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Chapter 245 - 229: Shameless to the Extreme (4k)_2

Chapter 245: Chapter 229: Shameless to the Extreme (4k)_2

Wu Mu chuckled, "If you don’t like it, someone else will. This way of chasing girls was quite common back then, wasn’t it?"

The story was set in the 1990s, and considering the overall social atmosphere at that time, such an approach was fairly common.

Sun Yueqing shook her head and said directly, "Lin Mo wouldn’t like it either. This might count as a momentary glory, but I don’t think it’s the kind of light that would make someone, who’s been through so much since childhood, completely despair after losing it. This part lacks convincing power."

Before Wang Ren revised it, this character did need to be more of a tool-like figure.

After Wu Mu joined the cast, even though the main purpose of the revisions was to lessen the difficulty for Wu Mu to perform, objectively speaking, it also made this romance seem more convincing, or at least more in line with modern audiences’ sensibilities.

All the plots with persistent pestering were cut out, replaced with more passive, more mutually attractive scenarios.

"Your first entrance later will influence whether our romance can give a convincing first impression. Are you confident?" Sun Yueqing joked.

Wu Mu shook his head honestly, "No."

Sun Yueqing exclaimed, "But weren’t you doing pretty well before? Why are you suddenly so unconfident?"

Wu Mu felt helpless; what happened before was in the past, and now was now.

Previously, he could rely on the "System Skills" to replicate and stage an "almost deceptively real" effect.

But those effects weren’t applicable everywhere.

For instance, the shot coming up didn’t have any specific emotions or actions; it was just about conveying a vibe, something he couldn’t pull off with scenarios he had experienced before.

Nevertheless, this scene wasn’t difficult. Even if there was no flashy operation, he probably wouldn’t drag everyone down, right?

Wu Mu pondered this to himself.

...

Because of Wu Mu’s exceptionally eye-catching performance earlier, it was no surprise that his second entrance drew the attention of the entire crew.

The crew members who were off-duty all came over to see the excitement, eager to find out how Wu Mu would perform and whether he could replicate his prior astonishing act.

Not only the veteran trio including Cui Fu but also Yang Rongfa and Wang Ren were very interested in this issue.

If Wu Mu could continue his previous performance, it would indicate that his earlier success wasn’t just a one-time wonder but that he genuinely had acting talent.

It would shatter his former reputation of poor acting.

Amid everyone’s watchful eyes, the assistant director came up to brief Wu Mu about the scene and detailed his actions.

"Wu Mu, you’ll be playing a guy accompanying your friend to the medical school, pretending to be there for new student orientation but really scouting for girls. Just focus your attention on your friend, and once he finds his person, you sit down and listen to the cassette. When Lin Mo comes to ask you for directions, you just need to look up."

"Okay."

Wu Mu nodded to indicate he got it.

The set was quickly prepared, and the actors took their places.

Wu Mu, seated with the actor playing his friend, felt somewhat uneasy.

Even with his peerless acting talent and a scene that didn’t require much emotional display, he shouldn’t end up awkwardly underperforming and being ridiculed like before, right?

He furtively checked the surroundings with sidelong glances.

And then...

Feeling the sunlight overhead, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind, like a burst of inspiration.

Grasping the idea that surfaced in his mind, Wu Mu was momentarily stunned before realizing.

It was the flash of brilliance brought on by his "Talent" mentioned in the previous skill introduction!

After hesitating, he promptly shifted a few steps to the side and beckoned to his "friend," "Brother Li, let’s sit a bit aside."

Huh?

Brother Li looked at him bewildered - were they changing the director’s set camera positions on the spot?

This...

He cast a hopeful look toward Director Wang Ren.

Director Wang Ren and Yang Rongfa were visibly taken aback.

"What is he doing?" Yang Rongfa wondered with a puzzled look.

Why would he suddenly think of changing camera positions?

Normally, such matters were decided by the director and the camera crew; actors didn’t have the right to make changes.

But this was the major investor Wu Mu...

