Chapter 201 Killing Yourself
Xue Ya was overwhelmed with fear, and before she could react, Pei Yu had already walked away.
The director over there was also calling her, so Xue Ya quickly adjusted her expression and trotted over.
When Mu Zhi changed her clothes and walked out, the makeup on her face had not changed.
Even the makeup artist kept sighing that Mu Zhi's makeup was more advanced than what she wanted to do for Mu Zhi.
As it happens, today's scene is one in which the heroine she plays undergoes a drastic change in mentality, and eventually becomes cruel and ruthless.
The little girl played by Xingxing is the heroine in her childhood.
She will be killed completely.
This highly conscious scene is very difficult to act, as it requires Mu Zhi to have extremely strong, tearing explosive power.
It also requires the cooperation and crying of children.
Children’s crying scenes have always been the most difficult. The crying must be genuine and there must be emotional changes.
The director had already decided that this short scene of just a few minutes might take two days to shoot.
The scene was ready, and Mu Zhi was holding Xingxing's hand and telling her the play.
"When your sister pinches you, you should look serious and innocent and say 'Do you really want to kill me?'
"Remember not to cry, but it's best to have some tears in your eyes.
"At the end, sister stabbed your chest with a knife. That was fake, it was retractable. Xingxing remembers tears falling, but don't cry too loudly. It was probably a feeling of despair and relief..."
Mu Zhi closed his mouth as he spoke.
These requirements are difficult for an adult, let alone a child.
She laughed and said, "It's okay, Xingxing can just act casually, no one will say anything bad about Xingxing."
Xingxing, on the other hand, listened very seriously and repeated Mu Zhi's words from time to time. Her little face looked very serious, as if she was carefully remembering every instruction.
Mu Zhi went over his lines again, silently brewing his emotions in his heart.
Don’t forget to remind the stars:
"My sister might be a little scary then, Xingxing, don't get scared."
Xingxing puffed out her chest and smiled sweetly: "No! Sister will always be the best sister in the world!"
Mu Zhi also smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
She was a little absent-minded.
Why hasn't Shi Hongbin come yet? If he comes, how should she seduce him and how should she hide those intense emotions?
Even when the director shouted "action", she was still a little out of the role.
Xingxing stood aside with her head tilted, her eyes having the clear and pure look that the director wanted most.
Mu Zhi, on the other hand, had a hard time following the role and the director called "Cut" several times.
At the beginning, the director tried to smooth things over:
"It seems that Mu Zhi hasn't worked for a long time and seems to be having trouble getting back into shape. Let's do this a few more times."
After several attempts, Mu Zhi still pinched his brows and waved his hand, saying, "Wait a minute and do it again."
Several actresses, including Xue Ya, could not help but start discussing in a low voice:
"Are you serious? This is also a movie queen?"
"I can handle this poor acting, it turns out that he relies on this face to get to the top."
"What a waste of time..."
Xue Ya looked around and saw that the faces of the other staff members gradually became worse. She felt proud and couldn't help but shouted:
"Teacher Mu Zhi, since you are in such a bad state, why don't we just move on to the next scene first.
"Otherwise, it would be a waste of everyone's time just waiting here."
Some people looked at Xue Ya, not sure whether they thought she was stupid or brave.
There are always some approving looks.
Mu Zhi glanced at her indifferently, like a flamboyant concubine, and scanned Xue Ya from head to toe with the eyes of an ant, and said in a light tone: "Who are you?"
Xue Ya was secretly recording the whole process. Seeing Mu Zhi like this, she felt angry but also secretly happy.
She took a step back and said pitifully:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Mu. I'm just a new actor. I don't know anything. I just spoke a little bluntly. I'm sorry if I offended you..."
He is indeed a new actor, and his methods are so low-level.
Mu Zhi was in a bad mood and didn't want to talk to anyone.
But Xing Xing, who had been standing quietly by the side, suddenly spoke in a naive and childish voice:
"But sister, what are you recording in your breast pocket?"
