Huayu is here for you

Chapter 117 was all wiped crooked.

After Wen Muye and Guo Fan left, Lin Yu placed the monitor in front of Zhao Liying. "Take a look at some of the mistakes you made in your performance earlier, summarize them yourself, and then I'll explain the scene to you."

Zhao Liying: "???"

Zhao Liying was completely dazed. Although Liu Yifei had given her a heads-up, she still felt that she was about to be met with a storm the moment she walked in. But this—

Being scolded, reprimanded, and having Lin Yu's dark expression—none of the scenarios Zhao Liying had imagined actually occurred. Instead, Lin Yu was speaking to her with a friendly expression?

"Am I dreaming? Is Director Lin really that good?"

Just as Zhao Liying was caught in a mental storm, Lin Yu noticed that something was wrong with her.

"Hey! What are you thinking about? You're so engrossed!" Lin Yu waved his hand in front of Zhao Liying's eyes.

"Huh? Oh—I thought you were going to yell at me first!" Coming back to her senses, Zhao Liying quickly replied, "Hehe—Do I look like someone with such a bad temper?" Lin Yu was amused and speechless by Zhao Liying's words.

"No—but I always thought big directors like you all had bad tempers!"

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"You know I filmed director Feng Xiaogang's movies, right? Um—I'm not trying to brag, Director Lin, but when I was filming Director Feng's movies, he never spoke to me as kindly as you do," Zhao Liying said softly.

Lin Yu glanced at Zhao Liying's expression and realized that she probably wasn't lying. Moreover, given Xiao Ganggang's temper and this girl's acting skills, to be honest, it was hard to imagine that Feng Xiaogang could be so amiable.

"Ha! Have I ended up with another one like Da Tiantian?" Lin Yu thought to himself. "Keep causing trouble, I'll exhaust myself sooner or later!"

His understanding of Zhao Liying was still based on her appearances in Zhang Yimou's films in his previous life. He forgot that Zhao Liying was still a newcomer to the entertainment industry! What acting skills did she have to offer?

After watching the replay for a while, Zhao Liying herself blushed a little. How to put it? She hadn't realized it when she was acting, but looking at herself in the video, she realized that while her acting was terrible, she was definitely not what one would call an actress.

She now truly understands Lin Yu's feelings. Looking at her own terribly performed scenes, she wished she could delete them all, let alone Lin Yu, the director. She now feels that Lin Yu was being a bit too lenient with her.

"Director Lin, I'm so sorry, I really didn't expect my performance to turn out like this."

"Hehe—don't rush to apologize, first summarize your own problems."

"I—I can't really summarize it, Director Lin. My acting doesn't seem to be anything worth watching," Zhao Liying said, a little disappointed. "Okay, then let me talk to you. First, the blocking. During the first take, you clearly walked out of the frame. Were you a little too nervous? You need to control your emotions. Although newcomers often have this problem, you shouldn't be considered a newcomer anymore, right? Besides, I've seen some videos of you participating in talent shows, and you were quite natural then, not to mention you even filmed Director Feng's 'GG' scene later. Why are you so nervous now?"

"I—I don't know either. Maybe it's because there are a lot of big names in this movie. I'm always a little afraid that I won't act well when I'm working with those teachers. And—you're the director of this movie, so I—"

"This is purely a psychological issue. Don't think about those messy things. Just think of yourself as the lead actor in this movie, the biggest star in the film, and think of me as just an ordinary guy filming a movie. Change your mindset first," Lin Yu earnestly instructed.

"Huh? How could that be? I'm the lowest-ranking one right now! How could I even think about what you're talking about?" Zhao Liying said weakly. "You have to overcome it yourself, otherwise your body language will always be affected by your emotions, and it will be very stiff. Also, there's the issue of you always looking at the camera. But many actors have this problem, it's not just you. Just pay more attention to it. And—"

You tend to forget things easily, which is probably related to your mindset. Generally speaking, as long as you can overcome your mindset, you should be able to handle your scenes in this movie. Anyway, this role isn't very difficult, and you don't need to pay too much attention to expressions; just keep a cold face.

"If it really doesn't work out—I won't let the cameraman shoot your face directly. You know this production crew is burning through cash every minute. I won't wait for you forever. Think it over carefully. I'll give you ten minutes."

After saying his last words, Lin Yu left Zhao Liying alone, then got up, grabbed a towel, and left the room.

"Sisi, Teacher Du, you should wipe your faces first. The blood is almost dried on your faces. You can touch up your makeup later."

The first thing Lin Yu did after coming out of Lin Yu was to hand the towel in his hand to Miss Liu and Du Yuming.

"Hehe—thank you, Director Lin. Have you finished talking with that young lady?" Du Yuming took the towel from Lin Yu and wiped himself casually.

"Yes, we've finished talking. It seems to be mostly psychological issues. After all, he's a newcomer, and his mindset isn't quite right yet." Lin Yu laughed, "Teacher Du, you've wiped it way too casually!"

"Haha—I'm lying down for the rest of my scenes, why be so fussy? I feel like I don't even need makeup touch-ups. Besides, we've already filmed this far, it doesn't really matter whether I'm there or not, and we might not even get another shot of me lying down." Du Yuming said nonchalantly, "Okay!"

Lin Yu nodded in agreement with Du Yuming's indifference. To be honest, Lin Yu had originally planned to have the stunt double stay there, since the next scenes might not even get any shots of that side. But Du Yuming was a bit stubborn; he wanted to keep acting as long as his character wasn't finished, even if it meant playing a corpse that might not even get any shots.

When Lin Yu turned to look at Miss Liu, he found that she was wiping herself even more carelessly than Du Yuming. Unable to bear it any longer, Lin Yu snatched the towel and took it in his own hands to wipe Miss Liu's face.

Du Yuming never expected to be subjected to such a display of affection while they were chatting. He regretted not lying down at the stairwell earlier.

However, he felt a little more at ease. Looking at Lin Yu's doting actions and eyes towards Liu Yifei, he felt that Lin Yu had still kept his moral bottom line, at least for now.

Just as Lin Yu was carefully wiping Liu's face, Liu suddenly grabbed Lin Yu's hand.

"Hehe—Senior, it itches! Hurry up."

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