The School Beauty Became My Live-in Maid to Pay Off Her Debts-Chapter 429 - 428: True Colors Performance

In this scene, Yu Zhishui, who plays the younger sister, is dressed in a neatly kept and pretty school uniform, but with a few patches. Su Wan, who plays the older sister, wears a hemp shirt that is convenient for labor and her long hair is styled into a braided plait that rests on her chest, giving her a very gentle and graceful appearance.

Before filming begins, Director Ren Hongyu goes through the script with the two lead actresses again.

This scene is an interior shot, taking place in the rental home of the sisters Su Wan and Yu Zhishui, where an argument erupts.

Director Ren teaches the script with a smooth voice, "The younger sister’s emotions must be finely controlled. On one hand, she feels despised by her classmates at school, and on the other hand, she thinks having her sister support her education is very tiring, and perhaps both should just return to their mountain home."

Then she looks towards Su Wan, "The older sister has worked hard all day and doesn’t want to argue with her sister. She carries a bit of that elder’s authority and ultimately can’t restrain herself, thinking, ’I’ve been tired all day and my sister is being so unreasonable,’ and suddenly slaps her."

Wanwan nods and responds, "Okay Director Ren."

Director Ren flips to the next page of the script and emphasizes, "After being hit, the younger sister’s emotions should explode all at once, bursting into tears."

Yu Zhishui obediently replies, "I understand, Director Ren."

"Alright, let’s take a run-through."

The script supervisor calls out "Action," and the two actresses immediately get into character. Lin Shuang, sitting behind the monitor, is shocked: My two sisters are so impressive!

Wanwan captures the suppressed fatigue very well, and her lines are brilliant, Director Ren nods repeatedly in approval.

Even more spectacular is the later emotional outburst. Wanwan perfectly portrays the hysteria of being overwhelmed, and Shuishui, she really starts crying all of a sudden, making Lin Shuang feel quite heart-wrenched.

Director Ren continues to guide them in real time, "The emotions are very good, keep it up, the sisters slowly embrace each other, yes, push the camera for a close-up on their faces—good, cut!"

With the word "cut," the set immediately bursts into loud applause, and Lin Shuang’s hands almost go numb from clapping.

Liu Xiaoxiao, also sitting by the monitor, sighs, "Director Ren, you’ve really found two gems this time."

"I didn’t expect such good results on the first try."

Director Ren Hongyu smiles warmly, "Come here, ladies, you did great, but there are some details we can still refine."

The script assistant laughs, "I’ve followed Director Ren for so long, and normally the first scene needs multiple retakes. This time we’ve moved straight to the refining stage!"

Director Ren jokingly smacks her, "Alright, don’t make these youngsters too cocky—although they indeed performed well!"

The retiring old director is genuinely delighted.

Wanwan pulls Shuishui towards the monitor, asking softly, "Amazing, little idol, how did you start crying so quickly?" freēwēbnovel.com

Shuishui purses her lips, "Just thinking about Sister Wan hogging my beloved tonight and not lending it to me, I immediately start crying~"

"Scared of you, I’ll lend it to you, okay!"

As long as Lin Dasha returns it after borrowing it.

Shuishui immediately smiles brighter than the sun, "Yay!"

Under Director Ren’s guidance, the shot is taken two more times, not because they were bad, but because each was too good—Director Ren is addicted to shooting.

"Truly two talents in the making!"

The joy almost shines from the old man’s eyes. An excellent director encountering such moldable new actresses feels like a painter recreating the scene from his dreams, a writer favored by the muses.

Liu Xiaoxiao’s expression seemed a bit melancholic after witnessing the whole process.

But it was soon her turn to shine in the second scene. As an experienced veteran actress, she indeed possessed some unique insights in character interpretation, from which Yu Zhishui and Su Wan learned earnestly.

The first day of shooting went extremely smoothly. Originally scheduled to film into the night, they wrapped up mid-afternoon.

Director Ren chuckled, "I thought we might have to struggle until midnight since it’s the first day with such emotional scenes. But it didn’t trouble our two newcomers at all!"

Her tone mirrored a teacher boasting about her students topping the exams.

Wanwan and Shuishui were very obedient, "We still have so much to learn."

"That’s for sure!"

Director Ren patted their shoulders, "Since the first day went so smoothly, I think we still have a lot of potential to unleash. We can make the emotional depth of the characters more complex, making their arcs even more spectacular..."

She pondered for a while, then suddenly turned to Lin Shuang standing beside.

Lin Shuang also straightened up obediently, only to hear Director Ren kindly ask, "What do you think, handsome young man, with your looks, are you interested in making a cameo?"

This famous director was clearly in a creative mode, speaking with a bit of dancing hand gestures, "We could add a subplot where both sisters develop a secret crush on you, handsome young man. Gee gee gee, the emotional clash between characters would definitely spark more fireworks!"

The assistant next to her seemed used to this scenario, scribbling in her notebook briskly: The script changes just like that!

Changing the script on the fly is quite a common occurrence in film-making, like the famous scene in "Let the Bullets Fly", which became a classic thanks to several movie stars improvising and revising the script while acting.

Lin Shuang nodded in agreement, "Of course, such an opportunity is highly appealing."

He blankly exchanged glances with the two female leads: How did I suddenly end up acting in this play? And having to romance my two girlfriends in the movie?

Isn’t this playing true to life!

Yu Zhishui, the little fool, could hardly contain her giggles, almost bursting with joy on the spot.

Su Wan gently tapped her, "Keep your composure, girl!"

Yet her own face was smiling too: Not only did Lin Dasha join her in the group, but he would also act with her.

Ren Hongyu then looked at the agent, Jiang Lan, "What do you think, Xiao Jiang, is your agency okay with Shuishui having a secret crush in the movie?"

Jiang Lan immediately nodded, "We’ll follow Director Ren’s instructions."

Having the chance to play a leading role in a film directed by the renowned Director Ren, who would dare to be choosy?

Meanwhile, Shuishui appeared shy, softly asking, "Um, Director Ren, if there’s a romance, will there be any kissing scenes...?"

This little fool’s shy demeanor was completely driven by her excitement for acting! Lin Shuang saw her barely suppressed smirking!

Charge! To passionately kiss your beloved in front of all the movie viewers!

Director Ren Hongyu replied, "No, we initially planned for a one-sided crush, letting this handsome young man be just a cameo background figure, primarily to capture the emotional clash between the sisters over him."

A battlefield of love, right? The two female leads are also playing close to their real selves then!

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