The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 540 Finding the Feeling
After repeated discussions with Sister Mei, Gu Lanxi accepted the role in the suspense thriller "The Tenant".

This movie is mostly dialogue-driven, with simple sets and few scenes. In addition, it's a modern film, so the makeup is very simple. The main creative team is also very experienced. If filming can start smoothly in mid-October, they can finish filming in December.

Because the audience is relatively small, box office revenue is not expected to be high, so investment is naturally more conservative.

This is a common problem in all suspense and thriller films.

As times change, there are fewer and fewer artists like Gu Lanxi who follow the traditional path of development, take acting seriously, and only act in movies.

Nowadays, artists generally follow one principle in their career development: start on the small screen, elevate their status on the big screen, solidify their reputation with hit dramas, and maintain their position with fashion resources.

Generally speaking, when transitioning from television to the big screen, artists tend to choose pleasing commercial comedies or romance films as a safe bet.

Firstly, the acting skills required are not that high; secondly, the audience is relatively wide, which is conducive to maximizing the conversion of traffic into box office revenue.

Logically speaking, even though Tang Jiarong and his team had been preparing for a long time, it wouldn't have been so quick to complete the preliminary preparations, yet he successfully signed Gu Lanxi.

Follow the bees to find flowers, follow the flies to find toilets.

In any case, they're all just there to add a veneer to the film industry; whether it's a plastic veneer or a gold veneer depends entirely on the lead actor.

Gu Lanxi is currently very popular, with outstanding achievements and a good reputation. Even just chatting with her a few times at events can garner a lot of attention. If you could make a movie with her, even if the movie is not a hit or is not released, you would still have a reason to interact with her in the future, so it wouldn't be a loss.

At that time, at least I won't be called a "keyboard" by Xiao Yuanbao anymore, who's always trying to rub against me for no reason.

So, within half a month of the news being released, all the actors were in place.

Gu Lanxi had the time and the film had just broken the 10 billion yuan box office mark, and she also won her second Best Actress award. She took on this role for no other reason than because she genuinely liked it.

Such opportunities are not many for her.

Just like how actors shouldn't accept bad roles, they often indulge themselves by taking on scripts that suit their personal preferences. If this happens too often, it not only affects their reputation and makes their image relatively fixed, but also their commercial value.

After considering all these factors, Gu Lanxi might only act in this one suspense thriller in her entire life, so she took this movie very seriously.

Without considering awards or box office success, she devoted all her energy to pursuing the artistry of the film.

Shen Yanbin originally thought she wanted to change the script.

In this industry, it's quite common for big names to bring screenwriters to the set and desperately add lines for themselves.

The company spends a lot of money to maintain a team of screenwriters, with only one purpose: to better package its own artists.

As for whether adding scenes would make the supporting characters less memorable and cause the film to flop, that was completely outside their consideration.

After all, every big star has a mysterious confidence that with them involved in the movie, it would be a miracle if it didn't become a huge hit!
At first, Shen Yanbin was a little worried.

Most people wouldn't dare to do that in his and Tang Jiarong's film crew, but Gu Lanxi had the means.

It was later discovered that Gu Lanxi was only targeting the script itself, and did not bring the screenwriter to the set to interfere. When problems arose, she would only offer suggestions and try to persuade him, without trying to influence his thinking or force him to change things according to her own ideas.

In fact, to make the film better, she meticulously crafted each character and even accompanied the director to inspect the props on location to ensure there were no problems before she felt at ease.

Finally, it was suggested that the actors use this month or so to immerse themselves in their respective roles.

It would take most celebrities the courage to stay out of the public eye for such a long time, given how fast-paced society is and how easy it is for audiences to forget someone.

Fortunately, the production team took Gu Lanxi's opinion into account when casting the actors, and there were no popular actors in the production team who couldn't live without commercial activities.

Seeing the dedication of the creative team, even the lead actress Gu Lanxi, who had capital in her hands, carried a sack south to the factory. Everyone was filled with anticipation, hoping that the movie would be a huge success and bring positive changes to their careers. Therefore, they carried out the project without any compromise.

Upon learning that Gu Lanxi was going south to work as a tailor in a garment factory for a month, Lu Nanting was utterly distraught!

"We can't even meet?"

“I need to find the feeling of Lin Jiayi. She was eighteen years old, graduated from high school, and as the eldest sister, she went to work in a factory to help her parents support her younger siblings... Think about it, I haven't been poor for too long. If I don't experience it properly, I won't be able to portray that feeling at all. If you come to see me, you will definitely feel sorry for me and will take me to eat and dress well. Then all my efforts will be in vain.”

