To describe Su Yu's style in action:
Lightning-fast, decisive, getting straight down to business, with steady, precise, and ruthless execution!
This final trait—steady, precise, and ruthless—was immediately evident from the reaction of Xiao Wu, who was currently squatting on the ground with his head in his hands.
"My friend, which camp are you from? Why hit so hard?"
Director Liu looked at the two men in baseball caps, unable to figure out who they were.
He figured that if they were just ordinary people, Xiao Wu's medical bills would cost them a pretty penny.
If they weren't ordinary, he would wait and see before deciding.
Right at that moment,
Su Yu slowly stepped forward. Under Director Liu's panicked gaze, he picked up a beer bottle and brought it down hard on Director Liu's head.
After a miserable shriek,
"Looks like your head isn't harder than a beer bottle after all!"
"You don't have an ounce of real talent, but you sure know how to bully people."
Just like Xiao Wu, Director Liu started crying out while clutching his head.
"Just you wait! This is attempted murder, you won't get away with it! I'll make you pay through the nose for this beer bottle!"
Director Liu kept shouting threats.
Su Yu dug into his ear, looked down at the man called Director Liu, and asked, "This Director Song you keep mentioning—would that be Song Lei?"
Director Liu instantly stopped yelling.
Su Yu continued, "Looks like it is. That bastard Lei-zi only brings up trash like this? Do you want me to call Song Lei and have him come deal with this personally?"
At that moment, someone in the crowd recognized Su Yu.
"That's Su Yu~~~!"
"Oh look, that's Yang Mi over there~~~!"
"Su Yu? You mean that famous director Su Yu?"
......
The murmurs of the surrounding crowd reached Director Liu's ears, and his eyes began to flicker with panic.
"Um... ah... are you Director Su?"
"Well... you see... it's all a misunderstanding..."
Director Liu perfectly demonstrated the truth of the old saying: a wise man submits to circumstances, and a bully is nothing more than a paper tiger!
When it came to bullying the weak, he was the worst of the lot, but the moment he ran into someone stronger than him, all he knew how to do was fawn.
He just wanted to throw his weight around and play with women; he had no desire to offend these heavyweights in the industry.
In his eyes, Su Yu was an absolute titan.
"Spineless piece of trash!"
With a dismissive scoff, Su Yu fished a few hundred-yuan bills from his pocket and tossed them carelessly at Director Liu.
"Don't say I didn't give you money for medical bills!"
"Oh, and if you're still not satisfied, feel free to come find me anytime. My name is Su Yu."
"Alright, I'm taking Tian'ai with me. You guys carry on, have fun!"
With that, Su Yu pulled Zhang Tian'ai up—she was still standing there in a daze—flashed a look at Yang Mi, and left the scene.
Somewhere by the roadside.
Looking at Zhang Tian'ai, whose favorability rating toward him was currently at 40%, Su Yu sighed that the System was truly a wonderful thing.
"Alright, those people shouldn't bother you anymore. You should head back now, we have to go too!"
Su Yu smiled faintly and said to Zhang Tian'ai.
Zhang Tian'ai let out an "oh" and murmured a thank you.
Just as Su Yu turned to leave, however, she suddenly spoke up: "Director Su, does your crew happen to need any extras?"
Su Yu: See? Opportunities always favor the prepared and the proactive, and the opportunities you fight for yourself are always the most precious!
Su Yu turned his head, looked thoughtfully at Zhang Tian'ai, and then pulled a business card from his pocket and handed it to her.
"Report to the set tomorrow. Extras get two hundred a day, small supporting roles a thousand a day, and major supporting roles depend on the situation. It all depends on how hard you're willing to work."
A flash of joy instantly bloomed across Zhang Tian'ai's delicate face.
She took the card and waved goodbye.
By this time, her favorability rating toward Su Yu had already reached 50%.
Su Yu: No need to rush just yet.
Afterward,
Su Yu and Yang Mi returned to the hotel.
