Huayu 2009: Who should we call the Heavenly King?

2:30 a.m.

Blind Sister stared blankly at the ceiling, feeling weak all over and unable to muster any energy.

so tired.

It felt so good.

At that moment, she finally understood why that wicked woman was yelling so loudly.

It's so hard to bear.

Noticing Shen Yan's actions, Liu Shishi quickly came to her senses.

What are you doing?

"I'll carry you to take a bath."

Shen Yan glanced at the large towel, then looked at the hair on Xia Jie's forehead that was soaked with sweat.

How can I sleep if I don't take a shower?

"oh."

The blind woman naturally raised her hands; she was so tired and didn't want to move.

Next, everything is normal.

The little lion is still a bit too green.

They are no match for them.

However, it may be related to sensitive skin.

He's bad at games but loves to play.

The way they shiver and have malaria is actually quite amusing.

After taking a shower and lying back in bed, Xia Jie came over again, but not for that reason, but to snuggle up and sleep.

She fell asleep quickly and soundly.

Although I've sobered up, I'm still very tired.

Shen Yan fell asleep faster and woke up earlier, around six o'clock.

My arms are a little sore.

The blind woman slept with her head on his arm all night.

Why not use a pillow?

If you have two pillows and one of them is no longer usable, placing it under your lower back can help relieve pressure.

Filming action scenes puts a lot of pressure on the lower back, so you need to protect it.

"Wake up."

Shen Yan gently patted her cheek. He had to admit, Blind Sister looked really good right now.

"Um?"

The blind woman opened her eyes groggily, her voice still a little hoarse.

"What time is it?"

"It's past eight o'clock."

"what?"

Upon hearing the time, Liu Shishi instantly woke up, muttering to herself as she got up.

"Why didn't you call me sooner? I'm always late..."

Before she could finish speaking, she caught sight of the alarm clock on the bedside table.

It's clearly only 6:20!

"Okay, okay, you lied to me again!"

"Ha ha."

Shen Yan dodged her scratching hand by turning to the side.

After joking around for a while, the two walked out of the room side by side.

However, as soon as the door opened, Liu Shishi saw Zhang Dandan raising her hand to knock.

"Sister Shi Shi?"

Zhang Dandan was stunned. She really didn't know what happened last night. Last night, she volunteered to drink a few glasses of wine for Shen Yan.

As a result, he drank himself into oblivion and doesn't even know how he got back to his room.

Good morning, Dandan.

The panic on Liu Shishi's face flashed by quickly, and she soon calmed down.

What's there to be afraid of!

There's nothing that can't be said.

Besides, everyone in the Little White Building has signed a confidentiality agreement and keeps their mouths shut. Even if they are seen, it's not a big deal.

"Good morning, Sister Shishi. I was just about to wake Brother Yan up."

Good morning, Dandan.

The three then went to a restaurant together.

Their appearance did not cause any "commotion". Liu Shishi is not stupid. She would definitely not do anything intimate like holding hands or linking arms at this time.

At most, social distancing might be a little closer, but that has no impact whatsoever.

"Good morning, Shishi, Shen Yan."

A short while later, Huo Jianhua sat down with his tray. He had quite an eye-opener yesterday.

Liu Shishi had a high alcohol tolerance, but he knew that Shen Yan's alcohol tolerance was beyond what could be described as "high."

terrible.

We drank five or six bottles of red wine.

Massive quantity, massive quantity.

It's reasonable to assume that Shen Yan's alcohol tolerance isn't too bad. However, singers usually don't drink baijiu in large quantities, as the high alcohol content can easily irritate their throats.

"Is Jing Ruyi joining the film crew today?"

Halfway through the meal, Huo Jianhua suddenly started talking about another female lead in the drama.

"The Vigilantes in Masks" is a male-dominated drama, with only two main female characters: Jing Ruyi and Yan San Niang.

Like most TV dramas, the main female characters are still inseparable from the male lead.

Both female characters are in love with Li Gexiao. In the early days, Jing Ruyi was Bao Laiying's dream girl, and the two went to the capital together.

