The Rebirth of a Diva

Episode 151 Personal Meeting for the Film Team

“Do not bother,” said Old Master Gu. “I'll go now.”

He was there to apologize to Xia Ling. Even though he was wrong, it was still a shame to apologize in front of so many people. Therefore, he did not want to stay any longer and intended to leave with Gu Lin.

Before leaving, he remembered something and turned around. “Filmnya ‘War and Death,’ right? Have you received a sponsor from a perfume company? ”

Generally, the film happily accepts sponsorships and performs product placements on the film. Such ads are a huge revenue stream for movie producers. However, historical films tend to receive far less sponsorship than modern films. Hearing Old Master Gu's question, Jin Yifei hurriedly replied, “No.”

Old Master Gu nodded. “Why not let the Gu family sponsor you. We have many perfumes inspired by historical traditions and cultures and have perfume recipes since time immemorial. There are many complementary elements between our perfume and this film. Director Jin, please help convey this message to your producer, we can discuss about the appropriate sponsorship package. “

Even a blind man could see that Old Master Gu was doing this to show Xia Ling's face.

Jin Yifei was very happy and replied, “Of course, I will.”

The last remnant of unhappiness Xia Ling had towards Financial King Gu disappeared upon seeing how Old Master Gu handled the matter. He really had no reason to remain angry. Therefore, he generously thanked Old Master Gu and watched as he left with his granddaughter.

He turned around and saw Sun Jing looking at him with a complicated expression on his face.

Xia Ling laughed. “What do you see? Are there flowers on my face? ”

Sun Jing was annoyed, but could not vent his anger on Xia Ling. Those who succeed in the entertainment circle are not stupid. She might have bullied Ye Xingling at first, thinking that she was an easy target, but today she realized that Ye Xingling had a much stronger backer than hers. Therefore, he could not walk past Ye Xingling like before.

Moreover, to obtain the Gu family's sponsorship…

They had a reputation in the entertainment circle for being extremely generous, and they would definitely pay more than their backer, Dynasty Jewelry.

He glared at Xia Ling with jealousy and unwillingness to lose was written in his eyes before leaving in a huff.

The other staff and actors standing around also looked at Xia Ling with renewed interest, the humiliation and neglect they had shown initially was now long gone. What replaced him was enthusiasm and licking of shoes, as they all wanted to get to know him better. Two veteran female artists called her over for a friendly chat, and it wasn't long before Rong Ping and the other male artists joined in, changing the atmosphere on set to become more relaxed.

Jin Yifei finished filming another scene and re-directed the rest of the day's filming.

This time, Xia Ling's dance was precise and her dance pose was perfect. However, Sun Jing had clearly still not recovered from the shock and was constantly in a daze, producing plenty of NG.

Jin Yifei sighed and called it a day because he felt there was no way they could finish filming that day.

Xia Ling sweated a little because she danced for a long time during the day and only started to feel cold now after being released. Her assistant, Wei Wei, came to help her to the dressing room to change clothes, but Xia Ling refused her help, saying, “You can go back for a break first. I'll stay a little while to practice shooting tomorrow. “

In addition to the films that Imperial Entertainment had made specifically for her in her previous life, this was the first time Xia Ling had made a film. He was worried about the murder scene immediately after the dance scene, which he thought was something lacking, then he wanted to take this opportunity to practice more.

He was always good at his job.

Wei Wei was a young and innocent girl and happily complied with Xia Ling's wishes. He poured a glass of hot water for Xia Ling, before following the large group that returned to the hotel together. This left Xia Ling alone on the big set to practice the killing scene.

When the dancers attack the emperor, chaos will ensue. The emperor would run away in disarray, and the dancer would chase after him, piercing the heart of the emperor from behind with a sword. Xia Ling had died in the same way in her previous life, and hence did not enjoy this scene too much. He needed to practice a few more times to make sure that he did not make any mistakes in the actual filming.

He forced himself not to think about what he had seen before his death in his previous life, and practiced the movement again and again for a long time.

Xia Ling was startled and turned to see where the voice was coming from.

On set, under the great shadow of a historical film set from sunset is a rickety old man standing under a dragon painting with a broom in hand, watching him.

He did not know when the old man appeared like a ghost.

He took a step back and asked carefully, “Who are you?”

“You asked who I am?” The old man smiled, his voice was raucous and unpleasant. “People call me Old Man Bao. I'm the property director on this film team, taking care of all the properties. Miss Ye, I need to reassemble that short sword in your hand. “

Why did this film team hire the director of this terrifying props?

Xia Ling was distracted as what Old Man Bao said sounded in his ear – penetrated from under the third rib from behind, before twisting the sword, isn't it exactly like he was killed in his past life, with proper sword handling ?!

The cold and pain he felt in his past life before he died back to him, made Xia Ling dizzy. His hands and feet became cold, and he could barely contain himself.

He quickly glanced towards the property director in the shadows, threw the short sword in his hand down, and ran away like he was fleeing from a monster.

When he returned to the hotel, most of the film team had finished their dinner and returned to their rooms to rest.

Xia Ling ordered a lunch box and brought it back to her room. He ate some random mouthfuls, took a bath, and lay down on his bed to sleep. Wearing coral cashmere pajamas and lying on a soft and comfortable bed, he closed his eyes and immediately drifted into dreamland. Suddenly, that raucous voice drifted from afar…

He screamed and woke up, cold sweat pouring all over his body.

Memories flashed through his mind in chaos, like huge devil nets trying to trap him, making him feel frightened and uncomfortable. Unknowingly, he grabbed the pendant hanging by his neck. This is a small platinum ring that has two letters engraved on the inner surface: L and Y, the initials of his surname and Li Lei.

He took a few deep breaths before his heartbeat began to slow down and returned to normal.

Suddenly, he heard a voice outside his window.

“Who is it?!” He jumped up and asked in a loud voice, his voice trembling.

The window creaked for a moment, and the curtains were pulled backwards as someone jumped into the room. A handsome man with long legs, slender, agile and muscular, his tanned tan looks attractive behind the off-white shirt he wears. On her neck was a pendant of the same platinum ring she had.

“Li Lei.” Xia Ling felt herself relax. “You scared me... What are you doing here?” They were in a mountainous area on the outskirts of S City, very far from the apartment they lived in.

“Is this a pleasant surprise to see me?” Li Lei smiled as he walked over. “I avoided all the tabloid reporters, fans, and security to get here.. Xiao Ling, it was very difficult to get through them all just to see you.”

So he sneaked in?

Xia Ling did not know what to say.

Li Lei walked up and stood in front of him. He checked it out and asked, “What's wrong with you? Why do you look so pale? “