The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 334: Being Picked On_1

Chapter 334: Chapter 334: Being Picked On_1

Xia Qingtian silently cursed, but it was too late.

Bo Jingyan gritted his teeth, "It seems I am not competent enough as a husband, causing you to think of other men."

As he spoke, he had already picked up Xia Qingtian horizontally and thrown her into the bedroom.

Before she could react, he bent down and kissed her lips.

...

The next day.

Xia Qingtian, half-asleep, received a call saying that the schedule of the palace drama had been advanced due to the schedules of the actors. Shooting would start today.

All the main actors were to start filming today.

Xia Qingtian was immediately alert, all traces of sleepiness gone.

She pushed away Bo Jingyan’s hand encircling her waist, and while getting up and washing up, she called Cheng Bingbing to notify her about the situation.

By the time she was ready, Bo Jingyan was neatly dressed and insisted on taking her to the set.

Xia Qingtian, arguing that he and his car would be too conspicuous, directly rejected him.

She had already promised Bo’s mother that she would not let others know she was Mrs. Bo. She did not want to get caught and make a bad impression in Bo’s mother’s eyes, making a bad situation worse.

Rejected by Xia Qingtian, Bo Jingyan was somewhat unhappy.

To pacify him, Xia Qingtian clasped his face, planted a kiss on it, then rushed off.

She took a taxi to the office, and from there, she drove the company’s battered nanny car to the set.

This drama has invested a lot and the lineup is quite large.

As soon as she entered the set, everyone was bustling about excitedly.

The role portrayed by Cheng Bingbing, the pampered concubine, has most of her scenes at the beginning of the drama. Moreover, the drama would take an innovative approach of airing while shooting.

So on the first day, she had scenes to shoot, and they were quite substantial.

The shooting was conducted in several different studios simultaneously.

The female lead was shooting the scenes of entering the palace and partaking in the selection.

On the other side, they were shooting scenes of the pampered concubine recalling her early days in the palace, the trials she faced from high-ranking consorts, and her rescue by the Emperor. Her heart had fallen for him since then, marking the beginning of a long, enduring favorite period.

After Cheng Bingbing had her makeup and costume on, even though Xia Qingtian already knew how beautiful she was, she was still greatly awed by her.

She had a premonition that as long as Cheng Bingbing didn’t mess up, she would definitely gather a lot of attention and popularity once the drama airs.

The first scene shot by Cheng Bingbing was when she hit a high-ranking consort with a slap for her audacious conduct.

The actress in the scene with her, Tonghua, had just won the White Orchid Best Actress award. Tonghua had some connections with the director and agreed to make a guest appearance in a role with minimal screen time.

Soon enough, everyone was prepared.

"Action", the assistant director called out, and the filming officially began.

If Xia Qingtian was free during these times, she would discuss the character of the pampered concubine with Cheng Bingbing, who had a deep understanding of her character by now.

So even though her acting was still a bit immature, it wasn’t out of character.

A high-ranking consort, angered by her miscarriage, picked a fight with the brightly dressed, lively and cheerful pampered concubine and forced her to kneel as punishment.

The pampered concubine argued for herself, which annoyed the high-ranking consort even more.

"Cui Hong, Gao Family is disrespectful and outspoken. Teach her some manners," the high-ranking consort ordered.

Cui Hong immediately stepped forward and slapped the pampered concubine twice.

The high-ranking consort should have continued to lecture and insult the pampered concubine at this point.

But rather than following the script, Tonghua complained, "Cui Hong, what’s wrong with you? Haven’t you eaten? When I said to teach her a lesson, I didn’t mean tickle her."

This was not in the script.

However, sometimes actors get carried away and improvise in the moment.

If the director doesn’t call "cut", they must continue the scene.

Cui Hong was taken aback.

Tonghua became impatient and declared, "Useless. I will have to do it myself."

Then, she shoved the palace girl away and approached Cheng Bingbing herself.

"Slap, slap...", Tonghua harshly slapped Cheng Bingbing twice.

Two handprints could be clearly seen on Cheng Bingbing’s porcelain-white face, stinging with pain. Her eyes reddened, but she held back her tears and prepared to continue the scene, when suddenly...

"I’m sorry, Director", interrupted Tonghua, "I wasn’t in the right state just now, can we do it once more?"

"Sure...", replied the Assistant Director.

Tonghua glanced at Cheng Bingbing and said, "I’m sorry, I got too into the scene and changed it on the fly. I hope I didn’t hurt you."

After she said that, before Cheng Bingbing could reply, she continued, "However, in this industry, we must show professionalism. Acting out fight scenes requires real physical contact. Audiences are not stupid, they can tell the difference. Thus, for the sake of authenticity, actors must make certain sacrifices."

"Sister Tonghua, you’re right," Cheng Bingbing could only concur with a forced smile.

At this time, makeup artists arrived to do touch-ups for the actors, especially for Cheng Bingbing.

The two clear handprints on her face if not concealed would ruin the continuity.

While the makeup artists were touching up Cheng Bingbing’s makeup, whenever they touched her wounds, she would wince in pain. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she didn’t dare to shed them in fear of ruining her makeup.

Seeing her suffer like this, Xia Qingtian felt sympathetic, yet she couldn’t interfere with the shooting.

All she could do was to console Cheng Bingbing, "Be sure to be serious when you’re shooting later. Let’s finish this scene quickly. After this, apart from the last scene, it’s you who will be the one tormenting others."

Cheng Bingbing, despite her audacious appearance, was in fact as agreeable as a rabbit.

Hearing Xia Qingtian’s advice, she obediently nodded, "I will."

After the touch-up, they resumed shooting.

Again, Tonghua gave Cheng Bingbing two harsh slaps. Just as Cheng Bingbing was about to continue the scene, the director suddenly called out "Cut," claiming that Tonghua’s position was off, and she had stepped out of the frame.

Therefore, they had to reshoot the scene once again.

They had to shoot this scene four or five times before they could get it right.

There was always one issue or another.

Cheng Bingbing’s face had swollen considerably by now, to the point makeup wouldn’t be able to conceal it.

Her mental state was on the verge of breaking as well.

At first, Xia Qingtian thought these were normal NGs, but after four to five continuous reshoots, even though she had only recently entered the entertainment industry, she realized something was off.

It was evident that Tonghua was deliberately making things difficult for Cheng Bingbing.

Realizing this, a flash of severity crossed Xia Qingtian’s eyes.

However, she couldn’t understand why Tonghua would trouble her and Cheng Bingbing, as she had no previous contact with Tonghua and certainly had a lower status.

Could there be something she was unaware of?

Just as Xia Qingtian was about to investigate, she heard...

"Tonghua and Xu Qing were college classmates. They were very close during college and when they entered the entertainment industry, they became even closer and are best friends."