Before boarding the plane, Xia Siyu finally turned around for a look, and Bo Yan was smiling at her from a distance, then waved.

Although she was quite angry at being tricked by this guy, it was still nice to meet.

Xia Siyu finally let out a humph before scanning her boarding pass. However, once she got to her seat, she was in a pretty good mood.

**

Xia Siyu rejoined the crew. Before this, they were filming in Arizona state, now moving to Quebec. But the workload was still heavy, involving large amounts of action scenes, especially the scenes from the prison to the laboratory. In every Super English System movie, apart from the actors remaining the same for stability, the director and filming crew might change. Each director has their own unique style. For instance, in this particular film with Xia Siyu, despite it being a superhero movie and inevitably having a lot of post-production, the director hopes to use real locations and authentic actions as much as possible rather than using post-production.

This requires the actors to dodge and maneuver, doing as many of their own stunts as possible. Xia Siyu was actually fine with it, as she was used to starring in director Ji’s films where she personally performed most of the action scenes, only using a stunt double for scenes that were particularly dangerous or where skills could not be mastered.

The effect was pretty good too, like in "Yu Beauty" with many explosion scenes, and her last cliff jump in "Divine Catcher", her dramatic and action handling were both nearly perfect. But in superhero movies, the protagonist is a superhero, naturally having some supernatural movements that normal people can’t perform. Those moves must rely on Weiya. Some abilities that are too supernatural can only use post-production, but Xia Siyu still needed to pose suitably prior to filming on set, with a cool expression, and refined movements. Throughout, Xia Siyu maintained the female lead’s character: an experienced international spy, strong, confident, graceful, strolling through a sea of fire and corpses like a walk in the park, only showing emotional fluctuation when the male lead faced danger.

Actually, Xia Siyu’s appearance in the superhero movie was relatively late; before this, other heroes had already entered this vast universe through other works. For example, John Scott, playing the male lead Grant-Peterman, had already appeared in previous films with good performance.

Moreover, although in the comics, her Asian character was Grant’s official partner, audiences, due to preconceived notions, already saw his other partner as a couple.

Superhero movies are, after all, Hollywood films, with audiences primarily from Europe and America. So many people cannot accept an ambiguous relationship between their revered hero and an ambiguous Asian character.

When Xia Siyu came out this time, she had to maximize her charm value. If she couldn’t portray the character’s charm, it’s feared that future scenes requiring her participation would be even tougher.

This is also why the superhero crew, when choosing between selecting an Asian from North America and directly choosing an East Asian star, ultimately chose the latter. Many Hollywood Asians have challenging looks with narrow eyes, thick lips, and large round faces that don’t align well with domestic preferences.

They actually do understand but were reluctant to choose beautiful Asian actors, especially Chinese. If they ultimately picked an unattractive Linda to pair with Grant-Peterman, it might result in overwhelming criticism and perhaps destabilize the entire Super English System due to that subtle imbalance.

Fortunately, Xia Siyu arrived, perfectly fulfilling expectations. The director chose her not only after seeing her exceptional action scenes in "Divine Catcher" and "Yu Beauty" and her understanding of the character during auditions, but also because of her looks. From ancient times, heroes struggle to resist the allure of beautiful women, and only such a dangerous yet capable "bad woman" would twist the great hero Grant around her finger without regrets.

However, even though Xia Siyu’s actions were graceful, she was still a woman, not originally trained in martial arts, so her strikes lacked power. In China, it wasn’t so noticeable, but abroad, where some specialized muscle trainers were 300 pounds and two meters tall, her petite stature seemed quite insufficient. Even though Xia Siyu exercised regularly with beautifully toned muscles, the comparison was still harsh.

Luckily, the crew specially designed a unique superpower system for her, compensating for martial skills with magical powers.

So when Xia Siyu performed, her agility was maximized; while hitting against the green screen, every strike needed full force. It required both agility and strength, leaving her exhausted and barely able to move after each scene.

Nevertheless, no matter how difficult filming is, it always comes to an end eventually. In the next day or two, once filming the last one or two major scenes, Xia Siyu could wrap up. This scene involves her and the male lead working together to defeat the film’s boss.

The male lead tackles the front while she assists from the side, needing to deliver a critical strike when necessary and coordinate with the male lead. The martial arts supervisor broke down the jumbled complex actions for the both of them, leaving them both in confusion.

John expressed regret: "Originally thought partnering with Sylvia in the final scene would be easier, didn’t expect the difficulty to double."

Xia Siyu gave him a look: "What are you thinking? How could the final scene be easy? This is the final boss battle."

John shrugged: "Don’t you Chinese have a saying, when men and women work together, there’s less exhaustion? My previous filming was just solitary combat; I thought having more women would be a perk, didn’t expect it to be more tiring."

Xia Siyu said: "Didn’t you have other female partners during previous superhero shoots?"

John blinked: "That’s different. You’re my CP; with them, just partners."

Indeed, Xia Siyu heard the previous female actor collaborating with John seemed to have a crush on him. This guy, born with charming eyes, loves to flirt and tease, naturally attracting women effortlessly, no wonder those actresses easily fell for him.

But these tricks are ineffective on her.

Even upon arriving in Hollywood, Xia Siyu never saw herself as inferior to anyone, maintaining that she’s still the most beautiful, the best, being admired was normal, not being chased was unusual, her self-confidence was always high.

She turned and said: "Yes, we’re CP, so when I need you to exert yourself tomorrow or the next day, you must rush to the front. Go for it, I’m rooting for you!"

John replied pitifully: "We’re almost done filming, can’t you be a bit kinder?"

This remark reminded her, after a few months in North America, she could finally finish this work here and return to China.