Chapter 67 Chapter 67
In order to catch the first light, He Xianyu got up at 3:30, put on makeup at 4:00, and arrived at the shooting location at 4:30.
In the film, the archaeological team was hit hard. In order to get rid of the butterfly curse, Qin Qiming and Qu Mufeng traveled to Yunnan and spent a lot of money to invite a young man from Miaojiang to come.
What is about to be filmed is the first meeting between Xiao Gui and Song Jin.
He Xianyu was very nervous. Even though he had memorized the entire script and Song Xue taught him step by step, he had no confidence in entering a completely unfamiliar field.
He Xianyu thought about the experiential school taught by Song Xue, closed his eyes, and immersed himself in the world of the little ghost.
When the little ghost was still a child, he was used as a test subject for evil magic, and from then on his right eye could see all evil things. Later, when he was taken in by his adoptive father, the little ghost thought he finally had a home, but he didn't expect that his adoptive father only saw his special physique and used him as a petri dish for poisonous insects.
The teenager who grows up like this is lonely, indifferent and doesn't trust anyone.
His abilities made him extremely conceited, while his experiences made him extremely inferior.
Being in darkness, but yearning for light.
"Are you scared?"
A familiar voice sounded.
He Xianyu opened his eyes and saw Song Jin, no, Xiao Qinghe's handsome face. He nodded, "Xiao Gui and I have very different personalities. I'm afraid he won't act well, which will slow down the filming progress and disappoint everyone."
"Actually, I'm also afraid that I won't be able to act well." In He Xianyu's surprised eyes, Xiao Qinghe raised his eyebrows, "Do you think I can do anything?"
In the novel, Xiao Qinghe is a bug-like existence. His appearance makes men feel ashamed and women crazy about him. His family background and education are enviable, and his acting skills are even better than all actors of the same age. So when He Xianyu heard him say "afraid", she was so surprised.
Xiao Qinghe said slowly, "My personality is more introverted. Most of the roles I played before were male gods, with full skill points as soon as they appeared. This time, the character's personality is extroverted and it is a growth-oriented one. I am also afraid that I will act too much and be criticized by the audience for being exaggerated."
He Xianyu humbly asked for advice: "Teacher Xiao, what can I do?"
Xiao Qinghe hadn't heard He Xianyu call him "Teacher Xiao" for a long time, and he laughed again and again. "Find the part of your personality that fits the role, magnify it, and interpret the little ghost that is unique to you."
He Xianyu thought of the original owner again.
His biological father didn't recognize him, his biological mother didn't love him, and after his grandmother passed away, he no longer had a home. He was locked up in a private school for 365 days a year, and even during the Spring Festival, he could only stay with the dormitory aunt.
When he was twelve years old, a man appeared in front of him. The man said that he would love him well, form a boy band for him, and realize his dream of becoming an idol.
The original owner regarded him as his father and felt the family affection he had always longed for from him.
However, he never expected that his godfather just wanted to play with his body when he grew up, and the boy he liked chose to sell his body for resources.
The day he caught them having an affair, he was like a bird with a broken wing, falling heavily from the sky to the ground, smashed to pieces and heartbroken.
He was put on ice and became an outcast of the company. The overwhelming abuse broke down the psychological barrier he had rebuilt with great difficulty. When searching his name online, it was followed by "illegitimate child without a father".
The words of those haters were like knives stabbing into his heart, fast, accurate, and cruel.
He Xianyu mobilized the memories of the original owner deep in his mind, looking for the part of his personality that matched that of the little ghost.
The staff laid the rails. The lighting technician adjusted the lighting board. The cameraman stood in front of the crane camera.
All the actors are in place, listening to the director's instructions.
The quality of a film is largely determined by the director's quality and accomplishment; the style of a film often reflects the director's artistic style. Actors are the director's tools to express his ideas. The director's requirements for the actor's role directly determine the actor's performance level and depth.
