Chapter 342 - The Person who worked Overtime Secretly (1/2)

Zhang Zuting continued, “Under such a situation, his mentality of drinking beer should not be that of a hungry addict, drinking it so urgently and eagerly. Instead, he should drink it slowly and savor it carefully.

“He should not be drinking beer… but a sense of emptiness, a kind of confusion.

“The advertisements on the screen would bring him a large psychological gap.

“He could not feel any hope or meaning for his future. He felt that everything around him was meaningless. The can of beer in his hand only satisfied the hunger in his belly. That is its only bit of value.

“However, this little tiny bit of value would not be enough to make him ecstatic.

“I feel that the male lead should not have so many expressions. Moreover, his emotions should be sinking while he drinks the beer.

“He originally won the quiz contest and earned a bit of money. He decided to use that money to reward himself with a can of beer.

“He saw the dazzling advertisements while drinking his beer and peeked into the world of the upper class. He should feel a bad distaste in his mouth instead.

“If I’m the one acting, I will do my best to show the male lead’s transformation from happiness to dullness and then to desolation…

“I think that should be what Boss Pei wants to emphasize, right, Boss Pei?”

Pei Qian fell silent for a moment. “Uh… about there.”

What else could I say since you’ve mentioned all the good stuff…?

Lu Zhiyao had a sudden realization. “So that’s how it is! It seems like my understanding of this script was wrong. Thank you for everyone’s guidance; let’s do a retake!”

Lu Zhiyao sat back down with a raging fighting spirit, ready for the retake. Zhu Xiaoce gave Pei Qian a thumbs-up. “Professional!”

Once again, Pei Qian was at a loss for words.

Actually, that was not what I meant…

Pei Qian was despondent. He could vaguely feel that he should not have interrupted the flow.

Retake of beer-drinking scene…

Plonk! A can of beer fell out of the meal outlet.

Lu Zhiyao grabbed the chilled beer with its cold droplets and opened it with a ‘pang’. He then raised his head, took a big mouthful, and let out a sigh of satisfaction. There were a smile and satisfaction of drinking beer on his face at this point in time.

However, his smile gradually faded. Lu Zhiyao’s attention was attracted to the small green screen next to him. He looked at the green screen and silently sipped his beer, imagining what the scene on the small screen was at this point in time.

There should be many advertisements for food and wine on the small screen then. An upper-class man in his mansion or villa pouring fine wine into the decanter before pouring into the crystal clear goblet.

There was delicious food on the clean white table that made people salivate.

A beautiful woman with bright red nail polish lifted the wine glass from her hand gracefully to touch the wine glass of the successful man across the table. The wine then flowed into the red lips of the beautiful woman.

Lu Zhiyao sipped the beer as he looked at the green screen. During the period, he raised his hand, wanting to touch the small screen. Perhaps it was a little difficult to resist the temptation of certain advertisements. However, he hesitated again and continued to sip his beer in silence.

This can of beer was finished eventually.

Lu Zhiyao raised his head and tried to pour the last drop of beer into his mouth before putting the empty can onto the table. He then stared at the colorful advertisements on the screen with a blank look.

After a long time, Lu Zhiyao suddenly squeezed the empty can in his hand and threw it into the trash.

Pa-ta. The can hit the edge of the trash and fell onto the floor.

Lu Zhiyao did not pick it up again but sat slumped onto the ground, leaning against the bed. He hugged his knees with his arms and buried his head deeply into his arms.

“Cut! It was awesome!

“This scene is great! “That is in line with the male lead’s mentality!

Zhu Xiaoce was full of praise for Lu Zhiyao’s performance.

Lu Zhiyao was elated as well. His acting skills had been affirmed.

“I have to thank Director Zhu and Mr. Zhang for your guidance. Of course, the most important factor was for Boss Pei to change my fundamental mentality and made me realize that I made the mistake of being too dramatic.”

Lu Zhiyao cast a grateful look at Pei Qian.

Pei Qian, “…Continue filming. I’ll head back first.”

Zhu Xiaoce was taken aback. “Boss Pei, can you watch a few more scenes? We feel more ease in our hearts with you around. Help us point out more shortcomings!”

Point out more shortcomings?

Pei Qian was speechless. He was trying to gain an advantage, only to end up worse off! He wanted to give pointers in the opposite direction to throw a stone in Lu Zhiyao’s acting. However, he never expected to improve his acting skills instead!

What else could happen if this were to continue?

Pei Qian did not want the first sentence Lu Zhiyao said on stage upon winning the Oscars for Best Actor to be ‘I want to thank Boss Pei for his meticulous guidance on my acting skills’. He would not be able to take it lying down!

Therefore, he really could not carry on watching.

He really should not give any more suggestions. Let them film whatever they wanted!