Chapter 68: Think Of Me As Miss Zhong, Okay?
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2023 Ver.______
Time passed bit by bit, and the camera did not give up on the two actors, nor did the staff give up on the scene. Gu Xizhi was also trying to break through herself to help the other party find the state, but the time dragged on for too long, and Gu Xizhi soon knew that the result of this scene would be another failure.
Halfway through the kissing scene, she kissed her hard several times in an attempt to get a little warm response from the other party, but no matter how hard she tried to tease, there was no sign that she could achieve what was in the script. The "Slightly confused breath" requirement.
She was like the chaste Liuxia Hui* without any feeling or reaction to her kiss.
*an ancient Chinese politician who is known to be a man of eminent virtue.
Only one side's enthusiastic kisses make the scene look unpleasant, but Scarlett Li still didn't call for a stop.
Even if this scene doesn't pass, she must at least get two actors in the mood for acting. If one kiss isn't good, many kisses will do. Since both actresses took this role, there's no reason for them to dislike each other. As long as they don't dislike each other, they won't reject this close contact.
Probably feeling the pressure from the set, Gu Xizhi pressed her lips down while hesitantly sticking out the tip of her tongue, attempting to use this very immodest gesture to open her lips. Her other hand also hooked around her neck, showing a determined effort to sincerely influence the other with emotions.
But Qu Xizhi didn't let the tip of her tongue enter at all.
"Cut."
The passive resistance from the other party made all attempts seem particularly awkward. Scarlett Li paused the filming and said to the two of them, "You both take a break for now. Makeup artists, do Liu Yun's makeup. We'll film the supporting roles later."
The director gave an order to the on-site staff to stop working. Scarlett Li glanced at Gu Xizhi and said, "You two come with me."
The rockery was located far away from the crowd. After arriving at the rockery, Scarlett Li lit a cigarette and turned around when she heard a pair of footsteps approaching behind her.
Gu Xizhi's makeup had probably been messed up due to the previous passion and nervousness, she looked quite defeated with her eyes and brows lowered. On the other hand, Qu Xizhi had completely transformed off-camera, as if the earlier shyness was just an old dream.
"You two don't have a good relationship, do you?" Scarlett Li put down her cigarette and asked straight to the point.
Gu Xizhi lowered her head and did not want to answer, but Qu Xizhi directly met Scarlett Li's gaze.
"No."Qu Xizhi's tone was very natural," It's just that I'm not used to it. Maybe it would be better to take a break and adjust my mentality."
"Not used to it?" After hearing this, Scarlett Li pondered for a moment and then looked at the time on her watch. "I'll give you twenty minutes. Come over later and film the following scene."
Qu Xizhi nodded.
The smell of the cigarette went away, Gu Xizhi raised her head and looked at the clear blue sky, took a deep breath, and turned to look at Qu Xizhi.
"Qu Xizhi, can you give me an explanation."
She was really dissatisfied with the situation just now and didn't want to suppress her emotions.
Both of them had already left their roles, Gu Xizhi's eyes only showed fatigue, and Qu Xizhi's eyes no longer held any lingering affection. She glanced at Gu Xizhi casually, turned around, and looked at the hill not far away, appearing somewhat indifferent. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"You're lying."Gu Xizhi came to her and forced her to look at her. "You are simply uncooperative on purpose. You're good at acting, but when it comes to me, you intentionally don't want to perform. Aren't you just targeting me?"
"I did it on purpose?" Qu Xizhi lowered her gaze to look at her, "I'm good at acting?" She smiled, "What makes you think that there will never be times when I won’t have a good performance?"
"With your acting skills, how could such a simple kissing scene turn out like this!"
"A simple kissing scene?" When Qu Xizhi heard this, she suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, if you say so." She took a deep breath. "I am intentionally targeting you, so how does Miss Gu want to solve this matter?"
"You!" Gu Xizhi was furious. "Why are you doing this?!"
"Because I hate you." Qu Xizhi looked at Gu Xizhi and smiled nonchalantly: "I hate Miss Gu very much, and Miss Gu should know that. "
The chill penetrated Gu Xizhi's limbs, and she couldn't help but say, "But this is your work, you have to take responsibility for your work."
"Oh, but I just don’t want to take responsibility now, what will Miss Gu going to do with me?"
