Chapter 355
What kind of crew is this (from Jing Xinyi's perspective)
Although Jing Xinyi made the decision with her agent, she still couldn't think of a suitable solution until the scene was set up and the actors were in place in front of the camera.
She tried to work backwards from the result: what she ultimately wanted to achieve was for Ling Suisui to seek cooperation with her, so she had to make her remember her as much as possible. So, what kind of qualities does she need to demonstrate to achieve this goal?
Acting was the first thing she thought of, and also the first thing she passed over. If she had the level to astound Ling Sui, there would be no need for her to appear here.
Jing Xinyi tried to analyze it from other aspects, such as Ling Suisui's personal preferences. What can I do to scratch her itch?
The conclusion is no. Jing Xinyi was very depressed to find that none of the skills she had to gain a foothold in the domestic entertainment industry were what Ling Suisui needed.
Jing Xinyi kept looking at Ling Suisui, from her face to her body, her clothes and hairstyle, as long as she could see from this angle, she did not miss any details, but still no inspiration suddenly popped up in her mind.
What a stubborn brain! How come it’s useless at the critical moment?
She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she subconsciously ignored the fact that her staring behavior was being noticed by others.
As the person being observed, Ling Suisui was the first to feel this burning gaze, but as she was used to being stared at, she didn't say much; the other actors didn't look at each other particularly obviously, but they also communicated with each other through eye contact.
If there was anyone who didn’t notice it, it would probably be Yu Qingmiao, who raised her chopsticks and asked the director if she could really eat the food on the table.
Wow, it’s braised pork, steamed fish, stir-fried beef, four-happiness meatballs, cola chicken wings, and blanched choy sum!
She could see that these dishes were taken out of takeout boxes and were still fresh.
Tang Bing: "...You can really eat it, but we only ordered one table. Please control your eating speed and don't finish it during the first take."
Although the conversation camera mainly captures the people, the food on the table will most likely be blurred or not included in the frame at all...but it would not look good to have a table full of leftovers when the camera sweeps over!
Today's college students really eat a lot. Tang Bing doesn't dare to underestimate Yu Qingmiao's fighting ability.
Yu Qingmiao responded solemnly, "Okay." She only has two lines in this scene, and is just a background for the family fun, so she can concentrate on eating as much as possible.
Qian Cheng in the play has no qualifications to "speak at the table", but Yu Qingmiao outside the play has to eat a lot at the dining table, and she has to eat until she is full and eat well.
Thanks to Yu Qingmiao's brilliant stroke, the weird atmosphere created by Jing Xinyi's mad staring at Ling Suisui was diluted a lot. The other actors quickly looked away. After all, Ling Suisui himself didn't react at all, so why should they say anything?
Before the filming, Tang Bing came over to talk about the play. Her appearance finally made Jing Xinyi regain her attention. When she realized how long she had been in a daze and had been staring at Ling Sui, her heart skipped a beat.
...She didn't dare to hold on to the hope that "Ling Suisui might not have noticed", because when she came to her senses, Ling Suisui, who had not been looking at her, smiled at her.
Jing Xinyi was so embarrassed that she used her toes to dig out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment. She felt her smile become stiff.
No, she had to move her facial muscles. She couldn't let Ling Sui mistakenly think that she had side effects from plastic surgery - she really had never had any plastic surgery!
Jing Xinyi's eyes quickly came online, but she was just winking at a blind man. While she was adjusting her expression, Ling Suisui didn't even look at her. She was concentrating on listening to Tang Bing's explanation of the play.
Jing Xinyi: ...
It feels like punching cotton.
She looked at the actor who played Qian Guangzong next to her. This guy was also listening to Tang Bing's explanation of the play. However, based on Jing Xinyi's rich experience, his nodding and expression of sudden enlightenment were definitely acted out.
It's hard to say that he didn't understand. He just showed his more supportive side in front of Tang Bing and Ling Suisui.
