Chapter 235: Outshining the Others
Jiang Wei has his thoughts. Today's entertainment industry is different from the past. Ever since the coal bosses entered the industry waving large sums of money, the industry has become a flourishing one and the film and television industry has become a hot spot in the eyes of capital.
Apart from anything else, since Fan Bingbing went out on his own, his personal studio has been thriving and his career has reached a new level.
With such successful case examples as examples, many celebrities who feel they have connections and abilities have begun to become active and want to emulate Fan Bingbing's model to set up studios in an attempt to get a bigger piece of the pie.
There was also a lot of controversy some time ago. Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming and Ren Quan jointly opened an investment company. Some directors who felt that their talents were not recognized came to the company with their scripts and recommended themselves for investment.
Jiang Wei was keenly aware that everything in the entertainment industry was quietly changing. He thought that since this was a precedent in the industry, many celebrities with money and connections would try to organize events and invest in some film and television projects to test the waters.
Although his connections are not as good as those of Huayi, the top lady of Tangren in front of him is a potential stock. Maybe in two or three years, her career will be further advanced and he will have a chance to convince her to invest.
The two of them walked and talked, asking each other questions, each with their own thoughts, and soon they arrived at the "Yitian" dressing room filled with all kinds of costumes and props.
The makeshift dressing room was as warm as spring, with the heater whirring.
As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Wei directly instructed the makeup artist: "This is Ms. Liu Shishi, the actress who plays Huang Shangnu. Please help her with her makeup. Director Yu is waiting."
In front of the assistant director, the makeup artist did not dare to slack off, with a smile on her face and a pleasant expression: "Teacher Liu, please come and sit over here."
Liu Shishi nodded slightly, sat down quietly in front of the dressing mirror, closed her eyes, and let the makeup artist apply makeup on her face.
After working for a while, Liu Shishi finally finished her makeup and changed into the yellow ancient costume that the stylist had carefully prepared.
When she appeared in front of everyone again, everyone's eyes lit up, and they felt that Liu Shishi's personal image was instantly endowed with an indescribable charm.
The sister walked lightly with lotus steps, her long skirt swaying slightly, her sleeves fluttering in the wind, showing her graceful demeanor. She exuded a cool and aloof aura naturally, as if she was a fairy walking out of a painting.
"Teacher Liu, come here and look in the mirror, you look absolutely stunning!" Jiang Wei stood aside, eyes full of amazement, thinking to himself that the role of Huang Shangnu in this play would probably outshine all the other actresses.
Liu Shishi turned around as she was told and faced herself in the fitting mirror. She nodded slightly and was very satisfied with her look in the yellow dress. She felt that the stylist of the "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" crew was quite talented.
The person in front of him was a distinguished guest. Jiang Wei looked concerned and said, "Teacher Liu, it's too cold outside. Please wear your down jacket over your costume. Let's go meet Director Yu now."
Inside the set, the staff were each doing their own job, busy but not chaotic. Director Yu Min was staring at the monitor screen, carefully reviewing the clips just shot, immersed in his own world.
It was not until he heard his deputy's call that he came to his senses. He turned sideways and saw Jiang Wei and a girl in yellow clothes coming to his side.
Liu Shishi took off her coat again and hurried forward to greet him: "Hello Director Yu, I'm Liu Shishi, and I'm very happy to join the crew of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber."
"Welcome!" Yu Min responded, and after taking a close look at Liu Shishi, he showed a look of amazement on his face, clapped his hands and laughed, praising sincerely: "What a great look! It's really great."
I couldn't help but sigh that my good friend Zhang Jizhong has a unique vision. He took a liking to Liu Shishi at first sight and wanted her to make a guest appearance. It seems that it was not just because he wanted to ride on her popularity. Her temperament is indeed highly consistent with the character in the play.
"Master Zhang Li's selection is indeed very good!" Yu Min praised, "You are simply a natural beauty in ancient costumes."
Being praised by so many people, Liu Shishi was very happy and smiled. She said with a bit of shyness and humility: "Director Yu, you are too kind. I still have a lot of shortcomings and need to improve."
"I'm not exaggerating, I'm just telling the truth. If you want to stand out in the fiercely competitive entertainment industry, you must not only be beautiful, but also have your own unique beauty and style.
Your temperament and appearance are very unique. I dare to assert that with this extremely gentle and graceful ancient costume look, you will definitely have a place in the circle in the future. "
Liu Shishi was extremely happy when she heard this. She wanted to say a few more polite words, but Yu Min waved his hand and said, "Don't be so modest. Let's get down to business and try out the play. Let me first find out if you can fall off the wire."