She seemed to have a very bad attitude and made it clear that she deliberately did not want to cooperate. Gu Xizhi couldn't accept her behavior and shook her head repeatedly. "Qu Xizhi, I know you are still brooding about the past. At that time, I was wrong to blame you for Bo Yiqing's incident, but you should know that there is such a big gap between us. Even without Bo Yiqing, it would not be appropriate to stay together. "
She suddenly brought up these matters, and Qu Xizhi clearly didn't buy it. "Oh, I don't recall telling Miss Gu that I plan to continue being with her."
"So what do you want?" Gu Xizhi was on the brink of collapse. "Qu Xizhi, I only hope that even if we can't be friends now, we don't become enemies. You can be polite and considerate even to an ordinary person. Why do you keep targeting me?"
"Keep targeting?" Qu Xizhi glanced at her with a smile. "I target you because I hate you. It sounds reasonable, doesn't it?"
She was indifferent and stubbornly ignored any of Gu Xizhi's words. Gu Xizhi suddenly felt her nerves were about to snap.
Is she really wrong? Maybe she shouldn't persuade her at all. She hates her so much that she doesn't even want to look at her again. So how could she cooperate with her and make her feel at ease to act together?
Gu Xizhi no longer knew what to do. Everything in front of her made her feel extremely confused. She took a deep breath and suddenly made up her mind: "Qu Xizhi, would it be better if you think of me as Miss Zhong?"
Qu Xizhi seemed to have heard something ridiculous, "What?"
"Think of me as Miss Zhong." Gu Xizhi felt that she was saying something almost impossible to say. The feeling of self-defeat made her a little desperate. "If you really feel that kissing me makes you so disgusted that you can't continue to act in this film, then just think of me as Miss Zhong, okay?"
Some unknown emotions suddenly appeared in Qu Xizhi's eyes.
She looked straight at Gu Xizhi, their eyes facing each other. Qu Xizhi seemed to be searching, and in the depths of Gu Xizhi's eyes, there was concealed pain. But she still stubbornly met her gaze.
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April, when all things are revived, is heart-breakingly beautiful. The distant human voices seem to gradually become blurred, and everything is engulfed in the red and green of spring, melting under the gentle spring breeze.
Qu Xizhi stared at Gu Xizhi quietly for a long time, then suddenly said: "Go back and I'll try again." Then she turned and left.
When they returned to the set again, Qu Xizhi didn't handle this kissing scene with ease.
However, this time, the retakes showed much more improvement and effort. So when they reached the fourth take of this scene, Scarlett Li finally nodded with some relief.
The clear sky in the morning turned cloudy in the afternoon. The director temporarily decided to shoot another scene in which the protagonist chases and runs in the rain, and the crew hurriedly changed the location.
Since the morning scene had to be reshot repeatedly due to a lack of tacit understanding between the main leads, the crew's requirements for them became much more stringent.
"Someone from the crew just called to say that rooms C505 and C506 have been vacated as per the director's request. Tonight, you and Miss Qu will be staying in C666. I'll go to pack your things in a while."
The assistant's voice sounded in the car. Gu Xizhi nodded calmly and continued to read the script.
It was raining lightly outside the car window. The crew kept speeding up to meet the deadline. The spring rain was gentle and delicate. Several times, Gu Xizhi looked up at the scenery outside the window, enjoying the rich greenery.
As the car passed over a bridge, the driver suddenly stopped. Another actor in the car quickly asked, "What happened?"
The driver shook his head and shrugged, "The car in front stopped and I'll go down to take a look."
Gu Xizhi raised her head and looked at the road ahead. She lowered her head again when she saw the rain and fog in front of the car, which limited her vision.
After about a minute, the driver returned to the car and spoke with a less calm tone than before. "The Bentley in front hit a roadblock and almost skidded. There are some minor injuries inside the car, and they're handling it. The road should clear up soon."
Someone in the car asked, "Who is injured?
"Sister Wang who plays Yun’s mother. "
"Who else is in the car?" another person inquired.
I heard that Director Zhao and Miss Qu are also in there. Director Zhao is fine, but Miss Qu got a slight bump on her head, but it doesn't seem serious."
Gu Xizhi's eyes paused on the script and then looked up again at the rainy and foggy car outside.
The phone rang, and Gu Xizhi quickly answered. "Hello?"
"Miss Gu, Director Li said that the outdoor scenes with you and Miss Qu won't be filmed today. You'll return to the set to shoot your scenes later."
"Okay." Gu Xizhi hesitated for a moment before asking, "Is there something wrong with Miss Qu?"
"We don’t know yet, but Director Li wants Miss Qu to go to the hospital for a checkup."
"Thank you, I understand," Gu Xizhi replied thoughtfully and hung up the phone.
