Chapter 8 The Eighth Melon Ancestor Feeds
He hurried to Group B to look for someone, but found that Chen Que had been framed and was not allowed to continue shooting the foreground in the morning. He was now assigned to Group A as a soldier. The assistant hurried back and finally found Chen Que in a corner.
During the break, Xu Qingye was holding a camera to show Shen Que the photos he had taken. Their heads were almost touching, and they looked very intimate from a distance.
Shen Que doesn't understand photography, but he has aesthetic taste. The photos taken by Xu Qingye are very beautiful, and both the composition and colors look very comfortable.
Xu Qingye was a self-media blogger in his previous life. Photography and editing are basic skills. He is also quite talented in photography and has won some prestigious awards. Taking portraits is a piece of cake for him.
What's more, the most important thing in taking portraits is that the model looks good. As long as the model looks good, 70 to 80 percent of the problems will not be a problem.
Shen Que looked through the photos, all of which were taken by Xu Qingye. In Xu Qingye's lens, Shen Que felt that he had become another person, no longer an unknown little soldier, but a young general who was concerned about his country and the people. His eyes were filled with his family, country and the world.
Shen Que couldn't remember what he was thinking at the moment he was photographed, but it definitely had nothing to do with the plot. Xu Qingye had forced himself to shoot him in such an atmospheric way.
The two were studying the photos with their heads down when the assistant ran over and patted Chen Que's shoulder a little embarrassedly.
"Excuse me for interrupting you."
Noticing someone, Shen Que looked up.
The assistant had only glanced at him from a distance before and thought he was handsome. But now, seeing him up close, he was suddenly shocked. The soldier's dusty makeup couldn't hide his inherent temperament.
A handsome young man with clear and deep eyes and a hint of sadness between his brows. He is simply Su Siheng himself!
"What's up?"
Shen Que looked at the newcomer with some doubts, and after glancing at the badge on his chest to confirm that he was a staff member, he felt a little relieved. He was still a very defensive person.
"Well, an actor couldn't come at the last minute. I think you're a good fit for the role, so I wanted to bring you to meet the director. It won't be a big role, but it's a very important one. If you're the right fit, the pay will definitely be good."
The assistant explained the whole story to Shen Que, and Xu Qingye immediately looked at Shen Que. He wanted to see if there was any halo on this person. He hadn't done anything yet, but this character came to him on his own. He really deserved to be the male lead!
"Go quickly, don't waste time."
Xu Qingye gently pushed Chen Que, and rubbed his hands subconsciously on him, trying to share in his good fortune!
Shen Que followed his assistant, but Xu Qingye didn't. He continued to organize the photos, then took out his computer and logged into a new account.
Entertainment girl Xu Cuihua: I found a very handsome guy and took a sneak shot of him. [Picture]
Xu Qingye posted a photo of Chen Que taken with his mobile phone. The picture was shaky and blurry, and not very clear, but even with the blurry image quality, you could still vaguely see how handsome Chen Que was.
Xu Qingye's account is one of the many marketing accounts given to him by the company. It usually posts some ambiguous gossip, photos of handsome men and beautiful women, etc. It has quite a few fans and is considered a relatively mature marketing account.
As soon as the message was released, it received a lot of responses.
Most of them praised him for being handsome, and some who had a solid understanding of him actually recommended him to others right away.
Chen Que is also a well-known figure in school. He is handsome and a top student. He is simply a walking topic of conversation.
There was some Amway in the comment section. Xu Qingye took a few glances and logged out of his account. He then logged into several accounts one after another. He completed all the work assigned by the company, took screenshots and reported it before taking a short break.
It’s quite tiring to have so many accounts. I’ve been busy editing, sending, commenting and forwarding for more than half an hour.
After Xu Qingye finished his work, he looked at the time. Since Shen Que had not returned yet, it was likely that he had gotten the role. Xu Qingye was very confident about this.
Shen Que's interview went very smoothly. As soon as he came in front of the director, the director took a few glances and immediately asked the makeup artist to do his styling.
Apart from anything else, his appearance is much more suitable for the role than the one he had chosen before. As for his inability to act, that is something that he, as a director, needs to worry about.
The character of Su Siheng is an alien in the whole drama. He is extremely talented but has nowhere to display his talent. He can only drag his sick body and try to exchange himself for peace. Knowing that he will die, he still resolutely sets out. His only wish is to see a peaceful and prosperous world. Unfortunately, his life is too short and the war is too long.
The costumes in this play are almost all armor. Su Siheng is an image of a scholar, so the makeup artist made his face paler, simply trimmed his eyebrows and did not put on too heavy makeup.
He was wearing a moon-white robe with wide sleeves. The clothes were a bit loose on him, making him look even thinner.
The wigs used by the crew were of very good quality, and after being carefully glued together, Shen Que looked like a frail young man who had walked out of an ancient painting.
Chen Que is a college student who has not yet grown out of his childishness. Although he has a melancholic and broken temperament, his kind of sadness is more like the sorrow of thinking too much because of too many good days. It is somewhat different from Su Siheng's feeling of being oppressed by the times. But he already has some flavor of the character before he even started acting. With a little polish, this character will definitely become the highlight of the show.
After changing his makeup, the director's eyes sparkled, it was so fitting, he was simply the chosen one, Su Siheng.
"Have you ever acted in a play before?"
The director walked around Shen Que twice and nodded frequently.
"No, this is my first time being an extra today."
Shen Que answered honestly, and the director's words were immediately stuck in his throat. After a moment of hesitation, he patted Shen Que's shoulder.
"It's okay. It's okay even if it's your first time filming. This role isn't difficult. As long as you get the emotions right, it'll be fine. Come over here and I'll explain the scene to you."
