Chapter 222

Meimei said in all seriousness.

"Cut!"

Xu Can called cut directly.

"What's wrong?" Meimei looked at Xu Can with some worry. She had said her lines correctly... right?

The very first shot was an NG; she was afraid Xu Can would scold her in front of so many people.

Rumor had it that Xu Can was sometimes a tyrant on set, and had once made an actress cry from his scolding.

"Your performance just now was quite good, just a little too forceful. Pulling back just a touch would be even better."

Xu Can's tone was very gentle—not as gentle as when he talked sweet to her, but his attitude was already very good.

Meimei let out a small breath of relief, then worked hard to find the state she'd been in moments ago.

In fact, Meimei's performance wasn't bad at all; for a first time in front of the camera, it was already quite surprising.

Xu Can had directed so many actresses before; Meimei actually had quite a bit of talent.

He wasn't the type who couldn't bring himself to scold just because she was his girlfriend.

So what if she's his girlfriend? If she deserves a scolding, she gets scolded all the same!

"Then I'll do it again."

Meimei savored the feeling from moments ago, and kept recalling the character biography in her mind, feeling out the character's mindset.

The character biography thing was something Emma Stone had taught her.

She said it would make it easier to step into the character.

Meimei and Emma didn't get along, but she took Emma's words very seriously.

Even for a supporting role, after writing the character biography, Meimei's train of thought indeed broadened considerably, and her performance gained more insight.

After two NGs, she gradually found the feel.

"Action!"

Christina: "I took your advice. It was pretty good, thank you."

Colt: Who am I? Where am I? What's going on?

Christina (Wang Dezhao): "You look pale, are you okay? Xiao En?"

Colt: "Listen, you think you know me, but I don't know you... I'm Captain Colt Stevens, helicopter pilot."

Christina (snort of laughter): "Xiao En, that's too far-fetched..."

Colt: "Xiao En? What... I feel a little nauseous."

"Cut!"

Xu Can called cut once again, and Meimei stood off to the side watching Xu Can anxiously.

Surely it wasn't going to be another NG?

By now the set was already surrounded three layers deep on the inside and three on the outside, with crew members watching the performance inside and placing secret bets.

"I'll put 10 dollars on it—another NG!"

"I'll also put 10 dollars—NG."

Emma Stone stood off to the side with arms folded, smiling with a complicated expression:

"This one will definitely pass; her performance has no problems."

Sure enough, on Xu Can's originally stern face, a trace of a smile appeared.

"OK! That take passes! Let's get ready for the next shot!"

"Yeah"

Meimei happily hugged Xu Can, bouncing excitedly on her toes.

This was the very first movie shot she had successfully filmed in her life!

The surrounding crew members also offered their congratulations to the "Country Little Diva," clapping in unison.

In the distance, Emma Stone instinctively raised her hand to clap, but upon seeing this scene her hand stopped again, dangling dryly in midair.

"Sigh..."

Behind the crowd, only a soft sigh remained.

As if it were a line from "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond"—"The liveliness is theirs; I have nothing."