Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 451 He just wanted to give every girl a home
On March 24th, filming for "A Little Red Flower for You" quietly began in the old city of Qingdao, with the first scene being shot.

Considering that this is still the early stage of the lifting of restrictions on loyalty programs and that restrictions have not been fully lifted, it is not suitable to gather a large number of extras.

After all, no one wants to risk the entire crew getting infected, causing filming to be delayed and costs to increase significantly.

For example, when Tom Cruise was filming Mission: Impossible 7, he broke down and angrily berated the bad apples because someone on the crew did not follow the epidemic prevention regulations and almost caused everyone to be quarantined.

Therefore, it's better to start filming scenes with fewer people on screen, such as those in the male lead's home.

Shen Juan's appearance at this time was very simple.

His medium-length hair hung loosely on his head, and his bangs covered his eyebrows. Although it was a very common teenage hairstyle, the stylist's deliberate alteration clearly added a sense of dejection and decadence to it.

It's neither fashionable nor sophisticated.

This is a far cry from her previous image as a fashion icon.

Only in this way can the audience's attention be shifted from his face to his performance and the story itself.

No way.

For celebrities who don't need much professional skill, good looks are their most powerful weapon in the entertainment industry!
But for actors, good looks are a double-edged sword.

Being good-looking is an advantage.

But being good-looking is unlikely to be an advantage.

Although Noshin has a pointed head.

He gives the impression of being mentally challenged.

But he always manages to say some very philosophical things.

Perhaps this is what is meant by appearing wise but being foolish.
Everyone arrived on set and took their positions.

The director began giving instructions.

The curious Liu Haocun listened attentively from the side.

Although she didn't have any scenes to film these past few days, that didn't stop her from coming to the set to learn acting and gain filming experience.

In fact, Zhang Yimou has been paying close attention to her growth since he organized the audition for "One Second" in 2016.

He pays close attention to both the growth in his acting skills and the growth and progress in his personal life experience.

Even before coming to Qingdao, Zhang Yimou called her specifically, telling her not to be nervous when she arrived at an unfamiliar film crew and worked with unfamiliar actors. He urged her to calm down and carefully experience the different filming styles of different crews and the acting habits of different actors, so that she could learn from their experience and improve herself.

Then he specifically emphasized that Shen Juan's current situation was very complicated, and told Liu Haocun not to get too close to Shen Juan.

After all, what is his most famous nickname?
Not the world's number one man!

It's an amateur killer!!!

You should know that there are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names. Shen Juan's favorite thing is an ordinary female college student!
Haocun, you're right in his strike zone!
So it's really hard for Zhang Yimou not to worry.

So much so that he sometimes wondered if it was the right choice to use his connections to get Liu Haocun into the Little Red Flower drama crew to co-star with Shen Juan and ride on his popularity to stardom.

It's important to understand that although Liu Haocun appears to be a mature adult with her own thoughts and aesthetic preferences, she is extremely lacking in experience in many areas. This kind of immature girl with personality flaws is the most easily deceived!
So isn't this just like lambs to the slaughter?
It's just a pity that Shen Juan's career is developing too well right now.

No one could refuse the opportunity to act alongside him.

Moreover, the Imperial Advisor is getting on in years.

There is a generation gap in thinking with Generation Z.

At the same time, his understanding of Liu Haocun was not comprehensive.

At least he didn't know that Liu Haocun was a hater of Shen Juan.

So, just like a daughter going through a rebellious phase, the more Zhang Yimou tried to keep her away from Shen Juan, the more she wanted to get close.

Rather than getting to know someone through hearsay, she prefers to piece together a complete picture by observing the light in the other person's eyes during face-to-face conversations, the subtle emotional fluctuations during shared experiences, and the unadorned, genuine moments spent together.

Ten minutes later, everything was ready and filming officially began for Shen Juan's first scene in "A Little Red Flower".

"Xiao Hang, time to eat! Hurry up!"

A camera takes a close-up shot, from below.

First, the table is full of dishes, adding to the warm atmosphere.

Then there's the male protagonist, Wei Yihang, who highlights the core of the story.

