This humble Taoist priest is going to be a movie star!

"I really enjoy doing this. It's a great way to de-stress. Uncle Li, I also cut Gao Yuanyuan's hair to better suit the era and her character."

Gao Yuanyuan's long waves were styled into a small bun, which was Gui Mei's doing.

"Alright."

Li Qing looked at the reflection of the girl next door in the mirror, who was carefully trimming her hair. She hadn't expected the girl to have this hobby...

The main reason is that this poor production crew didn't have a dedicated professional stylist, so they had to rely on Gui Mei to do the job.

Fortunately, she still has some taste and knows which hairstyle to match which role.

Strands of hair fell down.

Li Qing sighed, realizing that in the future, when she wanted to play a character with long, flowing hair, she would have to wear a wig.

It seems fine, after all, it would be a bit strange for this character to have handsome long hair.

"It seems alright, so I'll trouble you to play a simple-minded character in the drama."

Gui Meirui commented.

If Li Qing with long hair even had a touch of ethereal beauty, now he has more of a sunny, urban youth vibe.

With a variety of outfits, one's temperament can be transformed.

She's good-looking and has a versatile personality.

He was born with a beautiful face.

"Um..."

After Gui Mei finished cutting Li Qing's hair, they went back into the reading session.

This scene has no dialogue; it's Lingling performing for others as a circus clown.

Lingling was performing a comical ball-throwing act with a blank expression, while the audience stared intently at her as she mechanically repeated the ball-throwing motion.

At that moment, Dafu was secretly watching the girl from the doorway.

"dolphin."

Dafu made an exaggerated gesture, a secret code he used when watching dolphins with Lingling.

They met because they both loved the sea.

Dafu imitated the movements of dolphins because he knew that Lingling liked dolphins.

Then Dafu transformed into the shape of a dolphin and swam around...

People looked at Lingling and smiled.

Lingling looked at Dafu.

When their eyes met, Lingling also laughed, though she tried hard to suppress it by pursing her lips.

Lingling, who makes a living by making others laugh, is not actually living a happy life.

She also experiences pressure and discomfort, but as a clown, her responsibility is to bring laughter to everyone.

She was unhappy, but she could only keep smiling.

When she saw Dafu, who was unaffected by external things and unaffected by her clown identity.

To be able to cry freely, to laugh freely...

"dolphin!"

Seeing Lingling smile, Dafu performed the dolphin act even more energetically.

Dafu likes Lingling.

like...

...

The script reading with Gui Mei went fairly smoothly. This was just a small side story; the main plot of the story still focused on the relationship between Dafu and his father, Wang Xincheng.

There's no backstabbing or infighting on the film set here.

Unlike the "Number One in Heaven and Earth" and "The Condor Heroes" groups, where you can clearly feel the subtle "conflicts" between them.

They'll steal the spotlight and all that.

In Ocean Heaven, not only is there no plot conflict, but there's also no reason for any conflict between the characters.

They just lived a quiet, impoverished life...

"As for the music, if there's really no other way, I'll arrange something for you."

Gui Mei said to Xue Lu.

This film crew is really too poor...

She even felt a little reluctant to have such a small budget allocated to music.

"Thank you."

"It's nothing."

Gui Mei waved her hand: "If this film is successful, I'll be successful too."

She was quite frank about it; she came to "Ocean Heaven" with a purely utilitarian purpose, purely because of Jet Li.

To make a name for themselves in the art-house film industry, they should try to win awards whenever possible.

Although, given the current situation, the chances of winning the prize are slightly small.

After all, this production crew... is really too poor.

It even made Gui Mei feel a sense of pity.

The last art film she starred in was called "Secret," which had an investment of 20 million.

Because the male lead is a "somewhat famous" musician, he didn't spend any money on music.

And so, it took an investment of 20 million to barely complete the film.

This is a low-budget art film with an investment of 500 million.

Even if we manage to hire a good sound engineer, it probably won't produce any great results.

Although Jet Li has considerable influence, his connections are primarily within the film industry, not the music industry.

Finding a reliable sound supervisor will probably be very difficult.

Xue Lu apologized.

"I'm sorry, our investment is limited..."

Only now that filming has begun do we realize how incredibly difficult it is to make progress on a 500 million investment for the final product.

"Since the investment is limited and I've signed the contract and am willing to come, there's nothing to worry about." Gui Mei smiled and said, "Let's do our part to make the final film even better, and... live up to our efforts."

At that moment, Xue Lu's phone rang.

After receiving the call, Xue Lu was stunned for a moment before speaking.

"Our lead actor is back."

Li Lianjie returned. About three hours later, he arrived at the film set looking travel-worn, wearing a leather jacket and a style reminiscent of a handsome old man from the 1980s.

"This time, it took a lot of effort to finally get this person here."

Although he was travel-worn, he couldn't stop smiling, indicating that he had reaped considerable rewards this time.

Everyone was very curious about what kind of sound engineer Li Lianjie had personally invited this time.

Just as everyone was wondering who it was, Li Lianjie stopped keeping them in suspense.

Because the sound engineer also came to the scene, together with Li Lianjie.

Li Qing poked his head out and saw the newcomer, a young man dressed in a slightly hip-hop style, with small eyes and a somewhat lazy look.

When Li Qing saw the young man, he also showed a surprised expression.

Hello everyone.

"Brother Zhou!" Gui Mei exclaimed in surprise.

This person's name might not be considered extremely famous, but it's certainly known to everyone.

Zhou Jielun, a music master from Taiwan and a pinnacle of the Chinese music scene.

The truly universally acknowledged pinnacle, the kind that no one can deny.

He actually came?!

This guy is a real gentleman.

Upon seeing Zhou Jielun arrive, the supporting actors who hadn't had much hope for the film all widened their eyes in surprise.

Is this... going to be the soundtrack for this week's closing ceremony?

Li Lianjie smiled and said.

"See? I've brought this person over."

A small investment of five million for an art film, featuring world-class martial arts actors and a king of the Chinese music scene.

It was a pleasant surprise.

At this moment, Zhou Jielun said, "I came here to create songs. If your performance doesn't move me, I can't create anything, and there's nothing I can do about it."