How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 284 Be Confident
"stop!"

The director's voice rang out on the set, and the male and female protagonists who were acting opposite each other immediately stopped.

Han Xiaohua stood up, took off his headphones, walked quickly to the side of the male protagonist Chen Zhenghao, frowned and said seriously:
"Zhenghao, your emotions are still off. This scene will have a lot of close-up shots, so you must pay attention to your eyes. You must express your inner emotions through your eyes. When you were acting in the scene just now, don't think about how to act in your head, but put yourself into the role, understand?"

"I understand." Chen Zhenghao nodded thoughtfully, recalling the scene again and trying to immerse himself in the character's emotions.

Han Xiaohua sighed secretly, then stood opposite Chen Zhenghao, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said seriously: "Come, look into my eyes and treat me as someone you like..."

Chen Zhenghao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Although he knew that Director Han was guiding him and stimulating his emotions, looking at the other person's face, he really couldn't associate it with love.

However, as a professional actor, he had to play the character well even if he was speaking to the air, so he had to put aside other emotions and repeat the performance of the previous scene.

This was the seventh time Director Han had called for a halt. If he still couldn't perform well, he would definitely be scolded.

Zhang Wen didn't look at Director Han, but instead turned his gaze to Bai Lu.

Since giving the other party 7 skill points and upgrading his acting skills from elite to expert, he was rarely stopped by Director Han during filming, and such performance gradually conquered Director Han.

However, although he is helping, Zhang Wen still hopes that Bai Lu can improve his acting skills through his own efforts, which will deepen his understanding of acting.

Although skill points can improve acting skills, they will not improve the understanding of performance.

It's like a piece of porcelain, with exquisite craftsmanship and beautiful appearance, but it has no connotation.

Zhang Wen thought about it, and calmly took back 2 skill points from Bai Lu's skill panel, reducing the opponent's performance skill from 72 points to 70 points, which was between expert and elite.

If he took it all back at once, the changes would be huge and easily noticed, so he planned to take it back bit by bit in multiple times to see how big the difference was.

Of course, he also had another purpose, which was to ask Director Han to give Bai Lu more guidance. The opportunity to learn from a famous director is not always available.

"Yes, that's what it feels like."

After correcting Chen Zhenghao several times, Han Xiaohua was finally satisfied and shouted to the surrounding staff, "All departments, get ready. Let's do it again."

The staff immediately perked up and quickly got into work mode.

"start!"

After the order came down, Chen Zhenghao seemed like a different person this time. Both his expression and eyes were obviously different from before.

Zhang Wen squinted his eyes and stared at the male lead's skill panel. The original 58-point performance skill suddenly changed, increasing by 1 point to 59 points.

This is probably the ability of a famous director, to improve the acting skills of the actors.

Just like Director Han, on the set, he is a famous director, and in school, he is a famous teacher.

If Bai Lu could also get guidance from Director Han, by the time the filming of this drama is completed, he might be able to rely on his own strength to break through to 70 in acting skills.

The scene, which lasted more than a minute, ended quickly, and director Han Xiaohua's voice once again spread throughout the set.

"stop!"

"Everyone performed well. Let's take a break, actors." Han Xiaohua said, and then stared at the monitor and watched the content that had just been filmed over and over again.

Zhang Wen watched Bai Lu's performance just now. Although he lost 2 skill points, he did not see any obvious changes.

Could it be that from the very beginning, the opponent's performance was 70 points, not a fixed 72 points, so when the skill points were reduced by 2 points, there was no change in the performance?

Just as Zhang Wen was thinking about this problem, he saw director Han Xiaohua watching the scene again, this was the fourth time.

Isn't it a good performance? Is there any problem?
Zhang Wen thought.

After more than half a month of cooperation, he has basically gained a certain understanding of director Han Xiaohua's habits.

When the other party reviews the video, they usually watch it three times. When they watch it for the fourth time, it usually means that they have found a problem and need to confirm it repeatedly.

Zhang Wen curiously leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Director Han, what's wrong?"

Han Xiaohua frowned slightly and said as he replayed the video for the fifth time, "It feels a little off, but I can't tell what's wrong. Brother Zhang, can you help me take a look..."

