I’m the Moonlight White That the Former Movie Queen Secretly Loved 50

Chapter 50

For a few days, the studio was in a frenzy of overtime.

Qi Sijia had discussed with Mike to postpone her psychological counseling. After that, she held a department meeting, adjusted the script’s progress, and finished her work by three in the afternoon.

Before she left, someone was blocking the office door.

“You are an authority in this field.”

“Please save this film.”

Qi Sijia hung up on Meng Jiang’s call and glanced at the middle-aged woman blocking the door. Behind her was a tall, thin man. Unlike the woman’s neat work clothes, the man wore a very thick scarf, his neck shrunk back. He was tall, but he was hiding behind the woman.

Qi Sijia’s gaze swept over, and the tall, thin man’s timid expression clearly froze for a moment.

“Miss Qi,” he quickly looked away, mumbled his lips, and spoke before the middle-aged woman, taking the initiative to greet her.

“Mr. Jiang Teng,” after a brief surprise, Qi Sijia called out the Japanese man’s name.

“I’m glad you still remember me,” Jiang Tengtiao walked out from behind the middle-aged woman, exposing his gloomy face to the light. He looked at Qi Sijia and curled his lips into a playful smile.

This was a completely different person from the timid appearance he had when he was hiding behind the middle-aged woman.

The black assistant stood by Qi Sijia’s side and noticed the man’s strangeness. He quickly blocked the other person’s prying gaze.

These two had already been to Right’s office half an hour ago. The reason was that a film the female director was shooting, The Judge, needed its script adjusted.

This drama was a key investment project of Warner Bros. In order to restore the plot, they had invited the original author to join the group. Last year’s Oscar-winning actress, Lilith, was the female lead. It could be said that it was a super-strong lineup of a big production suspense drama.

After the crew’s official announcement, with the support of word-of-mouth and popularity, it was recognized by the industry as a hit as soon as it was announced.

But it was this kind of pre-sold hit movie that faced the problem of limited plot adaptation during filming.

The crew had previously hired a well-known screenwriter in the industry at a high salary, but due to the secondary adaptation of the novel, they were unable to grasp the essence of the original work, and communication with the original author was difficult. The adapted plot was always fragmented.

The reason why the female director had come to Qi Sijia was because Qi Sijia’s fame had been so great recently.

Last Thursday, after the original script of the creative idea that Solabi Pictures had plagiarized from RENAISSANCE STUDIO was publicly put up for investment, it was exposed that it was facing the dilemma of no investors.

The movie that Solabi had announced in advance, even if the core was a plagiarized good idea, the script was too bad and could not support the original creative framework.

It was like a child wearing an adult’s clothes. The hastily put together script was not even as good as another script that Solabi Pictures had prepared last year.

The joke was so big that even last year’s Oscar-winning actor, Roil, after receiving the script, also publicly sneered on Weibo, “What a waste of others’ good creativity. You can’t even copy the essence.”

The so-called talent all depends on comparison with the same industry. RENAISSANCE STUDIO’s two major production scripts in the second half of this year were all written by Qi Sijia herself. The currently released content related to the script has reached a unanimous praise.

So Qi Sijia’s personal ability has been raised to a new height in the industry.

The last straw was the private job she had recently taken on, a finishing touch that had revived the follow-up plot of Wasteland.

The director of the crew was a wine lover. At every banquet, he would praise the screenwriter’s adaptation tension and the female lead’s acting skills.

People in the circle have their own ability to read people’s expressions and judge the situation.

The female director had known the director of the Wasteland crew before. She had specially taken the time to visit the set and had personally seen a bombing scene of Meng Jiang. Whether it was from the acting or the multi-dimensional plot, the tension was almost breathtaking.

As a director herself, even if she had only seen this one scene, she could know how well-made the post-production of this film was. I’m afraid that it’s a sure thing for an Oscar nomination next year.

After the female director had made a judgment in her heart, she came to seek cooperation.

