Chapter 055
The barrage was lively, but the environment was as quiet as a chicken.
The group of people present last night played dead and refused to speak, while the mentors who happened to be absent at the time were completely confused, and the production crew was so frightened that they even forgot to stop intervening.
In the deadlock, it was Yan Xun who spoke up first to break the stalemate: "If you have any techniques, you can discuss them privately. We are still broadcasting live now."
So everyone went down the stairs and noisily changed the subject.
It seemed that this little episode played a promoting role. Afterwards, both groups of students devoted themselves to the performance and basically made no major mistakes. The instructors' comments were also relatively cautious and tolerant.
After two hours of live broadcast, it was finally the last group's turn to present.
Logically speaking, if they were to sort out the least complete segments, their group would undoubtedly be...
Ye Zhiliu cautiously came behind Xu Jingning and poked his arm: "Hey, Ningning, are you two really going to do it?"
After watching it once, Ye Zhiliu also had an idea of the themes of the other groups. It was actually only their group that had a love line. It could be seen that Director Xu wanted to use this as a small hot spot during the third public performance, but he probably didn't expect that the love scenes were the worst.
It's not that it's completely unwatchable, it's mainly because Yan Xun said during every rehearsal that the emotions weren't there, so they had to go back to it over and over again. Ye Zhiliu didn't appear much in this scene, so he was happy to take a break, but it was a pity for Xu Jingning who had to rehearse it over and over again.
Especially the dramatic emotional expressions of joy and sorrow are very tiring to watch.
Xu Jingning felt a chill in his heart when he received such sympathetic looks for no apparent reason.
He thought Ye Zhiliu was nervous, so he comforted her, "Yan Xun went to see Director Xu, probably to talk about this."
In fact, he didn't really want to be watched while filming the kissing scene. It was fine during the performance because the cameras were hidden and fixed, and there were only three of them on the stage, so it was okay to treat it as a rehearsal. But now Yu Guangzhong could see so many onlookers, and luckily they were all acquaintances. In this situation, Xu Jingning couldn't suppress his shame, and he would definitely not perform well.
So he placed his hopes on Yan Xun: "It would be better to change the clip and leave some suspense for netizens."
Yan Xun, who had just finished talking to the director, suddenly realized that someone was looking at him. He turned around and met those hopeful eyes.
He gave a reassuring smile in return.
After a while, I don’t know what the two of them agreed on, Director Xu suddenly started to clear the scene: “The situation of Yan Xun’s team is a bit special, so I won’t comment on it today.”
Xiang Yuan protested, "That shouldn't be the case. There's nothing wrong with the subject matter they chose. What's so special about it?"
Chen Zi pulled him aside and said, "Listen to the director first."
Director Xu paused and continued, "But our recording still needs to continue, so only the photographer will stay in the venue. Thank you for your understanding."
In other words, netizens can watch it, but they can't.
Although everyone felt a little regretful, they quickly accepted it when they thought about being able to watch the live broadcast by opening their mobile phones.
So the other people moved to another place under the arrangement of the program team. The surroundings suddenly became empty and Xu Jingning's pressure gradually disappeared.
The part they arranged was about the senior trying his best to protect the protagonist and sacrificing his life, and then reuniting with the protagonist who had faked his death and was reborn at dawn. It was indeed difficult to express the extreme grief of losing his mentor and comrade-in-arms, and the joy of regaining his love.
In fact, it would have been enough to act out this one scene alone, but the coordination among the other actors was particularly perfect. However, Yan Xun's old problem came back again. He kept striving for perfection and changed several forms over and over again, but none of them reached the most perfect level in his mind.
Perhaps the more he worked on the technique, the less spiritual the performance became. In the end, Ye Zhiliu said, "Why don't you just try to express yourself freely?"
As the saying goes, there is no technique, it’s all emotion.
This was an idea they had only come up with at the end of the last session and it has not been implemented yet.
Thinking of this sentence, Xu Jingning thought that maybe he could give it a try.
So he also told Yan Xun: "Why not give it a try during the live broadcast? If the effect is not good, just consider it a trial and error."
Yan Xun agreed to this.
Afterwards, the scene lights dimmed and the photographers fixed the position of the cameras to ensure that the entire scene appeared completely in the lens.
The time was too short to apply special effects makeup, but the actor's sense of conviction allowed Ye Zhiliu to bring the audience into the scene even when he frowned and put on a serious expression.
And when she started calling out the protagonist's name, the barrage of comments went crazy again.
[Ah? Ah? Ah, did I hear it right? Could it really be the novel I guessed? ]
[WTF WTF WTF! When the first few IPs came out, I just thought that the actors were really rich and that they could buy the copyrights of those big guys, but this? ? ? This is too explosive! ]
[Ahhh, I'm not dreaming, am I? I remember this novel is a BL novel, right? ! ! ! ]
[I'll say what you dare not say! Actors are awesome! This is an official tweet! It turns out that some things are not boycotted by the country, but they are just opposed to over-promoting! ]
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[No! Don’t just praise me! If I remember correctly, the next part of the plot is…]
[I don’t dare to watch it anymore. My couple is going to kiss?! ]
This time, Xu Jingning completely abandoned the method that he had rehearsed for so long and followed his own emotions. He cried breathlessly like a child who had lost his family, but soon remembered that he could not stay here. He suppressed his grief and moved forward firmly, and unexpectedly reached an unprecedented level of involvement.
