Chapter 95 095 Cooperation Begins (Ghost Arts)

Chapter Ninety-Five

When Yu Ying is mentioned on various gossip forums, they either point out her string of ex-boyfriends or emphasize how fiery her temper is, while her works are mentioned very infrequently.

Only when an actress wins a major international award and a list of her predecessors who have won such awards is published, and Yu Ying happens to be on that list, does someone suddenly realize how amazing Yu Ying is.

Nobody cares about them in their daily lives.

In some ways, Lin Yuan's experience is similar to hers—after winning the Golden Wing Award and gaining popularity for "Major Case" and "The Powerful Minister," the marketing accounts talked more about Lin Yuan's grudges and feuds with Wink and the others than about her acting.

The focus is always on things outside the performance.

The most outrageous thing is that male actors who have worked with Yu Ying in the past actually took the opportunity to create a persona, taking the route of "my weak and helpless push", or creating an atmosphere that Yu Ying is more dominant on set and they can only passively accept it.

Lin Yuan: "…………"

He truly cannot understand.

Is this something to be proud of?

Surprisingly, this approach had a high success rate. On several occasions, even unrelated individuals like Lin Yuan could see that the problem wasn't with Yu Ying, yet public opinion only sided with Yu Ying's business partners.

Some people also claimed that Yu Ying's performance limited their room for maneuver.

Lin Yuan was speechless.

Language is indeed profound and complex; the word "vegetable" can have such a rich variety of expressions.

...

Lin Yuan is collaborating with Yu Ying on the new film, and what he is most concerned about is her performance.

Yu Ying is a very nuanced actress. She can play any role convincingly, from a neurotic, despairing madwoman to a gentle and peaceful mother. Many directors approach her for certain roles because only she can handle them.

Lin Yuan had seen Yu Ying's previous films and could only say that the contrast between different roles was astonishing. Yu Ying was not the kind of actress who would lose or gain weight drastically to challenge herself, and she would not pursue extremes, but she could completely immerse herself in any role given to her.

Like a chameleon.

That's really... impressive.

In Lin Yuan's mind, Yu Ying was even more impressive than Li Mobei. Although Li Mobei had won several Best Actor awards, his performances still showed signs of acting, while Yu Ying's performances were completely undetectable.

Besides her talent, it's probably also because she has a strong understanding of the characters.

On the day he went to the movies, Lin Yuan watched them in the dark. There was no one around, and everything was quiet except for the television screen, which flickered with a faint blue light.

Lin Yuan was deeply moved by Yu Ying's performance.

In this film, she didn't play a madwoman or someone with borderline personality disorder; she simply played an ordinary, unremarkable mother who could appear in any corner of the city. She was strong and resilient, seemingly fragile enough to be broken by the wind, yet she remained after the storm.

In Yu Ying's interpretation, a mother is a tree.

Lin Yuan truly admires this kind of performance; it's not exaggerated at all, and there's no need to create strong build-up. She's there, so the character is there.

...

The new film is tentatively titled "Ghost Arts," and the production team has not yet decided on its official title.

When Lin Yuan joined the crew, the weather was already getting colder. He wore a thick coat to meet the director, but the director had a cold and his nose was stuffy. After Lin Yuan greeted him, the director took him to meet the other members of the crew.

Yu Ying has not arrived yet.

"They said there was a traffic jam on the way, and they'll be here later."

The director saw Feng Zeng behind Lin Yuan and gave a knowing smile: "Don't worry, there are no bad guys in our crew."

Director Liu Xiaoguang and Yu Ying have collaborated twice, and Liu Xiaoguang personally invited Yu Ying to star in "Ghost Arts".

After Yu Ying was chosen, he began looking for the actor to play the male lead, Zhu Sheng. Without much deliberation, the director brought in Lin Yuan.

Liu Xiaoguang is usually quiet and doesn't like to make grand pronouncements in front of the audience. He also lives a low-key life and doesn't appear in public often. However, he is a rather assertive director. He usually decides which actors to cast and doesn't allow others to interfere.

In short, the director is definitely not the kind of "nice guy" you might expect.

