Xia Yisan, Rui Yu and Qi Mingcheng sat together chatting and eating melon seeds until the shells piled up high before they were called over to prepare.
This scene shows Wan Lirong, played by Ye Yiyi, who has become the emperor's woman, performing a stunning dance at a family banquet and winning the emperor's heart. This is a turning point in the entire drama.
Qi Mingcheng and Rui Yu are veteran actors, and they felt right at home once they sat down in their designated seats. Xia Yishan is a newcomer, and she has pondered over this part repeatedly and even consulted with actor Su, so she didn't have any big problems.
As soon as the director called for action, all three of them immersed themselves in the role.
Ye Yiyi, wearing a dance costume, took small steps and slowly came into the emperor's sight, then began to dance gracefully.
There are only a few seconds of shots of Wan Lirong dancing, so she just needs to spin around there. This setting is almost old-fashioned, but it can express the meaning, and this scene was filmed very quickly.
The camera is again focused on the emperor played by Qi Mingcheng, who is deeply mesmerized by the dancing of the heroine. He no longer has his eyes on the arrogant, willful and lovely Concubine An, nor on the neglected queen. The emperor holds the wine glass but hesitates to drink it, just staring at the heroine infatuatedly.
In contrast, the queen beside the emperor smiled faintly and said nothing, always maintaining her calm attitude, as if the gorgeous woman in front of her was not seducing her husband.
Xia Yisan had figured out the Queen's thoughts. The Queen's feelings towards the Emperor were respectful, so her life in the harem was plain and unpretentious. Plus, she had few lines, so she just had to sit there and be a vase with sadness in her eyes.
After Wan Lirong finished her dance, she bowed to the emperor, empress, and high-ranking concubines one by one.
I don’t know if it was because she was too tired from filming before, but Ye Yiyi looked a little tired, and her greeting to the queen played by Xia Yisan was not quite correct.
"Cut—" The director was almost losing his temper at Ye Yiyi for shouting "Cut". "Ye Yiyi, the Queen and you are not enemies. When you salute, you have to smile from the bottom of your heart! Do you understand?"
"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong!"
"Come again! Everyone, get ready!"
…
Ye Yiyi resisted the urge to tear Xia Yisan's clothes apart, and gave a standard smile as she prepared to salute.
The camera was focused on Ye Yiyi for a close-up, and not on Xia Yisan.
Xia Yisan smiled.
In Ye Yiyi's view, Xia Yisan's eyes seemed to be mocking Ye Yiyi for her lack of acting skills.
Ye Yiyi was provoked by this and her expression became wrong again.
"Ka-Ye Yiyi! What's that expression on your face? Do you want to tear the queen apart?!"
"I'm sorry, Director!"
“Come again!”
Next, Xia Yishan narrowed her eyes and flickered her eyes, which was mocking in Ye Yiyi's eyes. She kept NGing.
After the ninth NG, I barely passed, and the director even called me aside for a talk.
During the intermission, Xia Yishan sent a WeChat message to Su Jingting: "When the camera is not focused on me, I move my face, turn my head, and blink my eyes, and Ye Yiyi can't continue acting..."
At this time, Su Jingting was in a meeting, with his phone at hand. When he saw a scene light up, he picked it up and replied to the message, "Which scene did you shoot?"
Xia Yishan tells the truth [Scene 39, Wan Lirong bows to the emperor, empress and concubines after dancing]
Su Jingting twitched his lips [It's her poor acting skills]
[I feel relieved when you say that. The director asked me to come back and chat. Bye, haha.jpg] She is not being naughty!
(End of this chapter)