Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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[What’s More Interesting?]
The sudden surge of golden energy made Five Treasure very excited. Following Si Huang’s hand, it climbed onto her shoulder, and after noticing its snow-white fur standing out against the scarlet vest, it moved back into the pocket of her costume, its two front paws resting on the edge.
“Acting,” Si Huang said, looking at herself in the mirror to make sure there were no problems before walking towards the door.
Five Treasure was puzzled. [Isn’t acting something you do every day?] What’s so interesting about that?
However, for Si Huang, although work was sometimes tiring, acting was indeed her pleasure, especially when she had scenes with someone she liked—
The crew of “The Fang of Time” had already set up the scene, and now they were filming Si Huang and Lei Qie’s first scene together, which was also the first confrontation between the film’s main villain, Mithius, and the male lead.
A luxurious palace, towering ceilings— the entire scene was filled with an atmosphere of grandeur and solemnity.
Lei Qie was dressed simply, or rather, he looked disheveled; his gray clothes with tattered edges revealed the protagonist’s poverty in the early stages of the story.
However, his wild face and frank attitude made him stand out even in this noble palace.
“Tsk tsk,” Lei Qie scoffed as he looked around.
Xiao Jin was instructing everyone to prepare when he glanced at Lei Qie. “What’s gotten into you now?”
Lei Qie laughed nonchalantly. “If I’d known, I wouldn’t have played the male lead. I’d have been better off as a villain. Every time, the entourage is so grand.”
Xiao Jin pressed on, “You can play a priest, but can you capture the feeling of Si Huang?”
Lei Qie thought carefully, a confident smile spreading across his face as he was about to speak when he caught a glimpse of a figure approaching— a young, silver-haired priest, truly like someone from mythology. Even the most elaborate decorations would only serve to accentuate his beauty. His features were exquisite, but Lei Qie, accustomed to seeing beautiful men and women, understood that even the most exquisite appearance required a stronger inner strength and an infectious charisma to truly radiate charm and leave a lasting impression. Si Huang possessed all these moving qualities, making it understandable that he drove women crazy and made men envious.
Lei Qie swallowed the answer he was about to give upon seeing Si Huang, instead saying, “If I wasn’t sure you didn’t know Si Huang before, I would have suspected that this drama was specially designed for him, and that he’s actually the real male lead.”
Xiao Jin also saw Si Huang slowly walking towards them and lowered his voice, saying, “You haven’t seen his dramas? His debut role was a supporting character, yet his popularity surpassed that of the already established film and television star, and that was in a TV series. Although his role was important, his screen time wasn’t even a tenth of the male lead’s.”
Lei Qie glanced at him sideways, “What do you mean by that?”
“Be serious,” Xiao Jin said, “This is your first scene with him, don’t let Si Huang overshadow you.”
“Are you kidding me?” Lei Qie’s eyes widened. How dare he not believe him and say he would be overshadowed?
Xiao Jin thought for a moment, “That’s true. Si Huang is different from you. Even if you’re really suppressed, he’ll guide you to finish filming.”
This only made Lei Qie more dissatisfied. His face darkened. “Heh, don’t think I don’t know you’re using reverse psychology. Although I won’t fall for it, I’d be happy to let you understand how ridiculous your thinking is.”
“I’ll be watching.” Xiao Jin couldn’t be happier.
“Watching what?” Si Huang heard this as she walked in.
Before Xiao Jin could speak, Lei Qie had already spoken first, “Shorty, Xiao Jin is watching and waiting for you to be suppressed by me.”
He emphasized the last word and even stretched out his hand, deliberately gesturing to show Si Huang’s height.
Logically speaking, Si Huang’s height was definitely considered tall for a girl, and even among boys, she reached the standard height of a male god, but she couldn’t compare to Lei Qie, who was over 185cm tall.
“Lei Qie!” Xiao Jin warned.
Lei Qie shrugged. “He’s my opponent now, right? Xiao Jin, even if he’s a bit young, you can’t always defend him. I’m just warming up before filming with him.”