This simple scene of eating, set at the beginning of the movie, mainly serves to introduce the characters' personalities and the general background of the story to the audience.

For example, when Shen Juan took the chopsticks from Gao Yalin, his expressionless, even somewhat irritable and absent-minded reaction showed that his personality was not so gentle.

Moreover, Shen Juan's chopsticks-holding technique caught Han Yan's eye from behind the monitor.

Unlike the way ordinary people hold chopsticks, Shen Juan holds them extremely low, almost pinching the ends of them.

This is Shen Juan's design for this character.

People say that if you hold chopsticks far away from home, you'll be going far away from home. And a sick child like Wei Yihang is destined not to go far, so he deliberately held the chopsticks so close to the base.

"My father, Wei Jiang, is an ordinary staff member in an ordinary unit. After I fell ill, he became obsessed with carving. His skill level fluctuates wildly between works of art and car accident scenes, showcasing the wonders of nature with his own efforts."

Shen Juan, somewhat dejected and melancholic, yet still brimming with youthful energy, delivered a narration that was utterly devoid of any pretentious, exaggerated tone.

The camera then panned to the storage cabinet next to the dining table.

The images above are all "works of art" and "car crash scenes" personally carved by the male protagonist's father, Wei Jiang.
Tao Hui, Wei Yihang's mother, picked up a small bird carved from a white radish from the plate, and then, under the watchful gaze of Wei Jiang who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, bit off its head.

"A radish costs three yuan now, did you know?"

This dialogue is mainly intended to highlight Tao Hui's thrifty and hardworking nature.

In addition, the film repeatedly shows scenes depicting Wei Yihang's parents saving money to convey the central theme.

Fighting cancer is never a one-person job for the patient.

"The radish costs three yuan, but the labor and time invested in this work are more than three yuan. There's also aesthetics and thought involved. This is about investigating things to gain knowledge." Although Wei Jiang couldn't bear to see his masterpiece have its bird's head bitten off, considering his limited status in the family, he could only weakly offer a meaningless explanation.

"What have you come up with?" Tao Hui said, taking another bite of the bird's wing, cruelly destroying his artistic creation.

Wei Jiang shuddered, displaying the currently popular henpecked husband trait in an attempt to elicit a knowing smile from the audience, saying, "Carrots don't have as much water content as white radishes, and their coarse fibers make them difficult to cut."

"You're just being sarcastic," Tao Hui said while eating. "If you could share half of this mouth with your son, that would be enough."

Then the camera zoomed in on Shen Juan, who was sitting opposite Tao Hui. After hearing Tao Hui's words, he suddenly put down his chopsticks and stood up abruptly.

"full."

Although almost no one could tell that Shen Juan was angry from his expressionless and lifeless face.

But in reality, he is now angry because of Tao Hui's veiled criticism or her attempt to kill two birds with one stone.

This is also a characteristic of the character Wei Yihang.

He tends to keep everything bottled up inside, silently bearing and processing it all alone, brooding over his own feelings. He needs someone to break through his closed-off heart and come in to comfort him, which foreshadows how the male protagonist falls for the lively and cheerful female protagonist, who is like a little sun.

"Wait a minute!"

Tao Hui quickly called out to Shen Juan, who was walking towards the living room, and Shen Juan obediently turned around.

"Did you hear what the doctor said today? Spend less time on your phone, less time lifting dumbbells at home, go out and socialize more, or if all else fails, go to the gym to meet new friends!"

Shen Juan quickly returned to the dining table and sat down, then began his highly distinctive self-introduction to Tao Hui.

"Hello, my name is Wei Yihang."

Shen Juan forced a fake smile, a unique skill he had copied from Sister Tian.

I can only say that there is always something to learn from every three people.

To play the role of Wei Yihang well, Shen Juan learned the character "丧" (sàng, meaning dejected or listless) from Xiao Xiao. "咸鱼" (xiányú, meaning salty fish) can be modified to mean "丧气" (sàngqì, meaning dejected or listless).

I learned to fake a smile from Sister Tian.

