Da Mimi has a tight schedule, so as soon as he arrived at the crew, it was a large group drama. The male protagonist Fan Xian, as an envoy, first arrived in Northern Qi, presented a letter of credence, and met with the emperor of Northern Qi.
"Foreign minister Fan Xian greets His Majesty the Emperor of Northern Qi."
Wei Yang held the staff in his hand, bowed slightly, and then presented the letter of credence.
Da Mimi was a little disappointed when she saw this scene. She thought that when she became emperor again, she would meet Wei Yang kneeling down and kowtow to her.
In fact, in the original version of "Joy of Life", Fan Xian really knelt down, which is somewhat inconsistent with his character.
Because no matter in the original work or in the book, Fan Xian is a person with modern ideas, so he would approve of his cheap mother's vision of everyone being like a dragon, would avenge a guard of Fujiko Kyo, advocate free love and monogamy, do not like class hierarchy, and is not interested in kneeling except to the elders, etc.
In the drama, Fan Xian would not kneel if he could avoid it, even playing tricks in front of Emperor Qing. He was always struggling with this issue and only knelt before those who truly recognized him, his elders who were older than him, and those who he felt guilty about.
But when he arrived in Northern Qi, he immediately knelt down before the young emperor and the empress dowager, which was truly surprising.
Of course, one can also forcibly explain that adults have to bow their heads under someone's roof, and Fan Xian was only concerned about returning home safely and didn't want to create any trouble, so he deliberately showed weakness and pretended to be obedient.
This can also be seen from the later plot, Fan Xian took this harmless "white lotus" route in Northern Qi.
However, after discussion, Wei Yang and the others finally decided not to kneel, not only because of the character setting, but also because of the plot.
According to the setting in the drama, the male protagonist Fan Xian is an envoy of Nanqing. Both sides are on an equal footing. Nanqing has even just won a battle and is relatively stronger.
In this situation, Fan Xian, as an envoy holding a special imperial seal, represents the face of the country. Even if he has to show weakness to save his life, he can admit his mistake and act obedient, but he cannot kneel down to pay homage to the Emperor of Northern Qi. Otherwise, if the news is sent back to the Kingdom of Qing, he will be criticized for insulting the national dignity.
This scene is relatively simple, introducing the appearance of the two giants of Northern Qi and the undercurrents within it.
Then they started to set up the birthday banquet scene behind the scenes, and Wei Yang and others changed their costumes. This kind of "big scene" that requires a lot of ministers and extras was basically shot in one go, saving money and effort.
In the birthday banquet, the emperor Da Mimi is just a background character and has few scenes. The main characters are Tang Yan, Wei Yang, Tian Yu, Zhang Songwen and other actors.
First of all, Tang Yan and Wei Yang are competing in martial arts, but in fact it is a dance battle, which adds a bit of romance and ambiguity to the two characters. This scene has been filmed before, in a close-up style, and now we just need to add some panoramic shots and shots of other people's reactions.
The reason why we filmed this part in advance is because it is an action scene, which takes up time and set-up. It would be much simpler to just shoot the literary scenes.
Tian Yu and Wang Yanlin, who plays Gaoda, performed crosstalk, teasing and praising the ambiguity between the characters Wei Yang and Tang Yan in the play, and were responsible for creating laughs.
Wang Yanlin is Wei Yang’s junior at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2008, and is currently a junior at the school.
Leaving aside the main characters of the "Joy of Life" crew, some of the minor supporting roles and extras were directly auditioned and cast in Shanghai, and quite a few of the active actors in Shanghai are from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
Wei Yang has been on the crew these days, and he has recognized more than a dozen junior brothers and sisters. He should have some senior brothers and sisters as well, but they may be too embarrassed to speak up.
Wang Yanlin has a strong physique and a bit of comedic talent. He was originally only going to play the role of a head of the Inspectorate, but later Wei Yang saw his information and asked him to play the silly Tiger Guard leader, an eighth-grade master Gaoda, who supported Tian Yu every day.
Crosstalk is used to add laughs, while other people's plots are about power struggles and bloodless fights.
The actors in Northern Qi are all talented. Wei Yang's biggest rival, Shen Zhong, the head of the Northern Qi secret service agency Jinyiwei, is played by Blue Whale artist Zhang Songwen.
The Empress Dowager of Northern Qi was played by the professional Empress Dowager Liu Xuehua, while the General Uesugi Tora was played by Yu Rongguang.
It is worth mentioning that this is the actor who played the villain Sean in the original version of "Joy of Life".
He had a good relationship with the screenwriter Wang Juan, so Wei Yang contacted the other party through the screenwriter's relationship.
The latter has been interested in developing behind the scenes in recent years and is happy to make friends with newcomers in the circle like Wei Yang, so he readily agreed to join.
However, Yu Rongguang is now in his prime and he played Guan Erye in "The New Three Kingdoms" two years ago. Compared with the old Sean, Wei Yang feels that the domineering and affectionate general Uesugi Tora is more suitable for him.
As for the old devil Sean, Wei Yang found the veteran Hong Kong actor Zeng Jiang, who played Huang Lao Xie in the 1983 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
This actor is well-known for his ability to play villains, especially big villains, and can be both good and evil. He is very suitable for Sean, who is arrogant, domineering and values family affection in the play.
When Wei Yang was thinking about Sean, his first choice was Shinichi Chiba, who had already retired from the film industry, and the second was Zeng Jiang.
However, this old man looked a little plump and did not look like he was imprisoned.
