Rebirth From The Ashes [COMPLETED]

Vol 65: Chapter 641 - 650

Chapter 641: Tall, Dark, and Handsome Young Man

Translator: EndlessFantasy
Editor: EndlessFantasy

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It was one bad take after another.

Shen Xi quietly stood in a corner while stoically observing. She was carrying a callous mien that held people back from striking up a conversation with her.

As Shen Xi’s student, Ruan Sisi was no stranger to her teacher’s identity and feud with the Su family. Otherwise, she would not have given Su Ruowan the attitude in the first place.

Su Ruowan had lesser bad takes these days, and for this particular scene, she had practiced countless times. She played the scene in her mind numerous times and even sought guidance from the director and ran lines with the cast so that she was able to kill it in one take.

Yet, Shen Xi, the b*tch, refused to make it easy for her. Shen Xi was dragging Su Ruowan down in her performance with her presence. Because of Shen Xi, Su Ruowan was unable to get into character and had to reshoot her scene repeatedly.

The onlooking cast and crew gave Su Ruowan a sympathetic look while others were contemptuous and impatient by the endless retakes. She was wasting everybody’s time.

By the tenth time the director yelled cut, Su Ruowan was about to lose it. Although her body was frozen stiff, she did not feel the cold but only sheer hatred for Shen Xi.

Clearing his throat, Hu Zheng asked if Su Ruowan wanted to proceed with the shoot or wait for her body to regain warmth.

Su Ruowan knew she had to pull herself together and not let the b*tch get the thrill of it. She needed to take a break and come back stronger. Before Su Ruowan could say anything, Ruan Sisi forthrightly asked, “Ms. Cai Ni, doesn’t she know how to act? She’s a horrible actress. I can pull a random person from the street and they can do a better job.”

These words nearly saw Su Ruowan passing out in rage. On the brink of flipping out, she pushed back the bitterness and lifted her head to force a smile at Hu Zheng. “Mr. Hu, I can carry on with the shoot.”

The people around were close to bursting out in laughter. Su Ruowan might not have a gift at acting, but she put in the work and showed quite an improvement. To say any random person on the street was better than her was pretty hurtful.

Ruan Sisi clicked her tongue and said, “I have to say though that she’s resilient toward the cold weather. She’s an actress indeed.”

Su Ruowan’s rising blood pressure dropped back down. Was Ruan Sisi undermining her or complimenting her? Was Shen Xi’s student a moron?

Everyone, including Su Ruowan, believed Shen Xi would not answer the stupid question.

Shen Xi glanced at Ruan Sisi before uttering in a flat tone, “Sisi, you’re not a good judge of character. She’s a natural at acting.”

With her blood reaching boiling point, Su Ruowan kept to herself and lowered her gaze to hide the wickedness in her eyes. Her nails dug deep into the flesh of her palms.

Su Ruowan was certain that Shen Xi was giving her hell on purpose. As if one person was not enough, Shen Xi had to bring her moron student along to stir the pot.

Ms. Cai Ni’s sudden comment threw the production team into a whirlwind of whispering. They had a feeling that there was more to what Ms. Cai Ni had said.

Su Ruowan’s acting was sloppy at best. It was not that good, but it was not that bad either. She was not the talented kind, but she could hone her skills if she put in the hard work.