Yun Shudai was unaware of the falling out between Jiang Chen and his wife; she was currently filming under the director's intense pressure.
If the director was upset with her for being late before, then these past few days he's really been deliberately targeting her.
From the very first night, she kept looking for the reasons within herself.
At most, it's because of her two lifetimes of acting experience that she might sometimes be a bit mechanical.
Many scenes seemed to fall into a set of her previous performance systems, and the way she acted them out was as if they were made from a mold.
She has realized the reason and has been trying to correct it these past few days.
Unfortunately, the director still found fault with everything: "Yun Shudai, are you an idiot? Do you even know how to act?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Shudai pursed her lips, looked at the director, and smiled, "Director, I can't seem to get the right feel for you. Why don't you demonstrate for me so we can get it right in one go and save the crew from delaying the filming schedule?"
"The production team paid you to come here, not to let others teach you how to act."
Yun Shudai retorted, "I think the director should stand in front and guide the actors on how to quickly immerse themselves in the role. If the actors are not doing well, the director should patiently explain the scene to them instead of just scolding them."
Director Xue probably didn't expect Yun Shudai to dare to stand up to him so directly. Just as he was about to get angry, the assistant director next to him said, "Teacher Yun, don't do that pouting action just now. Let's shoot another take... Director Xue, I'll go and give Teacher Yun some pointers. Xiao Han has an event tomorrow and has to leave. We still have a lot of scenes to film this afternoon."
Director Xue pursed his lips and said nothing; the rest of the filming went relatively smoothly.
After the shoot, Yun Shudai, who had just arrived at the rest area, was handed a cup of iced coffee by Xiao Han, who smiled and said, "You were so brave just now."
Yun Shudai accepted the coffee and thanked her, saying, "When faced with oppression, one must always resist."
Xiao Han nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
An'an called Sister Yao to explain the treatment Sister Shushu had received these past few days.
As a result, Sister Yao came to the film crew that very evening and had a serious discussion with the director.
Back at the hotel, Sister Yao said, "Shushu, you've suffered these past few days. The assistant director's idea, I don't know what Director Xue is thinking."
Yun Shudai said, "Sister Yao, didn't you say that Director Xue specifically asked me to play this role? I don't think he thinks highly of me."
Sister Yao was also puzzled: "I'm not quite sure. Anyway, as long as we're not replaced, we should just put up with it. We should be humble and treat it like we've been bitten by a dog. I talked to the crew about it today, and I believe things will get better in the future."
Yun Shudai nodded. In her more than ten years of acting career, the first five years of her career were all about endurance.
After that night, although Director Xue didn't target her much, he treated her like she was invisible.
Yun Shudai's roles gradually decreased, but she still needed to wait on set every day to film.
So when she had free time, she would take her tablet and draw in the rest area.
She chats with Mr. Bai from time to time, but he seems very busy, and sometimes she doesn't see his replies.
Old He, on the other hand, has been so leisurely lately he's practically rotting away, chatting with her every now and then.
Yun Shudai found an old camera from the 1970s for Song Tengyuan in his live stream these past two days. It cost over 5,000 yuan. She told Song Tengyuan to keep it for now and pick it up when she gets back. She also asked him to help her get some film.
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