Chapter 58: Didn’t Perform Well In The Argument
After watching the scenes of the villainous second male lead in Jiao Yue Chronicle, Xuan Xia felt that this role had quite some depth, with justified villainy, and he was devotedly in love, but his emotional storyline was just one early-deceased white moonlight.
She thought, if the actor could portray the depth and layers of this second male lead role, he should be able to become popular, right?
She just didn’t know who would play the second male lead.
Xuan Xia reluctantly put down the script and picked up her mobile phone to search online for information about Jiao Yue Chronicle.
The official Weibo of Jiao Yue Chronicle had already started work, and the makeup photos of the main actors had all been officially announced.
She quickly found the makeup photo of the second male lead.
Just looking at the makeup photo, it differed from her imagination. The image she imagined would be darker, but it wasn’t visible in the makeup photo; instead, it highlighted the actor’s good looks more. However, this actor playing the second male lead was indeed handsome.
Looking at the name again, the actor was called Jiang Feng.
Xuan Xia was sure she had no impression of this name at all.
So she could only rely on search and encyclopedia.
Scanning his encyclopedia information, he had debuted for five years and played many big and small roles, but without exception, all were supporting roles.
Could it be that this person was a professional supporting actor?
Unfortunately, she hadn’t watched any of the dramas he had appeared in before.
Xuan Xia temporarily suppressed her curiosity about the actor and picked up the script of another modern drama to read.
This one with a modern background was a modern idol drama, mainly featuring lighthearted sweet romance.
Her role was even simpler, just two points: beauty and sharp-tongued.
Every appearance was about roasting someone.
Because of this, the amount of lines was unexpectedly quite substantial.
Fortunately, though plentiful, they weren’t tongue-twisters, much simpler than memorizing classical Chinese, at most at the level of tongue twisters.
Xuan Xia also liked this role; no other reason, every scene was in king-level trash-talk mode, it felt so satisfying.
While familiarizing herself with the lines, Yang Wanxiu came in holding several outfits.
“Xia Xia, these are the clothes provided by the program sponsor. See which one you want to choose for tomorrow? We’ll confirm the clothing first, then I’ll contact the makeup artist to communicate about makeup and styling, so we won’t be rushed for time tomorrow.”
Yang Wanxiu had brought a total of three outfits, placing them one by one on the sofa for Xuan Xia to choose.
Three outfits, three different styles.
Xuan Xia carefully tried on all of them and finally chose a relatively sweet-style dress.
Yang Wanxiu had her select another as a backup, then packed up and remotely contacted the makeup artist to communicate about tomorrow’s makeup and styling.
All the subsequent communications and trivial details until filming were handled by Yang Wanxiu; Xuan Xia just needed to rest well and maintain her condition until filming.
Xuan Xia could only say she would try her best.
But the fact was, no matter who it was, after taking a day of final exams and then working overtime at night, their condition wouldn’t be great.
Not to mention, on the way rushing to work, she ran into her former ambiguous interest blocking the way.
When Qin Yi uttered that classic line “Xuan Xia, let’s talk” from his mouth, Xuan Xia just wanted to say she was annoyed, hurry up and get destroyed.
“No talk! If you want to talk, go talk to your Ji Weiyi.” Xuan Xia didn’t stop her steps, even veering her path into an S-shape to avoid getting near him.
Qin Yi, with his long arms and legs, caught up to her in a few steps, reached out, and gripped her wrist.
Xuan Xia instinctively recoiled in shock, and almost in the same second, she fiercely shook off his restraint.
That shake almost slapped him across the face.
This time, Xuan Xia stopped her steps, her face fully showing undisguised anger.
“What exactly do you want?”
Qin Yi clenched the hand that Xuan Xia had shaken off into a fist, facing her anger, and calmly said: “End that program of yours.”
Xuan Xia felt like she was laughing from anger, but the fact was, she couldn’t laugh at all.
Qin Yi continued: “The entertainment industry isn’t a place you should stay. I can pay the penalty fee for you.”
In a tone as if it were a matter of course.
“…”
This meant he wanted her to quit the industry?
And pay the penalty fee for her? Said so matter-of-factly, who did he think he was! What right did he have to say such things!
Xuan Xia sneered mockingly: “Pah!” Then she turned and walked away.
This time, Qin Yi didn’t chase after her.
Xuan Xia walked two steps, then stopped and turned back, saying to him: “What makes you think you can decide where I should stay and where I shouldn’t? Not only am I staying, I plan to become famous too.”
……
Yang Wanxiu had the driver park the car at the school gate to wait for Xuan Xia, and after the agreed time passed, Xuan Xia finally arrived leisurely.
As soon as Xuan Xia got in the car, Yang Wanxiu felt she brought with her a gust of wind and snow, so chilling.
Yang Wanxiu first told the driver to head to the recording location, then cautiously glanced at Xuan Xia.
Yang Wanxiu observed for a while first, then tentatively asked: “Xia Xia, what’s wrong? Did the exam not go well?”
“No.” Xuan Xia spat out two words, then pursed her lips tightly again.
“Then…”
Xuan Xia was silent for a few seconds before loosening her pursed lips and blurting out a few words: “Didn’t perform well.”
“Ah.” That still meant she didn’t do well on the exam.
Yang Wanxiu immediately organized her words to comfort her.
Not performing well on an exam is very normal.
Besides, what she thought was not performing well might just be an illusion.
Stepping back ten thousand steps, even if she really didn’t perform well, she could still retake it.
After being comforted for a while, Xuan Xia couldn’t hold back anymore and blurted out a few more words: “It was the argument where I didn’t perform well.”
How could she possibly not perform well on the exam? That would be insulting her!
Yang Wanxiu: “…”
Xuan Xia now finally understood the feeling Yan Xiaowen had described yesterday when she said she didn’t perform well.
She really wanted to go back and redo it!!
If given another chance, she would definitely spit that “pah” right in Qin Yi’s face.
……
For something like not performing well in an argument, Yang Wanxiu had no way to comfort her.
She could only lower her head and continue with her work.
Although Xuan Xia’s mood was very bad, fortunately, there was the makeup artist who could turn decay into magic.
This was Guan Fei’s second cooperation with Xuan Xia; he had already communicated with Yang Wanxiu last night about makeup and styling issues, now he just needed to make slight adjustments to the makeup to make Xuan Xia look more spirited.
After Guan Fei finished, even Xuan Xia herself felt it was miraculous looking at the person in the mirror.
Clearly, she was emanating an aura of annoyance and destruction, but the person in the mirror had rosy cheeks, looking like an energetic girl who could save misguided youths.
No wonder makeup technique occupied a place among Asia’s four major evil arts.
After staring at the person in the mirror for a while, much of Xuan Xia’s anger dissipated.
***
Previously, Zhou Shiqing’s side was dissatisfied with the content of the first episode and had the program screenwriters revise it again.
After two days of revisions, the final version was set.
This time, the recording location for the first episode was set at a popular internet celebrity book cafe in the city.
This idea was said to have come from Zhou Shiqing’s side learning that Xuan Xia was taking her final exam, specially arranged so as not to delay her review time.
Moreover, the production team had also set it up to let Xuan Xia genuinely show pre-exam review.
Xuan Xia: …
No need, really no need!
Compared to reviewing, she wanted to relax more.
Unfortunately, she didn’t have the same authority as Zhou Shiqing.
