Chapter 26 Criticism
The production team gave 24 hours to prepare, but in reality the time was even less.
Shi Qing was aware of Yue Jingchen's acting skills, so she came to the practice room early the next day.
In fact, Shi Qing also didn't understand why Yue Jingchen's acting skills hadn't improved over the years.
The drama "The Princess Is a Drama Queen" in which they collaborated was each other's first leading role. Before that, they were both extras or supporting roles with few lines in the company's senior crews.
This low-budget ancient costume drama was the company's trial drama. At that time, the entire drama was basically composed of newcomers, and they were all very green. Unexpectedly, the drama became a hit.
After the drama became popular, she was able to get more roles in other dramas. Every day she either watched the acting of her seniors on the set or listened to the teachers' lectures in the company. Her acting skills improved little by little.
Yue Jingchen's rise to fame was very fast, and their respective agents avoided any involvement between them. Until they worked together again in "The Fairy in the Clouds", she didn't expect that Yue Jingchen would become the top star in the company, with such high traffic, but his acting skills were still so poor.
Shi Qing looked at the time. Without an opponent, she couldn't act with him, so she found a place to sit down, put on headphones, and started to watch the original movie "Baby".
As time passed, viewers gradually poured into the live broadcast room.
[Qingqing is up so early! She's so dedicated!]
[Roll it up, roll it up! This is the kind of sister who is serious about her career that we need in the domestic entertainment industry! ]
[So... where's Yue Jingchen? Didn't we say we were going to act together? Why hasn't he come yet?]
[Yue Dingliu is just acting like a big shot every day. There's nothing strange about that. Just get used to it.]
It was almost noon when the door of the practice room was finally pushed open.
Yue Jingchen walked in with an apologetic smile, followed by his assistant.
"Sorry, Qingqing, I'm late."
He explained: "There was a last-minute announcement last night."
As he spoke, he naturally took off the coat he was using to create a look.
Shi Qing looked indifferent. She had long been accustomed to Yue Jingchen's unprofessionalism. She also didn't understand how the young man who was so motivated in the past could become like this.
Her eyes glanced at the ambiguous red mark on the back of his neck and she chuckled.
"It doesn't matter. Now that you're here, let's start acting."
Seeing Shi Qing's attitude, the smile on Yue Jingchen's face froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
In the afternoon, four instructors will inspect each practice room, and some will also provide some guidance.
Film queen Zhao Qi came to their practice room.
First, let the two of them demonstrate the scene.
[Oh my god, I beg for a pair of eyes that I haven’t seen, it’s too eye-catching]
[I’m definitely going to scold Yue Jingchen]
[She acted so well even before she even got to wear Shi Qing's costume. I can already imagine how much I'll cry during the actual recording.]
However, it is the exact opposite of barrage.
Zhao Qi frowned and accused Shi Qing: "Your emotions are wrong. I can see that you are playing the role of a mother who has lost her child."
Shi Qing was stunned for a moment, but still accepted the guidance sincerely.
After that, Zhao Qi ignored her and walked towards Yue Jingchen.
"Jingchen, you handled it very well..."
Shi Qing felt that this voice was much gentler than the one she had just heard.
Looking at Zhao Qi who was directing the script very close to him, Yue Jingchen didn't feel anything was wrong.
The entire practice room seemed to be divided into two scenes.
Over there, Zhao Qi and Yue Jingchen were chatting happily and laughing constantly.
And Shi Qing was completely forgotten.
People with different ideas cannot work together. Shi Qing sat quietly in the corner and adjusted her state according to the script.
[Holy crap! Is Zhao Qi blind? Shi Qing's emotions seem to be more on point, no matter how I look at it!]
[Isn't this bias too obvious? ]
[I feel sorry for my sister Qing, who is being excluded all by herself. I really want to hug her.]
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Finally it’s time for the actual recording.
Shi Qing and Yue Jingchen sat in the waiting area, waiting for the stage lights to come on for them.
The stage was set up as a dilapidated rental house with simple furnishings and a depressing atmosphere.
The lights come on.
The show begins.
The first to appear is Yue Jingchen.
He played the husband Li Tao, who paced anxiously in the room, beating his head with a painful expression.
But the acting was awkward, his eyes were empty, the pain was too superficial, and there was no sign of the despair of losing a child.
The door opened and Wang Xiu, the wife played by Shi Qing, walked in.
Her face was pale, her lips were chapped, and her eyes were as empty as a dry well.
She didn't cry or make a fuss, but walked into the room like a wandering soul, her eyes blankly scanning the photo on the wall that once showed a happy family of three.
Li Tao rushed over and grabbed her shoulders, shaking her vigorously: "Speak up! Where did you take the child? Did you do this on purpose?"
Wang Xiu's body was shaken by him like a rag doll.
Her eyes slowly came into focus, and her voice became very hoarse.
"I didn't... I just... took him to the park..."
Li Tao roared: "Play? Can playing make you lose yourself?" His eyes were red, but he couldn't squeeze out a single tear.
Wang Xiu suddenly laughed, and that laugh was uglier than crying, with a hint of madness.
"Yeah, I lost it."
She gently pushed him away and walked step by step to the crib, which was empty.
She reached out her hand and gently stroked the air, as if the child was still there.
"Baby, mommy is back." She hummed a lullaby softly, "Sleep, sleep, my dear baby..."
As I sang, the tears that had been circling in my eyes began to fall like beads from a broken string.
It was not wailing, but a kind of numbness of extreme despair, a dead silence as if the soul had been drained.
She fell to her knees, curled up into a ball, her shoulders shaking violently.
The sob that had been suppressed for a long time squeezed out from the depths of his throat.
"Give him back to me... please... give him back to me..."
[Holy crap! I got goosebumps! Shi Qing's acting in this scene is simply god-level!]
[She didn't scream, but I felt my heart breaking! This is what a mother who lost her child looks like!]
What was Yue Jingchen doing? He just glared and roared the entire time, like an emotionless wooden man. The contrast was too stark.
[Really, I felt so uncomfortable watching this, not because of the plot, but because of Yue Jingchen's acting. It was so out of character. He didn't understand what pain was at all.]
[Shi Qing’s tears dripped onto my heart, sob sob sob…]
The show ends and the lights come on.
Shi Qing was still kneeling on the ground, unable to get out of the role for a long time.
Yue Jingchen walked over and wanted to help her up.
Shi Qing avoided Yue Jingchen, supported herself on the ground, and stood shakily.
The four mentors had different expressions.
The host, Hong Li, signaled the instructors to begin their comments.
Zhao Qi was the first to grab the microphone. Without even looking at Shi Qing, she spoke coldly, "Shi Qing, I'm disappointed. Didn't you hear what I told you in the practice room yesterday afternoon? A truly distressed mother should be restrained and numb. Your last part was too exaggerated. It didn't ring true at all."
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