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Once Chen Daoming was in a good mood, he started giving Shen Fang and Liu Tianxian tips on improving their acting skills.

"Crying scenes are nothing special; the skills that follow are the qualities a good actor should possess."

“Actors are divided into two types: the performance type and the method type. The first type acts as soon as they receive the script, while the second type acts after experiencing life in the film. Xiao Zhang is a method type. When she was filming My Father and Mother, she spent several months in the countryside.”

Zhang Ziyi nodded: "I experienced the life of a rural concubine again. I stayed there for more than three months. Every day I had to get up and go to the fields to cut grass and feed the pigs. There was no toilet, and the environment was drafty. You could say it was a desolate mud house. At night, you could hear the sounds of various small animals. Once I even accidentally stepped on a little mouse and it scared me half to death..."

After hearing this, Liu Tianxian immediately shrank behind Chen Fang. She was a princess, after all; little mice were the scariest thing ever.

Shen Fang quickly reassured her. It was absolutely impossible for Liu Qianqian to be an experiential learner.

Chen Daoming smiled and said, "Acting is all about talent. Some people are born to do this. Xiao Zhang is one, and so are you. In terms of appearance, Qianqian and Shen Fang, you are far superior to Xiao Zhang. If you can't be an experiential actor, you can be a performance actor. I am a performance actor."

Actually, my acting style is rather one-dimensional, like Tony Leung Ka-fai in Hong Kong, who portrays a thousand different characters. I'm more suited to playing emperors, gangster bosses, high-ranking officials, and ruthless figures—roles with a certain charisma. You two also fit that mold, because your physical attributes have already limited your acting roles, restricting you to a more generic, one-dimensional approach. As for you, Sissi, you're not suited to playing pitiful or tragic characters. You're better suited to playing princesses, beautiful women, and goddesses. With a good script, good costumes and props, and a good role, you can achieve great things.

Wow, Chen Daoming really hit the nail on the head! Liu Yifei seems to enjoy wasting her time playing tragic roles to showcase her acting skills, only to be met with a barrage of criticism. Turns out, this is the reason. Experience truly matters; Liu Yifei needs to find her niche and choose good roles to become popular. Constantly seeking thrills by playing overly tragic and pitiful characters is pointless.

"A good role can make an actor, and a better actor can make a role. The two are closely related. The most important thing is to lay a solid foundation in acting skills, then find a suitable script and a suitable role, and perform it well. Then the audience will remember you."

Liu Xiaoli nodded; what she said was indeed very insightful. Write it down, add it in.

Chen Daoming smiled and said, "I'll simply divide your acting skills into several levels."

The acting in the D-level film is skillful, belonging to the popular genre, not the soulful genre, and not sophisticated enough.

C-level acting skills are solid, making it very easy for the public to be moved, but it is not sophisticated enough. It belongs to the "vulgar" type that is appreciated by both the refined and the common, but it is the best among the popular types.

A B-level film is basically soulless, but you can't say she has no acting skills.

Category A belongs to a type with a very strong personal style. Their performances may not seem sophisticated, but they are irresistible.

S-level actors breathe life into their characters, making them feel truly real. At the same time, their performances are so nuanced that you can't see the acting skills, yet they're not just mindless, deeply immersed acting. Calling them god-like is no exaggeration.

Shen Fang exclaimed, "Good heavens, Teacher Chen, you think too highly of today's actors. In a few years, after capital enters the market, the actors entering the market probably won't even be able to reach D-level. How high are your standards? No wonder Chen Daoming criticized young idols in the Performing Arts Association in his later years. They can't even meet the minimum standards. Who else should we criticize if not you?"

Liu Qianqian pouted: "Teacher, what level do I belong to?"

Chen Daoming grinned mischievously: "A complete novice. You're already acting before you've even enrolled in school. Aren't you afraid people will laugh their heads off?"

Liu Xiaoli quickly explained, "Teacher Chen, this is not Qianqian's fault. I was the one who arranged it for her. As Zhang Ailing once said, 'One should become famous as early as possible,' so I wanted Qianqian to enter the entertainment industry as soon as possible."

Chen Daoming waved his hand: "That's right. Qianqian has a good foundation, and with her unlucky apprentice Shen Fang helping her, it wouldn't be too easy for her to become famous. It's fine for her to start acting so early. It's good to get more experience. I was just giving an example, don't take it too seriously. But Qianqian, you have to study hard after you go to the Beijing Film Academy. I'll check your acting skills when I have time. I'm officially affiliated with the Beijing Film Academy and I'm a member of the Beijing Film Academy."

Liu Tianxian nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Teacher, I will try my best."

When he said he wanted Liu Tianxian to cheer him on, he even made a fist-pumping gesture.

"Sisi, every morning after you get up, you can practice your expressions little by little in front of the mirror and improve slowly. Once you have mastered it, you need to learn to use your eyes. The use of eyes by actors is a major bottleneck for improving your acting skills. Finally, there is your temperament and the handling of micro-expressions, which are all very important."

Chen Daoming looked at Liu Xiaoli: "Xixi's mom, you've done a great job cultivating Xixi's temperament. Don't let her go out to play unless necessary. Let her practice her acting skills more. If she has any hobbies, cultivate her in areas like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I've also observed her these past few days. Once Liu Xixi gets to know someone, she becomes incredibly mischievous and likes to run around everywhere. You need to work on that. Don't let this child run around playing aimlessly."

Liu Xiaoli assured her, "Teacher Chen, don't worry. Qianqian has indeed been playing a bit too wildly lately. Xiao Fang, please be careful in the future and don't take Qianqian running around like crazy, or riding horses everywhere. What if she falls and gets hurt?"

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