Chapter 279 - 279 279 How Many Benefits Did the Crew Give

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Chapter 279: Chapter 279: How Many Benefits Did the Crew Give You? Chapter 279: Chapter 279: How Many Benefits Did the Crew Give You? William Zeller was explaining over here, while Ianthe Lawson finally arrived fashionably late. Since she had just finished filming, she was still in a costume. Almost instantly upon appearing, she captivated a few of the guests. The livestream viewers were even more amazed, exclaiming, “Beauty, breathtaking!” Ianthe Lawson herself had a striking, classical beauty. Since she had studied opera from a young age, she naturally possessed a classical aura. When she first debuted, her image in costume was instantly edited into various videos of classic beauties. As a result, most of the TV dramas she acted in since her debut were period pieces. “Sorry, today’s shoot ran a little late.” In private, Ianthe was a bit shy, but in front of the camera, she appeared quite poised. At the host’s request, she greeted the viewers in the livestream chat. She then greeted each of the guests from the show one by one, and finally, her gaze fell on Scarlett Jennings, with a hint of anxiety in her eyes but mostly friendliness, “Hello, Scarlett. I noticed on the show they all call you Scarlett. Can I call you that?” “Of course.” Scarlett Jennings gave her a slight smile and continued, “Thank you for the gift you sent me.” The two exchanged friendly words. The livestream audience immediately started to whistle. “She smiled, she smiled, everyone, I declare this wave stable!” “To see whether the sixth guest is stable, the key is still the Fairy Lady’s reaction!” “I’ve said it all along, just look back, Scarlett was indifferent to the sixth guest in previous episodes!” “Inside scoop, I heard Director Clark consulted Scarlett this time, and only selected the person after confirming there were no issues.” “He’s really got it tough; Ianthe Lawson is one of the top ten female artists least likely to have a scandal online!” “Director Clark: This episode’s guest is all about safety.” “Hahaha, showing daily sympathy for Director Clark for a second.” “Doesn’t anyone want to praise our Little Fishy’s costume in the new drama?!” “I’ll do it! Little Fishy’s costume in the new drama is super beautiful! So excited!” “As a Little Fishy fan, I’m super excited for this episode! Watching Little Fishy film and the livestream at the same time, what kind of Immortal variety show is this!” “Yeah, this episode is rock solid!” Five minutes into the livestream, #’Inspiration’ Episode 5 New Guest Stabilized# immediately soared on the trending list. Ianthe Lawson, after greeting a few people, led them to the lounge while explaining the current problems the crew was facing. “This drama started filming two months ago, but within a month of starting, the crew encountered several pranks in succession. At first, it was the costumes of the male actors in the drama that were maliciously destroyed. The costumes alone had to be redone three times, and even with someone specifically guarding them from makeup, there were still various problems the next day.” If it wasn’t for the worry of bad press for the crew, the director might have considered calling the police. “Because it mainly affected several male actors’ costumes, people initially suspected some kind of prank, like from some anti-fans or something. But starting last month, problems arose during shooting. Because ‘Prosperous Age’ mainly tells the story of women, like my character, who is an overlooked daughter of a declining family who, relying on her abilities, rises step by step to stand alongside men. Inevitably, she faces much resistance, whether from her family or from men in officialdom...” Ianthe Lawson became very engrossed when talking about her character, her voice imbued with a sense of excitement and fluency. However, fortunately, she didn’t forget they were on a livestream, so after briefly explaining her character’s situation in the script, she continued, “Due to the character settings, there are many scenes in the script where I and another female lead are subjected to persecution. Then we discovered that whenever we shot similar scenes, the male actors acting opposite us would encounter various mishaps...” For example, there’s a scene in the script where the heroine’s father slaps her. The actor playing the father would suddenly get a back spasm when raising his hand, or be injured by a falling lamp stand. Or in a scene where the heroine is pressed down into the water, the actor would either inexplicably fall just as they approached, or slip on the water while pressing down. These coincidences happened so often that everyone noticed something eerie, and extras were afraid to act. One male actor playing a villain even quit the shooting altogether. The shooting schedule was tight, to begin with, and with these incidents, progress was delayed time and again. The director was so anxious that sores appeared at the corners of his mouth. Later, they secretly sought out a so-called master to take a look. Whether the master was unskilled, or because the crew angered the mysterious presence by hiring them, the entity did not hide its existence at all in the past week of shooting. Sometimes, in the middle of filming, an ink stone on the desk would suddenly fly towards the male actor, or this morning, the male actor acting opposite her was drenched by water that appeared out of nowhere. When Ianthe Lawson was saying this, they happened to pass a breakroom. A male actor had just changed into a new set of clothes, but you could see with the naked eye that his hair was wet, clearly the unfortunate actor whom Ianthe mentioned being drenched. The actor, upon seeing the people from the show, didn’t show any good expression, his lips moved, and with a sullen face, he told his assistant to close the door. Ianthe Lawson, seeing the actor’s attitude, seemed a bit embarrassed, “Because of these matters, everyone at the film city knows our crew is haunted. We’ve even reportedly been unable to hire extras.” If it weren’t for the fact that they knew a popular mystical variety show guest was coming to help resolve the crew’s haunting issues, the crew would have been prepared to temporarily disband. Once the crew disbanded, restarting would be incredibly hard, meaning the project was essentially half-aborted. Ianthe Lawson hoped to see the drama succeed, so she agreed to join the show as a new guest. After all, she really wasn’t very good at recording variety shows. While intending to solve problems, Ianthe didn’t hold back when explaining the situation of the crew. She also didn’t notice the host was frantically giving her signals while she was speaking. Once finished, she glanced at the other guests and saw their expressions had become somewhat complicated. Especially the host, William Zeller, who had a subtle sense of danger in his gaze. “So it’s not some new mode of live streaming while acting, you just lack extras, huh?” Sebastian Carew remarked icily, casting a sidelong glance at William Zeller. Ariel Zimmerman, on the other hand, pouted angrily towards the direction outside the camera, where Director Clark was. “Director Clark, you sold us cheap!” Scarlett Jennings earnestly asked, “Come on, how much did the crew give you for all this?”

Chapter 279 - 279 279 How Many Benefits Did the Crew Give

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