Chapter 15 Zhang Zuting's Insight

Zhang Zuting continued, "In this situation, his mindset while drinking beer shouldn't be like a dying man grabbing at water, urgently chugging it down. Instead, he should drink it slowly, savoring every sip."

"He shouldn't be drinking beer, but emptiness and confusion."

"The advertisements on the screen have created a huge psychological gap for him."

"He can't feel any hope for the future, nor the meaning of his current life. He feels that everything around him is meaningless, and only the beer in his hand, satisfying his palate, has any value."

"But this little bit of value is not enough to make him ecstatic."

"I think the male lead shouldn't have so many expressions, but rather let his emotions constantly sink during the process of drinking beer."

"Originally, he won the TV quiz, earned money, and was very happy, so he rewarded himself with a can of beer."

"But while drinking the beer, he saw those dazzling advertisements, saw the colorful world of the upper class. At this time, he should feel bored."

"If I were to play the role, I would try my best to show the male lead's transformation from happiness to blandness to melancholy..."

"I think this should be what President Pei wants to emphasize, right, President Pei?"

Pei Qian was silent for a moment: "Uh... almost."

You've said all the good things, what else can I say...

Lu Zhiyao suddenly understood: "I see!"

"It seems that my understanding of the script has been biased."

"Thank you for your guidance, let's shoot another take!"

Lu Zhiyao sat back down with fighting spirit, ready to reshoot.

Zhu Xiaoce silently gave Pei Qian a thumbs up: "Professional!"

Pei Qian: "..."

That's not what I meant...

Pei Qian felt a little melancholy, vaguely feeling that he shouldn't have interrupted...

...

Reshooting the scene of drinking beer.

With a "clatter," a can of beer dropped out of the food delivery window.

Lu Zhiyao grabbed the chilled beer with its icy water droplets, opened it with a "pop," then tilted his head back and took a big gulp, exhaling contentedly.

At this time, his face still retained a smile and the satisfaction of drinking beer.

But gradually, his smile faded.

Lu Zhiyao looked at the small green screen beside him, his attention completely drawn to it.

He watched the green screen while silently sipping the beer, imagining the images on the small screen.

At this time, the small screen should be playing many advertisements for delicacies and fine wines. An upper-class figure in his mansion or villa was pouring fine wine into a decanter, and then pouring it into a crystal-clear goblet.

A variety of delicious dishes were placed on the white table, making people salivate.

A beauty with bright red nail polish elegantly picked up her wine glass, lightly clinking it with the successful man's glass across the table, and then the wine flowed into her mouth along her delicate red lips...

Lu Zhiyao watched the green screen while slowly sipping his beer.

During this, he raised his hand, wanting to click on the small screen, perhaps finding it difficult to resist the temptation of some advertisements, but after hesitating again and again, he retracted his hand and continued to drink his beer silently.

Finally, the can of beer was finished.

Lu Zhiyao tilted his head back, trying to pour the last drop of beer into his mouth, then put the empty can on the table, staring at it with a dazed look, staring at the colorful advertisements on it.

After a long time, Lu Zhiyao suddenly crushed the empty can in his hand and threw it towards the trash can.

With a "clatter," the can hit the edge of the trash can and fell to the ground.

Lu Zhiyao didn't pick it up, but slumped to the ground, leaning against the bedside, hugging his knees with both hands, burying his head deeply in his arms.

...

"Cut! Fantastic!"

"This take is great!"

"This is more in line with the male lead's mindset!"

Zhu Xiaoce praised Lu Zhiyao's performance.

Lu Zhiyao was also very happy, after all, his acting skills were affirmed.

"I still have to thank Director Zhu and Mr. Zhang for their guidance. Of course, the most important thing is that President Pei fundamentally reversed my mindset, making me realize that I was making the mistake of 'overacting.'"

Lu Zhiyao gave Pei Qian a grateful look.

Pei Qian: "...You guys film, I'll go first."

Zhu Xiaoce was stunned: "President Pei, why don't you watch a few more scenes? With you here, we feel more at ease, and you can help us point out some shortcomings!"

Point out shortcomings??

Pei Qian was speechless, it was simply a case of trying to steal a chicken and ending up losing rice!

He originally wanted to give some reverse guidance, slightly reducing Lu Zhiyao's acting skills, but he never expected that he would accidentally improve his acting skills!

If this continued, what would happen?

Pei Qian didn't want Lu Zhiyao to win the Oscar for Best Actor one day, and the first thing he said on stage was, "I want to thank President Pei for his careful guidance on my acting skills." That was really too much!

So, he really couldn't watch any longer.

They could film whatever they wanted, he couldn't interfere anymore!

Pei Qian felt like he was an observer in an experiment. Every time he observed, things changed; every time he intervened, things went in a worse direction...

So, he hurried to slip away.

