Chapter 67 No trace of performance

Hu Xiaoxiao walked up to Xie Zhiheng and looked him up and down, his eyes too calm and sharp: "Have you laughed enough?"

Xie Zhiheng's smile gradually faded. The woman before him suddenly felt strange and even a little creepy. It was truly bizarre. "What do you want to do?"

"You'd better not make me slap you here." He'd better be quiet while she was busy.

Xie Zhiheng slowly put his sunglasses back on: "Why, can't we watch the show here?"

"You're affecting me." After saying that, Hu Xiaoxiao returned to his original position and started the next game.

Xie Zhiheng didn't make any more trouble at this time, but he didn't leave either. The thoughtful staff even brought him a chair and let him sit down to watch the show.

Hu Xiaoxiao had very few scenes. After this one, she had no scenes for the next few days. She could have left, but she chose to stay.

She mainly came to experience the atmosphere of the crew, understand what filming is like, broaden her horizons, and better understand what the teacher teaches when she attends training classes in the future.

Just like before she participated in the Miss Hong Kong pageant, she watched the videotapes of previous sessions to understand what the Miss Hong Kong pageant was all about and what the process was, and then studied it in a targeted manner.

Therefore, she not only stayed and watched the crew members busy, but also helped out wherever she could.

The crew members saw that she was not arrogant, was good-looking, and dressed like a high school student. She was cute, well-behaved, and pretty, which really impressed them, so they answered all of Hu Xiaoxiao's questions.

When an assistant director was free, he explained to her what camera position and standing position were.

By the way, he also gave me some basic pointers on how to move during filming.

While absorbing the knowledge, Hu Xiaoxiao paid close attention to how the male and female protagonists acted out their scenes and how they moved around. She even approached the camera to observe how they filmed, trying to understand why certain movements would produce better results.

Xie Zhiheng felt tired just watching them. When he saw Hu Xiaoxiao finally rest, he said to her, "Why are you working so hard? Why not find a rich man to marry while you're still young and never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life?"

Hu Xiaoxiao took a sip of water and turned around, only then did he realize that this person had been sitting there all this time. "You haven't left yet?"

Could it be that such a grown man like him was ignored by her?

Xie Zhiheng started to talk dirty again: "I'll stay here and watch others scold you."

Hu Xiaoxiao peeled a candy and held it in his mouth, savoring the sweetness. "You'll be disappointed, but the crew is pretty nice."

Xie Zhiheng snorted, "I'm not deaf. The director was scolding you just now."

Hu Xiaoxiao corrected him, "That wasn't scolding, it was teaching me how to do things, it was just a little louder."

Xie Zhiheng was stunned and looked at Hu Xiaoxiao with a strange look for a long time.

During the filming of "With You All the Way," Hu Xiaoxiao would come over whenever he had some free time, and if he had nothing to do, he would watch others perform. Everyone has their own acting style and experience, and Hu Xiaoxiao is like a sponge, constantly absorbing this knowledge.

During Hu Xiaoxiao's second scene, the director praised Hu Xiaoxiao, "Your performance went very smoothly today, much better than the previous scene. And your appearance and makeup were very good, very good for the film. You need to keep up this performance for the next scene."

Hu Xiaoxiao hadn't expected that her trick of using her image to cover up her lack of acting skills would be recognized by the director. She was very happy and asked, "Director, you praised my good dressing? Don't you think I'm stealing the spotlight?"

"No, how could it be? He's good-looking. Even if he stands like a piece of wood, the picture is pleasing to the eye."

"I'm not like a piece of wood. I've been learning how to move." Hu Xiaoxiao felt that after so many days of learning, she was no longer a piece of wood.

The director almost choked at Hu Xiaoxiao's words. "I mean, even if you're like a piece of wood, do you understand the metaphor? You've learned very well and have a lot of ideas. Even if your acting is not good, you know how to find your strengths to cover it up without anyone teaching you."

She is not just a beauty, but she reads the script and dresses up according to the character's image. This fact makes the director give her a lot of points.

The director had a smooth shoot today, finished work early, and was in a good mood. He said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Many Miss Hong Kong contestants don't have good acting skills when they first debut, but as long as they're pretty, the audience will pay for it and want to watch you. However, no matter how pretty you are, the audience will get tired of you after seeing you too much. If you want to go far in this field, you have to learn some acting skills. Otherwise, there will be younger and prettier people entering every year, and sooner or later you will be eliminated."

Hu Xiaoxiao learned his lesson and nodded continuously, agreeing with it.

But she is so teachable, eager to learn, and well-behaved that people can't help but want to teach her more. And because she learns quickly, the teachers feel a sense of accomplishment.

After a few days, Hu Xiaoxiao became familiar with everyone in the crew.

Hu Xiaoxiao’s last scene was at the beach.

Hu Xiaoxiao's outfit today is also particularly eye-catching. She wears a red sleeveless top, a white knee-length skirt, and a pair of fashionable sandals on her feet.

The most eye-catching thing is the large khaki straw hat she wears, which is decorated with a lace bow. When she raises her hand to hold the hat, the beautiful bracelet on her arm is revealed.

These things were not expensive, she found them on the street, but after getting them, she styled them slightly based on the fashion magazines she had read.

For example, the bracelet on her hand was made by taking apart several chains and re-stringing them together.

During the days she spent on the crew, she had come to understand that being good-looking was also one of her strengths, and she had to be good at utilizing her strengths.

When Chang Sisi wanted to go to the beach to play, Chang Anan refused to go because of her boyfriend.

At this time, Chang Sisi looked disappointed——

“Cut!”

When the picture froze on Chang Sisi's disappointed face, the director called for a stop.

Although Hu Xiaoxiao's scene went smoothly today, the director had higher requirements.

"Xiaoxiao, make that disappointed expression again. Show your disappointment, deep disappointment. Your sister chose to be with her boyfriend instead of you, and you felt like she didn't love you as much anymore, so you were disappointed. Imagine that."

Hu Xiaoxiao couldn't imagine how disappointing this was. If her sister was dating, just let her go. She could have fun on her own.

But the play is disappointing.

Hu Xiaoxiao imagined himself to be very disappointed——

“Cut!”

The director was still not satisfied with this part, but Hu Xiaoxiao's acting skills were lacking in details and subtleties, and could not be made up for in a short time.

Forget it, at least her face is pretty, and it’s pretty good that there were no NGs in the beginning.

The director was about to give up when the assistant director said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, imagine this: I told you I'd have soy sauce chicken with rice for lunch, but when you open the lunch box, there's only white rice and no soy sauce chicken..."

After being together for so long, the crew already knew that Hu Xiaoxiao really liked eating chicken.

As soon as the assistant director said that Hu Xiaoxiao didn't have to act, the disappointment on his face was beyond words.

The director clapped his thigh with joy, "That's right, that's it! Keep that expression!"

The director restarted the filming.

When Hu Xiaoxiao was looking at the camera, the assistant director was afraid that Hu Xiaoxiao would not be able to find the feeling, so he took a box of white rice and placed it on the camera.

Hu Xiaoxiao's disappointment showed no trace of acting at all.