Jing Xinyi snorted in her heart, feeling a subtle aversion to the actor as if they were “like repels like”. They are all the same kind of people, why can he be the leading actor while she can only be a guest star?
She looked at Yu Qingmiao, who some fans said "stole her role"... She was not as keen on paying attention to others as Ling Suisui, who was now craning her neck to look at the Coke Chicken Wings that were the farthest away from her...
Jing Xinyi seriously considered the possibility of copying her, thought for a while and then gave up.
It’s not that she thinks it’s not a good idea to do this, but it’s too difficult... Yu Qingmiao’s stupidity and dullness are natural. In idol dramas, she can just sit there and play a silly and sweet girl. She is a gift from God, and she can’t learn it.
The filming began soon after the director returned to her seat.
Jing Xinyi was in high spirits. To be honest, she was not as serious as she was today when she played the leading role in idol dramas.
Seeing that Yu Qingmiao was still looking at the cola chicken wings, Jing Xinyi simply picked one for her.
Although there are fixed lines and actions during filming, not everyone has to follow mechanical instructions. On the contrary, a certain degree of freedom is what the director hopes to see, after all, in the camera, they are really eating.
Yu Qingmiao gave her a friendly smile as a token of gratitude.
Jing Xinyi was stunned for a moment. It was clearly the same face, but...but why did her aura suddenly change from naive and innocent to a shy and socially anxious person?
She couldn't help but look at the male actor next to her, and he no longer looked as obedient and compliant as before. Even if he hadn't dyed his hair yellow, Jing Xinyi would still mutter to herself and take a detour when she saw him on the street.
She didn't look closely at the other actors, but she felt that the atmosphere at the dinner table had suddenly changed. Before filming began, everyone was a friendly colleague. After the director shouted "start", the air around them seemed to be filled with oppression.
No - is your crew so reckless?
In an instant, Jing Xinyi suddenly realized that she had not yet entered the role and became a little panicked. She quickly reviewed her lines in her mind, but before she finished memorizing them, she heard the director call for cut.
At that moment, cold sweat broke out on Jing Xinyi's back.
She was afraid that she was not in the right state and would need to redo the scene... Although this was not a big deal in the crew, no matter how good an actor was, it was impossible for him to perform every scene in one go, but in this crew, thinking of what happened to them just now, Jing Xinyi suddenly felt guilty.
...Fortunately, it's not her problem.
She immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little lost.
She really didn't delay the crew's progress, because no one cared about her previous state, and the camera didn't focus on her...
This is a film set, and Jing Xinyi has no time to adjust her feeling of discomfort, because the next shoot is about to begin.
It has to be said that the environment has an infinite impact on people.
Jing Xinyi, who had always been taking it easy on the set of idol dramas, now showed her real fighting spirit. She is an actor after all, and as an actor she has self-esteem when acting. She may not be the best, but at least she cannot be the last!
Xiaoli's character is indeed very thin. After all, there are only a few words about her in the script. But Jing Xinyi still found a breakthrough. She could pick up food for the actor who played Qian Guangzong.
The only connection between her and the people at this table is Qian Guangzong. It is illogical to try every means to talk to Qian Lan. It is in line with her personality to please Qian Guangzong.
She couldn't add lines for herself on her own initiative, but she could always pick up food for others, as Qian Guangzong was sitting next to Xiaoli.
Jing Xinyi adjusted her state and looked at the male actor with a bit of affection. Normally when she performs like this, she always needs a close-up with a romantic BGM.
The male actor reacted quickly and gave her some as well, but his eyes were not as affectionate.
Jing Xinyi could sense that this perfunctory attitude did not come from him, but from the character's psychological state.
To be honest, she seldom experienced this kind of real on-the-spot performance and improvisation, which made Jing Xinyi inexplicably excited. She continued with her performance, but met Ling Sui's gaze when she was picking up food.
——To be precise, the person looking at her at this moment was "Qian Lan".