Xue Ya's face turned pale instantly.
Mu Zhi raised his eyebrows.
The director and Zhuang Rui's faces changed. They strode over and stared at Xue Ya:
"What are you filming? For me?"
Xue Ya: "No, no! I didn't take any photos..."
Xingxing tilted her head: "But sister, you have been shooting since the beginning, and you adjusted the angle several times, Xingxing saw it~"
Zhuang Rui tried to snatch Xue Ya's phone. Xue Ya backed away with a pale face, frantically poking at the screen of the phone, trying to destroy the evidence.
But at this moment, a strong and slender hand suddenly grabbed Xue Ya's wrist as she was about to click delete, and flicked it hard -
"Ahhh!" Xue Ya screamed and her cell phone fell to the ground.
It’s Pei Yu.
Pei Yu picked up the phone, twirled it around his fingertips with a smile, and handed it to Zhuang Rui.
Zhuang Rui clicked on the video with a gloomy face. If it was edited a little and released, it would bring extremely unfavorable public opinion impact to Mu Zhi.
The director's expression was also very unpleasant: "Replace the third female lead."
"Director!" Xue Ya burst into tears, "I didn't do it on purpose, Director, please don't replace me..."
This was a role she had fought so hard to get.
It’s the company’s requirement to find fault with Mu Zhi, you can’t blame her!
The director frowned. It was indeed a complicated matter to replace an actor. Xue Ya's company was also one of the investors, so it would not be easy to change.
But he still had Xue Ya forcibly taken to the lounge.
Zhuang Rui took Xue Ya's phone and made sure the video was completely destroyed before handing it over to Xue Ya's agent with a cold face:
"I need an explanation from your company."
This little episode made everyone look a little strange.
Mu Zhi pinched his eyebrows in annoyance, wondering why there were so many trivial matters.
"Go ahead, try it again. If that doesn't work, let's do it in the afternoon."
She spoke casually and everyone looked unhappy. They felt like they had wasted the whole morning and everyone would be unhappy.
Is Mu Zhi regressing or has he run out of ideas?
The director nodded: "Ready... go!"
Mu Zhi stared into Xingxing's eyes, trying to immerse himself in the role.
At this moment, she caught a glimpse of a low-profile black luxury car parked beside her.
Then, the figure that was engraved in her bones got out of the car.
In an instant, the blood in my body began to boil because of the strong hatred, my fingertips were cold, but my eyes were hot.
Her eyes began to turn red, and her raised fingertips trembled but fiercely as she gently pinched Xingxing's delicate neck.
Xingxing stared at Mu Zhi's eyes, her clear pupils filled with a wavering heartache.
The little baby's voice was very soft and light, with a hint of broken questioning:
"Are you really going to kill me?"
Mu Zhi breathed out rapidly, as if a large patch of blood covered her eyes. The moment the built wall was about to collapse, a loud crash occurred in her heart.
"Of course. You have to die so I can live."
Her voice trembled, with an almost tragic smile.
There was hatred deep in her eyes, but at the corner of her mouth there was a smile like a gorgeous flower.
Then, she raised the knife in her hand high and stabbed it into Xingxing's heart.
Xingxing's eyelashes trembled suddenly. She didn't know why, but her heart seemed to be really hurting.
Is it because my sister’s current pain is too real?
Big tears rolled down Xingxing's cheeks.
At this point, the heroine completely killed her childhood self and walked step by step towards the goal of self-destruction.
——
There was total silence.
The director even forgot to call for a stop. Zhuang Rui touched the corner of her eyes in a daze and felt moisture.
The desperate and intense emotions were like a wave that swept over everyone, drowning them.
Is this the power of a movie queen?
“Pah, pah, pah!”
The sound of applause broke the stagnant silence.
Shi Hongbin walked over while clapping and said with a smile:
"As expected of a movie queen, it's so wonderful."
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