Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 84 Poor Girl
"Crack!"

"Take a ten-minute break first."

Cao Yang waved his hand and asked Gao Yuanyuan to come over. He asked Gao Yuanyuan again: "Do you remember what I told you about how the heroine should behave at this time?"

"I'm sorry, Director Cao. It's my fault."

Gao Yuanyuan bent down and nodded to apologize, not only to Cao Yang, but also to the entire crew.

This was her fourth NG in this shot.

"She is in pain inside, but doesn't want to face the reality, because in her eyes the place she is going to is a slum, so she has to act a little arrogant on the surface to hide her guilty conscience." Gao Yuanyuan said in a low voice.

"Did you show a little bit of arrogance? Even if she was in pain and numb herself, she was arrogant on the surface. She couldn't speak with sad emotions." Cao Yang said.

"Sorry……"

Cao Yang did not get angry, and guided her from another perspective: "Just treat the other party as an unreasonable person. When you are arguing with her, be a little more assertive, okay?"

"Uh-huh."

Gao Yuanyuan nodded quickly, and then walked back the distance, thinking about how strong a little bit was? Was it like cursing in the street?
"Attention all units, let's do it again"

The stage manager clapped the clapboard, and Gao Yuanyuan held her phone and angrily said, "Where? How do I know where this is? There's a road sign here that says it's four kilometers away from Kwun Tong..."

Cao Yang touched his chin and sighed. He looked so fucking imposing and fierce.

But sister, I just want you to be a little stronger, not to quarrel or swear at others.

With your attitude, if you were in Hong Kong before 97, you would be beaten by others in a minute...

Quickly getting rid of the messy thoughts in his mind, Cao Yang weakly shouted "click" and said, "Take a break for ten minutes, touch up her makeup, and then shoot another one later."

After saying that, he half-lay down on the director's chair.

Gao Yuanyuan lowered her head and walked over consciously, "I'm sorry, Director Cao, I..."

To be honest, although Gao Yuanyuan has never achieved the effect that Cao Yang wanted, her attitude is indeed impeccable, much better than that of Yu Feihong at the beginning.

"You better be more cautious and don't be too aggressive. Be a little more restrained." Cao Yang said.

"Ok."

Gao Yuanyuan nodded quickly, and as she walked back, she kept bowing and nodding to apologize to the crew members.

Cao Yang shook his head slightly. With this temper, he seemed really soft and easy to bully.

Zhou Yiwei, Dong Xuan, and the tomboy-like Wang Luodan consciously stood outside to watch... no, they were learning.

Zhou Yiwei asked Dong Xuan in a low voice: "How long do you think it will take Gao Yuanyuan to show her acting skills?"

Dong Xuan thought for a moment and asked, "Three days?"

Zhou Yiwei shook his head, "I think my acting skills might explode tomorrow."

"What's the acting out? What's the acting outburst?"

Wang Luodan was a little confused and asked curiously, "Acting is acting, can it still be performed?"
"Gao Yuanyuan."

Dong Xuan said as a matter of course.

"Her acting skills... can still explode?" Wang Luodan didn't understand and felt a little puzzled.

It's not that she looked down on Gao Yuanyuan's acting skills, but she felt that Gao Yuanyuan's acting skills were so mediocre that even if she had a big breakthrough, how high could it go? Could she be as good as Li Xiaoran and Yu Feihong?
Thinking of these two people, Wang Luodan was not so confident anymore. Their acting skills seemed mediocre before, and there was nothing outstanding about them. But in those two movies, they seemed like different people.

This is really hard to explain. Is Director Cao’s ability to train actors really as magical as the legend says?
When they were talking in private, they saw Cao Yang called Gao Yuanyuan over again and was explaining the scene to her again, still this one shot, and no one knew how long it would take to finish. Now everyone can see that Cao Yang was just grinding, giving Gao Yuanyuan special training, and constantly asking her to perform this scene in various ways.

But so far, there has not been a satisfactory result.

Gu Changwei was so bored that he wanted to yawn. Only he and his assistant Ning Hao knew that the camera was not turned on at all. Every time he made random gestures as if it was real, he actually couldn't shoot anything.

This was what Cao Yang told him early this morning, and he told him that this movie was heading for Cannes, so the actors' performances were very important. His task today was to keep acting with Gao Yuanyuan to get the feeling.

This statement is really...novel.

Gu Changwei admitted that if the film director was not Cao Yang, he would have dared to criticize directly: What are you doing? The film has already started and you need to find the feeling for her. What did you do before filming? You are still looking for the feeling. If you really want to find the feeling, can't you find someone with good acting skills?

Gong Li, Li Xiaoran, Yu Feihong, Zhang Ziyi... even the more famous actresses, their acting skills are better than Gao Yuanyuan.

Of course, I was just thinking about it. They produced two international actresses in one year and won the Golden Lion. They are one of the most famous directors in China. They said they would help the actors find the feeling...

That is to find the feeling, maybe Gao Yuanyuan will be able to show her acting skills?
If it weren't for the fact that Gao Yuanyuan's progress was still very little, Gu Changwei himself would have almost believed this nonsense.

He has always believed that some people's acting skills cannot be acquired through hard work, and that this is something that requires talent.

Cao Yang gave Gao Yuanyuan different suggestions in different ways and filmed this scene.

Gao Yuanyuan kept making NGs and apologizing, and then kept making NGs and apologizing again...

"Click! Rest for another ten minutes."

Gao Yuanyuan sat on the ground in an ungraceful manner, staring ahead with lifeless eyes. The joy in her heart for playing the leading role had long since disappeared, and the grievance and sadness that had been suppressed for a long time surged out. She began to doubt everything about herself.

It's not easy to be the heroine of Cao Yang...

With my acting skills, what else can I do besides making a fool of myself...

I deserve to be...

I am such a failure...

Everyone must be laughing at me...

Director Cao might have thought of changing the leading actress...

I really want to cry...

Before she knew it, Gao Yuanyuan was in tears. Then she realized what was happening and stood up hurriedly. She wiped her tears with her hands, smiled stiffly, and bent over to apologize to everyone around her.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, um... I'm really... I'm really sorry, I... I remembered... I remembered what happened to the heroine..."

She sobbed, trying hard to stop herself from sobbing, but she couldn't hold it back. Finally, she covered her face with her hands, and a sobbing sound was heard, along with intermittent words.

"I'm sorry... the heroine... the heroine is so miserable... I really can't help it... I'm sorry... it's all my fault..."

"Okay, stop looking at her. She's just getting a little into the role."

Cao Yang stood up, waved his hand to disperse the nearby staff, and then randomly pointed at a few girls from Beijing Film Academy, "You guys take care of her, send her back to the hotel, and make sure nothing happens to her."

Afterwards, he instructed assistant director Li Mingyi: "That's it for today. Finish work early. You arrange the follow-up."

"Okay, Director Cao."

Cao Yang breathed a sigh of relief, and Gao Yuanyuan's emotions finally broke down. Now was the best state to experience immersion in the play.

When Gao Yuanyuan's acting skills suddenly improve, everyone will think that it is Director Cao's constant elaboration of the play and the time it took to hone her acting skills.

(End of this chapter)