Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 773 Brother, Sister is Angry
On the set, after Chu Xuan and Lu Chuan had arranged their ideas for camera movements, they worked with Huang Lei and the actors to figure out how to present such a scene.

This was the first time for the four actors to use computers as props in a scene.

This was the first time for Lu Chuan and Huang Lei to direct such a performance.

There seemed to be no similar play on the market, and there were no elements to draw on. After discussing for a long time, we still couldn't come up with a clear idea.

Finally, Chu Xuan made the decision, "Watch the effect while shooting, and then make adjustments."

Faced with unprecedented shooting elements, one can only cross the river by feeling the stones. Since no one can figure it out, one will just use the stupid method of shooting and refining over and over again until the best effect is achieved.

Lu Chuan and Huang Lei stayed on the set, while Chu Xuan returned and sat down in front of the monitor.

There is an additional screen next to the monitor, which displays the Weiyu website page and is connected to the Xinlang private server, so that the actors' real-time speech details can be seen during the filming.

Chu Xuan picked up the intercom: "Song Qian, listen."

The four compartments on the set resemble apartment scenes. In one of the scenes, Song Qian sits upright in front of a computer, listening to the director's instructions.

"From the perspective of the audience watching on TV, this drama is like Starlight Media maliciously marketing Anxin, starting with a high praise, and presenting a scene where the camera moves up from the office building to the sky, until the map of China is shown at a high altitude."

"On the map of China, various news and opinions from 34 provinces across the country are quickly displayed in the form of special effects and boxes. The main effect of this post-production picture is the power of capital marketing and the speed of Internet communication."

"News and speeches will be dubbed in the later stage in order to give the audience a clear understanding. In order to make you feel it more, I will give you a few examples on the spot."

Song Qian was extremely alert and focused.

Chu Xuan sorted out his thoughts, coughed and cleared his throat, and spoke into the intercom in a broadcasting tone: "Bolang News: Recently, the Starlight Microfilm National Competition is in full swing. Among them, An Xin, who is known as a famous ancient costume actress, has attracted national attention with her work "Lanting Preface". Her dancing figure with red sleeves is as poetic as a painting. She is favored by professional judges as a hot candidate for the championship and is hailed as the 'Fairy Sister'."

He continued, "Morning Entertainment Media: In the Starlight Microfilm National Competition, An Xin won all the way with "Lanting Xu". Her graceful demeanor as graceful as a startled swan and a graceful as a swimming dragon amazed everyone. The scene of her dancing with long sleeves and holding blue and white porcelain in her hands was even more dreamlike, and she lived up to the name of "Fairy Sister"!"

He put back his broadcasting voice and used his normal voice to bring the fan portrait to life.

"Wow, Anxin is so beautiful!"

"She is really a fairy sister! I would like to call her the most beautiful woman in ancient costume!"

"I don't know how many fairies there are in heaven, but this woman is the only one in the world."

Liu Yifei covered her mouth and lowered her head, looking somewhat ashamed. Her heart felt sweet and shy.

Tang Jili, Qi Mu and Zhou Jielun were all smiling. If Chu Xuan was directing the play, he was indeed very professional, but the directionality of the play was also very clever, pointing directly at the heroine Liu Yifei. The drama it conveyed was very strong, as if Chu Xuan took the opportunity to praise Liu Yifei, which was equivalent to flirting while working.

Dozens of crew members were stunned, and they all looked at the serious Chu Xuan, and then they all tried to hold back their laughter: Director, that's enough! I know that you and Producer Liu have a good relationship and like to show off your affection, but please don't be so corny!
I don't know how many fairies there are in heaven, but this woman is the only one in the world... Look, is this something a normal person would say? Fang Wenshan thought of an adjective he had just used and joked, "The Lady of the Nine Heavens came down to earth, and I don't envy the mandarin ducks or the fairies."

Tang Jili laughed out loud and clapped his hands in joy: "This poem is a great couplet!"

Zhou Jielun continued, "I don't know how many fairies there are in heaven, but this woman is the only one in the world. The Lady of the Nine Heavens came down to earth, not to envy the mandarin ducks or the fairies. Name her, producer Liu."

Liu Yifei chuckled and buried her head in her thighs, laughing uncontrollably.

"That's enough." Chu Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was directing the play well, but these monsters came to mess things up. He was also drunk.