Xiao Jin would be a fool to believe such an excuse. Before he could speak, Si Huang spoke first, “Director Xiao, Lei Qie is right.”
“Hmm?” Xiao Jin looked at him in surprise.
Lei Qie looked at him the same way.
Under their gazes, Si Huang smiled, her curved eyebrows revealing a shimmering, icy coldness and sharpness. “After Lei Qie’s explanation, I’m even more interested in our upcoming scenes together.”
“…” Xiao Jin opened his mouth but couldn’t speak for a long time. Turning his head, he saw Lei Qie’s amused, roguish expression, and a strange premonition arose in his heart that there was going to be a good show.
The burly man, Finn, came over to talk with Xiao Jin. Everything was ready; could they start filming?
“Let’s begin.” Xiao Jin knew he couldn’t reason with the two in front of him. Mainly, Lei Qie was always provoking him, and Si Huang wasn’t one to back down easily, so he didn’t bother with their off-screen relationship anymore.
….
According to the plot development of “The Fang of Time,” the current scene being filmed was the male lead, Lei Qie, being brought to the palace for the first time by the ministers of the ancient kingdom to meet their supreme Archbishop, Mithius.
The ministers wanted Mithius to see Lei Qie in person and choose him as the heir to the throne. This was because Prince Aske’s personality was too naive; to put it bluntly, Prince Aske had a congenital mental illness, his mind forever frozen at the age of eight.
Because of this, even with Mithius’s influence, half of the ministers opposed Aske’s succession to the throne. Although Aske was currently ruling in his own right, a formal enthronement ceremony had not yet been held.
Speaking of the actor playing Prince Aske, he was one of the actors selected during Si Huang’s audition. Both his physique and appearance were the currently popular handsome type, and he should have been a standout. However, he was unfortunately paired with Si Huang and Lei Qie, and his brilliance was overshadowed by them, making him difficult to be noticed.
“Action!”
Lights and camera work officially began.
The actors entered.
Just as Lei Qie said, as the main antagonist, Mithius’s appearances were always the most luxurious and extravagant in the entire series, making one wonder if most of the budget for this production was spent on Mithius’s entrance sets.
On a high throne covered with snow leopard fur sat Archbishop Mithius, the revered figure of the entire nation. Beside him was another equally noble and solemn chair. Prince Aske, the nominal ruler, should have been seated there, but instead, he leaned forward before Mithius, asking with a mixture of impatience and curiosity, “Mithius? Weren’t we supposed to be going to the horse races and hunt today? Why are you waiting here?”
The silver-haired priest’s young face was expressionless, yet his deep black eyes conveyed a warmth that wasn’t at all cold. He raised his eyes, his gaze softening as he looked at Prince Aske. “Because I must see His Majesty’s elder brother.”
“What brother? I remember Father and Mother only had me as their child!” Aske stared directly at Mithius.
Only this prince with a flawed personality dared to meet the gaze of the mysterious and powerful Archbishop Mithius, daring to see into his dark eyes at all times.
However, upon closer inspection, one would notice that Aske wasn’t looking into Si Huang’s eyes, but rather at his eyebrows.
This was a method suggested by Xiao Jin before filming, because the actor playing Aske would occasionally NG (no good) during rehearsals with Si Huang because he couldn’t bear his direct gaze.
“He is the child your father had with another woman,” Mithius stated the simple truth.
Aske’s eyes widened. “It’s him? Granny Mil told me that he was the one who caused my parents to quarrel, and then my mother… and then…” Halfway through his sentence, Aske’s eyes reddened. “I hate him, Mithius, I don’t want to see him. Why wasn’t it him who died? It’s all because of him that I lost my parents and have to face the ministers’ harassment every day!”
“If you don’t want to see him, then don’t,” Mithius said, reaching out to touch Aske’s head.
The prince, who was about the same height as him, bent down and affectionately offered his head, like an innocent child needing comfort. “Mithius, why is he here? Can we send him away?”