At this time, the camera was facing his profile, and the picture quality was somewhat poor, but it did not prevent the audience from being shocked by his eyes.
Even the barrage of comments became less, and everyone was focused on enjoying the performance. They watched him reunite with Yan Xun, and the two of them stared into each other's eyes deeply.
In the following scene, Xu Jingning did not hug him and kiss him without hesitation as per the script. Instead, she grabbed his collar tightly and yelled, "Where have you been? Tell me!"
A hint of surprise flashed across Yan Xun's eyes, but he soon realized that this person was getting into the role.
He cooperated, looked at Xu Jingning's raised fist, and prepared himself to be beaten. In two seconds, the fist did not fall. Instead, he saw the person in front of him with red eyes and tears falling without blinking, and then he kissed him fiercely.
This was the first time Xu Jingning truly took control of the situation during all the rehearsals they had.
Influenced by him, Yan Xun suddenly understood why he had not been able to find an emotion that satisfied him so many times before.
Because the previous kisses were too gentle and too charming, he mixed in personal feelings. Even if they were expressed more intensely, some ambiguous kisses themselves far exceeded the emotions they wanted to convey.
But this time, he felt hatred and pain from Xu Jingning's kiss, and was completely separated from the role.
The performance that day was on several hot searches, but surprisingly, when you click on the entry related to Yan Xun's group, you will find many comments from passers-by.
After browsing through them, all I saw were the howling of fans of the original novel whose work they had adapted.
In particular, the original author also wrote a short essay, which was wildly commented on and forwarded:
【As a semi-retired Internet person, when Director Xu approached me hoping to remake my work, my first reaction was to refuse. But then the program crew sincerely invited me to visit Pingjiang Film and Television City. After seeing their exquisite sets and their level of dedication, I went to watch the previous program and gave the authorization.
At that time, what I believed was the respect of the program team for the remake. After all, every detail in the costumes, props, and scripts showed me the sincerity of the program team. They were really working hard for better creations. This also made me begin to look forward to presenting my beloved work to my friends who like it in another way.
But during this process, I just believed in the program crew, and did not have too many expectations for the actors. Maybe it was because I had seen too many failed remakes in the past, so I even thought that other aspects would make up for the actors' shortcomings. It was not until today's rehearsal live broadcast, without the complete costumes and props, that I focused on the actors' acting skills. I noticed that they were actually trying very hard to fit the characters and make this story more of a true portrayal of themselves.
So whether it's the people behind the scenes doing logistical preparations or the actors performing for us on stage, everyone is doing the same thing - to present the story more perfectly. When I think of this, I feel a lot of emotion.
Here, I look forward to the performance of the third public performance, and sincerely wish that every actor can get better and better and bring more excellent works to everyone. 】
This author is already very famous, and he resonated with many creators, who all spoke out. Many authors whose works have been remade said that in most cases they no longer have a choice after the copyright is sold, and can only watch their hard work become a tool for capital to promote people, gradually consuming their feelings. They sincerely hope that this circle will become better and better, so that actors can act just for the sake of acting.
As the topic gradually escalated, even many official accounts began to repost and comment, which caused heated discussions across the entire Internet.
When Yan Xun found Xu Jingning with the tablet, she was sitting at the table, busy with something, so focused that she didn't even hear the knock on the door.
He slowly walked behind the person and saw many disgusting things in Xu Jingning's mobile phone at a glance.
Yan Xun was startled: "Ning Ning."
"What!"
Xu Jingning was frightened and tried to hide her phone in a panic, but she didn't know what she clicked on and a sound came out of it.
It was a chaotic moaning sound, and it could only be heard that it came from a male, but it was quickly cut off and paused.
Then, the voice automatically played, and Shen Luo's calm voice sounded: "This is the closest one I can find."
The two looked at each other, and the room was temporarily suffocatingly quiet.
If it was just the first one, Xu Jingning could still insist that he was watching something unhealthy.
But Chen Luo's words were clearly stated here and could not be cleared.
Xu Jingning kept his mouth tightly shut, looking as if he was ready to die.
"I originally wanted to talk to you about work," Yan Xun put the tablet aside, not intending to let anyone avoid this topic, "but now you seem to have other things to deal with. Is it important?"
Xu Jingning's heart was set: "I didn't even ask you what you were doing with Song Han."
Yan Xun had a blank expression on his face: "I can send you every signed contract right now."
Xu Jingning: “…”
That's not as important as the business that Yan Xun talked about.
Xu Jingning gritted his teeth and threatened: "Then you swear to me first that you will never tell this to anyone, and then I will tell you."
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