I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 111, he shouldn't need a stunt double.

"Give Cao Zhengchun a solo episode! In our ensemble drama, since we have more time to develop the supporting characters, why not? Wan Sanqian and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami each have their own solo episodes, don't they?"

At this point, Wang Jing thought for a moment and decided to add a large portion of a special episode dedicated to Cao Zhengchun to develop his character.

To create the character of Cao Zhengchun.

Deng Yancheng also felt no objection, and Liu Songren also felt no objection.

Huo Jianhua and Guo Jinan were both a little frustrated, but since the executive producer, screenwriter, and director had spoken up, what could they do but put up with it?

Huo Jianhua and Guo Jinan have mixed feelings about Li Yun. To say they dislike Li Yun's portrayal...

Well, actually I don't dislike him; on the contrary, I admire this second villain to some extent.

Aside from not looking too friendly, he seemed pretty good.

The performance was incredibly convincing.

Cao Zhengchun perfectly portrayed the powerful eunuch within the imperial palace.

At this moment, Deng Yancheng continued.

"That script"

Since they were going to add scenes, they needed a script, which they naturally got from Wang Jing, the executive producer and editor-in-chief.

At this moment, Wang Jing remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"no."

"How can you act without a script?"

"Could I possibly understand Cao Zhengchun better than Cao Zhengchun himself?"

Deng Yancheng was taken aback.

At that moment, I found myself speechless.

But there was no word.

Cao Zhengchun's personal episode starts with an analysis of the character's life.

Completely by Li Yun.

No, that was Cao Zhengchun's personal interpretation.

This was the biggest empowerment Wang Jing had ever given to anyone on the set of "The World's Finest." Not to mention the main cast, even Liu Songren didn't have the authority to decide the direction of his character's portrayal and performance.

Li Yun can completely delegate authority from Wang Jing and let Li Yun create Cao Zhengchun's personal storyline himself.

Film a monologue of his.

Is a one-man show okay?

At this moment, Guo Jinan, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but ask director Deng Yancheng, "How can a one-man show with no script and free improvisation be performed effectively?"

How should we act?

"One-man show"

Deng Yancheng stroked his chin: "It's a bit of a waste of someone's time to reply."

Whether it's Duan Tianya, Gui Haiyidao, or Shangguan Haitang, their individual character development is basically based on the supporting characters.

Duan Tianya became heartbroken and unable to face his feelings for Shangguan Haitang after the death of Miss Liusheng, played by Huang Shengyi. In the end, he married Liusheng's younger sister.

Guihai Yidao, in order to avenge his father, even practiced the Avici Hell Blade, and from then on lost his true self, went mad and became a demon. In the end, he discovered that his revenge had inadvertently killed good people.

Shangguan Haitang also has her own character development. She wanted to be as strong as a man, so she always dressed as a man. However, when she finally faced a choice in her love life and wanted to be a woman again, she had already been murdered. She was a tragic woman and the only one of the four secret agents of the Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang factions to die in the end. Of course, her death was largely due to scheduling conflicts.

Needless to say, the Iron-Blooded Marquis, through his interactions with Su Xin and the Undefeated Rascal Gu Santong, brought out the villainy of this character.

Cheng Shifei doesn't need a one-man show to be portrayed; his life experiences themselves make the audience feel very involved.

In a one-man show, none of them have this kind of characterization.

Eunuch Cao, the villain who appears in the very first episode, is always portrayed as a high-ranking, treacherous, ruthless, and highly skilled eunuch.

"Whether it's wasteful or not is another matter, let's have our Eunuch Cao give it a try."

At this moment, Liu Songren was looking intently at the film set, at Cao Zhengchun, one of the greatest rivals of his life.

Compared to the "Ancient Three Passes".

Furthermore, he was Zhu Wushi's rival who accompanied him for most of his life.

Filming begins.

"Today is Eunuch Cao's birthday celebration. These are all the gold, silver and treasures, as well as delicious food that you have presented to us."

"This is the Minister of Revenue."

"This is the Ministry of Transport."

"This is."

The personal eunuchs recited the names of the riches, treasures, and delicacies as if listing dishes, giving the person a sense of imperial privilege.

Cao Zhengchun's next scene.

It's a scene about eating, and the dishes served include delicacies, gold and silver jewelry, and other luxurious offerings from high-ranking officials who want to curry favor with Eunuch Cao.

Cao Zhengchun's power was on full display.

At this moment, the delicious dishes on the table made everyone around drool – these were all real dishes, and some were even steaming hot.

The budget for "The World's Number One" was quite substantial.

Although these hot dishes become cold dishes if they are not cooked in one go, they can still whet one's appetite.

"You're really good to him."

Deng Yancheng also muttered to himself at this moment.

Wang Jing really gave Li Yun quite a few preferential treatments.

If it were the previously unknown "Li Yun," he definitely wouldn't have received this treatment.

But what's in front of me isn't; what's in front of me is 'Cao Zhengchun'.

He was someone everyone almost forgot was "acted" by Li Yun.