“Of course, you are the king now, and every word you say is the king’s decree.”
“Then I don’t want to see him, and I never want to see him again!”
“As you wish.”
Mithius withdrew his hand. “Since you don’t want to see him, please go back to the inner palace to rest.”
“Where is Mithius going?” Aske was a little reluctant.
The silver-haired priest didn’t speak.
Aske didn’t ask any more questions and obediently, with the help of the messenger, pulled back the golden tassel curtain and went inside.
As the first appearance of Prince Aske, this was the end of his role. As a prince, he only had a slightly more screen time than the cannon fodder queen.
The actor playing Aske returned to the theater, expecting an approving look from Xiao Jin, since he had passed without any retakes this time. However, he found that everyone’s eyes were still on the theater, even his own agent.
“Are you kidding me? Did I not act well this time?”
The actor playing Aske was extremely dissatisfied. He turned to look at the scene, but then all other thoughts vanished. He was involuntarily captivated by every move happening in the room, suddenly understanding why everyone was so focused.
In the luxurious palace, after Prince Aske left, a priest handed him a snow-white handkerchief.
The young, silver-haired priest took the handkerchief and slowly wiped his palms and fingertips.
This was the hand that had just touched Prince Aske!
A simple gesture, yet it aroused endless doubts.
What did Mithius mean? Wasn’t his relationship with Aske different from others? Wasn’t he even very affectionate?
Was this action a habit? Or a sign of disdain for Aske? Was his previous intimacy with Aske a pretense?
However, on the face of this young and handsome priest, there was not a trace of pretense or hypocrisy. Every move he made, like his dark eyes, was filled with an incomprehensible mystery.
“Cut—” Xiao Jin paused the scene, then quickly instructed everyone to prepare for the next one, which was Lei Qie’s scene with Si Huang after entering.
“Si Huang, you don’t need to move, stay in this position!” After saying that, Xiao Jin instructed Lei Qie, who was already standing at the entrance, “Lei Qie, put away that smile you have when you see your prey. Now you are a believer who worships Mithius like a god, just like ordinary people. Do you know how you feel when you are about to meet a god? Excitement, thrill, nervousness, respect are all fine, just not like you are now!”
“I know! I know!” Lei Qie shook his head impatiently.
After hearing what Xiao Jin said, Lei Qie suddenly felt like he had been tricked, especially when he looked up and saw Si Huang’s upturned lips. The other person’s smile had a hint of unrestrained evil that was different from usual, and the feeling of being tricked became even stronger.
Let him think, what will their scene be like next?
Oh my god!
Lei Qie covered his face with his hands.
He was supposed to act like a naive young boy, meeting his god with boundless reverence, only to kneel and be killed!
This would definitely be his darkest moment! Especially since the male lead in this movie was played using his real name!
“Can I ask for a change…” to the script?
“Action—!”
Lei Qie: “…”
The middle-aged actor playing the minister beside him was already in character, his gaze towards Lei Qie seemingly polite, but occasionally glancing at his clothes with disdain.
“Let’s go, the bishop is waiting for us inside. Your Highness, remember to behave well in front of the bishop; it will change your life.”
Lei Qie lowered his head, trying to suppress his emotions, and when he raised his head again, his eyes were filled with suppressed excitement. He tried his best to maintain a calm tone and said, “I will, Uncle!”
The address of “Uncle” made the minister’s eyes twitch, his downturned lips revealing his displeasure.
The camera followed the two into the hall.
As the announcement was made, the silver-haired priest at the front and the down-on-his-luck prince who entered locked eyes.
One gazed deep and unwavering, the other intense and piercing. In that instant of contact, sparks seemed to fly, sending chills down everyone’s spines.
It wasn’t until the minister’s voice rang out, “What are you doing? Kneel down now!” that Lei Qie, startled, and averted his gaze.
Those around him also snapped out of their daze; the lingering sensation in their bodies confirmed that the resonance they had just experienced was not an illusion.
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