Chapter 313: Chapter 303: The Grand Finale (Part 2)
Since He Yuchu is still a primary school student, she needs to ensure normal studies to maintain social awareness and grasp the corresponding knowledge. She can’t prioritize one and neglect the other. Otherwise, even if she becomes a household name and a big star, she’d just be a pretty idiot who knows nothing.
That’s not something Ye Manman wants to see, and He Yuchu herself doesn’t want to be a fool, so she agrees with her mom’s decision to only shoot commercials during extracurricular time.
Fortunately, the company is very understanding. After all, there aren’t that many ads for kids, and initially, it was just to give her a try.
Whether she can succeed in the future depends on her own ability.
This commercial is considered a very simple little skit.
It tells the story of a little girl who hides in her room crying because she ranks last in several exams. Later, her mom, feeling heartbroken, buys her a learning machine. Through the learning machine, the little girl quickly learns a lot of knowledge, regains her confidence, and laughs joyfully.
The beginning of the ad needs crying, and the ending needs laughter, with a very sharp contrast to highlight the power of the learning machine.
Ye Manman and He Chen both came to the set today.
They stood by the studio, and He Yuchu, upon seeing them, gave them a reassuring gesture, which was utterly adorable.
It seems she’s really quite relaxed.
Since the set was already arranged, and the actress playing the mom was in position, the shoot began quickly.
The first scene was He Yuchu hiding in the room, thinking about the recent exams and crying, holding a test paper with single-digit scores.
Right from the start, there was nothing but imagination to rely on to cry, and it had to be heart-wrenching, not just wailing, which was quite a test of skill.
But who is He Yuchu? Since birth, she’s been excellent at crying — knowing exactly when and for whom to weep. This simple crying scene was really not challenging for her.
The camera captured the petite girl clutching a crumpled test paper, sitting in the corner of the room, initially looking normal, but soon, as if she couldn’t hold back, she suddenly clenched the test paper, her eyes turning red.
When the next shot showed her lifting her head, her pretty big eyes were instantly filled with tears. Helplessly, she threw the test paper aside, her lips pouted, face scrunching, hugging herself and crying softly. The tears flowed like they were free, streaming from her eyes.
He Chen was heartbroken watching, almost unable to resist rushing over.
Luckily, Ye Manman held him back, preventing him from impulsively interrupting the filming process.
Since the director hadn’t called cut, He Yuchu didn’t stop.
She cried while finding her state, thinking about how to make the crying look better and more pitiful, even giving the camera a close-up of her helpless and despairing expression.
"Cut!"
Finally, the director was satisfied with the shot, excitedly shouting about how to edit it, which parts to keep. After that, he grabbed a tissue and jogged over to hand it to He Yuchu, continuously praising her sensitivity and good performance.
Ye Manman and He Chen finally felt a bit relieved.
They hadn’t expected the toughest scene to pass in one take.
The rest of the script was even simpler. After all, it’s an ad for parents of children, and she just needed to show how great and useful the learning device was and smile happily.
In-between, she had to say a few lines promoting the learning machine, and that was it.
The whole scene finished in an afternoon, saving a significant amount of time.
After filming, on the drive home, He Chen was driving, and He Yuchu was still very excited.
"Mom, I love acting so much. I want to act and be an actress for the rest of my life!"
She shook Ye Manman’s hand non-stop, incredibly adorable.
Ye Manman patted her on the head, "If you want to act, go for it. Being an actor isn’t easy, but since you’ve decided, you must work hard and study diligently. You can’t be as careless as you are with your studies, or else mom and dad won’t like you. Understand?"
"Got it~"
He Yuchu was quite serious.
"I will study acting as hard as my brother studies. I want to be a good actress so that mom and dad can see me everywhere!"
He Chen couldn’t help but laugh when he heard this.
"Tiantian, you really have ambition. Mom and Dad will wait to see it."
Prophetic words.
He Chen and the others didn’t have to wait long to see He Yuchu on TV.
It’s unclear if the ad was so well-done or if He Yuchu was just that endearing on camera, but that ad was everywhere, routinely appearing on various TV channels, sometimes even repeatedly broadcasted several times.
