NABC Chapter 126 Director: I asked you to act, not to surpass the Best Actor award!
Chapter 126 Director: I asked you to act, not to surpass the Best Actor award!
"Touch up your makeup? What's the point of touching up your makeup!"
Director Zhang is currently in a state of extreme excitement, looking at the female lead who is crying from fright as if she were a piece of mud that can't be propped up.
"All you do is cry! You can't even handle being fed a good performance by your co-stars, and you still have the nerve to cry?"
"Change him! Change him immediately!"
Director Zhang waved his hand and rejected that up-and-coming actress instantly, his attitude faster than a sudden change of heart.
The assistant director, standing nearby, grew anxious: "Director, where are we going to find someone at this point? Someone who can handle Mr. Lin's role needs to be at least an award-winning actress..."
The assistant director suddenly stopped mid-sentence.
He and Director Zhang exchanged a glance, as if they had thought of something, and their gazes fell simultaneously on the woman not far away who was holding a child and looked helpless.
Best Actress?
Isn't there one right here?
"Qingge!"
Director Zhang's eyes lit up as he rubbed his hands together and ran over. His attitude was completely different from when he was scolding Xiaohua earlier—it was a total 180-degree turn.
"Help! Emergency! It's the last scene! We're just missing you!"
Su Qingge was exasperated by his pleading expression and then by Lin Zhou's innocent-looking face while still in military uniform.
"Director Zhang, you must be joking."
She was both amused and exasperated. "I came to visit the set. How can I act without even reading the script?"
"No need to read the script!"
Director Zhang shoved the crumpled script he had just picked up into her hands. "It's just a few lines! You'll play a progressive female student who infiltrates the warlord's inner circle, and whose identity is eventually exposed, leading to her being questioned by him."
"It's mainly about emotional scenes! I believe in your abilities, you'll definitely be fine!"
This is practically forcing someone into a situation they're not prepared for.
But seeing Director Zhang's almost kneeling-down expression and thinking about how the film would be canceled and the resulting financial loss, Su Qingge could only sigh helplessly.
"Okay, I'll give it a try."
"Oh my! My dear aunt! You're my savior!"
Director Zhang was so excited he almost kowtowed to Su Qingge on the spot.
Ten minutes later.
Filming resumed.
Su Qingge changed into a blue school uniform, her hair styled in two braids, and her face lightly made up. In an instant, she transformed from a fashionable hot mom back into an innocent and naive female student.
His acting was so seamless that the staff around him were secretly amazed.
"Action!"
It was the same interrogation room.
It's still that same solitary lamp.
Lin Zhou remained seated in the armchair, slowly and methodically cleaning his gun.
This time, however, it was Su Qingge who was tied to the chair opposite her.
Their eyes met in the air.
Gone were the earlier banter and arguments, and the usual marital bliss was gone.
There is only a silent yet intense power struggle between two top actors.
"Speak."
Lin Zhou spoke first, breaking the silence.
His voice was soft and calm, as if he were asking, "How's the weather today?" But his eyes held a sharp, scrutinizing edge.
Why?
Su Qingge raised her head, her pure face showing no fear, only composure and determination:
"For the sake of faith."
"Belief?"
Lin Zhou chuckled lightly, his laughter filled with mockery and disdain.
He put down the gun in his hand, stood up, and walked step by step to Su Qingge.
The military boots made a "clattering" sound on the cement ground, each step feeling like it was stepping on one's heart.
He leaned down, placing his hands on the armrests of the chair, completely enveloping Su Qingge in his shadow.
"Your faith is betraying me?"
Lin Zhou's voice was low and hoarse with a dangerous undertone, "Haven't I treated you well? Gold, silver, jewels, silks, and satins—what haven't I given you?"
"I even...thought about marrying you."
When he said the last four words, his voice carried a hint of vulnerability and... hurt that was hard to detect.
Behind the monitor, Director Zhang clenched his fist tightly.
