Li Qi climbed to her feet with an expressionless face, then glared viciously at Wen Yusui.
Wen Yusui felt completely innocent. Wasn’t Li Qi the one who had fallen on her own?
After being deliberately difficult with her all day, Wen Yusui finally figured out the only reason she could have offended Li Qi.
It was He Yanzhou.
Teacher Li definitely liked him. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be targeting Wen Yusui like this.
But Wen Yusui and He Yanzhou were clearly just ordinary friends. She had somehow gotten caught in the crossfire by accident.
Although Wen Yusui had guessed the reason, she had no intention of explaining herself. Since she had chosen this path, she wasn’t going to give up halfway just because Li Qi made things difficult for her.
Who would have thought that the very next day, just as Wen Yusui had found her balance and stood firmly in position, the woman beside her would shove her and knock her over.
Naturally, Li Qi wasn’t going to let such a perfect opportunity to criticize her go to waste.
Wen Yusui said nothing and simply got back into position, only to be knocked down again by another woman.
“What’s going on? You got a good night’s sleep and now you’ve forgotten how to stand?” Li Qi scolded.
Wen Yusui suppressed her anger.
She kept reminding herself that she was here for training, not to start a fight. Endure it! She absolutely had to endure it!
This time, Wen Yusui kept her guard up. While maintaining her balance, she carefully watched her surroundings.
Sure enough, before long, another woman deliberately moved toward her and tried to bump into her.
Wen Yusui swiftly dodged.
The woman immediately fell flat on the floor.
Li Qi stared at her with a cold expression and said impatiently, “What’s going on? Anyone else who can’t stand properly will stay an extra hour!”
Hearing this, the women finally became more restrained.
However, during the break, they still whispered behind Wen Yusui’s back. Their voices were quiet, but every word reached her ears clearly.
“This woman looks pretty, but she’s definitely older than us! She actually has the nerve to become an actress. Didn’t you notice Teacher Li disliked her from the very beginning? We have to respect our elders and care for the young! Let’s make sure to take good care of this older sister!”
Wen Yusui wasn’t angry.
She simply smiled and slowly walked over to them. Bending down slightly, she said, “Since you know your sister is older, then don’t provoke her so easily. If there’s a next time, you can try again.”
Looking at Wen Yusui’s smile, the girls sitting together suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.
They all lowered their heads in unison, no longer daring to look at her.
Satisfied, Wen Yusui walked away.
Although Lin Yinyin was wary of her, she felt that Wen Yusui was merely putting on a tough act. She didn’t take the warning seriously.
During the various posture and positioning exercises that followed, Lin Yinyin decided to join forces with the others and continue targeting Wen Yusui.
Unexpectedly, however, the others began making mistakes one after another, including Lin Yinyin herself. They would suddenly twist an ankle or inexplicably lose their balance.
As the girls panicked, Li Qi gradually lost patience. She fixed her gaze on them and ordered them to stand to the side for additional practice.
Wen Yusui was finally left in peace and began focusing seriously on her own training.
Throughout that entire week, Wen Yusui trained relentlessly, even during her breaks.
Li Qi found it increasingly difficult to find anything to criticize her for. No matter which angle one looked at her from, Wen Yusui was undoubtedly the most outstanding and eye-catching of all the newcomers.
Li Qi couldn’t help feeling shocked.
It seemed that the person He Yanzhou had brought in didn’t rely entirely on connections after all.
She had underestimated her.
“The physical training is now complete. Next comes comprehensive training. Physical form is the external aspect of a character, while lines and emotions represent the character’s inner world. Neither can be lacking. Next, each of you will receive a random role and perform a scene.”
Wen Yusui didn’t have any professional acting techniques, but all the oppression and restraint she had endured during that failed marriage had poured into her performance of a betrayed woman.
The grievance, sorrow, and despair she portrayed—all of her emotions were delicate and genuine, moving everyone present.
Even the few girls who had teamed up to bully Wen Yusui were stunned, completely captivated by the explosive force of her acting.
Li Qi also began looking at her in a different light.
Her attitude toward Wen Yusui shifted from initial disdain to appreciation, and she stopped deliberately making things difficult for her. Instead, she began evaluating and guiding her from a professional perspective.
After that performance, no one dared to provoke Wen Yusui anymore.
Lin Yinyin and the others even started calling her “Sister” at every turn, all asking her to teach them a little of her experience and techniques.
Naturally, Wen Yusui couldn’t tell them that her experience had been accumulated through real-life suffering.
She simply answered confidently, “Maybe your sister was just born for this line of work.”
Those words made the newcomers’ admiration for Wen Yusui even deeper.
After half a month, the intensive training finally came to an end.
Everyone lamented that their grueling training was finally over.
Only Wen Yusui felt that she had genuinely benefited enormously from the experience.
“All of you have completed the training. Next, you’ll be sent to various film and television productions. Everyone will start from the bottom, beginning with minor roles and extras,” Li Qi announced solemnly.
When they heard that they would have to start from the lowest level, everyone began complaining.
“Then what was the point of suffering through all this training? At least give us supporting roles!”
“Exactly! If we knew we’d have to start as extras anyway, why did we even bother with all this training?”
Wen Yusui, meanwhile, remained calm.
As far as she was concerned, starting as an extra was the best way to accumulate experience. Compared with the emotional torment she had endured in her marriage, this kind of hardship was nothing.
Looking at the complaining crowd, Li Qi merely said淡ly, “Starting as an extra isn’t the end of your journey. This is another form of practical training. It’s a necessary step for you to experience real on-set filming and hone your acting skills. Of course, if you believe you have what it takes, then go ahead and shine. You’ll leave early tomorrow morning. Get some rest first.”
After saying that, Li Qi motioned for Wen Yusui to come over.
She led Wen Yusui into the office and got straight to the point.
“To be honest, I really didn’t like you at first. I thought you had gotten in because of your connection with President He, and seeing how much attention he paid to you made me extremely uncomfortable.”
“But after spending this time with you, I can see that you have talent, your own strong character, and an exceptional appearance. On top of that, you’re hardworking. You could say that among all these newcomers, everything about you is the best and most outstanding. I was simply too narrow-minded about you before.”
“I hope you’ll go further and further from here on. And here’s a friendly reminder: the people in a film set are all kinds of people mixed together, so you need to protect yourself. If you run into any professional problems, you can always come back and ask me!”
Hearing Li Qi say all this, Wen Yusui was stunned.
“Teacher Li, I really didn’t expect you to say these things to me.”
Li Qi smiled. “Actually, I didn’t expect it either. Somehow, these words just came spilling out of my mouth.”
“Hahaha…” Wen Yusui couldn’t help laughing as well.
“Teacher Li, you’re a good teacher! You’ve really taught me so much during this time. I’m truly grateful. Thank you!”
Wen Yusui spoke from the bottom of her heart.
“But there’s one more thing, Teacher Li. He Yanzhou and I aren’t in that kind of relationship. You may have been targeting the wrong person.”
Li Qi froze for a moment.
She looked at Wen Yusui in surprise. “You think I like him? And that’s why I deliberately targeted you?”
Wen Yusui immediately nodded solemnly.