The little dumpling is five and a half years old, which made his father so angry that his head split

While Li Tian was interacting with the actors, Zhao Qingping went to take care of his own business.

It was relatively safe here, so Kongman found a corner to read a book without worry.

Quiet and still, as if she didn't exist.

"Tian Tian, ​​is that your mother?"

Liu Xiang had never seen a parent so calm.

Those parents want to take care of everything, big and small.

"Aunt Liu, that's my martial arts master. The adults in my family are too busy to come."

Li Tian didn't go into detail about her family's situation; there was no need to.

Liu Xiang has two dimples when she smiles; she's very sweet.

"You can dance?"

Li Tian shook her head with a simple smile.

"It's not the 'dance' of dancing, but the 'martial arts' of martial arts."

Liu Xiang showed a slightly surprised expression.

They were surprised that Li Tian's family would hire a private instructor for her, and even more surprised that the unassuming Kong Man was a trained martial artist.

You really can't judge a book by its cover.

"Aunt Liu, do I have a few lines?"

Liu Xiang flipped through the script in her hand.

"The first scene is you standing up for your younger brother, with three lines."

"The second round is for you two siblings to roast sweet potatoes, five sentences each."

"The third scene is about family reunion, and you only have one line."

Li Tian thanked her.

The dialogue is brief, but the most important aspect is the emotional interaction with the "younger brother."

The performance depicted the deep bond between the siblings.

Will the younger brother from the show come today?

"Yes, Director Yang has notified all the children. They just haven't arrived yet. Let me help you go over your lines first."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Liu Xiang touched Li Tian's smooth short hair.

"Why didn't you grow your hair long? Don't you like wearing braids?"

Li Tian still prefers long hair. It's quite troublesome to go to the hairdresser every month, and besides, the child's short hair doesn't get styled, so it doesn't look good.

I just had my hair cut haphazardly by human traffickers last time, so I had to cut it short.

Summer is just around the corner, now is not the right time to grow your hair long.

"I like long hair, and I'll grow it out in the future."

Liu Xiang brushed aside Li Tian's bangs.

"You have great features, and your short hair makes you look very energetic."

"Auntie is the real beauty."

Liu Xiang laughed heartily a few times, showing no signs of being constrained by her image.

"I can hardly be considered a great beauty. It's because there's a lack of promising young actors that I got the opportunity to act in TV dramas."

Everything is in need of rebuilding.

Li Tian understands.

"Which organization does the auntie work for? Does she usually act in plays or movies?"

"This little girl knows quite a lot. I'm a stage actor; I was called in to save the day."

Stage plays are a great test of an actor's basic skills; a play can be performed without any pauses.

Even extras can be called artists.

As they talked about the play, the child actors who were going to participate also arrived one after another.

Director Yang divided the children into two groups and assigned them to different actors to lead.

Li Tian and her "brother" were in one group, while the other three children were in another.

Since we're filming a scene where two groups are fighting, it's enough for them to stay united internally, otherwise they won't be able to portray the sense of hostility later on.

The child who plays Li Tian's younger brother is about five years old.

Although it was the first time he had met Li Tian, ​​he really enjoyed sticking close to her.

She called me "sister" so affectionately.

The other group of children were noticeably older, around seven or eight years old, and each of them had a somewhat fierce appearance.

Putting everything else aside, Director Yang has a very keen eye for casting.

At a glance, the two groups of people were clearly distinct.

The preparations are almost complete.

The cast and crew then took them to the filming location.

A somewhat dilapidated courtyard house.

The children were fighting in the alley outside.

Director Yang stood by the camera with a tin megaphone, studying the positions of each person.

Once the positions were determined, I went over and told them how to stand.

There's also the order in which the lines are spoken.

It's like they're teaching me step by step.

This scene is quite simple.

It was Li Tian who protected her "younger brother" and chased away several naughty children.

Li Tian asked the question when she had one.

"Grandma Yang, should we really hit her? Where would be the best place to hit her?"

For children, faking a fight is harder than actually fighting.

Either their emotions weren't right, or they couldn't hit anything at all.

If it looks fake, it won't have the desired effect.

But it is absolutely essential to protect the safety of all the child actors.

"Just take the broom and hit yourself, make sure you get a hit, but don't hit too hard, understand?"

Li Tian nodded.

When emotions are running high, it's really not easy to control them.

If you choose a good broom, the sweeping end will be soft, so even if you hit it, it won't hurt much.

"Director, we don't object to real fighting, but could you dress the children in thicker clothes?"

Everyone present looked at the woman who had spoken.

This is clearly the mother of the child who was about to be beaten.

Can understand.

"Comrade, we will definitely take good care of the child, but the clothes have already been ordered and cannot be altered."

"Could you parents please stay away from us so as not to interfere with our work?"

As soon as Director Yang finished speaking, actors immediately went over to help persuade and maintain order.

No one felt it was none of their business and stood idly by.

Nobody seemed to enjoy watching the spectacle or thinking it was too much trouble.

With the distractions gone, the on-site rehearsal began.

From positioning to lines and emotions...

Director Yang corrected the children's mistakes again and again.

It took more than ten takes before the performance was considered smooth.

Before filming officially began, Director Yang made sure to let the children rest for a while.

He even personally paid out of his own pocket to buy each of the children a bottle of soda and a loaf of bread.

To avoid upsetting the children, the two groups of children rested separately.

Li Tian also quite likes this clingy younger brother.

"My name is Li Tian, ​​what's your name?"

The little boy jumped up happily, spilling some soda, and then quickly licked the bottle opening.

"Sister, your surname is also Li? What a coincidence! My name is Li Tie."

"Haha, then we were one family eight hundred years ago."

Li Tie quickly wolfed down a large bread.

Li Tian wasn't very hungry, so she tore off a piece of her own food and gave it to him.

"My sister is so good to me, she's like my own sister."

Although Li Tie was young, he knew how to reciprocate kindness, and carefully poured some of the soda that he was reluctant to drink for Li Tian.

Li Tian didn't care about the soda.

But she likes people who know how to be grateful.

Don't you have an older sister?

"No, I only have an older brother named Li Gang."

Li Tian laughed unkindly.

"Is your dad from a steel mill? You two, one in steel and one in iron, that's really funny."

Li Tie chuckled along.

"According to my father, we need to carry out a massive steel production campaign."

"My dad doesn't work in a steel factory; he doesn't have a good job. After they returned to the city, they've always been temporary workers."

"This is my first time eating bread and drinking soda. I wanted to save some for my brother, but I was too greedy and couldn't save any."

Li Tian tore off the bitten part and wrapped the rest of the bread in paper.

"Take it back if you don't mind."

Li Tie waved his hand repeatedly.

"Sister, I can't accept yours. You've already given me so much."

"When I earn money from filming, I will buy candy for my brother. He always stands up for me; he's a very good person."

Li Tian didn't take back the paper package; instead, she stuffed the small wad of paper directly into Li Tie's pocket.

"I also have an older brother, and he's doing very well."