Chapter 141
Xie Xichao actually had a meal with the production crew of "Ghost" two days ago.
As expected, this is a very mature team. At least at a glance, Xie Xichao has several well-known behind-the-scenes people whose names can be called out. The director's name is Meng Xuran. He is surprisingly young, probably in his early 40s, and has a very cheerful personality. He talked to Jie Xichao for a long time and said that his little niece liked him very much.
Xie Xichao certainly wasn't naive enough to think that this polite remark, like "I held you in my arms when I was a child," was true, but Meng Xuran's action clearly sent a signal:
That is, the entire production team of "Ghost" should be quite satisfied with him.
"How can I not be satisfied?" Dou Fei said bluntly while having dinner with him, "Two TV Kings, it would be a huge hit if this gets out. This drama hasn't even aired yet but you're being hyped up. You must be worshipped."
After he became familiar with Jie Xichao, he became more and more casual with her. After saying that, he remembered something: "By the way, have you met Senior Brother Yu Lin?"
Yu Lin graduated from the same school as him. Two levels older than him.
Judging from his tone, the two of them should be quite familiar with each other.
Xie Xichao said: “No.”
"It seems that he was too tired from working non-stop for announcements. He fell ill in the past two days, so he didn't come."
He recalled what Meng Xuran said at that time and repeated it honestly.
Hearing this, Dou Fei's expression showed some regret. He said: "It's okay, you have plenty of opportunities to meet each other anyway."
"Senior Brother Yu Lin is a nice person," he said.
Nice guy, bad character.
After reading the script of "Ghost", Xie Xizhao had only one feeling:
That is, this is a really cruel and cruel villain.
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The character played by Yu Lin is named Di Shuo, who is also the villain boss of the drama "Ghost". He is a typical born criminal among criminals. Lack of morals, cold-blooded and ruthless. But what makes him a little different from real criminals is that he also has extremely high IQ and disguise skills.
The whole series consists of twenty episodes and four cases. In three cases, he instigated the murder, and in one case, he did it himself. The person he killed with his own hands was his own mother. In the end, when the male protagonist Huo Xiangyang led people to search his house, they discovered that his father had been dismembered and buried in the garden twenty years ago. His brother's bones and head were still frozen in the freezer.
The whole family is together.
Such a cruel murderer is actually an outstanding young entrepreneur who is keen on charity. It can be said that the reversal has been taken to the extreme.
This character is quite scary. Xie Xichao was not scared.
He can tell the difference very clearly. Normally, watching suspense dramas is just chasing the show, but reading the script is pure work. He was never affected by personal emotions.
From a work perspective, he only saw the unexpected richness of the character.
Acting is not afraid of being bad. It's not true anyway.
There are so many areas where the character of Di Shuo can be developed. Whether it is the gentleness in the early stage or the horrifying plots after the truth is revealed in the later stage, there are points that can be brought into play. Jie Xichao even felt that even the terms that fans could brag about in the early and late stages were arranged.
If he were a company, he would be portrayed as gentle and charming in the early stages, and as the most handsome villain in history in the later stages.
Immoral?
Three Incorrect Views?
It's quite a distorted view. Xie Xichao himself would not do this, but he knew that one should never overestimate the bottom line of major capitals.
In comparison.
The character of Huo Xiangyang seems a bit thin.
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Xie Xichao has been touted as a screenwriter recently. But no one knew that he actually did direct a movie. I also wrote scripts.
But compared to actors and idols, there are not many tasks in this direction. So he was just satisfying his urge to do it.
You have to have good grades to satisfy your craving, and the system never gives any protection period to novices. The simplest way to highlight the role of the Son of Fortune is to give him the best starting from his character setting.
The downside is that there isn't much room for the actors to perform. The advantage is that as long as the actor is up to standard, after his training, the conflicts and contradictions inherent in the character and the plot are enough for him to support the role. It will also receive a lot of positive reviews.
In short, it's like giving a singer with mediocre voice a good song within his comfort zone.
From this perspective, he could understand why the rival company would choose this angle to trip him up.
And Huo Xiangyang would definitely not be included in such a role.
