Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 242: The Condor Heroes Crew, On-site Teaching
The two people who were most happy about Boss Lu's arrival were Liu Yifei and Big Beard.

The domestic entertainment industry had been in turmoil before, and the role of Concubine Liu Yi was decided early, which affected the casting hype of "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

Now that Boss Lu has arrived as promised and joined the crew to play a guest role, how could he resist making use of this Chinese entertainment celebrity?

In particular, Liu Yifei's "Hanfu Yaji" is still popular on the Internet. Lu Kuan and Liu Yifei partnered again in "The Return of Condor Heroes", and they are still partners in "emotional drama".

After obtaining Boss Lu's consent, Big Beard has begun to arrange soft publicity and distribution.

The scenery of Jiuzhaigou is even more beautiful after the rain. The thick raindrops on the green trees and delicate flowers are like a high-frame filter, making Liu Yifei, who is doing her morning exercises, feel more relaxed and happy.

"Um...can I call you Sissi?"

Concubine Liu Yi turned to look at Yang Mi and smiled: "Of course."

"Are you doing your morning exercises? I was at school last week and heard the teacher say that freshmen and sophomores have to do their exams."

"Well, yes, I've been practicing for two years. When I turn 18, I won't have to go out every day."

Yang Mi asked in confusion, "Why are your breathing preparations different from what our teacher taught you?"

"I don't spend much time in school. Most of the time I learn the performance from Lu Kuan. This breathing method is called joint breathing."

Yang Mi was surprised: "Isn't he a director?"

"The director knows best how to train actors, and he plays the leading actor in his new movie himself."

"Xixi, your basic skills are really great. I've also filmed a few movies, and I feel like you're the child the director mentioned!"

“I wish I could meet a director like this!”

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips and smiled. In Yang Mi's opinion, she seemed to be ungrateful for her good fortune. "What's good about it? He's so fierce!"

"Xixi, let me get you a bottle of water. You're sweating."

Xiao Yang was afraid that his intention to ask about Lu Kuan was too obvious, so he stopped talking and turned to walk towards the studio.

Judging from her growing environment, Yang Mi should be a generous and generous Beijing girl.

However, because she debuted as a child star, she was exposed to "Rayli" as a book model at the age of 15. In addition to the experience of two dramas, the naturally intelligent girl has already become a little smart.

Anyway, Director Lu will be staying on the crew for more than a week, so I can take it slow.

Jiuzhaigou is a valley with densely populated alpine lakes and waterfalls. It has a humid plateau climate with abundant water vapor.

The sky just cleared up a little today and the crew was ready to start filming, but now things are a little off again.

Yang Mi took an umbrella and stood with Liu Yifei, holding it for her. She never mentioned the topic of road width again in her conversation.

Xiao Liu has a sweet and innocent personality. Even though her status is somewhat lower than that of her "future junior sister" from the Beijing Film Academy, she doesn't put on airs at all.

The two chatted and laughed, and she took the umbrella and held it for a while.

Yang Mi has high emotional intelligence. The two are of similar age, are in the same circle, and have experience in several film crews.

Soon they were talking about everything.

After a heavy drink and a hangover, I had a good sleep in an environment rich in oxygen ions.

After a night, Boss Lu regained his energy and walked towards the studio with Big Beard and Huang Xiaoming, smiling.

It has been three years since I came to this time and space. I make an average of one movie every year, and there are also various miscellaneous things to do in the company. When I think about it, I really have been working non-stop.

Even at night, he is busy. He is either writing scripts and drawing storyboards, or doing various push-rod and tamping tasks. Jill is also busy.

This time when he joined the crew of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", Zhen Zhibing had very few roles, and this filming task was a piece of cake for Boss Lu.

However, Jiuzhaigou, which has not been destroyed by the earthquake, is worth a visit, allowing him to experience a vacation life with nothing to do during the day and nothing to do at night.

As the three of them approached, Lu Kuan and the two little girls nodded as a greeting.

The bearded man suddenly whispered, "Director Lu, is there any explanation for our studio and filming location?"

"Why has it been raining these past two days? Is there something wrong with the feng shui of our location?"

Huang Xiaoming and the other two also pricked up their ears and listened to the conversation between the two curiously.

