Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 36: Talking too much is a disease, it must be treated
The shooting of the first scene was not smooth, and Wu Baiyi shouted "cut" four or five times in a row.

Every time it got stuck, it wasn't a big problem. Either the cash register props were broken and couldn't be closed, or Li Qin and the others were out of the shot, or they forgot the lines or laughed.

In fact, these are all normal. After all, everyone in the crew, including the three main actors, is working together for the first time and they still need to get used to each other.

……

"The girl is not dead."

Yu Yi leaned on the counter and looked at the news on the computer screen before speaking. Li Qin was standing next to him, but he seemed to have not seen it at all.

"What did you say?" Zhang Ruoyun asked.

"The girl is not dead yet. In order to grab the news and set an example, the media wrote her dead first."

……

The first episode of "Pendulum" is the origin of the whole story, and its main purpose is to allow the three protagonists to get to know each other.

The general plot is that the protagonist Xia Dongqing, who is born with the ability to see through the Yin and Yang, works part-time at a convenience store called "No. 444". A girl named Wang Xiaoya comes to the store with a child, saying that she found the child nearby.

While chatting, the two found a news report about a child in a car accident and mistakenly thought the child was a ghost. However, Xia Dongqing quickly pointed out the truth of the matter. The real ghost was actually Wang Xiaoya, who had a car accident while trying to save the child.

Then Zhao Li came on stage and said that Wang Xiaoya was not dead yet and was lying in the hospital. Dong Qing brought Xiaoya's soul to the hospital in time and finally woke up successfully. When he returned to the store, he found that Zhao Li, who claimed to be a "shop assistant", could actually see Wang Xiaoya's soul. He also told him that he was the one who gave him his Yin-Yang eyes.

The content of the first scene shot was roughly the plot where "Zhao Li" just appeared.

The biggest performance difficulty in this plot actually lies with Yi.

The "Zhao Li" he played had not yet revealed his identity at this time, so he had to act as if he couldn't see Li Qin on the surface, but also leave some foreshadowing that he was "pretending not to see" to pave the way for the subsequent revelation of his identity.

"How about this, I will add an eye movement line when you push the door open. The eyes will first focus on 'Wang Xiaoya', and then naturally slide to Ruoyun." Yu Yi put forward an idea of his own.

Meng Bai and Wu Bai discussed it and both thought that this proposal was feasible. So the crew returned to their positions and filmed this section again.

This is often the case with filming. It is impossible for a screenwriter to write every action and expression of every character. Often, how to better present a character depends on the actor's own understanding.

The level of an actor is reflected through this ability.

Among the three leading actors in "Pendulum", Yu Yi is undoubtedly the first-class one. He has his own understanding of the role and will design some details of actions and expressions by himself to better show the character.

Zhang Ruoyun is a little worse, mainly because he is young and has little experience. In addition, he has been filming anti-Japanese war dramas before, which has led to his performance style being a little off. However, he has good talent and can see through problems as soon as they arise, and he is making rapid progress.

In comparison, Li Qin was a bit off.

"Cut! All groups, don't move. Li Qin, come here."

After a shot was finished, Wu Bai called Li Qin to the monitor and showed her the replay while pointing out her problems: "You don't have to be so exaggerated in your movements and expressions. React according to your true feelings. Don't imagine a certain character and deliberately act out your reactions."

"That's right. 'Rebellious Girl' just has a different way of thinking from the general public. It doesn't mean that she will always behave in a spirited manner." Meng Bai said with an "experienced" look on his face.

"..." Wu Bai was silent for a second, ignored him, and continued: "The character's personality and characteristics are displayed through a series of plots and lines. In terms of how they react to things, everyone is actually similar."

"Iron Man throws up when he drinks too much, and it hurts when he gets beaten."

"…So you just need to think like a normal female college student. How would I feel if I suddenly saw a ghost? How would I feel if I suddenly found out that I am a soul? Just act according to your most natural thoughts."

"You are just a female college graduate, don't you know what a student is like?" "When you are not familiar with the role, you can leave the establishment of the character's personality and image to the director and screenwriter. You only need to consider how to make the role appear more naturally."

"If you can't walk, don't rush to run. Just leave the problem to us professionals..."

"Hey!"

Li Qin was annoyed by Meng Bai's nagging and finally couldn't help it. She gritted her teeth and glared at him.

Everyone was startled and the surroundings fell silent in an instant.

Meng Bai was almost the same. He subconsciously took a half step back and looked at Li Qin with wide eyes. He whispered, "Look at your reaction and expression now. It's quite natural."

"puff--"

The group of people finally couldn't hold back their laughter and laughed out loud.

Li Qin was also confused by this sentence. She reluctantly calmed down and nodded to Wu Bai, saying, "Director, I think I understand what you mean. Let's do the previous part again. Thank you for your help."

After saying that, she rolled her eyes at Meng Bai with a cold face, and then returned to her position in front of the camera.

"Oh, little girl, you have a bad temper." Meng Bai laughed awkwardly and complained to Wu Bai, "She is not happy even though I didn't provide any help in thinking."

Wu Bai sighed, patted Meng Bai on the shoulder and said, "Teacher Meng, I know you want to help me establish the leading division of labor, but let's really choose a more clever way."

It has been more than a month since the crew started preparing for the show, and Wu Bai has a lot of understanding about this young "producer".

Compared with young people of the same age, the biggest difference between Meng Bai is that he always has a purpose and a plan when doing something.

Just like what happened just now, on the surface it seemed that Meng Bai was "tease" the girl, but in fact Wu Bai knew that he was using a subtle way to help himself establish the dominant position in the filming.

As the main creator and producer of the "Pendulum" project, Meng Bai has the highest status and voice in the crew, and many departments and personnel in the crew were also established by him.

For example, Liu Zhi, the executive producer, the production staff of the logistics team, and all the leading and supporting actors, big and small, are basically headed by Meng Bai.

This situation is undoubtedly not a good one for Wu Bai, because the director's management authority in the crew has been greatly weakened.

Actually, this is not a big deal. In many crews, the producer is more senior than the director. One is in charge of the crew, and the other is in charge of filming. The division of labor and responsibilities are clear.

But the problem is that Meng Bai is also the screenwriter of the show, and he is the "chief screenwriter" who has the power to decide the plot, which is equivalent to taking away some of the director's functions.

Wu Bai was relieved about Meng Bai, knowing that he was not the kind of person who would interfere at will, but sometimes you couldn't resist how the people below you would understand.

Fortunately, Meng Bai should have thought of this problem.

Just now when I was instructing Li Qin, he chose to stand up and agree with me. This actually represents a silent declaration, indicating that at least in this stage of filming, the director should be the main person.

After all, everyone in the crew knows that Li Qin and Meng Bai have a good relationship. Now even she has to listen to the director's arrangements obediently, let alone others.

Therefore, Wu Bai was very grateful for Meng Bai's support.

Well, of course, the method is debatable.

Thinking of this, he patted Meng Bai on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Talking too much is a disease, it must be treated."

(End of this chapter)