"I'm also curious about how he'll create this. He wants a table full of hot dishes, how is he going to do it?" Guo Jinan asked in confusion.

A table full of delicious food.

Highlight his power.

It highlights his extravagant and wasteful lifestyle.

It seems like that's one path, after all, this Eunuch Cao won't be able to enjoy any beautiful women's bodies anymore.

These are probably the only aspects that shape his desires.

"Eating scenes are also a form of acting."

At this moment, Wang Jing stroked his chin, thinking that this "eating scene" was probably meant to portray Cao Zhengchun's gluttonous desires.

A eunuch, besides pursuing power, can only have these external desires.

Gold and silver jewelry, exotic treasures, and gourmet delicacies.

Just when everyone was making that guess.

The man in front of him, 'Cao Zhengchun,' coldly observed the table full of delicious food.

Didn't move.

In the end, he picked up a coarse flour bun.

They started gnawing on it.

Chewing, swallowing

Deep within the palace in the silent, dark night.

This powerful eunuch was actually thinking about eating steamed buns.

Observe their expressions.

It doesn't look like they're eating a steamed bun.

Instead, he seemed completely absorbed in the food, as if it were some kind of delicacy, making the surrounding onlookers' appetites whetted.

Among all these delicacies, Eunuch Cao's choice was astonishing and incomprehensible.

But then his eyes immediately revealed a lot of emotion.

A one-man show that could shock everyone. They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul, and at this moment, his eyes held a thousand emotions.

It's all a show.

"Find all three cameras right in his face." Deng Yancheng made a quick decision without thinking twice, giving Li Yun more screen time and giving Cao Zhengchun a close-up shot.

This allows him to fully express all his emotions.

Late at night, Eunuch Cao had a steamed bun.

"I must share the Emperor's burdens."

Eunuch Cao elegantly wiped his mouth, and all the emotions he had just felt vanished.

Now he has become that eunuch again, the one who controls the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Cao Zhengchun, who wielded immense power in the court, was also a master of martial arts.

"His background must have been extremely poor."

"He paid a price that ordinary people cannot pay to climb to this position. Perhaps all he wanted in the first place was a steamed bun."

"After all, if someone is truly wealthy and powerful, why would they allow their male offspring to become eunuchs?"

"It is possible for a noble person to emerge from a poor family, but most people are not even from a poor family. If they want to stand out, they can either rely on a powerful and wealthy person like Zhu Wushi, or give up a part of their body and stop being a man, or be like Cheng Shifei and be given a different destiny than ordinary people. Even Cheng Shifei has an extraordinary destiny. He is the son of Gu Santong. Even Zhu Wushi does not care that he is the son of his lover and his enemy. He wants him to be his prince."

Eyes can reveal a lot of information.

If someone's acting skills are good enough.

is allowed.

The scene where Cao Zhengchun was eating a steamed bun just now basically conveyed this information.

It was only then that everyone present realized a problem.

Li Yun truly succeeded, using a one-man show to create a character and conveying the character's inner world through his eyes.

Regardless of how the audience will react when it airs, at least the crew members, including Wang Jing and Deng Yancheng, can see the emotions conveyed in this monologue.

This is an added scene.

It certainly brought Cao Zhengchun to life.

At this time, the crew of "The Best in the World" was still filming.

As the story progresses to the middle, Cao Zhengchun begins to directly clash with Zhu Wushi's subordinates.

They're starting to film the action scenes for the recap episode.

This is the approach taken by the top-notch production team in the world: to concentrate a large number of action-packed fight scenes into a short period of time, which also allows the actors to get into character more effectively.

"Are you all ready?" Xu Xiaodong looked at the actors in front of him, including the lead actors and stunt doubles. It is said that everyone has their own expertise. Even though Li Yapeng and his friends had specially trained for action scenes, most of their movements still needed to be done by stunt doubles, let alone now that he had sprained his ankle.

Li Yapeng was truly on the verge of tears. The action scenes he prepared for this film were all for the sake of delivering beautiful martial arts performances and getting more front-facing shots.

Now, not only have some of my dramatic scenes been cut because of my sprained ankle, but even my action scenes have been cut and are being done by a stunt double.

I almost cried.

Of course, most people, including Liu Songren, don't worry about it. They know that everyone has their own expertise, and they can do some of the close-up action scenes themselves.

It must be admitted that Huo Jianhua, nicknamed "Guihai Yidao," was one of the standout performers this time. Like Li Yapeng, he had specifically practiced posing, and he was able to complete many close-up shots independently, which was a plus.

Of course, some very complicated actions still need to be performed by a stunt double.

"Next, we'll film the action scenes between Gui Haiyi and Cao Zhengchun. Let the stunt doubles take their places," Deng Yancheng instructed.

The stand-in has arrived.

But there is only Guihai Yidao's stand-in.

"Where is Cao Zhengchun's body double?"

At this moment, Xu Xiaodong said with a complicated expression.

He probably doesn't need it.

(End of this chapter)