novellhall Chapter 82 Sika, how dare you rob me?
Chapter 82 Sika, how dare you rob me?
Chapter 82 Sika, How Did You Steal Money? (Seeking First Subscription)
After filming officially began, the initially relaxed atmosphere on set was quickly dampened by Li Zhixing's repeated "Cut!"s.
"Cut, Sun-kyu, you did it wrong."
"Cut! Lee Soon-kyu, why do you keep making mistakes?"
"Cut, Yuri, what we need here is a more alluring look in your eyes, and your smile is too silly."
"Cut! Kwon Yuri, it's alluring, not eye-flirting! Are you a comedian?"
"Cut! Seohyun, I asked you to act like you're looking at your boyfriend, not interrogating a criminal!"
"Cut, Seohyun! I said I wouldn't let Kwon Yuri laugh, not that I wouldn't let you laugh. Isn't that serious enough?"
"Cut, Yoona, move your position. You're standing next to Sooyoung and it's affecting the composition."
"Cut! Yoona, why do you always keep your mouth so wide open?"
"Cut, Taeyeon, stop crossing your eyes."
"Cut! Jessica, can't you tell left from right? Everyone else turns to the right, but you turn to the left? How many times has this happened?"
"Cut! Jessica Jung, you dare glare at me like that?"
Li Zhixing: "Cut, Pani i————"
Pani: "I...is there something wrong with me?"
Li Zhixing: "It's alright, you did a good job."
Girls' Generation: "Then why did you yell 'Cut'?"
Girls' Generation's stage presence is indeed quite good.
Whether it's their dancing, stage presence, camera presence, or ability to adjust on the spot, they absolutely deserve their current popularity.
However, Li Zhixing's requirements were even higher.
Many shots that would be acceptable in a regular music video would often only elicit a "Let's do it again" response from him.
From the start of filming, the entire shoot was almost entirely filled with Li Zhixing yelling "Cut!"
He was almost always in front of the monitor, and would immediately stop the shot if someone's gaze was off or their position disrupted the composition.
If you did it wrong, start over.
The expression is wrong, start over.
If your eyesight isn't right, start over.
The positioning is affecting the shot, let's start over.
After several rounds, even the members who were initially joking and laughing gradually stopped joking.
Sometimes, he would even go up to them himself and demonstrate the expressions and eye contact.
What surprised everyone even more was that Li Zhixing had already learned the dance before filming began.
While he might not be able to dance better than Girls' Generation, he remembered the movements, rhythm, positioning, and the expressions and angles required for each shot very clearly.
When he encountered a few unclear situations, he simply stepped into the camera's field of view and demonstrated the actions and expressions himself.
Watching Li Zhixing walk up and demonstrate again, Huang Donghe couldn't help but shake his head.
No wonder he said before that he had high standards.
This doesn't look like a music video shoot.
It was just like making a movie, refining the shots over and over again.
Over in the waiting area, the members who weren't filming yet were all laughing as they watched Lee Ji-hyeong, with a dark expression, instructing Kwon Yuri on how to adjust her facial expressions.
Lee Ji-hsing has forbidden Kwon Yoo-ri from smiling during the subsequent filming, making her obediently maintain a cold and arrogant demeanor.
Kwon Yuri knew she shouldn't laugh at this moment, but the more he stared at her, the more she couldn't suppress the smile on her face.
The people around them wanted to laugh even more, but they were afraid of being called out by Li Zhixing, so they could only lower their heads and hold it in.
At this moment, Lee Soon-kyu looked at the message on his phone, his fingertip hovering over the screen, not moving for a long time.
She looked up at Li Zhixing in the arena, her gaze lingering there for a long time.
Yoona, noticing her unusual expression, whispered, "Sunny unnie, what's wrong?"
Lee Soon-kyu looked at Yoona, took her hand, and pulled her closer to him.
"Yoona, Choi Jin's manager has been fired."
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"What?"
Yoona covered her mouth and gasped softly.
