fictionpage Chapter 3340 A Feast of Wine
Chapter 3340 A Feast of Wine
Chapter 3340 A Feast of Wine
Watching the children eagerly eating the jianbing guozi, praising how delicious it was, Bai Jianping felt gratified. He took out his phone to record a video, focusing on the children praising the jianbing guozi on camera. He planned to show it to Lao Ma later, which would surely make Lao Ma very happy.
He didn't rush to leave. Instead, he moved a small stool and sat under the mulberry tree to watch the children filming.
Old Li brewed him a cup of tea, and the two of them drank it while quietly commenting on it.
"Xiao Bai really looks like a director, he's got the skills," Old Li said with a smile.
"This child has always been opinionated, just like her aunt! Haha~~" Bai Jianping's tone was filled with undisguised pride. Although he said she was like her aunt, his expression clearly indicated that she was like him.
The aroma of jianbing guozi (Chinese crepes) boosted the morale of the crew, but it also brought new troubles.
Liu Liu finished her portion in a few bites, licked her fingers, and leaned close to Xiao Bai, saying, "Director, I think my character could be more fleshed out."
Xiao Bai looked at her warily: "Silly girl~ what kind of place do you want to stay now?"
Liuliu counted on her fingers and said, "Director Xiaohua, look, why do I, a child thief, have to steal children? Is it because I have a tragic past? Like, I was kidnapped when I was a child, so I have psychological trauma, and now when I see cute babies, I want to have one too..."
"What kind of twisted mentality is this!" Xiaobai complained, temporarily setting aside the fact that Liuliu called her Little Flower.
Liu Liu said righteously, "This is about the depth of the character! And I think that in the end I shouldn't just be arrested, I should have a repentant monologue, and preferably shed some genuine tears..."
Xiao Bai rolled her eyes at her, determined not to be fooled by her sweet talk, and said directly, "If you want to add more scenes, just say so."
Liu Liu suppressed a laugh and said, "How can an actor studying the script be considered wanting to add scenes?! This is about being responsible to the profession, to the director, and to the investors!!!"
Xiao Bai was losing patience: "If you're not going to talk, then don't. Hurry up and film."
Liu Liu immediately laughed and said, "Hehe, just add three scenes for me: one recalling my childhood, one of inner struggle, and one confessional monologue. Not many lines, about fifty."
Xiao Bai laughed angrily: "Fifty sentences and you think that's not enough? You're playing the villain, not the female lead! The female lead is Dudu, did you even ask Dudu how she felt?"
Liuliu said, "I'm going to find Dudu right now!"
Dudu was nearby, and before she could come to her, she shouted, "I disagree—"
Liuliu stood frozen in place, while Xiaobai laughed heartily, gloating. These two fake best friends are really funny!
Liu Liu argued forcefully: "Don't rush, listen to me, villains can also have their shining moments! Look at those villains in movies, they're more popular than the protagonists!"
……
The two men's bargaining grew louder and louder, attracting the attention of the other child actors.
Dudu whispered to Chengcheng, "Liuliu is making things difficult for Xiaobai again."
Chengcheng calmly flipped through the script: "Let her fight for it, but in the end, she still has to listen to the director."
Sure enough, Xiaobai was already impatient and just wanted to tear Liuliu apart, but she couldn't do that now; she still needed Liuliu to act. She took a deep breath and adopted the authority of a director, saying, "Liuliu, you have two choices: First, act according to the original script, and you'll still be the villain with the most screen time; second, if you keep causing trouble, I'll cut your screen time in half and give it to Xiaoli."
Liu Liu's expression changed drastically: "Little Li?! What kind of acting can she do! You're playing games with this!! You're treating the investors' money like paper!!!"
Xiao Bai crossed his arms and said, "I am the investor, I'll be Paper Flying, I'm willing!"
Liu Liu gritted her teeth inwardly and said ingratiatingly, "But Little Li can't act."
Xiao Bai said, "But Little Li is obedient. He asked Xiao Nian to play the difficult parts. Xiao Nian's acting skills are also very good, no worse than yours."
Liu Liu's eyes darted around, then she suddenly put on a fawning smile: "Director, I was just joking~ Following the original script is fine! But I have a small request..."
"explain."
