Falling in Love with My Contracted Husband - Chapter 245

Chapter 245 Stage Fright Is Terrible

When the staff saw that Xiao Ya was asking An Zixi, they mysteriously pulled her to the side and whispered, “Sister Xiao Ya, you still don’t know, do you? That is Director Chen’s female number three!”

“Director Chen personally drafted it?” Xiao Ya was also slightly shocked. Someone that Director Chen could fall in love with at a glance was definitely not simple. She planned to secretly watch, perhaps she could still fire the scandal between the two of them.

“Does she have any works?” Xiao Ya held a pen and signed the document handed over by the assistant.

The staff did not reply. Xiao Ya raised her head in shock. A newcomer who did not even have a single piece of work was actually able to accept Director Chen’s new play. Isn’t this too bizarre?

The staff member saw what Xiao Ya was thinking and gently stabbed her with her arm. “Don’t you think it’s strange? I heard that this little girl isn’t from our circle yet. She’s still pregnant at such a young age. It’s really strange.” The staff member shook his head and sighed.

“Is she pregnant?” Xiao Ya was so excited that she accidentally raised her voice. The staff was worried that Director Chen would hear her, so they dragged her over and nervously reminded her not to make such a big noise.

Xiao Ya regained her composure and asked, “Where did this woman come from?”

“Who knows? However, Director Chen doesn’t like people to gossip during work hours. Sister Xiao Ya, continue reading here. I’ll go get busy first.” The staff didn’t dare to say too much and left Xiao Ya alone.

Xiao Ya walked back and stared sharply at An Zixi. She was sure that she had never seen this woman before, and she didn’t know what kind of backstage she had, but she was actually able to play Director Chen’s role.

The prop staff handed the orchid to An Zixi. An Zixi held a bouquet of orchids and turned to look at Director Chen. Director Chen told her not to look at herself, so she should turn to look at Lin Qiyuan.

“Zixi, when you pass by Qiyuan, you should have a smile on your face. Then, you should turn around and run into the courtyard. Do you understand?” Director Chen personally told her about the show, and An Zixi held the orchid and nodded. She looked calm on the surface, but Kexin almost jumped out of her throat. She had been afraid of the camera since she was young, and now she was standing in front of the camera, blinking her eyes nervously.

“The actors are in place. Luminaries, photographers, get ready. Let’s begin shooting!”

An Zixi was still in a daze. He nervously raised his head and looked at Lin Qiyuan from afar. His bright black eyes were gently staring at her. She should have taken a step forward at this time, but at this moment, she lowered her head.

“Ka! Zixi, what are you thinking?” Director Chen saw that this was her first time filming, so he couldn’t bear to blame her.

“Tsk, what? I thought she could act so well. So she’s an NG King!”

“That’s right. Looking at her stage fright, one can tell that she has no experience.” A little actress rolled her eyes at An Zixi with contempt.

An Zixi tightly hugged the orchid in his arms, lowered his head and bit the corner of his lips without saying a word. Lin Qiyuan stood not far away. Seeing her like this, his heart ached but he couldn’t help her out.

Xiao Ya, his manager, stood at the side and watched. If his concern for Zi Xi was too obvious, it would definitely arouse her suspicions. At that time, he wouldn’t be able to protect Zi Xi.

“Zixi, it doesn’t matter. The first scene will inevitably be tense. Let’s do it again.” Director Chen asked the lighter to prepare, and the photographer took a second shot.

An Zixi sorted out her thoughts and firmly believed that she could perform a good play. She recalled the way the play described Jing Lan in the script and began to perform it forcefully. As Lin Qiyuan approached her, the two of them brushed past each other, and their expressions naturally revealed themselves. Their gazes flickered as they moved along with her gaze.

Slowly, slowly, she disappeared from his sight. When he hurriedly turned around, she had already disappeared …

“Qi Yuan’s expression is very accurate.” Director Chen praised Lin Qiyuan, but in comparison, An Zixi’s performance was far from satisfactory.

A few actresses beside him pointed at An Zixi’s acting skills and scolded her with disdain, “Look what she’s doing. It’s really hard for Qiyuan to have her and Qiyuan play against each other.”

It was better to say that he hated scolding. It was more like jealousy. After all, An Zixi was a blank space in the entertainment industry. However, he had accepted such a role after his first electric shock. His opponent was still the popular Lin Qiyuan.

“That’s right. I love Qiyuan so much. Why don’t we discuss a replacement with the director?” The actress who hadn’t changed her costume said discontentedly.

Xiao Ya had been paying attention to An Zixi since just now. After observing for a while, there was nothing special about this girl and her acting skills weren’t too good. How could Director Chen look at her differently?

“Zixi, there was something wrong with the expression on your face just now. Let’s do it again.” When Director Chen stared at the monitor for the fifth time, he finally couldn’t hold back his anger.

An Zixi stopped and stood somewhat at a loss. The orchid in his arms quietly leaned against her bosom and the leaves drooped.

Lin Qiyuan walked to her side and said to Director Chen, “Director Chen, Zixi should be too tired. Let’s take a rest first.”

Director Chen scratched his head a little irritably, but no matter how anxious he was, there was nothing he could do. He could tell that An Zixi himself wanted to perform well, but he had not found a feeling yet.

“Alright then, Zi Xi will go down and rest. Let’s shoot the male waiter first.” Director Chen didn’t want to delay the filming progress and instructed the people from the prop team to remove the decorations around them.

The prop crew took the bouquet of flowers from An Zixi’s embrace. An Zixi stood alone in the busy crowd looking thin and helpless. Just as Lin Qiyuan was about to walk over and pull her hand, Xiao Ya called him from afar. He stood there for a while and waited for Ti Mo to reach An Zixi before slowly walking towards Xiao Ya.