They encountered robbers on the way.

A parting song and laughter descended from the sky.

The green plum was no match for the sudden downpour!

Jing Ruyi fell in love with Li Gexiao. Later, Jing Ruyi died tragically, and Bao Laiying completely turned to the dark side, becoming the ruthless and vicious Ying Wuqiu.

Later, Li Gexiao met Yan San Niang, and through their adventures, feelings gradually developed between them.

"Right?"

Shen Yan pretended not to know and turned to look at Zhang Dandan.

Seeing this, Liu Shishi remained outwardly calm, but secretly she was 'satisfied'.

"Today is on the schedule."

Zhang Dandan nodded.

"We should arrive in Hengdian around noon."

In the afternoon, Shen Yan saw his co-star – the beautiful Tong Liya.

We just got to know each other briefly, nothing more.

Even without being with Xia Jie, Shen Yan wasn't very good at flirting with Tong Liya.

At this moment, Tong Liya was too thin and lacked the plump and graceful charm of her youth.

Shen Yan felt that she and Gao Yuanyuan were the same type of beauty, beautiful and eye-catching when they were young, but far less so after the age of thirty.

That unique, mature woman's charm is even more captivating.

"Okay, let's do another take later."

When Liu Shishi arrived at Group B in the afternoon, Shen Yan had just finished filming a scene.

Seeing that Shen Yan and Tong Liya didn't interact much throughout the whole thing, her eyebrows unconsciously curved into a smile.

well.

Shen Yan was a little surprised to see Liu Shishi appear.

"Why are you here?"

"They're filming Wah Gor's action scenes over there, so I don't have any scenes to film yet."

Liu Shishi then sat down in the chair next to Shen Yan.

"Oh, and there's more good news: your song 'Orange Ocean' has topped the Baidu MP3 New Song Chart."

"Yeah?"

"Yes, aren't you happy?"

"It's alright, once you take a lot, you don't really feel it anymore."

Shen Yan wasn't being pretentious; people's threshold for excitement keeps rising, and they might be very excited the first or second time.

Having won it so many times, what's there to be excited about?

Besides, he was too lazy to expose Sister Xia.

Are you here to deliver good news?

At the same time, Tong Liya was also secretly observing the two of them.

Whether they're together or not, whether there's any ambiguity, is actually quite easy to tell. Just look how close they are when they talk, and the intimacy in their eyes when they meet—it's impossible to hide.

That rumor is most likely true.

but.

She didn't have strong feelings for Shen Yan. Although he was very handsome and pleasing to the eye, he wasn't her type.

He's too handsome; it's hard to handle.

Why pursue what you can't hold onto?

Just enjoy it.

soon.

After filming one more scene, Team B moved to film the scene of Tong Liya burying her father. By this time, Sister Xia had already left.

She felt at ease after taking a walk around.

Zhao Feiyan was no match for her.

"Click."

After filming just one take of the scene at the grave, director Liang Shengquan called for a stop.

"Yanzi, come and take a look."

"Okay, Director Liang."

Shen Yan, dressed in coarse linen clothes, strolled to the monitor.

"Don't you think this scene is a bit too clean?" Liang Shengquan pointed at the screen and said, "The plot is about a plague outbreak, and your hair and makeup don't look like those of a refugee."

Generally speaking, TV dramas rarely strive for perfection like this; most shots are fine as they are, and they don't get bogged down in the details.

It's because TV dramas have too many scenes to film.

However, Liang Shengquan took the scenes related to Bao Laiying and Ying Wuqiu very seriously.

It was Cai Yinong's request.

It must be filmed well.

"How about you touch up your makeup?"

Shen Yan also felt it wasn't quite right; not only his makeup and styling, but Jing Ruyi's face and clothes were also too clean.

"Make me even darker. Bao Laiying is a farmer in the early stages, so he'll definitely be working in the fields a lot. The darker he is, the better."

"Let's give it a try."

Liang Shengquan immediately called over the makeup and props team to readjust the makeup and costumes of the two men, making their clothes a little dirty and torn.

but.

