Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: This Top Star Has Real Achievements

After all, the male lead in the original drama was a kind-hearted person who silently made sacrifices, a typical gentle and devoted "white moonlight" character.

What the audience remembers is how good he was to the female lead. All the highlights are, frankly speaking, just to make the female lead seem even more pure and innocent.

But why should someone who works silently be relegated to the background? You know, even a tool can shine.

Dou Xuechang's male lead revolves around the female lead, shining by illuminating her;

But he refused to do that. He wanted to shine like the sun first, and then illuminate others as well. As for the female lead who relied on crying scenes to pave her way to stardom.

He can do it too—a killer gaze, subtle facial expressions, and the suppressed tears welling up in his eyes. These are the things he's been learning lately.

Most importantly, he's way more handsome than the male lead, Dou Xuechang, and he's basically on par with the readers in front of the screen.

Although we're not in an era where reputation is everything, in this pure love drama, the male lead is strikingly handsome, radiates charisma, and is deeply affectionate...

He refused to believe that all eyes would still be stolen by the female lead, just like in the original story.

At the very least, the distribution of dividends should not be as uneven as it used to be.

As for Little Yellow Duck, the more she looks down on me now, the more justifiable it will seem for me to actually take action in the future.

After all, no one is a pushover, right?

The April wind carried the dampness of the mountains as Li Xiang stood inside the exploration team's tent—

This was his first scene with the crew, and also his first scene with the little yellow duck.

"Action!"

As soon as the assistant director finished speaking, the entire crew fell silent.

He naturally stepped out of the tent, picked up the child, and walked step by step toward the direction where Jingqiu was standing.

The sunlight fell on him, giving him a gentle, dazzling glow, and even his gaze towards the child was full of doting affection.

"..."

The little yellow duck stood on a high place, and only after Li Xiang finished speaking his first line did she seem to suddenly come back to her senses, her face blank.

"Card!"

Director Zhang, who was not far away, immediately called for a stop, his gaze fixed on the little yellow duck high up.

Knowing she had made a mistake, she immediately adopted a humble and shy demeanor, bowing and apologizing: "Director, I'm sorry, I didn't catch it properly."

Director Zhang didn't say much, only waved his hand to indicate that they should reshoot.

Li Xiang silently walked back to the tent and started over.

Four times in a row, the little yellow duck's state was still not right - either its facial expression was stiff, or its body was unconsciously twisting and turning, and it could never find the right feeling.

Li Xiang, however, never said a word and followed the same procedure every time, with his expression and steps exactly the same.

In the end, Director Zhang had no choice but to break up the original long take, keeping the scene of Li Xiang carrying the child and walking towards them, and then cutting directly to the scene where the two are face to face.

By the time the scene was finally filmed, several hours had already been spent.

Director Zhang didn't say much, but temporarily adjusted the shooting schedule, then called Little Yellow Duck over and had her watch the monitor with him.

Li Xiang maintained his composure throughout the match and wasn't specifically called over.

But this silent difference made the little yellow duck's cheeks burn bright red—

After all, the director's meaning couldn't be clearer: he wanted her to observe how others acted.

At this moment, Teacher Xi, who hadn't yet had her turn to act, walked over, patted Li Xiang's arm, and smiled:

"Good job, Xiao Li. You were really steady just now. Looks like you've taken in everything I taught you."

Li Xiang immediately put on a shy expression and scratched his head: "Aunt Juan, you flatter me. Actually, I was so nervous that my palms were sweating just now."

Of course, this is the truth. Despite his head full of theoretical knowledge, it was his first time in real-world practice in front of the camera.

However, to be honest, actors have to be thick-skinned. No matter how many eyes are watching, they still have to act the way they're supposed to.

Moreover, he had put in a lot of effort to prepare for this role from the very beginning, so he naturally wouldn't make as many mistakes as a newbie.

From that very first day, the trend of polarization was already evident.

Little Yellow Duck was, after all, a complete novice, and also proud and arrogant, so naturally the pressure on him began to rise rapidly with Li Xiang's good performance.

Even though Director Zhang knew what was going on and didn't scold or make demands, she couldn't help but push herself too hard, so she could only become more and more tense as she acted.

Li Xiang was too lazy to worry about any of these things.

What he needs to do is maintain this dazzling momentum, keep his form, and build up his strength for the next few highlight performances.

"stop!"

As soon as the take was finished, assistant director Zang Xichuan couldn't help but praise, "Great! Li Xiang is in the right state!"

Her eyes were expressive; she captured that feeling of liking someone but not daring to be too obvious quite well. Keep it up.

The cameraman turned around and gave him a thumbs up: "Good job, junior brother! You didn't let Beijing Film Academy down!"

Li Xiang also bowed slightly, a sunny and harmless smile on his face: "I also have to thank all the teachers for their guidance. I will continue to work hard."

This seemingly hypocritical display of humility caused the little yellow duck standing next to her to freeze momentarily.

Article 2. This time it's a one-woman show for the little yellow duck; she needs to act out "shyness and joy."

But as soon as she faces the camera, her mind goes blank.

His eyes were unfocused, his lips were pressed tightly together, and he couldn't even manage a smile; instead, he exuded a stiff and awkward aura.

"Cut! Cut!"

The assistant director frowned, his voice no longer as pleasant as before, and said in a cold tone, "Little Yellow Duck, something's not right with you."

I'm not telling you to stand there like a block of wood, I'm telling you to act like you're shy when you see a guy you like! And what's inside you? Why are you acting like a block of wood?

The little yellow duck blushed and whispered in defense, "I... I'm still a little nervous."

"Even when you're nervous, you can't act like a wooden doll!"

Several veteran actors playing villagers nearby exchanged glances as they watched.

Among them was a veteran actor surnamed Chen who had acted in "To Live". He had previously muttered to someone that the young actors nowadays lacked foundation.

But when he watched Li Xiang's performance just now, his eyes lit up.

"This kid's good, steady. Steady eyes, steady rhythm. Is he really a freshman? The teaching quality at Beijing Film Academy has been quite good these past few years!"

Another veteran actor nodded in agreement: "Indeed, although there are still some flaws, they can be improved with a few more takes. At least they listen and know how to correct them..."

These words were overheard by the mother of the little yellow duck, who was standing nearby. After all, it was a clear case of praising one while belittling the other.

Little Yellow Duck's mother also has a strong personality. Upon hearing this, she will inevitably give her daughter a lecture and pressure after the performance.

Although he didn't openly swear at anyone in front of everyone, his eyes, tone of voice, occasional tense expression, and somewhat fierce movements...

The weight pressed down on the little yellow duck, adding another layer of pressure to her already tense nerves.

The way she looked at Li Xiang had long since changed from initial disdain and resentment to blatant jealousy and annoyance.

Li Xiang, on the other hand, pretended not to see it and focused on polishing his own role.

Filming continued from afternoon until evening, with one scene going through seven takes. He became more and more steady with each take, and his performance became increasingly outstanding.

It was precisely because of his outstanding performance that some of Director Zhang's ideas were rekindled.