Chapter 49: What Divine Acting Is This

In an instant, all eyes in the room shifted toward Ning Lan. Facing Yun Fu’s indifferent gaze felt as if countless blades were being driven into her. The surrounding stares made her feel utterly exposed, as if she were standing naked before them all, consumed by shame.

Damn Bai Yu, damn Yun Fu—they were doing this on purpose, determined to humiliate her in front of everyone. Ning Lan suppressed her fury, striving to keep her expression from turning stiff and unnatural.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, please give me another chance.”

Bai Yu had planned to prove to the assembled media that the “Stunning Swan” crew was not merely one that thrived on scandal and gossip. Yun Fu’s performance had already gone half the way to proving that. But when it came to Ning Lan, things still fell apart.

“Focus and act well. All departments, get ready!”

Yun Fu’s eyes remained fixed on the woman before her; she saw clearly the malice and resentment flickering beneath Ning Lan’s gaze. But so what? Yun Fu curled her lips into a faint smile—a smile so subtle only Ning Lan could perceive its edge.

A surge of nameless anger flared up in Ning Lan. This Yun Fu was openly mocking her! Jealousy and rage threw her off completely; Yun Fu merely stood there, and she herself crumbled.

“Cut!”

“Cut!”

“Cut!”

Again and again. The patience of the entire crew wore thin, and Bai Yu’s face grew darker with each repeat.

He waved his hand. “Ning Lan, take a break. We’ll shoot Yun Fu’s solo scenes first.”

Checking the time, he realized the media’s visit would soon be over. As long as they filmed Yun Fu, he had nothing to worry about.

Ning Lan left in frustration, her body trembling with rage, nails digging so hard they broke—she no longer cared.

Bai Yu approached Yun Fu. Seeing her as cool and composed as ever, a smile slowly crept onto his face.

“Yun Fu, I’ll have to trouble you today. Let’s finish your solo shots, and I’ll give you half a day off tomorrow.”

“Thank you, Director.”

Next was an action scene.

Yun Fu was still dressed in red. No one else could make such a vivid color appear so cold and sharp—she was the first.

The beauty in red gripped her sword, and as the wire lifted her into the air, her eyes sharpened, her aura growing fierce. Her movements were fluid and elegant; with a single tiptoe, she soared from a pivot point, seeming almost to take flight. Her sword pierced the sky, her beauty breathtaking.

Not a single line of dialogue—only the language of her eyes. Yet that was enough to bring the character to life.

Bai Yu was so excited his face flushed.

“Excellent, truly wonderful—cut!”

He had expected this fight scene to take two days to film. Who could have guessed Yun Fu would finish it in half an hour—and do it so beautifully?

The assembled media were left speechless. After all, it was their first time witnessing such a stunning action scene.

“Is Yun Fu… trained, or are all actors this skilled?”

“I’ve visited sets before. Usually, fight scenes are broken down into move after move. I’ve never seen someone as smooth as her.”

“She’s so beautiful—I’m a woman myself, and I’m falling for her.”

“Beautiful and fierce, as if she’s walked straight out of a novel.”

“When this drama airs, it’s sure to surprise everyone.”

After that, the main cast and crew sat down for media interviews, with Yun Fu among them.

One reporter asked, “Yun Fu, your action scenes are so impressive—have you trained before?”

Yun Fu stood languidly to one side, not even in the center, yet she still seemed to command attention as if she were. Hearing the question, she lifted her eyes lightly and replied, “No, the wire crew is very skilled.”

In other words, it was all thanks to the wire crew that her action scenes appeared so smooth.

The media, showing good sense, avoided any questions that might embarrass Ning Lan. When the interviews wrapped up, the set visit was officially over.

Afterwards, Bai Yu approached Yun Fu with delight. He had meant to give her a friendly pat on the shoulder, but her aura made him pull back at the last moment.

“Fantastic. Your scenes are almost done. Keep it up—you’ll be a great actress one day.”

“Thank you, Director.” She remained as calm and unmoved as ever.

In the dressing room, Ning Lan smashed everything she could get her hands on.

“What a big show-off—she stole all the spotlight today!” Rage twisted her formerly sweet face into something terrifying.

Her assistant stood silently behind her, not daring to provoke her further.

“Now the whole crew must think she’s the female lead. When clearly, clearly I am! Yun Fu is just here to play second fiddle to me!” The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She pulled out her phone and dialed Liu Jue.

Her voice was sweet and demure. “President Liu, are you free tonight?”

“Great, I’ll see you this evening then.”

“I miss you too… okay.” The call ended with Ning Lan smiling, her eyes brimming with confidence.

A cold laugh escaped her lips. “Yun Fu may be impressive, but I want to see what kind of resources she can get with her so-called connections.”

The Liu family held more sway than the Du family. If Yun Fu was truly that capable, she would have more resources lined up by now.

She was eager to see what Yun Fu could use to compete with her.

Even Han Qi? He’d probably abandoned her by now.

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After the media left the set, they worked overtime to edit the footage.

The most anticipated drama of late was undoubtedly “Stunning Swan,” which constantly trended online. But the crew had kept everything tightly under wraps—apart from the official character photos, nothing else had been leaked.

Now, at last, the media had visited the set. Fans eager for gossip, stans of the cast, and readers of the original novel all settled in, ready for the videos to be released.

The first to drop came from the industry’s largest entertainment outlet, Cloudwave Media—a one-minute clip.

The video’s title: “You were meant to act her, not drag her from the pages of the book.”

Who could warrant such audacious praise from Cloudwave?

Excited, netizens clicked play.

Red robes, dark hair, slender waist, unmatched beauty—icy, unyielding. The entire shot was focused on a single figure.

Those eyes, as cold as the sword she held; eyes bound by fate’s helplessness. A character who was, on the surface, a villain, yet impossible to forget.

And that classic line—Yun Fu delivered it all.

She portrayed it so completely.

In this era of new media, audiences could judge an actor’s suitability for a role from a single frame. Let alone a full minute’s worth of footage.

Netizens were stunned, fans of the original novel felt as if it were a holiday, and her fans were both amazed and overjoyed.

This was divine acting—truly living up to the video’s title. She had pulled Qian Xuan straight from the pages of the book.