Chapter 212 A Slap
After the car racing scene was redesigned, the scenes involved were larger and more people were involved. The crew quickly received the news and started preparing in advance. Hu Xiaoxiao came to the set, thinking that after hearing the news, Xia Lu would come to argue with her again, or go to quarrel with the director.
Unexpectedly, when Hu Xiaoxiao arrived at the set, Xia Lu, contrary to her usual behavior, didn't even glance at her.
Hu Xiaoxiao was surprised. Could it be that Xia Lu didn't know this news? But there was no reason for the crew not to inform her.
Out of curiosity, Hu Xiaoxiao looked at Xia Lu a few more times, and she found that Xia Lu was a little different today. She was not as impetuous as before, and sat there much more steadily. Sometimes when she lowered her head in thought, she looked a bit serious, and she was completely different from before.
It seemed as if Xia Lu changed her personality overnight.
After taking a few glances, Hu Xiaoxiao looked away. It would be great if Xia Lu didn't come to trouble her. She was already tired of thinking about how to act every day. How could she have the time to quarrel with others every day?
Hu Xiaoxiao's role today is that after Xie Weihua and Zhao Zhenchuan started dating, they were discovered by Yamamoto Masako. Yamamoto Masako was jealous and found an excuse to arrest Xie Weihua, wanting to sentence and convict her.
Xie Weihua was picked up by Yamamoto Masako on her way home from work. The costume team arranged a small suit, a skirt, a woolen hat, and short boots popular during the Republican era for Hu Xiaoxiao. The overall look was full of Republican style, yet very modern.
After finishing her styling and makeup, Hu Xiaoxiao walked out of the dressing room carrying her props handbag and happened to meet Xia Lu who came out of another dressing room.
After the last dressing room incident, the stylist learned his lesson and arranged Hu Xiaoxiao and Xia Lu to be styled in two separate dressing rooms to avoid further fights.
Xia Lu was wearing a Japanese officer's uniform and long boots, stepping forcefully on the floor with a sense of oppression.
Their eyes met and they stared at each other.
Hu Xiaoxiao actually sensed murderous intent in Xia Lu's eyes.
It was as if the person standing in front of her at this moment was not Xia Lu, but the cruel Masako Yamamoto herself.
Xia Lu only exchanged glances with Hu Xiaoxiao, then walked past him with a cold face, her back straight, and her steps firm and steady.
Hu Xiaoxiao sensed the crisis. Today, Xia Lu gave her a completely different feeling from the inside out, more imposing. It was conceivable that the highlight of this confrontation between the two women would be more challenging.
Hu Xiaoxiao quickly adjusted herself and decided to redesign her performance. At the same time, her spirits lifted. The more challenging the performance, the more she enjoyed it. If her opponent was too weak, she would lose interest in performing.
Not only Hu Xiaoxiao, but everyone else on the crew noticed Xia Lu's change. This scene was directed by Qi Weiming himself. After looking at Xia Lu a few more times, his gaze fell on Hu Xiaoxiao.
Seeing that Hu Xiaoxiao's condition had improved, I felt relieved.
After Qi Weiming shouted "start", Xia Lu got into the game in an instant. Wearing military boots, she approached Hu Xiaoxiao step by step. The murderous intent in her eyes was so strong that it seemed as if she was holding a butcher knife and was going to cruelly slaughter Hu Xiaoxiao here and there.
Hu Xiaoxiao has always been strong when facing a strong opponent, and he quickly raised his aura. In the script, Xie Weihua has never been afraid of Yamamoto Masako, and has repeatedly caused trouble under Yamamoto Masako's nose.
Yamamoto Masako pinned the charges on Xie Weihua, but Xie Weihua refuted them calmly, and her well-reasoned and well-founded remarks left Yamamoto Masako speechless.
After Xie Weihua exposed Yamamoto Masako's image of taking revenge on her, Yamamoto Masako became furious, her eyes filled with jealousy and resentment. Then she suddenly stepped forward and slapped Xie Weihua in the face.
Snap——
The loud slap stunned the entire crew.
Qi Weiming immediately called out "Cut," yelling, "Xia Lu, what are you doing? This scene isn't even in the script. Why are you adding more to your role?"
Xia Lu recovered in a split second, her eyes regaining composure. She told Qi Weiming, "My performance was very reasonable. Xie Weihua repeatedly provoked Yamamoto Masako, and Yamamoto Masako is a vindictive person with a brutal side. After being rebuked by Xie Weihua, she became furious and her first reaction was to slap Xie Weihua. Director, this is very reasonable. I don't think I played it wrong."
Xia Lu presented her performance with solid evidence and argued calmly, which was consistent with the qualities of an experienced veteran actor.
After thinking about it carefully, Qi Weiming felt that Xia Lu's analysis of Yamamoto Masako's personality made sense, and he turned his gaze to Hu Xiaoxiao.
Not only Qi Weiming, but everyone else on the crew was looking at Hu Xiaoxiao nervously. In the dressing room incident, before Xia Lu even started, Hu Xiaoxiao had already acted so frighteningly aggressive. Now that he'd been slapped, wouldn't he be furious?
Facing the frightened gazes of many people, Hu Xiaoxiao reached out and touched his face, feeling a burning pain.
When Xia Lu slapped her just now, she was able to dodge it with her reaction.
However, she did not dodge and took the slap head-on.
Because Xia Lu was immersed in the role, she was also in the role. At that time, she was not herself, but Xie Weihua. She could dodge Xia Lu's slap, but Xie Weihua could not dodge Yamamoto Masako's slap.
Hu Xiaoxiao rubbed his face, then saw the director's concerned look. He put his hands down and said, "Xia Lu's words make sense. She acted very well and vividly. There's no need to cut this part."
Hu Xiaoxiao's words were beyond everyone's expectations. This was completely unlike her character.
What happened today? Xia Lu changed, and Hu Xiaoxiao changed too?
But Hu Xiaoxiao's understanding undoubtedly saved the crew a lot of trouble. Seeing this, Qi Weiming immediately started filming the next segment.
The next scene also takes place on this set.
When Xie Weihua discovered that Yamamoto Masako was going to cause trouble for her, she immediately sent for help. Therefore, not long after she was captured by Yamamoto Masako, Zhao Zhenchuan used his connections to ask Sato Ichiro's superior, a lieutenant colonel, to come to her rescue.
There was no evidence at all for Yamamoto Masako to arrest Xie Weihua. Sato Ichiro was angry that Yamamoto Masako was causing him trouble and making a fool of himself for his superiors. He immediately ordered Yamamoto Masako to release Xie Weihua and apologize to Xie Weihua.
Masako Yamamoto swallowed her anger and walked up to Xie Weihua, saying sorry through gritted teeth.
This was the first time in Xie Weihua's life that she suffered such a big loss. After listening to Yamamoto Masako's apology, she reached out and slapped Yamamoto Masako on the left cheek.
Snap——
While Yamamoto Masako was stunned, Xie Weihua slapped her on the right cheek again.
Snap——
Both sides of Yamamoto Masako's face quickly turned red, and she looked at Xie Weihua with shock and strong resentment.
Qi Weiming quickly called out "cut." Before he could speak, Hu Xiaoxiao analyzed her performance logic for him.
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