Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 193 Xiao Zhao Acting
"What about his wife? Why doesn't she make a fuss?" Liu Yifei snorted, "I don't understand men's minds, but don't I understand women's minds?"

"My husband is cheating on me, and the mistress is about to come to my house, but my wife is still pretending to know nothing, and she has no emotions at all."

Wang Baoqiang glanced at Liu Yifei and said, "This is wisdom."

"In fact, not all women are as financially independent as you are, earning a lot of money, and their only criterion for marriage is pure love."

"Many women become housewives after marriage, especially after having children. They don't work for five or six years and have become disconnected from the workplace and society."

"For them, family is their only safe zone, and they won't divorce unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Whether it's online or in real life, you must have heard of many cases where wives caught their husbands cheating. There were a few cases where wives beat their husbands. They caught the mistress and beat her, saying she seduced their husbands."

"And don't you see Li Chenggong's family status? He runs a toy factory and earns millions a year. If they really want to divorce, where will the woman get the money?"

Knowing that Liu Yifei was somewhat ignorant of the sufferings of the world, Wang Baoqiang still patiently explained to her the character's positioning and psychology.

For some things, he only mentioned them briefly and did not elaborate completely.

To put it bluntly, marriage is about cooperation and mutual benefit. Men need to have children to continue their family line and satisfy their physiological needs.

Women need individuals to work together to protect against the risks of life.

Li Chenggong's example is not uncommon. It can be found everywhere in rural areas. Many women who have been subjected to domestic violence will refuse to divorce even if they are beaten to death.

The reason is that it is not easy to live with children, survival is difficult, and it is not easy to remarry.

The same principle applies to cities.

Whether it is personal emotional needs or life needs, Li Chenggong's wife is unwilling to give up her current family environment.

If they had one percent of Liu Yifei's income, they would have jumped up and beaten up their husbands if they found out they were cheating on them.

"Brother Baoqiang, you are so young, but you know a lot." Liu Yifei said a little surprised.

With a big wave of his hand, Bao Qiang said modestly: "Oh, I learned it all from Brother Chuan. We used to discuss it together."

The foot bath shop is a good place.

There are all kinds of people everywhere, bosses, taxi drivers, factory workers, workplace elites, young and old...

In a foot massage shop, from technicians to customers, everyone has a story.

The more he listened, the more Baoqiang understood.

Many of his ideas were learned from other foot masseurs while he was giving foot massages in the lobby.

Liu Yifei praised: "You are quite studious."

"Live, wash, and learn."

……

Liu Yifei's scenes were filmed in a day and a half.

Qin Chuan had someone fire a few cannon shots at her and gave her a bouquet of flowers.

As she had other scenes to film, Liu Yifei did not stay long and left on the same day. Before leaving, she asked him to let her know when the movie was released.

In the county town, the bus scenes were finished.

Next up is the rural van.

Niu Geng won a van in a roadside lottery, and the two prepared to drive back to Changsha.

Niu Geng wanted to drive halfway, but he fell asleep while driving and overturned the car.

Finally, they met fellow villagers passing by and got on a bullock cart...

The New Year's Eve scenes during the trip were actually New Year's Eve in real life, and they were completely real shots, which helped Qin Chuan save a lot of money.

The liveliness in the countryside and the joy in every household can never be acted out.

In February, the filming came to an end.

The budget of this movie is 15 million, but only 6 million has been spent on filming so far, leaving 9 million left.

Qin Chuan estimated that with another few hundred thousand, he could almost finish filming the movie.

The post-production editing, dubbing, production, etc. will cost at most two million.

Having around 7 million left is not a big problem.

Qin Chuan plans to spend the remaining money on publicity.

"Brother Chuan, your phone number."

That day, Qin Chuan had just finished directing a scene when Zhao Liying trotted over with her phone in hand, saying, "Director Li Guoli called to ask when you'll write the theme song. Startling by Each Step is about to air."

Qin Chuan then remembered that he still owed a song to "Startling by Each Step".

The filming of this drama was completed last year, and it has been nearly half a year, so it is not far from being broadcast.

Qin Chuan took the phone and called back. After the call was connected, he immediately put on a smile: "Hello, Director Li, sorry, I was busy just now."

"It's okay. I've remembered it all. I've already written it down. I was planning on sending it to you in the next few days."

"Okay, then I'll just let Sisi record it, and you can listen to the effect after it's done."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Chuan said to Zhao Liying: "Call your sister Sisi and ask her to go to Xiao Ma's recording studio to record a song tomorrow."

Liu Sisi only had a few scenes in total, and finished filming a long time ago. She also stayed on the set for more than two months and only returned home a few days before the Chinese New Year.

