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Chapter 20: One is not acting, the other is not acting

On the set, Qi Hui and the other three turned around in confusion and looked at the director.

The executive director was as confused as Qi Hui and the other three. What happened?

Faced with so many doubts, Director Jiang Wei pondered for a moment, scratched his head, pushed his black-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said:

"It's okay, keep shooting."

Jiang Wei felt that something was wrong with this scene, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Everyone was a little confused by what he did, but they didn't think too much about it and just continued filming.

Zu Feng, Wu Gang and Feng Enhe who were watching the show were also puzzled. The voice just now was very powerful, and they thought something had happened.

I didn't expect it to start well but end badly.

Zu Feng pursed his lips, a little disappointed.

"Okay, continue," the executive director called out, "Four actors, do that take again and add some extra shots."

A scene is a play. The dialogue and actions just now are all counted as part of a play, but the close-up shots need to be supplemented, so we need to do it again.

This is a common occurrence during filming.

Qi Hui and his three teammates were in good shape, made no mistakes, and finished the scene quickly.

Soon, the second round began
"Scene 178, first scene, action!" the executive director shouted through the loudspeaker, and the script supervisor slammed the clapperboard towards the camera.

The scene was changed to an eating scene, with Qi Hui and the other three eating the dumplings they had just made.

The camera goes around the dining table, capturing a panoramic view, and then gives each of the four people a close-up, recording their different expressions.

Xie Ruolin, played by Qi Hui, had a smile on his face, looked confident and had a hint of imperceptible pride.

He now knows Yu Zecheng very well, but Yu Zecheng knows nothing about him.

Yu Zecheng, played by Sun Honglei, had no change in expression and was concentrating on eating dumplings.

Cui Ping, played by Yao Chen, and Mu Wanqiu, played by Wanqiu, had a look of impatience and disgust on their faces.

"Yao Chen performed well," Director Jiang Wei said with a smile, "but Zhu Jie wasn't quite as good."

The character Cuiping is somewhat disgusted with Xie Ruolin, and she acted that disgusted yet hidden expression very well.

On the contrary, Zhu Jie's acting seemed a little unnatural.

Of course, the shots mainly showed her back and side, which did not have any impact, so Jiang Wei did not call for a stop.

"Yao Chen is not bad at all." Zu Feng said with a smile.

Wu Gang looked at it twice and said nothing.

"Hehehe..." Feng Enhe smiled. One of them didn't look like he was acting, and the other one didn't look like he was acting.

Soon, the required shots were completed, Qi Hui took a bite of the dumpling and began to speak his lines.

He tilted his head slightly, looked at Yu Zecheng with a bit of scrutiny, and said with a smile: "We have been neighbors for so many days, but I still don't know where Mr. Yu is going?"

Yu Zecheng, played by Sun Honglei, paused for a moment, holding the dumplings in his mouth without saying a word, and looked at Mu Wanqiu with his slightly lowered eyes.

Mu Wanqiu lowered her eyes and shook her head imperceptibly.

"Cut!" At this time, the director called for stop again.

Zhu Jie's body trembled slightly, it seemed that she did not perform well.

She felt helpless and prepared to be criticized.

The director shouted, "Xie Ruolin and Yu Zecheng, you... um..."

He was thinking about how to deal with it better.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jie widened her eyes. It’s not my problem?
"Did I make a mistake?" Sun Honglei asked with his squinting eyes.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Wei said, "Come and take a look."

Immediately, Qi Hui and the other three gathered around the screen to review the scene that had just happened.

Soon, they discovered the problem. Yu Zecheng in the camera looked cautious and timid.

Xie Ruolin, played by Qi Hui, adds a bit of sharpness to his jokes.

He doesn't look like a businessman, but rather like a young and promising domineering president.

The problem was found, Qi Hui's performance overshadowed the protagonist Yu Zecheng.

In this scene, Xie Ruolin's aura was so strong that Yu Zecheng seemed like a foil and completely became Xie Ruolin's vassal.

This is not acceptable. The supporting role outshines the main character and has a huge impact on the entire play.

Jiang Wei noticed this problem in the previous scene, but Xie Ruolin and Yu Zecheng had no rival scenes, so he was not sure.

Now that the two of them are acting together, the problem is completely exposed.

Not far away, Zu Feng sneered: "This kid is good at getting things done, but his business skills are not good enough..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed something strange around him. Turning around, he saw Wu Gang approaching.