He has a notebook at hand, which is his own habit.
When you read a script for the first time, sort out the character biographies. And at this moment, Huo Xiangyang's life story is written on it.
A well-off family with both parents and even a cat and a dog.
He has always been at the top of his class since he was a child, and was admitted to the People's Public Security University near his home in the college entrance examination. After graduation, I successfully entered the police station near my home.
He solved several cases and was even lucky enough to come across a major case that year, for which he was awarded credit for his excellent handling of the case. Judging from his resume, it is an exception for him to sit in this position.
Probably the most unfortunate thing that happened to Huo Xiangyang in his life was meeting the pervert Di Shuo.
And the other party was trying his best to kill him.
On the surface, this seems like a pretty good role.
If Jie Xichao is Huo Xiangyang himself, he would indeed be very happy. Influenced by some criminal investigation dramas and police films, many boys have a dream of becoming a policeman when they are young. Xie Xichao is no exception. When he grew up, he chose a more suitable direction, but if there was an opportunity, he would be willing to try this kind of life.
But this is based on his own thoughts and if this is real life.
As a dramatic character, what Huo Xiangyang lacks is the most core story and topicality.
In short, in this drama, he is an absolute tool.
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There's actually not much to say about this.
When Hong Wu first approached Jie Xichao, Jingyin had just exploded. For the crew, rather than focusing on his acting skills, they valued Hong Wu’s reputation and his ability to attract traffic. As for Hong Wu, the other party is willing to promote him. This drama was indeed out of his reach for him at that time.
In fact, after he won the Best Actor award, Hong Wu mentioned to him that he could turn down the offer and he didn't need to worry about him. He said: "After Xingshuo, you won't have to worry about acting offers. There's no need."
Hong Wu's meaning was very clear. He was a straightforward man and never beat around the bush.
But Xie Xichao signed it anyway.
He also explained to Fang Qingqing: "It's not necessary."
Of course Hong Wu would try to smooth things over for him, but this would still be considered as going back on one's word. Meng Xuran won’t say anything, but the staff under him may not. There's no need to give others something to talk about for no reason.
What's more, with the endorsement of a famous director and a responsible production team, even if the characters are a bit ordinary, this drama cannot be called a bad one for him now.
Jie Xichao signed the contract and was mentally prepared.
But he didn't expect that this character could become such a tool.
But when he saw that Di Shuo wanted to kill him in the end, and his inner monologue was because of his identity as the "Criminal Investigation Captain", and killing him would be a provocation to the police station, not because of him as Huo Xiangyang, even someone as calm as Jie Xichao couldn't help but twitching the corners of his mouth.
...How cruel.
He thought.
There's not even a chance to create a good-evil CP.
Those who know that "our drama is a serious drama with two male protagonists with positive values, and it doesn't involve any nonsense", while those who don't know would think that it is preventing the vase traffic from sucking blood from any angle.
Vase Traffic closed the script nonchalantly.
The kitten started biting his trouser legs again and acted like a spoiled child, wanting to climb up and play. Jie Xichao lifted the back of his neck and stared at it for two seconds. Then he laughed.
"Let's go," he said, "and go play with your dad."
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Cat Dad was in a trance again.
Jie Xichao brought the cat over to him, and he took it, curling his lips as if he was about to cry again. Xie Xichao said:
"stop."
He took out the prepared mobile phone and waved it at the other party:
"Did you see that?"
A certain pea shooter deleted his account after he finished spitting, leaving behind a battlefield filled with smoke. Xie Xichao's fans and Huang Quan passers-by are battling each other, and the battle strength is about 99:1. In short, this was a winning situation.
The fact is that the general public has eyes, and those who find fault can lead the rhythm but not the direction of the wind. It has nothing to do with the short essay being promoted.
As for the remaining rhythm, Xie Xichao said:
"It's none of your business."
Xuan Yang was dragged away by Dewey. The latter rubbed his hands and said in a cordial tone: "Teacher Jie, please ignore him. He just has his old illness again. He has been writing scripts these days and he is acting like a normal person again. But it may also be that he is in love with his lover. Please come more often... um!"