In the past two years, he has heard of the name of the little immortal for a long time.

However, as Lu Kuan's social and industry status improved, few people dared to mention these things to his face unless they had a long-standing relationship with him.

It's a taboo for prisoners, isn't it?

Lu Kuan looked around and said pretentiously, "This valley's terrain isn't very good according to Feng Shui. It's always been a breeding ground for filth and dirt."

"For a studio like yours, it's best to place it on the sunny side. This is called a prosperous mountain and a prosperous direction, which means both population and wealth will prosper."

"From a scientific point of view, when shooting during the day, the temperature on the hillside rises higher than that in the valley, which creates a temperature inversion. The wind in the valley blows upwards, carrying away moisture and turbid air."

The bearded man did not dare to be negligent and thanked him repeatedly. He then instructed the assistant director to take the person in charge of the stage management to survey the terrain of the platform facing the sun.

He was very proud in his heart: I am the only one who can ask the little gods to help me these days!
Zhang Jizhong still had the memory of the farce three years ago when the duck shed had its legs broken and Wang Rui took him to court...

I can’t help but accept this!

Yang Mi leaned over to Concubine Liu Yi's ear and whispered, "How come Director Lu also knows about Feng Shui?"

Xiao Liu chuckled inwardly, and with a sudden inspiration, he pulled her away a little: "Let me tell you, he was a small Taoist priest on Mount Mao."

"Later, I went down the mountain and played Yin Zhiping in Da Huzi's The Legend of the Condor Heroes."

Yang Mi said excitedly, "I've seen it, I've seen it. There are pictures of it everywhere on the internet. It's a dragon knight, isn't it?"

"Yeah, so he knew all this, and he even used it to trick me into telling my fortune, and he cheated my mom out of two hundred thousand!"

Yang Mi's jaw dropped in shock: "What! How could this happen?"

Concubine Liu Yi said seriously, "Mimi, you are a good girl. I advise you to stay away from the washing machine!"

"He's such a bad guy! No one in his crew is spared from being scolded, and..."

"And he's so lewd and vulgar! It's unbelievable!"

Not far away...

A sneeze!

"Are you okay, guide? It's windy in the valley, so you should wear something warm."

"It's okay, it's okay. I drank too much yesterday, hehe."

Yang Mi is not someone who can be easily fooled, and she felt a little suspicious.

She would believe anyone who said this, but you, Concubine Liu Yi...

"So... Sissi, you've worked with him in so many dramas? Has he ever..."

"Of course not. Didn't you see my mother following me 24 hours a day?"

"And my father also warned him that if he did anything wrong he would be arrested and shot!"

Liu Yifei recalled the comments from netizens she saw a few days ago, and she covered her mouth and chuckled.

Yang Mi nodded silently. Everyone knew that the washing machine was unruly and unruly. It seemed that she had to listen to Xixi and protect herself.

Even if...

Even if you take advantage, you have to make your money back!

Before coming here, Zeng Jia also warned herself that although she should do everything possible to get along well with the director, she also had to be mindful of her own reputation.

If you are going for the small flower route, you still need to pay attention to this aspect.

Didn’t you see that no matter how much Boss Lu covets Xiao Liu, he still has to protect her reputation in this regard. The fans can’t afford to offend her!
Every generation has its own idols. Unlike the four young actresses such as Zhou Xun, this group of post-85s fans have accepted a different star-chasing culture.

The crew still needs some time to prepare, and director Yu Min organized everyone to read together.

All the actors gathered at the dinner table last night. They were all from professional backgrounds, and Liu Yifei was even given special training. Everyone's lines and breathing were above the passing line.

Only Yang Mi made some mistakes.

The sound is too sharp.

"Xiao Yang, take a deep breath and don't speak too hastily."

Zhang Jizhong is still very optimistic about this actress. He is honored to be discovered by Li Xiaowan. She is the key training target after Gui Yalei, Zhou Xun and Chen Kun.

In particular, the role of Guo Xiang is highly compatible with her.

A classic role can be of great help to an actress in becoming popular, and a careful performance can lead to outstanding performance.

"Good director."

Yang Mi was a little nervous, as this was the largest film crew she had ever been a part of.

especially...

