The entertainment empire began with Liu Yifei's premarital pregnancy.

"Action!"

With Lin Bufan's command, everyone returned to their positions and continued acting according to their roles.

The following scenes mainly focus on the specific formulation of the plan, as well as the switching of shots regarding Wang Jiazhi's inner reactions.

Kuang Yumin stood on the high place, his gaze sweeping over the crowd. After waiting for their response, he began to briefly explain his plan.

The expressions on the other people's faces showed both excitement and fear of killing, especially Sun Yi's performance, which caught the eye of Lin Bufan, who was sitting behind the monitor.

Originally, Sun Yi's performance in the previous scene was just average, so his expectations were somewhat unrealistic.

However, after this scene was filmed, especially when the camera switched to his face, Sun Yiyi's originally handsome face revealed a hesitant and lewd look, as if he had been possessed by Lu Xiaobu.

Just like in the previous scene, Wang Jiazhi also had no lines. The close-up shot only showed her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at the spirited Kuang Yumin.

In fact, this scene marked the beginning of Wang Jiazhi's character "getting into character".

"Card!"

"Rest for five minutes, then we'll do another take!"

"Sun Yi-ni, you could use a bit more intensity in your gaze..."

Lin Bufan looked at Sun Yi.

The better an actor portrays a character, the more valuable it is to a film.

"Yes, Director Lin!"

Sun Yi was called upon and quickly answered.

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and it was all done in one take. After all, the plots of these two scenes were relatively simple, without any complicated storylines, and they were not difficult to film.

"Cut! That's enough. Moving on to the next venue..."

The next scene is between Kuang Yu-min and Wang Chia-chih. According to the plot, the next thing is that everyone will go to Kuang Yu-min's house to discuss the plan to assassinate Yi Mo-cheng.

However, there is a scene where everyone is riding a tram from the theater to Kuang Yu-min's house.

In this scene, everyone else is just background; the camera focuses only on Kuang Yu-min and Wang Chia-chih.

"The key to this scene lies with the two of you..."

Lin Bufan called Pan Yueming and Dong Jie to him and gave them detailed instructions on the scenes they were about to film.

"Understood, Director Lin!"

Both of them already had a thorough understanding of their roles, and with Lin Bufan's guidance, it wouldn't be difficult for them to handle these two characters, though it wouldn't be easy either.

"Director, the props are ready."

"Okay, let's go!"

Lin Bufan nodded slightly, and then the group went outside to a tram that had been prepared in advance.

The cameras and props were already set up, and filming could begin as soon as the actors were in position.

"You two have 10 minutes to familiarize yourselves with each other's positioning and camera angles..."

Lin Bufan turned to look at Pan Yueming and Dong Jie.

"Okay, Director Lin!"

The two nodded, then boarded the tram and began to familiarize themselves with their roles' positions.

In this scene, neither of them has any lines. They simply stand close together in the crowded train carriage, their eyes meeting. This is the moment when they are closest to each other emotionally.

Without this foreshadowing, it would be impossible to explain why Wang Jiazhi was willing to take the risk for him.

Ten minutes passed quickly.

The two are a couple, and although they have had many arguments recently due to their roles, they still have feelings for each other.

So when filming this scene, it was done in one take, but just to be on the safe side, Lin Bufan did two takes.

Making movies is like that. It's not that you can easily make a movie just because you have the whole script and a script of discarded shots. If it were that simple, anyone could be a director.

Directors often like to use the "two takes" approach, where they go back and see which shot is better, and then use that set of shots.

Some directors can even save more than ten takes to preserve a single shot, but that's much better than Wong Kar-wai's style of shooting whatever comes to mind.

Lin Bufan is different because he has the original version in his mind, so he only needs to keep two of them at most.

"Alright, get ready for the next scene..."

The next scene shows everyone gathered at Kuang Yumin's house, discussing how to kill Yi Mocheng.

"Everyone, get familiar with each other, filming will begin in half an hour!"

Familiarizing yourself with the process beforehand will make the filming much faster.

"Action!"

The order was given, and everyone quickly got into character, especially Pan Yueming, who played Kuang Yumin. He quickly immersed himself in the role, glancing at everyone before introducing the intelligence he had obtained: "I have a fellow townsman, surnamed Cao, who is Yi Mocheng's adjutant. Yi Mocheng is currently in Hong Kong, which is a golden opportunity for us..."

"But how are we going to kill Yi Mochen? We don't even have a single gun!"

Lei Jiayin's character pouted, expressing a somewhat helpless expression.

"I've thought about that!"

Kuang Yumin glanced at Lei Jiayin, who played Huang Lei, and continued, "I found out that Yi Mochen's wife really enjoys playing mahjong, but she doesn't have enough mahjong partners right now. We can give her a mahjong partner."

After speaking, Kuang Yumin looked at Lai Xiujin. After all, there were only a few members in the play, especially the female members, who were pitifully few.

"Don't look at me, I can't play mahjong, that's too difficult..."

When Kuang Yumin looked over, Lai Xiujin hurriedly waved her hand, making a helpless and complicated expression.

After Lai Xiujin finished speaking, she couldn't help but glance at Wang Jiazhi, then quickly turned her head away from her.

"All right!"

Kuang Yumin was somewhat disappointed. He looked around and then fixed his gaze on Wang Jiazhi: "Jiazhi, you've acted before, and I've heard you're good at mahjong. So, you play Mrs. Mai, and I'll play your cousin. We'll infiltrate together..."

"good!"

After a moment of silence, Wang Jiazhi looked at Kuang Yumin. Although her voice was not loud, the confidence in her tone was very strong.

"Cut! That's a wrap. You guys take a break, props ready for the next scene!"

"Yes, Director Lin!"

The next scene can be considered one of the most classic moments in "Lust, Caution".

They then discussed how to make Mrs. Mai more like a married woman.

The conversation suddenly veered towards the topic of "X experience".

Following Lin Bufan's instructions, the cameraman pointed the lens at Kuang Yumin, who avoided Wang Jiazhi's pleading gaze.

At the same time, it also hints at the direction the film will take.

From this moment on, it foreshadows the cruel decision that Liang Runsheng would "help" Wang Jiazhi lose her virginity.