Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 104 Wall Dong
"If you go alone, you will only die hastily. It is extremely foolish."

Xia Fan's evil and handsome face dominated Shirakawa Rika's entire vision.

The short blade in his hand had been half unsheathed without him knowing when, and the sharp edge lightly touched her delicate snow-white neck.

Those ruby-like blood-red eyes unreasonably attracted her gaze.

"I want to take you away without your consent."

The magnetic voice, the heavy breathing, and the determination contained in the words seem to have the power to isolate all the noise in the world.

"..."

In this "zero distance" state of almost kissing, Shirakawa Rika felt her brain go blank, her rapid heartbeat exploded in her ears, all the blood in her body rushed to her cheeks, and she even forgot to breathe instinctively.

The two of them remained in this state for a moment...

Seeing that Rika Shirakawa didn't respond to him, Xia Fan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said in a deep voice: "Cut."

"what?"

"Ok?"

The word "Cut" made the staff who were watching in silence, the photographer who was shooting enthusiastically, and Director Nakano who was absorbed in looking at the monitor, all look bewildered.

Although there is no rule that actors cannot shout "cut", it is rare and not in accordance with the rules for actors to shout "cut" on their own initiative without the director saying anything.

"Why, she forgot the lyrics, are you going to continue filming 'The Wooden Man'?"

Xia Fan said coldly with a dignified look.

"Sorry, everyone. I just forgot the lyrics. Let me start over."

Only then did Shirakawa Rika come to her senses. She retreated away from Xia Fan's arms in panic and bowed to apologize to everyone around her.

"It's all this guy's fault for not following the flow. He got so close to me all of a sudden and hurt me."

Her little face felt like it was on fire and her chest was heaving due to her panting. It was obvious that she had not yet recovered from the impact Xia Fan had just given her.

"I forgot the lyrics... It's okay. The part before I forgot the lyrics was very good. I passed it all!"

"You two performed really well. You must remember your current state in the subsequent filming!"

Director Nakano clapped excitedly and trotted over to Xia Fan.

"Especially Xia Jun, from his eyes, his posture, his tone and his pronunciation, he is exactly like Kazama Manye Honye. I was shocked!"

He rolled up the script and wanted to slap Xia Fan like he did before, but when he met his sharp eyes like a knife, he withdrew his hand in dismay.

"Super good? Tsk..."

Xia Fan spat disdainfully, leaned forward, and lowered his head towards Shirakawa Rika: "Woman, is this the best of your acting skills?"

"No, don't get so close..."

Shirakawa Rika subconsciously wanted to step back, but found herself at the wall.

"What? After you performed well once, you want to take advantage of the opportunity to guide your seniors..."

Faced with this "wall-dong" situation, she could only protect her chest with her hands and turn her face away in dissatisfaction.

The oppressive feeling released from Xia Fan, the indifference and possessiveness in his eyes, are obviously still in the "Kazama Manyo state" during the acting.

No wonder director Nakano said this guy is the type who gets “into the role”. He clearly shouted “cut”, but he hasn’t gotten out of the role yet?

"You obviously know it better than me..."

"This kind of blind cooperation, not stealing the limelight from others, this kind of mediocre and lukewarm acting, this kind of pale and weak acting, cannot portray the real Chiyo."

But Xia Fan had no intention of letting her go and continued speaking aggressively.

"Low-key acting skills... How dare you say that? A newbie like you who joined the crew halfway through, what do you know?!"

Her body seemed to be stung. Shirakawa Rika froze for a moment and raised her head angrily.

"I'll be clear in advance, there are very few female college students who can perform at my level!"

"Although I debuted as a child star in an advertisement, I have been working hard on my acting skills for many years. However, due to the lack of resources from my management company, I have auditioned countless times over the years, but I have only played supporting roles!" "This time, I finally got the role of the heroine. I have been preparing for half a year..."

She trembled and protested like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"Oh? If you take it so seriously, why did it end up like this?"

Xia Fan smiled evilly and asked in a deep voice.

"The biggest selling point of The Chrysanthemum and the Knife is the male characters with rich personalities. But in the end, I was forced to play against a bunch of expressionless and helpless 'vases'!"

"This is a female-oriented drama, and the audience wants to see male characters... If I act too well and steal the show, and make those wooden characters look like 'rotten wood', wouldn't that be even more inconsistent with the theme of the drama? Who would dare to ask me to play the leading female role in the future?"

"Who doesn't want to happily show off their acting skills? Do you know how hard it has been for me to restrain myself until now?!"

"Besides, there are too many factors that affect a drama. No matter how superb the acting is, it's impossible to save the current reputation, right?"

Shirakawa Rika was furious and met Xia Fan's gaze head-on, blurting out everything that she had been holding back in her heart.

"Very good, this is the state."

Xia Fan straightened his back, distanced himself, and nodded in approval.

"You don't have to restrain yourself in front of me. Just give it your all."

"I don't care about word of mouth or anything like that. After all, it's the final episode, just like now, let 'Man' Kazama,' let the audience, understand 'Chiyo's' true feelings."

The black military robe brought up a breeze, and he turned and left neatly.

"The real feeling... is this what he meant..."

Looking at Xia Fan's elegant back, Shirakawa Rika seemed to understand something.

"Director, I want to change the lines for the next part of the filming."

She took out her notebook and went to Director Nakano, who looked stunned.

"What, change the lyrics on the spot?"

"I feel that the parts that were 'omitted' before editing cannot express the character's emotions. I hope to be closer to the original. I have the lines ready in my notebook..."

"Is that so? Let me see..."

……

Half an hour later, the entire crew was in place again, ready to start filming.

"Senior Shirakawa, I'm sorry, those words I said before were not actually mine..."

Standing in the middle of the venue, Xia Fan looked melancholy.

During the acting, he did notice that Shirakawa Rika did not show any complicated emotions. She just cooperated with him and played the role of the "gentle and lovely" Chiyo.

Although this monotonous state fits the character's functionality of being a "background board", it ignores Chiyo's true thoughts and feelings as a companion who witnessed the Shinsengumi's demise.

But under the interference of "Manyo Kazama"'s personality, he unknowingly pointed out the problem to the other party in such a "middle school" tone.

What a domineering president at the end of the shogunate. Once the "Noh mask" is taken off, all that is left is the embarrassment of carving out countless sea view villas on the spot and saving the real estate market in District 11.

"Hmph, no need to apologize... You're right, I was overthinking and became hesitant. The previous episodes have such bad reputations, what else is there for me to worry about..."

Rika Shirakawa on the opposite side put her hands on her hips and turned around with high spirits.

"Xia Fan, since you have taken the initiative to stir up trouble with me..."

"Next, you have to take over my acting responsibly."

She smiled playfully and pointed at Xia Fan with one finger, her eyes burning with unprecedented fighting spirit.

"So, Kazama vs. Chiyo, Act 3, Scene 1, Ninth Test Shot!"

The script supervisor clapped the clapboard and the entire crew started filming again.

(End of this chapter)