Lee Soon-kyu continued, "Not only him, but Director Min, who was in charge of the visual concept for f(), was also removed from his position as director."
"The staff involved in the makeup and choreography of f() have also been punished to varying degrees."
After hearing this, the surprise on Yoona's face gradually faded.
She looked at Li Zhixing in the room and remained silent for a moment.
Lee Soon-kyu also looked at Lee Ji-haeng, his voice very low.
"Tell me, how much of this did Zhixing Oppa get involved in?"
"Is it possible that he planned all of this from the very beginning, by bringing f() and us to the filming location at the same time?"
At this point, Lee Soon-kyu slowly exhaled.
On one side is their agent who has been with them for two years, and on the other side is their very good friend.
This put her in the middle, and for a moment she didn't know how to deal with the situation.
What made her feel even more complicated was that Li Zhixing, who usually seemed easy to talk to and had earnestly comforted her during her low points, appeared to be calmer and more terrifying than she had imagined in this matter.
Yoona was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Perhaps, from that day in the hospital when Choi Jin's manager made Jessica unnie perform despite her injury and try to quell public opinion, Oppa was already considering letting him leave our group."
Lee Soon-kyu's eyes widened instantly.
She wanted to say something, but the words stuck in her throat.
At this point, Lee Ji-haeng finally finished giving Kwon Yuri her facial expression instructions.
But before he could turn around and leave, Jessica pulled him aside again.
The two whispered something to each other.
Jessica crossed her arms, her face grim, clearly questioning him.
Li Zhixing looked impatient, as if he was just giving her a perfunctory reply.
A moment later, Jessica couldn't help but exclaim, "Your directing skills are just so-so."
Just as Li Zhixing was about to turn and leave, he suddenly turned back and bared his teeth at her.
Lee Soon-kyu looked at the two of them who seemed to feel uncomfortable if they didn't argue for a while, then glanced at Yoona and a slight smile appeared on her lips.
"Yoona, it seems a little difficult for you to win back Zhixing oppa."
Yoona smiled, her tone sounding relaxed.
"I never intended to rob it."
"Besides, Oppa isn't someone you can just steal."
As she spoke, Yoona's tone gradually became more serious and more determined.
"As long as he gets used to my presence and can't live without me, that's enough."
Lee Soon-kyu was taken aback, then smiled helplessly.
Filming proceeded slowly but methodically.
The lights had been baking the room all day, and even the air inside seemed to be covered in heat.
Around 7 p.m., after filming for about ten hours, the last shot was finally completed.
People on the sidelines were already stretching their shoulders, waiting for Li Zhixing to shout the last sentence.
Although Hwang Dong-hyuk was only there to oversee things and didn't participate in the actual filming most of the time, he couldn't help but stretch and say, "Finally finished filming."
Unexpectedly, Li Zhixing did not call it a day. Instead, he called out to Girls' Generation, "Jessica, come here and dance a solo dance again."
Sika walked over, somewhat bewildered, and asked, "Which part?"
Li Zhixing smiled and said, "Let's dance the whole dance from beginning to end."
Although Jessica was a little confused, she still adjusted her expression and jumped up with perfect form.
At this moment, several members of Girls' Generation looked at Jessica in the center of the room.
Sooyoung frowned: "Is this going to give Jessica a solo shot?"
Hyoyeon added, "Probably, since they're so close."
Pani blinked.
"Don't Jessica and Zhixing oppa have a bad relationship?"
Everyone looked at her, their eyes filled with a hint of speechlessness.
After Jessica finished her dance, she stood on the field waiting for Li Zhixing to speak.
Li Zhixing smiled, clapped his hands, and said, "Alright, that was a good jump."
Jessica breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her face.
She was stopped by Li Zhixing several times today.
Unexpectedly, Li Zhixing immediately snapped his fingers at the photographer.
"The previous one is no longer needed."
Jessica, who was about to leave, froze and asked, "Why?"
Li Zhixing said casually, "The action is fine, but this one doesn't connect with the previous shots, so it's unusable."
