Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 7 Too much stamina
Li Xiaoran felt like she was dreaming.

Cao Yang is a talented director who has never been recognized for his talent. He has repeatedly run into obstacles and no one wants to invest in his films.

In desperation, for the sake of his dream, Cao Yang found a divorced woman who was more than ten years older than him. This woman was average looking, but she was the boss of a listed company with assets worth billions.

Cao Yang's film finally got investment, and he made a big hit and became famous overnight.

But he was not happy.

She doesn't love him and he doesn't love her.

The woman was used to being strong and domineering, always self-centered, ordering Cao Yang around, getting angry at the slightest provocation, even cursing at him, treating Cao Yang like a non-human.

Until one day, Cao Yang met Li Xiaoran.

Li Xiaoran is an actor. The two have the same hobbies, similar interests and aspirations, and they have endless topics to talk about together.

Their love is like a seed in spring, taking root, sprouting, and blooming into colorful flowers, gorgeous and warm.

Each other's eyes are filled with each other's shadow, deep affection and kindness.

The two of them made vows to each other forever and were deeply immersed in the sweetness of love and unable to extricate themselves.

Suddenly one day, it was like a bolt from the blue, bringing them back to reality - the two were secretly photographed by tabloids and exposed.

That woman appeared and used the power of money to ban Cao Yang, forcing Li Xiaoran to flee abroad.

In a foreign country, Li Xiaoran was alone and sad. Even though she met her friends here, it could not alleviate her longing for Cao Yang.

This is the place where she and Cao Yang had agreed to watch the sea together, walk on the beach together, and grow old together.

She often went to the beach alone and walked along the beach, imagining that Cao Yang was by her side.

How she hoped that Cao Yang could escape from that woman's control and find this place.

……

When Li Xiaoran woke up, she was already in tears. She felt empty inside, as if she had lost the most precious thing.

She put on her coat, opened the door, and walked barefoot on the beach.

Looking at the endless sea, I feel sad.

The autumn sea breeze was slightly cool, ruffling her long hair.

She squatted down, picked up a stone, and drew Cao Yang's head on the beach, lost in thought.

"Will you miss me as much as I miss you?"

She looked at the portrait with a smile, a sad smile mixed with bitterness and helplessness, and whispered softly.

……

Cao Yang was very confused. He always felt that Li Xiaoran was acting strange today and kept sneaking glances at him from time to time.

This is really strange, she wasn't like this yesterday. Last night at the crew dinner, I could still feel that she had a lot of resentment towards me.

It's understandable that he has resentment towards himself. He was "imprisoned" in one place for nearly two months. Every day he either watched romantic movies or listened to sad songs. He couldn't find anyone to talk to. It was very restrained that he didn't give two big slaps in the face when he met someone.

But what does it mean that you kept stealing glances at me today?
I don't understand how women think.

"Teacher Liu, are the foreign actors ready?"

The assistant director sent by Qingying Studio was named Liu Shan. He had just finished rehearsing with the foreign guest star when he heard Cao Yang's voice coming from the intercom.

"Okay, no problem."

"Camera?"

"All right."

"Receive the radio?" "Okay."

"Attention all units, start."

The clerk claps: Scene 1, Act , Shot .

The film was mostly shot in sequence, except for the seaside scenes.

One reason is to ensure that the emotions of the actors, mainly the heroine, are coherent. The other reason is that the movie is too simple, with very few scenes and a large number of long shots, so there is really no need to split it up and shoot it.

What we are filming now is the "abroad" scene.

Under pressure from public opinion, the heroine went abroad and met a friend. The two of them smoked, ate at roadside stalls, drank coffee, and chatted.

The film opens with a one and a half minute long shot. Cao Yang did not deliberately choose a simple scene for the opening, but just shot the beginning in sequence.

He originally thought that with Li Xiaoran's previous condition, plus the added experience of being immersed in the role, it should be easy for her to pass, but something went wrong.

Li Xiaoran is not in a good state.

Cao Yang didn't get angry, nor did he call for a stop. After all, it was the first line, and getting angry was unlucky. It might be that the actor hadn't gotten into the mood yet.

After this take, Cao Yang shouted, "The actors, please adjust for five minutes, and we'll keep one more take."

Five minutes later, another shot was taken and Cao Yang began to frown.

"Rest for another five minutes."

Cao Yang left the monitor and walked up to Lao Tian, ​​who also looked over from behind the camera.

“Did you find the problem?”

Old Tian sucked his lips and whispered, "It seems that she is a little excited and can't suppress it? Maybe she is excited because of the first day of filming?"

In the script, in this scene the heroine expresses sadness, grief, and expectation, which are all understandable. What does it mean that you are happy?
Did you see that affair director coming?
Cao Yang nodded, thinking that he was wrong and came to ask for advice from Director Tian, ​​who was much more awesome than himself in his previous life.

It seems that I am not wrong.

So, after Cao Yang returned to the monitor, he waved at Li Xiaoran, motioning her to come over.

At a certain moment, he seemed to see a flash of excitement on Li Xiaoran's face. He must have been dazzled.

"You were forced to hide abroad because you couldn't stand the pressure at home. You didn't break up, so you must be sad, upset and lonely."

Li Xiaoran nodded. Before she saw Cao Yang today, she was indeed very lonely and sad.

"You had planned to come here to vacation, to live here, to watch the sea and walk on the beach together. So if you can show a little hope besides sadness, that would be the best."

Li Xiaoran nodded again. Before she saw Cao Yang today, she was really looking forward to his coming. But now, didn't she see him?
So, she couldn't help but whispered, "He's here."

Afterwards, it was as if the inner defense line was torn apart, and she could no longer suppress her emotions. She could not distinguish between reality and dreams. She looked at Cao Yang lovingly, her face full of happiness.

"You still remember this place... I'm so excited and happy that you can come here, woo..."

Having said that, I could no longer hold back. How much anticipation, how much longing, how much sadness, the passing time can tell, you and I can both understand that people who love each other cannot be together, my heart is full of melancholy, I send you letters every day, aren’t I just waiting for this moment!

Li Xiaoran hugged Cao Yang tightly without any scruples anymore. Damn it all. There is no such thing as dreams and reality. They are just illusions that she thought about day and night. They are all illusions!
During the days when I can't see you, I'm about to have a split personality. I don't want to deceive myself anymore.

"Cao Yang, you are finally here. I knew you couldn't let me go. I knew you were thinking of me when I was thinking of you. I love you!"

After saying that, Li Xiaoran hugged Cao Yang and burst into tears.

Damn it!
Everyone in Caoyang was dumbfounded. What the hell was going on?
It's so embarrassing.

The crew was also dumbfounded. What a ridiculous love story, but they were filming a movie right now? Why did you do this in public?
Show affection?
Let's just say that it's unreliable for students in their twenties to be directors. What are you doing? If you have anything to say, go back to your room at night and go back to bed. We are filming a movie now!

Tian Zhuangzhuang was also dumbfounded. If he hadn't seen Cao Yang almost every day these days, and if Li Xiaoran hadn't been interviewed and selected by him and Cao Yang together, he would have thought that Cao Yang was playing around with making a movie.

Who knows what is going on?
(End of this chapter)