Chapter 191 The Difficulties of Life in Progress Need No Explanation...

Chapter 191

"Good morning." Lin Yuan yawned and greeted He Mian.

Upon seeing the other person's face, he was taken aback: "How...did this happen?"

He Mian tried to yawn, but his eyes were too wide open and he couldn't manage it. He had dark circles under his eyes, which made him look at least 80% less attractive.

"Didn't you sleep last night? What were you doing?" Lin Yuan handed the other person an orange. He had just finished breakfast and didn't seem to have much energy.

He Mian pointed to the script in his hand: "Look at this."

"Do we really have to push ourselves this hard?" Lin Yuan said helplessly. "We have to do what we can. The director didn't say we had to finish filming today."

"I know," He Mian said, tearing the orange apart with force. "I just can't calm down."

The filming location for "Double Edge" is S City, a coastal city with a pleasant climate. While it's still quite cold in A City this season, a single jacket is all you need in S City.

For this season, being able to shoot in S City was a very pleasant experience.

Neither Lin Yuan nor He Mian are the type of actors who have high demands for the conditions of the film crew. As long as they don't go too far, it's fine. Lin Yuan felt that filming "Double Blade" was much more comfortable than filming "Bloody Past". He Mian also admitted that the conditions of "Double Blade" were better than the film crews he had been on before.

It's just that *Double Edge* is comfortable to watch, but as for the soul...

It wasn't exactly torture, but it was certainly a challenge for the actors.

In the script, four years have passed, and Shen Yuan and Ye Li have matured a lot, especially in the undercover environment, facing the crisis of being lurked. The two seem more mature than ordinary people.

The two were friends at the police academy and had even worked together as partners on missions.

However, within the gang they infiltrated, the two appeared to have no connection whatsoever, and even belonged to opposing factions.

However, in the instant the crisis arrived, the two were simultaneously thrown in front of the gang leader.

Two people who are strangers on the surface must also act as if they were strangers at this moment.

"start!"

Once the director arrived on set and all preparations were complete, filming officially began.

In the very first scene, Shen Yuan and Ye Li are thrown off.

The moment the other person came into their field of vision, the two of them simultaneously sensed that something was wrong.

The camera panned across the two of them for a moment. Shen Yuan lowered his head first, while Ye Li lowered his head more slowly, seemingly lost in thought.

The big shot asked the question casually, but it added a touch of gloom to the room.

"You two didn't know each other before?"

"I know him." This time, Ye Li answered first. "When Brother Hong went to Ruwei Island, I met him once with Brother Wei."

Ye Li's voice was calm, without a trace of tension, but judging from his tightly pursed lips, his mood was probably not so peaceful.

Do you know why you're here?

Both of them shook their heads and said they didn't know.

Ye Li was then brought before the big boss: "You know what? The people the cops send in all have one thing in common, do you know what it is?"

Ye Li hesitated for a moment.

"Too clean, the movements."

"Someone told me that there must be an undercover agent between you two. Is it you, or him? Or are neither of you?"

Ye Li was clearly the one who was more suspected.

He glanced briefly at Shen Yuan, then seemed to completely ignore him.

"Of course I'd rather believe none of you are. Which of my men would even look at a worthless cop?"

“Since someone has brought it up, I naturally have to give my subordinates an explanation. Otherwise, everyone will say that I, the leader, have long lost my former vigor.”

"You're from Ruwei Island, aren't you?"

After being asked the question, Ye Li nodded frantically.

In that instant, he realized the situation was not good. The other party was asking too many questions, which were beyond the scope of what a gang leader should be concerned about.

When he came to carry out the mission, his superior told him that everything had been taken care of.

However, the longer Ye Li remained undercover, the more suspicious he became of his superior. He even had a vague feeling that his and Shen Yuan's undercover work was for some unknown purpose.

Neither Ye Li nor Shen Yuan found any evidence.

"So I sent someone to Ruwei Island to bring them over."

In that instant, Ye Li felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

The camera accurately captured Lin Yuan's expression at that moment. He maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, but his muscles twitched uncontrollably, leaving a deep line on his face.

The big boss left silently, leaving only Ye Li and Shen Yuan, who were kicked into a corner of the room like dogs.

Ye Li slowly got up, but it felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained.

She dared not interact with Shen Yuan at all, fearing that he was being monitored.

Although they were in the same room, their faces seemed to belong to two different worlds.

Shen Yuan's eyes were extremely deep. Ye Li pressed his hands to the ground first, his steps heavy, as if he were about to face the most severe punishment.

Some say that for death row inmates, the most terrifying thing is not the moment of execution, but the long wait before it, as time ticks by and their lives come to an end.

The sunlight outside was bright, but it cast a chilling glow on the two of them, as if they were facing their own sentence.

Director Dou Youhui told them that they needed to control the rhythm of this scene well. The character was walking from indoors to outdoors, and although the road was short, they had to make it feel long.

The texture of the window frames at the top of the building is projected onto the ground, resembling the bars of a prison that confines the two people.

What will they face? Death, or...?

Lin Yuan and He Mian had both read the entire script and naturally knew what they would face next. However, the characters Shen Yuan and Ye Li were completely unaware of this.

This segment depicts their uncertain future, but for the director, it presents an opportunity to express art and technique.

The director stared intently, and the cinematographer wore a similarly serious expression, creating an exceptionally solemn atmosphere on set.

"Card!"

"Stop for a moment." As soon as Dou Youhui spoke, the atmosphere became noisy again.

The director stood between Lin Yuan and He Mian: "He Mian, were you nervous just now?"

