Retired Villainess Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder

Golden Agent of the Adonis (46)

When his sister was suffering from depression, he tried everything he could to help her, but it didn’t work. After his sister committed suicide, he had no choice but to surpress the overwhelming grief in his heart because he still had a niece to take care of. He understood the feeling of watching someone important leave and being unable to do a damned thing about it.

This time, just after they started filming, the actress who played the heroine felt that he had changed a lot. She felt like he wasn’t acting at all, almost as if his entire persona had become one with Zhou Yanjun.

The actress herself had rather good acting skills, so when she met a good partner, she also became immersed in the scene’s emotions. Fang Zhenxuan’s hand held the folding fan so hard to the point that his knuckles turned white. After taking half a step forwards subconsciously, he restrained himself and turned sideways, emotions completely in tune with the scene. The reddening eyes of the heroine after she turned around became the cherry on top, making the Director boast happily, “Good! Very good!”

Chu Xiang took Fang Zhenxuan to watch the playback next to the director. Fang Zhenxuan was immersed in his emotions and every detail was done just right. Anyone would feel sorry for him just by watching this episode alone, which meant that it was a success! It is not easy for an actor to have a memorable point in a drama, but Fang Zhenxuan’s segment was truly stunning.

Chu Xiang gave Fang Zhenxuan a thumbs up, “Damn, it’s better than the sessions we had in our private practices.”

Fang Zhenxuan smiled and said nothing, Director Chen said with a smile, “Xiao Chu, I see your ability now. This kid has been out of shape the entire time, but he seemed to gain a thing or two after speaking to you for a bit. What did you tell him?”

Chu Xiang spread her hands, “What else can I say? Can my skills still compare to Director Chen’s? All I know are some stupid ways to make him recall sad incidents. Though, this is merely done for temporary emergency uses. After this, I’m going to let him learn the craft properly. Next time if there is an opportunity to work with Director Chen again, I can guarantee an awesome performance for you.”

“Hahaha, okay. If I have a show, I will definitely ask you for someone. You’re young so you all should work hard as there are many opportunities ahead of you.”

“Thank you, Director Chen.”

After that, they filmed a few more scenes. Since there was no need for such detailed directions or nitpicking anymore,, Fang Zhenxuan finished the filming process smoothly without any problems.

When he got home, Chu Xiang poured him a glass of red wine, “Relax and don’t stretch yourself too tightly. Also, try not to let yourself be immersed in unhappy emotions.”

Fang Zhenxuan took the wine glass and had a sip before Chu Xiang sat next to him and said, “Some actors will use this sort of substitution method in their acting career, but I do not recommend you to do so. As I said today, this method should be used only for emergencies, so if it’s possible for you to get by without using it, that would be for the best. After filming this, you should devote yourself to learning about acting. Then, you might actually be able to perform it naturally the next time.”

Fang Zhenxuan smiled, “Actually, I’m not very unhappy, just a little bit disappointed. Because my sister…got depressed because she was betrayed by a scumbag. I just felt a bit bitter when I thought about that man, but I’m fine.”

Chu Xiang seemed to understand why he was willing to take care of her in the hospital. He heard the conversation between her and Chen Lifeng that day, heard her crying in the corridor and then saw her being pushed into the emergency room due to her overdose on alcohol. Back then, he probably correlated the events to his sister, didn’t he?

Chu Xiang turned his head to look at him, “Who was that person?”

Fang Zhenxuan suddenly smiled, “Sister agent, at least leave me something to handle and don’t be too omnipotent. I will find a way to deal with that scum, so don’t worry about it. You should quickly take a break since you haven’t actually recovered yet.”

“I’m much better now. Now that you’re alright, take out the script for tomorrow’s show. This is your first show. I raised the popularity bar for you, so you mustn’t ridicule yourself when the show starts to air. After all, your sister agent really cares about her reputation, got it?”

“I know, I know. You seem like a vicious sister who bullies little bok choys(3).”

(T/N: Refers to smaller and/or cuter people with innocent personalities that makes your protective instincts go into overdrive. All you want to do is to shield that person from all harm. Fang Zhenxuan is also referring to himself here)

“What do you mean ‘little bok choys’? You are clearly nothing but a black sesame glutinous rice ball(4)!”

(T/N: This food is squishy and based on appearance, is pure and unstained, but cut the rice balls apart and the black sesame oozes out. It’s a metaphor to describe a person who has evil intentions but hides behind the innocent pretense that they put on)

The two chatted and joked around to dispel the bad mood. With Chu Xiang helping Fang Zhenxuan to play out the scenarios, he grasped the scenes that he was about to act very well. Although it couldn’t be said that his acting skills were outstanding, it could definitely be rated as an upper-middle level for the show.

Chu Xiang also personally acted as his makeup artist and hairstylist. As Bai Yueguang must have a certain level of beauty, Fang Zhenxuan had to change his clothes in almost every scene. The quality of the outfits, however, were very good, which also gave Chu Xiang a lot of room to get creative.