Lin Xiaoxiao had already grabbed her thermos and was ready to leave, but before she could even take a big step, she was stopped on the spot.
"I think he acted very well, and his lines were fine."
Zhang Erdai felt the veins on her forehead throbbing. This was her first suspense drama, into which she had poured her heart and soul. "Director," she said, "you can't favor them just because you know them well. If you absolutely have to use these non-professional actors, I think it would be better to hire a teacher..."
Lin Xiaoxiao had heard that Zhang Erdai had a fiery temper, but this was the first time she had been questioned on set. Before, she was the only one giving feedback on the set, criticizing whoever was "dragging their feet".
Not to mention, the actors that Zhang Erdai is currently supplying are a cast that Lin Xiaoxiao has painstakingly assembled. These days, in order to put each actor in a role that is completely opposite to their own personality, she has developed dark circles under her eyes.
You've finally made it to the Western Paradise and are almost there, and then you suddenly say all your hard work has been for nothing, and you need to find a professional to guide you so you can start all over again.
Lin Xiaoxiao's good temper vanished completely. "Stop, halt! They performed exactly the effect I wanted, something your so-called professionally trained actors can't achieve. You keep saying their acting is bad, their lines are bad, but let me ask you, what's wrong with it? What's incorrect? Don't give me that stuttering, that slow-paced nonsense. The script I received the day before yesterday had so much dialogue, and during filming, they didn't make a single mistake, not a single one! Have you ever thought about why? Each of them worked themselves to the bone for the past day or two to achieve that perfect accuracy, and you consider that bad dialogue?"
The actors around him immediately had tears in their eyes. They never expected that Director Lin had seen everyone's hard work behind the scenes.
Zhang Erdai was also surprised, saying, "I'm not saying they didn't try, it's just that their rhythm of the lines and their acting were off. The lines themselves don't matter, they can be dubbed in post-production, but their acting didn't fit the characters at all..."
Lin Xiaoxiao's lips twitched slightly. "Zhang Erdai, you may have seen many actors lip-syncing their lines in movies, but let me tell you, in my dramas, there is no such thing as post-production dubbing. There wasn't before, and there won't be in the future (after all, it would add an extra expense). As for acting, as the director behind the monitor, am I just slacking off? Do you think I can't tell whether they're acting correctly or not?"
In the dramas Zhang Erdai had worked on before, many actors had their lip-synced in post-production using dubbing actors, so her arrogance immediately subsided. "But, Director Lin..."
Lin Xiaoxiao interrupted directly, "In short, this is my crew, and I'm in charge of everything. I'll also bear the consequences myself. That's all for today. Everyone, pack up and go home. Your overtime pay for this half hour will be deducted from Zhang Erdai's salary. Go home, eat your meals, or do whatever you need to do."
Lin Xiaoxiao strode away, jokingly. After spending half an hour working overtime with Zhang Erdai, all she wanted to do was get off work.
While everyone else was busy clearing the area, Zhang Erdai stood there somewhat dejectedly. Wang Li patted her on the shoulder, looked around, and whispered, "Don't take it to heart. Director Lin isn't targeting you. It's a rule in their crew that whoever delays the schedule and causes overtime will have their salary deducted. At worst, I'll give you my overtime pay later."
Zhang Erdai brushed Wang Li's hand away, "Who cares about that little bit of money?!"
Zhang Erdai didn't keep everyone from leaving get off work any longer, since Director Lin had already left, and in the end, he could only be dragged to the barbecue stall by Wang Li.
Wang Li's lips were covered in oil from eating. "Zhang Erdai, don't just watch me eat, you eat too."
Zhang Erdai still couldn't understand why Lin Xiaoxiao chose those non-professional actors and didn't want acting or dialogue teachers. "I have no appetite, you can eat by yourself."
Wang Li could tell at a glance that Zhang Erdai was still getting stuck on things. "Don't overthink it. As long as you follow Director Lin's rules, you'll be easy to get along with. It's normal for directors to have a desire to control their sets. You've been a director before, haven't you? You should know that although every director has a different temperament, they all dislike being disobeyed on set to some extent."
Zhang Erdai rolled his eyes. "I don't care about that. I just don't understand why Director Lin would cast these amateurs with no acting experience to play these difficult roles?"
Wang Li also fell into deep thought, stopping his skewers. "I can't figure this out either. I even sold my house to find veteran actors with great acting skills, but Director Lin only wanted to cast amateurs without any training or learning. She just started filming right away. It's really unbelievable. She couldn't possibly be trying to ruin the show, could she?"
Lin Xiaoxiao never expected that Wang Li's joking words would actually guess her thoughts.
After receiving another eye roll, Wang Li chuckled, "Just kidding. In short, I really can't figure out what Director Lin is thinking, but after all, she has two hugely successful dramas, and every drama she directs becomes a hit, so she must have some skills. We're just screenwriters, and we've finished writing the script. As for the final result, that's up to Director Lin."
Zhang Erdai sighed, picked up a skewer of meat in a fit of despair, and started eating it all at once. "Whatever, I don't care anymore. At worst, I'll just go back to working with those older men."
Wang Li cast an envious glance at him; unlike Zhang Erdai, who could still get another role even after losing this one.
Wang Li dared to fight against Zhang Erdai, but he didn't dare to fight against Lin Xiaoxiao. After all, Lin Xiaoxiao was the only director he contacted who was willing to take him in. His parents' blood pressure dropped a lot because of him finding a job. So he felt that he didn't dare to challenge Lin Xiaoxiao, not to mention that Lin Xiaoxiao had two hit dramas in hand, while he was just an unknown nobody who had two flopped dramas.
No matter how bad the drama turned out, Wang Li remained unmoved, since it wasn't his own work.
Ever since Zhang Erdai questioned and was firmly rejected by Lin Xiaoxiao, the atmosphere on set has become much quieter after Lin Xiaoxiao started working.
The crew members were afraid of offending Lin Xiaoxiao, so they worked even harder and were more responsible. The actors were single-mindedly focused on performing better and not letting Lin Xiaoxiao down. They even helped each other after get off work.
Lin Xiaoxiao herself was completely oblivious to this. After all, she had to bring her water bottle to work every day as soon as she opened her eyes, which made her feel quite depressed. After all, what legitimate rich kid goes to work from 8 to 5?
So, Lin Xiaoxiao, who came to work in low spirits every day and left work happily, did not notice the change in the atmosphere around her, and even felt that everyone had deeply understood her spirit of leaving get off work on time.
Thanks to everyone's high efficiency, filming for "The Murderer Is Right in Front of You" has finally wrapped up, with only post-production and the OST remaining.
Lin Xiaoxiao still went to the studio she had worked with before to order the OST. After all, the huge success of the two previous dramas had nothing to do with the music, so she felt at ease continuing to entrust it to them.
As for the later stages, Lin Xiaoxiao learned from her experience and decided to personally oversee the project, since the previous two times others had followed along and the final product was completely different from what she had imagined.
Lin Xiaoxiao finally became a rich second-generation, but she can't live the life of a rich second-generation. She still goes to work like a corporate slave every day. It's really not easy for her. So she must succeed this time!
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