Got it!
That's the feeling!
Lin Zhou perfectly portrayed the inner turmoil and pain of a ruthless and decisive tyrant when facing the only woman he had ever truly loved. With just a glance and a pause, he conveyed the true nature of the struggle.
Su Qingge looked at the face so close to hers and her heart skipped a beat.
She could clearly see the bloodshot veins in his eyes and feel the intense, aggressive male hormones emanating from him.
This guy…
Is this really acting?
Why did she feel that every word he said at that moment came from the bottom of his heart?
"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together."
Su Qingge took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the pounding in her heart, and met his gaze, speaking each word with force and conviction.
"What a convenient example of different paths."
Lin Zhou suddenly laughed, a laugh that was both manic and self-deprecating.
He slowly straightened up, his shoulders twitching slightly as he turned away from Su Qingyan.
"For you, I dismissed all the women in my backyard."
"For your sake, I refused a marriage alliance with a warlord from a neighboring province."
"I even... personally killed the adjutant who had spoken rudely to you."
"I've offered you my whole world, and now you're telling me we're on different paths?"
Lin Zhou suddenly turned around.
In that instant, self-mockery, madness, despair, and pain flashed through his eyes like a revolving lantern.
Finally, all emotions settled on a chillingly ruthless expression.
"Since that's the case..."
He approached step by step, his eyes so sinister they seemed to want to devour someone:
"Then I'll destroy you!"
"I've destroyed your faith, I've destroyed everything you have!"
"I'll show you what happens when you betray me, Shen Xiaolin!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Lin Zhou suddenly reached out and grabbed Su Qingge's slender neck, slamming her against the wall behind her!
"Click!"
The prop wall let out a groan of unbearable strain.
Su Qingge was startled by the sudden violence, and her back slammed against the wall, causing her to gasp in pain.
She instinctively tried to struggle, but found that the hand gripping her neck was like an iron clamp, and she couldn't budge it an inch.
A feeling of suffocation instantly overwhelmed me.
But what's more terrifying than suffocation is the look in Lin Zhou's eyes at this moment.
Those eyes were filled with madness, destruction, and a hint of... an unfathomable, morbid love.
He wasn't acting.
He is Shen Xiaolin.
At that moment, Su Qingge was completely immersed in the role.
Looking at the man in front of her, who loved her to the point of madness but wanted to destroy her because of his betrayal, she felt a surge of immense sorrow and...heartache.
Her tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Card--!!!"
Behind the monitor, Director Zhang suddenly stood up, dropping his walkie-talkie to the ground.
He watched the textbook-level performance on the screen and was so excited that he trembled all over, his lips quivering and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
"Amazing..."
"This is...it's simply divine!"
He didn't even bother to pick up the walkie-talkie; he rushed to the set like a madman, grabbed Lin Zhou who had just emerged from the film, and hugged him tightly, so excited he was incoherent:
"Lin Zhou! You brat... are you a monster?!"
"That change in your eyes just now! That emotional outburst! It was incredible!"
"I only wanted you to fill in for me, but you turned out to be a phenomenal actor!"
Director Zhang grabbed Lin Zhou's shoulder and excitedly announced:
"I don't care! This role is yours! Nobody can take it from you!"
"This year's Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor! If the judges don't give it to you, I'll smash their trophy!"
The surrounding staff erupted in thunderous applause.
Everyone was stunned by what they had just witnessed.
This is hardly a newcomer audition.
This is clearly a live teaching demonstration by an Oscar-winning actor!
Su Qingge leaned against the wall, her chest still heaving violently.
Looking at Lin Zhou surrounded by everyone, she felt an overwhelming sense of pride.
But at the same time, she felt a lingering fear.
Just now, when Lin Zhou grabbed my neck and pinned me against the wall.
Looking into his crazy yet affectionate eyes.
She actually...
My heart actually started racing.
It's hard to tell whether it's a play or reality.