"!"

Zhang Wen was stunned. Could something have gone wrong with Bai Lu?

"it is good."

He agreed verbally, his eyes fixed on the replay footage. He wanted to see what was wrong.

The one and a half minute video ended quickly, and Zhang Wen actually found something wrong, and the problem was with Bai Lu.

Although Bai Lu's performance is still better than that of the male actors, compared with the previous times, his emotional expression is a little weaker.

You can't see it without careful observation.

He could tell that in addition to having keen observation skills, he also had a good memory and was able to engrave Bai Lu's previous performance in his mind.

When the two pictures are compared, the problem becomes more obvious.

If Director Han Xiaohua could watch the previous videos and this one together, perhaps he would be able to find out where the problem lies.

But even if it is discovered, it will not be done again, because it is not a big problem, not even a small problem.

Even though Bai Lu's performance was not as good as in the previous times, he was still much better than the male actor he played opposite.

But I have to say that Director Han has a really good eye. He can detect that something is wrong even if there is the slightest problem.

This is probably what professionalism is.

"Brother Zhang, have you noticed any problem?" Han Xiaohua turned around and asked.

"No." Zhang Wen shook his head.

If there is a problem, it is the male lead's problem.

His acting is a bit poor, and the gap between him and Bai Lu is too obvious, so it feels a bit inconsistent when watching.

But there is nothing that can be done about it, since Chen Zhenghao is now the male star that Tianxi Media is promoting.

As investors and producers, this issue cannot be solved even if it is raised, so it is better not to raise it.

Han Xiaohua looked at the others around him again, "What about you?"

"I didn't notice it." The assistant director, cameraman and others all shook their heads.

Han Xiaohua scratched his head.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it."

"..."

Zhang Wen made up his mind that next time he filmed a movie, he would choose a male actor with acting skills similar to Bai Lu, so that it would look more coordinated.

The acting is so different that it looks really awkward.

After a short break, the filming continued.

Zhang Wen did not continue to take back the skill points. He first let Director Han adapt to Bai Lu's changes. It would not be too late to take back one point after ten days or half a month.

"Buzz!"

Zhang Wen continued to watch Bai Lu act when the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

He quickly walked to the side, took out his cell phone from his pocket, and when he saw that it was Sister Jiang Lili calling, he answered the call immediately.

"Hello, Sister Li, are you looking for me?"

"Teacher Zhang, don't you want to say something to me?" Sister Li's voice came from the microphone. Huh?
Zhang Wen was stunned when he heard that. What did he say?
Could it be that the negative personality derivatives have resurfaced? Is the rage monster appearing again?
No way?
How can a mere derivative of a mid-level negative personality have such complete vitality?
Besides, Sister Li’s mood has been unstable recently.

"Sister Li, don't keep me in suspense about what's going on." Zhang Wen didn't want to guess.

Isn’t there a song like that?
Boys, don't try to guess what a girl is thinking. You will never understand no matter how hard you try. You don't know why she is crying or why she is laughing.

"Have you forgotten what day it is today?" Jiang Li asked.

day?

Zhang Wen quickly opened his phone's calendar. Today was June 6th, the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations...

But what does this have to do with him? He has always been very polite.

Jiang Li heard the silence on the other end of the phone and immediately knew that the other party had truly forgotten. However, considering that the other party had made great contributions, she didn't mind it.

"Busy guy, today is the day my new album is released!"

"!"

After hearing this, Zhang Wen immediately remembered it.

When he returned to the company a few days ago, the other party mentioned this matter to him, but he had been too busy recently and accidentally forgot about it.

Even if you forget it, you must never admit it.

"Sister Li, I remember this. I was planning to call you after finishing filming in the evening, but who would have thought that you would get there first." Zhang Wen said as he walked to Zhou Shuyao's side and pointed at the phone in her hand.

Although Zhou Shuyao didn't know the situation, she still handed the phone over.

After Zhang Wen took the phone, he quickly logged into one of the most authoritative music platforms in the country to check the song charts.

After seeing the number one popular song, a smile immediately appeared on my face.

1: "New Life" by Jiang Li

2: "Love You Ten Thousand Times" by Li Si'an
3: I Can Only Leave by Liu Jiayun
4: ...