"Your birthday is in a few days, aren't you going to celebrate?"

Thinking about a scene where Lin Jiayi celebrates her birthday, Gu Lanxi hesitated for a long time before giving in.

"You can come find me then, but you must celebrate your birthday like a normal person." Recalling their sweet interactions on September 8th last year, and the birthday surprise he had secretly prepared, Lu Nanting's heart sank upon hearing this. It took him a long time to find the right words:

What constitutes the standard for an ordinary person?

"Having family around, talking to them, and cooking them something nice—that should be enough of a celebration, right?"

Gu Lanxi glanced at him cautiously, then added, "The poorest person is the one who doesn't celebrate their birthday."

Thinking that she had never celebrated her birthday when she was a child, Lu Nanting's heart softened, and he couldn't help but sigh and resigned himself to his fate, saying, "I know, I won't make decisions on my own, I will definitely discuss it with you first."

Gu Lanxi put down the clothes she was wearing, hugged his neck, and kissed him.

I bought these at the night market: three pairs of pants for 100 yuan, five pure cotton T-shirts for 100 yuan, and an autumn/winter coat for 39.9 yuan…

They were piled up on the sofa like a small mountain.

After washing and drying it five or six times, the threads started to loosen, the cuffs started to fray, and the color faded so badly it was unrecognizable.

Then look at the large peony flowers on the clothes, the nonsensical letters, and the cheap yet shiny plastic pieces...

The most outrageous thing is that there was a white T-shirt that even had stains from improper washing and care!
Lu Nanting's brows were furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly.

"You know I'm a very career-oriented person, and you should respect my choices, just as I respect yours. Your variety show is about to start, so focus your energy on that first. After filming this movie, I'll take half a year off next year to be with you. I'll go wherever you go, okay?"

Gu Lanxi folded the clothes and put them into the snakeskin bag, gently comforting her.

Lu Nanting had no choice but to nod.

"But you don't need to take the train! And you even bought a ticket for the slowest old-fashioned green train! More than thirty hours! Hard seat! You're insane!"

The thought of his wife taking such a train south to Guangzhou makes him feel terrible.

"The film is set in the year 2000. If I don't take a green train, what else can I take? Can I fly there? I need to get a feel for taking a long-distance train so that I can portray the feeling of being physically and mentally exhausted, full of anticipation for a new life, yet also full of fear."

"When you first came to Beijing, didn't you take the old green train?"

"It's been almost ten years. When I was thirteen, I felt the same as when I was twenty-three."

Lu Nanting always lost when arguing with her. When he couldn't win the argument, he would pull a long face and go upstairs.

Gu Lanxi assumed he didn't want to see her leave, so she packed her things, slung them over her shoulder, put on a mask, and left the house.

That was incredibly decisive!
By the time Lu Nanting had calmed her down and brought her downstairs, Gu Lanxi was almost at the train station.

I called angrily, but he wouldn't answer. I opened WeChat and saw a forwarded inspirational quote that had just been sent ten minutes earlier.

You can guess what's going on just by looking at the cover, without even opening the video.

A good woman must always remember this: Don't procrastinate, don't talk too much, and don't be dramatic!

Lu Nanting took a deep breath for a long time, feeling that he had aged at least three years in that instant.

When I woke up from my afternoon nap, a little girl was singing to me in my head. I wrote down the lyrics and expanded them into a nursery rhyme:
I am Tuan Tuan

My mother's surname is Gu.
My father's surname is Lu.
But my name isn't Gulu.
My name is Tuantuan
The reunion
It's the moon of Mid-Autumn Festival, and the filling of Yuanxiao (sweet rice balls).
My name is Tuantuan
Unity
It's a castle built of building blocks, a boat rowed together.

My name is Tuantuan
The reunion
It's the moon of Mid-Autumn Festival, and the filling of Yuanxiao (sweet rice balls).
My name is Tuantuan
Unity
It's a castle built of building blocks, a boat rowed together.

……

(Because of this dream, the eldest child is a girl, nicknamed Tuantuan. Do you guys need some inspiration for her formal name? I can't even imagine how significant it would be for her fans when she's three or four years old, like a soft, sweet little dumpling, wearing a beautiful princess dress, formally stepping onto the stage to sing this song and introduce herself to her fans. The strongest second-generation star in the universe, haha.)
I'm sorry, inspiration is fleeting, and the main text is still a long way off, so I'll just write this first.

You can imagine what it would sound like to hear a sweet, soft little girl's voice singing. Perhaps we could try using AI, but I'm not really good at it.

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