HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

Upon hearing An Yixuan's question, Xu Lang's heart stirred.

He glanced at An Yixuan, who was staring at him with longing in his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Sister An, I'm thinking about your lead role, but I feel it's not the right time yet. Besides, your characteristics aren't as obvious as Qianqian's and Sister Tao's. I suggest you wait..."

Upon hearing Xu Lang's words, An Yixuan's excitement and smile gradually disappeared, replaced by a somber expression, and his voice turned cold.

Before Xu Lang could finish speaking, she interrupted:

"You just think I'm not as good as Liu Yifei, Liu Tao, and Yang Mi, right?"

Seeing that An Yixuan was somewhat agitated, Xu Lang thought to himself,

"Oh no, this is going to go wrong!"

His biggest worry is that his artists are competing with each other; if they start fighting, it will be a huge problem.

Headache!

"Sister An, that's not what I meant. I meant your leading role in this drama is more special. Please wait a little longer."

"Wait? I've been waiting for you for a whole year since I met you!"

After An Yixuan finished speaking, he ignored Xu Lang and turned to walk angrily toward the film crew.

"Sister An, wait for me!"

Xu Lang caught up with An Yixuan and tried to coax and persuade him for a while, but An Yixuan's mood not only didn't improve, but he also said to him with red eyes and tears in his eyes:

"Xu Lang, I came all the way from Taiwan alone, following you without any expectation of a title. Firstly, I genuinely like you, and secondly, I hope you can give me more opportunities for the sake of our relationship."

You told me to wait, and I will wait. I hope you won't let me down.

Seeing her pitiful expression, Xu Lang gently wiped away her tears and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, I definitely won't let you down."

"Um."

An Yixuan's mood improved, and he returned to the film set with Xu Lang.

After parting ways with An Yixuan, Xu Lang returned to his room, lay on the bed for a moment, pondered, and then picked up his phone to send Zeng Jia a text message.

"Keep an eye out for scripts for melodramatic idol dramas on the market, and send me any that fit your criteria."

Soon, Zeng Jia replied to the text message.

"Okay, I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

And so the matter was put on hold for the time being.

Amidst everyone's busy work, the filming of the movie "Painted Skin" went smoothly. Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and the filming of "Painted Skin" reached its climax.

On this day, the scene to be filmed was at Wang Sheng's residence, depicting Wang Sheng's passionate dream with the fox spirit Xiao Wei.

As the cinematographer, Xu Lang personally sat behind the camera and looked at the scene in front of him through the lens.

"Attention all units!"

"Ready~~~!"

"Action!"

At the director's command, everyone sprang into action.

Xu Lang's camera focuses on a hot spring bath, with steam and mist swirling around it, and flower petals scattered on the surface, creating a beautiful yet ambiguous atmosphere.

As the water rippled, a stunningly beautiful face emerged from the water—it was Liu Yifei (who played Xiao Wei).

Liu Yifei's hair was wet with hot water, and water droplets still dripped down her delicate face, making her look even more beautiful.

It's beautiful, absolutely beautiful!

But on this extremely beautiful face, there was an inexplicable eeriness in her eyes. Her shimmering eyes sometimes revealed innocence, and sometimes cruelty and ruthlessness.

The way her tongue twitched across her lips, and the eerie smile that appeared as her mouth twitched slightly, instantly added a chill to the originally beautiful and ambiguous scene.

But this chilling and eerie atmosphere lasted only a moment. As Liu Yifei's smile unfolded, the scene under Xu Lang's control instantly became clear.

That smile was like a blooming flower, bright and beautiful, so lovely that one couldn't help but lean in to smell it and admire it.

At that moment, everyone in the crew couldn't help but swallow.

Even Xu Lang, who knew Liu Yifei inside and out, couldn't help but feel a flutter in his heart.

"This girl is getting more and more alluring!"

Then, Liu Yifei's body twisted with incredible flexibility, and her shoulders and collarbones slowly emerged from the water, more and more of them.

Immediately, all the staff and actors began to breathe rapidly.

Xu Lang, behind the camera, couldn't help but frown.

"This girl is crazy. Didn't we agree that she would only show her collarbone? Why is she going up even higher? She's practically showing her cleavage."

At this moment, Liu Yifei seemed to have completely forgotten her promise to Xu Lang, and was playing in the water to her heart's content. With the movement of her arms, her body was sometimes visible and sometimes hidden.

"Stop! Stop right now!"

Upon hearing this voice, the people at the scene were stunned and disappointed, inwardly cursing the director.

"How can you call a halt at a time like this?"

The on-site director was also completely bewildered, his mouth dry as he pursed his lips, thinking to himself:

"I didn't shout that!"

Looking at director Gordon Chan behind the monitor, Chan also popped his head out and looked around.

It was clearly not him who shouted it.

Just then, the camera crane descended, and Xu Lang jumped down from it, heading straight for Liu Yifei in the center of the scene.

Seeing that it was Xu Lang who called for a halt, everyone wore expressions of "Haha, I get it," but inwardly they were still resentful of Xu Lang.

"This Xu Lang doesn't give anyone any benefits!"

Xu Lang, at this moment, also felt a surge of irritation.

Logically speaking, he had no right to stop it on the spot, but he just couldn't help himself.

After all, Xu Lang was a normal man, and seeing his woman showing off like that in front of others made him feel uncomfortable.

Reaching the water's edge, Xu Lang stared at Liu Yifei reflected in the water and asked in a low voice:

"Sissi, what are you doing? If you keep going like this, you'll look like a porn star!"

Seeing the anxious and angry look in Xu Lang's eyes, Liu Yifei was not afraid at all; instead, her face was full of grievance.

"Xu Lang, what nonsense are you talking about? How did you become a porn star?"

She glanced at her bare shoulders, then reached down to touch her underwater invisible bra, before saying to Xu Lang:

"It's just a bit of shoulder showing, why are you so nervous?"

Xu Lang, of course, couldn't admit that he was jealous. After a pause, he said:

"Just be careful yourself."

As he spoke, Xu Lang glanced at the people around him again, then turned back to Liu Yifei and continued to instruct her:

"There are so many people, that's not good!"

Hearing this, Liu Yifei couldn't help but roll her eyes at Xu Lang, curl her lip, and snorted coldly.

"Hmph, you know so many people? When you and Sister Tao were being shameless, why didn't you complain about the crowd?"

"Well..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Lang couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking to himself,

"So this little girl was waiting for me here!"

But the thick-skinned Xu Lang pretended not to hear and gave Liu Yifei another round of instructions.

"Anyway, you better watch yourself, or you'll see what I do to you when we get back!"

After saying that, Xu Lang angrily walked back to his camera position.

Meanwhile, the others around, especially Pang Hong, Liu Hongtao, Chen Jiashang, and others, couldn't help but find it amusing as they watched Xu Lang and Liu Yifei whispering by the water.

"Sigh, that Xu Lang!"

Filming resumed quickly.

This time, Liu Yifei seemed to have truly heeded Xu Lang's advice, and she became much more careful in the water.

But soon, Chen Kun appeared at the water's edge.

He stared at Liu Yifei in the water, his eyes turning bloodshot, swallowing hard, and his breathing becoming rapid.

Immediately, a murmur of admiration rippled through the crowd:

"Teacher Chen's acting was superb; he truly deserves to be called a top-tier leading man!"

Hearing this discussion, Xu Lang couldn't help but curse inwardly:

"Damn, was he acting? That was just instinct!"