The director confessed he'd never filmed a BL before. What followed was a five-hour-long workshop of shame——just to figure out the sex scene angles.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMCBoVV8Kd
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The audition for Guiltbound went surprisingly well.
Though Jiang Zhilin and Shen Yanxing were both actors “recommended” by the clients, there was nothing second-rate about their performance.
Their timing, emotional shifts, even that elusive, barely-there tension—it all felt rehearsed to perfection,10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTCee8f8gU
and yet, absurdly natural.
The director initially thought it was a fluke.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlewYudq2c
That is, until he asked:
“Have you two worked together before?”
The two men exchanged a glance.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxcGZgYVhS
It was like someone had poked a mutual wavelength.
Then they nodded.
“We’ve known each other since we were kids. Our families are close——childhood friends, basically.”
At that moment, the art lead snapped her notebook shut with a smack.
“I knew it!” she roared, like a prophecy had just come true.
“I told you! That whole ‘look and instantly understand’ thing?10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjdiWfcdoZ
“That’s not acting. That’s telepathy!”
That day, the crew walked out of the audition on a total high.
For a brief moment, they thought the worst was behind them——10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmAMWxhi4Y
the grueling prep, the mental breakdowns, the nightmare of pulling a shoot structure together in a single day.
But one day passed.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnf3UF5Ctwx
And the go-ahead never came.
No call sheet.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEMLbXQMcF
No camera directions.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkmXNuxBg9
No sign of a start.
Which is how this meeting came to be.
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Everyone was gathered around the conference table.
The director had his head bowed so low, he was practically face-down against the surface.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDC0wJfx69
Hands on his lap. Completely still.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyLHmkfuPz
Deep in thought.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFrj7bUqYS
And unmistakably, quietly, giving up.
The screenwriter cracked first. His voice was low, but clearly irritated.
"Sure, the client said we had full control——but that doesn’t mean we can afford to waste time." “What’s the holdup? Why haven’t we started?”
The art lead sipped her coffee through a straw, her tone laced with resentment.
“I’ve mentally played out this scene a million times——10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjTKkCY5Ss
and we still haven’t shot a thing!”
The manager added, calm but resigned:
“The boss has been blowing up Instagram Stories every single day. I think he’s on the verge of exploding.”
Still, the director didn’t look up.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPB0reB2goW
But his shoulders twitched.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJKKaqlVIH
Like he was wavering. Or suppressing something.
Five seconds passed in silence.
Then, finally, he exhaled.
“I’ve never——” His voice was too soft. Barely a breeze.
“What?” The screenwriter frowned.
"Louder, please. We’re not the client!" the art lead said, deadpan.
The director finally looked up.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9k9SQbWVJM
Face flushed like he’d just run an 800-meter.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAJfLBEBrG
Sweat on his brow. Eyes full of hesitation.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRNfAH6gEs
Then suddenly—like he couldn’t hold it in anymore:
“I said——I’ve never filmed a BL before!!”
The air froze.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHaXEqX6Kp
Time slowed to a crawl.
And then——
“Aaaaaugh!!!”
The director let out a cry of despair and slammed both hands over his face, words spilling out like a busted fire hydrant:
“I did so much research!”
“There are so many types of lube!10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZZXk3D0mR
Saliva, Vaseline, body wash, actual lube—I couldn’t even pick one!”
“And the prep! The cleaning! The stretching!10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTphRfDzsi1
The angles! The visuals! The audience expectations!!”
“I even downloaded entire SFX packs just to figure out if I should record the moaning live!!”
“And now what? I feel like I’ve been mentally corrupted,10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrrZL1S0hD
and I still don’t know how to shoot the damn scene!!”
He collapsed back onto the table, face fully pressed to the surface like he wanted to merge with it.
All that remained in the room was the ticking of the wall clock.
“So that’s what this is about…”
The screenwriter cleared her throat gently.
“To be fair, I didn’t write that part out in detail.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXO83yfHOo
I kind of skipped over all the props…”
“There’s a big difference between writing it down and actually filming it,” the art lead muttered.
The manager nodded, voice calm and measured:
“What the audience wants isn’t just a sexy shot.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYaRB0Hlqc
It’s tension that feels real—something that makes the scene convincing.”
“Right now, the problem isn’t that you can’t shoot it.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVM9IgL9dG
It’s that you don’t know how to make it both believable and beautiful.”
The director nodded again.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AdCNbw6xp
Still didn’t lift his head.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklIKCYScqX
But everyone understood.
This wasn’t some unspeakable shame.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvS1oofL0K
Just an honest admission from a creator10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5DmiBqPuJ
facing a story he didn’t yet know how to handle.
And so began what would become10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawKcTO6EWy
the most awkward—and most sincere—creative meeting in the history of the crew.
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They split up the research.
Analyzing what kinds of scenes wouldn’t overwhelm the actors,10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yy5TLCuDE
what kind of movements could hold emotion without slipping into something pornographic.
Even the lighting——10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhJXJvmwYA
which angle to shoot from,10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rvywnsazd
to avoid making it all look like a cheap adult film.
The manager laid out a timeline.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeN1RcQ57mD
The art lead sketched out framing options.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0BsiFSpTr
The screenwriter rewrote parts of the scene flow.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsb5whyYKd
The director took so many notes he went through three pen refills.
The meeting lasted five full hours.
When they finally walked out of the room——
The director looked pale, like he’d just crawled back from a war zone.
The manager’s expression was grim, like he’d just left a military briefing.
The screenwriter shook his head, dazed.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORQxqKcGOF
“Why the hell are there so many names for these positions…?”
Only the art lead was positively glowing.10Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5K4C20pZN
Eyes bright, cheeks flushed—she looked downright radiant.
“This was a journey of self-discovery.” She let out a gentle sigh.
The others all quietly avoided her gaze.
The screenwriter made a mental note:
“Your face really does reflect your soul.” Turns out it’s true.
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