Chapter 228

Jian Liting only felt that the subsequent filming was extremely difficult to endure.

She couldn't tell if her surroundings were the set or a dream, whether the dream had been illuminated in reality, or reality had been wrapped in a dream.

She struggled with all her might, saying every plea and compromise, as humble as one could be, yet she was still pinned to the ground...

The sound of "snip, snip" rang out, and her hair was cut more and more.

"No, please, don't cut my hair anymore, please!"

Jian Liting had already sunk into the emotion, crying heart-wrenchingly and hoarsely.

The crew members watching couldn't bear it and turned their heads away, their eyes slightly red, feeling very uncomfortable. Jian Liting's performance was more immersive than Xu Wenwen's.

And those who were pinning Jian Liting down had a strong feeling at this moment:

They were all villains!

None of them were innocent!!

Suddenly, a shout interrupted Jian Liting's roaring, "Cut!!"

Yan Jianqiao looked at the monitor, his expression solemn.

Although Jian Liting's performance in this scene was excellent—he was even willing to call it a god-tier shot—it was the most stunning scene for him among so many takes.

But...

Yan Jianqiao frowned and said: "Jian Liting, why didn't you look at Gu Cheng? You should have said the plea for mercy to Gu Cheng, not to the big sister."

As if a beautiful illusion had been punctured, everyone suddenly realized that they had been completely drawn in by Jian Liting's emotions, to the point of forgetting the plot required by the script.

Jian Liting was silent for a while, then said in a hoarse voice: "Director, I'm sorry, I was too immersed in the acting and forgot for a moment."

After a ten-minute break, the scene was filmed again, but everyone regained their composure and was no longer drawn in by Jian Liting's emotions, each performing their duties according to the script.

From the perspective of the plot, everyone passed this scene.

But from the perspective of emotion, this scene was clearly not as immersive as the previous one.

The previous take was truly easy to evoke empathy in people.

Although the performance was the same, something had changed within it.

After this scene was filmed, Yan Jianqiao watched the footage over and over, still wanting to reshoot it in his heart.

Although he knew this was an emotional drain on every actor, he still wanted a better shot rather than just settling for the conventional.

Just as he picked up the megaphone to call for a reshoot, Yang Li approached him to talk for a few sentences, and Yan Jianqiao let this scene pass and continued to film the next one.

Two hours later.

The climax scenes were finally all filmed. The participating actors were all drenched in sweat, and their physical strength had been severely depleted.

Even though Gu Cheng was just a bystander, his mood rose and fell with the senior actors' performances, and the energy consumed by his mind easily caused mental exhaustion.

So he didn't stay on set but decided to return to the hotel to rest.

When leaving the set, he happened to run into Jian Liting.

He raised his hand, wanting to greet Jian Liting, but she suddenly avoided his gaze, pretended not to see him, and left in a hurry.

Gu Cheng frowned, feeling a sense of unease in his heart.

After getting into the car, he sent a message to Jin Li and soon received her reply.

Recently, Jin Li had plenty of time and wasn't busy; most of the time she stayed in the apartment live-streaming her studies.

Jin Li said: "If you really feel there's a problem, go ask the director.

As the master of the lens, he participates in the acting but also stands outside of it.

We are the characters they shape; the director can more keenly perceive the changes in the actors. After all, the lens cannot lie."

Gu Cheng received Jin Li's advice, and after taking a shower, he went to the floor where the director was staying to ask.

After learning Gu Cheng's intention, Yan Jianqiao was a bit surprised and looked at Gu Cheng several times.

"I didn't expect you to be like this when filming."

Gu Cheng: "Like what?"

Yan Jianqiao thought for a moment: "There's a kind of persistence to get to the bottom of things. I thought you would just follow the script's plot and add some understanding of the character, rather than being so... full of aggression."

Simply put, Yan Jianqiao thought Gu Cheng wouldn't ask anything.

But the facts proved that no matter how cold a star appears on the outside, they will show a fiery side when facing things they like.

Yan Jianqiao quickly said: "This is a good thing. You don't need to suppress yourself. If you don't understand anything in the future, come find me. This will help release the side of you that overlaps with Gu Xiude."

Gu Cheng said lightly: "Director, I take every gig of mine very seriously. No one would be careless about their own career."

Yan Jianqiao shrugged.

