I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 88 It doesn't look like acting at all...

Chen Jin has a geological hammer in his hand.

He walked there with alternate footsteps, knocking here and there, and sometimes he would squat down, pick up a stone, and put it in front of his eyes to look at it.

That look was very focused.

Look at the stone, knock the stone, look at the stone again... and throw it away casually.

"..."

Zhang Yimou held his chin with his hand and sat in front of the monitor, watching.

Li Xuejian and the others didn't even blink, and their expressions were surprisingly consistent.

However, a few new actors, such as Jiang Ruijia, who played the second female lead, and Yu Xinbo, who played the second male lead, both seemed a little confused as to what Chen Jin was doing.

Although they are the male and female supporting roles, their combined scenes are probably less than 10 minutes.

They got the opportunity by chance during the audition for "Under the Hawthorn Tree". They are both still students, one is a sophomore at Beijing Film Academy and the other is a junior at Shanghai Theatre Academy.

"Is the Second Mine recruiting people?"

Chen Jin suddenly spoke to the extras in the front, saying that they were not in the camera and the camera only needed their backs.

The person who actually took the photo was Chen Jin.

At that time, there will be a dubbing to answer Chen Jin's question.

clap clap!

After patting it twice, Chen Jin first stepped on the stone to restore it to its original shape, then stood up with one hand on the geological hammer, and suddenly swung it in his hand.

The geological hammer danced in a circle, turned over in the air along his hand, and was finally held by Chen Jin again.

This is not a show of skill.

Because when Chen Jin swung the geological hammer, he didn't even look at the hammer. Instead, he put his hands on his waist and looked ahead, as if it was an unconscious habitual behavior.

I do this often.

He dangled one foot on the ground, leaned his body, looked at the mountain in front of him, and shook his head.

"It will take at least half a month to finish this!"

Chen Jin turned his head, as if there was someone behind him: "How many days do you think we have to stay here?"

A smiling and handsome face was frozen in the frame, and the row of white teeth was very eye-catching.

Since Zhang Yimou didn't call for a stop, Chen Jin had no choice but to continue walking a few steps forward. In fact, the scene had already ended when she took the photo just now.

"My sweetheart~~~"

"Sit next to me..."

Chen Jin walked freely, humming a song, playing with the geological hammer in his hand.

His expression turned to a piece of gravel in front of him again, and his singing turned into a cheerful whistle, but everyone could tell that this was a very popular song in the 70s - "Evenings on the outskirts of Moscow".

It is very suitable for this era and not abrupt. The key is that Chen Jin is very casual as he hums and studies at the same time.

He squatted again.

There was a lot of dirt on the fingers that picked up the stone, but the back of the hand was clean and the palm was black.

"it is good!"

Zhang Yimou suddenly shouted into the intercom, and Chen Jin stood up.

This scene has been officially filmed.

"sure?"

Li Xuejian looked at Xi Meijuan beside him, and Xi Meijuan clapped her hands: "That's great, has this kid read the exploration team's information?"

"I'm in a very relaxed state. I performed like this in the first show. It's really amazing!"

"Well, he even dressed himself up. He must have thought about this scene for a long time!"

"..."

Several young actors didn't quite understand, but they knew that Chen Jin didn't seem to be acting, it was as if this was his job.

It's just... very abnormal.

"Chen Jin, have you been watching the exploration team's documentary again?"

Zhang Yimou suddenly asked with a smile.

"Well, I studied it!"

"That's beyond the scope. I didn't ask you to act so realistically. Didn't I tell you to just act a little?"

Zhang Yimou seemed to be scolding, but everyone could hear the sarcasm in his words.

Just now he was afraid that Chen Jin didn't understand, so Zhang Yimou deliberately didn't explain it. He just asked him to take a look at the stone and then stand up and say the lines. This kid was so good that he added a lot of body shapes and movements in it.

At first, he even smeared his face with sand and gravel, and rubbed the dirt with his fingers desperately.

But if you want to know whether the performance was good or not, you can tell by looking at the expressions of the teachers around.

Great.

The good ones don't seem like acting, it's like he has worked in the exploration team for several years.

The way he casually swung the hammer and hummed a song while studying made him look just like some special workers of that era.

He is educated and has his own ideas. Especially when Chen Jin stepped on the stone, his quality and character were clearly shown.

This short scene may not even last a minute, and this part may even be cut, but Chen Jin has already portrayed many of the third brother's qualities, and a vivid character image has been presented to everyone.

"Okay, I'll do it again!"

Is it my fault that I acted so well?!

