Chapter 646: Chapter 646

Bai Ze frowned, his mind instantly thinking of several swords, just unclear which one it was.

He turned his head to look at Jade Charm and teased, "I didn’t expect you to have such a fate with the power of thunder and lightning, so hurry up and put the sword away."

Jade Charm immediately went blank and pointed to herself, "Put it away? Me?"

She looked at the sword floating in the sky and asked, "How do you put this away?"

Bai Ze shrugged his shoulders. "It chose you, and you summoned it, so you should know."

Jade Charm: "Me? I, I..."

She blinked, her expression extremely conflicted, as she had no idea how to put it away!

There was a burst of surprised cheers from the commoners by her ear—

"A miracle, the sword actually lights up!"

"It must be a deity descending!"

"No, not a deity, this is the legendary Divine Weapon!"

Seeing the crowd of commoners gathering around and growing more numerous, if she didn’t put the sword away, it might attract the attention of the whole city. Possibly exposing herself, Jade Charm felt anxious inside, bit her lip, looked up at the sword in the sky, and pointed, "Return!"

—She waved her hand forcefully again, yelling, "Get back here!"

The sword still hovered in the air without any sign of returning.

Jade Charm thought: Oh heavens, what do I do now, maybe she should just give up on this sword!

She certainly didn’t want to lose her life over a sword!

Therefore, Jade Charm shouted loudly, "If you don’t come back to me now, I don’t want you anymore!"

No sooner had the words left her mouth than the sword in the sky whooshed into Jade Charm’s hand, turning into a silver bracelet that hid all its brilliance.

The above are effects that would only be present in post-production editing.

During the actual filming, there was no whoosh; instead, the green sword hung by wires drifted leisurely to He Jinxia’s face, to be sped up in the post-production process.

After the sword was taken down, the crew then put on a silver bracelet for her.

Everything settled, Director Liu was to shoot next He Jinxia looking at the bracelet with a surprised expression.

This scene was easy to shoot, done in just a few seconds.

Jade Charm had her turn to be amazed by the bracelet and looked up around her, her expression suddenly stiffened.

Uh, she had gotten too carried away just now and had forgotten about the commoners nearby.

Jade Charm blinked her eyes and slowly started to back away as the commoners from all directions were watching her without blinking.

Suddenly, at one point, Jade Charm looked up and cried out miserably, "Great Emperor, save me!"

The next second, all these commoners swarmed towards Jade Charm!

Qiu Zhenze, who was hiding his body in mid-air, was now hung up by his commanding presence, making a helpless shaking head gesture, waved his hand, and Jade Charm vanished, both disappearing from the spot. Chapters fırst released on NoveIꜰire.net

Director Liu called out and glanced down at his watch, "Lunch break!"

When filming ended, He Jinxia saw that every crew member’s face was filled with smiles, as if something good had happened.

Cheng Xiaohua brought her a boxed lunch and told her the reason, "They’re happy because they can have their meals on time every day!"

"Director Liu is a well-known director who has shot both TV dramas and movies and has assembled his own filming team. These crew members have been with Director Liu for several years, so they understand his habits very well and know that he’s very particular about the visual harmony of the scenes."

"In the past, Director Liu directed two plays where the actors, despite being talented, would often have off performances, going from brilliant to substandard, which caused Director Liu to delay meal times to capture better scenes.

Those crew members had experienced this situation during two consecutive productions, so they were quite fearful this time. Fortunately, you and Teacher Qiu Zhenze have been very supportive, preventing Director Liu from delaying any further."

He Jinxia couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Was the delay that severe?"

Cheng Xiaohua, remembering the information she’d gathered, nodded emphatically, "Not just severe, it was extremely severe!"

"Can you imagine the suffering of what was supposed to be a lunch break at noon, work starting at two, dinner at six, and then resuming work at seven-thirty, only to have lunch delayed until one-thirty in the afternoon and dinner at seven in the evening?

Not only that, but the work schedule remained the same; they wouldn’t delay just because you had a late meal. Furthermore, they often worked several hours past the mealtime, unable to follow a normal routine."

He Jinxia imagined it and shook her head softly, saying, "Director Liu is a bit strict with his work, a sign of deep love and concern, which is understandable."

Cheng Xiaohua, "Not just strict..."

She looked around cautiously to make sure no one was listening and then whispered, "Actually, Director Liu is particularly stingy with break times; he’d rather you spend all eight hours of a workday acting and can’t stand seeing anyone idle.

Thankfully, the shooting is progressing well now, and everyone is enthusiastic about acting, so some of Director Liu’s quirks haven’t surfaced."

"I heard about this actor from Director Liu’s last film. He didn’t want to act halfway through because he was too exhausted.

Every spare moment had to be spent studying the script and understanding the character’s expressions, otherwise, if there were any NGs during shooting, Director Liu would keep filming non-stop, giving the actors very little time to think, creating a very tense atmosphere."

"The actor was talented and had a gentle disposition but rose to fame quite rapidly, hitting it big after two or three modest productions. The directors of those films weren’t as demanding, so he was quite shocked when he first worked with Director Liu."

He Jinxia couldn’t help but smile, "Actually, I find all this quite normal; it’s very normal for a director to have high expectations for actors."

"An actor’s fundamental job is to act, and once you’re part of the cast, it’s necessary to focus on acting wholeheartedly. As for understanding the character’s expressions, that is also something actors should do, whether during filming or resting."

Cheng Xiaohua sighed wistfully and picked a piece of cauliflower from her bowl and placed it in Jinxia’s, "Here, eat your vegetables and get your voice back to health. You should take good care of yourself."

He Jinxia took a bite of cauliflower, oblivious to the deeper meaning in Sister Xiao Hua’s words, only to hear Sister Xiao Hua say the next second—

"After all, actors who work as diligently as an ox like you are rare these days. You need to be taken care of, and I will take good care of you too. Come, eat up, no need to hurry; I have plenty of cauliflower here."

Her mouth twitched as she said, "Actually, I’d rather have some meat right now."

Because of a cold, she had been on a bland diet for several days without a hint of meat.

Cheng Xiaohua patted her shoulder and firmly shook her head in refusal, "No, your throat isn’t healed yet, you can’t eat fried or greasy foods."

He Jinxia: "...I could accept boiled meat, actually."

Without responding, Cheng Xiaohua picked up a delicious-looking chicken leg from the lunch box and bit into it with gusto, mumbling, "Boiled meat isn’t as tasty as fried or greasy food, is it?"

Indeed, she wasn’t willing to let her eat it, yet she provocatively took out fried chicken right in front of her!

Ah, how infuriating!!