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Chapter 61, Night Chat Script, Walls Have Ears

With the joining of Shen Lang, who played opposite Gao Yuanyuan and other actors, his own problems were also exposed.

The MV only takes a few minutes to shoot and has little plot.

Just looking at those few seconds or even tens of seconds of footage, he acted very well.

But now, one scene has become several minutes.

After a long time, Shen Lang will unconsciously turn back into himself.

In other words, he has deviated from the character Zhu Yunwen.

"Take a break and try meditation, deep breathing or self-suggestion to keep yourself focused and in the performance state..."

“Imagine yourself in the character’s environment, feel the character’s emotions, and find points of resonance with the character…”

"Don't be in a hurry, let your emotions build up first..."

Fortunately, Li Xiuming is very patient and has a good temper.

If it were a director with a bad temper, Shen Lang and Gao Yuanyuan would have been scolded to death.

At the end of the day, the shooting progress was slow.

After dinner, we returned to the hotel.

Shen Lang rushed into the bathroom and started washing his hair.

[Head cover + glue] is really itchy.

I used the method that makeup artist Sister Wu told me and washed it several times, and the glue on my hair was gone.

"Phew, feel good."

Shen Lang felt much better.

This was his first time acting in a costume drama and also his first time wearing a headgear, so he wasn’t quite used to it yet.

So, I can only endure it.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Just as he was drying his hair with a hair dryer, there was a knock on the door. Shen Lang put the hair dryer in the drawer and walked towards the door while fiddling with his hair.

"Shall we rehearse the play for tomorrow?"

Outside the door was Gao Yuanyuan holding a script.

She had no makeup on and her hair was dry, so I guess she had just washed her face before coming here.

That’s right, if she didn’t use the [headgear + glue] combination, she wouldn’t need to wash her hair right after coming back.

“Does it need to be so hard?”

Shen Lang moved aside to make way for her to enter.

"I feel bad for the constant NGs today. It's always a good thing to rehearse more. Just think of it as helping me."

Gao Yuanyuan came into the room and said in a coquettish tone.

Shen Lang closed the door, turned to look at her, smiled faintly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll rehearse with you."

He also had a lot of NGs today. If he rehearses more now, he will waste less time on the formal shooting and can finish it sooner.

Gao Yuanyuan sat down on the stool and blew some hot air on her hands: "I have marked out the more difficult scenes. Let's rehearse this part."

Seeing that she seemed very cold, Shen Lang closed the window with a slit for ventilation, and poured her a cup of hot water from the thermos: "Tonight, I will listen to your instructions and act as you tell me to act."

In March, the average temperature in Yanjing is around 3℃, and it is still relatively cold at night.

There is no heating or air conditioning in the hotel, so the only way to keep warm is to shiver or go to bed early and get under the covers.

In a condensed society like a film crew, there is a clear hierarchy like a pyramid.

The accommodation for actors is divided according to their status. Generally speaking, the male and female protagonists will specify in their contracts that they will stay in star-rated hotels. The standard for new actors will be lower, while the main crew will find a cost-effective hotel to stay in, or a more affordable guesthouse.

For example, when "My Fair Princess" was being filmed, all the behind-the-scenes staff and supporting actors of the crew were stationed in the hotel, while Zhao Wei, Su Youpeng and several other leading actors as well as a group of veteran actors lived in the hotel.

In order to save costs, the crew of "Love Across Time and Space" had everyone staying in a hotel.

Shen Lang doesn't have the symptoms of a rich young master, and Gao Yuanyuan doesn't have the symptoms of a princess. It doesn't matter whether they stay in a hotel or a guesthouse.

This little bit of cold is nothing.

The only bad thing about this hotel is that the soundproofing is poor and there is no privacy when doing anything.

Shen Lang: "Why do you always ruin my feelings like this? Just because I like you, you can treat me with contempt!"

Gao Yuanyuan: "Then you can stop liking me! If you don't like me, you don't have to bear my anger!"

As these lines were being spoken, old man Sun Baoguang, who played Zhu Yuanzhang next door, heard the noise.

"Is this Xiao Shen and Xiao Gao?"

"What's the quarrel about?"

"Are they a couple?"

Sun Baoguang seemed to have tasted something extraordinary. He stopped what he was doing and listened attentively.

In the room, Shen Lang and Gao Yuanyuan got into the mood.

Shen Lang: "Xianxian, what you said is really cruel. If love can be controlled freely and can start and end at any time, then what is the value of it!"

Gao Yuanyuan: "You speak like an expert!"

Shen Lang: "There is no such thing as an expert in love. Anyway, in love, whoever loves someone more will be more unlucky."

At this time, Sun Baoguang next door exclaimed "Oh!", with disappointment flashing in his eyes.

When the name "Xianxian" came out, he knew it was a line from the play.

It turned out that the two were acting against each other.

There is no more melon to eat.

He turned on the radio, tuned to his favorite opera channel, and listened to the opera leisurely.

I went to the set early the next morning.

Sun Baoguang ran into Shen Lang and Gao Yuanyuan downstairs. After greeting each other, he yawned and said, "Xiao Shen, Xiao Gao, I have something to discuss with you."

Shen Lang said politely: "Teacher Sun, you go ahead."

Sun Baoguang said cryptically: "It's a good thing to practice acting more. It's rare for you young actors to have such enthusiasm. But... don't practice too late. If you don't get enough rest, it will also affect the next day's filming."

Shen Lang said that the hotel's soundproofing was poor. Now, everyone heard everything. Fortunately, he didn't do anything out of line, otherwise, if it was exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable. He immediately said, "Teacher Sun, don't worry, there won't be a next time."

Gao Yuanyuan, who was standing next to them, blushed as an apple, she was so embarrassed, but they had nothing to fear, so they just listened. It was not something shameful. Of course, they would have to be more careful in the future.

After Sun Baoguang walked to the front, Shen Lang looked at Gao Yuanyuan with a smile in his eyes and said, "Fortunately, Teacher Sun has good hearing and heard everything, otherwise he would have thought we were talking about love."

Gao Yuanyuan glared at him and said, "You still have the mind to joke around. Fortunately, Teacher Sun lives next door. If someone with a loose mouth lives here and says something nonsense in the crew today, we'll both be on the news."

Shen Lang said indifferently: "Just go with her, it's not like you haven't done it before. Have you forgotten? You are my first rumored girlfriend."

Gao Yuanyuan narrowed her eyes and said with a hint of sourness: "I forgot. I only remember the second, third, and fourth rumored girlfriends."

Shen Lang dragged out the "uh" sound and hurriedly explained: "My relationship with them is purely cooperative, and I have not crossed the line at all."

It is true that I did not cross the line, and I did not have time to cross the line.

Seeing him explaining to her so anxiously, Gao Yuanyuan felt warm in her heart, but she said, "Why are you explaining to me? Let's go. We're going to be late."

The two quickened their pace and headed towards the set.

(End of this chapter)