Now Lost on Journey is in its final stage, and Qin Chuan is unable to spare the time, so he can only let her record the song by herself.

He had already written the song and sent it to Lao Ma after work in the afternoon. They would discuss the arrangement in detail over the phone later.

"Okay, I'll write it down." Zhao Liying nodded heavily and said, "Anything else you want to ask?"

Qin Chuan looked at Zhao Liying and asked, "Have you been busy recently?"

"Not busy, quite free."

Zhao Liying tells the truth.

The easiest time for her job is when she is on the crew, because Qin Chuan only goes between two places every day, and doesn't go anywhere else except the hotel and the set.

The most tiring time is when she leaves the crew and participates in various activities. She has to coordinate with the organizers in advance and negotiate some details. She is also responsible for Qin Chuan's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Qin Chuan scratched his head, thought for a while and said, "We are still short of a ticket seller here. There are a few lines. You can act them during the reshoot tomorrow."

"Ah." Zhao Liying looked confused.

Qin Chuan's train of thought is a bit complicated. He was talking about work in the last second, and asked her to play the role of a ticket seller in the next second.

The main reason is that she can't act.

I haven't even seen an actor's self-cultivation.

"You don't have many lines to say, so you don't need to prepare. Remember to arrive half an hour early tomorrow at noon to change your clothes."

Zhao Liying pinched her trousers and said nervously, "Brother Chuan, I have never acted in a play, so I can't do it."

Qin Chuan stared at her and asked, "Have you ever taken a bus?"

"I have."

"Have you seen the ticket seller?"

"I've seen it."

“Just follow my example!”

Without waiting for Zhao Liying to say anything, Qin Chuan continued to do his work.

Zhao Liying was left with a heavy heart and at a loss.

Even though she spends half a year on the set with Qin Chuan, she sees the actors, director, and production staff every day.

But the word "acting" is so far away from her.

Only when she was asleep did she dare to dream of becoming a star.

Qin Chuan, Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo, they are all grassroots actors. The more Zhao Liying comes into contact with them, the more she realizes how difficult it is to make it in this industry.

She had never thought about copying the paths of several people.

But I don’t know why, my heart is vaguely restless.

……

The next day, in Lao Ma's recording studio, Liu Sisi received a clip of Qin Chuan humming the theme song of Startling by Each Step.

There is music score in hand.

All she had to do was sing along. The song was called Three Inches of Heaven, but she didn't understand why there were only three inches of heaven, heaven was heaven.

Opposite her, Lao Ma also held a score in his hand. After Liu Sisi finished listening to the recording given by Qin Chuan, he said eagerly:
"Can you give me a copy of this recording?"

Liu Sisi is a layman in music and doesn't know what a good song is, but he does.

Only his brother Ma understood how talented and gifted Qin Chuan was.

It’s a pity that Qin Chuan has no shortage of girls, otherwise he, Brother Ma, could have gritted his teeth and endured it.

The crew and the set.

Zhao Liying had finished her makeup, changed her clothes and boarded the bus.

At this moment, he was mumbling his lines with his head down, repeating the same two or three sentences over and over again.

In front of the monitor, Wang Baoqiang said to Qin Chuan: "You are really bold. You dare to let anyone into the studio."

Zhao Liying didn't know that she was being monitored by Qin Chuan. Qin Chuan looked at her chubby face and said with a smile, "Don't underestimate her. She's no worse than Sisi."

Zhao Liying is not as good-looking as Liu Yifei and Liu Sisi.

But her talent for acting is better than both of them.

Zhao Liying of later generations is one of the few actresses born after 1985 who can compete with Da Mimi.

In terms of reputation, it is far better than Da Mimi.

She has been nominated for Best Actress at the Magnolia Award, Golden Eagle Award, and Feitian Award, but missed the award several times.

The TV series she starred in, such as Legend of Lu Zhen, The Journey of Flower, Do You Know?, and Princess Agents, all had top-notch ratings.

The most important thing is that Zhao Liying is very clear-headed. Other actresses only started to transform and become talented when they could no longer make money.

She is different. She has a strict life plan for herself. She transformed herself at the peak of her career and gradually moved towards becoming a powerful actress. She challenges various roles and has a wide range of acting skills, such as urban female elites, ancient female generals, rural married women, and dumb people.

She and Yang Mi are both top stars, and a comparison shows that the gap is huge.

Yang Mi is in her thirties and is still playing the role of a silly and sweet girl. The audience's inherent impression of her is always that of a fairy heroine, either a willful and capricious young lady or a fairy who is detached from the world.

