Chapter 42: Chapter 42: 042 Heavy Bomb

“So that’s how it is.” Director Tang suddenly realized and decided to put the matter aside for now, “Do you have a problem acting opposite Chengyu?”

“What do you think?” Shi Lan countered.

At this moment, Gu Chengyu, dressed in a Western groom’s attire due to continuity with the previous scene, only needed a touch-up on his makeup. After the touch-up, he stood beside Shi Lan, clearly distracted. There were unresolved issues between them, making the cooperation somewhat forced.

“Forget it, let’s run through it once. I don’t expect much from your interaction; just grind it out. This afternoon I’ll let you freely have NGs.” Director Tang saw there was no communication between the two and didn’t force it. Sometimes, an actor’s mood isn’t necessarily a bad thing, “Let’s start with your solo part, An Lan.”

After the makeup artist touched up her makeup again, Shi Lan passed the script to the approaching Sun Ling.

Gu Chengyu stood aside with his arms crossed, chin up, thinking about the praise Director Tang had just given him, hoping that stupid woman heard it.

Overestimating yourself, let’s see how you NG.

The props team set up the props, and Shi Lan precisely found her mark.

As Director Tang sat down, he was startled to see Shi Lan in the camera frame.

It wasn’t unusual for actors to find their mark and position, but experienced actors understand composition and how to give directors room to work.

It was unclear whether Shi Lan’s moment just then was due to coincidence or her mature acting skills.

Of course, given her age, the director tended to think it was the former.

Under the scene, torrential rain poured down, with Fan Yan kneeling next to a body mixed with blood and rain.

Seeing that Shi Lan was ready, the scene crew began the clapperboard.

Suddenly, the set became eerily silent, with only the sound of the rain.

In the frame, Fan Yan knelt by the body, first checking the doctor’s body, then carefully shaking his arm a few times. Seeing no response, she reached out to check his breath and finding the doctor had passed away, her body fell backwards. In her panic, she scrambled to escape, losing one of her heels as it stuck in the grass.

“Come… someone… someone help!”

Fan Yan looked around, and as she raised her hand, noticed the blood on it, increasing her panic as she tried to crawl out of the grass. Due to her nerves and fright, she almost lost her voice, “Is anyone… there…”

After watching this part, Director Tang had to admit he was incredibly shocked.@@novelbin@@

The scene with Fan Yan was not easy to portray; any mishandling of the emotional aspects could make it feel chaotic. However, her performance was orderly.

From the tension of discovering the doctor in a pool of blood, to the panic of checking if the doctor was alive, to the terror of realizing he was dead, Shi Lan maintained detailed handling and emotional progression at every point, especially when she kicked off her heels in her panic and became nearly voiceless from fear, impressing Director Tang with her solid acting.

The other crew members were also stunned by Shi Lan’s flawless performance.

If Gu Chengyu’s performance was a flight of talent, then Shi Lan’s was so mature it seemed effortless.

She even controlled the scene to such a fine detail, making it hard to find fault.

“Good!” Director Tang called cut and, as the crew went to help Shi Lan up, he excitedly asked, “An Lan, did you secretly take acting classes?”

Shi Lan glanced at Gu Chengyu and replied with two words, “Guess?”

“You did, didn’t you? Definitely did!”

“No,” Shi Lan responded again, her voice soft and somewhat indifferent.

Then, casting a glance at Gu Chengyu, she dropped a bombshell, “That is… I just acted in a play when I was bored.”

Everyone: “!!!”