Chapter 166
[Cheng Yimo is hesitant]
At the end of February, "Perfect Life" started filming.
At the opening ceremony, Ling Suisui wore the school uniform in the play, while Chen Yuening next to her was wearing casual clothes as he did not have any scenes today.
Although there were many actors like Chen Yuening who had no roles to play, the filming site was still packed with people. No matter the main character or the supporting character, they all stood beside Ling Suisui holding the red envelopes issued by the crew, smiling at the official camera below, as well as the media and photographers from all directions.
It’s not that they have nothing to do, but Antenna attaches great importance to this drama. In addition to the main members of Skyrim Studios, several senior executives also came to the scene, and Bradshaw and his team from Netflix also attended the opening ceremony.
So many big names have come, whether it is to express their attitude or to make themselves known, it would be difficult for other actors to be absent.
There is no need to brag about this level. The platform almost wants to use a loudspeaker to publicize "This is our key project", which makes the traffic-generating pollens who love to brag about S+ the most grit their teeth again.
In the short term, fans of celebrities who cooperate with Antenna will have to keep a low profile, as this treatment is really incomparable.
Among all the actors, Ling Suisui was undoubtedly the focus of the show. Everyone who came to the scene wanted to squeeze towards her intentionally or unintentionally. If Chen Yuening hadn't kept his eyes on her and followed her, he, the leading male star, would have been pushed to the outer circle.
Chen Yuening sighed: "A lot of people want to squeeze me out and get to the top."
This is about the present moment, but it is more than that. The perfect male lead was previously in suspense, and some people even made a post mocking Ling Sui for not being old enough to be the second lead, but the reality is that everyone wanted to be the role too badly.
Of course, apart from the black fans themselves, no one cares about this kind of black post that takes advantage of the information gap and time difference - this kind of low-level provocation is as ridiculous as asking the richest man to empty out a ten-yuan store to prove his financial strength.
How is it possible that no one wants to play second fiddle to Ling Suisui? If no one wants to, then who is posting the negative comments about Chen Yuening?
He hasn't been on the traffic route for several years, and I don't know where so many rivals came from.
Ling Suisui smiled and said, "Then try your best and don't get lost."
In the domestic entertainment industry, most crews have to practice some feudal superstition when starting filming. Ling Suisui understands it as a way to boost morale and increase confidence. The director originally wanted to ask Ling Suisui to light the first incense stick, but she stepped back a few steps and invited the director and screenwriter to come first.
After the leading actor finished his performance, several bigwigs from the investment companies followed closely. Bradshaw also followed the local customs and imitated the movements of others to bow silently.
The newly registered company of Ling Suisui and Tong Xiaoman is called Fengshou Media. This name corresponds to her "Sui" and also represents their expectation and wish for the company's development.
Excluding Ling Suisui himself, Harvest Media currently has three contracted actors. They followed the other actors to burn incense, and made eye contact with Ling Suisui as they passed by, who nodded.
Chen Yuening asked from the side: "Which two are our junior sisters?"
"The two with the grey and black jackets." Ling Suisui pointed to him, "The other white down jacket was found by Sister Tong on Douzi. She has two million fans."
Two million fans is nothing for a celebrity in the entertainment industry, but for a personal account that is not signed with a company to achieve this level is enough to prove the other party's talent and operational ability.
Chen Yuening asked her name. Her ID card showed her name as Wang Tian, but the stage name she signed with was the same as her online name, Tian Tian.
"What a contrasting stage name." Chen Yuening sized up the other person's height. "She should be 1.75 meters tall, right? That's pretty tall for an actress."
Ling Suisui answered casually: "Well, it seems to be about the same as you."
She was just saying it casually, but Chen Yuening's reaction was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He immediately emphasized: "There is a big difference. I am 1.83 meters tall! If she is 1.75 meters tall, we are 8 centimeters apart!"
Ling Suisui: ...
Domestic male actors are really obsessed with their height... It's just eight centimeters. If Tian Tian just wears high heels or a wig in a costume drama, wouldn't she almost make up for it?
She could only change the subject and introduce Chen Yuening to two other newcomers from Harvest Media.
Ling Suisui first mentioned Wen Yi - this is her real name on her ID card. Wen Yi has a world-weary face that is very suitable for art films, and her high cheekbones are the most distinctive feature of her face. If we only look at her appearance, she looks more aggressive than Xia Tian, but actually she is quite gentle and shy.
Another newcomer’s stage name is Zhao Xianning. She loves to laugh, and laughs very loudly. She is very friendly to everyone. Just from the opening ceremony, it can be seen that she is definitely a social giant who makes people tremble with fear.
Chen Yuening also asked why Harvest Media gave her this stage name that sounds very quiet? I feel like their names and real people are mixed up.
Ling Suisui couldn't help laughing, and she told Chen Yuening that it was because Zhao Xianning's real name was Zhao Yun.
——The night before Zhao Xianning was born, her mother dreamed that she was playing on the clouds, so she named her "Yun". The couple always called her by her nickname "Yunbao" until the newborn's name was registered, and then they remembered the historical Zhao Yun.
"So she's called Zhao Xianning." Ling Suisui spread his hands. "Xianning means cloud, so it doesn't disappoint her mother."
Chen Yuening joked: "In fact, it's okay to let her use her real name, so that fans won't have to clean up the square in the future."
Well, Zhao Yun is not only a well-known historical figure, but also a heroic character in a famous game...
But jokes aside, ordinary people can give themselves any name they want, but female celebrities should still be cautious.
