Chapter 183 Weiwei starts the camera and the acting teacher

There are only a few days left before the filming of "Love O2O" starts.

The final makeup photos of the two leading actors, Gu Wei and Nazha, were also released.

Because it is a modern idol drama, the makeup photos are very simple, and they are released online just to warm up for the start of the filming of the TV series.

The main followers on the Internet are still Gu Wei’s fans and fans of the original novel.

"Love O2O" ranks second in popularity among all of Gu Man's novels, second only to "Silent Separation", and has a large number of fans of the original novel.

For book fans, being adapted into film or TV series by their favorite novels brings both joy and worry.

They are happy to see their favorite books adapted into movies and TV shows, but they are also worried that the producers will make poor casting choices and make random changes to the plot, thus ruining the classics in their hearts.

So when [Wei Ming Tian Xia Film and Television Company] announced that it would start filming the TV version of [Love O2O], the discussion on the Internet has never stopped.

The makeup photos of the male and female protagonists have given netizens new topics to talk about.

[Gu Wei is so handsome, he is the perfect choice for the male lead in my mind! ]

[In this makeup photo, Gu Wei looks like "Xiao Nai" who walked out of the novel. I look forward to the release of the TV series! ]

[Wow~ Gu Wei's appearance is absolutely perfect. Seeing him, I finally realized that "Xiao Nai" in the novel looks like this!]

[A scholarly family, gentle and elegant, a gentleman like jade! The temperament fits, thumbs up! ]

[This character, "Bei Weiwei," is very consistent with the original novel. She's a bright and beautiful woman. The casting of the male and female protagonists is very good. I look forward to the TV series' release.]

Who is the actress playing the female lead? She looks so beautiful~

[Isn't this "Xiaoxue"? She played in "Xuan-Yuan Sword" and is indeed a great beauty.]

[I remember the one who called out "Labraca" in "The Breakup Master"]

Overall, netizens are very satisfied with the makeup photos of Gu Wei and Nazha, and feel that they are more in line with the characters in the original book.

Gu Wei has many fans and is very popular. After seeing his image, Gu Man, the original author of the novel, said that it was exactly the same as the "Xiao Nai" she imagined when she was writing.

Netizens are naturally very satisfied.

As for Nazha, although she has been in the industry for more than three years, her fame has not increased, mainly because she does not have a hit drama to support her.

Ever since signing the contract with Sugar Man, she has been playing supporting roles in various film and television dramas, and has been marketing herself as a beautiful woman. Apart from that, she has nothing else to show off.

Netizens were not very impressed with her. They just felt that her appearance was more in line with the image of "Bei Weiwei" in the original novel, so they did not comment too much.

These days, Gu Wei is busy going to the company to handle some affairs every day, and Nazha is preparing for the TV series at her home in Palm Springs apartment.

Gu Wei asked the company to cancel all her recent schedules. During the period before joining the crew, she concentrated on preparation at home, memorizing lines and trying to figure out the character's psychology.

Nazha is also a student at the Film Academy. Although she is not very talented, she has mastered some acting methods.

As a classmate, Gu Wei is well aware of Nazha's acting skills, so he hopes that she can work harder and do her best within her ability.

He hopes that Nazha can become an overnight sensation with the help of "Love O2O" and not be held back by her acting skills.

Actors have a huge influence on a film or television work. The same play performed by different actors will produce very different results.

In the evening, when he returned to Nazha's house from the company, he would help her practice.

Men and women working together make work less tiring.

Nazha understood Gu Wei's arrangement very well.

She also attaches great importance to the drama "Love O2O". After all, this is the first female lead role she has got in a film or TV series since she entered the industry.

And she is working with Gu Wei. No matter who sees it, it can be seen that Gu Wei is taking the initiative to help her improve her status. Of course, she wants to perform well and not waste Gu Wei's efforts.

Nazha is aware of her acting skills and just hopes that hard work can make up for her shortcomings.

October 12, Shanghai.

