Chapter 157: Being Handsome Makes Sense
After the opening ceremony and press conference, it was already afternoon and the director filmed several solo scenes of the female lead Li Er.
In the movie "Left Ear", although Li Er is the heroine, she does not have many scenes in the first half of the movie and plays the role of a bystander witness in the whole story.
After shooting two shots, it was getting dark and the director decided to start filming the first group scene in the movie, which was also a scene in which Li Er, Zhang Yang, Li Bala and Xu Yi appeared together.
Xu Yi, played by Yang Yang, leads the school basketball team and is playing against an off-campus basketball team led by Li Bala's pursuer Hei Ren.
Ou Hao, who was unable to play the male lead due to Gu Wei, did not miss the movie. He played Hei Ren, a consistent pursuer of Li Bala.
It is said that the crew originally asked him to audition for this role, but in the original version, the film's producer Sun Yonghuan saw Ou Hao's appearance and thought that he could try the male lead Zhang Yang.
So they asked him to audition for the role of Zhang Yang. Unexpectedly, he performed well and was recognized by the director and screenwriter. In this way, the original third male lead became the male lead.
But at this moment, there is definitely no chance for him to play the male lead. The gap between him and Gu Wei is too big in all aspects. Even Ou Hao himself has no idea about playing the male lead. After all, that is Gu Wei.
With his current fame, it is only appropriate for him to play the third male lead in this movie.
This cast was quite ironic in Gu Wei's eyes. Originally, in the version he watched, Ma Sichun had always devoted herself to Ou Hao without regrets. But now, due to the change in the role she played, the situation was completely reversed. It could only be said that it was fate.
A group of young people are playing fiercely on the court, sweating.
Chen Duling, Ma Sichun and Guan Xiaotong, who plays the role of a rich girl, watched the game in the stands.
It was obvious that the student team led by Yang Yang was still a little immature and the score gradually fell behind.
At this time, Zhang Yang, played by Gu Wei, appeared on the sidelines wearing a gray T-shirt and a black baseball cap.
He waved to Yang Yang, indicating that he was going to go on stage, then took off his hat and shirt and handed them to his girlfriend Guan Xiaotong on the sidelines.
He turned around and walked onto the stage, his naked upper body revealing his streamlined muscles, angular facial features, and an extremely defiant look in his eyes.
To be honest, Gu Wei made great sacrifices to make this movie. He even cut his hair into a short buzz cut to suit the plot.
If it were other idol actors, they would definitely not change their image just to film a drama. After all, they make a living by their looks. If fans are not satisfied with the new image, it would be a waste of their jobs.
Gu Wei didn't care. He was confident that even if he shaved his head, it wouldn't be a big deal. As long as he was handsome, he could do whatever he wanted.
Sure enough, cutting his hair short did not affect his appearance, but instead gave him a tougher temperament.
After Gu Wei came on the court, he quickly attracted the attention of Ma Sichun off the court.
After he joined the game, it was obvious that he was much better than the other players on the field in terms of both technology and physical fitness.
Gu Wei's net height is 185cm, and Yang Yang and Ou Hao's official heights are both 180cm. They both wore basketball jerseys and looked a little small when standing next to Gu Wei. It is estimated that their official heights are quite exaggerated.
In the first offensive round, Gu Wei received a pass from Yang Yang, dribbled past a defender, dribbled to the basket, jumped high in one or two steps, grabbed the ball with one hand, and slammed it into the basket.
"Bang!"
The whole backboard was shaking.
Seeing this, Ma Sichun jumped up excitedly and cheered loudly for Gu Wei with excitement on his face. He didn't care how bad his friend Ou Hao looked and just cheered for Gu Wei.
"Cut! Okay, that was a great shot. Gu Wei performed very well. Let's take a break before continuing."
Director Su Youpeng shouted from the side.
Originally in the script, this shot was about the male protagonist Zhang Yang making a layup, causing Li Bala to scream in encouragement. Gu Wei thought that since he could already dunk, why did he need a layup? He might as well just go for a slam dunk, which would have a more shocking effect.
Sure enough, after filming this scene, the director did not mention his temporary change of the script, but instead praised him highly.
"Teacher Gu Wei, you play basketball so well!"
When everyone finished filming this scene and went to the side to rest, Yang Yang came over to talk to Gu Wei.
His appearance in this movie is really not that good, with heavy bangs covering his forehead, which greatly reduces his looks.
"Yeah, that slam dunk just now shocked me."
Ou Hao on the other side also came over and kept praising Gu Wei with all kinds of words.
I wonder what Haiqing would feel when she sees her “God” praising another person like that.
I can only say that no one who becomes famous in the entertainment industry in the future will be a bad person. Yang Yang and Ou Hao are not very famous now, but they are very polite when talking to Gu Wei, praising him in various ways.
"Nothing much. I used to play basketball often in school. I can only say that I am okay. I think you guys are pretty good at it too. We can make an appointment to play together if we have the chance in the future.
Brother Chao asked me out a while ago, if there’s a chance I’ll call you guys.”
