Chapter 003 Shadow of the Movie King (3)
I really feel like it's noticed me.
Tao Xing was happy again and went to step on the tail again.
The shadow slowly moved again.
Tao Xing wanted to step on it again, but the director stood up and planned to demonstrate it himself, so he had to restrain his movements and take a few steps back.
The director walked forward and stepped on the shadow, which was stunned again.
The scene starts with the second male lead represented by Tao Xing, who is gentle and infatuated, and silently loves the female lead. This scene is about the female lead being kidnapped, and the second male lead comes to settle accounts with the male lead, accusing him of not taking good care of the female lead, and the two have a fight.
You don't have to replicate the movements exactly, just imitate them.
Tao Xing lowered his eyebrows and saw that the shadow turned its head and moved in another direction, probably not wanting to stay there anymore. He smiled secretly and stepped on it again as the movement changed.
The shadow stopped and tilted its head, as if looking at him again. Then, its outline curved, dodged his feet, and continued to flow forward.
The "head" had already flowed to the feet of a field worker, and the gap with sharp teeth was about to open...
Tao Xing refused to let it hide. He took a step forward and stepped on its tail again.
The crack closed before it opened, the shadow turned around, an arc extended out of the darkness, and reached out a "hand" to pull the tail.
Tao Xing continued to step on Shadow, not knowing whether he felt any pain or not. But he didn't use any force anyway, just to attract the other's attention.
The shadow continued to move.
Its movements were very slow. The light was moving, and the figures moving back and forth were moving. Except for Tao Xing who was paying close attention to it, no one noticed.
When it moves away, Tao Xing will chase after it and step on it. It moves slowly, so Tao Xing's movement won't be too jumpy. The director has said that the movement has not been completely determined and needs to be adjusted depending on the situation.
After half an hour, Shadow had accomplished nothing. He had been dragging his "tail" to avoid Tao Xing, moving slowly here and there. In other words... he was in a good mood and did not lose his temper.
Of course, it probably can't get angry.
However, the director and Jiang Lin were both stunned.
Jiang Lin saw Tao Xing approaching her intentionally or unintentionally. Although the director had not told them to move in this way, he seemed to be circling around her with a purpose.
He frowned slightly.
The director thought for a while and said happily, "I think Xiao Tao's movement is more reasonable than what I planned. The second male lead is here to settle accounts with the male lead and to fight. The two of them should suppress each other's aura. Before, they were two meters away and there was no feeling at all. And Xiao Tao, do you understand light and shadow? Your movement position perfectly combines light and shadow, and cleverly uses light and dark. The atmosphere is very strong. It's rare."
Everyone at the scene also praised him, yes, yes, Xiao Tao is talented and hardworking, really good, and has a promising future...
Tao Xing: “Ah?”
He was just chasing the shadow by moving around.
However, the shadow itself is produced by light, and he chased the shadow, probably by coincidence, and created the effect of light and dark.
He lowered his eyebrows quietly. At this moment, the shadow, perhaps depressed because of being stepped on or something, returned to Jiang Lin, transformed into the outline of its master, and followed his movements, turning into a normal shadow again.
Tao Xing stretched out his foot to test again and found that the shadow was no longer hiding from him. It seemed that once it returned, it blocked the external senses. It was really just an ordinary shadow.
There is no other way but to wait for it to come out next time. Tao Xing raised his eyebrows and looked up, meeting Jiang Lin's surprised gaze.
He gave a perfunctory but polite smile, nodded calmly, and turned to look at the director: "Can I go to the side?"
Before the director could say anything, his cell phone rang. The actor who played the second male lead called and said that they couldn't come this morning due to something, and the scene would be postponed to tomorrow.
The director was immediately furious: "It's so hot and everyone is waiting for him. Teacher Jiang even walked around himself. If he says he won't come, then he won't come. Well, don't come in the future. My small crew can't afford a big Buddha like him."
After saying that, he hung up the phone with a "pop". Seeing that the director was angry, the people around him hurried over to persuade him. The director took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down. He looked at the person in front of him and didn't know what he was thinking. After a moment, he clapped his hands and made up his mind: "Xiao Tao, are you willing to play the second male lead?"
Tao Xing was stunned: "Ah, me?"
"You have an excellent image and temperament, and you understand the language of the camera. I think you will be fine."
"But I really don't know how to act." Tao Xing has never acted in a play.
"You are such a hard-working person. As long as you listen to me, there will be no problem."
"Well... okay." Tao Xing agreed reluctantly. After thinking about it, the role of Passerby A would not stay in the crew for a few days, while the second male lead would stay longer and could have more contact with Shadow.
The role that the original owner had previously decided on had not started filming yet, and the actor for the second male lead had been busy with other projects. The crew had been filming for three days, but no one had shown up at all, so there was no loss in temporarily changing the role, and there was no need to reshoot any scenes.
However, because Tao Xing had just replaced the second male lead, he needed to memorize his lines again, and the director also had to explain the character settings to him. Today's scenes with the second male lead were temporarily put on hold and will be filmed tomorrow.
