chapter Five
Although history is different, there are always some similarities.
This Hengdian and Hengdian Film and Television City, which Rong Xu often filmed in his previous life, was indeed the same place, but after entering the film and television city, Rong Xu was surprised by the rich and diverse film and television equipment.
With a more diverse shooting venue and a wider film and television area, this film and television city is more prosperous than the one in Rong Xu's previous life, and also makes the crew's shooting more convenient.
This is Rong Xu's first time in this film and television city, but the crew of "Zhulu" and Tang Menglan and Dong Zheng have already filmed countless scenes here. Everyone quickly got used to the atmosphere of shooting here, and the shooting progress leaps forward thousands of miles a day.
Early in the morning, Rong Xu got up early and came to the crew in the dark sky and started putting on makeup.
Tang Menglan and Dong Zheng both have their own personal makeup artists, but Rong Xu didn't. Today he was going to shoot the first scene, so he had to get up early.
Makeup artist Xu gently applied foundation on this face with a lightweight technique. After applying the foundation to the skin, her already fair and flat skin reflected her bright light like white porcelain, and her pores were so small that they were almost invisible.
Rong Xu's skin is very good and her eyelashes are thick and slender, but it doesn't mean he can do without makeup.
In front of high-resolution lenses, everyone's shortcomings will be infinitely expanded, and most of the advantages will be ignored.
If you want to become an actor, unless you are a truly powerful person and go through hardships and climb up step by step, it is an indispensable factor to have an excellent appearance. For example, the camera will make people look bigger, so in fact, most celebrities have extremely small faces, and it is not uncommon to have small faces on their faces.
After half an hour, all the complex makeup was completed. At first glance, Rong Xu seemed to have not put on makeup, but under the camera, these phoenix eyes would appear clearer and more restrained, making people unable to help but condense on his eyes at first sight, and their face was also decorated to a more three-dimensional one.
Sister Xu sighed: "I have been to Hengdian for six days and have no acne. Xiaoxu, keep it up well. I have been shooting hard recently. I often stay up late to increase my life. Don't have a acne on your forehead like Ye Qiao. This kind of temporary acne disappears quickly, but it's too big and difficult to cover it."
As he was speaking, Ye Qiao had already pushed the door open and entered the dressing room. When he heard this, he smiled helplessly and said, "Sister Xu, I don't want it either."
Ye Qiao's agent helped him sort out the costumes, and then it was Ye Qiao's turn to put on makeup. Rong Xu saw Sister Xu and Ye Qiao talking and chatting, and a smile appeared on his lips.
When he left the dressing room, Ye Qiao stopped him and said, "Rong Xu, we have a rivalry in the afternoon. Do you need a match in advance?"
Rong Xu smiled and nodded: "Okay."
After it was completely dawn, the crew began to shoot the first scene.
This play tells the story of Wan Qiyao who was invited out of Wangqiu Pavilion by Xiao Xiang and finally gaining the trust of the Xiao family army.
The Xiao family army is a well-known iron-blooded war army in the Chu State. A young young man who was just starting out wanted them to bow his head? That would be absolutely impossible! As soon as Wan Qiyao came to the military camp, everyone treated him as air. After he deployed the mission, although everyone was forced to complete it under the order, they had no morale and looked listless.
So Wanqiyao set up a game. He bet with Xiao Xiang, and only used Xiao Xiang's three thousand personal guards to defeat this group of 30,000 troops who did not obey orders. The scene to be filmed today is the scene where Xiao Xiang presented the tiger talisman with his own hands after the bet failed.
Between the green mountains and clear waters, the beautiful young military advisor was wearing a white robe and calmly took the half of the tiger talisman.
All the soldiers of the Xiao family army felt ashamed, and a group of deputy generals kept persuading Xiao Xiang. Xiao Xiang didn't say a word and watched the tiger talisman fall into Wan Qiyao's palm. The ink-colored jade shine brightly in the sun, and when the dark jade and white skin contrasted together, there was an indescribable dazzlingness.
What was the one who felt ashamed was these soldiers, and it was Xiao Xiang.
Her soldiers were so incompetent that Wanqiyao could defeat them with three thousand personal guards. This was Xiao Xiang's shame.
As if hearing the regret in Xiao Xiang's heart, Wan Qiyao put away the tiger talisman and whispered "General".
Tang Menglan subconsciously raised her head and looked at Rong Xu, then suddenly became stunned.
On the set, countless eyes were gathered on Tang Menglan and Rong Xu. The blower kept blowing on the two of them, simulating the strong wind whistling from the mountains. The long black hair was raised by the wind, and Rong Xu slightly held her eyes, and her extremely elegant appearance made everyone hold their breath involuntarily.
The gentle and elegant but convincing aura slowly dispersed. Looking at this young man, everyone was sure that all their impetuous thoughts were settled.