He was once again covered over his mouth and dragged away. Fang Yuwei said cutely and apologetically: "I'm sorry, Teacher Xiao Chao. You know they both have some problems with their brains..."
Xie Xichao:.
He was a little curious: "Is Xuan Dao writing a new book?"
She smiled and said, "Yeah."
"Many investors have approached us," she said. "This time it should be a movie. But the director himself said he goes with the flow, and inspiration is the most important thing."
Xie Xichao quite agreed with this point.
He said, “Come on.”
The propagandist on the side blinked wildly.
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The crew got together for lunch at noon. Ji Yan had just finished a variety show and looked exhausted when he came. As soon as he sat down, he asked, "Brother, will you be with Yu Lin in your next movie?"
Xie Xichao smiled: "You know it again."
"That's who I am." Ji Yan was a little proud.
He has been in much better spirits these past two days. I think I figured it out.
Jie Xichao didn't ask him what role he would take next, but he asked first.
After asking all the questions, Xie Xichao asked, "Do you know Yu Lin?"
"It's OK. I've recorded a variety show with him. Of course, he's the main guest and I'm in the fan seat." Ji Yan said, "He's a nice guy, right?"
He thought for a moment, "He's not a big shot behind the scenes, and he's very nice to us juniors and staff. He even chats and jokes with us. It's rare for someone of his status to be like that. He gives people a very good impression."
Jie Xichao said "hmm".
This was the second time he heard such comments about his future partner from his friends.
It sounded like his next shoot would be easy, and indeed it was.
Half a month later, the crew of "Ghost" started filming. In the first scene, the two leading actors cooperated well and got it done in one take.
Meng Xuran was naturally happy that the game started off so smoothly. The staff on the scene were packing up the props. Jie Xichao wiped the blood plasma off his face and took the water handed to him by his assistant.
Just at this time, someone sat down next to him.
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Yu Lin arrived the day before the filming started.
Generally speaking, most crews have a script reading before filming begins. However, Meng Xuran said that the script was too professional and difficult to make changes, so the script reading was changed to a small-scale communication between the leading actors and the screenwriter and director.
So, on the day of filming, it was the first time that Jie Xichao met this new TV King who was rumored to be down-to-earth and low-key.
From Jie Xichao's perspective, Yu Lin is quite attractive.
He does not have the traditional upright and handsome appearance. On the contrary, he can be described as handsome with an evil touch, mainly because of his slightly curved peach blossom eyes.
Although he arrived just before the filming started, he arrived very early.
At around eight in the morning, when most big-name stars are still sleeping in, he went to the crew that was preparing for the show. Not only that, he also asked his assistant to bring a steaming hot breakfast to all the staff present at the time. In addition, small gifts were distributed to everyone in the crew, from the director and leading actors to the stage staff. Everyone got one.
During the preparation period for the drama "Ghost", Yu Lin did not personally participate much in the early stages due to scheduling and health reasons. If he doesn't come, sometimes we have to go around in circles to do things. According to Xie Xichao, many staff members complained about this incident. After that day, all the criticisms disappeared.
Xie Xichao also received a gift. It is a brooch of a well-known brand. About six figures.
This gift is truly precious. The gift was from the brand he endorses, which can be said to be very thoughtful. Xie Xichao thought about it and asked his assistant to return the gift, but he didn't wear it himself.
At this moment, the jade bracelet he returned was worn on Yu Lin's wrist, emitting a warm glow in the sun.
Perhaps noticing his gaze, Yu Lin smiled and said, "Thank you, Teacher Xiaojie, for the gift. I like it very much."
Xie Xichao also smiled.
He said, "You're welcome, it suits you very well."
When he said this, his voice was gentle and there was a natural sense of stability and peace. Yu Lin glanced at him again.
He suddenly said thoughtfully: "Teacher Xiaojie is not what I imagined."
This is no longer just a polite remark.
There was still some time before the next scene was filmed, so Xie Xichao's assistant tactfully left.
In the rest shed, Jie Xichao unexpectedly raised his eyes.
After a moment, he looked at Yu Lin, as if he was curious: "Why is it different?"
Yu Lin unconsciously adjusted the jade chain on his hand and paused for two seconds.
