79 – Watch how I take this
Episode 79: Watch How I Film This
Inside a temporary resting tent.
Xie Qingcheng and He Yu sat facing each other.
Since He Yu had stepped forward to take on a role that every member of the production crew considered difficult, CEO Hwang was likely humming with joy behind the scenes.
The role was a minor extra with limited screen time, but it was treated as a nuisance by everyone because it was tricky to act and included a high-intensity bed scene. The casting staff member sent to the actor training center had unintentionally faced a great ordeal. An extra with a high-intensity bed scene. A “handsome, elegant gang boss with an aristocratic aura,” as requested by the screenwriter. Finding such a temporary extra was, in fact, a very headache-inducing task.
Then He Yu said he would do it. A ray of sunshine had finally fallen here. CEO Hwang, it seems CEO Lu is a Buddha; shouldn’t we light some incense and bow? the staff thought.
Filming bed scenes is a very meticulous process. First, the actor and director must discuss things clearly in advance. If there is exposure, how much can they strip? What is the intended mood? Is it a poignant emotional line, a playful atmosphere, a fast-paced rhythm, or a restrained vibe? A veteran actor can adjust all of these, but a fresh rookie actor needs everything explained properly beforehand.
Before filming, the director specifically sought out He Yu to discuss the acting. By the time the discussion ended, the director felt as if his eyes were welling up.
Where did CEO Hwang find such a savior?
He Yu accepted the requests the director cautiously put forward in a very cooperative and unconditional manner.
He even added that, as a directing major who also works behind the camera, he understood the director’s struggles and empathized with the desire to realize the work perfectly.
The only request he made was that he wanted to communicate as often as possible, alone, with Xie Qingcheng, the psychological consultant on set.
“As you know, I lack experience,” He Yu said with a humble attitude. It was no exaggeration to say he looked as if he had fashioned the four words ‘pure and fragile’ into a garment and worn it over his entire body.
“I want to receive a lot of advice from Professor Xie regarding the script so that I don’t cause any trouble for the staff.”
He was a youth so clean that it felt embarrassing to even mention the words ‘bed scene.’
Seeing this, everyone thought the same thing at once: Young Master He is really going through a lot.
Look at this, how refined. To sacrifice himself for the sake of art.
The director could not help but grant the tiny, trivial request of this great youth.
Therefore, he immediately called Xie Qingcheng and asked him to provide separate psychological consultation for He Yu.
This scene was an outdoor shoot, depicting a gang boss committing adultery with his rival’s lover.
Actually, calling it adultery was a bit ambiguous. The woman liked this young, handsome man, but she was already a mother of three and had to protect her family. Furthermore, her husband was terminally ill. After having sex with the man for the first time, she gradually regained her senses and decided to break up with this lover, even if it pained her.
Upon receiving the breakup notice, the gang boss stops his car in a desolate suburb and forcibly assaults his mistress. In the process, both the man and woman confirm their deep affection for each other. Unfortunately, however, the tangled web of their complex relationships had already twisted this love.
Before returning to China to take over his father’s territory, the gang boss worked as a psychological therapist overseas. He used his eloquent speech to play a tug-of-war to win the woman over, and the woman, torn between reality and love, eventually fell completely into the man’s arms. However, as heavy pain and joy simultaneously pierced her heart, she eventually developed bipolar disorder and chose suicide shortly after returning to the man.
Since it was a windy winter, the production crew set up several mobile tents along a desolate suburban side road.
Currently, He Yu and Xie Qingcheng were alone in one of them. The tent was draped with thick windproof fabric, making it quite quiet. Since everyone knew the two were in conversation, no one entered.
Xie Qingcheng smoked. Outside, winter rain was pouring violently. A winter night in the mountainous region was the epitome of a harsh winter. The cigarette light flickered dimly over his bloodless, pale face. The reddish flame became the brightest light on his entire body.
“It’s a bed scene filmed with such a complex psychological state; how [Read on Read BL Novels]should I act it?”
“I don’t know,” Xie Qingcheng replied with an expressionless face.
He Yu smiled quietly, then took the cigarette Xie Qingcheng was holding and tucked it between his slender fingers. Then, he lowered his head and brought his face close to Xie Qingcheng as if to kiss him.
At that, Xie Qingcheng suddenly raised his hand and grabbed He Yu’s wrist to stop him.
“Have some conscience.”
“What are you talking about, conscience? If the teacher doesn’t teach me, I have no choice but to self-study.”
Xie Qingcheng flung his hand away.
“Just act according to your true colors for this role.”
Beyond the flickering portable light, Xie Qingcheng looked at He Yu coldly.
“You don’t need my consultation.”
“…”
“Consulting a psychiatrist for this kind of beastly behavior is useless. Why are you acting unlike yourself, He Yu? You’re the one with experience.”
