1 Year Of Beginning

Zhang Ai walked out of the room and walked to Feng Mian directly. Seeing how Zhang Ai was hurrying, Feng Mian began to feel that there must be something wrong. When she got close, Zhang Ai directly grabbed her wrist and smiled bitterly.

"Mian, you need to follow me."

"Uh, ok?"

Feng Mian was dragged by Zhang Ai to the nearby room. Her eyes widened when she saw the complete makeup set on the table and also many other wigs and dresses. This… must be the dressing room, right?

Zhang Ai pointed to the chair. "Please sit. We don't have much time."

"Can you tell me what's your plan, Zhang Ai?"

"Uhm, Er Jie, you know that the advertis.e.m.e.nt needs to be shot today and also the fact that there's no available actress and actor today?"

Feng Mian did hear that Zhang Liang was rushing because he wanted to implement a new plan for the advertis.e.m.e.nt. However, she didn't know the details or simply missed it out because she was too busy thinking about her painting this morning. She knew that Zhang Liang was rushing out early in the morning, though.

"I don't know."

"Well the thing is, Liang Ge decided that you're going to be the one to be acting with him," Zhang Ai said right away as she began to comb Feng Mian's hair. She sighed internally when she felt the smooth hair and promised herself that she had to see which beauty product Feng Mian used later.

"WHAAAAAAAAT?"

"Sshh!" Zhang Ai smiled bitterly and pushed Feng Mian's head to look at the mirror again. "I'm sure you can do it, Er Jie."

At this time, Zhang Ai completely ignored the fact that she was the one who suggested that Feng Mian acted as the female one in the advertis.e.m.e.nt to Zhang Liang. It would be better if Feng Mian thought that it was Zhang Liang's idea rather than hers.

Feng Mian felt like burying herself on her bed. What kind of mess she brought herself to? She knew her acting skill very well, so she was not sure that she would be able to act that way around Zhang Liang. Acting like a couple in love with him…

That's hard.

Feng Mian looked at Zhang Ai with hopeful expression. "Is there no other alternative?"

Zhang Ai: "…" the only alternative is having me acting as the female one. I'll certainly never agree to that.

Even if she was forced by her brother, Zhang Ai knew that she would never want to act that way. Even if she was bribed with 1000 cupcakes, Zhang Ai wouldn't change her stance. She wanted to make her name in the entertainment industry. That kind of advertis.e.m.e.nt would only reflect badly on her.

"No."

"I can't act."

"Don't worry. You just have to accept the chocolate from Liang Ge and have him handle the rest."

Feng Mian: "…" what about the minute expression? It can't be the camera was only filming Zhang Liang, right?

However, she knew that it would be impossible to ask Zhang Ai. She proceeded to read the script that Zhang Ai handed her. Upon reading the scene, she was speechless.

Did she truly have to do that?

"Zhang Ai."

"Yes?"

"Can I just leave?"

"NO!"

Zhang Ai didn't want to be forced to take the advertis.e.m.e.nt shot with her brother. No matter what, she would not allow Feng Mian to leave. Even if the shot was not that good later, they could just focus more on Zhang Liang's face and have Feng Mian more to the background.

That way, it would still be a good advertis.e.m.e.nt.

Even though Zhang Ai was not that sure, she sighed to herself. She looked at Feng Mian's reflection in the mirror. By now, her hair was already tied half to the back and the other half was left freely on her shoulder. Her face was covered in makeup to cover up the black circle under her eyes.

'As I thought, her face is not bad.'

It might not be able to rival many other models who made a living with their faces, but she didn't look bad at all. Of course, Zhang Ai would always answer that it was herself who's the prettiest!

"Okay, you're ready to go."

"Mhm," Feng Mian replied nervously. She looked at her attire and glanced at Zhang Ai. "How about my clothes?"

"Oh! Wear this dress."

