NOVEL NEXT Chapter 382: Not Being Modest At All
"It's all your fault!"
Zhao Min looked at Wang Ye coquettishly and said to him, "If it wasn't for you last night, being so heartless, I definitely wouldn't have woken up so late this morning."
"I'm to blame, I'm to blame."
Wang Ye didn't argue, but instead placed a fried egg in Zhao Min's bowl, and his gaze toward her, besides the previous respect, now contained a hint of indulgence:
"Eat this, to replenish yourself."
That morning.
Wang Ye stayed with Zhao Min at her place the entire time.
Zhao Min was there to rest, while Wang Ye was there to keep her company.
Women can be very sensitive at times like this, so Wang Ye needed to soothe Zhao Min's sensitive emotions during this period.
Sure enough, throughout the morning, Zhao Min asked many questions like "I'm your senior sister, would it be a problem for us to date?" and "Little junior brother, will you ever abandon me?"
Wang Ye, faced with these questions from Zhao Min, responded patiently to all the concerns she voiced.
In the end, he managed to calm her emotions somewhat.
However, Zhao Min also told Wang Ye to keep their relationship a secret, especially from Xia Qingxin and the other senior sisters; otherwise, she warned, she would never talk to Wang Ye again.
Although Wang Ye didn't understand why Zhao Min wanted to do this, since he had already promised, he couldn't very well go back on his word.
So, Wang Ye could only agree to this condition Zhao Min had given him.
...
That afternoon.
Wang Ye and Zhao Min went to act in a play together.
This time, many actors who didn't have scenes didn't leave but stayed on set to observe Wang Ye and Zhao Min's performance.
On one hand.
Wang Ye was very famous online, wealthy, and handsome, which made many actors interested in him.
There was also another reason.
They were curious to see how Wang Ye, a non-professional actor facing Lang Ren and Wu Naifu, producers and directors with extremely high demands for acting skills, would perform in the upcoming scenes.
They wondered to what extent Wang Ye could perform during the process, and how Lang Ren and Wu Naifu would treat him.
"Action!"
Wu Naifu's voice rang out.
Wang Ye and Zhao Min immediately began to act intensely.
Wang Ye's demeanor seemed to switch in an instant as he heard "Action," as if his emotions were activated by the press of a button.
His facial expressions changed instantly.
This scene was about Wang Ye and Zhao Min's first encounter.
Wang Ye had travelled from the modern world to the past.
As the onlooking actors were trying to find in Wang Ye the confidence they themselves placed in their acting skills, the anticipation on their faces suddenly froze.
Because they realized that Wang Ye's acting skills were simply too good.
That kind of acting that seemed entirely natural, when they watched Wang Ye perform, it was as if Wang Ye wasn't acting at all but actually experiencing that very event firsthand, drawing them into it.
For a moment.
All of the actors, watching Wang Ye's performance, were completely immersed in his acting, with not a single one of them thinking of anything else.
Their minds seemed to be completely absorbed in the character Wang Ye was portraying and the unfolding story.
After ten minutes.
Wang Ye and Zhao Min had finished their scene, but Wu Naifu, who was always responsible, did not call out to stop.
It was only after a long time, well after Wang Ye and Zhao Min had finished the scene, that Wu Naifu finally spoke:
"Cut!"
"Director Wu, how was the part I just performed?"
Wang Ye turned his gaze to Wu Naifu and asked him.
Wang Ye believed his acting skills were certainly not a problem, but Wu Naifu hadn't called cut earlier, which made Wang Ye wonder.
Was it because there was a problem with the acting between him and Zhao Min, and that was why Wu Naifu hadn't called it a wrap earlier?
"Good! Good! Good!"
Wu Naifu exclaimed three "good" in succession, before finally speaking again, "That acting was simply too good. Watching your performance, I couldn't help but be moved."
"Yesterday morning, when I was watching the segment you and Zhao Min performed, although I felt your acting was very good, today during the actual filming, I discovered that your delivery, that personal touch, was even more immersive than yesterday."
"Indeed."
Lang Ren also looked at Wang Ye with eyes that seemed to have found a treasure, "I have a premonition that when this TV drama is released, it might just change the prevailing atmosphere in the entertainment industry, that is also a possibility."
"The two of you are praising it too highly. I think my acting still has room for improvement," Wang Ye modestly interjected, hearing Lang Ren and Wu Naifu praising him.
Zhao Min was looking on from the side, her eyes brimming with pride as she watched Wang Ye.
The other actors at the scene were also coming back to their senses after having been immersed in Wang Ye's performance.
They were all actors, so merely by watching Wang Ye's performance, they could appreciate the level of his acting skills.
At this moment.
The actors who had been watching from the sidelines began to express their admiration one after another:
"Wang Ye's acting is really terrific. At first, I thought since Wang Ye had never acted before, his performance would surely fall short, so I wanted to see what it would look like when Wang Ye's acting failed. But unexpectedly, Wang Ye's acting turned out to be so powerful."
"Exactly, even though Wang Ye is very wealthy, and we don't mean to belittle him, but in acting, something we specialize in, we surely thought we could surpass Wang Ye. Yet, I never imagined that Wang Ye could come directly into our field and defeat me."
"Boss Wang is incredible. I can hardly imagine how he managed to achieve this."
Hearing these actors' comments, Wang Ye humbly smiled, "Not at all. My acting is merely passable."
"..."
For some reason.
The actors present, although they knew Wang Ye was merely trying to be humble with his words,
suddenly found themselves not wanting to speak with Wang Ye.
In their eyes, Wang Ye's words were anything but humble.