The words were laced with thorns. He Yu stared at Xie Qingcheng silently, then brought the stolen cigarette to his lips. Holding the slightly damp filter in his mouth, he licked the spot where the other’s tongue would have touched with the tip of his own tongue. Then, while staring blatantly at Xie Qingcheng, he inhaled the nicotine deeply.
As the smoke leaked through his lips, He Yu pulled the cigarette out, held it back out in front of Xie Qingcheng’s lips, and lowered his gaze.
“If that’s how the teacher feels, I’ll accept it with a light heart. No, by the way… this cigarette is really strong. Are you going to keep smoking these?”
Xie Qingcheng had no intention of smoking the cigarette that had been in He Yu’s mouth. He took the cigarette, brought it to the table, and crushed it right next to He Yu’s hand to put out the fire.
He Yu faced Xie Qingcheng silently with an obvious gaze.
After a moment, while caressing Xie Qingcheng’s lips—where the faint scent of tobacco remained—with his eyes, he spoke softly.
“Xie Qingcheng, do you want to [visit our site]avoid me that badly? Sorry, but that’ll be difficult.”
He continued.
“Honestly, I have no intention of actually getting advice on the bed scene from the teacher. I just felt like I wouldn’t be satisfied unless I was alone with the teacher before filming started. I feel like I can only unleash my full potential if I see the teacher from time to time during filming. There’s no better textbook than the teacher’s face. Because whenever I see the teacher, I think of the things we did at night. How the teacher convulsed, how much strength went into your waist, and how erotic you looked while getting angry and swearing…”
Xie Qingcheng narrowed his eyes and stared at him with eyes devoid of warmth. Regardless, a cold person like Xie Qingcheng did not easily fly into a rage in such situations.
To think he had been putting on all sorts of pretenses in front of the director, acting like ‘I am a pure, virgin honor student,’ only to run wild like a beast in front of him. Xie Qingcheng merely narrowed his eyes and threw out a comment.
“Why don’t you take some antipyretics? I’m worried about what will happen to your female co-star if you go up like this.”
Though he said he was worried, his eyes were coldly mocking He Yu.
He Yu was momentarily speechless. Soon, his gaze sank coldly.
“How unusual for you to be worried. When I terrorized your chat window, you didn’t send a single reply even though I was practically dying of depression.”
At those words, Xie Qingcheng spoke in a cold voice.
“Is your hearing impaired? I said I’m worried about your female co-star, not you.”
“…”
If he could, he wanted to slap Xie Qingcheng across the face and scream that he had actually almost died from depression back then. Fuck, some people are dying of seriousness while he’s just sneering for no reason.
But what would change if he slapped him?
Even when he had kicked Xie Qingcheng in the chest at the club before, Xie Qingcheng had not yielded until the end, facing him with a cold gaze.
What could a single slap solve? What could it make up for?
As that thought occurred, He Yu gave a thin smile. Exuding a somewhat delinquent aura, he stepped closer to Xie Qingcheng.
“Then will you help me bring my fever down?”
Xie Qingcheng raised his hand and checked his watch.
“There are fifteen minutes left until filming; at your level, three times should be sufficient. It’s not like I can’t do it.”
He Yu’s face turned a pale blue. As he grit his teeth, his jawline jutted out sharply.
He wondered if Xie Qingcheng was intentionally trying to upset him with this cold attitude.
“You should keep your nonsense in check. Maybe it’s because we haven’t met often lately. You seem to have forgotten that you fainted while we were having sex before. I heard forgetfulness gets severe in middle age. Maybe I should leave a deeper impression.”
Xie Qingcheng adjusted his wristwatch and spoke coldly.
“Well, I don’t think there will be any more opportunities for that. Just do the filming properly.”
With that, he stood up and prepared to leave.
He Yu tried to stop him. But suddenly, he thought that this would look too pathetic.
The moment his fingertips twitched, he suppressed the urge to grab Xie Qingcheng.
Standing deep inside the tent, staring at the man’s back, he spoke.
“Xie Qingcheng, do you know?”
“…”
“I really, sincerely want to film a bed scene with the teacher. I’ll be thinking of the teacher’s face when I act. Watch closely in front of the monitoring camera. No matter who the co-star is, I’ll only be thinking of the teacher.”
Standing at the half-open entrance of the tent, Xie Qingcheng gave a simple clinical diagnosis upon hearing this.
“If you have a fever over forty degrees, go to your older cousin and get emergency treatment. Don’t let your brain melt and become an idiot.”
With those final words, he left without looking back.
Inside the tent where the faint scent of tobacco remained. The expression of He Yu, left alone, sank instantly.
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Although Xie Qingcheng had left first, he still had the obligation to monitor He Yu’s acting as a consultant.