Many people thought that Jing Xinyi was just marketing herself as a fan of Ling Suisui, but in fact, she has really liked Ling Suisui for many years. She knew that Ling Sui would never look at others like that.
This kind of look... is very unfriendly, and it's not in the script. Jing Xinyi didn't know how to describe it. She thought of words like "contempt" and "scorn", but she felt that the degree was too strong, and... it didn't seem to match her elegance at the moment.
Yes, even though Jing Xinyi felt creepy and uncomfortable all over when she was looked at, such impressions and words would still emerge in her mind.
The gaze soon disappeared and the scene was over. The actors can take a break for a while and wait for the crew to adjust the camera position to shoot the next scene at the dining table.
Jing Xinyi saw Ling Suisui chatting with others. When she saw an opportunity to interrupt, she acted decisively:
"Teacher Ling, did you look at me during the filming? I was shocked by your impromptu look."
Although Jing Xinyi considered herself to be an expert at flattery, what she said just now was the truth.
After being looked at with that kind of eyes, it was like something was left in my heart. It looks bland and inconspicuous, but it will stick there, reminding you again and again that the more you taste it, the less tasty it becomes.
Ling Suisui hummed and nodded.
Jing Xinyi didn't know how to describe it - she felt that this was something she could write hundreds of press releases to brag about, something that was worthy of being made into animated graphics by fans and put on several trending searches, and that close-up shots were necessary to capture an ultra-clear version of this highlight of her acting. And yet Ling Suisui just took a casual glance at it?
Not to mention close-ups, she wasn't even sure if there was a camera at that angle. Could she be the only one who could see it?
Although the metaphor is not quite appropriate, she really felt shocked and heartbroken at this moment that the Manchu Han banquet was just pig food here... Oh, no, she is not a pig!
Ling Suisui continued, "Actually, I responded based on your performance and my character's thinking."
"Can you share with me what you felt just now?"
Ah, this, Jing Xinyi finally got to talk to Ling Suisui as she wished, but she couldn’t answer this! She hasn't sorted it out yet!
Jing Xinyi swallowed calmly. Ling Suisui originally wanted to ask her not to be so nervous, but she felt that she might become even more nervous after she pointed it out, so she decided not to say anything.
Jing Xinyi: "It's just... the moment you looked at me, I felt a little uncomfortable. That look..."
Trial? Look around? None of them taste right. What on earth is this? Use your stupid brain to figure it out!
Ling Suisui smiled. Jing Xinyi only knew that it was Qian Lan, but she didn't know it was Chen Hui's version of Qian Lan. With this information gap in between, it was normal for her not to be able to think of it.
She deliberately asked, "Is it the kind of rejection that you are not used to seeing outsiders at home?"
This was an answer that was very logical to Qian Lan, and Jing Xinyi almost wanted to follow suit.
But she could hear the interest in Ling Suisui's tone - it was a harmless teasing. Jing Xinyi had a hunch that Ling Suisui was teasing her, just like an adult using candy to coax a child.
This is by no means the right direction, and the real answer may be quite different from it...
Jing Xinyi is always used to thinking a lot, and reading people's expressions is more like her strong point than acting.
She carefully dragged out the words, and suddenly an unlikely answer flashed through her mind, but the more she thought about it, the more it seemed to fit.
"Could it be sympathy?" She cautiously tested it with an erratic tone.
"Sympathy" is a word that has a positive connotation in most cases, but if someone uses this word, he or she must be in a superior position in mentality.
The strong sympathize with the weak, the rich sympathize with the poor, and Chen Hui also felt a little sympathetic for this girl who even Qian Guangzong wanted to please. But to Xiaoli and the unsuspecting Jing Xinyi, this condescending and inexplicable pity was tantamount to an offense.
Ling Suisui's eyes lit up. Is Jing Xinyi so sensitive to emotions?
As expected, she is a traffic star chosen by big companies. She has something.
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