Since no one was acting opposite her, she would pretend to be Qingniang one moment and Cheng Yunxiu the next.
The scene Zhou Cheng was referring to was the dialogue between Qingniang and Cheng Yunxiu. She had to imagine, based on their conversation and Qingniang's character, what actions Qingniang would make while speaking, her expressions, and her tone of voice, and then imitate them in real life.
Qingniang was gentle. She was not jealous or competitive, unlike the other two concubines who fought tooth and nail to see Cheng Yunxiu, but she never worried about such things.
But she wasn't weak or easily bullied. Qingniang's gentle and kind nature was only shown in front of Cheng Yunxiu; otherwise, she wouldn't have survived from the beginning to the end of the story. All the other female and male characters died, leaving only her, the male lead, and another male supporting character.
Qingniang was very clever; she knew how to capture Cheng Yunxiu's heart. Knowing that Cheng Yunxiu liked obedient and docile women, she was the type of woman he liked in front of him, but she also depended on his mood, occasionally showing a little cleverness and capriciousness. Just with these things, she could keep Cheng Yunxiu completely under her thumb.
The only time she lost her composure and had a big fight with Cheng Yunxiu was when she first learned that Cheng Yunxiu paid special attention to the female lead, Lin Qiao.
That was the enemy who wiped out Qingniang's entire family, and also the enemy of Gao Kuaicheng's family. They were their common enemy. However, Cheng Yunxiu paid special attention to their common enemy and even fell in love with him. How could Qingniang lose her composure?
However, she only lost her composure in front of Cheng Yunxiu that one time, and never did it again.
But just once was enough. Later, because of that argument with Qingniang, Cheng Yunxiu felt even more guilty towards her and treated her even better.
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To act well in a play, you must get into character, put yourself in the shoes of the character you are playing, and firmly believe that you are her.
Qiao Nansheng took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and composed herself. If she were Qingniang, how would her emotions change after learning that Cheng Yunxiu had fallen for Lin Qiao?
First, she needs to control her own emotions.
Qingniang was the type to explode with emotion. She had known for a while that Cheng Yunxiu and Lin Qiao had been in contact, but she didn't know they had sparked a romance, let alone that Cheng Yunxiu had fallen for her. And now she knew...
Two figures stood facing each other in Qiao Nansheng's mind, one on the left and one on the right, and she put herself into the role of Qingniang.
A few minutes later, Qiao Nansheng suddenly opened her eyes, took the script, and happily went to the study to find Zhou Cheng.
She found her rhythm.
"Zhou Cheng! Zhou Cheng! I've got it! Quick, quick, let's go over it again!"
She ran to the study, pushed open the door to go in, but suddenly remembered that she had just barged in and interrupted him like this last time. So she stopped at the door, reached out and knocked: "Zhou Cheng, may I come in?"
There was a moment of silence inside before his voice came through: "Wait a few minutes."
"Oh, hurry up, or I'll lose my sense of smell." Qiao Nansheng shouted into the room, then took the script and went back to the bedroom.
Actually, after she put herself in the role of Cheng Qingniang and found the feeling, she not only felt the part of the play that Zhou Cheng just pointed out, but also the other parts, although not very strongly, which shows that she did not immerse herself in the role very deeply.
Zhou Cheng quickly finished explaining things to the company's senior executives and left the study five minutes later.
Seeing Qiao Nansheng rolling around on the bed, her hair all messed up, with some of her hair standing on end due to static electricity, Zhou Cheng felt rather helpless.
He walked over, coughed, and asked her, "Can you still feel it?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Qiao Nansheng nodded hurriedly, scrambling out of bed and walking towards him. "I'm telling you, I feel like I've seen it all now. I feel like I am Qingniang. Let's hurry..."
Before she could finish speaking, her feet suddenly gave way beneath her. Looking down, she realized she was on the bed, not the floor. Qiao Nansheng's face changed drastically, and she screamed "Ah!" as she uncontrollably fell forward.
Zhou Cheng was still a few steps away from her when he saw this and quickly rushed forward to catch her, scolding her with exasperation, "Are you out of your mind? Are you an idiot? Do you really think you're on the ground? Huh?"
Although there was a fluffy carpet on the floor, it couldn't withstand her frequent falls. What if something unexpected happened and she accidentally turned around and bumped her head on the corner of the bed?
Qiao Nansheng, looking completely innocent after being scolded, said, "I was just so excited to see you!"
"Ha, so it was my fault after all?" Zhou Cheng sneered and put her down.
Qiao Nansheng chuckled: "That's not what I thought, but if you insist on thinking that way, there's nothing I can do."
Zhou Cheng raised an eyebrow: "Scumbag woman."
?
Qiao Nansheng: "Speak properly, how am I a scumbag?"
Zhou Cheng smiled at her, saying, "A scumbag's quote."
"You actually know this?" Qiao Nansheng was shocked.
Zhou Cheng reached out and tapped her forehead: "I'm not isolated from the world, how come I don't know this? Give me the script."
"Oh, okay." Qiao Nansheng handed over the script.
Zhou Cheng looked down at the script and the lines he was to play and memorize. In this scene, Qingniang was the one doing most of the talking, and Cheng Yunxiu only said a few words, each of which was no more than ten words long.
Zhou Cheng got into character quickly, and with few lines, he finished in about three minutes.
After glancing at the script one last time, Zhou Cheng tossed it onto the bed: "Alright, let's get started."
He walked over to the sofa and sat down.
Qiao Nansheng blinked and followed closely behind.
Then the two began rehearsing their lines—
This scene takes place at the Cheng family residence. Qingniang went to see Cheng Yunxiu on business and happened to overhear him talking to his subordinate. After the subordinate left, she could no longer hold back and rushed forward to question him.
Qingniang lost control and rushed up to grab Cheng Yunxiu, who was sitting and drinking tea, by the collar, questioning him repeatedly, her hands trembling.
Cheng Yunxiu remained silent in the face of her questioning. His silence was even more disheartening, making Qingniang think that he was already with Lin Qiao and that she should put aside her hatred and stand on the same side as her.
Cheng Yunxiu didn't speak until Qingniang broke down in tears.
The first thing to say is to explain, the second is to comfort, and the third is to express one's feelings.
But Qingniang wasn't so easily fooled. She knew that Cheng Yunxiu was just saying these things to appease her, and she also knew that she had lost control today. Before Cheng Yunxiu could finish speaking, she turned around and ran away.
The next scene features Cheng Yunxiu alone, showing his inner thoughts and expressions, followed by a solo shot of Qingniang returning to the villa.
That's why it's said that on the surface Lin Qiao is the female lead, but if you remove Lin Qiao, Qing Niang is the female lead. In the script, Qing Niang and Cheng Yunxiu have a lot of scenes, more than Cheng Yunxiu and Lin Qiao.
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