the days passed, many onlookers were still watching whether Director An Sui’s movie would be released safely.

In order to maintain the popularity, the production team naturally could not clarify again.

Song Qingyou simply arranged for a few crew members to occasionally post on Weibo to share the daily life of the crew as a way to “report their safety.”

Three days after Yu Muhuai came to visit, Wei Zhengrong called.

Perhaps he felt sorry to Song Qingyou, but the voice on the other end of the phone seemed to stutter.

“Qingyou, ahem, I’m almost done with the planning for the last episode…”

“Doesn’t Director Wei usually keep the program’s proposal a secret?” Song Qingyou asked, knowing the answer.

“That’s right…But 1 made some changes this time.”

“Oh?” Song Qingyou asked,” Do you need my help?”

“Yes and no.”

Wei Zhengrong coughed and continued,

“It’s like this. This is the last episode of All-Class Challenge. In the last episode, 1 think everyone should gather together like in the previous episode…So I’m going to do a werewolf hunt role-playing setting…”

“There are some NPCs among them, and… special guests.”

“And then?”

Wei Zhengrong paused. “Then, that special guest is someone you know. It’s… Shen Xiyan. You should have… no problem, right?”

Not all artistes had good relationships with each other, and private fights were common everywhere.

Only Song Qingyou and Shen Xiyan were extremely unfriendly in front of the camera. The two of them had a faint feeling of fighting whenever they met.

“Has Director Wei already decided to officially invite her?”

“Not really.” Wei Zhengrong was a sensible person and didn’t want to offend anyone. “It was her manager who suggested it. I said 1 would reconsider.”

“I know your relationship… Cough, it’s just one episode. There shouldn’t be any problems?”

“The latest episode is a werewolf mode?” Song Qingyou asked.

“All, yes.” Wei Zheng Rong almost couldn’t react.

“There’s role-playing and werewolf hunt. There should be some plot arrangements…”

“There is indeed.” Wei Zhengrong was full of anticipation. “So you agree?”

“I can ask Qing Meng to arrange the script, but Director Wei must reject Shen Xiyan’s participation.”

“This-”

Wei Zhengrong hesitated.

“If I don’t agree…”

“I will withdraw from the show.”

Song Qingyou’s tone was calm, without any threat.

However, Wei Zhengrong had to consider it seriously.

After a long while, he said, “1 heard that you have a good relationship with Ye Guiwan, Zhong Jiayin, Fu Chen, and even Gu Xingchen. If you can invite one of them as a special guest, I can immediately agree to your conditions.”

“They might not be available.” Song Qingyou said.

“We need to arrange an artiste with a higher status than Shen Xiyan.”

“I understand.” Song Qingyou said, “I’ll give you an answer by tomorrow at the latest.”

Wei Zhengrong was just a variety show director, he couldn’t openly fall out with Shen Xiyan.

If he had invited someone with a higher status as a special guest, then it would be reasonable for him to reject Mo Zhenning’s suggestion.

Even if Shen Xiyan knew that Song Qingyou was behind it, she wouldn’t blame it all on Wei Zhengrong.

After their discussion, Song Qingyou personally contacted Zhong Jiayin and the others’ managers to ask if they were available.

Fortunately, her luck was not bad. Not all of them were so busy that they could not find time to participate in a variety show.

After Wei Zhengrong’s conditions were met, Song Qingyou followed the program team’s instructions and began to think of the ‘Werewolf Hunt’ plot..