Chapter 269: Chapter 269: Watching Him Perform Openly and Righteously

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“Okay, five minutes are up. Agents, makeup artists, step out. Actors, prepare yourselves, we’re going to do it again!” the director, who had downed half a bottle of strong tea, finally managed to extinguish most of his irritation and signaled the various departments to start preparing again.

Rong Yan also handed her script to the crew member and closed her eyes with concentration to get back into the feel of the character, after the director gave the cue to start.

She opened her eyes, quickly getting into character, and her gaze fell on the ‘Monk’ before her, “I have something to tell you. Can you put down the Buddhist scripture you’re holding and listen to me first?”

“What is it, Your Highness the Princess?”

Rong Yan looked at the face that didn’t help her stay in character at all, and the words “I like you” got stuck in her throat.

Dammit!

She couldn’t say it!

After practicing with Li Shengxiao, asking her to say “I like you” to such a face was just too jarring to the eyes!

But if she didn’t say it, the director would make them start over again.

Rong Yan gritted her teeth, forcing herself, “I…”

The camera suspended overhead was aimed at her, while the male actor, with his back to the camera, began to show signs of impatience, as if convinced she was going to flunk the take again!

She was already losing touch with her role, and with the other party not cooperating properly, she became even more disconnected.

Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure behind the camera, and a flicker of astonishment crossed Rong Yan’s eyes.

Li Shengxiao?!

How did he get here?

With the lighting, photography, and director all growing impatient, Rong Yan took a deep breath, put aside her reservations, and looked past the male actor, directly at the tall figure behind him. Her lips parted, and she bravely declared, “I like you!”

The male actor, who had thought she was about to mess up and was about to call for the makeup artist to touch up, was caught off guard by Rong Yan’s sudden immersion into her role.

“You…”

Rong Yan cut him off, continuing, “I like you!”

“Didn’t you say your ideal is to ferry all beings, to devote your life to the common folk? I need you to save me now! Monk, if you can’t even save me, how will you ferry all beings? Why don’t you ferry me first?”

This unexpected outburst from Rong Yan was passionate and courageous, perfectly replicating the scene from the script where the proud and devoted Princess of Youguo, for the sake of love, was willing to risk the disapproval of the whole world and bravely confess to the man she loved.

Only Li Shengxiao could see clearly; she had been acting the entire time, looking at him.

Whether it was saying “I like you” or a confession.

She was looking at him the whole time!

A sudden leap in his chest, his heart felt as if it was grasped by someone, tightly entwined by her.

“OK!” Rong Yan’s performance was so outstanding that even the director was slow to call cut, standing up with barely concealed joy and commenting, “Rong Yan, you did quite well in this segment!”

“Thank you, Director.” She knew why she was able to perform so smoothly just now; it had nothing to do with her acting, but the person she was ‘acting with’!

The director was in a good mood, after all, they had been stuck for two days, and getting past the most important scene gave him much more confidence in the filming to come. He clapped her on the arm and said heartily, “No need to thank me. Your scenes for today are finished, and since you’ve got it in the can, you can leave. Go over the rest of your scenes carefully; I hope to see more surprising performances.”

“I understand, Director, and I will put in more effort.” Rong Yan relaxed, exchanged pleasantries with him, and took the opportunity to slip away. She quickly removed her makeup, changed her clothes, and went to look for the person she had just seen.