Chapter 33 Song Recording "My dear brother, you wish for it."...
"This part is fine. Xiao He, go change into your school uniform and put on makeup first. We'll move to another place in half an hour to shoot the scene of our first meeting." Xia Hui flipped through the script.
He Yan calmed down, wiped the tears from her face with a tissue and sat up, only to see Zhu Shengting, who had finished his solo shoot first, sitting behind the monitor in his school uniform.
Zhu Shengting looked up at He Yan who was walking towards him. He Yan had just finished a crying scene and his eyes were still as red as a rabbit's.
"Why are you here?" He Yan sniffed, a little surprised.
Because they were filming and broadcasting at the same time, for the sake of efficiency the crew was divided into two groups A and B. Group A was always supervised by Xia Hui herself, while Group B was mainly in charge of Dong Xiao.
Zhu Shengting was filming in Group B just now. He Yan didn't expect that after the filming, he didn't go to rest, but came to Group A.
"Observe and learn." Zhu Shengting stretched out his legs and rubbed He Yan's trouser leg with the tip of his right shoe.
"Hey." He Yan almost laughed out loud at Zhu Shengting's words, and the uncomfortable mood he had just been immersed in the play was greatly dispelled.
He gave Zhu Shengting a speechless look and nudged him hard with the tip of his shoe.
Zhu Shengting smiled at him indifferently.
He Yan had a subtle sense of disconnection at this moment. The impression he had of Zhu Shengting in school uniform was mostly that of the cold and serious Li Congye. But at this moment, Zhu Shengting had a bit of a ruffian temperament, which was very different from Li Congye.
But He Yan felt that Zhu Shengting was the most suitable person for the role of Li Congye, no doubt about it.
"Let's go." He Yan picked up his water cup.
Zhu Shengting glanced at his watch. There were still more than twenty minutes before the next shoot. Thinking that He Yan still had to go back to the dressing room to change clothes and put on makeup, he got up and went to the shooting location first.
The scene of the formal first meeting is relatively important to the entire drama, because it will be repeatedly interspersed in the later memories. Xia Hui and Dong Xiao also reunited in a group at this time to supervise this scene together, which shows that its importance is self-evident.
"This scene is a little different from the final photos," Xia Hui explained the scene to the two of them, holding the script. "The final photos don't have as much emotional sustenance, but this one is shot in one take, with two angles. You guys can rehearse your lines, and most importantly, adjust your emotions."
He Yan listened carefully, let out a breath, and began to brew new emotions.
The day when Lin Guyu first met Li Congye outside of school and communicated with each other was actually his birthday. While he was looking forward to his parents coming home to celebrate his birthday, Lin Boheng and Lou Zhi, who were on a business trip, completely forgot about his birthday.
This was different from the sadness that Lin Guyu felt after being bullied and then being rescued by unfamiliar people, which made him cry bitterly. For Lin Guyu, this was like a shield knife, grinding his sharpest tooth until it had no edges and corners, and making his mouth sore and his heart sad.
Lin Guyu didn't cry at all, because having his birthday forgotten was too common in the past decade or so, which made his expectations seem very small, but he looked forward to it every time.
He Yan gently closed his eyes and then opened them again. At this moment, he was ready to become Lin Guyu again.
"All departments, take your positions," Xia Hui said, looking at the sun that was about to set in the sky. "Action!"
As usual, there were few people on Chengli Thirteenth Street when Li Cong was leaving school, because he would always stay at the end to collect some test papers thrown away by his classmates, which he could take back and sell for money.
When the sales are high, he can sell them for more than ten yuan, and when the sales are low, he can sell them for five or six yuan. There are always a lot of test papers in the second half of the senior year, and now he can basically make twenty yuan every time he brings them back.
Their class teacher Xu Huawen knew about this and acquiesced to it.
Although there were always people saying that he was poor behind his back, Li Cong never took such words to heart.
Poverty is his reality, and those talkative people cannot give him money, so it is of no use to him.
Spring has arrived and the days have grown longer. Li Cong can clearly feel that the time of sunset has been delayed. He walks on this deserted road with an expressionless face.
But I saw a familiar person.
Lin Guyu didn't expect to see Li Congye here. This was the first time he stayed on this street for so long without going home.
The sun is about to set.
He heard Li Cong calling his name.
But he didn't know how to respond. When he subconsciously wanted to stand up, Li Cong quickly walked away again.
There was no extra expression on his face from beginning to end, as if he was just curious about why someone would squat on the side of the road with his knees hugged and his head down.
Or maybe she recognized him and called out to him out of politeness.
Anyway, that's all.
Lin Guyu couldn't say what other emotions he had, but all the resentment and bitterness in his heart were interrupted by the sudden appearance of Li Cong, like a bubble that was suddenly popped.
He rubbed his eyes, looked up at the half-sunset blocked by the houses, and realized that he should go home.
"Cut!" The shot ends in one take.
"Very good!" Xia Hui was a little excited. "You two performed even better than the day of the final photo shoot. Keep it up and get it done in one take!"
He Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He had been under a lot of pressure just now. After all, this scene was scheduled to take place at sunset. If it was not filmed well in one go, sunset would not wait for anyone. Other scenes could be cut and re-filmed on the spot, but this scene could only be filmed at sunset every day, which would also slow down the shooting efficiency.
"We can call it a day today. Tomorrow's filming will be even more demanding, with a larger proportion of group scenes. Everyone, prepare well." Xia Hui announced the disbandment.
After filming, He Yan and Zhu Shengting took off their makeup, quickly had dinner, and prepared to rush to Fengrui Pavilion in Shangcheng to record the theme song.