How are they different?
Yu Lin actually didn’t know how to describe it.
He has met many juniors, including some very popular young idols or actors. Most people seem to have a very impetuous temperament. Especially those who became famous at a young age.
Of course, from another perspective, this may not be called impetuous. After all, these are the darlings of fate, and at best, they can only be called spoiled by favoritism.
But Xie Xichao didn’t.
He is younger and more handsome than any idol Yu Lin has ever seen, but his temperament is much more stable than theirs. Whether it is the way he treats people or his words and actions, he is always calm and decent.
Yu Lin was truly surprised.
And the scene just now.
What surprised him most was the scene they had just performed.
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Yu Lin had seen Jie Xichao act.
From Jing Yin, who helped him transform and become a big hit and directly let Hong Wu let him join the "Ghost" crew, to Tao Yan, who later helped him win the Best Actor Award. Yu Lin watched and studied almost every episode carefully.
He is certainly a very talented actor, but no matter how talented he is, he has only acted in two plays.
Due to venue reasons, what they just shot was a later scene.
The body of Di Shuo's mother is found and he appears as the victim. He had to express the pain and sorrow of being a victim, and faced with the brutal dismemberment scene, the young criminal investigation captain had to show intolerance and anger.
However, due to the many doubts in the previous cases, he was under a lot of pressure at the moment. This kind of pressure cannot be shown in front of others, and it is actually very difficult to grasp the right measure.
Yu Lin was prepared to do several NGs. He stood at the side with his eyes downcast, his face showing the suppressed pain that he had practiced countless times.
He adjusted the angle, and when the camera floated over, it just caught a strange smile at the corner of his mouth. Not a second off.
He breathed a sigh of relief, yet at the same time felt regretful.
This kind of shot is hard to capture accurately. He thought, I finally got it stuck, but I can't use it.
Then, he heard Meng Xuran's excited "click".
Is it exciting?
Although he didn't see it, it should obviously be exciting.
Otherwise Meng Xuran wouldn’t be so excited.
But Yu Lin didn't understand why.
He didn't understand why, so he accidentally said a lot. From Jie Xichao’s appearance and personality to the shots he just shot. At the end of his speech, he suddenly realized something and smiled apologetically: "Sorry, I disturbed you."
"I don't mean anything special," he said, "I'm just quite surprised."
He paused and said sincerely, "I like you very much, Xichao. When Teacher Hong recommended you to me before, I was actually a little hesitant. Mainly... you know. This is not prejudice. I don't have any opinion on juniors. It is indeed an objective fact."
He made a joke, "I told several screenwriters and directors during the script reading a few days ago that Mr. Xiao Chao's TV King award seemed to be a slap in my face. Maybe I was mumbling about him behind his back and he heard me."
He said as he took a sip of water. The expression is intimate and natural. Anyone who sees him would think that he is an amiable senior. The two partners had a very pleasant conversation.
In fact, this is true.
Yu Lin was very polite.
With his status, there is no need for him to send gifts and chat with Jie Xichao. During the conversation, he kept finding topics to talk about, actively making the relationship between the two people more familiar. In comparison, Jie Xichao was much colder.
The total amount of words he said did not exceed ten, and there was almost a sense of impoliteness in it.
At this moment, Yu Lin finally realized his impoliteness when he said this. He opened his mouth and said, "Did Mr. Yu feel unwell when we had dinner together?"
Yu Lin was stunned.
Then he nodded: "Well, I was working non-stop at that time and I couldn't hold on. I'm sorry."
Jie Xichao said "Oh".
Then, he looked at Yu Lin with some confusion.
Slowly she revealed a beautiful and harmless smile.
"I thought that Mr. Yu heard that I won the Best Actor award, so he hired some cynics to hype me up overnight to try to make me lose face." He said slowly, "He also asked the screenwriter to change the script and character design overnight, for fear of giving me any spotlight."
"There are too many things to do, and I'm too busy."
As the words fell, the air fell into dead silence.
Xie Xichao lowered his head and calmly turned a page of the script. He had only one thought in his mind:
Good.
The world is finally quiet.
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