What to Do When Pretending to Be an Alpha Gets Exhausting [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 12

Ye Xingyuan could not help swallowing.

This movement was also captured by the camera.

He brought the image of a lustful servant to life. Through the lens, the director saw the subtle movement Ye Xingyuan gave and was overjoyed. He immediately signaled the camera to zoom in on Ye Xingyuan, giving the swallowing motion a close-up shot.

The desire in his eyes also progressed layer by layer. The balance was just right, appearing full of sensuality without becoming vulgar or lewd.

Although the Omega servant was bold enough to lust after him, it was still his first time peeking at an Alpha’s body. Emotionally, there was still an instinctive innocence there, and Ye Xingyuan cleverly acted it out as well.

Sensuality and innocence coexisted, blending into one, yet it did not feel contradictory or abrupt at all.

Behind the monitor, the director grew excited.

He knew this character had come alive.

He snapped his fingers.

“OK, passed. Perfect.” The director excitedly gave Ye Xingyuan a thumbs-up and praised him endlessly. “Your performance in this scene was very outstanding, especially the swallowing motion at the end and the desire in your eyes toward Best Actor Pei. You grasped it perfectly. The eye acting and the details were amazing.”

…“Desire toward Best Actor Pei” sounded far too sensual.

The staff beside them understood the implication and all covered their mouths, secretly laughing. The looks they gave Ye Xingyuan and Pei Yanchen became layered with ambiguity.

The two of them just so happened to be standing side by side while listening to the director speak. Although they were both Alphas, the visual effect they gave was that they matched very well.

If this were one Alpha and one Omega, they could be sent straight into the bridal chamber.

The more the director spoke, the happier he became. He felt that adding scenes this time had been the right decision.

Not only could Best Actor Pei’s good figure become a major selling point, Ye Xingyuan’s acting opposite him was also eye-catching. He could already foresee that once this drama aired, it would definitely trigger intense reactions from the audience.

The more the director looked at Ye Xingyuan, the more satisfied he became. He pulled him over and began explaining the next “bed scene.”

The director said, “This bed scene later is the most, most, most important scene. It’s also the most important scene for your character. You must act it very seriously and properly…”

Ye Xingyuan listened attentively at the side and smiled a little embarrassedly.

In that previous scene, he had accidentally “acted in his true colors.”

Fortunately, everyone thought he was acting.

The director pointed at the script lines and explained so intensely that spit nearly flew. “In the next scene, the background is that the prince and princess consort have quarreled. The prince is in a bad mood, gets drunk, and stays in the study to sleep. The servant sees an opportunity, deliberately takes the medicine he prepared beforehand, sneaks into the study, and releases his pheromones in an attempt to use his pheromone scent, which resembles the princess consort’s, to seduce the prince.”

This scene had been there from the beginning. Ye Xingyuan had already memorized the lines and script thoroughly, and he had also pondered the servant’s state of mind at that moment. He roughly knew how he should act.

But he did not interrupt the director’s explanation. Instead, he stood beside him and behaved very seriously, taking in every word.

His attitude was so serious and proper that even Pei Yanchen beside him could not help glancing at him from the corner of his eye a few more times.

Ye Xingyuan in ancient costume had a bit more of a bewitching flavor compared to his casual modern clothing. An Alpha should not have been described as bewitching, yet when used on him, it was so fitting that people could not deny it.

His eyes were especially beautiful. His eyelashes were long and thick, and his eyes were seductive peach blossom eyes. The ends of his eyes tilted up slightly, and when he smiled, it made people feel especially comfortable.

“Best Actor Pei, at this point, you’re drunk. Very drunk. You smell the pheromone scent on him, but you mistakenly think the princess consort has come, so at first you don’t reject him. It isn’t until Ye Xingyuan nearly strips both of you naked that you suddenly realize it isn’t the princess consort, but that sweet-mouthed, clever servant who has always stayed by the princess consort’s side. Then, in anger, you shove the servant away and get off the bed…”

Pei Yanchen withdrew his gaze and said calmly, “Mm.”

Ye Xingyuan also nodded seriously. On the surface, he pretended to be very calm, but in reality, his heart had already turned into a stormy sea. From the moment he got the script, he had been craving this scene. It was finally coming.

“11, I’m about to touch the abs!” Ye Xingyuan showed off his little anticipation to System 001.

System 001 was emotionless. “Congratulations.”

“All right. If you both understand, then start preparing.” The director stood up with his standard megaphone and called for everyone to get ready to film.

…

On a dark and windy night.

After quarreling with the princess consort, the prince was in a bad mood and drank a lot of wine.

He roared for all the servants to leave, then stepped through the moonlight alone and staggered back to the study. He pushed open the door and nearly tripped over the threshold.

The servant, who had been peeking at all of this, secretly put on the princess consort’s clothes. He quietly approached the prince, helped the prince—who had nearly fallen—into the room, and brought him back to the bed.

Then he quickly turned back and closed the door.

The servant faced the door, struggling internally with the last bit of his conscience. But it only lasted for a moment. When the next direct shot aimed at his face, his gaze became resolute and ruthless.

Like a gambler, he was willing to risk everything to obtain what he wanted.

He took out a pill from his pocket.

It was a prop pill.

The prop master had told him the pill was sweet, about the same as a sugar pill, and would not affect his body.

