The birth of an actor

Chapter 29 Are you blind?
After Fan Bing finished her makeup, Sister Sha led her to the changing room next door.

However, An Xin noticed this time that Sister Sha didn't go in...

Instead, he just stood at the door.

A few minutes later, a girl wearing a loose white shirt and a long skirt, with short hair, came out.
"Sister Sha, is this okay?"

"The director will see it in a bit. You two take a break, I'll call you when filming starts."

Sister Sha spoke succinctly, pointing to the small sofa in the dressing room before leaving with the other makeup artists.

"Oh, alright."

After watching the group leave, Fan Bing's smile finally faded.

Under reassuring gaze, she walked to the vanity mirror and sat down.

Staring intently at himself in the mirror...

"Actually, short hair is pretty good. The main thing is that it's very convenient to wash your hair. You'll know once you get used to it."

Hearing An Xin's words, Fan Bing remained silent, only continuing to stare at her reflection in the mirror... After a moment, she suddenly said:
"I didn't cry just now."

"?"

An Xin was taken aback, then her expression turned ugly.

The girl turned her head, saw his expression, and suddenly laughed:
"Haha, no take-backs. I'm telling you, if you ever see me cry because of my hair, I'll do your laundry for a month. But I didn't, so you'd better just let me spread my legs!"

"..."

Anxin immediately cowered like a dog, obediently lowering her head to read her "script".

Fan Bingbing did not pursue the matter further.

The air suddenly became quiet.

A minute or so later, Anxin glanced at her and saw that she was staring blankly at herself in the mirror.

So he silently lowered his head again, until Fan Bing walked over, glanced at that line in the script, and said somewhat speechlessly:
"You call this a script?"

"You know, this is how Wong Kar-wai shoots movies. He doesn't bring any scripts or anything, he just gives the actors a slip of paper with what needs to be filmed on it, and then lets the actors improvise..."

"Oh? That must be so uncomfortable filming his scenes..."

The girl looked disgusted.

Anxin said:

"I actually had a pretty good idea of ​​what the music video would be about."

"Talk about it."

Fan Bing became interested and sat down next to him like a tomboy:
How did you guess?

"How about this passage? You're wearing a skirt right now, so I'll awkwardly try to strike up a conversation with you... How about I give it a try?"

"Well……"

Fan Bing looked herself over and realized that it really did seem to be true.

So he nodded and stood in front of Anxin:
"bring it on."

"Ah."

Anxin put down the script, thought for a moment, stood up, and looked at the girl...

"stop."

Fan Bing interrupted the spellcasting directly, saying:
“The area I’m facing is the camera. Aren’t you blocking my shot by coming in like this? And only your back is visible to the camera, which is definitely not right. You should come from the side, remember, from my side and behind. When you come in, the camera can still capture you. That’s what blocking is… The actors on set are positioned relative to each other, but when actors are entering from the side, they can’t block the camera. Actors should also try their best to make their faces visible to the audience! Let’s start over!”

Don't tell me yet.

After her reminder, Anxin immediately grasped the trick:

"So you mean, you're the center point, you're fixed. It's just that I need to adjust the angle at which you enter the frame depending on the camera's angle?"

"Yes. Hey, you're pretty smart... Just go with this idea. I'm facing the camera right now."

"Should I come in this way?"

"Yeah……"

Looking at her "apprentice's" commendable talent and comprehension, the girl revealed a satisfied smile of satisfaction.

Then, after adjusting his position, Anxin took two steps forward and came to her side:

"Hey, hello... My name is Anxin... Are you... are you alone?"

Oh yo?

How did you get into the zone so quickly?
So the girl silently lowered her head, looking incredibly shy.

only……

Compared to her short hair, it immediately looked somewhat out of place.

But An Xin didn't mind, after all, this was to help her prepare, so she quickly stammered and continued to ask:
"I...can I know your name?"

"My name is Li Laosi."

"...?"

Anxin was stunned.

Who is Li Laosi?

Then I noticed the mischievous look on the girl's face.

"are you crazy?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

A crisp laugh rang out in the dressing room.

……

In short, at least in Fan Bingbing's eyes, her little apprentice's "clumsiness" was acceptable.

Furthermore, in her opinion, An Xin was indeed quite talented. After practicing several times, even with the angles she deliberately changed, An Xin was able to accurately find the right position and get into the "camera."

She was instantly relieved.

After calming down, she lazily yawned and began to feel drowsy.

Time flew by and it was already past two o'clock. Around three o'clock, Sister Sha returned from where she had gone.
"Let's go."

"Ok."

Anxin responded and pulled the half-asleep Fan Bing to her feet.

The two followed them outside.

But instead of going to the photography studio, they kept walking upstairs and soon reached the rooftop of the office building.

An Xin immediately spotted the group of people who auditioned for her that morning, busy under several spotlights. Meanwhile, the director in black with a big beard was chatting and laughing with a girl with a ladylike hairstyle, long flowing hair, and a floral dress.

He was stunned.

