This director is so innocent.

Chapter 154 Chinese Paladin 3

At the end of March, the sun shone brightly and a gentle breeze blew.

Su Jin sat in a chair, crossed her legs, and looked at the white clouds in the sky, pondering what extreme sadness was like.

The scene that follows is Yu Zecheng learning of Cuiping's sacrifice via telegram.

After spending a long time together, Yu Zecheng no longer regarded her as just a revolutionary comrade, but unknowingly fell in love with this bold, straightforward woman who dared to love and hate.

So this time was different from when I faced Zuo Lan's body. Last time, my body convulsed and my face trembled, but I didn't shed tears.

This time, Jiang Wei asked him to portray that suffocating feeling.

"What are you thinking about? You're so engrossed!"

A voice suddenly interrupted Su Jin's thoughts.

He snapped out of his daze, looked up, and saw Zu Feng standing in front of him, offering him a cigarette.

Su Jin took the cigarette and said, "Team leader, do you know what scene I'm filming later?"

"I know." Zu Feng nodded, lit a cigarette in his hand, and handed the lighter to Su Jin.

Su Jin took the lighter and asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"Don't know how to act?"

"It's not that I don't know! I thought of several ways to express it, but none of them felt quite right."

Tell me about it.

"The first type is the kind of speechless tears, but it doesn't feel quite right to express emotions at this time."

The second type is dry heaving, like suffocation.

The third type is when tears flow from both the eyes and nose simultaneously.

After listening, Zu Feng looked at Su Jin in surprise. He knew about nasal tears, which are caused by the lacrimal canaliculi opening into the nasal turbinate. When the lacrimal canaliculi are severely suppressed, tears will flow out of the nasal cavity.

However, it is very difficult for actors to produce tears through their noses; most actors simply cannot do it.

"Remove the first and third options. Tears don't suit Yu Zecheng's character, and that's not what the script requires either."

Dry heaving is a good sign. When a person faces extreme sadness, it can lead to dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, resulting in dry heaving.

Cuiping's sacrifice was an extremely tragic event for Yu Zecheng.

Su Jin nodded silently, lost in thought.

Time passed by, and after more than ten minutes, all departments were ready and filming began.

"Action."

Two cameras, one panoramic, the other facing Su Jin.

In the video, Su Jin sits in a chair, holding a black pen, listening intently to the sounds coming from the radio.

After the radio broadcast ended, Su Jin put down her pen, picked up a book from the table, and looked up the corresponding Chinese characters based on the numerical prompts.

"Green, duckweed, sacrifice".

Upon discovering this, Su Jin had a bad feeling, and her hands began to tremble slightly involuntarily.

He flipped through the pages quickly, his eyes eager and focused.

Suddenly, his gaze froze on that "sacrifice," his expression hardened, and his face turned as pale as paper.

There is a character for "sacrifice" there.

Suppressing the immense sorrow welling up inside her, Su Jin slowly closed the pen, then took a porcelain basin from the drawer and gently placed it on the table.

Light a match and, as usual, burn the intelligence.

The fire gradually spread and soon turned to ashes.

Just then, Su Jin suddenly felt a suffocating sensation rise in his heart, as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping his throat.

His breathing became rapid and labored, his tongue involuntarily stuck out, his face flushed red, and his eyes widened.

"Cough cough————"

He began to cough violently, each cough filled with pain and suppressed emotion.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Jin finally caught her breath, managed to stand up with the support of the chair, and slowly moved towards the bedside.

His steps were unsteady, and his body swayed precariously.

One step, two steps, three steps —

Before Su Jin could even reach the bedside, a surge of sorrow overwhelmed him, finally crushing him and causing him to collapse to the ground.

"Cuiping has sacrificed her life. You are in danger. Evacuate immediately."

The words kept echoing in Su Jin's mind, each one like a sharp sword piercing his heart.

He tried to stand up again and again, but fell down each time, as if his body had lost all its strength.

Once, twice, three times —

In the end, he collapsed to the ground, motionless.

"Clap, beautiful, very good." Jiang Wei stood up, clapped his hands vigorously, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The surrounding actors and crew members also applauded, expressing their appreciation for the scene.

Tangtang and Xiaoying rushed over to help Su Jin up, asking with concern, "How are you?"

"It's alright, just give me a glass of water."

"Boss, here you go." Xiaoying quickly opened Su Jin's teacup and handed it to him.

Su Jin took it and drank a sip.

The water temperature was just right, neither too hot nor too cold, making him feel very comfortable.