Before filming, He Yu first visited the producers to exchange greetings. Standing where the lights were installed, his features were clearly revealed. Having finished his makeup with a clean look, he smiled softly toward the two men.
He looked as if he were a youth shyly filming his first bed scene.
When He Yu arrived, CEO Hwang spoke first.
“Relax.”
“Ahaha, Young Master He. We’ll send most of the staff out later. There isn’t much exposure. Don’t be too nervous.”
Hu Yi also added a word.
Thanking them, He Yu approached Xie Qingcheng and stopped beside him.
“…”
Looking at him head-on, while countless eyes watched, he spoke politely to Xie Qingcheng.
“Teacher, thank you for the guidance earlier. I hope you’ll be satisfied with my acting later.”
Only Xie Qingcheng and He Yu knew how many damp secrets were hidden in that one polite sentence. It was a strange signal, akin to Morse code.
Since he couldn’t argue in front of people, Xie Qingcheng held his cigarette and stood straight.
His black pupils quietly looked back at He Yu.
“I’ll be expecting it.”
He Yu smiled, lowered his eyes, and turned aside. An assistant staff member held an umbrella over him from behind. Passing Xie Qingcheng like that, he entered the set where filming preparations were complete.
To reduce the awkward atmosphere, the director had cleared the set. Under the pouring rain, the director stood by the car with the script, giving He Yu a few final instructions and encouraging the two actors. Then, he turned off the microphones, let the two into the car, and provided some time for them to talk and get acquainted.
The co-star was an actress the production crew had carefully cast. Although she hadn’t achieved great success as an actress, in visit our siteterms of looks [unauthorized copy]and acting ability, she was the right fit for this work.
She intends to break up with her partner during their final secret rendezvous trip.
On this day, she is sitting in a hotel wearing a red slip with her hair unbrushed, and suddenly says she wants to go for a drive. Thus, the two get into the man’s car and drive in silence. After driving a long way, she reveals her decision to the partner without hiding anything. Then, the man suddenly stops the car. The scene that follows is the car sex scene.
This actress had taken on many roles, but this was her first bed scene.
Due to the strange tension, she couldn’t even look at He Yu and only fiddled with her hair. He Yu was a college student younger than her. No matter what, as the senior, she had to lead this younger colleague.
She cleared her throat, composed herself, and spoke lightly.
“Hey, are you nervous?”
He Yu smiled slightly.
“Just a little. Probably similar to you, actress-nim.”
“It’s okay. visit our siteIt’ll disappear once we start filming. Don’t worry too much.”
“Thank you.”
Seeing the younger man who seemed more relaxed than expected, the actress also relaxed. Only then did she finally turn her head and look into He Yu’s eyes.
“Have you ever had a girlfriend?”
Although He Yu seemed sociable, he was actually someone who strictly separated public and private matters, so he only smiled without speaking.
The actress continued as if talking to herself.
“It’s a method a friend taught me; if you really can’t immerse yourself later, close your eyes and think of a past lover.”
He Yu spoke in a gentle voice.
“I’ll do that. Thank you.”
The actress blinked with a slightly flushed face.
The allotted time passed in the blink of an eye. After a while of unproductive conversation, the director’s instruction to start the formal filming came. Soon, the first take began.
The first half started with the actress’s monologue. Her acting was perfect. She brought emotion into her voice, mixing moisture into the ends of her words, and finally burst into sorrowful tears.
Raindrops beat violently against the window glass. He Yu pulled the side brake and turned his head coldly.
“Have you said everything you wanted to say?”
“Let me out. I’m leaving.”
As the actress unbuckled her seatbelt and tried to open the car door, He Yu silently pressed the lock button and pulled her toward him.
“Do you hate me that much? Does it have to be like this?”
“I’m a mother! A married woman with a child. Even my husband is your enemy. Do you know how much pain I’ve been in? I’m saying let’s both live, so can’t you just let me go?”
“You didn’t even love your husband in the first place. You know better than anyone that it [visit our site]was a wrong unauthorized copymarriage from the start.”
The woman ignored the man’s words and shook the door handle clatteringly while shedding tears.
“I have to go.”
“If you leave like this, I’ll start by destroying your husband. Only if you stay by my side will he be able to prolong his remaining life even a little. Go ahead, try to get out. I’ll run you over and kill you.”
The woman, consumed by anger, stared at her lover’s face with a shocked expression, as if looking at a stranger.
“How… how can a person be like this? You’re truly crazy.”
At that moment, the director shouted.
-Cut! Chenchen, you can’t act it like that.
Chenchen was the name of the character, and the director usually called actors by their character names so they could immerse themselves in the play.
The actress stepped out of the emotion, wiped her tears, stolen contentand listened seriously to the director’s advice.
