Chapter 59
Once you cross this threshold, your understanding of performance will soar to a new level
At the beginning of March, Ling Sui had a lot of things to do.
Not only did she have to attend classes seriously and complete her studies, she also had to prepare for the filming of "The Wind and Thunder" and participate in the drama promotion and discussion meeting for "The Name on the List".
In fact, given her ranking in this drama, she normally wouldn't be included in the list of main creators. However, the seniors who were the leading actors had too many things to do, so after internal discussion, they decided to adopt the 1+n model, that is, each time one leading actor would take n children out for publicity, and the specific number n depended on who was free.
Taking advantage of Ji Zhaoying's event in the capital, the four-member team made an appointment to meet offline.
Ling Suisui was the first to arrive. Before anyone else arrived, she took out her tablet in the box and watched documentaries about the New Youth Movement.
Jiang Heng was the second one to arrive, followed by Ji Zhaoying, and Chen Yuening was the last one to arrive because of traffic jam on the road.
After he entered the room, he saw Ling Suisui wearing headphones and concentrating on looking at the screen, while Ji Zhaoying and Jiang Heng were sitting very close to each other and taking selfies.
Chen Yuening sat down on Ling Suisui's left and asked her quietly, "When did these two become so close? Sister Ying always liked to sit next to you."
But now Jiang Heng was on Ling Suisui's right, and Ji Zhaoying sat on his right.
Ling Suisui glanced at him and said, "Are you sure you want to gossip about Ji Zhaoying? Be careful or she might gossip about you."
After she said this, Chen Yuening suddenly recalled some things in his mind and closed his mouth with lingering fear.
Ji Zhaoying, who has the best news and the widest network of contacts in the entertainment industry, is definitely a terrifying presence.
After all members are present, everyone enters the discussion mode.
Ling Suisui's filming time for "Wind and Thunder" will not exceed a week, and Chen Yuening and Jiang Heng are about to finish filming their own dramas. Although their schedule is slightly different from last year's plan, the overall impact is not significant.
The specific schedule will be coordinated by the drama production team and the agent. The theme of their gathering today is the direction of the drama promotion.
According to the production team, it is difficult for the seniors to get together, but they, the young people, should try to get together as much as possible.
The predecessors have their own audience, and several young actors must also give full play to the traffic advantage and attract more people to watch the show, so as to help the publicity effect of "The Name on the List" break through the circle.
After discussion, everyone decided to form the team setting of "Chongzhi Middle School Team", with the main theme of burning team spirit and long live friendship. Every time the seniors appear on variety shows with them, it’s like adults taking the children on a happy spring outing extra episode.
Ji Zhaoying also asked: "Is it possible to organize a group variety show? I think it would be very interesting."
Ling Suisui thought for a moment and said, "If it is in the name of an official group variety show, it would be a bit distracting. After all, the main plot of our show is the college entrance examination, and the Chongzhi team is just one of the promotional points."
Well, Ling Suisui’s words made sense, and Ji Zhaoying temporarily gave up the idea.
She proposed a beautiful vision: "It doesn't matter if it's not an official group variety show, maybe we can do our own variety show in the future. I really like playing with you guys."
Everyone present nodded. As for when this wish could come true...
Ji Zhaoying: "When any of you become famous in the future and are able to lead a group variety show project, don't forget your brothers and sisters."
Everyone looked at each other and laughed out loud.
Chen Yuening: "It has to be Sui Sui, she's very popular recently. Not only can I watch her role videos now, but also various Qin Xian imitation makeup and Bai Yueguang cross-dressing. And that... the slash CP is also very popular, even people around me are supporting it."
——Despite this, he would still mark "not interested" before swiping away each video of a couple from the past and present.
Roles are roles, real people are real people, how can anyone not tell them apart?
After the broadcast of Accelerate Forward, Chen Yuening's blocked words were expanded to include "Jia Sui", "Yingche Jia Sui", etc. These messy fake CPs are really annoying to see.