The director said it lightly, not knowing whether it was to comfort Shen Que or to comfort himself. The character of Su Siheng runs through the first half of the play, but appears entirely in the mouths of other people.
It is not easy to clearly express this person's character and emotions with just a few simple shots. After all, all the scenes are just a glance back and getting on a carriage.
Emotions are the most difficult part of acting, which requires the actor to have a full understanding of the role, but this role has too few scenes, so few that he doesn't even have any lines. No one will spend a lot of time understanding such a character.
The director took Shen Que aside and talked about Su Siheng's life, personality, etc., especially focusing on his psychological journey of leaving Wei and embarking on Chu. These were things outside the script, and the director specially compiled a biography for the role of Su Siheng.
Su Siheng has few scenes, but he holds a high position in the director's heart, so he spent a lot of time organizing them, hoping that the person who plays him can truly understand the character even if he only has one minute of screen time.
Shen Que listened carefully. The director spoke in great detail, starting with the background of the times and then talking about the life of Su Siheng. Su Siheng had shown amazing wisdom since he was a child and wrote excellent articles. When he was a child, the war had not yet spread completely, and he had lived in peace for a few years, which gave him the expectation to realize his ambitions.
It's a pity that fate played a trick on Su Siheng. His ideals and ambitions were trampled under the iron hoof of the battlefield. It was even more sad to see them shattered because they were once within his reach. But he was not a person who accepted his fate.
His talent and writing skills were not useless during the war. He composed songs to inspire the soldiers, wrote manifestos to boost morale, and did his best to contribute to the country.
In the end, you pay the price with your life.
Su Siheng is a lucky yet unlucky man. He is always pushed by fate and eventually becomes the tragedy of the times.
Shen Que had a strong ability to understand and quickly sorted out Su Siheng's life. He tried to put himself into it, imagining that he was Su Siheng and experiencing everything he had experienced.
Shen Que frowned and said nothing while he was thinking, and the director didn't bother him. He waved his hand and asked others to start preparing. He had a hunch that he would be able to shoot Su Siheng's scenes quickly.
Shen Que's thoughts were brewing quickly. When he turned to look at the director, his eyes had changed. They remained clear but also had a more mature look.
Su Siheng is young, but has a lot of experience, and he is full of contradictions.
"Everyone, get ready."
Seeing that Shen Que was ready, the director immediately called on everyone else to start, but he still ignored Shen Que's newness. Shen Que had never been involved in this line of work before, and all his experience was just shooting a few group scenes among the crowd today.
Shen Que didn’t know where to move, nor where the camera was, and he was so focused on his performance that he walked out of the camera. The director hurried forward to explain to him that the feeling just now was right. He just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the person walking out of the camera gracefully. Who can understand that feeling of powerlessness!!!
The director comforted Shen Que and started over. This time, Shen Que glanced at the camera before getting into the role.
It's really not difficult to perform. He just stands under the city wall, looks back, and gets on the carriage. The next step is to lie down in the carriage and pretend to be dead.
It’s a short shot, but the director seems to have spent his entire life shooting it. He wants to show his own lens aesthetics and shoots it over and over again.
The commotion here attracted quite a few people, and the movie star Sun Yao, who was originally resting in the RV, also came over. He had read the script thoroughly and knew about the existence of such a scene, but he had not paid much attention to it before. But now, seeing Shen Que standing at the foot of the city wall and looking back, a trace of fear surged in his heart.
This fear was for no reason. Just watching the performance of the person in front of him, he had a feeling that he would be outdone. This feeling was ridiculous. The other person was just an extra, and I heard that it was his first time acting.
Although Sun Yao laughed at himself, he still kept his guard up.
After filming the first scene, Chen Que had to change his makeup because he was playing a dead person. The director stuffed him with a big red envelope. This was the custom of the crew and was used to ward off evil spirits. Because the director liked Chen Que, the red envelope was extra thick.
In the dressing room, Xu Qingye followed in naturally, and as soon as Shen Que sat down, he turned on the praise mode.
"Your acting was so good, you were practically a master's gift. That look of yours would have required others to watch and learn from it over and over again. I wonder how many years it would take to master it. It was a textbook performance!"
Xu Qingye adheres to the principle that if the protagonist is good, then he will be good too, and praises the protagonist without thinking. Of course, he does not think he is exaggerating, after all, everyone thinks so.
"Is it really that powerful? What a shame. I should have gone and seen it."
The makeup artist actually felt a hint of sincerity when she heard Xu Qingye's exaggerated praise. She looked at Chen Que in the mirror and immediately smiled. It was normal to receive a few compliments for being so handsome.
"Really, really, the director praised it again and again. How could the director not be able to tell the good from the bad?"
Xu Qingye answered firmly. Shen Que looked through the mirror at Xu Qingye who was boasting as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and shook his head helplessly. It was a bit exaggerated after all.
Just as Shen Que was about to say something, there was a knock on the dressing room door, and then Sun Yao pushed the door open and walked in.
"Sorry to bother you."
Sun Yao was a little surprised to see there was another person there, but he still showed a friendly smile. He walked up to Shen Que and handed him a business card with a smile.
"Are you interested in joining our company? I think you're incredibly talented. I can arrange the best contract terms for you and guarantee you'll be a huge success in this industry."
Sun Yao was quite direct. Shen Que reached out to take the business card, glanced at it, and politely put it away.
"I have to deal with graduation now, so I don't have time to think about this right now. I'll think about it carefully once I'm done."
Shen Que responded politely, and Sun Yao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Shen Que hadn't graduated yet, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
"Then remember to contact me."
After Sun Yao finished speaking, he turned around and walked out somewhat awkwardly.
As soon as the door closed, Xu Qingye reached out and poked Chen Que, asking him to hand over his business card.
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