The black assistant leaned close to Qi Sijia’s ear and whispered to her about the situation of the two of them.

The middle-aged woman was called Mei Yuan, the director of The Judge crew, the only female new-wave director of the North American Palm Award. The man next to her was named Jiang Tengtiao, a mystery novelist, and the follow-up screenwriter of The Judge director’s team.

After the black assistant finished introducing the two of them, Qi Sijia finally looked up.

The female director had now quickly recovered from the shock of Jiang Teng and Qi Sijia knowing each other. She reacted quickly, held Jiang Tengtiao’s arm, and walked up to Qi Sijia.

With a smile on her face, she let Jiang Teng out and said that since everyone knew each other, they should have dinner together.

Qi Sijia refused without thinking, saying, “I don’t know Mr. Jiang Teng.”

Hearing this, Jiang Tengtiao smiled strangely.

The female director looked back. This person had quickly changed his expression again, shrinking his neck and explaining, “We’ve only met once.”

His before and after contrasting expressions, the black assistant saw it clearly, and goosebumps appeared. He moved his feet again and unobtrusively blocked the gaze he was casting at Qi Sijia.

He said in a business-like manner, “You should talk to the operations department about cooperation. It’s not appropriate to block here.”

In fact, before the female director had come to Qi Sijia, she had been to Right’s office, and the answer was of course a polite refusal.

Her attitude was quite sincere. She said, “I’m sorry to bother you. It’s just that the script has run into a dead end, and I was wondering if I could talk to you. The price is up to you.”

“It’s not a matter of money,” the black assistant said. “Our Teacher Qi’s work is already full this year. It’s impossible for her to find time to join another crew.”

“A few days ago, I went to visit the Wasteland crew. The director there has some connections with me. He said you’re a very nice person, and you’re soft-hearted. If I sincerely ask you to join the group, you might not refuse…” At this point, the female director felt that these nice words were empty. She took out a very thick kraft envelope from her bag and handed it over with a smile.

Anyone with discerning eyes could see the money in the envelope.

The black assistant rolled his eyes and thought to himself, Is it the same with Meng Jiang in the Wasteland crew? If your crew can invite Teacher Meng, Teacher Qi can also make an exception for you.

Involving Qi Sijia’s private affairs, the black assistant held back from saying anything and turned his gaze to Qi Sijia.

Qi Sijia didn’t even look at the envelope. When talking to people she didn’t know well, there was usually no emotion on her face.

She was so indifferent that she seemed to be detached from the world, giving people a sense of distance. She said to the female director in a cold tone, “I understand your feelings, but my personal energy is limited, and I have no plans to take on another film production. As for other things, you should take them back. Here, it’s the same for everyone.”

The female director’s expression was awkward as she held the red envelope and said, “Don’t mind. I just want to be your friend.”

Before she could finish, she was interrupted by the Japanese man.

His gaze was still on Qi Sijia, but his words were directed at the female director. “Since Miss Qi has refused, it’s not convenient for us to make things difficult for her. She won’t agree to you.”

After he finished, he looked deeply at Qi Sijia. Qi Sijia looked back at him expressionlessly.

A moment later, as if he had seen something amusing, the Japanese man squeezed out a strange smile again and turned to Qi Sijia with a look of seeing a kindred spirit. He said with great interest, “Miss Qi, see you next time at the consultation room.”

Qi Sijia didn’t reply to this. She turned around with the black assistant and left.

After walking for a distance, the black assistant said, “Teacher, that Japanese man’s gaze on you was a little strange…” He hesitated to speak, always feeling that that person was not normal.

Qi Sijia smiled. “It’s fine.”

“Who’s looking at Teacher Qi?” A bit of panting and moisture blew in her ear.

Qi Sijia’s footsteps paused. She turned around slowly and saw Meng Jiang standing behind her. She was holding a large bouquet of begonias. I don’t know when she had come.

Her face was stained with rain, and her long, curly hair was loose, the strands sticking to the side of her fair face. Her lips were a little pale. She must have come directly after removing her makeup, without even putting on lipstick.

