“Cut!”
Director Xu shouted "click" with satisfaction. There was silence on the set at first. Then, isolated applause came from the direction of the monitor. The big names standing nearby and watching also applauded. The staff looked at the people who were clapping, then looked at Tao Mu on the rooftop, and they all joined in the clapping.
Even Yan Sheng, who was acting opposite Tao Mu, felt a little regretful, but he still clapped his hands in approval.
The reason was nothing else but Tao Mu's performance just now was too brilliant. Anyone in the industry who has a little filming experience knows that this scene will become one of the most classic shots in the entire film.
If it were some veteran actors with more cunning minds, in order to suppress the newcomers, they might discuss with the director and reshoot the scene on the grounds that they did not perform well. Until your performance surpasses that of the other party, or the other party's performance is unbalanced due to constant NGs and his performance in front of the camera no longer steals the limelight from the protagonist.
But first of all, Tao Mu's identity is not an ordinary newcomer. With Feixun.com as a propaganda weapon, no one dared to play tricks on Tao Mu, even for the sake of their own image and reputation; secondly, Yan Sheng was not the kind of person who was cunning and unscrupulous, and he would not be so stingy as to not allow newcomers to perform better. Besides, Yan Sheng was quite satisfied with his performance just now. After all, it was a play that broke through the bottleneck and performed exceptionally well. Seriously speaking, we have to thank Tao Mu for his extraordinary performance in bringing him into the role.
However, he originally wanted to suppress Tao Mu's acting skills, but ended up being taught a lesson by Tao Mu's acting skills. The gap between expectation and reality was so huge that even Mr. Yan couldn't help but blush. I feel a bit embarrassed.
Fortunately, none of the big names watching on the sidelines mentioned this. Instead, congratulations to Yan Sheng for breaking through the bottleneck in his acting skills. Wang Jinsheng sighed with some envy: "I've heard from A Ti before that Tao Mu's acting is very good, and it's easy to bring people into the play. Watching you and Tao Mu acting together today, I also gained a lot. It's a pity that I don't have the opportunity to act with him in this play."
Wang Jinsheng plays a senior superintendent in the movie, who is responsible for contacting the male protagonist Yan Qi's superior. There is no rivalry with Zhou Yuanting played by Tao Mu. Wang Jinsheng didn't care before, but now seeing that Fang Ruoti and Yan Sheng had gained a lot after acting with Tao Mu, he couldn't help but feel happy.
Shen Yu, who had been standing by the monitor and heard Director Xu call "cut", immediately ran to Yan Sheng with a bottle of mineral water in his hand. Hearing Yan Sheng's words, he couldn't help feeling envious. He and Tao Mu were newcomers who joined the group at the same time. From a personal experience perspective, Shen Yu played the leading male role as soon as he debuted, and later played many leading and supporting roles in movies and TV series funded by the Shen Group, so he has more filming experience than Tao Mu. Moreover, when he was filming in previous movies, the director and other actors often praised him for his charisma.
So after Shen Yu joined the crew of "Black and White", he never thought about competing with Tao Mu. But he always felt that he wouldn't be too far behind. But I didn't expect the reality to be so cruel. Tao Mu, who has little filming experience, has won recognition from many big names for his acting skills. Not only did the heroine Fang Ruoti praise the performance, but she was also able to keep up with Yan Sheng's performance when acting opposite him. Instead of being overshadowed, his performance was even more outstanding.
It can be predicted that when the crew filmed the rivalry between Zhou Yuanting and Yan Yu, the immature acting Shen Yu would definitely be crushed by Tao Mu. This is not a gap that can be made up with just a little effort.
Although he said he didn't mind, Shen Yu also had self-esteem. He didn't want to perform too badly - Shen Yu noticed that because Tao Mu's acting was better, his elder brother Yan would pay more attention to Tao Mu after each scene. Even ignore him because of this.
Shen Yu knew that Yan Sheng didn't fall in love with Tao Mu because of this, but he still felt depressed. He also wanted to be noticed by Brother Yan in this way. I also want to be praised by everyone like this.
So looking at Tao Mu who was surrounded by many people, Shen Yu pouted, walked silently to Xu Musen, and asked in a low voice: "Director Xu, is there any way to greatly improve my acting skills in a short time?"
Shen Yu met Director Xu's surprised look and said firmly, "I want to perform better. I don't want to hold everyone back."
Xu Musen looked at Shen Yu for a long time with a scrutinizing gaze. Director Xu initially refused this young master who was forced in by the investors. As a professional director who has strict requirements for his work, Xu Musen does not want to be interfered with too much during the filming. We don’t want investors to use their investment power to force people into the crew. Not to mention that the character is just a vase with poor acting skills and a lot of bad habits.
So Director Xu had a very bad first impression of Shen Yu - it was because Shen Yu joined the crew with such an image from the beginning.
However, the male lead is the male lead, not to mention that the "Black and White" crew is the main character of the plot. As everyone got to know each other better day by day, even Director Xu and other people in the crew, who had a big prejudice against Shen Yu at the beginning, slowly began to accept Shen Yu. Some even feel that Shen Yu's acting skills are just a little immature and his personality is a little simple and delicate. He likes to talk to himself and has a serious case of prince syndrome. Other than that, there aren't any major drawbacks.
The most important thing is that Shen Yu is obedient. Although his acting skills are immature, he has a good personality. Even though Director Xu made her do 40 or 50 NGs a day, and even scolded her until she cried, she did not lose her temper or quit, and she did not use the Shen family as a backer to go against the director. Instead, he continued filming after crying. Polish it bit by bit until Director Xu is satisfied.