While feeling the joyful atmosphere, Gulina admired Chu Xuan's ability to express himself. The scene where Chu Xuan switched his voice back and forth to interpret different news and comments really amazed her. This is amazing!
Song Qian on the set also had such a feeling. She was unaware of the joy of the director team. Chu Xuan's temporary directing, using different voices and dialogue skills to create emotions, made her feel as if she were actually there and could imagine the scene very strongly, as if it was being broadcast on TV.

"The dialogue skills are amazing." Zhang Ruoyun whispered to Li Xin outside the set.

"I've experienced it in "Legend of Red Flame." Li Xin nodded.

"My senior also taught us in the first season of "I Am an Actor." Zhu Yillong was very proud, as if it was a proud thing to receive guidance from Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan returned his gaze to the monitor and took the intercom and said, "When some dubbed news and some dubbed comments were played, the camera turned sharply downward, from high altitude... just say a city, from high altitude to the territory of China to an apartment somewhere in Shenghai, and finally located you sitting in front of the computer in the apartment."

Chu Xuan paused to give Song Qian time to think, then said, "Song Qian, what I just said was the post-production scene, which is also the prelude to your scene. When the camera switches to you, it is also the time when your character appears. You are watching the news and suddenly see the marketing news of "Sister Fairy". I will count down to 3, give me a reaction."

Song Qian took a deep breath and made an "OK" gesture to the camera.

"3th

"2."

"1."

"start."

Song Qian stared at the computer screen, eyes wide open: "What's going on?"

"Ka!" Chu Xuan said while holding the intercom, "Why don't you just say 'what's going on' and emphasize the main point? If you only emphasize your confused face, then the audience will also be confused with you. The moment you appear on screen as a character, the scene will be ineffective. Think again."

Song Qian frowned. She just thought that when a person suddenly saw surprising news, it was normal to make a surprised expression and then say "what's going on". Wasn't that wrong? Why was it an invalid picture?

"There is no sense of character." Huang Lei folded his arms and reminded outside the scene.

Character sense? ... Song Qian understood this word, but she was confused.

"Let's start." Chu Xuan said.

Song Qian looked at the computer screen and said, "Huh? This..."

"Cut!" Her performance had just begun when Chu Xuan called a halt.

Song Qian was a little panicked. She was shouted "click" twice in less than a minute, which made her lose her composure for a moment.

As she heard footsteps behind her, she turned around and saw that it was Chu Xuan walking towards her.

"What is your identity?"

“Reassure the fans.”

“So how do you let the audience know that you are a safe fan?”

"Won't the audience know when the comments are posted?"

"I don't want you to wait, I want you to tell me your identity right away, and give me a sense of this character in the first shot."

Chu Xuan was very serious, which made Song Qian purse her lips nervously.

“Whether you are the protagonist or a supporting role, how to quickly reach a level of empathy with the audience, or a sense of immersion, so that the audience will be interested in you right away, is the first topic for actors to study when they are playing a role.”

"Often this topic is provided by the script, but there is no specific description in the script for this drama. You need to think about the performance and lines by yourself. You need to think carefully about how to give this character a sense of the moment."

As Chu Xuan spoke, he gestured to Song Qian to give up her seat.

Song Qian stood up and stood aside, and Chu Xuan sat in front of the computer.

"Come on, you be the director and count down to 3 for me." Chu Xuan said.

Will the director demonstrate it himself? ... People inside and outside the set watched with great interest.

Song Qian held a learning attitude and counted down to three numbers. She saw Chu Xuan's face change. He looked at the computer screen excitedly and happily: "Fairy Sister?! Idol, you deserve it!"

The next moment, Chu Xuan recovered as usual, stood up and said to Song Qian: "Performance is subjective, there is no absolute right or wrong, but the demonstration I just showed will let the audience know at the first time that this person is a fan of An Xin. Liu Yifei's fans are all over the country. If her fans see this shot, wouldn't they feel involved at the first time?"

The people present nodded. This is the difference between experienced performers and inexperienced performers, which lies in whether they can grasp the focus of the shot and the key points of character expression at the first time.

"Just act according to what the director shows you." Huang Lei said.

“In addition to figuring out the character, actors also need to be smart and consider the relationship between the character and the audience. If you can maintain the sense of character in this relationship from beginning to end, then you won’t waste any shot that shows you.” Chu Xuan said.

Song Qian seemed to be lost in thought. This was the first time she had received guidance from the director. She felt as if she had benefited a lot.

Chu Xuan returned to the monitor and did it again.

