Chapter 123
#It turns out that Ling Suisui’s acting is so good#
During the lunch break, Ling Suisui saw that Xia Tian and Ying Nian had not left yet, so he offered to treat them to a meal.
"No, let's get together in the evening. We can just eat something with the crew at noon." Xia Tian said, "If we go out to eat, it will waste a lot of time going back and forth. You still have to shoot in the afternoon."
Ling Suisui thought so too. Since everyone was so familiar with each other, there was no need to worry about these superficial formalities.
Xia Tian and Ying Nian followed her into the RV. Bian Yuanzhou and Han Cheng had gone to play with Zhu Yue, so they didn't need her to entertain them for the time being.
Yingnian's mood went up and down under the impact of "Ling Suisui was filming a kissing scene in the afternoon". The two girls were too lazy to pay attention to him as they were discussing today's script.
Xia Tian learned from Ling Suisui that the setting of the character "Kong Jingrui" had changed somewhat from the author's initial idea to the subsequent versions of the script.
In the author's original conception, Kong Jingrui's ultimate goal was to use the doomsday game to reshape social rules and build his own empire. Due to some politically sensitive reasons, this setting was abandoned by the author and changed to one in which he wanted to die with the whole world.
In Huacai's film and television adaptations, Kong Jingrui's character has been changed again and again.
The script over there first weakened his fighting ability, then deleted all his childhood experiences, attributed the evil deeds of other characters to him, and finally he was portrayed as a born bad villain who was more of a tool, and he had to come out to provoke and get slapped in the face in almost every episode.
This adaptation sounds strange, and many people's first reaction is that the screenwriter is too poor or has lost his mind.
But if we change a group of people, facing multiple parties such as platforms, production companies, and actor teams, the requirements they receive are to give Kong Jingrui more roles, and to repeatedly highlight the hero's wisdom and bravery. In particular, the villain supporting role must not have any connotation, and must not overshadow the hero, and the audience's interest in the supporting role must not be higher than the hero... It is probably difficult to write something better than the above.
After Ai Tianming took over, although he also incorporated the advantages of Huacai's script, he definitely discarded such dross and let the script return to the main line of the original work.
In the subsequent script discussion, Ling Suisui heard the original ideas shared by the original author. She felt that this setting was not unusable, but it was just changed to be much more "euphemistic".
The original version of Kong Jingrui is an antisocial character that no one wants to live with. The film and television adaptation combined the author's inspiration and changed it to be under the banner of "not caring about the life and death of humans". In fact, it hopes to gain a leading advantage in the global public beta and achieve class leap.
Ling Suisui: "I have discussed this with the screenwriter. The supporting character can be particularly bad, but there must be a reason for everything he does."
"And if he chooses to do evil, the expected benefits he will get from it are far greater than the consequences of betraying someone, violating social order and morality, or even the punishment from the legal system. Only then will the villain's logic be self-consistent."
Otherwise, the setting of the villain would be very vague. Even if the protagonist slaps the other person in the face, it can only give the audience an immediate and forgetful feeling.
At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this kind of "fun". After all, the audience watches dramas to relax and have fun. But with the rise of short dramas, their fun points are simpler, more direct, and the feedback is more immediate. Long dramas simply cannot beat them in this area.
If the only popular parts of a drama are the clips on Douzi Video, why don't the producers just shoot a "collection of clips" instead of investing in an entire drama?
Ling Suisui and Xia Tian both believe that although short dramas cannot shake the market position of long dramas now, the trend can change at any time. In the future, both movies and TV series will move towards high-quality products in order to find a living space.
Ling Suisui: "We put a lot of effort into every character, and because Shi Zhen's image is already very full and complete in the original novel, the essence of the novel is basically in her, so there will be no problem in filming it accordingly, and it can also maximize the significance of the IP. So during the adaptation process, the screenwriter is more concerned about the supporting roles."
Xia Tian nodded as he listened, and didn't say anything like "Aren't you afraid that the supporting actors will steal your limelight?"
If she was afraid, she wouldn't have invited Bian Yuanzhou, who is not a traffic-oriented person. Watching their performances this summer, one can also see a strong confrontation, with both sides becoming stronger when facing a stronger opponent, which is very enjoyable.
However - Xia Tian still thinks Ling Sui is better.
Before the filming, the assistant director suggested that Kong Jingrui should kneel down to make Shi Zhen appear more imposing, as the male actor has the height advantage, but Ling Suisui said that it was not necessary.
On the one hand, she is confident in her acting skills; on the other hand, the order that Shi Zhen believes in does not allow her to become a judge or a ruler.