And that's what I learned from a young age.
"Great, then what?" Tao Hui pressed.

Shen Juan then switched to an innocent and naive expression: "Would you like to see a slide of my brain tumor?"

That's the expression he learned from when he was a child.

"Click! This one's done!" Han Yan shouted with satisfaction.

The first scene ended so smoothly.

It can be said that this set a great tone for the entire movie!

Moreover, after half a year apart, Shen Juan's acting skills seem to have improved again compared to the "Matchmaker" period.

It's not big, but it does exist.

But for the past six months, he has been touring the world and producing music, and has not participated in the filming of any movies or TV shows.

In such a situation, can one achieve complete control through so-called meditation training methods?

Is it really as those frivolous people say, that you carry around a "Sea King System" and the more fish you raise, the higher your status, and the stronger your business and training abilities become?

It can't be that outrageous, right?

After finishing filming, Shen Juan breathed a sigh of relief. He was just about to find a quiet place to have a drink of water and prepare for the next scene when he saw Liu Haocun, who had been watching the whole thing, skipping and jumping up to him, praising him with a smile: "Juanjuan, you acted so well just now! How can I be as good as you?"

"No, no, I'm actually not that good."

If you compliment him on his singing, he'll say you have good taste.

Because he really does sing well.

But why praise his acting skills as phenomenal?

Then he should be more humble and low-key.

After all, there is a significant gap between acting skills at the level of a potential Best Actor and those of a genuine Best Actor.

This is similar to how there are so many teams in the NBA that are capable of winning the championship every year, but can every team win the championship?
nonexistent.

Therefore, if he wants to win the Best Actor award for "Better Days", he needs the right timing, location, and people to succeed!

“But in my eyes, you are already very outstanding!” Liu Haocun looked at Shen Juan with his bright, shining eyes.

Okay, thank you.

"So what do you think I should do to become as good as you? Yi Mou told me to learn and observe more on set."

A scheme involving billions?

Shen Juan was shocked.

Do you address each other like this in private?
I wouldn't even dare to address the Imperial Advisor like that.
Are you two really that close?
Shen Juan didn't quite understand their relationship, so he said something polite: "Keep trying, hard work will definitely pay off."

“Okay, I know, Juanjuan is very hardworking!” Liu Haocun smiled and her eyes crinkled. “I will work hard too!” Shen Juan couldn’t help but feel a little nervous at the thought of this woman saying in a future interview, “I have worked with Juanjuan, and he is very hardworking.”

I never imagined that I, who was universally regarded as someone blessed with natural talent, would one day become known as a "hard-working actor" and a model of hard work paying off.
"Do you know Zhang Zifeng?" he then asked.

"I don't know her, but I know her."

What do you think of her acting?

"Yeah, I feel like she works really hard. Her first film was probably Aftershock, right? Yes, she worked really hard."

"Have you been working hard?" Shen Juan tried to suppress a laugh, then asked, "By the way, which actress's performance do you like the most?"

Liu Haocun thought about it carefully and replied, "There's a performance by Zhang Ziyi that I found very moving."

What do you think of her? Is she hardworking?

"Ziyi is certainly very hardworking. She has won so many awards, made so many movies, and gained so much recognition."

Shen Juan was about to lose his composure again.

He always felt that Liu Haocun's rhetoric was learned from Zhang Yimou. It felt like an elder commenting on a junior, with the air of a big shot and senior figure. It was like a greenhouse flower that had been pampered since childhood and had never been exposed to the real world, which resulted in a certain deficiency in emotional intelligence.

No wonder some people say she is Zhang Yimou's biological mother, nicknamed "Emother." She is over eighty years old, traveled back in time, and possessed a young girl in her prime, but she has not yet adapted to her new body.

"Has director Zhang Yimou ever said that you look a bit like her? Like Zhang Ziyi when she was young?"

"Do I look like Ziyi?" Liu Haocun stared wide-eyed in surprise, as if he had never heard such a statement before.

"Yes, that hazy, animalistic feeling, the tone and enunciation when speaking, and that pure feeling."

