☆, Chapter 51 Filming

The next morning, filming started at five o'clock, and the main actors got up at four o'clock to put on makeup.

The stage makeup wastes time, and the costumes are complicated and troublesome to put on and take off. Director Lin concentrated the filming of the opera part in the same location on the first two days, and revised the storyboard overnight last night.

Although Duan Xiuhua studied Kunqu Opera, she could also sing a few pieces of Peking Opera. She often performed with Wen Yuxian at home. Whenever Wen Yuxian came up with a new singing style, he would ask Duan Xiuhua to accompany him.

In addition, there are scenes where Wen Yuxian teaches his two apprentices. The two apprentices would regularly sing at home for Wen Yuxian to comment on, and they also had a lot of daily practice. All these scenes were concentrated together, so the two days were actually a bit rushed.

On the first day of filming, it takes time for the actors to get into the mood, especially Luo Zhifan, who is still a newcomer who has never acted in a play.

Director Lin was prepared to be patient with Luo Zhifan, but he didn't expect that after filming started, problems arose with Shen Zui.

"Cut!" After the Nth NG, Director Lin stood up from behind the monitor and said, "Chenzui, pay attention to your posture. Keep your movements smooth. This is a performance, not a catwalk! Pause the filming and let the teacher give you a lesson!"

This scene shows two apprentices practicing a famous Peking Opera piece, The West Chamber, in the yard. Chen Zui plays the male role, while Luo Zhifan plays the female role.

The opera singing by the two will be dubbed later, so it doesn’t have to be professional, but the body movements must be professional.

Luo Zhifan was born in a boy band. He practiced dancing since he was a child and his body is flexible. Under the guidance of his teacher, he can perform all the movements well and learns very quickly.

However, because Chenzui's muscles were not flexible enough, he performed many movements incorrectly.

Chenzui knew that his performance was not good, but he would not get angry when being criticized. He nodded humbly and walked towards the instructor to ask for advice.

Director Lin took off the monitoring device, walked out of the hospital, and went to see the assistant director's filming situation.

Next to the poplar tree outside the courtyard, Wen Mianyu and Lu Congxu were also performing an act from The West Chamber.

Wen Mian twisted the magnolia flower, lowered her eyes and smiled. Lu Congxu flicked his long sleeves, put his arm loosely behind her waist, and walked away with his arm in his arms.

"Cut." The assistant director stood up, very satisfied. "Very good, take a five-minute break and prepare for the next shot."

Director Lin walked over, picked up the storyboard and looked at it, then asked in surprise, "Did you shoot it so quickly?"

"Actor Lu's acting is impeccable. I didn't expect Jasmine to act so well too. We shot it in one take, so it was naturally fast." The assistant director said in a relaxed tone.

"Director Lin, why are you here?" Wen Mianyu came over in her stage makeup and jokingly asked, "Are you here to supervise us?"

"Chenzui's body movements are not good, so I asked the teacher to guide him. The filming was suspended." Director Lin was helpless when talking about this.

"I thought Zhifan would take a little longer to adapt to filming for the first time." Wen Mianyu said.

"Chenzui's muscles aren't flexible enough, and his moves for both the male and female roles aren't quite up to par. Zhifan, on the other hand, has been learning dance since he was a child, so his physique is quite good." Director Lin shifted his gaze to Lu Congxu, who was chatting with the screenwriter not far away. "Actually, Congxu is the fastest learner. After just two weeks of coaching before filming, his moves were already comparable to those of professional Peking Opera actors."

"That's right, Mr. Lu has been very capable since he was young." Wen Mianyu felt proud of it.

Maybe because they were childhood sweethearts, Wen Mianyu was always happy to hear others praising Lu Congxu.

"It seems I don't need to worry about you guys. Just focus on filming. I'll go back and take a look." Director Lin turned and was about to leave.

Wen Mianyu followed him and said, "I'm just waiting for a show when I'm free, so I'll go with you to see it."