The surrounding crew members all gasped in unison!
They were stunned by Ling Qianhe's explosive power, so powerful it left them dumbfounded.
He truly seemed like a supreme emperor!
When he said he wanted to make the entire world bury the female lead, it didn't feel like he was reciting lines.
It felt as though he was speaking his innermost thoughts.
Lin Mucí had no scenes for this take and stood by watching.
She knew Ling Qianhe would be perfect for playing such a role!
The system tsk-tsked.
“What a devilishly handsome and perverted Qianhe, I like him so much.”
Lin Mucí scoffed, “Shall I pack you up and send you to him?”
The system immediately vetoed.
“That won’t do. There is… someone who disagrees.”
Lin Mucí let out a soft snort, “Are you sure the one who disagrees is even human?”
However, Ling Qianhe’s explosive power was indeed superb. When he held her against him, that power was truly unique in this world—like fireworks blooming across the universe.
It made one unable to stop themselves.
The little system immediately issued a yellow card warning.
“No thinking lewd thoughts!”
Lin Mucí retorted, “You’re the one with a head full of lewd nonsense! Not even allowed to think about it? What’s the point of life then?”
The system feigned hurt.
“You’re such a hypocrite! You kept rejecting him before! He’s not wrong, you’re clearly craving his body!”
Lin Mucí thought to herself.
If not him, then who else?
While she was still bickering with the system.
The studio lighting changed, and they began filming the next scene.
...
“Your Majesty, Ye Ling is truly… she is truly dead, Your Majesty, please accept my condolences…”
The man suddenly looked up, his brows and the corners of his eyes filled with icy ferocity.
“Asking me to accept condolences?”
“Do you see even a shred of grief in my eyes?”
Even as his heart threatened to shatter, he continued to put on a brave front.
The man took a deep breath. After a long silence, he murmured softly.
“I will absolutely not feel heartache for a woman like that,”
He lowered his head. Below him, the eunuchs watched his pupils with panic. The exceptionally handsome man lowered his head, his hands tightly gripping the wine cup, veins bulging on the back of his hands.
Vein after vein surfaced on the back of his hands.
Clearly visible.
And in his pair of dark eyes, there was a faint glint of tears.
Bloody tears slid down his cheeks.
These guards and serving palace staff dared not approach, only watching from afar. Under the dim light, he lowered his head, his voice seeming to turn hoarse.
“How could I feel heartache?”
“She was merely my lowly slave… she begged me, if she had spoken and begged me, I would not have let her go. But why didn’t she beg me? Why did she choose to punish me in this way!”
His tone suddenly rose exponentially.
“Does she want to see me break down for her?”
“I am the ruler of a nation, possessing the world. What kind of woman can I not obtain?”
“How could I possibly break down? I absolutely will not break down…”
His voice gradually grew lower, then turned into the desolate, sharp cry of a beast! That sound, filled with extreme pain, was as if his soul was being torn apart inch by inch!
“Ye Ling… please…”
“You… come back, alright?”
...
The director was very satisfied. The producer was also very satisfied.
Ling Qianhe didn't lift his head for a long time.
Others didn't dare to approach him.
After a while, Lin Mucí, guessing he might have gotten too deeply into character, walked over to him and gently patted his shoulder, softly telling him.
“Qianhe?”
“It’s alright now, it’s all over. It’s just filming.”
“Ye Ling and the tyrannical Emperor He Qianling are just acting.”
Ling Qianhe suddenly turned and hugged her.
He held her very, very tightly, unwilling to let go no matter what. He mumbled into her ear.
“I know it’s all fake.”
“But in that instant, for just a moment, I was truly… truly lost.”
“Lin Mucí, please.”
“Don’t leave.”
The pain was heart-wrenching.
He felt he could no longer bear it.
If he lost her.
He truly would make the whole world bury her.
Hearing his low voice in her ear, her chest felt filled with overwhelming emotion. Lin Mucí took a deep breath and made a decision in her heart.
She hugged Ling Qianhe back.
“Okay.”
“I promise.”
She pulled Ling Qianhe, who continued to hold her, out of the filming area. The director looked at them as if they were a pair of young lovers, exclaiming how sweet it was.
“I really can’t bear to see your drama have a bad ending.”
