strictlysupreme Chapter 200 His cheeks were flushed; he was kind of handsome.
Chapter 200 His cheeks were flushed; he was kind of handsome.
The new actor who replaced Shu Jing'an in the crew was named Xue Jiashu. Compared to Shu Jing'an, Xue Jiashu was much more handsome.
With delicate features, red lips, and white teeth, she had a somewhat androgynous appearance. She wore an earring on her earlobe, exuding a refined yet slightly wicked charm.
He looks like someone you shouldn't mess with, not a decent person.
Indeed, in terms of character similarity, Xue Jiashu is much more suitable than Shu Jing'an. Moreover, his outstanding appearance makes his pairing with Ning Yao much more harmonious, even though Ning Yao has a pure and innocent look while Xue Jiashu has a sinister air.
Both of them are so good-looking that their faces are memorable at first glance, and their complementary appearances make them even more popular.
When Cui Mengmeng saw Xue Jiashu, she could hardly move her feet. Her eyes were full of little hearts, and she wished she could stick her neck out to his face.
Looking at her, how could she possibly remember the grievances and injustices that Shu Jing'an suffered?
Although there were more men than women in the crew, almost all of the women were Xue Jiashu's female fans, and their cheeks would turn bright red the moment they saw him.
Even several male staff members frequently glanced at Xue Jiashu, but Ning Yao couldn't quite tell whether they liked or disliked him.
Xue Jiashu seemed to sense Ning Yao's gaze and smiled as he turned his gaze from the crowd.
The two looked at each other across the air. The moment their eyes met, Xue Jiashu smiled in a somewhat nonchalant manner. His gaze made Ning Yao extremely uncomfortable, like that of a wild beast seeing its prey, filled with a sense of predation and aggression.
Xue Jiashu was accompanied by several assistants, and after they sat down, everyone gathered around him.
His scenes with Ning Yao were later, while the crew was currently filming Zhao Xiaojing's scenes. The other actors had nothing to do, so they stayed on the sidelines looking at their scripts or playing on their phones.
"Yaoyao, didn't you want to find a male lead to act with? Why don't you go find Xue Jiashu?" Cui Mengmeng suddenly leaned close to Ning Yao's ear and whispered these words.
"Are you worried that I won't act well, or do you want to get closer to that handsome actor Xue Jiashu?" Ning Yao hit the nail on the head, revealing Cui Mengmeng's thoughts.
"Of course I'm worried about you!" Cui Mengmeng chuckled, but the credibility of her words was not high.
Ning Yao did want to rehearse with the male lead and get to know him beforehand. After thinking for a while with her eyes lowered, she got up and brought Cui Mengmeng to Xue Jiashu. She smiled and extended her hand to greet him.
"Hello, my name is Luo Xiyao, and I am the female lead in this drama."
Hearing the noise, Xue Jiashu looked up at the girl in front of him, smiled warmly, and his smile was as bright as a peach blossom.
A delicate face smiling so brightly actually made it seem less gloomy and sinister.
"Xue Jiashu, your leading man." Xue Jiashu shook hands with Ning Yao, his knuckles gripping firmly as if he wanted to hold her hand a little longer.
He used "your" instead of "this show's," and Ning Yao instantly felt disgusted by Xue Jiashu's flippant use of language.
"We'll be acting together later, shall we rehearse beforehand?" Ning Yao's voice was somewhat cold.
Xue Jiashu could easily sense Ning Yao's rejection, and explained his behavior with a smile, "Miss Luo, you're too slow to get into character. We're playing a married couple in the drama, so naturally I'm interested in you."
"However, your reaction is correct, after all, you are not interested in me in the play, but you should be afraid."
Xue Jiashu pursed his lips and immediately made a fearful expression, his eyes flickering slightly.
Xue Jiashu's acting was indeed very good and his performance was very moving. Looking at Xue Jiashu's expression, Ning Yao felt that she was just like the perverted female protagonist who forced her boyfriend. The two of them instantly switched roles.
"It's okay, take your time. If you want to learn how to act, you can come to my room and I'll be happy to teach you." Xue Jiashu's words were ambiguous, as if he was teasing Ning Yao, yet also as if he was seriously offering to teach her.
"No need, thank you." Ning Yao politely declined and turned back to her seat.
Seeing Ning Yao leave, Cui Mengmeng reluctantly turned her gaze away from Xue Jiashu.
Zhao Xiaojing's scenes were filmed quickly. After she left the set, Director Guo asked Ning Yao and Xue Jiashu to prepare, and the set was moved from indoors to outdoors.
Ning Yao ran through the mountains, with Xue Jiashu chasing desperately behind her, creating a thrilling and exciting chase scene in the forest.
Perhaps due to an instinctive aversion to Xue Jiashu, Ning Yao directly associated him with the perverted character in the script, and fear arose spontaneously.
After being caught, Ning Yao slipped and fell into a pile of leaves and grass, where she was caught by Xue Jiashu.
Xue Jiashu's hands were very improper. He touched Ning Yao's waist out of sight of the camera. Ning Yao reflexively kicked Xue Jiashu away, the movement was graceful, neat and powerful.
Xue Jiashu was caught off guard and fell flat on his face, landing in an extremely disheveled manner, with not a trace of his idol aura remaining.
Director Guo frowned in displeasure and immediately shouted "Cut!" to stop the filming process.
"Luo Xiyao, what's wrong with you? You're a housewife who can't even kill a chicken, where did you get the strength to fight a man?"
Ning Yao calmly patted off the rotten leaves that had stuck to her body when she fell into the haystack, showing no fear of Director Guo's stern face.
"Excuse me, I practiced self-defense for a while. When I encounter a pervert, my muscles will automatically retaliate."
Ning Yao looked at Xue Jiashu as she spoke. To everyone else, her tone was relaxed, but Xue Jiashu, the person involved, might not feel the same way.
Xue Jiashu grimaced in pain, his handsome face contorted with agony.
After recovering, Xue Jiashu looked coldly at Ning Yao and said, word by word, "Miss Luo, we are filming a movie. Please do not make any further attacks on me, or I may sue you!"
"Then please behave yourself and don't do anything inappropriate when I can't see you. Otherwise, next time it won't just be a little pain; I'll make you stay in the hospital for three months." Ning Yao replied coldly and without any politeness.
Xue Jiashu remained silent, clutching her injury as she slowly stood up. Several assistants rushed forward to support her, their faces showing concern.
Zhao Xiaojing witnessed the whole thing and spoke up in support of Xue Jiashu, sounding rather annoyed.
"If you can't even handle physical contact, what's the point of filming? If you touch someone, it's considered groping. So how are you going to handle your kissing and bed scenes? Are you going to rely on camera tricks or body doubles?"
"Do you even know your own status? How can a newcomer in the entertainment industry have so many demands?"
"Ha, who do you think you are, nitpicking and causing all this trouble!"
"Alright, alright, go down and change into clean clothes. You can come back in five minutes!" Director Guo glanced at Ning Yao, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
Luo Xiyao impressed him during the audition, and her terrified expression when she ran away was also very convincing.
There's nothing wrong with fighting back after being hit; anyone would fight back when faced with danger. However, Luo Xiyao's fighting style was too professional and didn't fit the character's setting, so we had to delete that scene and start over.
Director Guo watched the playback once, but felt that the expressions and movements of the two actors were very natural, without any trace of acting.
Perhaps a slight modification to the character design would make it more appealing, especially since Luo Xiyao is a trained martial artist...
An idea popped into Director Guo's head, and he immediately called the screenwriter in the crew to discuss it with him.