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Chapter Twenty
That evening, Lin Yuan had nothing to do, so he just browsed Weibo for a while. His homepage was filled with stills of the two characters from the movie "A Tear".
Lin Yuan clicked on it out of curiosity.
Xingyao Video is one of the top large-scale video platforms. Most of its S-level works are of good quality and have received positive reviews from viewers. Its previous work, "Shi Hua Zhao," made a pair of new generation actors famous. This time, "Yi Zhan Lei" is almost made by the original team of "Shi Hua Zhao," and Xingyao Video has high hopes for it.
When Lin Yuan saw it, the promotion of "A Tear" was already very intense. DA Entertainment and Chen Zhuo's agency both put in a lot of effort, and major marketing accounts promoted it at the same time. Even viewers who don't usually watch dramas could hardly miss it.
In fact, besides "A Tear", Xingyao Video also has another show called "Mercury Chronicles" that has started airing, but the platform's promotional focus is entirely on "A Tear".
Lin Yuan could tell that "A Tear" had indeed cost a lot of money. The music, special effects, and visuals were exquisite, and the costumes and styling were also impressive. But in the first episode... Lin Yuan felt that something was not quite right.
The pace... seems a bit slow.
Perhaps because the first episode features child actors, the male and female leads won't officially appear until the second episode.
Lin Yuan peeled an orange, placed some melon seeds beside him, and continued reading.
If the pacing of the first episode is too slow, it might be better in the second episode. Lin Yuan won't rush to conclusions.
When watching dramas, Lin Yuan is usually very patient. However, as an actor, he not only watches the plot but also analyzes the actors' performances and studies the rhythm of certain parts of the plot, although this method makes watching dramas less enjoyable.
This is the second episode.
Lin Yuan set the bullet comment ratio to 10% and continued eating oranges. Shortly after the start of this episode, the adult male and female protagonists appeared.
The plot of "A Tear" is typical of old-fashioned stories. The male and female leads are switched at birth and live completely different lives, but they meet again by chance. The male lead is rich and gentle, while the female lead is stubborn and strong. They are a classic couple.
Although the core plot is a bit old, this kind of story, as long as it is well-made, will always have an audience, regardless of the era it is set in.
Lin Yuan was still eating oranges when his WeChat suddenly beeped. It was a notification from the "Thousand Mountains" crew group. Qin Panyun tagged him in the group: "Eating oranges again? How many have you eaten? Don't let your face turn yellow so you won't be able to appear on camera tomorrow."
Li Mobei appeared and sent a long "..."
The film and television base where the crew was staying was near a place rich in citrus fruits. It was said to be the northernmost orange-producing area in China. The oranges were delicious and fresh, and the crew would bring them over in baskets to share. Li Mobei loved to eat oranges and would peel one whenever he had free time. So one morning, the crew noticed that the male lead's face had suddenly turned yellow.
It is said that the makeup artist spent a lot of effort to even out his skin tone.
Since then, the male protagonist's aloof demeanor has decreased by 80%, and Zhan Heng's comment that Li Mobei is actually quite sarcastic has made Lin Yuan curious about his true image.
However, in the "Thousand Mountains" crew, Li Mobei was indeed very approachable, didn't like to boss people around, and didn't like to talk much, so in Lin Yuan's eyes, Li Mobei was still aloof.
The male lead is so aloof that his face turns yellow from eating too much food.
Lin Yuan then put the oranges aside and began to focus on eating sunflower seeds.
As he watched, Lin Yuan slowed down the pace of eating sunflower seeds.
He originally thought the pace of the first episode of "A Tear" was already slow enough, but after the male and female leads appeared, the pace actually slowed down even more.
To be precise, things that should be fast are not fast, and things that should be slow are fast.
Take the male lead's appearance as an example. In this drama, the male lead is the son of a high-ranking official. He is very handsome and noble. The moment he appeared, the crew used an extremely long slow motion to show the male lead's appearance from every angle. Lin Yuan didn't know what the point of this was.
The following plot will prove how handsome the male lead is from various angles.
After the maids praised him, the servants praised him, then the young ladies of the capital praised him, and even the crown prince in the palace knew that the male lead was an exceptionally handsome man.
