Chapter 111
The first script reading of "The Game is Online"
Today is the first meeting of the main character team of "Game is Online". Except for Ling Suisui and Zhu Yue, the other actors are working with each other for the first time.
Therefore, even though the crew deliberately set aside some ice-breaking time, the atmosphere among the actors was still not very lively. They looked at each other, waiting for someone to speak first.
There is no doubt that this important task will fall on Ling Suisui.
Her eyes swept across the field and locked onto Li Mingxu.
"There's a newcomer here who's filming for the first time. Let's let him introduce himself."
Although the self-introduction part is very old-fashioned, appreciating other people's embarrassing moments together can help bring colleagues closer together.
Who says that human happiness is always built on the suffering of their own kind?
Li Mingxu, who was called out, was panicked. He stood up nervously, and his hands seemed to be shaking.
"Um...hello, teachers and seniors, my name is Li Mingxu. Li is the wooden character Li, Ming is the character next to the sun, Xu is the sun with a sentence, and there are four drops of water below, so this character means warmth."
"I am very happy to join this crew and work with all the teachers. I will try my best to act well and will not hold you back."
After Li Mingxu finished speaking, he just stood there stupidly and bowed to everyone.
"Don't be so nervous." Ling Suisui smiled at him, "Can I call you Xiao Li?"
Li Mingxu had just nodded when Zhu Yue said with a smile, "You are only 21 this year, one year younger than Li Mingxu. It's so presumptuous of you to call me Little Li."
"It's okay, it's okay." Li Mingxu said quickly, "Teacher Ling, call me whatever you want. I'm fine with it."
When newcomers first enter the industry, they basically all look as innocent and simple as Li Mingxu. Several leading actors were amused by him and the atmosphere on the scene finally became lively.
Li Mingxu didn't know that he was being used as a tool. He was still grateful in his heart that Ling Suisui mentioned his name.
As a newbie, after arriving in a new environment, I am always eager to integrate into the team.
After just a few words, Ling Suisui had a general understanding of his character. Li Mingxu is a sunny and cheerful college student. He looks handsome when he smiles, but he doesn’t have the feeling of Li Bufan at all.
Ling Suisui took note on the tablet and asked him to remain cool, speak less and smile less during filming.
As for Er Hongwen next to him...he exudes a salty vibe, which is in sharp contrast to the young man Li Mingxu.
It seems that although his acting skills have improved in recent years, he has long lost his enterprising spirit. I guess filming "Game is Online" has affected his retirement and his enjoyment of life.
Ling Suisui knew why he agreed to take on this role. In fact, Er Hongwen also had shares in Planet, and now the company's dividends were the bulk of his annual income.
If he can gain benefits for Planet Pictures, he will also be a beneficiary, and not what the system calls a "poor little guy oppressed by the company."
Tsk... Ai Tianming even said that she was a capitalist, but look at how she calculates the planets, she is really smart.
After the ice-breaking time, Ling Suisui had a deeper understanding of the two new male actors she was working with and knew what to do next.
This was the first script reading session. Before the actors communicated with each other, the director, screenwriter, and original author spoke first.
The director first explained his requirements for filming, one of the most important of which was simultaneous sound recording.
In order to save costs, the crew of "Game is Online" plans to record synchronous sound. Only when the on-site shooting situation does not allow or the existing conditions cannot receive sound, will post-production dubbing be used.
Fortunately, the filming location of this drama is not in Hengdian, nor in a film and television city where many crews are crowded together, so that we can achieve the situation where "synchronous sound is cheaper than dubbing". Otherwise, the cost of eliminating noise alone would be several times higher than dubbing.
Ling Suisui thought that there would be no problem with her and Zhu Yue, and Er Hongwen’s lines in the drama he filmed last year were also okay. It was Fu Ningyun and Li Mingxu who might need intensive reinforcement.
Especially Li Mingxu - from normal conversation, you can tell that his Mandarin has a bit of local accent. Before filming begins, the crew has to straighten it out.
Li Mingxu was under a lot of pressure. He first spoke a few words to his agent who was sitting in the back, and then told the producer that he wanted to bring an acting teacher into the crew.
This is normal. Not to mention that he is a newcomer, many actors who have filmed several dramas will bring a teacher when they join the crew. This only shows that the planet really values him.
The director was speaking, and although the actors below were listening, some were still distracted and talking.
Fu Ningyun whispered to Ling Suisui, "There's something about Xiaoming's face. He's even more handsome in real life than in the retouched photos. Now I know what it means that God is chasing after you and insisting on feeding you."
Ling Suisui: "...I worked hard to come up with a stage name called Li Mingxu, which has a great meaning, but you ended up calling me Xiao Ming, which immediately reduced my handsome vibe by 80%."
"Don't worry about these details." Fu Ningyun waved his hand. "Even if his name is Tiezhu, it doesn't affect his appearance. You don't understand the lethality of thick beauty."
Ling Suisui raised an eyebrow: "Do you like this one?"
Hearing her say this, Fu Ningyun immediately shook his head and stated his position.
"I just think he's good-looking. This is a pure appreciation without any extra emotion. Don't get me wrong."
Idols are most afraid of being associated with the word "love". Even though Ling Suisui used a breathy voice, Fu Ningyun was still afraid of being heard by others, which would lead to unnecessary gossip.
Although it's not right to use teammates as a counterexample...but seeing Xiang Yanchu's recent situation, Fu Ningyun just wants to carve the four words "stay away from men" on her forehead.
In terms of debut ranking and popularity during the competition, Xiang Yanchu is much higher than her. But the resources that Xiang Yanchu can access now may not be as good as hers.