When Chen Jin walked out of the set, Zhang Yimou suddenly said to Zang Xichuan who was standing beside him, "Xichuan, go get the makeup artist and props!"

"Ok!"

Zang Xichuan glanced at Chen Jin standing beside him and sighed inwardly.

This makeup and props... are in trouble.

This is not Chen Jin's fault, it is indeed because they did not do their job well enough.

"Okay, now there's no one around me!"

Zhang Yimou waved at Chen Jin who was not far away: "Why did you mess up your face, fingers, and clothes like this before taking the photo?"

“I want to make it more realistic!”

"to be frank!"

"Actually, I feel like the makeup isn't done well enough... the costumes are too clean!"

This is what Chen Jin actually wanted to say just now, but she didn't act it out for fear of being criticized by Zhang Yimou.

Besides, this might offend the makeup artist and props. Although they dare not offend Chen Jin, they will definitely be full of resentment.

It's also very troublesome to expose some negative information.

Of course Chen Jin wouldn't do that.

"Tell me!"

Zhang Yimou didn't stand up. He actually had a smile on his face and looked at Chen Jin: "How would you act in this scene?"

"Act just like I did just now!"

"I'm not satisfied with my makeup..."

"The skin is too smooth and clean. The exploration team has difficulty taking a bath due to the wind and sun, so their skin must be very rough. It doesn't need to be too dark, but it is definitely different from ordinary people!"

"My lips are not chapped, but they are probably very dry..."

"This is a documentary, not a romance!"

Zhang Yimou rarely explained something to him.

"But we also need to pay attention to the sense of reality, right?"

Do documentaries still need to be performed?

Movies need performances!
"The information I found said that the exploration team looked like beggars from a distance and coal pickers from a close distance. When I asked, I found out that they were doing exploration!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Yimou was amused by Chen Jin's words.

"So you want to make yourself like this?"

"Not really, this is already clean. The third child loves cleanliness and washes his face, hands and clothes every day!"

"But the conditions in the 70s definitely made my skin a little uncomfortable!"

Chen Jin is pragmatic and really wants to play the role of the third brother well.

Because that's how he experienced the script.

"..."

Zhang Yimou didn't say anything, as if he was thinking about something.

Suddenly, he replayed the part that Chen Jin had just performed on the surveillance camera.

I read it again carefully from beginning to end.

Chen Jin was also watching there. He felt that he... could have acted even better and his makeup was indeed a failure.

It turned out that Zhang Yimou was actually quite satisfied with Chen Jin's filming, but now after listening to what this guy said, he felt that something was wrong... It looked very awkward. "Authenticity!"

Generally speaking, Zhang Yimou doesn't care about these details.

But since Chen Jin proposed it and Zhang Yimou thought it was right, he would adopt it.

The makeup and props team leader of the crew walked up to Zhang Yimou with a nervous look on his face, but Chen Jin had already left.

A senior director like him is very familiar with the little things that happen on the crew.

Since Chen Jin is here, these two people will blame him.

It’s only human nature!
But when Zhang Yimou sent him away, it became the director Zhang Yimou who discovered the problem, and the two people in front of him could not have any other ideas.

"come and see!"

"The members of the exploration team have such good skin and their clothes are so clean!"

"Do you think this is normal?"

Zhang Yimou asked back, and the two team leaders immediately knew the problem.

"Director Zhang, I'll change it right away!"

"Give Chen Jin a proper make-up!"

Zhang Yimou didn't waste any words. Not doing the job well was a common occurrence in the crew.

The two team leaders immediately took action and started tinkering with Chen Jin's work.

After a while, a completely different Chen Jin appeared in front of everyone.

The skin on his face was a little rough and dark, and there was some dust on his clothes, but it couldn't hide his face which was still very three-dimensional and handsome.

It's a little dry on the lips, but adds a touch of maturity and a slightly rugged appeal.

When you smile, the impact of your smile becomes even stronger.

Imagine the smile of a coal miner. Chen Jin’s outfit is now the simplest of the simple, but the effect is obvious enough.

"Jingqiu feels so distressed when she sees you, the third child..."

Zhang Yimou laughed and picked up the intercom: "Come on, let's talk about the scene just now!"

"Let's do it again!"

Wow!
Obviously, all the crew members knew about Zhang Yimou's recent reprimand for props and makeup, so they dared not be negligent and all carried out the instructions seriously.

clap clap clap!
A few minutes later, there was warm applause from the audience.

"so good!"

"I thought this kid's performance was already very good, but I didn't expect he could improve even more!"

