Chapter 176: But I’m afraid I’ll beat her to death.

The actors were in place, and the clap of the clapperboard signaled.

Princess Xue Miao Yun, played by Yu Ru Bing, was being supported by a maid as she slowly got out of the carriage, still carrying the faint fragrance of incense.

Xue Miao Yun would visit the temple every month to pray for the male lead, and a child for herself. They had been married for a long time, but there was still no news from her belly.

The prince was not in a hurry, but she was. Because she liked children very much, and she had always wanted to have a child together with the prince.

Yu Ru Bing’s feet had just touched the ground, when the door of the prince’ mansion suddenly made a dull sound, and the male lead played by Shen Cheng came out from the gate, greeting her with a soft and gentle appearance.

When Yu Ru Bing curtsied, her dress made a rustling noise, and her dangling ornaments swayed.

Shen Cheng knew how to show the appearance of a man truly in love, and the moment Yu Ru Bing bent her knees, his pace suddenly quickened, walking towards her as fast as he could, then held her elbow to help her up: “My Miao Yun can ignore these rules.”

Simply a good husband.

Yu Ru Bing raised her head, she gently smiled, and neither hurried nor slow, with a gentle and generous tone: “The one is a princess, so ought to lead by example.”

The scene at the door quickly passed, and it shifted next inside the house towards Ah Yuan and her perspective of Xue Miao Yun.

In Ah Yuan’s eyes, Xue Miao Yun was always perfect, her every move, and every smile was as dignified as if it had been strictly calculated.

Before filming started, Xu Zao Zao took the script and told them about the film.

“This part is mainly to be able to see Xue Miao Yun from Ah Yuan’s point of view, to show how perfect Xue Miao Yun was in her heart, and to convey Xue Miao Yun’s eagerness to have a child to the audience.”

“In this scene, Xue Miao Yun’s smile is especially important to Ah Yaun, this is the smile that she would try to imitate in the future, so it’s really important.”

The burden of this segment was basically on Yu Ru Bing.

The actors were on standby.

Yu Ru Bing as Xue Miao Yun sat next to the prince, her appearance as dignified, even the way she raised and lowered her eyes had the gentleness and beauty that ordinary women could not match.

Ah Yuan as played by He Xia Yu, wholeheartedly played the role of an Imperial guard, standing next to him like an invisible person, silent, but her eyes couldn’t help but look at the flawless Xue Miao Yun.

Xue Miao Yun lowered her eyes and stroked her stomach: “I hope the Bodhisattva will bless me, and this one’s wish may be fulfilled this year.”

The prince put his hand on the back of hers: “It’s okay if you can’t give birth, since you like children, this prince can bring one back for you, and he will surely be fondly adorable.”

Xue Miao Yun smiled and said, “Then neither would that be this one’s child, let the Bodhisattva just grant me one.”

The prince patted the back of her hand: “Okay, okay, grant one then, grant one.”

Looking at Xue Miao Yun, who was infinitely doted on by the prince, a touch of envy couldn’t help but emerge inside Ah Yuan’s heart.

Suddenly, Xue Miao Yun looked at her, her eyes were as clear as water, with a bit of soft tenderness.

Ah Yuan was slightly startled.

The next moment, the princess’ clear eyes slightly crinkled, and she smiled at her, a smile that was as friendly as an older sister next door.

“Cut!” Xu Zao Zao’s brows were creased in a frown.

This is wrong, Xue Miao Yun’s expression here shouldn’t be like this.

Everyone looked at her, only He Xian Yu didn’t.

Xu Zao Zao stood up and looked at Yu Ru Bing with frown, then solemnly said: “Ru Bing, you don’t have a grasp on Xue Miao Yu.”

This was undoubtedly a grave rejection.

If an actor does not have a hold on the role, then what was she acting for?

Yu Ru Bing was surprised at first, then a little confused. She had repeatedly read Xue Miao Yun’s backstory, and for this reason she had also observed how gentle people spoke and act.

