Chapter 506: Chapter 506

"Scene eleven, first shot, Action!"

There was still half an hour to go before the self-study class ended when Xia Tian was woken by her phone and left the seat irritably ahead of time.

When she reached the door, she realized a group of people were blocking the entrance and chastising someone. Frowning fiercely, she bellowed with formidable intensity, "Get out of the way!!"

The two words echoed loudly, lingering and catching everybody by surprise; they were all shocked into silence.

Even the director was taken aback!

In the minds of ordinary people, unless it was a heated argument, uttering "get out of the way" while being blocked, emphasizing impatience, usually involved showing an expression of disgust to convey the actor’s inner thoughts, with seldom such a forceful tone.

Nobody expected He Jinxia to deal with the words "get out of the way" in this manner; not only was there a look of disdain and impatience, but her voice was also piercingly sharp.

That was exactly the effect He Jinxia was aiming for—to stun everyone into silence.

Seizing the moment of their stunned silence, she moved forward a few steps, and the actors instinctively stepped back, dumbfounded.

He Jinxia glanced carelessly at Ola, who was surrounded and attacked. The poor thing’s glasses were shattered, the web-like fragments barely held in place by the frame; beneath the glasses, her eyes were red, and she too was staring in astonishment.

Turning her head to face those classmates, He Jinxia curled her lip, eyes drooping disdainfully, "You only know how to bully the weak. If you really dislike her that much, then outperform her academically, instead of just throwing punches."

She continued moving forward, deliberately walking towards the students’ side; the reluctant actors had no choice but to step back again, not daring to confront He Jinxia head-on.

He Jinxia pressed on, "Only fools resort to fists; the smart ones are those who command others to do the punching."

As He Jinxia’s figure slowly moved away, it took a while for the others to come to their senses, all wearing odd expressions on their faces.

The director, too, snapped out of it, replaying the footage just captured on camera through his 3D glasses.

Before long, he nodded approvingly, "This take, not bad."

The assistant director whispered, "Should we shoot it again?"

The way He Jinxia handled it was unexpected to him as well; he thought her shouting voice felt somewhat abrupt, yet strangely fitting. He couldn’t decide if it needed to be reshot or not.

After a moment’s thought, Wilson shook his head, "No need, let’s keep it . It’s quite good; the intensity comes through. And look at the other actors’ reactions—very natural. Another take might not yield such a natural response."

After considering all angles, the director decided to approve the scene in one go!

News of this decision changed the way the other actors looked at He Jinxia.

As the saying goes, you don’t fear that the goods are poor, but that they’ll be compared to better ones.

Among the actors here, only He Jinxia was from Huaxia, so the rest naturally had a sense of exclusion, as people tend to feel more kinship toward those of the same race.

Over half of the actors here didn’t know that He Jinxia had previously acted in films. A small number did know she had experience in movies, but they weren’t familiar with her acting skills.

Only a few had seen the film "Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!" that He Jinxia starred in, which had been released in the States. They were aware of her acting abilities but considered them to be mediocre at best.

During the filming of "Chen Xiaohui," He Jinxia had just stepped onto the threshold of acting, with her skills improving day by day.

More than a year had passed, and she was no longer the novice who had to constantly analyze similar movies and desperately imitate them; she had grown beyond the inexperienced He Jinxia of back then.

In this first scene, He Jinxia delivered a stunning opening act, so impactful it shook the entire crew.

Ola squatted on the ground, still maintaining the posture of being bullied and shielding herself, her eyes shining as she watched He Jinxia’s receding figure.

The afternoon’s filming kicked off with an opening scene that passed on the first take, with the actors all in high spirits and in fine form. Seizing the moment, the director filmed the upcoming conflict scenes between Ola and the other actors in the classroom.

Xia Tian’s intervention did not change the classmates’ increasingly disdainful attitude toward Ola, but it did make her situation a bit better.

The classmates refrained from using physical violence against her at school, moving their overt tactics into the shadows, with a constant stream of peculiar pranks emerging.

He Jinxia took advantage of the filming time to immediately go over the script.

She had already read the script twice in the morning, had a grasp on most parts, and had even prepared research on how certain scenes should be shot and the tone in which the lines should be delivered.

However, due to time constraints, there were a few points she didn’t fully understand and needed to reread the script several more times.

Two hours later, He Jinxia made her appearance again.

Xia Tian had left the classroom earlier, and after three days, returned. With Xia Tian present, the classmates didn’t dare to bully Ola too much, allowing Ola a rare chance to breathe.

The afternoon was not yet over, but Xia Tian habitually left early, departing half an hour before school was out.

Seeing her leave, Ola hurriedly packed her books and followed after her.

These scenes did not require dialogue, being purely action, and were not too difficult.

Ola and He Jinxia took two takes, and by the third, their coordination was complete, smoothly capturing the few seconds of the sequence.

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This time, Ola followed Xia Tian like a dutiful little wife, and Xia Tian, not wanting her to follow, stopped, turned around to scare her, hoping she would give up.

For the first time, the two had a communication through dialogue. He Jinxia focused completely on this scene, and Ola did the same.

"Scene fifteen, take one, Action!"

Xia Tian left the classroom half an hour early, and Ola followed closely behind.

Once out of the classroom, about five steps apart, Ola followed her, her gaze complex, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

As Xia Tian walked, she sensed something off, turned around, and saw Ola.

Ola’s eyes brightened, and she immediately ran to her side: "Thanks for the other day, you’re really kind!"

Xia Tian furrowed her brow.

Ola explained, "They were blocking me at the door before, and because of what you said, I was able to return to the classroom smoothly without getting hurt.

Xia Tian tugged at the corner of her mouth, nonchalantly "hmmed," and continued forward, planning to walk past her.

But then Ola stretched out her hand to stop her, "Xia Tian, I..."

Xia Tian interrupted, "Are you finished?"

Ola hesitated, "I..."

Xia Tian, "If you’re done, then I’m leaving."

Without waiting for Ola to speak again, Xia Tian took a few steps forward, brushing past her.