The sky is clear and the air is fresh, and the breeze is gentle.

The filming of [Love O2O] officially started today.

Because we were in Shanghai, we couldn't prepare things like firecrackers, so we hung a big red banner above the venue with the words "Good luck to the start of Love O2O" written on it in large letters.

The main actors of the crew, led by the director, burned incense and worshipped together, then tore off the red cloth covering the camera, and the simple start-up ceremony was over.

Thanks to Gu Wei, although the opening ceremony prepared by the crew was very simple, there were many media friends present today.

Everyone waited for the crew to finish the ceremony, and finally it was their turn to be interviewed.

"Although this is my first time working with Director Lin Yufen, I've known her for a long time. She has directed many excellent works before, and I look forward to creating new sparks this time."

"This is my second collaboration with Ms. Gu Man. She is an excellent writer and screenwriter. I really like the storyline of [Love O2O] and I believe everyone will like the final result."

"Naza is a very good actress, especially her image is very consistent with the requirements of the female lead."

Gu Wei was already accustomed to this kind of interview. He could just open his mouth and speak in flattering words, and it was absolutely impossible to find any fault with him.

The media's main interview subject was Gu Wei. Although the director, screenwriter and other main actors were also present, more than half of the reporters' questions were directed to Gu Wei.

Others think this situation is normal.

Every media reporter present today came for Gu Wei.

As for interviewing the crew and other actors, that was just by the way. If I could get some explosive news from Gu Wei, then this trip would be well worth it.

"I'm very happy to have the opportunity to play the role of 'Bei Weiwei'. This is also my first time playing the leading female role. I will try my best."

"I am very happy to work with Gu Wei, and I am confident that I can perform well in my role."

Nazha answered the reporter's questions quite appropriately.

She always speaks the truth, and normally there is nothing wrong with her. However, entertainment reporters are good at making forced assumptions, making far-fetched inferences, and generalizing.

"How did you manage to work with a top star like Gu Wei for your first female lead role?"

After Nazha finished speaking, a reporter asked somewhat impolitely.

The others nearby were also excited and waiting for Nazha's answer.

Nazha seemed a little at a loss after hearing the reporter's question.

Gu Wei frowned and looked at the badge on the chest of the reporter who asked the question. He was from Nandu Entertainment Weekly.

Just as he was about to speak, Director Lin Yufen beside him spoke.

"Naza's role was chosen by screenwriter Gu and I. We felt her image and temperament were very consistent with the heroine in the original novel, and we believed she could play the role of 'Bei Weiwei' well."

While Director Lin was speaking, Gu Man was smiling and nodding.

As a director from Hong Kong, Lin Yufen has been shooting movies for more than 20 years and can clearly tell who is the big and small king.

She knew clearly that Gu Wei was the biggest person in the crew. Putting aside his identity as a popular actor, his company was the producer of the show, and the producers had to call him boss.

She was just an employee invited to direct the movie, and the directors in Hong Kong saw this most clearly.

Moreover, Gu Wei's company did not interfere too much with her, including giving her the greatest autonomy in choosing actors, and only stuffed a female lead in, which made her feel respected.

At this time, it was a piece of cake for Lin Yufen to help the heroine out of trouble.

As for Gu Man, she has an old acquaintance with Gu Wei. She has known Gu Wei since the filming of "Come on, My Love". She has always believed that Gu Wei's appearance makes him suitable for the leading male role in all her works.

The company of Gu Wei, who plays "Bei Weiwei" in Nazha's role, had communicated with her a long time ago, and she was quite satisfied with Nazha's appearance.

After hearing what the director said, the reporter from Nandu stopped arguing.

Not many people were interviewed at the crew's opening ceremony. Apart from the director and screenwriter, the only actors were Gu Wei, Nazha, Li Xian and Mao Xiaotong.

Li Xian replaced the original Bai Yu's role and played the second male lead "Cao Guang" in the TV series.

When the crew was casting, he went to the director for an audition and was selected.

