Chapter 353

Qian Cheng and Qian Lan

Today is the opening ceremony, so all the actors are here. Even the main actors who were not announced came to the scene.

When Ling Suisui found Yu Qingmiao, she had just finished lunch with the crew and was about to leave.

Although she has no role to play today, as a clear-minded college student, of course she would take advantage of the free lunch if she can, and the work meal standard of "Easy As Pie" is not bad!

The budget for a film and television project that Ling Sui could code must not be too low, and Ai Tianming took the initiative to lend his luxury house, saving the crew a lot of expenses. At the joint suggestion of Tang Bing and Ling Sui, the extra money was used for the crew's working meals.

The meat and vegetable dishes are comparable to those in other stir-fry restaurants, the rice tastes great, the pork soup is delicious and not just for washing the pot, and there are fruits, drinks and desserts... The small cakes are even better than those in the buffet.

When Yu Qingmiao was called, she thought that she was not allowed to take too much chocolate, so she quickly took out the chocolate from her pocket and put it back.

Ling Suisui was amused by her: "It's okay, I'm the spokesperson for this chocolate, and it's the brand's treat today, you can take as much as you want. As long as you don't take the whole box away and sell it."

Because they had met at the script reading, Yu Qingmiao was not as excited as when she first met Ling Suisui. She hesitated for a moment, as if she was thinking between answering "thank you" and "no", but her hand honestly grabbed a handful first.

...Well, Yu Qingmiao expressed her gratitude to Ling Suisui and the brand, it was all because the chocolate was so delicious.

Seeing Yu Qingmiao's mental state, Ling Suisui gave up the idea of ​​comforting her. There's nothing wrong with the other person, so why should she bring it up?

"How do you feel?" She changed the conversation style to small talk, "Is the crew quite different from school?"

Speaking of this, Yu Qingmiao had a lot to say.

For example, she didn't know that it would take so much time to prepare for shooting a scene, and that the most common thing actors do on the set is to wait.

Also, when acting in school, she only needs to consider how to cooperate with her classmates, but in the crew it is the cooperation of the entire team: camera, lighting, sound, positioning... these arrangements are indispensable.

Because the role of Qian Cheng mainly co-stars with Qian Lan, Yu Qingmiao also took out her script.

Ling Sui's script was full of standards, but the one in Yu Qingmiao's hand looked particularly new. She was not used to using a marker, nor did she have the habit of writing her thoughts on the script, but this did not mean that she had not worked hard on the role - as long as she saw the key words she circled, she could remember them.

Ling Suisui asked her, "Aren't you afraid of forgetting?"

"If you forget, it means you didn't think well enough." Yu Qingmiao has her own reasons. "A flash of inspiration may not be a good idea. If you write it down, it will create a sunk cost that you don't want to discard. Then you will subconsciously force yourself to accept it, and you will not have the motivation to rethink and overturn it and start over again."

She said a little embarrassedly: "I am usually very casual and my willpower is not strong... As long as there is a way out, I will retreat. If my mother hadn't been so strict in high school, I would definitely not be able to get into the Central Academy of Drama with my academic performance."

Well...how to put it, Ling Suisui thought, this kid is quite honest.

After all, he is a newcomer who has not yet entered the circle. If it were other young actors in the entertainment industry, they would definitely not say the last two sentences. Exposing one's shortcomings in front of a senior with great potential? Are you crazy?

Yu Qingmiao was completely unaware of what she had said, and she quickly changed the subject to the role she played.

Qian Cheng is the third daughter of the Qian family. She is named Qian Cheng simply because Qian's father happened to have an orange in his hand when he named her.

Qian Cheng’s eldest sister is Qian Ju and his second sister is Qian Lan. Among the three sisters, Qian Lan was the most rebellious. She never gave her family money to spend. Qian's parents disliked her the most.

Although Qian Ju has a cowardly character and obeys her parents, she is not good at studying and has no special abilities. The man she married is also very ordinary. He is just a housewife who can barely make ends meet. Even if she was willing to be exploited by her parents, there was a limit to what she could get out of it.

Therefore, Qian Cheng is the "last hope" of Qian's parents. After graduating from college, she has started working. Because her parents generously allow her to live and eat at home, she has to hand over most of her monthly salary.

Qian Cheng is also the queen of submission in the workplace. No matter how late others leave, she is always the last one. She is the only one who takes on the job that others avoid. Qian Cheng, who still retains the mindset of solving problems from his student days, believes that his efforts will be noticed by his superiors and he will get the opportunity to be promoted and get a raise.

From Ling Sui's perspective, if you were to ask who Shen Hui admired most after coming to the Qian family, it would of course be Qian Cheng.

Which capitalist wouldn't like a good employee who works hard so that the boss can live in a mansion and drive a luxury car? People like Qian Ju and Qian's father who don't work, and Qian Guangzong who have high aspirations but poor skills, are of zero value to Shen Hui.

As for Qian's mother... Although she works very hard, the economic value she creates is too low and not worth her attention. Chen Hui only expresses her respect and admiration for the working people in polite words. If she really meets such a person in real life, she will automatically block her eyes from the other person.