The field staff hit the board.
The first test shoot started.
Xiao Qinghe noticed that He Xianyu's eyes had changed. The handsome young man had disappeared. He had become the gloomy young man that Xiao Qinghe had first seen from the surveillance camera.
It was almost dawn, the morning stars were few and the sky was pale. The mountains were full of peaks and mist. The towering tree trunks spread out their needles covered in rain and mist, which looked deep and cold, and even more desolate under the dim sky. The world seemed to have been paused, and it was eerily quiet.
The little ghost's long eyelashes trembled along with the ring finger of his right hand. He paused, his face becoming even colder.
Tan Qiming and Qu Mufeng exchanged glances with each other. Finally, the older Tan Qiming came to Xiaogui and asked with concern: "Comrade Xiaogui, what's wrong?"
"My natal Gu warned me that there is danger." After saying this, the little ghost looked around and finally stopped his gaze on the man walking towards him in the morning light not far away.
The little ghost frowned, raised his right hand, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes.
Qu Mufeng quickly held his hand and said with a smile: "It's just a misunderstanding, we are one family. His name is Song Jin, a young and promising Taoist priest."
The little ghost's brows relaxed slightly. The Taoist priest was indeed young, but he had a dogtail grass in his mouth, and he didn't look like a "promising" person.
When Song Jin approached, Qu Mufeng introduced the two to each other.
"Hey, master from Yunnan, uh, little master, hello. It's a pleasure to work with you." Song Jin spat out the dogtail grass, rubbed his right hand on his pants casually, and then stretched it out to the little ghost.
The little ghost stared at the dry and slender hand in front of him for a long time, neither shaking hands nor saying anything.
Song Jin withdrew his hand awkwardly, and walked down the mountain while complaining: "You didn't even bring me some mushrooms when you went to Yunnan. Let's go and have breakfast."
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After the test shoot, He Xianyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Song Xue gave him a thumbs up.
He Xianyu's performance exceeded everyone's expectations! After all, this was his first time acting in a movie, and he was young and didn't have much filming experience, but he was able to act with no stage fright in scenes with veteran actors, movie kings, and talented young actors. In this respect, he has already won over his peers.
On the monitor, He Xianyu saw his own performance for the first time.
It’s a little strange, a little novel, and at the same time, a little fun.
He Xianyu looked at Song Xue, wanting to ask for her opinion.
Song Xue pointed at Director Chen.
Song Xue cannot give suggestions to the actors without going through the director, as this is disrespectful to the director.
After all, film is the art of the director.
Song Xue once collaborated with an art film director. In order to shoot a shot of turning around and looking back, they shot from seven in the evening to four in the morning.
I took thirty or forty takes and still didn't pass.
Song Xue ran to ask the director if he had any requirements.
The director didn't tell her, and asked her to find the feeling on her own. During that time, Song Xue was so anxious that she couldn't sleep every night.
Fortunately, Director Chen is a commercial film director. Commercial films have to control time costs and will not allow actors to perform freely.
Director Chen controlled the rhythm of the scene as a whole, while Song Xue adjusted He Xianyu's performance in detail.
"Don't look at Tan Qiming when you're speaking. The kid has no sense of morality and doesn't know how to behave in society. He's more concerned about the unknown dangerous person at the moment."
"When Song Jin reached out to you, your expression should have been more alert than indifferent."
"How can you act vigilant? Just pretend that his hands are covered with dangerous viruses. If you touch them, you will be in big trouble."
He Xianyu suddenly felt that acting is like learning. In the early stage, you build a knowledge system through understanding, and then you improve your knowledge and perfect your cognition through continuous practice. Only in this way can you hand in a good transcript in the end.
However, learning can be done by one person, but acting requires coordination with the director, the photographer, and other actors. If there is a mistake in any link, you have to start all over again.
The official shooting will start soon.