There was a light light flashing in Rong Xu's bright and clear eyes. He just smiled softly, and everyone's hearts had an idea: As long as you believe in him, there is nothing that you can't do. He is a myth that can change the entire world!
At this moment, Rong Xu curled his lips and smiled, and an illusory shadow coincided with him.
Looking at the owner of the Qiu Pavilion, Wan Qiyao, who gets Wan Qiyao, who wins the world, is here!
Director Guo's eyes were locked tightly on Rong Xu, and he straightened his body and stared at the scene. Then he saw that the young boy in white stretched out his right hand, gently grabbed Tang Menglan's hand, and slowly placed the tiger talisman into her palm with a gentle movement.
Tang Menglan seemed a little stunned. Director Guo frowned and did not shout for a card. This reaction was indeed quite right. Although he could see that Tang Menglan seemed to be really stunned because of something. She was not acting, but at least it fits the script.
Rong Xu smiled and said, "The tiger talisman should be in the hands of the general." After a pause, the smile on the boy's lips became deeper. His voice penetrated the space and rang among the vast forests: "But the morale of these 30,000 troops... Wanqi Yao accepted it."
The moment he finished speaking, the light in Rong Xu's eyes flowed, and he seemed to have inadvertently glanced at the 30,000 troops around him. His expression was calm, as if what he had just handed over was not the tiger talisman that ordered thousands of troops, but an extremely ordinary piece of jade.
In one sentence, the 30,000 troops were silent.
If you can collect the tiger talisman, you won’t be able to win people’s hearts.
The tiger talisman is in Wanqiyao's hands, and the human heart is not in him, but in Xiao Xiang's hands; but the tiger talisman returns to Xiao Xiang's hands, and he wins the heart. What is really scary in the world is not the right in the hands, but the right in the heart!
At this point, the whole scene ended.
Director Guo reviewed the shots and nodded with satisfaction. He first called Rong Xu and praised him carefully, but also pointed out a flaw: "A little restrained, the scene just now is not the core role of Wan Qiyao. You should try your best now. When you reach a real important scene, you will be less than the one you did just now, and it will be more costly."
Is it wrong to act too well?
Yes, it’s wrong to act too well.
Some scenes play a transitional role in the script and can be described in one stroke. However, some scenes lay the foundation for the entire plot, or the plot development is transformed and combined, highlighting the character's character, which is the focus of attracting the audience.
Director Guo was able to remind Rong Xu like this, because he regarded him as his own person. Otherwise, he would not have any need to remind him, because Wan Qi Yao's performance was not outstanding and eye-catching enough, and the impact on the entire plot was not that great. After all, Rong Xu's scenes were only twenty-five episodes, and the other forty episodes had nothing to do with him.
In response to this, Rong Xu nodded humbly: "Thank you, Director Guo."
Guo Long nodded, and when Rong Xu was about to leave, he asked casually: "Can you continue to perform so well?"
Rong Xu stopped and turned around with a smile: "I will try my best."
Guo Long showed a satisfied smile on his face, and on the side, Deputy Director Wang looked at Rong Xu thoughtfully.
This young man is good. There are very few people who can satisfy Director Guo so. He is talented and has a high emotional intelligence. He seems to be born to be a sucking actor. It seems that he has not signed a contract with any company?
Deputy Director Wang secretly calculated and turned around to call Luo Zhentao.
After Deputy Director Wang left, Director Guo called Tang Menglan over. Suddenly, Director Guo's face darkened, and there was no such kindness as he had just faced Rong Xu.
Director Guo frowned: "Why did you make a mistake when acting just now? Meng Lan, I have worked with you twice. You don't look like a careless person. The scene just now can almost pass, and this kind of thing can't happen again in the future, do you know? It's rare that Rong Xu performed well. If you are NG, you, as a senior, will be sorry for the young actor."
Tang Menglan nodded helplessly, and Director Guo waved her to leave.
However, Tang Menglan cried the next second and looked at Rong Xu's back with depression.
How could she make a mistake by herself? It was really because she accidentally said Rong Xu!
Tang Menglan, a character like Xiao Xiang, has never tried it before. In "Zhu Lu", her emotional scenes are only related to the male protagonist, but a foreshadowing is also laid in the script: it seems that Wan Qiyao is also happy with her.
This feeling naturally does not point out. If you say it has it, then it will have it. If you say it does not have it, then it will not have it.
But the audience could not have imagined that the plot implies that Wan Qiyao loves Xiao Xiang, but when filming, Tang Menglan inexplicably always felt that she was led by Rong Xu!
After the filming these nights, Tang Menglan couldn't sleep even after lying on the bed. The night before yesterday, she simply turned on her phone and opened the script and read it for an hour. The more she looked at it, the more she felt, why didn't Xiao Xiang like Wan Qi Yao?
As the person closest to Xiao Xiang, Tang Menglan has acted in many rival scenes with the prince Xie Jingxian played by Dong Zheng, and has also been in contact with Dong Lilan played by Ye Qiao. But no matter how many times these two people have acted in against her, what really impressed her was Wan Qi Yao.
