NOVPUBHow else could you explain Li Xuan being such a cunning person?
He walked at the forefront, shouting loudly, both to give Wu Bin face and to remind everyone else that Wu Bin had arrived.
After all, Wu Bin was a major broadcaster, and his live-streaming room had many fans, a fact known to many people.
So, when Wu Bin entered the filming location, it was quite obvious to see many people suddenly becoming much more restrained, with many female actors even changing their previous standing postures to appear more proper.
Wang He was a man in his early forties.
When he saw Wu Bin appear, he stood up from his chair and walked over excitedly to shake hands with Wu Bin.
"You must be Student Wu Bin, right? Gosh, I am such a loyal fan of yours. Are you streaming live now? Come, let me greet the fans in your live-streaming room."
When it comes to shamelessness, probably nobody can compare with these characters in the entertainment industry.
It was clearly their first meeting, yet Wang He behaved as if he was Wu Bin’s little fanboy.
Had Wu Bin truly been just a college student, perhaps he would have been fooled by Wang He.
Unfortunately for Wang He, Wu Bin had lived two lifetimes, and he could tell instantly whether the other party was genuine or just engaging in business pleasantries.
Wang He moved in front of the cameraman’s lens and began cordially greeting everyone.
"Hello, fans in the live-streaming room. I’m Director Wang He, and this is the filming set of our new movie ’Ancient River Siege’. It is a film about the warlord era, and Student Wu Bin will be playing the son of a warlord."
"I have always had high regard for Student Wu Bin’s acting skills. If you also like Student Wu Bin, remember to follow our official account for the movie. We update the filming status every day."
No wonder he is a professional veteran director; look at this level of sophistication.
In just a brief encounter, he had already pitched his film crew.
In comparison, look at the assistant director Yu Biao, just a simpleton.
Apart from seeking opportunities to showcase his own abilities, what contribution has he made to the film crew?
Nothing at all!
But Wang He was different. In such a short time, he had already promoted his movie and official account; his ability to monetize was simply unmatched!
Although Wu Bin knew Wang He had an agenda, there’s a saying that you don’t slap a smiling face, and Wang He’s smile was indeed very bright and cheerful.
Therefore, Wu Bin cooperated and helped to promote the movie, which significantly increased the good feelings of Wang He and all the staff towards Wu Bin.
After all, for them, the better the movie does, the more money everyone earns.
Wu Bin’s promotion was undoubtedly very welcomed by them.
As the chief director, Wang He put aside any pretense in front of Wu Bin, leading him warmly through various parts of the film crew and considerately mentioning some points to be aware of.
He even called over the set manager personally to arrange accommodation for Wu Bin and his team.
A staff member asked curiously, "Why is Director Wang so enthusiastic towards a newcomer? It doesn’t seem in line with his character."
Those in the crew who had worked with Wang He knew him to be notoriously bad-tempered within the circle.
Let alone newcomers like Wu Bin, even for veteran actors, if you were just a bit less famous, Wang He would not show you any good countenance.
If you then encountered any issues while acting, Wang He would definitely scold you mercilessly.
Thus, Wang He’s gentle attitude towards Wu Bin was making all the staff feel as though they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
The makeup artist whispered aside, "Don’t you know what kind of person Director Wang is?"
"I just sneakily checked the kid’s livestream, and there are nine hundred and fifty thousand viewers online!"
"Do you know what nine hundred and fifty thousand online viewers mean? I doubt anyone in our entire crew has that kind of clout, right?"
Hearing what the makeup artist said, everyone nodded in understanding.
No wonder Wang He is fawning over him like a lickspittle.
With so many active fans, he has to treat Wu Bin as if he were his own father, right?
Once everything was arranged, Wang He finally took Wu Bin back to the set to discuss the scene with him.
Wang He checked his watch and said with a smile, "In five minutes it will be your turn to shoot. It’s your first time acting, are you nervous?"
Wu Bin nodded.
"Of course I’m nervous. I heard that film rolls can get quite expensive. If I need to do many retakes, you won’t get mad, will you?" Wu Bin asked.
Wang He generously waved his hand and said, "No, I won’t. My favorite thing is to work with newcomers, and besides, we don’t use film anymore—it’s expensive and not user-friendly."
"So when you go up there, just relax and act. No matter how many times you need a retake, I absolutely won’t get angry."
The staff members looked at Wang He with astonishment, hardly believing that these words were coming from his mouth.
Just the day before yesterday, an experienced actor was so harshly scolded by Wang He that he ended up in the hospital, and now you’re telling me your favorite thing is working with newcomers?
Is it you who’s confused or is it me?
Wu Bin didn’t know about Wang He’s reputation as a temperamental director; he actually thought quite highly of him.
But many of the livestream viewers were familiar with Wang He. They even looked up a lot of information about him online, included plenty of videos of Wang He losing his temper on set.
Instantly, the live chat was flooded with comments, as viewers expressed their concern for Wu Bin.
"Why does the director seem different from what’s said online? The internet describes him as a tyrant on set, but he’s being quite polite to Brother Wu right now."
"Dude, do you even see how many people are in our livestream? The camera is rolling; dare he yell at our Brother Wu, just try it."
"The director might have a bad temper, but he’s definitely smart. Who would pick a fight with money?"
"It isn’t certain though. There’s a saying that nature is hard to change. If Brother Wu doesn’t act well later, I bet the director will still lose his temper when it’s time to."
While the online audience was busily discussing, an assistant made a gesture to indicate that it was time for Wu Bin to start shooting.
Wu Bin picked up the script from his hand, placed it aside, and then walked straight into the shooting area.
The staff were stunned when they saw this.
"Wu Bin, aren’t you going to go over your lines with the script first?" they asked.
Wu Bin shook his head.
"No need, I have few lines, and I remember them," he replied.
As soon as Wu Bin said this, all the staff members internally sighed.
Wu Bin truly was a newcomer; otherwise, he wouldn’t say something like that.