Wang Ren hesitated for a moment then said to the cameraman, "Move it a bit to the side."

The set was quick to readjust.

After the adjustments were made.

"Scene thirteen, shot one, take one, action!"

The clapper sounded, and shooting began.

The camera focused on Wu Mu and his friend.

Then, on the monitor, Wang Ren and Yang Rongfa immediately saw the effect of Wu Mu’s small change.

Before in the camera lens,

Wu Mu was sitting entirely in the sunlight with no obstructions above him; his whole figure was exposed under the sun, clearly visible to all.

But now, where they sat was covered by a small patch of shadow from a banner overhead.

As Wu Mu sat there, tilting his head to look at his friend, his face became partially concealed by the shadow of the banner, creating a look that was both illuminated and obscured, indistinct and vaguely discernible.

Especially when the wind stirred the banner above, it made Wu Mu appear even more fleeting and uncertain, as if he might disappear the next second, lending an indescribable sense of haziness to the scene.

This shot...

Wang Ren couldn’t help but say, with just this small adjustment, it suddenly gave the picture depth and filled it with an aesthetic sense.

Wu Mu and his friend were seated on the steps of the medical school.

Suddenly, his friend spotted their target and quickly got up to jog over.

"Classmate, classmate, you’re a new student, right?"

"Mm," the girl hummed in response.

"What’s your major?"

"I’m in nursing."

Wu Mu watched with a disinterested gaze.

He had read the script and could understand the story, and he could feel some of the characters’ personalities and the emotions of the scenes.

At this moment, he was supposed to be perplexed, disinterested.

Coming from the household of a steel factory worker, he aspired to be a poet, harboring a hint of the romantic sentimentality of a young literati, not wanting to become a factory worker with a predictable life like his father.

Yet he was also unsure what he could actually do, become a poet?

That seemed too far-fetched.

Moreover, he had failed the college entrance examination, which, although common in that era, made the few friends around him who were able to attend university an exception.

But deep down, this only exacerbated his self-doubt; if he couldn’t even get into college, could he really become a poet?

He watched disinterestedly.

His friend had brought the target he was interested in inside.

He scanned the surroundings and lowered his head, listening to his cassette tape, seemingly aloof to everything, being there only because a friend had dragged him along.

Perfect, just perfect!

Wang Ren and Yang Rongfa both felt it instantly—this was the effect they were looking for!

No, it was even better than what they had hoped for!

This shot alone could definitely be considered the caliber of a close-up in a movie.

The atmosphere was expertly crafted in an instant.

Next, it was up to Sun Yueqing to perform.

The camera shifted to Sun Yueqing, who had just stepped off the bus that brought new students.

Sun Yueqing’s acting was nothing to worry about.

Just from the faint smile on her face, Wang Ren knew she had captured the emotional essence of the character.

The camera followed Sun Yueqing as she moved.

Sun Yueqing’s gaze swept around, looking for someone who might assist her with directions.

Eventually, her gaze settled on one side of the entrance steps, on a boy who was sitting with his head down, listening to his tape, obscured by shadows, his face elusive and indistinct.

She walked over, "Classmate, could you please tell me how to get to Building No. 8?"

The camera feed on Wang Ren’s monitor immediately followed Sun Yueqing’s perspective.

They watched with her as the boy in front of them lifted his head.

And then...

As the boy lifted his head, the shadow receded, and his face, under the sunlight, seemed to shine even brighter than the sun itself, dazzling to behold.

Sun Yueqing’s heart skipped a beat.

Watching through the monitor, Wang Ren and Yang Rongfa were also taken aback.

They just thought that Wu Mu’s sitting to one side was to make his figure appear more indistinct.

They had not anticipated that when he lifted his head, the shadows would recede just so.

This...

This little design...

Was a bit too shameless!

Yang Rongfa stared at the monitor, the screen seemingly brightened to the point of dazzling clarity, feeling somewhat speechless.

Wu Mu’s design was blatantly leveraging his good looks to overwhelm.

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