Today, Bailiang and Guli Nazha had a scene together.
Fortunately, it was scheduled for the afternoon. Before shooting began, Guli Nazha wanted to run through the lines with him first.
After all, Bailiang had asked her for guidance earlier. She had promised to show him the ropes, so she couldn't break her word.
Only, after showing off his horseback riding skills, Bailiang had simply vanished. Student Nazha waited for ages without seeing him, and if she dawdled any longer, it would almost be time for lunch.
Having no other choice, she sent her personal assistant to go look for him.
The assistant went off happily and with high efficiency.
It was just that when she came back, her expression was a little strange. "Brother Xiaobai seemed to have been blocked by someone just now."
"Huh?"
To be precise, Bailiang wasn't blocked; he had simply stopped.
Because Meng Ziyi had intercepted him on his way to find Guli Nazha. After exchanging a few "blows" with him in conversation, the girl had stopped talking and just stared straight at him with wide eyes.
Bailiang didn't quite understand what she meant, but whatever.
He wasn't in any particular hurry.
When the enemy doesn't move, I don't move.
The two of them actually stood there in a "standoff" for nearly ten minutes!
*Meng Ziyi:* Move already!
Looking at the adorably blank expression on Bailiang's face, she felt utterly helpless inside. How on earth had things ended up like this?
She had simply acted on a whim, plus she had heard something interesting, so she had strolled over to say hello to this handsome guy.
As a fresh newcomer who had just entered the industry, wanting to make a few more interesting friends was completely normal.
The result? After chatting for a couple of sentences, the atmosphere inexplicably turned awkward, and she didn't know what to say.
The crucial part was that Bailiang just kept looking at her, as if waiting for her to continue finding topics to talk about...
*Bailiang:* I'm fine with this. As long as I'm breathing.
Fortunately, Nazha's assistant broke the stalemate, coming over to ask Bailiang when he would go run lines because Sister Nazha was waiting for him.
Although she felt that the little assistant's gaze toward her wasn't very friendly, Meng Ziyi still breathed a sigh of relief.
Saved!
While quickly saying goodbye and slipping away, she thought about the scene just now and found it somewhat funny, a bit absurd, but at the same time, she felt that this guy...
He had so much patience, and his emotional state was so remarkably stable!
Her ears, adept at gathering "intelligence," had also caught what the little assistant just said. Oh~ so he was playing Lü Bu.
What a pity, he didn't share any scenes with her character.
After all, the role she played was merely a maid beside Lin Yoona.
The female protagonist Xiaohou Qingyi played by Lin Yoona was a purely fictional character, specially created to fall in love with Zhao Zilong.
What intersection could she possibly have with Lü Bu?
Yet the moment she thought of Bailiang's adorable, capybara-like blank expression, she couldn't help wanting to laugh. It was so hard to project him onto the role of Lü Bu.
Even his dashing, high-spirited youth-on-horseback look from just now didn't really have much to do with Lü Bu.
Fortunately, this was *God of War Zhao Zilong*, not *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*.
Indeed, Bailiang quickly felt that too.
"Is the person approaching the Marquis of Wen?"
"How does the young lady recognize me?"
"The Chìtù among horses, Lü Bu among men. The Marquis of Wen's mighty reputation spreads far and wide, and even within the women's quarters, I have heard of it."
"May I ask the young lady's honorable name?"
"Diaochan."
"Pardon my presumption."
"......"
"Diaochan has arrived late, I beg the Marquis of Wen's forgiveness!"
*(sizing him up)*
"......Great physique!"
Bailiang couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing. The Marquis of Wen really was quite presumptuous!
The lines always felt a bit strange no matter how he said them.
Just like how people in this drama still had to search for the Heavenly Sword and the Qinggang Sword—these two swords were "national defense divine artifacts," and they happened to be right in Zhao Zilong's hands.
"Don't laugh!" Guli Nazha was infected by his smile and giggled along.
Coming to her senses, she gave Bailiang a playful slap, worried that they would have too many NGs.
No laughing! Not even if you look good when you smile!
Bailiang immediately apologized, indicating that it was his fault.
Actually, the number of times he broke character laughing wasn't very high; most of Lü Bu's scenes were quite serious.
