Professional Body Double

Chapter 13

Zhou Xiang drove to the studio early the next morning. They were shooting on location today, so after they gathered at the studio, they all boarded a bus to head for the filming location.

    Today's scenes were a bit demanding. There was a five to six minute combat scene which needed to be filmed in water and half of that scene needed to be filmed by a body double. It was already fall. Even during noon, the hottest time of the day, the temperature was only around eighteen to nineteen degrees, and the water temperature was even colder.

    Zhou Xiang didn't feel there was anything to complain about. This was the reality of filming. He had to complete the scene even if he had to clench his teeth. Since when was earning money easy?

    Wang Yudong arrived with his assistants half an hour later. The number of times Zhou Xiang had seen him lately had grown noticeably. Before, they would always shoot their scenes separately. However, apparently, Director Wang's next movie was going to be a 3D Xuanhuan blockbuster. Wang Yudong was currently fighting for the protagonist role, so he had been coming to the studio a lot more frequently.

    Although an actor didn't need to film together with his body double, the result was a bit better if they filmed together. Director Wang was a serious person who pursued perfection. Every time he would request for Wang Yudong and Zhou Xiang to come together. However, if Wang Yudong didn't need to film, most of the time, he didn't come. Hence, Director Wang's complexion improved slightly after seeing that Wang Yudong was here today.

    Zhou Xiang was having his makeup applied in the temporarily erected tent when Wang Yudong came in. Zhou Xiang saw him through the mirror and greeted him with a smile, "Dong'ge, you're here."

    Wang Yudong smiled and said to Mi You, "Young lady, lighten the hair on his temples, his hair colour is clearly darker than mine."

    Mi You glanced at her watch. There wasn't enough time. She was about to talk back but Zhou Xiang pulled her sleeve, using his eyes to warn her not to speak.

    Zhou Xiang had tasted the fickleness of human nature since he was small. Observing a person's words and gestures was his most fundamental survival skill. Zhou Xiang had a pretty close grasp of Wang Yudong's personality. In one glance he could tell that Wang Yudong was in a very bad mood. Although his smile was still as charming as always, he had probably been forced by his agency to butter up to Director Wang, and had probably been very unwilling to get up this early in the morning.

    Zhou Xiang would rather interact with someone who was blunt and had an explosive temper, than be at odds with a person like Wang Yudong who would say one thing but mean something different. It was best to go along with him as much as possible, so he hastily warned Mi You, who hadn’t read into things deeply enough, that Wang Yudong wasn't in a good mood, and that he was purposely using them to annoy Director Wang.

    Mi You discontentedly pursed her lips. Although dyeing his hair wouldn't take much time, the main issue was that she had already finished doing up Zhou Xiang's hair. To dye, she would need to take off the wig and attach it back on again after dyeing. This would take at least ten minutes and it was almost time to start shooting. At that time, the people Director Wang would yell at would naturally be her and Zhou Xiang.

    Wang Yudong sat next to Zhou Xiang as if no one else was present. His exclusive makeup artist immediately started applying makeup on him.

    Mi You had no other choice but to quickly tear off the wig, and begin dyeing. Xiao Liu also joined in to help her. The two rushed as fast as they could, but were still five minutes late. The assistant director walked into the tent with a dark face. He frowned as he watched Mi You fix the wig on Zhou Xiang's head, and said grumpily, "Everyone is waiting for you guys."