The problem was that the director was an eccentric artist with a very strong Fujian accent. The actress, who was from the northern region, struggled to communicate with the director from the south. It truly felt like talking to a wall.
Unable to watch any longer, He Yu, who understood the director’s meaning, intervened.
“I’ll convey it.”
Then he asked the co-star.
“Noona, don’t you think there’s a problem with the lines?”
“I don’t know.”
“This line here.”
He Yu continued his explanation calmly.
“In the scenario, it says you’re fallen into conflict and sadness. But you’re a character with unauthorized copya strong and intelligent personality. In fact, you probably anticipated my reaction before suggesting the breakup. You were a bit surprised when I said I’d run you over if you got out of the car, but since you’ve seen people killed often and know how scary of a villain I am, you wouldn’t be that seriously shocked.”
“I was acting with that emotion just now.”
Perhaps it was a problem stemming from the personality difference between people from the south and the north.
After thinking it over, He Yu had a brief conversation with the director via the portable microphone. Then, he spoke to the co-star.
“Wait here for a moment. I’ll go to the tent and ask how to make the corrections.”
“Then I’ll also—”
“Noona, please stay in the car.”
He Yu stepped out of the car and closed the door. Of course, the actress had her own manager, but it was raining too hard for her to come all the way here comfortably. It would be a problem if muddy water splashed onto her long slip nightgown.
“I’ll handle it.”
He Yu returned to the tent where the director was.
The production crew was sitting in front of the monitoring equipment. Xie Qingcheng, sitting in the far corner with an expressionless face, also caught his eye.
He Yu gave Xie Qingcheng a brief glance. Since it wasn’t the right timing to tease Xie Qingcheng, he walked toward the director and Hu Yi, lowering his voice to have a brief conversation.
As people majoring in directing, the three of them had a good sense of language and finished their discussion with ease. Now that the communication was complete, it was time to return to the outdoor set. However, before his hand could even touch the entrance of the tent, someone lifted the fabric and stepped inside.
It was Chen Man, who served as the advisor for Team B at a nearby filming site.
The two faced each other head-on. Young Master Chen gave He Yu a slight smile. He Yu indifferently scanned him from head to toe, then shifted his gaze to the drink carrier he was holding.
“…Brother Qingcheng’s stomach is a bit sensitive, and it’s too cold here. The filming at our site is almost wrapping up, so I stepped out early to buy some warm milk.”
Chen Man was as impatient as ever. Before He Yu could even speak, he explained the reason for his visit in a rapid-fire delivery. After finishing his detailed explanation, he turned toward Xie Qingcheng.
“Brother, here. Drink this and warm up.”
He Yu quietly observed the two. Xie Qingcheng also seemed a bit [visit our site]surprised by Chen [unauthorized copy]Man’s appearance, but unable to resist the temptation of [unauthorized copy]the hot drink, he took the takeout paper cup Chen Man handed him.
Chen Man whispered softly.
“The straw is here. How much longer will it take?”
“They just started. You should go back first.”
“It’s okay. I’ll wait.”
Despite their lowered voices, the conversation pierced right through He Yu’s ears.
Soon, the characteristic rustle of fabric was heard.
After lowering the tent curtain, He Yu returned to the director’s side, lowered his eyelashes, and whispered something into the director’s ear.
At that, the director looked slightly surprised.
“Will it be okay? I intentionally left that spot empty.”
“The cinematography director and lighting director are all there anyway,” He Yu said meekly.
“It won’t make a difference if a few more people come. I understand you have to stay for monitoring, Director, but I think it would be better for Professor Xie to wait on set. It’ll be easier to film if we can consult him immediately whenever a problem arises.”
Moved by the words of a savior who seemed to care so much for the production, the director nodded gratefully. Standing up, he turned around and called out the people who would oversee the scene on set, just as He Yu had suggested.
“Mr. Hu, Xiao Zhang, Professor Xie. Please follow He Yu to the set.”
At those words, Xie Qingcheng looked up and cast his gaze past Chen Man’s shoulder toward He Yu, who was putting on an act in the distance.
Surprisingly, He Yu acted indifferent. With a calm face that didn’t even look back, there seemed to be a glimmer of sinister intent.
Right. He Yu had interfered so that Xie Qingcheng and Chen Man couldn’t sit side by side.
As Staff Zhang and Mr. Hu stood up, Xie Qingcheng had no choice but to rise as well.
Xie Qingcheng also felt that He Yu was picking a fight for no reason. He didn’t want to drag the innocent Chen Man into the [visit our site]power struggle between the two. It would be a headache if He Yu made an out-of-line comment in front of Chen Man. He moved his lips quietly and told Chen Man.
“Go on in first.”
Then, he followed He Yu, who had already walked away without looking back, toward the outdoor bed scene set.
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