Huayu: This top star doesn't play by the rules.

Chen Chao, who had been punished by his own agent, could only squat obediently by the snowdrift on the playground, his eyebrows drooping, looking very unhappy.

"Director Yi asked me to tell you." Standing in front of Chen Chao, Ji Ran crossed her arms and looked helpless. "You don't have any scenes to film right now. Either go to the dressing room or go back to the hotel. Just don't wander around the filming location."

"The moment you're here, Tian Xiwei's eyes never leave you. We've already had to do several takes just to film a scene of you walking through the corridor..."

Hearing his manager's words, Chen Chao could only sigh softly, stand up, and brush the snow off his gloves and clothes. "Alright, I'll go to the dressing room, but this snowdrift—"

"I'll have the production crew keep it. You can play with it as much as you want after filming is over." Ji Ran naturally understood Chen Chao's meaning and spoke up before he could finish.

After receiving Ji Ran's reply, Chen Chao left satisfied.

On the other side, Tian Xiwei, who was standing in the corridor, was being helped to touch up her makeup by Su Wan. Even so, her head kept tilting in the direction where Chen Chao had just been.

Then Su Wan gently flicked him back with her finger, and the two continued this interaction until Chen Chao's figure completely disappeared from the playground.

After Chen Chao left, Tian Xiwei, now free from distractions, finally got into the zone. She walked out of the classroom, through the corridor, across the playground, and finally left the school.

Although there were a few takes, Tian Xiwei's scenes in the music video "Waiting for You After Class" were completely filmed by 3 p.m. The rest of the scenes were mainly Chen Chao's.

For Chen Chao, the few scenes on campus were handled very easily. The remaining scenes were just making omelets and lying on the school playground at night looking at the stars.

Because Chen Chao didn't want to use special effects to create the scene of him lying on the playground looking at the starry sky, he preferred to film on location. So this scene would have to wait until they went to Shanghai to film.

"Teacher Chen Chao, Director Yi said today's filming is over." After Yi Laoshi announced the end of the day, Tian Xiwei jogged to the dressing room, peeked in, and looked at Chen Chao, who was being helped to remove his makeup by Su Wan. "Your snow pile... is still there."

Upon hearing Tian Xiwei's words, Chen Chao instinctively tried to get up, but before he could, Su Wan pressed him back down, leaving him only able to say, "Wait until I've removed my makeup!"

Seeing her idol's expression, Tian Xiwei couldn't help but burst out laughing.

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The next morning, Chen Chao and his team set off for Shanghai with the filming crew, as it would be better to film many scenes there.

Because of prior coordination, Chen Chao and his team did not rest after arriving in Shanghai and immediately went to the filming location to begin shooting the music video for "Won't Cry".

Unlike Tian Xiwei's "Waiting for You After Class" MV, which simply showcased her innocent and romantic side without requiring much acting skill, Zhang Ruonan's "Won't Cry" MV did demand a certain level of acting ability from her.

Wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans, and a baseball cap, Zhang Ruonan looked clean and gentle, just like the kind and resilient female protagonist in the script.

The first scene shows Zhang Ruonan skillfully making milk tea in a milk tea shop. Having consulted with the shop's employees beforehand, Zhang Ruonan quickly completed the filming of this scene.

"Are you ready?" Looking at the two people who had already taken their positions on the monitor, Yi Laoshi picked up the megaphone and asked loudly.

"Second scene: The male lead leaves his employee ID card behind while buying milk tea, the female lead finds it and chases after him, Action!" After seeing the two give an OK sign, Yi Laoshi immediately announced the start of filming.

Walking slowly into the milk tea shop, Chen Chao, wearing a black hoodie and carrying an old camera bag, went to the counter and ordered a cup of milk tea.

Just as he was about to pay the bill, he recognized Zhang Ruonan as the girl who had delivered milk tea to the photography studio a few days ago. Zhang Ruonan also recognized Chen Chao as the photographer who had helped her out of a predicament a few days ago. The two smiled at each other.

"Cut!" Before the next scene could begin, Yi Laoshi called for a halt. He frowned and looked at Zhang Ruonan. "Ruonan, your smile doesn't feel right. Don't project your own emotions onto the female lead's emotions."

Nodding, Zhang Ruonan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Director Yi, Teacher Chen Chao, I'll try again."

However, in the following shoots, Zhang Ruonan's smiles always seemed a little off, either too bland or too overdone.

Because of the numerous takes, Zhang Ruonan couldn't help but feel anxious and nervous. Her eyes unconsciously reddened. After the director announced a temporary break for adjustment, she quickly picked up the thin script and began to read it.

Just then, Chen Chao walked over and handed her a bottle of mineral water. "Don't rush, take your time. This is how it is for the first shoot, and you haven't even formally studied acting."

"Hmm, think about it. A few days ago, someone helped you, and then you unexpectedly ran into them again today. How would you feel then?"

"Unexpected, a pleasant surprise?" Knowing that Chen Chao intended to give her some pointers, Zhang Ruonan quickly composed herself and began to listen attentively.

"Yes, you know that perfectly well." Chen Chao nodded with a smile, giving her an affirmative answer. "Apart from that, just act more naturally, like you usually do."

He paused, then added, "The most important thing in acting is immersion and empathy, putting yourself in the character's shoes and feeling their feelings..."

After listening to Chen Chao's explanation, Zhang Ruonan nodded thoughtfully. After a while, she looked up and said, "Teacher Chen Chao, I think I understand. Let's try again."

It seems that Zhang Ruonan really learned something from Chen Chao's experience, because this time, her performance was indeed much better.

"Good! Very good!" Irausch nodded with satisfaction. "Ruonan, you did very well this time. Remember this performance and keep it up."

Upon hearing Yi Laoshi's words, Zhang Ruonan breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Chen Chao standing off-camera, and smiled gratefully, "Thank you, Professor Chen Chao."

"No need to thank me, it's because you're quick to understand. If you encounter anything you don't understand, you can always come and ask me for help." Chen Chao simply smiled and waved his hand in response to Zhang Ruonan's gratitude.

The subsequent filming went very smoothly. Zhang Ruonan seemed to have finally figured it out, and she didn't have many NGs, whether it was her scenes with Chen Chao or her solo scenes.

When she encountered a problem, she didn't try to solve it on her own, but instead took the initiative to ask Chen Chao for advice.