The Film Emperor Asks For Divorce Every Day 影帝每天都想离婚[穿书] Ch. 33

Translated by Neirith

Bonus ko-fi chapter from a few weeks ago because I didn’t notice until now, sorry! >A<

Ling Qing: …

As expected, the other party wasn’t willing to accept him. 

This was totally understandable. 

Smiling without a care, Ling Qing allowed the makeup artist to continue styling him and applying makeup. The costumes of ancient times were more cumbersome, even for men.

By the time Ling Qing had completed his dress, it was almost three o’clock.

The director was already on set, and the crew had already set up their equipment. They were currently allowing other cast members to run through and conduct preliminary testing. 

Seeing that Ling Qing wouldn’t be taking any shots for a while, he said to him, “Brother Ling, since you’ve finished putting everything on, let me take a picture and post it on Weibo.”

“Sure.” Ling Qing agreed. 

Xiao Liu retrieved his phone and began taking pictures, sending them to him after a while.

Ling Qing opened his WeChat and remained silent. 

When he saw that Ling Qing was not talking, Xiao Liu asked, “Are my pictures bad?”

Ling Qing looked at him and smiled, “You must be a straight guy. Not artistic at all.”

Xiao Liu: ????

Only they could take such hard-to-view photos. 

Glancing around, Ling Qin saw that there was an actress who had just finished applying her makeup not too far away. She was looking down at her script.

He had already seen the second and third female leads, as Yun He had passed on their information. 

With that knowledge, it meant that this actress, whom he had no recollection of, was either a part of the group act or played a small supporting role. 

“Come on.” Ling Qing looked at Xiao Liu. “Let’s find someone who can teach you how to take pictures.”

With a face full of bewilderment, Xiao Liu followed him up to the actress. 

Li Caiwei was reading her script when she suddenly heard a gentle voice ask, “Little sis, can you help me out with something?”

Raising her head in surprise, Li Caiwei saw their male protagonist standing in front of her. It was unknown when he had approached her. 

Towards Ling Qing, she felt envy, due to his ability to play the male lead. However, she was well aware that there were few emperors, and more peasants, like her. Therefore, she wasn’t covetous, but felt that he was simply very fortunate. 

“What’s the matter?” she whispered. 

Ling Qing smiled warmly at her. “Can you help me take some pictures?”

He said sincerely, “I want to post a pic on Weibo, but as you know, us guys aren’t as skilled as you gals. Can I trouble you to take some? Thanks.”

When Li Caiwei heard this, she smiled. For the most part, it was true that girls looked down on the boys’ abilities when it came to taking photos. 

For boys, it seemed that as long as the entire body was in the frame, it was good. There was no thought about the angle, the mood, or the figure that girls were concerned with. 

So Li Caiwei replied frankly, “Okay.” She picked up her phone and aimed it at Ling Qing. 

Ling Qing immediately adjusted his expression, lowering his brows as his eyes took on a gentle look. He held a folding fan and lightly touched it with his right hand, as if ruminating.

Watching his instantaneous change, Li Caiwei felt a bit lost, staring at him in a trance and even forgetting to take his picture. 

It was Xiao Liu that reminded her, “Little sis, take a pic.”

It was only then that Li Caiwei remembered and took several shots on her phone. She took them from various different angles and, after looking at them for a long time, was unable to determine which ones looked the best. Thus, she took her phone over to Ling Qing. 

She asked Ling Qing, “Big brother, which one do you like? I’ll send them all to you.”

Ling Qing asked, “Which one do you like?”

Li Caiwei knit her brows. “I think they all look good. Big brother, you’re so handsome and photogenic. All of them look great.”

“Then, send all of them to me.”

After saying this, he added Li Caiwei on WeChat and obtained the pictures.

“Thanks, little sis. What’s your name? If you run into problems during filming, just let me know.”

Li Caiwei promptly replied, “My name is Li Caiwei, I play Jiang Yue.”

“Got it.” Ling Qing nodded.

As the male lead, He Chaoyang naturally had countless peach blossoms. In addition to his fiancée, there were many other women who secretly held affections for him. Jiang Yue was one of them.

Except, Jiang Yue was just a little peach blossom that bloomed quickly and also withered quickly, so she didn’t have many scenes. 

Therefore, the actress who played her, Li Caiwei, was obviously not a big name. 

Nonetheless, Ling Qing felt that she was really cute, pleasant, and simple, so he encouraged her, “Jiang Yue was cast well. Keep it up.”

“I will.” Li Caiwei replied happily.

He chatted with her for a bit before he heard the director calling him and said goodbye as he walked away. 

When she saw that he had left, Li Caiwei immediately opened her WeChat and sent out a group message. 

Plucked Fern: [Ahhhhhhhhh, I just talked to my drama’s male lead!]

Plucked Fern: [He’s super handsome! His temperament is really good, super gentle!!]

Plucked Fern: [No wonder his company is raising him, if I were his boss, I’d raise him too, yingyingying! ]

Snowy Day: [That handsome?]

Plucked Fern: [Super handsome! Even more handsome than Chen Hongming!]

Coffee Auntie: [Why did he suddenly talk to you? Did he fall for you, Little Fern?]

First Fair: [Is our Little Fern finally going to be popular?]

Plucked Fern: [No way, he just asked me to help him take pics. He and his assistant are boys. You know the kind of pics boys take with their straight guy aesthetics. That’s why he asked me for help.] 

