When Fan Xiao Yao walked out of the room, everyone around her stared in surprise.
Fan Xiao Yao was wearing a simple baby blue dress. Her hair was tied up into a simple ponytail. Unlike the others who put on a lot of makeup just to look so presentable, Fan Xiao Yao was the opposite. Her look was neat and clean. Her lips were pink like a peach. Her skin was smooth and clear.
The makeup artist only followed s.h.i.+ Enxi"s words earlier. s.h.i.+ Enxi wanted a natural makeup for Fan Xiao Yao. It was so easy since the makeup artist didn"t do much.
s.h.i.+ Enxi walked toward the cameraman, "We"re going to shoot a video."
"Shoot a video?" The cameraman was surprised. He thought that he was only going to take photos for that day so he wasn"t prepared to shoot a video.
s.h.i.+ Enxi smiled at him and politely said, "Yes, if that"s alright."
"Well, I guess it"s fine."
s.h.i.+ Enxi turned to Fan Xiao Yao, "I"ll give you five minutes to get into character."
After the cameraman got his equipment ready, Fan Xiao Yao stood in front.
The artists that were present were looking at her, some in curiosity on what kind of act she"ll do and some were waiting for her to become an embarra.s.sment.
"Start."
Fan Xiao Yao tried to be in character as she looked at the camera. "How... How can you do this to me? I have loved you all my life-"
"Again." s.h.i.+ Enxi furrowed deeply at how she acted. It was just the start and yet she was not satisfied with it.
Fan Xiao Yao took a deep breath to calm herself down since she was feeling so nervous. "How can you do this to me-"
"Your body is too stiff and so is your expression. Didn"t I tell you to act? Why are you narrating the lines?"
Fan Xiao Yao clenched her fists right, her face was pale. She was about to do it again but the lines she memorized flew away from her mind.
Ah Jialou and her companions snickered as they saw Fan Xiao Yao act that way. "No wonder she doesn"t get anywhere. No one will accept her with that kind of lousy acting."
There was no warmth in s.h.i.+ Enxi"s face. Her patience was running out. She failed all her expectations. She thought that she of all people would understand the character that she was about to play but what was this?
Everyone sensed the unhappiness coming from s.h.i.+ Enxi and the atmosphere in the studio was suffocating.
Fan Xiao Yao grew anxious under the gaze of everyone. She was lowered her head and she felt a heavy weight in her body.
In the end, she couldn"t do it.
Fan Xiao Yao felt so horrible in front of the camera. What was she trying to prove? She was a failure... As expected, she really couldn"t do it at all.
s.h.i.+ Enxi noticed that Fan Xiao Yao was trying to hide her face from the camera and it annoyed her greatly, "D*mn it! Why are you hiding your face? Are you going to continue in being this weak?! Nothing comes easy! If you want to reach the top, then you have to work for it even if you are under immense pressure! If you don"t have any confidence in yourself, then I guess I am just wasting my time with you."
Everyone was dumbstruck when they saw how dreadful s.h.i.+ Enxi was. Her words were heavy and it stung every person"s heart.
Fan Xiao Yao trembled, at that moment she wished to disappear. s.h.i.+ Enxi"s words were like a knife that was stabbing her again and again at that moment. Ah... Even s.h.i.+ Enxi was giving up on her.
s.h.i.+ Enxi rested her back against her seat as she tried to contain her anger. "I"ll give you one last chance. If you keep this up, then you should leave the entertainment industry as soon as possible."
Fan Xiao Yao raised her head in surprise. She was going to give her another chance?
She didn"t know what to do. How should she prove herself? Why give her another chance when she would only fail her again-
Fan Xiao Yao"s thoughts were cut off when she saw the look in s.h.i.+ Enxi"s eyes.
No, it was not anger. She could see how much s.h.i.+ Enxi believed in her through her gaze. It was as if telling her: "I know that you can do better than this."
A small tingling sensation started growing in Fan Xiao Yao"s chest. s.h.i.+ Enxi didn"t look away from her even once. She was looking straight at her.
"I"ll give you two minutes to get into character."
The look on Fan Xiao Yao"s eyes changed. The color was coming back in her pale face. She closed her eyes and breathed in deeply. s.h.i.+ Enxi"s words kept on replaying in her mind. This time, instead of hurting her, it was giving her strength. She has always wanted to be a successful actress and to reach that place, she has to take one step at a time.
She was going to act, not recite lines. s.h.i.+ Enxi believed that she could do it and that was enough to give her courage. Someone was believing in her so, she needed to believe more in herself.
She was playing the role of Sun Bore, right? The part she was playing was where she found out that her first love betrayed her. Among all people, she should know that feeling well, right?
"Times up! Everyone, get ready."
The workers were stunned for a long time and they were only able to get back on their senses after hearing s.h.i.+ Enxi"s loud voice. Everyone readied themselves.
"Start."
Fan Xiao Yao opened her eyes with tears br.i.m.m.i.n.g on the side. Her expression became better, the pained look on her face made their hearts trembled, making them feel that they did something wrong to her.
s.h.i.+ Enxi smirked when she saw how good her expression was.
"How can you do this to me, Zi Xuan? You knew that I have always loved you!" The eyes that were once filled with so much love was now replaced with bitterness and hate. "You said that... That you love me but how could you sleep with her?! Of all the people, why does it have to be Qing Yun?!"
As much as she tried to hold it in, the beads of water started falling down one after another, without a sign of stopping. "Y-you said that you love me and I took you at your word... How foolish of me..."
"Tell me, Zi Xuan... Am I not pretty enough? Am I not good enough for you? What do I lack? What does she have that I don"t? Why her?"