Chapter 172: Filming of "Ascending to the Clouds" continues.
Chapter 172
In Lin Yuan's view, the workplace scenes in "Ascending to the Clouds" truly have a spirit of aiming for the heavens. When starting a project, not everyone is full of confidence - everyone knows that the gap is huge, and the project team members are not sure how the returns will be after investing in some projects.
But they can only rely on sheer willpower to sprint forward.
When Lin Yuan was portraying Yang Ji in this part, he sometimes felt that the other person didn't seem like a real person, but probably just an embodiment of the screenwriter's ideal.
But Yang Ji's existence is not unfounded.
Indeed, we need people like him.
Lin Yuan didn't want to portray him as a perfect and righteous person. Yang Ji wasn't like that; he was just more optimistic than the average person.
Yang Ji's character is not one-dimensional; if his personality had no flaws from the beginning, it would be difficult for the audience to remember him.
Lin Yuan would never accept a role with a one-dimensional character.
His optimism repeatedly encouraged his friends who were in trouble.
But Yang Ji himself also showed a stubborn side—whenever he was immersed in something, he would completely forget about the outside world.
He also loves life.
However, in Lin Yuan's acting career, Yang Ji is indeed a character that lacks depth and complexity.
The other characters are driven by hatred, but Yang Ji's actions are driven by love, which sounds shallower and doesn't evoke as strong empathy from the audience.
But Yang Ji's vitality is also very touching; he has followers who hate, and he has an infectious passion.
While portraying this role, Lin Yuan felt his mental state also soaring.
How to portray this character in a way that is not superficial is also a challenge for Lin Yuan.
"I used to think this kind of role would be easier to play," Lin Yuan sighed.
Just like reading comics, you need some skill to create a hot-blooded, silly, yet not annoying protagonist.
The line between a lovable naive and innocent character and a simpleton is often very thin, and it's not easy to portray the former well.
In short, the core point is still one word—full of vitality.
After entering Yang Ji's career storyline, the crew of "Ascending to the Clouds" settled down a bit. In this part, the proportion of young actors was not high, and those who acted with Lin Yuan were all veterans in the industry. They knew better than anyone what to do and what not to do.
Liu Jingyi is still on this line.
In the script of "Ascending to the Clouds", his role is not much smaller than Lin Yuan's, and he also has a complete growth storyline. The screenwriter really intends to develop the character of Sun Bo well.
Lin Yuan could only say that Liu Jingyi's acting skills were barely passable.
His performance in the early stages was decent, but when it came to the part where the character needed to grow rapidly, his acting didn't quite capture that.
During this period, Yang Ji also grew rapidly. In the process of completing his career, he developed connections with his colleagues who worked hard together and gained several friends, with whom he maintained emotional bonds.
As Yang Ji's close friend, Sun Bo should have had emotional exchanges with Yang Ji that differed from those with others.
— Liu Jingyi's performance did not reflect this point.
On set, Liu Jingyi almost completely ignored the eye contact and unnoticed trust that Lin Yuan showed him.
While the actors who played Yang Ji's other colleagues and classmates were not as well-known as Liu Jingyi and had fewer scenes, they had more acting experience and were better at understanding their roles. As a result, Yang Ji seemed to have a stronger sense of intimacy with them.
The close friendship between Sun Bo and Yang Ji is not particularly evident, and it is not clear that they are special to each other.
It was alright during his student days; Liu Jingyi might have been better at portraying student roles. But once his student days were over, his weaknesses became more and more apparent.
Lin Yuan didn't know what to say.
He could only sigh with relief that the script didn't repeatedly emphasize the close friendship between Sun Bo and Yang Ji.
The screenwriter probably hoped that the actors could portray this point so that the audience could experience it, but unfortunately, the actors did not meet his requirements.
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The story of "Ascending to the Clouds" is set in an era much earlier than today. While the character of Yang Ji can be understood by Ge Linyuan, to truly portray him well, one must consider the historical context.
During this time, Lin Yuan finished reading the book the screenwriter had given him, and also bought a few other books, some of which were in the field of aviation.
When memorizing lines, Lin Yuan didn't want those lines involving professional knowledge to be difficult to pronounce—this was the most basic requirement.
Lin Yuan also watched some documentaries about that era and the dedicated scientific researchers. For him, these were all ways to perfect his role and were also part of his performance.
Lin Yuan tried his best to complete these tasks before filming his scenes.
He now understands more deeply that no role is simple.
Even roles that seem easy to play have their own challenges when analyzed in detail.
Director Li Xinjin was even more moved by Lin Yuan's performance.
Among the many young actors in the crew, Lin Yuan was clearly the most famous, yet he was the most hardworking. Even the director himself felt that the role of Yang Ji was not difficult for Lin Yuan, but Lin Yuan himself did not seem to think so.
Li Xinjin keenly noticed the differences in Lin Yuan's portrayal of Yang Ji during a scene last week.
In that scene, everyone received a magazine from overseas, and the latest article in the magazine proved that the direction they were currently exploring was wrong.
While many actors on set performed the scene in a routine manner, Lin Yuan brought a depth to Yang Ji's resentment.
What happens when a normally optimistic person suffers a setback?
Others are bowing their heads, sad, and disappointed... but Liu Jingyi's portrayal of Sun Bo is one of helplessness. Li Xinjin didn't mean to praise Liu Jingyi's acting skills. In the drama "Up in the Clouds," whenever Liu Jingyi couldn't handle an emotion, he would put on this helpless look.
Generally speaking, it's not bad, it's just a bit monotonous.
Fortunately, these scenes were spread out, so the audience didn't have to see him completely lost one after another.
