“Yunxiao is right. Maggie, you may be in love with the second male lead but you still care for your best friend, who is the first female lead. You really cherish the friendship that the two of you share. You have to know that your character is willing to sacrifice her life for her best friend. Therefore, no matter how much you love the second male lead, you wouldn’t mind giving up on him for your friendship.
“You are only secretly in love with this man. You can be cold and tough to others, but the second male lead and your best friend are exceptions.”
First, she got lectured by the man that she liked. Then, the director lectured her too.
Yan Meiqi felt really embarrassed.
They decided to try again. Yan Meiqi was still lost, as she couldn’t quite get the right emotions. She was too tough, and it did not feel as if she was with her best friend.
After that, she told Jing Qian to bring out her aura as well. Yan Meiqi insisted that it was the lack of aura from Jing Qian that led to her mistake. She even felt that she had successfully suppressed Jing Qian.
However, when Jing Qian released her aura, Yan Meiqi turned weak as soon as she locked eyes with Jing Qian.
This was very confusing to Yan Meiqi, who started questioning herself.
In the end, Director Pan told her to think of it by herself and figure out a way to get the right emotions. He had already highlighted the main points. If she still couldn’t do it properly, she was the one who was ruining her own reputation.
Yan Meiqi didn’t believe what was happening, still feeling that this was because Director Pan was being biased. Then, she thought of how she would be able to suppress Jing Qian with her acting skills since real acting would be different from this table read, as there would be movement involved.
Following that was the scene between Jing Qian and Qin Yi.
Jing Qian managed to complete it in one-take as well.
Meanwhile, Qin Yi was the one who kept getting stopped.
After being stopped for the third time, Director Pan got frustrated as well.
“Qin Yi, I already told you multiple times. You are the villain, and therefore, you should have the evil charisma of a villain. You are in love with the main female lead, but you are aware that she loves someone else. You can’t allow yourself to hurt her.
“However, all of these should be kept deep inside your heart. Your character will never allow you to act like a pitiful person, who is asking for forgiveness after doing something wrong while you speak to the main female lead.
“That’s not who you are. Even in this relationship, your love for her may be humble, but you should remain strong and domineering. Do you understand?”
Qin Yi nodded his head with a meaningful look in his eyes. He replied humbly, “I understand, Director Pan. Please give me some time so that I can properly digest your words. I promise you that I will be able to properly express my feelings for her during the shoot.”
Although these words were for Director Pan, Qin Yi was actually looking at Jing Qian while saying it.
As for Jing Lu, who was next to them, she looked down while biting onto her lips, as if she had gotten bullied.
When she took Qin Yi away from Jing Qian, she was incredibly happy. However, when she saw the burning desire that Qin Yi had for Jing Qian, it was the first time in her life where Jing Lu felt that Jing Qian was taking away her belonging.
Le Yao, who was sitting at the back during the table read, saw this peculiar scene. She couldn’t help but text Jing Qian’s number, which she had just gotten.
When Jing Qian saw that it was from Le Yao, she opened the message.
[Qinqian, the person whom that GTB cheated on with was your younger sister?]
Although it was her scene with Qin Yi, she no longer had to be involved in it. Jing Qian felt bored, which was why she continued chatting with Le Yao.
[What makes you say that?]
[I saw Qin Yi being extremely humble, and that was because he wanted you to think that he was being sincere. Then, I saw the pitiful look on your sister’s face!
Just tell me, were you betrayed by your younger sister?!]
[You should be a paparazzi instead.]
[That’s a joke. If I became a paparazzi, all of them would lose their job.]
[True. The Queen of paparazzi.]