Chapter 508: Chapter 508

Strike while the iron is hot, Director Wilson planned to quickly get through the morning’s major scene, and said, "Take a five-minute break, you two rehearse the scene, aiming to nail it in one take during filming."

He Jinxia exchanged a glance with Ola, one filled with helplessness, the other brimming with fighting spirit.

The helplessness He Jinxia felt lay in believing a one-take success was not possible, whereas Ola, full of fighting spirit, was excited to compete with He Jinxia once more.

As soon as the five minutes were up, both actors composed themselves and stepped onto the new battlefield.

This was an important scene, where Xia Tian discovers Ola is following her, intentionally walks to a secluded place to stop, and talks to Ola with her limited patience, not understanding why Ola is following her.

Ola, bubbling with joy, explains she wants to become friends with Xia Tian.

But Xia Tian doesn’t want to be friends with Ola, nor does she intend to make friends; Ola’s world is pure, even when faced with school violence, it hasn’t crushed her hope for life.

Her world is different; it is filled with malice and darkness, they are two different kinds of people.

The clapboard sound rang out, and Ola appeared in the frame, looking around before finding Xia Tian and quickly pursuing her.

The camera angle changed, focusing on Xia Tian at the center, with Ola trailing about five steps behind her, hesitant to approach.

After Xia Tian’s unfriendly demeanor last time, Ola was afraid of upsetting her, and even though she’d never seen Xia Tian hit someone of the same kind (a woman), caution was still top priority.

While mulling things over, Ola kept following He Jinxia, until they arrived at a place.

When Ola snapped back to reality, she realized they had come to a secluded corner, and lifting her gaze, she saw Xia Tian leaning against the wall, watching her with a distant look.

Ola immediately became nervous.

Xia Tian asked, "Why are you following me?"

Ola opened her mouth, "I..."

"Cut!" the director immediately called out, "Ola, you need to show more expression, let people see that you are very nervous, your tension is too superficial, you can do more with micro-expressions."

Ola quickly nodded, took a deep breath to adjust her state, filming with He Jinxia was just too exciting, which made her a bit overstimulated. Once overstimulated, her mind went blank, and when her mind went blank, she couldn’t think of what to do next.

Soon, the scene was reshot, starting with Ola’s response.

After the assistant set off the clapboard, Ola’s expression grew complex, her lips slightly parted as if wanting to speak but also afraid to.

He Jinxia noticed her demeanor, her brows knitting in an almost imperceptible frown. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel⁂fire.net

Ola was performing well, but He Jinxia couldn’t keep up with the pace!

This scene was about Ola overcoming her hesitation and struggle, then taking the initiative to say that she wanted to be Xia Tian’s friend.

But now, Ola’s hesitation went on for too long, and if no remedy were made, this scene would have to be reshot!

The thought was fleeting, and without much pondering, He Jinxia once more asked, "What are you following me for?"

Ola felt a lurch in her heart, and biting her lip, she said, "I, I want to be friends with you."

Some things are hard to say, but once said, they become much easier. Ola’s tone softened as she continued, "You helped me last time, thank you, I’m very grateful and I want to be friends with you."

Xia Tian’s tone was indifferent, "That was an accident, they were in my way, I didn’t shout at them specifically to save you."

Ola furrowed her brows, but still stubbornly said, "I still want to be your friend."

Xia Tian, "But I don’t want to be your friend."

She said coolly, "I don’t need friends, and I don’t want to be your friend. I’ll say this only once, don’t come to me again."

After He Jinxia finished speaking, she walked away, no longer planning to pay any attention to Ola.

As they brushed past each other, Ola couldn’t help but grab her, asking, "Why?"

He Jinxia gave her a glance, her gaze cold and fierce, causing Ola to immediately let go of her hand.

"I, I, I really do want to be friends with you."

Xia Tian’s eyes twinkled with a rare interest, asking, "Why do you want to be friends with me?"

Ola answered without hesitation, a question she asked herself over and over every day: "I want to be like you."

Ola: "Yes, like you, carefree and free, with strong abilities to protect oneself, intimidating to others, not allowing anyone to bully you."

Xia Tian suddenly let out a snort of laughter.

Ola’s face immediately turned red, and she hung her head shyly, not daring to look at her.

Xia Tian said indifferently, "What you want is what I don’t want. What you have is something I’ll never be able to get. Isn’t it good to be yourself? Why become someone else? I’m telling you one last time, don’t bother me."

Ola watched Xia Tian’s departing figure, speechless.

"Cut!" Director Wilson’s voice came at the perfect time, as he watched the screens carefully, both the split screen and the main one.

He Jinxia and Ola’s hearts also tightened, afraid that their performance hadn’t been good enough and that they would have to reshoot.

After a while, Director Wilson decided to reshoot, but not the entire scene, only the very first part.

The two were called to the front by the director to see what needed to be re-filmed; coincidentally, it was the scene where Ola’s hesitation had been too long.

This scene wasn’t bad, but because Ola’s buildup was too long, He Jinxia had to repeat a line, adding a few seconds, so the director decided to reshoot it.

Movies are about precision, aiming to have every single frame captivate the audience, enabling the viewers’ emotions to fluctuate along with the plot, ensuring there’s not a single dull moment throughout the film.

Movies that achieve this are invariably blockbuster productions, which is why Director Wilson is especially strict about details. Using the shortest time possible to present the most exciting plot is what every director strives for.

After leaving the director, Ola looked somewhat unsettled. Although the director hadn’t said anything to her, merely pointing out that the scene needed to be reshot, she could feel that he was probably disappointed in her.

When she auditioned for the role, the director had been very optimistic about her, casting her as the female lead with much enthusiasm.

Back then, she felt like the luckiest girl in the world—her first debut role was in a major production, and she was the lead!

But after coming to the set, she realized it wasn’t like that at all. Wilson was very stringent during directing; she hadn’t received a single word of praise from him in the past two days of filming.

In contrast, He Jinxia had already been praised by Wilson more than once.

A sense of urgency rose in Ola’s heart, and her eyes carried a hint of animosity as she looked at He Jinxia.

He Jinxia noticed her look and shrugged helplessly. What had she done to provoke her?

In this day and age, being too excellent is also a fault, huh~~~

After the reshoot was finished, He Jinxia’s scenes for the day were done, but Ola’s scenes were just beginning.