He didn't believe Gu Cheng would be as serious about other gigs as he was about acting.

But there was nothing worth arguing about, so he continued to answer Gu Cheng's question:

"At first, I felt Jian Liting's second performance had problems and wanted her to reshoot.

But her agent approached me and said Jian Liting is sometimes more emotional when filming, and if she wants to fully release her emotions, she might not be able to follow the script.

In other words, if I insist on following the script, Jian Liting might not be able to film the footage I want.

In addition, her agent also said that Jian Liting has had too much emotional drain recently and her mental state is a bit unstable. If possible, she hoped I could reduce the number of reshoots.

So, considering everything, I decided not to reshoot," Yan Jianqiao finally said.

Gu Cheng frowned: "You're not someone who is particular about the lens..." A flash of inspiration crossed his mind, "So you decided to use the footage from the first take?"

Yan Jianqiao nodded: "That's right."

"Although she didn't look at you the whole time, the resistance and struggle she showed in that desperate situation were very intense. If it can be put on the screen, it will definitely move many viewers.

Just for the expressiveness of that scene, I can sacrifice some imperfections in the plot."

Although that's what he said.

Yan Jianqiao still felt some regret in his heart.

After all, he was just a rookie director. He seemed to have the final say on set, but he didn't have much say in front of big stars.

This was also why he tried his best to avoid having all big stars join this drama at the beginning, fearing that he would have to compromise on many things while filming.

But the facts told him.

Even if he didn't use big stars and only used pure rookie actors, he might not necessarily be able to hold them down.

The set is a place that emphasizes balance. After the Li Xiue incident, Yan Jianqiao didn't dare to be too willful and restrained his arrogance slightly.

Compromise is just for better filming; he comforted himself in his heart.

Gu Cheng got the reason, but still felt it was a bit strange.

As a famous actor in the industry, why would Jian Liting's agent have a style of "persuading the director not to reshoot"?

This didn't seem right.

Yan Jianqiao had never been in contact with the entertainment industry, so he didn't know that Jian Liting's agent's statement was very unreliable, but Gu Cheng was clearer about it.

He believed that Jian Liting's team was hiding something from the crew.

Gu Cheng thought for a while and said: "Director Yan, I think Sister Liting is a bit off. Didn't her agent say that Sister Liting's mental state is unstable?"

Yan Jianqiao looked over, frowning slightly: "What do you mean?"

Gu Cheng: "When filming ended today, I greeted Sister Liting, and she avoided my gaze, just like the female lead Li Feifei in the script.

I'm not sure if she has mental problems because she's too deep into the role, or if it's for other reasons."

After Jian Liting returned to the hotel, she immediately entered the room and locked the door.

She wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and curled up in the corner, as if doing so could give her courage.

Outside the door, Yang Li knocked on the doorbell, but didn't get any response.

She was used to this.

In the past, when Jian Liting was filming, if she got too deep into a role, she liked to lock herself up. At first, she was a bit panicked and didn't know how to handle it, but now she had long since gained experience.

Yang Li kept pressing the doorbell for three minutes, then stopped.

She picked up her phone to check the time, and after another five minutes passed, she took another key card out of her bag and swiped it to enter the room.

Yang Li first glanced at the bed and saw nothing, her heart sinking.

"Liting? Liting!"

Finally, she found Jian Liting in the gap of the curtains.

Jian Liting was hiding in the curtains, wrapped tightly in the quilt, and also wrapped tightly in the curtains.

Yang Li called her a few times, but Jian Liting didn't have any reaction.

But Yang Li knew she could hear.

Yang Li said softly: "Liting, the psychologist is outside. Shall I bring her in? It's the sister you like the most. She has had the same experience as you, but she has already walked out of it."

Jian Liting's dark pupils moved slightly.

Yang Li felt relieved and hurriedly walked out to call the doctor in.

She stood outside the door, and after a while, she heard a burst of heartbreaking crying from inside, but that crying suddenly lowered and lightened, only using those weak sobs and whimpers to say intermittently:

"Sister, they stripped off my clothes and took photos of me. I told them not to take them, but they insisted on taking them. They also wanted to cut, cut my..."

Yang Li felt uncomfortable listening and walked a few steps away, gently closing the door.

Some people use their childhood to heal their whole life.

Some people use their whole life to heal their childhood.

