Chapter 192
Director Pei visits the set of "Under the Wave"
Although the gossips of the entertainment industry gossipers are sometimes true and sometimes false, and often exaggerated, it is indeed true to describe Pei Xuehai as a "top director." Whether in terms of box office, awards, or influence, he has well-known representative works.
Moreover, among the famous directors of the older generation, he does not have many works, but he has maintained his fame in the first half of his life. If his movies in recent years have not been a big failure, it would be a big deal for the whole network to cover their mouths.
This is rare in Ling Sui's opinion. After all, the higher a person climbs in his life, the harder it is to move forward. As our body functions decline and the times and environment change, sometimes even “staying where you are” becomes a luxury.
After the release of "Zhao Jiang", Ling Suisui and Pei Xuehai had some online exchanges. At that time, she vaguely felt that Director Pei was interested in her, but she did not rush to ask or test him.
You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Don't try to guess what the famous director is thinking. What if the other person is casting a wide net and she automatically imagines eating the cake? That would be too embarrassing.
Fortunately, Director Pei's invitation came faster than she expected. Although the specific project is still unknown, but according to the information provided by Sister Tong, it seems to be a costume drama with a lot of fighting scenes.
She asked if it was a martial arts story. Sister Tong hesitated, as if she didn't know how to answer. She also said that she would know after meeting Pei Xuehai herself.
Ling Sui's curiosity was aroused and he was looking forward to meeting Pei Xuehai today.
As for the schedule, don't worry. Tong Xiaoman revealed that Director Pei's script is still in the process of being written, and it will take at least a year from project initiation to start of filming. It's already the end of the year, so she just needs to leave some time for the year after next.
During lunch break, Ling Suisui was still revisiting Director Pei’s classic works. As a student from film school, she has watched this movie at least ten times and even wrote a midterm paper for it.
Thirty years ago, Director Pei used it to win the Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival. Unfortunately, no one has been able to reproduce the former glory of that big actress in the past few decades.
Ling Sui was watching Director Pei's movie, and Pei Xuehai, who flew to her, was also getting to know her better.
He was watching the documentary "Zhao Jiang" - he used the same account he had used during summer vacation, which was an SVIP privilege.
Pei Xuehai had not watched it before, but he had heard of this documentary. When it became a hot topic, some netizens joked that this was not only a behind-the-scenes record of the movie, but more like a guide to fighting scenes in film and television works, and the martial arts instructor seemed to be really trying to teach everyone how to fight.
After the Spring Festival, several films that used fighting scenes as marketing attractions but had poor features were criticized by netizens, and the most common sentences below were "It is better to watch the Zhaojiang documentary and learn from it."
In the documentary, it is clearly marked what time Ling Suisui gets up, what time she practices martial arts, and how long she has to stand in the horse stance every day. The fighting scenes are also broken down in detail, giving people the feeling that they can learn it just by following the practice.
Fans of the drama are heartbroken. Even if your crew can't afford a good teacher, you should at least be willing to pay a dozen yuan for the membership, right? Can’t even copy homework?
There are also many confused fans who sent private messages to the studio, saying that the artist is at the age when he should be, and asked him to practice well according to the documentary, and strive to be inconspicuous in normal times, but amaze everyone during the fighting scenes.
These fans have good expectations, but the reality is not that easy. Not to mention whether these actors have such determination and perseverance, the martial arts training of "Zhao Jiang" is tailor-made for Ling Suisui, and most people don't have her foundation!
Pei Xuehai, who has directed martial arts scenes, knows very well that Ling Suisui's smooth tumbling on the cushion may seem simple, but doing this move well requires extremely strong core strength of the body.
If someone else does it, that feeling of agility and nimbleness won't appear, their hair will be disheveled, their waist will be twisted, and they will look as awkward as they can be.
Pei Xuehai was watching the video intently. Ling Suisui's actions gave him new inspiration, but before he could record them, the video playback suddenly paused and he was prompted that his account was blocked due to multiple remote logins on multiple devices.
Pei Xuehai: ...
Pei Xuehai had nothing to say and could only bind his own mobile phone number to recharge his SVIP account, thereby increasing the number of new users for Ling Suisui.
Both Director Pei and Ling Suisui kept a low profile about Pei Xuehai's visit to the set, and they obviously did not intend to use this event for marketing.
The Inspur crew was also very cooperative and did a good job of keeping the secret. So, when Pei Xuehai appeared on the set wearing a hat, few people noticed his identity.
This is exactly the effect Director Pei needs. Put yourself in their shoes, it's really annoying when people come to visit the set in a big way and disrupt the filming.