Making the villain kneel might look cool, but acting this way will deviate from the core of the character and the gain will not outweigh the loss.
Ling Suisui also mentioned that the perfection of the script of this drama was not finalized before filming began, but was dynamically adjusted according to the actual filming situation.
For example, for Li Bufan, played by Li Mingxu, the screenwriter often listened to the director's opinions and made minor modifications to the relevant plots about him.
"Someone said before that before filming starts, actors are found based on the roles, and after filming starts, the roles are changed based on the actors. This is pretty much what Li Mingxu meant."
Well... although only the second half of the sentence applies to him.
"Will it be difficult?" Xia Tian asked her, "Is it to the point where he can't act it out without making any changes, and if he makes too many changes it won't feel like the original character?"
Ling Suisui thought about it seriously and said, "It won't be that serious yet. Our director is very experienced in dealing with this kind of actors. As long as the director can keep a steady mindset, there won't be any major problems on set."
In comparison, the director was very surprised by the reliability of Ling Suisui and others. The rating of this project is not very high, but the shooting process is much more enjoyable than many S+ ones!
Whenever the director faces Li Mingxu, he has the feeling of "Ah, I am still in the domestic entertainment industry today."
Ling Sui-sui added: "He won't be particularly bad, but his wonderful performance requires the audience to appreciate it more carefully to discover it."
The director also wanted to be stricter, but Li Mingxu's ability had reached its limit. What else can you ask of a newcomer?
Xia Tian pondered over her words and silently toasted with her with mineral water.
People say she has a sharp tongue, but Ling Sui is not much better, she just says nice things.
"In fact, Xiao Li is still working very hard and making rapid progress. It is enough for him to play Li Bufan with the standard of idol dramas."
Ling Suisui still gave an objective evaluation, "After leaving this crew, his acting skills should be able to catch up with the 2000s. If he encounters a role in his comfort zone, he can even brag about being the top one."
Therefore, when Ling Suisui was choosing scripts for the planet, she not only had to consider the female lead, but also the male lead for him.
Even if it was a drama about repaying favors, she wanted to do her best.
They were chatting about industry-related matters. Ying Nian, who was not in the mood, only occasionally agreed with a few words, and spent most of the time picking up food and looking at his phone.
He said as he scrolled through his phone: "Sui Sui, you have a new trending search."
Ling Suisui didn't even look up: "Is it related to Freedom House 2?"
It is now mid-August and summer vacation is not over yet. Although "Freedom House 2" has passed its peak period on the Yunhe page, it is still the hottest drama of the summer season with the highest number of real views and the highest level of discussion.
If Yin Mingcheng regarded the third part as the finale of the Freedom House series, I don’t know how sad and upset Ochi would be.
"Um... no."
Ying Nian tried hard to suppress his smile, but the corners of his mouth still curled up unconsciously: "It's related to the Ding incident. Two actors remade our clips in an acting variety show."
Ling Sui didn't answer Nian's phone. She took out her own phone, and Xia Tian also came over to take a look.
Strictly speaking, there are two hot searches related to this show, one is the actor's name + variety show name, and the other is #It turns out that Ling Suisui's acting skills are so good#.
The first of the two hot searched Weibo posts was the same video, and Ling Sui opened it to take a look.
My goodness, before she and Xia Tian could even appreciate their performance, they were almost having their eardrums shattered by the male actor's earth-shattering cries without any warning.
Ying Nian's heart skipped a beat. Wait, this is called a remake. Was this how he acted originally?
Hey, you are here to say some final sweet words to your dying wife, not to shake her soul away!
Ling Sui was also confused. Is this still the "Ding Feng Bo" she remembered?
She turned down the volume and continued watching, but the more she read, the more she frowned and the more uncomfortable she felt.
Although the video is only one minute long, the two actors' exaggerated and affected performances have already made Ling Sui feel very uneasy, like a thorn in his back and a fishbone stuck in his throat.
If she did something wrong, the law would punish her, instead of letting her see such things and accept that the other person was Qin Xian - after all, the drama party gave the authorization.
Oh my god, with this level of ability, he can be an actor? ! Not to mention the students from professional art schools, even a few people picked out from the art exam interview team are better than them!
Ling Suisui couldn't help but complain: "Is the actor trying to express excitement? I thought his hands and mouth were shaking like this because he had Parkinson's disease."
"As for the actress, although it is normal to adapt the lines in a remake, it is not necessary to give the dying Qin Xian so many lines, and long sentences at that. How can a person who is near death talk endlessly?"
Even if you want to express yourself, you have to respect the role setting! The Qin Xian she played didn't look like she was about to die. She looked full of energy and could even publish a suicide note.