Zhang Tianai, the "number one actress" in Gu Wei's current company, was filming other dramas at the time and simply did not go for the audition.

Moreover, there is no role suitable for her in this drama except the female lead. She is now more famous than Nazha, so it is not good to let her play a supporting role.

In the end, the role of the second female lead "Zhao Erxi" fell into the hands of Mao Xiaotong.

Mao Xiaotong, who was standing at the very edge, was also asked two questions, and then no reporter paid any attention to her.

She faced the camera of the reporter opposite with a smile on her face, and glanced at Nazha who was standing in the middle with Gu Wei, with a rather complicated look in her eyes.

Mao Xiaotong is one of the female celebrities in the entertainment industry who achieves success late in life.

She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama with a major in acting and started playing roles in film and television dramas in 2005.

She has been playing supporting roles for many years and has also appeared in popular TV series such as "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "Swordsman", but unfortunately she has never become popular and has gradually become the golden supporting actress in film and television dramas.

Being able to play the leading role in a hit drama at such a young age like Nazha, and to act with the increasingly famous Gu Wei, is exactly what she has always dreamed of.

The plot of "Love O2O" is very simple. It tells the story of the beautiful and smart student Bei Weiwei, who uses the pseudonym "Lu Weiwei" in the online world. In order to win the "Hero Couple Challenge", she agrees to form a couple with the number one master "Yixiao Naihe" and form a team to participate in the competition.

The two got to know each other online, and Weiwei later discovered that "Yixiao Naihe" was actually her schoolmate Xiao Nai, a well-known figure in the same school.

The two are teammates online and work partners offline. Fate is so wonderful. When Weiwei discovered this truth, the two naturally got together.

This youth idol drama does not have the unexpected accidents and misunderstandings of traditional idol dramas, nor does it have a four-corner relationship where you like me and I like him.

There are no plots that are out of touch with life, such as abortion, car accidents, and going abroad, which are common in previous youth themes.

It is a TV series in the style of pure youth love. From the moment the hero and heroine meet to the moment they get together, it has been giving the audience sweet moments that are so sweet.

The first day's shots were shot in the studio, where "Xiao Nai" played by Gu Wei met "Bei Weiwei" played by Nazha in the online world.

The two people, each wearing clothes from the game, met at a bridge in the game scene.

Gu Wei was dressed in a white robe of an ancient knight, with a silver-white weapon sword on his back. His face was as white as jade, and his long hair was flowing, making him look like an immortal.

Nazha, standing on the bridge, was dressed in red, also carrying a weapon on her back, with fiery red lips, and looked heroic.

At this time, screenwriter Gu Man, who was standing outside the venue, looked at Nazha's dress and nodded with satisfaction.

Bei Weiwei in her novel has beautiful eyebrows, seductive eyes, always rosy lips, and a hot body. These descriptions are very consistent with Nazha's outfit today.

"Lu Wei Wei!"

The two people on and under the bridge met for the first time despite being separated by time and space.

"Yixiaonaihe, the best master in this server"

Nazha ran across the bridge to Gu Wei.

"Brother Yixiao Naihe, you called me?"

"What do you think of this party?"

Gu Wei looked into the distance and asked lightly.

“It’s grand.”

"Then would you like to have a grander banquet for chivalrous couples and become my chivalrous couple?"

Gu Wei turned to look at Nazha and said seriously.

Nazha smiled in disbelief and said.

"Has your account been hacked?"

"Ka! Nazha, calm down. You two are strangers now. Even though he's the best player in the game, you don't have to be too enthusiastic. Keep a distance."

The director's voice came from the loudspeaker.

"It's okay, we just started filming and you're not in the right state yet, take your time."

Gu Wei comforted.

Maybe it’s because her relationship with Gu Wei is too close. When the two of them were acting opposite each other, Nazha would unconsciously feel a sense of closeness to him. But now she is acting in a scene where the male and female protagonists have just met, and this state is definitely not acceptable.

