Huayu: What the heck is it that the actor gave me CS skills?

In the dressing room, Yu Su stared at the mirror and practiced pulling her face over and over again.

Half an hour later, he rubbed his stiff face and glanced at the notification on the monitor.

[Emergency Stop Practice (Offline Acting): 8/10 (10%)]

Yu Su was somewhat speechless.

The actual filming was done in one take, but I had to practice dozens or even hundreds of times before I could get it right.

Having experienced the thrill of actual filming, he now looks down on the efficiency of his practice sessions.

Most importantly, Yu Su felt that something was wrong.

Even though he hadn't practiced properly last time, he succeeded on his first try while watching Wang Churan's performance.

Why isn't it working again now?

Yu Su fell into thought, muttering to himself.

"What's the difference between last time and this time?"

"One was watching her act live, and the other was relying entirely on my own imagination."

"..."

Yu Su tried to find the difference between the two.

He found that watching other people perform live made it easier to immerse himself in their performances.

Why?

Yu Su suddenly thought of CS. When he first started playing CS, he practiced by playing against bots like crazy.

But when you play against other players, you realize that your opponents won't just stand there like bots.

Isn't practicing alone at this time like playing bot by yourself?

Even after hundreds of practice sessions, in actual combat, very few players will stand still and let you hit them.

Therefore, most of his practice was essentially ineffective.

Or rather, the emotions one embodies in a role are mostly imagined and deviate from reality.

It's like when a beautiful woman glances at you, you think she likes you.

In this situation, the solution is simply to take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror.

Yu Su suddenly remembered what her teacher had said when the original owner was learning acting.

The teacher may not be very skilled, but the theories they use to teach students are all consistent.

It's just that my own understanding is insufficient, so I can only recite from the book.

That statement roughly means that the process of an actor acting is a process of separating the fake from the real.

假？

What is fake?

In some idol dramas, the male lead cries, holding the female lead and sobbing uncontrollably, but the audience is not moved at all.

Why?

Because his crying scenes were real, but the emotions were fake.

It's all about crying for the sake of crying; there's no real logic to the character's story at all.

Then what is it?

Costumes? Props? Authentic ancient architecture?

Yu Su felt that these were secondary.

The most important thing is still people.

Just like in science fiction movies, actors only have a green screen when they are acting.

This green screen can be anything—it can be an alien or someone you love.

In this situation, everything the actor sees is fake, but their emotions must be real.

Moreover, it must be so realistic that the audience can believe it.

"..."

Yu Su gradually realized that his practice should focus on finding the character's true logic and emotions.

And you also need to have a strong sense of conviction!

Yu Su figured that the sense of conviction was probably a form of self-brainwashing.

When you've been brainwashed to the point where you believe it yourself, a strong sense of conviction will emerge.

Of course, the direction has to be right, just like when a beautiful woman glances at you, you feel that she likes you.

After taking a piss and looking in the mirror, I suddenly realized I was quite handsome.

You ignored your big belly, ignored your protruding mouth and sharp teeth, and only saw your handsome eyebrows.

If this belief persists, it can cause a person to lose sight of their true self.

Thinking of this, Yu Su took out his script and looked at the few scenes he had left.

Just as he was getting ready to get into it, the door to the dressing room was suddenly pushed open.

Yu Su looked towards the door, and Zhang Zhishu, holding the doorknob, also looked at him with some surprise.

A few seconds later, they both chuckled and turned their heads away.

Yu Su was too lazy to pay him any attention.

After a while, Yu Su suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Zhang Zhishu next to him.

Zhang Zhishu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Yu Su, and frowned, asking, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Is this where you came from?"

Since he had already offended the other party, Yu Su was too lazy to pretend to be a good person.

He was telling the truth; only the main characters and important supporting actors could use the dressing room here.

Zhang Zhishu has at most a few more scenes than the extras; he should go to the dressing room next door.

Otherwise, if a lowly servant like you comes to the steward's dressing room, where do you put the prince?

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhishu's eyes darted away, and he said somewhat uncomfortably, "The place is full, so what's wrong with me just sitting here?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhishu got angry and glared back fiercely.

"Don't you know why I'm sitting next to you?"

Yu Su chuckled: "What does it have to do with me?"

Zhang Zhishu hardened his fist: "What's it to you? With acting skills like yours, do you think you could be in this position if it weren't for your powerful uncle?"

Yu Su said "Oh," pondered for a moment, and then asked, "If your uncle were a director and offered you a good role, what would you choose?"

Zhang Zhishu paused for a moment, then fell silent.

How will he choose?

He'll definitely ask his uncle for a lead role.

Thinking about this, Zhang Zhishu belatedly realized what Yu Su meant and didn't know how to refute it for a moment.

Seeing his expression, Yu Su didn't bother to say anything.

In fact, Zhang Zhishu is the same person he used to be.

He would definitely be furious if someone used connections to infringe upon his interests!

But if he got in through connections, he... felt that Zhang Zhishu should blame his uncle for not working hard enough!

Thinking of this, Yu Su didn't bother to pay any more attention to Zhang Zhishu.

An actor without a good uncle has no value to him whatsoever!

Yu Su's words stirred up Zhang Zhishu's thoughts, and he felt increasingly awkward sitting in his chair.

Right now, only Yu Su is alright, but what if the rest of the crew joins later?

Zhang Zhishu felt extremely uneasy. After a while, seeing Yu Su staring at the mirror doing something, he quietly got up and left.

Yu Su caught a glimpse of this scene in the mirror but said nothing.

He used to feel pity, but now he knows that he only has the right to feel pity in this film crew.

Once he leaves this production crew, in other production crews, other actors will use his uncle's connections to overshadow him.

All Yu Su could do was to develop himself quickly under Lao Deng's protection.

When Old Deng can no longer protect himself, he will be able to stand on his own.

Yu Su glanced at the script; his next scene was still with Zhao Yujin.

It's just not part of today's scenery.

The specific background is that Zhao Yujin got into trouble because of his playful and impulsive nature, and his pageboy had to take the blame.

He only had two lines of dialogue.

"I'm absolutely fed up with you. Following you is the worst luck I've ever had!"

Yu Su tried to analyze the dialogue using the method he had just used for independent thinking.

First, we need to find the real behavioral logic behind the characters' lines.

However, after searching for a long time, Yu Su felt that it was not easy to find a suitable ancient setting directly.

So Yu Su tried to find a template for the two characters in real life.

Although the two are in a superior-subordinate relationship, the combination of comedy and the male lead's character makes it feel more like a brotherly bond.

After all, the fact that a page dared to speak to his master like that proves that the master, under certain circumstances, considered him a friend.

Then you need to find a similar relationship.

Looking back on her past, Yu Su realized that the only suitable relationship she had was with her roommates during her school days.

That could be replaced with the scenario where your roommate makes a mistake and you have no choice but to clean up their mess.

Should we take attendance if someone is late?

"The emotions are somewhat appropriate, but it doesn't make sense."

Yu Su felt something was wrong and recalled Xia Xiazi's relationships with the characters.

Xiazi was helpless, but this matter concerned his master and him as well.

After all, his interests were tied to his master.

The matter of taking attendance for those who are late must involve Yu Su's own interests.

Otherwise, he could have simply refused to help.

Therefore, the reason why my roommate was late must be related to his own interests.

That way, he will have no choice but to help.

In that case... Yu Su suddenly understood.