Yang Mi stared intently at Su Han, as if she could devour him whole.
"Okay."
"Really? You promised, you can't go back on your word."
Yang Mi looked at Su Han.
"I won't go back."
"Seriously."
"Then this agreement can be voided?"
Yang Mi placed the couple's contract on the table.
Su Han glanced at it. "Yes, it can be voided."
After tearing up the couple's contract, Yang Mi immediately fell into Su Han's arms.
"Husband!"
"Wife."
"Later, you're going to film, right?"
"Yes."
"Then I'll drive you there later."
"Alright."
After breakfast, Yang Mi drove Su Han to the film set later that day.
Yang Mi had nothing else to do today, so she came to watch him film.
Upon arriving at the set, Yang Mi greeted various actors before going to Chen Kaige's side and watching the monitor with him.
The scene to be filmed today was a solo performance by Su Han.
A light shone directly on him from the front.
Sitting in front of the camera, he held a sword, a gift from Cheng Dieyi.
"Where did this sword come from?"
"Cheng Dieyi gave it to me."
"How many times did she give it to you?"
"Twice."
"When was the second time?"
"When Beiping was about to be liberated."
"Where?"
"On the street outside the opera house."
"Did you say anything at the time?"
"It was chaotic then, I can't remember."
"Think again."
"No, I can't recall."
"Did you say anything to **?"
"Huh?"
"No, definitely not, absolutely not!"
"If I did, I wouldn't mind dying!"
Su Han in the shot was incredibly certain, yet a little timid, perfectly embodying Duan Xiaolou's character.
"What if someone proves you said it?"
"Who? You bastard, let him come out!"
...
This scene was shot entirely in close-ups, a very direct sequence.
Yang Mi, sitting next to Chen Kaige, watched with great interest, nodding repeatedly.
"Director Chen, how do you think he's doing?"
Yang Mi looked at Chen Kaige, constantly observing his subtle expressions.
"Mm. His acting is very good. Every move is in place. He's very talented."
"Cut!"
"This take is good!"
"Very good."
Chen Kaige called out, and Su Han walked over.
"How was it? Director, is it okay?"
"Mm, very good!"
"Director Ge said you are Duan Xiaolou himself."
"Is that so?"
"Hahaha."
"Come on, let's film the last part."
The last part to be filmed was when Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou were surrounded.
Su Han went to the makeup room to get his stage makeup and costume.
The transformation was truly striking. When Su Han walked out, Yang Mi was awestruck.
"My goodness, your appearance! You're just like Duan Xiaolou himself."
"What do you mean, like Duan Xiaolou himself?"
"You look so crooked and improper."
Indeed, the later Duan Xiaolou had completely revealed his true colors.
The earlier toughness was gone, as if he had become a different person.
When Ge started to put on his makeup and costume and walked out, it was quite stunning.
In this scene, Duan Xiaolou was incredibly detestable, someone who would betray his brother and wife just to save himself. A truly hateful figure.
There were also many extras for this scene, and it was a scene that required fire.
Su Han was pinned down by the extras, kneeling on the ground.
The crowd chanted collectively:
"Down with Cheng Dieyi!"
"Down with Duan Xiaolou!"
The crowd shouted and roared, everyone extremely agitated.
Su Han and Ge knelt before the crowd, with a roaring fire burning in front of them.
Especially Ge, who was performing with exceptional skill, exuding a sense of pitiable charm.
"He's an opera fanatic, an opera lover, an opera lunatic!"
"Cheng Dieyi just sings opera. He doesn't care who's sitting in the audience; he sings with all his might, sings for his life."
"He sings for capitalists, for landlords, for ladies and gentlemen, for hoodlums, for the great opera overlord Yuan Shiqing."
"He also smokes opium, smokes it like there's no tomorrow, and has likely drained the blood and sweat of countless working people."
Su Han, being held, suddenly went wild, shouting non-stop.
Once he started roaring, he didn't stop.
The more Su Han spoke, the more animated he became, perfectly capturing the despicable nature of Duan Xiaolou.
Especially when Ge, with his head askew and pinned to the side, was in the background, it made the scene even more unbearable to watch.
Yang Mi, sitting next to Chen Kaige, was so angry she could barely stand it.
She was so angry she almost wanted to cry.
Yang Mi's eyes reddened, and she was incredibly upset.
"How could Su Han act so detestably? I want to go in and beat him up. He's utterly inhuman!"
"Truly inhuman. Not human at all."
Seeing Yang Mi so upset, Chen Kaige chuckled a little.
"Your anger means he's acting well."
"That's true."
"See? This guy is really good at acting. It makes me want to beat him up too."
"I really do want to beat him. He's so detestable, so infuriating."
"That's why he's acting so well. Ordinary people really can't bring out this nuance."
"It's truly hard to find someone like him now. Acting, a lot of it is innate, talent."
"He was born to do this."
It was rare to hear Chen Kaige praise Su Han so highly.
Yang Mi felt very pleased and also happy for Su Han.