The film caused a sensation online as soon as the lead actors were cast, not only because Lin Yuan and Yu Ying are well-known, but also because Liu Xiaoguang is quite assertive.

With a production crew like that... it's no wonder they'd fight.

That's what people are speculating about.

However--

Whether it was Lin Yuan's first encounter with the director or Lin Yuan's first encounter with Yu Ying, it was unexpectedly uneventful.

There was nothing unusual about it.

Liu Xiaoguang's assertiveness is evident during filming, but his personality is actually quite good in private; in fact, he's easy to get along with.

Directors with bad personalities have a hard time getting by in the industry, since directors also have the responsibility of securing sponsorships.

As for Lin Yuan himself... he thought he had a good personality, but unfortunately no one believed him.

Lin Yuan stated that he simply didn't get along with Wink and the others.

Yu Ying was indeed a little late. She came with her agent. When the director suggested that the two get to know each other, Lin Yuan extended his hand and shook hands with her: "Hello, Ms. Yu, I am Lin Yuan."

“Just call me by my name,” Yu Ying said. “We’ll be filming for several months, won’t it be tough having to call you ‘teacher’ every day?”

Yu Ying has a typical bright and beautiful appearance. She is in her thirties this year, the same age as the most popular actresses of today. However, she did not become famous by acting in TV dramas, but by becoming a film actress. Therefore, no one classifies her as one of the leading actresses of that generation.

Perhaps because of her somewhat aggressive appearance, when she first started out filming TV dramas, she played the role of a vicious supporting female character who hurt the female lead. Later, she was discovered and started making movies, and her talent was gradually recognized, and she gained fame.

In the movie "The Ghost Art", Yu Ying plays Lin Yuan's wife.

Compared to the original work, the film script has been modified in several ways. Lin Yuan and Yu Ying's roles have been expanded, and although the two play a married couple in the film, "Ghost Arts" does not explore love, but rather human nature.

After getting to know each other, Lin Yuan and Yu Ying added each other on WeChat, and the director then added them to the crew's WeChat group.

"It's quite harmonious," Feng remarked. "I hope the filming will go just as smoothly."

Lin Yuan glanced at him: "Someone as good as me, how could I not have a smooth collaboration with anyone?"

"oh."

Lin Yuan: "Be more enthusiastic, be more proactive, don't just go through the motions!"

"Oh!" the agent raised his voice.

Unbeknownst to the two, at the same moment, Yu Ying's agent was also earnestly advising, "You should get along better with him; Lin Yuan has a lot of fans."

Yu Ying: "Who do I not get along with?"

broker:"……"

He really wanted to ask, where did Yu Ying's confidence come from?

It's exhausting.

In terms of fan count, Yu Ying can't compete with Lin Yuan at all.

Lin Yuan is currently riding high. Although Yu Ying is a bit stronger than Lin Yuan in terms of star power, Lin Yuan is definitely number one among male actors in terms of development momentum.

Overall, Yu Ying did not lose out in this collaboration.

He was even surprised... given all the rumors surrounding Yu Ying, how could Lin Yuan be willing to cooperate with her?

"Could it be that they also want to use me to build a persona?" Yu Ying asked casually.

It's not that she's been bitten by a snake once and is afraid of ropes for ten years; rather, she's gotten used to it and is in a state of "whatever happens, happens" attitude.

Her bad reputation in the early days was related to her temper, but the fact that her reputation can continue to be bad now is obviously thanks to those who used her to build their personas.

People believe whatever other people say, but with her... it's the other way around; people refuse to believe her.

Some people even told her to get out of the entertainment industry.

She refuses to roll; instead, she runs, sprints, spins, and travels around the world, getting in everyone's way.

"Lin Yuan shouldn't be like that," the agent said. "He's not the kind of actor who likes to create a persona."

To be precise, he and Yu Ying followed the same path—the path of not winning people over with virtue.

“Okay, okay, I’ll listen to you,” Yu Ying said. “No arguing, no fighting, no going to the police station.”

broker:"……"

His requirements for his artists are that low.