This is indeed the case. For example, for the role of Qi Xingyue, in Ling Suisui and Ai Tianming's shortlist, Fu Ningyun has a higher priority than Xiang Yanchu.
It would be useless even if Ling Suisui and Xiang Yanchu were roommates - she usually wouldn't mix too many personal feelings into work matters.
Being in a relationship is really painful for idols.
Fu Ningyun was staring at Li Mingxu just now, and now he looked at Er Hongwen.
She couldn't help but say, "Teacher Er is so handsome too. You can't tell he's over 30 years old."
Whether you are a male or female actor, being over 30 is a hurdle. Er Hongwen's current skin condition is considered very good among male stars of the same age.
Although I can't play a teenage high school student, it is not difficult for me to play a young man in his twenties.
Ling Suisui nodded as well. These were the pros and cons of Er Hongwen’s lazy mentality.
Although he didn’t have the drive to strive for the top, he accepted the decline in popularity calmly.
Ling Suisui admired his calmness, but really didn't want him to just slack off on the crew. Oh my God, can’t he learn from Li Mingxu, the newcomer in his own company?
While the director was speaking, Li Mingxu never stopped taking notes. His attitude was as serious as it could be.
On the other hand, Er Hongwen next to him also held a pen and nodded from time to time, but he just wrote the same two or three lines, which was obviously work for a meeting.
This kind of actor who has filmed a lot of movies will not make low-level mistakes on the set, but you can't expect him to give a brilliant performance.
If he could just use 60% of his strength to get by, he would never put his all into shooting seriously.
In fact, most of the time, he would stick to the bottom line that the crew could accept.
This is not because she is mean-spirited, but such things happen frequently in the entertainment industry.
Some actors, no matter they are in their rising period or not, as long as they are not the ones who take the lead and get the most benefits, they will just let it go and will not work hard for someone else's drama.
Ling Suisui could only talk to the director privately, asking him to be strict with Er Hongwen's shots and not let him pass easily.
But this is not a long-term solution after all. If we want the whole show to be good, it still depends on his self-awareness.
If only there was something that could make Xianyu sit up in shock from his dying illness and start to work hard from then on.
Give Archimedes a fulcrum and he can move the earth. Ling Suisui believes that since Er Hongwen is still in the entertainment industry, there must be something he still cares about.
What is it... Ling Sui thought to himself.
Before she even thought about it, the screenwriter had already spoken, so Ling Suisui put the matter aside and thought about it later when she had time.
They have received the outline and the first 1/3 of the script, and the rest of the content has not been officially released yet, and the screenwriter is still working on it.
However, as long as the main plot of the film and television adaptation remains consistent with the original, the setting of the entire drama, as well as the focus and direction of the adaptation can be explained in one breath.
Screenwriter: "Let me give you a few examples. Compared to the random killing of city residents in the original work, we added new settings through the adaptation."
"In the first levels, each monster's corresponding resident is random, but from the third level onwards, there will be examples where some monsters are bound to a certain resident."
"This one-to-one correspondence method will deepen the character's sense of guilt more than random selection. Zhu Yue, we added a plot for Tong Huan because you failed to kill the monster with a binding relationship in time at the end of the copy. When you return to the Doomsday City, the big screen will play the scene of the little girl being killed."
Zhu Yue felt his scalp tingling after listening to this. This plot was too cruel!
But she also understood, because Tong Huan's character is a carefree and happy puppy. After adding this plot, her character image will become more three-dimensional, and the changes in the smile on her face will reflect the cruelty of the doomsday game.
"Well... Shi Zhen was there at the time, and you were the commander of the battle."
Ling Suisui understood. With Shi Zhen's personality, she would not only comfort Tong Huan who was deeply shocked, but also take all the responsibility on herself.
She asked: "Is the direction of the script adaptation to dig deeper into human nature and show more contradictions and conflicts?"
"Yes." The screenwriter nodded. "We also plan to add a scene where Shi Zhen is bullied in an orphanage. Then you find a monster in the dungeon, which is bound to the person who bullied you. And to kill this monster, you have to risk your life."
Wow...that's really, Ling Suisui couldn't describe this feeling for a moment.
The screenwriter smiled and asked, "Do you hope Shi Zhen can save people?"
"She must be saved." Ling Suisui thought for a moment, "Although I may be called a bad nice guy, this is Shi Zhen."
"She would hesitate and would have the thought of killing other monsters first, but she would not let herself do that."
"Shi Zhen killed the monster, but that doesn't mean she forgave the bully. She just thought that if she no longer insisted on pure justice, but made a choice based on her personal likes and dislikes, she would open Pandora's box and walk into the abyss of deciding the fate of others with her own will."
Before the screenwriter could answer, the original author next to him was almost jumping for joy.
"Yes, that's right. That's what I said when the screenwriter asked me! You think exactly the same as I do!"
Although readers have different tastes and preferences, Ling Sui cannot satisfy everyone's imagination of "Shi Zhen", but as an actor, her understanding of the role is in sync with the original author, which has already surprised the author.
Great, Ling Suisui is the chosen one, she said!
The author said excitedly: "The screenwriter and I discussed this setting, I think it is very good, and I also proposed new doomsday game rules——"
"Starting from the sixth level, the dungeon will produce a new item, the binding card. Using this card, you can change the monster's binding target, or make the monster that kills randomly bind to the person designated by the player."
This is what it means to truly decide the fate of others.
All the actors present gasped, and even Er Hongwen, who had been slacking off before, had a changed expression at this moment.
This script is indeed very bold, but the question is, can it be broadcast like this?
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