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Chapter 20 - Chapter 20: An Explosion of Acting Skills

The next shot is the death of Liu Ji, quite a clichéd plot, Liu Ji and the crown prince after the dialogue of the woman who is obsessed with the negative man, the darkness suddenly shot out a few cold arrows.That is the king of Qi sent people, want to grab before the king of Wu to get rid of the ruler, and Liu Ji's first reaction is to swing the sword to protect the crown prince, in an arrow block is not timely is directly pounced on the body as a shield for him to block down.

 

Arrow shot out of the camera and the arrow shot shot separately, and then edited together in post-production, Yixi chest fixed half of the arrow, plasma stained the skirt a large area of red.She lay in Ri Cheng Lang's arms, closing her eyes for the third time, and was rewarded with Director Qin's unrelenting roar.

 

"Cut - wrong mood, start over!"

 

After filming for so long, the time had already reached the latter part of the night, everyone was starting to get tired, but no one dared to complain.Unlike the last shot, this time Qin Weidong wasn't doing it for a better effect, so he asked the actors to perform in different ways, but in his heart he was satisfied with every single one of them, and now he simply couldn't get through it.The assistant director looked at his furrowed brow and began to worry that if he ng a few more times, this grumpy director would get angry again and everyone would suffer.

 

Qin Weidong called Li Chenglang and Yixi over to talk about the scene, the girl with a long arrow in her chest, covered in blood walked to the director next to the arrow tail when she turned around and accidentally hit Li Chenglang, the people next to her giggled out.

 

Qin Weidong said: ''There is nothing wrong with the Prince, the main thing is still Liu Ji.What do you think is wrong?The last shot all behaved quite well, now it's a ghost hit?"

 

Yixi was a little nervous about making mistakes one after another, in fact she didn't feel anything wrong during her acting, but the director shouted card every time, she was getting a mental block!

 

"Director, I don't quite understand ..."

 

Qin Weidong wrinkled his brows, "The look in your eyes when you were looking at the crown prince just now made me think that you didn't agree with Liu Ji's behaviour.It's not that you're not in the scene, but even though you're completely thinking of yourself as that character, the character itself is in self-loathing.Of course, it's not impossible to handle it that way, but it wouldn't pick up with your earlier emotions."The implication was that if this was how it was going to be played here, all of the previous scenes would have to be changed, or the character's emotions would be disconnected.

 

Lai Cheng Lang lightly said, "You just said she was stupid, I thought it was just talk, so you really think she's stupid."

 

Qin Weidong saw that Yixi was not in the right state and thought that it would be a waste of film if she spent so much time, so he just let her rest for half an hour to adjust and shoot again.

 

Yixi knew that she had caused trouble for everyone, and after being in the group for so long, this was the first time that the progress was delayed because of her, and even though no one was blaming her, her face was also hot and uncomfortable.

Against the immense pressure of becoming the new ng king, she exited the studio and walked along the corridor for a while, not stopping until she could not hear the sound of people.Here was an ancient palace complex, raising her eyes and still seeing the lofty halls and pavilions, and in front of her, a patch of jasmine was in full bloom, and the breeze sent a fragrant aroma, a wisp of which scurried into her heart.She sat down on the bench by the veranda and sighed despondently.

 

Just now, she didn't know how to explain to the director, in fact, she did go out of her mind today, always remembering what Xia Xintong had said in between filming.She said that since she and Lai Cheng Lang had such a connection, when they bumped into each other in the entertainment industry in the future, maybe he would be able to recognise her.Previously, she only felt that her brain was too big, and she didn't know at what point in time, her thoughts actually changed subtly.

 

She felt that she must have been too deep into the play to bring the character's feelings into reality, and then because she was repulsed by the fact that she had actually created this kind of expectant behaviour, it turned to affect the performance in the play.

 

The evening wind rolled a few leaves and blew over, she subconsciously ducked back, something in her hair fell to the ground, looking down, it was her own golden hairpin.Liu Ji in the fight fell all over the body, even the hair also scattered down half, the rest into a fluffy bun, was fixed by it, trying to messy but not lose the beauty.

 

She subconsciously reached out to touch her hair, yet it was too late, and the other half of her long hair fell over her shoulders.She flattened her mouth in chagrin, thinking that now it was better, she would have to go back later and re-do her hair.

 

A pair of boots appeared in the field of vision, Yixi blinked her eyes and looked up to ask, "Teacher Lai, why did you come over?"

 

Li Cheng Lang picked up the golden hairpin, "Seeing you walk out alone, I was worried that it wasn't safe.In the dark, do you think there are no bad people in the film city?"

 

Yixi wanted to take it, but he didn't give it to her, instead he pinched it between his fingers and shook it.The gold hairpin was very delicately made, with a few thin gold threads hanging down from the end, and the bright red celluloid trembled with his movements.His eyes narrowed slightly and he smiled pleasantly.

 

Yixi now saw him in a complicated mood, did not have the good sense to say: "What's so funny?"

 

He slowly said, "Seeing you cloaked in hair, I feel funny."After a pause, "And the way you styled yourself just now, it's also quite funny."

 

Yixi didn't expect him to actually come along to mock herself, and while surprised, she couldn't help but reflect, could it be because her performance was so bad that even the always gentle him couldn't stand it anymore?

 

Thinking so suddenly felt aggrieved, if not because of him, how could she make a mistake?If he did not forget ...

 

"Turn around."

 

She froze, "Ah?"

 

Li Chenglang pinched the golden hairpin and patiently repeated, "Turn around."