He Xianyu was brewing his emotions, and when he raised his head, it was that gloomy boy again.
He had imagined that his first scene would be full of difficulties, and he would even have to do dozens of NGs, get scolded by the director, complained by the staff, and be disliked by his seniors. Unexpectedly, after shooting three takes, Director Chen shouted, "OK! Very good! Passed!"
The last word was like the sound of nature, and He Xianyu clearly felt the pressure that kept him awake all night disappear in an instant.
Director Chen felt relieved. He was under a lot of pressure when he chose He Xianyu to play the role of Xiao Gui.
Any big director cannot do without stars. As a big commercial film director, Director Chen wants stars to play even small roles, not to mention such an important role as Xiao Gui.
Film is a high-risk industry and it is easy to lose money. Using celebrities, especially those with box office appeal, provides commercial security.
"Return to the Tomb" is a big production, with an investment of more than 300 million yuan, and the box office must exceed 1 billion yuan to make back the investment. Even though Director Chen has shot several well-received films, he did not dare to use a brand new actor to play such a key role. What's more, He Xianyu was born as an idol and only came to the public through variety shows. He only has traffic but no status and has not been recognized by the market.
Huang Siqi, who he liked, was in jail for taking drugs, and Jing Chen, who was the second choice, was not available. There were no better choices for actors of this age in the mainland. Director Chen once wanted the screenwriter to change the age of the character Xiao Gui. In the end, Xiao Qinghe found him, the screenwriter and the producer, and sent them the character sketch written by He Xianyu, hoping to give He Xianyu a chance to audition.
He Xianyu, the national son, has a good image and is popular with the public. He is the best choice at the moment.
The producer used the above reasons to convince Director Chen to boldly use newcomers. Now it seems that this decision is absolutely correct.
Although He Xianyu has no acting experience, she is not shy at all in front of the camera. Although her acting skills are not superb, they are smooth and natural.
Director Chen looked at He Xianyu who was still immersed in the role and felt that this young man was like an unpolished jade. He was very curious about what kind of light this unpolished jade would emit after his careful polishing.
"Everyone has worked hard! My artist will treat everyone to breakfast!" Ji Zhen called the cast and crew to get breakfast from the dining car, then took a bottle of soy milk and a large Qingdao steamed bun and personally handed them to Director Chen.
As an executive agent, Ji Zhen did his homework and had already found out the preferences of everyone in the creative team before filming began.
Everyone yawned while eating breakfast. Only He Xianyu and Xiao Qinghe were still standing in front of the monitor and watching the replay with full energy.
He Xianyu pointed at the scene where Song Jin appeared.
The mountains formed the background, and Song Jin's tall figure stood straight and straight, slowly walking out of the morning mist with his long legs.
"Teacher Xiao, have you read Pride and Prejudice? I think this scene is very similar to the ending. Mr. Darcy came out of the morning mist, not riding a horse or a car, wearing a coat wet by the morning dew, and walked towards Elizabeth with full of love and sincerity. Teacher Xiao, I think you are very similar to Mr. Darcy."
This statement is a bit novel.
Xiao Qinghe rehearsed "Pride and Prejudice" in the university drama club and played Darcy, but no one has ever said that he looks like Darcy.
"Am I as arrogant as Darcy?"
"To be honest, you were a little bit arrogant when we first met." He Xianyu complained in his heart, it was more than just a little bit.
Seeing that he was still upset, Xiao Qinghe admitted it straightforwardly: "Okay, I admit that I was indeed arrogant at that time. So have you ever been prejudiced against me?"
"No." He Xianyu didn't dare to say it. His prejudice against Xiao Qinghe was extremely huge.
After all, it was only last month that Teacher Xiao took off the hat of the villain boss.
"Then do you remember what Darcy said when he saw Elizabeth?" Xiao Qinghe turned around and looked at He Xianyu, "You have to know, you must know that all this is for you. From now on, I never want to be separated from you again."
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