Chapter 690: Chapter 687: Joy for Some, Sorrow for Others (5)
She had been through ups and downs in the entertainment industry for many years and hated men who liked to take advantaged most!
If she could use this opportunity to make him back off, that wouldn’t be so bad.
That night, truly, some families rejoiced while others were in sorrow.
The next morning, Xia Siyu went to shoot the film with an indifferent expression on her face. Her part today was about pure first love in high school and college. Although Xia Siyu had already starred in several movies and was very experienced, the director still worried about her condition.
However, unexpectedly, besides some dark shadows under her eyes—probably from staying up late reading the script the night before—the naive and adorable shyness she portrayed was just right. In their “Youth 2,” the theme is retrospection, but the most critical aspect will still fall on their high school and college “youthful affairs,” so the state of being young is the most crucial element.
Initially, they shot the adult scenes before shooting their youth. There wasn’t really any difficulty in shooting per se, but capturing the essence of youth was the only challenge.
Don’t assume that the feeling of youth can be achieved by simply changing a hairstyle, outfit, or make-up. The most critical aspect of youthfulness is that “feeling”—the sensation. The expressions, movements, and gaze of young people are entirely different from those who have been weathered by society.
If it were not for the other actors’ scheduling constraints, they would have shot the youth period first before circling back to the adult phase, but unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts, they had to do it backward. Recapturing that lively and cheerful vigor was not so easy.
Take the leading actor, who began shooting first, for example; his hair was cut slightly shorter by the hairstylist, his clothes changed into a simple white shirt, and the makeup on his face was exceptionally light. From the outside, he looked quite young, but his eyes were very tired and not at all bright. Even the youthful signature smile seemed like it was a deliberate attempt to please.
To act as a young person, bouncing and hopping around won’t work; it looks rather fake. But doing nothing at all makes one seem beaten down by society, devoid of any trace of youth.
The director had no choice but to let the leading actor rest for a while to find that feeling.
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Soon, Xia Siyu came out.
She wore a simple ponytail. At twenty-seven, she maintained her looks well enough that, without any makeup, she still resembled the youthful girl that Qin Baizhou had spotted on the street. Her outfit was also simple—a plain shirt and pleated skirt paired with Converse sneakers took at least five years off her apparent age.
Though the dark circles under her eyes were noticeable, her gaze was bright and her expression gentle, resembling someone well-protected by their family, happy and untouched by society. The dark circles were not really an issue since she was playing the role of a “top student” and wearing a pair of thick black-rimmed glasses perfectly concealed the slight fatigue. Moreover, a bit of dark circling made her seem like the good girl who had stayed up late studying the night before, an image that couldn’t be more fitting.
She didn’t need to act too lively, just a slightly brisker walk made her seem vibrant. The director was utterly satisfied to death; it had been two years since he worked with Xia Siyu. Had she taken some Immortal Pill in that time? Not only did she seem to have rejuvenated, but her acting skills also made great strides.
Xia Siyu swayed her little skirt from side to side, causing the hem of her pleated skirt to swing along. She also looked towards a coffee shop not far away—Bo Yan was surely there; he must have seen her too.
Or else, for tonight’s role-play, how about playing teacher and student?