So a patch was made in the drama. In order to get the secret out of him, Sean was tortured for decades but to no avail, so they had to imprison him. They were afraid that he would die of illness, so they never deprived him of food. Even Sean himself in the drama joked that he was fattened by Chen Pingping from the Supervisory Commission.
Zeng Jiang doesn't have many scenes, and the filming has already been completed. Today's scene mainly features the rivalry between Zhang, Wei, Yu, and Liu.
From a plot perspective, putting aside the male protagonist's stance, it feels a bit like "framing a loyal and good person".
Shen Zhong, the commander of the Jinyiwei of the Northern Qi Dynasty, played by Zhang Songwen, is extremely outstanding in both civil and military affairs, ruthless, strategic, and loyal to the Northern Qi Dynasty.
But he was arrogant and offended many people. He also acted on his own and his achievements were so great that they frightened his master.
There were wins and losses during this period, but in the end Wei Yang won over the young emperor who wanted to rule the country himself and so planned to get rid of the empress dowager's ministers; the general Shangshan Tiger who had a grudge against Shen Zhong for killing his father/being a comrade-in-arms; and Shigeki who instigated the Queen Mother of Northern Qi to abandon Shen Zhong; and even took advantage of the feelings of Shen Zhong's sister.
Eventually, Shen Zhong was attacked by everyone and died due to being abandoned by everyone.
It can be said that from the perspective of Northern Qi, Fan Xian is a complete villain who sows discord, kills people with a borrowed knife, and ultimately causes the loyal minister Shen Zhong to be wronged.
But if you look at it from the male protagonist's perspective, this approach feels refreshing in a different way, and at most he can only sigh for Shen Zhong.
In the main hall, Wei Yang, Zhang Songwen and Yu Rongguang were interacting with each other, and there were basically no NGs.
We all perform a segment, then watch the playback to see if there is anything wrong, discuss and adjust the performance, and then perform it again.
It may not seem like a big deal, but those who know the business know that it is a test of the actor's basic skills, the degree of chemistry with other actors, and his understanding of the role.
Da Mimi didn’t know Zhang Songwen, but she had good eyesight and could tell at a glance that he was a talented actor.
She knows Yu Rongguang even better. Although he is an action actor, his acting skills are not bad.
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Wei Yang did not seem to be at a disadvantage at all when acting opposite these two talented actors who seemed to have strong skills, which really opened Da Mimi's eyes.
She knew that Wei Yang's acting skills were not bad. At least in the hit dramas he starred in, Wei Yang's acting skills were rarely criticized and were always above the passing line.
There were even some voices of praise, especially for Li Chengyin in "The East Palace", who received a lot of praise. Although he did not become a talented actor like Wen Zhang, many people no longer had the impression that Wei Yang was a male lead in idol dramas who mainly relied on his looks.
Don’t underestimate this point. Huang Xiaoming has not yet completely gotten rid of the title of idol, let alone Hu Ge.
For a young actor who became famous through idol dramas, being able to receive continuous and stable positive reviews for his acting skills is something that many people can only dream of.
The Four Heavenly Kings back then also served as vases for many years.
It is rare to find such a good-looking and talented actor who is very popular at a young age and whose acting skills are highly praised in recent years.
Da Mimi debuted in her early years and was well-known for her talent. Her reputation has improved a bit in the past two years. Although she has not been completely labeled as having bad acting skills, she is not far off.
Da Mimi is not quite convinced by this, especially because many people think that Liu Shishi’s acting skills are better than hers.
Others may not know, but they filmed "Chinese Paladin 3" together for such a long time, and she absolutely does not think that Liu Shishi's acting skills are better than hers.
As for the stunning performance in "Twinkle Twinkle Star", she didn't know how Wei Yang shot it, but she firmly believed that Liu Shishi definitely took shortcuts.
People in the industry understand that the actual shooting and the final product are two different things.
The audience may think that a scene is well-acted, but in fact it is very likely that the actor has shot it dozens of times, polishing it bit by bit, and then combined with other technical means such as camera movement, editing, and dubbing. It does not necessarily mean that the actor's actual acting skills are good.
However, the cost of shooting and post-production using this method is too high. It may be used in ordinary movies, but it is difficult to use this method in TV series because the scale is too large.
However, Da Mimi really couldn't understand Liu Shishi's amazing performance and could only guess in this direction.
At the same time, some people believe that Wei Yang, whose acting skills have been steadily improving, may have also used a similar method.
However, after seeing Wei Yang filming with her own eyes today, Da Mimi had to overturn her own ideas.
Wei Yang does have some talent. Although his acting skills are not particularly good, they are among the better ones among the younger generation.
At least Da Mimi calculated that among the young male actors she has worked with recently, only Zhang Ze from "Beijing Love Story" is better than Wei Yang.
And strictly speaking, Zhang Ze was born in 1978, nearly ten years older than Wei Yang, so they cannot be considered to be of the same generation.
If we only count those born around 1985, Wei Yang is almost the best actor of this age group she has ever worked with.
“…”
Da Mimi is a little bit of a grindstone. Not only is he handsome, he is also very intelligent, talented and has a great business sense. Now even his acting skills are among the best of his generation.
People with the surname Wei don't leave any way for artists of their generation like them.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Wei Yang is a male artist, and although he is also very popular, they are not in direct competition.
If he were a woman, Da Mimi thought that the three beauties of Fairy Sword plus Liu Tianxian would not be enough to defeat "Wei Yang", so she simply surrendered to him and became his little sister...
(End of this chapter)