Ling Suisui didn't respond, but Ji Zhaoying covered her mouth and laughed.
Wow, there is such a sour taste in the way Chen Yuening speaks now.
Ling Suisui was only concerned about one other thing: "When are we going to do the dubbing?"
According to the contract they signed with the crew, all the leading actors have to use their original voices, and the crew has already considered their dialogue skills when casting.
Ji Zhaoying: "It should be at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. When "Golden List" is broadcast, it will be broadcast on both the Internet and the TV station. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be broadcast on CCTV-1. It has already passed the second review by CCTV and the Radio and Television Bureau."
Being able to be broadcast on CCTV-1 is certainly a good thing for Jinbangti.
As long as the work is not too bad, it will definitely have a CVB of over 1 when it is broadcast on CCTV-1. If the plot is exciting and the leading actors have strong appeal, there is still hope of breaking 2 or 3.
If it were other local channels, it would be really difficult to get this level of ratings after the TV set-top boxes were revised.
The information that Ji Zhaoying could tell was relatively accurate.
Ling Sui added dubbing to her schedule, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that this month would be very busy.
After the four-member team finished their meal, Jiang Heng suggested inviting more friends to play script-killing, but Ling Suisui declined.
"You guys go ahead and have fun. I have to join the crew in half a month and I want to study the role more."
Chen Yuening was also not free, so he left with Ling Suisui, leaving Ji Zhaoying and Jiang Heng to call people to form a party.
"There's something wrong with these two people," he said. "They are either dating or they are in the ambiguous period."
Ling Suisui didn't respond to Chen Yuening's words again, but just said "hmm" perfunctorily.
In fact, she noticed it after they entered the box one after the other, but Ling Suisui didn't care whether others were in a relationship or not.
She just sincerely hoped that the two of them would not have any conflicts, at least before the hot broadcast period of "The List of Talents" ended.
Even if there is a little friction, don't show it on your face. If it affects the promotion of the drama on the gold list, it will be a disaster.
Ling Suisui ignored him, which made Chen Yuening feel disappointed.
The two entered the elevator, and Chen Yuening talked to her about the Spring Festival movies again. Although Ling Suisui responded this time, he still seemed to be in low spirits.
The jokes and stories he racked his brains to come up with were not well received by her.
The elevator door opened and Ling Suisui waved goodbye to him.
Chen Yuening watched her leave and then got into the car.
He couldn't help but reflect, had he done something recently to make Ling Suisui unhappy? Why is she so cold to him?
Chen Yuening first checked her clothes. This outfit was specially picked by him, so there should be no elements or combinations that she didn’t like.
Then, he reviewed it in his mind, recalling every word he had said to Ling Suisui since he entered the door, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong.
Chen Yuening wanted to send her a message to ask her, but after editing it for a long time, he deleted it silently. He wanted to check her circle of friends, but accidentally clicked on it.
When he wanted to withdraw, it was too late. Ling Suisui sent him a question mark.
Chen Yuening: …
Chen Yuening thought for a long time before sending: [Clicked wrong]
He looked at the screen nervously and anxiously, but there was no response from the other side.
——In fact, Ling Suisui was not deliberately perfunctory to Chen Yuening, nor did she have any opinion about him, she was just really busy.
Besides Liu Qingyang, what's on her mind right now is Zhang Zihan who will be dubbing the role, as well as her usual classes and homework. She was already full of these things, so she had no time to care about Chen Yuening's condition or whether he was worried about her.
The filming of Feng Lei Ji Dang has already started, but it’s not yet time for her scenes to be shot.
This movie not only requires the actors to use their original voices, but Liu Qingyang's scenes were also recorded in synchronous sound, which raised the challenge to another level for Ling Suisui.
In order to play Liu Qingyang well, Ling Suisui studied her lines over ten times, marking the rhythm and stress of each sentence clearly. Especially the part where she made her request to Xu Shichang, it is no exaggeration to say that she could recite it by heart.
