Chinese Entertainment 2014: Young Actresses Are Becoming Dazzling

Chapter 20 Huo Huan's filming wrapped

The two of them clung to the pool wall, panting heavily, neither of them saying a word.

After a good ten seconds, Zhang Xinyu wiped the water off her face, panting as she turned to look at him.

"Can't you just give in to me?"

Su Yu's eyes widened immediately: "Isn't that what I should be saying?"

Zhang Xinyu was so angry that she raised her hand to splash water on him, but her arm went limp and fell down; she really had no strength left.

"I won't splash anymore, I won't splash anymore..."

She leaned against the pool wall, waving her hand weakly, all her initial confidence gone, replaced by a look of grievance on her face.

"My legs are too weak to stand up, you win..."

"But can I be punished...?" Zhang Xinyu said coquettishly, clinging to Su Yu's arm.

"No," Su Yu shook his head firmly, "You were the one who suggested it, so you can't go back on your word about the punishment."

"I'm already like this!"

Zhang Xinyu pointed to her limp limbs.

"Do I look like someone who can accept punishment? Am I even going to film tomorrow?"

"Okay, I'll put it on your tab this time."

Zhang Xinyu glared at him, but in the end she obediently climbed up.

Her legs were still trembling when she got ashore. Su Yu reached out to help her, and she didn't stand on ceremony, leaning limply against Su Yu's arm, muttering to herself:

"I'll definitely beat you next time we compete."

"Sure, I'm always ready!"

Today's workout was much more intense than usual when we went to the gym. Both of them were exhausted. After going downstairs, they went back to their respective rooms. Su Yu simply took a quick shower and then fell asleep on the bed.

A few days later, "Ban Shu Legend" saw Huo Huan's major final scene filmed.

Although Su Yu will continue to play Huo Heng, Huo Huan, the obsessive and ruthless older brother among the twins, must die here today.

This scene is Huo Huan's final farewell to Empress Dowager Deng Sui, and it is also a very challenging dramatic scene.

These past few days, Su Yu has been studying the script whenever he has free time, writing down his thoughts in a notebook.

The direct cause of this tragedy was the ambiguous affair between the Empress Dowager and Huo Huan, but the root cause was Huo Huan's character.

He appeared gentle on the surface, but was passionate and ambitious at heart, yet he was tormented by restraint and deep affection until his death.

Huo Huan initially wanted to use the Empress Dowager to rise to power. The Prince of Liang colluded with him to plot a rebellion, but he and the Empress Dowager had actually fallen in love. The Prince of Liang wanted to launch a night raid on the palace, but after learning of the Empress Dowager's true feelings, Huo Huan decided to step in and help her out.

Before the rebellion, Huo Huan proposed that such an important event should be celebrated with wine, but he took poison beforehand and poured his blood into the wine jar.

The King of Liang and his assassins were completely unaware of the situation and drank the entire contents of the drink. Late at night, the Empress Dowager received intelligence that the King of Liang had indeed fallen into an ambush. However, the Empress Dowager mistakenly believed that Huo Huan had betrayed them and, filled with resentment, stabbed him with her sword.

In the end, Prince Liang and others died from the poison. Only then did the Empress Dowager realize that she had misunderstood him, while Huo Huan, even in death, believed that the Empress Dowager had been using him...

According to the original script, Huo Huan's death should have been one of resentment, perhaps with a touch of relief, but ultimately his overall tone remained somber.

But after careful consideration, Su Yu felt that Huo Huan's final scene shouldn't have been like this.

Imagine this: you personally orchestrated your own death sentence, the method being to drink poison to save your lover from a predicament. But before you die, you see the tears in her eyes as she hates you, and the sword aimed at you. In fact, you feel more pain than if you were killed. This is also Huo Huan's design in the original script.

But Su Yu didn't think so. He felt that when Huo Huan decided to die, he had already thought everything through. Even if he was misunderstood, the misunderstanding would eventually be cleared up. Even if he knew he was being used, everything was worth it the moment the Empress Dowager rushed over. From now on, no one could use you to blackmail her.

Su Yu felt that this was actually a kind of cruelty of facing death with a smile.

He has already figured out how to act.

He made thorough preparations for this scene, and when he first met Li Jiahang and Zhang Xinyu a few days ago, he even came across two related terms.

One is 【Heavenly Fate - Minor Auspiciousness (Gold)】: The harder you work, the luckier you get; a smiling boy will always have good fortune. (Upgrades can be obtained by drawing additional entries later.)

One is 【A Glance That Lasts a Lifetime (Purple)】: The eyes are the windows to the soul, and your windows are filled with the entire Milky Way~

I don't know about 【天命小吉祥】, but the phrase 【一眼万年】 will definitely come in handy today.

Everything is ready, just waiting to be turned on!

Jing Tian and the others quietly cheered Su Yu on from the sidelines, while Li Jiahang, as Li Sheng's "family member," also watched the show from the sidelines.

"All departments, prepare! Action!"

With Xu Huikang's command, the atmosphere on set instantly became extremely tense.

[Fake Love Turns Real] and [Love at First Sight] Triggered!

The bright sunshine in Su Yu's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a sickly pallor.

The night grew darker.

Huo Huan led Empress Dowager Deng to an empty training ground, where he had already decorated it with rings of burning candles to create a warm and illusory scene.

The two were immersed in their final tenderness and danced their last dance with deep emotion.

The way Li Sheng looked at Su Yu was as if she were looking at her lover; even Li Jiahang herself had never been gazed at with such deep affection.

Su Yu: Hehe, Wei Ge, how was our performance?

Once the dance was over, it was all over.

The Prince of Liang rode out on horseback, leading a group of elite warriors who rushed forward to force the Empress Dowager to depose the young emperor and hand over the throne to him.

However, what awaited him was not the victory he had anticipated, but rather the inescapable trap that Empress Dowager Deng had already laid.

At the Empress Dowager's command, countless palace guards appeared and surrounded Prince Liang and his entourage.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the King of Liang prepared to fight Empress Dowager Deng to the death. However, just as he raised his weapon, the deadly poison that had been lurking in his body began to take effect. He suddenly vomited blood, his limbs became weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

He only realized it when he died that what Huo Huan and the others had drunk from the beginning was not some kind of alliance blood wine, but a cup of real, deadly poison.

At this point in the story, the poison in Su Yu's body should have taken effect, and Li Sheng's sword should have already struck.

But Li Sheng seemed to be immersed in her emotions. She looked at Su Yu with shock, then heartache, but she couldn't bring herself to swing the sword in her hand.

Su Yu hadn't expected this to happen so suddenly, but he couldn't worry about it too much. Unexpected situations are common, and actors can't always follow the script. Sometimes, improvisation can lead to some brilliant and classic scenes.

Moreover, he originally intended to slightly modify this final scene!

Xu Huikang and Yu Zheng frowned behind the monitor. The scene had been perfect so far, but was something going to go wrong at the last minute?

Xu Huikang almost shouted "Crack!" out loud.