Yixi then complied, but her expression was a little confused.He took half a step forward and stood behind her, the two of them close together.His right hand held a section of long hair, and his slender fingers deftly flipped it over, making two circles.After the hair was lifted, the back of her snow-white neck was also exposed, he lowered his head, and his warm breath blew on it, Yixi's body shuddered, and she instinctively ducked forward.

 

"What are you ... you doing?"The girl stared, like a cat with fried hair.

 

He looked natural, "Can't stand to look at your hair, help you with it."

 

Yixi then realised that the hairpin had actually been inserted back into her head ... So, he had just helped her revive her hair bun?

 

"You even know how to do this?"She was incredulous.

 

"I should say, I thought I would."Ri Chenglang examines it for a moment, "Now it seems that you'll have to go back and have them help you again."

 

Yixi digests this for a few seconds and freezes in place.Not thinking about what strange look she had got herself into by him, whether her hair was messed up like a chicken nest, she looked into the man's smiling, dark eyes and ventured a somewhat unbelievable guess.

 

Was he ... teasing her?

 

She lowered her head to her thoughts as he looked over curiously, "Yixi?"

 

"Huh?What?"Yixi was a little flustered.

 

Ri Cheng Lang paused for two seconds, "Don't be too nervous, actors will always encounter all kinds of problems during filming, as a first time actor, your performance is already very good.Just relax."

 

He said this in a casual manner, not even looking at her, making Yixi really feel for a moment that ng three or four times in front of Director Qin was nothing.The tensed body slowly relaxed, she looked at the man's handsome side face, and the trace if any resentment towards him disappeared without a trace.

 

A sudden flash of light in her head, she grabbed his hand and said with some excitement, "I have a feeling.Quickly, let's go back and shoot!This time, I will definitely not be angry with you, nor will I despise myself!Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

 

Lai Cheng Lang looked at the two's interlocking hands, and a hint of subtlety flashed in his eyes.The girl's cheeks were reddening, obviously in the midst of excitement so she was forgetful, but he didn't stop it, instead he held her with the other and smiled, "Okay, we'll go back to filming this time."

 

Inside the studio, Qin Weidong shouted down "", and this shot opened for the fourth time.

 

In the distant view, the cold and bleak moonlight can be seen, two embracing people sitting in the open space in the garden, like floating weeds that have no support and can only hold on to each other.Then the camera pushes closer along the track, Liu Ji has a frighteningly long arrow stuck in her chest, lying in the Prince's arms, her hands are all bloody, trembling, trying to touch his face, but halfway but then give up.

She closed her eyes and laughed at herself, ''Really by you, I would rather die myself than have something happen to you.Your Highness the Crown Prince ... is wise and intelligent, my concubine admires ... it."

 

His face was expressionless, as if he was neither surprised nor sad, "Lone knew that there would be assassins tonight, in fact, you don't have to save me."

 

He was still this heartless, and in the end he had to make her understand how worthless her death was.Yet she was no longer able to care.Blood flowed more and more, she suddenly panicked, struggling to say, "Your Highness, I ... I've always wanted to ask you, in the thirteenth year of Yuan De, at the head of the Ba Bridge, there was a girl who was very sick and dying, and it was ... you who saved her!... Do you still remember?"

 

He did not say anything for a long time, and the light in her eyes also dimmed a little bit, obviously the result that had long been predicted, why did she refuse to die in the end?His look was so gloomy, his long eyelashes hanging down, his eyes dark as night, Yixi remembered the day of his eighth birthday, he leaned against the column and smoked, his eyes were like this at that time.It was too similar.

 

Did she ever really expect him to recognise her?After more than ten years of separation, it was not easy to be reunited, no matter how rational or indifferent you say on your lips, deep in your heart, you still have expectations.Just like Liu Ji, she knew clearly that the Crown Prince would not remember her, but she still had delusions of grandeur, trying to prove that that experience was important to more than just herself.He also remembers.

 

But even if he did forget, she didn't complain.She had never expected anything in return for what she had given.She just wanted him to live well.

 

Ri Cheng Lang found that Yixi's expression changed, originally it was a heart like dead despair, but in a split second, there was a fire jumping in a ball of cold ash.That was her last lingering, as she just said, even though she had suffered countless injuries, to the last moment of her life, she still loved him.

 

Lai Cheng Lang met her gaze, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, his fingertips tingled, and he was electrified.He felt that all his blood was mobilised, this is the kind of thrill he used to get when he was acting with an evenly matched opponent, Yixi had never made him this excited even if she had acted well before.

 

She shrank into his arms, as if she wanted to snuggle deeper.Those beautiful eyes blinked and finally closed slowly as she repeated the question with the last of her strength, but stopped waiting for his answer.

 

"Do you still, remember me?"

 

The night wind rolled up the peach blossom petals, falling down one after another, brushing all over the body and still messing it up.The Yi Ren in his arms has no sound, he sat on the ground holding her, his face is as indifferent as iron and stone, only the stiff body leaks the emotions.

 

Qin Weidong looked at the monitor, thinking that after three more seconds, he could shout over, but he did not expect that on the screen, Lai Chenglang, who should have remained motionless until the end, suddenly raised his hand.

 

The deputy director's eyes widened, Qin Weidong stared at the screen, and his emotions were violently exuberant.

 

Li Chenglang held Yixi's blood-stained right hand and slowly pressed it to his face, finishing the actions she hadn't done earlier.She closes her eyes and does not react, while he looks at her with his eyes downcast, and after a few moments says softly, "Don't remember."

 

In the end, he answered her question after all, though she could no longer hear it.But what did it matter, she already knew the answer, and all she asked for was for him to say it himself.

 

Those four words, infinitely cold, yet incomparably compassionate.