On camera, Xie Mi sat on a sofa with the veteran actress playing her grandmother, looking through a booklet together.
Xie Mi explained patiently while Grandma smiled lovingly. The scene was warm and lovely.
Just as the live comments praised Xie Mi for acting like a normal person, everything changed the very next second.
Several actors in police uniforms suddenly burst into the living room, pinned Xie Mi's arms behind her back, and handcuffed her.
In the next scene, Xie Mi stood handcuffed between a group of police officers, shouting slogans at the camera.
"Scams targeting seniors come in many forms! Stay alert and don't get fooled!"
"Preventing scams against seniors starts with me!"
[So it's an anti-fraud PSA!!!]
[That twist really caught me off guard. One second I thought they were selling furniture, and the next she was in cuffs.]
[Is this because she filmed that PSA about caring for seniors with Old Shen last season? Old Xie is getting better and better at playing the bad guy, hahaha.]
[This PSA really has Old Xie's style too. Straight into the action with zero windup.]
[It's fine. At least our Old Xie got praised for her acting. The director couldn't be happier!]
"Great! Absolutely fantastic!"
Even after filming ended, the commercial director continued lavishing praise on Xie Mi's performance.
"That was brilliant! You looked so shifty I wanted to punch you myself. You brought that despicable, hateful scammer to life!"
"I'm sure viewers will want to reach through the screen and punch you when they see this PSA too!"
"Now that is a professional actor."
The director kept his thumb held high.
Xie Mi modestly cupped her hands. "You're too kind, too kind."
[? Sure, blunt words can still make a good point, but yours are a little too blunt.]