Lu Kuan also stood aside and watched them reading. She didn't want to leave a bad first impression on the director.

The more anxious she was, the more mistakes she made, and every lap seemed abrupt when it came to her.

"I'm sorry, Director. I... I'll think about how to adjust it."

Liu Yifei looked at her sympathetically, remembering how she was at a loss when she first joined the crew of "Gold Powder" and was criticized by Chen Kun and others for her immature acting skills and lines.

"Director Zhang, Director Yu, can I come over and chat with Mimi for a while? I used to have this problem too, so maybe I can help her."

Zhang Jizhong and Yu Min looked at each other, and did not hold much hope for what Liu Yifei said, but seeing that Yang Mi's forehead was sweating with anxiety, they just let them go.

Relaxing a little might help.

Since it wasn't his own crew, Boss Lu was happy to be free and watched the two people walk away with his arms folded.

This girl is quite kind.

"Oh, I'm so useless Sissi. I'm usually fine, but I was just too nervous just now."

Yang Mi picked up a stone and threw it into the pond angrily.

"Mi Mi, put your hand on the bottom of my ribs and feel when I breathe."

"what?"

Yang Mi didn't understand what she meant.

Like Yu Min, she also thought that Liu Yifei just wanted to pull her out to get some fresh air, and never thought that she really wanted to teach her how to breathe.

"Didn't I tell you this morning? I use something called combined breathing, which is more suitable for girls with weak breath."

"Joint breathing helps use chest resonance, which can make your voice less shrill."

Yang Mi tentatively placed her hand on her ribs.

Concubine Liu Yi deliberately increased the amplitude of her breathing, and the air flow passed through the chest cavity, creating an air column that went straight to the head.

She now has very strong control over her muscles, and her steady breathing allows her abdomen and ribs to expand at the same rate.

"Ah~~~Ah~~~"

Concubine Liu Yi used monosyllables in her mouth, while Yang Mi beside her stared at her in disbelief.

Why did her voice suddenly become so deep? She could clearly feel that every time she spoke, Liu Yifei's abdominal wall contracted inward and her muscles expanded outward.

"Xixi! You're so amazing, can you teach me?"

Concubine Liu Yi was originally prepared to help her, so she taught her the breathing method familiarly and helped her feel the way to exert force.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Yang Mi suddenly started coughing violently. Her movements and breathing patterns were mixed up, and she was trying to imitate a tiger but ended up with a dog.

Her face flushed red, and she waved to Concubine Liu Yi to indicate that she was fine.

Hearing the noise, Lu Kuan came over and asked, "Did you poison Guo Xiang?"

Concubine Liu Yi was at a loss for words: "No, I just told her how I breathe. I don't know how it became like this..."

Xiao Liu was completely confused. Why did Yang Mi act like she was possessed?
She felt a little guilty because she really wanted to help this little friend of her age.

Boss Lu laughed and said, "You haven't even graduated yet, and you're still thinking about helping others."

He pulled Yang Mi's arm and stretched it downwards: "Hold your head and chest high, and calm your breath."

"Xiao Liu, use your palms to gently massage her ribs from the outside inwards."

Yang Mi didn't care about anything else and did as she was told. Her chest was raised high, which made Liu Yifei, who was massaging her, stare in amazement.

Why are Mimi’s breasts so big!
Then look down at yourself...

Yang Mi finally caught her breath and drank the water Liu Yifei handed her. She said gratefully, "Thank you, Xixi, and thank you, Director Lu."

Concubine Liu Yi was puzzled: "The road is wide, why is this happening?"

"Do you think you're filming Jin Yong's martial arts novels? You can just learn a move and kill the enemy on the spot?"

"You can do it because you're doing muscle training. How can she not get a stitch in the side if she doesn't have any basic skills?"

Yang Mi didn't understand, but that didn't stop her from asking for help pitifully: "Director Lu, please teach me too."

Eighteen-year-old Yang Mi plays the role of Xiao Baihua. She turns her back to Xiao Liu and silently exudes her weak and helpless aura to Boss Lu, which makes me feel pity for her.

It’s just that Liu Yifei is present, and Boss Lu is immune to magic.

He said bluntly: "Yang Mi, as an actor, your voice condition is very poor."