Yang Yang and Ou Hao were both surprised. Gu Wei and Deng Chao were in a circle that they couldn't reach yet. If they were lucky enough to integrate into it in the future, it would definitely be of great help to their future development.
Even if Gu Wei didn't invite them together later, his words now showed that he was showing goodwill to them.
In the crew of "Left Ear", apart from director Su Youpeng, Gu Wei is the most famous. Gu Wei's kindness will make their future filming much smoother.
Gu Wei walked to the side, took the towel handed to him by his assistant, wiped the thin layer of sweat on his head, picked up the water cup and took a sip, then chatted with Yang Yang and Ou Hao beside him with a smile.
After a short break, we continued filming.
Led by Gu Wei, the student basketball team easily defeated the opponent. Li Bala, played by Ma Sichun, looked at Gu Wei with eyes full of stars.
Gu Wei sent his rich girlfriend away, put on his clothes and walked home, with Ma Sichun following him.
When they walked into a small alley, Ma Sichun lost her target and sat alone on the side of the road, massaging her ankle which was painful from walking fast in high heels.
Gu Wei appeared in front of her at this time.
He looked down at Ma Sichun, who was wearing a baseball cap and her good figure was hidden by her clothes, but her deep eyes attracted her like a deep pool.
"You looking for me?
You were watching the game."
Ma Sichun stood up, smiled slightly, and said confidently.
"Is it because I'm so beautiful that you are impressed by me?"
After hearing this, Gu Wei smiled slightly and looked down at her feet.
"There's a lot of broken glass on this road, it's dangerous to walk on it."
Ma Sichun leaned forward and said nonchalantly, "What I fear most is danger~"
"Cut! Okay, we've passed this one, call it a day!"
When the director's voice was heard, both the actors and staff on the set breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, the original version of "Left Ear" has a biggest bug. The male protagonist Zhang Yang, played by Ou Hao, has a beautiful, long-legged, rich second-generation girlfriend when he first appears. She supports him financially and even leaves him after she finds out that he has cheated on her.
The second female lead, Li Bala, played by Ma Sichun, fell deeply in love with him the moment she met him, and vowed to make his life happier. For the male lead, she pretended to be in love with Yang Yang and then abandoned him in the end.
This is how the original novel wrote the plot, but it is too illogical when put into the movie.
Although Ou Hao is not ugly, he is not a stunningly handsome guy. He can only be said to be above average.
No matter what, Yang Yang is the school idol of the PLA Art Academy. You can say that he has a dull expression and no acting skills, but no one can deny his good looks. He made his debut by playing the famously handsome Jia Baoyu.
Why can two girls with good looks fall head over heels for Ou Hao, who is not a handsome guy?
If you say that you look at the inner qualities rather than the appearance, then to be honest, the character of this male protagonist doesn't have much inner qualities to speak of.
Moreover, it is a bit abnormal to abandon Yang Yang for Ou Hao. At least it is not reasonable just looking at the appearance.
Of course, these are all loopholes in the original version's logic.
Now that Gu Wei plays the male lead Zhang Yang in the movie, there are no such problems. After all, in terms of appearance alone, Gu Wei can crush Yang Yang.
In addition, in the basketball scene just now, Gu Wei showed off his sexy body and basketball skills, especially the slam dunk. It is normal for Gu Wei's version of Zhang Yang to charm several high school girls.
"Teacher Gu Wei, I'm so sorry for what happened just now."
Ma Sichun apologized to Gu Wei somewhat embarrassedly.
When we were filming the scenes with Gu Wei and Ma Sichun just now, we had to do several NGs because the director was not satisfied with Ma Sichun's performance during the dialogue.
Later, she adjusted her mood for a while and finally passed the shot perfectly.
"It's nothing. It's normal to behave like this when you first start filming. And you're already very good. You were able to adjust yourself so quickly, and you performed very well afterwards."
As he said this, Gu Wei smiled and gave Ma Sichun a thumbs up.
"Really? I feel like I'm still a lot worse than Teacher Gu Wei~
When I was acting that scene just now, I felt like you were guiding me.”
Ma Sichun was very happy to hear Gu Wei's praise. She was an introverted person and was easily influenced by other people's words.
Now that such a famous star like Gu Wei praised her acting skills in person, her self-confidence was extremely boosted.
"Of course, I think you have great potential. Maybe you can win Best Actress in the future!"
Gu Wei was not lying at all. If Ma Sichun's future path did not change, after playing the role of "Soul Mate", and then letting the background behind her play a role, it would not be too difficult for her to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress as in the original time and space.
To be honest, Gu Wei actually felt that Ma Sichun’s personality was not suitable for the role of Li Bala in the movie.
She herself has the personality of an honest child. The characteristics of the character of Li Bala are that she looks very bold and social, but she is a conservative good child inside.
Moreover, Ma Sichun, born in 1988, is much older than Yang Yang, Chen Duling and others in the crew. This feeling is very obvious when they are in the same frame. She does not look like a school-age girl.
