The birth of an actor

Chapter 72 The Sunglasses Flying Away

Wang Shuo... seems to be quite old.

To be honest, he wasn't particularly fond of the so-called Beijing School of Literature before.

Having grown up in Northeast China, especially after graduating and entering the workforce, I experienced the harsh realities of human relationships in Beijing and lost that sense of longing and belonging to the city.

Even though he graduated from a prestigious university, he always felt out of place here.

Consequently, they lost even more interest in things like "authentic culture" and "Beijing-style literature."

So he knew Wang Shuo's books were famous, but he didn't know much about the man himself. However, he did know Ma Weidu. This old man spoke like an old eunuch, but he was a big collector. An Xin had even seen his treasure appraisal show and found it quite interesting.

But ever since Fan Bing gave him a copy of Mr. Lao Sha's "Teahouse" script, he gradually became interested in this writing style full of wit, humor, humor and irony.

Unfortunately, after reading the script Fan Bing gave him some time ago, he bought a set of Lao She's works and just got to the part about "Camel Xiangzi".

I haven't read any of Wang Shuo's books yet.

Therefore, it's impossible to say that one understands them.

But from his conversation with Zhao Xiaoshuai, he could tell that Zhao Xiaoshuai was very afraid of Wang Shuo, or rather, that Wang Shuo was on the same level as Director Zhao, who was currently communicating with Director Sha Jie.

Four parts respect, six parts fear.

Consequently, he felt both respect and fear towards Xu Jinglei, who had spoken to him earlier.

And the reason I'm reminding myself...

Perhaps they're afraid of getting into trouble?
After all, they shared a room. If something really happened... and someone asked, and Zhao Xiaoshuai was in the same room as him, wouldn't he just remind them that Xu Jinglei was his girlfriend?
I'll kill you, you son of a bitch.

That should mean it.

Having figured all this out, Anxin shook her head slightly, feeling somewhat helpless.

Seriously, buddy, do you have such poor taste?
If Xu Jinglei looked like a fairy, that would be fine too.

She's just an ordinary person; to put it bluntly, she's not even as good as Fan Bingbing.

Want to date my buddies too?
Although his final thought was nonsense, it was true that he had no interest in Xu Jinglei.

It was nothing more than exchanging a few words.

So he continued sitting on the log stack reading, and then he came across a paragraph.

“My mom is from the mountains. She said she and my dad met on a remote postal route. That day, it was pouring rain. My mom was herding cattle for the production team on the mountain when she twisted her ankle and got stuck. My dad happened to be passing by. He offered to let her ride the ox, but she refused. So he carried her down the mountain on his back. When the villagers saw the team's only ox return safely, they all gathered around happily. My dad didn't look at the ox, he only looked at my mom. Later, my dad led my mom out of the mountains.”

He thought this passage was very good, so he underlined it with a ballpoint pen.

After thinking for a moment, he wrote a small line next to it:
"Among all the faces of humanity, one person shines brightly. The ultimate romance."

"Peace of mind, peace of mind!"

"what?"

Just as I finished writing, Anxin heard someone calling her name.

I looked up and saw Brother Wang waving in my direction.

So he put away the book and quickly walked over.

"Brother Wang."

"Okay, let me tell you about the scene. There's a major scene coming up later, a gunfight..."

According to Brother Wang, a group of assassins from Hong Kong came to kill Pan Dawei.

He didn't say why he killed him.

An Xin's role was to protect Pan Dawei's henchman. In the end, she was shot and killed in an ambush by several assassins.

There are no touching scenes like "Boss, run!" or the bald war god's heroic killing of enemies, with two shots to the shoulder and one to the head that would make even gods shake their heads.

The bald henchman died an unremarkable death at the hands of the assassin.

"Do you remember everything?"

"Yeah, remember."

Anxin responded with a soft "yes," but her thoughts drifted to "King of Comedy."

Zhou Xingchi's desperate attempt to avoid death and his frantic attempts to add dramatic scenes made him burst out laughing.

"what."

"What are you laughing at?"

Wang was a little puzzled, but after regaining his composure, he quickly shook his head:

"No, no, Brother Wang, don't worry, I've got it."

"Okay, go get ready, it'll start in a bit."

"Ok."

Anxin responded and, after he left, sat down by the woodpile and began to ponder.

This was his first time filming a gunfight movie, and also his first time playing a "corpse".

But he had certainly watched action movies.

So all you need to do is mentally rehearse the movements, and then listen to the director's instructions.

Teacher Liu once said that the most basic physical action when acting out death is to keep the body stiff. In fact, if it is a "death with eyes open" shot, you can't even blink until the director yells "cut".

My limbs are stiff... I can't blink...

He pondered to himself, and after another ten minutes or so, he heard someone calling his name again.

A prop tells you to change your clothes.

He quickly got up and walked over.

……

As per Sha Jie's instructions, the scene was supposed to be Pan Dawei sitting in an abandoned villa with two of his underlings when suddenly a series of hurried footsteps sounded. The group looked towards the door and saw several people running in, raising their guns at the same time.

Pan Dawei and his two companions quickly dodged amidst the gunfire and then returned fire, with An Xin being the first to do so.

