Chapter 322 - 300: Sorry, I Offended You!

Chapter 322: Chapter 300: Sorry, I Offended You!

Ji Xizhi was suddenly cued. She looked up, quite surprised, but didn’t immediately take off her hat.

Earlier, the assistant director said they didn’t need to show their faces, so Ji Xizhi didn’t know the rules for extras or understand what the director meant.

The director asked Ji Xizhi to remove her hat, meaning she was going to get a chance to appear on camera, regardless of whether the show airs in the end. For an extra, getting even a second of screen time is a massive opportunity. There are so many extras who wait years for a chance to show their face.

Everyone was either envious or curious.

Seeing Ji Xizhi not moving for a long time, others thought she was overwhelmed by surprise and hadn’t reacted yet.

The female lead nearest to Ji Xizhi was the first to speak up, “Director Guan wants to give you screen time! Hurry, take it off!”

The screenwriter followed, “She must be a newcomer, too happy to think straight!”

Even the young guy far away looked quite envious, thinking how rare it is for a newcomer to join the crew and be favored by the director with a chance for some screen time, especially without having to show her face. It was simply heaven-sent luck!

The only one somewhat flustered was Ji Xizhi’s accompanying cameraman PD who blended in with the crew, but it was just for a moment. He quickly caught on, picked up his camera, and swiftly joined the camera crew.

Ever since “Love Begins Here” officially started shooting, the livestream over on “Life Experience” had stopped, and now everything was offline.

The PD’s moment of panic was only because he missed filming Ji Xizhi’s big reveal—a famous scene, feeling torn between circumstances. Even if physically in the “Love Is Here” crew, he befriended some cameraman brothers, but he was still with Director Wang’s team and put “Life Experience’s” ratings first.

Such memorable scenes weren’t convenient to livestream, so he’d just film it for retention first. As to how the two crews would negotiate, let Director Wang handle that.

PD hid among the crowd, expertly finding a good angle to film, while the original camera crew wasn’t very engaged with the scene.

From the time the director called cut earlier, the camera crew had stopped filming. Those in charge of filming behind-the-scenes mainly focused on stars, giving an extra screen time wouldn’t even be watched if released, thus there was no need to spend time and effort on it.

Everyone was waiting for Ji Xizhi to take off her hat.

Ji Xizhi, however, wasn’t hurried as she looked at the sunlight. Her spot was at the alley entrance, different from the shaded area inside the alley, where the sun could shine.

Ji Xizhi asked, “Could I not take it off?”

“It’s a bit sunny.”

Director: “?”

Screenwriter: “??”

Female Lead: “???”

Ji Xizhi finished speaking, and the whole place fell silent.

What did she say? The director asked her to show her face, offering her a chance to possibly become famous, and she actually refused?

The reason for refusal was that it’s too sunny?!

She must be crazy!

That’s what everyone thought.

The female lead in front of Ji Xizhi, after a while, finally reacted, ignoring everything else to squat in front of Ji Xizhi directly.

Ever since Ji Xizhi analyzed the male lead’s criminal case earlier, the female lead had a good impression of her, and this extra seemed to be rumored to be an avid fan of Ji Xizhi, boosting the impression even more.

The female lead feared Ji Xizhi might miss the chance due to misunderstanding the director’s intention, so she proactively reached out to take off Ji Xizhi’s hat.

“If the director asks you, just quickly…”

She had only taken off half of it.

Expose Ji Xizhi’s lower face, the female lead’s hand immediately stopped as she was taking off the hat.

Then in less than a second, she covered the hat back.

The female lead’s voice trembled, “Sorry, my mistake!”

Director: “???”

Other crew: “…?”

What kind of mysterious ceremony was this? Hat-revealing ceremony?

The director saw his female lead reveal a horrifying expression while helping with the hat and found it baffling!

He stood up from his chair in front of the monitor and asked, “What’s going on? What are you doing?”

Female Lead: “…”

She looked at Ji Xizhi, then at the director, unable to say anything for quite a while.

The director didn’t bother asking further. He initially wanted to give this extra a chance as thanks for her help earlier. Extras wouldn’t affect the main storyline anyway, but she wasn’t interested. If she wasn’t interested, so be it. Such trivial matters shouldn’t delay the crew’s progress.

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The director waved his hand, ready to say, “Alright, if you’re unwilling…”

The director hadn’t finished his words when he saw Ji Xizhi at the alley entrance reach out and take off her hat, placing it neatly on her stall in front.

Ji Xizhi said, “Director, is this okay?”

Director: “………!”

Other crew members rubbing their eyes wildly: “What the hell! What the hell! What the hell!!”

Screenwriter: “!!” Oh my, what’s this top-tier celebrity descending into a small-time crew storyline!

Ji Xizhi was dressed in local clothes from Xianyu Village; her face was flushed red from the sun hat, her hair drenched and sticky with sweat, yet her outstanding features couldn’t be hidden.

Ji Xizhi often appeared bare-faced on-screen, hardly different from her refined photos. Her face frequently dominates trending searches.

The “Love Begins Here” crew was full of industry veterans. Who wouldn’t know what Ji Xizhi looks like!

However, knowing what she looked like was one thing. Discovering her hidden as an extra here was another!

It was too shocking!

The director’s vision momentarily went blank before he hurriedly walked to Ji Xizhi’s front.

A complete voice transformation, “Teacher Ji, are you Teacher Ji Xizhi?”

Ji Xizhi greeted him and then asked, “Hello, Director. Have a look, is the hat placed like this fine?”

Since the director requested the hat’s position multiple times, it must have involved some detail. Ji Xizhi took it seriously, partly to learn more about lens language from the director.

Unexpectedly, seeing Ji Xizhi in this state, the director bowed even lower than her, “Hello, Teacher Ji. However you want to place it is fine!”

Ji Xizhi: “?” That seems unnecessary!

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