boyutpedia Chapter 180 The Rural Girl in "Metamorphosis" 23
Chapter 180 The Rural Girl in "Metamorphosis" 23
School days always fly by, and a semester passed in no time. Liu Yuxi consistently led the class academically, leaving his classmates numb to it all. They didn't see Liu working that hard, so how could his grades be so good? Was he the legendary "academic genius"?
After achieving good results with his previous film, director Li began filming his second movie.
Although he was not short of investment, he still chose a low-budget urban comedy for his second film, and specially reserved a role for Liu Yuxi, who was the male lead's sister-in-law who was like a "troublemaker" in the family, and also a pretentious "drama queen"!
Liu Yuxi is not afraid to play villainous roles, especially in comedies where she can't really be considered a villain. This role is very interesting, and Liu Yuxi has never played one in all her lives, so she agreed. Anyway, none of the other scripts that invited her to play roles were as suitable as Director Li's.
After receiving her report card, she and her grandmother didn't go home; instead, they packed their bags and headed to the film set.
Director Li's drama is already halfway through filming, and the script has long been given to Liu Yuxi, but Liu Yuxi's scenes haven't been filmed yet because she hasn't arrived.
So after Liu Yuxi brought her mother to the film set, filming started immediately. In Director Li's words, filming Liu Yuxi's scenes was the easiest, and they were basically done in one take.
The male and female leads had initially complained that many scenes couldn't be filmed because Liu Yuxi wasn't there, fearing it would delay the film's completion and affect its release date. But after Liu Yuxi arrived, they were surprised – could a movie really be filmed so quickly?
Although everyone knows that movies are filmed quickly in Hong Kong, with some films even being completed in just over ten days, it's not that fast in mainland China. If all the actors in the crew were as good as Liu Yuxi, and as long as the props and sets were up to par, they could probably finish filming their movies in just over ten days.
Liu Yuxi usually nails her scenes in one take, so the pressure falls on the male and female leads who work with her the most. Now, they might be the ones holding her back. They're both young, and everyone has ambition.
The two put in their best effort, determined to keep up with Liu Yuxi's pace. During the more than twenty days that Liu Yuxi was filming, the props team was the busiest, spending two hours building sets and only five minutes filming.
This is only because many sets were built in advance, requiring only minor modifications. Otherwise, they would have been exhausted. Have you ever seen a film crew recruit extras to move props instead of filming? That's what their crew did.
Before the movie was even finished filming, various promotional articles were already flooding the internet. Liu Yuxi's acting skills are not afraid of being overpraised, so when Director Li said he was going to release promotional articles, he might mention her good acting skills and ask her if she minded.
In Director Li's eyes, Liu Yuxi was only 14 years old, just a child, so they had to explain the pros and cons to her. This shows how much Director Li valued Liu Yuxi.
Otherwise, your contract as an actor clearly stipulates that you must cooperate with the production team's publicity. The advertorials don't involve any scandals or anything; they just praise your acting skills. What reason do you have not to cooperate? But if an actor's acting skills are not up to par, the more praise they receive in the beginning, the more severe the backlash will be later.
Liu Yuxi was naturally not afraid. All she wanted now was to become famous and make money as soon as possible. Once she was financially free, she could live however she wanted!
In the movie she's currently filming, Liu Yuxi is also playing a supporting role, and her salary has already reached 200 million yuan after tax. As she makes more films and TV series and wins more awards, her salary will only increase with her rising fame.
After Liu Yuxi finished filming her scenes, she had to go back to school in half a month because the senior year of high school started early. So she discussed with her grandmother about taking a trip during her free time.
Her grandmother's mindset has changed now. Because Liu Yuxi is so good at making money, she is no longer worried about Liu Yuxi's future. Once a person has no worries about the future, their mind naturally becomes more open.
The grandmother and granddaughter went on a trip to Yunnan and didn't return until almost the start of the school term. Her grandmother remarked more than once that she still had the chance to travel, and that life was getting better and better. Liu Yuxi thought that if the original owner of this body could see her grandmother like this now, she would definitely be very happy.
Before school starts, she's going back to her hometown to do some shopping. Her grandma bought a lot of local specialties, and she needs to share some with her old friends back in the village. As for the main purpose? You all know what I mean!
Entering the senior year of high school, it's obvious that the students have split into two groups: one group is working hard to catch up, and the other group is not interested in studying. However, even those who are not interested in studying will not bother those who are studying diligently this year.
Although Liu Yuxi's senior year of high school was no different from previous years, she did not take on any roles that year because her grandmother seemed to have developed "exam anxiety syndrome".
She was always afraid that her grandmother would underperform in the college entrance examination, so even though her grandmother didn't explicitly say that she shouldn't take on film and television roles during her senior year of high school, she still refused all offers.
Liu Yuxi knew that her grandmother's problem would disappear automatically after she finished the college entrance examination. So, she simply comforted her grandmother's nervousness with words and increased the time she spent studying in front of her grandmother so that her grandmother could directly feel her efforts.
In addition, given her consistently top grades, her grandmother's attitude gradually improved.
After the college entrance examination, Liu Yuxi originally planned to just drift along in the entertainment industry for the rest of her life. With Lin Ziye and the connections she had made in the industry over the years, she could earn enough from acting in a few more films and TV series to buy a few houses for her and her grandmother to rent out, and live a peaceful life.
But when she asked her grandmother for her opinion before filling out her college application, her grandmother hesitated to speak. Liu Yuxi was a little puzzled: "Grandma, just say what you think!"
"I don't really have any ideas, but your teacher told me that with your grades, you can go to any university in China. I was thinking, you're so smart, and you're not bad at acting, so why do you need to go to film school? Why don't you choose another major? If you don't want to act after graduation, you can find another job."
Well, it seems this little old lady has been influenced by her teacher's words. But it's alright, it doesn't matter which school she goes to. As for filming, if it doesn't work out, she can just film during the summer vacation. She'll earn less, that's fine. Neither she nor her granddaughter are big spenders. So she filled in Computer Science and Technology at Tsinghua University on her college application.
After filling out her college application and putting the address for receiving the admission notice at the school, she took her grandmother with her to the filming location. Now her grandmother has also become more fit, and when Liu Yuxi is filming, she just wanders around nearby, carrying her smartphone with her, so she doesn't worry about not being able to find her if something happens.