Lin Yuan, on the other hand, kept his head down and remained silent for the first time.
He then began flipping through the magazine, looking at each page meticulously, scrutinizing every calculation. He didn't want to miss any detail, his gaze seemingly glued to the book.
After that, there was a long process of calculation.
Although the script gave Lin Yuan plenty of room to perform, Li Xinjin still felt that Lin Yuan was the best male actor he had ever worked with in terms of attention to detail.
Every actor has their own performance style, some are extroverted and some are introverted. However, the role of Yang Ji has a relatively narrow scope for development. Specifically, the things he does can support such a long story as "Shang Qingyun", but his personality cannot.
Lin Yuan played a role in filling in the gaps.
If actors who didn't understand the character as well as he did had played the role, Yang Ji would probably have had to maintain the same state until the end.
It's not that it can't be done, but it won't be as good as it is now.
The director can clearly distinguish between good and bad.
When filming scenes with Lin Yuan, the director sometimes felt that Lin Yuan's face and his charisma were a bit of a waste to use in a TV series.
The big screen would probably better showcase Lin Yuan's talents.
However, movie actors are usually not as approachable as TV actors. In the director's opinion, Lin Yuan has a rather approachable appearance and personality.
In the script of "Ascending to the Clouds", the low point is not the main theme. The character's high spirits and striving spirit are the main theme. Li Xinjin admires Lin Yuan for the fact that even when performing those exciting scenes, Lin Yuan will not act exactly the same.
He can always feel inspired and encouraged by Lin Yuan's performances.
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Fans have long been used to Lin Yuan's occasional disappearances from the public eye. As the saying goes, when a child is quiet, he must be up to something. Lin Yuan is the kind of person who disappears for a while and then suddenly makes a big move.
Lin Yuan has recently disappeared from the public eye, but there have been numerous leaks of photos and videos from the set of "Shang Qingyun".
It was mostly Liu Jingyi's fans who leaked the information.
Although fans are quite happy to see Lin Yuan off work, for some reason, longtime fans who are familiar with Lin Yuan feel that he seems reluctant to work in this state.
Perhaps they're overthinking it.
The fans had no complaints about Lin Yuan. What kind of idol matches what kind of fans? Lin Yuan, an idol who doesn't like to promote himself, naturally attracts a group of fans who don't have high expectations for his promotion.
That's just Lin Yuan's personality; what can they do if they fall in love with him?
To be precise, what fans dislike most is the pairing of Liu Jingyi and Lin Yuan by Liu Jingyi's fans.
It's obvious that the two aren't very familiar with each other.
Lin Yuan does not follow the other party on Weibo, whereas normally Lin Yuan and his co-stars follow each other, regardless of gender.
When Qi Lian and Shi Ran started their new drama, Lin Yuan also helped promote it on Weibo.
Even with Li Mobei from before, including Hua Lin and Zhan Heng from the "Thousand Mountains" drama crew, although they have less contact now, Lin Yuan will generally cooperate when the other party needs to promote their work.
Lin Yuan, a member of the production team of "Ascending to the Clouds," also paid attention to some actors, but Liu Jingyi was not among them, which speaks volumes.
However, Liu Jingyi's fans seem completely unaware of this.
Of course, Lin Yuan is very famous, so they won't lose out by using him for publicity.
If other actors with less popularity than Liu Jingyi were to try and piggyback on his fame, Liu Jingyi's fans would probably have already become furious and started hurling insults.
Lin Yuan's fans have chosen to remain silent for the time being.
For no other reason than that Lin Yuan said nothing.
Fans familiar with Lin Yuan know very well that he is an extremely soft-hearted person. He only tears into other people's posts when it's absolutely necessary. Otherwise, he is always very tolerant.
"Probably because everyone is having a tough time."
"Perhaps... we usually face a lot of criticism, so this might be a publicity stunt for the production team."
A simple search for Liu Jingyi's real-time updates will reveal messages from fans complaining about his low return on investment. Fans of other celebrities in the same company criticize him for hogging resources without contributing anything, taking in a lot of resources but generating pitifully little benefit.
Seeing this kind of news every day wouldn't make me feel good.
The fans then thought, let Lin Yuan go.
Anyway, Lin Yuan isn't the kind of celebrity who needs fans to urge him to work hard every day; he has his own pace.
Just as they were feeling sentimental, the fans suddenly received a Weibo notification about Lin Yuan—
Lin Yuan has been confirmed to star in the memorial event for "Jin Ge".
Sang Zi: "?"
As an experienced fan, she had already snapped up tickets for "Jin Ge" as soon as they were released. It has to be said that even without Lin Yuan's star power, "Jin Ge" has been a very popular musical in the past two years, and tickets are not easy to buy.
Sang Zi only started paying attention to the event after seeing news reports that there would be big events to commemorate the 100th performance of "Jin Ge".
Most people probably think the production team can't get Lin Yuan, but what if they can?
Kangaroos aren't exactly known for their unpredictable nature, and they're very loyal, so they might actually agree.
With this in mind, Sangzi kept a close eye on the ticket sales for "Jin Ge," and as soon as she saw the latest updates, she quickly bought a ticket.
She refreshed the page five minutes later, but the tickets were gone.
Sharing the same burden, yet the terror is unbearable.
But now, she is also one of the victors.
Experienced fans had already bought their tickets, while less experienced fans were still lamenting the negative reception Lin Yuan received when he took on the role in "Jin Ge," believing he had become arrogant.
By the time they realized what was happening, there weren't a single tickets left.
Even the corner spots were sold out.
Only fish and beef were available, but both were expensive.
"Aa ...
Even on days when Lin Yuan is not active online, his fans are still wailing.
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