Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Zhang Clan Ancestral Hall.
In the clean and tidy hall, rows of oil lamps were lit. Under their faint yellow light, the Zhang Family spirit tablets1 were blurry and hard to see.
This was the ancestral hall of the Zhang Clan Town.
At night, the production team had to shoot a scene in front of the entrance of the shrine. This was their one and only chance to film since the directors had requested for a long time and convinced the town elders. Everyone in the production team was cautious and had put in a lot of effort, hoping that they could finish it in one take.
Ning Huanxin didn’t have any role in this scene. She was just here to make up the numbers.
This town was called “Zhang Clan Town,” and the family name of most people in the town is also “Zhang.”
Before leaving, Ning Huanxin had borrowed a set of clothes from Zhang Yan. Even though they were a bit smaller in size and tight, Ning Huaxin was still able to wear them. The young lady also very graciously lent a red jacket to Ning Huanxin.
It was a bright red color and was exceptionally dazzling in the dark night.
Ning Huanxin diligently helped the props team in moving the props around, to get more familiar to the other people as soon as possible. When she was moving a chair into the hall, Ning Huanxin could clearly feel that the ancestral hall was much colder than outside.
It was really exceptionally cold.
“Ah-choo!” One of the props guys couldn’t help but sneeze and tightened the thick coat around himself.
“Why is this room colder than outside?”
“Shhh.” A person next to them furiously shook his head. He pointed at the spirit tablets not far away. “This is an ancestral hall, where many souls lay at rest here. How could it not be cold?”
While speaking, both of their expressions instantly changed, and they dashed out of the hall.
Ning Huanxin was the last one to leave. She always felt like there was a pair of deep eyes staring fiercely at her from behind.
Who was it?
Ning Huanxin suddenly turned around. The hall was empty, and only the rows of oil lamps were flickering in the dark. Ning Huanxin frowned and glanced at the rows of spirit tablets. After finding nothing strange, she turned around and left.
“Bam.”
At that very moment, there was a loud noise of something falling on the ground from behind her.
Ning Huanxin turned around again and saw a spirit tablet had fallen on the marble ground.
Ning Huanxin’s body froze on the spot. She hesitated and wondered if she should walk towards it when someone grabbed onto her arm.
“Why are you still here?”
Jiang Lixing’s voice suddenly called from beside her.
“I…”
Ning Huanxin opened her mouth and pointed behind her. “A spirit tablet…”
The marble floor was empty!
“What happened to the spirit tablet?” Jiang Lixing’s gaze followed where Ning Huanxin was pointing out, but he didn’t see anything.
“Ah.”
Ning Huanxin’s palms were sweaty. “Maybe… I was just confused! This place is dark and hazy, so I got nervous. And I get confused easily when I get nervous.”
“Alright then, you’re new, so you should learn from your seniors how to act well and how to position yourself in front of the camera. Come on now, I’ve already finished acting my part, I’ll bring you along to take a look.”
Jiang Lixing’s temper was surprisingly good. Being dragged along by her idol, Ning Huanxin’s nerves quickly calmed down too.
Both of them arrived at the filming location. As Jiang Lixing was the second male lead in this film, he had a specially designated resting area. Everyone in the production team was also exceptionally polite to him.
After directly bringing Ning Huanxin behind the camera along with him, he quietly explained the acting techniques to her. The two of them stood pretty close, and Ning Huanxin could smell the scent of Jiang Lixing’s body.
His body had a strange but faint refreshing smell.
“What cologne are you using?”
Ning Huanxin suddenly asked.
This smell was very unique. As long as you smelled it once, you would definitely not forget it.