Even so, Ling Suisui is still not satisfied with his current situation.
She was stuck in a very delicate zone, always feeling that something was not good enough, but couldn't put her finger on it.
To this end, Ling Suisui specially applied for a small training room and brought a camera again, hoping to use the "acting improvement buff" to break through the bottleneck.
To be honest, the effect was not as good as she expected.
While the props were in effect, although she had master-level muscle memory that allowed her to strengthen her control over her body and allow her every movement and expression to convey emotions, Ling Sui still felt that something was missing after watching the video.
Could it be that the effect of the acting skill enhancement buff is limited and it has exceeded the scope of helping her so quickly?
Ling Suisui had this guess, but quickly denied it.
In terms of the handling of many details and emotions, the state when the props are effective is still better than her usual performance.
Although Ling Sui's acting skills have been improving since he was bound to the system, there is still some gap between him and the "master".
Ling Suisui sent the video of his performance to Tang Bing, seeking help from the teacher.
Half an hour later, Tang Bing sent her a video. Tang Bing performed Ling Suisui's performance again and sent it back without any extra words.
It seems that the teacher meant for her to figure it out on her own.
Ling Sui watched the video two or three times, probably to give her a more intuitive comparison. Every movement, tone and pause of Tang Bing's lines were almost 1:1 reproductions of her version.
But Teacher Tang Bing’s performance is better than hers. Why is it better?
Ling Suisui reasoned against the logic and thought that the teacher must have been very attentive to her, otherwise he would not have gone out of his way to recreate her performance; but she did not provide any guidance, which showed that in the teacher's mind, she needed to experience this point herself and it was useless for others to tell her.
Ling Suisui took out his tablet and played the two performances at the same time, watching them over and over again.
Finally, when it was played in a loop for the 54th time, Ling Suisui had an epiphany and she realized it.
She figured it out. What supported Liu Qingyang's character was actually his faith.
This kind of "faith" does not refer to the worship of any god, but the most sincere and simple patriotic enthusiasm in the context of the war-torn era, and the sincere willingness to sacrifice one's life for the revolutionary cause.
To be honest, Ling Suisui, who grew up in a peacetime, still has a superficial understanding of the phrase "save the nation and strive for survival."
Looking back now, she actually had a lot of room for improvement in her role as Qin Xian. But there is no way, this is the regret in an actor's growth journey.
The faith that Ling Suisui can empathize with as an actor is not even one-tenth of that of Liu Qingyang.
It's because she lacks experience and her thinking is not deep enough, so when she uses her acting skills to enhance the buff, she can't achieve the best effect.
She can perform passionately and powerfully, can break down the psychological changes of Liu Qingyang's every action and every line, and can piece together every label of the character with skillful acting skills...
But if one fails to truly understand her beliefs, her portrayal of Liu Qingyang will always be soulless.
It turns out that the bottleneck waiting for her is a higher requirement for the actor's spiritual world.
Ling Sui sorted out her thoughts and sent them to Tang Bing. While waiting for a reply, she felt as if all the blood vessels in her body were opened up. At this moment, she inexplicably felt a sense of exhilaration as if her mortal marrow had been washed away and replaced with immortal bones.
Tang Bing: [Yes, this is the dilemma that many academic actors have to face. You have already reached the threshold. ]
Tang Bing: [Once you cross it, your understanding of acting will soar to a new height. ]
Ling Suisui replied happily and started to prepare more information.
Now she not only needs to understand Liu Qingyang in depth, but also needs to understand that era. As an actor, you can't stop accumulating and inputting for a moment.
On the other side, Tang Bing put down his phone and dragged a folder to the desktop.
Ling Sui's progress was beyond her imagination, and as a teacher she couldn't fall behind.
The project that I thought would be shelved for several more years now seems to be ready for planning.
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