Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 819: The Old, the Weak, the Sick, and the Four Heavenly Kings

It smells so good, no one can escape it.

Liu Shishi was very brave when she first found excuses to escape, but later she became addicted to acting and couldn't extricate herself, which was really embarrassing.

Zhou Mo didn't stop filming, holding up his phone and continued to ask: "Tell me, how did your mental journey change?"

Liu Shishi has never felt as much as she does today that a small mobile phone camera can be so powerful.

But she knew that if she didn't say it, she might have a hard time in the next few days.

When Zhou Mo is being unbridled, he is really unbridled, but when he is being pure and austere, he is really tolerant.

Zhou Mo could tolerate it, but she couldn't.

Blushing, Liu Shishi whispered: "Because it's really easy to play a dumb and blind person. I don't have to think about where to look, or how to express my eyes to the camera when I'm not looking directly at the camera, and I don't have to worry about the audience thinking my voice is not nice."

Zhou Mo snorted, "You call it an apology when your voice is so soft? Speak louder!"

Liu Shishi closed her eyes and said loudly: "Because I'm a badass, a badass!"

After saying that, she clenched her fist and punched Zhou Mo in the chest, but the force was very small, just like tickling someone.

Zhou Mo fell to the ground after being punched, and lying on the sofa, he happily watched the video once, and then carefully classified it and saved it.

As the times progress, technological development is good.

In the past, he needed professional equipment to shoot videos.

Nowadays, a mobile phone is completely sufficient, and the photos taken are not much worse than those taken with professional equipment.

As he watched, he muttered:
"Let me be honest. There's nothing wrong with you in daily communication and conversation. Why do you seem to be so weird when you're in a play?"

Liu Shishi's breathing, which had been relatively steady, suddenly became disordered.

You can't solve any problem you don't want to solve, right?
Why is this guy stabbing himself with knives?

But Zhou Mo was not joking this time, he really felt it was very strange.

In his mind, Liu Shishi is now a "competitive" student with serious academic imbalance.

In terms of body shape, movements, and even facial expressions, Liu Shishi is very good when acting, and her acting skills are much better than before.

But once she makes eye contact, the program immediately becomes chaotic and bugs easily occur.

This situation was not very obvious when I was working with Zhou Mo, and there were never any problems when filming "Zhu Lou".

But once you work with other people, problems can easily arise.

Zhou Mo thought for a long time and had a vague guess in his mind.

There is no problem with ability.

It can only be a psychological problem, right?
Zhou Mo moved his gaze from the phone screen to the other end of the sofa, to Liu Shishi.

"You...are you a little nervous about making eye contact and reciting lines?"

Zhou Mo's choice of words was very conservative, but the actual meaning was clear at first glance.

The so-called tension is actually fear.

Liu Shishi's body stiffened, and it took her a long time before she nodded. The extent of her nod was almost invisible if Zhou Mo hadn't looked carefully.

"Um……"

Zhou Mo now understood everything. He just had a problem with his mentality.

But it’s good that we can find the problem. If there is a problem, there is a solution.

"Why didn't you tell me about this?"

Liu Shishi looked at him, and suddenly a light appeared in her eyes.

“Because when I was filming with you, I didn’t feel nervous at all. Whether it was making eye contact or controlling my facial expressions, it was very easy, and it wasn’t difficult to vent my emotions.

But once I work with other directors, I am always afraid to look at the camera, afraid to speak, anyway, I get easily distracted. "

Hey.

This makes people feel comfortable.

Zhou Mo forced himself to control the corners of his mouth and reminded himself in his heart that he had to be dignified when treating patients!
"It's still a matter of confidence. I guess I need to give you a chance to regain your confidence... Well, how about trying to win a prize?"

Zhou Mo said casually that the fastest way he could think of to boost an actor's confidence was to win an award.

Over the years, all actors who have successfully won awards have to stay in the limelight for a period of time without exception.

It can be said that winning awards is one of the best ways to cure mental exhaustion.

However, after Liu Shishi heard Zhou Mo's words, she immediately denied it.

"Winning an award? I can't do that."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows, "I haven't told you what the award is yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

Liu Shishi stopped talking and waited quietly for Zhou Mo's answer.

