33: First scene

At six in the evening, the city lights began to illuminate.

Qin Shou and Guo Gang found a clean and tidy small restaurant nearby, ordered a few home-style dishes, and chatted while eating, also discussing the upcoming filming arrangements.

Since Xu Nanqin, Qin Shou had successively interviewed several other actors, basically finalizing all the main roles in the drama, with only some minor supporting roles yet to be decided.

After the rented filming location was set up in a couple of days, Qin Shou planned to officially start shooting.

"Old Qin, tell me the truth, was that photo of you and Xu Sishi really synthesized using AI technology?"

"You wouldn't have deliberately created such an AI photo to bluff these young people and drive down their salaries, would you?"

Guo Gang shoveled food into his mouth while looking at Qin Shou with suspicion.

Apparently, he still didn't quite believe that Qin Shou could really take a photo with Xu Sishi.

"Hehe, guess?"

Qin Shou didn't answer directly, smiling mysteriously, a meaningful expression on his face.

"You... you wouldn't really know Xu Sishi, would you?!"

"Could it be... could that black bentley that came to pick you up at the class reunion that day... belong to Xu Sishi?"

Guo Gang's eyes widened as he suddenly realized a possibility, exclaiming in surprise.

"Holy crap! You wouldn't have been... kept by Xu Sishi, would you?!"

Thinking of this possibility, Guo Gang immediately beat his chest and stomped his feet in anguish. He felt as if a goddess had been defiled by a pig, and the key was that this pig was his own brother.

Guo Gang's voice was a bit loud, and there were other people in the small restaurant. Hearing the words "kept man," they couldn't help but frequently glance in their direction, their faces full of disdain.

"What the hell are you thinking! I just met her once."

Qin Shou rolled his eyes at Guo Gang, disdainful of the guy's rich inner drama, and more importantly, this guy completely disregarded other people's opinions, and he didn't want to make a fool of himself.

"Hehe, so that's all it was, then I'm relieved, you scared me!"

Hearing Qin Shou's explanation, Guo Gang immediately felt relieved, and his face returned to its usual playful smile.

"I knew it, how could a goddess like that fall for a stinky loser like you."

"So, you're just a fan!"

Guo Gang ate and drank heartily, patting his chest in relief.

"But I say, Old Qin, could you introduce me to a rich woman someday, preferably one who looks like Xu Sishi!"

While eating, Guo Gang didn't forget to fantasize.

"You can go dream your pipe dreams! Do you think all rich women are blind?"

"Hehe, you never know, maybe rich people have special tastes!"

Guo Gang made a coquettish gesture, causing Qin Shou to almost spit out the mouthful of rice he had just swallowed.

After dinner, Qin Shou called a taxi to take him and Guo Gang home.

Qin Shou planned to thoroughly study the script and make final preparations for the upcoming filming.

As soon as Qin Shou got home, before he even had a chance to sit down, he received a WeChat message from Xu Nanqin.

"Director Qin, hello! Could you send me a copy of the script? I'd like to familiarize myself with the role in advance and prepare."

Xu Nanqin genuinely believed that Qin Shou's company had a close relationship with Xu Sishi, so she was particularly diligent, which made Qin Shou very satisfied.

"No problem, wait a moment, I'll send it to you now."

Qin Shou replied simply, then sent the adapted script of "Peerless Master in Japan" to Xu Nanqin via WeChat.

"Director Qin, I think this part of the plot could be changed and optimized to make it more dramatic..."

What Qin Shou never expected was that just a few minutes later, Xu Nanqin sent another WeChat message, offering some of her own ideas and suggestions regarding the dialogue details of Lin Qingxue, the character she was about to play.

"Okay, your idea is very good, we'll change it according to your request."

For the next few days, Qin Shou continued to communicate with Xu Nanqin about the script via WeChat messages.

Three days later, at the filming location.

Xu Sishi was very efficient. The entire filming crew she promised to provide, including assistants, cinematographers, lighting technicians, makeup artists, costume designers, prop masters, etc., all arrived on time.

At this moment, the crew was busy and orderly filming the first scene.