The tyrant would be severely tormented.
Ling Qianhe glanced at Lin Mucí. Lin Mucí cleared her throat, her expression instantly turning serious.
“Everything is subject to serving the plot!”
The director chuckled lightly.
“However, I discussed it with producer He Yunru and we decided to place the most tragic parts on Hanks.”
“Satisfied now?”
Lin Mucí was curious.
“What’s his ending?”
“I remember he’s supposed to play a star commander, right?”
The director nodded, then flipped open the thick stack of scripts in his hand, turning to the scenes involving Hanks and showing them to Lin Mucí. Lin Mucí looked at them for a moment, utterly dumbfounded, exclaiming, “Good heavens.”
“Isn’t this a bit too harsh on Hanks?”
The director shrugged.
“It’s not too harsh. He requested it himself; he wanted to play a memorable character, so after much deliberation, we felt this revision to the script was quite fitting and appropriate.”
Lin Mucí even felt a little sorry for Hanks as she read.
The star commander he played would ultimately be voted by the members of the senate of the planet he was protecting.
Sent to a desolate, uninhabited planet as bait, to be consumed by the insectoid race.
He had chosen to sacrifice his beloved Ye Ling to protect the senate’s interests.
Yet, his efforts were unrewarded.
After Ye Ling was consumed by the insectoids.
He was betrayed by everyone. Even his subordinates, in their climb for promotion, ended up sacrificing him.
He then realized.
He was able to become a star commander because others feared Ye Ling, the interstellar Valkyrie!
But Ye Ling was devoted to protecting the planet’s citizens.
This triggered the senate’s interests.
Thus, the senate deliberately set a trap, making him believe he could become a senator, dangling a carrot before him.
And that was why he would sacrifice Ye Ling at all costs.
Letting Ye Ling be engulfed by the insect swarm to protect the citizens, to protect him.
Who knew, the next person to be sacrificed would be him.
Furthermore, his consumption by the insectoid race was said to be very detailed and graphic, even to the point of causing discomfort.
Although it was special effects, painting for ten hours of special effects makeup daily was enough for Hanks.
He had previously played dashing and romantic characters.
Full of charisma.
Considered a global male idol.
A supermodel harvester.
Playing such a calculating, scumbag character was also his first time.
If it weren't for the desire to reassure Wei Wei and have her change her mind, he might not have agreed to this script at all.
Lin Mucí felt that Ling Qianhe’s character.
At least evoked sympathy.
He was a scumbag, but the kind who meant the opposite of what he said.
Hanks’ character.
Was a purely sinister and vicious scumbag that one wanted to beat to death.
Moreover, Hanks’ script also included a plot where he would be implanted with insect eggs, allowing him to experience the female lead’s suffering—reportedly even with scenes of him carrying a swollen belly.
The director went off to check the camera footage, leaving only Lin Mucí and Ling Qianhe.
Lin Mucí scanned the script, blinking.
“You’d play this part well.”
The thought of Ling Qianhe carrying a baby… she couldn't imagine the scene.
Ling Qianhe replied to her without even blinking.
“I could.”
Lin Mucí was slightly taken aback. She looked up at Ling Qianhe, disbelieving.
“Really?”
Ling Qianhe nodded.
“Of course, it’s real.”
“I heard that pregnancy and childbirth are very painful.”
“If I can, I am willing to.”
“This way, Little Ci, you can suffer less pain and bear less pressure.”
“Isn’t that good?”
She was talking about the movie plot, and he was giving her facts, but he actually thought like that?
Lin Mucí’s face felt a little flushed.
But thinking about it, this could never become reality.
So annoying.
Ling Qianhe could tell what she was thinking from her face. He knew her thoughts and chuckled, saying.
“What, wondering why I can’t get pregnant?”
Lin Mucí nodded vigorously.
Ling Qianhe chuckled.
“Don’t think about it, just focus on filming.”
“When Little Ci has a baby later, I’ll be completely devoted to you, okay?”
Lin Mucí’s cheeks turned red.
After a long moment, she finally realized, wait, who said she was going to have a baby with him!
Damn it!
Qianhe was trying to trick her into agreeing again!
This damned calculating ghost!
To be stuck with such a calculating boy, she was truly miserable!