After Being Cyber Bullied, She Reveals Her True Identity-Chapter 83 - 0: Shen Yan is Toxic

As the leading man, Mu Jincheng was sitting inside the carriage, not needing to face the people outside directly. In this major scene, he only needed to deliver a few lines.

The character Shen Yan was the one facing out.

The main actress and actor had already met before, but when they encountered each other in Beijing, they pretended to be strangers on the surface.

Shen Yan stepped forward to talk with Chu Jinghe.

Her character was that of the aloof type.

Shen Yan immediately gave Chu Jinghe a cold look, perfectly portraying a dislike paired with politeness.

Chu Jinghe was led by Shen Yan’s eye movements, almost forgetting her lines at the end.

Director Li sat before the camera, focusing on Chu Jinghe’s performance.

Since it was the main actress, the camera was directly on her.

Director Li noticed that when Chu Jinghe made eye contact with Shen Yan, she seemed unnatural,

As if she wanted to avoid it.

The last take was a NG.

Director Li called Chu Jinghe over, pointed at the playback screen to explain it once, then pulled her back to the position, explaining how to react, how to move, the direction of the camera, and what expression she should have when delivering that line.

Under pressure, Chu Jinghe attempted to reshoot the scene.

Perhaps she exerted too much effort, and it was NG again.

After five consecutive NGs, Director Li could only switch the camera to Shen Yan’s side.

"Shen Yan, later you will turn your face this way, and after Chu Jinghe says her line, move forward one step and draw your sword, understand?" Director Li was already losing his patience at this time.

Chu Jinghe stood there, her body stiff.

It was supposed to be her scene, but now Shen Yan had taken it over, and she was unwilling to accept this.

This take went straight through.

Because they didn’t use Chu Jinghe’s shot, everyone’s performance was spot on.

The moment Director Li shouted, Chu Jinghe immediately broke character, her gaze sweeping over Shen Yan’s body, desperately hiding the bitterness in her heart.

Just now, Director Li had given Shen Yan an additional scene.

Seeing the praised veteran actors, Chu Jinghe felt even worse.

Turning around, she saw Mu Jincheng giving Shen Yan a complex look, quickly clenched her hands, and walked towards Shen Yan with a suitably timed smile: "Shen Yan, we have a scene together tomorrow, can I come over to go through the script with you later?"

Initially in Beijing, it was Shen Yan, portraying the third female, who passed the messages between the leading actors.

Thus, during this period, there were quite a few scenes involving Shen Yan and Chu Jinghe.

Chu Jinghe’s request to go through the script together was reasonable.

In front of everyone, Shen Yan glanced at her and nodded.

Only then did Chu Jinghe leave with a smile.

*

It was quite late by the time they returned to the hotel; Shen Yan came out after freshening up, just as Chu Jinghe arrived with the script.

Xiao Zhao set down the items Shen Yan needed, stole a glance at Chu Jinghe, hesitating whether to leave.

Chu Jinghe noticed Xiao Zhao’s wariness and frowned slightly.

It should be her who needs to be cautious, right?

Besides, she isn’t a man.

What is the person by Shen Yan’s side doing?

Once Xiao Zhao left, Shen Yan truly started going through the script with Chu Jinghe. Shen Yan’s character was a rather silent female assassin, so there weren’t many lines involved.

In less than twenty minutes, they finished running the lines.

When Chu Jinghe was leaving, she turned back and smiled at Shen Yan: "Shen Yan, there might have been some misunderstanding between us before, I hope we can be friends in the future."

She extended her hand to Shen Yan.

In the circle, Chu Jinghe was actually Shen Yan’s senior.

A junior like Shen Yan couldn’t really refuse the goodwill offered by a senior.

That’s what Chu Jinghe thought.

However,

Shen Yan stood there, quietly looking at her for a while, then said softly, "We have no misunderstanding. I, a minor eighteen-line star, dare not aspire to reach Mr. Chu’s level."

