Chapter 66 (066) - Scenes from the Filming Process

Chapter Sixty-Six

The first case in "Major Crimes" is adapted from a criminal case that has been hidden for more than 20 years. A female college student was assaulted and thrown into a cellar. After many years, the murderer is still at large. In fact, due to the passage of time, it is still unknown whether the murderer is still alive. But the girl's parents can't wait any longer.

The scripts in "Major Cases" are almost all like this, which is why it is called "Major Cases".

For Lin Yuan, this was a script that didn't really test his acting skills. Qiu Heng's character wasn't complicated; it was just that his profession was a bit unusual.

These brutal cases paint a picture of devilish killers; all they want to do is find the murderers and bring the truth to light.

Justice delayed is always better than a lifelong unsolved case.

"Filming begins!"

Wang Peiyi announced that filming had officially begun.

City A Police Department.

An elderly woman with white hair walked into the police station. People came and went, but only one retired police officer remembered her. When the case first occurred, he was a young officer who had just joined the force. Many years have passed, and the elderly officers who had handled the case have either retired or moved to other branches. Only he remained here, listening to the elderly woman inquire about the progress of the case.

No one avoided her; everyone just felt a little sad.

When the elderly woman first came to the police station to claim the body, her husband was still alive, but now she is all alone.

If the case remains unsolved, she will be left alone, filled with regret, and die a lonely death.

After many years, the hope was slim, but recently there has finally been a clue. Although it is difficult to re-examine the case and find witnesses who have memories of the case from back then, at least there is hope now.

In a smoke-filled office at the police station, Qiu Heng was smoking when the file clerk next to him rolled his eyes at him: "What you're doing is illegal."

"What should I do if the bureau chief wants to see me?"

"You've already moved your office here, why are you still not settled?"

This is Qiu Heng's first appearance in "Major Cases".

The young man had a fair complexion, but the deep dark circles under his eyes ruined his appearance. He yawned repeatedly, ignoring the administrator's words.

"Were you looking for evidence again yesterday?"

The young man rubbed his forehead. Although he had short hair, his bangs were a bit long, obscuring his once sharp eyes. However, at this moment, his eyes were filled with sleepiness and a faint sense of death.

"Not found."

"We didn't find him, but he broke down one of the bureau's cars. The finance department went crazy today and said his salary has to be deducted." The administrator pointed at Qiu Heng, "Will your salary this month be negative?"

Qiu Heng ignored him, only lowering his head and slowly moving down until his head was stuck on the table. He curled up like a mentally challenged person, as if he wasn't the one being discussed.

Most of the time, Qiu Heng maintained this posture.

When he was first assigned to the police station, he was one of the few top students in the station and received good reviews, so he was assigned a good office location. But year after year, he gradually moved from the leadership level to the ordinary level, and now he has simply moved into the archives room, which is enough to prove Qiu Heng's ability.

“The audience should like this feeling,” Shi Yumeng said.

Lin Yuan's hair, in particular, looks soft and feels very nice to touch.

"That's the contrast I wanted!!" Shi Yumeng covered her mouth, revealing an evil smile.

Wang Pei: "..."

He doesn't quite understand.

But as the saying goes, if the title of a drama is heavy, the content cannot be too heavy. There is no shortage of serious protagonists in this type of crime drama, but a character like Qiu Heng is relatively rare.

Lin Yuan's performance truly surprised Wang Pei.

It's natural that Lin Yuan has acting skills; he's even won the Golden Wing Award. How could he not have acting skills? But in "Thousand Mountains," Lin Yuan portrayed Gu Yilou as a crazy and empty madman. Viewers who have seen the movie probably have a deep impression of his madness. But now, you can't see a trace of Gu Yilou in Lin Yuan. Qiu Heng looks... rather soft.

This kind of persona is actually very difficult to control.

Just like many actors who are good at playing aloof and high-class roles, once they are asked to lower their stance and play a comedic role, they can't handle it. They have tried their best to be funny, but from the audience's perspective, they only feel awkward.

Qiu Heng appears to be a cool and aloof guy, but this impression is only formed because he doesn't talk much. It's not that he doesn't like to talk, but everyone in the police station, from the chief to the administrator in his office, sincerely hopes that he won't talk.

So this person is actually an idiot.

Lin Yuan only used a few scenes to show Qiu Heng's stupidity.

"Who said Lin Yuan isn't handsome? Isn't he very handsome?"

Wang Pei nodded in agreement.

While Qiu Heng was idly doing nothing, the atmosphere at the police station gradually became tense as new clues were unlocked.

At this moment, Qiu Heng, like a hunting dog that has smelled blood, rushed into the captain's office.

"The skull is in the wrong position."

"According to the forensic report, these clearly don't belong to the same person. Could they have deliberately mixed in the pork bones from yesterday's hot pot?"

Qiu Heng was talking to himself, and the captain, unable to bear it any longer, threw him into that long-forgotten case: "Your group go and find the relevant personnel."

He was thoroughly fed up with Qiu Heng constantly hovering around him, so he gave Qiu Heng a troublesome job—facial recognition and DNA analysis.

Qiu Heng: "..."

I reached out my hand, but I had no money.

The captain glared angrily, and Qiu Heng only managed to trick him out of a can of coffee.

Reach out again, another can.

"Get out of here! Don't ever show your face in front of me again."

Although Qiu Heng's constant transfers are really annoying, he hasn't been kicked out until today because he has a strong sense of crime-solving and a natural intuition for solving cases.

