What to Do When Pretending to Be an Alpha Gets Exhausting [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 9

When Ye Xingyuan came out of the conference room, he ran into the girl who had given him water that day.

She still had two thick black ponytails and wore stiff-looking black-framed glasses.

As she walked toward him and met Ye Xingyuan’s gaze, she very obviously avoided his eyes guiltily.

Then she lowered her head and quickly ran away.

Before the girl left, Ye Xingyuan caught a glimpse of the badge hanging in front of her chest. The green badge meant she was a temporary part-time worker hired by the crew.

Name: Mo Na.

This name… had never appeared in the book.

“Brother Xing.” Xu Xiaopan came running over breathlessly with two cups of coffee and breakfast in his arms. “I finally found you. Are you done talking with the assistant director? Was it good news or bad news?”

Ye Xingyuan took one cup of coffee and drank a few sips. “I suppose it counts as good news.”

Hearing that it was good news, Xu Xiaopan smiled so widely his eyes disappeared. He said cheerfully, “Then let’s hurry and find a place to eat breakfast first. On my way here, I heard that Best Actor Pei got stuck in traffic and might arrive late.”

They had gotten up at four-thirty and rushed to the crew by five, so busy that they had not even had a sip of water.

Ye Xingyuan also felt hungry now.

They found a place. Just as he sat down and was about to eat a bun, several voices came from a hidden corner nearby.

“They’re filming the scene where Ye Xingyuan gets slapped today. Sisters, are you looking forward to it?”

“The scene where Wild Dog gets slapped hard by Ji Chuxi? Hahahaha, of course I’m looking forward to it. I’ve been looking forward to this scene ever since I found out Wild Dog was coming to play that cheap slave. Too bad I happened to take leave on the day of the trial scene and didn’t get to see him get slapped.”

“Wild Dog is definitely dead today. He went so overboard with Ji Chuxi before, and now that he’s delivered the chance right to his door, Ji Chuxi will definitely teach him a harsh lesson.”

“That’s what he deserves. His mouth has no filter, and he offends people everywhere.”

“Do you know about him hyping up his rich second-generation persona? One of my friends said it’s all fake. In reality, he’s just some country bumpkin, which is why he racked his brains trying to imitate Best Actor Pei’s outfits. The result is just an ugly woman imitating a beauty. LMAO.”

“I knew it. If his family were really rich, with such a big crisis happening this time, why didn’t they spend money to settle it for him? So his rich second-generation persona was just blown up after all.”

…

Little Fatty was furious. He straightened up, wanting to rush over and argue with that group of long-tongued women.

Ye Xingyuan stuffed a soup dumpling into his mouth. “The buns from this place taste pretty good. Let’s eat from here again tomorrow.”

“Brother Xing.” Xu Xiaopan sat back down unwillingly and bit hard into the bun, saying angrily, “Those women are so annoying. They’re always gossiping behind people’s backs.”

Ye Xingyuan did not care and said calmly, “Their mouths are on their bodies. Let them talk. As long as I don’t care, even if they talk until the sky breaks, they can’t hurt me.”

Xu Xiaopan looked at Ye Xingyuan with a layer of light in his eyes.

He increasingly felt that Ye Xingyuan had changed. He had become more and more charming, making people unable to help liking him.

Just after breakfast, a staff member ran over, shouting as they ran, “Ye Xingyuan, get ready. It’s almost your turn to shoot.”

Ye Xingyuan put down the coffee in his hand and stood up.

The people around the corner saw that Ye Xingyuan had been nearby, and their faces became wonderfully colorful.

After his makeup and costume test, Ye Xingyuan had not changed out of the outfit. He wore a noble red ancient costume, matched with his cool white skin, making him look breathtakingly beautiful.

So handsome that people could not move their eyes away.

Not long after he left.

A dazed voice in the crowd said, “Although Ye Xingyuan’s personality really is hateful, that face of his is so handsome. Looking at the entire entertainment industry, only a powerful Alpha like Best Actor Pei has a face that can compare with his.”

“So what if he’s handsome? Being his fan is like eating a chicken drumstick in a cesspit. It smells good and stinks at the same time.”

“Ugh—”

“Stop talking. The boxed lunch at noon has chicken drumsticks.”

“Actors, come over and prepare.” The assistant director shouted through a megaphone.

The director called Ye Xingyuan and Ji Chuxi over. His attitude toward Ye Xingyuan had completely changed from yesterday.