The latter's face turned pale, not knowing why he was so critical of him.

Concubine Liu Yi was delighted.

She is afraid that her best friend will suffer, and she is also afraid that her best friend will drive a Land Rover!

Mimi’s breasts are so big, what if the washing machine takes a fancy to them?
"Your voice is too thin, that's why it sounded so harsh just now. You need to change your voice and learn to use your resonance chamber."

"If you have nothing to do, you can go to a vocal class and take some lessons. Maybe it will improve."

He stopped talking.

When he taught Liu Yifei, he used the investment in Hongxingwu as a bargaining chip. He was not so free as to help his competitors train female artists.

Yang Mi signed an 8-year contract with Rong Xingda, so it’s not easy to poach her.

This is secondary. The key is that Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan also graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. In particular, Li Shaohong and Tian Zhuangzhuang have a close relationship, so it is not appropriate to poach them by force.

Besides, there are no extra resources for her in the world.

Yang Mi's disappointment was beyond words. She nodded hesitantly, but didn't dare to ask him to teach her again.

Seeing her like this, Liu Yifei felt a little sympathetic and caught up with Boss Lu who wanted to go for a walk.

"Please teach her a lesson. She was about to cry."

Lu Kuan asked curiously, "Why should I teach her? She's not my artist, and The Return of the Condor Heroes isn't a TV series. It's none of my business."

He asked doubtfully, "Didn't you just meet? Are you close?"

"It's okay. Just looking at her, she looked like me when I was 15 and first appeared on 'The Golden Age'. So pitiful."

Boss Lu sneered, "Weren't you pitiful when you were being hacked? Although Rong Xingda wasn't the mastermind behind the incident, he was definitely just watching the fire from the other side of the river."

"Xiao Liu, you're the thorn in the eyes of all your competitors right now, and you still have the time to pity others?"

Liu Yifei said dissatisfiedly: "Even if what you said is true, it is the behavior of her agency. The artist has no right to decide anything, right?"

"Just like if I were still in Hongxingwu, I wouldn't be able to decide what I want to do."

Boss Lu waved his hand: "It's up to you, but I advise you not to use your mediocre skills to teach others. Your situations are different."

"What do you mean?"

Lu Kuan looked her up and down, and his righteous eyes lingered on Liu Yifei's chest for a second.

Experience it yourself.

Xiao Liu felt the contempt in his eyes and angrily grabbed Lu Kuan's sleeve: "Look at me...what do you mean?!"

Boss Lu scoffed, "Do you know why she got a stitch in the side and couldn't stop coughing when she did the same thing as you just now?"

"why?"

"Big breasts."

Concubine Liu Yi looked at him with disdain: "How can you be so vulgar!"

No, this bastard is not picking on me, is he?
Boss Lu defended himself: "What's obscene? This is human body science!"

"Some girls develop breasts early and have larger breasts than their peers, but they don't realize this is normal female beauty, which can lead to low self-esteem."

"When I walk, I tend to hunch my back and shoulders, which over time causes my shoulders to slump inward and my body to become misaligned, which can also cause compression on the diaphragm."

"You should know after two years of practice that if the diaphragm can't participate in breathing movements and increase abdominal pressure, you will have difficulty breathing and get a stitch in the side."

Concubine Liu Yi suddenly realized: "No wonder her ribs and muscles reacted normally when I tested them just now. It turns out there's something wrong inside."

This washing machine knows a lot about women’s bodies!
Boss Lu smiled and said, "Now you know."

"Xiao Liu, you are much luckier than Yang Mi in this regard. At least you don't have this worry!"

Liu Yifei blushed and hit him hard: "You bastard!"

Who are you looking down on?
The girl huffed as she headed towards the newly renovated studio. Boss Lu laughed heartily and continued on his own, collecting materials to relax. He had no scenes to film today. Walking through the shadowy woods was indeed refreshing, though it didn't prevent the constant interruptions of work.

"Mr. Lu, Daewoo has relented, but they've found many companies to bid for it."

Liu Hong was talking about the purchase of rights such as the adaptation rights of "Chinese Paladin III" that he had taken over since he took over the copyright management department.

