After the first few days of shooting, the crew had gotten used to the director’s filming habits.
Initially, everyone complained, but after getting accustod to it, they felt uneasy if the director didn’t shoot several takes.
In other words, within just three days, the entire crew had developed Stockholm syndro from the director’s rigorous thods—they couldn’t feel comfortable without being tornted by him.
Of course, Ai Xiao was different from them.
She still wasn’t used to it.
That day, there was a crying scene where both the female lead and her sister, Li Lan, had to cry in different ways.
Ai Xiao couldn’t cry.
Sheng Tang and her character were fild separately, one inside the house, one outside.
Sheng Tang could cry very easily. After filming one take, the director found that both the shot and the composition were perfect, and Sheng Tang’s performance was flawless. He nodded, "That’s a wrap."
Everyone was stunned.
Qian Zhe Lin couldn’t help but applaud from the side, "Sheng Tang, this is the first ti our crew nailed it in one take."
Sheng Tang wiped her tears and also started laughing.
The director had thought Sheng Tang was genuinely imrsed in her emotions and was planning to comfort her, but she quickly snapped out of it and started chatting with Qian Zhe Lin, "Thank you, Director, for your leniency."
Everyone laughed.
The reason the director wrapped the scene in one take, aside from the fact it turned out exceptionally well, was also to save ti, as he thought Ai Xiao’s segnt would be challenging to shoot.
As expected, by noon, Ai Xiao had been using eye drops, a teary dication, but it still didn’t work—her expressions weren’t convincing and she couldn’t convey the emotions required.
The director even remarked, "You look terrible when you cry."
Ai Xiao was on the brink of a breakdown.
After two hours, the director showed so rcy and gave Ai Xiao a ten-minute break.
Ai Xiao sat there, her assistant had gone sowhere, and she sat limply in the chair, turning to Sheng Tang, who happened to be next to her, "Sheng Tang, can you do a favor?"
Whether on set or even just on the street, if a stranger politely says "Can you do a favor?", it’s hard for anyone to refuse—they would at least listen to what it was.
Sheng Tang nodded, "Sure."
"Can you get my water bottle for ? I’m really exhausted, thank you," Ai Xiao said.
It was a simple favor within her ability.
"Sure, where’s your water bottle?" Sheng Tang asked.
Ai Xiao pointed to a small building not far away, where they usually took their lunch breaks and did their makeup.
The things brought by the actors were also placed on the table in that lounge area.
"The pink unicorn thermos, that’s mine. You can see it right there," Ai Xiao said.
Sheng Tang nodded.
She went to get it.
After picking it up, Sheng Tang opened her thermos and sniffed it.
She wasn’t being overly cautious, but the fact that Ai Xiao asked for her help seed unreasonable. They barely talked, and there were male staff mbers around that she could have asked instead.
When there’s sothing unreasonable, the reasons behind it must be scrutinized.
Sheng Tang opened and sniffed Ai Xiao’s water.
It didn’t have any distinct sll; it was just plain drinking water.
However, to be on the safe side, Sheng Tang secretly poured out the water from the thermos through the back door. Then she thoroughly rinsed the thermos and refilled it with fresh warm water from the water dispenser, bringing it back to Ai Xiao.
Ai Xiao thanked her, for the first ti giving Sheng Tang a beaming smile.
Even knowing that Sheng Tang was President Gu’s girlfriend, she had never been kind to her, only refraining from provoking her.
Adding to the comparison of their performances over the past few days, Ai Xiao grew more irritated with Sheng Tang.
Sheng Tang smiled back.
She returned to her seat, sat down, and picked up her script.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ai Xiao hesitate before picking up the water bottle and gulping it down.
Ai Xiao’s montary hesitation suggested to Sheng Tang that Ai Xiao knew sothing was wrong with the water but was determined to drink it anyway.
"She is really pushing herself," Sheng Tang thought, then continued to read her script.
Over at Ai Xiao’s side, the shoot resud. She exhaled deeply, waiting for the dication to take effect.
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