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On the day filming began, Chen Yu chose Qinhu Lake as the location for the first scene.

In late autumn, the maple leaves in the West Zhejiang Grand Canyon turned half of the mountain red.

The lake water was deep blue, and sunlight filtered through the gaps in the tree canopy.

Two cameras were set up on the shore, one for panoramic shots and the other for close-ups on a track.

The microphone boom came in from the left, and the sound engineer, wearing headphones, was adjusting the level.

Bai Lu stood by the lake, wearing Lin Xiao's khaki trench coat, the hem of which swayed gently in the wind.

Qingxiao stood two steps behind her, wearing the navy blue hooded sweatshirt that Gu Nian wore.

The two had already gone through the positions once when Chen Yu called out "Ready" from behind the monitor.

Lin Xiao, played by Bai Lu, rarely goes out, and is captivated by such beautiful scenery.

Suddenly, a meme from the internet came to mind: "Have you ever risked your life for someone else in your life?"

Next, the first major event was pushing them into the water.

It was still that huge rock protruding from the water, and Lin Xiao was still standing behind Gu Nian.

But this time it's completely different from the short film version—the panoramic shot zooms in from the opposite shore of the lake, with mountains covered in red leaves in the background and the water so deep blue it's almost unreal.

"Gu Nian, you said you like me, is that true?"

"Of course! Didn't you say you stay home all the time? That's why I brought you here. Isn't the scenery of the lake and mountains beautiful?"

"So how much do you like me?"

"I really like you. I never imagined that someone as good-looking as you would agree to go on a date with me."

"Everyone says men like to lie, how can you prove you like me? Can you do anything for me?"

"certainly."

After Gu Nian finished speaking, she thought of a joke and continued with a smile: "I can reach for the moon in the heavens and catch turtles in the deep sea for you."

"Okay, then jump down, and I'll believe you like me."

Gu Nian was stunned: "Jump...jump down?"

"What? You're going back on your word so soon? Sure enough, you can't believe a single word a man says."

After Lin Xiao finished speaking, she pushed him.

Gu Nian fell forward and slid off the boulder, crashing into the lake.

Water splashed up, and the camera zoomed in from the opposite shore of the lake. Chen Yu zoomed in as close as possible, capturing the moment he sank to the surface, and then he didn't immediately surface.

Ripples spread out in concentric circles on the water's surface before returning to calm.

Lin Xiao stood on the shore, his expression changing from domineering to uneasy.

She took a step forward, splashing water onto the hem of her trench coat. Two more seconds passed, but the water remained still.

"Consideration?"

Lin Xiao called out, but no one answered. She remembered that Gu Nian was good at slacking off.

Her breathing became rapid, and she crouched down, calling out to the water again, "Gu Nian!"

Lin Xiao's voice had begun to tremble.

Then, Lin Xiao didn't hesitate. She took off her trench coat and jumped directly into the water.

As the water splashed up, Chen Yu abruptly ripped off his headphones behind the monitor.

Lin Xiao frantically swam towards the spot where Gu Nian had sunk, her hair spreading out on the surface of the water.

She took a deep breath, submerged her head in the water, surfaced a few seconds later to breathe, and then submerged again.

Then Gu Nian burst out of the water behind her.

He grabbed her by the waist and lifted her out of the water.

Lin Xiao choked on a mouthful of water, grabbed his shoulders tightly with both hands, coughed until tears streamed down her face, and then punched him hard in the chest.

"You're lying to me?"

Gu Nian stood in the water, her lips white from the cold, looking at her.

"Now you believe in my sincerity, right?"

Lin Xiao froze in the water, looking into his eyes, water droplets still clinging to his eyelashes: "If I push you in, will you hate me?"

"No, you have your reasons," Gu Nian replied with a smile.

"You silly goose." Lin Xiao gently kissed Gu Nian's forehead in the water.

Behind the monitor, Chen Yu said to the equally stunned sound engineer beside him, "Clean up the breathing sounds. His splashing water... for this whole segment, just keep these few lines of dialogue."

