No matter how the online controversy unfolded or what kind of stories the entertainment journalists who couldn't stay idle made up, Fang Zhao had no time to pay heed. As shooting progressed and the number of scenes involving Wu Yan increased, Fang Zhao's screen time decreased, which gave him more time to compose.
The cast and crew also noticed that Fang Zhao was spending less time on set. With the passage of time, people missed the good ol' days. In the absence of the voracious eater Fang Zhao, everyone began to eat more slowly, at the pace of taking medication. Everyone's rice intake declined.
So whenever he could, the director kept Fang Zhao on set to eat with the rest of the cast.
Today, Fang Zhao had been asked by Director Bai of the Yanzhou chapter to stay for takeout.
Fang Zhao had raced through two boxed meals and started his third by the time most of the others were halfway through their first.