"You were too nervous, so your expression wasn't quite right." As soon as the director finished speaking, He Mian actually pulled out a pack of tissues from his pocket and wiped his forehead and chin.

In this scene, a tense atmosphere is naturally necessary, but it doesn't need to be overdone.

“Going too far will make it look unrealistic. Look at me.” The director pointed to his muscular face. “This is tension, this is being too tense. Think about Shen Yuan, isn’t this what I’m saying?”

He Mian nodded.

During the filming of "Double Blade", Lin Yuan realized that director Dou Youhui was a director-type director who wanted to be involved in everything on set and provide guidance on the actors' performances. This style was very different from the directors Lin Yuan had worked with before.

“This body fat is all from overwork,” the director said. “It’s not that I’m a better actor than you. In terms of acting, you are the professionals. But I have some insights into the composition of the shot. When you’re nervous, the composition gets messed up.”

After speaking about He Mian, the director continued talking about Lin Yuan: "Relax a bit more."

In director Dou Youhui's view, actors like Lin Yuan have already developed their own unique style of acting, and do not need anyone to guide or correct them.

The biggest problem with this type of actor often lies in their interpretation of the script. If the interpretation of the script is incorrect, no matter how much acting skill they have, it will be in vain.

However, Lin Yuan has a good understanding, but the director felt that his interpretation of the character Ye Li was too restrained.

Ye Li and Shen Yuan do have different personalities, but that doesn't mean Lin Yuan has to mold Ye Li into a character completely opposite to Shen Yuan.

There are similarities between the two.

Shen Yuan is more decisive and more adventurous, and this trait is actually hidden in Ye Li's personality as well.

When Lin Yuan and He Mian discussed the role, the director listened in. He Mian talked more, while Lin Yuan spoke less, but both of them had a correct understanding of the role.

Lin Yuan focuses on exploring Ye Li's inner world, but the problem is that if he focuses too much on her inner world, the audience may not be able to see it.

"Double Edge" is different from "Bloody Past" and is not as artistic. An important point is that the audience needs to see through the subtle emotions.

It doesn't matter if the audience's interpretation differs from the production team's, but at least the actors also inspire the audience's desire for interpretation through their performances.

According to Dou Youhui, the process of a film telling a story is also a process of interacting with the audience.

Lin Yuan frowned and pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Looking at He Mian next to him, he didn't sleep well last night. The makeup artist applied a layer of powder under his eyelids. Now that he had wiped away his sweat, the powder was gone, so the makeup artist applied another layer.

"Three, two, one, go!"

In the scene where they walk from indoors to outdoors, for some reason, it seemed like Lin Yuan and He Mian were at odds. Their expressions were off, the atmosphere was off, and even their walking rhythm gradually became off, so they had to start over.

After overcoming numerous difficulties, the two managed to get through the final round without any problems.

Before He Mian and Lin Yuan could even celebrate, the director, after reviewing this part of the shot, coldly declared, "No, we have to reshoot."

The two of them stopped abruptly, their smiles freezing on their lips.

"The lighting is wrong," the director declared, "It just doesn't feel right."

"Come again tomorrow."

Generally speaking, coastal cities are often associated with rain, and S City is no exception. After the director announced the postponement of filming, S City experienced three consecutive days of rain.

The original filming schedule had to be postponed and replaced with a rain scene.

"Life is like this," Lin Yuan sighed heavily.

He and He Mian were sitting face to face eating boxed lunches, and they each had their own complaints about the filming delay.

First, that scene was not easy to film; it required a high level of skill in micro-expression, and it wasn't easy to find the right feeling for it.

Lin Yuan wasn't sure if he could perfectly replicate his previous performance when filming the same scene again.

It'll probably take several more hours, until the sunlight changes angle.

Secondly, the rain scene was equally difficult to film, and it was also one of the turning points in Ye Li and Shen Yuan's lives.

This is the last time Shen Yuan will be himself in his life.

According to the original plan, the rain scene wouldn't be filmed so quickly. The two of them could at least relax for a while, filming some difficult scenes first, then some simple ones. That's the normal rhythm.

The scenes they filmed these past few days made the two of them realize that there's always someone better.

There was never a moment to rest.

However, from an actor's perspective, "Double Edge" is indeed very challenging.

"So tired." He Mian ate with a blank expression, his mind completely empty, and he was almost asleep.

He said that he tends to be preoccupied when filming, and he tends to overthink things. He will inevitably think about the filming content for the next day the night before, and as he thinks about it, he often finds it difficult to fall asleep.

"I don't want to be like this, but I just can't change it."

He didn't sleep well and didn't yawn much in the morning, but when it was time to eat, he yawned incessantly, almost slamming his face into the lunchbox.

“The reporters will write that we don’t get along again.” He Mian pointed to his bruised eye. “I’ll just tell the reporters that you hit me.”

Lin Yuan: "? Why did you harm me?"

Lin Yuan stretched out his arm and showed He Mian his physique: "You might as well say it was the director who hit you, that would be more believable."

"Do you hate me that much?" Director Dou Youhui walked by cheerfully carrying a lunchbox, but his gaze froze when he saw the haphazardly cooked meat in the lunchbox: "I want to eat shrimp."

"Just say the director complained about the meat and beat people up on set," Lin Yuan suggested to He Mian.

After all... it was the director himself who refused to live up to their expectations, leading them into this predicament.

"Thank you so much," the director said speechlessly. "Don't worry, there are even more difficult scenes to film later on."

"Shall we challenge ourselves? Okay."

Lin Yuan & He Mian: "..."

That's a good hammer.

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