"Sister Li, congratulations on your new album being a big hit!" Zhang Wen congratulated.

The title song of the new album is "Rebirth", which he wrote and composed, and the name of the new album also adopts the name of this song, also called "Rebirth".

Next, he logged into several music websites.

As expected, it ranked first on both the new song list and the hot song list.

He looked at the time, it was 3 p.m. He remembered Sister Li said the new album would be released at 10 a.m., so five hours had passed.

To be able to dominate the first place on all the charts in just five hours, it would be unreasonable not to congratulate such an achievement.

"Hehe, congratulations, if it weren't for your song, my new album wouldn't be so popular." Jiang Li said with a smile.

To be honest, the popularity of the new album exceeded her expectations. Both the online playback volume and the album sales far exceeded her previous album.

In addition to these hard data, fans and music critics also gave unanimous praise to the new album, especially the title song "New Life", which was even called a strong contender for the Song of the Year.

Two companies even approached her, hoping to use this song as a promotional song for their movie.

All in all, the money was well spent.

No, it’s well worth the money.

"Sister Li, you are too modest. You are the queen of the music world. With your fame, this album will be popular even without my song. My song is at most the icing on the cake." Zhang Wen said as he returned the phone to Zhou Shuyao who was standing beside him.

Zhou Shuyao had been secretly observing Dr. Zhang's actions, so after taking the phone, she immediately logged into the music platform.

Li Jie? New album?

Based on the content of the call, she set her sights on the new song chart, and the first song that caught her eye was the number one song, "New Life," sung by Jiang Li.

Jiang Li? Could it be Sister Li?
She glanced down again and found that among the ten songs, only Jiang Li's name contained the word "Li".

Thinking of this, she immediately put on her headphones and clicked on the song. As the music started, the song information appeared on the screen.

Lyricist: Zhang Wen.

Composer: Zhang Wen.

Arranger: Wang Qi, Zhang Wen.

"???"

Zhou Shuyao stared at her phone in shock, frozen in place.

The person who wrote the lyrics and composed the music was actually Dr. Zhang?
This, this is too talented, right?
Although she had known for a long time that Dr. Zhang worked in an entertainment company, it was a completely different story when she actually saw him.

Psychologist, pharmacist, training teacher, screenwriter, lyricist, composer... a true hexagonal warrior.

When the singer's voice came into her ears through the headphones, Zhou Shuyao was surprised to find that the song was really good...

She looked up at Dr. Zhang in front of her, her eyes flashing.

"Teacher Zhang, you are being modest. You may be busy and don't know how popular the song "New Life" is, but I have been following your new album. Netizens have rated your song as the Song of the Year. Do you know how valuable the Song of the Year is?" Jiang Li said excitedly.

She has been in the industry for more than ten years and has released a total of eight albums. Although there are many well-known and popular songs among them, only two of them have been shortlisted for the top ten golden songs of the year.

"The year is not even half over yet, and we haven't even started yet," said Zhang Wen.

"Be more confident, there is definitely a chance." Jiang Li said seriously.

"Okay, then I hope this song will be nominated for the top ten hits of the year."

"You have to trust a woman's intuition!"

"..."

Zhang Wen chatted with Sister Li for a few more words, then hung up the phone.

When he turned around and prepared to return to Director Han, he felt someone pulling his T-shirt as soon as he took a step.

No need to look, it must be Zhou Shuyao.

He turned his head and saw the girl blinking her sparkling eyes and smiling at him.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Wen asked in confusion.

Zhou Shuyao picked up her phone, pointed at the song that was playing, and gave a thumbs up.

Zhang Wen saw the name of the song and realized that the other person was listening to "New Life," so he smiled and asked, "Do you like this song?"

"Yeah." Zhou Shuyao responded.

"As long as you like it." Zhang Wen reached out and touched the other person's head. "I give this song to you. I hope you can be brave and embrace your new life."

"..."

Zhou Shuyao's heart trembled, and her eyes quickly misted over. She quickly reached out to wipe her eyes, then nodded heavily to the man in front of her.

His expression was determined, like that of an elementary school student participating in an induction ceremony.

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(End of this chapter)