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The voice awakened Luo Mei’s consciousness, she shook her head, starting with a gentle shake that gradually became frantic, her mental state appeared very unstable, tears streamed down her face, her eyes wide open and red, somewhat frightening.

"Your Honor, the defendant Luo Mei is mentally unstable, I request to defend her."

Suddenly, a female lawyer spoke up, having seen the news online, she had come from afar to defend Luo Mei.

The lawyer believed Luo Mei was innocent, according to the evidence gathered so far, Luo Mei had no motive for the crime, and on the afternoon the child went missing, the party in question was at work in the company.

Rather than calling Luo Mei a kidnapper, it would be more accurate to say she was kind-hearted; seeing the child lying alone and helpless on the garbage truck, her heart softened and she picked up the child to raise.

"...This is how the events transpired, my client has done nothing wrong, raising the child through hard work and suffering for four years, the child has become a part of the client’s life. When the child’s biological parents came to claim him, it’s only natural for the party concerned to not want to give the child away, one is the bond by birth, the other is the bond by nurturing..."

As the lawyer spoke eloquently, Luo Mei suddenly screamed, collapsing.

"Jiajia is my child, I gave birth to Jiajia, you are the kidnappers, you want to steal my child! Wuu wuu, give me back my child, please, give me back my child!"

She roared, venting, crying with blurred tears, the delicate veins on her neck stood out, and the words she screamed tore at the heart.

"I can’t be without Jiajia, he’s my child, wuu! He really is my child, I didn’t abduct him, I, I, I work hard, I can definitely provide a good environment for the child, please give him back to me..."

"Jiajia, my Jiajia, he calls me mom, I am his real mother, you all are fraudsters, you want to take my child away, I won’t let you! Jiajia is my child, wuu! He is my child..."

The scene became somewhat chaotic for a moment, and Luo Mei was led away.

She struggled like a fearless warrior, kicking those who were trying to take her child away.

"My child! He is my child..." Luo Mei’s voice grew higher and shriller, more heart-wrenching with each cry.

According to the script, Luo Mei was supposed to be taken away at this time.

But because He Jinxia’s struggle was so intense during the performance, the men couldn’t hold her at first, and as she seemed about to rush back into the courtroom, some extras clumsily grabbed her legs.

He Jinxia was dragged to the floor, kicking fiercely behind her, clawing at the floor, and screaming till her voice broke: "Jiajia is my child, he is my child!"

Once brought down, it was easy to handle her. The extras playing the police officers quickly took He Jinxia away.

With this, the final scene was finally done, the movie was complete!

Perhaps because the last scene of the movie was rather heavy, by the time He Jinxia managed to regain her composure and changed her clothes to come out, the atmosphere on the set was still somber.

The crew packing up the set worked in silence, even the director was quiet, and after He Jinxia left, the mood hadn’t lifted.

She thought for a moment, walked up to the director, and said, "Director Duan, I—"

Duan Yu waved his hand at her, "Your agent has already informed me that you have something to do tonight and won’t be attending the wrap party for the cast. It’s okay, you can head off."

Seemingly recalling something, the young director sighed: "This movie has been filming from last year to this year, I would have been satisfied just to finish shooting, but I never expected that we could get you to join."

"Your acting is very good, so good that it surpasses my expectations, I hardly had any direction for you, that’s why filming your scenes was the most complicated."

"Every time we finish shooting, I would go back and repeatedly watch your scenes with the other two brothers, picking out pieces where you might have gone wrong, but those are just nitpicking."

"It’s just that your performance was too good; for us, it became a kind of burden." Duan Yu pondered for a moment, then still couldn’t help but express his thoughts:

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"The other two actresses we’ve hired pale in comparison to your performance, making it really difficult to edit everything to match!"

He Jinxia felt somewhat astonished, then a tinge of helplessness crossed her face.

Is being too outstanding also a burden?

She suddenly understood what Brother Luo meant, why he said that inviting Sheng Yan to act put a lot of pressure on the director.

"However," Duan Yu’s words took an excited turn, "it’s also a challenge for us. We’ve enjoyed working with you, and this movie has taught us a lot."

Who says that an actor’s role in a film is just to act?

An actor doesn’t merely act. Every angle they take, every position they stand, every expression they handle gives inspiration to the director and the screenwriter. If the director likes the approach, they’ll remember it.

When shooting another film and encountering the same scene, there’ll be a benchmark if they’ve seen someone else’s interpretation. If the director feels the acting isn’t up to par, they’ll ask for a reshoot.

An actor acts according to their understanding of the role, creating a secondary interpretation.

A director films with their own understanding too, revealing their unique aesthetics and ideas.

An actor and director complement each other.

"We’ve completed about half of the editing for this film. We’ll speed up the process on our end, aiming to submit it for review before November, applying for various art film awards and those set up specifically for independent films," Duan Yu said.

He Jinxia nodded. She didn’t take it too seriously. Every year there are hundreds, if not thousands, of films competing for awards, but only a few dozen stand out.

For Duan Yu and his new team to win an award was like finding a needle in a haystack.

It wasn’t that she looked down on the script, but...

He Jinxia looked up at Duan Yu and sighed quietly in her heart. She just didn’t have much confidence in their filming techniques and visual processing—after all, they were newcomers.

After saying goodbye to the director, Jinxia took Cheng Xiaohua back to the heart of Imperial City.

She had a five-day vacation up next. Luo You had specifically cleared five days for her to relax. Once rest was over, she’d face the busy schedule of reality show filming.

He Jinxia hadn’t participated in many variety shows, let alone filmed a reality show. Joining a reality show was a whole new challenge for her.

Upon returning to her home in Dongting Lake Garden in the central district of Imperial City, He Jinxia was greeted by her mother’s enthusiastic welcome.

Entering the living room, Jinxia noticed some changes in the decorations; it felt more homely than before.

To celebrate her completing the film, Mrs. He had prepared a lavish meal, an array of dishes so vast that you could find something from the sky, the earth, and the water.

Three people couldn’t finish all these dishes, so Jinxia called Luo You to join them.

During the meal, Luo You took the initiative to ask, "Auntie is now in Imperial City, Jinxia, do you have any plans for her?"

He Jinxia’s brows furrowed slightly as she said, "I want my mother to open a business."

Mrs. He intervened, "No need, it’s very hard to find a storefront here in Imperial City, and doing business requires knowing a lot of channels. It would be difficult for me to start."