My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 181: Everyone in the Crew is Stunned (Extra Chapter, Please Vote for Monthly Tickets!)

Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Everyone in the Crew is Stunned (Extra Chapter, Please Vote for Monthly Tickets!)

And just as she was puzzled,

Suddenly, Chen Yan’s hand holding the wristwatch shot up, and then slammed down hard!

That luxury watch worth hundreds of thousands was violently smashed to the ground!

With a crisp "snap!",

The watch made solid contact with the ground!

Following that, only the sounds of "crack~", "crack~", "crack~" could be heard as glass and metal shattered, and the expensive wristwatch was smashed to pieces on the floor!

Lu Man came back to her senses, her face showing horror as she looked at Chen Yan and exclaimed, "Chen Yan! Are you crazy?"

As she spoke, she hurried to the spot where the watch had shattered, crouching on the ground, and without regard for the danger of cutting her hand, began picking up the pieces of the watch.

While picking up the shards, she murmured in distress, "Oh my God. Oh my God. You’ve really lost it. What are you doing? If you want to talk about the play, just talk—why did you have to smash the watch!"

While she spoke, her face was full of distress.

It had only been two years since she became a second-tier actress, and she hadn’t made much money. What was worse, the money she did earn had all been used to pay off her contract. So apart from a luxury bag worth over a hundred thousand dollars for show, she didn’t have anything else of value to her name.

This made her all the more treasured the few status symbols she possessed.

Although Chen Yan had taken her out to buy many things last time, most of them were not to Lu Man’s liking.

Only the most expensive and beautiful watch, which she had taken a liking to at first glance, was truly cherished by her.

These days, even though Lu Man wore the watch every day, as soon as no one was paying attention, she would secretly take out a watch-specific polishing cloth and carefully wipe it, which showed just how much she treasured it.

But now... it had been smashed by Chen Yan.

After searching on the ground for a while, apart from collecting a pile of fragments, Lu Man found no solace.

She sat on the ground, blankly staring at the remnants of the watch in front of her, her brain somewhat numbed.

She found it difficult to understand why her only precious watch had been destroyed like this.

At this time, Chen Yan walked over, crouched beside her, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Lu Man snapped back to reality, glared at Chen Yan menacingly, and said through gritted teeth, "What do you think! This was the most expensive and my favorite watch!"

Chen Yan reached out and gently touched her delicate face, saying, "If it hurts, remember this feeling."

"What is heartbreak?"

"This is heartbreak."

"Heartbreak is like when you smash your most cherished, expensive watch in anger. You look at the shattered pieces scattered all over the ground, desperately trying to put it back together, but... you can never go back to how it was."

Seeing that Chen Yan was still ’lecturing’ her even at a time like this, Lu Man got completely angry.

She let out a scream of "Aaahhhh!" as she lunged at Chen Yan, then opened her mouth, revealing her small tiger teeth, and bit into Chen Yan’s face!

"Argh! I’ve told you before! My little tiger teeth are no vegetarians! They’re for eating people!"

Suddenly bitten by Lu Man, Chen Yan was also a bit confused, crying out, "Ow, ow, ow! My mistake, I was wrong! Let go, let go, it hurts, it hurts!"

In this way, the two of them frolicked on the ground for a while, and only stopped their roughhousing realizing the ground was covered in glass shards which made it inconvenient to continue.

Once back in their chairs, Lu Man held the watch, now broken into several pieces, her gaze filled with undisguised heartache and loss.

She let out a soft sigh, murmuring sadly, "If you want to talk about the play, just do that. Why smash the watch? It’s so expensive... what am I going to do?"

While speaking, she looked up at Chen Yan, "Chen Yan. Do you think the store will fix it?"

Chen Yan gave her a dismissive look, saying, "Even if it can be fixed, you’re not allowed to get it repaired."

Lu Man was defiant, "Why not?"

Chen Yan replied, "It’s a prop to aid your acting."

Saying this, he threatened, "If you still can’t get it right, I’ll smash and burn everything I bought for you!"

Hearing Chen Yan say this, Lu Man was immediately frightened, and she quickly waived her hands, "No, no, no! I’ll definitely get it right!"

Chen Yan wasn’t fooled by her little act, saying, "Alright. Then show me you can get into the mood right now."

Lu Man: ...

Must you be so cruel... Boss.

Seeing that she hadn’t fooled Chen Yan, Lu Man sighed and began to recall the panic, sadness, and confusion she felt when the watch was smashed just a moment ago.

For a moment, it was as if she had come back to the time when Chen Yan "broke up" with her.

In a short while, her nose twitched a couple of times, her lips pursed, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

Chen Yan looked at Lu Man’s performance and a smile appeared on his face. Not bad, not bad. It was like the feeling of losing a loved one.

Huh? Losing a loved one?

Phew, phew, phew.

Like the feeling of a heartbreak.

Seeing Lu Man finally discover the feeling of heartbreak, Chen Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If the watch worth hundreds of thousands could make Lu Man’s subsequent filming smooth, then it had died a worthy death.

As Lu Man was still immersed in the "heartbreak" and crying, there were several knocks "thonk, thonk, thonk" on the door.

Xiao Tao’s voice called from outside, "Boss Chen, Sister Man. I’m back~"

Chen Yan looked at Lu Man, then stood up and opened the door.