Yang Li was both worried and anxious. In Jian Liting's state, she doubted whether she could continue filming.

After about an hour, the door was pushed open.

Yang Li turned to look. The psychologist had already walked out and said in a low voice: "She's asleep. Let her have a good rest. Let's go to your room to talk first."

Seeing the serious expression on her face, Yang Li had a bad premonition.

Arriving at her room, as soon as the door was closed, the psychologist suggested: "She cannot continue filming anymore. She already has tendencies toward severe depression, and her depression has relapsed."

The next day, Jian Liting woke up very early.

She didn't sleep well last night and had a very thrilling dream.

In the dream, she turned into a whale that was caught and dragged ashore to be killed. She tried hard to survive, but the people on the shore wouldn't let her live.

At the end of the dream, she saw countless knives cutting into her body, and her blood dyed the entire ocean red.

Jian Liting looked at herself in the mirror; her dark circles were very heavy, and her complexion was also very poor.

She pursed her lips and took the initiative to put on heavy makeup.

After going out, Yang Li was already waiting outside. After breakfast, she would send her directly to the set.

Seeing her face, Yang Li frowned: "You didn't rest well?"

Jian Liting said lightly: "Had a nightmare, nothing serious."

Yang Li hesitated to speak.

After breakfast, they got into the car. On the way to the set, Yang Li finally spoke: "Liting, this drama is hard to film. Let's not film it anymore."

Jian Liting said without thinking: "I want to film."

She insisted: "Sister Yang Li, believe me, I can do it!"

Time passed quickly.

Soon, the charity auction held by Wang Wang Live arrived.

Before Jin Li and other stars appeared at the auction, they all did a wave of pre-event promotion.

Many stars updated a set of beautiful photos on their blogs one after another to attract fans' attention and get the discussion going.

The photos Jin Li posted were the pictures of the beauty at sunset that Sui Lingfang had taken for her before.

The background was a good background, and the person was a beautiful person.

It just so happened that a few books were accidentally included in the picture, making people not forget to whip themselves to hurry up and do their homework while admiring the beautiful pictures.

【This was definitely taken in the study room, those "Five-Three" books on the glass window were all captured, ah ah ah (going crazy)】

【Damn, I was just admiring my koi's beautiful pictures, such fresh and elegant makeup, such natural and real scenery, such pure girlishness... but why did you have to break my fantasy?】

【First glance, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Second glance, as expected of the star I chose. Third glance, my daughter is indeed beautiful... Fourth glance, wait, that glass window really reflects "Five-Three"!!】

Netizens commented angrily: 【Chenxi Entertainment, you are toxic!】

This spirit of not forgetting to study while working is truly a model among "workaholics," and it suddenly exploded into the top twenty of the blog hot search list.

#Jin Li, King of Workaholics#

Netizens were all having fun under this tag, one after another posting their study time in Jin Li's study room, library borrowing time, book borrowing lists... to prove that they were one of the workaholics.

And this competition, with the addition of various workers, turned into another kind of strength competition.

【Working 10 hours a day, 70 hours a week, clocking in and out lists, who loves working more than me?】

【Fine, fine, fine, so we're playing like this, right? It's time to show off my high-intensity internet surfing proof—

Using the phone for an average of 12 hours a day, 96 hours a week of super patrol, who can love the internet more than me?】

【Worker, worker soul, working overtime makes you a superior person!

Subtracting the 19 hours needed for sleeping and eating, I'm on standby for 13 hours a day at work, risking my life. I'm a customer service representative, who can love customer service more than me?】

【(Sweating X3) I don't know if you guys are workaholics or if you're all running to be scabs. Originally the company didn't allow overtime, but you just have to work overtime to eat the benefits??】

【How bold, what scabs! Suffering when there's no suffering, enjoying when there's no blessing, isn't this the state of contemporary young people?】

【You only saw the workaholics, I only saw the bitter pressure of middle-aged people with houses and children (bald head)】

Not to mention Jin Li.

Even Chenxi Entertainment, which helped operate this tag, didn't expect that just a few photos could trigger such a wide range of discussion.

The top twenty hot searches still had traces of operation.

But as the topic expanded, more and more netizens discussed it, once rising to the top five, which relied on absolute strength.

While netizens were discussing, the highly anticipated Wang Wang Live charity auction also started broadcasting at noon!