Huayu: Reborn in 97, transferring to the Central Academy of Drama's star-studded class

Jiang Lai nodded to everyone, then grabbed a few popsicles and trotted over to the big shots.

He squatted down and watched the entire filming process, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Actually, this scene has been filmed several times. Although it's a one-man show by Director Feng, Ge You, He Bing, and Liu Bei always have to accompany him, and each time they can listen to Director Feng and make the most natural reactions.

He waved a palm-leaf fan, scratched his head, crossed his legs, and blew on the hot water in his cup.

The performance was incredibly vivid and realistic.

Then look at some of the movies and TV dramas nowadays. You talk and I stand still, I talk and you stand still, expressionless, it's hard to describe.

"Soldier, Sister Bei, come on, have an ice pop."

Jiang Lai handed the popsicles to He Bing and Liu Bei, who thanked him. Then he ran over to Ge You, whom he really liked.

"Uncle Ge, have an ice pop."

Ge You took the popsicle, blinked, and said slowly, "Hey Xiao Jiang, why are those two all calling me 'brother' and 'sister,' but I'm treated like a grandpa?"

"Isn't this to show respect for you and to be close to you?"

"Oh—" Ge You nodded, then chuckled, "Hey! So, can I take that to mean you're disrespecting those two?"

Jiang Lai was momentarily speechless.

Liu Bei strode over and punched Ge You on the shoulder.

"Why are you bullying a child! Xiao Jiang, don't pay any attention to him, he's just a smooth talker."

Ge You patted his bald head, revealing a sly smile with his two front teeth showing.

In fact, everyone in the crew really liked Jiang Lai.

Because they are genuinely investing money in the production team, which is better than the production manager's approach.

Popsicles and chilled drinks were constantly being provided, and later, boxes and boxes of ice packs were being brought to the film set, and the key point is that it wasn't even using the film set's budget.

From the absolute big names like directors and actors to the lowly staff like production assistants and stagehands.

All the cooling and refreshing items are available equally to everyone.

The people below were grateful and felt that they were finally being treated like human beings, so they worked even harder.

Those who got to know him found him to be honest, unpretentious, and able to take a joke without flattering them—a rare find in such a complex circle.

A few days later, Jiang Laiye was finally about to start filming his first scene.

The process of filming a movie is very different from the final product. Generally, the film is shot according to the location.

After filming all the scenes at this location, we moved on to the next location.

For example, they might film the life-or-death battle between the two first, and then film their first encounter at the very end.

This is to save costs, since changing locations requires completely rebuilding the set, which is too troublesome.

Of course, some directors prefer to shoot in chronological order, in order to maintain the continuity of the actors' emotions.

Jiang Lai is going to film his scenes in the small building of Good Dream Company.

In the original storyline, Boss You was Yao Yuan's friend. Jiang Lai was too old to play the role, and Feng Xiaogang didn't know how good Jiang Lai's acting skills were, so he changed him to a rich second-generation.

This change fits the plot, and it wouldn't be difficult for Jiang to play the role, since he is a rich second-generation.

As for why he had to suffer, the original plot was that Boss You was tired of being a boss and was just bored.

Here, Director Feng changed the story to a wealthy second-generation father who disapproved of his son's extravagance and demanded that he remember the bitterness of the past and appreciate the sweetness of the present, or else all spending would be stopped.

So, after learning about the company "Good Dream Day Trip", this rich second-generation took the initiative to contact them.

"Action!"

Goodbye, and best of luck in your studies.

Ge You plays Yao Yuan, who pushes an unreliable young man who came to apply for a job at Good Dream Company out the door.

At this moment, Jiang Lai drove his Mercedes-Benz into the frame.

After the young man appeared on camera, Jiang Lai got out of the car, wearing a sharp suit, and walked towards the camera with a confident stride.

"Tsk!" Feng Xiaogang frowned.

He didn't explain the specifics of how to act in this scene to Jiang, as it was Jiang's first time acting, and he wanted to see how she felt first.

The result was that he had the feel of a rich second-generation, but something was missing.

"Click!"

Feng Xiaogang immediately called a halt, then walked up to Jiang Lai, pinching his chin and scrutinizing him closely.

Jiang Lai felt uneasy under his gaze and asked, "What's wrong, Director? What did I do wrong?"

Feng Xiaogang shook his head and turned to point to a corner of the film crew.

"Hey! You there, stylist, come here!"

A round-faced girl ran over, and Feng Xiaogang asked, "Can you think of a way to make her seem arrogant and domineering just by looking at her?"

