The filming was not entirely smooth sailing.
At the beginning, the progress was encouraging, but after a period of filming, the performance finally became difficult. That is, in some places where the jokes were a bit weird, the male lead He Sheng seemed to be unable to control it.
This day.
When filming a scene in Washington, He Sheng just couldn't find the feeling no matter how hard he acted. Even someone as good-tempered as Yi Chenggong couldn't help but pause the filming and chat with He Sheng alone for more than ten minutes.
Unfortunately, the effect of this kind of one-on-one chat is very limited...
After throwing himself into the performance again, He Sheng's performance still failed to meet the standard of easy success.
Not just easy success.
Even Shen Qing, the producer who followed the crew most of the time, noticed that something was wrong with He Sheng.
It's hard to describe specifically.
The feeling is that He Sheng doesn’t seem as funny as before
But this is a normal thing.
There are always difficulties in shooting.
It is a good thing to be able to be more strict in the requirements of Yichenggong.
In fact, this is not a problem with He Sheng, but a problem with the positioning of the character of Tang Bohu. You have to know that this is the role played by Zhou Xingchi!
Zhou Xingchi's characters seem to be full of laughter, anger and scolding, and their performance is simple and casual, but in fact they are all supported by strong comedy skills.
He Sheng is not Zhou Xingchi after all.
Just because he can perform some passages well doesn't mean he can master all the passages.
If it were really that easy to find a copy of Zhou Xingchi on Blue Star, then Zhou Xingchi would not be Zhou Xingchi anymore.
Finally, Yi Chenggong had no choice but to wave his hand and said, "Let's shoot the other people's parts first."
He Sheng nodded and sat in the corner with some annoyance.
He is just a small-time actor, and his only serious acting experience is actually his previous experience as a minor actor.
The performance methods learned in the school are not applicable here at all...
So when the performance hit a bottleneck, he could only find a way to break it himself.
Without an assistant, he felt a little thirsty and wanted to find some water to drink, but someone handed him a bottle of mineral water.
"Representative Lin? Thank you..."
He Sheng stood up, somewhat flattered.
Lin Yuan is the screenwriter, but Shen Qing and Yi Chenggong both call Lin Yuan "Representative Lin", so others also follow suit and call Lin Yuan "Representative Lin".
At the same time, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
He was worried that Representative Lin was dissatisfied with his performance and therefore criticized him.
Give yourself some water, it's just the calm before the storm.
"sit."
Lin Yuan asked: "Is there any problem?"
He had just finished using up an hour's memory capsule, and then he saw a scene where He Sheng's performance did not satisfy the director, so he came over to show his concern.
“I’m a little confused…”
He Sheng felt a little guilty and said: "I will work hard later..."
Lin Yuan was silent.
If hard work is useful, what is the point of a system
In fact, in terms of performance, He Sheng already has a lot of flavor of Stephen Chow, so Lin Yuan is still very satisfied with He Sheng as an actor.
But satisfaction is satisfaction.
Lin Yuan also knew in his heart that He Sheng was not Zhou Xingchi after all.
This newcomer doesn't even have Stephen Chow's acting style to refer to, he is truly crossing the river by feeling the stones.
It’s great to have the current performance.
The current situation is actually the process that He Sheng must go through if he wants to become Blue Star’s Zhou Xingchi.
Perhaps he has a hope of overcoming this hurdle.
Maybe he will never be able to take that finishing step in his life.
But this is all He Sheng's business, and it is up to He Sheng to overcome it. What Lin Yuan has to do is to let He Sheng temporarily become Zhou Xingchi!
“It’s too expensive.”
Lin Yuan was a little confused.
He Sheng was at a loss: "What's too expensive?"
Lin Yuan didn't say anything.
Too expensive refers to the price of "Star Fragments" which are the crystallization of Zhou Xingchi's performance in the system, which is as much as three million per piece!
The effect only lasts for an hour.
Lin Yuan saw that He Sheng’s previous performance was fine, so he was reluctant to use it.
It seems that I have to take it out now.
However, this cannot be done abruptly. Lin Yuan decided to talk to He Sheng about acting. He did not read the books these days in vain. When it comes to acting theory alone, Lin Yuan is not inferior to many professional actors.
"Do you think Tang Bohu is a big shot or a small shot?"
"Big shot... huh?"
"Wrong, Tang Bohu is a nobody."
Lin Yuan combined the performance books he had read recently and began to fool people, even though this was not his area of expertise: "In essence, Tang Bohu is actually a small figure. The so-called big figure is just a superficial identity. Big figures don't have the frustrations that Tang Bohu has. Tang Bohu's real identity in this movie is actually Hua An, and his experience in Huafu is actually what every small figure will face. It's just that he has a trump card about his identity, and this trump card will not be brought out until the later stage of the script."
He Sheng was stunned.
He seemed to understand something...
Tang Bohu is a big shot, but can a big shot be unable to control his eight wives
Will a big shot be tortured to death by eight wives
Would a big shot pursue a little maid and behave in an ugly way
Especially since Tang Bohu entered Washington, he has become a complete small figure.