Lin Yuan: "..."
Actually, he's not only handsome, he's also kind.
Whether it was the director's request or Xie Yu's own unique performance system, there were too many shots of him giving a wicked smile in this episode.
A wicked smile isn't unacceptable, but Lin Yuan felt it had to be controlled. An occasional smirk was acceptable, but if it continued, he would only suspect that the actor was born with a crooked mouth.
Oil.
Lin Yuan felt he had ingested too much of that crooked smile, so he quickly fast-forwarded to the third episode. But the third episode continued with that same wicked smile, and the fourth episode was the same... Lin Yuan immediately turned off the screen.
Just like how seeing too many expensive, ugly shoes can brainwash you, if you keep looking at them like that, you might even start to think that a wicked smile is cool.
What's going on?
Or is it that he's watching the show from the wrong angle?
Lin Yuan returned to Weibo, where several trending topics were related to "A Tear".
The first trending topic was the "Yu Yin Yi Zhuo" couple, followed by "Yi Zhan Lei" in the middle. Xie Yu's personal trending topic was less frequent, probably to avoid keywords like "chosen one," "kindness," "positive energy," and "kettle" from trending.
When Lin Yuan clicked on the entry, all he saw was a screen full of "Ahhhhh".
"Ahhh, Xie Yu is so handsome!"
"This 'Chongqing Drink and a Peck' is the most exciting! I can't wait for the male and female leads to meet!"
"The noble young master of the Ministry of Rites, the most handsome man in the capital, and the dream lover of all the girls in the capital!!"
"Such a sweet couple!!!"
Lin Yuan: "..."
The male and female leads haven't even met yet, so how can you tell they're being sweet?
However, four episodes have already aired, and the male and female leads still haven't met. It's normal to say that the pace of this drama is slow. Lin Yuan just glanced at it and found that "A Tear" actually has a full 52 episodes.
52 episodes, which is over 2000 minutes... That's enough time for Xie Yu to finish playing the Chosen Wolf King, the Chosen Omega, and then have another big battle with aliens.
Besides its slow pace, its rhythm is also fragmented, jumping from one thing to another, giving it a disjointed feel.
If the plot lacks smoothness, the viewing experience will drop by at least 80%.
In short, Lin Yuan felt that "A Tear" was not good enough.
...
However, by the next day, Lin Yuan discovered that "A Tear" was already poised to become a huge hit.
The marketing accounts he saw were all praising it, and "A Tear" even topped the trending search list with over 9,000 views on its first day.
"Xie Yu, the true male lead of a hit drama, has an unquestionable ability to carry a show."
"Waiting for 'A Tear in a Cup' to surpass 10,000 views, and waiting for Xie Yu to ascend to fame!"
"Ahhhh, those colleagues who keep bashing Xie Yu must be so jealous. Xie Yu's achievements are undeniable. Does he really think he can rise to fame just by playing a supporting role? I love watching sour chickens jump around!"
"Xie Yu, get this going viral! Get it even more viral!!!"
"These past few days, I've seen Lin Yuan jumping around, sometimes mocking Xie Yu for creating a CP, sometimes mocking #ChosenGuYilou#. Did Xie Yu want to create a CP? It's because he has natural CP chemistry and can be paired with anyone. Being handsome means he's suitable for any role. Can't the audience think he's suitable for Gu Yilou?"
"Hahaha, now we just have to wait for 'The Immortal' to explode at the box office and give the entertainment industry a real shock!"
"The popularity has surpassed 9400! Breaking 10,000 is just around the corner!!!"
While "A Tear" was trending on social media, Lin Yuanren, still on set, received private messages from Xie Yu's fans:
"You want this kind of popularity too, right? Aren't you envious?"
"You'll never reach Xie Yu's level in your entire life!"
Lin Yuan: "..."
Yes, yes, his mouth will never be crooked that high in his entire life.
The phone was still ringing, so Lin Yuan put it aside and began today's filming.
Today's scene is still between him and Li Mobei. The most difficult scene has already been filmed. Recently, Lin Yuan has been playing a very disjointed Gu Yilou.
She pretends in front of Qin Zhong on one hand, but is indifferent to the core on the other.
