Chapter 206 How to Steal the Show
As melodious music sounded, the guests walked onto the dance floor and danced tango in pairs.
With the soothing music, Xie Weihua's heart, which had been tense all the time, finally slowly calmed down.
This was the most exciting thing she had ever done in her life. It still felt unreal. She felt a little light and unsteady when she stepped on the ground.
Zhao Zhenchuan noticed Xie Weihua's nervousness and gently held her hand to calm her down.
Perhaps it was the influence of the music, or perhaps it was the calmness of Zhao Zhenchuan in front of her that influenced her, but gradually, Xie Weihua slowly regained her composure and danced gracefully on the dance floor with Zhao Zhenchuan.
Xie Weihua has a graceful figure and flying skirt, while Zhao Zhenchuan dances like flowing water. Their superb dancing skills attract people's attention.
Yamamoto Masako was invited by Mayor Wu to dance with her. Seeing how well Zhao Zhenchuan and Xie Weihua danced, she felt a surge of jealousy. She tried to outshine them with her dance, but instead, she was made to look like a clown. Furious and angry, she danced her way over to Xie Weihua and deliberately bumped into her.
Zhao Zhenchuan turned sideways, hugged Xie Weihua and dodged lightly, and took the opportunity to return the key to Yamamoto Masako.
Masako Yamamoto seemed to have sensed something and quickly touched the place where she had placed the key. She breathed a sigh of relief and found that it was still there.
Xie Weihua saw it, her eyes filled with smiles. She looked up and accidentally met Zhao Zhenchuan's smiling black eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.
The dance steps are graceful, the music flows like water, gently caressing the heartstrings, the eyes intertwined, and resonating with the soul.
“Cut!”
The music stopped and the dancers walked out from the dance floor.
After most people left, especially after seeing Xia Lu go to remove her makeup and change clothes, Hu Xiaoxiao came out of the dance floor holding up her skirt and went straight to Lin Yi.
The mayor's dinner scene only lasted two episodes, but it took several days to shoot. During these days, Lin Yi stayed with the crew, focusing on the script.
"Mr. Lin, the scene of the mayor's dinner has finally been filmed. How was my performance? Is there anything that you are not satisfied with?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked modestly while sitting next to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi drank tea from his thermos cup and praised, "You acted very well, especially the scene outside the study where you almost fell from the building. It almost scared me. Whether it was the tension, the excitement, or your emotional expression, you did a great job."
Lin Yi began to look forward to the effect of the TV series when it was broadcast, which was sure to capture the hearts of the audience.
"As long as Mr. Lin is satisfied," Hu Xiaoxiao said with a smile. To film this scene well, and to portray the thrilling and delicate, powerless young lady, she specially found a staircase and kept practicing the performance.
In order to make it more realistic, she almost fell down the stairs.
Fortunately, hard work pays off, and Xie Weihua nailed every thrilling scene in one go. After the filming, even the serious Qi Weiming praised her for her good acting.
After receiving approval from the director and screenwriter, Hu Xiaoxiao asked with a smile, "Mr. Lin, after your changes to the mayor's dinner, the plot is more exciting and the story is more entertaining. Have you ever thought about making some changes to the later scenes since you have some free time?"
Lin Yi is indeed quite free. Haven't you seen him come to the crew every day with a cup of health tea? So he asked, "How do you change it?"
If someone else asked Lin Yi to revise the script, he would find it difficult to even look at it. But since Hu Xiaoxiao asked, and she had shown him the results, Lin Yi was more likely to listen.
When Hu Xiaoxiao saw that there was something interesting going on, he immediately took out a plot from his bag.
In this part of the plot, there is no scene with her, but the scene with Zhao Zhenchuan and Yamamoto Masako. When Zhao Zhenchuan was on the move again, he was spotted by Yamamoto Masako and chased closely.
At night, Zhao Zhenchuan climbed onto the roof to avoid Yamamoto Masako. Yamamoto Masako also suspected that there was someone on the roof and climbed onto the roof as well. The two had a very thrilling chase scene on the roof.
Hu Xiaoxiao pointed to the chase scene on the rooftop, "I heard from Ang that in order to achieve a striking effect, he didn't use a body double, but did the scene himself. However, Xia Lu almost fell from a height during filming and is a bit afraid of heights, so she didn't dare to climb the rooftop. So, Yamamoto Masako used a body double for this scene."
Mr. Lin, if An Ge's full face is shown here, but when the camera turns to Yamamoto Masako, it's only from behind, the thrilling and exciting feeling will definitely be greatly reduced, and the audience will not be able to experience the thrilling feeling.
Lin Yi nodded. That was true, but Xia Lu was afraid of heights. He couldn't force her to go up to the roof, could he? "What do you think we should do?"
Lin Yi wanted to hear Hu Xiaoxiao's opinion.
Hu Xiaoxiao's opinion, of course, was: "Let me do it! Replace Yamamoto Masako with me. I'll go to the rooftop and escape with An Ge. I'm sure I can make it more thrilling and exciting, more exciting than nearly falling down the stairs at the mayor's dinner, and more heart-wrenching for the audience."
"That won't work." Lin Yi said, "Xie Weihua is not a martial artist, but Yamamoto Masako is a martial artist. Plus, this is a crucial scene where Zhao Zhenchuan nearly exposes his identity and battles wits and courage with the Japanese, so Yamamoto Masako's role in this scene cannot be omitted."
Hu Xiaoxiao explained, "I didn't ask you to delete Yamamoto Masako's other scenes. I just replaced her with me in the rooftop scene. Mr. Lin, think about it. Zhao Zhenchuan is a martial arts master. His scenes on the rooftop were too smooth, which greatly reduced the thrill."
If I bring Xie Weihua with me, and design some thrilling scenes with a mix of tension and relief, wouldn't that be even more dramatic? Wouldn't it engage the audience's emotions? And since I can do it myself, there's no need for stand-ins. My face can fit right into the shot, and the result will definitely be better than using a body double."
Hu Xiaoxiao came prepared and showed Lin Yi several rooftop scene designs she had come up with for his reference.
After reading it, Lin Yi suddenly had an idea. He immediately called Qi Weiming over, and the two of them discussed whether there was any need to change the play.
Hu Xiaoxiao not only participated in the persuasion, but also demonstrated it to Qi Weiming again, using facts to prove to the director that she has the ability to act well.
After repeated deductions, Qi Weiming and Lin Yi decided that it was worth a try.
Developing the potential of actors is also developing their potential.
Actors are not afraid of taking risks, so what do they have to be afraid of?
Qi Weiming asked Hu Xiaoxiao one last time, "Are you sure you want to go? You have to think carefully. This rooftop scene is very risky and there's a high chance you'll fall. Especially since Xie Weihua is set to be a delicate lady. Once she gets on the rooftop, she'll have to have more than one scene where she slips or loses her balance and almost falls. If you're not careful, a fake fall could become a real one."
"I'm sure there will be no problem," Hu Xiaoxiao assured confidently. "I've done a lot of fighting scenes, and I have some basic skills. Even if I do fall, I'll know how to protect myself. Maybe it would be safer for me to do it myself than to use a stunt double. Also, I can portray the elegant embarrassment of a rich lady well, making the audience sweat for Xie Weihua.
In short, I can be awkward or elegant, and I'm very versatile. I can perform according to the script and the director's needs. I can do what a stunt double can do, and I can also do what a stunt double can't do."
Even if there is a problem, she will make it into no problem.
In short, just do it.
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