Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 990: Then Take Another Shot

Chapter 990: Chapter 990: Then Take Another Shot

Shen Mianmian couldn’t help but laugh, "We’re actors, not gangsters. Don’t worry—if Yu Fei dares to intentionally give me a hard time, he’ll be the one who ends up looking foolish. We’re all sharp folks here on set; not many will fail to see through his little schemes."

The only way Yu Fei could trouble her was by deliberately messing up during filming, by causing retakes or suppressing her performance, but Shen Mianmian, with a more mature mindset, wasn’t afraid at all.

Just as Shen Mianmian had anticipated, Yu Fei did indeed take advantage of filming to deliberately make things difficult for her. He had almost always been able to do scenes in one take, rarely messing up, but now his frequent retakes were clearly aimed at tormenting Shen Mianmian.

Unfortunately for him, he didn’t trouble Shen Mianmian as much as he’d intended; instead, he ended up upsetting the director. Due to Yu Fei’s current status, the director’s attitude was still fairly accommodating.

"Yu Fei, do you need a break to adjust your mood?"

"No need, Director, let’s do it once more. I can definitely do it this time," Yu Fei said, and then, looking at Shen Mianmian with a smug glance, he thought, so what if he messed up repeatedly? The director still treated him with respect.

His intention was twofold: one was to wear down Shen Mianmian’s patience; the other was to show her his standing within the troupe.

"Then, let’s shoot it again," said the director.

So, everyone got ready and repeated the previous scene. In this shot, Shen Mianmian had to eat, and due to the retakes, she had already eaten quite a bit and was feeling full, but she didn’t complain and picked up the food again to eat.

Hardly had she taken a few big bites when it came time for Yu Fei’s lines and he suddenly burst into laughter, clutching his stomach, "Haha, this is just too funny. The way you eat, you look like a sow, I’m dying of laughter. No, no, my stomach hurts from laughing so hard. This is hilarious. I’ve never seen an actress trash herself like this."

Yu Fei laughed as if he’d encountered something supremely hilarious, clutching his belly without stopping. No one else laughed—only he reveled in it.

Everyone was looking at him; without a doubt, they all felt he was crossing the line.

Shen Mianmian was usually very polite on set, treating everyone with respect, unlike Yu Fei who was arrogant and condescending. He was polite to the director and Xiao Qi, but he treated background actors with total disdain, barking orders without a hint of good manners.

Thus, the crew preferred Shen Mianmian over Yu Fei. Watching Yu Fei break into laughter now, describing a female actress with such ugly words, no one found it funny. Instead, they thought he was truly being too much.

Especially the director, who looked extremely displeased and called out, "Yu Fei."

"Haha," Yu Fei was still doubling over with laughter, "Director, didn’t you think she looked hilarious just now? Doesn’t she look just like a sow?"

"Yu Fei, how can you use such a metaphor to describe a female actress?" Xiao Qi couldn’t hold back any longer; such disrespect was too much.

"It really does look like that!" Yu Fei still failed to notice the anger in everyone else’s mood and continued to mock Shen Mianmian on purpose, "Don’t you think it’s very similar? When a sow eats, isn’t it just like that?"

"Isn’t that going too far?"

Yang Xiaoxi couldn’t hold back her temper anymore, glaring furiously at Yu Fei, wishing she could scratch his face. How dare he call Mianmian a pig? He’s the pig. His entire family are pigs.

"Am I going too far?" Yu Fei said dismissively: "I’m just making a joke. Shen Mianmian isn’t angry, so why are you?"