Zhou Mo didn't keep the secret and said bluntly: "The Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Supporting Actress is relatively popular and has relatively low requirements for acting skills, so it should be less difficult for you."

When Liu Shishi heard the words "Hundred Flowers Award", her heart was indeed moved for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure.

"No, whether it's a film award or a TV award, the original soundtrack must be used."

Zhou Mo waved his hand, indicating that this problem was easy to solve.

"That's easy. If the voice is not good, then we can just play a role without lines. Didn't the character I played, Li Zicheng, not say a single line in the second half of New World?"

Liu Shishi was stunned for a moment, and it took her a while to react.

"Yes."

Zhou Mo always believed that when it comes to acting, the best way is to play to one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses.

If the lines are not good, then just don't say the lines.

As he spoke, he pointed at Xiaotian, played by Liu Shishi, on the screen and said, "You don't say anything here, but you look pretty good, don't you?"

Liu Shishi followed Zhou Mo's finger and looked at herself on the screen.

Wearing a slim modern outfit, with his eyes closed and a faint smile on his lips, just looking there can make people feel at ease.

“I had no idea there was such a line of thought.”

When she was playing Xiaotian, she was just happy that she didn't have to worry about her lines and eyes this time, and she never thought that filming could be like this.

Zhou Mo smiled slightly. His idea was actually not new in the entertainment industry.

A typical example is the mute girl in "Kung Fu", who didn't say a word in the whole movie and only met and interacted with Ah Xing a few times.

But it does not affect the classic nature of this character at all.

"How is it? How do you feel?" Zhou Mo asked again.

Liu Shishi turned around with burning eyes.

"I want to try."

"Okay, since you agreed, I will design a role specifically for you. But I have to make one thing clear to you in advance. If you want to play this kind of role, you must put in 120% of your effort. Although the lack of lines reduces the difficulty of filming, it also requires you to be more demanding in other aspects."

Liu Shishi nodded immediately and promised on the spot:
"Don't worry, if I don't shoot well, I definitely won't force myself to win an award." Zhou Mo said "hmm" and began to think in his mind what kind of role he should design for Liu Shishi.

Judging from the current style in the industry, the characters that are more likely to win awards are the small people involved in big events, such as ordinary people who are trying hard to survive and struggle to survive disasters.

Even people who have trouble leading a normal life.

A person who already has difficulties in life can still maintain a strong mentality and even help others when encountering a disaster...

No matter what the difficulties come from, whether they are in living conditions or in their own physiology, they are likely to attract attention and even make people cry.

After a while, Zhou Mo already had a general idea in his mind.

Liu Shishi noticed that Zhou Mo's movements had changed.

"Your reaction... do you have any idea?"

"Well, it's just that we need more information to fill in the content."

Liu Shishi blinked a few times and asked uncertainly, "It needs to be filled with content. Doesn't that mean the framework has already been conceived?"

Zhou Mo nodded slightly and repeated his thoughts.

After listening to this, Liu Shishi's expression changed slightly.

"Are you referring to a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?"

"Actually, either one is fine." Zhou Mo replied, "Because for an ordinary person, whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it is a very difficult thing.

It’s just that based on my scriptwriting habits, if it’s a natural disaster, I’m more likely to create something with a more positive style, but if it’s a man-made disaster, it’s the exact opposite.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Shishi immediately said, "Let's go with the first one. With your preferences, the second one will probably involve shooting some more dangerous subjects."

Zhou Mo did not deny it.

Liu Shishi was absolutely right.

If he were asked to write about man-made disasters, the content would definitely involve real-life cases.

Typical examples are certain legal cases.

From beginning to end, all the procedures are arranged for you. The real victims and their families cannot say a word. Even if they do, no one will listen, and no action will be taken.

This kind of character can actually be set as a character without even a single line of dialogue.

Thinking of this, Zhou Mo turned his head and looked at Liu Shishi.

Would you like to try it?

Liu Shishi shuddered when she was glanced at, and her smile seemed a little forced.

"How about we watch some TV first?"

……

Since "Night Watchmen" adopts a paid broadcast model, Zhou Mo and Liu Shishi watched it from day to night at one time, and watched more than ten episodes in a row.

