"Ji Yu, are you ready? Also, Qi Yuanren, your role as a guard isn't the focus right now. Move to the right and don't steal the spotlight!"
"Jiang Shuqi, what's wrong with your skirt? It's so long, are you afraid someone won't step on it? Props! Where's the props department? Come and fix her skirt!"
"Dim the lights! Band, get ready!"
The entire set was filled with Director Zhang's roars. This was not only the first scene for the "Chaotianzi" crew, but also the first acting showdown between Xi Tongsu and Lan Shuer. Moreover, it was a scene opposite the male lead, Ji Yu. No one wanted to miss this opportunity, and the crew members all came to watch from nearby.
Director Zhang didn't expel them, but he strictly instructed everyone to keep quiet and not to delay their work or disturb the filming.
As Xi Tongsu sat in the dressing room putting on her makeup, she couldn't help but praise herself in her heart.
Putting everything else aside, Director Zhang's professional qualities are excellent. He may be straightforward or tactful outside the film crew, but inside the crew, as the director in charge of the entire crew, he is meticulous in everything he does and cannot tolerate anyone being careless.
Soon, Lan Shuer and Ji Yu changed into their costumes and put on makeup before making their appearance.
Ji Yu, with his long hair disheveled and wearing only a thin undergarment, his clothes in disarray, revealing a large expanse of his chest, leaned against the soft couch with a gloomy expression.
He played the protagonist in "The Emperor's Reign," a deposed emperor who struggled to restore his kingdom.
At this point in the story, he had just been forced to abdicate by the main villain, losing his throne and being given the title of Prince of Shun'an. Under such a humiliating disgrace, the deposed emperor was in great pain, decadent and indulgent, spending his days indulging in wine, women, and music, seeking only pleasure.
Lan Shuer, dressed in a revealing dancer's outfit, with a seductive figure, swayed gracefully as she walked forward.
She plays Ji Qingwan, one of the stepsisters of the main villain Xiao Lingchen.
Ji Qingwan's life was completely different from that of Ji Baishu, who entered the palace and became empress.
Ji Qingwan had a feud with the villain when she was young. After the villain took power, she naturally couldn't get along with him and was soon driven out of the Xiao family mansion, becoming a dancer. She even entered the deposed emperor's mansion and became his plaything.
"Your Majesty," the scantily clad dancer bowed slightly, her eyes alluring, her voice sweet and seductive, "who do you think is better, me or the Empress?"
The deposed emperor gave a sinister smirk, reached out and pulled her into his arms, hooked his finger on a wine glass, and brought it intimately to her lips.
"Who...who's good? Pshaw, her? How can she compare to you? You're the one I truly love...that bitch, I'll make her pay sooner or later!"
His tone was cold and contemptuous, yet full of self-mockery, perfectly conveying the resentment and bitterness of a fallen emperor.
That was a really good performance!
Everyone was amazed, thinking to themselves, "They haven't even started filming yet, and Ji Yu and Lan Shu'er are already so immersed in their roles?" Ji Yu is an award-winning actor, so it's normal for him to perform like this, but Lan Shu'er, as a newcomer, is also able to keep up with Ji Yu's pace, which is truly remarkable.
Even without Ji Yu's help, if she were to make her way in the entertainment industry on her own, she could probably achieve considerable success after a few years of hard work.
Lan Shu'er nestled in Ji Yu's arms, exchanged a knowing glance with him, and gave a low, cold laugh.
Everyone else thought they were getting into character and rehearsing the plot, but only they knew that they were just being themselves!
And what they said was all true.
A moment later, the door to the dressing room opened again, and Xi Tongsu was ready!
On set, hundreds of eyes turned and stared intently at the half-open door.
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