Chapter 66: Are you willing to take revenge?

"Action!"

As the director's voice fell, "Hua Xixi" was pushed into the water by someone with ulterior motives at the edge of the pond.

With a "splash," Shen Li fell into the pond as planned. After entering the water, she began to call for help and struggle.

Camera two turned accordingly. "A-Yu" came over holding a brocade box, looking shocked when she saw the Second Young Lady fall into the water, and then the box in her hand slipped and fell to the ground.

"Cut!"

The assistant director shouted loudly. Shen Li poked her head out of the water, looking confused.

The assistant director glared at Xu Zishan and shouted: "Do you know how to act? You should react with your hands at the same time you show shock. What is this, dropping the box after you've already acted shocked? Does that make sense?"

Xu Zishan nodded repeatedly and apologized: "I'm sorry, Director, I'll do it again."

The assistant director pouted impatiently, then changed his expression when he looked at Shen Li, who was still soaking in the pond, and said softly: "A-Li, let's do another take, starting from when you fall into the water and call for help."

Shen Li gave a "no problem" gesture upon hearing this.

As a result, in the second take, Xu Zishan "accidentally" twisted her ankle as soon as she appeared, stumbling and almost falling.

"Cut!"

In the third take, the camera panned over, and Xu Zishan was two seconds late.

"Cut!"

In the fourth take, her tongue got tied halfway through her lines.

"Cut!"

"What is wrong with you? Are we not going to get through this take?" The assistant director was furious, strode up to Xu Zishan, glared at her, and roared: "Is it that hard? Everyone is braving the sun to accompany you through this take. Shen Li has been soaking in the water for over half an hour. Can you act? If you can't, we'll replace you!"

Xu Zishan pretended to be terrified and quickly said: "I'm sorry, Director Li, I might have a slight heatstroke. I'm dizzy and really out of it. I didn't mean to delay everyone's time."

Assistant Director Li was about to continue scolding when a staff member suddenly ran up and whispered a few words in his ear. He looked at the middle-aged man in the corner of the set with his mouth half-open, and finally, he helplessly swallowed the words he was about to say.

"We'll reshoot this scene later. Someone, hurry and fish Shen Li out. Everyone go rest and eat!"

Shen Li was practically fished out. Having performed the struggle and call for help in the water for nearly half an hour, even if she knew how to swim, it was enough to exhaust her.

Fortunately, it was summer, and the water temperature in the pond wasn't too cold, otherwise, she would have suffered.

As soon as she reached the shore, Xiao Yun brought a bath towel to drape over Shen Li and asked with a worried expression: "A-Li, how are you? Is your body okay?"

Shen Li nodded with a pale face. She didn't know if it was from the cold or from being soaked in the water, but her face was an unnaturally white.

She looked up at Xu Zishan and met the other party's undisguised, provocative, and triumphant gaze.

She was not one to fight or compete, but she wasn't a fool either. How could she not see that Xu Zishan was doing it on purpose?

"Go back and change into dry clothes first, I'll help you blow-dry your hair," Xiao Yun said.

Shen Li withdrew her gaze, nodded, and let Xiao Yun support her back to the lounge.

Xu Zishan watched Shen Li's disheveled appearance, and the evil energy in her heart was finally half-vented. When she turned her head, she saw her father's face as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Dad..."

Xu Zishan went up to meet him, but before she could speak, she heard her father say angrily: "Is this how they boss you around on set every day?"

He had seen his daughter being pointed at and scolded by that assistant director time and time again. He was both angry and heartbroken. If his daughter hadn't warned him not to make a sound, he definitely would have stepped in to vent his daughter's anger.

"Dad spent money to support you in doing what you like, not for you to come here and be bullied."

Xu Zishan smiled and shook her father's arm, saying: "I'm not being bullied. I'm a newcomer. Those stars were all scolded like this at the beginning. Besides, I really did make mistakes."

These past few days had made Xu Zishan familiar with the atmosphere of the set. Making mistakes while filming meant being scolded, not to mention she was making mistakes on purpose; she had long been mentally prepared.

And when they weren't filming, the director was still very nice and would joke around with everyone.

This reflected the director's professionalism and his ability to separate public and private matters.

In short, she had achieved the goal of making Shen Li suffer. She was willing to take a few scoldings and didn't feel aggrieved at all.

After Shen Li dried her body and changed into a clean set of clothes, Xiao Yun was using a hairdryer to blow-dry her hair.

A-Pan set out a balanced lunch one by one and used a kettle to boil a pot of ginger tea for Shen Li: "Remember to drink this in a bit, it's to drive away the cold, don't catch a cold."

Shen Li was silent for a moment, just looking at her pale self in the mirror. Even when tears slid down silently, she didn't realize it.

She wiped the tears away in a panic, but they were still seen by A-Pan and Xiao Yun.

A-Pan didn't know what had happened and couldn't help but be stunned: "A-Li, what's wrong? Did the director scold you?"

Shen Li shook her head: "It's nothing."

Xiao Yun sighed and said indignantly for Shen Li: "That person playing 'A-Yu' is clearly doing it on purpose. How could she be stupid enough to make mistakes over and over in one take?"

Even Xiao Yun could see it, so how could the others on set not see it?

"Xiao Yun, stop talking. It's useless to point it out, and she won't admit it anyway," Shen Li said.

"That's right." At this moment, a person suddenly appeared at the half-open door. She leaned against the doorframe with her arms crossed, looking at Shen Li with a smile.

The people in the room were all stunned. Shen Li couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the other party through the mirror, and then she quickly stood up: "Teacher Yu Hong!"

Yu Hong raised her lips in a smile and asked symbolically: "May I come in?"

"Of course, please come in!"

Shen Li took the initiative to pull over a chair and said: "I've been on set for several days, I was wondering why I hadn't seen you."

"I've had a few business collaborations to discuss these past few days, so I haven't been able to make time. I finally had some free time today, so I came to visit the set. I have to fly back early tomorrow morning."

As she spoke, she looked at Shen Li with an appreciative smile: "I watched that scene just now from the sidelines, you are very professional."

"It's what I should do," Shen Li said in a low voice.

"That young girl playing the maid is intentionally targeting you. Do you have a grudge against her?"

Shen Li shook her head. At least from her perspective, she and Xu Zishan had no grudge whatsoever.

As for why she had such great hostility toward her, she still found it puzzling to this day.

"She and I are both freshmen at the Film Academy, but we aren't in the same class."

Yu Hong raised an eyebrow in understanding upon hearing this, but didn't delve deeper. She just said to Shen Li: "Regardless, what you said just now is correct. Even if everyone can see through such things, it's impossible to point them out, because the other party simply won't admit it."

"Teacher, are we just going to let A-Li suffer this grievance for nothing?" Xiao Yun was indignant and felt it was unfair for Shen Li.

Yu Hong laughed. She didn't answer Xiao Yun's question, but looked at Shen Li and asked: "I ask you, if there were an opportunity, would you be willing to take revenge using the same methods?" ===== CHAPTER 67 =====