Lin Yuan's previous scenes were quite good, and Qin Panyun also said that he would act in scenes where he had an emotional outburst.
However, movies are different from TV series. They are controlled and polished by directors. Lin Yuan felt that he had shot a lot of meaningless shots, but what he saw as meaningless was not the same in the eyes of the director.
Overall, Lin Yuan's filming went relatively smoothly.
Before filming, Lin Yuan glanced quickly at Li Mobei.
Li Mobei stared intently at him: "What are you looking at?"
Lin Yuan shook his head.
“…It’s not yellow anymore today.” Li Mobei said this slowly and deliberately, then leaned closer to look at Lin Yuan. “You look even more yellow.”
Lin Yuan: "? Not yellow at all, but if your face is yellow, everything you see will look yellow."
Li Mobei: "?"
After exchanging barbs, the two concluded that the director looked more lewd.
Qin Panyun glared at the two of them: "Are you still going to take pictures or not?"
"shoot."
Of course, we should take good photos.
Qin Panyun couldn't help but sigh that although both of them loved oranges, once they got into character, their performances were absolutely superb.
Li Mobei has won numerous Best Actor awards, and his acting skills are textbook-level. He pays great attention to detail, while Lin Yuan excels in creating emotions and atmosphere. Their respective strengths are perfectly suited to each other in "Thousand Mountains".
Gu Yilou's morbid state is revealed through the atmosphere.
In this scene, Qin Zhong's father passes away.
Lin Yuan happened to audition for this scene, but the scriptwriter made some changes later, altering the details, but the overall effect was still similar.
"start!"
As soon as Qin Panyun finished speaking, Li Mobei got into the zone.
Besides deep grief, Qin Zhong also felt resentment after his father's death. He knew in his heart that everything his family was going through was his doing.
But he didn't know what he had done to deserve such misfortune.
Gu Yilou rushed to his side to comfort him.
There is a shot of Gu Yilou walking from the darkness into the light.
The night was dark and the wind was strong. Gu Yilou was dressed in white. When he walked from the darkness into the light, there was no atmosphere of walking from the darkness into the light. On the contrary, it made people feel that the place where he was was hell.
Gu Yilou is imitating again.
During the time Lin Yuan was filming, his co-stars Hua Lin and Zhan Heng had seen Gu Yilou's twisted personality time and time again, but no matter how many times they saw it, they still couldn't get used to Lin Yuan's ability to turn into a pervert in a second.
Just like now, they couldn't hear a trace of warmth in Gu Yilou's comforting words, only the coldness of metal.
Gu Yilou gently patted Qin Zhong's shoulder.
For Qin Zhong, who couldn't see his face, this was a comfort.
But from an outsider's perspective, Gu Yilou's gaze at this moment carried a condescending indifference.
At that moment, Gu Yilou and Qin Zhong's faces were in the same shot, but the temperatures emanating from them were different.
...
After Lin Yuan finished filming his scene for the day, Li Mobei stuffed an orange into his hand and said, "Eat!"
#Don't hurt me#
#The director is watching#
So Lin Yuan decisively stuffed two into his co-star's hands: "You eat some too!"
Li Mobei: "..."
"No filming tomorrow, so I can eat."
"oh."
After finishing the orange, Lin Yuan washed his hands and sat down to look at his phone for a while.
Then he discovered that the popularity of "A Tear" seemed to have stalled.
According to Xie Yu's fans' predictions, after the popularity of "A Tear" breaks through 9400, it should move towards 9500 or 9600, and then successfully break through 10,000.
However, the popularity of "A Tear" only rose to 9400. To be precise, it stayed at 9400 for a little over an hour before dropping to 9300.
Then it continued to slide down.
The release of episodes five and six did nothing to reverse the series' downward trend; on the contrary, the show's popularity plummeted even further after the release.
9200, 9100... Now it's 8900.
Why is the popularity still declining?
"Has Lin Yuan cast a curse on us?"
Lin Yuan: "…………"
If he had this ability, he would definitely buy himself a lottery ticket first.
No, buy 100 tickets.
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Author's Note: [Let Me See] Chapter Two~
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