In comparison, Tong Liya's face and clothes were cleaner. Her main focus of the makeover was her hairstyle, which she wanted to be drier and messier.

Makeup?

simple.

For a natural look, opt for a bare-faced makeup style.

Before long, Shen Yan changed into a set of faded, patched coarse linen clothes, and applied some dry, chapped makeup to his lips.

Dirt also accumulated in the gaps between the fingertips, on the collar, and on the cuffs.

Tong Liya, dressed in plain clothes, knelt before the grave, clutching a blood-stained rag tightly in her hand—a letter written in blood by her father.

"Ready?"

OK.

"3, 2, 1, go!"

The camera slowly zooms in.

Shen Yan looked down at Tong Liya, who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a low voice.

"The plague in the village is out of control, Ruyi. If this continues, we will all die."

As he spoke, he paused for a second or two, his gaze shifting slightly to the distance.

Actors pay attention to their voice, stage presence, and physical expression; accent, vocalization, pauses, breathing, body movements, facial expressions, and emotions are all core elements of performance.

In his past life, Shen Yan acted in "Bao Laiying," and most of the time, his lines and expressions were fine.

but.

He was new to the industry then, and his body language was a bit stiff.

In daily life, people rarely remain still when speaking.

Adding appropriate small gestures and body movements during a performance is a plus.

In the hit drama "The Myth" at the beginning of the year, Zhang Shi designed many appropriate physical expressions when Gao Yao and Yi Xiaochuan confronted each other.

For example, taking a half step back appropriately, raising your thumb, looking down, looking up, moving your body slightly, breathing rhythmically, lifting your clothes, etc.

These additions were all perfectly placed.

Until he climbed the steps one by one, resonating with the lines.

"I'm determined to climb to the top step by step, one step at a time. I want to be like Zhao Gao!"

At the end of his sentence, he pointed to the sky with one finger, his emotions overflowing.

In contrast, Hu Ge's portrayal of Yi Xiaochuan, while his eye acting was quite good, lacked physical expression.

He just stood there, motionless.

It looks very wooden.

Adding appropriate body language can make a performance more dynamic; however, if poorly designed, it can also be distracting.

After a brief pause, Shen Yan spoke again.

"I've thought it over. We'll go south, do whatever we can, and go together."

Seeing that Jing Ruyi remained motionless, he paused for two seconds and then added a sentence.

"If you don't mind."

Behind the monitor, Liang Shengquan kept nodding.

Not bad.

The eye acting was spot-on, and the close-up shots held up perfectly.

"I'm going to the capital!" Tong Liya turned her head, her tone firm.

"To the capital?"

Shen Yan froze, his face filled with astonishment.

"Why? What are you going there for?"

Here he deliberately adjusted his speaking speed; the first sentence was relatively calm and filled with astonishment, while the latter became very rapid.

Speech rate and emphasis are the core of the rhythm of the dialogue and also part of the performance. Many people's lines are dry and monotonous because the rhythm is wrong.

Emotions? Pronunciation?

That's another way of expressing it.

Not only his speaking speed, but Shen Yan also subconsciously leaned forward a little.

"Very delicate."

Liang Shengquan smiled. When filming "The Weaver Girl", he was in charge of the storyline of Yuan Hong and Liu Shishi, and did not work much with Shen Yan.

This time, he acknowledged the assessments of Director Li and Cai Yinong.

It is indeed very spiritual.

The dialogue, physical performance, and eye acting were all good. As for facial expressions, they were also acceptable, nothing special, neither outstanding nor terrible.

Standard academic level.

If they can improve their facial expressions, it's hard to say they'll win Best Actor, but in ten or eight years, they should be able to win Best Actor in a TV series.

"This is what my father left me before he died."

Tong Liya gripped the blood-written letter tightly in her hand.

"I want him to leave in peace and clear his name!"

"cocoa……"

Shen Yan hesitated for a moment, then finally gave a bitter smile.

"But we are ordinary people, and ordinary people will not fight against officials."

Did they change the lines?

The same thought popped into Liang Shengquan's and Tong Liya's minds.

