Chapter 171: The Lively Film Crew with Their CP Ideas
Chapter 171
"Up in the Clouds" is, after all, a production team comprised of various forces, and the director considered the interests of all parties involved.
If the director can preserve Lin Yuan's interests while satisfying everyone else, he will definitely do it.
When actors create on-screen couples, or when a pair of characters become a couple, it's beneficial to the show's popularity, so directors naturally tend to let it happen.
However, according to director Li Xinjin's judgment, the pairing of Yang Ji and Sun Bo is unlikely to be popular right now. Liu Jingyi may want to match He Xun, but the problem is that during the broadcast of "The Powerful Minister", Lin Yuan and He Xun's acting skills were generally considered to be on par.
The two actors worked together to imbue the characters with charm, which is why Shao Jing and the Emperor are so memorable.
The initial mutual trust and assistance were genuine, and the subsequent regrets are also genuine.
The production team doesn't even need to create the conditions; the audience can fill in the blanks themselves.
As a veteran director in the industry, Li Xinjin has carefully studied the drama "The Powerful Minister". In Li Xinjin's opinion, among the popular dramas in recent years, "The Powerful Minister" is a rare one that has made a name for itself by relying on its high quality, without relying on trending topics, hype, or platforms.
It's rare for a show broadcast on a second-tier satellite TV channel to make it into the top three for the whole year, perhaps only a few times in ten years.
The online version of "The Powerful Minister" also achieved good results.
In "The Powerful Minister", the design and performance of the two characters, Shao Jing and the Emperor, both have a natural and spontaneous feel to them.
In other words, it's not industrial saccharin.
Whether Lin Yuan and He Xun became friends later because they were naturally compatible or because of the characters' interactions, remains unknown.
However, in Li Xinjin's opinion, since Liu Jingyi couldn't even manage to be friends with Lin Yuan, there's no point in expecting the two characters' pairing to become a hit.
True friendship is about mutual support. Liu Jingyi's portrayal of Sun Bo... perhaps he has too many distracting thoughts, and those thoughts are reflected in the character.
...
Lin Yuan didn't initially think about it being a marketing couple, but later he vaguely realized it.
Generally speaking, as long as the bottom line isn't crossed, Lin Yuan will cooperate with whatever the production team asks. After all, he's a member of the production team, and whether it's to generate buzz beforehand or to increase audience attention, Lin Yuan will do what he's supposed to do.
He's not the kind of actor who's aloof and unapproachable.
However, Lin Yuan later discovered that his current state was one of pure blood being drained.
Before filming began, most people in the industry knew about the cast of "Up in the Clouds," and they were also aware that there were many people that companies wanted to promote in this drama. However, with Lin Yuan in charge, the audience expected that the final quality of this drama should be quite good.
The actors got along quite harmoniously.
Of course, the conflict between actors A and B was suppressed by their agency, and no one outside the industry knows about it yet.
The harmony among the actors lies in—
[Here are the photos of people leaving work.]
[Today's scene features Lin Yuan and Liu Jingyi, who have excellent chemistry.]
[Acting together, leaving work together—excellent male actors.]
[By the way, Lin Yuan seems to really appreciate Xiao Liu's acting skills; his eyes are full of indulgence when he looks at him. Lin Yuan doesn't look at A and B like that.]
To put it bluntly, what normal person would like the Crown Prince? Hasn't Lin Yuan been bullied enough by the Crown Prince? Hasn't he learned his lesson? Why does he have to keep going after him?
In his daily interviews, Liu Jingyi also revealed some details of the filming of "Shang Qingyun" crew, such as the harmonious relationship among the actors, who were all experienced teachers, from which he learned a lot.
But the person who impressed him the most and whom he admired the most was Lin Yuan.
According to some fans, Liu Jingyi mentioned Lin Yuan a total of seven or eight times during the live broadcasts arranged by the company. Although he also mentioned other actors in the crew, he mentioned them far less often than Lin Yuan.
[He calls everyone else "brother," but only calls Lin Yuan "Teacher Lin." Who can understand this unintentional favoritism?]
