Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 99 Shocking Outbreak

Chapter 99: Chapter 99 Shocking Outbreak

He Jinxia, who played Su Qingwan, still had her head lowered, and with a hoarse voice, she said, "I, I’m just wandering around, you two chat first, I have something to do and must leave."

Su Qingying and Ciming Jiayou exchanged a look in the dark, both with a look of urgency on their faces.

Without a second thought, Su Qingying took off running, grabbing the arm of Su Qingwan who was about to leave, and explained:

"Qingwan, listen to me, it’s not what you think! Me and Jiayou..."

Struggling, Su Qingwan pulled away from Su Qingying’s grip, and as they tugged at each other, Su Qingwan unintentionally raised her head, her face already streaked with tears.

Everyone froze, whether it was the actors still in performance or the audience outside the play.

He Jinxia’s crying was far from pretty, her nose bright red and her eyes also red. It was nothing like a pear blossom bathed in the rain, but her performance had a sort of magical force that felt very real.

She just silently looked at Luo Sifang, tears continuously flowing down her face. She occasionally took deep breaths to control her emotions and said with a slight choke, "Sister, I don’t know anything, I haven’t heard anything, let me leave."

Luo Sifang was still in a daze, her lips parted subconsciously as if wanting to say something, but her mind was still a blank—

Awful, she had forgotten her lines!

"Cut!"

The director’s voice came on cue, criticizing sternly, "Luo Sifang, what are you daydreaming about? Speak your lines!"

Gu Qiao looked at the scene in the camera, his face stretching long with displeasure, "The previous parts don’t need reshooting; start from He Jinxia’s last line, switch the camera to Luo Sifang, Luo Sifang, you read your lines directly!"

In a hurry, Luo Sifang grabbed the script and started reading, finally recalling what she was supposed to say next. Her heart was still thumping wildly, shocked by the impact.

Closing her eyes, her mind filled with the image of He Jinxia crying as if she were spellbound.

At that moment, when she saw He Jinxia’s tear-streaked face, her mind had gone completely blank.

Taking a deep breath, Luo Sifang slowly pushed the image of He Jinxia’s face out of her mind, clenched her fists tightly, and mentally cheered herself on.

If she had the gall to let President Fang invest in the production and insist she be the female lead, she naturally had the confidence to pull off the role!

In this day and age, not every actress appointed as the female lead by investors is inept at their job!

Luo Sifang was an ambitious woman.

Everyone thought she had achieved her position through men, but only she knew those men were merely stepping stones.

"Luo Sifang? Luo Sifang!" The call from the crew jolted her. Luo Sifang opened her eyes, a sharp glint flickered in them, then disappeared without a trace.

"Scene three, Act two, Action!"

Hearing what Su Qingwan said, Su Qingying gripped her arm even more tightly, unwilling to let go, and explained anxiously, "Qingwan, listen to me, there’s nothing between me and Ciming Jiayou, you’re misunderstanding, hey, don’t cry!"

Trying to leave, Su Qingwan’s tears came even more fiercely as she began to sob.

Su Qingying quickly signaled Ciming Jiayou with her eyes, urging him to come over and explain.

Ciming Jiayou’s face was just as eager, a look of reluctance flashed in his eyes as he looked at Su Qingwan, but he ultimately hardened his heart and said, "Qingwan, I’m sorry, the one I like is your sister Su Qingying."

Su Qingying’s brows shot up as she protested angrily, "Ciming Jiayou, what are you talking about? You obviously like Qingwan, how could you possibly like me? Didn’t you tell me from the start that you liked Qingwan?"

She shook her head slightly at Ciming Jiayou and gave him a look as if to tell him not to talk nonsense.

But Jiayou did not want to hide his feelings from Qingwan; liking someone means liking them, and not liking means not liking. Every girl once made his heart flutter. Lying to her for fear of hurting her would actually be the biggest hurt of all.

Jiayou took a deep breath and said, "Qingwan, I’m sorry, the one I like is Qingying."

Su Qingying: "Jiayou, you——"

"Enough, no need to say more! Wasn’t he clear enough? He said he likes you, you! What more do you want, what else do you want me to do?!"

The always somber Qingwan, who had been sobbing with her head down, suddenly erupted, forcibly tearing away Qingying’s hand, and screamed with all her might: "Why won’t you let me leave, do you find it still not embarrassing enough for me?"

Su Qingying was momentarily stunned, speechless.

Director Gu Qiao frowned tightly. According to the script, Su Qingying was supposed to speak here, but based on what was happening on the set, Luo Sifang’s approach was more in line with the character.

The director did not call cut, so the scene continued.

He Jinxia’s face was tense, still wet with glistening tears, and she questioned Su Qingying word by word: "The person I like loves you, are you satisfied now?"

Su Qingying had never seen Qingwan act this way, as unfamiliar as if she were a person she’d never met.

In her eyes, her sister Qingwan was demure and gentle, even somewhat shy, forever speaking in a soft, low voice.

Su Qingying snapped back to reality, urgently said: "Qingwan, I didn’t mean to compete for the person you like, I, I... Ah, Qingwan, don’t get me wrong!"

Faced with He Jinxia’s angry gaze, Luo Sifang felt as though she was truly like the Su Qingying in the script, anxious and at a loss for words.

Qingwan wiped away her tears, turned around to face Jiayou, and with red eyes, she demanded of him: "The person you truly like is my sister, isn’t it?"

Luo Dingxin saw the redness in He Jinxia’s eyes, saw her teary, hopeful look, and suddenly he found it impossible to utter the heartless words.

Powerful, so powerful.

It was as if a tender and affectionate woman had truly appeared before him, filled with expectation, asking if there was any chance for a turnaround.

He Jinxia wasn’t acting well, she was acting authentically, bringing the character of Qingwan to life.

There were no traces of performance left in her; at that moment, she—was Qingwan!

She was that woman who, even after hearing several times from Jiayou that he didn’t love her, still stubbornly demanded a face-to-face answer from him.

"Cut, cut, cut, Luo Dingxin, where are your lines? Why are you daydreaming!" Gu Qiao was intently watching the screen, his expression filled with dissatisfaction.

One unreliable Luo Sifang is enough, why is there another one?

If this is their level of ability, how is this film supposed to continue?!

In that previous scene, the Jiayou played by Luo Dingxin was supposed to deliver a line, a cruel "Yes" in reply to Qingwan.

This "Yes" was meant to completely dishearten Qingwan towards Jiayou. Next, Qingying was to offer consolation, but Qingwan would not accept it, leading to a falling out between the sisters.

This one word, "Yes," was to drive the climax of the scene forward. The emotions of the surrounding onlookers were stirred just by watching.

They were all eagerly anticipating Qingwan’s performance that was to follow, and when it got stuck at Luo Dingxin, how could they not be disappointed?

Luo Dingxin came back to his senses, a trace of apology crossing his face, "Director, let’s go for one more take, I’ll definitely get it right this time!"

However, at this moment, Gu Qiao lifted his wrist to check his watch and shook his head: "It’s already noon, let’s go have lunch and rest up, we’ll continue in the afternoon."