The premiere of "Chinese Paladin" in August 2003 allowed Dahua Studio to see the popularity and economic potential of its IP.

After the release of "Chinese Paladin III" at the end of the year, Softstar held on to the adaptation rights tightly and refused to let go.

Boss Lu sneered: "Bidding? They must have been drunk, right?"

The success of "Chinese Paladin 1" is the result of the combined efforts of many factors.

An actor with a very good fit;

Lu Kuan, as the supervisor, has high requirements for costumes and props;
And the close cooperation with Hunan TV, which was at its peak at that time.

If Dahua believes that all the credit goes to its own IP and wants to use this as a banner to persuade other buyers to raise the price, then it can only be said that it will be a pity to miss out.

"What did Dayu say?"

"Tangren, Xiaoma Pentium, Huayi, Eagle King and others will participate in the bidding, as well as a newly established company called Chengtian Entertainment."

Lu Kuan pondered for a few seconds. Chengtian was born several months earlier than later generations. The booming domestic entertainment and film industries must have made Wu Kebo unable to sit still.

Wu Kebo, who has a pure Japanese background, entered the entertainment industry in 1998 with the famous Japanese musician Tetsuya Komuro and founded ROJAM.

After Chengtian Entertainment was established in later generations, it acquired Golden Harvest with the help of Japanese funds, stirring up the situation.

In addition to the well-known poaching of Huayi, it also invested heavily in the production of movies, but almost all of them were flops.

Chengtian invested in several well-known films, including Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff" and Chen Kexin's "The Warlords", but almost all of them lost all their money.

What is even more strange is that Wu Kebo has repeatedly cooperated with the directors mentioned above who suppressed mainland actors and harmed investors.

Later, there were rumors that he was suspected of making money through film production.

If Chengtian and Huayi were put together, even though Huayi had a grudge against Wenjie, Lu Kuan would rather choose Huayi.

No matter what, Huayi at least follows the market rules and makes movies in a down-to-earth manner.

Chengtian is a complete troublemaker. He randomly invests in movies and randomly chooses directors. It doesn't matter if they make bad movies, it's none of Boss Lu's business.

The key is that all of their bad movies are big productions, and they will drag China Film, Eagle King and others into it, giving them an advantage in scheduling.

They even gave rebates to theaters at all costs, causing great chaos to the normal market order and objectively resulting in the bad money driving out the good money.

"Send someone to bid. It's just one principle."

"Must you win the bid?"

Lu Kuan laughed and said, "What do you mean by you must win the bid? You must raise the price! Raise it hard!"

"By the way, I mentioned this to Huo Wenxi before. You should contact her and buy the rights to Eagle King's 'Myth' TV series."

"Got it, Mr. Lu."

The purpose of these companies competing for "Chinese Paladin III" is too obvious. Isn't it just to see that Liu Yifei and Hu Ge became famous thanks to this drama and now become the leaders of the same age group?

In particular, the young actresses of these companies are all being trained along the lines of Liu Yifei's development, and they need such a groundbreaking fairy-tale drama.

However, "Chinese Paladin III" is likely to have a bad fate in this life.

First of all, the travel restriction order was introduced at the end of the year, making it extremely difficult for game-adapted dramas to be broadcast on TV.

Even in 2009, "Chinese Paladin III" was first broadcast nationwide on a channel called "Taizhou Public Wealth Channel ", and was broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV a year later.

Secondly, even though "Chinese Paladin III" was broadcast on satellite TV in February 2010, its ratings were not as high as "The Myth" during the same period.

Eagle King’s “Myth” will not be released until next year, and there is definitely no intention to adapt it into a TV series now, so let’s copy Lao Li’s work first.

Boss Lu strolled back to the crew leisurely, where Yang Mi was filming a scene opposite Huang Xiaoming.

He plopped down on Concubine Liu Yi's chair, picked up her fruit box and started eating.

People who are hungover tend to be thirsty.

Concubine Liu Yi rushed over to grab it: "Hey! Don't collapse my chair by sitting on it, it's so heavy!"

"Leave some for me, I want to eat it too!"

Liu Xiaoli smiled and said, "There's still some in the RV. You guys eat first and I'll go wash it."

