She looked at the script she had written herself. Not only was the other character a lovestruck man, but she had no idea how to portray her own role. After all, the ending of a mistress was never good.
At the same time, although this part seemed simple, it was actually quite difficult to capture the right level of melodrama:
In the first scene, the two characters met and dated for a while. Then, due to a business marriage arranged by his family, Luo Yize was forced to go abroad. The key moment was when Luo Yize gave Qiao Yinuo a snuff bottle before he left.
In the second scene, their secret meeting was discovered by Luo Yize's current girlfriend, who immediately burst into tears.
In the third scene, Qiao Yinuo was forced to jump off a building, and Luo Yize held her body and wept bitterly.
There was Luo Yize's voice - over in between, and the focus was on the emotional scenes between the two.
After the audition, the director thought the result was excellent, so he decided that Qiao Yinuo would play this role.
On the day of the official shooting, Qiao Yinuo had only slept for four or five hours.
She sat in front of the mirror, and the makeup artist kept touching up her makeup. Although it was a modern - day drama, because Qiao Yinuo was short in stature and of average looks, she needed makeup to show the beauty of a first love.
She seriously looked at the lines she had written. Hou Lei beside her also held a script and said to Qiao Yinuo, "You've really given yourself special treatment. There are only three scenes in total, and you don't have many lines."
Qiao Yinuo shook her head helplessly. "When I was writing, I didn't know I'd be the one playing this role."
"You've never been on camera before. It's your first time acting, but it's okay. If you're too nervous to speak, just say numbers. Anyway, we'll have voice - overs in the post - production."
Qiao Yinuo looked blank. "If that's the case, this drama will be a bad one no matter how well it's written."
After all, Qiao Yinuo knew that usually the production staff would only use extras for such things. But now that there weren't enough extras, the staff had to fill in.
This way of saving resources was something that only brave people would dare to do.
After some time.
The filming set was crowded. The lights and cameras were all focused on Qiao Yinuo and Luo Yize.
She was so nervous that she didn't know what to do. Whenever she saw the lights and cameras, she would think of the reporters who had surrounded her.
"For real this time. Get ready, and start!"
The set fell silent. Luo Yize gave the snuff bottle in his hand to Qiao Yinuo.
Memories of the past slowly flooded into both of their minds.
Qiao Yinuo took several deep breaths. Just as she was about to speak, her tense expression suddenly relaxed. She turned around and said awkwardly to the director beside her, "Sorry, Director. I suddenly forgot my lines."
The director's face showed signs of displeasure.
"Great screenwriter, it's okay." For the sake of face, the director still forced a smile. "Let's just pretend this take never happened. Back then when I was directing Nirvana in Fire, I also had a cameo. Standing next to Hu Ge, I was really nervous too."
After saying that, he waved his hand. "All departments, pay attention. One more time!"
The two got back into the scene. When the snuff bottle was placed in Qiao Yinuo's hand, she suddenly became as shy as she had been that day, completely deviating from the decisive character in the play.
The director frowned tightly and got a bit angry. He wondered if Qiao Yinuo was deliberately causing trouble.
Hou Lei, the producer sitting next to the director, started to sweat.
This was Qiao Yinuo's first time acting, and she was acting with her idol.
The director slapped the clapperboard again. He stood up and walked up to Qiao Yinuo.
"What are you being shy about? You two have been dragging this out for so long. Can't you just accept it decisively?"
Hearing the director's scolding, Qiao Yinuo blushed.
"Never been in a relationship, have you, great screenwriter?" the director whispered to Qiao Yinuo. "When a boy who likes you confesses his love to you, will you accept it decisively or hesitate?"
Qiao Yinuo seemed to understand something.
There seemed to be an implication in the director's words. If one day Luo Yize really confessed his love to her, how would she choose when faced with such unexpected feelings?
Reality was reality, and acting was acting. For Qiao Yinuo, she couldn't get too immersed in the role.
"One more time!" The director slapped the clapperboard again.
Luo Yize walked up, gave the snuff bottle, and then the dialogue began.
When Luo Yize placed the snuff bottle in her hand, the lines rolled out of her mind like beads. "This is a blue - and - white snuff bottle that has been in my family for three hundred years. Look at the two wild geese painted on it. They fly together towards the world they yearn for, a world that belongs only to them. I'm giving it to you now as a token for our next meeting. Jiaojiao, wait for me. I'll create a world for just the two of us."
"I'll wait for you. I'll always wait for you to come back!" Qiao Yinuo's eyes were filled with tears.
As soon as she finished speaking, the director shouted, "Cut!"
The director smiled with satisfaction. "Good, great. Next take!"
In the lounge, Qiao Yinuo picked up a bottle of mineral water and started gulping it down. Suddenly, a familiar voice broke the silence.
"Aze!"
Luo Yize became the center of attention at this moment.
Qiao Yinuo noticed that this person was He Jing, but she didn't expect that she was the leading actress in the play.
"Didn't expect we'd meet again," He Jing said with a smile to Luo Yize.
But Luo Yize was just holding his phone, boredly scrolling through Douyin and didn't even bother to acknowledge He Jing.
"It's so annoying that you're playing my father when he was young," He Jing continued.
"So what if we're playing father - daughter?" Qiao Yinuo chimed in. "No one said you two had to play lovers, and the crew didn't arrange it like that either."