Chapter 126 It's such a shame! The filming of "Just Right You"
Chapter 126
The day "Killing" was released was the hottest weekend of the summer, with temperatures exceeding 40°C, making it difficult to even go out.
However, the release date for "Killing" was already set and cannot be changed due to the weather.
Lin Yuan did not attend the premiere of "Killing", although his name appeared several times in the film's promotion.
Lin Yuan is still diligently filming "Just Right You". The crew is also very hot. Lin Yuan's only relief is that they are filming a modern drama, so their clothing is more casual.
GVM took care of Lin Yuan's outfit in the drama. Luckily, Chu Hua is a wealthy young man, so this outfit fits the character quite well. If Lin Yuan were playing a poor young man, he could have just dressed casually.
Qi Lian also collaborates with clothing brands, but the production team of "Just Right You" didn't use them. In the script, Miao Lan, played by Qi Lian, comes from a modest family and is even somewhat poor, so naturally she can't afford the big brands that Qi Lian collaborates with.
Product placement in modern dramas is common practice in the industry. After the cast of "Just You" was finalized, advertisers immediately came to the production team, hoping to take this opportunity to cooperate with the team. However, the production team refused.
Lin Yuan and Qi Lian had some say in the collaboration, and both of them disliked advertisements unrelated to the script content, so a normal collaboration wasn't out of the question.
Qi Lian suffered from this kind of setback before she became famous.
She played a rich girl in an over-the-top idol drama. Logically, a rich girl should be a wealthy person, but the character she played was dressed in cheap clothes from head to toe—all product placements from the production team.
The production team made money and gained buzz, but for Qi Lian, her look in the drama became a black mark on her career, and she was repeatedly dragged out and ridiculed by her rivals.
At that time, Qi Lian had no say, so she naturally wore whatever the crew arranged for her. Her rivals didn't care about that; they just focused on mocking her.
That was a crucial time for Qi Lian's collaboration with a luxury brand. The rival company manipulated things and labeled Qi Lian as "tacky".
As we all know, to make a name for yourself in the fashion world, you can be ugly, but you absolutely cannot be tacky.
At that time, Qi Lian had just become a sensation and its foundation was not yet stable, so the collaboration fell through.
Later, Qi Lian's popularity stabilized, and she became one of the top young actresses, which led to one luxury brand collaboration after another.
"You can do that?" Lin Yuan asked, feigning shock.
Qi Lian glanced at him, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
"Please say what you have to say."
"Haven't you been criticized before?"
"Is there?"
Qi Lian: "..."
She realized that Lin Yuan's ability to thrive in the entertainment industry until now must be due to his exceptionally high level of insensitivity.
Even she remembered that back then, whether it was the collaboration with GVM or the collaboration with Tnz, there was a constant barrage of negative voices against Lin Yuan.
However, as Lin Yuan has become increasingly popular, their collaboration has now become a model of a win-win situation in the entertainment industry.
"So whether it's rustic or not doesn't matter," Qi Lian said.
The most important thing is still actual results; you still have to be successful.
Lin Yuan deeply felt the pressure of Qi Lian when the filming of "Just Right" was about halfway through.
When Lin Yuan first took on this role, he was heavily criticized. The general consensus was that he had given up on himself and that a Tung Blossom Award nominee had ended up acting in an idol drama.
After he won the award, those voices disappeared.
Logically speaking, as a top TV King, taking on idol dramas should have been even more decadent, but at this time no one criticized him.
The agent concluded that Lin Yuan's threat level has now become so high that filming idol dramas is actually a good thing.
The marketing accounts are constantly criticizing Lin Yuan, hoping to wake him up and make him take on a few more roles in "The Powerful Minister." What are the others supposed to do?
He won the Tung Blossom Award for his very first drama. With that kind of talent and his ability to advance, the threat he poses is self-evident.
Lin Yuan is clearly better suited for idol dramas.
Having won the Tung Blossom Award, you should reward yourself by starring in an idol drama.
"I told you they were attacking the right brain with the left brain, and the cerebrum with the cerebellum," Lin Yuan said, pointing to the report. "Am I right?"
"Yes, yes, yes, right, right, right." Feng Zeng's tone was very perfunctory.
But Qi Lian faced a different situation.
In the eyes of fans, Qi Lian taking on "Just Right You" is like constantly repeating herself.
Fans of the opposing team celebrated – Qi Lian has been popular for several years, yet she's still stuck in idol dramas.
Viewers will get tired of it sooner or later.
Qi Lian suffered far more malice than Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan is a bit older than Qi Lian. When he took on the role in "Just Right," the marketing accounts didn't seem to mind that he was too old. However, Qi Lian was heavily criticized. Many marketing accounts brought up her appearance in her previous drama, saying that her looks had declined significantly and that she was trying to act young in an idol drama. Their words were much harsher than those criticizing Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan was horrified when he saw it. Those who were cursing Qi Lian had no interaction with her in their daily lives, yet they showed an unusually deep hatred.
Lin Yuan didn't understand why they hated each other so much.
This was his first collaboration with Qi Lian, an actress who rose to fame through idol dramas. However, Lin Yuan felt that Qi Lian's acting skills were not as bad as some people online had said; they were quite natural.
Miao Lan is a rigid and serious academic genius, but the reason she and Chu Hua fell in love is because she also has a cute side to her personality.
She is a girl who deserves to be loved.
Qi Lian acted very well, especially in portraying the adorable details hidden behind Miao Lan's rigidity.