Boss Lu ate up all the Jiuzhaigou specialty plums and cherries in the box in one gulp, which made Liu Yifei so angry that she wanted to twist his arm.

Liu Yifei's phone suddenly rang, and she said to Liu Xiaoli in surprise, "Mom, Hu Ge and Chang Chang are here. Please help me pick them up. They said they're at the intersection!"

"Why are they here too?"

"Come to visit my class, what does it have to do with you?"

Hu Ge is the top male artist in the industry. From "Chinese Paladin" to "Zhu Xian", his popularity among mainland young actors is comparable to Huang Xiaoming.

His growing popularity can be seen from the download volume of ringtones such as "Xiao Yao Tan".

That’s right, every artist in the industry can’t escape making money by recording ringtones for Mr. Lu. This is fate…

Su Chang filmed CCTV's "The Lotus Lantern" in the first half of the year and starred in "Zhu Xian" with Hu Ge. He is now preparing for the Beijing Film Academy's art examination next year and is also waiting for a suitable film work.

After all, having established the development path of chick flicks, there is no need to accommodate roles that can neither make money nor enhance the character.

"Mr. Lu!"

"Road guide."

Hugo is quite smart.

When Liu Yifei, he, Su Chang, Zhu Yawen, Tong Liya and others learned in the group that the boss was coming to make a guest appearance, they urged Su Chang, who had just finished filming the first season of "Zhu Xian" together, to visit the set.

If you have nothing to do, go hang around in front of your leader more often!
"Are you here? Come sit down, the scenery here is beautiful, strolling around is like taking a vacation."

Su Chang touched her bestie's Little Dragon Girl hair accessory and said, "Your hair looks really heavy!"

Hu Ge laughed and said, "This must be more than one meter long, right?"

"Yes, 3 meters tall and kilograms."

Liu Yifei was quite excited to meet her friends: "This scene is not easy to shoot, and there are water scenes. I just went to try the pond water for tomorrow's scene, and it's really cold!"

Boss Lu recalled that people in later generations said that when she was filming The Return of the Condor Heroes, she developed a chronic illness due to lying on her back in cold water for a long time, and even had bone spurs on her cervical spine. She should pay attention to this in this life.

Don’t film a crappy TV series. If you have minor blemishes or a cold uterus, what should you do if you have difficulty giving birth in the future?
Boss Lu's fantasy was so extreme that he was thinking about continuing the family line without even touching the woman's hand.

"Aunt Liu, ask someone to go to the nearby town and buy some liquor like Erguotou and safflower oil."

"When she was filming underwater scenes, she drank a few sips beforehand, then applied safflower oil to her joints to warm them up, and immediately went to the car to change clothes after getting out of the water. Otherwise, her body would definitely not be able to handle it."

Liu Xiaoli couldn't agree more: "Yes! I've talked to Director Zhang several times, and he agreed to use a stand-in, but Xixi insisted on doing it herself."

Lu Kuan nodded to Liu Yifei: "It's right for actors to be dedicated to their work, but they must also protect themselves. It's foolish to show off."

Xiao Liu raised the corner of his mouth but said nothing, enjoying the feeling of being cared for by him.

Su Chang quietly poked her in the back and gave her an inexplicable look: Look at your worthless appearance~
At the shooting site, Yang Mi has clicked for the third time.

In terms of talent, Yang Mi is better than Liu Yifei, but her later choices determined that she could only be a star rather than an actor.

It’s not about right or wrong, everyone has their own aspirations.

"Come on, come on, let's eat some fruit. I bought some cherries and plums from a fellow villager in the mountains yesterday. They're natural and pollution-free."

Liu Xiaoli brought two bowls of fruit with a smile. She was happy to see Liu Yifei spending more time with people of her age, otherwise she would not be able to relieve her troubles like last time.

Boss Lu glanced at Liu Yifei who was eating fruit crazily and said, "Why are you so serious? I'm not eating anymore. No one is going to snatch it from you."

Liu Yifei felt wronged: "I ate an egg this morning to lose weight. That was my morning tea just now, and you wasted it!"

"How can you lose weight by eating fruit? It's all fructose, and it's just as high in blood sugar as rice. Just eat eggs and you're guaranteed not to gain weight!"