"There is no such a powerful young man!"

“The details are so detailed that I can still see the picture in my mind!”

Several veteran actors were chatting on the side, all praising Chen Jin's performance just now.

The scene of Chen Jin's exploration team also went smoothly, and it was obviously shot better and more devotedly than before.

It even exceeded Zhang Yimou's expectations.

"Director Zhang sees things more carefully than we do!"

Xi Meijuan smiled at the side, and Li Xuejian nodded: "This performance is very realistic. I just felt like something was missing!"

"Let's go, it's our turn as old guys..."

Li Xuejian spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, and soon the filming location was moved to the village.

Chen Jin was still wearing the third brother's makeup and staring at the set without blinking.

Teacher Li Xuejian was wearing a navy blue coat, which he held with one hand. He had his back bent and a little hunched, with his sleeves rolled up to his wrists, and in his other hand he held a pipe.

He stood at the entrance of the village, his eyebrows raised, mouth slightly open, looking at the end of the road.

Not a word.

Just with this standing posture, the image of the old village chief from the 70s is completely established.

"Fuck, this body expression is so awesome!"

A layman sees the fun, an expert sees the door!
Chen Jin can now truly feel that for some people, every movement in their acting contains the skills accumulated over time.

"You still have to practice!"

Chen Jin feels that there is still a big gap between her and these veteran actors in terms of physical appearance.

This is at least at the proficient level.

……

On the first day, everyone finished filming their parts smoothly.

Zhang Yimou returned to the hotel room and started editing the film. Looking at the film Chen Jin had shot in the morning, he actually just wanted to see what effect Chen Jin would produce if he was the first to go on stage.

This scene was not in his plan. The main feature of the movie is 2-3 hours, but the shooting might take a total of 7-8 hours.

This results in many photos being discarded, even if they are well taken.

But Zhang Yimou watched the scene again and again, but was slow to make a decision.

“Let’s make a decision after we finish filming!”

"The performance of the shot where this guy turned his head was really good!"

Performance is secondary; the sense of camera is the soul of an actor; some actors have a melancholy temperament just standing there.

He is not actually acting, he just has an innate sense of the camera, also known as film texture.

This shot of Chen Jin today is the best interpretation of the third brother!

A second-generation person can work hard in such a working environment; if the skin or appearance is too perfect, the character will have flaws.

The audience will feel it is fake.

Only in this way can his love with Jingqiu be more real.

Drip!

The sudden sound of a text message on the phone brought Zhang Yimou back to his senses.

Looking at the three words on the text message, Zhang Yimou smiled and shook his head.

"You don't even call Director Zhang?"

[Old place]!
"5 minutes!"

Zhang Yimou sent a text message to Chen Jin.

At this time, Chen Jin, who had just rehearsed the lines with Zhu Yanmanzi, held her hand, but pushed Guo Xun, who looked reluctant, towards the gym.

"I tried my best to help you build a good relationship with Director Zhang, and this is your attitude?"

"Brother Jin, I was wrong. Really, I owe you a leading role. I will definitely pay you back when I become rich!"

In Guo Xun's opinion, Chen Jin was definitely taking revenge on him.

This guy is punishing himself like this as revenge for not giving him the leading male role in "The Adventures of Li Xianji".

Wow, this is the first time he heard of running to build relationships?

Isn't this making things difficult for Guo Xun?
He is a future big director whose life mission is to make science fiction movies, but now he has to accompany Chen Jin to train every day? !

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you want Director Zhang to be the producer of our new film?"

"miss you!"

"If you want, just listen to me!"

"..."

Guo Xun felt bitter, but he didn't say it.

"Brother, I won't harm you. Once our new film has Director Zhang's name on it, it will be a big hit at the box office!"

"Let's just get started and make a sci-fi masterpiece, how about that?"

"Ok?"

Guo Xun was no longer sleepy, and even became more energetic: "What did you just say?"

"I said, I have contacted Liu, but he hasn't replied to me yet!"

"Fuck!"

"Are you serious?"

Guo Xun's eyes widened, and he grabbed Chen Jin, as if he was going to snatch territory from Zhu Yanmanzi.

“Are you still afraid of running?”

"Don't worry, I can run 10 kilometers!"

"Is this what you said?"

"Just kidding, 8...5...3 kilometers, I will run 3 kilometers with Director Zhang!"

"Weak chicken!"

Chen Jin raised his middle finger at him, and Guo Xun chuckled: "Now, whatever you say is right!"

(End of this chapter)