Chapter 25

At this moment, Jin C's face was very complicated, a mix of amusement, anger, helplessness, and a realization of the poverty of his own expressions. As he was carefully observing the scene through the viewfinder, he wondered what these two were doing. He had told them to lie on the bed, so why were they getting so intimate?

With so many people standing around watching, Jin C felt a great shock when he thought about the young people of today and compared them to their generation.

"Just lie down on either side," Jin C said.

Embarrassed, Li Jingming and Li Zhiyan immediately understood and quickly separated. Not only did Li Zhiyan's face turn red, but Li Jingming also experienced the sensation of blushing after many years.

"The director hasn't even arranged it yet. Are we being too proactive?" This was what Li Zhiyan conveyed to Li Jingming with her eyes.

"It's fine. We're just getting familiar with the feeling. If we mess up too many times, it'll be..." This was what Li Jingming conveyed to Li Zhiyan with his eyes.

Jin C's words interrupted their eye contact: "The next scene is simple. Let's try to get it in one take."

Li Jingming and Li Zhiyan exchanged a glance, both thinking that Jin C's words were more of a consolation.

"Li Jingming, hold the blanket in your arms," Jin C instructed.

Although Li Jingming followed the instruction, he inwardly grumbled. There was a delicate beauty right next to him, and he was told to hold a blanket?

"Li Zhiyan, roll from the outside of the bed to the inside, lean against Li Jingming, and act playful and cute," Jin C continued from behind the camera. "Slowly, slowly, with a sweet smile. Good, very good."

Li Zhiyan slowly rolled into Li Jingming's arms, separated only by a thin blanket. As their bodies almost touched, Li Jingming sighed inwardly. Indeed, the old are wiser. At first, he didn't understand why Jin C had him hold the blanket, but now he realized that without it, he would have been embarrassed. The camera might not show it, but it would be disrespectful to the lead actress. The senior is indeed a senior.

"Get a little closer, yes, a sweeter smile, a little closer," Jin C looked and seemed a bit unsatisfied. "More intimate, do you understand?"

Li Jingming and Li Zhiyan had to smile even wider. Intimate? Li Zhiyan had made up her mind, and the effect of the ice water was still there. She took a deep breath and decided to be intimate.

Li Jingming was pondering the boundaries of intimacy when he suddenly noticed Li Zhiyan's face getting closer, right in front of him. Jin C hadn't given any new instructions, so had he been daydreaming and missed something? Well, if she's coming, he couldn't back down as a man, right?

Their lips met. After making a difficult decision, Li Zhiyan found it wasn't as awkward as she had imagined, so she kissed more passionately. Li Jingming marveled at how soft and cool her lips were, probably due to the ice water.

Jin C felt a pleasant surprise. When he told them to be more intimate, Li Jingming and Li Zhiyan slowly moved closer, their actions very "full" and their eyes filled with a determined emotion. Yes, he saw that determination in Li Zhiyan's eyes, the kind a woman has when she has chosen a man. This was a burst of acting talent.

When they kissed on their own, he didn't say anything. It was good; actors having the freedom to improvise was within the allowed range and didn't affect his vision for the MV. A kiss between intimate lovers, pure and beautiful, made the scene even more vivid.

"Very good!" Jin C exclaimed, not realizing the powerful effect his praise would have.

Hearing the director say "good," the two instantly went from a light kiss to a full kiss.

Li Zhiyan was already 22. A 22-year-old girl keeping her first kiss was surely a sign of an abnormal worldview. It's not like a board game where you wait for your turn. Li Zhiyan had dated in high school and tasted kissing, but it was nothing like today's intensity. A peck and a kiss are worlds apart.

Li Jingming, with 60 years of experience from his past and present life, had the equivalent of 60 years of martial arts training. Dealing with a young girl was easy and pleasant.

Li Zhiyan felt herself getting hotter, so hot that she wanted to pull off her clothes. This was a completely new experience, making her feel like she was falling, just wanting to grab onto something. The only person next to her was Li Jingming, so he felt a tight grip on his arm, wondering if his arm was being scratched. Li Zhiyan instinctively started to touch Li Jingming's lips with her tongue. Could a man endure such a provocation? Li Jingming, feeling the challenge, began to counterattack, turning the kiss into a passionate one.

