Strictly speaking, "Eagle Eye" is a period spy film.
It tells the story of the struggle between two factions during the period of China's fall and the pacification of the country.
Gu Weiwei will play two roles: Huo Jing, a cold and ruthless Kuomintang agent, and Huo Xiaoshi, a righteous and kind-hearted woman.
Mo Jiao's first scene was not filmed with her, but with the male lead, Xiang Linyuan, played by Song Yu.
Xiang Linyuan was a local warlord, and was the object of vying for the favor of both factions.
However, he was already under the control of the Military Intelligence Bureau.
Although Song Yu's appearance is not outstanding among male actors, his acting skills are solid, and he completed the first scene perfectly in one take.
The second scene was originally supposed to be a scene between the second female lead, Shen Qiu, and Chu Chen.
However, Shen Qiu took the initiative to approach the director and made a suggestion.
“Director Mo, I’ve worked with Chu Chen many times before, so there’s nothing to work out. How about we shoot the scenes with Huo Jing first? It just so happens that this scene will be filmed in this location.”
Director Mo Jiao looked around and realized that Gu Weiwei, who played the female lead, was not present.
For a moment, his expression turned somewhat displeased.
We didn't plan to film her scenes this morning. We wanted her to watch the performances of the senior actors first so she could get into character as soon as possible before filming her.
Unexpectedly, not a single person showed up.
"Assistant, where is Mu Weiwei?"
The assistant director looked around. "I just saw her in the makeup crew. Should we call her over now?"
Director Mo Jiao said with a stern face.
"Bring the person over."
He had seen "The Long Wind" and could tell that the young girl had some acting talent. With Director Yi's recommendation and her good performance in the audition, she was able to deliver a solid performance.
Therefore, he cast her as the female lead.
However, he was worried that she wouldn't be able to carry the roles of Huo Jing and Huo Xiaoshi.
So today, the first day of filming, he filmed other people's roles first, hoping she could observe and learn, and get into character as soon as possible.
As a result, she didn't even show up.
Shen Qiu smiled faintly, "She may still be young, Director Mo, please don't mind."
Chu Chen came over and chimed in.
"These days, young girls get famous after just one show, and they're really ambitious."
If it weren't for her and Shi Yi last time, he would have gotten the role of Gu Changfeng and would have been a top-tier star by now.
Shen Qiu didn't say anything more, and took the script to the side to wait.
It took quite a while before the assistant director finally called the person over.
Seeing that the atmosphere on set seemed a bit off, Gu Weiwei nodded to director Mo Jiaowei.
"Director, Xiao Li said he wants to film my scenes?"
Director Mo Jiao was not satisfied with her absence and sat down to speak.
"Film 37, the scene where Huo Jing chases Fang Yan, let's try filming one of them."
Originally, he planned to film this scene later, once she was fully in character.
Because this scene is Huo Jing's entrance, if it's filmed well, we can distinguish between Huo Jing and Huo Xiaoshi; if it's filmed poorly, she'll be portrayed as the same person.
Moreover, because of her young age, he was always worried that she wouldn't be able to carry the roles.
Shen Qiu stood up and spoke in a gentle and friendly manner.
"You can read the script and get ready first. We'll wait for you."
She knew this scene was important, and she volunteered to act in it to see just how capable she really was.
Gu Weiwei smiled lightly and said.
"No need, just get started."
She had long known that being in the same film crew as Shen Qiu and Chu Chen wouldn't be easy.
Unexpectedly, on the very first day of filming, they were already going to give her a hard time.
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