“Why are you moving so slowly? Next time I call you, come over quickly.” Xiao Ya did things straightforwardly and cleanly, and did not like others to procrastinate.

Lin Qiyuan was still looking at An Zixi’s side when she put the two drama scripts in his hands. She felt that something had suddenly appeared on her leg. She lowered her head to take a look and asked, “Did you help me pick up the new play again?”

“Of course, the artists under me need more resources to be soft-hearted. As long as I take action, how can I not get the script?” She enthusiastically opened both scripts for him to read and pointed to one of them. “This is an idol show. It’s very useful for increasing popularity and attracting fans’ attention,” she said.

Lin Qiyuan didn’t want to accept the words “idol drama”. He was already past the age of little meat, and a script like this didn’t help to broaden the drama path at all.

“What’s the other one?” He jumped to the next script without even reading it.

Xiao Ya solemnly held the idol drama script and analyzed it for him. Her eyes were shrewd and she told him all the benefits of acting in an idol drama. The more Lin Qiyuan listened, the less interested he became. His peach blossom eyes narrowed lazily as he leaned against the couch and wanted to sleep. Xiao Ya was in a good mood. Seeing that he was absent-minded, she forcefully grabbed his collar and lifted it up.

“I don’t want to play an idol drama.” He used his hand to tidy up Xiao Ya’s wrinkled collar. Xiao Ya raised her eyebrows and asked, “Why? Give me a reason first.”

You want a reason? Good! Lin Qiyuan sat up straight and said seriously, “First of all, you shouldn’t have brought the script in front of me so blatantly in Director Chen’s crew. Second, I just entered the entertainment industry as a little meat idol. It’s been five years now, so it’s not appropriate for me to act as an idol.”

Xiao Ya folded her arms and listened to him earnestly, “There seems to be a little reason.” She picked up another script and read, “This is an ancient costume play. You’ve never acted before. Do you want to challenge me?”

Lin Qiyuan hadn’t tried to play an ancient costume role yet. Perhaps he should challenge himself. He took the script from Xiao Ya’s hand and put it aside, “I’ll take this back. If there’s nothing else, I want to rest.”

Xiao Ya thought about whether she had anything else to say. She suddenly looked at An Zixi and asked him curiously, “Do you know the girl opposite?”

“Which one?” Lin Qiyuan knew that she was referring to An Zixi and deliberately pretended to be stupid in front of her.

“That!” Xiao Ya pointed her finger, and Lin Qiyuan followed her finger and shook his head, saying that he didn’t recognize her.

Xiao Ya looked at the expression on his face doubtfully. There seemed to be nothing abnormal about it. Perhaps it was because she had been under too much pressure recently, so she was a little suspicious.

“Stay on the set obediently. I’ll have Xiao Ning keep an eye on you. I’m going to visit Style this afternoon to see if the new issue of the magazine has you as its cover model.” Xiao Ya’s schedule was full every day. She wished she could change a few more avatars to come out. She was already busy enough. If he made trouble for her again, her head would really explode.

Lin Qiyuan grunted and watched Xiao Ya drive away from the crew. He put down the script in his hand and walked towards An Zixi.

An Zixi’s condition was very bad. She sat in her chair without saying a word, her heart was in a mess, and the harsh words of the actresses kept echoing in her ears. She covered her ears with her hands and buried her head between her legs. She closed her eyes and listened to the sound of her heart beating.

Ti Mo took a bottle of mineral water and slowly walked behind her. He blinked and whispered, “Miss An, would you like some water …?”

An Zixi raised his head and saw the mineral water in front of him. He took it and thanked him.

“You don’t have to be so polite to me. I’m your assistant, so I should take care of you.” Ti Mo smiled and sat down. He took the bottle of water in her hand and unscrewed it for her.

“Ti Mo, don’t call me Miss An. If you don’t mind, call me Sister Zixi. I’m older than you.” An Zixi took a straw from the box beside him and put it into the bottle to drink water.

Seeing this, Ti Mo suddenly widened his eyes and said, “I’m sorry, I forgot to give you a straw to drink water.”

“It doesn’t matter. It’s good that I remember.” An Zixi forced a smile on his face and winked at her.

Ti Mo pulled the buttons on his clothes embarrassedly. “I’m so stupid. I can remember what other assistants do once. It’ll take me a long time to get familiar with them.”

“That’s about the same as me. I need NG to perform a play a few times.” She smiled mockingly. If this continued, Director Chen would have to replace her.

Ti Mo knew that she must be in a very low mood right now, but she was too stupid to comfort people. She stammered nervously, “Sister Zixi, I think your acting was great. At least I saw it and thought it was great!”

You don’t need to be acknowledged by everyone. You just need to work hard to be the best you can be!

An Zixi could not help but laugh when he saw the little girl in front of him flushing red with anxiety. Seeing her laugh, Ti Mo also laughed heartily.

The laughter of the two little girls was crisp and melodious, full of youthful vigor. The laughter from the bottom of their hearts was as bright and sunny as today’s weather.

“Luckily, she can still laugh. If I were her, I would definitely find a crack in the ground now.” An actress glanced at An Zixi and shook her head in ridicule.

The actress next to her curled her lips and secretly smiled complacently. “Anyway, it’s almost time. Didn’t you see Director Chen’s angry face darken just now? I’ve never seen Director Chen so angry before?”

“You’re just acting a few scenes. I heard those actors say that Director Chen is really angry. Regardless of whether you’re a superstar or a newbie, you always scold him.”