The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 28 Valentine’s Day Gift

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"Shishi, after I finish this movie, I want to go back to my hometown and herd sheep."

"Brother Kun, your family also raises sheep? Then your family must be quite rich. No, if you go home to herd sheep, what should I do?"

While the props were being set up for the scene, Xin Yukun took a break from his busy schedule and found an opportunity to chat with Liu Shishi.

His faith in Taoism was shattered by Lu Zhiyuan's blow, and he didn't want to be a director anymore.

But before going back, he had to trick a beautiful wife into marrying him.

At this moment, he wanted to tactfully tell Liu Shishi that he was not only a photographer, but also a wealthy local tycoon from Inner Mongolia who owned a large pasture and raised hundreds of sheep at home.

This routine is indeed effective.

At that moment, Liu Shishi's eyes widened and she asked excitedly what she would do after he left.
This made Xin Yukun's dead heart burn again.

He wanted to grab Liu Shishi's hand.

Unfortunately, I didn’t catch it.

But it doesn't matter.

The goddess has already revealed her feelings, so next, of course I can't let her down.

At this moment, Xin Yukun said with great passion, "Shishi, I'll take you with me. I'll take you to Inner Mongolia to herd sheep, ride horses, and become a perfect couple."

This made Liu Shishi instantly alert. She took a few steps back, her face full of confusion: "Why should I go with you? Am I crazy?"

"what?"

Xin Yukun was dumbfounded.

Didn’t you just say, what will you do after I leave?

Why did you turn your back on me?
Women are really incomprehensible.

"Brother Kun, what are you thinking? I mean, you accepted my red envelope and promised to help me find a partner. Now, before the matter is completed, you give up halfway and want to go home to herd sheep. What should I do?"

Liu Shishi was very angry.

Xin Yukun accepted his red envelope and helped him deal with Lu Zhiyuan. Now, before the job is done, he actually wants to run away?

I paid for a year's undercover fee.

"Brother Kun, Shishi...it's your turn to start working."

"Young lovers are having a quarrel. It's good to grasp this feeling. The state you were in just now is quite good."

Now it was the turn of these two to start working.

Liu Shishi looked at Xin Yukun with displeasure, and Xin Yukun was full of grievances, not knowing what he had done wrong. The combination of these two characters perfectly met the requirements of the characters in the movie.

"Okay, Kun's acting is pretty good."

Teacher Li Jianyi held a teacup and stood by in amazement.

My good son, although he is not very decent in his daily life, is really interesting when he acts.

When Liu Shishi came over, teacher Li Jianyi was even more enthusiastic in praising her: "Shishi is even more amazing. The look of disgust in her eyes just now was so vivid."

The acting skills of these two people are actually very average.

Teacher Li Jianyi had to admire director Lu Zhiyuan for achieving this effect, as he had allowed them to live in the village for half a month in advance.

It seems that it is really necessary to experience life before filming.

This movie is worth looking forward to.

……

The indoor scenes were filmed very smoothly.

Several actors felt a little unsatisfied.

Everyone was in a very good state, it didn’t seem like they were acting in a movie, but as if they themselves were the characters in the movie.

It’s just that I usually work outside, and now I’m returning to my role.

Mr. Li Jianyi, as a veteran actor, has collaborated with countless directors, but among them, Lu Zhiyuan is definitely a very special one.

Although he is young, he has a lot of ideas about making movies.

As an actor, he acted with exceptional ease in this play. The more relaxed his acting was, the more it meant that he was in perfect harmony with the role.

It's not that his acting is good.

It's the art of directing.

"After all, he can photograph Jing Tian so well."

In Lu Zhiyuan's music video, Jing Tian's performance is simply amazing. As for Jing Tian's acting skills, Mr. Li Jianyi heard about them from his friend Zhang Fengyi.

Forget it.

Not to mention.

She is still a little girl and has huge room for improvement.

Let’s talk about this movie again.

After filming these scenes, Mr. Li Jianyi couldn't help but start to imagine whether he would take off the title of "Supervisor of the East Factory"?
By then, won’t there be another amazing picture that goes viral on the Internet?
such as.

——【What's up? I'm fixing the pigpen!】

Then, other netizens will most likely come up with another picture.

——【The East Factory needs talents like you! 】

It’s fun just thinking about it.

……

Had a night's rest.

On the second day, we continued filming and everything went very smoothly.

Almost all the shots were taken in one go.

It went so well.

It was so successful that even Liu Shishi felt a little guilty.

After finishing work in the evening, she took advantage of the fact that there was no one else around and found Lu Zhiyuan to express her opinions in a tactful way.

"Director, I didn't handle some details well today. Do you want to do it again? Actually, my acting skills are more than that. I can do better."

She was afraid that her performance would fail and affect the reputation of Lu Zhiyuan's debut work.

"Need not."

Lu Zhiyuan shook his head and said patiently, "You're not acting. At that moment, you were Huang Huan. The way you quarreled with Brother Kun was no different from usual."

"You dislike him, but he wants to please you... Although your real relationship is different from the couple relationship in the movie, all of this can be repaired through the language of the camera, and the audience cannot see it."

