Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 44 Stubborn Old Tian
Cao Yang had something on his mind, so he came to the crew early in the morning, sat in the director's chair, and looked out from time to time.

The moment Yu Feihong arrived, Cao Yang was actually a little nervous. He couldn't help but stare at Yu Feihong, wanting to see what had changed.

When someone greeted her, Yu Feihong would smile and nod, and she would also take the initiative to greet Lao Tian and Liu Ye, and say some words of thanks to Wu Qihua.

She is still that gentle, lovely and caring big sister.

However, she was chatting and laughing with everyone around her, but until now, she had ignored Cao Yang.

I scolded her so many times yesterday. Is she angry?
As long as nothing unexpected happens.

It seems to look normal.

Cao Yang is now both expecting and worried. He expects the immersion experience to be useful, but he is also worried that it is too useful. These two things together make three. Who knows if there will be any side effects.

Continuing with yesterday's shooting.

The domestic violence man played by Wu Qihua took a bite of rice, picked up some vegetables and said, "Why are you so happy? Stop laughing and eat quickly."

Yu Feihong raised the corners of her mouth slightly, lowered her head, then raised it again. There was not so much smile on her face, but her two big eyes were full of tenderness and affection. Her emotions gradually progressed, but it did not make people feel abrupt.

She nodded, took small bites of rice, chewing slowly, suppressing her excitement with a hint of shyness on her face.

"Crack!"

Cao Yang shouted and couldn't help but look at Lao Tian.

Lao Tian also looked over with surprise.

Is this still the Yu Feihong who kept NGing when filming this scene yesterday?

Every frown, smile, and gesture of this guy seems to be able to speak and clearly convey what he wants to express.

Lao Tian's eyes were shining, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

"It's over, get ready for the next one."

Next, it’s time to truly test your acting skills.

The camera will shoot from above Wu Qihua's head, filming the two of them eating, and the camera is facing Yu Feihong's face, shooting her expression from above, deliberately creating a weird atmosphere.

"Attention all units, start."

The script supervisor displays the clapperboard that records scenes, takes, etc. in front of the camera, and then types it down with a "click".

Wu Qihua said: "It's really strange, I feel like there's someone here since yesterday."

Yu Feihong raised the corner of her mouth slightly this time. She didn't lower her head to control her expression like she did in the last shot. Instead, she pushed the plate and looked behind Wu Qihua, as if to say, "You eat!"
This should have been a weird shot, but at this moment it carries three parts of love, five parts of weirdness, and two parts of happiness.

"Crack!"

"pass."

This time, even Dong Xuan and a few other unknown people in the crew couldn't help but talk about it in a low voice.

"Why do I feel like Sister Feihong has become a different person? Yesterday, these two shots couldn't pass no matter how hard we shot them, but today, both of them passed in one take?"

“Did the director lower his standards?”

"Sister, how is this possible? When Sister Feihong was filming yesterday, she was always angry. The scene just now gave me goose bumps, but they were not scary. I just felt that she was so pitiful. I don't know why."

"Yeah, I feel the same way. I heard that Director Cao gave Sister Feihong some special treatment again. Director Cao is really amazing!"

"Yeah, I just realized that Director Cao is really amazing. Look at Liu Ye and now Yu Feihong, their acting skills have been perfected by Director Cao."

"I wish Director Cao could give me some guidance on my acting skills someday."

"Yeah, me too. I want Director Cao's guidance, too."

"I'm so envious of Yu Feihong."

"Me too."

……

After filming the remaining few shots, Yu Feihong seemed to be possessed by the god of drama. No matter what the scene was, as long as the actor acting opposite her didn't make any mistakes, she could get it right in one take. The old people who had filmed movies with Cao Yang couldn't help but think of Li Xiaoran and Li Yitiao.

Li Xiaoran was the same at that time, as if she had been given a cheat code. No matter what the scene was, as long as she was in front of the camera, it was as if the character in the script had come alive. It didn't seem like she was acting at all.

"pass."

It only took about an hour to finish shooting all the shots that were delayed yesterday. At this rate, I might be able to catch up with the progress today without having to work overtime.

The scenes in the villa have been completely filmed, and now it’s time to change the scene.

Yu Feihong seemed to walk to Cao Yang casually, combed her hair with her hand, and when she saw Cao Yang looking at her, she raised her chin slightly, and her tone was like a child who got a perfect score on the test and couldn't help showing off.

"How is it? Is my acting okay?"

"Not bad!"

"Really?"

"real."

"Humph!"

Yu Feihong shook her hair and walked away with her head held high.

Cao Yang was a little confused. Is he showing off to me? When did we become so familiar with each other?
As soon as Yu Feihong left, Lao Tian came over and took Cao Yang's hand while talking.

"Have you noticed? After your explanation yesterday, even someone as dumb as Yu Feihong can transform her acting skills after understanding the plot. What do you think? After I organize your theory, shall we promote it?"

"not good!"

Cao Yang almost blurted it out.

Tian Zhuangzhuang looked at him in confusion, then suddenly realized, "You are afraid that if others learn this method, you won't be able to...well, understand, understand."

You understand nothing!

Lao Tian, ​​you are a big director, you can’t be so stupid!
If you can tell actors about the script before filming, they can play their roles well... just think about it, it's impossible.

Although it is possible to make a good drama by finding actors with good acting skills and good comprehension, explaining the play to them before filming begins, and making them understand the director's intentions.

But that is only a possibility, not an absolute, as there are too many restrictions.

"Brother, have you ever thought that if the director's understanding of this script is problematic in itself?"

Cao Yang sighed and said directly: "Let me put it bluntly. What if the director is an idiot? Do the actors have to listen to the nonsense of an idiot and then follow the instructions of the idiot to make a stupid drama?"

Lao Tian was silent. It’s no wonder that there are quite a lot of stupid directors like this.

When they were almost at their destination, Lao Tian suddenly said, "Although there are still many problems to be solved, I still insist that your method is worth promoting."

Cao Yang was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "Brother, you will be released soon. When you are released, make a movie using this method. Give it a try and see how it works."

"it is good."

Promotion? How is that possible!

If you really want to make a good art film, it is possible to do it by spending a few months explaining the script specifically to the actors.

However, once "Hero" is released the next year, domestic commercial films will spring up like mushrooms after a rain, gradually sprout and develop, begin to grow wildly, and slowly flood the entire market.

As a result, the market has expanded rapidly, feeding back to commercial films.

The entire entertainment industry is filled with turbid waters, chaos and restlessness.

Let me ask you, is there any commercial film that can allow the director to explain the scene to the actors for several months?
Do commercial films require actors to have outstanding acting skills?
As long as the audience doesn't find the play disturbing, it's good enough.

Even during the wild growth stage, even if you don’t have acting skills, as long as you are famous enough, as long as you have enough fans, and as long as you can bring popularity, you can become the protagonist.

These are probably things that Lao Tian could never have predicted even if he racked his brains.

(End of this chapter)