"Small animal? Juanjuan, what kind of small animal do you think I am?" Liu Haocun's eyes lit up. He suddenly leaned forward and stood less than half a meter away from Shen Juan, tilting his head and smiling at him, indicating that he hadn't heard anything else but the words "small animal".

"A little rabbit, I guess." Shen Juan didn't think too much about it and just replied casually based on the first impression she left on him.

Liu Haocun was overjoyed, and his excitement was reflected on his face as he stood there with his head down, grinning foolishly.

He called me a little bunny!

Is this a compliment to my cuteness?

But isn't this kind of description usually used to make your girlfriend happy?
Could it be that he has lost control of his desires and wants to take advantage of me, a weak and helpless ordinary woman?
So should I use a coy approach to lure him in and capture his forces in one fell swoop? Or should I explicitly reject his wishful thinking, maintain my aloof and unattainable persona, and let him fall in love with me but not be able to have me, so that he understands that not every woman in this world will fall in love with him?
Hmm, this is really quite troublesome.
Meanwhile, Shen Juan had already arrived at a quiet room and began to review and memorize the lines for the next scene.

After spending the last two days together, he has now figured out the true nature of his little fan's personality.

They haven't been through the harsh realities of society, and they possess a kind of innocent naiveté.

It's a bit like a clueless little kid.

Yes, kids love to imitate others.

Children lack the ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

That's why she subconsciously learned and imitated Zhang Yimou's way of evaluating others, and that's why she took all the words of encouragement from others seriously and accepted them all. In addition, her innocent and pure temperament was indeed very pleasing to the elders, and Zhang Yimou and others wanted to hold her in their hands.

As a result, she now feels out of place with the outside world.

She has an ethereal, innocent girlish charm.

Or rather
A sense of innocent foolishness untouched by the pollution of the environment.

She may not seduce women, but she's sure to seduce men.

After filming quietly began in Qingdao, the movie continued to be shot day by day according to the established shooting schedule.

After finishing work for another day, Liu Haocun returned to his hotel room, took a shower, and then lay on the bed scrolling through his phone.

A short while later, she saw a video titled "Bingbing Talks About the Chinese Entertainment Industry" recommended on the homepage of Bilibili.

She immediately became interested.

Click to start playing.

"Hi everyone! We've received a lot of private messages and comments from fans asking if we could talk about positive role models or kind-hearted celebrities in the entertainment industry. So today we're going to record an episode about that! We'll share some stories that I've personally witnessed or heard from friends."

A woman wearing a cartoon headpiece sat in front of the camera, talking animatedly.

"Since I'm no longer in the media industry, the person who impressed me the most during my short career, or rather, the person I least expected, was actually Mr. Shen Juan. That's right! The Shen Juan that comes to mind first. Did you not expect that I could interview such a big star? Hahahaha. But at that time, I was just a little assistant. The person who was really in charge of this interview was a more senior media professional."

"I remember we sent them a list of more than twenty questions, and they didn't delete a single one. Do you know how incredible that is? In all my years as a journalist, I can count on one hand the number of journalists who haven't deleted a single question, let alone a super big shot like them!"

"And sometimes, some very cautious celebrities will even delete more than 70% of the questions, which I find speechless, you know? I said, if you delete so many questions, you might as well not do the interview at all, and in the end, we really didn't do the interview, hahaha, because the questions that could generate topics and sensational moments have been completely deleted, and what's left are all questions that have no substance and can be answered with a formula, so they have no value for the interview at all."

"So when we encounter an artist like Shen Juan, who doesn't delete a single controversial question, and who is such a great international superstar! We media professionals are truly grateful to him for his cooperation, which gives us the opportunity to earn more bonuses!"

[Wajuan is getting better; she's even able to give Bingbing an interview now.]

[Juanjuan is such a nice person! She became famous for her love and care for her fans right after her debut; she's genuinely sincere to everyone!]

[If Wajuan dares to flaunt his golden retriever on the Little Bluebird, do you think there's any question that would prevent him from giving a direct answer?]

So it really is a relationship based on real benefits (bonuses)? Then I must offer my heart! Loyalty!