Once back inside,
One of them loved playing with fire despite lacking skill!
While the other was full of pent-up heat.
And then...
In a maid outfit......
Yang Mi: "Big Brother, do I look nice like this? How do I compare to that Aiai?"
Su Yu: "Mimi, got some nerve talking to me like that?"
Yang Mi: "I'm a little scared... scared that Big Brother won't want me anymore!"
Su Yu: "Never!"
Yang Mi: "Hmph hmph~~ You really are a playboy at heart!"
.....
Following a delightful night,
The next day's filming resumed as usual.
By the way, Zhang Tian'ai had arrived early that morning, and Su Yu assigned her a very small supporting role.
Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.
After a full day of shooting yesterday, the actors' states today were noticeably better than the day before.
Especially Shen Teng, whose performance was smoother than ever.
And those iconic scenes unfolded before Su Yu once more.
"Xialuo, did I tell you to go back to your seat? Treating the teacher's words like flatulence, how do you even manage it?"
"Big Dumb Chun, what are you trying to do?"
"I don't even know what I'm trying to do!"
"Xialuo, how could you hit a teacher?"
"Teacher Wang, look at my shoes. Aren't they pretty?"
......
Yet, as shooting continued, trouble arose during the scene where Xialuo passionately kisses Qiu Ya.
For one thing, Shen Teng was feeling a bit too inhibited;
For another, Yang Mi was feeling somewhat resistant;
And then there was Su Yu.
He had zero desire to watch Yang Mi being kissed by Shen Teng—it was utterly repulsive to him!
So, he had no choice but to use camera angles to fake the kiss.
Yet the fake-kissing technique simply wasn't delivering the right effect.
"Director, why don't you put on some makeup and take this shot yourself?"
"I feel like you probably have a more personal understanding of this particular scene!"
Shen Teng was far too sharp to miss what was really going on.
"Is that alright?" Su Yu feigned reluctance.
"Of course it's alright, why wouldn't it be? What do you think, Teacher Yang?"
Blushing, Yang Mi nodded and murmured her assent.
And so,
Half an hour later, Su Yu stepped onto the set.
"Scene 7, Shot 2, take one!"
.......
In the crowd, Zhang Tian'ai watched Su Yu passionately kissing Yang Mi, a faint pang of bitterness stirring in her heart.
She had no idea where this bitter feeling was coming from.
All she knew was: "My heart feels all stirred up and restless!"
Last night,
Before Su Yu appeared, she had been terrified and utterly helpless.
Yet the moment Su Yu showed up, it was as if she had laid eyes upon her own hero.
Only this hero was far too dazzling—someone completely out of her reach.
In her mind,
The Su Yu of last night had been upright, courageous, and utterly fearless.
While the Su Yu on the set today was overbearing, fierce, intense, and unquestionable.
Coupled with the halo of being a director and that chiseled, handsome face, Zhang Tian'ai had to admit that her mind had wandered for a split second.
"If I and Director Su..."
At this thought, Zhang Tian'ai felt her cheeks grow slightly warm.
Suddenly, someone tugged at her sleeve.
Zhang Tian'ai turned around to see an older actress who was playing Xialuo's mother.
"Go on, run and buy some water for the teacher!"
Zhang Tian'ai let out an "oh" and walked away.
Such things were common enough—she was just a newcomer on the crew~~~~
After Zhang Tian'ai walked away, the person standing next to the older actress muttered to her, "I heard that little vixen was arranged by Director Su himself. Aren't you worried Director Su will chew you out for this?"
A look of utter disdain crossed the older actress's face: "Director Su isn't going to give me a hard time over such a trivial matter~"
In truth, the older actress left the rest of her thoughts unsaid.
"I've been in this business for most of my life; what's wrong with bossing a newcomer around? Besides, even if Su Yu saw me, he'd still have to be polite."
People were always like this, stubbornly believing they were the most special, the most indispensable ones of all.