Daddy Academy

Chapter 3339 Various Unexpected Situations

Chapter 3339 Various Unexpected Situations

The filming of Little Red Pony Academy was more complicated than expected in the afternoon.

The crew had only been working for less than half an hour when the first unexpected situation occurred.

The rag doll that was so important to Dudu in her arms suddenly made a strange "squeak" during the filming of the "careful feeding" scene. Then, the rag doll's right arm went limp and drooped down.

"What's going on?!" Xiaobai put down the camera and ran over.

Holding the doll, Dudu said innocently, "I didn't use any force, I just hugged it gently..."

Tian Xiaoya leaned over and said, "Could it be that Dudu, you're too strong? You can lift me up with one hand."

Liuliu also came over, waving for Tian Xiaoya to leave quickly, like shooing away a fly. She picked up the doll's arm and looked at it; it was limp and would fall down as soon as she relaxed it. She began to analyze seriously, "It's probably because the stuffing inside was pressed too tightly, making the joints loose. Why don't we switch to a real person? I'll be the baby!"

Xiao Bai shoved her away impatiently: "Get out of my way! Tian Xiaoya! What's going on with the props department?"

Tian Xiaoya, who was in charge of storing the props, asked, "He was fine this morning... Did Robin hug him too tightly?"

I just said it was Dudu's responsibility, but now I'm saying it's Robin's. She knows how to share responsibility. No matter how big the responsibility is, as long as it's shared among enough people, the responsibility becomes much smaller.

Robin, who was practicing his "fierce gaze" nearby, immediately widened his eyes: "I, I didn't! It was perfectly fine when I picked it up!"

Seeing that the two children were about to argue, Xiaobai decisively made the decision: "Now is not the time to assign blame! Scriptwriter! Can this scene in the script be changed?"

Chengcheng thought for a moment: "We can change it so that Dudu wraps the baby in a blanket, only showing his face, so that you can't tell that there is a problem with his arm."

Xiao Bai was overjoyed: "Yes, yes! Xiao Mi, go find a small blanket! A pink one!"

"I'll go get it!" Xi'er volunteered and ran towards the storage room.

Filming resumed five minutes later.

Dudu carefully wrapped the doll in a pink blanket, leaving only its round face exposed, which made it look even more warm and cute.

Xiao Bai nodded behind the camera: "This is good! It's even better than before!"

However, a second problem soon followed.

During the final capture of Liuliu, eight child actors were required to appear on stage at the same time. However, Xiaoyouyou, who was last in line, suddenly squatted down on the ground, pouting and refusing to get up.

"I'm not going to act anymore..." Xiao Youyou's voice was trembling with tears.

Xiao Bai, sitting behind the camera, hurriedly said, "Quick, quick, check what's wrong with Xiao Youyou?"

Robin volunteered to run over, squatted down, and asked Xiaoyouyou what was wrong.

Little Youyou pouted and refused to speak. Robin looked at his aunt in the distance and called out, "Auntie—Little Youyou won't get up. Should we lift her up?"

Xiao Bai had no choice but to personally take charge of this makeshift team!

She approached, squatted down, and patiently asked Xiao Youyou, "What happened? You were fine just now?"

Xiao Youyou pointed to her shoes: "My shoelaces are always coming undone, I almost tripped when I was running... and Liuliu laughed at me..."

Liuliu, who was munching on an apple nearby, immediately retorted, "I didn't! I just said you run like a little duck! That was a compliment!"

"Look! She also said!" Little Youyou's eyes welled up with tears.

Shi Baobao whispered, "How about... we film it another day?"

"No way!" Xiaobai said firmly. After thinking for a moment, her eyes suddenly lit up. "Xiaoyouyou, would you like to play a special role?"

Xiao Youyou sniffed: "What role?"

“A… a little scatterbrain who can never tie his shoelaces properly! So every time you run, your shoelaces will be loose, but it doesn’t matter! Because you’ll eventually catch the bad guy in your own way, like tripping her up with your loose shoelaces!” Xiaobai became more and more excited as he spoke.

She looked at Chengcheng: "Chengcheng, what do you think of this setting?"

Chengcheng whispered, "Not very good."

Xiao Bai was very assertive at this moment, and directly waved his hand and made the decision: "Just act it this way, the effect will definitely be better."

The main reason is that she has confidence in Liu Liu's acting skills. Other people would definitely not be able to act well if they made such changes, and it would look fake. But Liu Liu is different; Liu Liu can handle it.

Xiao Youyou's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Really? I can really act like that?"

Xiao Bai stood up and said to the audience, "Of course! Everyone listen up! We're going to change the script now! Xiao Youyou isn't running slowly, she deliberately let her shoelaces come undone! That's her secret weapon!"

