"Hahaha, you guys don't know—hahaha—"
Xiao Chen laughed while wiping away tears, her voice trembling with laughter: "At the time, Sister Sitong wanted to take the opportunity to act high and might, hoping Director Yan would apologize to her politely. But when she opened the door, she saw Director Yan pushing a huge cream cake in front of her and singing a birthday parody of the apology song. Everyone thought Director Yan was going to confess his love, so they surrounded her three or four deep. Her face turned green instantly, and she wanted nothing more than to tear Director Yan apart."
Hearing Xiao Chen vividly recount the events of that time, Xiao He was overjoyed and burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.
All I can say is that Director Yan is really good at making people angry.
Of all the ways to apologize, he chose the most "straight man" one.
This kind of apology is no different from adding fuel to the fire.
Almost everyone at the scene was trying to suppress their laughter.
As for the other party involved, Yuan Sitong, she felt as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly. However, faced with the way out offered by Director Yan, and with her agent frantically winking at her, Yuan Sitong finally gritted her teeth and "forgave" Director Yan, and returned to the set to film.
—I have to forgive her! If Director Yan makes a few more of these corny and awkward apologies, Yuan Sitong really wants to leave the crew overnight.
She's completely heartbroken now.
This Director Yan is shameless, thick-skinned, and impervious to both soft and hard approaches. There's no way he'll ever learn his lesson.
Yuan Sitong just wants to count the days on her fingers and stay as far away from Yan Shaohan as possible.
...
As for Xiao He, he's been too exhausted lately to even bother with other people's gossip.
His portrayal of a seemingly innocent but actually cunning and sunny young man is practically hellish.
When others are "caught," Yan Shaohan can still explain the situation and problems logically and with evidence, but when it comes to Xiao He, "caught" becomes just a feeling.
"Xiao He, your smile doesn't feel right. Try it again."
"Xiao He, your eyes, your eyes—"
"Xiao He, why don't you try crying? You mean, hold your tears in your eyes, maybe that will make your eyes look brighter in the photos?"
"Xiao He, tone it down, don't make that expression during this part—"
Xiao He: "..."
If it weren't for the fact that Yan Shaohan and he usually had a pretty good relationship, Xiao He would have really thought that this guy was deliberately targeting him!
Heavens above, earth below! What is it that Yan Shao Han truly desires?!
What exactly is this feeling? Please tell me in detail.
If you don't explain it clearly, how am I supposed to know how to act?
I didn't experience any of the strange sensations you described when I practiced in front of the mirror!
Damn it!!
For this shoot, Xiao He had practiced his "harmless" bright smile in front of the mirror for a long time and had also received training from an acting teacher.
He felt that although he might not be able to fully achieve the Yin Qi-style "sunny smile" in Director Yan's mind, he was not so bad that he had to do multiple takes.
Xiao He was completely devastated.
During one of the intermissions, Xiao He asked Liu Rulan with great uncertainty, "Sister Liu, do you really think there was a problem with my scene?"
In this scene, Yin Qi stays in his sister's study to help guard the house, while the assassins he sent out arrive quietly at this time.
The leader of the assassins hadn't expected that his employer was also one of the targets. Upon discovering this, the cautious assassin leader sensed something was wrong and prepared to retreat with his men, but it was too late.
Where are you going?
Yin Qi's voice still had a slight upward inflection at the end, giving it a youthful and spirited feel, but upon closer listening, it also carried an unusual coolness.
He stood with his hands behind his back in the center of the courtyard, the old tree behind him swaying slightly in the cold wind, blocking the path of the assassins along with him.
The assassin leader gripped his gun tightly, looking at Yin Qi warily: "Didn't we have an agreement?"
What does the employer mean by this?
"Huh?" Yin Qi tilted his head slightly. "Who said it was settled?"
The next moment, he appeared in front of the assassin leader and grabbed the man's neck with lightning speed.
"Cough cough—"
The assassin leader's face flushed red with pain, and he could no longer speak. At the same time, he was extremely shocked. He never expected that Yin Qi's speed was so fast, even completely beyond the scope of human capabilities.