"Yes!"
"Xiao Jiang, ask the martial arts instructor to come over and take Liu Shishi to try out the coercion and see how good she is."
Although the character Huang Shangnu does not have many scenes in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", she is the most mysterious and intriguing character in the whole play.
Every appearance must leave a deep impression on the audience in order to highlight the mystery, especially when she appears for the first time, the plot design requires her to slowly descend from the air.
This design certainly makes people look like fairies descending from heaven, light and graceful, bringing a strong visual impact and aesthetic enjoyment to the audience, but it requires extremely high waist and abdominal strength and sense of balance from the actors while on the wire.
Many female artists are OK at performing arts, but they are unable to cope with wire-hanging and other martial arts scenes that test their physical strength and endurance. Although the girl looked confident and answered decisively, Yu Min was still a little worried.
But Liu Shishi's performance was far beyond his expectations. With the help of the rope, the little girl was as light as a swallow, flipping and falling in the air with an ethereal and magical posture.
Even though her movements were a bit stiff due to the low temperature, Liu Shishi still managed to complete the series of movements designed by the martial arts director very well with her solid skills and tenacious perseverance.
"Very good! Teacher Liu has a good foundation."
The martial arts director at the side couldn't help but cheer. As the saying goes, experts see the details while laymen see the excitement. Obviously, as a professional, the martial arts director could tell at a glance that Liu Shishi's movements were standard, smooth and stable, which must have been due to hard basic martial arts training.
On the set, the auditioning actress performed her moves in one go, as naturally as flowing clouds and water, and slowly descended from the sky to the ground.
The surrounding crew members couldn't help but applaud and praise when they saw this wonderful scene.
After untying the safety rope, Liu Shishi stood beside the director again. Her pretty face was slightly flushed due to the intense exercise just now, and a few strands of hair on her forehead were a little messy, but this did not affect her beauty at all. Instead, it added a bit of agility and playfulness to her.
Yu Min was filled with indescribable satisfaction and admiration for the girl in front of him. It turned out that those who could become famous in the circle were not ordinary people and they all had one or two unique skills.
Unfortunately, the filming of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" has been underway for nearly two months. It is too late to change cast now and the cost of reshooting is too high. Otherwise, he would have wanted to replace several female leads.
He was not very satisfied with the performances of several leading actresses such as An Yixuan and Liu Jing, and felt that they lacked some passion and verve in their interpretation and performance of the characters.
Thinking of this, Yu Min sighed helplessly. Once his new version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" was released, it would inevitably be compared with the previous version.
The performance of the male lead Deng Chao is quite remarkable, but the performances of the female leads are far from those of Jia Jingwen, Gao Yuanyuan and others. It is estimated that the film will be criticized.
It's a pity that the actress is not good enough and he, as a director, is also overwhelmed. I hope Liu Shishi can give the audience a little surprise.
Yu Min's attitude became more gentle as he looked forward to it: "The movements are perfect. I'm sure you must be very tired after the long journey. Have a good rest tonight and get enough energy. We will officially start filming Huang Shangnu's scenes tomorrow."
Liu Shishi nodded. The mountain road was rugged and she was indeed a little tired after rushing to travel early in the morning.
Since the director was so considerate and let her have a good rest, it would be a good opportunity for her to recharge her batteries and be in the best condition for the filming tomorrow.
As night falls, the crew of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" has finished work after a busy day. The leading actors and staff dragged their tired bodies back to the hotel where they were staying one after another.
This hotel has been fully booked by Zhang Jizhong and is exclusively for use by the crew.
The third floor of the hotel is the rest area for several female artists. The most spacious single room at the end of the corridor is the guest room of the leading actress An Yixuan.
At this time, the big star had finished washing up and was lying comfortably on the head of the bed, busy applying a facial mask to protect his skin. The mobile phone next to him was on the speakerphone function and he was talking to someone.
"Hu Ge, your junior sister is really grand. She brings two assistants with her wherever she goes."
When An Yixuan thought of the number one lady from Tangren whom she met during the day, she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart, and she always felt that the other party was deliberately showing off.
I both look down on her and feel a little envious of her. After all, such a grand ceremony also indirectly shows how much Tangren Films values Liu Shishi.
The eldest brother of Tang Ren, who was far away at home in Donghai, knew Miss Liu's situation very well, and responded casually: "This is Shishi's first time to go out to film, and she is unfamiliar with the place. It is inevitable that Mr. Cai will care more about her and make more thorough arrangements. It is also human nature."
"Humph, what's human nature? I think she is just delicate and squeamish."