[Xiao Liu has always been quite arrogant, but he's backed by a big company, so he's been criticized by others for not being cooperative enough. It's hilarious. I originally thought he was defiant towards everyone, but I didn't expect him to be so meek and submissive towards Lin Yuan.]
Xiao Liu only admires capable people, and Lin Yuan is capable, after all.
Lin Yuan: "...While it's true that they're praising me, something feels off to me."
"Is he just trying to show off his unique taste by praising you?" Feng once complained from the side.
After finishing a grape, Lin Yuan wiped his hands clean and said, "So many people have praised me. What's so special about having unique taste?"
Anyway... he didn't like this method; it felt greasy.
It would be one thing if they were acquainted, but the problem is, they weren't acquainted at all.
Moreover, there's no need to mention it so frequently. Lin Yuan and He Xun are already quite familiar with each other. The two of them have mentioned each other less than five times in total during their live streams, and they only do so when fans ask them about it.
As for things like eating hot pot together, riding bikes, and singing terrible karaoke together, Lin Yuan said he never said a word about it.
Lin Yuan actually felt quite comfortable in this state.
Yu Ying is the same. Lin Yuan invested in her film, but she hasn't publicly shown off their friendship yet because she wants to wait until the crucial moment to do so—after the film wins an award and she's sure she hasn't let Lin Yuan down with his investment, then she'll bring it up.
In short, Liu Jingyi's live stream and the impression he left on Lin Yuan were the same—insincere.
He already felt that Liu Jingyi wasn't sincere enough, and the live stream only deepened Lin Yuan's impression of him.
"Be careful," Feng Zeng said. "Don't be foolish enough to fall into a trap."
The agent was equally filled with emotion.
Lin Yuan ventured into the entertainment industry all by himself, and it wasn't easy for him to become famous and gain recognition.
When Lin Yuan was obscure and relied on his small studio to secure resources and work hard, almost no one helped him. Now that Lin Yuan has become famous on his own, one group after another tries to piggyback on his fame.
When they weren't famous, nobody paid any attention to them.
Lin Yuan wasn't trying to piggyback on others' fame, so why did others insist on piggybacking on him?
Feng Zeng completely ignored Liu Jingyi's agency's offer, even though they had privately asked if Lin Yuan could cooperate, and they were willing to exchange resources for it.
Feng ignored it, even thinking that the other party was being too eager.
"Shang Qingyun" hasn't aired yet. Even if they want to create a CP (couple pairing) between the two, they should do it slowly and wait until the show airs to see the audience's reaction. If the audience is willing to accept it, then they can go with the flow and create a CP. That way, neither the production team nor the actors will lose anything.
There's still no concrete plan, yet they're already creating hype around two people who have absolutely no connection in real life, and even editing together unrelated characters. Unless you're obsessed with the CP pairing, anyone who sees this will just be completely confused.
In the "Ascending to the Clouds" crew, Lin Yuan quietly distanced himself from Liu Jingyi.
Although his agent taught him to distance himself from the other party without leaving a trace.
But Lin Yuan said that with his emotional intelligence, he simply couldn't do it.
He didn't want to use his acting skills in this kind of situation.
According to Lin Yuan's observations, many actors in the industry are like this: they are not good at their actual acting, but they are very successful in their off-screen lives. They create personas, hype up on-screen couples, and profit from each other's fame, which is how they have successfully established themselves in the entertainment industry.
Some actors are even more bizarre—they can't use their own voices when filming and have to rely on dubbing, resulting in them all dubbing animated films.
Liu Jingyi probably realized it too, but he didn't distance himself from Lin Yuan any further because of it.
He continued filming as usual, mentioning Lin Yuan normally during the live stream, perfectly portraying the image of an actor who admires Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan: "..."
There was nothing he could do about it.
What could he say? Get lost, or never let me see you again?
In the environment of a film set, this is impossible.
Over time, Lin Yuan couldn't help but admire the other person. Being able to multitask like that was, in a way, a talent in itself.