Of course, Gu Wei thinks this is not a matter of age. Tan Songyun is over 30 and it is not out of place for her to play a high school student in her teens. The audience looks at her as a real middle school student.
Ma Sichun looks much older than Yang Yang and the others mainly because of his larger frame and mature appearance, coupled with the makeup and costumes required for the role.
But to be honest, although she looks a bit older, when it comes to acting, Ma Sichun can still beat everyone in this movie except Gu Wei.
After all, it’s not a problem if you don’t know the goods, but it’s a problem if you compare the goods. Even red flowers need green leaves to set them off.
[Left Ear] Except for her, the other main actors in the movie have little acting skills, which naturally makes her acting skills stand out.
"Si Chun, have you finished filming your scenes for today?"
Guan Xiaotong saw Gu Wei chatting with Ma Sichun, and she stretched out her long legs and trotted over.
"Teacher Gu, this is my first time meeting you and I find you are much more handsome than on TV."
"Hello, Xiaotong~"
Gu Wei responded with a smile.
Unlike Ma Sichun, Guan Xiaotong is a thoroughly extroverted girl. She has the personality of a Beijing girl, is not stage-frightened, and dares to speak.
Although he had never met Gu Wei before, the two became closer as soon as they met.
In this drama, Guan Xiaotong only plays the third female role with a few lines, but she is probably the most famous among all the actors except Gu Wei.
She debuted as a child star and has already accumulated some fame.
At the beginning of the year, the TV series "A Servant of Two Masters" starring Zhang Jiayi and Yan Ni was very popular, and Guan Xiaotong, who played Zhang Jiayi's daughter in the series, gained a lot of popularity among the people.
Many viewers gave her the title of "National Daughter".
Logically speaking, with Guan Xiaotong's current fame and connections, she should have no shortage of roles to play. Gu Wei didn't know why he asked her to play the third female lead, who had only a few scenes.
"I had so many NGs during the filming just now. Thanks to Teacher Gu's guidance, I finally finished the shoot."
Ma Sichun saw her new friend coming over and told her about the filming just now.
"That's great! It seems I don't have to worry about filming in the future. I basically have scenes with Teacher Gu. Teacher Gu will definitely help me when the time comes, right?"
Guan Xiaotong said this while blinking her big eyes at Gu Wei.
"Xiaotong, do you still need my help? You've been filming for much longer than me~"
"Those were just random performances I made when I was a kid, so they don't count. By the way, Teacher Gu, could you sign a few autographs for me?
Many of my classmates are your fans. I watch [Gu Jian Qi Tan] every week! "
As she spoke, she actually took out a few celebrity photos of Gu Wei from her bag.
"No problem~"
Of course Gu Wei was happy to meet such a small request.
"Xiaotong, are you in high school now?"
Gu Wei took the photo and asked casually while signing it.
"Yes, I'm from the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University, and I'm a freshman this year."
"You're only in your first year of high school, so you're not even 18 yet?"
Ma Sichun said in surprise after hearing what Guan Xiaotong said.
Ma Sichun, who is 26 years old this year, knew that Guan Xiaotong was younger than her, but she didn't expect her to be so much younger. When she first met her, she didn't ask her age. She just looked at her appearance and thought she was at most two or three years younger than her.
"Yes, I am 17 years old."
Guan Xiaotong didn't care too much about it. Although she was young, she had spent more time filming outside than Ma Sichun. If you really look at their mental age, you might even find out who is older.
"It must be very hard for you to start filming at such a young age."
Ma Sichun felt that she must have suffered a lot since she started filming at such a young age, and a look of pity appeared on her face as she asked.
"It's okay. Sometimes I am really tired. I have to go back to school."
I don't know why the topic suddenly turned to how difficult it was for both of them. Guan Xiaotong said that she had to review her lessons while filming, otherwise she would not be able to keep up with the school progress.
Ma Sichun said that in order to play this role, she lost more than ten pounds in a short period of time.
For a moment, the two of them started complaining about how difficult acting was.
Gu Wei's expression became increasingly strange as he listened nearby.
Guan Xiaotong is nicknamed "Beijing Princess". Both her parents are actors, and her grandfather is known as a master of Qinshu. He once served as the chairman of the Beijing Quyi Artists Association and was friends with Lao She.
This background has made her career smooth sailing since her debut, and almost every step forward has been paved. After all, her family has strong connections in the Beijing literary and art circles.
Not to mention Ma Sichun, her aunt Jiang Wenli is her biggest background. Jiang Wenli herself is both a movie queen and a TV queen, and her network of contacts is spread throughout the entire entertainment industry.
Her husband is the famous director Gu Changwei, and she has a good relationship with big directors such as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.
It was because of her that Ma Sichun was able to play the leading role in film and television dramas when she just debuted. Although she graduated from the Broadcasting Department of a Communication University, she has always had constant film and television resources.
These two little girls who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths probably have some misunderstandings about the difficulties in the film and television industry.
(End of this chapter)
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