Seeing that Su Jin had finished drinking the water, Tangtang said, "Let me help you to a chair to rest."

"I'm not that fragile, you don't need to help me, I can walk over by myself," Su Jin said with a smile and a wave of her hand.

"Are you really alright?" Tangtang looked at Su Jin with concern.

There's a term for acting: getting into character.

Su Jin's performance just now was absolutely captivating; otherwise, it wouldn't have had that effect. It was so explosive; she was practically Yu Zecheng himself.

"It's alright." Su Jin shook her head slightly, indicating that she didn't need to worry.

He gets into character quickly and gets out of character quickly, and he doesn't get depressed from getting too into a role.

After this scene, Su Jin felt that her acting skills had improved significantly, just like a fantasy novel breaking through a bottleneck.

If his previous portrayal of Yu Zecheng still showed some signs of imitation, now there's none at all.

My understanding of Yu Zecheng has become more thorough.

He is not the protagonist, but just an ordinary Chinese person in the torrent of a great era.

He joined the Military Intelligence Bureau with the sole intention of protecting his country.

But what he saw in the Military Intelligence Bureau was decadence and the exchange of money for power.

From the moment he began working for our Party, he understood what true revolution was and what the interests of the people were.

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But fate is unpredictable.

He thought the war was over and he could finally have a warm home with his wife and kids, but after going to Taiwan, he felt lost and helpless.

Yu Zecheng was willing to risk his life to obtain the list of those involved in Operation Yellow Bird, so our Party would not deceive him, leading to the final open-text call.

Wu Jingzhong did not deceive him, and he told Yu Zecheng more than once that he would take him with him whenever he left.

Most importantly, he did manage to meet Cuiping at the airport, but it turned out to be their last meeting.

Su Jin seemed to see herself in Yu Zecheng.

He always saw himself as the protagonist, a great writer, a great director, a great star, and also owns several companies with great potential.

But after seeing what happened to Yu Zecheng, I realized that I was just a nobody in the torrent of the times.

We need to be more cautious in the future! We can't be like Chiang Kai-shek, who likes to manipulate things.

Jiang Wei was the happiest about Su Jin's transformation.

If filming hadn't already been going on for over twenty days and there wasn't so much footage, Jiang Wei would have had to reshoot the entire shoot.

However, he still reshot some important scenes from before.

On this day, Tangtang finished filming her scenes and joined the cast of "Summer's Desire".

Not long after Tangtang left, Liu Shishi came to visit the set, bringing Cai Yinong with her.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Cai Yinong got to the point.

"Mr. Su, I have a script here. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

"What script?"

"The sequel to 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1', 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3'."

Judging by the timeline, "Chinese Paladin 3" is about to be officially approved for filming.

"Did you bring the script?"

"I brought it." Cai Yinong took the script out of her bag and handed it to Su Jin.

Su Jin took the script, glanced at it, and confirmed that it was indeed "Chinese Paladin 3," with a plot similar to the original.

"Is Mr. Tsai planning to ask me to invest, or to cast me as the lead actor?"

"Investment." Cai Yinong never even considered casting Su Jin as the lead actress.

Jing Tian is meant for his biological son, Brother Hu, not Su Jin, and he would never accept the role of Xu Changqing.

"Is the production cost calculated?" Su Jin asked.

"Yes, tentatively set at 3000 million."

"Did you seek other investors?"

"no."

"How about I cast half?"

"Okay." Cai Yinong was overjoyed. She thought she would have to say something, but Su Jin answered directly.

Unlike the flop of "Chinese Paladin 1", "Chinese Paladin 3" sold well and had good ratings, consistently ranking first among TV dramas in its time slot.

As for why Cai Yinong sought his investment.

Tangren's financial chain is in trouble and it's on the verge of bankruptcy.

The reason is that Hu Ge was in a car accident, which caused "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to be suspended for a year. It's no wonder that the first round of broadcasting has not been completed and the funds have run into problems.

Everyone says that Tangren is the king of period dramas and the top dog in the Shanghai entertainment circle, but that's nonsense.

The fact that Jin Yong's major IP, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," wasn't broadcast on satellite TV in its first run shows just how bad the relationship between Tangren Media and television stations is.

Look at Big Beard's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"—other TV stations are scrambling to get it.

Who will Shishi play?

"Black nightshade".

"Is this character the second female lead?"

"Yes, but Shishi is a perfect fit for the role of Longkui, while she is not suitable for Xuejian."

"She fits the role well, but she has too few scenes; we need to give her more screen time."

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,,"no?"

