Huayu 16: I Became the Dream-Fulfilling Master for Young Actresses

This scene was filmed in one take, but Chen Xingzhou's hand, which was on the back of Li Yitong's hand, was pulled back a beat late.

Li Yitong's cheeks flushed slightly as she said, "Xingzhou, thank you for earlier. If you hadn't helped me get into character, I definitely would have stumbled."

[Ding! Host has fulfilled actress Li Yitong's wish!]

[Reward: Micro-expressions - Profound Empathy]

[Effect: It allows for the natural expression of subtle eye contact and facial emotions, making the performance less stiff and empty; it enables quicker connection with the character's state of mind, smoother immersion, and more genuine emotional delivery in crying and outburst scenes.]

Chen Xingzhou was overjoyed to see the system panel that suddenly appeared.

I can't believe it was completed so easily, and the reward is pretty good too.

He then looked at Li Yitong and said calmly, "It's alright, you acted very well, you portrayed Huang Rong with great spirit."

Watching this scene from not far away, Meng Ziyi crumpled the script in her hand.

She had just kissed Chen Xingzhou last night, and today she watched him holding hands and gazing into the eye with another woman in front of the camera, exchanging lovey-dovey words.

The jealousy in her heart surged up like a flood that had been released from its dam.

But she, the actress who plays Mu Nianci, doesn't even have the right to interrupt.

What made her even more panicked was yet to come.

In the afternoon, we filmed a scene in the cabin where they confessed their feelings to each other. The script said that Huang Rong leaned on Guo Jing's chest and listened to him say that he would take her back to the desert and protect her for the rest of his life.

During the actual filming, Li Yitong gently leaned against Chen Xingzhou's chest, her arms wrapped around his waist, her cheek pressed against his chest.

Chen Xingzhou looked down at the person in his arms, gently putting his arm around her shoulder. His lines were sincere and moving, not at all an act of aloofness.

Jiang Jiajun, watching from the monitor, kept cheering, but Meng Ziyi grew angrier the more she watched.

She went through so much trouble last night to earn a kiss.

But Li Yitong, relying on her status as the female lead, openly leaned against him and listened to his promise of a lifetime.

Even a play was enough to drive her insane with jealousy.

After filming wrapped, Li Yitong got up from Chen Xingzhou's arms and straightened his collar:

"Xingzhou, I'm sorry, I leaned against you for too long and wrinkled your clothes."

"It's nothing." Chen Xingzhou smiled, not taking it to heart, and instead helped her tidy her hair that had been ruffled by the wind.

This small gesture completely struck a chord with Meng Ziyi.

In a moment of impulsiveness, she rushed over.

Upon approaching, she grabbed Chen Xingzhou's arm, smiling brightly at Li Yitong, but her words were full of assertive declaration of ownership:

"Sister Yitong, thank you for accompanying our Xingzhou to film all morning."

He needs to rest now. I brought his favorite fruit; would you like some with him?

She said "Our family's boat" so clearly and forcefully that everyone in the crew heard it and turned to watch the spectacle.

They're not blind, of course they can see what Meng Ziyi thinks of Chen Xingzhou. They never expected to be able to gossip while filming a movie.

Li Yitong paused for a moment, then smiled gently, not responding to her words, but instead saying to Chen Xingzhou:

"Xingzhou, I'll go memorize my lines for this afternoon first. We'll go over the blocking again later."

After saying that, she turned and left, completely unaffected by Meng Ziyi's provocation. On the contrary, it made Meng Ziyi seem petty.

Chen Xingzhou glanced down at Meng Ziyi, who was clinging to his arm, and frowned almost imperceptibly, but did not push her away.

"Stop fooling around, everyone's watching."

He neither denied her address nor criticized her for her inappropriate behavior.

This saved Meng Ziyi some face without embarrassing Li Yitong.

He also knew that Meng Ziyi was a bit slow to react and straightforward, which could only be described as a good thing, but not a bad thing.

Meng Ziyi didn't notice anything amiss in his tone, taking it as an admission of his identity, and immediately became smug.

Then she pulled Chen Xingzhou to sit on a bench, and presented him with fruit like a treasure, completely unaware of the suppressed laughter of the staff around them, creating an embarrassing situation.

……

However, Mencius's assertion of sovereignty lasted only ten minutes.

As soon as the director yelled "Action!", Chen Xingzhou immediately stood up and walked to Li Yitong's side.

The two huddled together to look at the script and discuss the blocking for the afternoon's rain scene, leaving Meng Ziyi standing there.

What broke Meng Ziyi's defenses even more was the rain scene in the evening.

The evening wind was cool, and the artificial rain was icy cold.

Chen Xingzhou and Li Yitong, dressed in thin costumes, filmed the scene again and again in the rain.

Li Yitong's lips turned white from the cold, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered, not even letting a shiver show on camera.

As soon as the call to "cut" was made, before Li Yitong could even wipe the rain off her face, she turned around, grabbed a towel, and stood on tiptoe to wipe the water off Chen Xingzhou's face, her voice filled with concern:

"Xingzhou, you're soaked. Go dry yourself off so you don't catch a cold."

Her actions were natural, considerate, and aboveboard; everyone in the crew saw it and no one thought it was inappropriate.

After all, Jing and Rong are supposed to take care of each other in the drama. Doing this off-screen will only make people think that she is sensible and considerate.

After Chen Xingzhou took the towel, she immediately had her assistant bring over some ginger tea that had been brewed in advance and handed him a cup.

"It's freshly cooked and still hot. Drinking this will warm me up, otherwise I'll definitely get sick tomorrow."

Her movements were fluid and effortless, without any deliberate effort, yet she conveyed all her care to the fullest extent.

Meng Ziyi, seeing the two of them getting soaked in the rain, was so preoccupied with feeling sorry for Chen Xingzhou that she frantically searched for a towel.

By the time she ran over with the towel, Li Yitong had already arranged everything.

The towel in her hand suddenly seemed superfluous and ridiculous.

Chen Xingzhou took the ginger tea and nodded to Li Yitong: "Thank you, that's thoughtful of you."

"Of course, we still have several days of filming scenes together. If you get sick, I can't act alone."

Li Yitong smiled and said that all her thoughtfulness was attributed to work.

Meng Ziyi stood to the side, clutching a towel in her hand, her face alternating between red and white.

She was clearly the first person to have a romantic relationship with Chen Xingzhou.

But in everyone's eyes, Li Yitong and Chen Xingzhou seem to be the most well-matched couple.

Even their concern was more timely and appropriate than hers.

……

After finishing work that evening, Meng Ziyi followed Chen Xingzhou back to the hotel, remaining sullen and silent the entire way.

When she sneaked into Chen Xingzhou's room, Chen Xingzhou couldn't help but laugh when he saw her puffed-out cheeks.

"What's wrong? You've had a long face all afternoon. Who upset you?"

"Who else could it be! Li Yitong!" Meng Ziyi blurted out, her jealousy overflowing.

"She's just playing Huang Rong, right? She's always sticking to you like glue; she's definitely doing it on purpose!"

Chen Xingzhou didn't reply, but simply reached out and ruffled her hair.

"It's just filming, don't overthink it. She's the female lead, we have a lot of scenes together, it's normal."

"Normal? What do you mean, normal!" Meng Ziyi exclaimed anxiously, looking up at him with reddened eyes and a choked voice:

"I just...we did *that* with you yesterday, and today you're hugging and cuddling with her! Do you like her too?!"