"Teacher Wu?" Zu Feng subconsciously took a step back.

"Hey, you kid..." Wu Gang pointed at him and said to Zu Feng with a smile, "If that little Qi had come a few days earlier, maybe I could have performed better."

Zu Feng was puzzled: "Why did Teacher Wu say that?"

Wu Gang smiled and said, "Do you remember what the play was a few days ago?"

"The one with Yuan Peilin." Zu Feng said.

Yuan Peilin is a traitor in the play, and Li Ya, played by him, is responsible for protecting him. However, he is found by the protagonist Yu Zecheng through various clues, and finally the anti-traitor team chops off the traitor's head with a knife.

Of course, before being eliminated, Yuan Peilin in the play betrayed his comrades several times, causing considerable losses to the organization.

This made Lu Qiaoshan, played by Wu Gang, roll on the ground with envy.

There was also Lu Qiaoshan’s famous scene: [Am I cheap? ]

Wu Gang chuckled, "If that guy had come a few days earlier, I would have known how to act out Lu Qiaoshan's jealousy of Li Ya better."

Upon hearing this, Zu Feng's face froze, and he immediately understood what Wu Gang meant.

"Is it that obvious?" Zu Feng subconsciously touched his face.

Feng Enhe smiled faintly: "It's not obvious, it's just almost written on my face."

Zu Feng: “…”

……

Jiang Wei and Qi Hui sat together at the dining table, with several assistant directors standing behind them, thinking about how to solve this problem.

"Just make it a little uglier." Yao Chen said casually while peeling garlic.

Zhu Jie pursed her lips and frowned slightly. Did Yao Chen lose control of his acting and bring out his disgust for Xie Ruolin in the play?
Jiang Wei, who was standing by, thought about it and realized that this was the truth.

"Try on a Zhongshan suit." Jiang Wei ordered. In order to make himself look ugly in accordance with the historical background and character setting, the only thing he had to do was change his clothes.

Xie Ruolin was dressed in an exquisite off-white suit. Perhaps it would be better if he changed it into a coarse linen Zhongshan suit.

Soon, an assistant director came over with a blue Zhongshan suit. Seeing this, Qi Hui put on the suit directly.

And then... then Jiang Wei realized that this wasn't going to work.

Qi Hui didn't look tacky in the Zhongshan suit at all. Instead, he inexplicably exuded a sense of dignity and imposing presence, like a big boss riding in a Coaster.

Jiang Wei found that he could not say anything to Qi Hui except salute.

Seeing this, Sun Honglei couldn't help but frown.

He was the protagonist, and of course he was a little unhappy that Qi Hui was stealing his limelight.

"How about changing your hairstyle and wearing glasses?" he suggested.

This was the case when he first joined the group. At that time, he had a short haircut and wore short-sleeved shirts. He looked just like Liu Huaqiang, the kind who was ready to stab people with a machete at any time.

Not like Yu Zecheng at all.

Later, I changed my hairstyle and wore glasses.

Upon hearing this, the director called the hairstylist and gave Qi Hui a traitor-like middle-parted hairstyle and made him wear a pair of rustic black-framed glasses.

But as soon as this image appeared, Jiang Wei and others frowned.

Or not.

This looks like a handsome and cultured student from the Republic of China, elegant, refined and handsome.

Wearing a suit, he is a student studying abroad.

Wearing a Zhongshan suit means you are a progressive student.

With this face, no matter how I dress up, I can never look ugly.

Jiang Wei was a little distressed. Qi Hui's current situation was similar to Zhou Xingchi's. No one could act with him and anyone could only play supporting roles for him, as if he was the only protagonist.

Zhu Jie looked at Qi Hui with a smile on her face and said nothing. She thought it was quite nice.

"How about... I try stuttering?" Qi Hui thought for a moment and said.

Immediately, he asked the hairstylist for some hairspray and slicked back his middle-parted hair. "We've been neighbors for... so many days, and I still don't know where Mr. Yu... Yu is... doing."

The expression is still the same, the lines are still the same, but the momentum is much weaker.

Jiang Wei's eyes lit up: "Yes, that's the feeling!"

"Do you still think he is not good enough?" Wu Gang smiled and asked Zu Feng.

Zu Feng smiled bitterly and stammered, not knowing what to say.

(End of this chapter)