Chapter 40
Jinbangtiming officially started filming
Regarding the big news revealed by Ji Zhaoying, people had different reactions.
Ling Suisui was the most concerned, Chen Yuening was just a little surprised, and Jiang Heng first thought about it, and then suddenly realized
He said, "Oh... I remember now, is it the talent show on Antenna?"
Ji Zhaoying corrected him: "The twinkling stars belong to Ochi, and the shining lights belong to the antenna."
Jiang Heng: ...
The program title has two characters in it that are the same in four characters, so you can't blame the audience for not being able to tell them apart.
Ling Suisui asked: "Don't worry about which platform it is, tell me about this debut list?"
Next, Ji Zhaoying described in detail where she saw the gossip, who she asked for information indirectly, and finally she reported a list.
Among the nine debut spots, the other three trainees from Zhuoran Entertainment are all there, except Wen Jiayan.
Ling Sui was not too surprised by this result.
In fact, when she learned that other trainees at Zhuoran Entertainment had been in the company for at least two years, while Wen Jiayan had only been there for a month, she was already worried for her.
Up to now, Wen Jiayan has contributed the most hot searches and topics to Starry Night, and has also endured the most controversy and abuse. In the end, she became an outcast of the platform and the company.
Ji Zhaoying knew about the relationship between Ling Suisui and Wen Jiayan, and she whispered to her:
"I guarantee that this is true. After the finals, find a way to comfort your roommate."
Ling Sui couldn't help but hold his forehead and sigh. It was easy to say "be more open-minded", but for the person involved, how could it be so easy?
Even though this year's talent show did not achieve the expected results, it was a bit vague in terms of broadcast volume and momentum, so much so that when Ji Zhaoying talked about this melon publicly in the dressing room, few people cared.
But even so, this program is still the only lifeline that many trainees can grasp.
Ling Suisui thought, at least she could tell Wen Jiayan that it wasn’t her problem that she didn’t make her debut.
It’s not that she is not good enough or doesn’t work hard enough, but on the chessboard of capital, there is simply no room for ordinary people to turn things around.
She took a sip of her iced Americano, the bitter taste spreading from her mouth to her heart.
Whether it is Wen Jiayan or her, wanting to find a platform like Aoqi Video to "ask for an explanation" is like an ant trying to shake a tree.
The chess piece still has a long way to go if it wants to jump out of the chessboard and transform itself into the chess player.
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The crew of "The Name on the List" did a good job of keeping secrets. Even actor Ling Suisui only found out where the opening ceremony was after he got in the car and was taken to the destination by the driver.
The procedures of the ceremony were similar. Because Tang Bing and others were party members, there were fewer gods to worship on the spot, but each actor was still assigned three incense sticks.
Ling Suisui's belief in metaphysics is average. She won't study it on purpose, but will just follow the crowd and worship it.
She silently prayed in her heart: "May the camera gods bless us, and may the filming of "Golden List" go smoothly, and may it receive high ratings after it is broadcast, and become a huge hit."
When she went up to light incense, she unexpectedly saw someone on the balcony on the roof of the opposite building holding a camera and filming them.
Ling Suisui: ...
Which fangirl or photographer is so powerful that they can capture this?
She returned to her original position, touched Ji Zhaoying's shoulder, and pointed her in the direction.
Ji Zhaoying was also surprised. She even waved at the camera and made a double heart gesture with Ling Suisui.
Anna held the camera and pressed the shutter button several times, the smile on her face almost reaching her ears.
Help, this year-old baby who can stick close to his sisters is so cute!
When Anna saw Ling Suisui in school uniform, she couldn't even call her wife anymore. Instead, her motherly spirit burned up and she just wanted to hold her baby in her arms and kiss her madly.
After the crew's opening ceremony, the actors went to the set one after another.
Anna also put away the camera contentedly and prepared to leave.
Although Sui Sui’s look has not been officially announced yet, and in order to avoid leaking the materials, “Sui Sui Ping An” cannot release it before the official one, but she is very happy to appreciate it over and over again!
Unfortunately, she couldn't get into the next shoot and had to leave with regret.
There were many actors attending the opening ceremony, so the crew of "The Golden List" arranged a lot of group plays today.
Ling Suisui and others moved to the school classroom and sat in the designated seats.
What they are shooting today is a parents-teacher meeting scene. These young actors are on standby in the classroom while the director goes to meet the parents at the school gate.
Ling Suisui looked through the lines again. Thank God, the script for today's scene was the one he had memorized before, and the screenwriter had not made any adjustments for the time being.
Chen Yuening sat next to her - according to the plot development, Zhang Zihan and Xue Yuchen were already sitting at the same table.
"Our scenes today are relatively easy." He chatted with Ling Suisui, "The difficult ones are Ji Zhaoying and Jiang Heng. They are considered the main characters."
Ling Suisui rested his chin on his hand and said, "You can't say that. We also had a chance before the parents' meeting."
She pointed at the script and said to Chen Yuening, "You have to act like someone who deserves a beating here, and I have to be patient and yield. Then, when you see my expression, you have to show guilt and try to coax me in an awkward way."
Chen Yuening thought for a moment and said, "I should feel a little sorry for you."
"Really?" Ling Suisui raised an eyebrow, "But your previous lines really deserve a beating. Would a boy say such excessive words to a girl he likes?"
Chen Yuening hissed and then scratched his head.