Protect the best Shen Juan in the world!

Seeing so many people praising Shen Juan made Liu Haocun, who had been a hater for so long, instinctively want to refute them.

Having spent the whole day pretending to be a fan in front of Shen Juan, she desperately needs to find a safe space or a way to vent her pent-up negative emotions.

But after thinking about it carefully
And indeed, there was no reason to refute it.

Because Shen Juan's character is indeed impeccable.

Even if you want to attack him, you can only attack his global fishkeeping, his womanizing and promiscuity, and his objectification of women. These are the key points.

So she ultimately suppressed the urge to contradict everyone and get beaten up, and continued watching.

"Later, during the formal interview, the atmosphere was great. We were on time, which is very rare in the entertainment industry because many artists are actually 10 or 20 minutes late. We could ask any question without any taboos, including sensitive questions about couples."

"Moreover, Professor Shen Juan is very bold in answering questions. Sometimes he will even ask us if his answer has any interesting points or if we need to answer it again. He made us realize that interviewing is such a joyful thing! He helped us find the value and meaning of this job itself."

"Our entire project team was so grateful for his cooperation that we almost wanted to kneel down and kowtow to him!"

"So what I want to say is that although Teacher Shen Juan seems aloof and gives people a feeling of unapproachability, the so-called Bking feeling, especially on stage he really looks like a shining god. I'm not exaggerating at all, because I've been to Teacher Shen Juan's concert, hahaha, but in private he is completely approachable to us ordinary staff members."

“There’s one detail I want to share with you all. After an interview, we chatted for a bit because he happens to have cats and dogs at home. And as everyone knows, I’m also a big pet lover, so we sat there and talked about our experiences and insights about raising pets. Just then, a camera behind me bumped into my shoulder and fell to the ground.”

"My first reaction was, is the camera okay? After all, it's really expensive. But do you know what Shen Juan said? He said, 'Are you alright?' So I think that really touched me! Although it was just a very ordinary expression of concern, it was very touching to hear it from him."

[Haha, the issue of pairing characters might be sensitive for others, but for Wajuan, it's commonplace. Who doesn't know he's raising fish all over the world now? Sometimes I even think he enjoys it, relishing the feeling of building a huge fishpond and swimming in it.]

I'm really curious how Shen Juan maintains relationships with so many of his sisters-in-law? Is it just his wealth and his good looks?

I still remember Shen Juan taking out 100 million US dollars as bonuses for his staff after finishing his tour.

[Cats and dogs? When did Wajuan get cats and dogs at home? Is this implying that Sister Tian and Cheng Xiao are just cats and dogs?]

[Are they probably the cats and dogs that Sister Tian and Cheng Xiao keep?]

What's the difference between this and officially announcing cohabitation?

[Can you please stop slandering my brother Juan? My brother Juan just wants to give every beautiful ordinary woman a warm home.]

[Wajuan: I'm currently single. As for Sister Tian, ​​Cheng Xiao, and Zhou Ye? You know they're just my roommates.]

[Alex: They're all wings.]

Liu Haocun's face was full of disdain and disgust.

She just felt that there was something wrong with the current social atmosphere.

Why is a scumbag who is good at playing with women's feelings and has such a messy private life so popular?

Has "scumbag" become a positive term now?

Just because his career achievements are so incredibly high, can we ignore his dark side of infidelity towards women?
She felt that not only was Shen Juan problematic, but the world itself was also malfunctioning and heading down the wrong path.

"Then there's another person I don't know if you guys remember, Nuomi, the rapper who sang 'Planet Fall' with Shen Juan on 'The Rap of China'. He was popular for a while, but his popularity has gone down now."

"I've interacted with him and interviewed him before, and then something interesting happened. When I asked him questions, his answers were all very ordinary and dull. But when I mentioned Shen Juan, he instantly perked up and his spirits were completely renewed. He started talking non-stop! He was making all sorts of noise and rave comments, hahaha! He really said a lot of good things about Shen Juan in front of the camera, just like a pure little fanboy!"

