Chapter 66 Chapter 66
In the afternoon, the creative team and actors had their final script reading.
Song Xue moved a chair and sat behind He Xianyu. As an acting teacher, she will guide He Xianyu's performance in the movie throughout.
Director Chen didn't know if it was because of Song Xue's guidance, but He Xianyu's lines had improved significantly compared to last month's audition.
An actor's responsibility is to shape a character, and dialogue is one of the important means of shaping a character.
As early as when traveling in Bali, Song Xue began to train He Xianyu's lines.
While filming on the set, Song Xue assigned homework to He Xianyu every day, asking him to send the designated lines in voice form to WeChat for her to check and correct.
Memorizing the lines is just the foundation. The purpose of Song Xue's training is to clarify the psychological development logic of the characters behind the lines, interpret the subtext behind the lines with a specific tone and timbre, and show the character's personality.
The film crew built a Western Zhou Dynasty tomb at the Qingdao Film and Television Base.
The Western Zhou Mausoleum is the most important stage in the entire film. The team spent half a year designing the scene concept and another four months setting up the scenery. More than 3,000 staff members participated in the construction of this magnificent underground world.
He Xianyu did not have any scenes today. After accepting interviews from several media outlets at a nearby hotel, he returned to the set to watch Zhang Mingtao and Xiao Qinghe perform their scenes up close.
The first scene after the filming started was a powerful dialogue between the best of the middle-aged and new generations in the domestic entertainment industry.
The lighting engineer was making the final lighting adjustments, the photographer was adjusting the best composition, the director was explaining the scene to the actors, and after the actors were moving around and rehearsing, filming finally began.
Action——
Song Jin took off his Taoist robe and sat on the ground, not looking like a Taoist at all. He took off the gourd bottle hanging from his waist, opened the bottle cap, and drank.
Qu Mufeng thought that the gourd bottle contained their Taoist magic weapon, but it turned out to be wine. He became more and more disappointed with this old friend. He couldn't help but ask, "It's already this time, and you still have the mind to drink?"
Song Jin sighed, and in his usual lazy and casual tone, he asked knowingly, "What time is this?"
All the dissatisfaction and disappointment that Qu Mufeng had felt towards Song Jin along the way suddenly erupted at this moment. "So many people are cursed and in agony, but you are still like nothing happened. I really don't know how your master taught you to be like this..."
Qu Mufeng hesitated to speak.
"Why don't you say anything?" Song Jin's eyes suddenly turned cold. He stood up and looked directly into Qu Mufeng's eyes, "Are you trying to say that I'm a loser, using my master's name to cheat people?"
Qu Mufeng avoided Song Jin's gaze and said nothing.
"How dare you mention my master!" Song Jin suddenly raised his voice, looking at Qu Mufeng with rage in his eyes, "Five years ago, if you hadn't instigated my master to go to Kunlun with you, would he have been left with nothing?"
Song Jin's breathing was fast and heavy, as if he was trying to suppress his rage. His grip on the gourd bottle tightened, and the meridians on the back of his hand were clearly visible.
Finally, he took a deep breath, forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart, and left.
From Director Chen's "Action" to "Cut", the two performed in one go, presenting the words that were in the script or even not in it accurately and delicately, which can be called a textbook performance.
He Xianyu was stunned. He knew Xiao Qinghe was a good actor, but he didn't expect that after just a few years of debut, his acting skills were so natural. He was not at all shy in front of the seniors in the circle. He was simply a talented actor who was chased by God and fed by God.
Zhang Mingtao showed admiration in his eyes. Before this, he had never watched Xiao Qinghe's "idol dramas". He thought that he made a living by his looks like all the traffic stars, but after watching this drama, he changed his mind.
Everyone went to the monitor to watch the playback. The characters, lines, movements, and lighting were accurate, and He Xianyu felt that the scene was close to perfection. However, the two leading actors discussed with Director Chen for a long time and proposed many details for improvement.
They polished and adjusted this scene over and over again, and when the director shouted "OK", it was already ten o'clock in the evening.
This concludes the first day of filming.
As the eldest brother of the three-member expedition team, Zhang Mingtao treated his two younger brothers to a midnight snack on the first day of work.
The three were fully armed. After getting off the car, Zhang Mingtao led them through the streets and alleys and came to a food stall.
The sounds of shouting, frying and clanging of woks interweave into a scene filled with the hot and bustling atmosphere of life.
The boss was very familiar with Zhang Mingtao and knew that Zhang Mingtao came to Qingdao to film, so he reserved a private room for him.
"Lao Lin is my former comrade in the army. He opened a shop here after retiring because he likes delicious food. It's been more than 20 years." Zhang Mingtao opened a bottle of cold Tsingtao beer for Xiao Qinghe, and handed a bottle of iced Coke to He Xianyu, "Little brother is not yet an adult, so he can only drink children's drinks."
He Xianyu took it with both hands and said with a smile, "Soon I'll be able to drink beer with Teacher Zhang."
Soon, the boss brought out several dishes to go with the wine: fried peanuts, spicy fried clams, spicy crabs, and egg yolk prawns specially prepared for the little brother.