Apart from this, I really can't think of what else she can play?
"She does have a desire to perform." Wang Baoqiang stared at Zhao Liying's eyes on the monitor and stroked his chin, saying, "But if you pull this little frog out of the well and she takes a look at the colorful world outside and falls back down, she will be very unwilling."

"There's a saying, I can endure darkness if I have never seen light."

It's easy to just give Zhao Liying a hand and let her act once.

The difficult part is, what to do after this performance?
Can you bring her along to perform next time? How many times can you bring her along?

According to Baoqiang's idea, it would be better not to let Zhao Liying act in the role, but just let her be an assistant.

He has tried the job of an actor and is addicted to it.

Basically, once you try it, there's no going back.

Sitting in the director's chair, Qin Chuan handed Bao Qiang a cigarette, lit one for himself, and said calmly: "I am only responsible for giving her a chance to jump out of the well."

"Whether she lies on the well curb to take a look at the new world and finally falls in, or completely leaves the dry well and rushes to a new environment, that is her business."

After finishing a cigarette and extinguishing the butt, Qin Chuan and Wang Baoqiang came on stage.

The good thing about being your own director is that you can control your own filming time.

If it were another director, he would have started urging me to finish my shot just when I was halfway through.

"The actors prepare."

"Camera ready."

"Prepare for the radio."

"Three, two, one!"

"action!"

After the stage manager clapped the clapboard, Zhao Liying stood at the door of the bus, and a person got on and collected a ticket.

After everyone got on the bus, she followed.

"Everyone squeeze in, there are seats inside."

"Don't fight, there's room for everyone."

"Uncle, please put away your urea bag."

In the car, Baoqiang was a little surprised. It’s not that Zhao Liying’s acting was that good. From his professional point of view, there were many things that could be improved.

But one thing is good.

Feeling of relaxation.

People who are acting for the first time will feel more or less nervous and apprehensive, and will subconsciously look towards the camera.

Don't disbelieve it, just try it at home and you will know. If they give you a line and ask you to act it out, your walking and talking will not be natural, like a zombie.

Zhao Liying is different. I don’t know if it’s because she has seen too many ticket sellers, but her every move is very consistent with the character’s profession.

Don't be greedy for shots.

After saying that, he turned around, with his back to the machine, helped the old man pack his bags, directed the passengers to sit down, and observed how many empty seats there were.

"Click, pass!"

In just a few seconds, Zhao Liying's first filming in her life was over.

The extras lined up to get off from the back door, but she was still sitting in her seat in a daze, seeming a little bit unbelieving.

Qin Chuan didn't bother them and went down from the back with Wang Baoqiang. They each lit another cigarette.

A few minutes later, Zhao Liying was seen getting off the car.

I returned to the RV, changed my clothes, made myself a cup of coffee, and looked out the window, not knowing what to think.

In the evening, the crew called it a day.

On the way back to the hotel, in the RV, Qin Chuan asked her how she felt about filming.

"It's amazing. I can't describe how I feel. I just think it's very interesting."

"Do you feel like you can release different personalities, go crazy at will, and play different personalities of yourself?"

"Yes, yes, that's it."

Qin Chuan took out a red envelope from his pocket and gave it to her: "You are a temporary member of the group, just for one scene, your name is not reported in the list of extras."

"But the proper sense of ceremony still needs to be maintained. I will reimburse you your film pay personally."

"Thank you Brother Chuan!"

Zhao Liying couldn't wait to open the red envelope, which contained a hundred yuan.

She doesn’t plan to spend her first film pay in her life, but to keep it well as a commemoration.

……

For the next half month, Zhao Liying was unable to act again. After the novelty wore off, she gradually devoted her main energy to her daily work.

But the seed of an actor was eventually planted by Qin Chuan.

When she is bored, she always thinks about what it feels like to film a movie.

In March, Lost on Journey was completed.

On Shonan TV, during prime time, the trailer for Scarlet Heart began to air.

In just a clip of dozens of seconds, Qin Chuan, Liu Sisi and others in ancient costumes appear one by one, accompanied by the theme song Three Inch Paradise.

“No longer looking at the sun shining through the clouds in the sky”

“No longer looking for the promised paradise”

"I will no longer sigh at what you said about the impermanence of the world"

“Three Inches of Sunlight That Cannot Be Borrowed”

In the trailer, Liu Sisi's Qing Dynasty palace looks flash by one by one, including the desolate kneeling in the rain, the dancing in red in the courtyard, and the happy and brilliant smile.

There is also the elegance of Qin Chuan riding a horse, the tenderness when watching Liu Sisi dancing, the heroism between him and his brothers, and the cold-bloodedness after becoming emperor.

Judging from the trailer, it seems to be a tragedy.

(End of this chapter)