The martial arts film series "The Legend of Jiang Lou" mainly tells the story of the male protagonist Jiang Lou, who has been responsible for the deaths of dozens of innocent people in his family since he was born. When he grows up, he seeks revenge on his enemies and accidentally meets the female protagonist Xiaoxiao. As they get along slowly, they fall in love with each other. Finally, they find out that Xiaoxiao is the daughter of their enemy. Jiang Lou resolutely kills his enemy, and finally Xiaoxiao commits suicide out of grief. This is the main plot of Jiang Lou's journey through the world of martial arts with a sword.
On the first night after arriving in Linshi, the crew stayed in a guesthouse near the filming location. Director Xiao wasted no time and started reading the script overnight.
Ren Ji has a strange personality, but he immediately becomes serious about his work.
For the first time, Li Qingge felt that he had met his match.
Ren Ji also seemed to notice Li Qingge's ability to deliver lines.
When it was Lin Yan's turn to read the lines, she spoke in plain language throughout. She didn't get into the character's emotions, didn't have the slightest bit of chivalrous aura, and sounded weak.
"Are you sleepy?"
Ren Ji asked inexplicably, and Lin Yan's heart trembled, thinking that the man was worried about her? Deep in her heart, ripples could not help but appear, "I'm not sleepy."
"Since you're not sleepy, you're reciting your lines as if you're about to fall asleep!" Ren Ji retorted in annoyance.
Lin Yan was so ashamed that she didn't know what to say. She lowered her head to look at the script, her head buzzing.
"This is Lin Yan's second time filming a movie, so of course her acting skills aren't as good as yours. Please be more tolerant!" Director Xiao spoke up to ease the atmosphere.
Ren Ji's brows knitted tightly together. "Li Qingge is only making her second film, and her line delivery is miles ahead of Lin Yan's!"
Li Qingge was caught off guard by the compliment: "..." I don't deserve it! In her first few years of filming, her line delivery wasn't much better than Lin Yan's.
Lin Yan clenched the script in her hand, biting her lower lip until it turned red. Ren Ji stepped on her and praised Li Qingge!
"Qingge is not only good at delivering lines, but her acting skills are even better." Ye Nan raised his chin proudly.
Ren Ji complained speechlessly, "Does it have anything to do with you?"
Ye Nan kept saying "you" for a long time, but he endured it. After all, he was the male lead. If a conflict really came up, it was uncertain whether he, the male supporting actor, would be able to keep his position.
His main purpose in taking the supporting actor role was for Qingge, nothing else mattered.
Li Qingge spoke up to break the tense atmosphere, "Director, now that the reading is over, let's go back to our rooms and rest!"
"Okay, we must be in the best condition to shoot the first take tomorrow. Everyone go back and have a good rest!" Director Xiao said immediately.
Li Qingge was the first to leave the room. Her room was just across the street. Ye Nan followed closely behind her and said "good night" when he saw her enter the room.
Li Qingge said "hmm" in a neither light nor heavy tone.
Ye Nan stood at the door without moving for a long time. Just as he was about to go back into the house, he suddenly noticed Lin Yan's eyes and looked over at her.
Lin Yan twitched the corners of her lips, "Come on!"
Come on, pursue Li Qingge well, Han Ting is hers~
Ye Nan ignored her.
Lin Yan: “…”
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The crew started filming early the next day. The first shot was of Ren Ji. Dressed in ancient costume and a hood, "Jiang Lou" showed his chivalry in his eyes and eyebrows. When shooting his solo shot, Director Xiao was in a good mood the whole morning. He could basically foresee that the movie would be a hit!
In the afternoon, the plot was filmed: Lin Yan's supporting actress and the heroine "Xiaoxiao" were close friends. Because they both liked the hero "Jiang Lou", the supporting actress turned against the heroine and turned evil, and eventually died under the sword of "Jiang Lou".