Xia Tian commented: "It's not entirely true to say that this performance is worthless. At least they have made outstanding contributions in the field of ghost animal emoticons."
Look, some people in the comment section have already started using it, and the results are pretty good.
Ling Sui covered his face in pain. Damn it. Why did it feel like the label "Qin Xian" was going to be tainted?
Ying Nian quickly comforted her: "No matter which platform's comment area, everyone is saying that they don't accept this version of Zhao Ling and Qin Xian, and refuse to compare with Ding Fengbo. Don't worry, the impact of this clip will soon pass, and our performance is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and is very recognized by the audience."
"But, no one mentioned you here."
Xia Tian said while flipping through his phone, "I see everyone is saying that Ling Suisui is the white moonlight, and you have nothing to do with it."
Ling Suisui: ...
Year: ...
Ying Nian, who was very concerned about his reputation, pulled out a few comments from the vast sea of comments to prove himself that every viewer's heart is very precious!
These two siblings argue with each other all the time, and Ling Sui feels a bit amused and helpless when she sees another trending search praising her.
Two years have passed, and the audience still remembers "Ding Feng Bo" and thinks it is a good drama. The program team even singled out the clips of Qin Xian and Zhao Ling when setting questions. Regarding this, Ling Suisui was still somewhat happy and proud.
But... there's no need to reminisce in this way, and there's no need to compare her with these two actors. At the moment, she felt as embarrassed as a college student who was praised for being able to do 1 plus 1.
What’s even more outrageous is that in the hot search forum, some people have already said that she is stepping on newcomers for marketing.
Ling Suisui just swiped away when he saw it. He didn't get angry about it, and he didn't bother to figure out whether the person who said that was a fan of the two actors or just some troublemaker from someone else's group.
Getting angry with these guys is the stupidest thing to do. She is still not famous enough and her status in the circle is not high enough. When she really made it big, some passersby would naturally refute her, "Don't be so ridiculous. Does Ling Suisui still need to use others for marketing?"
Now, there is also a young girl charging into the battle line and coming out to popularize a hot piece of knowledge. "Ding Feng Bo" is her first drama after her debut.
The ceiling that others cannot reach is just the soles of Ling Sui's feet. Does she still need to lower her own status like this?
Well, compared to repetitive talk, actual results are more decisive.
Ling Sui scrolled down and saw a familiar account in the hot search square, Xianggujun.
It seemed that this marketing account had been sending her red manuscripts for a long time. She even asked Tong Xiaoman if she bought them, but got a negative answer.
When Ling Sui saw the number of followers of this account and its past data of reposts, likes and comments, he also felt that it should not be the case, because there was no point in buying it and it would not necessarily make it popular.
Hmm... this muddled marketing account probably has a crush on her, which is why it only publishes her popular articles.
She gave it a like using her secondary account as a token of her gratitude.
After the break, although Ying Nian felt a little awkward, he still found reasons to stay. It was a rare opportunity for him to come here, so he wanted to take a few more glances at Ling Suisui.
Ling Suisui had no objection to this. If he wanted to watch it, he could watch it as long as it didn’t affect the filming of the crew.
She took every scene 100% seriously, but her co-star Er Hongwen seemed more nervous than usual.
"Teacher Er, what's wrong with you?" She asked him jokingly, "Are you nervous about the kissing scene?"
Er Hongwen: ...
He looked at her and said, "You are twenty-one this year? Little girl, when I filmed my first kissing scene, you were still in elementary school."
Maybe when the scene of him kissing an actress is played on TV, her parents will cover Ling Sui's eyes.
Ling Sui smiled on the surface, but snorted in his heart.
He had better be really experienced, otherwise those who pretend to be cool in front of her will feel very painful when they get slapped in the face.
Er Hongwen's nervousness came from wanting to perform well in front of Xia Tian, and from the fact that there was always a man staring at him with an unfriendly look.
He whispered, "Is that your boyfriend?"
Er Hongwen, who is absorbed in idleness, no longer pays much attention to the developments in the entertainment industry. "Ding Feng Bo" can only be considered a small hit, not a big cross-circle hit.
So, it is actually normal that he does not know Ying Nian and only knows that he is a celebrity.
Ling Suisui explained: "No, you think too much."
Er Hongwen looked back and forth between the two of them and had an idea in his mind.
Since Ling Suisui said he is not her boyfriend and her expression is very calm, it means that he just has unrequited love for her.
Thinking of this, he looked at Ying Nian with a bit of contempt.
