Huayu: Starting with Hextech

In July, the air in Hengdian is so hot and humid it's like a steamer.

The script Tang Yan was holding was already soaked with sweat.

She looked at Lin Xiao, who was chatting with the director not far away, and felt as nervous as if she had a rabbit in her heart.

Today we're filming her first scene with Lin Xiao.

A few days ago, she might have felt superior to Lin Xiao.

She's already acted in several dramas, while Lin Xiao is still a college student who's just entered the workforce!

But the problem is, in the past few days, she has witnessed firsthand how outstanding Lin Xiao's acting skills are.

She held her own against Wallace Huo, and her scenes with Hu Ge were even more electrifying. Even director Li praised her highly.

Lin Xiao's acting skills showed a maturity and depth beyond his age, especially his eye acting, which left her speechless.

Now it's my turn.

"It's all over, it's all over..."

Tang Yan muttered to herself, clutching the script tightly in her hands, "My acting is like a primary school student doing advanced math problems in front of him. If he glares at me, I'm afraid I'll forget all my lines."

She could even picture the scene: Lin Xiao exuding confidence, while she stood there dumbfounded, the director yelled "Cut!", the entire set fell silent, and then Lin Xiao gave her a helpless look...

Just thinking about it made Tang Yan's cheeks burn, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Senior sister, are you chanting incantations here all by yourself?"

A cheerful voice suddenly rang in my ears.

Tang Yan was startled and looked up abruptly, meeting Lin Xiao's deep eyes.

"Lin, Lin Xiao..."

Tang Yan instinctively hid the script behind her back. "Why did you come here?"

Lin Xiao sat down on the prop box next to him, stretching out his long legs casually: "Look at you, so worried. What's wrong? Afraid I'll bully you later?"

He joked, his eyes full of mischief.

Tang Yan blushed even more when he saw through her thoughts, and whispered in protest, "Who, who's afraid! I'm just... just a little hot."

"Oh~" Lin Xiao drawled, his gaze sweeping over the fine beads of sweat on her forehead. "It must be quite hot."

Tang Yan felt uncomfortable under his gaze, so she decided to give up and complained in a low voice, "I'm just worried... you act so well, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with your performance and will hold you back."

As she spoke, her eyelashes drooped, her voice was soft and sweet, carrying an unconscious sense of grievance and dependence, and her two dimples seemed rather listless.

Lin Xiao felt a pang of tenderness when he saw her like this, but also found it a little funny.

He certainly knew he had the "50/50" skill as a backup, but Tang Yan didn't.

"Holding us back?" Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow, deliberately feigning a puzzled expression. "Senior sister, do you have some misunderstanding about me?"

"Huh?" Tang Yan looked up.

"My acting skills are actually just so-so."

Lin Xiao shrugged, his expression utterly sincere. "Compared to Senior Brother Hu and Brother Hua, I'm just a junior. I was lucky in the previous two scenes; I was in good form. When I act opposite you later, I might be the one who's nervous."

"You're lying!" Tang Yan couldn't help but retort, "I clearly saw how well you acted..."

"That's all an illusion."

Lin Xiao spoke nonsense with a straight face, "Really, I'm really unpredictable, sometimes I'm good and sometimes I'm bad. I might even freeze up as soon as the camera starts rolling. So, senior sister, you'll have to guide me later. Let's support each other while we act, and neither of us will laugh at the other, okay?"

He spoke as if it were the truth, with clear eyes and an innocent expression.

Tang Yan was a little confused by his explanation.

She looked at Lin Xiao, then thought back for a moment... Could it be that she had really misjudged him? Or was Lin Xiao's condition really fluctuating greatly?

Regardless of whether it was true or not, Lin Xiao's words did indeed relax her tense nerves a lot.

If even Lin Xiao, who "acts very well," might get nervous and make mistakes, then it's not shameful for me to be a little worried.

"You...really get nervous?" Tang Yan asked, still somewhat doubtful.

"Of course." Lin Xiao nodded, pointing to himself, "Look, my palms are sweating."

He opened his hand, and his palm was indeed a little damp.

The sweat I produced while demonstrating the actions with the director just now.

Tang Yan believed him to some extent, and her tense shoulders finally relaxed. She even comforted him, saying, "Don't be nervous. Actually, you acted quite well... If we cooperate, there won't be any problems!"