Everyone felt a little regretful, but they all knew that President Pei was busy and couldn't keep staring at the set all the time.

"Then President Pei, go ahead and get busy. I will definitely follow the original intention of the script and play this role well!" Lu Zhiyao's statement was very sincere.

Pei Qian silently sighed.

The road ahead is long and arduous...

Looking at President Pei's silently departing figure, Zhu Xiaoce couldn't help but sigh.

"President Pei took time out of his busy schedule to come and correct a major misunderstanding for the actor before leaving in a hurry."

"It seems that he felt that after the actors straightened their minds, there wouldn't be any major problems with the filming, so he left with peace of mind."

"Yes, we must not let down President Pei's expectations!"

"Come on, everyone, let's continue, let's shoot the next scene!"

Zhu Xiaoce and several leading actors were all full of energy.

...

...

November 27th.

Saturday.

There were not many courses in liberal arts, and courses were generally not scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays.

Tang Yishu had no class today. After reading a book in the dormitory for a while in the morning, she rushed to the company a little before 10 o'clock.

Although she had added food and water to "Yintang" (seal hall, a cat's name) before leaving yesterday, and also scooped the poop, she was still a little worried that it would be lonely in the company, so she came to check on it.

The company opened the door by swiping the employee card, and this access control system was very intelligent. Only during normal working hours could ordinary employees' cards be used to open the door.

If it was on weekends, evenings, or public holidays, ordinary employees' cards could not open the door. Only President Pei, Assistant Xin, and several administrative staff's cards could open the door.

Considering the particularity of Tang Yishu's work, the administrative department also arranged an employee card for her that could be swiped at any time, so that it would be convenient for her to take care of "Yintang."

After get off work yesterday, Tang Yishu, accompanied by Hao Yun, carefully selected a black women's down jacket.

Hao Yun preferred pink or other brighter colors, but Tang Yishu insisted on buying this one, partly because it was cheaper, and partly because she didn't know how to take care of it and was afraid that it would be difficult to wash if it got dirty.

Although the style of this down jacket itself was not good-looking, the warmth effect was good, and Tang Yishu's figure was better, so she could support the clothes, and the effect of wearing it was not bad.

Arriving at the door, Tang Yishu was about to swipe her employee card to open the door when she found that the door was already open.

In the huge office, Bao Xu was wearing headphones, concentrating on tapping the keyboard.

...It didn't look like he was playing games.

Tang Yishu didn't think much about it. After all, in her understanding, it was normal to come to the company to work overtime on weekends, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

So, she took a plastic bag as usual and went to the corner of the office, preparing to scoop the poop for "Yintang."

However, when Tang Yishu passed by Bao Xu, Bao Xu suddenly shook violently, almost falling off his chair.

Tang Yishu was also startled and quickly retreated to the side. The two looked at each other in horror.

Tang Yishu lowered her head: "I'm, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."

Bao Xu breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that it was Tang Yishu, but then his expression became serious again: "Don't tell President Pei about seeing me today, understand?"

Tang Yishu nodded blankly.

Bao Xu breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Tang Yishu looked honest and honest, and didn't seem like a person who would betray him, he felt relieved and continued to revise his design drafts.

According to President Pei's regulations, all overtime work had to be reported.

But Bao Xu's persona couldn't collapse. If he reported it, wouldn't the image he had worked so hard to create in front of President Pei be ruined?

If President Pei praised himself in front of everyone, then there was nothing else to say, and the travel package would have to be arranged again!

If he came secretly, Bao Xu's access card would not be able to open the door during non-working hours.

So he came up with a way: every Friday, he would secretly exchange employee cards with a buddy in the administrative department.

The administrative department's employee card could be swiped to open the access control at any time, so Bao Xu could come over on weekends to secretly work overtime, revise these design documents, and then upload them using Li Yada's computer.

Because all document uploads also had traces, if Bao Xu worked at home and uploaded them using his own computer, as long as President Pei checked the document upload records, he could still find out that Bao Xu was working overtime.

Now, by uploading them using Li Yada's computer, even if President Pei checked, he wouldn't find out.

Perfect plan!

...

Tang Yishu petted "Yintang" for a while after it rubbed against her, and then started scooping poop.

But as she scooped the cat litter with a plastic shovel, she felt that something was wrong.

"Why would he specifically emphasize not letting Senior know about normal overtime?"

"He...is he doing something bad?"

"Stealing company secrets or something?"

Tang Yishu didn't have any work experience, but she had read a small number of novels or TV dramas, so she had some imagination about Bao Xu's slightly strange behavior.

As for whether these imaginations were reasonable... Tang Yishu wasn't sure.

She was a bit conflicted.

"Should I tell Senior?"

"It seems a bit of a fuss."

"But, what if he's really doing something bad?"