Unlike the popularization of various fitness and weight loss and food nutrition knowledge in later generations, eating fruits to lose weight is still quite popular these days, which sounds unreliable.

Lu Kuan waved to a few people and said, "Move the chairs over here. Let's see if there's anything wrong with Yang Mi's performance. Let's talk about it."

Boss Lu decided to give lessons to two popular artists in the industry, and included Xiao Liu in the lesson.

"Using people as a mirror can help you correct your appearance. Perhaps you also have the same problems as her."

Liu Yifei stared intently at Yang Mi, who was filming in the fourth take, and read her part in the script, wondering how she would express herself if it were her turn.

What expressions and actions to use, and what details to pay attention to.

Looking up at her performance again, a question popped up: "I feel... Mimi's performance was too formulaic, as if it was choreographed."

Hu Ge agreed: "I found that her smile, turning around, and shaking her hands were almost unchanged. There was no change in the two NGs. It was a bit strange."

Lu Kuan nodded: "Well, this is a problem. It's called performance modeling."

"Yang Mi debuted as a child star and has been around the crew since she was little. She hasn't received any systematic acting training yet."

"That creates a problem: She'll try to imitate the adult actors' performances, which is like a shortcut."

He nodded at Su Chang: "You should pay attention. Your development experiences are similar."

Concubine Liu Yi was confused: "What does patterning mean?"

"For example, just like learning English, normally you learn the phonetic symbols first and then the pronunciation."

"For an actress like her who debuted as a child star, she just mechanically applies formulas and transliterates words phonetically."

"For example, when it comes to tomato, she will remember to pronounce it like "his mother's head". The same applies to her acting. She will imitate other people's emotions, so she always has the same feeling after performing it several times."

This explanation was easy to understand, and even Liu Xiaoli nodded repeatedly after hearing it.

"What else? Let's see."

Finding faults in everything is always the most enjoyable thing. In the past, Liu Yifei was always the one who was found fault with and scolded by Boss Lu, but this time she can also enjoy the treatment of being a king of talking.

However, with her level of understanding, although she could sense that something was strange, it was difficult for her to explain why.

"I don't know. It just doesn't feel natural."

Lu Kuan smiled and said, "Observe her mouth."

"Look at the state of her mouth every time she finishes her lines."

Liu Yifei was surprised: "She seems to pout after finishing her lines..."

"Yeah, that's right."

"She has a strong idol image and is too focused on her image, trying too hard to look beautiful in front of the camera."

"After finishing a line, he abandoned his normal acting tone and immediately pursed his lips and cheeks. This might be acceptable in a TV series, but it's not acceptable in a movie."

Boss Lu gave Liu Yifei and Su Chang a live lecture: "There is no problem for you to play these regular roles now, but be careful not to set routines for yourself, and don't care about your own image."

"In a movie, actors are the director's puppets. You are part of the editing process. Don't try to hide any flaws on your face or body just because they might be visible to the audience."

Liu Xiaoli had actually wanted to ask him for a long time: "Xiaolu, do you think Xixi should get her teeth straightened? There are clinics in the United States that specialize in cosmetic dentistry, like porcelain veneers."

"Of course not, and absolutely not."

"Every actor must have their own unique qualities to be remembered by the audience. If Liu Yifei were to play a village girl with unkempt hair and a mouth full of shiny white porcelain teeth, that would be ridiculous!"

"Look at Gong Li. Her teeth are not straight and her front teeth are big. Some foreign journalists even exaggeratedly called her the "Bunny Teeth Queen."

"But does this affect her status as a representative of Eastern aesthetics? Movie lenses require the actors to be in their most original state."

Lu Kuan smiled at Concubine Liu Yi and said, "Why are you pursing your lips? Are you afraid that I will see your teeth?"

The little girl rolled her eyes at him and said nothing. "You want to see it, but I'm not letting you see it!"
"This time we went to Korea for a roadshow, and the trainees looked exactly the same. They were so boring."

"Of all the great directors in the world, not a single one would use an actor who has had plastic surgery."

He actually said this to Su Chang.

Liu Xiaoli asked curiously, "Wouldn't she look better after plastic surgery?"