The original lines were:

"Uncle Jing is lucky to have survived for another ten years or so by hiding here. Have you forgotten? The imperial court issued a decree that the Jing family are criminals for generations, forever barred from entering the capital."

Although Shen Yan changed the original lines, he conveyed the emotions very well and the logic was sound.

Therefore, Liang Shengquan did not call a halt.

Tong Liya is, after all, a graduate of the Central Academy of Drama, and she got into character and successfully took on the role.

"Brother Lai Ying, although our Jing family has been exiled and can never return to the capital, my father was General Jing Tongwei, who protected our country. He never wronged the court; he was framed by treacherous officials!"

As she spoke, Tong Liya, deeply immersed in the role, burst into tears.

Seeing her intense gaze, Shen Yan instinctively looked away. Then, as if realizing something was wrong, he took a small step forward and spoke in a pleading tone.

"Ruyi, listen to me, let's go south. As the old saying goes, the dead cannot be brought back to life, isn't living more important?"

"If Uncle Jing were still alive, he definitely wouldn't let you go to the capital."

Well done!

Liang Shengquan's eyes lit up.

At this time, Bao Laiying was not Ying Wuqiu; he was a peasant with little knowledge and a timid nature.

Compared to the original line, "Live a good life, that's the best way to do justice to Uncle Jing," this line has a twist.

It better reflects the wisdom of ordinary people.

Farmers are simply confined to one place and have limited experience; they are not stupid.

"Brother Lai Ying, my father never smiled from childhood to adulthood. He died in depression."

At this moment, Tong Liya's performance was getting better and better, and her voice was trembling with excitement.

"His only regret was clearing the Jing family's name. As his daughter, can't I even help him fulfill this one last wish?"

"Then... what do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yan's shoulders slumped instantly, his voice filled with helplessness.

"Not bad, not bad."

Liang Shengquan became more and more satisfied with what he saw.

As we all know, crying scenes are prone to highlighting moments, and the more moving the crying, the stronger the visual impact.

Tong Liya's crying is very stubborn, which is good, while Shen Yan's scenes are very "flat", without much ups and downs.

In this situation, it's easy to be overshadowed.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yan not only caught it, but did so very smoothly, which was obviously thanks to his lines.

It is highly contagious.

That slumped shoulder gesture is also a plus.

"I'm going to the capital to clear my father's name!"

Tong Liya stood up and said, word by word.

"No!" Shen Yan blurted out, "It's too dangerous! You'll die!"

He stepped forward and grabbed Tong Liya's hand.

Actually, Shen Yan had long forgotten his original lines by now. Once he got into character, his current reactions were almost entirely based on Bao's instincts.

As the saying goes, an outsider's perspective is often clearer, and Liang Shengquan keenly observed the changes.

There's an extra "you".

The original line was "It's too dangerous, you'll die," but as it stands, adding "you" would be more appropriate.

Bao Laiying's instinctive concern better reflects his love for Jing Ruyi.

"I'm not afraid, no matter how hard, tiring, or dangerous it is, I'm not afraid!"

Tong Liya shook off Shen Yan's hand.

"I've made up my mind, I'm going to the capital!"

Seeing her resolute expression, Shen Yan's eyes struggled. After hesitating for a few seconds, he knelt down in front of the grave with a thud.

"Uncle Jing, I won't abandon Ruyi."

Boom!Boom!Boom!

He kowtowed three times in a row.

Hey!

The ground was so rough, and the pebbles were sharp. Shen Yan got carried away and didn't pay attention to his strength, so he bumped his forehead.

However, he didn't completely break character. After kowtowing three times, he took a deep breath, stood up, and grabbed Tong Liya's hand again.

"Ruyi, I will take good care of you. Let's go together."

The two looked into each other's eyes, both filled with intense emotions.

With that, the scene is complete.

"good!"

Liang Quansheng laughed heartily and clapped his hands sharply. "This scene was filmed perfectly!"

The next second he realized what was happening and quickly shouted.

"Quickly, where's the medical team? Get Shen Yan's wound treated right away."