Gu Yanli was the youngest actor ever to win every major award, and after switching to directing, every film he made became a hit and earned rave reviews.
Tang Mi, a popular television actress who started out as a child star, had countless international brand endorsements to her name, yet was constantly labeled as “unable to act in movies.”
Determined to break free of her fate, Tang Mi approached Gu Yanli and asked for a small supporting role in his new film.
To her surprise, Gu Yanli, who never wrote female leads, rewrote the script for her and made her the star.
Gu Yanli was famous for his strictness on set. No matter how famous an actor was, they’d still get an earful if their performance wasn’t good enough.
But when it came to Tang Mi, he didn’t dare say a single harsh word.
Until they got stuck on a crying scene.
Tang Mi tried every way she could think of to cry, but still couldn’t capture the emotion he wanted: “heartbroken, yet restrained.”
At last, Gu Yanli lost his temper.
“Tang Mi, is this your first day on set? Do you even know how to cry?”
“I want restrained tears, not you squeezing out eyedrops.”
“If you can’t even understand this kind of emotion, have you ever been in love? Have you ever been hurt?”
…
Tang Mi didn’t hear a single word.
She just looked at him, her eyes reddening as a tear silently slid down her cheek.
After the scene ended, Tang Mi couldn’t come out of character for a long time. Gu Yanli pulled her into his arms, heart aching, his voice trembling. “I’m sorry. I was wrong.”
She choked out softly, “Jerk.”
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