"I won't, but Xue Yuchen is essentially a child who has not grown up. I feel like this scene has that kind of, uh... wife-chasing crematorium feel."
Ling Sui shrugged. Although she did not fully agree, she respected her co-actors' different understandings of the characters.
The two of them memorized their lines in the classroom for another half an hour, and finally waited until the lighting and camera were in place, and the makeup artist came up to touch up their makeup, ready to start shooting.
They were all scenes set in the classroom. Ling Suisui's side was filmed first, and then it was Ji Zhaoying's side.
The scene begins with both of them writing on the table. As he was writing, Chen Yuening stretched his neck to read what Ling Suisui was writing.
Ling Suisui covered the letter with his left hand and said unhappily: "Xue Yuchen, are you sick?"
There were several cameras filming her at the same time, and the director shouted stop.
"Zhang Zihan's expression was fierce, and a little panicked. Your class teacher asked you to write a letter to your parents. The content of the letter is very private to you. He leaned over to read it. You were afraid that he would see what you wrote."
Ling Suisui nodded, and the two resumed their starting position.
When Chen Yuening came over to take a look, Ling Suisui immediately covered the letter paper. His eyes flashed before he recited the lines he had just spoken.
The director was very satisfied watching in front of the monitor. Good actors get it immediately, so he doesn't need to be asked a second time.
Chen Yuening snorted, feeling a little embarrassed at being so bluntly defended by the other party.
"I just wanted to borrow your letter to copy it. Why are you so stingy?"
Ling Suisui still covered the letter with his hands, his face full of defensiveness towards him.
She replied: "It's just my heartfelt words to my parents. There's nothing to copy. Go back and don't peek at me writing the letter."
Chen Yuening raised his chin: "My relationship with my dad is good, so I don't need to write anything in the letter. By the way, you've been writing for a long time and still haven't started. Have you not decided whether to address her as Mom or Teacher Li?"
The director called a stop: "Xue Yuchen, adjust your expression when you speak. It should be more arrogant, more deliberate, and more mean."
Chen Yuening savored the director's adjectives and felt that he was like a villain in this scene.
The director said again: "The lines just now were wrong, please read it again."
Chen Yuening was still looking for it, but Ling Suisui had already told him: "You should have said, 'My father and I have a good relationship, so if you have something to say, just say it directly. Why write a letter?'"
"You've been writing for a long time but haven't even started yet. Are you not sure whether to write about your mother or Teacher Li?"
Chen Yuening turned to that page of the script, and sure enough, his lines were exactly the same as Ling Suisui's.
"...You are too amazing." Chen Yuening couldn't help but sigh, "Did you eat some kind of memory bread when you were memorizing the lines? You can memorize a whole page at a time?"
Ling Suisui pushed him and said, "Stop talking nonsense here and recite your lines quickly. We are going to shoot the next one."
While Chen Yuening was asked by the director to continue reading his lines, Ling Suisui added a few close-up shots of his reactions.
Xue Yuchen's words touched her wounds, but she didn't know how to curse and didn't know how to respond, so she could only consume her emotions.
The director’s requirement was that the eyes should be slightly red, but not with obvious signs of crying. She wanted to use her eyes to convey her sad inner feelings, so as to make Xue Yuchen feel guilty.
Wow, this requirement is more difficult than having tears well up in her eyes without letting them fall, because there can't even be a gleam of water in her eyes, she just feels pure sadness, and she can't rely on tears to help express it.
Ling Suisui tried several times. She took a close-up of the face on this side, and the two desks were temporarily separated. Chen Yuening took a close-up of the lines on the other side, repeatedly practicing the despicable and beating-worthy state required by the director.
When taking close-ups, not only Ling Suisui's eyes were moving, but also his lips. Zhang Zihan had something to say but couldn't say it.
After both sides had achieved results that satisfied the director, their tables were brought back together.
Chen Yuening started speaking again from that line, and Ling Suisui gave facial expression feedback again.
She turned back, her hands shaking a little as she picked up the pen to write.
In the close-up shot, Ling Sui looked at the letter paper with a dazed look. She remained motionless, and the sadness in her eyes grew more and more.
Seeing her like this, Chen Yuening panicked.
He poked her shoulder with the pen cap: "Hey, I was just saying it casually, you can't be so stingy, right?"
Ling Sui ignored him. At this time, the bell for the end of get out of class rang, and she simply got up and left her seat, leaving Chen Yuening alone there.
He was in disbelief, annoyed and irritated, and kicked the table.
Ling Suisui’s walk-out scene was shot in one take, but Chen Yuening’s subsequent scenes were shot five times.
By the end of the game, he felt a little pain in his feet.
The scenes before the parent-teacher meeting end here for now. The parts featuring Chen Yuening and Ling Suisui have already been filmed.
Overall, Ling Suisui felt relatively relaxed. She and Chen Yuening had a good understanding of many actions and lines, and the director was not too strict.
Well...it's also for the reason Chen Yuening mentioned before, the highlight of the parent-teacher meeting is not on them.
There is another very important plot today, which is that Xue Yutong discovered that her father Xue Wen and Peng Haoran’s mother Zhu Xiumin are dating.
Although both of them are divorced, Xue Yutong, who is hoping that her parents will remarry, cannot accept this and even develops disgust and resistance towards Peng Haoran.
Ling Suisui looked at Ji Zhaoying who was taking a deep breath beside him and made a gesture to cheer her up.
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