It should have been a plain look, but because of her open and magnificent features, even without makeup, she was not as exquisite as before. Her hair was casually draped over her cheeks, giving her a different kind of lazy aura.

The begonias fell into Qi Sijia’s arms. Qi Sijia held the flowers with her left hand, and her right hand hung down, her hand back touching Meng Jiang’s. Meng Jiang naturally put her hand into Qi Sijia’s.

“When did you come?” A white incandescent lamp was above her head. The bright light scattered in her eyes, and a very gentle warmth appeared in Qi Sijia’s eyes.

Meng Jiang replied, “Just now.”

The black assistant was stunned. He turned his head and found that the Japanese man from just now had also appeared in a corner at some point, also staring at the two of them.

The black assistant’s brows furrowed tightly. He used his broad back to block the man’s interested gaze.

Leaving aside the shyness she had when facing Qi Sijia, which had been deliberately shed for her age, Meng Jiang had a worldly maturity. She quickly sensed the not-so-friendly probing gaze from the side and followed the line of sight over Qi Sijia’s shoulder, glancing at the shadows in the corridor.

The man had already turned his back and left.

She tilted her head and asked Qi Sijia, “Who is that?”

Qi Sijia lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, and told Meng Jiang, “He has schizophrenia and is aggressive. Stay far away from him when you see him in the future.”

Meng Jiang said “oh” but was still a little worried and asked, “Do you have a grudge against him?”

“No, we’ve only met once.”

Qi Sijia didn’t like to lie. If she said no, then it was no. Meng Jiang was relieved and consciously didn’t say more.

The two of them got out of the elevator and changed the subject. “I’ve been tired all day.”

The Wasteland crew was wrapping up tonight. After the director had reviewed the film, there were some scenes that needed to be reshot. Meng Jiang had been reshooting fight scenes these past few days, and her spirit and stamina had been consumed recently.

It was rare to hear Meng Jiang complain about acting in front of her. Qi Sijia naturally stopped.

“What’s wrong?” Meng Jiang asked.

“You stand here,” Qi Sijia said.

Meng Jiang turned around. “Are you looking at me?”

Qi Sijia hummed in agreement.

“Then have you had enough?” Her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. “Do you want me to get closer so Teacher Qi can have a good look?”

Qi Sijia ignored her. She sized the person up and down several times and saw that she was not injured.

She held Meng Jiang’s crossbody bag, and her fingers slid across her chest. Meng Jiang narrowed her eyes, her gaze moving up to meet Qi Sijia’s gentle gaze. Realizing it, she couldn’t help but laugh. “The garage is always full of your colleagues. It wouldn’t be good if they saw.”

Qi Sijia raised an eyebrow. “How is it not good? I’m just getting the car keys. Teacher Meng is tired. I’ll drive for her—”

“That’s all.”

Her words were very serious. Qi Sijia’s fingers were still on the chain of the crossbody bag. The cold metallic color made her fingers look long and slender.

Meng Jiang looked at it a few more times and said “oh” with a long, drawn-out sound.

The two of them, one with lowered eyes and one with raised eyes, met.

Unable to hold it in, Meng Jiang pulled Qi Sijia’s fingers and, on tiptoe, kissed her on the face.

A smile appeared on Qi Sijia’s lips. She said with a half-smile, “Now it’s not good to be seen.”

Being stared at by her meaningful gaze, and unable to resist thinking about other things, Meng Jiang’s face was a little hot. Her heart pounded as she looked away. “Teacher Qi, don’t always deliberately provoke me.”

“Five years ago, I was a certain kind of person. You’ve tasted it. If you provoke me again, it’s hard to guarantee that outsiders won’t see it now.”

A wisp of red appeared at the corner of Meng Jiang’s eye, and she hooked Qi Sijia’s heated gaze. A soft laugh landed.

Qi Sijia lowered her eyes and laughed softly.

“Mmm, I’ve tasted it!”