Chapter 62: Slapping herself until her face hurts

But it was too late to regret now. Her father had invested the money, and she had signed the contract, so she could only bite the bullet and act.

Xu Zishan kept giving herself psychological hints; she was "Ayu," Shen Li was "Hua Xixi," and they were all characters in the play.

Having a sense of belief was a basic quality that an actor should possess. After self-hypnosis for a while, Xu Zishan actually felt that she had some confidence.

Half an hour later, the second scene started filming.

All equipment was in position. Accompanied by the sound of the clapperboard and an "action," the scene instantly fell silent.

Xu Zishan knelt down with a "thud." Just as she was about to release her emotions, she heard the director shout "Cut!"

The deputy director, wearing sunglasses and a peaked cap, stood up and scolded angrily: "Didn't we go through the scene just now? The opening shot is on 'Hua Xixi.' Who can see you kneeling at this time? Only when the camera pulls to you is it time for you to kneel!"

No one had ever dared to speak to Xu Zishan so loudly since she was a child, but she also understood that the director was the biggest on the set, and the one a newcomer couldn't offend the most was the director.

So after being scolded, she just nodded obediently, looking obedient and compliant: "Sorry director, I was too nervous."

This take was done again.

The opening shot fell on the picture of "Hua Xixi" shivering because of falling into the water. In the small screen in front of the director, Shen Li's pitiful and just-right greenness was particularly gripping. Both the general director and the deputy director behind him couldn't help but smile.

"This actor is good. New faces have freshness, and she acts well. The audience will like her." General Director Ke Youlun, with his senior vision in the industry, saw Shen Li's potential at a glance.

The camera turned, and the picture came to "Ayu." She knelt down with a "thud" and read the lines in terror: "The maid deserves to die, please calm your anger, Madam and Old Madam!"

"Hua Madam" glared angrily, pointed at "Ayu" and scolded: "You useless stupid thing, the second young lady has been weak since she was a child, and you actually let her fall into the water?"

"Hua Old Madam" drank even more deeply: "Someone, sell this waste who didn't protect the master well immediately!"

"Madam, spare my life, Old Madam, spare my life. The maid knows she was wrong, the maid accepts the punishment, please Old Madam don't sell the maid!"

"Ayu" cried and kowtowed, stood up, and gave herself two slaps painfully, then knelt and turned toward her young lady with both knees: "Young lady, please say a word for the maid..."

"Cut!"

A "cut" cut off the emotions Xu Zishan had put into it. A burning pain came from her cheeks, and her knees also hurt badly.

The assistant director stood up in a fit of rage. Xu Zishan thought she had made a mistake again and instinctively shrank her neck in fear. However, the assistant director's gaze passed over her to look at an extra behind her, and he gritted his teeth and cursed: "That maid in the cyan clothes, what the hell is that you're wearing on your wrist? Did they have wristwatches in ancient times? Don't you know you've broken the immersion!"

The group performer shuddered and hurriedly took off the watch on her wrist and hid it.

"Start from Old Madam wanting to sell Ayu, Ayu kneeling and kowtowing and slapping herself!"

As such, Xu Zishan had to do it again.

A plot that would take at most five minutes in a TV lens was filmed by a group of people for nearly an hour. Plus the hot weather, everyone was a bit irritable, and their state was not good toward the end.

Xu Zishan slapped herself until her face hurt, and she didn't dare to use much force later.

As a result, the director finally decided to use the first take!

"Shen Li!"

After filming this scene, Shen Li was about to return to the dressing room to drink some water and rest, but was blocked by Xu Zishan who chased after her.

The nameplate "Shen Li" was pasted on the door of the dressing room. Only exclusive dressing rooms would have the actor's name pasted on them. Xu Zishan felt dazzling when she saw it, and her jealousy surged unprecedentedly at this moment.

"You did this on purpose, didn't you? I snatched your role, so you came to play 'Hua Xixi' to disgust me?" Xu Zishan said fiercely.

Thinking of her embarrassed appearance of kneeling and begging for mercy and slapping herself in front of her just now, even though she could complete the performance professionally at the moment, she couldn't help but feel humiliated after pulling out of the character.

"I don't have such ability. I act according to the arrangements of the crew and Director Feng Shan." Shen Li said softly.

Even though Shen Li said it firmly, Xu Zishan didn't believe her words at all.

Such a big IP that the whole internet pays attention to, and "Hua Xixi" is a popular character in the original work. How many popular actresses squeezed their heads to get this role? Why could it fall on a newcomer who was completely unfamiliar?

Just because she looks good?

But the entertainment industry is never short of beauties!

Xu Zishan looked at Shen Li meaningfully and sneered: "Stop pretending to be noble. To be able to get a role like 'Hua Xixi,' you must have used some unspeakable means."

"Shen Li, if you want people not to know, you must not do it yourself. Don't think that denial can cover up the facts."

She had something in her words, and Shen Li could hear it, but she didn't get angry.

It wasn't a day or two that Xu Zishan showed hostility toward her. Although she felt that all this was inexplicable, she was not a character who would compete with others.

Besides, she still remembered Meina's words. Xu Zishan's father was an investor in the crew, so she had to avoid conflict with her in the crew.

Thinking of this, Shen Li said expressionlessly: "I don't care whether you believe it or not, but I advise you to ice your face as soon as possible. It's already slightly red and swollen."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zishan's expression, which was originally full of anger, turned into astonishment, and she subconsciously touched her face.

"Hiss—"

It hurts!

At this time, the door of the dressing room next door was suddenly opened, and Ren Jia, in gorgeous makeup and styling, walked out with a great array surrounded by four staff members.

When she saw Shen Li, she was slightly stunned, then raised her lips and smiled: "Oh, little beauty, see you again!"

When Shen Li and Xu Zishan saw Ren Jia, they instantly put away the expressions on their faces and turned to greet them politely with a smile: "Sister Ren Jia."

Ren Jia's gaze subconsciously swept across the two. When she saw Xu Zishan's red cheeks, she was also startled and covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Oh my god, little sister, your face wouldn't be slapped red during the filming just now, right?"

Xu Zishan nodded with a pitiful look, pretending to be strong: "I'm fine, Sister Ren Jia, it's for the effect."

"Tsk tsk tsk, it must hurt, right? Why do you slap your face for real? Didn't your teacher teach you the technique of borrowing angles?" Ren Jia asked with a look of regret and heartache.

Xu Zishan shook her head. She had been in the group for less than a month after school started, and she hadn't even taken a few body classes.

"Really honest." Ren Jia sighed, then turned to Xiaoya: "Xiaoya, hurry up and go to the small refrigerator in my room to get an ice pack to ice this little sister. Otherwise, if her face is swollen, it will delay the progress of the subsequent filming and Director Ke will get angry again." ===== CHAPTER 63 =====