How to Tame a God and the Lucky Beasts-Chapter 175 - 176: Leading Actor

"Good, yes! That’s the state!"

"You two get a little closer, face to face."

"Then turn your heads and look over here."

"Yes, just like that."

"Make the emotions more intense, show the feel of brothers falling out more obviously."

"Not bad! Don’t move."

Then came the continuous sound of shutter clicks, accompanied by Liu Xiao’s brief guidance. Fortunately, the two people in front of the camera had great presence, and their emotions were spot on, feeling entirely different from before the break.

Liu Xiao held the camera, looking at the photos it displayed, feeling something was off.

How could ten minutes make the two go from being awkward to cooperating so perfectly and leisurely now?

What exactly happened?

Taking advantage of the makeup touch-up break, Liu Xiao pulled over her best friend, curiously asking:

"Hehe, what exactly did you say to them?"

How did they suddenly get enlightened?

Zhang He shrugged, "Guess?"

Successfully earning a roll of the eyes from Liu Xiao.

Hmph, if she doesn’t want to say, she won’t say; she’s not that curious.

Liu Xiao glanced at the two surrounded by the crowd, took a deep breath, switched to a fake yet believable smile, and spoke through gritted teeth:

"Hehe, just tell me~"

Sometimes, women’s curiosity can be really persistent. What started as a casual question, not getting an answer only fueled her desire to know.

Liu Xiao gritted her teeth and pouted.

But Zhang He still just replied, "Guess."

"...Hmph!"

Liu Xiao stomped heavily back to the scene and continued shooting.

Left behind, Zhang He rubbed her forehead helplessly.

Hoping these two little ancestors would hold back a bit in front of others.

They didn’t disappoint her, showing no signs of letting personal matters affect their work.

With Liu Xiao’s call of "Wrap!", the staff in the studio all breathed a sigh of relief. Though today’s shoot went smoothly, it didn’t stop them from feeling weary.

"Mr. Yu, Mr. Ruan, thank you for your hard work!"

Director Wang’s assistant entered the studio during the latter half of the shoot.

He came bearing Director Wang’s instructions.

"Please, both of you, this way. Director Wang and several main actors are waiting for you in the lounge."

Yu Xiaozhe said nothing, just glanced at the person beside him, "Let’s go over."

Ruan Xingwen blushed slightly and nodded.

Halfway there, Ruan Xingwen noticed Zhang He hadn’t followed, so he tugged on the sleeve of the person in front of him: 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Isn’t Sister He coming?"

The person asked showed no impatience, still answering gently, "She has something else. Director Wang must want to discuss the script with us. Don’t worry, I’m here."

Hearing this, Ruan Xingwen quietly felt relieved.

Brother Ze’s gentle tone was really a bit overwhelming!

He could only quietly follow him forward.

In fact, Zhang He didn’t actually have anything going on, but the script discussion didn’t require her, so she stayed back to chat with her girlfriends.

Watching Liu Xiao as she organized the people in the scene from behind, Zhang He silently daydreamed.

It was only after Liu Xiao finished arranging everyone’s tasks and came over to pat her that she returned to her senses.

"Hey, what are you daydreaming about? Let’s go."

The two were decisive, leaving the studio immediately after those words.

The lounge and studio were not close; one was on the far right of the crew, the other on the far left. The crew had a lot of equipment, winding around, taking the three of them about five to six minutes to walk.

When the three of them arrived at the lounge and pushed open the door, it wasn’t the scene of everyone seriously discussing the plot that Ruan Xingwen anticipated.

Instead, they were drinking tea, eating sunflower seeds, looking all relaxed.

Other than Director Wang and the assistant director, Ruan Xingwen recognized no one else in the room.

As soon as they arrived, everyone in the room stood up.

Director Wang spoke first, smiling as he said:

"You’re here? I thought we’d have to wait a bit longer; didn’t expect you’d finish so early."

Yu Xiaozhe, rare for him, displayed some emotion and nodded, responding:

"Ah Ruan’s great."

This sentence quieted the lively atmosphere instantly.

Ah Ruan...

This...

Yu Xiaozhe ignored everyone’s incredulous expressions and instead brought Ruan Xingwen, who was standing behind him, into view, introducing generously:

"Ruan Xingwen, an artist I recently signed. Please take care of him in the future."

Everyone present, except Xu Yang, appeared as if they’d seen a ghost.

What the...?!

Yu Xiaozhe being polite to them?!

They looked at each other and noticed the same expression on each other’s faces.

So, they hadn’t misheard, it was indeed Yu Xiaozhe’s words?!

Ruan Xingwen’s fair face showed a slight blush of shyness, bowing modestly as he said:

"Hello, everyone. My name is Ruan Xingwen, and I play the role of Yang Xiaotu in the show. I look forward to working with you!"

The first to recover was Xu Yang, exuding an aura of cool arrogance, but his words were puzzling to Ruan Xingwen.

"Hello, Xu Yang. Officer Zhou Hai. Nice to finally meet you."

"Hello."

Nice to finally meet you?

Seriously?

Has his previous misfortune become well-known?

Before he could think further, the stunning beauty beside Xu Yang also spoke:

"Hi, I’m Su Xiaoya. Very nice to meet you. I play your brother’s girlfriend, Feng Jing, in the show."

"Hello! It’s a great honor to meet you."

...

After meeting everyone present one by one, Director Wang invited the two to take a seat.

"Come on, Mr. Yu, Ruan, have a seat."

The seating arrangements were rather particular.

Director Wang and the editor sat in the main seats, followed by the male lead Yu Xiaozhe, female lead Su Xiaoya, then Xu Yang, followed by some supporting roles.

Now, aside from a spot next to Director Wang, the remaining seats were all at the end of the table.

Ruan Xingwen, being perceptive, went to the end of the table and sat down quietly.

He sat very upright, like a student attending a lecture.

Director Wang and the main actors looked at him with much softer gazes.

Originally, it seemed from Yu Xiaozhe’s stance that the newcomer was someone he was heavily promoting, and with all the online buzz recently, there was some resentment among them.

In the industry, status should match skill.

An unknown newcomer getting more attention than seasoned veterans like them was something they couldn’t help but mind.

They were all only willing to support Ruan Xingwen out of respect for Yu Xiaozhe.

Now seeing that Ruan Xingwen knew his place, their resentment quietly turned into goodwill.

A promising talent.

Though Yu Xiaozhe didn’t like being so far from Ruan Xingwen, he understood that Ruan Xingwen’s approach was correct.

So, he just sat beside Director Wang with a sour expression.

"Alright, everyone, don’t be so formal. There are a few places in the script that I discussed with the writer that need some adjustments. Especially Yang Xiaotu’s scenes."

Having just sat down and already being named, Ruan Xingwen could feel all eyes focusing on him again.

A mysterious sense of unrest overtook him.

But seeing Yu Xiaozhe sitting confidently next to Director Wang, he strangely calmed down again.

Yu Xiaozhe’s presence already seemed to be his calming force.