The prawns are really big and heavy, baked with egg yolks, and they are so delicious that you will lick your fingers.
He Xianyu ate shrimps while listening to two industry bigwigs chatting about family matters.
Xiao Qinghe has a ragdoll cat. Zhang Mingtao has a calico cat. Two famous cat lovers in the entertainment industry exchange their experiences in raising cats.
Xiao Qinghe's cat was a gift from Xiao Jun for his adulthood. Xiao Jun was too busy and had too little time to spend with Xiao Qinghe, so he gave Xiao Qinghe a cat to keep him company.
The cat became Xiao Qinghe's daughter. Whenever Xiao Qinghe was free, he would go home to accompany his daughter.
Zhang Mingtao picked up his cat while filming in Shaanxi.
It was also a drizzling night like this. When he picked up the kitten, its eyes were still closed.
Zhang Mingtao brought the kitten to the crew and fed the kitten when he was off duty. He took care of the kitten's poop and pee and finally raised it to adulthood.
"Now that I'm out filming, my son has taken over the job of being my poop scooper." Zhang Mingtao suddenly remembered something, took out a small card and a bunch of pens from his bag, and handed them to He Xianyu, "He's your little fanboy, and he asked me to get your autograph. He bought ten sets of stationery, but didn't get this surprise card, so he had to exchange it with a classmate."
The Xiaoka culture, which was popularized by the Korean idol circle, is now also popular in China.
Major brands followed suit, offering voice cards, endorsement cards, live broadcast cards, autograph cards, special gift cards, etc. It is simply a modern version of "buying the casket and returning the pearl".
Zhang Mingtao became happier as they talked: "Xianyu, do you know? You are very popular among primary school students now. You have a lot of fans in the school group. If we talk about the top star among primary school students today, it's not your brother, it's you."
Xiao Qinghe pretended to be distressed: "The Yangtze River's back waves push the front waves, and I, the front wave, have been beaten to death on the beach."
Zhang Mingtao joked, "If you are the front wave, I am the old wave, having been evaporated by the sun."
After talking about cats, the two began to talk about traveling. As they talked, they turned the topic to He Xianyu who was still eating shrimp.
Zhang Mingtao asked He Xianyu with great interest: "Interview, you just got the top score in the college entrance examination. What kind of poem do you think can best describe your current mood?"
Xiao Qinghe replied for him: "When I was young, I was dressed in fine clothes and rode a horse. I saw all the flowers in Chang'an in one day."
In his youth, he is dressed in fine clothes and full of vigor. He was admitted to such a great university and acted in such a great production. His life has just started, but it is already so wonderful. While making people envious, we also look forward to his infinite possibilities and hopes.
He Xianyu shook his head, "It should be 'Moving the boat to the misty islet, the guest feels new sorrow at dusk'."
Zhang Mingtao and Xiao Qinghe were very puzzled. Why was the top scholar so worried?
"I just watched the performances of the two teachers and felt like I was more like Barbie Q." He Xianyu held her chin with one hand and sighed.
Xiao Qinghe was amused by his expression and raised his hand to ruffle his hair. "The youthfulness of a newcomer is also a precious image."
He Xianyu was not comforted. You know, when Xiao Qinghe debuted, he was called the strongest newcomer on the planet. When he just entered the industry, he was already an "excellent actor". When he finished, he didn't look "green" at all.
Zhang Mingtao had some personal matters to take care of, so after paying for the food and drinks, he left first.
Seeing that the egg yolk prawns were empty, Xiao Qinghe ordered another plate. "Brother said, I'll treat you to dinner."
He Xianyu exclaimed, "Are you planning to get rid of me with this? You are such a top star, are you so stingy?"
Xiao Qinghe smiled.
When this person smiles, his eyes and eyebrows sparkle so brightly that it is impossible to look directly at him.
"Then my dear brother, what do you want to eat? Western food, Japanese food, Thai food, Korean food, or Chinese food, whatever you want."
"Those are too ordinary." He Xianyu pressed on, "I want to eat the meal you made yourself."
He Xianyu had eaten it once, but unfortunately he was still wary of Xiao Qinghe at that time, so he didn't enjoy it very much.
"What's so difficult about this? If I don't have many scenes next time, I'll make it for you." Xiao Qinghe poured beer into a small glass and clinked it with He Xianyu's Coke as a toast.
"This cup is to celebrate the birth of a top scholar in our Xiao family. Brother, I wish you a smooth career, a bright future and a successful career."
After Xiao Qinghe finished his drink, he toasted again. "The second cup, I want to apologize to you. I've been your brother for so long, but I never treated you to a good meal. It's my fault."
Xiao Qinghe drank it in one gulp, "This third cup is to wish us two brothers a happy career and a happy love life in the future."
He Xianyu was very sensitive to the word "love" and asked curiously, "Can I have a relationship?"
Generally speaking, artist management companies have an unwritten rule that artists, especially those in their rising stages, must focus on their careers and are prohibited from having romantic relationships so as not to affect their acting development.
Xiao Qinghe put down his wine glass, looked at the young man steadily, and said, "It depends on who you talk to."
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