Chapter 552 Past Events Like Smoke In the previous life, this scene was starring Shi Shan and took three full days to film.
Shao Guangji's original shooting schedule was two days, but Shi Shan delayed it by one day. In her previous life, Shang Yechu was just a guest comedian. This scene shouldn't have had anything to do with her. However, for some reason, that Shang Yechu still secretly went to the set and watched the big show with envy.
Shao Guangji's temper back then was much more terrifying than it is now. With his harsh and professional criticism, he silenced Shi Shan, and the rest of the crew didn't dare to utter a sound.
As comedian Shang Yechu watched from the sidelines, he couldn't help but wonder: If it were me, how would I handle this scene?
I might get scolded more than the lead actor. But if I get to play the lead role, it's worth being scolded four hundred times a day by the director.
Comedian Shang Yechu stood on the sidelines, gazing enviously at the lead actors and director of "The Heavenly Emperor," memorizing every criticism and instruction from the director. Her memory wasn't good, far inferior to Shi Shan's or the other actors. She could only repeatedly recite: "When you reach group C-1, stop at the third-place position in the frame..."
The third day of filming ended, and the scene was finally over, albeit somewhat haphazardly. Shao Guangji stood in front of the monitor and let out a long sigh. Just then, he suddenly heard someone muttering something beside him.
Shao Guangji turned his head and saw a plump actress standing not far behind him, holding a notebook and muttering to herself, "Don't walk too slowly, and don't walk too fast..."
Shao Guangji recognized the actress. She was a special guest star invited by the production team to play a comedic role in the film, portraying the absurdity of the technological age. Shang Yechu… everyone in the industry knew that she wasn't very bright, but she was a good person and extremely hardworking in her acting, much more dedicated than most actors.
Shao Guangji never hesitated to give a smile to a dedicated actor. Especially someone like Shang Yechu, who had some intellectual disabilities. Seeing her shaking her head and reciting her lines so pitifully, Shao Guangji got up from in front of the monitor, ready to go over and offer some pointers.
As he got closer, Shao Guangji realized that what the other person was reciting was not her lines, but rather his instructions to Shi Shan over the past three days.
Shao Guangji chuckled. He figured Shang Yechu must have been terrified by his constant criticism of Shi Shan, which was why she treated his words as gospel and kept memorizing them. She probably thought that as long as she remembered his instructions to Shi Shan, she could avoid being scolded.
Those words were all spoken orally; there was no written record. It's amazing that this chubby boy could remember them.
Shao Guangji stepped forward and gently tapped the notebook in Shang Yechu's hand. Shang Yechu was startled and quickly hid the notebook behind her back, stammering, "Director."
Shao Guangji leaned closer to look and saw that the notebook was filled with his instructions and criticisms written in messy, chicken-claw-like handwriting, with a couple of sarcastic remarks about Shi Shan here and there. He couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.
"Why are you writing all this down?" Shao Guangji asked with a smile.
Shang Yechu blushed and stammered, "I...I want to act."
Shao Guangji naturally interpreted this sentence as "I want to get scolded less when filming," and almost burst out laughing: "You don't need to remember these."
Shang Yechu was taken aback: "Why?"
“Hmm…” Shao Guangji hesitated, trying to use language that Shang Yechu could understand, “Your roles and Shi Shan’s roles are different. So the methods of handling them are also different. These are useless to you.”
Shang Yechu blinked, looking blank, and asked, "Why didn't it work?"
Shao Guangji sighed. He was very strict with Shi Shan, but very gentle with Shang Yechu, and didn't even frown even though communication was so difficult.
"Shishan is the Heavenly Lord, a god, do you understand?" Shao Guangji said patiently. "You're a comedian, you don't need to learn how gods act, just be yourself, that's enough—"
Shao Guangji paused, swallowed the word "funny," and changed his words to: "As long as it's funny enough."
Shang Yechu stared blankly at Shao Guangji.
Shao Guangji had no choice but to be more explicit: "Memorizing all this is a waste of your time. Your roles have different focuses. Shi Shan is the protagonist, and everyone's attention is focused on him, so he needs to be very detailed. Your role is very small, and you only need to highlight one characteristic."
After Shao Guangji finished speaking, he saw that Shang Yechu was still looking confused and he was at a loss for what to do.
"Alright," Shao Guangji had no choice but to say, "Young comrade, I won't scold you while you're filming. Stop dwelling on this..."
The past is like smoke. Looking back now, everything about the "Heavenly Emperor" crew in my previous life seems like a dream.
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