Song Qian followed suit and said excitedly, "Sister Fairy?! Idol, you deserve it!"

Although it was a one-to-one imitation and he didn't have any ideas of his own, Chu Xuan still gave it a "pass" as long as the effect was achieved.

The character’s appearance in the scene is very important, and it must have a directional expressive effect.

Like Song Qian’s two performances just now, the effects conveyed have no direction, which will confuse the audience.

If you act according to Chu Xuan's demonstration, the fans' inclination will be very obvious, and the character will be there, which will allow the audience to empathize and find points of interest.

Only shots with emotional connection are effective shots, otherwise they are meaningless and ineffective shots, and the actors will miss the opportunity to show themselves in a shot.

It was Li Xin's turn to give the fans' reaction. Thanks to Chu Xuan's guidance to Song Qian, Li Xin and the others took it to heart. This girl is very smart and she was able to draw inferences from one example and give a very good feedback.

In the camera, Li Xin smiled brightly, patted the table and said, "Sister Fairy? It's wonderful, and she is a perfect match for An Xin!"

When it was Zhu Yillong's turn to give the fans' reaction, he imitated the others and started with the four words "Sister Fairy", but was immediately stopped by Chu Xuan.

Why stop?
Song Qian and Li Xinyi were fine at the beginning as Fairy Sister, so why can't I?
Zhu Yillong was a little confused.

Chu Xuan explained: "A grown man jumped up and shouted 'Fairy Sister' for joy. Do you think this image is appropriate? You have a masculine face, but you act and talk like a woman. Your performance gives me mixed feelings."

Some people in the crew couldn't help but laugh along with Liu Yifei.

Lu Chuan, Huang Lei, Song Qian and Li Xin in the set were all looking at Zhu Yillong happily.

Only Zhang Ruoyun thought in his heart that it was a close call. Fortunately, Zhu Yilong performed first, otherwise he would be the one to be scolded. Because he was also planning to start his dialogue with "Fairy Sister", he might be scolded by the director like Zhu Yilong, so he had to think of a different way to appear on stage.

"There are people like sissy in our lives, but in my dramas and in my philosophy, I am not against this kind of people, but I will not promote this kind of element. If you are a man, be a man, don't play it like this."

"Song Qian and Li Xin showed their characters first, and you and Zhang Ruoyun don't need to deliberately express the fan characters. With the camera, the audience will know that you are also An Xin fans, so express your characters in a normal man's way, without saying any lines."

Chu Xuan expressed his views, and Zhu Yillong and Zhang Ruoyun also had clear ideas.

They also agreed with Chu Xuan's point of view. Who would want to show the normal side of a man when they can show the normal side of a man? However, Song Qian and Li Xin's performances came before them. This unscripted impromptu performance made it difficult for them to find their thoughts. It really led them astray.

In the camera, Zhu Yillong was drinking tea when he suddenly saw the news about An Xin's reputation as "Sister Fairy". He swallowed his Adam's apple, showing that he was choking on the water, conveying the effect of being surprised by the news.

"Pass!"

Under the camera, Zhang Ruoyun was eating sponsored cookies when he suddenly saw the news about An Xin being praised. He raised his eyebrows in joy, swallowed the cookies and said with a smile: "I have been a fan of you for so many years, An Xin, you are finally famous."

"Pass!"

It took more than an hour to choreograph and direct such a short scene, which was already a lot over the shooting schedule, but the necessary shots were finally completed.

All four fan characters appeared smoothly, and the next scene was the presentation of more feedback on the malicious marketing of idol news.

This part of the play was discussed and performed by the four actors on their own, and it was also up to them to decide what kind of comments to type out on the keyboard.

With the sense of character given by Chu Xuan under his guidance, they were also very interested in this free-play play.

On the director team's side, Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and the teachers were also very interested in watching the results of their discussion.

On the screen——

Song Qian: [I said An Xin would become famous sooner or later, and now she is famous! ]

Li Xin: [Sister Fairy, this title really suits her.]

Zhu Yilong: [Her non-competitiveness, her low-key humility, her elegance and calmness are simply a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry. Hard work pays off, and she deserves to be famous.]

Zhang Ruoyun: [The only star I chase after, no one else, I hope she will be better in the future. ]

【…】

"Why do I feel so embarrassed?" Liu Yifei looked embarrassed.

"That's because you are narcissistic and put yourself in that situation." Chu Xuan teased.