In short, while filming "Just Right You", Lin Yuan realized that idol dramas were definitely not as easy to film as others thought.
When he collaborated with Qi Lian, he was torn between whether he had performed well and whether he and Qi Lian had any chemistry.
The chemistry between on-screen couples is a mysterious thing. To some extent, it's also a guarantee that actors in idol dramas have a strong presence. It's not that good acting skills necessarily guarantee chemistry between them.
Good actors sometimes overemphasize their own abilities and neglect their collaboration with their co-stars.
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The early episodes of "Just Right" are set on a school campus. Miao Lan's sense of justice saves Chu Hua, and Chu Hua's optimistic and carefree personality gradually relaxes the tense Miao Lan.
When school was over, the two walked home along the same road. That's how it feels to be in love—even if you're not walking side by side, as long as you know the other person is behind you, you can't stop feeling excited.
When watching a movie or going on an autumn outing together, you always need to make sure your eyes are on each other beforehand.
Qian Hao filmed a lot of footage of the two lead actors, Yu Guangli.
You are admiring the scenery from the bridge.
The people admiring the scenery are watching you from the building.
From Chu Hua's perspective, Miao Lan is always surrounded by a warm halo, and Chu Hua herself always smiles at these moments.
From Miao Lan's perspective, Chu Hua always appears alongside blue skies and white clouds, and under the dazzling sunlight, Chu Hua's smile is even brighter than the sun itself.
When filming this scene, director Qian Hao asked Lin Yuan how he felt, and Lin Yuan replied with two words—"longing."
He filmed with that same mindset.
In Chu Hua's eyes, Miao Lan is his aspiration, the person he likes and wants to become.
Chu Hua seemed to have transformed from being perceived as "brainless" by others into someone who could think.
Miao Lan sees herself as shrouded in gloom. Apart from studying, she is not good at many things, such as making friends, sports, and even laughing.
So she saw the blue sky and white clouds.
Lin Yuan believes that these are the details hidden in the movie, and it is these fragments that piece together the whole story of "Just Right".
Lin Yuan himself became more and more adept at it.
Besides understanding the script, Lin Yuan felt that Qi Lian also contributed to his progress.
Qi Lian's portrayal of Miao Lan makes it seem completely unsurprising that Chu Hua would like her.
In some idol dramas, the liking is inexplicable, without any plot conflict to fill the gaps, and the characters fall in love inexplicably without showing any aspects that make them likable.
Some characters are even portrayed as so unlikeable that viewers can't find a reason to like them, and their imaginations can't even begin to fill in the gaps.
As filming progressed, Lin Yuan and Qi Lian became increasingly relaxed.
The chance eye contact, the unspoken understanding shown while singing karaoke, and... the vulnerability I only show in front of you.
Miao Lan is always strong, but she will shed tears in front of Chu Hua.
Chu Hua's most clumsy side is always shown in front of Miao Lan.
In the director's words, lately, even the air feels sweet whenever he arrives on set.
There was absolutely no romantic atmosphere between the two lead actors in private, but as soon as the director announced "action," the two were able to perfectly embody the word "romance."
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On this day, Lin Yuan and Qi Lian filmed the graduation scene.
Miao Lan is a top student, while Chu Hua is below average; their separation is inevitable. However, Chu Hua will not ask Miao Lan to make sacrifices for him, as Miao Lan has her own future and dreams.
Chu Hua tried her best to catch up during her senior year of high school, but could only manage to get to live in the same city as her.
They all changed because of each other.
Chu Hua became an even better person, while Miao Lan, who was already an excellent person, shone even brighter like a diamond in college.
In this scene, neither of them said "wait for me," but throughout their long university years, they were both waiting.
I will become a better person.
I know.
Throughout their university years, neither of them described their future to the other, not because they were confused, but because—in the future I was certain of, you were already there.
Lin Yuan really liked this part of the script.
Chu Hua and Miao Lan had a tacit understanding, so there was no need to explain it explicitly.
However, filming this part is difficult for the actors. If there are too many gaps in the story when it airs, the audience may not understand it.
The college scenes in "Just You" do focus on the theme of striving for success, but they also include some perspectives from the sidelines that viewers enjoy, such as "someone tries to pursue a female academic genius, only to find that she is already taken," or "XX from the neighboring X department is actually a couple with the academic genius."
Lin Yuan doesn't need to film dark and brutal scenes; after each day's filming, he feels refreshed and invigorated.
Playing a good guy feels completely different from playing a bad guy.
He enjoyed playing Chu Hua's shy crush, and also liked portraying her as someone who was working hard.
Although "Just Right You" doesn't have as much melodrama and seems a bit bland, Lin Yuan genuinely likes the story.
Even if this type of idol drama is not popular, Lin Yuan believes that from his perspective as a viewer, there will definitely be people who appreciate "Just Right You".
“I think so too,” Qi Lian echoed. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have accepted it.”
"The experts' affirmation," Lin Yuan replied.
Qi Lian glanced at him silently: "Why do I feel like you're being sarcastic?"
Is this ironic?
Lin Yuan wanted to shout that he was wronged, and at the same time introduced Qi Lian to Yu Ying.
When he mentioned earlier that he had taken on an idol drama role, Yu Ying felt that Lin Yuan was mocking her.
Now... Qi Lian feels like she's being sarcastic.
This is so unfair!
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Author's Note: [doge][doge][doge] Here it comes!!
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