Snowy Day: [If you have pics, why didn’t you say so earlier! Post them!]

Plucked Fern: [[IMG][IMG][IMG]]

Plucked Fern: [Isn’t he handsome?]

First Fair: [Oh My God, I’m dead!!! This is exactly what my dream lover looks like!]

Green Tea Auntie: [Isn’t this temperament too good? Little Fern, did you retouch this? Is he a natural?]

Cotton Candy: [This man will do. Two minutes, I want all his info.]

Plucked Fern: [No info, newcomer. When he debuts, you can lick.]

Snowy Day: [Who the fuck just licks his face. With this level of appeal, if he isn’t popular, there must be something wrong with the heavens. Little Fern, give me the link to his fanclub. This old lady is leaving the mountain, he’s gonna be my idol!]

At the same time, the director was briefing Ling Qing and guiding him through the first scene.

“You’ve never filmed before, so be careful. You can’t go out of the camera’s range. Just do it like I taught you, okay?”

“Got it.” Ling Qing said. 

The director was still ill at ease, and reminded him several times before letting him go. “We’ll start filming in half an hour.”

Ling Qing nodded and watched as the director called Qin Yanyu over to speak to her about the shot. 

Having no interest in Qin Yanyu, he took out his phone and started posting on Weibo.

Ling Qing V: [The first scene, let’s go! P.s.: This picture was taken by a little sis from the same crew, please thank her.

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His fans as well as the book’s fans all screamed when they saw the pictures, “Ahhhhhhhhhhh!”

“Too handsome!! Brother, you’re killing us!!”

“He Chaoyang, He Chaoyang! This is the He Chaoyang I imagined!!”

“I saved it, too handsome. Brother, you can fly with ease, the Youth Group will follow you!”

Ling Qing watched and secretly noted that the “Youth Group” should be the name of his fan following. These star-chasing fangirls were highly efficient, they coined him a name so quickly.* ^{*the fan name of his fan group is made from the Qing in his name}

Xiao Liu came over to take a peek and sighed with emotion, “Brother Ling, your fan group grew really fast.”

“Because I’m careful.” Ling Qing turned his head to take a quick look around him. “Do you know why I didn’t use your pictures and used Li Caiwei’s instead?”

“Didn’t you say it was because she’s good at taking pics?”

“That’s the first reason. The second is,” Ling Qing chuckled, “The majority of online fans are girls, and there’s a difference in the aesthetics between men and women. I want to increase my popularity, so I have to adapt. Li Caiwei is a girl, and the fans are girls, so I had her take a picture that can resonate with other girls.”

Xiao Liu understood. He had worked with other artists before, but had never worked with one as with as much awareness as Ling Qing.

Xiao Liu examined Ling Qing and immediately remembered the words Yun He had said to him before they arrived. 

She had said, “Once you arrive, just listen to Ling Qing. Whatever he says, just do it. Speak less and do more.”

At that time, he was still thinking that he would be gaining experience as an assistant either way. Ling Qing was a newcomer, and Yun He wasn’t there. If he listened to Ling Qing, wouldn’t a mishap occur?

But now he understood. Of course nothing would happen, because Ling Qing wouldn’t allow anything to happen. 

He was very careful in his actions.

A while passed, and Ling Qing had been well rested, when the director called him on set.

It was the scene where He Chaoyang and Zhao Anning quarreled over an incident. Neither of them gave way, and the two of them separated.

Ling Qing peered at Qin Yanyu and said in a friendly manner, “Sister Qin, please advise me.”

Qin Yanyu returned his look and gave a faint smile, “Okay.”

When she finished speaking, the director shouted, “Action.”

Qin Yanyu’s expression immediately changed, her eyes becoming sharp as she stepped forward and spoke her lines. 

Seeing the anger in her eyes, Ling Qing sighed inwardly as he listened to the aggression in her tone.

Before he came, he had watched some cuts of Qin Yanyu’s works. Her acting was decent, and her ability to control the mood wasn’t too bad.

But right now, Qin Yanyu obviously did not have a clear grasp of Zhao Anning’s emotions. Zhao Anning was sweet and lovely. She was very fond of He Chaoyang, and even if she argued with him, she wished that he would agree with her and compromise.

Therefore, she definitely wouldn’t be so aggressive to the point of victory.

Instead, she should have a tone of mixed frustration and helplessness, angered while hoping for the other person to give in, for her.

Qin Yanyu’s portrayal was too sharp, too emotional, and totally inappropriate. 

Ling Qing thought, for her to bring about this inappropriate portrayal as soon as she arrived, it probably had something to do with himself.

Qin Yanyu probably didn’t like him and wanted to intimidate him, even if she wasn’t aware of his relationship with Yu Chen. 

Since the director didn’t call “cut,” Ling Qing didn’t interrupt her. As the script instructed, he gently conveyed his side to his lover.

When Qin Yanyu disagreed, Ling Qing would coax her, but she pushed back. 

With each step, she neared Ling Qing, and just like the script, walked off to the side.

Ling Qing’s disappointment increased as he watched her go further and further away, almost out of the camera’s range.

Qin Yanyu was not a newbie. She had been acting for many years, so there was no way that she was unaware that she should always be on camera.

Therefore, the only explanation was that she was deliberately trying to make mistakes.

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