“Ye Xingyuan, originally we were supposed to shoot your scene with Best Actor Pei first, but his assistant said they got stuck in traffic and won’t arrive so soon, so we’re moving your scene with Teacher Ji forward.” After the director finished speaking, he looked at Ji Chuxi again, his expression a little troubled. “As for this slap…”

The director was afraid that Ji Chuxi would deliberately NG a dozen times to vent his anger. That would leave Ye Xingyuan’s face beaten raw.

Although he did not want to interfere in the conflict between actors, and there was no need to make Ji Chuxi unhappy for Ye Xingyuan’s sake, the order of the scenes had changed. If Ye Xingyuan’s face was injured, it would be difficult to film his next scene with Best Actor Pei.

Best Actor Pei was also extremely busy. Every scene had to be scheduled with him in advance.

So he could only communicate with Ji Chuxi beforehand and ask him to show mercy.

However, before he could finish speaking, Ji Chuxi cut in, “I know. We’ll fake the slap.”

The five-minute persuasion speech the director had prepared was already at the tip of his tongue, but he forcefully swallowed it back down with his saliva.

For a moment, the scene was very awkward.

“Hahahaha, good. Then fake the slap. Ye Xingyuan, you cooperate more too.” Although he did not know why, the goal had been achieved, and the director smiled so widely he looked delighted.

“Cameras ready.”

The staff member held up the clapperboard. “Three, two, one, action.”

Ye Xingyuan knelt on the cold ground.

The emotions in his eyes changed very quickly.

“Princess Consort, spare me.” His voice trembled.

Ji Chuxi walked up, forcefully grabbed his hair, and forced him to lift his face. He looked at him coldly and angrily. “You lowly slave. This consort treated you with every kindness, yet you dared seduce the prince. I’ll beat you to death.”

“Slap!” The sound of a slap was created with a prop from the side.

“Men, drag this wretched slave away and give him fifty strokes.”

“OK.” The director’s voice was a little excited. “Passed. Very well acted.”

Ye Xingyuan walked to the monitor and watched the playback with the director.

The director was very satisfied with his acting. “Your acting has really improved a lot recently. Did you secretly find a famous teacher to guide you?”

Ye Xingyuan, however, was not very satisfied. He raised a suggestion. “Director, can we reshoot this take?”

The director was surprised. “Why? Do you think something isn’t good?”

When Ye Xingyuan was serious, his gaze was especially focused. He pointed at the playback on the screen and said, “Here, it should still be changed to a real slap. A real slap will give a better visual effect.”

Ji Chuxi beside him rolled his eyes. “Are you an M? Do you like being hit that much?”

But Ye Xingyuan smiled and said, “If taking one slap can make the work better, why not? Besides, I’m an actor. An actor’s mission is to bring every role he takes to life. Even if it’s a despicable villain, he still has to be a living villain.”

The director was quite shocked.

In all his years of filming, he had met many actors who requested real hits.

Especially those veteran actors. In pursuit of detail, they were sometimes even more particular than him, the director.

When he had first entered the industry and was still a cameraman, an old senior had once said to him, “If you’re acting, then act properly. Love the profession you’re in. Since you chose to eat this bowl of rice, you can’t take crooked paths or shortcuts. You can’t fool the audience. If you’re serious about acting, the audience will remember you, and your path as an actor will grow wider and wider.”

This circle, filled with fame and profit, had too many temptations.

He had almost completely forgotten his original intention.

When he had first stepped into this industry with passion, what had his dream been again?

When the director looked at Ye Xingyuan again, his gaze had completely changed.

He did not even ask Ji Chuxi’s opinion and made the decision directly. “Then we’ll shoot another take. A real slap!”

When Ye Xingyuan acted, he would fully immerse himself in the role.

Although his memories of past transmigrations were very vague, the emotions he had experienced would always be engraved deep in his soul.

Countless times of role-playing had made his emotions extremely rich. No matter what kind of character it was, he could switch into it at the fastest speed and express it through body language, or even through a tiny look in his eyes.

In front of the camera, he was a born actor.

The people watching were all drawn into the character by his sense of acting.

They were so focused that they completely failed to notice Best Actor Pei’s arrival.

Pei Yanchen was therefore able to stand at the side and quietly appreciate a brilliant scene.

This was not the first time he had watched Ye Xingyuan act.

But it was the first time he had seen something called acting skill in Ye Xingyuan, and it was also extremely mature.

His sense of acting seemed to have merged into every cell of his body. Every movement was filled with drama.

Every look and every line could tightly seize the audience’s eyes, making it impossible for people to move their gazes away from him.

Just what had a person experienced to achieve such transformative growth in just half a year?

Author’s Note:

He’s been changed into your wife! Are you surprised? Is it unexpected?