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Warming always felt out of place during the performance.

This was unlike her usual behavior.

According to Lin Ning's habit, he should have stopped them with a shout at the first line and started yelling rather than waiting for someone to break character.

When Warming turned away, she realized that Lin Ning hadn't been watching the monitor; instead, he had his head down looking over the script. The assistant director was giving directions nearby. Seeing Mo Xiaobai break character, Lin Ning lifted his head and said, "Continue, take it from the top."

Mo Xiaobai leaned in close to Warming, "Auntie Xiao, are you really not bothered by me kissing you"

"I'm very professional," Warming smiled slightly. Mo Xiaobai raised an eyebrow and laughed, "Me too."

They did five takes total, all breaking character at the end. During the fifth time they broke character, Warming asked, "Are you doing this on purpose"

Lin Ning snapped out of his script review then and threw it aside as he walked over to where they were filming. The makeup artist was touching up their appearances. Lin Ning asked Mo Xiaobai, "Have you laughed enough yet"

Mo Xiaobai glanced at Warming sideways, "Almost."

Warming had no idea what game they were playing but she knew that under this tremendous pressure her performance was getting worse and worse, more and more blank. Li Yuanyuan and the others watching from the side all frowned.

Yang Yang said, "Is 'Beauty Enchants City' a stand-in movie Such terrible acting is actually presentable"

Susan Chen said, "Gu Xiaobei praised her as if she were a blooming flower, but unexpectedly, she turned out to be so incompetent. She had no use at all and seemed like someone who hadn't seen big stages before; her aura was completely overshadowed by Ye Yan's, and Liang Hongyu's characteristics weren't displayed."

Pei Qing also frowned. It was indeed a bit absurd how Warm Today performed today.

Peng Shuyao smiled and said, "You shouldn’t say too much about Warm Today either. Back then when you first worked with leading male stars, you were probably even less competent than her. Besides, facing Ye Yan, you would also be nervous."

"Humph, I wouldn't," Li Yuanyuan said.

Chen Xier only looked at the few women beside them without saying a word and focused on watching the performance area.

Susan Chen said, "Director Lin has been in such good mood today. It's indeed different for stars; he didn't scold anyone even when there were five retakes. When did he become so patient"

...

Lin Ning and Warm Today discussed their lines while Mo Baixue watched them on the side. After they finished, Lin Ning asked, "Are you under pressure"

Warm Today honestly nodded her head; Lin Ning clapped his hands and said, "It's good to be under pressure. I know it's your first time working together, so you must find it very unfamiliar. Therefore, the previous few scenes were test scenes. The next scene marks the start of our formal shooting. Warm Today, get rid of him; don't make An Ning embarrassed. Don’t let a stinking man steal the limelight from the movie that’s supporting you."

Mo Baixue: "..."

Warm Today: "..."

The clapperboard was hit, and this scene started to be reshoot. When Warm Today said her second line, Lin Ning stopped her, saying, "What's wrong with you today, Warm Today"

The shouting was loud, and Shuawan was taken aback. When Lin Ning arrived on set, he would transform into a strange and irritable director who demanded perfection.

Even when Meiren Qicheng was being scolded by him multiple times.

Moxiaobai raised an eyebrow as Lin Ning walked over with fiery eyes. Lowering his voice, he said, "Shuawan, I need to tell you that there's no one who has special privileges when it comes to my productions. Whether or not you've made it because of your abilities or through others' support, prove it to everyone and don't let people think that without Ye Feimo, you can't do anything."

Shuawan’s face changed dramatically. After saying this sentence, Lin Ning didn’t care about Shuawan's feelings and clapped his hands. "The second group will shoot the scenes with Chen Xueru and Pei Qing, and Shuawan should take a half-hour rest."

Lin Ning had spoken very softly so only Shuawan and Moxiaobai heard it. Lin Ning said this without any consideration for feelings, viciously, and sharply, as if aiming to hurt someone, yet there was no way to refute.

Shuawan knew that she underperformed today. She gritted her teeth, picked up an ice-cold bottle of mineral water, and went back to the rest vehicle for a break. Cai Xiaojing wanted to follow but Moxiaobai pulled her back. "Sis Xiaojing, let's play poker."

"Wait, what did Lin Ning say to Shuawan I've never seen Shuawan look this bad," Cai Xiaojing said worriedly as if she had been hit by a huge blow. Moxiaobai smiled and said, "You don't know about Lin Ning; he turns into a tyrant on set. Even me, he dares to scold, let alone Shuawan."

Lin Ning pulled Cai Xiaojing aside to play cards instead of watching the scenes between Chen Xueru and Pei Qing. Cai Xiaojing raised a question, "Why didn't Lin Ning watch your performance earlier Why is he suddenly so harsh"

Moxiaobai smiled and blinked flirtatiously, "Give me a kiss and I'll tell you."

"My tofu has gone bad; next time give me your daughter to kiss. Tell me now."

Moxiaobai was embarrassed. "It's simple. It’s Shuawan's first time working with me, so she will definitely be uncomfortable. Although we are familiar with each other, you know how possessive little cousin is. When Shuawan is shooting the scenes, there must be an unpleasant feeling in Little Cousin's heart, especially since it involves a kissing scene between us. It’s hard for Shuawan to switch roles immediately and today, all that was shot were those kissing scenes. No one mentioned them beforehand, so she definitely underperformed. Why did Lin Ning need to watch the tapes If I failed the take, he would have laughed uncontrollably. Does he really want to kiss my little cousin-in-law seven or eight times"

"Then what did Lin Ning say to Shuawan

"It's nothing, just calling her unprofessional. Should she go back to school for another round of acting lessons Or pay him to teach her; such poor acting..."

"Pft, does Ling Ning really not know how good Wenran is He would never speak ill of her like that."

"Wow, Sister Xiaojing, you're my idol. You just insulted me..." Mo Xiaobai's eyes bulged.

Cai Xiaojing gave a fan-girl smile, "Mistake, mistake..."

...

Wenran sat alone on the resting bus, drinking cold mineral water. Ling Ning was spot-on; she and Ye Feimo had never discussed their issues before, yet he could see right through her weakness and strike straight at it.

Her performance today was terrible, she knew that much, but who starts off shooting kissing scenes Thankfully, they weren't full frontal shots, or else she might have been done for the day. She probably wouldn’t be able to get through a single scene all day long.

Back when they shot proxy sex scenes, the set was cleared and there were protective measures in place; at the time, she hadn't thought much about it, her sole focus being on seizing this opportunity to perform well. But now...

The few kissing scenes for Princess Qinglian had been simulated, only one real kiss occurred, with just a brief touch of lips before parting. She had felt somewhat uncomfortable at the time, but that wasn't truly considered a kiss; today was different—it was an actual kissing scene. As a professional actress, she still hadn’t gotten past this hurdle.

Feimo must be unhappy...

Gazing out at the artificial peach blossom grove, Wenran couldn't help but wonder: Had her constant insistence on doing things her way been right or wrong all along Could she really disregard Feimo's feelings and kiss someone else She was quite agitated.

“What did Director Lin say to you The usually smiling Oscar winner looks so glum.” him.Kaka nodded, "I know."Rongyan knew that even Chu Li couldn't persuade Kaka, so she wouldn't be able to either. She decided not to say anything; Wushuang's attitude was straightforward—she support...