【An entertainment industry novel, chronicling the female lead’s journey through showbiz.】
【No slacking, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreams. She acts with dedication, films ...
The agent said, "Our Xiao Yuan is a professional idol! What is an idol? They are someone who fulfills the fantasies of their fans!"
The agent shrieked, "When Xiao Yuan stands there, even a medicine seller is a head taller than him! How can the fans still have any fantasies?"
Director Jiang Lei is starting to have a headache.
Seeing this, the assistant director hurriedly said, "What should we do then? How about we have the actor who plays Manager Tian hunch over a bit to make him look shorter?"
The agent quickly smiled and said, "That would be perfect."
The assistant director glanced at Jiang Lei, and seeing that she nodded, he had no choice but to step forward himself.
From afar, Shang Yechu saw the assistant director say a few words to the actor playing Manager Tian. Manager Tian's expression changed, and he looked unhappy, but he still nodded in agreement.
Shang Yechu asked curiously, "System, what were the assistant director and Manager Tian talking about?"
103 coldly replied, "I am only responsible for connecting with the host; others are not within my scope of supervision."
Shang Yechu wasn't annoyed; she simply watched Manager Tian and the others and said, "It's fine if you don't want to watch. I'll be able to guess how they act after a while."
The second take began, this time starting with the confrontation between Jiang Zhiyuan and Manager Tian.
Shopkeeper Tian, his back hunched, exchanged words with Jiang Zhiyuan with a pained expression. He was a veteran actor, with good delivery of lines and decent acting skills.
But his posture was so awkward that at first glance, it didn't look like a pharmacy owner talking to a young master of a noble family, but rather like a nouveau riche scolding his overworked tenant farmer.
Director Jiang Lei frowned, finally losing her patience, and said, "Cut!"
She simply couldn't take it anymore! The whole scene was utterly devoid of any aesthetic appeal! What should have been a proper confrontation and accusation had turned into a rural, unpleasant spectacle!
The assistant director, who had worked with her many times, immediately understood why Jiang Lei had called "cut" and quickly stepped forward to offer advice:
"How about this? Don't put Manager Tian and Jiang Zhiyuan in the same frame? Whoever says their lines, the camera will focus on their face. And then give them a close-up of their eyes at the end?"
Jiang Lei said impatiently, "What kind of mess is this, with the camera swaying back and forth like that! Besides, the audience has sharp eyes! With the camera constantly cutting back and forth like this, who wouldn't notice the flaws in someone who's 1.6 or 1.7 meters tall?"
"What do we do then!" The assistant director also had his temper. "This won't work, that won't work. Sister Jiang, this is..."
The assistant director didn't finish his sentence, but Jiang Lei knew he meant, "This is someone the big spender has chosen; we can't afford to offend them."
Jiang Lei also had a headache.
Seeing this, the agent stepped forward and said, "In that case, why not just find a shorter actor?"
Fearing that the actor playing Manager Tian might be unhappy and it would damage Jiang Zhiyuan's reputation, the agent added:
"Of course! We won't let Manager Tian, that actor, act for nothing! His salary will still be paid, we'll cover it ourselves, so the production team doesn't have to pay out of pocket, how about that? We'll also give him a 10% commission!"
Jiang Lei really wanted to curse him out.
Is this about money? Actors aren't easy to find.
Manager Tian is no ordinary maid or servant with only one or two lines; any actor could easily pass her off as her.
The long string of lines that Manager Tian has to deliver, including confronting Jiang Zhiyuan, portraying his shrewdness and shrewdness, and his guilty conscience when he is exposed, is not easy to find in a short time.
If we can't find an actor, this scene will have to be postponed, and today's shooting schedule will be disrupted!