Chapter 124 - 123: Intimate Scene on Set.
"Dim the lights a bit more, and add more purple tone, Zhiyi, move to the center."
Inside the room, Director Meng was busy adjusting camera positions, moving actors, and setting up shot angles. This scene was the only intimate scene in the entire film and a crucial turning point in the plot, so he was paying great attention to every detail, from a single strand of the actors’ hair to the candles on set.
"It’s a rainy night, and the moonlight is very dim. Light technician, dim the lights a bit more."
Shen Zhiyi stood in the position Director Meng had assigned, and according to the script, she was supposed to be half-drenched, with her wet hair clinging to her shoulders. Her male co-star was playing an injured character, with wounds from being stabbed, and a makeup artist was touching up the blood stains on his clothing.
The rundown room had a broken window, and for the sake of the wind and rain effects demanded by the script, the props team brought in a wind machine. It was a cold night in late October, and the wind chilled her to the point where her lips turned pale.
"Alright," finally temporarily satisfied, Director Meng returned to the monitor, but upon seeing Shen Zhiyi’s pale complexion, he was no longer content, "Touch up Zhiyi’s makeup, give her cheeks a bit of rosy color. It will make the image more powerful."
Only when everything was ready did Director Meng call out "Action."
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"Have you always been deceiving me?" the male actor questioned voice by voice, closing in, and trapping her in front of the table. For a moment, they were extremely close; he didn’t want to miss any expression of hers, "Tell me with your own words."
With a soft "bang," Shen Zhiyi’s lower back pressed against the edge of the table, her eyes downcast to avoid his gaze, looking at the blood slowly seeping from his chest. She paused before speaking in a cold and harsh tone, "I—"
Suddenly, an arm wrapped around her waist and lifted her onto the table, the man drawing close.