Chapter 515: Chapter 515

Sheng Yan was also careless; Xie Jiahui’s intentions were very clear, yet he just couldn’t notice them.

No, more accurately, he chose to ignore them.

Too many people liked him. If he had to notice every single person’s affection, he would absolutely never be able to keep up.

The next day, the production team got back on track and started filming again.

Since they had taken a day off yesterday, all actors and staff were somewhat sluggish, and everyone struggled to muster the energy, resulting in a significant drop in efficiency that morning.

It was Director Wilson, annoyed by the NGs, who angrily said that if this continued, there would be no days off this week, and only then did everyone start pulling themselves together. Nonetheless, the efficiency was still low, just a tad faster than before.

He Jinxia had no scenes that morning, so she went to the dance studio to practice her dance moves until the afternoon when she had to shoot a dramatic scene.

In the script, her interactions with the female lead were the most frequent, being in almost every scene with Ola, which is why many people in the production compared Ola with He Jinxia.

After the comparison, they realized that He Jinxia’s acting skills were much more refined than Ola’s.

Seizing this opportunity, some started spreading gossip about Ola behind her back, never missing a chance to take a jab at her.

Take the scene that afternoon, for example, which involved a physical altercation between the two characters. If performed well, it would be impressive; if not, it could be disastrous. Many actors in the production were watching closely to see how Ola would handle it.

"I think Ola will lose, she’s simply no match for He Jinxia!"

"Director Wilson said Ola was good at acting when he chose her, but she paled in comparison to He Jinxia during the scenes they shot a few days ago!"

"I think the supporting actress, Hao Li, is even better than Ola. She doesn’t NG as much as Ola does!"

He Jinxia, sitting in a chair waiting for Ola to finish her makeup, casually glanced around and read their lips, causing her eyebrows to furrow.

Before long, Ola walked out of the makeup room, and the people, who had been talking, quickly dispersed without leaving a trace.

He Jinxia turned to look at her and suddenly said, "It doesn’t seem like your situation is very good."

Ola was stunned for a moment, not catching it the first time, and asked, "What did you say?"

He Jinxia thought for a moment and decided to phrase it more simply, "It seems like quite a few people in the production team are talking about you."

This time, Ola understood and snorted coldly, "A bunch of cowards who don’t have the guts to say it to my face, I’ve heard all about it!"

He Jinxia curiously asked, "Aren’t you angry about it?"

Ola lifted her head, "Of course I’m angry, but they are right about one thing, my acting really isn’t as good as yours."

He Jinxia was momentarily taken aback and couldn’t help but shake her head with a light laugh, "Although you’re not as good as me, you’re still much better than most in the production team."

She hinted with intent, "At least better than those actors who gossip about you."

Ola laughed heartily, "They don’t know my true strength, but I am well aware of it. If my acting was really so terrible, the director wouldn’t have cast me as the female lead in one stroke. Don’t worry, this is nothing to me."

With that, her expression changed, reflecting a serious demeanor, "I will use my strength to shut them up for good, and I will surpass you!"

He Jinxia smiled openly, "I’m waiting for you to surpass me."

From a distance, the assistant director called their names, signaling it was time to start filming.

He Jinxia and Ola immediately went over because this scene was quite important; a poor expression could twist its meaning, and the shooting difficulty was relatively high, so even the director had gone over the scene with them in advance.

However, no matter how the director explained, it could never replace the actors’ own experiences. Director Wilson only highlighted the most critical points before he waved his hand magnanimously to begin shooting!

When the clapperboard sounded, the expressions on the faces of Ola and He Jinxia changed instantly.

Underneath the camera, the plot moved to a month after their last confrontation. During this month, Ola had been relentlessly following Xia Tian around, apparently determined to be her shadow.

Yet, Ola also feared that Xia Tian would be annoyed by her persistence, that a single angry outburst could lead her to strike Ola, so she never followed too closely, always keeping a distance of six or seven steps behind.

Although they kept a distance, because Xia Tian had once stood up for Ola and Ola had consistently followed her around, many people misunderstood that Ola was under Xia Tian’s protection and was her lackey.

Xia Tian was a dominant figure in the class, known for taking on four people at once as soon as school started, and it wasn’t that no one wanted to be her underling, but all were turned away by He Jinxia.

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Because Ola followed her, it had brought a lot of trouble to Xia Tian in the class during that month.

This trouble wasn’t about people coming to start a fight, but rather that every day, people would come and ask if she would accept them as her underlings, which made Xia Tian’s face difficult to look at every day.

She was a person of quiet strength, who believed in winning people over with virtue!

Such prominence did not align with her strategy of keeping a low profile.

So, one day, when Ola continued to skip the last class with Xia Tian to leave school early, Xia Tian cornered her in a deserted location.

It was the same setting as last time, the same time, the same people, but it gave a totally different impression.

Xia Tian lifted her head, and those ink-like eyes were dark and profound, as if hiding a mysterious power.

Ola couldn’t help but shrink back slightly and said, "Xia Tian, I..."

Seeing her hesitancy, Xia Tian stepped forward, approaching Ola, who instinctively stepped back, until she found herself against the wall.

Xia Tian stared at her and said, "You’ve got nerve, daring to secretly follow me every day. So, what’s the matter, now you can’t speak?

Ola trembled slightly, feeling that Xia Tian at this moment was terrifying, her expressionless face filled with a clearly visible fury.

Therefore, Ola decided to feign ignorance and refused to speak.

But Xia Tian was not about to let her off the hook.

She took another step forward, coming very close to Ola. From the shadows of dusk, their bodies looked as if they were entangled with each other.

Director Wilson’s eyes sharpened, carefully watching the lens. The most crucial moment had arrived!

In the view of the camera, He Jinxia reached out and grabbed Ola’s chin, slowly lifting her head.

As the shot followed Xia Tian, the camera moved forward, focusing on Ola’s facial expression for a close-up—

Her gray-blue eyes were full of terror, revealing an unease, and they were even scared into shedding tears, which gathered at the corners of her eyes, fully expressing her internal unease and vulnerability.

Director Wilson’s eyes slightly widened, his heart also racing at this moment—the scene was performed excellently; now it all depended on how He Jinxia would respond!