Tao Xing had nothing to do that day, but he was not idle for long. Stylists came to him to discuss makeup and styling, and production staff came to ask about his time and rearrange his schedule.
It was an overcast afternoon with a slight breeze. The sun hid in the clouds. In the gray sky, there were no lights and no shadows. Tao Xing stared for a long time, but neither the other people nor Jiang Lin's shadow appeared again.
So it will disappear on cloudy days?
Did it disappear, or was it too lazy to show up? Where is it hiding?
We finished work early today, and before the street lights came on at night, everyone in the crew had already returned to the hotel.
In the high-end suite at the end of the corridor, Jiang Lin walked a few steps in the room and said to the assistant: "Tao Xing seems to be a little strange."
The assistant immediately said, "I'll tell you, he's just interested in you."
Jiang Lin didn't say anything and didn't comment.
If yesterday could still be said to be a misunderstanding, then today he volunteered to cooperate with the movement, took advantage of the movement to get closer to him, and even hooked his toes next to him after the movement was completed... These can no longer be explained by misunderstandings.
Although her toes didn't touch him, the action was ambiguous enough.
The assistant stood up: "I'll go talk to the director and ask him to leave."
"The director is very optimistic about him. If we go now, we will be criticized. Besides, it's a matter of chance, and I don't want to ruin someone's future because of speculation." Jiang Lin waved his hand.
"Then let him ruin your reputation. What if a scandal spreads? Do you mind?"
"Hasn't it come to that?"
"Teacher Jiang, you are just too nice. I think you should still warn him. Is it easy for you to maintain zero scandals for so many years?"
"There are many people who show kindness to me, and there are no rumors about me."
"This time is different. Usually, those people are turned away before they even get to know you. But this time, you insisted on coming to the suburbs to film. You only brought a few people with you. It's actually very difficult to prevent sneak shots in the wilderness."
When Jiang Lin heard "this time is different", he was startled and his eyes flickered, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The assistant sighed a few times and remembered the important matter: "Oh, by the way, teacher, the director said that he would like you to go to the conference room at eight o'clock to talk about the play. He also invited Tao Xing."
"knew."
The lights in the hall were so bright that even the people seemed transparent, not to mention their shadows, which were completely invisible. The director spoke for two hours and it was ten o'clock in the evening when they left. Tao Xing and Jiang Lin had not come together, so they had to leave together.
The rooms were all on the first floor, so there was no need to take the elevator. The two walked in silence. The lights in the corridor were dim, and people walking cast long shadows. Tao Xing looked at Jiang Lin's shadow on the ground, which moved with its owner, without any abnormality.
After a whole day of observation, Tao Xing had a general understanding of shadows. He explained it in his own words. It was normal for a shadow to follow its master's movements. It was like going to work and obeying the rules of being a shadow. It would block the senses. Sometimes it stopped, which meant it was slacking off. Sometimes it ran somewhere else, which meant it was skipping work.
But even if he skipped work, he couldn't seem to be too far away from his master.
Tao Xing's room is at the front, and they have arrived there, but Jiang Lin still has to go forward.
He stood in front of his door and politely said to the actor, "See you later."
Jiang Lin didn't answer, but walked forward, thought about it, paused for a moment, then turned back and knocked on the door.
Tao Xing had just closed the door, and before anyone had time to walk in, she turned around and opened the door: "Teacher Jiang, is there anything else?"
Jiang Lin nodded: "The director has high hopes for you, so we will have more scenes together in the future. I will do my best to cooperate with you."
"oh."
"But I hope you won't bother me in private, okay?" His tone was still calm, but one could tell there was a coldness in it, exactly the same politeness as yesterday.
Tao Xing narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking that she had done it on purpose yesterday. She had been watching Jiang Lin for the whole afternoon and went back with him on the same road. It was understandable that she was misunderstood, but she really ignored him today. Her attention was completely on Shadow and she didn't even look at him more than once.
Wasn’t it all explained clearly yesterday?
He said firmly: "I really have no intention towards you, I swear."
"That's good." Jiang Lin said, turned around and walked away.
Tao Xing shrugged and closed the door.
It doesn’t take long to take a shower in the summer. After he finished his shower and just lay down on the sofa, he heard a knock on the door.
"Who is it? What's the matter?" He frowned slightly and was too lazy to get up for a moment.
After knocking twice, the knocks stopped and a voice came in: "Don't bother me."
The familiar voice was still Jiang Lin.
Hey, aren't you done yet?
Tao Xing didn't want to open the door for him: "Didn't I just make it clear that I'm really not interested in you? Why are you saying it again?"
"That's good." The voice outside replied, and then there was no movement.
Tao Xing looked through the peephole suspiciously. There was no one outside, so he thought they had left. He muttered unhappily, "Is he bothering me or am I bothering him?"
As he spoke, he fell back onto the sofa and buried his face in the pillow.
Suddenly, he was startled and his eyes widened.
It seems...something is wrong!
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