Why is this girl also wearing a floral maxi dress?
Why are you wearing Pinru's clothes too?
Just as he was wondering what was going on, the bearded director heard the commotion, looked over, and immediately waved:
"Hey, you there... come here. Take off your sunglasses~"

Anxin knew immediately that they were talking about her, so she quickly took off her sunglasses and walked over.

The bearded director was also somewhat surprised, thinking to himself that the child looked much better with makeup than without. Then he smiled at the girl and said:

"How about it, handsome, right?"

"..."

An Xin's lips twitched, but she still greeted him and said:

"Hello, Director, I'm An Xin."

After looking An Xin up and down, the woman blushed slightly and smiled as she said to the director:
"Not as handsome as you."

Anxinxin, are you blind?
Telling lies with your eyes open?
Fan Bingbing, who followed behind, was speechless and muttered to herself, "Are you blind?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The director seemed quite pleased with himself, and then said to the girl:
"Just stand in your position and let him perform."

Upon hearing this, the girl seemed somewhat worried and said:

"Is it really going to work? I really don't know how at all."

"It's alright. This music video shoot is just to help you get a feel for it. The main thing is to capture the mood. I'm not looking for a specific storyline, but rather an impression. An artistic impression, understand?"

The girl looked completely bewildered.

Anxin listened with a completely bewildered expression.

no……

Who am I acting with?

Isn't it Fan Bingbing?
Fan Bing was also stunned.

What does this woman do?
The three of them were clearly somewhat bewildered, unlike the bearded director who seemed to have everything under control.
"Sister Sha, call Brother Dong over, we can begin."

"it is good."

Sister Sha turned and left, while the bearded director pointed to the newly applied duct tape on the ground and said to the girl:

"You can just stand there for a bit. Don't worry, right?"

"Yes, director."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you in a bit. You two just chat normally, tell a few jokes, and make her happy. You don't need to worry about the filming; we'll be shooting handheld. I won't tell you about the camera positions; you're only responsible for her."

"Uh... ok."

Anxin was a little confused.

But I reluctantly agreed anyway.

Then the bearded man waved his hand dismissively:
"Let's begin. Vivi, you stand there. Anxin, put on your sunglasses."

"Ok."

The girl named Weiwei nodded and walked straight to the duct tape and stood there.

Anxin also put on sunglasses.

In Fan Bingbing's eyes, although the clothes were a bit tacky, the sunglasses were even uglier, completely covering up An Xin's beautiful eyes.

If you want to show off his handsomeness, it's best not to wear sunglasses.

But what can you do when it's the director's requirement?

Anxin could only comply and stood aside. Meanwhile, watching the few people around her busy under the spotlight, she thought to herself, "Is this still not installed properly?"
Why isn't the area cleared?
At that moment, he noticed that the bearded director was talking to a cameraman in a fixed position, while not far away there was another person with a handheld camera filming them.

?

He was a little confused about these people's methods.

But less than a minute later, the bearded director said:

"Don't worry, you can begin."

"...Okay, director."

Anxin responded with a soft "yes," glanced discreetly at the two cameras, located the fixed camera, and then walked to the girl named Weiwei from the side.

"Hello, Sister Weiwei, I... my name is Anxin. You are so beautiful."

"..."

Not far away, Fan Bingbing, watching An Xin's performance, twitched at the corner of her mouth.

I thought to myself: Are you blind?

Didn't the director tell you to tell jokes?

What should you introduce yourself about?

but……

You complimented her on her looks?
Yeah, that joke is really funny. I'll reluctantly give you a "hahaha"~
An Xin also realized that her performance was wrong... not because she was nervous, but because she forgot the director's requirements.

Just as he was wondering if he had messed up, he saw the girl who had just been telling the director with her eyes wide open, "You're not as handsome as me," reveal a... very happy smile, and she made a very obvious gesture of turning her head to look at him.

Look, then after a two-second pause, as if remembering something, she quickly turned back, staring intently at the camera, and said to An Xin:

"Um, how old are you?"

"……sixteen."

"Huh? Only sixteen?"

Vivi turned her head in surprise, but then seemed to remember the director's instructions and stiffly faced the camera again.
"You're so young. How many years have you been an actress?"

Anxin's face gradually turned strange, but she still maintained her smile and said:

"It's just begun."

"Oh, are you from Northeast China?"

"Yes, from the countryside."

As he answered, he smiled, while inwardly wondering how he should answer if she asked him next, "How did you get into this line of work?"

A sick father, a gambling mother, a young brother, and a tragic fate for him?

Just as I was pondering this, suddenly, there was a sound coming from the door.

An Xin restrained her instinct to turn around, after all, Fan Bingbing had said that she couldn't break character until she heard the director yell "cut".

This is a basic skill requirement.

But Weiwei was different. Attracted by the movement, she subconsciously looked over, and her eyes suddenly lit up again.

Xie Dong has arrived.

The singer of "Smiling Face," a song that became a nationwide hit, has arrived.

"Click, okay, take a break."

At that moment, the director's voice rang out.

Anxin then turned her head and saw a guy wearing overalls, smoking a cigarette and looking in one direction.

Fan Bingbing's direction.

(End of this chapter)