Ye Xingyuan calmly swallowed it.

The camera also captured the movement of him taking the medicine.

This was a drug that induced an Omega’s heat to arrive early. After taking the medicine, the servant began to enter heat. His face flushed red, his eyes grew moist, and the corners of his eyes were dyed with a layer of pink.

This was the body’s most natural emotional reaction.

It was also a required skill for actors.

It was similar to acting in crying scenes, but this was harder than crying scenes. Actors who could master this skill were all capable actors, and they generally possessed strong empathy.

While the camera was focused on his back and could not see his face, Ye Xingyuan quickly adjusted his emotions. With both cautious humility and reckless courage, he strode to the bedside.

Pei Yanchen lay drunkenly on the bed. Because he was not sleeping comfortably, his brows were furrowed, and he mumbled the princess consort’s nickname.

The servant was both envious and jealous.

He sat by the bed, held the prince’s hand, pressed it against his own face, and reverently kissed the prince’s clearly defined fingers.

Ye Xingyuan had added these small movements himself.

It was to make the character appear more vivid in front of the camera.

He did not only want to show the servant’s ruthless betrayal; he also wanted to show the servant’s tragedy. In that way, the servant could become a controversial character.

Only with controversy would there be popularity. That would be the most beneficial to him.

Pei Yanchen had no mental preparation at all. His fingers were suddenly kissed, and they felt itchy. He could also clearly feel the touch of Ye Xingyuan’s soft lips lingering on his fingertips.

Soft and warm. Those were the only two things he felt.

Pei Yanchen instinctively wanted to pull his hand back. Only by constantly reminding himself that this was filming and that he was an actor did he endure it without moving, continuing to pretend to sleep and cooperate with Ye Xingyuan’s performance.

Time flowed slowly, measured in seconds.

Pei Yanchen felt that lying on the bed was practically like years passing with every second. He could not even open his eyes, and he did not know what Ye Xingyuan was doing. He could only feel that Ye Xingyuan was still holding his hand and refusing to let go.

This made him very uncomfortable.

He was deeply afraid that Ye Xingyuan would suddenly kiss him again…

As a result, what one feared would happen, happened.

Ye Xingyuan really did suddenly kiss Pei Yanchen’s palm. It was a very light kiss, but when it landed, Pei Yanchen felt his palm go numb as if he had been shocked.

Then came his first NG since joining the crew.

“Cut.”

Pei Yanchen sat up. The look he gave Ye Xingyuan was a little cold, and also a little angry.

“There aren’t that many small movements in the script.”

Ye Xingyuan had just been about to explain when the director’s voice came over. “Those small movements were added quite well. Without a single line, they highlighted the servant’s obsessive love for the prince. So Best Actor Pei, please endure it a little and cooperate. Once this take is done, we can break for food.”

Pei Yanchen looked at Ye Xingyuan.

Ye Xingyuan blinked in an especially harmless way and said, “That’s exactly what the director said.”

Pei Yanchen took a deep breath, calmed himself down, then looked coldly at Ye Xingyuan. “Where else are you going to kiss? Say it all in advance.”

Ye Xingyuan hurriedly waved his hands. “Nowhere else. I swear. Just the fingers and palm, and then I can touch… no, take off the clothes.”

He had almost spoken too quickly and exposed what he was really thinking.

Pei Yanchen lay back down.

He thought that with mental preparation, things would be better. But after closing his eyes, the waiting felt even more torturous than when he had not known before.

After Ye Xingyuan kissed his palm, he clearly felt Best Actor Pei’s body stiffen a little.

Holding back his laughter, he climbed onto the bed.

His cheek gently rubbed against Pei Yanchen’s neck, like an aroused Omega seeking comfort from an Alpha.

In the camera frame,

Both of their figures were good. One was strong and powerful, while the other was slightly thinner but no less charming.

Ye Xingyuan also took this chance to smoothly touch the eight-pack abs he had been yearning for.

What a good body.

His body temperature was also so high.

His muscles felt very powerful. Ye Xingyuan clearly felt a burning sensation when his palm landed on those abs.

Just as he wanted to go a step further, his wrist was caught, stopping his movement.

Ye Xingyuan raised his head, and his gaze crashed into Pei Yanchen’s sharp eyes. He saw the real anger brewing at the bottom of them.

For a moment, Ye Xingyuan could not tell whether Pei Yanchen was acting or truly angry that he had taken advantage of him.

“Your Highness, I like you. Take me in. I’m willing to do anything for you…” Seeing that the prince was about to get angry, the servant suddenly threw himself into the prince’s arms, wrapped his arms around the prince’s waist, and tried to use the rich Omega pheromone scent on his body to tempt the prince.

When acting, there was no actual scent.

It was only that the performance made it seem as though there was a scent.

That should have been the case.

But while they were acting, Pei Yanchen faintly seemed to smell a milky-sweet fragrance.

He could not tell whether it was Omega pheromones.

Because he did not feel uncomfortable.

On the contrary, he found the scent very enticing.

It smelled better than any fragrance he had ever smelled before.

Sweet but not cloying.

Easy to become addicted to.

Author’s Note:

Xingxing: His chest muscles are so big. Slurp.jpg

Old Pei: Move your hand lower. It’s bigger there.