Chapter 864
There were no major movements in the scene either—just walking, lifting the head, and turning around.
The first scene was a scene where Ning Ran''s character was departing for either a long time or for
good.
This time, Ning Ran walked slower. Every step she took was heavier than thest. When she raised
her head to study the room, it felt as if she was bidding the ce goodbye with her sad eyes.
However, she left the room quicker than she entered it.
Since she had made the decision to leave, it had to be a decision made with ns. Her mind was
made up, and she was not going to hesitate any longer in walking toward a new life.
“Okay. Next!”
Instead of stopping the filming, Xie Dazui said it was okay, and that was a sign of his approval of Ning
Ran''s performance.
The next scene started, where Ning Ran''s character merely changed her work environment. She still
had the same profession, just in a different ce.
This time, Ning Ran entered as quickly as she left. There was still nostalgia and the reluctance to
leave, but there was no hint of solemn farewell because she could still return.
“Very good. There''s an obvious secondary idea to this. Continue!”
Xie Dazui had started praising Ning Ran.
The third was the easiest for Ning Ran. Her character was neither leaving the country nor changing a
work environment; she was only leaving temporarily. She just came to the ssroom to make sure that
the careless students had closed the windows.
The look in her eyes was a lighthearted one, devoid of farewell and sorrow. She was going on a break
or getting married. The sun was shining in her heart, a smile was on her face, and a skip was in her
steps.
To Xie Dazui, it was perfect. They were three scenes with vastly different details despite having the
same base movements.
Even the ordinary audience could see the differences in the scenes, let alone the professionals.
After all, the target audience of the television shows was the general public—people who were not in
the entertainment industry.
Good works were works that the audience could understand and like.
If the film were meant to show off the skills of those involved, the box office would flop even if the show
had the approvals and praises of the professionals.
Some media works aimed to be arthouse films, and there was nothing wrong with it. However, it
catered toward a niche market, and it was definitely not one that would rake in profits for the investors.
The perfect performance would be Ning Ran''s performance, which would gain the approval of the
professionals and the understanding of the general public.
Xie Dazui could barely contain his excitement. “Have you really never filmed a music video before?”
Ning Ran smiled and shook her head. “No, I haven''t. I''m a rookie in the industry, and I''ve only been in a
television show and a film. The film isn''t in theaters yet.”
“You''re a Star Entertainment artiste?” Xie Dazui then asked.
The staff members shared another look with each other. It was their first time seeing Xie Dazui talking
about something outside of work with an artiste.
Xie Dazui had always been extremely proud of his skills, and he never cared if the artiste he worked
with was famous. As a matter of fact, some of the artistes even had to let him do as he pleased.
They would be infuriated during their filming, and they would curse at him once the filming was
wrapped up. Xie Dazui would not take it in silence either, so his terrible reputation spread like wildfire.
To everyone''s surprise, Xie Dazui seemed to have turned into apletely different person. Not only
did he not scowl at Ning Ran, but he was even chatting with her.
“Yes. I''m from Star Entertainment,” Ning Ran replied.
“I heard that your boss is your boyfriend.” Xie Dazui continued gossiping.
Ning Ran only smiled in silence. That was a question unrted to work, so Ning Ran had the right not
to answer him.
Nevertheless, Xie Dazui remained keen as he continued, “I thought you were just an artiste who''s
building her way up with money, but it turns out you''ve got the skills. Di will being to the country
for a music video filming. Originally, some of the famous local stars will be filming it with her, but I''m
going to rmend you to her team.”
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“Di? The internationally famous singer who won the Grapho Awards?”
“That''s her. She''s releasing an Asian-styled song soon, and apparently, her inspiration was from a
Chinese song. Moreover, she''sing to China for her tour, so she''s nning to film the new song''s
music video here as well. There''s a role for a fairy in the visuals, and I think you''ll be able to y the
role perfectly. I''ll be rmending you to her team soon,” Xie Dazui said.
At that, Ning Ran and Wang Xiaoou exchanged a look. They never thought he was going to
rmend new jobs to her.
Di was a singer of Chinese ethnicity, and she had won many major international awards in the past.
Furthermore, many of the theme songs of international films were sung by her, and she was well-
known across the globe.
It would certainly be beneficial for Ning Ran to work with someone as prominent as Di.
However, Ning Ran was not a singer, and she was nowhere close to the music industry because she
was not well-known enough.
A big shot like Di might not ept Xie Dazui''s suggestion.
“Thank you, but let''s talk about this another time,” Ning Ran responded, knowing that she was still far
from being able to interact with an illustrious star like Di.
It was highly likely that Di had never even heard of the name Ding Mi.
“Don''t worry. I''ll do my best to make this happen,” Xie Dazui confidently said, however. “All right, we''ll
be filming Shi Jie now.”
Like Ning Ran''s scene, Shi Jie had to walk into the ssroom as well. He then had to imagine Ning
Ran''s character appearing in the ssroom and smiling at him.
His scene was connected with Ning Ran''s. After the teacher''s departure, the youth would then return to
the ssroom to think about his teacher.
The scenes were mostly meant to portray a student-teacher rtionship and nostalgia for the past.
However, right as Shi Jie stepped into the room, Xie Dazui called for the cameras to stop rolling.
“You''re a teenager! Why are you walking like an old man? Are youing back to the school after your
sixtieth birthday?” Xie Dazui snapped.
It was harsh but funny, and some of the staff members were trying hard to keep theirughter in.
Ning Ran was holding herughter back as well. Shi Jie was mimicking her, but hisprehension of
the scene was wrong, for the teacher and the student were of different ages and in different stages of
life.
Shi Jie''s face turned red for a moment, and he did not speak.
He had been worried that Ning Ran would be put into a tough spot by Xie Dazui, but Ning Ran ended
up finishing her part in one take while the director berated him.
“Again!” Xie Dazui gloomily uttered.
Unfortunately, Shi Jie failed again. “One more time!”
“Again!”
“Do it again!”
Shi Jie filmed the scene dozens of times, but the director was never satisfied.
Xie Dazui became more and more frustrated, and he was starting to show his terrible side again.
In contrast, Shi Jie was getting more and more anxious until he no longer knew what the director
wanted from him.
It was just a scene of a teenager walking into the ssroom, and Shi Jie frankly could not think of how
fancily he was supposed to do it.
“I''m done with this!” Shi Jie snarled.