Chinese Entertainment: Top-Tier Boyfriends of Young Actresses

The next day, when Tian Xiwei saw Su Yu, she still had a cold face and didn't want to talk to him.

When they bumped into each other in the hotel corridor, she turned her head to the side and walked past Su Yu without stopping.

Su Yu stood there, watching her retreating figure, and muttered, "At least say hello."

Well, the Cold War isn't over yet.

But once she arrived on set, as soon as the director yelled "Action," she instantly switched into Chen Xiaoxi's mode, as if a switch had been flipped.

Her eyes were sparkling, her voice was soft and sweet, and her movements were natural; she was completely different from the cold and aloof girl from before.

Su Yu watched her switch between the two so easily, feeling both admiration and a bit of unease.

What I admire is her professionalism; she can get into character so easily. What I find unpleasant is how quickly she changes her expression. It's as if she really only sees him as Jiang Chen, her co-star, and after yelling "cut," she's back to being Tian Xiwei, ignoring him completely.

Yang Long sat behind the monitor, frowning as he replayed the footage twice. He then picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Stop!"

Su Yu and Tian Xiwei simultaneously exited their roles and turned to look at the monitor.

Yang Long stood up, waved to them, and gestured for them to come over.

The two walked to the monitor, and Yang Long pointed to the screen, tracing a line back and forth on a certain shot: "Take a look for yourselves, don't you feel like something's missing?"

Tian Xiwei pursed her lips and remained silent.

Su Yu leaned closer to take a look. He knew, of course, that something must have gone wrong with Tian Xiwei, since the two of them were still in a cold war.

The camera is the most honest thing; it captures all that subtle sense of distance.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Yang Long had no choice but to be direct: "That feeling from before is gone, that sweetness is gone, do you understand?"

Su Yu and Tian Xiwei exchanged a glance, and then Tian Xiwei immediately turned her head away.

The director, being such a shrewd person, naturally realized that the problem lay with these two people in real life.

"I don't care what happened to you in real life, but I hope you don't bring your emotions into the play, understand? Take a break and think about the problems and feelings."

Tian Xiwei nodded and walked to the rest area alone.

Su Yu followed and plopped down on the chair next to her.

Tian Xiwei didn't even raise her head or glance at him.

"Are you still angry?"

Tian Xiwei still didn't look up, and turned another page of the script.

Su Yu watched her flip through the script, clearly her mind wasn't on it at all; she was just using the act of flipping through the script to maintain her indifferent attitude.

He sighed, a hint of helplessness in his voice: "Don't be like this, Xiaotian. The director said we need to find our rhythm. How can we find our rhythm if you ignore me like this?"

Tian Xiwei finally turned to look at Su Yu.

This was the first time since the Cold War that Tian Xiwei had taken the initiative to look at him.

"Tell me, how do you want to find the right feeling?"

The tone was still somewhat stiff.

Su Yu looked at her beautiful face so close to his own, her eyes reflecting his own.

Sunlight streamed obliquely through the windows of the rest area, falling on her profile and turning her eyelashes golden.

On a whim, he blurted out, "How about we kiss?"

Tian Xiwei was stunned for a moment, and then her fair face turned red at a visible speed.

Then, through gritted teeth, he squeezed out a single word: "Get lost!"

Seeing her reaction, Su Yu felt a weight lift from his heart that had been hanging over him all day. He blushed, which meant there was still hope for him.

After Su Yu's outburst, the relationship between the two wasn't as strained as before. Although they hadn't reconciled yet, they had at least broken the ice.

The scenes filmed afterward, though not as natural as before, were still passable, and Yang Long could only nod in approval.

He sat behind the monitor, watching the two interacting fairly well on screen, sighed, and waved to the script supervisor: "Alright, that's enough for now, get ready for the next scene."

Although the sweet scenes between the two didn't go very smoothly, a few days later they arrived at the breakup storyline.

This scene depicts the last time Jiang Chen and Chen Xiaoxi meet on campus. Chen Xiaoxi says goodbye, and Jiang Chen remains silent, simply standing there watching her figure recede into the distance.

There aren't many lines; the emotions are conveyed entirely through facial expressions and body language.

This time, Tian Xiwei's performance was excellent.

At that moment, she was practically channeling Chen Xiaoxi, perfectly portraying the state of a breakup.

She portrayed the conflicting emotions of still loving someone but having to let go so vividly and movingly that the director exclaimed "amazing!" from behind the monitor.

"Click!" Yang Long's voice came from behind the monitor, his tone filled with barely suppressed excitement, "Xiao Tian's part was fantastic! Keep it up."

Su Yu listened from the side, thinking to himself: It's better not to maintain this state.

During the break, Hu Yitian somehow found his way to Su Yu's side, holding a cup of iced Americano that he had somehow gotten his hands on. He leaned his shoulder against the equipment case with a smug look on his face, clearly there to mock Su Yu.

"What's been going on between you two these past few days? Did you really break up? This girl's performance during the breakup scene doesn't seem like acting."

"Do you think you really did something to wrong her that day? Such a good girl, and you've ruined her like this, tsk."

Su Yu glanced at him and stubbornly said, "Get lost, we're doing great."

Hu Yitian put on an expression that said he knew all along but wouldn't say anything.

"Oh yeah, yeah, by the way, you didn't cheat on me, did you? Otherwise, why is Xiaotian ignoring you?"

After all, he had personally witnessed the current state of these two people.

Although the two were quite restrained on set, it was still obvious that they were very close.

As for now, they don't sit together for meals anymore, they don't rehearse their lines before filming, and they go their separate ways after work. Even a blind person could see that something was wrong.

Su Yu was startled by Hu Yitian's words and almost dropped the water glass in his hand.

"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all."

However, Su Yu was also a little puzzled. So many days had passed, and she should have calmed down by now. Why was Tian Xiwei still treating him with such a lukewarm attitude?

She wouldn't reply to his messages or talk to him. When he went to her room, she wouldn't open the door.

It seems I'm really not cut out to be a jerk; I can't even win a girl's heart.

After get off work, Su Yu sought out his trusted advisor, Xiao Zhou.

"Xiao Zhou, can you analyze this for me and tell me what to do?"

"It's very simple, Brother Yu. Sister Xiaotian just needs your attitude. Just find an opportunity to tell her."

"Really? It doesn't seem very reliable."

"Trust me, I'm a girl too!"

"Okay, let's give it a try."

Although she despised Su Yu's scumbag behavior, Xiao Zhou still maintained her professional competence and tried her best to answer her boss's questions.

If Su Yu knew what Xiao Zhou was thinking, he would definitely say: "You, the traitor, have provided me with so much information; you're already as corrupt as I am."

And so, one of them dared to speak, and the other dared to believe, and they began to discuss what to do.