But at this moment, Xu Zao Zao’s response to her was: Wrong.

She didn’t have a grasp on Xue Miao Yun.

Xue Miao Yun, who was originally gripped in the palm of her hand, suddenly became a pile of scattered sand, lying in fine fragments in the hollow of her hand, each grain written with confusion and incomprehension.

He Xian Yu observed her expression, and knew that it was time for herself to step out— problems must be exposed by the students first before the teacher could take the appropriate steps to find the right way to solve it.

He Xian Yu walked towards Xu Zao Zao and exchanged a few words with her in a low voice, only to see Xu Zao Zao’s facial expression slowly turn from being serious at the beginning to joy, and repeatedly say: “Yes, yes, that’s right, that’s what I want”

He Xian Yu made an OK gesture with her, and then said: “Let me teach her then.”

She was a professional actress, and for her to do it couldn’t be better, so naturally Xu Zao Zao had no objections.

He Xian Yu turned around and called Yu Ru Bing aside to start the lesson, she patted her on the shoulder and said, “Don’t be nervous, it’s normal for you to make some mistakes on your first time acting, I also made a lot of mistakes back then, and was even scolded by the director.” She made an expression of having a toothache as she recalled the past, “Hiss… I was scolded quite harshly, it wasn’t as gentle as Director Xu at all.”

He Xian Yu continued: “But it also might be because Director Xu is still too young and doesn’t have any unpleasant experience yet, just wait for her to make a few more movies.”

It’s okay to say that a child can’t do a problem, just easily let them write a few more sets of papers.

Yu Ru Bing made an amused interjection, and then humbly asked: “Sister He, what in Xue Miao Yun’s personality did I not correctly grasp?”

He Xian Yu was acting alongside while also observing how she acted, that’s why as a professional who truly understood the whole story, she was able to spot the first moment she made a mistake.

He Xian Yu calmly asked: “Do you think that in Xue Miao Yun’s heart, Ah Yuan is someone like a younger sister?”

She hesitated, then said yes. It’s just that over on Xu Zao Zao’s side this answer was obviously marked as zero.

He Xian Yun said: “I know that you have your reason for this answer, but you clearly missed one detail.”

Yu Ru Bing was stumped, and hurriedly asked: “What?”

He Xian Yun said patiently: “Xue Miao Yun was already married to the prince’ mansion before Ah Yuan joined the secret guards, and when Ah Yuan arrived at the mansion, she already cared about the matter of having a child.”

“And when Ah Yuan was picked up by the prince, she was only ten years old, still a child, thin and weak, additionally, in her memory, the princess had already seen that side of her at that time.”

“Ah Yuan was still a pitiful child, so in the eyes of a woman who loved children very much and is eagerly trying to have a child… would she be a younger sister?” He Xian Yu threw this question to her.

A thirsty person would want to drink when they see water, and a hungry person would want to eat when they see food, then if a person who wants children see a ten-year-old child, how could it not give rise to tender affection?

Yu Ru Bing had a sudden realization!

This was because she ignored this detail and was biased.

Xue Miao Yun was the same age as the prince, six years older than Ah Yan, and Yu Ru Bing’s subconscious line of thought went towards the modern age’s point of view, in modern times a sixteen-year-old was just blossoming, so how could maternal love come out from a sixteen-year-old girl towards a ten-year-old child?

Unlike in ancient times, where ancient women married early, and Xue Miao Yun also wanted children, so it was reasonable that when she looked at the ten-year-old Ah Yuan, the feeling of pity and maternal love would arise.

He Xian Yu knew that she had understood what she had missed, so she earnestly and sincerely said: “The characters in each story are connected, they carry fragments of the other characters with them. And the duty of an actor is to put these pieces together to create a complete three-dimensional character.”

“This is also how the logic of the story is justified.”

He Xian Yu lastly added: “Don’t forget, Xue Miao Yun is a very clever woman.”

