Chapter 136
After playing too many games with the wind, it's time to experience the feeling of going against the wind
Because Director Tang Bing has very strict requirements for every frame, the crew of "Zhao Jiang" often shoots in the same scene for several days in a row.
For this kind of continuous filming, not only the location and scenery must be restored, but the actors' makeup must also be able to connect with the scenes. Ling Sui's daily diet is also strictly controlled, and her face cannot change at all on the big screen in the cinema.
The notice stated that filming would start at nine o'clock, but Ling Sui was already sitting in the dressing room at seven o'clock. The focus of her makeup is not to make her skin look delicate and beautiful, but to make her skin look rough and dirty.
This is indeed more logical. Li Sanniang was still on the run at that time and had no conditions to dress up elaborately. Ling Suisui also had special effects makeup on his hands, and the palms of his hands were covered with calluses from wielding swords and guns since childhood.
She looked at her gray self in the mirror, raised her left hand and took a selfie.
Ling Suisui did not deliberately train his arm muscles, but lifting a 15kg dumbbell in one hand is no joke. At least this time, she can see obvious muscle lines.
After finishing the filming, she will have to stay for some time to recover to her previous body shape. After all, there are limited roles for female generals in the domestic entertainment industry. Not to mention whether there is capital to keep letting her take on such roles, even if there is, Ling Sui will not tie herself to a single role type.
After Ling Sui finished putting on her makeup, she started by practicing her fighting routines in her lounge.
She had previously learned swordsmanship in the system's internal space, so this section was particularly easy for her. However, she did not use the sword very many times in "Zhao Jiang".
Li Sanniang is set to be proficient in many weapons, but she fights on horseback most of the time, so the scimitar she uses to take advantage of her speed to quickly cut through the opponent's body is the weapon she uses most often.
Ling Sui also filmed this kind of scene a few days ago. She worked very hard, but it should seem very exciting to the audience. Using a scimitar to harvest the lives of enemies is similar to the pleasure of mowing the grass in the game.
She has filmed many life-and-death fight scenes with the enemy. Today's sword fight scene was a bit special. It was a test contest between her subordinates.
According to the script, Li Sanniang changed back into women's clothes at this time and announced her identity to everyone - she is the biological daughter of Li Yuan, Duke of Tang. If you follow her, you will also have a share of the credit for building the empire in the future.
After this news got out, some of the rebels she led became a little uneasy. Some people feel that they have found a powerful figure, while others are unwilling to be controlled by a woman like her. But the latter did not choose to turn around and leave.
No matter what, it is still very nice to get the "merit of following the dragon". Therefore, if they wanted to undermine Li Sanniang's power, they only needed to borrow her father's name and make her a mascot in the army, so that they could "have the best of both worlds."
Li Sanniang also noticed the disloyalty of her subordinates, which led to this competition. Not only does she have to give them some "guidance" in the name of her superior, but she also has to defend her own dignity with her strength.
In the main feature of the movie, there is a scene in the beginning where He Panren informs her of the secret and implicitly expresses his love for her, which is also what we are going to shoot today. Because her face still bore the injuries she had sustained previously in both scenes, the producers filmed them on the same day.
Of course, the above two events have not been recorded in history and are part of the artistic processing of the film script.
Ling Suisui found the added content very interesting. At first glance, this routine seemed very ancient, and He Panren seemed to be the affectionate male protagonist who was not after fame or gain and was truly devoted to the female protagonist, but this was not the case.
He Panren is no different from those subordinates who have ulterior motives. The only difference is that he is more greedy. He is so greedy that he wants to take away Li Sanniang's political capital as well.
Feudal men understand men best. He accurately predicted that Li Yuan would definitely suppress Li Sanniang's military achievements and would not give her a special status, but in order to appease Sanniang's subordinates, this honor would inevitably be bestowed on her male relatives.
——Historical facts also confirm this point. Li Sanniang did not get any great benefits. Her husband Chai Shao’s military achievements were not outstanding, but he was listed as one of the twenty-four heroes in the Lingyan Pavilion by Li Shimin.
In the feudal man's mind, this is his compliment to his sister.
The above content was discussed by Ling Suisui and the screenwriter. She and Tang Bing also had a special discussion about whether or not to reveal He Panren’s inner thoughts in the main film.
Eventually they came to the conclusion that it was not necessary, as the film's narrative time was short and some content did not need to be explained too clearly; it would be more interesting to let the audience appreciate it.
But the prerequisite is that Ling Suisui must act out this feeling.
If she and her co-star didn't perform well, this scene would become a sexual narrative. If the audience's focus is on "these two people are quite compatible" or "It turns out that He Panren likes Pingyang Zhao", then their acting has been ruined.
According to today's notice, they were supposed to shoot the fight scene first, and then the scene where Ho Poon Yan tells off a secret. However, because the guest actor who played her fighting opponent had something urgent to do last night, this scene had to be moved to the afternoon, and the rivalry between Ling Sui Sui and Ho Poon Yan was shot first.
Ling Suisui doesn't know yet who will be acting the fight scenes with her, and Tang Bing keeps it a secret for her, saying it will be a surprise for her.
She could only guess that it was an acquaintance, but among the male celebrities she knew, who had such martial arts skills? Ling Suisui couldn’t think of it for the time being.
The actor who played He Panren joined the crew very early, and he is also the third leading actor in this movie. When Ling Sui first acted with this senior, she actually felt a lot of pressure.
