I Was Taken by the Female Lead After Transmigrating into a Book - Chapter 78

Bai Feifei’s eyelashes fluttered. Water droplets condensed on them, looking like tears.

Huo Wu naturally wiped away the tear-like droplet before it fell.

Without lingering there for too long, Huo Wu left and headed to the monitor.

The screen was playing the scene that had just been filmed. Li Ke was repeatedly watching Bai Feifei’s solo shots.

She was running through the streets in panic and helplessness. The fear and helplessness on her face were undisguised and real. At the intersection, she paused slightly. Her eyes looked at the tall, flashing traffic lights. Next to it was a white camera, coldly and indifferently recording everything.

The rain was pouring down. During the post-editing process, the sound of the rain would be added here. The camera would zoom in to get a close-up of Fusang’s ear and subtle facial expressions.

Huo Wu sat down. Li Ke made some space for her and whispered, “Take a look. We might have to reshoot it.”

The two words “reshoot it” made Huo Wu’s brow furrow slightly. She put the coffee she was holding aside and asked, “What’s wrong?”

The filming just now had gone very smoothly. The running, the panting, and even when Bai Feifei ran almost recklessly toward the pile of messy and dirty old furniture, her face was filled with the hope of someone who had found a shelter.

Li Ke didn’t say anything and waited for Huo Wu to watch quietly.

The two-minute clip was over quickly. Huo Wu frowned. “Didn’t you give her a talk before the shoot?”

Li Ke’s expression was a little grim. Although he shook his head, it didn’t mean he hadn’t given her a talk.

Huo Wu pondered for a moment and suddenly understood.

It wasn’t that Bai Feifei didn’t act well, nor was it that Li Ke didn’t talk to her. The problem was in the script, in Fusang’s character, and in the content of the unfinished ending.

This was a major scene, and the original shooting time was supposed to be later. But the sudden heavy rain had disrupted the crew’s other plans, and the shooting schedule was moved up, which caused a problem with the plot’s continuity.

The screenwriters had always had a controversy over Fusang’s character. Some thought she should represent a positive image. The protagonist’s heart shouldn’t have any evil. She shouldn’t get into fights and become one of them.

But many screenwriters also thought that Fusang was human, and as a human, she should have all emotions. She would be sad and would ignore or even pretend not to see certain behaviors. Even if she was the one who finally stood up, she shouldn’t be deified and shouldn’t be labeled as a “saint.”

But the arguments never led to a conclusion, because the chief producer was Huo Wu. Without her approval, no one could change the plot, which made Li Ke’s work extremely passive.

But the accident that happened today was a little bizarre.

—Because the script they were given for him and the B-team director was two copies. One was the one that was being filmed now, which was sent to the B-team director early in the morning. The other was the second version that she and Huo Wu thought should be filmed.

The content had just reached his hands.

He and the B-team director found out after they compared the two scripts that the screenwriters had a falling out. Some of the screenwriters on the crew were stubborn about Fusang’s character and didn’t allow her to have any flaws that people could criticize. They took it upon themselves to send the wrong script.

This was what led to the need for a reshoot even though everything had been perfect.

For a moment, Huo Wu didn’t know what to say. She pursed her lips. “That’s a bit ridiculous.”

Li Ke’s expression was serious. “I’ve already had someone go and talk to them. If they can work, they can stay. If not, they can get lost. They’ve been doing whatever they want because someone has their back. I’ve put up with it for a long time. Also, the second half and the ending have to be decided. If they’re not, most of the scenes will have to be pushed back. We’ve already filmed most of the unimportant content.”

“I know,” Huo Wu’s face also showed undeniable fatigue. Her gaze was always on the small screen, where Bai Feifei was obediently letting the makeup artist touch up her makeup.

The makeup artist was almost used to it now. The filming these days was tiring, and the actors were severely sleep-deprived. As a result, Bai Feifei would often tilt her head to the side while getting her makeup done.

Later, the makeup artist got used to holding her chin with one hand or finding a place for her to lean on.

The makeup artist later chatted with others in private and found that this was actually easier than working with other artists who were always chatting. Because for most people, makeup time was the same as social time. They not only talked, but their heads would also move around. When they got excited, they would even gesticulate wildly. Some would even stare at their phones the whole time and not care about the makeup artist’s struggles.

The atmosphere was harmonious.

Huo Wu looked at the scene, picked up the folding umbrella, and walked back to Bai Feifei through the rain.

Bai Feifei was taking a nap, but she wasn’t sleeping well. After all, she was soaked. Even with a blanket on, it was a drop in the bucket. She smelled Huo Wu’s scent but didn’t have the strength to open her eyes.

She waited for a few seconds, and after realizing that Huo Wu had come to her and wasn’t just passing by, Bai Feifei finally used her greatest self-control to open her eyes.

“Ah Wu,” she shook her head. Seeing Huo Wu’s expression wasn’t very good, she asked, “What’s wrong?”

Huo Wu gestured for the people around them to disperse.

She told Bai Feifei about the reshoot, and sure enough, she saw a look on her face that said she wanted to cry. Although it wasn’t a good time, Huo Wu sincerely felt that when Bai Feifei wanted to cry, the way her lips slightly turned down as she tried to hold back was a little cute.

But Bai Feifei quickly adjusted herself. When she noticed that Huo Wu was in a bad mood, she even had the energy to be funny.