Speed ​​is also one of his advantages.

Everything about this case then unfolded—

...

The director and screenwriter intended Qiu Heng to be a wise man, someone with great wisdom. You could even call him incredibly clever, but if they didn't handle the role well, he could easily be portrayed as a fool.

If Wang Pei hadn't seen "Thousand Mountains" before, he would have just thought Lin Yuan's acting was alright. But it was only after watching "Thousand Mountains" and realizing the contrast between the two characters, Qiu Heng and Gu Yilou, that Wang Pei truly felt that Lin Yuan's performance was... amazing.

Even though the role doesn't test acting skills, Lin Yuan's performance still has a natural and smooth feel. He can easily get through a scene without any sense of incongruity, and he can vividly show Qiu Heng's two sides at work and in his daily life.

When he has no cases on his hands, Qiu Heng has a carefree and casual attitude.

But once you get involved, even with the simplest facial analysis, the light shining through the person's pupils is still astonishing.

Too much focus.

Although he remained expressionless, the excitement in his pupils was unmistakable, as if he could already see the outline of the murderer through the images in his eyes.

It just needs to be filled.

The lights were on, but even the brightest light couldn't compare to the gleam in Qiu Heng's eyes.

That carefree demeanor had vanished; he was like a hawk that had found its prey, forgetting everything else and focusing solely on the present moment.

"Card!!"

Wang Peichong gave Lin Yuan an OK sign.

The film set immediately erupted in noise.

If Wang Pei were to describe Lin Yuan's two-dimensional switching, he could only say that one is stillness and the other is restlessness. When searching for evidence, Lin Yuan clearly didn't have a single line of dialogue, and only the light from the screen illuminated his face. Yet, even in this extreme stillness, as an observer, he could feel the restlessness within the character.

Clearly, it was Lin Yuan who captured that feeling.

This is an actor whose acting skills have matured.

Without the director needing to say much, he can extract the core of the character from the script and then perform around that core.

Lin Yuan was cast early on in the production of "Major Cases," and no other actors were considered afterward. After Lin Yuan joined the cast, Wang Pei also had concerns, worried that Lin Yuan would not be able to handle the role well.

Although Qiu Heng is not as complex as Gu Yilou, he is not a particularly simple character either, and the actor still needs to portray him with a sense of depth.

Clearly, Lin Yuan not only succeeded, but he did it even better than he had imagined.

Wang Pei believes that once the show airs, Qiu Heng's first appearance will definitely leave an impression on the audience, and if the pacing of the show is good, the audience should be willing to continue watching.

...

"That's how Lin Yuan acts, huh?" Jiang Yan blinked. "He's starting to feel the pressure."

She had many action scenes in the drama "Major Cases," as well as some dramatic scenes. There were also many tender moments in the drama that she needed to portray.

In terms of personality and investigative style, the four members of the "Major Crimes" team complement each other.

Jiang Yan had prepared herself mentally for Lin Yuan's acting skills at the beginning of the collaboration, but after filming actually started, she found that Lin Yuan acted even better than she had imagined.

When watching "Thousand Mountains", she thought the other actor's performance was more contrived, because Gu Yilou is a very dramatic and unusual character. But when Lin Yuan started to portray Qiu Heng, she realized that Lin Yuan could also act very naturally.

Those born with real talent are so annoying and enviable.

To be precise, Lin Yuan should be considered a talented and hardworking type. Qiu Heng doesn't resemble Gu Yilou, which means he won't portray different characters in the same way.

"That's terrifying," Jiang Yan couldn't help but exclaim.

While she was busy observing the scene, Jiang Yan suddenly remembered that she had just received a notification on her phone about Lin Yuan's new drama "The Powerful Minister".

"The Powerful Minister" was filmed after "Thousand Mountains" and was Lin Yuan's first drama.

Lin Yuan's first role as the lead actor is enough to prove his amazing abilities. Of course, the pressure on the lead actor is also great, especially for someone taking on the role for the first time.

If Lin Yuan's first leading role in a drama flops, his acting career will likely face many setbacks.

Jiang Yan observed for a moment and, since Lin Yuan wasn't there, she clicked to take a look.

This appears to be a trailer for "The Powerful Minister".

"The Powerful Minister" tells the story of Shao Jing, a period of history that Jiang Yan is familiar with.

The trailer seems to revolve around the complex relationship between Shao Jing and the emperor.

Upon their first meeting in the palace, he was personally selected by the emperor as the third-ranked scholar.

A young man who resolutely protects his master in times of crisis.

Snow fell heavily in the capital, and the palace gates were cold and desolate. Young ministers strolled through the snow, chatting with the emperor and reading to him. Their ideals met at this moment, and although they were ruler and subject, they were true friends.

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty."

The repeated calls of "Your Majesty" express the gratitude for the emperor's recognition and favor. Since the emperor has discovered him and is willing to use him, he will repay this kindness with his whole life.

"What I am today will be what you will be tomorrow."

"That day will never come."

Beneath the palace gates, the young scholar's gaze was resolute; the sunlight was bright, and his heart was as cheerful as the sunlight.

Jiang Yan: "?"

What is this?! Can't you at least broadcast it sooner?!

How come Lin Yuan suddenly became so handsome?

Having been in the same production for a few days, she didn't think Qiu Heng was particularly handsome, but Lin Yuan and Shao Jing's appearances were undeniably dashing.

It's mainly their temperament that's so different.

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