The heroine "Xiaoxiao" has a lively, innocent and kind personality. Li Qingge is very satisfied with her makeup. The one who is dissatisfied and has complaints is Lin Yan.
Lin Yan's eyes are naturally long and narrow. Her role is a "female knight." To highlight the heroic spirit between her eyebrows and eyes, the makeup artist drew her eyebrows so high that they looked almost flying, and exaggerated her eyeshadow and eyeliner. This made her eyes appear even longer, which made her look strange on camera.
"Director Xiao, do you think I look good like this?" Lin Cui was about to burst into tears. Why should others look beautiful on camera? She had to be so ugly! She wasn't as pretty as Li Qingge to begin with, and now her makeup was such a mess. Who knew how people would laugh at her when she made a movie!
Director Xiao couldn't put it into words and said "uh" for a while. It was a bit ugly, especially when standing next to Li Qingge, the ugliness was even more obvious!
"This won't do!" You can't have two protagonists who are handsome and beautiful, while the supporting actors and actresses are so ugly that you can't bear to look at them. You still have to consider the audience's eyes.
"Why not?" The makeup teacher was displeased when her "work" was rejected. "If I don't wear makeup, how can Lin Cui have the aura of a chivalrous woman? I think it's fine this way! You just can't stand it, but you'll get used to it after a while."
Lin Yan retorted unhappily, "Uglier than Li Qingge!"
"You're not as good-looking as others!"
Li Qingge: "..." One by one, everyone is trying to draw hatred towards her.
Lin Yan is not ugly, but her face is not suitable for her role.
In fact, this matter is easy to handle. If Li Qingge encounters inappropriate makeup, acting skills become crucial.
In the end, what really impresses the audience is the acting.
Director Xiao saw that the makeup and styling issues had delayed the production for an hour or two, and he became anxious. "We have to trust the professionals and get ready to start filming!"
Lin Yan had no choice but to film it against her will and follow the plot with Li Qingge. The two of them are still very good friends.
“Click—”
Director Xiao frowned, "Xiaoyan, you two are friends now. Pay attention to your eyes and emotional changes. Let's do it again!"
Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief and kept reminding herself that "she and Li Qingge are good friends." However, whenever her eyes met Li Qingge, the figure of Li Hanting appeared involuntarily in her mind. Li Qingge had stolen her man!
“Click—”
Having already wasted two whole takes, Director Xiao's tone turned serious. "Lin Yan! Ren Ji didn't waste a single take this morning. You're wasting the entire crew's resources. I see you're having a hard time adjusting. Your scenes this afternoon will be cancelled. Let's shoot someone else's first."
Lin Yan opened her mouth to say something, but Director Xiao didn't give her a chance to speak. He changed the plot for this afternoon's shooting and prepared to shoot the male and female protagonists.
After the first day of filming ended, the crew returned to the guesthouse around nine o'clock in the evening. Li Qingge suddenly heard a voice from behind him, "Your acting is good."
"Yeah." Li Qingge turned to look at Ren Ji, who had followed her without her knowing when, and smiled, "Your acting is not bad either."
"After finishing this movie, what kind of next movie do you want to make?" Ren Ji seemed to have something else in mind.
Li Qingge shook his head, "I don't know for now."
"Have you considered filming a TV series?" Ren Ji asked again.
Li Qingge replied, "If there's something suitable, I'll shoot it."
"Hmm," Ren Ji paused for a moment, and when they were almost at the guesthouse, he said, "I have a suitable book here, are you interested?"
Li Qingge raised an eyebrow, it turned out to be a play date.
I'm quite... flattered. I heard that Ren Ji was dissatisfied with the poor acting skills of the opponent actor arranged by the director, and replaced him on the spot!
Ren Ji took the initiative to ask her to act in a play, and it seemed that he really liked her acting skills.
Before Li Qingge could speak, she vaguely sensed a pair of eyes fixed on her, filled with jealousy.
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