He found a chair and sat down near the monitor. The stagehand wanted to chase him away, but the assistant director glared back at him. He was confused for a moment.
Pei Xuehai arrived at the right time, as the afternoon show was a dinner party that Li wanted to treat. At this time, Ling Suisui was no longer the successful big boss he was in the morning, but a young man whose business had just started to pick up. He was now encountering difficulties and still needed to make connections and "pay homage" to people everywhere.
Director Pei had not read the script or the original novel beforehand, but he was able to figure out the relationships between the characters from Ling Suisui's performance.
Her smile was somewhat forced, her body seemed a little stiff and uncomfortably tight, and when she stood up to toast it was as if she was retraining her limbs; her eyes were always fixed on the person at the center of the table, and she tried several times to find a chance to speak but never found one, so it was obvious that she wanted something from the other person.
The following lines also proved his guess that Ling Sui's performances are always able to convey information very accurately, and there is no need for subtitles in the short video.
This scene is about Li Xiang and Chen Hai asking for help from others and proposing an exchange of interests in the hope that the other party will help them. Although the "big shot" they asked agreed, he still had to say a few mean words, and his arrogance and sense of superiority were fully displayed in his words.
Chen Hai had never been treated so harshly before. He wanted to pour the red wine in the glass on the other person's head, but Li Xiang just held his hand and warned him with her eyes not to act rashly.
After this period of involution and getting along with each other, Ling Suisui and Huang Rui developed a good understanding. Pei Xuehai felt that Ling Suisui's eyes were the finishing touch, and Huang Rui's reaction was just right, and they cooperated very well, but he didn't know that this was an improvisation by the two actors.
He came to visit the set of "Under the Wave" specially. In addition to wanting to talk to Ling Suisui, he also wanted to see on behalf of Yingnian whether the actor who played Chen Hai was better than him.
Seeing it now, Pei Xuehai could only sigh that Ling Sui had a good vision and it was not unfair for him to be eliminated in the selection. He has made progress, but the standard for measuring a good actor is not the improvement award, but the absolute value of his acting skills.
The location where the Wave crew filmed was a restaurant box, and the producer even specially found a restaurant that had been open during that era to borrow the scenery. Although it is an old brand, the interior decoration was changed temporarily. After finishing this scene, they had to shoot the next box scene.
So, several leading actors went back to the RV to rest. At this time, Ling Suisui didn't know Pei Xuehai had arrived. After all, Director Pei didn't inform her, and he was still sitting in the crowd of directors, making it difficult to find her.
Pei Xuehai was not in a hurry to find her. He chatted with the director of Inspur for a few words. Oh, what a coincidence, the director’s surname is Zhang, and his supervisor when he was a graduate student had studied under Pei Xuehai for a few years!
Meeting the "ancestor", Director Zhang could only wipe the non-existent sweat from his forehead, and turned the industry exchange into a spot check by the boss, although in Pei Xuehai's eyes, he should not be considered a legitimate disciple...
In fact, Director Zhang is quite old and is well-known in the director circle. He has four representative works with a score of more than 80 points, two of which are period dramas.
Inspur was able to hire him as a director, and the industry had very good reviews at the time. Unfortunately, Pei Xuehai had been in the industry for a long time and his seniority was too high...
When talking about Chen Hai and the role actor Huang Rui, Director Zhang felt a little guilty because he knew that Ling Suisui had rejected Yingnian's offer. Fortunately, Director Pei quickly skipped over this topic and started talking about Ling Suisui, then Director Zhang had a lot to say.
He praised Ling Suisui profusely, and the level of his praise was no less than the flattery that fans love to blow. Moreover, he was a professional, so his praise of Ling Suisui's acting skills was more to the point.
Pei Xuehai asked him: "I heard from others that Xiao Ling likes to change the script. Will she do this in the Wave crew?"
This question...is actually not easy to answer.
In actual fact, this project was led by Fengshou Media. Ling Sui did not change the script, but the screenwriter had to adapt it at her request. She herself was directly and deeply involved in the writing of the script.
Anyway, Director Zhang feels that this kind of thing cannot be generalized. Some actors change the script out of selfish motives, or their original intention is to do good for the show, but their skills are not up to par and they can only make random changes. They should never be allowed to touch the script, because the show will be ruined if they change it.
But if it is talented actors...the collaborative creation is clearly a good story for the crew.
Director Zhang expressed his opinion and Pei Xuehai nodded thoughtfully.
It just so happens that his script is still in the framework stage, and there is a lot of room for discussion and change. I hope Ling Suisui can give him more surprises.
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