It's not easy to be a walk-on. If you don't do it well, it's a dereliction of duty. If you do it too well, it's stealing the show. I personally experienced it today, so I felt a bit more sympathy for her.
"Okay, I'll mention it, you don't have to worry too much … But, you should at least tell me your name, right? Otherwise, how am I supposed to tell Ai Mi? "
The girl with long braids in armor froze for a moment. She had already heard me call Miss Ai Mi 'er as Ai Mi' er many times. It's probably one of the pieces of evidence that she thinks Ai Mi and I have an unusual relationship.
"I, I'm sorry, I was too nervous and didn't even introduce myself …"
The girl's cramped appearance was like she was being tested by an examiner.
"My name is Su Qiao, my hometown is Hebei Wuqiao, which is also known as the 'hometown of China' … But practicing acrobatics is too tiring. Whether it's trapeze or spinning, my shoulders hurt so much that I couldn't sleep, so I ran away from home and came to film city with a distant cousin I met in an acrobatic troupe …"
So she's a former acrobat? No wonder she's so nimble! Compared to trapeze, it's much easier to do a few somersaults on the ground.
Although she was protected from the neck down by the armor, Su Qiao seemed very insecure when she spoke. Her body seemed even thinner and weaker under the solid armor.
Acrobats are similar to gymnasts in that they have very little body fat. I heard that one of the most famous programs in Wuqiao acrobatic troupe is "Shoulder Ballet". A female acrobat dances ballet on the shoulders of a male acrobat. If it wasn't for the fact that the female acrobat wasn't particularly thin and was as fat as Loud Mouth, the male acrobat would have already retired due to work-related injuries.
"Um, Mr. Ye, I'm very grateful that you helped me out on set this morning … You might have noticed, but my foot is injured. If I forced myself to continue filming, I might have gotten into an accident …"
"Don't call me Mr. Ye, and don't use honorifics with me. It's like I'm an old man!"
I didn't know what was funny about this sentence, but Su Qiao did laugh at my words. However, her smile quickly turned into a bitter smile, and she kept her head lowered towards me.
"No, I feel more at ease calling you that. Although I don't know what your relationship with Miss Ai Mi 'er and our martial arts director is, I can see that you have a good heart …"
He could tell? Could it be that I've finally met someone who can see through my murderous face and see that I'm actually a good person? No, calm down, that's just a description. She must have heard me stop Ai Mi from abusing her, so she guessed that I'm not a bad person. Not to mention she needs my help right now.
Looks like I'm still not brave enough. I'd better do as Mr. Lu Xun said, be a true warrior and face the bleak, bloody reality.
Su Qiao's hands were clasped together, looking very anxious.
"… Although I know it's a little too much to ask for your help, I have no other choice! I've only been in the cast for two weeks, so I don't know many people. Also, I heard that if Miss Ai Mi 'er doesn't like me, she will definitely kick me out! Two makeup artists have already been fired, and the prop master is also terminating his contract today! "
Eh? Even if Ai Mi is the main lead and a popular idol, doesn't she have too much power in the cast? Is it because she has Ai ShuQiao's power behind her?
"So, Mr. Ye, can you help me? I've never seen anyone speak to Miss Ai Mi 'er like that. If you help me plead, it'll definitely work … "
As she said that, a walk-on actor who was also fully armored waved at her from outside the bamboo forest:
"Su Qiao! What are you doing? Hurry up and get on stage! "
Hearing her companion's urging, Su Qiao's tone suddenly became excited, and at the same time, her face revealed a very fragile expression:
"Mr. Ye, you … you'll definitely help me, right? I'm begging you, it wasn't easy for me to join this pretty good crew. Practicing acrobatics is too tiring, I don't want to go back, and I don't have the face to go back to see my parents … "
Her miserable and helpless appearance made people feel sympathetic. I comforted her and told her not to worry so much. I'll make sure she won't be kicked out of the cast by Ai Mi.
Su Qiao once again expressed her gratitude, then she limped out of the bamboo forest and walked with her companion to the filming location.
I looked at her frail figure hidden in the armor and felt a bit of sympathy for the walk-on actors.
Maybe Ai Mi will never understand how hard it is to run around for a meal and a night? I'm a little sister who was born into a wealthy family. I don't expect you to understand right away, but at least don't easily take away other people's chance to settle down.
I decided to speak up for Su Qiao, to a large extent, so Ai Mi can grow up through understanding others. I don't know how Ai ShuQiao uses the noble etiquette of the upper class to educate her daughter, but as her brother, I have to use the common sense of a commoner to educate my sister. Let's see who wins in the end!
I returned to the RV with noble sentiments, but I was almost angered to death by the scene in front of me.
After filling their stomachs, the outdoor barbecue came to an end. Ai Mi and Xiao Qin got two French baguettes from somewhere. They each held one in their hands and were playing a sword fight.
Ai Mi shouted: "Look at the lightsaber of a Sith Warrior!"
Xiao Qin was not to be outdone: "I'll punish you on behalf of the moon!"
The two "blades" of the baguettes intertwined and a lot of crumbs flew out, attracting a few courageous sparrows to happily peck at them.
Ai Mi suddenly lowered the baguette and reminded Xiao Qin with a frown: "You said wrong, you should have said 'the force is with me'."
Xiao Qin raised the baguette over her head: "The moon is with me!"
"It's the force! It's not the moon! "
"Take this!"
"Take this!"
The two girls bickered while starting another round of food fight.
Bastards! The class leader will pull your ears if she sees you wasting food like this! When they were fighting over the barbecue earlier, their ultimate goal was to eat, but now they're just playing?
I didn't say anything and snatched the two baguettes away. Speaking of which, French baguettes are really hard, they might actually be used as weapons to kill people, so it's probably not suitable for humans to eat directly.