Jin C was stunned. The shock from the initial scene hadn't faded when a new shock hit. Was he out of touch with the times? As he sighed, he was ready. Huntington wrote that book, so let the third wave come even stronger.

He was speechless. How did a perfect kiss suddenly become so intense? The two were kissing passionately, oblivious to their surroundings...

As Jin C was in a tangle of thoughts, the situation on the bed became even more intense, almost evolving into a tongue kiss. Once it started, it became smoother, with instinct taking over. Li Zhiyan, from being shy to letting go, became even more passionate.

"Cut, cut, cut!" Jin C shouted, "What are you two doing?"

Li Jingming and Li Zhiyan, interrupted for the second time, were a bit confused but even more embarrassed. Li Jingming, with his thick skin, was fine, but Li Zhiyan buried her face in the blanket, unable to lift it. What had she just done? The director hadn't asked for it, but they had improvised. But Jin C had said it was good, right?

"Hey, I said to be more intimate, not this intimate," Jin C shouted. "What do you mean by 'a little'?"

Jin C had to admit he was getting old. Were young people today so open? Li Zhiyan, who seemed shy, was now pulling off her clothes, and Li Jingming's hand was about to go under her shirt. If he hadn't stopped them, who knows what would have happened. He wanted pure love, not an R-rated scene.

The crew around them all laughed, enjoying the free show with such attractive actors. Only Li Zhiyan suffered, her face burning again after a brief respite. Just as she was about to lift her head for a breath of fresh air, she heard the laughter and buried her face back in the blanket.

"Did we go too fast?" Li Jingming, interrupted by Jin C, was confused. Hadn't Jin C said it was good?

"Not just fast, but way too far," Jin C said irritably. He was feeling a sense of disappointment. He was enjoying the pure love and the beautiful emotions, but then the two started a tongue kiss right in front of him.

"From now on, do exactly what I say, understand?" Jin C didn't need a detailed script because it was an MV, with almost no dialogue. He could give instructions on the spot and then remove his voice, replacing it with music.

The lack of a detailed script led to Li Jingming and Li Zhiyan's overacting. Jin C was determined not to let them go wild again. Young people these days were really a handful.

Li Jingming and Li Zhiyan were a bit embarrassed. They had already messed up the first take. After a break, they tried again, and the scene was Li Zhiyan leaning into Li Jingming's arms, their eyes meeting. Jin C quickly instructed, "Get a little closer, just a little."

They followed the instruction, their breathing intertwining as they felt each other's breath on their noses. Just as their noses were about to touch, Jin C's voice came, "Stay at this distance, soften your expressions, a bit too strong, now it's good, keep it."

Another kiss? Li Jingming and Li Zhiyan thought simultaneously, seeing the determination in each other's eyes.

"Cut, this take is good."

Phew, finally. They both sighed in relief, then were startled. How was this good? Shouldn't they do more?

Jin C waved to the crew to pack up and move to the next location. When he turned around, he met two pairs of resentful eyes.

"Is that it?" Li Zhiyan, still in a daze, asked directly, "The script says bed scene, right?"

Although the description was vague, the words "bed scene" were there. But as soon as she said it, she realized she had said something inappropriate. Li Jingming looked at her in surprise, and some of the crew members were laughing so hard they fell to the ground.

"Anything shot on a bed is a bed scene," Jin C said, exasperated. What was this girl thinking?

This was mainly due to misleading promotion. The two inexperienced actors thought the "bed scene" in the script meant something intense, and Jin C's vague "intimate" instruction had led them astray.

Li Zhiyan, realizing this, pinched Li Jingming's leg hard. This guy had taken advantage of her. She had made a difficult decision after a fierce internal struggle, only to find it was a misunderstanding. She suddenly regretted going to the Jang Hoo Dong 678 BBQ restaurant with her friends, which led to her meeting Li Jingming, shooting the MV, and misunderstanding the "bed scene," making her feel extremely embarrassed.

Li Jingming wasn't intentionally doing it either. He was more resentful than anyone. From the start, the guy had been saying "softer," "softer," and if Jin C weren't a senior, Li Jingming would have grabbed his collar: "You're the one who's weak. I was ready to take off my pants, and you want me to do this!"