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Chapter 256 - 237 Why do I feel like your eyes are brighter than usual

Chapter 256: Chapter 237 Why do I feel like your eyes are brighter than usual

Wang Ren thought about the scene Wu Mu described in his mind and nodded, "We can try it."

It was just a matter of changing the order; it wouldn’t affect the theme the scene intended to express, and it sounded harmonious, the behavior consistent with the character’s nature.

There was no harm in trying to see the effect.

After deciding to try out Wu Mu’s modified script, Wang Ren started to sketch a simple storyboard to figure out how to adjust the set and camera positions.

The changes weren’t major, no drastic adjustments or additional preparations were necessary.

So, the set was quickly readied.

Wu Mu and Sun Yueqing had already taken their designated spots.

Taking advantage of the break before filming started, Sun Yueqing curiously whispered, "Is it okay just to change it like that?"

Wu Mu, brimming with unfounded confidence, replied, "It’s in the bag!"

"Everyone get ready, we’re starting!"

With the set adjusted, Yang Rongfa reminded everyone to be alert.

"Disappeared, scene twenty-four, take one, sixth attempt, action!"

The slate clapped, and the sixth take began.

Sun Yueqing, who had arrived early at the rendezvous, stared at the pitch-black river water flowing under the bridge.

She was well aware of the emotions of Lin Mo, the character she was playing, having already closely studied each scene.

Did Lin Mo like Wang Chuan at this moment? Of course she did.

Faced with a boy who seemed like the sun itself, it was hard for her, who had always lived in the night, not to be moved.

Thinking she had escaped her past and could start a new life, she too had been approaching Wang Chuan.

But everything shattered with the arrival of the uncle who had abused her since childhood; she was brought back to reality.

She could never escape what had happened to her; she and Wang Chuan were from different worlds, she wasn’t worthy of the sunlight.

Already sensing the intention behind Wang Chuan’s call, she planned to reject him later.

She looked at the dark river under the bridge, her mind swirling with countless thoughts and plans as usual.

Maybe by jumping down like that, all the pain would end.

Sun Yueqing stared down at the river until a set of footsteps drew her attention; knowing Wang Chuan had arrived, she put on a predetermined expression, a bit colder than usual.

The footsteps approached her side. She deliberately didn’t turn her head, still staring down at what lay beneath the bridge.

It wasn’t until the familiar voice beside her asked, "Did you get here first?"

That she slowly, with a colder-than-usual demeanor, turned to look at the person beside her.

First, the brightness of his face, even in the darkness, appeared in her field of vision, accustomed as she was, she remained unmoved, continuing her indifference.

Then, her eyes met his, and...

Sun Yueqing froze.

"Cut!"

The sixth take was cut again.

Yang Rongfa looked at her strangely, "Ms. Sun Yueqing, what happened?"

Why did she suddenly stop acting?

Sun Yueqing instinctively raised her finger, pointing at Wu Mu, "His eyes..."

Halfway through, she came back to her senses and found it hard to continue.

What was she supposed to say?

Should she say that the eyes of the man in front of her were usually quite bright, quite lively?

But just then, looking at him, they felt even brighter, even more vivid!

Could it even be possible that she was momentarily stunned and unable to react because she had felt the complex emotions in his heart through just one look in his eyes?

That explanation sounded too far-fetched, too absurd.

Sun Yueqing felt a flush creeping over her cheeks, "I’m sorry, I made a mistake, Director, let’s shoot another take."

Had she just experienced an illusion... right?

Wrong.

Something was off!

"How come your eyes seem brighter than usual!?"

While the set was being rearranged, Sun Yueqing asked her friend in a low voice.

Wu Mu chuckled, "It’s probably your imagination, oh, or maybe it’s because my status was better than usual and I finally got into the character’s emotions."

In reality, his status hadn’t improved much compared to before, but his eye acting alone was now unnoticeable in its proficiency.

He was in good spirits, and eye acting seemed to be a bit more effective than he had anticipated.

From Sun Yueqing’s reaction, it was apparent that the improvement was relatively significant compared to the usual.

His status was better than usual, and he had entered the character’s emotions?

Sun Yueqing was slightly puzzled, could the reason be that simple?

But apart from that explanation, there didn’t seem to be any other, after all, this wasn’t a fantasy novel.

The set was quickly arranged again.

"Scene twenty-four, shot one, take seven, action!"

Wu Mu stood on the other side of the stone bridge, looking at the figure on the bridge ahead.

He knew his strengths and weaknesses.

His weakness was that his acting skill was too poor, so when a scene couldn’t be recreated and there was no sudden stroke of genius, even if he knew the emotions the character should be displaying in the script at that moment, he couldn’t act them out.

If he tried too hard to act well like his predecessor did at such times, it might turn into an awkward performance again.

So he had to exploit his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, trying not to make any micro-expressions or subtle movements that required acting skill but instead give a performance that looked impressive by using his skilled eye acting.

Hmm, plus some small accompanying designs of his own.

Wu Mu stood at the head of the bridge, not immediately crossing as per the original script, but he paused for two seconds in place, looking at Sun Yueqing on the other side with his eyes.

"Switch to camera three for Wu Mu’s close-up eye shot, then switch back to camera one as he walks up to Sun Yueqing."

Wang Ren, watching through the monitor, whispered into the walkie-talkie.

The shot was originally framed to capture Wu Mu looking at Sun Yueqing’s back, without showing Wu Mu’s face.

But after Sun Yueqing’s comment, everyone was no fool; they could somewhat sense that something might be different.

So this time, Wang Ren changed the camera angle.

Camera three was positioned opposite camera one, providing an angle from Sun Yueqing’s side towards Wu Mu.

When the shot switched, a close-up followed, and the details of Wu Mu’s face instantly appeared on the monitor.

"Huh?"

Then Wang Ren and the others understood why Sun Yueqing had reacted the way she had just moments ago.

To say that a look in the eyes was stunning or frightening was an overstatement.

But there was a feeling that the eyes were brighter than usual, that at first glance, you could feel the intricate emotions in the eyes of their beholder.

It was like capturing the flavor of fine, thrilling eye acting in an ordinary shot that you would expect in a climactic scene.

When Wang Ren had previously shot Wu Mu’s confession lines, he always felt that the emotions weren’t quite there, and the delivery was dry and almost pointless.

But now, the eye acting displayed in the shot all of a sudden made the frame interesting and emotionally charged.

Especially when combined with Wu Mu’s action of gazing from a distance, it immediately created a sense of atmosphere.

Watching from behind the monitor, Wang Ren and the others observed as Wu Mu paused for a moment and then continued walking toward Sun Yueqing.