"Then I'll have to rely on my senior sister," Lin Xiao said, his eyes full of smiles.

……

"All departments, prepare! Scene 42 of 'Chinese Paladin 3,' shot one, action!"

The sound of the clapperboard fading.

Tang Yan took a deep breath and walked to the center of the field.

She told herself: Lin Xiao will also be nervous. We are about the same level, so just act normally.

But when she truly met Lin Xiao's eyes, a strange feeling arose.

Lin Xiao, standing before me, still exuded a powerful aura and possessed profound eyes.

But for some reason, that sense of oppression... didn't seem as scary as when he acted with Brother Hu?

Her lines flowed naturally, and her emotions were spot on.

What's even more amazing is Lin Xiao's reaction.

His performance was impeccable; he accurately conveyed Chonglou's indifference, majesty, and even a hint of interest in Zixuan, this special person.

But Tang Yan had a vague feeling that he had "taken it over".

It's not that his acting was bad, but that he deliberately turned down the "power" of his performance.

It's like two runners, one of whom can run very fast but deliberately slows down to keep pace with the other.

This feeling became increasingly apparent after a few exchanges of lines.

Every change in Lin Xiao's eyes, every pause in his tone, every subtle movement perfectly matched her rhythm, propelling her performance forward.

The two actors' scenes together flowed exceptionally smoothly, their emotions moving back and forth, creating a surprisingly harmonious sense of being evenly matched.

"Cut! Passed!"

Director Li Guoli's voice was filled with satisfaction: "Excellent! The emotions are right, and the pacing is great! Lin Xiao, Tang Yan, keep it up!"

One take!

Tang Yan was still immersed in the strange atmosphere of the performance and hadn't quite come to her senses yet.

After the scene ended, Li Guoli was heard whispering to the assistant director, "Lin Xiao is such a cooperative kid. He could have performed much better, but he knew to hold back and let Tang Yan have her way. This scene was very harmonious."

These words were like a bolt of lightning, cleaving through the fog in Tang Yan's mind.

She turned her head sharply to see Lin Xiao, who was preparing for the next shot.

What about "unstable condition", what about "being nervous", what about "supporting each other"...

It's all a lie!

He was completely at ease! He was using his superb acting skills to carefully and subtly cooperate with her, accommodating her, afraid that she would show weakness or be embarrassed!

That thoughtfulness, without sweet words or deliberate performance, is hidden in every precisely controlled detail of the performance.

Tang Yan felt as if her heart had been hit hard by something, a sour and soft feeling followed by a surge of hot warmth and pounding palpitations.

She watched Lin Xiao's profile as he worked intently, noticed the few strands of red hair that slipped down when he occasionally nodded, and saw his lips slightly pursed in concentration...

All those vague feelings of affection, admiration, and dependence from before exploded in her heart like fireworks at this moment, so dazzling that she felt dizzy.

She knew she was finished.

What senior and junior sisters, what fellow actors in the same drama... those boundaries suddenly became blurred.

She just wanted to get closer to him, even closer.

……

That evening, in the hotel room.

Lin Xiao had just finished showering when a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Ding! First female celebrity born in the 85s has developed "deep affection" for the host! Hextech achievement reward triggered]

Please choose one of the following three options.

[Option 1: Emotional Resonance (Single Time). Effect: After selection, you can designate a partner and, when acting with them, deeply empathize with the character, entering an immersive performance state of "perfect harmony between actor and role."]

Option Two: Enhanced Teamwork Aura (30 days). Effect: Slightly improves your teamwork with all co-stars, reducing unnecessary communication costs and making daily rehearsals and scenes smoother and more natural.

Option 3: Moment of Charm (Single Use). Effect: Grants one opportunity to trigger. Over the next week, you can choose to use it in a specific scenario, where your personal charm will briefly but strongly increase the attractiveness of the designated target.

Lin Xiao's gaze swept over the three options.

Option two is very useful and can improve overall work efficiency.

Option three... is interesting, like a catalyst for some kind of romantic scene.

But his gaze ultimately locked onto option one.

He recalled the intense look in Tang Yan's eyes when she looked at him after filming during the day, and how anxious she had been because of her lack of confidence in her acting skills.

Lin Xiao smiled.

"Choose one. The target is Tang Yan."

Since it's a 50/50 situation, let me give you another exhilarating performance experience.

After all, it feels pretty good to see those beautiful eyes sparkle because of me.