☆, Chapter 80 Once

This is a play full of taboos.

After the performance, in the dressing room, the senior brother stopped the junior brother and questioned him about being too intimate with a female role.

Feeling aggrieved, the younger brother deliberately said some angry words, which provoked the older brother to press him into a pile of messy costumes and forcefully kiss him.

The emotions expressed in this scene are very complex. Luo Zhifan's part needs to be guessed in particular. The grievance of being misunderstood, the fear of infidelity, the escape, and the uncontrollable love cannot be summed up in four words: reluctant to accept.

It is indeed not easy for new actors to act.

Wen Mianyu analyzed the role in detail for Luo Zhifan from his own perspective, asked him to carefully consider the emotions of his junior brother, and accompanied him through the scene several times.

Luo Zhifan was confused at the beginning, but gradually he found the way and came up with his own way of performing.

"Not bad." After the last performance, Wen Mianyu nodded with satisfaction. "When you go back, you can rehearse with Shen Zui again and listen to his opinions."

"Okay, thank you Sister Jasmine." Luo Zhifan put away the script, stood up and thanked her.

Wen Mianyu saw him out and glanced at Lu Congxu's room before closing the door.

Seeing that the other person's door was closed, she didn't know whether she felt disappointed or relieved.

…

Wen Mianyu hardly slept that night.

The next day, she woke up late, which was unusual for her. She went downstairs to have breakfast with big dark circles under her eyes. Director Lin was surprised when he saw her.

"Jasmine, what's wrong? Why do you look so haggard? Are you sick?" Director Lin asked with concern.

"It's okay, I just have a little insomnia. Director Lin, don't worry." Wen Mianyu explained.

She knew what Director Lin was afraid of. Lu Congxu was not in good condition yesterday. If she got sick again today, would the filming of this scene still be possible?

"I'm glad you're okay. It's hot out now, so be careful not to get a heat stroke." Director Lin said, "Cong Xu might have been affected by the weather yesterday. I'll have my assistant make some mung bean soup for everyone to drink."

"Thank you, Director Lin." Wen Mianyu walked around the dining table and went to the casserole to serve herself a bowl of porridge.

Director Lin wiped his mouth with a tissue and glanced towards the stairs. "Where's Qian'an? Did you see him get up?"

"I haven't seen him. I guess he hasn't woken up yet." Wen Mianyu sat down opposite Director Lin with a bowl of porridge.

"He has to put on old-age makeup today, which takes a lot of time. I told him to get up early, but why hasn't he come down yet so late?" Director Lin threw the tissue into the trash can.

Wen Mianyu thought about the argument last night. Ye Qianan was such a hypocrite and petty-minded person. He must have been so angry that he couldn't sleep well?

Just as I was finding it funny, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Ye Qianan was coming down.

"Qian'an, come and have dinner." Director Lin called out.

Wen Mianyu turned her head and met Ye Qianan's gaze.

The man's eyes swept across her face sharply, and he raised the corners of his lips with a forced smile, "Morning, Miss Su."

"Good morning, Mr. Ye." Wen Mianyu blinked innocently, "Mr. Ye, why are you down so late? Come over and have dinner. After dinner, you can go put on makeup. The makeup artist has been waiting for a long time."

“…” Ye Qianan.

Director Lin cleared his throat and said, "It's okay. It doesn't take much time. I'll go to the set first. You two can come over after you finish eating."

"No more eating." Ye Qianan said with a forced smile, "I'm going to the set now to avoid wasting Miss Su's precious time."

"It's okay, you can't delay me." Wen Mianyu said generously, chewing a bun in her mouth, "Your opposite actor today is Chen Zui, and Zhi Fan went there an hour ago. If you want to delay me, it will be them."

“…” Ye Qianan.

“…” Director Lin.

Director Lin cleared his throat and stepped forward to smooth things over. "Since Qian'an isn't hungry, come with me. Let's go to the set together."

"Yeah." Ye Qianan responded and looked at Wen Mianyu deeply before leaving.

…

After the two left, Wen Mianyu picked up a custard bun from the plate, thought about it, threw it back into the plate, and slammed the table hard.

In fact, she also knew in her heart that her tit-for-tat towards Ye Qianan was due to her anger.

If Ye Qianan hadn't caused trouble last night, she wouldn't have been in such a dilemma.

Poor her, she thought about it all night last night but still couldn't figure out what to do. She was still timid when she thought about going to the set to face Lu Congxu later.

Agreeing and refusing, these are such simple choices, but she, who has always been decisive, would actually have such hesitation one day.

It was also because of this hesitation that Wen Mianyu realized that she might not have no feelings at all for Lu Congxu.

It's just that this kind of feeling makes her unable to tell what kind of feeling it is.

Wen Mianyu has lived among men since she was a child. She was raised by her grandfather and two senior brothers. Her two brothers are not much older than her, which makes her not very clear about the boundaries between the opposite sex. She has a close relationship with Lu Congxu and has always treated Lu Congxu as a family member.

If it was anyone else, it would be fine to give it a try or refuse, and she wouldn't have to worry about it at all. But facing Lu Congxu's deep affection, even a single word made her very cautious.

Yes, affectionate.

She never knew that Lu Congxu had such deep affection for her.

When did Lu Congxu start to like him?

How long have you liked it?

Why didn't you tell me?

How sad was it when you learned of her death? How did you feel after believing she was reborn?

Wen Mianyu wanted to know about these past events that had been concealed, but she didn't dare to ask, not even a single word to Lu Congxu.

Wen Mianyu finally understood what it felt like to be so deeply in love that she couldn't bear it. She sighed in distress and lost all her appetite.

…

"Everyone on the crew is saying that Director Lin is very satisfied with the female lead he chose this time. I heard she is excellent in all aspects."

On the way to the set, Ye Qianan and Director Lin sat in the back seat of the car and started chatting.

Director Lin casually flipped through the storyboards he had drawn and smiled when he heard this. "Yes, Jasmine is a great actress and a professional in opera. Not to mention her amazing voice. She's such a versatile artist, and there are only a few in the industry who have become movie queens."

"Indeed, Mianyu knew everything back then." Ye Qianan tapped the car window with his fingertips. "It's just that Miss Su doesn't seem to have a good temper. I heard from Producer Wang that she deliberately tricked Mr. Chen and hasn't even apologized yet."

Director Lin understood something and closed the storyboard. "What does Qian'an mean by this?"

"It's nothing special." Ye Qianan smiled. "I'm just kindly reminding Director Lin that we should be careful when using someone as tactless as Su Moli. She's so unknown now, yet she dares to offend people at will. If she becomes famous one day, it will be even more serious."

"Whether I'm famous or not is other people's business. I just need to make my movie well." Director Lin said calmly.

"But Director Lin isn't worried about offending the wrong people in the industry, and some movies can't be released because of it?" Ye Qianan raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me, this movie is a biography of Grandpa Mianyu, and I can't help but consider Mianyu's reputation."