The scene in the cafeteria was also retained.

Lin Xiao kept throwing pieces of fatty meat onto Gu Nian's plate, saying the same thing: "You have to finish it all."

The extras at the surrounding tables were whispering among themselves, their lines identical to those in the original short film.

Who is this woman?

"This is outrageous!"

……

But this time Chen Yu added half a minute to his scene.

Gu Nian stuffed the last piece of fatty meat into her mouth, her Adam's apple bobbing a few times before she forced herself to swallow it. Then she looked up and showed the empty plate to Lin Xiao.

"How about that? Now you believe how unwavering and sweet my love for you is, right?"

"Hmph, you think it's that easy for me to fall in love with you? You said it yourself, I'm your little fairy."

The students nearby started talking even louder after hearing this.

"How shameless! She bullies boys just because she's a little good-looking."

"This guy's simp behavior has reached unprecedented levels; it's shameful."

……

That evening, Lin Xiao lay on her desk and opened the kraft paper-covered diary.

The camera pans in from the side and stops at the tip of the pen. The voice-over is Bai Lu's own voice.

"Collect the ten crazy things he did for me."

She turned the page, her pen scratching across the paper.

"First, he jumped into the river. Although I pushed him, he wasn't angry, so I guess that counts as... it's done."

"Secondly, he ate all the fatty meat I threw at him; he really didn't mind at all."

Her pen paused for a moment.

"Thirdly, fight for me and experience the off-the-charts 'men' value of being a boyfriend."

For the third fight scene, Chen Yu set up the camera in front of the milk tea shop at the back gate of the school.

Before filming began, he called Bai Lu and Qing Xiao to the monitor and squatted on the steps to explain the scene.

He dipped his finger in mineral water and drew a simple movement diagram on the cement floor: "The core of this scene isn't the fight itself, but the attempted fight. Lin Xiao suddenly has a whim to fulfill her wish of 'fighting for me' on her to-do list, and since someone is cutting in line in front of her, she uses that as an excuse. But when the other person's boyfriend actually steps forward, she realizes the huge difference in their physiques. She's not stupid; she immediately backs down. This kind of unreasonable and willful behavior, coupled with an innocence that's both infuriating and hilarious, needs to be portrayed..."

Bai Lu squatted down beside her and listened for a while, then said, "So Lin Xiao's cowardice wasn't an act; she genuinely felt her boyfriend couldn't beat her. She might not care about her own pride, but she couldn't let Gu Nianbai get beaten up."

"Yes." Chen Yu poured out the rest of the mineral water. "The moment you saw your boyfriend across the street, all your arrogance turned into a retreat in action. You could still keep spouting tough lines, but your eyes had already given the answer."

Filming officially began, and there were seven or eight people queuing up in front of the milk tea shop.

Lin Xiao pulled Gu Nian's hand and squeezed to the front of the line, standing directly in front of a couple.

The girl in front of me turned around, frowning.

"Students, line up."

"We've been queuing, and I just went to buy something nearby."

"I stood here the whole time and didn't see you lining up."

Lin Xiao didn't back down; instead, she took a step forward and raised her voice by half an octave: "You think you didn't see it? Are your eyes on the back of your head?"

The two girls started arguing.

The girl's boyfriend walked over.

A tall young man, wearing a sports vest and gym gloves slung over his arm, glanced at Lin Xiao, then at Gu Nian.

Lin Xiao looked up, her gaze quickly sweeping over the couple.

The opponent's sports gloves were still stained with sweat, and his knuckles were as thick as buckets.

Her pupils contracted slightly, her expression shifted from provocation to mental calculation, and she quickly made a judgment: she couldn't win.

She took a half step back, tugged at Gu Nian's sleeve, smiled, admitted her mistake, apologized, and left.

Bai Lu's performance in this scene was extremely precise, from deliberately picking a fight to being domineering, to assessing in his mind that he couldn't win, to slinking away in disgrace.

Gu Nian, played by Qing Xiao, was being pulled forward by her, and even looked back at the girl, completely confused about what was happening.