Chapter 324: Chapter 302: Filming Two Shows at Once, No Delays on Either Side!

Although “Love Begins Here” was already mostly filmed, adding a special guest role was not difficult. With Ji Xizhi’s status, adding any role wouldn’t be a problem, right?

But Ji Xizhi still wanted to be an extra, which left Director Guan a bit stunned.

He knew about Ji Xizhi’s current situation. Ji Xizhi had never acted in a film before, but recently refused Director Jin’s offer for a lead role, which everyone online knew. Now acting as an extra in their crew felt worlds apart.

Director Guan cautiously asked again, “Teacher Ji, are you serious about this?” Chapters first released on novel~fire~net

“Being an extra in our crew might affect your future…”

Director Guan was being honest with Ji Xizhi. If she joined his crew as an extra, he would surely welcome her a hundred thousand times, but their lead roles were all newcomers, and with Ji Xizhi’s status, uplifting newcomers might affect her future opportunities in film and television.

Especially if “Love Begins Here” doesn’t end up doing well when it airs later.

For Ji Xizhi herself, the risks of not acting might be greater than acting.

Director Guan frowned, hesitating.

Ji Xizhi calmly said, “It’s not a problem. I’m not planning to act for now because my acting skills aren’t sufficient.”

Director Guan: “?”

It turned out all the rumors were true. There have been actors in the industry who’ve failed auditions and then claimed they weren’t ready to act in that production to save face.

Unexpectedly, Ji Xizhi genuinely thought her acting skills were lacking, and her rejection of Director Jin wasn’t just a rumor or hype.

Nearby male and female leads, as well as other extras and staff, all paused for a moment.

It was as if a righteous light of the entertainment industry was shining from above onto Ji Xizhi.

Everyone thought: There really are such dedicated people in the entertainment industry! How could they deserve to be leads or extras? They must go home tonight and practice hard!!!

Unknowingly, Ji Xizhi had motivated an entire crew.

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Once settled as an extra, Director Guan quickly resumed filming.

They had cut too many times today, slowing the shooting progress, and it took the male and female leads a long time to capture the right atmosphere.

Initially, Director Guan thought that after being delayed by Ji Xizhi, it would take at least two or three more cuts to get back into the rhythm. Surprisingly, after the call to “action,” everyone was immediately in character.

The male and female leads, along with the other supporting and extra actors and cameramen, all performed at 200%, outdoing their best takes before. Multiple shots passed with just one take.

Ji Xizhi sat at the original alleyway location as an extra, and Director Guan even deliberately gave her a one-second appearance on camera. If Ji Xizhi wanted to film, why would he let the opportunity slip by?

However, he didn’t overdo it; the camera’s focus was still on the male and female leads, with Ji Xizhi merely as a small easter egg in the scene. When the show airs, sharp-eyed viewers would naturally notice.

The afternoon shooting went exceptionally smoothly, and by evening, the entire crew wrapped up work.

Just as Director Guan announced the wrap, several writers, the male and female leads, and crew members hurried to crowd around Ji Xizhi.

“Teacher Ji, I’m Meng Tu, the screenwriter for the crew. Can we add you on WeChat?”

“Teacher Ji, I’m a huge fan of yours. Could you sign an autograph for us?”

“Teacher Ji, I want to take a picture with you!”

…

After filming wrapped up, without Director Guan’s restraint, everyone let loose completely.

Seeing that it was still early, Ji Xizhi didn’t rush; she stayed put and gave everyone autographs and took pictures one by one, even adding the crew’s key staff members on WeChat.

There were quite a few people, big and small, in the crew. Adding autographs and photo requests into the mix, they formed a long line at the alley.

The young extra who had been feeling down had finished his role and, with a bashful face, secretly joined the queue for an autograph from Ji Xizhi.

Director Guan, busy with wrap-up chores, realized too late that he couldn’t squeeze in, so he had to wait.

While waiting, he took out his phone to check Ji Xizhi’s Weibo.

Just as he opened it, before he could read anything, a wave of delighted screams erupted from the crowd next to him.

“Ahhhh… Our crew is trending on social media!!!”

Director Guan: “!!!” So fast!

He hastily tapped open the trending list, scrolling up from the bottom, one page, then two… until he found it!

The hashtag #JiXizhiJoinsTheCrew# was trending at number thirteen!

This was the first top trending topic for the crew of “Love Begins Here” since they started filming; Director Guan almost cried. The paid trending posts when they started filming didn’t even rank that high.

The comments under the trending topic were almost all about Ji Xizhi.

[Wow, Ji Xizhi joined a crew? I remember she just recently turned down Director Jin’s crew. Which director’s crew is this?]

[Guan Ping? Who is this big director? I’ve never heard of them.]

[Just to interject, Love Begins Here? What kind of show is this? It’s 3202 already, how are there still dramas with such cheesy names?]

[That’s beside the point, didn’t anyone notice? Ji Xizhi is an extra!!! Even though she said she’s not great at acting, isn’t starting as an extra a bit too much!!!]

[Isn’t Ji Xizhi filming “Life Experience”? How can she be at another set already? This must be schedule overlap, right?]

[Haters shouldn’t be ridiculous, it’s the first time I’ve heard an extra can have schedule overlap…]

[Real-time drama-following fan here: Overlap what? This is filming both dramas at once, not delaying either! Check out “Life Experience” on the super topic, there’s a record of Assistant Director choosing Ji Xizhi, haha!]

[??? Even more ridiculous, apart from records, is there no live broadcast? I want to see it…]

The exclusive live broadcast room for Ji Xizhi on “Life Experience” had quietly gone live by the PD as soon as Director Guan announced the wrap.

A wave of trending searches drew quite a crowd of onlookers to the forefront.

Director Guan also followed the trending comments into the “Life Experience” live broadcast room.

Upon seeing the live stream, the clarity of the pixel, the photography distance and angle… it all looked suspiciously like it was filmed by their own crew’s cameraman!

Director Guan: Could it be there’s a traitor from “Life Experience” in their crew?!

The PD hiding in the cameraman crew suddenly felt a chill down their spine.

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