Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 157 Filming Starts (3/4)

"My Girlhood" has indeed started filming...

The first part to be filmed is Ma Yili’s part…the story of the adult Lin Zhenxin.

Ma Yili's acting skills... can't be said to be very profound...

Compared with the top acting talents at Shanghai Theatre Academy, the gap is quite large!
The acting school of Shanghai Theatre Academy, Yu Hewei, Wu Yue, and Song Jia...

Even though they have already mastered the technology, they only focus on the word "feeling"!
If it feels right, it's right...

Ma Yili still emphasizes technology... although her technology is just so-so...

She looks pretty average, with an ordinary face and unfocused eyes...

And her appearance and temperament give people a mean feeling...

She is very suitable for playing the role of a knowledgeable, vain, shrewd and strong wife!
This is very similar to Zhang Ziyi!
But fortunately, the adult Lin Zhenxin in "My Girlhood" is just a worker, and his requirements are ordinary!

He made do with life and love, always working late into the night, yet still not being understood by his colleagues. In the words of his subordinates, he was simply at the end of his rope.

"The boss told us to learn from Lin Zhenxin... I don't want to learn from her. She treats the company like family, but the boss treats her like an animal!"

"They all come here to work. I can't understand why she is so willing to be exploited..."

"The salary isn't high, what a mental illness!"

"Instead of thinking about making money, you come out to work and actually think about saving money for your boss?"

Lin Zhenxin heard her subordinates complain about her...

It's quite sad, but there's nothing much to say. In Lin Zhenxin's own words: If my 18-year-old self saw my current self, I would also call me "lunatic"...

"Click..."

Guo Fan stood up, glanced at the monitor, and said, "Let's save one!"

Ma Yili asked back: "Wasn't the performance just now good?"

Sha Weiqi explained: "...I'm not feeling right..."

"What's the difference?"

Ma Yili's tone was very harsh...

It can be seen that she is a little distrustful of these two directors who are younger than her...

"Sister Ma... let's not be angry," Shen Yan said immediately, and then asked Guo Fan in a low voice: "What's wrong with your mood?"

“…The emotional transition isn’t natural enough…”

Shen Yan looked at the monitor. Well, Ma Yili had a wooden face...but he could see Mao's mood changing!

He went to Ma Yili, invited her to watch the surveillance video together, and then asked her to take another shot...

The second time was much better. Ma Yili expressed her inner emotions by opening and closing her mouth...

This time, Guo Fan didn't need to speak. Shen Yan spoke first: "Passed! Thank you, Sister Ma... Let's continue filming tomorrow!"

Ma Yili smiled and said, "Then you have to come over tomorrow too."

"Of course... Today is a special day. I went for an audition."

"You still want to audition?"

"...I'm not a big star, and the director doesn't know me...and there's a process for actors to audition."

"What play? You have to audition in person?"

"It's an anti-Japanese war drama called 'The Unforgettable Number'... The script is pretty good!"

Ma Yili asked back, "...I saw your brother Wen Zhang acted in Snow Leopard. Are you interested too?"

Shen Yan smiled and nodded: "Men, all want to act in anti-Japanese war dramas."

"...Then next time there's a similar script and Wen Zhang doesn't accept it, I'll have them contact you?"

"Thank you in advance, Sister Ma!"

……

Uh, Ma Yili made a guest appearance...

She only received 30,000 yuan in salary, but her show was indeed quite grand... How should I put it, after all, she had worked with Guan Hu and knew a lot about film and television production.

She met a group of industry leaders when she was still a nobody, and started to get involved in script screening, post-fundraising connections, and capital operations very early on, which is different from ordinary actresses!
It’s understandable that there’s such a grand show!
Shen Yan comforted Guo Fan and Sha Weiqi: "Some actors always have bad tempers... You are new directors!"

Guo Fan shook his head: "...but I really didn't expect to encounter..."

"...You're saying she's emotionally unstable without any clear reason. She's a big star, so she's definitely not convinced!" Shen Yan smiled and said, "Actually, Ma Yili is pretty good. At least she'll say it to your face... As long as you can convince her, she'll do what you say... Some won't even say it, but will blame you behind your back!"

“…I thought the director was the most powerful person on the crew.”

"You're overthinking it... You'll all see it in the future. Okay, go back and rest!"

Shavicki asked, "So, should we discuss tomorrow's shoot?"

"The storyboards are already drawn... what else is there to discuss?" Shen Yan was speechless: "If you two want to discuss it, you can call the photographer..."

……

Shen Yan's opinion on the movie "My Girlhood"...

He is really dedicated to it, otherwise, he wouldn't be a producer or supervisor!
But to be honest, this movie was not difficult to shoot.

To put it bluntly, "My Girlhood" is like a diary of the lives of boys and girls in school.

From a female perspective, and told through the voice of the heroine Lin Zhenxin, this story tells a story of love and being loved, of hard work and perseverance...

Make a youth film...

The director really doesn't need too strong skills, otherwise, He Jiong would not have chosen to shoot "Gardenia Blossoms"!
The focus was on nostalgia, with the crew preparing a host of props from around 98, including Aihua's tape recorder, while the TV was playing "Young Justice Bao," "Glorious Pig Bajie," and "My Fair Princess."

Anyway, as long as it is from that era, there must be "My Fair Princess"!
In addition, pens, notebooks, and calendars all evoke the spirit of that era, and of course, there are also Andy Lau posters and cassettes...

All that remains is the camera scheduling.

This one is led by Li Pingbin...

Oh, the hardest part is actually the actors...

Shen Yan really found it hard to imagine Shi Shi and Yang Tianbao appearing in a movie together...

This is too demanding for a performance director!
"My Girlhood" invited two acting instructors, Yang Xu and Qin Yue, both of whom are teachers from the Central Academy of Drama...

Well, one is responsible for Shi Shi, and the other is responsible for Yang Tianbao!

Uh, Tianbao hasn’t joined the crew yet—she’s filming “Global Love”…

Shen Yan had told Huang Zhonglei and Huang Xiaoming in advance, "If Tianbao is late or acts like a big shot, he will scold you!"

After all, Tianbao has a past record – during the filming of the movie version of Black & White, there were repeated rumors that Tianbao was busy with a relationship and not filming. Similar press releases were everywhere. Later, Chen Yihan even stated that she was never seen on the set, and almost all her scenes were performed by a double…

Damn, using a body double to shoot a youth film?
Then why are we looking for you?
There was also Ouyang Feifan. Shen Yan called Chen Xiao directly, and the latter turned down "Palace Lock and Bead Curtain" overnight and rushed over...

After all, Shen Yan plays the second male lead in a movie. Compared to soap operas, he definitely prefers to act in movies!

Shen Yan went to Teacher Yang Xu's performance workshop—actually, it was an art exam training class—and received a call from Shi Shi: "How do you feel?"

“…It’s okay, but I don’t quite understand a lot of the theories!”

Shen Yan laughed: "I don't really understand acting theory, I just rely on my intuition..."

"But Teacher Yang Xu said that you have superb skills?"

"I often play movies... I still need to learn..."

"So I want to play the film too?"

"…Didn't your teacher create a special individual study plan for you?"

Shi Shi nodded: "Yes... He asked me to observe first..."

"That's great," Shen Yan nodded. "Come with me to the crew tomorrow to see how Ma Yili acts..."

"Okay!" Shi Shi remembered something: "How much is a class?"

"Five thousand yuan, I booked thirty classes!"

"...Five thousand? That expensive?"

“So, art exam training is profitable!”

(End of this chapter)