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Chapter 428

428 Psychological state

Jiang SE’s scenes in Shanghai were completed very quickly. After the crew had completed all the scenes in Shanghai, they moved on to the next filming location in early October.

It was located in a place called new town in Nanjiang province. After more than half a year of inspection by Zhang Jingan’s company, Zhang Jingan had decided on the filming location himself.

Last year, the staff from Zhang Jingan’s studio had already signed the lease agreement with the government of new town. The location was remote and the mountains and rivers were beautiful.

New Jie town was not famous, but Zhang Jingan’s people were here to film the movie. It was conceivable that once the movie was aired, it would greatly help the reputation of the town. The tourism industry might be unprecedentedly developed, and it would affect their political achievements. When the crew came, they were warmly welcomed by the people here.

The group first took a plane to Nanjiang province, and then took the bus that the production team had booked in advance to come here.

Jiang se, Liu Ye, and the others followed Zhang Jingan in the first batch of cars. It was only one in the afternoon when they arrived at new Jie town.

The temperature here was slightly lower than in Shanghai. Jiang se was wearing a pair of jeans and a long-sleeved shirt. However, she felt a little cold when she got out of the car. Xia Chaoqun took out a knitted shirt that he had prepared earlier and put it on her. She turned to thank Xia Chaoqun with a smile.

“Chaoqun is so considerate,”

Liu Ye could not help but chuckle when he saw this.

Xia Chaoqun’s ability was not only displayed in business contacts. When she had the intention, she could take care of artistes well.

Before the crew set off, she had probably asked around about the terrain, weather, and some basic things in new town. So, on a day like this, she had brought her knitted shirt with her in her backpack just for this moment.

Liu Ye and Xia Chaoqun could be considered old acquaintances. They were about the same age, so they would occasionally chat with each other. Jiang se stood quietly to the side while a staff member held a drawn map and talked to Zhang Jingan about the venue on the mountain.

Mo Anqi poured some mosquito repellant water on her palm and applied it to Jiang SE’s exposed neck and wrist. At the same time, she held a fan in her hand and helped Jiang SE Drive away the mosquitoes.

This time, Jiang se would be staying for almost two months, and this was if the filming went smoothly. If things did not go well, she might even be staying for more than a hundred days.

In October, such a place might be filled with snakes, insects, rats, and mosquitoes. Hence, Jiang SE’s luggage was rather impressive. She had brought a total of seven or eight boxes, each filled with a variety of clothes, skincare products, and medicine. The film crew was currently moving the luggage and props.

It was difficult for the car to drive away again. The dense forest here was a feature of new town, and it was also the reason why Zhang Jingan had taken a fancy to this place.

This place had yet to be developed, and there were not many traces of human activity. He had been here a few times, and there were even large groups of wild monkeys in the mountains.

He called out to Liu Ye and Jiang se to discuss the filming plan. He planned to postpone it for two days to give the group some time to get familiar with each other and adapt to the environment.

Zhang Jingan and Liu Ye mentioned the forest in high spirits. Jiang se, on the other hand, turned a little pale. The filming location was in the forest. The crew had already set up a few scenes here half a year ago. However, the further they went up the mountain, the more frightened Jiang se felt.

She had agreed to take on ‘a chance of survival’ not only because it was a rare opportunity, but also because of PEI Yi’s encouragement. PEI Yi felt that it would help her to recover from the trauma of her past by regaining her past memories and facing her past.

In the past two to three months of studying, filming, and familiarizing herself with the script, Jiang se did indeed feel that she was gradually overcoming her past fears. Every time she read the plot and reminisced about the past, it was true that when she thought about the past, she would no longer be as traumatized as she had been before.

During the filming in Shanghai, the real kidnapping plot was not involved, so her performance was still stable.

However, now that she was in a place with fewer people, without the hustle and bustle of a big city, especially when facing such a mountain forest, she began to feel a little cold. The cold did not come from the weather, but from the memories deep in her heart.

“Are you alright?” Xia Chaoqun noticed that there was something off about Jiang SE’s expression and asked. Jiang se hesitated for a moment and shook her head hesitantly. However, she was panicking. She leaned her head on Xia Chaoqun’s shoulder.

“Sister Chaoqun.”

This was the only person whom she was familiar with in this unfamiliar place when she was still Feng Nan. She rarely acted coquettishly like this. It was obvious that Xia Chaoqun was also not used to it, but he did not push her away.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s so good that you can accompany me here.” Xia Chaoqun was worried that she was sick. He reached out and touched her forehead to make sure that she did not have a fever. Only then did he feel at ease.

The crew was temporarily stationed in the village, and the villagers were very curious about the crew’s presence. When they learned that the group of people were going to shoot on TV, they looked at the crew with envy and awe. However, the village officials should have informed them in advance, so few villagers came to harass the crew for autographs and photos.

After two days of rest, they officially started shooting. Almost all of Jiang SE’s scenes were in new Jie town. The crew had built a temporary house on the mountain.

The climate in the mountains was humid and colder than at the foot of the mountain. Even though the weather was bright and beautiful, it felt as if the sun could not shine into the forest.

Jiang se changed into her costume in the makeshift dressing room. She was still wearing the pink lace dress that she had worn on Tang Jing’s birthday during the shoot in Shanghai.

The makeup artist applied Foundation on her face. In the next scene, she had to act as if she had just woken up when she was kidnapped and brought here.

In order to adapt to the development of the plot, the makeup artist applied a whiter Foundation on her and strengthened her eye makeup. The black of her eyes contrasted with her snow-white face, and her hair was a little messy. When she came out after tidying up, Zhang Jingan took a look and frowned.

Her makeup wasn’t quite right. Her Foundation was too thick. In order to make it look more coordinated, even her neck and hands had been applied by the makeup artist. Her skin was so white that it was a little horrifying. This wasn’t the effect that Zhang Jingan wanted. He shook his head and asked for a redone.

He did not express the feeling he wanted. The makeup artist timidly altered Jiang SE’s makeup again. However, Zhang Jingan was still not satisfied. After two or three attempts, the makeup artist began to feel uneasy.

He wasn’t afraid of Zhang Jingan making demands of him, but he was most afraid of Zhang Jingan not making any demands and saying that he didn’t pass without a word. He would still not be in line with the big director’s wishes no matter how he changed it.

After the fourth makeup change, the makeup artist looked even more nervous than Jiang se. The temperature in the mountains was so low that the sweat on his forehead had smudged his eyebrows. He looked rather disheveled.

With the script in his hand, he had already gone through the scene that Jiang se was going to shoot more than five times. In this scene, Tang Jing would be kidnapped on the day after her birthday party. She would not be able to remove her makeup and change her clothes before she was brought to the mountains. She was extremely terrified to face the sinister and terrifying kidnappers.