"Well, this type of acting should be called emotional memory. I remember there's a similar description in the book 'An Actor's Self-cultivation'."

Emotional memory! Listening to Lu Zhiyuan's explanation, Liu Shishi suddenly thought of something.

As an actor, she also took some acting theory classes.

At this moment, it is easy to think of the reason why Lu Zhiyuan asked her, Xin Yukun and others to live in this small village for half a month.

One of the core foundations of [Experientialism] is emotional memory.

Real social relationships are 100 times more effective than fake acting.

"Do you really think I acted well?"

Liu Shishi was very happy that Lu Zhiyuan didn't mind his poor acting skills, but she still wanted to ask a question.

I just want to hear Lu Zhiyuan praise himself.

Lu Zhiyuan didn't answer directly, but instead gave a vague reply: "All art depicts light. But what is truly important is the darkness that light cannot reach."

These words left Liu Shishi confused.

However, after thinking about it for a while, she felt that she understood Lu Zhiyuan's subtext.

Acting is not just about being in front of the camera.

Now that I think about it, the half month of doing nothing in the village laid the foundation for my interpretation of this role.

As the saying goes, one minute on stage is worth ten years off stage.

That's probably what it means.

"Ayuan, thank you. I seem to have a completely new understanding of acting."

"You're welcome. I'm glad I could help you. I don't know what you're thanking me for, though. I'm just doing my job."

This girl Liu Shishi is really interesting.

Thanking myself?

Doesn't she know that if this movie is successful, she, as the director, will receive the greatest flowers and applause?

She worked diligently and meticulously for a meager salary and was very studious.

I should thank her.

"It's getting late. You have to get up early to start work tomorrow. You should go to bed early."

Lu Zhiyuan, Xin Yukun and teacher Li Jianyi all lived in the village chief's house, while Liu Shishi and Ni Hongjie lived in the women's director's house.

But not far away.

After parting at the intersection, Lu Zhiyuan prepared to go back to sleep.

"Ayuan, wait for me. Just 5 minutes."

Liu Shishi hurried back to the room. After a while, she brought over a packaging box and quickly stuffed it into Lu Zhiyuan's arms.

I’m afraid the road is too long and I won’t be able to take it.

"Ayuan, this is a gift from me to you, happy holidays." Liu Shishi's little face was a little red, and she looked a little shy.

happy holidays?

What holiday is today?
Lantern Festival?

Lu Zhiyuan was so busy with work that he had no time to celebrate the holidays.

But Liu Shishi was so thoughtful that she even prepared a gift. It would be very disrespectful not to accept it.

At worst, I can give you a better return gift after returning to Yanjing.

"Thank you."

The gift was quite heavy, and no one knew what it was. Lu Zhiyuan waved to Liu Shishi to express his gratitude, then turned around and went back to his room.

……

"It's over. I'm disfigured."

After returning to the room and looking in the mirror, Liu Shishi's happy little face, which had been praised by Lu Zhiyuan, suddenly fell.

Her skin in the mirror was rough, her cheeks were red from the wind, there were some chapped marks on them, and her hair was a little messy.

More and more like a village woman.

Where is the beauty and charm of the little flower in ancient costume as before?

"It's so annoying. I don't want to be a village girl!"

"No wonder he looks at me with such clear eyes."

The more I think about it, the more regretful I feel, but now that things have come to this, I can only think of ways to make amends.

Liu Shishi kept encouraging herself: "It's okay, I don't have many scenes. After filming is finished, I will rush back and make an appointment with the beauty salon. In a week at most, I will be able to regain my beauty."

"When the time comes, I'll charm him to death!"

……

The village chief's home.

Lu Zhiyuan and Xin Yukun lived in two rooms upstairs.

Liu Shishi gave him a gift, but no one knew what it was. After Lu Zhiyuan came back, the first thing he did was to open the package.

"Brother Kun, can you lend me a pair of scissors?"

Lu Zhiyuan didn't find the scissors in the room, so he knocked on Xin Yukun's door.

"What is that? It's quite heavy. Let me help you take it apart."

Xin Yukun loves opening express packages the most. He helped Lu Zhiyuan tinker with it for a while, and after a few moments, the contents of the box were revealed.

"Canon 100, 2.8 macro lens?"

"The first Canon macro lens equipped with the [Dual IS] image stabilization system, released just last month, costs a whopping $1200!"

“Super beautiful portraits!”

Xin Yukun reported the parameters and positioning of this lens as if he knew them by heart.

"Brother Kun, you know what you're talking about!"

As a cameraman, both Lu Zhiyuan and Xin Yukun are naturally knowledgeable about lenses and especially like to look at the parameters of new models.

Playing with the camera, Xin Yukun remained silent when he learned that it was a gift from Liu Shishi. His mouth felt as sour as if he had eaten a lemon.

A few days ago, Liu Shishi asked him, as a photographer, what kind of gift would he like to receive on Valentine's Day?
Xin Yukun was so excited that he hinted to Liu Shishi in words and deeds not to give any messy surprises. Canon 100 and 2.8 macro lens are better than all the romance in the world.

He thought about it and waited for a long time.

Today, I finally got... this shot.

However, it was Lu Zhiyuan who received the Valentine's Day gift.

(End of this chapter)