Haha, you haven't even been promoted to the position yet, why are you acting like the queen? What a strong brother.
Er Hongwen suddenly had an idea: "Sui Sui, if I help you get rid of bad luck in love..."
There is no need to explain the second half of the sentence so clearly, Ling Suisui will definitely understand it.
However, Ling Sui felt puzzled when he said this and even wanted to laugh.
What's going on? In his mind, she herself has no ability to reject Ying Nian, and she can only use the way that there are other men around her to make him "stay away" and understand that she is "taken"?
Although this is the man's base, she still rolled her eyes in her heart.
Ling Suisui did not tell him that Xia Tian and Ying Nian were both Pei Xuehai's grandchildren. After all, neither of them made this matter public. It was just that Xia Tian had filmed a lot of movies in recent years, so more people knew about it.
Although Ling Suisui did plan to coax him to finish filming first and then pretend nothing happened after that, after all, if the game was filmed well, Er Hongwen himself would also be a beneficiary...but she still wanted to maintain a friendly and cooperative relationship with him.
If he really did what he said, he would definitely offend Yingnian badly. This makes her uncomfortable, Yingnian uncomfortable, and it does him no good either. It's totally unnecessary.
It is hard to say whether Yingnian can be persuaded to quit, but if the rumor about her and this guy spreads out through this incident, it will be very depressing for Ling Suisui.
She quickly stated: "No, Ying Nian and I are not what you think, and you shouldn't do this."
After Ling Suisui repeatedly emphasized that it was really not necessary, Er Hongwen could only give up this idea with regret.
Then, under the hint of Ling Suisui, he perked up and focused on what was to be filmed next.
The content of this love scene is very simple. It is not difficult for Ling Suisui, and it should also be a familiar area for Er Hongwen.
Shi Zhen was going to the most dangerous place, and she didn't let Jiang Yu follow her. Since he was the only healer in the team, she asked him to follow the other team members to ensure the safety of most people.
The director shouted "start" and Er Hongwen grabbed Ling Sui's hand.
"What about you?" His eyes were filled with affection and reluctance, "What will you do if I'm not by your side?"
Ling Suisui looked at him and replied, "I have another way."
When she said this, the ending of her voice was a little weak and her eyes subconsciously moved away. Er Hongwen grabbed her other hand.
"I don't believe it. Unless you promise that you will come back intact."
In Doomsday City, everyone knows Shi Zhen's credibility. She will definitely do what she promises to others.
Er Hongwen looked at Ling Suisui. He could only see that she wanted to say something but hesitated, but she couldn't get an answer from her for a long time.
Ying Nian watched them holding hands and bidding farewell reluctantly, and his mouth almost became sore under the mask.
It’s all because Ling Suisui acted so well - she has a pair of loving eyes, and under her gaze, no one can help but be immersed in her love.
There were two NGs in this scene, both because Er Hongwen's lines had the wrong rhythm. However, this efficiency is already very high in the crew.
For a long dialogue like the one in the morning, we had to get it done in one take and only reshoot certain angles, which required both Ling Suisui and Bian Yuanzhou to perform perfectly.
Finally it was time for the kissing scene. Er Hongwen held Ling Sui's head with one hand and kissed her lips in front of the camera.
The director took a close-up, so it must be a real kiss. Given Ling Sui's professionalism, there's no need to use a different angle for this kind of thing.
Jiang Yu’s personality is usually very gentle, but in this kiss he seemed a bit stubborn and overbearing. The screenwriter said that this was a cute contrast she deliberately designed.
Well... as the passive party in the kiss, Ling Sui's feeling is that Er Hongwen is indeed experienced and quite good at kissing.
The script doesn't describe the kissing scene much, only the sentence "Shi Zhen was kissed so hard that she could hardly breathe", which gives the actors a lot of room to play freely.
Er Hongwen first held the back of his head with one hand, and then used both hands. He would leave her a little room to breathe when they kissed, peck her lightly from time to time before continuing, and when the kiss was almost over, with the camera still filming, he would press his hand against her forehead again, whispering softly for her not to leave.
Ying Nian couldn't see clearly from this angle, but he insisted on going to the monitor to watch. As a result, he felt more and more uncomfortable the more he watched, and he couldn't show it on the set.
He could only complain to Xia Tian: "There's no forehead part in the script!"
Xia Tian shrugged: "The director didn't call for a stop, so it's normal for the actors to express themselves freely. Just because you are bad at kissing scenes doesn't mean others can't do it."
Year: ...
Whoever said his kissing scenes were bad, who said that! Could it be that Suisui complained to her?
At this moment, Yingnian's sky collapsed.
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