In just a single moment, Fan Xian, as portrayed by Gu Yang, left everyone on set utterly stunned. His demeanor, his tone of voice, even his gaze—every single detail was completely saturated with Fan Xian's characteristic traits.
It was the attitude of someone from the very bottom of society, a barefoot wretch who had no shoes to wear and therefore absolutely nothing to fear from an almighty emperor sitting high above. Not only was there no fear, there was profound disdain. Ordinary contempt was simply not enough to express it; only a deeply ingrained, bone-deep disdain could possibly convey the feeling. He even showed extreme impatience at being left waiting here for the emperor. For an ordinary person, he might have managed a shred of patience. But facing you, the emperor sitting high above? If he showed any patience at all, wouldn't that make it look like he was terrified of the emperor?
Therefore, to demonstrate that he was completely unfazed by Your Majesty the Emperor, and to highlight his own unique personality, Fan Xian casually blurted out his lines—using the exact tone and attitude of someone shouting out an order to a food delivery driver who had kept him waiting far too long.
Chapter 389