The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1533 - 1524: Documentary (Part 5)

Xia Siyu and Li Yiru entered the scene, while Bo Yan was in command at the back.

Although he didn’t return yesterday, he was in constant communication with the production team throughout. The team would design the blocking and lighting in advance, and Bo Yan sent his storyboard sketches. Even though filming hadn’t started, the plot had already run through his mind once.

Just now, when Xia Siyu was touching up her makeup at the end, he arrived at the set first to discuss the final shooting areas with the cameraman, ensuring the smooth operation of the track shots. Besides the regular track shots, he also conferred with the cameraman and lighting technician on how to advance shots in areas not conducive to dolly operations. Using a stand-in, he previewed the effects to be presented through the viewfinder.

This kind of shot setting and blocking should ideally be prepared in advance. Unluckily, Bo Yan only just returned, so they had to improvise.

Xia Siyu hadn’t acted for a while, so to help her quickly get into character and to allow both of them to familiarize themselves with the plot, they did a rehearsal. Bo Yan said, "If you perform at fifty percent, that should be enough. Just run through the scene once." He always felt there might be some camera angles or elements that needed adding. Sometimes new ideas or inspirations occur during the rehearsal.

This was how it always went before formal shooting. But Xia Siyu was always fully committed, not just because Shang Feifei was visiting. However, Li Yiru indeed wanted to make a good impression on Wang Ju and also wanted to show her skill in front of Shang Feifei, so both of them naturally became serious.

From the first shot to the last, Xia Siyu’s performance was indeed stunning. Just as Bo Yan had sensed, she used to be expressive, delivering explosive scenes seamlessly when emotional, but afterward, she would fall into a brief disordered state, appearing less coherent. But now, all her laughter and rage lay hidden in her expressions. Even when she smiled, you could discern anger, sadness, and loss in her smile.

She was like a sword, now having found its sheath. Although this sheath was not perfect, it nonetheless reined in all her external sharpness. Yet, upon closer inspection, a different flavor could be tasted from it. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"Fei’er, have some water. Fei’er?" Han Yifan handed over a bottle of water and called several times before Shang Feifei finally lowered her head to take it.

It was fortunate she came to watch, and in any case, she was certainly moved by it.

However, by merely watching from the side, one could only see her acting without feeling involved. To truly see how much she had improved in her acting, she would know only by performing a scene with her personally the next day.

Xia Siyu’s performance was commendable, but over on Li Yiru’s side, in an attempt to better her performance, she ended up overacting.

Fortunately, it was only a rehearsal. After one run-through, Bo Yan seemed to sense that something was missing and frowned. After finishing one rehearsal, he didn’t immediately give instructions to continue.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Do another rehearsal."

Both nodded, so they rehearsed again, and again, once more.

After another rehearsal, Bo Yan fell silent.

In the past, Bo Yan would only rehearse a few scenes lightly before starting the actual filming. If issues arose, they would quickly be addressed and resolved.

But today, he frowned and said nothing, which made people somewhat uneasy. Especially Li Yiru, who actually knew she had just been overacting.