The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 573 Don't use suspicious people, don't use people

Lee Sheng-yew's crew has always been racing against time. As soon as the filming started, preparations were made immediately for the official filming.

It was the same today. Because of the heavy fog, it was impossible to turn on the camera, so Li Shengyao narrated the scene to the actors and then led them to their positions.

In addition to Lu Han and Zhang Songwen, the actors in this drama also include Guo Zhenni, who plays the actor's ex-wife.

Guo Zhenni is a brilliant artist. With such a not-so-important role, Lee Sheng-yew naturally takes care of his own artists.

Her acting skills were pretty good, and Lee Sheng-yao showed her direction and quickly got into the mood, and she looked presentable during rehearsals.

However, both Lu Han and Zhang Songwen were not in good condition. The two of them were not rehearsing well, looking very stiff and tense, like puppets on strings.

Li Shengyao frowned slightly, but did not point it out.

With today's heavy fog, it would be impossible to take pictures in the afternoon. He planned to give the two people a little more time. If the situation was still the same in the afternoon, he would come to communicate with them again.

"Dalian by the Sea" only confirmed the main actors last month, and it took less than a month for Zhang Songwen and Lu Han to get the script.

The time given to them to prepare was somewhat short.

In order to better cultivate the actors, Lee Sheng-yew shot this film from easy to difficult. The scenes shot at the beginning were all plots that were easier to perform.

But after all, the preparation time was too short, and there were a lot of negative news about Li Shengyao on the Internet during this period. Lu Han and Zhang Songwen may have been affected, and they can't find feelings quickly now, which is understandable.

Li Shengyao is willing to give time to two people.

However, the performance of the two players in the morning was not good. After adjustments at noon, their performance in the afternoon was still not satisfactory to Li Shengyao.

This scene is very simple. It is the male protagonist's uncle and nephew meeting again after several years. The male protagonist's attitude is indifferent, and the nephew's face is also indifferent.

Li Shengyao took the lead in the morning, and in the afternoon, Guo Zhenni was already very skilled, but Lu Han and Zhang Songwen were still not in shape.

Director Li thought for a while and decided to chat with the two people.

When the bus returned to the hotel where he was staying, Li Shengyao immediately contacted Lu Han and Zhang Songwen, and then the three of them met in the hotel conference room. Li Shengyao directly pointed out the problems of the two people, and then said directly: "I will give you time to prepare. It’s indeed very short, but this scene is not difficult, so why can’t you get into the mood for so long?”

When Lu Han heard this, he raised his head and glanced at Li Shengyao. He then looked at Zhang Songwen, planning to wait until Zhang Songwen finished speaking before explaining his situation.

This is what the Peninsula entertainment industry is like, respect your elders.

He's used to it.

Zhang Songwen lowered his head in shame, and then said: "Director, I...I am very nervous."

"Nervous, aren't you a lunatic? Why are you nervous?"

Acting crazy?
Zhang Songwen did not expect that Li Shengyao would comment on him like this. His tense heart relaxed a little, and then he said: "Director, I have only acted in some inferior movies before. I don't know how to act."

"Just act with the same attitude as if you were acting in a TV series. Don't be perfunctory to yourself or the audience."

Zhang Songwen heard Li Shengyao's words and nodded, "Okay, I know what to do."

Li Shengyao nodded, then turned to Lu Han, "What about you, what's wrong with you? Your character's scene is very simple."

Zhang Songwen secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Shengyao turned away and stopped staring at him.

In fact, besides not knowing how to act in the movie, there were other reasons, the most important one was that he couldn't calm down.

There have been a lot of negative news about Lee Sing-Yao recently, including Lee Sing-Yao using Zhang Songwen and Lu Han.Many media outlets are not optimistic about Zhang Songwen and Lu Han, thinking that Zhang Songwen is a nobody, that Lu Han is a trafficker, and that they are embarrassed by their high responsibilities.

They believe that Lee Sung-Yao should find veteran actors like Andy Lau and Leung Ka-Hui like he did in "Parasite".

When the opening ceremony was held in the morning, there were many reporters covering the scene.

At that time, Zhang Songwen heard the reporter's ridicule, saying that he and Lu Han were the most unreliable choices among all the films directed by Lee Sheung Yew.

He could also feel that the people on the film crew, whether they were photographers or set workers, had distrust in them, and he would watch them rehearse with a mocking smile.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Songwen did not listen to Li Shengyao's explanation of the plot wholeheartedly, and did not study the moves seriously.

This is why he performed so poorly.

Now that Li Shengyao is chatting with them, he knows that he must adjust his mentality and perform well tomorrow, otherwise he will not be able to justify it.

Lu Han heard what Li Shengyao said and hurriedly said that it was his first time acting in a movie and he didn't understand many things. At the same time, he expressed his determination and said that he would definitely make adjustments tomorrow.

Lu Han's situation is actually similar to Zhang Songwen's. Too many things have happened on the Internet recently, coupled with the short preparation time, the contempt of reporters, and the attitude of the film crew, it is impossible for him to calm down and perform.

Li Shengyao heard Zhang Songwen and Lu Han's words, paused slightly, and then slowly said: "Is it because the reporters looked down upon you, coupled with the criticism from netizens, and the bad attitude of the film crew, that you couldn't calm down?" Make up your mind to learn.”

Zhang Songwen opened his mouth and nodded sheepishly.

He didn't expect to guess the real reason for Li Shengyao. He actually didn't want to admit that he was disturbed because of these external factors.

Lu Han was relatively more cheerful. He was younger and had the spirit of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. He immediately said: "Director, I did not perform well today, but don't worry, I will prove myself."

Li Shengyao smiled, thought for a while, and then said: "I hope you two can understand that I asked you to come over to act, not because of other considerations, but because I think highly of you two.

In fact, when selecting people, there were many celebrity artists who submitted materials.

There were many people who wanted to bring money to join the group and offered various preferential conditions, but I rejected them all.

I chose you two because I think you are more suitable and can perform the effect I want.

I have confidence in you.

I hope you have enough confidence in yourself. You come here to act not to prove anything, not because of me. Don’t think about the comments of reporters or netizens. I hope you will be immersed in this movie.

This story is amazing and I need you to fall in love with the characters and be 100% invested. "

When Lu Han heard this, he immediately expressed that he understood.

Zhang Songwen looked at Li Shengyao gratefully. He did not expect Director Li to be so optimistic about him.

He actually debuted very early. He was in the same class as Zhou Yiwei, but he had already played the leading role. However, he had played the leading role in only a handful of movies and TV dramas, and they were all messy works.

Under such circumstances, although Zhang Songwen loves performing very much, he has never had much confidence.

When I heard Li Shengyao's words, I felt moved that a scholar would die for his confidant.

Li Shengyao continued: "Work hard, I will not regret using you, you must have confidence."

(End of this chapter)