Moreover, Liu Jingyi did a pretty good job in his role; from Lin Yuan's perspective, he acted quite well.
Feng Zeng couldn't help but mock Lin Yuan, saying that he had very low expectations of others but too high expectations of himself.
"That's called everyone having their own ambitions."
Li Xinjin probably figured it out as well, and told Lin Yuan to bear with it.
What Lin Yuan found amusing was that he still couldn't figure out which side the director was on. He was telling Lin Yuan to be patient, and also telling Liu Jingyi to rein in his attempts to create a romantic pairing.
“The production team’s investments were quite diverse,” Feng Zeng said. “Using your name to attract investment brought a bunch of people over.”
For Li Xinjin, controlling the quality of the series is the top priority.
"Don't worry, the director will treat you better and better in the future."
Lin Yuan: "?"
Lin Yuan didn't quite understand what Feng Zeng meant at first, but he gradually figured it out later.
Because—as the male lead in the production, Lin Yuan never caused trouble, never looked for trouble, and never made any mistakes. He conscientiously and diligently completed the director's filming requirements and never made any requests that would put the director in a difficult position.
It would be an injustice if Lin Yuan didn't become famous.
Especially when everyone else in the crew has their own flaws, the director feels annoyed by this and that. In comparison, Lin Yuan is like an angel radiating holy light, with a gentle aura. With Lin Yuan around, the director feels that the day's filming can continue.
It's hard for a director not to appreciate Lin Yuan, and the more he films, the more he appreciates him.
The director wasn't entirely incapable of handling the actors in the crew, but he found it a waste of time and tiring. He devoted most of his energy to filming and had no time to attend to anything else.
Lin Yuan's performance was excellent, like a pillar of strength for the crew.
The weather has been getting hotter lately, but it hasn't affected Lin Yuan's performance at all. He performed especially well in a scene set on a university campus.
Yang Ji's thirst for knowledge and his appreciation for opportunities were vividly demonstrated in the overseas magazines he had almost worn out and the formulas he had repeatedly practiced in his mind.
Just watching the other person study and calculate made Li Xinjin feel very inspired.
There are also teachers who insist on preparing lessons for students, their hair gray, yet they still fight on the front line... These scenes are all reflected in the script, but the feeling brought out by the actors is still different.
Especially when the actor possesses moving acting skills.
Every time Lin Yuan appears on screen, the director feels absolutely at ease.
That's amazing, both in terms of acting skills and attitude towards work.
No wonder... Lin Yuan has had conflicts with Wink and other actors, but every production team that has worked with him has zero negative reviews of him.
Li Xinjin now understands that this was his first time working with Lin Yuan on the set of "Shang Qingyun," but he can no longer bear to give him a bad review.
"It would be even better if Liu Jingyi's acting was a little better." The director doesn't usually show his true emotions, mainly because he's considering the balance within the crew.
As a director, his excessive favoritism towards certain individuals inevitably leads to dissent among others, resulting in an imbalance within the production team.
Once an actor joins your production team, you should accept them without complaint. After all, you took them in for various reasons, so you can't regret it or return them.
“That’s what I think too.” Zhang Cheng clinked glasses with him. “That way the effect will be better.”
However, the director still had the right to edit the film, so Li Xinjin thought he should wait until the whole series was finished before making any changes, "so as not to cause any trouble."
"If everyone were like Lin Yuan, that would be great."
"No way."
"Of course I know it's impossible. I just want to think about it, is that not allowed?"
The crew members are all smart people. They have their own tricks and ideas, but they won't go too far. In a way, the director even hopes they will go a little too far so that he can at least find an excuse to vent.
It's too quiet like this now.
"Fortunately, Lin Yuan was there."
Zhang Cheng couldn't help but laugh: "How many times are you going to say the same thing?"
However, he also finds it hard to imagine what the "Ascending to the Clouds" crew would be like without Lin Yuan.
The word "extraordinarily lively" is probably not enough to describe it; in short, it must have been extremely distressing.
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Author's Note: [Starry eyes][Starry eyes][Starry eyes] Here we go again! Twice in one day!!
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