This director is vindictive.

Chapter 59 How to Play a Sissy

The effect of this melon-eating conference was quite good. At least the main actors of the crew started to get familiar with each other through this script meeting.

"Love Is Not Blind" quickly held a start-up ceremony.

In the past, Chen Mo usually just went through the motions when it came to praying to gods before filming began.

But ever since the incident that happened during the filming of "Mr. Vampire", Chen Mo seemed particularly pious when he worshipped the gods this time.

After all, there are some things that are better to believe in than not to believe in.

He wasn't that superstitious, but if even something like time travel could happen to him, then there were some things that he couldn't explain scientifically.

Chen Mo actually knew about the movie "Love Is Not Blind". The reason why this movie in its previous life could get such exaggerated box office and become the biggest box office dark horse of the year had a lot to do with its unique publicity model.

He didn't really have any new ideas, and it was fine to just follow the original promotional model.

Therefore, he asked Zhao Ming to form a filming team and set out to travel around the country to find people who had suffered heartbreak and shoot the future promotional video of "Love Is Not Blind", "The Story of Broken Love".

There's no need to pay attention to any lenses or anything like that; the main thing is authenticity.

Sometimes truth is the key.

"Love Is Not Blind" was divided into several chapters by Chen Mo. If "Love Is Not Blind" wants to replicate the miracle of its previous life, it must work hard on publicity.

Back to the filming.

The filming went smoothly these days, but Chen Mo repeatedly watched the shots and always felt that something was missing.

Of course he had seen this movie in his previous life and was quite familiar with the plot, but it was impossible for him to remember all the details.

Chen Mo mainly watched the role of Wang Xiaojian played by Wang Kai. In fact, Wang Kai's acting was indeed good, but Chen Mo just felt that something was missing, or it was lacking some flavor.

But I just can't figure it out.

The next day, he simply stopped filming.

Wang Kai, Bai Baihe, Bao Jingjing, Guo Jinfei, Wang Yaoqing and others were called over.

"Look at these shots. I always feel like something is missing, but I can't tell why for the time being. Can you help me think about where the problem lies?" Chen Mo said as he made way and started playing the shots that had Wang Xiaojian in them.

Everyone read it one by one.

"There's no problem. Everything looks fine to me." Bai Baihe scratched her head.

Wang Kai also nodded. He was a little confused. After he thought it through, he devoted himself to the role. After watching his own performance, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Guo Jinfei pondered for a moment and asked hesitantly, "Director, is my performance not effeminate enough?"

Chen Mo shook his head: "No, he acted quite well, his acting was fine, and he controlled the scale just right, but I still feel like something is not right."

He was also a little crazy and tried hard to recall the plot in his memory, but he still couldn't find where the problem was.

Suddenly, Bao Jingjing said, "Isn't this lifelike enough?"

"Life-like? Tell me in detail." Chen Mo's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped something, but there was a thin veil between them, and he couldn't grasp the key points.

"I based the character of Wang Xiaojian on my own personality, but when I was writing, I focused on his sharp language, but I didn't focus on his daily life, like his habits. Could that be the reason?" Bao Jingjing asked. "Lifelike, yes, lifelike. In these scenes, Wang Xiaojian's outward appearance, body movements, and way of speaking all show his effeminate side, but he doesn't really fit in with his daily life." Chen Mo finally found the problem.

Simply put, there is nothing wrong with Wang Kai acting according to the script, but the same problem also arises here.

How to express a character's personality and character?
These can certainly be expressed through body movements and language style, but the details are ignored.

For example, is this kind of person different from other people in his daily life?

For example, things you use, things you eat, and some living habits?
In the movie, Wang Xiaojian is a person who lives a very meticulous life, but these shots did not show this.

"Everyone, what can we do to integrate his personality and habits into the details of life?" Chen Mo asked.

"Is it possible to add some cosmetics or something for him?" Moran Wang Kai asked.

"Cosmetics? That's unnecessary. After all, he's not a sissy in the truest sense of the word. What else?" Chen Mo thought about it and shook his head.

"If it's a lifestyle habit, can we let him develop some feminine habits?" Bao Jingjing asked.

"What particularly feminine habits do you think would be more effective if he were to do them?" Chen Mo asked for their suggestions.

"Put on lipstick? Use hand cream?" Bao Jingjing asked with her head tilted.

"Oh, right, forget about applying lipstick. Let me ask you, do you usually apply lip balm when your lips are dry? Do you apply hand cream for maintenance?" Guo Jinfei asked, Chen Mo looked at Wang Yaoqing and Wang Kai.

"I will apply it when my lips are chapped, but very rarely. As for hand cream? I've never used it!" said Wang Yaoqing.

Wang Kai also shook his head and said, "I've never used lip balm or hand cream."

Guo Jinfei smiled and said, "It seems to be true. My wife likes to use lip balm in winter, but I never use it. At most, I will apply some sunscreen when I go to the beach."

"Bang! That's it, lip balm and hand cream, let's try them first and see the effect. Wang Kai, if you don't understand, ask the female colleagues in the crew." Chen Mo immediately decided to give it a try.

Soon, Wang Kai said he was ready.

In the first test shot, although Chen Mo was a little dissatisfied with Wang Kai's application action because it was not very natural, the feeling came out instantly.

He also determined where the problem lay, which was that he had not integrated into life.

However, actions like applying lip balm and hand cream, most of the time, subvert the imagination of normal men.

Only when another shot with this specific habitual action was taken did Chen Mo nod with satisfaction, and the feeling of disharmony or something missing disappeared.

Then Chen Mo thought again, since he wants to integrate into the living habits, then in addition to the habitual actions that are different from men, should he also have some items that are different from other men?
Bao Jingjing also contributed some things, which were her favorite things in daily life, such as some cute dolls and props that are very girly.

The things that Bao Jingjing likes are normal for girls, but they are very subversive for men.

In other words, Wang Kai was really fully committed, so he accepted everything and kept trying them, and then Chen Mo found the item that he thought was most suitable.

Make Wang Xiaojian's character more full-bodied.

　It’s the New Year, Xiao Hei wishes everyone a happy New Year, and a safe and happy New Year’s Eve!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)