"Don't you know it's a crime to waste food?" I scolded the two of them.
Xiao Qin and Ai Mi were still immersed in their previous roles. They both looked at me with suspicious eyes, as if I was a monster that suddenly barged into their battle formation.
"Which faction is he from to be able to snatch away our lightsaber with his bare hands?"
Ai Mi kept referring to the setting of Star Wars.
Xiao Qin suddenly clutched her chest, "Ah! My Purple Green Treasured Sword has been stolen! He's the one I've been waiting for 500 years, I'll never leave him again! "
That's enough! When did Fairy Zixia from 'Journey to the West' start fighting with the dark warriors of the Sith Empire! There's a limit to your transmigration!
I handed the two baguettes to the chef who was watching on from the side. Even if it's to feed the birds, the peace-loving French who always surrenders at the first moment would cry if baguettes (short for baguettes) were used as weapons.
Ai Mi felt like I ruined their fun, so she put her hands on her waist unhappily, "We're having a good time, why are you joining in the fun!"
She said as she pointed to a box of donuts on the chef's right side, "Even if you're joining in the fun, you should at least shoot donut darts at us!"
Xiao Qin's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands with a smile: "Good idea! How about Miss Ai Mi shoot donut darts at me, and I'll skewer them all with a baguette! "
In order to prevent the food from being further abused, I picked up the box of donuts and pinched Xiao Qin's ear as punishment.
"Ahhhh! It hurts! Ye Lin classmate, stop pinching! It hurts! "
Xiao Qin hurriedly begged for mercy. I also wanted to go over and pinch Ai Mi's ear, but Xiao Qin stopped me in the middle.
"If you have to punish someone, then punish me alone! I was the one who hit her on the head with the bread first! Such a cute Miss Ai Mi shouldn't have her ear pulled so cruelly! "
Xiao Qin covered her red ear while shouting righteously and with a bit of fear.
Regardless, it finally quieted down. I took the opportunity to tell Ai Mi about Su Qiao.
"Su Qiao? Who's Su Qiao? "Ai Mi had a puzzled expression." Oh, are you talking about that minor character? Kick her out? Why would I kick her out? She's too self-centered, does she think I would care about a small character like her? "
Ai Mi took the juice Xiao Qin handed over and lazily sat on a sunbathing chair under a parasol. "Hmph, since she thinks I'll kick her out, I'll fulfill her wish. She doesn't have to come to work tomorrow!"
"No!" I sternly stopped her, "I already promised to help her keep her job. If you insist on kicking her out, it would seem like I'm going back on my word! I won't be happy! "
Ai Mi disagreed, "A servant's job is to make their master happy, why should I care if the servants are happy or not?"
Under my fierce gaze, she unnaturally changed her words: "Hmph, these days a dog will bite its master if it's not full … Fine, it doesn't matter if she's in the cast or not, I'll keep her as a joke for now!"
Ai Mi didn't have a lot of scenes in the afternoon, and it wasn't a martial arts scene, but a literary scene. I had a headache listening to them speak a lot of English. Right when I wanted to sit down and rest, I saw Auntie Ren walking towards me with two bottles of mineral water.
She gave one bottle to me and one bottle to Xiao Qin. I felt embarrassed that I didn't drink it myself, so I wanted to pass the bottle back and tell Xiao Qin and I to share a bottle.
In the end, Xiao Qin spoke before I could: "Mom, keep one bottle for yourself. I'll carefully hold it in my mouth and be responsible for feeding it to Ye Lin classmate with my mouth full of love!"
F * ck you! Can't we just drink one bottle for each of us? Don't tell me indirect kissing isn't enough for you, and you have to be happy with mouth-to-mouth feeding? But your mom isn't happy at all! She looks down on me as if I'm the one who led you astray!
In the end, Auntie Ren stuffed the two bottles of water into my arms. I felt like Auntie Ren's eyes were saying: You can have as much water as you want, just don't touch my daughter.
I suffered under Auntie Ren's hostile gaze for half an hour. Even though Xiao Qin kept saying silly things to liven up the atmosphere, Auntie Ren still remained terrifyingly silent.
Finally, Auntie Ren suddenly told me: The director wants to give me more scenes, he wants me to play a role that can better utilize my face.
"Huh? But I can't speak English? Do you want me to go up and randomly say my lines and find someone to dub them? "
"You don't even need dubbing." Auntie Ren said expressionlessly, "The director wants you to play the role of the first season's BOSS, the blood prince's follower, the worst of the seven blood guards, the deaf and mute evil monk. All you have to do is make weird noises."
Do you want me to play the monk? Do you want me to play the deaf and mute person? Although it will increase my income, I feel like I'm being ridiculed by the Americans! Also, isn't the director too careless? Does he not know I'm a student and can only participate in filming on holidays?
I suddenly thought of something: "Auntie Ren, do you know what Su Qiao's future job arrangements are?"
Auntie Ren paused, "Su Qiao? How do you know her? Speaking of which, she just received the qualifications to play the blood prince's maid, she has two to three times more scenes than you. Her English isn't particularly fluent, so I don't know how she got this role. "
That's right, Ai Mi must have secretly pressured the director. In order to let me accompany her on set, she arranged a role for me that I don't need to speak English to play. Out of my expectations, she even gave Su Qiao a great opportunity to prove herself. I originally thought Ai Mi would only do the minimum and not kick her out!
Ai Mi actually gave Su Qiao a role that has three times more scenes than me, it's really surprising … No, I'm not jealous at all. I just feel that Ai Mi suddenly became so broad-minded, and as her brother, I feel a bit gratified.
I wonder how happy Su Qiao would be?
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