The main plot of this drama is relatively ordinary, which is about the organization "Night Watch" constantly fighting against a group of villains called "Dark Walkers".

There are two main selling points:

One is the high technology that far exceeds the level of TV drama special effects in the industry, allowing the audience to watch the entire process with great pleasure.

The other is the characters of the four-member group of "old, weak, sick and disabled" headed by Liu Shishi, and the plot conflicts caused by their characters.

First is Liu Shishi’s Xiaotian, who has been mentioned before and won’t be elaborated on.

Next is “Old” played by Zhu Yilong.

Because of practicing the wrong martial arts, this character turned himself from a young man into an old man. He looked shaky and even had difficulty walking. Fortunately, this "old man" has three minutes every day to restore his youth and become a super master, specializing in dealing with enemies that are difficult for others to deal with.

Secondly, there is the “weak” character played by Li Xin.

A character who has no other messy abilities but extremely good luck. Especially when she is in danger, the whole world will create conditions to protect her.

This character is a god of war in desperate situations, and he will never fail at the critical moment.

Finally, there is the “disease” represented by Zhang Ruoyun.

This character is a doctor with very high medical skills, and can be called a medical genius. However, he always has some strange medical ideas in his mind and is afraid of hurting others, so he always tries them on himself, thus creating a doctor who is sick all over.

In the play, the fundamental reason why these four people can get together is that their abilities do not distinguish between friend and foe. Once the battle begins, both enemies and teammates will suffer.

For example, Xiaotian, her weapon is a tape recorder, and the tape recorder does not distinguish teammates when playing songs, and it cannot be blocked by tools.

As long as you hear the music from the tape recorder, your senses will be closed and you will become like a headless fly.

This is the case with Xiaotian, and the other three are similar.

So over time, the four friendless people got together and became good friends of the "liver and gallbladder passport".

As for why they need to be "loyal to each other", the audience should not care.

This part is also one of the funniest parts in the whole drama.

Here is a typical example:

In a battle in which the quartet of "old, weak, sick and disabled" had just formed together, Zhu Yilong wanted to activate his "young form" and directly knock down his opponent, so he asked Zhang Ruoyun to give him acupuncture to activate his life energy.

But at the same time, because Liu Shishi pressed her recorder, the senses of Zhu Yilong and Zhang Ruoyun were blocked at the same time. In the confusion, Zhu knocked Zhang's silver needle away.

The silver needle flew towards Li Xin who was watching the battle from a distance. Li Xin's passive skill was activated, and he very intelligently judged that the danger was caused by Liu, Zhu and Zhang.

As a result, the extremely solid building that was originally above the heads of Liu, Zhu and Zhang collapsed directly, burying the three people underneath.

……

Zhou Mo watched this scene with a smile.

The finished film of this plot was better than he had imagined, and for the first time he felt like he was watching an animation.

The rhythm is smooth and the conflict is obvious.

“You guys acted really well in this segment.”

"Right, this part of the shot was thought up by us together. Teacher Ju was the first to propose the idea, thinking that we could have a flashback conflict between the four of us. Ruoyun and I discussed it and decided it would be better to arrange a battle." Liu Shishi said with a smile.

"Sure, you guys should work together."

Liu Shishi continued, "And it's not just this episode, the group battles in episodes 7, 13, and 17 were all scenes we discussed together."

Zhou Mo went straight to the episodes that Liu Shishi mentioned, and they were indeed some of the shots that he had thought were better before.

"Is that so? It seems that I made the right choice this time." Zhou Mo nodded slightly.

When he was forming the crew, he took the lineup into consideration, so he called on a lot of old acquaintances.

Now, the arrangement has paid off.

"Then I hope you can continue to leverage this advantage in the filming of the next few seasons."

Liu Shishi knew very early on that "Night Watch" would have more than one season.

Judging from the end of the first season, the "Night Watch" organization killed the leader of the "Dark Walker", but the "Dark Walker" organization itself was not eliminated, and there are still a lot of villains.

"So how do you plan the second season? Will 'Night Watch' continue to deal with villains?"

(End of this chapter)