"He said that he had a conflict with Pigman, or to put it bluntly, he was humiliated. All the dozens of rappers in the audience were silent, but Shen Juan stood up for him and confronted Pigman. Moreover, he was willing to collaborate with him on 'Planet Fall' and made him famous. Although Shen Juan eliminated him according to the rules, he did not feel regret or sadness because he felt that he was already very lucky to have made it to the 1V1 battle stage!"

"Then he also said that after the show ended, although they had less contact, since Nuomi was busy with commercial performances in China and Shen Juan went abroad to make an English album, Shen Juan still paid attention to his WeChat Moments and would like and comment on his posts from time to time. It wasn't like what people were saying, that Shen Juan stopped recognizing his old friends from when he was little after he became famous. Nuomi said that actually he didn't dare to acknowledge Shen Juan because the gap between them was too big. His mother also told him that Shen Juan was indeed his benefactor, but if it wasn't important, he shouldn't bother or bother him, because he was also very busy."

"So I think Nuomi is actually a pretty good person. As for Shen Juan, there's no need to say more. He's been in the industry for so many years, and apart from some self-media marketing accounts and rival haters, I don't think anyone has ever said he has a bad personality. So how did this stereotype of him being arrogant come about? It can only be said that someone did something, taking advantage of Shen Juan being abroad and not having time to pay attention to domestic public opinion, trying to subtly influence everyone's perception and opinion of him."

[A classmate of mine with a physical disability received an encouraging private message and 21000 yuan from Brother Juan last week, which helped her family through a difficult time. She was so moved that she cried all day. Now she just wants to get into a good university so she can earn her own money to buy tickets to Brother Juan's concert in the future!]

These heartwarming acts make me wonder if people working in the entertainment industry are particularly humble. Celebrities are high and mighty, and then they're moved by someone simply being a "human being" (in a positive sense). Maybe it's because they encounter so many bizarre celebrities that normal people seem so precious.

[Shen Juan's behavior is quite nice even among ordinary people, not just because he's benefited from his celebrity status. It's the stark contrast with other celebrities of low character that makes him seem so nice. Do you know who he reminds me of? He reminds me of Michael Jackson from the last century!]

[Speaking of which, let me take this opportunity to advertise the charity performance initiated by Brother Juan. Everyone is welcome to donate to the frontline workers fighting the pandemic, if they have the financial means, to support the global fight against the virus! One world, let's unite at home to resist this absurd era!]

[I admit Shen Juan is indeed two-faced. He seems so aloof and arrogant on the outside, but he's actually so gentle and kind in private. I just want to say he deserves his success and worldwide fame! He was born to enter my life, to enter everyone's world! To become the light of Alovers!]

The video is about ten minutes long.

Interspersed throughout are clips of the content creator praising other celebrities, such as Hu Jun and Ada Choi.

Liu Haocun watched the whole thing with great interest.

Although she still hasn't completely changed her opinion of Shen Juan, and still thinks he's a scumbag who loves to play around with women!

But unintentionally, it subtly changed some of her attitudes toward Shen Juan.

At least I have a relatively positive view of his character.

After all, public opinion can be powerful.

If so many people say someone is very good, then even if that person isn't as good as they say, they probably aren't too bad either.

Moreover, she verified this view through her personal experience over the past few days: apart from being fickle and indecisive, Shen Juan's moral character is indeed not very flawed.

At least in front of her, he acted perfectly well.

Therefore, in the seemingly glamorous but actually chaotic and corrupt environment of the entertainment industry, normal people like Shen Juan, who have normal values, certain moral standards, and adherence to bottom lines, stand out from the rotten apples and scum who are full of scandals.

Thinking so
Liu Haocun, a hothouse flower fresh out of the ivory tower, inevitably developed a greater interest in this senior whose reputation was mixed within the greenhouse environment.

She wanted to see how long Shen Juan could keep up the act, and she wanted to see if Shen Juan's fan-loving persona was real or fake.

Having just left the protection of their elders, they are now personally experiencing this real world, which is quite different from their previous living environment.

She was curious about everything in front of her.

They were eager to find the answers to the world's questions.

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