Chapter 82 - Physiological Errors
Yin Fenghua rearranged his costume and by the time the Camera signal went off, he was already lying down on the chaise longue as if asleep. Stephen also actively cooperated. As Liang Zitang fumbled to undo Qiuchen's top, Qiuchen's performance reflected a change from panic to submission. He eventually stopped struggling and allowed Liang Zitang to kiss and caress him, a low moan escaping his lips…
But as Liang Zitang got deeper into his action, the low moans suddenly changed tone, filled with a surprisingly sugary sweetness of being pleasured, causing a few young crew members behind Yuan Ge to burst into laughter before hastily covering their mouths to force themselves to hold it in, while Stephen rolled over and got off Yin Fenghua, looking at Yuan Ge with an embarrassed look.
"Cut!"
Yuan Ge walked up to Stephen and asked him what was wrong. Stephen blushed but couldn't say why, just kept saying sorry to Yuan Ge.
Reclining in his chaise longue, Yin Fenghua put his arms behind his head and said lazily, "It's not my fault this time. He was way too nervous. After all, he didn't come from professional actor training. A student with limited life experience, especially not enough experience with love and sex." .
"Liang Zitang's food, clothing and accommodation, as well as offerings to his teachers and bribes to officials in the capital, were all provided by Rong Qing. This state of having no strength of one's own but greedily wanting to possess Qiuchen's beauty is very well interpreted by Stephen. It is exactly this mixed feeling of trepidation and greed."
When Yin Fenghua saw Yuan Ge defending Stephen, he muttered discontentedly, "Who wants to watch an amateur performance..."
When Stephen heard Yin Fenghua had put all the blame on himself, he felt so wronged that he finally told the truth.
"Director, it was that… that just now Mr. Yin, when he was underneath me, he tried to undo my pants… and that's why I jumped off!"
Before Yuan Ge could respond, Yin Fenghua jumped in and said, "That's because you weren't acting right, and I was just helping you correct your performance. Why are you making such a fuss about it?" He then turned to Yuan Ge and whispered ambiguously, "Director Yuan, he doesn't know, but you should know, right? If even the body position is not right, then this bed scene will look too fake. If we keep making the film this way, it's an insult to the audience's intelligence! You're a serious director and you wouldn't tolerate such physiological errors of common sense in your work, would you?"
"Physiological errors of common sense..." Yuan Ge's face turned gloomy. He instinctively felt that it was inappropriate for Yin Fenghua to talk like this in front of the crew, especially in front of many young women, so he whispered to him, "Mr. Yin, our actors and some on-set assistants are the same age as college freshmen and sophomores, so there are some things that are not appropriate to speak so explicitly..."
"Hahahaha, Yuan Ge, you're overthinking it! Don't be so naïve! Kids nowadays are much more open when it comes to sex than in my time. There are basically no virgins left in high schools. For the sake of becoming an overnight sensation, there's nothing young actors are afraid to act. Believe me, they're all veterans, nothing is too explicit."
Stephen blushed at his words and retorted, "Don't be ridiculous! What veterans! I… I haven't had..."
Yin Fenghua laughed even more at his words, "That's why I'm teaching you. First, you have to know how a man does it with another man. If you don't get the position right, how are you going to make your next move? Then you'll definitely make a fool of yourself!"
Yuan Ge knew that the young actors in Dragon Dreams were all quite innocent, especially Stephen, who looked tall and big, but was still just a boy with a warm heart. He did not want an industry veteran like Yin Fenghua to lead him astray, so he said, "Mr. Yin, male-male romance is still a taboo area and not widely accepted. Although our film deals with this theme, it aims to emphasise love regardless of gender, rather than focusing on the physical desire."
"Director Yuan, I didn't expect you to be so conservative at your age. How funny is that! You take everything so seriously, and you're always stressing on getting things done to perfection, so how come you have double standards now?"
Yin Fenghua seized a rare opportunity to defend himself in front of everyone, "When I was acting, I had to start all over again with every little flaw, but your own actors can just let go? How can you lead a crew like this? Where is the fairness?"
"I'm only concerned with the quality of the film itself. It's the performances I'm talking about, not the people, so how is that unfair?"
It was hard to tell whether Yin Fenghua's attitude was sarcastic or seductive as he said to Yuan Ge tauntingly, "Anyway, this is just a kind reminder. It wouldn't be good if this film becomes a laughing stock once people in the gay community sees it. If you don't know the correct body position or posture, you can ask me for advice. Since we're going to sacrifice ourselves to art, why don't we find a chance to work on it tonight?"