Lan Qingyue didn't have much of an understanding of birthday celebrations. She thought that it would be enough for Qi Yu to buy her a cake, eat it with her, and say "Happy Birthday."
Unexpectedly, he had made even more preparations. The Gu family came, Lan Rongchang came, Axi and Liu Yuanyuan came, and even Liu Qingqing came.
She had her first real birthday party, even though the date wasn't her actual birthday in real life.
With the birthday banquet already underway, it was only natural that the matter of recognizing one's ancestors should be put on the agenda. Lan Qingyue hesitated for a long time before finally agreeing, but only after she finished filming her drama.
She has had a chivalrous spirit since childhood and admires female knights with high martial arts skills, which is an important reason why she chose this script.
Thinking about it is one thing, but actually doing it is another, especially for someone like her who has no background knowledge.
She had the most contact with the martial arts instructor on set, not the actors she worked with. Every day, she had at least one fight scene.
The instructor demonstrated once, and then Lan Qingyue repeated it, with corrections made to address any shortcomings. Even so, the results were still not ideal.
Not only was the director dissatisfied, but Lan Qingyue herself was also dissatisfied, feeling it wasn't cool enough.
After several takes, Director Liu stepped forward with a troubled expression and asked, "Xiao Lan, how about we get a stunt double to do it?"
He didn't want to use a stunt double unless it was absolutely necessary. He wanted to present a more realistic effect and wanted the actors to complete the filming step by step. He was naturally happy if an actor had this kind of awareness, but expectations were not met and time waits for no one.
Lan Qingyue is also stubborn. The more difficult the challenge, the less she wants to give up. She has repeated it countless times. If a substitute is used now, all her previous efforts and accumulation will be wasted.
She clenched her fists and pleaded softly, "Director Liu, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I'll try again, please? Give me another chance. I really want to do it myself. Director Liu, please give me another chance."
She rarely lowers herself to ask for help like this. In the past, if others didn't give her a chance, she would refuse. She wants to act as if she doesn't want to, rather than as if they are denying her a chance.
To put it bluntly, they are too concerned about saving face, inflexible, and unwilling to show weakness.
This feeling wasn't strong when I was in school, but after entering society, I realized how cruel society is. It's not that everyone revolves around you, but rather that you revolve around a certain point that you have to deal with. No one will go along with your stubbornness and arrogance unless you stand in a position that everyone can only look up to.
When it's time to show weakness, you still have to show weakness.
Lan Qingyue's eyes welled up with tears, and these warm tears came suddenly, swirling in her eyes, even more heartbreaking than pear blossoms in the rain.
During the few days she was on set, she was very serious about every scene, more serious than anyone else. Even when she bumped or bruised herself, she didn't complain of pain, nor did she stop what she was doing to deal with it immediately. Director Liu could feel Lan Qingyue's attitude towards work, and he liked this kind of dedicated person.
Since Lan Qingyue had already made the request, he had no reason to refuse.
"Alright, try again. Remember, find the right feeling. At this moment, you are not Lan Qingyue, you are Consort Ning, a consort with high martial arts skills."
Lan Qingyue nodded emphatically, "Director Liu, I've got it. I will definitely take this seriously and won't let you down."
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