He immediately drew the gun from his waist, intending to aim it at Yin Qi, but to his ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) surprise, Yin Qi simply smiled at him and then slightly tightened his grip—
"Snap—"
The assassin leader's neck was snapped in an instant.
"Old A——"
The assassin beside him gasped and raised his gun, aiming it at Yin Qi. Yin Qi simply grabbed the gun, raised his left hand, and with an extremely brutal punch, smashed the assassin's head.
Blood mist was still drifting in the air, and bullets behind him had already landed on his body. But what made everyone feel even more bizarre was that the bullets were embedded in Yin Qi's body, creating bloody holes of varying sizes, but he still stood there as if nothing had happened, calmly and unhurriedly pulling out the bullet stuck in the gap between the bones of his right shoulder.
The next moment, the bullet transformed into a terrifying projectile in his hand, whistling back to the assassins who had fired it.
The people who were standing just moments before were hit by the incoming bullets and were forced to tilt their heads back uncontrollably—a little crimson appeared between their eyebrows, and blood continued to gush out.
"Bang bang—"
Several lifeless bodies fell to the ground.
At that moment, familiar footsteps sounded behind them.
Yin Qi turned his head, a smile unconsciously spreading across his face—
"Click!"
Yan Shaohan: "It still doesn't feel right. Your smile isn't genuine enough."
Xiao He: "..."
Let alone a genuine smile, even Xiao He's wry smile now has a touch of infectiousness.
He really couldn't laugh anymore.
But this was a very important transition shot, and he had to smile in a way that met Director Yan's standards.
Liu Rulan was also watching from the sidelines, so she also knew about Xiao He's distress at this moment. However, she was not a professional and could not give Xiao He precise guidance.
"Why don't you go ask Director Yan again?" Liu Rulan said. "Actually, I think it's pretty good."
She watched Xiao He grow up step by step. The current Xiao He no longer had the hostility and danger he had when they first met. He had completely transformed into a different person. Even Liu Rulan sometimes felt a little dazed, thinking that Xiao He had completely become Yin Qi, a person who did not exist in the first place.
Therefore, she was also unable to determine exactly why Director Yan was dissatisfied with Xiao He's scene.
Xiao He sighed, "Fine, I'll go ask him again. If he still doesn't agree, I'm really going to break down."
The pressure of constantly having to re-enact scenes is immense, because it not only means that you have to re-enact the scene yourself, but also that other actors have to cooperate and re-enact the scene, and that everyone else in the crew has to start over.
So Xiao Heka felt incredibly guilty because his position was causing others to be stuck as well.
However, just after speaking with Liu Rulan, before Xiao He could ask Yan Shaohan, Gao Zhenxia, who had been watching from the sidelines, slowly walked over.
"Teacher Gao."
Xiao He and Liu Rulan greeted each other at the same time, while Xiao Chen, with great tact, placed a chair down and said, "Please sit down, Teacher Gao."
Thank you.
Gao Zhenxia slowly sat down, her smile kind and her tone gentle: "Xiao He, you've been practicing your acting hard recently, haven't you? I feel your acting is much better this time than during 'Killing Life'."
"Yes." Xiao He gave a wry smile. "But I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Teacher Gao. After studying for so long, it seems I'm still just a little short."
Gao Zhenxia was still smiling, but after staring at Xiao He for a while, she suddenly asked, "Xiao He, have you been struggling with your acting skills lately?"
Xiao He paused for a moment, then awkwardly touched his nose: "Uh, indeed, after all, I'm not from a professional acting background, and my acting skills are not as good as the seniors here. This role is also a completely new challenge for me, so I'm a little..."
"Ah, I see."
Gao Zhenxia nodded knowingly, then chuckled softly, "Xiao He, don't let so-called 'acting skills' lead you astray! Those things might not be suitable for you!"
Xiao He was stunned for a moment, then looked dumbfounded: "...Huh?"
If we don't focus on acting skills, what do we focus on?
