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There were countless examples like these. Aside from the protagonists' names, this drama adaptation had absolutely nothing to do with the original novel.

The hero-saving-the-beauty scene they were filming today was probably one of the few scenes in the entire show that had not been wildly altered from the original, because it needed no alteration to highlight the male lead's Gary Stu appeal.

Tu Yanyan: ...

Sure enough, no fan of the original could watch an adaptation smiling. Though Chu Xiyue was not an original-novel fan, she already felt suffocated on their behalf.

Could some screenwriters who did not know how to adapt something please stop making things up? This kind of adaptation was simply discarding the essence and inventing garbage.

The set was cleaned up again, and the male and female leads touched up their makeup and returned to their marks, ready to film.

The scene before the princess carry was completed in one take. Qi Heng wrapped an arm around Wang Yitong's waist and lifted her, lifted her, lif—

Qi Heng's face turned red from the strain. The arms holding Wang Yitong trembled slightly, but in the end, he only lifted her less than eight inches off the ground before losing strength. From where Chu Xiyue stood, she could see sweat beading on Qi Heng's forehead.

Tsk, so weak...

Silence fell over the set. Several seconds later, the Director finally called, "Cut," breaking the awkward atmosphere.

The assistant Director gave Qi Heng an out. "Teacher Qi, are you tired? How about you rest before we shoot again?"

Qi Heng's face darkened as he nodded.

Chu Xiyue felt that even resting for several hours would not help Qi Heng. What did being too weak to carry the female lead have to do with being tired?

Though the livestream audience