After the filming, I would ask my agent to treat everyone to a meal. Apologize for slowing down the filming progress.
As the saying goes, a man who eats someone's food will be grateful to him; a man who receives someone's gifts will be grateful to him. After several times, even though Shen Yu often made mistakes and delayed progress, no one had the heart to scold him. There were even some foodie staff members who were secretly waiting for Shen Yu to fail. Anyway, there will be refreshments as compensation after NG. There's nothing wrong with it.
Besides, Shen Yu is not the kind of person who is hopeless. As the male protagonist of the plot, Shen Yu still has his advantages. He is handsome. Her facial features are extremely delicate and her temperament is very pure. Although his acting skills are immature, his performance is full of spirit. Although he cannot endure hardship, he is very obedient. He does whatever Director Xu says, and is very good at drawing inferences from what he has learned.
In his previous life, Director Xu personally chose Shen Yu to play the role of Yan Yu, and he once lamented that Shen Yu was acting in his true colors. Although this life did not start out very well, the greatness of the plot halo lies in the fact that it can subtly change people's hearts.
After so many times, even Xu Musen found it difficult to resist. While complaining about Shen Yu's poor acting skills, he also taught Shen Yu how to act. In the end, I even began to enjoy the pleasure of cultivation.
So at this moment, facing Shen Yu's initiative to propose more practice, Director Xu also felt a little relieved like an old father. Decided to train Shen Yu well. At least it ensures that the roles of Yan Yu and Zhou Yuanting will not be seriously deviated due to the disparity in the actors' acting skills - Director Xu also does not want the character of Yan Yu to become a complete background board in comparison with Tao Mu.
Hearing Director Xu's promise, Shen Yu's eyes lit up and he nodded obediently, "Director Xu, rest assured, I will work hard."
On the other side of the set, Tao Mu, who had finished filming his scenes for the day, was still surrounded by a group of people.
"Your performance just now was amazing!" There was another night scene in the evening, so Du Ze, who had been waiting on the set, gave Tao Mu a thumbs up and said with a smile, "You are so young, so handsome, and your acting skills are so good. Why don't you leave some room for us supporting actors?"
Tao Mu reached out and high-fived Du Ze. I am also very satisfied with my performance just now.
However, he had several scenes in a row today. Although he didn't perform them with all his might, he still needed to mobilize all the muscles and expressions in his body. After several hours, Tao Mu was very tired. So I didn’t say much to everyone, I just wanted to take off my makeup and go back to the hotel. Have a good sleep.
As a result, before Tao Mu left the rooftop, the lights in the studio suddenly dimmed. Tao Mu was surrounded by a group of people, looking around subconsciously. I thought there was a power outage. However, the neon lights of the surrounding skyscrapers are still bright.
Was there an accident on the set? Tao Mu frowned, and keenly discovered that no one had made a sound since the lights went out. Just as Tao Mu was about to speak, everyone clapped and sang Happy Birthday.
Li Xiaoheng, who was supposed to be waiting for him at the hotel, came over pushing a cart. On the cart was a three-layer cake with nineteen candles on the top. And around the cake, there are nineteen delicate and small birthday peaches that look particularly delicious.
Tao Mu turned around and asked Du Ze: "What's the date today?"
Du Ze smiled and said, "It's July 7th. Don't you even remember your own birthday?"
Tao Mu really didn't remember. I've been busy filming these two days, so I don't have the time to think about anything else. Besides, he was deserted by everyone in his previous life, and no one remembered his birthday.
Li Xiaoheng pushed the cart in front of Tao Mu and said with a smile, "Happy birthday."
Tao Mu looked at Li Xiaoheng with some surprise and some emotion. This person always comes up with all kinds of old-fashioned ways to make him happy without realizing it. Moreover, the longevity peaches surrounding the cake are obviously the work of Mr. Song.
Tao Mu's heart moved: "Did you bring the old man to Xiangcheng?"
"Not only the old man, but also Uncle Yao and Uncle Xiao Qi. Is it your birthday? I want to give you a surprise. So I brought them to Xiangcheng to celebrate your birthday." Li Xiaoheng said this and asked with a smile: "You won't blame me for not telling you in advance, right?"
"Of course not." Tao Mu smiled and looked at Li Xiaoheng: "You also said it was a surprise."
The interaction between the two seems ordinary, but there is an inexplicable warmth in it. An ambiguous atmosphere lingers in the air. Those who noticed it smiled knowingly. People who were not so careful also lamented that Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng had a very good personal relationship. How could a capitalist tycoon with a net worth of tens of billions think of celebrating his partner's birthday? A birthday cake was also carefully prepared. He even brought Tao Mu's family to Xiangcheng to celebrate his birthday in advance.
He is so considerate and attentive in winning people's hearts, and he deserves that his business is growing bigger and bigger.
They made wishes, blew out candles, and shared cakes, and the entire crew joined in the fun.
Only Shen Yu stood alone in the corner, looking at Tao Mu who was surrounded by everyone with an indescribable feeling. Today is his birthday too. But no one in the entire crew paid attention to this matter.
I still remember that a year ago, they were filming in H Town. The Shen family even asked for leave from the crew on this day and brought him back to Shanghai to celebrate his birthday. The family is reunited and lives in harmony. But now...
Shen Yu's brows were gloomy. He missed home too.
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