Outside, Xiao Tao was holding lunches that were packed up.

Upon seeing Chen Yan, she quickly asked cautiously for a greeting. Chen Yan nodded, letting her in.

Holding the lunch bags, Xiao Tao walked into the break room.

However, as soon as she entered, she was startled.

Because inside, glass shards and broken metal watch straps were scattered everywhere, and Lu Man was crying, lying despondently on the table.

In that instant, Xiao Tao felt a chill down her spine.

Done for, all done for.

Sister Man and Boss Chen must have had an argument. Things had even been smashed.

Oh dear. Why did I have to see this?

I’m not going to be silenced, am I?

Ugh, I’m so scared...

...

In the afternoon, on the set of "Heartbreak 23 Days."

Lu Man was filming the toughest monologue of the film, where her character laments her heartbreak—a solo scene...

Looking at Lu Man’s distraught and heartbroken demeanor, as if she truly had suffered a heartbreak, the entire film crew was shocked.

Has she been hacking?!

In the morning, this little tyrant had NG’d over forty times. But in the afternoon, such a difficult scene, and she nailed it in one take?

What exactly induced such a massive change in her?

Was it an epiphany?

Or...

Thinking this, the film crew members couldn’t help but glance at Chen Yan, who "had a rattan chair moved up by Xiao Tao, sitting behind the director, watching Lu Man’s acting with a stern face."

Could it be this Boss Chen who was behind it all?

Was he really a masterly figure who had been hiding his skill? Or had he really broken up with Lu Man just for the sake of the film?

Is this the act of a great person who disregards trivial matters?

One by one, the crew members were full of questions.

But as it concerned the two big bosses, they didn’t dare to ask and could only silently press these doubts in their hearts, working quietly.

However, the story "Boss Chen came to visit the set at noon, helping Lu Man find her feeling for acting" gradually began to circulate among the crew.

Chen Yan stayed at the set for the afternoon, and once he was sure that Lu Man had regained her groove, he finally felt at ease.

One of his two main goals for the morning had been achieved.

The other was already laid out, just waiting to be acted upon when he returned home that evening.

Thinking of this, during a break in filming, Chen Yan stood up and said to Director Teng, "It’s alright, Director Teng. Seeing the shoot go so smoothly, I can leave with peace of mind. I’m heading back to the office."

Teng Yufei felt somewhat awkward.

Initially, he thought Chen Yan came to just have lunch with Lu Man and would leave afterwards. So, he had helped Lu Man cover up a bit.

But who would have thought Chen Yan would stay until the afternoon?

When he learned that Chen Yan planned to stay and watch the shooting, Teng Yufei became quite anxious, fearing that Lu Man’s poor performance might hurt his standing with his own boss.

But who could have predicted... Lu Man would drastically transform from acting novice to film queen!

This was both shocking and gratifying for him!

However, reflecting on Lu Man’s change before and after, Teng Yufei realized that the only new factor was the presence of Chen Yan.

He couldn’t help but suspect that maybe it was Chen Yan who had caused Lu Man’s breakthrough, allowing her to find her groove again.

Once this thought took hold, he couldn’t shake it from his mind, making him all the more reverent of this boss who was over a decade younger than him.

So, seeing Chen Yan wanting to leave, he hurriedly offered to please, "Then let me escort you out."

Chen Yan was unaware of Teng Yufei’s complex emotions, and waved him off, saying, "No need. You guys continue to film well. I’ll leave by myself."

With that, Chen Yan turned to leave.

But just as he turned around, he seemed to remember something and pivoted back.

He said to Teng Yufei, "Director Teng. If Lu Man can’t find her feeling in the next few days, you can tell her a word: ’watch.’ That should do the trick."

"Watch?" Teng Yufei was utterly confused, not understanding the meaning behind it.

Chen Yan nodded, "Yes. Just mention that word."

After saying that, he waved his hand and, without saying goodbye to Lu Man, left the set with Shasha accompanying him.

And watching Chen Yan’s back, Teng Yufei blinked confusedly.

"Watch?"

"What kind of code is that?"

...

With Chen Yan’s help, Lu Man’s shooting went smoothly. Even though the morning session had been delayed for a long time, the afternoon went so well that they even managed to finish the day’s filming schedule early.

Seeing Lu Man in good form, Teng Yufei decided to reshoot all the scenes from the past two days.

This, on top of the loss of her beloved watch, left Lu Man feeling quite dejected.

Losing a cherished watch plus overtime work, who could be happy about that?

Of course, accordingly, her "acting" also improved.

And the story of Chen Yan’s help with her acting, she had shared with her acting coach Shasha.

After hearing it, Shasha said that what Chen Yan had done was a classic method of "[Method Acting]," using "[Emotional Replacement]."

Replacing the emotion to be portrayed with a similar, more easily grasped one to achieve a performance technique.

Of course, when Shasha learned that Chen Yan had smashed a watch worth hundreds of thousands just so Lu Man could truly "empathize," she was taken aback.

A several hundred thousand dollar watch, smashed just like that—her boss really was someone who didn’t worry about money!

Shasha’s explanation made Lu Man realize that Chen Yan wasn’t deceiving her, but was truly helping her act.

But still, the smashing of that expensive watch... it was still a bit hard for her to accept...