Yu Qingmiao could also sense Chen Hui's appreciation for Qian Cheng from the script. They had discussed this during the reading. Chen Hui had an observing attitude towards Qian Cheng. If you perform well during this period, then I can be your mentor and give you a chance to make money for me.

Of course, after exploiting the other party's surplus value, Shen Hui will still give her some sweet treats and differentiate her into "a member of the aspiring middle class."

Yu Qingmiao is a little confused now. Has Qian Cheng noticed anything abnormal about "Qian Lan"?

Although according to the story setting, Qian Lan has not been home for more than two years, at most she occasionally speaks a few words to her family in the group chat. Therefore, even though Shen Hui's version of Qian Lan's temperament changed drastically, the Qian family only complained about what she had been exposed to in the outside society, and did not think deeply about it.

But Qian Cheng and Qian Lan grew up together, and the two sisters had to sleep in the same bed until Qian Lan went to college. Does Qian Cheng really not have any doubts about the fact that "Qian Lan" was replaced by another person?

The sisterly relationship between the two can only be said to be not too bad, after all, they have spent a long time together, but it cannot be said to be that close. After all, Qian Lan used to dislike Qian Cheng for being stupid and useless, but she actually listened to her parents and treated her brother like a master.

Whether Qian Cheng recognized Qian Lan was a plot that was not directly mentioned in the script. But just because it’s not mentioned doesn’t mean the actors don’t need to be explored. If you want to express a character's psychological state, you don't need lines or actions, a look is enough.

Ling Suisui thought for a moment and said, "There is no standard answer to this kind of hidden plot. I am only stating my thoughts, which may not be correct. You can just use them as a reference."

"I don't think so. This has nothing to do with whether Shen Hui is good at disguising herself or how well Qian Cheng knows Qian Lan... It's just that, as a social animal who works 996 and still thinks it's not hard enough, Qian Cheng doesn't have much time or energy to think about other things."

——Young people, the script you see is about subtle sisterhood, and what you think about is the entanglement of love and hate, but after a tiring day of working, when you get home, all you want to do is lie down.

Even if the sky falls, it’s not a big deal as long as it doesn’t hit you.

Yu Qingmiao's mouth opened unconsciously. This was an angle she had never considered before...

She has never worked and only went through senior year of high school and the arts exam. That period was indeed very difficult. If any of her classmates seemed like a different person, as long as she didn't affect her or cause any particularly sensational news, she might not bother to pay attention to her.

Yu Qingmiao scratched his head: "I understand, thank you Sister Sui. I feel that my thinking about the role is still not deep enough, too naive."

"No, you just don't have experience in this area. This can be accumulated over time."

Ling Suisui shook his head: "The script didn't mention the issue of being exposed at all. The fact that you can think about whether Qian Cheng will recognize Qian Lan proves that you are not limited to the framework given by the screenwriter and have dug deep into this role yourself."

Yu Qingmiao felt a little embarrassed by the praise. She really wanted to continue chatting with Ling Suisui, but Ling Suisui's lunch break was limited. Yu Qingmiao could only go back to school with regret and the hope of chatting again next time.

When Ling Suisui returned to the RV, Chen Yuening had not left yet.

He was washing nectarines for Ling Suisui, and he had sent his assistant, who was supposed to do this, somewhere unknown.

"You're back?" He looked up and asked her, "Did you go well in comforting the children?"

The space inside the RV was not very big, so Chen Yuening handed the nectarine to her mouth. Ling Suisui took it with his hands first, and then took a bite.

"The child doesn't need my comfort. She may not have seen it online yet, or she may not care much about it. I think it's the latter."

"What do you mean?"

Ling Suisui paused. This is really hard to say.

"It's just... she devotes all her meticulous attention to performance and performance-related matters. In her daily life, she is carefree and carefree. Her personality is relatively dull, but she can stay focused in the field of performance. No wonder the teacher says she is a genius."

Sensitive to the role, insensitive to the outside world - isn't this the body of a natural actor?

He can create successful characters without being discouraged and falling into endless internal friction and depression... Even Ling Suisui regulates himself, but Yu Qingmiao seems to be born with this ability.

Chen Yuening holds a different opinion: "Being good at both offense and defense means that the ceiling for both offense and defense is not that high. Maybe her performance has not reached a bottleneck yet, but every ambitious actor will reach that day sooner or later."

Um, this...

Ling Suisui had a good impression of Yu Qingmiao. She didn't want to predict the development of a young actor. Time would give the answer anyway. If she needs help, I am willing to help.

The shooting period of "Easy As Pie" was not long. When the progress was more than half, Ling Suisui learned a piece of news.

The assistant told her that Jing Xinyi would come to make a guest appearance tomorrow, and that she and Jing Xinyi would have scenes opposite each other.

"Come on then." Ling Suisui didn't care at all. Adding characters halfway through filming is nothing, many directors would have such a creative idea, not to mention that the character Tang Bing arranged for her was already in the script.

Just a few lines of dialogue are more than enough with Jing Xinyi's acting skills.

Assistant: "She also wants to treat the crew to milk tea."

This is nothing new, Ling Suisui thought, just let her treat you.

"Uh-Sister Sui, she wants to support you as a fan."

Ling Suisui: ...

Just focus on filming and don’t do this!