Yu Ying's acting skills are beyond reproach, and her agent has never worried about it, but sometimes... actually, the agent is on Yu Ying's side.

Some people will take advantage of her personality and provoke her to get angry. Whenever Yu Ying shows the slightest anger during a collaboration, there will be lengthy articles the next day saying that Yu Ying is suspected of not getting along with someone, or that Yu Ying is suspected of being arrogant. All the negative news will be focused on Yu Ying.

Yu Ying's agent had just stepped out the door when she ran into Feng Zeng at the elevator entrance.

Perhaps because they had just mentioned each other's celebrity status, both of them looked a little awkward and became more polite. Feng called him "brother," and the other person quickly followed suit. Although it was their first meeting, they acted like long-lost brothers.

The concern is that the artists on both sides might not get along, and we hope the other side can be more tolerant.

"Yu Ying watched 'Major Cases' and said the acting was exceptional!"

"Lin Yuan watched 'Small Town' a while ago and came back praising it to me for hours..."

"Hehehehe..."

"Ha ha."

Although it seemed incredibly fake, the two agents were actually telling the truth and there was no deception involved.

Yu Ying saw "Major Cases" by chance, not because of this collaboration.

Lin Yuan only started working on "Small Town" after confirming his collaboration with Yu Ying, but his admiration for Yu Ying was genuine.

"That's wonderful." — The two uttered the same words almost simultaneously.

The atmosphere remained silent until we went downstairs to the open area of ​​the lobby, where everything returned to calm.

To some extent, the profession of agent involves telling so many lies in daily life that when one day you suddenly need to be sincere with people, you may feel a little uncomfortable.

Feng Zeng and Yu Ying's agents are the type who are single-mindedly devoted to their own artists and have absolutely no ulterior motives.

...

Lin Yuan didn't think much of it. Although he hadn't worked with many actors in this life, he had a wealth of experience working with all sorts of actors across his two lifetimes.

Some actors are only suitable for collaboration, not for friendship. Lin Yuan also doesn't intend to be friends with everyone; maintaining a proper balance is enough.

After joining the crew, he naturally prioritized his performance.

Regardless of what Yu Ying thinks of him, and regardless of what kind of person Yu Ying is, the most important thing for him is to do what he is supposed to do.

The first scene Lin Yuan and Yu Ying collaborated on was a conversation between Yu Ying's character, Mei Niang, and Zhu Sheng before Mei Niang underwent a head transplant.

Mei Niang was a good wife, but Zhu Sheng was not a good person.

Zhu bought her a hairpin, exquisite and elegant. Mei Niang was delighted, but also felt bad about the money.

Little did she know that as Zhu Sheng watched her put on the hairpin, he was thinking of someone else entirely.

In Zhu Sheng's mind, this hairpin was not a good match for her, at least not in terms of appearance.

Lin Yuan and Yu Ying were both fully made up and waiting for filming to begin.

Lin Yuan was the first to enter the dressing room. Ten minutes after he arrived, Yu Ying also arrived. She was surprised to see Lin Yuan: "So early?"

Have you had breakfast?

Lin Yuan nodded: "I've already eaten."

Yu Ying stopped talking and closed her eyes while waiting for her makeup to be done.

Mei Niang's initial look was rather ugly, so her makeup took longer than Lin Yuan's. Yu Ying thought she had arrived early enough, but Lin Yuan had arrived even earlier than her.

Although the dressing room was quiet, the time didn't feel long or unbearable.

After Liu Xiaoguang announced the start of filming, Yu Ying glanced at Lin Yuan, and the two took their positions.

In this scene, Mei Niang's emotions are very simple, while Zhu Sheng's are much more complex.

"Does it look good?" the wife asked, waiting for her husband's praise.

The husband, however, perfectly avoided this eye contact, his eyes even revealing a hint of complexity.

His thoughts were clearly not on his wife; his avoidance was too obvious. The way he played with his hair with his fingertips seemed tender, but there was no warmth in his eyes.

This wasn't a two-way conflict of sharing the same bed but dreaming different dreams; it was just the husband's one-sided cruelty.

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Author's Note: Update complete! [hugs][hugs][hugs]