After the opening ceremony, Ling Suisui arrived at the scene and Chen Yuening prepared to take a car back to the hotel.
Before leaving, he said, "Is my script really like that? There's no complete version?"
After being confirmed as the leading male role, Chen Yuening received the script of "Perfect Life", or to be more precise, the part of the script related to the role he was going to play.
He originally thought that he would be shown some of the content first, and the screenwriter was still adjusting the rest of the content, but he didn't expect that what he got was all he had.
Ling Suisui nodded: "Yes, I am the only one who has seen the complete version, you can just watch it from your own perspective."
Okay, Chen Yuening has heard of this model, but this is his first time experiencing it.
Its advantages and disadvantages are obvious - the advantage is that each character is his own "protagonist", and the immersive experience is stronger; the disadvantage is that there is asymmetric information between actors, making discussion more difficult.
"Perfect Life" is an original work, and there is no original novel to refer to. Chen Yuening really doesn't know what the other plots are.
Tsk, it feels a bit like a script-killing game.
Chen Yuening is not the only one who doesn't have to film today. Three newcomers from Harvest Media were not notified either.
Zhao Xianning pulled Wen Yi and urged her senior brother to treat them to a meal. Chen Yuening generously said that it was no problem and even invited a new male actor from Huacai.
Tian Tian glanced at Ling Suisui, and when he nodded, she raised her hand and said she wanted to go. Then Chen Yuening took them away.
Ling Suisui arrived at the set and was surrounded and stared at by many extras on the way. If their phones had not been taken away by the crew and they were still being stared at by the group leader, they would have screamed excitedly.
She knew that there were a lot of old people mixed in, but there was nothing she could do about it. Anyone who meets the appearance requirements can be an extra, and we can't ask the crew to check their fan records.
She only asked the producers and coordinators to be more strict and not condone the collusion between the staff and scalpers to create things like "paying to be an extra".
When "Peach Blossom" was being filmed last year, a scalper sold a role for an extra for more than 5,000 yuan. What's the purpose of this?
Ling Suisui was very unhappy. She couldn't control the fans who insisted on spending money in vain, so she could only cut off the source.
Considering the 600 million yuan in advertising revenue, as long as Ling Sui's request is not excessive, the crew will listen to her.
After all, compared to those actors who are absent from work frequently, leave work on time without caring about the progress of the crew, and refuse to shoot this or that and cannot complete that... Ling Suisui, who only follows the crew's atmosphere and does not ask for special treatment, is already a very easy-to-talk to star.
The heroine of "Perfect Life" is named Cheng Yimo. Today's filming is of sixteen-year-old Cheng Yimo running for class leader.
Ling Suisui opened his script and wrote on the notes: Cheng Yimo originally wanted to be the class monitor, but she didn't dare to go on stage. The tasks and rewards of the life system were the catalyst.
The 28-year-old Cheng Yimo started with a PPT and spoke eloquently to the investors, but the 16-year-old Cheng Yimo didn't even dare to step onto the podium.
However, Cheng Yimo is not introverted. She talks a lot and is not timid at all when communicating with her classmates. If someone pushed her forward, she could actually say something, but she just didn't dare to raise her hand.
Ling Suisui analyzed Cheng Yimo's character for a long time. Considering that 28-year-old Cheng Yimo, who is already a "successful person" in the eyes of others, insists on changing her life, she thinks that this character is a bit vain and cares very much about other people's opinions.
What bothers her is not "giving a speech in front of a lot of people", but "will anyone vote for me", "who will people choose when comparing me to other candidates", and "wouldn't it be embarrassing for me if no one votes".
The reward given to her by the life system was 300 yuan, which was divided into 100 yuan for participating in the election and 200 yuan for successfully running for the election.
This amount of money was nothing to 28-year-old Cheng Yimo, but she knew that 16-year-old Cheng Yimo, who was short of living expenses, needed it very much.
She wanted to buy milk tea with her classmates, go out and play, and buy some of her favorite things... Three hundred yuan is enough for a middle school student to spend for a month.
Ling Sui was in place on the scene, sitting at the desk. When the director shouted "start", she was immersed in the role almost in a second.
The superstar who was originally very calm and had a strong aura instantly turned into a high school student with many little thoughts.
She touched her ponytail first, then took off the rubber band and tied it again. Her eyes looked around and she circled her hair with her fingers, accidentally loosening her ponytail. She then grabbed her hair with her hands again, tying it up super tightly this time.
Ling Sui opened her mouth several times, and several times she seemed to want to stand up, but then sat back down. Just when she seemed to have really made up her mind to stand up, someone else got there before her.
Watching the other person walk up to the podium, her expression showed a bit of regret, and then obvious relief, and then she became anxious again. Her fingers were either fiddling with the ends of her hair or opening and closing the pen cap; she never stopped.
Although Ling Suisui did not stop the series of actions, there was only one sentence in the script: [Cheng Yimo was hesitant]
Although the word "inner heart" appears in the script, the actor's performance is to bring out his inner thoughts. If you are really just thinking in your mind, with no changes in your body language and facial expressions, that is called being dazed and wooden.
Ling Sui's first performance successfully impressed the director - seeing her fidgeting, he was really in a trance for a moment just now, did she want to go to the toilet but was too embarrassed to ask?
The plot setting of "Perfect Life" is more life-like, and with Ling Suisui's acting skills that make it difficult to distinguish between inside and outside the play, it is a sure win.
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