Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 180 Like a light on my back
All the actors are confused when seeing the changes in the market today.

Among so many actors, there may be only one person whose expression remains normal.

That is Chu Zhongtian.

To be honest, Chu Zhongtian knows Xia Yuan too well. He has been classmates with Xia Yuan for so many years and they were originally in the same club. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are like-minded. He knows Xia Yuan too well.

How can I describe Xia Yuan? If you want to talk about his directing ability, Chu Zhongtian can only say that he can get the first place in the new play, which is really not a lie, and he has a lot of tricks.

Moreover, he knew many of the extras. After all, he was a contracted actor of Heye Film and Television, and some of the extras were familiar faces.

Not to mention Wei Junjie.

This is one of the students who filmed "Drawing Sword" some time ago. Now it is his internship period. He chose to work at Heye Film and Television and became a contracted actor of Heye Film and Television. Moreover, he is not an extra, but Xiao Te.

Although, he is not from a professional background, but in Xia Yuan's words, he is hard-working, has good comprehension, and can be trained.

So he had noticed something was wrong a long time ago.

Now it seems that it is true.

As for why Xia Yuan did this, he also had some guesses.

Xia Yuan looked at the group of confused actors and laughed.

Because just as he said, this is what he had previously explained to the film crew and the production team.

"Storm", has the filming started?
Have they really been doing business in this market for so long?

Actually not.

They've already started filming.
Do you really think that was a drill?

The actors gradually came to their senses and started talking about it.

"So, we've actually already started filming?"

"It looks like that."

"Isn't it a drill?"

"You believed what Director Xia said when he said it was a rehearsal? I was wondering why these guests seemed so strange. Even if they were regulars, they were all residents of the surrounding area, and the repetition rate wouldn't be so high, right? They were all familiar faces, not a single stranger. It turned out to be extras and production staff from the crew."

"So the basket is filled with cameras, and the tarp is blocking the camera?"

"No wonder, Director Xia always has to go up to one or two guests to tell them the show information. I'm afraid he's using himself as a reminder."

"But what's the point of doing this? We are filming a movie, and we are being asked to do business. Can't we just start filming and act according to the script?"

"You don't understand this, do you? Think about it, we have been very involved in this period of time. I even have the illusion that I am a vendor in the vegetable market! How real this performance is, I dare not even imagine it myself!"

"No wonder Director Xia's works seemed so realistic to me before. This one really pays attention to detail to an outrageous degree!"

"Director Xia, you're awesome! I'm convinced!"

All the actors present here are veterans who have been in the industry for a long time.

It’s not that they don’t understand many things, and they are all smart people.

Just by thinking about it casually, he basically understood Xia Yuan's intention at this moment.

This also shocked the actors even more. They originally thought that Director Xia was just messing around with these things, and they were a little unhappy.

Who could have thought that Director Xia would do such a big thing without saying a word?
Xia Yuan said cheerfully: "You can come and see the effect for yourself."

As he said that, he came to a booth that had been empty all the time, lifted the plastic sheet covering it, and inside was the director's monitor! It was now turned on.

Xia Yuan called the actors over.

Then I opened a random clip, and it turned out to be a scene that had been filmed before.

As they watched, the actors were amazed.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I can act out this breath of life?"

"It's amazing! This feeling is really amazing. It feels like I am completely integrated into the scene."

"I admit that if it was a normal shoot, there probably wouldn't be this feeling. Look at Teacher Zhang Tianyu, she even washed her hands in the bathtub out of habit, and then gave a scallion to the person who bought the fish!"

Xia Yuan said to everyone, "In acting, actually, in the theater we are in, within this scope, we are no longer ourselves, but the characters we are wearing. The theater is relatively speaking a second life. Since you are going to play the role of a vendor, you have to find that feeling."

Why did he go to such great lengths to do so many things? He even split the scripts of several leading actors into several parts?
The purpose is actually quite simple, it is to take into account the 'Second Life Code'.

Not only the audience needs to feel involved in the play.

In Xia Yuan's opinion, actors also need a sense of immersion when acting.

If you can't understand the real feelings and various things of the character you are going to play, then how can you act well?
In addition, the story of the drama itself needed to reach a certain level of richness, so Xia Yuan had no choice but to resort to this last resort.

Now it seems that this is not a bad idea. On the contrary, the effect is quite good.

And because it was an 'accidental' shot, the actors themselves were unaware that the camera was pointed at them.

They thought it was a routine exercise.

So actually they were very relaxed in every aspect, and the feeling in the photos was just like they were celebrating their birthday on a normal day.

In the background, some people are slacking off, some are selling goods, and some are chatting.

But this is exactly the feeling Xia Yuan wants!
They got it! They got it!
After watching the performance, they looked at Xia Yuan with eyes full of admiration.

Xia Yuan looked at the people who were gradually understanding, and announced, "After our efforts over the past month, 80% of the scenes in the Old Factory Street Vegetable Market have basically been filmed. That is to say, starting today, you don't need to repeat this kind of life anymore. Except for the leading actors, you can rest! The next step is to stand by! Wait for the next arrangement!"

That night, Xia Yuan found Zhang Tianyu, Chu Zhongtian and others.

Then, they were given the script for the second part.

Xia Yuan said, "The next step is the most important. The character you bought will enter the most critical period. I need you to prepare in the shortest time possible and find the right feeling, especially Teacher Zhang Tianyu. Through your experience during this period, you should be able to fully understand Gao Qiqiang's character arc. You know that Gao Qiqiang is now immersed in the changes in his life that An Xin has brought to him, so he should also regain some confidence."

And while Xia Yuan was still talking about the play.

Tang Ying in the company suddenly felt like a thorn in the back.

Like a thorn in the back! It really is like a thorn in the back!
This kind of fear that sends a chill down the spine is something that people can deeply experience.

"No, I'm still a little worried!"

(End of this chapter)