Chapter 388: Bullying of cute cats is prohibited 35
After the male and female protagonists and a group of supporting roles are decided, they will officially join the crew.
Mingnan's class was almost over. Before the last class ended, Su Qing changed her previous stern look, took off her glasses, and smiled very gently and happily, "Congratulations, you have officially graduated."
Mingnan stood up and bowed, saying sincerely: "Thank you for your cultivation and encouragement during this period. I have benefited a lot. I will definitely continue on this path steadily in the future and will not embarrass you."
Su Qing smiled: "I'm not afraid of you embarrassing yourself. I can see your efforts. You are neither arrogant nor impatient, which is rare. I heard that you are going to join the group, which is great. I look forward to your performance. If you encounter any difficulties, you can contact me at any time."
She opened her arms and said, "I have taught so many people, but you are the one that makes me feel most comfortable and the one who is most like me. Hug me."
Mingnan was also quite moved.
He walked over quickly and hugged her tightly.
Su Qing patted her on the back and said, "Go ahead, little girl. You still have a long way to go."
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After bidding farewell to Su Qing, Mingnan joined the group with Ning Jue.
Because they are from the same studio, they don't need an extra car. They can just use one car for two people, so it doesn't matter if they are photographed.
The hotel arranged by the crew was very close to the set, so they went to put their things down, left their assistants to pack up, and went to the set.
Director Zhao arranged a script reading session, allowing the leading actors and important supporting actors to get together and have a good chat with the screenwriter, so that they could understand each person's role thoroughly and then read the whole story together.
In addition, Director Zhao also hired a special martial arts instructor and etiquette instructor, and asked Mingnan and his friends to wear ancient costumes and follow the teacher to learn how to walk, sit, and fight.
This can help them get into the costume situation as quickly as possible.
After a month, everyone had become familiar with each other and stood together for a group photo.
Director Zhao showed them a previous group photo and said with satisfaction: "Look, haven't you changed a lot?"
Mingnan and the others came over to take a look and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, it feels like everyone has become a different person. Their temperaments are completely different."
“It really feels like traveling through time.”
"Looking at it this way, Xiao Ming and Ning are really photogenic. They look even better in ancient costumes."
Ning Jue and Ming Nan looked at each other, and taking advantage of the cover of the wide sleeves, he secretly hooked her finger underneath.
Mingnan used his fingertips to print a small crescent on his finger.
[There are so many people here, don't act like a hooligan. ]
Ning Jue laughed softly.
Everyone else looked at him, and Director Zhao asked, "What are you laughing at? You look so silly."
Mingnan: “Puff——”
She quickly covered her mouth.
Ning Jue: “…”
He put away his smile and glanced at Director Zhao quietly, "Are you losing hair again?"
Director Zhao: “…”
Director Zhao smoothed his hair and gritted his teeth and said, "You bastard, just wait for the filming to start. If you don't film well, I will make you bald!"
Everyone started laughing.
All the preliminary preparations were done, and after choosing an auspicious day, they officially started filming.
Because the original novel of this drama is about rebirth, and this theme has been under strict scrutiny recently, so it was changed to a big dream.
The scenes in the beginning where the heroine's country was destroyed and her family was killed, and she sacrificed her life for the country were all filmed normally, but they appear in the form of dreams.
Then just shoot normally.
Because the original novel was so well written, the screenwriter did not make too many changes to the script. Instead, he discussed it with the original author and deleted some of the loopholes and redundant things in it to make the overall plot smoother and more reasonable.
Mingnan started memorizing the lines after receiving the script. She had a good memory and could memorize all the lines for the day after reciting them twice.
When she returned to the hotel at night, she even asked Ning Jue to act with her.
So when filming the next day, Mingnan and Ningjue naturally became the two people with the least NGs in the entire group.
The shooting efficiency is greatly improved.
During the break, Director Zhao praised Mingnan in public, saying that she was humble and serious.
Mingnan felt a little embarrassed, but everyone saw it, so naturally no one objected.
The next highlight is that the heroine played by Ming Nan was slapped by the second princess while trying to stop a fight.
The actress who played the second princess was also a newcomer and had little experience. She was always hesitant when she took action and did not dare to really hit her.
The fake fighting effect was not good and it had to be NGed several times. Director Zhao’s brows were so wrinkled that they could squeeze a fly to death.
He said in a stern voice, "Didn't you eat lunch? You can't fight with this little strength? Someone who doesn't know would think you were touching her. Try again! If you can't take a good picture by yourself, everyone will have to accompany you until you take a good picture."
The little girl was already nervous, and being yelled at made her feel wronged and scared, which made her do even worse.
It seemed that Director Zhao was about to curse again.
Mingnan quickly grabbed the little girl's hand and slapped himself hard.
This hit made the little girl stunned. She looked at her with wide eyes, "Nannan?"
Mingnan encouraged, "It's okay, hit him, hit him hard. I know we are acting, I won't be angry. You have to be ruthless when you need to, otherwise it will be hard for everyone if we keep doing it over and over again."
The little girl pursed her lips, nodded and said, "I understand."
Director Zhao's brows relaxed slightly, "Do it again!"
As soon as the board was hit, everyone took their positions and the scene was repeated.
The second princess and the eldest daughter of the duke had an argument, and Mingnan came over to break them up. Unexpectedly, the second princess got angry and raised her hand to hit someone. Mingnan stood between them, and the slap landed on her face with a loud and crisp sound.
Mingnan's face was tilted by the slap. This was a real slap and her face turned red.
All the real reactions were captured on camera and were clearly visible.
Director Zhao was finally satisfied and did not call cut, allowing them to continue performing.
The second princess's beautiful eyes were wide open, she was shocked and astonished. Half of the emotions expressed were real, because she herself had not expected that she would be so harsh, and her heart tightened.
Precisely because of this, her reaction is perfectly in line with the character's mood at the time.
She trembled and said, "You...are you crazy? Why are you interfering in my affairs with her?"
Mingnan straightened up, touched his face lightly and hissed in pain.
She looked at the Second Princess deeply and asked in a deep voice, "Did you vent your anger?"
The second princess hesitated to speak.
Mingnan ignored her and turned to talk to the Duke's eldest daughter.
When the Duke's eldest daughter saw how things had turned out, she didn't know what to say and left in a hurry.
After the people left, Mingnan turned cold and said to the second princess: "Second sister, think twice before you act. Even if you are a princess, you can't cover up everything. Her father is in great favor with the emperor. If you beat her, will her father let it go? The emperor is caught in the middle and is in a dilemma. Will he blame you for meddling?"
The second princess still insisted, "I am a princess, the emperor's biological daughter. No matter how shameless her father is, she can't surpass me."
Mingnan smiled with a complicated expression, "If you were a prince, she would never be able to surpass you no matter what, but a princess is just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time."