Xie Jingxian was tolerant and strong, and was childhood sweethearts with Xiao Xiang. The two liked each other since childhood; Dong Lilan and Xiao Xiang were completely opponents and had no emotional scenes. But why did Xiao Xiang choose Xie Jingxian instead of Wan Qiyao?
Is it like many viewers say that the male protagonist is for the heroine to like, and the second male protagonist - Wan Qi Yao is one of the only two characters who have emotional scenes with the heroine, and is considered the second male protagonist in the emotional scene - for them, outsiders like it?
Tang Menglan twitched the corner of her mouth and walked towards Rong Xu. When she saw the other party, she spoke: "Don't worry, Xiaoxu, you don't have to be too sad, I'll just choose you."
Rong Xu, confused: "…?"
During lunch, Rong Xu took the initiative to play against Ye Qiao.
Although Ye Qiao is just a second-tier actor now, Rong Xu is far from him, so naturally he can't really wait for Ye Qiao to come to find him. His close behavior also made Ye Qiao feel very comfortable, and the two of them quickly got into a show.
As soon as Dong Zheng finished his meal, he saw Rong Xu and Ye Qiao playing together.
Ye Qiao is very handsome, but he has a kind of evil spirit in his bones. This is one of the reasons why no matter how many protagonists he played before, he could not be accepted by the public. Most of the protagonists require positive images, and Ye Qiao's face is not highly recognizable, and at the same time, he is not so righteous, so naturally he cannot be remembered.
But Ye Qiao really got the right role of Dong Lilan.
This character is evil, cruel, cruel and fierce, and has killed ten thousand soldiers of Chu. If Wan Qiyao is an elegant and indifferent hermit, then Dong Lilan is a cruel and cold-blooded Hell Shura. But these two are brothers who grew up together, the screenwriter's setting is really interesting.
Dong Zheng silently watched Ye Qiao and Rong Xu's scene. His little assistant washed his hands and came out of the bathroom. After seeing this scene, he asked strangely: "Brother Dong, what's wrong? What are you watching?"
Dong Zheng shook his head.
After a while, Dong Zheng raised his hand and pointed at Rong Xu, saying, "Do you think they can be popular?"
How can such a thing be said in public? The little assistant looked at both sides and found that there was no one. He whispered: "Rong Xu is very beautiful, and Director Guo also praised him for his good acting skills and should be popular. But Ye Qiao's words... He has failed for so many years, so it is probably quite difficult."
Upon hearing this, Dong Zheng did not answer. After a while, he asked, "Who is the screenwriter of this drama?"
The little assistant said in confusion: "It seems to be Qili Studio."
Dong Zheng suddenly realized: "I remember correctly. It's Qili Studio. I think Ye Qiao might become popular this time. You have a little contact with Ye Qiao's agent. After all, we are from the same company. Make a friend in advance and don't make an opponent. You see, haven't Tang Menglan taken good care of Rong Xu all the time? I think she already has an idea to bring Rong Xu into their Huaxia Entertainment."
The little assistant was a little confused for a moment, not understanding why Dong Zheng suddenly thought of so many things. However, Dong Zheng told him to write down everything honestly, but in the end, he couldn't help asking: "Brother Dong, what does Ye Qiao have to do with Qili Studio?"
Dong Zheng looked at him meaningfully and said, "Which movie was popular in Qili Studio last year?"
The little assistant still knows this: ""Lonely Hong"! Nominated for the Best Picture of Venice!"
Dong Zheng smiled and said, "Then you look at it. I think Ye Qiao can become popular with Rong Xu."
After saying that, Dong Zheng left first, and the little assistant quickly followed. But he kept muttering: "What is the relationship... "Gu Hong"? Rong Xu and Ye Qiao? Is there any strange relationship..."
So, why can Tang Menglan and Dong Zheng become popular young actresses, but the little assistant can only be the little assistant?
To be famous in the fiercely competitive Chinese entertainment industry, it is definitely not enough to rely on face and acting skills alone. Superior emotional intelligence is the most important thing.
"The Lonely Hong", a domestic film that became popular last year, won the Chinese box office championship in August, and was an unexpected dark horse for everyone. This film made two new starring actors famous, and they squeezed into the second line in their first filming, with a large number of fans.
By the way, this movie is a romance film with the same-sex theme.
The crew rested for a while, and in the first scene in the afternoon, the scene began to film the second male lead Dong Lilan and the fourth male lead Wan Qiyao. This scene was the first time that the two brothers met after many years. This meeting was separated by the battlefield of ten thousand people, and the wind was bleak. It was really a long time to meet on the battlefield!
The author has something to say: Luo Zhentao: Why do I say it? This character is very fashionable! [Knocking on the blackboard]
Rong Xu: If this character is not good enough, would I want him? [Smiling]
A little attacker with a name just appeared:...When will I appear?
Chapter completed!