Recalling how generous and magnanimous Shishi was during their daily interactions, Hu Ge defended her by saying, "No, Shishi is quite generous. She was not a delicate girl in the company and on the set before."
An Yixuan looked disdainful when he heard this: "That's just pretending, pretending to be gentle and lovely, and making people dizzy."
Hearing the resentment in his old friend's words, Hu Ge quickly asked, "Yi Xuan, something is wrong with you! Did you offend Shishi?"
"Huh, I offended her? She stole the spotlight today, outshining all of us leading actors. Director Yu praised her in various ways, saying that she looked good in costume and that she was good at martial arts.
"She just doesn't like us in every way. Now the whole crew is saying that Liu Shishi's performance as Huang Shangnu is more beautiful than all the other female friends of Zhang Wuji. Isn't that infuriating?"
An Yixuan became more and more excited as he spoke, his voice unconsciously getting higher, and the mask on his face began to tremble slightly.
Although it was unclear what exactly happened in the crew, Hu Ge still heard that Liu Shishi must have performed very well in the crew and was favored by the director, which made her envied by other female artists.
"That's an exaggeration, isn't it? Shishi is just a cameo appearance. Besides, it was you who asked me to invite her. You have to take good care of her in the crew."
"I take care of her? I don't have the time." An Yixuan had no words to express her grievances. If Zhang Jizhong hadn't looked for her, would she have invited such a delicate young actress to the crew to cause trouble for herself?
"Besides, why does she need my care? Not only do she have two assistants around her, but the assistant director also takes extra care of her, and there's also a senior who's very attentive to her and tries to please her in every way."
"What's going on? Tell me more specifically. Is there someone pursuing Shishi?"
An Yixuan thought of Mrs. Li's actions during the day, with a look of disdain on his face, without even considering his own abilities:
"It was the actor who played Song Qingshu, Mrs. Li. He and Liu Shishi were alumni of the Beijing Dance Academy, and he wanted to pursue her. But seeing that Liu Shishi had no interest in him, she spoke coldly to him.
Mrs. Li is the same, shameless. In the play, Song Qingshu pursues Zhou Zhiruo desperately, and outside the play, he wants to please Liu Shishi. The characters in and outside the play fit well. But then again, a good woman is afraid of men clinging to her, and the future is uncertain. "
"Although I don't know Mrs. Li, I know that his efforts are doomed to fail. Shishi has a boyfriend, he is super handsome, and Shishi loves her boyfriend very much."
Hu Ge said with a smile that he knew very well the relationship between Liu Shishi and Song Ci, and it was not something that others could easily interfere with.
An Yixuan was immediately excited when he heard this. Celebrities are also human beings and they also like to listen to gossip in the circle. He quickly asked, "Which male celebrity is it? Tell me quickly."
"Shishi's boyfriend is not a star, he is an outsider."
"Isn't he the son of some wealthy family?"
"That's about the same." Hu Ge was vague and didn't want to dwell on this topic too much. After all, it involved Liu Shishi's privacy.
"How's it compared to my guy?"
Hu Ge couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He didn't know where An Yixuan got the confidence from. Comparing her boyfriend Wang Xiaofei with Song Ci was like a firefly competing with the bright moon.
Hearing Hu Ge's laughter, An Yixuan immediately became unhappy and stood up for her boyfriend, shouting:
"What's wrong with my Xiaofei? He is very ambitious. He has his own real estate company and his family also owns a large restaurant chain, South Beauty."
Hu Ge shook his head helplessly, with emotion and certainty: "Yixuan, let's not talk about this topic. I'll say this here. It's impossible for women in the entertainment industry to find a boyfriend better than Shishi."
"I don't believe it!" An Yixuan looked stubborn.
She didn't believe that Liu Shishi's boyfriend would be so perfect. There were so many handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment industry, and there were outstanding people everywhere. How could it be possible that there was no one better than Liu Shishi's boyfriend?
Hu Ge whispered softly, her voice becoming gentle and full of stories: "Shishi and her boyfriend are childhood sweethearts, and they are in love with each other in their prime.
If you know their stories like I do, you will know that they are truly the ideal in the world, something you can only encounter but not seek after! "
An Yixuan listened quietly to Hu Ge's story. He was a little dazed for a moment, and a vague but beautiful image emerged involuntarily in his mind.
Although she didn't know the other party's identity yet, she suddenly felt that her boyfriend was not as "attractive" as before. Their relationship lacked the unforgettable affection and tacit understanding between Liu Shishi and her boyfriend.
(End of this chapter)
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