After shooting a few more times, the director became a little impatient and came to the scene to demonstrate to Nazha personally, teaching her step by step how to act.

After several NGs, the director finally approved this shot.

Lin Yufen is worthy of being an excellent director who has produced many hit TV series. Not only the original time and space are "Chinese Paladin 3" and "Love O2O", but later "The Journey of Flower" and "Eternal Love" are also her works.

From Gu Wei's perspective, Director Lin is very strict about filming, and if she is not satisfied with anything done by an actor, the film must be started over again.

Even though Gu Wei is the real boss, Director Lin only treats him as an actor in the crew and has all the same requirements for him.

Gu Wei admired her rigorous work attitude very much. Nazha kept doing NGs, but he cooperated without any impatience.

After the first day of filming, Nazha was in a low mood.

For her, today's filming was not smooth. Not only the shots with Gu Wei, but also the shots of her alone, were full of NGs, and she even began to doubt herself.

"Is my acting so bad?"

"You don't have to be too discouraged. Today is the first day of filming, and the director will be polishing the shots to improve the chemistry between the crew, so he's being particularly strict.

Your performance today wasn't bad. You'll get better and better as you get into the groove after a few days of filming."

Gu Wei comforted him from the side.

"Really?"

Nazha looked up at Gu Wei and found some comfort in her heart.

"Of course, how could I lie to you?

In order to help you better complete the filming of this play, I have also found you an acting teacher, and you can consult him at any time during the filming breaks."

As soon as Gu Wei finished speaking, his assistant Yang Dan brought over a middle-aged man around 40 years old.

He was wearing a black suit with a white shirt underneath, and was dressed meticulously. He didn't look outstanding, but he looked at Gu Wei and Nazha with a pair of small eyes, a smile on his face, and a steady temperament.

"Let me introduce you. This is my senior from the Film Academy. He's also the acting teacher I asked someone to find for you. He's Zhang Songwen, Teacher Zhang."

Gu Wei introduced Nazha.

"Hello, Senior Brother Zhang."

Naza called out politely.

“I don’t deserve it, I don’t deserve it. I studied in a vocational school and I don’t deserve to be Mr. Gu’s senior.

I'm just a few years older and have a little more experience in acting, so I hope I can help you."

After hearing what Gu Wei said, Zhang Songwen said modestly, and then said to Nazha.

"Brother Zhang is a great actor. He even runs his own acting training class and knows how to teach. If you have any questions during the past two months on set, just ask him directly.

Senior Brother Zhang will be responsible for all aspects of your acting."

"Excuse me, Teacher Zhang."

After hearing what Gu Wei said, Nazha said politely to Zhang Songwen.

"Of course I should."

Seeing that the person he was teaching had a good attitude, Zhang Songwen felt relieved and said with a smile.

Originally, Gu Wei just wanted to ask the teachers in the acting department to help him find an acting training teacher, but he didn't expect that the person introduced was Zhang Songwen.

This made Gu Wei feel more at ease. Even if Nazha was a bit clueless, he believed that she would be able to come to her senses with the help of him and Zhang Songwen.

During this period, Zhang Songwen was still a relatively unknown actor. He played minor supporting roles in film crews and even worked as an acting instructor in an actor training class. He had been drifting in Beijing for more than ten years and his life was always very difficult.

This time, it was a job that was introduced to him by a classmate from his former film academy. He would follow the crew for more than two months, receive acting lessons, and be provided with food and accommodation, with a remuneration of 100,000 yuan.

This job was like a pie in the sky for him.

He can easily get a large sum of money. You have to know that he came to Beijing to film, and during the most difficult times, he even had problems eating.

100,000 yuan will be enough for him to use for a long time.

He originally thought that it would be difficult to deal with students if he spent so much money.

Now when I get there, I see that the people there are polite and obedient, and I feel relieved. I am determined to give my all and live up to the tuition paid by my boss.

(End of this chapter)