Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 423 - 424: Winning People’s Hearts

Chapter 423: Chapter 424: Winning People’s Hearts

Cheng Xiaohua, upon hearing her say this, suddenly smacked her forehead and came to a realization, "My wooden head, thank goodness you reminded me, but you—"

He Jinxia urged her, "I’m fine, I can take care of myself. You go back first, and don’t forget, I still have two bodyguard assistants!"

These two bodyguards, provided by Sheng Yan, one male and one female, both acted as assistants. Usually, they kept silent and had a very low presence, always following He Jinxia.

He Jinxia had tried chatting with them, but to no avail, as they only ever repeated that they would protect her and said nothing else, like mutes.

Cheng Xiaohua also remembered those two bodyguards. Since returning from M country, they had been constantly by Jinxia’s side, saying little but working hard, so she felt relieved and turned back to the hotel to make ginger soup.

In the entire film crew, He Jinxia held the highest status, and the greater the status, the more she had to shoulder the responsibility of coordinating the whole crew.

This coordination didn’t mean He Jinxia had to arrange any work, but rather, she had to be a role model, capable of stabilizing the actors in the crew during critical moments, acting as a stabilizing force.

Today, as the weather had drastically cooled, many in the crew couldn’t bear it. If He Jinxia could hand out bowls of steaming ginger soup to warm them up, it would definitely win people’s hearts!

How did an actor’s good reputation come about in the circle? It was accrued little by little in the film crew by winning people’s hearts. If you don’t act openly and honorably, who would know you are kind and approachable without any airs?

After Cheng Xiaohua left, He Jinxia surveyed the film crew; she had no scenes yet, so she was at ease.

In another classroom of the crew, scenes involving students were being shot.

These student actors were very young, some were even from a film and television university, and for many, it was their first time acting.

As He Jinxia approached, several students, dressed in vibrant student uniforms, were gathered talking, with a long boom pole hanging in front of them, flanked by crew members bundled up in cotton clothes handling the lighting.

In the frame, they were scheming, thinking of rebelling against Deng Meili’s "tyranny."

Male A said, "I don’t want to drink that bitter health beverage anymore; it’s horrifying, it could be poisonous!"

Male B said, "I don’t want to either. Even though it’s made from just vegetables + fruits, and we saw her making it, but why does it taste so touching, like eating something foul!"

Female A, her eyes shifting, suggested, "Why don’t we... pretend that Deng Meili punished us, and tell our parents, get them to come and make trouble?"

Female B said, "That might work, achoo!"

The actress playing Female B sneezed, instantly ruining the atmosphere they had built.

Director Zhou shouted "Cut!" and the actors immediately scattered to grab coats nearby to cover themselves; it was just too cold!

Director Zhou looked at the camera and thought about starting from Female B’s dialogue when He Jinxia approached and said:

"Director Zhou, I’ve checked the recent weather reports, a cold wave is coming, there will be a significant drop in temperature and it’s going to rain. Maybe we should buy a heater for indoors."

Director Zhou paused, furrowed his brows, and remained silent; He Jinxia added, "We have a weekly series, and we’re already behind schedule. With the temperature dropping, everyone is hampered, and if any actor catches a cold from this, it would delay the progress of the entire crew."

After finishing, He Jinxia deliberately coughed a few times.

Speaking of illness, what Director Zhou feared most now was He Jinxia getting sick. She was the soul of this series, and if she fell ill, the production would come to a halt, which meant the weekly series would stop airing!

Director Zhou glanced around and noticed that the student actors were shivering. Others in the crew, dressed in heavy clothing, were also slow in clearing things up. He immediately made up his mind, "Alright, I’ll go get two heaters now."

After Director Zhou left, several other actors quickly gathered around He Jinxia, one of the girls gratefully said, "Thank you, Sister Jinxia!"

The weather was really cold. The men were still okay, but it was a bit too much for the women. During filming, they all wished for a heater, but they were too scared to speak up to the director.

Director Zhou was quite strict with these new actors.

He Jinxia smiled, not taking credit, "I also get cold. There’s nothing more blissful than being able to snuggle up in a heated room during winter."

The others chimed in, "Yes, yes!"

Thinking it over, He Jinxia said, "Director Zhou is considerate of us by getting us heaters. You guys should put in more effort during filming and not let down Director Zhou’s expectations."

The other actors nodded in agreement, "Sister Jinxia is right!"

"I will try my best, Sister Jinxia. Can you give me an autograph?"

"Sister Jinxia, I’m your fan. Can you share some of your experiences with exercise and dieting? I feel my belly is too big!"

...

He Jinxia was surrounded by several actors, and soon, others from different parts of the crew came over and crowded around her, making her very popular.

A crew member noticed and whispered to those nearby, "He Jinxia is really well-liked."

Another person agreed, nodding, "She’s incredibly popular, very down-to-earth. You wouldn’t believe it, but I saw a star who, just after gaining some fame, started throwing tantrums on set, acting very unprofessionally.

"Ah, doesn’t that make the director angry?"

"Angry, very angry! But what can he do? The investors insisted on casting her, hoping to capitalize on her popularity. The director just had to suck it up. Actors who don’t throw tantrums like He Jinxia are really rare these days."

"So, He Jinxia is like a rare species then, not many actors nowadays can earnestly focus on improving their acting skills."

...

Unbeknownst to He Jinxia, her reputation was once again being highly spoken of within the crew.

By noon, Director Zhou had brought in two heaters. "High Energy Classroom" mainly had two indoor scenes, and he installed a heater in each.

Supported by the warmth of the heaters, the actors’ spirits were boosted, leading them to delve deeper into their performances. This resulted in a faster shooting pace in the afternoon and a significant reduction in NGs (no-good takes).

In the afternoon, the official voting channel for "High Energy Classroom" was closed. Over a million people participated, confirming the content, and He Jinxia was shooting non-stop.

To ensure better post-production quality, enough time must be left for editing. So, how could this time be squeezed out? Only by speeding up the film shooting.

The quicker the completion of the shootings, the more time available for post-production. This also made He Jinxia exceptionally busy these days, having to stay late at night on the set.

Only when the new shots were completed did He Jinxia get a slight break. At that time, Yang Xingxin’s concert also arrived.