"Xiao Liu knows that acting requires mobilizing facial muscles to interpret specific expressions, and you can't control the fillers on a face that's had plastic surgery."

"Putting it in a movie lens is like wearing a mask. Beauty is the blossoming of a hundred flowers. This monotony is not beauty."

Concubine Liu Yi took in everything he had just said and frowned, hesitating.

"To be honest, I feel like I've made progress, but when I saw your scene with Zhang Manyu the other day, I felt like something was missing."

“I can now easily give any expression or movement the director asks, but when it comes to being creative, I don’t think I can do it.”

Boss Lu took out a cigarette and sniffed it, stretching comfortably. "You are at best a qualified female warrior now, and you still have a lot of room for improvement in literary drama."

"An actor needs experience to support him. You are too young. You should first experience the ups and downs of life!"

Concubine Liu Yi curled her lips and made a face behind his back, which made Su Chang giggle.

After seven or eight NGs, the scene was finally passed, and Yang Mi walked over with her head down.

She bowed to Lu Kuan and said, "Guide."

He forced a smile and looked at the two people who came to visit him: "Hu Ge, Su Chang, hello."

These two are already famous young actors to her.

Concubine Liu Yi hugged her shoulders and comforted her, "Don't be discouraged, Mimi. The longest time I did it was more than 30 times."

"Let me introduce you to Yang Mi, who played Guo Xiang in The Return of the Condor Heroes. She's my new friend!"

The four young men soon started chatting. Boss Lu was dozing off with his sunglasses on and had no time to chat with the little kids.

Yang Mi listlessly went to take off her makeup. Concubine Liu Yi asked Hu Ge: "Old Hu, isn't Mi Mi pretty?"

"What do you mean?"

"Hey, just tell me if she's pretty or not!"

Hu Ge scratched his head: "It's okay, but the face is a little square!"

"Go! Didn't you hear Lu Kuan say that uniformity isn't beautiful. Everyone has their flaws!"

"How about I introduce you two?"

Su Chang looked at her best friend in surprise. How come she developed this hobby after only a few months of not seeing her?
Hu Ge is only 20 years old this year and has not met his future girlfriends like Xue Jianing and Jiang Shuying. As for Yang Mi...

When we first met, I didn't object to some contact.

The key point is that the hungover Boss Lu is already dozing off in the chair, so this girl should have nothing to do with him.

Right?
Concubine Liu Yi handed him the uneaten fruit and said, "Here, take it to them."

"Hey, okay."

Su Chang looked at her best friend suspiciously and walked a few steps away from her to talk.

"There's something wrong with you."

"what?"

"Why are you so kind as to act as a matchmaker? Are you free?"

Concubine Liu Yi smiled at her and said, "You don't understand. I'm just clearing mines."

Sweep the big mines.

"Mine sweeper?"

Su Chang pondered for a long time before he suddenly realized: "No way? Didn't the washing machine just arrive yesterday? Why did you do it now?"

"Not yet, just in case! Don't you see how big her breasts are? Don't guys like that?"

"I saw it online. A thousand pounds of friendship can't compare to four ounces of breasts!"

Su Chang looked at her best friend with a mixture of laughter and tears. What the hell was going on?
Liu Yifei suddenly asked in confusion, "Oh, right, let me ask you, why is Fan Bingbing starring in the TV series 'Single Men and Women'?"

"Isn't he having a conflict with Huayi? And aren't you the top actress right now? Why aren't you the female lead?"

Su Chang teased, "You don't understand this? The washing machine is working again, right?"

"Hmph! I knew it!"

"Xixi, aren't you too tired like this? It's interesting."

Su Chang still hasn't figured it out and doesn't understand what the structure of Liu Yifei's love brain is.

"Interesting, I'm thinking about how to treat him now!"

Liu Yifei felt that she had now transformed into Huang Rong, and looked at her best friend with a strong sense of superiority in intelligence.

"Have you read Zhang Ailing's "Rose Rivers and Lakes"? There's a line in it."

"Men conquer women by conquering the world, and women conquer the world by conquering men."

Xiao Liu patted Su Chang's shoulder with a senior manner and smiled mysteriously: "You will understand when you grow up."

Then he walked away with confident steps.

Su Chang: Crazy!
(End of this chapter)