Qu Xizhi hadn't returned to the set until the evening. When they returned to the hotel in the evening, the assistant gave them a new key. Opening the door to room C666, the luxurious double-suite design made Gu Xizhi sigh at the effort the crew had put in.
"This room is yours, and the one over there is Miss Qu's." The assistant introduced promptly.
"Has Miss Qu come back yet?" After looking around, Gu Xizhi asked her assistant.
The assistant seemed bewildered. "I just arrived too."
A dog ran excitedly from Qu Xizhi's bedroom and wagged its tail in front of Gu Xizhi, who was surprised.
"Qiqi?" Gu Xizhi bent down to pick up the dog, patting its head inexplicably, then glanced back in the direction it came from.
"Dear Xiao Gu." Liang Ying poked her head out of the bedroom and came to Gu Xizhi excitedly. "Are you happy to see me?"
Gu Xizhi was stunned for a moment, looking very surprised."Why are you here?"
"Hey, can you give me a little surprised expression?" Liang Ying stood on tiptoes and took the puppy away from Gu Xizhi's arms, then held the puppy and looked at her happily, "I came to see you after I finished my exams. So, how happy are you to see me?"
Gu Xizhi looked at her with a somewhat indifferent "Mm" in response and asked, "Who let you in?"
"Of course, it’s Xiao A'Qu." Liang Ying stepped forward and stood on tiptoes to pinch her face. "Is your face paralyzed? Be a bit happier."
Gu Xizhi looked at Qu Xizhi's door and thought for a long time and then took a step back into her room.
There was a lot to be done in the new room, so Gu Xizhi had been busy since her return. At 7:30, the assistant brought her dinner, and Liang Ying set up the dinner and kept urging Gu Xizhi to eat.
Even though she was in her bedroom, Gu Xizhi could still hear every move in the adjacent room. If she wasn't mistaken, Qu Xizhi hadn't come out of her room since she returned.
The living room was brightly lit, and Gu Xizhi saw Liang Ying feeding the dog on the table when she walked out of her bedroom. She walked over slowly and asked in a low voice after thinking for a moment, "Didn't you ask her if she wanted to eat?"
Liang Ying raised her head, pretending not to know."Who?"
Gu Xizhi turned back to look at Qu Xizhi's room and said, "Her."
Liang Ying followed her gaze and no longer pretended to be stupid, but said, "Oh, I forgot to ask her, How about you go and ask her yourself?"
Gu Xizhi thought for a moment and shook her head. "Never mind."
Not long after she sat down, there was a knock on the door. Gu Xizhi put down her bowls and chopsticks and came to the door. When she opened the door, she saw someone outside. The person standing was slightly stunned.
"Hello, Miss Gu," it didn't take long for Zhong Linshan to respond.
Gu Xizhi quickly came to her senses, "Miss Zhong." She glanced at the food in her hand.
Is Xiao Qu here?" She smiled.
Gu Xizhi nodded and hurriedly opened the door. "Please come in.
The smell of food filled the whole room. When Liang Ying saw Zhong Linshan, she raised her hand and gave her a flying greeting kiss, "Hi, Xiao A'Zhong."
Zhong Linshan smiled broadly when she saw her. When she was about to get closer, her eyes swept over the puppy in her arms. She covered her lips and took a few steps back, saying, "I'm looking for Xiao Qu. How about you wash your hands and come play with me later?"
"Okay." Liang Ying gestured to her and held the dog in her arms even tighter.
Watching Zhong Linshan enter Qu Xizhi's bedroom, Gu Xizhi sat back at the dining table. At this moment, Liang Ying seemed to have thought of something fun and asked mysteriously, "Xiao A'Gu, have you met Zhong Linyu?"
"Of course."
"Isn't she really pretty?" Liang Ying's eyes sparkled.
Gu Xizhi glanced at her, "What's with your expression?"
"I've seen Zhong Linyu slap Zhong Linshan, and that slap was loud!" Liang Ying spoke in a hushed tone, making it even more mysterious. "But it was because of Xiao Ji."
Gu Xizhi thought for a moment and then poked her head. "Can you think about things more appropriate for your age?"
Liang Ying suddenly looked disappointed, "My mother and my father went to Japan. Do you think tonight I should stay here and flip the cards* with Xiao A'Qu better or flip the cards with you better?"
*to sleep
Gu Xizhi, "...I'll call your grandma to take you home."
Liang Ying seemed not to hear, holding her chin and looking at her, "Mm, Xiao A'Qu has Xiao A'Zhong, so I'd rather flip the cards with you."
"...Eat!"