After saying that, the girl also stared at Jiang Lai.

"Director, how about we style your hair in a slicked-back style and add some sunglasses?"

Jiang Lai roughly understood Director Feng's idea and suggested, "Why don't you take off your suit jacket and just wear a shirt, then roll up the sleeves?"

After thinking it over, Feng Xiaogang said, "Okay, let's try it as you two suggested."

The crew then took a break, and Jiang Lai was taken to get a makeover.

Taking the opportunity, Feng Xiaogang told Jiang to have him act arrogant and domineering, to act as if he wanted to be beaten up, so that it would contrast with his suffering image.

Jiang Lai gave an OK sign. This is easy. He knew so many spoiled brats in his previous life. Even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had at least seen pigs run.

So, when filming resumed, this is what the crew saw.

Jiang Lai got out of the car, his snow-white shirt tucked into his trousers, wearing sunglasses and with his hair slicked back. He was twirling a car keychain on his finger, and his normally upright figure was slightly hunched as he walked forward with a swaying gait.

He looked up and down, surveying his surroundings. Even with sunglasses on, everyone could sense his disgust for the place, and he exuded an air of smugness and arrogance.

Feng Xiaogang grinned, "This acting is getting interesting."

Ge You maintained his performance, and when Jiang Lai approached, he took two steps to the left to meet him, framing the two of them perfectly, one on the left and one on the right.

"Uh, hello, this is Good Dream Company. My name is Yao Yuan. Our company mainly..."

"Alright, that's enough."

Jiang Lai waved impatiently to interrupt, took off his sunglasses, and glanced sideways at the bald man in front of him.

"I know what you guys do, otherwise you wouldn't be here."

Feng Xiaogang, watching from behind the monitor, was taken aback because Jiang Lai hadn't followed the script. He had arranged for Ge You to give a brief introduction of what the company did, but Jiang Lai had interrupted him.

Feng Xiaogang rested his chin on his hand and clicked his tongue, thinking that this seemed more appropriate.

The performance continued.

Jiang Lai folded up his sunglasses, put them in his breast pocket, and gave Ge You a disdainful look.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go inside and talk."

After saying that, Jiang Lai strode into the room, leaving the right side of the screen empty for a moment.

Because of that interruption, the entire performance just now was led by Jiang Lai, which immediately piqued Ge You's interest.

He then lowered his head slightly, revealing three wrinkles on his forehead, narrowed his eyes, and rubbed his bald head with his large hand, looking helpless.

In an instant, it perfectly captured the image of a boss in trouble.

The half-empty screen came alive.

"Okay! Click!"

Director Feng excitedly called for a stop and summoned Jiang Lai and Ge You over, praising their performance incessantly.

After all, every director hopes that the actors in their films can give a brilliant performance.

Yes, he definitely didn't intend to curry favor with the big spender.

Jiang Lai watched the replay, savoring the performance he had just witnessed, a little smug feeling rising within him.

Hey! This guy's made it into a movie, and he's doing pretty well.

"Everyone take a break, we'll do another take later."

The director gave the order, and everyone found a place to rest.

Don't underestimate this one long take. The preparation work, including lighting, sound recording, photography, script supervision, and staging, is quite complicated and troublesome. It's no problem to let everyone rest more in the hot summer.

Ge You, carrying a small stool and an ice pack, leisurely walked over and sat down next to Feng Xiaogang.

"You told me to support Xiao Jiang, but her performance doesn't need me to support her."

Feng Xiaogang grinned and said, "Hey? Isn't that good? It just shows that people from the Chinese Academy of Drama really do have some skills."

Not far away, Jiang Lai squatted on the ground, munching on an ice pop, reminiscing about Ge You's final performance and marveling at it.

As we all know, acting requires a sense of relaxation. Anyone who faces the camera and the audience will subconsciously act for the sake of acting, which will make them very unnatural.

But acting is always about being as realistic as possible, originating from life but transcending it.

Jiang Lai felt relaxed because of his learning and practice at school, as well as his rebirth experience.

But compared to Uncle Ge, he's still far behind.

"Alright! Let's do one more take. Xiao Jiang, you go through the script in a bit, and I'll see which one sounds better than the last one."

Director Feng still wanted to maintain some control over his directing role and enjoy the feeling of long take character movement one more time.

"Okay, director."

Jiang Lai ran happily towards his car.

Well, that Mercedes-Benz is his own. Director Feng said that this is called making the best use of resources.