"Don't come over here! If you come any closer, I'll call for help!"

On set, Xu Nanqin, playing Lin Qingxue, retreated with a wronged and terrified expression.

Her voice trembled slightly, perfectly portraying the helplessness and fear of a weak woman facing evil forces.

"Hahaha, Lin Qingxue, you little beauty, today you've finally fallen into the hands of me, Zhou Chong!"

"Scream! Scream loudly, scream until your throat breaks, no one will come to save you!"

Guo Gang, playing the villain Zhou Chong, grinned lewdly, approaching Lin Qingxue step by step while letting out a perverted laugh.

His lecherous demeanor was utterly despicable, a living image of a bully who oppressed men and women, truly a natural performance with no trace of acting.

The entire shot was filmed in one take, smooth and fluid, without even the need for Qin Shou, a half-baked director, to call "Cut."

Absolutely perfect! The cinematographers and producers on set were stunned by Guo Gang's excellent performance, whispering among themselves, all thinking that Guo Gang was an experienced veteran actor Qin Shou had hired at a high price from somewhere.

Only Qin Shou knew that Guo Gang, that old loser, was over thirty and had never even touched a girl's hand. Now, seeing a great beauty like Xu Nanqin, how could he not put his all into the performance? He was itching to rush up and devour Lin Qingxue, played by Xu Nanqin, to truly satisfy his "acting addiction."

Xu Nanqin's performance was also very spot-on, perfectly capturing Lin Qingxue's complex emotions of grievance, fear, despair, and helplessness, expressing them vividly.

Of course, no one knew that Xu Nanqin was genuinely scared by Guo Gang's lewd appearance; it wasn't acting, it was pure, genuine emotion.

"Slap!"

Just as Guo Gang was still enjoying himself and about to make a further move, Qin Shou, playing the male protagonist Chu Jiangnan, rushed out.

He slapped Guo Gang across the face, a crisp, loud slap echoing through the filming set.

"Ah—!"

Accompanied by a pig-like, shrill scream, Guo Gang's body arced through the air like a kite with a broken string, directly sent flying by Qin Shou's slap, lying on the ground like a dead pig.

After all, it was Qin Shou's first time acting, so he was inevitably a bit nervous and excited. Plus, he had awakened the [Boxing King] skill, and his physical fitness and strength far exceeded ordinary people. For a moment, he didn't control his strength well and genuinely slapped Guo Gang flying.

"Teacher Guo's acting is truly amazing! His acting skills are simply superb and masterful!"

"Exactly! Teacher Guo is indeed a veteran actor, his acting is beyond words! It's a textbook-level performance!"

The producers, cinematographers, lighting technicians, and other staff on set were all "shocked" to see Guo Gang being slapped flying by Qin Shou.

They couldn't help but give thumbs up, utterly impressed by Guo Gang's "superb" acting, completely unaware that Guo Gang had been genuinely slapped flying by Qin Shou and was now truly unconscious like a dead pig.

Each of them thought that Guo Gang was just too immersed in the role and refused to get up.

"Xiaoxue, are you alright!"

Qin Shou, playing the male protagonist Chu Jiangnan, embraced Xu Nanqin's slender waist, his face full of concern.

It must be said that Xu Nanqin was indeed a beautiful young girl in the prime of her youth. Her slender waist, which could be held in one hand, was soft and boneless, full of elasticity, bouncy and elastic, with an excellent touch.

Qin Shou, for a moment, couldn't completely control himself and involuntarily, secretly, gently pinched Xu Nanqin's slender waist with his fingers.

This sudden intimate contact caught Xu Nanqin off guard. Her body trembled slightly, and her pretty face instantly flushed with a faint blush, like a ripe red apple, delicate and alluring.

Xu Nanqin looked up, her gaze slightly shy and reproachful as she glanced at Qin Shou, then quickly lowered her head, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, making her appear even more bashful and lovely.

"Good! Very good! That's the expression! That's the bashful look we want! Excellent! Absolutely perfect!"

The producer on set, seeing the perfectly bashful expression on Xu Nanqin's face, immediately shouted excitedly, unable to resist giving a thumbs up.