Chu Jinghe smoothed out the smile on her face and slowly furrowed her brow.

In her view, being the first to reach out and befriend Shen Yan was already lowering her own status; Shen Yan should have known better.

But, she had underestimated Shen Yan.

In both intelligence and acting, Shen Yan had caught her off guard.

"Shen Yan, I genuinely wanted to be friends with you. Since you don’t want the same, I won’t force it. I just hope that from here on out, we can perform well in this drama." Chu Jinghe, not wanting to offer a warm face for a cold one, withdrew her hand with a smile and casually asked, "I saw earlier how much you admired Jinchen. I have some influence with him. Do you need me to help you in any way?"

It was all a test.

Shen Yan looked at her with a half-smile, "You are willing to give him up, but I’m not interested in those average boys at all."

This was a new adjective she had picked up.

She found it quite fitting for Mu Jincheng.

Logically, someone from Mu Jincheng’s background should have been well-raised, but it turned out twisted.

Chu Jinghe’s eyes widened, unable to believe that Shen Yan would use such common and harsh words to describe Mu Jincheng.

"Shen Yan, even if you despise him, you can’t insult Jinchen like that."

"Since you brought it up, let me just remind you to keep your man away from me." Shen Yan made a dismissing gesture.

Chu Jinghe took a deep breath to suppress the rage in her heart, "Shen Yan, you will regret what you said today."

Shen Yan shrugged indifferently.

Chu Jinghe swallowed her anger and returned to her room.

*

The next morning, Shen Yan was layered with even more makeup.

It completely covered her fair skin.

Still dressed in men’s clothing,

Even so, Shen Yan, standing next to the glamorously dressed Chu Jinghe, still managed to outshine her in terms of aura.

Chu Jinghe’s manager watching outside was getting anxious.

During the subsequent scenes, just like the day before, Chu Jinghe nearly missed her cues.

Even laymen could spot the difference in their performances,

Let alone Director Li, who had an eagle eye.

Seeing Director Li frowning, the manager grew even more anxious.

With Chu Jinghe’s performance as a contrast, Director Li treated Shen Yan even better and even thought about giving her more scenes.

Not doing so would be a disservice to Shen Yan’s acting skills.

During lunch, Director Li and the screenwriters discussed this.

Having witnessed Shen Yan’s acting skills, none of them objected immediately.

Because the tertiary female role had many places that scenes could be added.

Some places could be made fuller and more tension-filled by adding scenes.

When the news of adding scenes for Shen Yan reached Chu Jinghe’s ears,

Her face went through several changes.

Zhong Chi, her manager, said, "You need to improve your acting. You can’t let Shen Yan’s tertiary role overpower you; it’s not good for you."

Chu Jinghe was somewhat frustrated.

She knew all too well that letting Shen Yan continue to overshadow her was bad. But what good did that knowledge do? She was already giving her all to improve her acting, but she still couldn’t suppress Shen Yan’s momentum.

"I can’t boost my acting for now. Is there a more direct way to kick Shen Yan out of the picture?"

When Chu Jinghe said this, her face was very calm, but Zhong Chi understood her meaning.

If she couldn’t suppress Shen Yan through skill, then they’d have to play dirty.

Such incidents weren’t uncommon in the show business.

Stories of a star suddenly losing their voice during a concert, or someone drinking poisoned liquid on a variety show and being rushed to the hospital for a stomach pump—the dark side was merely the tip of the iceberg.

So when Chu Jinghe suggested this, Zhong Chi did not immediately refuse, but considered the feasibility of the plan.

"Your career is on the rise; it’s best not to stir up trouble now. Have you forgotten how the others fell before? Shen Yan is dangerous; whoever provokes her gets ruined."

Chu Jinghe abruptly remembered the downfall of Xu Zishen and Tao Rongye, and shivered.

Soon, she surmised it was just a coincidence.

But still, she took her manager’s advice and decided not to stir up trouble before the drama had aired successfully.