Sika then realized what was happening.
"Hey! Li Zhixing!"
Are you kidding me?
Li Zhixing glanced at her inexplicably, his tone utterly innocent.
"Who do you take me for? I'm just checking your movements to see if there are any solo shots that can be added."
Sika stared at him, clearly not believing a word he said.
He couldn't help but rush over, but Yoona, who came over from the side, hugged him.
Yoona barely managed to suppress her laughter, then gave Lee Ji-hyeong a helpless glare.
Li Zhixing stood up and gave Jessica a smug look.
Serves you right for questioning me before, hmph.
Then, Li Zhixing finally announced the end of filming.
"Alright, that concludes today's filming."
"Thank you all for your hard work, let's wrap this up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the tense atmosphere in the shed that had lasted all day finally relaxed.
After saying that, Li Zhixing looked at the Girls' Generation members, put away his jokes, and said seriously, "You all worked hard today, thank you for your cooperation."
Afterwards, Girls' Generation, led by their newly assigned manager, came over to thank the director and production crew.
Sika was still glaring at Li Zhixing indignantly, her eyes clearly indicating that she would settle scores later.
The new agent looked at Li Zhixing with some apprehension, and thanked him politely and respectfully.
This attitude is much more cautious than when Cui Zhen was in charge.
Next, Girls' Generation members were taken by their manager to remove their makeup, change clothes, and pack their belongings.
Li Zhixing turned to the film crew and clapped his hands.
"Alright, let's hurry up and collect the equipment. Return what needs to be returned and put what needs to be put into storage."
"Let's meet at our usual spot tonight for barbecue and a good drink."
"Long live the director!"
The staff, who were just too tired to speak, suddenly perked up and cheered.
Youngest member Yoon Sung-ho asked expectantly, "Boss, is there enough Korean beef?"
Li Zhixing rolled his eyes at him.
"How about you sell me?"
After everyone had finished packing, Hwang Dong-hyuk asked with a smile, "Is filming for f() not until next week?"
"I won't need to come over then, right?"
Li Zhixing patted the dust off Huang Donghe's arm and said with a grin, "You didn't need to come today, Donghe-hyung."
"It's because the company is worried and insists on having a senior person in charge."
"If you ask me, Donghyuk, your level is just so-so."
"Hey, do you want to get beaten up?!"
Lee Ji-hak laughed as he dodged Hwang Dong-hyuk's punch, but then he turned around and found that Jessica had somehow gotten behind him.
He jumped back in fright, saying, "Hey Jessica, there are so many people watching, control your temper!"
Sika snorted coldly.
"We'll settle that score later."
As she spoke, she held out her hands to him.
Give me the money.
Li Zhixing was baffled.
"What money?"
"Of course it's money for the fancy meal. You gave it all to Soojung and the others, aren't you going to give it to me?"
"Why should I give it to you! I've never heard of a director treating an artist to dinner after filming a music video."
"Get out of the way, don't stop us from packing."
As he spoke, Li Zhixing tried to walk around her.
Unexpectedly, Jessica took advantage of the moment he turned to the side and pulled his wallet out of his coat pocket.
"Hey, Jessica!"
Li Zhixing stared wide-eyed and reached out to snatch it.
Jessica had already retreated a few steps, backing up to a place he couldn't reach.
She deftly pulled a card from Li Zhixing's wallet and shouted to the members who were watching the commotion, "The director is treating us to barbecue tonight."
The other members immediately cooperated, laughing and shouting thanks to the director and wishing the director a long life.
Yoona excitedly exclaimed, "Director Lee, want to come together tonight?"
Li Zhixing had a sour face and ignored her.
Turning around and seeing the expectant film crew members, he said irritably, "What are you thinking? You think you can compete with them for barbecue? Hurry up and pack your things!"
"Director Donghyuk is treating us to barbecue tonight."
Hwang Dong-hyuk looked completely bewildered.
"Li Zhixing, have some decency."
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