Zhang Ai picked the dress that Beauty Design have already made. They prepared several set of clothes, so she had to check which one was Feng Mian's size. Thankfully, the dress fitted her perfectly after they tried several times.

"I didn't expect that your size would be the smallest."

Feng Mian: "…" I know I'm short, so stop flaunting your head.

As for her shoes, Feng Mian changed to a sneaker. It was one of the types that many university students used because of its comfort. Even though the design might not be that good, it was easy to wear and take off, so all was good. After all, not every student wanted to wear high heels just to study.

Klek!

The two of them walked out. Feng Mian could sense several staff were looking in her direction. Now, she felt even more nervous.

In front of her, she could see that Zhang Liang already changed to a casual shirt and white jeans. The shirt and jeans both were colored white yet their shade was different and there was also the embroidery at the hems. Feng Mian clearly remembered the designs they have made. He was wearing an unbuttoned t-shirt that served as the outer layer of his shirt. The embroidery on the t-shirt also showed that it was a set with the shirt and white jeans.

This appearance made him look like a bad boy.

Zhang Ai's eyes lit up. "Woah Liang Ge, you look like Xue Ge in his university days!"

Zhang Xue?

Feng Mian was stunned. Did it mean that Zhang Xue wore that kind of attire when he came to the university to study? Somehow, she could totally imagine Zhang Xue as the bad boy type. Even though so, she also wanted to laugh because the image was quite contrasting to Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang arched his eyebrows. "Shall we start?"

"Uh, yeah?"

Zhang Liang noticed that Feng Mian was nervous. He walked closer to her and leaned in, his mouth was close to her ear. "Just imagine me as your brother, giving you a birthday present."

Feng Mian's eyes widened and she looked up. It seemed that Zhang Liang knew that she still missed her brother, but she couldn't imagine Zhang Liang as her brother that much. Even though they have similar figures and height, they were still different. Besides, her brother would never give her a present like this.

Seeing Feng Mian's dazed look, Zhang Liang looked at the staff. "We're going to go with cut scenes. Just add those that's suitable."

"Ok."

Even though cutting scenes to insert wouldn't look that good, it would be better than nothing at all. It seemed that Zhang Liang didn't have that much expectation when it came to Feng Mian's acting.

Zhang Liang looked at the chairs position and asked them to change. "Make the chair look back. Focus the camera from the back and the two sides but the front will stay as the background image of the forest."

The staff were stunned again. Why not the front? Wouldn't it be more eye catching if they used the cut scene from the front. But seeing Zhang Liang's cold gaze, they quickly worked on the camera and background scenes. They also had to make sure that the camera on the side wouldn't get caught by the other side's camera.

"Set one at close range too from above," Zhang Ai added. "That way, you can also focus on Liang Ge's expression."

The staff turned their head to look at Zhang Liang. Seeing him nodded, they quickly began their work. In total, they ended up setting five cameras while Feng Mian just stood rooted on the side, reading the script over and over again.

"Ready?"

"Yes. Mian'er, sit on the chair."

"Yes."

The staffs' ears perked up when they heard the way Zhang Liang called the woman. Did he just call her using endearment?

After Feng Mian sat down, the director began to count. "1, 2, 3, and action!"

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Sora's Corner: Endearment

Endearment was a way to call someone who was close family members. It could also be used for close friends and best friends. For Chinese names, there are several ways to do it. First would be to add 'Xiao' then their name. Xiao usually means little and it can be used for seniors to their juniors. It was mostly used in the workplace to call someone who had just joined or much younger than them.

Another way would be to add 'er in their name. This is usually for women where they would use their name (not the surname) and add the 'er. However, it's not usually used if the name ends in a vocal such as Ai. It's still possible to use it, but it's uncommon, which is why it can be changed to Xiao Ai.

The 'er can also be used by father to his sons and daughter (yes, son too). It would usually depend on the family too about which endearment they wanted to use. There are other types too and for the details, you may search on the internet.