"It's not that it's impossible, but the script is already written. Adding scenes for Shishi would take up a lot of time, and it would be difficult to find a female lead."

It's true that finding a female lead will be difficult.

After all, the second female lead's screen time is comparable to that of the female lead, and no big star would want her.

However, this is Cai Yinong's problem, and has nothing to do with Su Jinmao.

"I'll think about the investment some more. Mr. Cai, you can also look into other companies."

"Sure, how much more screen time would you like, Ms. Su?" Cai Yinong sighed inwardly. She had considered looking for other companies.

However, she wanted Tangren to enter the film industry.

"Just don't have less than the female lead, Xuejian."

OK.

Su Jin suddenly thought of Jiao Dabao, Yang Mi's classmate who signed a contract at the end of last year, and said, "Leave the role of Hua Ying to me."

"Okay," Cai Yinong readily agreed.

After chatting for a while, Cai Yinong left, while Liu Shishi stayed.

To be honest, Cai Yinong is quite an oddball.

Instead of using their own company's artists, they always prefer to use Taiwanese artists.

Take the role of Xu Changqing for example. If it weren't for preconceived notions, would Yuan Hong be able to play it?

Yuan Hongke was admitted by her teacher to be a "pretty face," so her looks were naturally undeniable.

"Brother Jin, you really don't give my boss any face at all!" Liu Shishi said, crossing her legs and looking completely carefree.

A faint smile graced her delicate face, her eyes revealing a hint of playfulness and slyness.

"Respect is earned through one's own efforts, not given by others," Su Jin replied calmly.

Liu Shishi smiled and did not refute Su Jin.

She didn't care much about her boss's feelings; she didn't even give Xuejian any respect. What kind of boss was she?

Don't say it's inappropriate. How can it be inappropriate? She's just quirky and arrogant! She is too!

Su Jin unscrewed the teacup, took a sip, and asked, "Why are you here?"

I missed you, so I came to see you.

Speak like a human.

"That's human language!" Liu Shishi pouted, feigning grievance, and said in a coquettish manner.

Su Jin rolled her eyes at Liu Shishi, too lazy to pay her any attention, and continued drinking her tea.

"Oh dear, our Jin-gege is getting more and more arrogant!" Liu Shishi said with a grin.

Su Jin glanced at Liu Shishi indifferently and said, "Are you very free lately?"

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"I'm really bored. I don't have any acting roles, so I'm quite idle." Liu Shishi sighed helplessly, a hint of worry on her face.

The gap between her and her brother Jin is widening, and she doesn't know what to do.

Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered that Su Jin had asked her to free up her schedule for September and October last year.

"Brother Jin, last year you told me you needed me to clear my schedule for September and October. What movie was it for?"

"It's a campus-themed movie. After you finish acting in this movie, you'll probably become an overnight sensation," Su Jin explained.

"Really?" Liu Shishi stared wide-eyed at Su Jin in surprise, somewhat disbelieving.

"Really, but it seems you won't have time to film 'Chinese Paladin 3' now."

"What do you mean you don't have time? I can film multiple projects at once." Liu Shishi's words were always surprising.

Upon hearing this, Su Jin bluntly said, "With your acting skills, you'd be lucky to even finish one film, let alone film two at once. You'll end up not doing a good job on either one."

"Brother Jin, don't look down on me. It's just a campus theme. I'm just playing myself. What acting skills do I need?" Liu Shishi was very unconvinced, pouting her little mouth high.

Su Jin looked at Liu Shishi and said to be fair, Sister Xia is indeed quite suitable for the female lead in a campus drama. Her face looks youthful and she has a strong student vibe.

However, let's forget about filming multiple projects at the same time!

Don't ruin Shen Jiayi.

"How about this? I estimate that I'll wrap up filming for this movie around mid-May, and then I'll start filming your movie."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shishi was full of questions: "Brother Jin, I have no problem, but aren't you going to Thailand to film in early July?"

She was somewhat worried about Su Jin's schedule, fearing it might affect Su Jin.

If it would affect Su Jin, she would rather give up this opportunity to become an overnight sensation.

"We're going to Thailand in early July, but your film is quite simple; it should be finished in a month. If it can't be finished, postponing it by half a month is fine."

"Half a month has passed since I last declined. It must have been a waste of a lot of money!" Liu Shishi frowned.

She knew that filming required a lot of money and resources, and every day of delay would increase costs.

Su Jin gently patted her head and comforted her, "It's not a waste. It's just that I won't be going. The other actors still have to go. If I'm not there, they'll film the supporting roles."

"I see!"

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