He Yan was drowsy on the way, and Zhu Shengting felt a little nervous for the first time in his life. After all, this was not his area of expertise. He took a deep breath to moisten his throat from time to time, and the demo he had listened to countless times in the past few days was playing in his headphones.
"arrive."
He Yan was awakened by Zhu Shengting. He opened his hazy eyes under the warm light and responded blankly.
The wind in Upper City was quite strong at night. As soon as He Yan got out of the car, he was blown by the wind and became mostly awake. He and Zhu Shengting were taken into the recording studio by the staff.
As He Yan entered, he saw Feng Ruige looking at a musical notation. Beside him were two people he didn't recognize, presumably his assistants. He was the first to greet them, "Teacher Feng."
Feng Ruige looked up and responded gently, "You are here."
Zhu Shengting took the initiative to step forward and shake hands, "Hello, Teacher Feng, I am Zhu Shengting."
"What a handsome man you are, haha." Feng Ruige patted Zhu Shengting's shoulder naturally and showed his cordiality, which alleviated Zhu Shengting's nervousness a lot.
In fact, He Yan was also quite nervous. After all, it was his first time recording songs in such a professional recording studio, and it was for a drama he was starring in, not to mention that his instructor was a famous master.
"These two are my assistants, just call them Xiao Qi and Xiao Ma." Feng Ruige introduced the other two people in the recording studio, and the two people who were called smiled at them.
He Yan and Zhu Shengting shook hands with the two of them and greeted them respectively.
"Okay, let's get started and try to finish within two hours." Feng Ruige smiled.
The accompanying crew members set up a camera in the recording studio to record the entire process of recording the theme song for He Yan Zhu Sheng Ting, and to shoot behind-the-scenes footage for subsequent publicity.
"The sound of car bells echoes far away, and the wind rises and falls in Tongxiang." He Yan took a deep breath and sang the first sentence. His voice was a little hoarse after just waking up, but it added a different flavor to the song.
With a heart filled with trepidation, he heard Zhu Shengting speak in his earphones: "The ballad echoes with every step, and the spring rain startles the red pond."
There was no problem with the pitch, it was even better than any performance he had heard before. A hint of surprise flashed in He Yan's eyes, and he couldn't help but smile and gave Zhu Shengting a thumbs up.
Zhu Shengting naturally did not miss it and gave him a thumbs up in return.
"A young man of seventeen, speechless as he faced the wall, his kind heart got hurt, and he met no good man when he was foolish and foolish." He Yan beat the rhythm with his hands, and the chorus began to change.
"Ok, Xiao He, you can finish the second sentence a little faster and lengthen the last sentence." Feng Ruige said in the headset, and He Yan quickly understood and adjusted.
"The sudden rain is like a fan, I raise my eyes for just a moment, my heart beats fast for a while, and no one knows the warmth in my heart." Zhu Shengting sang carefully. This part was more difficult and his voice was a little shaky.
"Don't be nervous, Xiaozhu, do this part again and relax." Feng Ruige patiently encouraged with a gentle tone, and then deleted the part with too much vibrato without hesitation.
Zhu Shengting moistened his throat with water and sang it a second time.
"Your throat can be a little more relaxed." Feng Ruige was not satisfied.
He Yan noticed that Zhu Shengting was feeling a little awkward and anxious. He reached out and pinched Zhu Shengting's left shoulder, and whispered, "Come on."
Zhu Shengting nodded. Finally, after singing for the fifth time, Feng Ruige nodded with satisfaction. "Very good. Keep it up, Xiao Zhu. Next part."
Considering his singing skills, He Yan has more lyrics for this song, so the next part will still be sung entirely by He Yan.
"When love arises in spring, it is like a summer's rebirth in a spring sleep. What's wrong with lusting after it in the dark night?"
As expected, I passed it in one go.
At the end of the last paragraph, the first two sentences are sung by each person, and the last two sentences are a chorus, which tests the tacit understanding between the two people and the matching of their voices.
However, He Yan was not nervous at all. He was very confident about it, perhaps because he and Zhu Shengting had rehearsed it many times before.
He raised his eyes to look at Zhu Shengting, and Zhu Shengting also looked at him, and the music in the headphones started playing.
"The rain grows on its own, the bushes warm my heart on their own, love is alone, falling beside you and me."
"Okay, sure." Feng Ruige smiled and applauded He Yan and Zhu Shengting across the glass screen.
Then it was He Yan's turn to record the harmony part alone. Half an hour later, the recording was officially over. He Yan breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye to Zhu Shengting and Feng Ruige, and set off to return to Tongxiang.
It was another hour's drive on the road, and they would probably arrive at the hotel at 10:30 pm, but He Yan was very energetic and excited at this time.
His eyes sparkled in the dark night, and the joy in his eyes was seen clearly by Zhu Shengting who was standing beside him.
"Congratulations on the banquet." Zhu Shengting said softly.
"Hmm?" He Yan turned his head to look at him.
Zhu Shengting rested his hand on his chin and asked, "Did I perform well today?"
He Yan tilted his head back, his eyes curved with a smile, "Not bad."
His expression was particularly vivid in the dim light.
"Is there a reward?" Zhu Shengting asked.
He Yan was very easy to talk to at this time. He hummed a song and asked, "What do you want?"
"Give me another 'Lazy Sheep'." Zhu Shengting looked at him and made his request.
He Yan was stunned for a moment, turned his head and leaned close to Zhu Shengting's face, tapping the other's head with his index finger.
"Brother, you wish for it."
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