As a result, he recklessly leaned his entire body out and was shot dead by a hail of bullets. Pan Dawei and another henchman ran upstairs, and the assassins chased after them, stepping over An Xin's body. They finally killed Pan Dawei on the second floor.

After reviewing the action sequence with the assistant director—from discovering the killer to dodging and drawing a gun, and then being shot—someone came over carrying a camera and a camera slider.

Zhao Baogang followed behind.

Upon seeing the director arrive, An Xin, another extra, and Yin Yangming, who played Pan Dawei, quickly greeted him.
"director."

In a film crew, there can be many "directors," such as Sha Jie, whom you would call Director Sha. There are also sound recording directors, lighting directors, and so on; these are usually addressed by their surname followed by "director."

But the only person who can and must call the director is the chief director.

You can't call him Director Zhao, you can only call him Director.

"Ah."

Zhao Baogang nodded, his expression calm, and looked around as if checking the set.

After looking around, his gaze finally settled on An Xin, who had a bald head and a childlike face.

Zhao Baogang remembered An Xin, and it was his order to call An Xin over this time, instead of finding another bald man. An Xin left a deep impression on him; the contrast between her "baby face" one second and her transformation into a vagrant the next, even if it was just one moment, was unforgettable.

Not to mention... this kid has really long legs.

Together with Yin Yangming, they directly made Yin Yangming "disappear".

Looking at An Xin's "good girl" appearance, a smile suddenly appeared on his face:
Where are your sunglasses?

An Xin was taken aback, then quickly said:

"I haven't put it on yet, Director."

"Go put it on, it'll start soon. Make the death look real."

"……OK."

After agreeing, seeing that Zhao Baogang had no intention of saying anything more, Anxin quickly went out and found Brother Wang:
"Brother Wang, the director asked me to get the sunglasses."

Brother Wang was stunned...

He then nodded:
"Okay, you can go ahead. I'll have the props department bring them to you in a bit."

A moment later, the prop master came over with a plastic bag containing seven or eight different styles of sunglasses, but Anxin couldn't find the pair she had been wearing.

He still has a strong memory of those sunglasses.

The design is somewhat similar to the pair worn by Ko Shou-liang in the "Young and Dangerous" movies, but the quality feels better, with gold-rimmed temples.

But it wasn't in the plastic bag.

So he asked:

"Brother, I wasn't wearing these kinds of pairs before."

The prop master was a little puzzled, thinking that the crew only had a few styles of sunglasses, and they were all here.

"Who gave it to you before?"

"Brother Wang."

"?"

The prop master was even more confused. He did know who Brother Wang was, since it was Brother Wang who had come to inform him.

But he didn't say anything more, and just nodded:
"I'll ask him."

A few minutes later, Brother Wang and the props came over together.

"Peace of mind."

"Brother Wang."

"Okay, put on all these glasses so I can take a look."

Hearing this, Anxin took the sunglasses and put them on one after another.

Brother Wang didn't say anything. After looking through them all, he chose a pair of sunglasses with a similar design and handed them to him.

"You should wear this."

"……OK."

Anxin didn't say much, guessing that the prop was probably lost.

It was worn very naturally on the face.

At this moment, Zhao Baogang, Yin Yangming, Sha Jie, and several others came down from the second floor of the villa.

Upon seeing An Xin wearing sunglasses, he suddenly frowned.

Where are your sunglasses from before?

Before Anxin could answer, Brother Wang's lips twitched.

"I'll wear the one I had before, this one won't work, it doesn't match."

On set, Zhao Baogang's words carried absolute authority.

After he finished speaking, Anxin looked at Brother Wang.

He's just an actor; props aren't his responsibility. Even if there are difficulties, he can't be blamed.

who knew...

"Then I'll get it."

After saying that, Brother Wang quickly walked out.

They arrived at the entrance of a tent and called out softly:

"Leilei, may I come in?"

"Come in, Brother Wang, is something the matter?"

Xu Jinglei, who was putting on makeup at the dressing table inside the tent, asked in confusion.

"Uh……"

Brother Wang hesitated for a moment and said:

"Just now... the director found that bald extra. When he was choosing sunglasses, he wasn't satisfied with any of the sunglasses the crew had prepared. He insisted on the pair he wore last time..."

Last time, he didn't know that those were Xu Jinglei's own sunglasses; he gave them to An Xin to use as props.

Now, however, he has become the one in the difficult position.

Fortunately, Xu Jinglei nodded without much thought after hearing this:

"It's in the bag, Brother Wang, you can take it yourself."

"Okay, thank you."

Brother Wang quickly thanked him, then walked to the side and noticed an eyeglass case inside.

Upon opening the box, there was a pair of black square sunglasses, and inside the box was a line of gold-stamped English letters: RAYBAN.

Ray-Ban sunglasses...

Goodness, that must be a thousand or two, right? I need to tell Anxin to be careful.

He thought to himself.

result……

ten minutes later.

With a loud "thud," An Xin's head slammed heavily to the ground, and Brother Wang saw something fly out of his sunglasses...

His eye twitched instantly.

Good news, it wasn't Anxin's eyeball that flew off.

bad news……

These Ray-Ban glasses... are broken.

(End of this chapter)