She made a graceful hand gesture and pointed her index finger at the corner of her eye, pretending to wipe away a tear with a look of agony. “Then wouldn’t I have to be carried back by you? What if I break down while filming? Doesn’t overwork cause insomnia? What if I can’t sleep at night? What if I’m unhappy at night and have no one to talk to?!”

A smile appeared on Huo Wu’s face without her even realizing it.

Bai Feifei giggled and said jokingly, “Otherwise, you can carry me back after we wrap up.”

Huo Wu considered the time. “Okay,” she said.

Bai Feifei took it one step further. “And then sleep with me?”

Huo Wu still nodded. “Yes.”

Bai Feifei was stunned.

A crew accident in exchange for Huo Wu sleeping with her? That was a profitable deal no matter how you looked at it.

For a moment, she almost forgot her fatigue. But she quickly looked at Huo Wu with a hopeful expression. “But what time will we finish this time? What if it’s too late, and I don’t have the energy to talk to you? What if I’m too tired and fall asleep in the car?”

Before Huo Wu could answer, she said timidly, “…What if I stink and you can’t stand it?”

The outdoor temperature was low, so the smell on her body wasn’t obvious. But in reality, because of the rain, the acidic water from the rotting food in the nearby garbage cans had spread all over the place. It would stubbornly find its way into people’s noses every now and then. With a bigger biological weapon nearby, the smell on her body was not as noticeable.

But Bai Feifei was feeling self-conscious. She felt that once she left this place and returned to a relatively clean and warm place… she might only be a little better than a can of fermented herring.

Huo Wu’s gaze swept over the skin on Bai Feifei’s collarbone. Her voice was tinged with a smile. “I’ll help you wash.”

Bai Feifei blinked. She was incredibly shy and didn’t dare to look at Huo Wu directly, looking left and right instead.

Since no one was around, Huo Wu simply squatted in front of Bai Feifei. Due to her posture, she was a little higher than Bai Feifei, who was sitting on a pile of old wooden frames. She looked down at Bai Feifei. The crew’s lights were blocked by the umbrella, which also blocked the gazes of most people.

Huo Wu whispered enticingly, “Come closer.”

Bai Feifei was like she was under a spell. She leaned forward, her hands on the ground, and kissed Huo Wu through what felt like a cage. It was a very short kiss, but it was one that made her heart flutter for a long time.

As if to ease Bai Feifei’s worries, Huo Wu said, “The last time we were at the hotel, the smell on you wasn’t much better than it is now.”

This was the first time in a long while that Huo Wu had主动mentioned that time.

For a moment, Bai Feifei didn’t even react. She wondered which time she was talking about.

A moment later, her expression became a little strange. She mumbled, “What did I smell like then?”

Huo Wu instinctively frowned this time, her face full of disgust. “A mixture of alcohol, a hundred and eighty kinds of perfumes so strong they could make you vomit, and the smell of the two-yuan incense commonly used in public restrooms.”

Bai Feifei’s face went dark, then even darker.

Huo Wu said unhappily, “It took me more than three hours just to wash you.”

Bai Feifei was almost begging for mercy.

That damn original owner. Judging by what Huo Wu said, she was like a piece of meat that had been marinating in a bar restroom for a week.

But it was her own body at the time, and she hadn’t smelled anything strange.

Then, she heard Huo Wu’s tone change. “It was strange. The smell was very strong at first and wouldn’t wash off no matter what. But after I changed the water for the second time, you suddenly started to smell good.”

She leaned closer to Bai Feifei, as if she wanted to sniff her and confirm it, but her sense of smell was limited, and all she could smell was the sour stench from the nearby garbage can.

It was a little awkward.

Huo Wu tapped her fingers on the ribs of the umbrella.

Bai Feifei changed the subject, feeling guilty. “It might be… it might be that my metabolism suddenly sped up and got rid of the smell all at once…”

“Is that so?” Huo Wu narrowed her eyes in suspicion.

She hadn’t planned on bringing it up, but since Bai Feifei said that, she suddenly wanted to ask her what she thought. “The second time I washed you, the tattoos that wouldn’t rub off also disappeared with the smell.”

At first, Huo Wu had struggled for a long time.

She still felt it was hard to describe her feelings at that time, let alone when she saw Bai Feifei’s tattoos that wouldn’t come off.

The tattoos were deep in the skin, and they inevitably left large patches of color. The surface below was filled with all sorts of colors. Huo Wu still remembered how she was like she had lost her mind, trying to wash off the tattoos on her body. When she came to her senses, she felt that her actions were absurd… She also remembered her look of disbelief when she changed the water for the second time, and Bai Feifei’s tattoos suddenly peeled off her skin like paper and went down the drain.

Thinking back on it now, it still felt like a dream.

How could there be such a realistic temporary tattoo sticker technology in the world? The same patterns had been produced for so many years, and they could even recreate the look of them turning greenish and fading over time.

And they were so firm.

Bai Feifei stammered, “That, the quality of the temporary tattoos the boss sold was too good. They were too firm…”

Seeing Huo Wu raise an eyebrow, as if she was about to ask for a link or where she bought them, Bai Feifei shivered and said decisively, “It was because the quality was so good. One sticker could last for many years. It was… it was also bad for your health, so he had no repeat customers and went out of business!”

Huo Wu had a look of “Oh, I see” on her face, but it looked like she was acting.

Bai Feifei was hesitant, and a very ridiculous thought suddenly came to her mind.

—My acting has really improved? I can tell that Huo Wu is acting to play with me?