Xue Miao Yun’s cleverness pushed the development of the story and pushed herself towards her own death.

He Xian Yu’s every word were exquisite, however with just these few words of effort, it had lifted the mist in Yu Ru Bing’s heart, allowing her to become enlightened and had more clearly perceive how obviously one-sided her understanding of her character was.

To create a three-dimensional character without any inconsistencies, the key points would often be hidden in the small details and the era’s circumstances, but she had ignored these two points.

Hearing her words was better than studying for ten years.

Yu Ru Bing gained a lot from this conversation, so she happily thanked He Xian Yu, and was eager to give it a try, wanting to perform it again.

The loose sand in her palm aggregated once again into a new Xue Miao Yun, just waiting for Xu Zao Zao to test it again.

They returned to their positions, and the male lead Shen Cheng also comforted her softly: “Don’t be nervous, relax.”

Yu Ru Bing thanked him.

After shooting it again, she found a bit of that feeling, Xu Zao Zao also noticed her changes, and encouraged: “Very good, maintain this state, let’s do one more, look more affectionate, strive for a pass.”

Finally on the last take, the way Xue Miao Yun smiled and looked at Ah Yuan became like that of a loving mother.

Xu Zao Zao was very satisfied with the result.

The next scene did not have Yu Ru Bing in it so she took her notebook and went under the shade, then on the page of Xue Miao Yun’s character setting, she scribbled and drew an intense big circle on the words “mother” and “clever”.

She sat away from the crowd to rest, holding a small fan and cooling herself, while Li Tian Tian ran to help her get some water.

Just as You Jing was passing by, she bluntly called out and asked her to come sit and have a chat.

Because of He Xian Yu’s numerous scenes in the early stages, she wouldn’t be free for a while, so You Jing stood in front as she waited, but since sitting there was also waiting, it’s better to come sit and wait.

She also believed that Senior Film Empress He would be happy that her agent was sitting down and resting.

You Jing looked around and asked, “Where is your agent?”

How could she just leave her artist here by herself?

Yu Ru Bing smiled and said: “She went to help me get some water, she’ll be back later.”

You Jing looked at He Xian Yu’s direction, and seeing that she was engrossed in acting, she then looked at the lonely Yu Ru Bing, and compromised: “Then alright, I’ll accompany you.”

Yu Ru Bing curled her eyes in a smile: “Thank you, Miss You.”

As soon as You Jing came to sit down, Yu Ru Bing turned on her identity as a social butterfly, and chatted with her affectionately, and as they continued to chat, she also slowly relaxed.

Yu Ru Bing then very naturally asked: “Ah by the way, what happened that last time when Miss You said something about Sister He making impudent remarks?”

You Jing paused and asked: “She didn’t say anything to you that day?”

Yu Ru Bing: “She did, she asked me for my phone number.”

After hearing this, You Jing let out a sigh of relief: “So that’s it.”

“Always messing with other female stars,” You Jing said with a headache, “I’m really afraid she would be beaten someday.”

Yu Ru Bing smiled and said, “Ai, it was just a joke, it’s nothing.”

You Jing looked at her: “A joke?”

“Yes, joke, it’s normal for people to make such jokes nowadays.” Yu Ru Bing asked, “Doesn’t Sister He make such jokes to Miss You?”

You Jing seeming to have been stumped by her question, she had a serious look on her cute face, and she got lost in thought.

Thinking carefully… that stinky salted fish seems to have never made such jokes with her?

You Jing honestly said: “No.”

Yu Ru Bing asked again: “Why? Is it that Miss You can’t take her making such jokes to you?”

You Jing placed her index finger under her chin, her eyes moving up, thinking about it seriously, and then said, “I don’t know.”

Yu Ru Bing saw that there seems to be hope, and just when she was about to say something, she heard You Jing say: “But I’m afraid I’ll beat her to death.”

Yu Ru Bing: “…”

Oh Xian Yu, you should be scared of being killed once you begin dating…

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