Zhang Qin and Qing Mian were about to enter their room when they saw Nian Qin.
"Sister Qin!", Qing Mian greeted.
Nian Qin smiled at her greeted Zhang Qin also.
"Sister Qin, you didn't come to the set today?", Qing Mian asked her.
"Yes, I'll be there tomorrow", she said.
"Okay", Qing Mian smiled and entered the room with her mother.
"I guess you guys are close", Zhang Qin said.
"Yes. She called me once after the script reading, I guess she is a nice person", Qing Mian smiled.
"Nice? Okay", Zhang Qin said and laughed meaningfully.
The following day,
The mother and daughter pair had breakfast and left for the set very early because Zhang Qin had many scenes to act. It was still early when they arrived so Yang Mei and Qing Mian chatted slowly about the schedule and other necessary arrangements. Zhang Qin did her makeup and ran through her lines with Qing Mian and then it was finally time for the next scene.
Since the female lead was also around, the crew made special arrangements because the two scenes they had today was complicated and complex. The director shouted "action" and everybody got into action, Nian Qin was a friend of Zhang Qin who was trying to help her get over her past with the second lead by joining her in investigating her brother's death. The scene they were acting was when Rua Ha, the role Zhang Qin was playing met Xing Da and Song Ding, the scene needed Zhang Qin to be able to change her expression quickly. Since she was coming from the countryside to the city she had to have a look of emptiness and grief from losing her brother, she also had a distant look as she wasn't familiar with anybody, she met Xing Da when she was about to enter her brother's school. Xing Da was also a student and she was surprised to see a visitor during school hours, Rua Ha had to maintain a happy expression and asked of her brother from her.
"I don't know him", Xing Da answered.
"You don't know Rua Luo?", Rua Ha asked again.
"Yes but I'm sure my friend knows him", she answered.
"Can I see your friend",Rua Ha asked.
Xing Da went to call Song Ding and they continued talking till the director shouted "cut". Everybody applauded, it was rare to find three actors who can control their expressions and complement each others acting.
Qing Mian rushed up to her mum and passed her a bottle of water.
"Mum, you're so good", she smiled.
"Of course, she was close to winning the best actress award back then", Yang Mei said.
"Your scene with the male lead starts the day after tomorrow", Yang Mei said.
"Qing Mian, why didn't you photocopy the script?", Yang Mei asked again.
"Ohhh, I wanted to practice with it", she said.
"You can always practice at the lounge anytime", Zhang Qin said.
"Thanks mum", she smiled.
It was almost time for the next scene so Zhang Qin went to change her cloth and quickly went up the stage, it was already night time when she was done. She was done with half of her scene so she has a break the following day because the lead actor won't be around the following day.
"You're done with half of your scenes? That's so fast", Qing Mian said.
"The drama will be just 10 episode and I don't have many scenes originally", she said.
Qing Mian and Yang Mei quickly packed up and they all went back to the hotel.