Liu Liu raised her hand: "Director! What should I do? Am I going to get tripped by her?"

Xiao Bai gave a sly smile: "What do you think?"

"This isn't fair! How could someone as smart as me fall for this trick!" Liu Liu exclaimed. Although her character was somewhat comical, no matter how comical she was, she couldn't possibly trip over a shoelace.

Her character is comical, not mindless.

Xiao Bai patted her shoulder, put his arm around her, and said, "Then it depends on how you act, Liu Liu. I believe in you. With your acting skills, you can definitely do a good job. Don't be scared before you even start. You may not even know how strong you are, but I know that I am the director, and it is my responsibility to discover the potential of every actor. Whether your acting career can go further depends on this. Now, tell me, will you choose to face the challenge head-on and break through your limits, or will you run away at the last minute and live a mediocre life?"

Energized by this inspirational message, Liuliu patted her chest and declared, "Xiaobai, you can rest assured and leave everything to me. There's no role I can't play!!"

Just as Xiaobai was feeling relieved, Liuliu suddenly changed the subject and said with a sly smile, "You owe me three meals, okay?"

Xiao Bai was furious, but time was of the essence and the task was heavy. So many people depended on her for their livelihood, so she nodded and agreed: "Okay! You perform well and don't let me down."

"Haha, when have I ever let you down!" Liuliu said confidently, after two minutes of building up her emotions, indicating that she was ready.

Xiao Bai picked up the megaphone: "All departments, prepare! Round Twenty-Three, The Shoelace Battle—Begin!"

This scene was filmed three times before it was deemed acceptable.

Xiaoyou was so nervous the first time that she forgot to loosen her shoelaces;

The second time, Liuliu dodged too quickly and wasn't tripped.

The third time, thanks to Xiaobai's design, Xiaoyouyou accidentally swished her shoelace near Liuliu's feet, causing Liuliu to stumble. Although she didn't fall, the effect was comical enough.

"Cut!" Xiaobai called out with satisfaction, then proceeded to blindly praise Liuliu: "Truly worthy of being called Da Yanyan! You're someone of international renown! That was a fantastic performance!! Liuliu, I'm going to edit out that scene separately and send it to top directors around the world. They'll definitely admire you and invite you to play the lead role!!!"

Liu Liu was overjoyed and flattered by the praise, asking, "Which internationally renowned directors are included?"

Xiao Bai pretended to rummage through the phone watch, loudly reading, "There are Li Qiang, Zhou Min, Li Weimin, Huang Guoqiang..."

She read out more than a dozen names, laughing so hard she couldn't stop. She quickly waved her hand and said, "That's enough! I could never finish acting! I could never finish acting in my entire life!"

Robin, that silly kid, suddenly asked from the side, "How come I don't recognize any of them!"

Xiao Bai glared at her: "Besides us, who else do you know?!"

Liu Liu patted Robin's little head and laughed, "You little scatterbrain, how do you know such an internationally renowned director!"

Robin chuckled foolishly.

Xiao Bai grabbed the megaphone and shouted, "Props team! Get ready for the next scene!"

Just then, the familiar sound of an electric scooter came from the gate of the courtyard.

The four o'clock sunlight slanted into the courtyard, and Bai Jianping arrived again on his electric scooter. This time, the basket wasn't filled with ingredients, but rather with a stack of steaming hot jianbing guozi (Chinese savory crepes) wrapped in oil paper.

"Uncle?! What brings you here again?"

Bai Jianping thought it was Xiao Bai from that familiar voice, but when he looked up, it was Liu Liu! She called out so affectionately! This girl even imitated Xiao Bai's tone.

Xiao Bai also came over. Bai Jianping said, "I had nothing to do this afternoon, so I made some jianbing guozi... I was thinking that you guys were working hard filming, so I made some to fill your stomachs."

"Wow—Jianbing Guozi!" Robin was the first to rush over, blinking his big eyes and asking, "Uncle, why didn't you bring some chicken drumsticks?"

She has absolutely no interest in jianbing guozi now.

Bai Jianping said irritably, "I'm your grandfather. If you don't want to eat, you can go to the side. Other children want to eat."

Dudu said, "Jianbing guozi is quite delicious."

Xi'er chimed in, "I can eat half, who wants to share with me?"

Xiaobai pointed at Liuliu and said, "Liuliu is willing to share with you."

Liu Liu complained, "I won't share! I don't even have enough to eat! Filming is hard work."

Xiaomi maintained order: "Queue up! Everyone who wants to eat should queue up first. Let's make it a good habit."