He compared his misery to others and pinched a cockroach and said it was his long-time companion.
When the canteen opened for lunch, everyone else grabbed all the food, and he only got an empty bowl...
Tang Bohu encountered all the similar experiences of small characters, and his reactions to these things, no matter how nonsensical or inexplicably funny, were all the reactions that a small character should have.
"So I was fundamentally wrong?"
He Sheng even had some self-doubt for a moment.
Lin Yuan did not say anything more. He just stood up and glanced at Yi Chenggong who had just finished shooting another segment. He said, "Continue shooting He Sheng's segment."
"Representative Lin, I am now..."
Although He Sheng felt that he had gained something, as far as performance was concerned, he really had not thought of a solution. This was not something that could be changed with just a few words.
Yi Chenggong couldn't help but ask, "He Sheng, are you okay now?"
"I can't."
He Sheng said embarrassedly and helplessly.
Lin Yuan frowned and said, "He's fine."
"I really can't..." He Sheng had just been stuck in many scenes and already understood how troublesome this scene was.
Lin Yuan said: "If I say you can do it, then you can do it."
He has already used the Star Fragment on He Sheng.
There was only one hour, and he didn't want to waste it on meaningless things.
Fortunately, Representative Lin has the final say in the crew.
Under Lin Yuan's insistence, He Sheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the set.
It’s just that everyone in the crew felt helpless.
Does Representative Lin think of himself as a master of training
He Sheng had performed so many times just now and it still didn’t work. Just because he chatted with He Sheng for a few sentences, He Sheng could do it
He Sheng himself feels that he is not good enough!
For a moment, everyone looked at He Sheng with a bit of sympathy in their eyes.
Even Shen Qing, who was with the group today, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
If Congratulations on winning can't be performed later, Representative Lin will probably get angry and embarrassed, right
Isn't this a disguised way of saying that Representative Lin doesn't know how to perform
I have to help He Sheng out.
Although he was not satisfied with the script, Shen Qing felt that He Sheng was a very hard-working actor.
It's not Shen Qing's fault. Actors are bound to encounter similar situations. Even the best actor may fail to perform well and be rejected for dozens of shows in a row, not to mention that He Sheng is still a newcomer.
"Then let's get started."
Yi Chenggong didn't say much, but he decided in his heart that no matter how badly He Sheng performed, he must not criticize him too harshly.
that's all.
The filming started again.
Shen Qing was not confident at first, but once he entered the performance state, he suddenly had a strange feeling, as if he had suddenly realized something!
He picked up his chopsticks and tapped the broken bowls in front of him, almost rapping:
"I live by the river in Suzhou. I have a house and a field at home. I live a happy life..."
So cool…
But it’s also so strange!
Why do I feel like my hands are out of control
Is my rhythm too professional
Even the lines are cadenced, spoken and sung, with a magical melody: "Who knew that Tang Bohu, he was rude and unreasonable, took away my wife and children and occupied my land..."
Shen Qing went in!
At this moment, he even forgot who he was and completely entered into the role of Tang Bohu. He was so proficient in it, as if he had performed this scene countless times and he performed it at his best effortlessly!
Yi Chenggong's eyes changed.
Shen Qing's eyes also changed.
And this emotion spread to the entire crew at the fastest speed. Everyone could feel that Shen Qing was amazing in this scene!
The actors who played Madam Hua and her maid were actually moved by the melody and couldn't help but stretch their heads back and forth to the tune.
Someone at the back couldn't help laughing.
This part is actually very funny, but Shen Qing’s previous performances were always a little lacking, giving people the feeling that they were very deliberate, just performing for the sake of performing.
But this time, Shen Qing's performance can be described as playing himself!
He is Tang Bohu, he is Hua An, he is 9527!
So when the performance ended, everyone's expression had turned into complete shock.
Then, all pairs of eyes moved to Lin Yuan.
"Director, after listening to Representative Lin..."
Shen Qing also looked at Lin Yuan excitedly, and then spoke impatiently, his voice more excited than ever before:
“I feel like I’m okay again!”
"Hurry up and prepare for the next one!"
Yi Chenggong certainly knows how valuable an actor's condition is. Compared with before, Shen Qing has undergone a complete transformation!
So after coming to his senses, he suddenly shouted to the staff behind him.
In this atmosphere, everyone worked quickly to set up the scene and prepare for the next scene.
And in this process.
Everyone looked at Lin Yuan with some shock in their eyes:
Everyone saw with their own eyes that Shen Qing, who had no idea how to act not long ago, now showed the most perfect performance since the filming of this movie—
And this is all because of the guidance of Representative Lin!
Training actors should be the director's responsibility, but Yi Chenggong deeply understood at this moment that his ability to train actors was not even enough to carry Representative Lin's shoes!
What did Representative Lin say to Shen Qing
Shen Qing and others widened their eyes, wondering how Lin Yuan did it. Could it be that Lin Yuan was a hidden master of on-set training
No, that's not right.
How is this training
This is clearly a transformation!
Take a closer look at the Shen Qing in front of you, is he still Shen Qing!