"I don't need a confession monologue, but could you at least let me be caught with half a half-eaten jianbing (Chinese crepe) in my hand? That would make me look pathetic, like I couldn't even afford to eat before turning to crime..."
This suggestion actually made Xiaobai think about it for a while.
She looked at Chengcheng, who nodded: "Okay, it will enhance the comedic effect."
She mainly felt sorry for Liu Liu. She had witnessed Xiao Bai manipulating Liu Liu the whole time, and couldn't help but feel some pity for her.
Xiao Bai relented: "Okay, but only one line: 'My jianbing guozi...'"
Liu Liu said, "No! We have to add one more word! I won't act if we don't add this word."
Xiao Bai gave her a deep look and asked, "Which word? Say it!"
"Duck, my jianbing guozi duck! That's the word."
Xiao Bai suppressed a laugh and nodded in agreement.
She knew this was Liu Liu's last act of defiance, a desperate attempt to save face so that she could claim to the outside world that she had persuaded the director, displaying a very "know-it-all" demeanor.
……
As the sun sets, today's filming is finally coming to an end.
Little White directs the final group scene: all the children hold hands and form a circle to celebrate "the bad guys have been caught and the babies are safe."
Liu Liu stood in the middle, playing the role of the villain who was caught.
That's absolutely devastating!
Xiao Bai carried the camera, while Robin held a megaphone to his aunt's mouth. Xiao Bai shouted, "Scan the camera from left to right, everyone has to smile! Xiao Youyou, don't look at the ground! Shi Baobao, stand up straight! Liu Liu... Liu Liu, your smile is too fake! It has to be genuine!"
Liu Liu said angrily, "I'm going to be laughed at if I get caught, and you want me to laugh from the bottom of my heart?! Why don't you let me cry and call for my mom?"
Xiao Bai said, "It's necessary for the plot, just bear with it."
Liu Liu retorted, "This script is wrong! How can I, a villain, be laughing?! Shouldn't I be crying?!"
Are you questioning the screenwriter?
"I've already been arrested, and now I'm being laughed at by everyone! The fact that I can still laugh is already showing a lot of professionalism. If it were someone else playing this role, they would have quit long ago!"
Xiao Bai thought about it and realized that Liu Liu made sense, so he immediately put on a smile and said, "I'll treat you to a big meal tonight."
Upon hearing this, Liuliu immediately perked up: "Why didn't you say so sooner! Tell me how to act it, and I promise I'll do it in one take!!"
……
Bai Jianping sat under the mulberry tree, watching his niece's busy figure in the sunset. She was sometimes stern, sometimes patient, sometimes so angry she jumped up and down, and sometimes so amused she burst into laughter.
Those originally noisy little kids actually completed a whole day of filming quite well under her direction.
Old Li nudged his arm: "How about it? Will you be delivering jianbing guozi again tomorrow?"
Bai Jianping saw Xiao Bai wipe his sweat after directing the last scene, then run towards him with a grin, holding the baseball cap that said "Director" in his hand.
"Uncle! We filmed eight scenes today! We exceeded our target!"
Bai Jianping took the water bottle she handed him and said in a serious tone, "I really won't be coming tomorrow."
Xiao Bai blinked: "I know, I know~ Uncle, we're doing an outdoor shoot tomorrow, we'll be filming in a park, it'll only take half a day..."
Bai Jianping immediately said, "Then be careful!"
Xiao Bai said, "I know! My dad said that you don't have to cook tomorrow. He's treating everyone to a meal at a restaurant. Uncle, you should come too, we'll have a big meal."
Bai Jianping waved his hand with a smile: "I won't go, you guys eat by yourselves, haha~"
In the evening, Xiaobai invited the children to dinner at the restaurant.
Zhang Tan and Tan Jin'er booked a private room for them. After making the arrangements, they went out and asked for a booth in the outer hall so the two of them could eat alone.
Inside the private room, glasses clinked, toasts were offered, and various soft, sweet voices rang out.
When the waiter opened the door, he saw children enjoying their bear-shaped drinks, leaving the table one by one to toast each other.
They suppressed their laughter as they served the dishes, leaving one person to serve in the private room while the others reluctantly left. Outside, they whispered among themselves, saying how much fun it was to stay in the private room, how funny the kids were.