Moreover, he was gradually discovering the joy of acting! Playing another person really was interesting!
Now he was looking forward to seeing himself on television!
The on-site shooting quickly restarted. They took it from the top, and this time Bailiang didn't break character, finishing his lines smoothly.
"Cut! That's a pass!"
The director looked entirely calm, offering neither guiding advice nor picking out any flaws.
Clearly, the requirements weren't very high either.
Shooting two scenes in a row didn't take much time, mainly because they were dialogue-driven literary scenes that didn't require action choreography.
Bailiang still needed to practice with the martial arts directors for a few more days before formally shooting action sequences. Even then, the difficulty wasn't very high; it mostly involved striking poses without too many complex moves.
Once today's filming wrapped up, Guli Nazha was full of spirit, her eyebrows dancing with a smile as she said, "Acting isn't that hard, is it? Especially with me showing you the ropes."
She felt that she had inadvertently performed at the absolute peak of her career!
Perhaps it was also related to the fact that when she had nothing to do earlier, she went to watch Lin Genxin and Lin Yoona's scenes.
Student Nazha's confidence owed a contribution to them, at least in part.
"Right, it really isn't difficult."
Bailiang still understood the art of speaking, especially when a young lady was in high spirits.
Some things on set truly weren't written in books—for instance, when to look at the camera, when to pretend not to see the camera, and so on, including blocking and movement.
However, by watching others act, Bailiang had quickly figured these things out as well.
As for Guli Nazha's role... she had provided encouragement, living up to her name.
Or rather, precisely because it was a scene with her, the director thought: *Hey, this kid acts pretty well.*
Though he differed slightly from the public's perception of Lü Bu, he at least filled out that suit of armor, and the vibe of a high-spirited young general was there.
He didn't look quite like Lü Bu, more like Huo Qubing.
Yet the assistant director in charge of shooting their segment still offered him a couple of words of praise.
After receiving the compliment, Bailiang didn't forget to glance at Guli Nazha. *Look, half the credit for this praise belongs to you.*
*Nazha:* Well, of course!
Just as her personal assistant's gaze toward the two of them started to grow a little peculiar, accompanied by a vibration, Guli Nazha started fishing out her phone again.
Seeing her hurriedly replying to messages, Bailiang found it quite strange.
Her traditional costume didn't seem to have any pockets anywhere—where on earth did she hide her phone?
Oh~~
There were more layers of clothing underneath, after all~
Strange to say, after tapping away at her phone for a few messages, Guli Nazha's acting state plummeted straight down.
Even Bailiang could tell that her mind was elsewhere.
It directly led to the final scene of the day, where the girl kept running into trouble while Bailiang, by contrast, grew increasingly adept...
By comparison, she looked much more like a newbie experiencing her first time acting.
"Cut! Nazha, take a moment to regroup. You're losing your focus..."
"I'm sorry."
Guli Nazha hurriedly bowed in apology, her pretty face full of remorse.
Then she bit her lip and cast a somewhat aggrieved look at Bailiang.
It wasn't that she blamed him; she just felt a bit embarrassed.
That look actually surpassed the feel of her serious acting, truly capable of setting a person's heart ablaze.
It probably made over ninety-five percent of men's hearts skip a beat.
Yet this gaze of hers easily invited misunderstandings from others, giving the lingering impression that something was going on between the two of them.
Fortunately, Bailiang's resistance was truly high enough, or perhaps he possessed strong morals... After casting a brief glance at Nazha's phone, he simply offered a couple of words of comfort.
This "heart-of-stone" style of his prompted onlookers to view him in a new light while simultaneously wringing their hands in regret.
Such a fool!
At a time like this, instead of going over to comfort a pretty girl, he actually wandered off to the side to play with his Painted Halberd.
Some of the old-timers on the crew desperately wanted to give Bailiang a piece of advice: *Young man, stop gripping the halberd shaft. Can that thing compare to such a gorgeous girl?*
*Bailiang:* Watching her makes me happy, practicing the halberd makes me tired; listless and weak, how can I build China?
This man Bailiang was immune to feminine distractions.
And so, he watched while he practiced.