"Cut, cut, cut! Lu Lu, you’re her elder sister who raised her single-handedly. You may be frustrated, but you wouldn’t be so harsh!" Director Zhang kindly explained.
Qiao Anlu sighed discontentedly, "Got it!"
After three attempts, they finally passed, and the two stood at the bar entrance.
"Why didn’t you listen to your sister and came to a place ?" Shen Xiaoke accused.
Qiao Anlu was already weary, her eyes red, fit for delivering the line.
Earlier, Shen Xiaole was a bit scared, but now facing her sister, she felt wronged and useless, just hanging her head, shedding tears incessantly.
Shen Xiaoke sighed, stopped blaming her, and tried to pull her away, but she remained planted on the spot.
Finally, she lifted her head slightly and cried out mournfully, "Sister?!"
Her one-word call was soft and trembling, startling Qiao Anlu, yet she still held her hand.
Her shiny black eyes were intensely red, brimming with tears, "Why can you come to such a place because of me, but I can’t do it for myself?"
Her tears suddenly fell, "I just realized how difficult it is for you to support my studies, yet I thought you earned money without caring for me, even when expelled from school, you didn’t scold me once!"
She grasped Qiao Anlu’s arm in return, "Sister, hit me, will you? You obviously have better grades than me, and you’re prettier. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been with that man..." she said, gulping, "It’s all my fault, it’s all my wrongdoing. I just learned, truly just learned. I thought you earned money easily, thought you fooled around with those men, I... even..."
She sobbed convulsively, gasping between words, making Qiao Anlu tear up.
Wiping away uncontrollable tears, she turned to see Ji Niandong crying and panting, Qiao Anlu spoke hoarsely: "Dear, stop crying. It’s alright, sister is already this way, just hope you’re well!"
"But if you’re not well, how good can I be?!" Ji Niandong exclaimed anxiously, stomping slightly like a child pampering her elder sister.
She couldn’t hold back her tears anymore, just like how her father wouldn’t let her do anything, saying he would take care of himself, exhausted from working odd jobs for others, collapsing on the sofa once home.
She didn’t want her father to be , so she participated in Banana Entertainment’s Newcomer Award, hoping to win the prize and let her father have a better life.
Shen Xiaole was no different, just hoping to earn money on her own skills, not letting her sister suffer ongoingly.
Qiao Anlu suddenly hugged her tightly, and the two sisters wept uncontrollably!
"Cut! Good, good, good! This scene was splendid! Lu Lu, this is your first time getting it right in one take, you should thank your junior sister, her emotions were spot on, did it pull you right in?" Director Zhang praised swiftly, and people nearby secretly applauded.
Only then did Qiao Anlu release Ji Niandong, wiped her tears, and Xiao Kui had already handed over tissues, she headed straight into the resting room without turning back.
That girl’s acting was indeed impressive, incredible enough to cry like that, made her believe she was her real sister, even made her feel for her.
She exhaled deeply, began wiping the corners of her eyes in the mirror, still instructing, "Do I need her to lead me? Hurry and touch up my makeup, I have to catch the next schedule!"