Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Chapter 723 Filming
"No, no!" Li Zhuangsheng quickly shook his head in refusal. "How could I do it?"

"You can do it!" Hu Mengke said firmly. "I've already asked Director Zhu, and he said you're a perfect fit! And you were involved in the script, so you're definitely better able to grasp the male lead's psychology than most people!"

Li Zhuangsheng was speechless and waved his hand, "Stop joking, I've never acted and I don't know how to act!"

Hu Mengke said seriously, "There are teachers on site to teach you, and I can rehearse with you!"

"Oh dear, please spare me, you're dreaming!" Li Zhuangsheng shook his head vigorously. "I'm not being modest, I really can't do it!"

"Brother-in-law, if you're not going to act, then I don't want to act either!" Hu Mengke said seriously.

"You actually used this to threaten me!" Li Zhuangsheng was shocked, yet also didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

……

"So, you agreed?" Hu Mengdie asked, raising an eyebrow.

“I was forced into this role, okay… Director Zhu and the others all tried to persuade me,” Li Zhuangsheng said, hanging his head helplessly. “But I can’t act at all.”

“I think you’re a really good actor,” Hu Mengdie said.

"What's so great about it?"

"Haven't you been acting for decades? You've even fooled yourself?"

Li Zhuangsheng retorted sharply, "Don't take this opportunity to make personal attacks against me, okay?"

Hu Mengdie raised an eyebrow: "If you really have no interest, who can force you?"

“It’s not that I’m not interested, I’m just worried that I can’t act and will hold the team back,” Li Zhuangsheng said quietly. “Besides, I’ve confirmed something, and I think this might help me figure it out.”

Li Zhuangsheng belatedly realized that the three chess games Hu Mengke proposed that day seemed to be part of her scheme. If she won, she could justifiably demand things from Li Zhuangsheng, but seeing that she was about to lose the third game, she resorted to playing the emotional card and even tried to deny losing the game.

What are you trying to figure out?

“Meng Ke does have something on her mind. I want to take this opportunity to get closer to her and see if I can get the information out of her.”

"What else could be on her mind?" Hu Mengdie frowned, then sneered. "You really care about your sister-in-law! First you spent a fortune to make her happy, then you went to great lengths to do it yourself... You're not going to put your effort into something else, are you? Are you going to add a few sex scenes to the script?"

Li Zhuangsheng licked his lips: "I'm not that vulgar... It's a tokusatsu show, and a lot of the characters are kids. There won't even be any sex scenes, let alone kissing scenes! I feel like your attitude towards me has been getting worse lately..."

Of course, this really can't be blamed on Hu Mengdie.

Hu Mengdie had visited the "new home" a while ago, unfortunately in the morning. She used the access card Li Zhuangsheng had given her to open the front door, then went into the bedroom, only to see Li Zhuangsheng asleep, embracing two women. His left hand was inside Zhu Zhixue's clothes, and his right hand was around Yi Yunshui's waist. Li Xiuyu was already awake and was kissing him.

Hu Mengdie never went there a second time.

Despite Li Zhuangsheng's desperate attempts to explain to Hu Mengdie that it was purely an accident and that he was never usually so lewd, Hu Mengdie wouldn't listen at all.

Li Zhuangsheng had never felt so wronged.

The night before, Hu Mengdie got her period, but she also had a fight with Li Xiuyu over a small matter. In her anger, she forcibly dragged Li Zhuangsheng to sleep with her and kept an eye on him to prevent him from messing around with Yi Yunshui.

Although Yi Yunshui had a mild temper, it was relative, especially as her mental state gradually recovered over the years. Seeing Zhu Zhixue being so unreasonable and even taking her anger out on her, she was also very angry, so she squeezed into the quilt as well. Together with the unreasonable Li Xiuyu, this created the scene that Hu Mengdie witnessed that day.

The problem is he didn't do it that night. Forget about three people flying together, he didn't even fly with one of them!
hateful!

"That would be best," Hu Mengdie said calmly.

She believed Li Zhuangsheng's intentions were good, but that was all there was to it. Li Zhuangsheng also joined the film crew, and filming finally began smoothly. Li Zhuangsheng was quite talented in acting; the only problem was that he could never quite bring that talent to the screen.

He was fine when there were no cameras around, but once he was in front of one and filming officially started, he couldn't help but get nervous and make mistakes. Fortunately, this wasn't insurmountable, and the crew filmed for about half a year before finally wrapping up.

"Finally finished filming."

Li Zhuangsheng rubbed his shoulders and, with the help of others, took off his leather armor.

There are professional actors who wear the leather suits, so he didn't have to wear them himself. It was only at the end that he wanted to try on the "transformed" suit.

The filming process was also full of twists and turns, including a period of suspension for several months due to unforeseen circumstances.

"Yes, it's finally over." Hu Mengke gripped her teacup tightly and drank the brown sugar water.

Her eyes were glazed over.

"Your expression is a bit strange," Li Zhuangsheng chuckled. "Don't worry, I'll call you again next time there's a scene!"

"We'll talk about it next time..."

"Ok?"

The two had never spent so much time together. Even at night, Hu Mengke would rehearse with Li Zhuangsheng to help him get into character the next day. Sometimes, when she was tired, she would simply sleep in Li Zhuangsheng's room, which always had two beds.

Hu Mengdie would occasionally come to the film set, ostensibly to visit her boyfriend and sister. The two sisters would sometimes help Li Zhuangsheng with his scenes... The fact that the three of them were in the same room would occasionally cause gossip among others.

Given Hu Mengdie's popularity, the director strongly requested that she make a cameo appearance as Nuwa. Nuwa's screen time in the entire film will not exceed one minute, but she is considered a top-tier character.

"Sigh, acting is so tiring. I don't want to act anymore. I really can't believe that, besides gaining fame and fortune, there are people who actually enjoy acting."

Li Zhuangsheng sighed, "Once is enough for this kind of experience."

"Isn't the purpose of life to pursue fame and fortune?" Hu Mengke said.

"Don't pretend to be an adult, you little brat." Li Zhuangsheng chuckled and patted her shoulder lightly. "You're only in your final year of high school, you still have a year until the college entrance exam!"

"I don't want to act anymore," Hu Mengke suddenly said.

"Eh?"

Li Zhuangsheng was stunned, not knowing what had happened for a moment.

At this moment, the crew members came over one after another to greet Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengke, and complimented Hu Mengke for her talent in acting.

Of course, he might not actually possess any spirituality; he might just be trying to please people. Although Li Zhuangsheng appears frugal, he is extremely generous.

Everyone in the crew knew that Hu Mengke was still a high school student, so some people even said that they had connections at the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama and could help "introduce" her.

Faced with these words, Hu Mengke simply smiled and responded politely. Li Zhuangsheng observed quietly from the side, noting that Hu Mengke's manner of dealing with people was indeed very similar to Hu Mengdie's.

It is indeed an imitation.

"These two sisters are really something! The older sister is a super popular internet celebrity with millions of followers, and the younger sister is no slouch either!" someone said.

(End of this chapter)