"Cut! What's that extra doing, looking around like that? Can't you act? Can't you act at all?"
Just as Su Zhengnan was secretly looking around at the filming location...
Qian Yanqiu, the chief director of "Detective Dee", noticed his actions at a glance, and shouted at him with a megaphone, and the filming on set stopped.
Immediately afterwards, the production assistant came up to Su Zhengnan and questioned him, "What are you doing? Didn't I tell you not to move around or look around while filming? Can't you even do what you're supposed to do?"
"I'm sorry, this is my friend's first time acting. Please calm down, this situation will definitely not happen again."
Zhu Yawen, who was standing to the side, quickly stepped forward and said a few kind words, which calmed down the stage manager a bit. Otherwise, he probably would have given up Su Zhengnan, the extra, on the spot.
"I'll give you one more chance. Once filming starts, remember not to look around aimlessly, or you'll be fired immediately."
After saying that, the stagehand turned around angrily and went back to the director's side, then lowered his head and explained a few words.
After the production assistant left, Zhu Yawen turned to Su Zhengnan and said softly, "Dr. Su, didn't you say you came here to experience acting? If you're going to act, then act properly. Don't wander around after filming starts, or you'll easily get kicked out of the crew."
"I'm sorry, I understand, I definitely won't do it again later."
Su Zhengnan smiled and nodded, realizing he shouldn't have looked around so much; he had thought the camera had already moved past him!
At that moment, Qian Yanqiu, the director who was not far away, after hearing the stage manager's explanation, had no intention of arguing with an extra. He picked up his megaphone and shouted into the audience:
"Okay, all departments, prepare for the second scene of the ninety-seventh episode of 'Detective Dee'."
With a click!
The script supervisor starts clapping!
"Scene 97, Shot 2 of 'Detective Dee,' Action!"
All the cameras were turned on again, and all the actors were in position, immediately getting into character.
This time, Su Zhengnan didn't look around anymore. He stood still with Zhu Yawen and the others, staring straight ahead. Only after the scene was finished filming did he turn his head to look at the actors who came out of the main hall opposite.
These actors were all playing supporting roles, and Su Zhengnan realized that he didn't recognize any of them, and they were all a bunch of old men.
Then there's nothing to see.
Soon, Su Zhengnan felt that playing minor roles was really boring. He felt like he was just a tool needed on screen, without any lines or acting skills.
Of course, if you're an extra with lines, your pay will definitely be different.
Su Zhengnan spent the entire morning acting as a minor character in the "Detective Dee" crew with Zhu Yawen and others, and then it was lunchtime.
Lunch was naturally a boxed lunch.
The meals served on this set weren't great, but they weren't too bad either; at least they had meat and vegetables, and a fried egg.
Eating his boxed lunch, Su Zhengnan felt that this experience was quite similar to his previous life carrying bricks on a construction site. He turned to Zhu Yawen, who was also eating a boxed lunch, and asked:
"Are we going to continue filming this afternoon? I noticed some of the extras have already left after finishing their lunch."
Zhu Yawen picked at the boxed lunch in his hand, glanced at him and said, "We don't need too many extras this afternoon. Some extras can't possibly only work for one film crew a day. Those you see leaving after eating, they're actually going to do guest appearances on other film crews."
"I see, I understand!"
Su Zhengnan nodded in understanding, having gained some knowledge of the situation of the extras.
Indeed, no industry is as easy as it seems to outsiders; you can only understand its difficulties when you are in the industry yourself.
Su Zhengnan has virtually no experience in acting.
However, as the school doctor at the Beijing Film Academy, he would probably have plenty of opportunities to take on minor roles during his breaks.
After all, students at the Beijing Film Academy have no shortage of opportunities to play minor roles. Any student could be taken along, since minor roles aren't important and the production team wouldn't refuse.
After lunch, everyone took a short nap on set.
It's not that the crew didn't want to start filming during this time; it's just that the main actors needed to rest after eating, and the director isn't a miser, he needs to rest too!
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afternoon.
It's almost 2 o'clock.
Several lead actors from "Detective Dee" arrived on set, indicating that they would be filming scenes that afternoon.
Liang Guanhua, who plays Di Renjie, looks a bit chubby. When he puts on his official robes, he walks with a powerful and imposing air, which is quite indescribable.
Zhang Zijian, who plays Li Yuanfang, looks rather thin, and at first glance, he is easily reminiscent of Yan Shuangying, a character he played.
That's the guy who said, "I bet your gun is out of bullets."
Su Zhengnan immediately noticed the two lead actors who had rushed to the filming location and asked Zhu Yawen and the others with great curiosity, "Does any of you know Liang Guanhua? I'd like to take a picture with him, is that alright?"
"You mean Professor Liang Guanhua? He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, but we're not familiar with people from there!"
Zhu Yawen shrugged helplessly at Su Zhengnan.
Upon hearing this, Su Zhengnan couldn't help but smile and say, "Alright, if you don't know, that's fine. I'll go ask you myself later."
Although Su Zhengnan doesn't follow celebrities, taking a photo with a charismatic, overweight man should be considered an interesting thing, right?
However, it must be said that Liang Guanhua's acting skills are quite good.
Despite his seemingly wise portrayal of Di Renjie in "Detective Dee", his character Zhu Gaochi in "Ming Dynasty" is quite comical.
Of course, it's a bit too early to talk about the drama "Ming Dynasty".
Just as Su Zhengnan was thinking about these things.
The director's words rang out again on set.
"Okay, all departments, take note: Scene 103, Shot 1 of 'Detective Dee' is ready."
Su Zhengnan followed Zhu Yawen and Huang Bo to the front of the camera, and then took his position as instructed by the production assistant. Then, Liang Guanhua, who played Di Renjie, appeared with Li Yuanfang.
Di Renjie: "Yuanfang, what do you think of this novel?"
Li Yuanfang: "My lord, I always give a reward before reading!"
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