I have to say that this state of mind is quite consistent with the historical Li Sanniang - when Sanniang sent her men to recruit He Panren, she herself had only a few hundred people under her, while the other side had tens of thousands of bandits following her. Logically speaking, how could he be willing to be inferior to Li Sanniang?
The screenwriter speculated that He Panren must have other plans, which led to the above plot.
In her guess, perhaps he had already known Li Sanniang's true identity and wanted to use her as a springboard to help him advance his political identity. After all, at that time, He Panren was just a Hu merchant from the Western Regions who had offended the emperor.
Ling Suisui thought that the screenwriter's guess was quite reasonable. It couldn't be that He Panren fell in love with Li Sanniang at first sight and fell in love with her forever, right?
We are all political creatures, and it is so stupid to say these things.
The two actors sat in front of the camera. Because they were filming a story with a real historical background, they did not sit on chairs as people imagine, but on Hu beds.
If you want the kind with a backrest, you will have to wait another hundred years.
Ling Suisui had memorized the lines long ago, and on the set he only took a glance at them before letting them go. The senior opposite praised her: "Young people are very hardworking."
"This is what I should do." Ling Suisui responded modestly.
How should I put it, she definitely likes being praised, but it shouldn't be this ordinary.
"Devotion to work" can only be regarded as an attitude. As long as you are willing, you can do it. It does not constitute a requirement of ability. Of course, the compliments Ling Suisui wanted to hear were of a higher level.
But so far, the most common compliment she has heard on the set is "hard working", which makes her a little depressed.
Even though it was rare to work as hard as she did, Ling Suisui always felt unsatisfied. She didn't tell anyone about this, but just held her breath, hoping that these seniors who treated her like a child would look at her with new eyes.
The cameraman was in place, and Tang Bing stepped forward to talk about the scene.
She mainly told Ling Suisui that they didn't have many lines in this scene, and that the details of the actions and eye contact were very important.
Tang Bing warned: "Remember your identity. You are the daughter of Duke Tang. You are the leader of this army. He needs you for political capital and must cling to you. You must show the arrogant attitude of an aristocrat and suppress him with a proud attitude to stop him from thinking of this."
She only gave instructions to Ling Suisui, and didn't have much to say to the other side's actor who played He Panren, her junior brother.
Instead, the person on the other side asked, "Should we hold back and perform it once to give her time to adjust?"
Ling Sui kept smiling on her face, but she was a little annoyed inside. Who are you looking down on, senior?
Yes, everyone has praised your performance since you joined the group, but she is not a newcomer, so there is no need for her to be “carefully nurtured” like this!
Tang Bing glanced at Ling Suisui and instantly saw through what she was thinking.
She smiled and said, "Are you still trying to provoke me? If you keep bragging and fail to act well, I will laugh at you for the rest of my life."
This meant that he was ready to go all out - he looked at Ling Suisui, who was giving a fake smile, and explained the situation to him first.
"Xiao Ling, you might feel a little uncomfortable later. We are acting. Look at the muscles in your arms. Don't pick up something and hit me later."
Ling Suisui nodded: "Don't worry, I can definitely tell the difference between what's on stage and what's off stage."
The two actors took their positions and the director also sat in front of the monitor.
There was nothing wrong with the previous plots. Ling Suisui, whose fighting spirit was aroused, performed exceptionally well and created quite a few sparks with his co-actor. There was no need for explanation or commentary at this moment; the crowd watching could feel the undercurrent between them.
Until He Panren expressed his love implicitly, his eyes wandered over Li Sanniang, and this look made Ling Suisui instinctively feel a chill.
By the time she realized what was happening, her emotional response had already been controlled by the other party, and she was completely defeated in the "eye contact" that Tang Bing wanted.
Ling Suisui was a little confused. Ever since her role as Jia Zhenzhen, who aroused empathy among countless people, eye acting has always been her strong point. Many actors who performed segments of her role were also criticized by netizens for "not being able to learn the essence of Ling Sui's eyes."
As Tang Bing called for a stop, Ling Suisui quickly reviewed the situation in his mind, wondering what had gone wrong.
She recalled the look in the eyes of her co-star and in slow motion in her mind, she disassembled it carefully, analyzing it frame by frame, and finally understood the source of her nausea and the reason why she was involuntarily led by the other party.
This is a gaze based on gender. He looks at her with all the objectification and desire that a man has for a woman. This look is too self-evident, overbearing and domineering, yet it can find sufficient support in reality.
When Ling Sui's brain subconsciously produced emotions of anger and disgust, he had already achieved the spiritual pollution of her.
The specific manifestation is that she can no longer keep up with the other party's performance.
Ling Suisui then understood that Teacher Tang Bing's instructions before filming were the standard answer. Faced with this kind of gaze, she could only use the sharp blade of "power" to cut it off and break it.
If he had any audacious delusions, she would crush his dignity to the ground and let him know what it meant to be a ruler and a subject.
Unfortunately, she was suppressed by the opponent first, and no matter how good her imagination was, she had no chance to put it into practice.
Ling Sui couldn't help feeling frustrated, but this emotion didn't occupy her mind too much.
She took a deep breath and said to Tang Bing, "Director, can you give me five minutes to adjust? I'll be ready soon."
She has indeed played too many games with the wind in her favor in recent years, so let her experience the feeling of going against the wind a few more times in "Zhao Jiang".
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*The plots in this chapter are all personal creations of the author and are not true history.
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