Liu Yifei patted Chu Xuan and snorted in dissatisfaction.

Zhu Yilong: [Why do I feel like something is wrong? For the whole day, it has been all news about her. She has never been very popular before, but something seemed a little wrong with what happened yesterday.]

Zhang Ruoyun: [Now that you put it that way it really is…]

Song Qian: [Why think so much...]

Li Xin: [Oh my god! This is not good, this is malicious marketing! ]

【…】

On the second day of filming, the malicious marketing effect of first praising people and then putting them down began to show.

Zhang Ruoyun: [She is so confident in her ability to cheat? She must be crazy! She can cheat even if anyone else cheats! ]

Zhu Yilong: [She never uses a body double when filming. No matter how difficult the action is, she does it herself. How can she use a body double when filming a micro-film? It's nonsense! ]

Song Qian: [Are you crazy? The media can't find any points to criticize her? Those netizens are also crazy. They just follow the trend and insult people without knowing the situation. They should at least understand An Xin herself. The truth of the matter is definitely not like this! ]

Li Xin: [But, in the Internet age, everyone is out to vent, who cares about the truth? ]

【…】

"Crack!"

"Okay, that's it."

After much adjustment until 10 o'clock in the evening, Chu Xuan was exhausted from talking about the play. He was basically satisfied with the scenes in the virtual network, so he stopped "torturing" the actors.

Song Qian, Li Xin, Zhu Yillong and Zhang Ruoyun breathed a sigh of relief. The speeches they had made had been revised over and over again, and their initial interest had been slowly worn away during the filming process. Now, it was finally done.

“Are we still going to shoot?” Lu Chuan saw Chu Xuan coming. He looked at the time. Although it was already 10 o’clock in the evening, which was beyond the shooting schedule for today, the shot arrangement of him and Chu Xuan was not completed yet, and the subsequent character arcs of these four fan characters were not reflected.

He suggested: "While the people and the scene are still there, let's shoot it all in one night and get it done in one go."

Chu Xuan nodded: "I think so too."

The production crew does not care about the difficulty of the scenes; they only plan the shooting from the perspective of the length of the shots, regardless of any unexpected events that may occur during the actual operations on site.

Chu Xuan, Lu Chuan and others also thought that tonight's scene was simple, just showing the fans' feedback, how difficult could it be? But when it came to the actual operation, it was unexpectedly difficult.

The actors and all the teachers had never filmed a similar scene before, and everyone was feeling their way forward, which resulted in the shooting time exceeding the limit and the planned scenes not being completed.

In this case, you can either make up for it by working overtime or by finding time saved from other scenes on another day.

Chu Xuan chose to work overtime. Just as Lu Chuan said, the people and the scene were still there, so it would be more convenient to work an overnight shift to make up for it.

Filming at night is called night work, and the big night is the early morning period. When Liu Yifei heard that Chu Xuan was going to film all night, she would miss out on rest time tomorrow in order to catch up with tomorrow's filming schedule. She couldn't help but frown and said, "Can't we get up early tomorrow to film?"

"It's too troublesome. Just finish the shooting tonight." Chu Xuan thought it was too troublesome.

Liu Yifei remained silent. She sat on the chair and looked up at Chu Xuan who was drinking water and said, "Your eyes are full of bloodshot."

Chu Xuan put down the bottle of mineral water, stretched his body, and pretended that he was not tired: "I can hold on."

Liu Yifei opened her mouth and said no more. She really wanted to say: You promised me that you would finish work on time, adjust your schedule and have a good rest, but you didn't keep your promise!
But she didn't say it. There were many people in the crew, and she had to save face for Chu Xuan. On one side was career and on the other was family. If people thought that Chu Xuan was controlled by her as his wife and gave up the career of the entire crew to keep a small promise, it would only add to the joke.

Liu Yifei was speechless for a moment. She crossed her legs, rested her hands on her knees and supported her chin with her palms. She quietly looked at Chu Xuan, who was actually very tired but turned around to go back to the set to work.

Even if there was a reason for it, Chu Xuan's slip of the tongue made her feel very uncomfortable.

What I said yesterday was in vain, and all my concern for him was in vain.

He nodded repeatedly like a good family husband when he said this, but in the end he completely ignored his promise.

Is this the man he is after getting married?
After getting the marriage certificate, Chu Xuan seemed to have unloaded the heaviest burden, as if their relationship had the greatest guarantee. Chu Xuan, who had suppressed his career ambition all these years before getting the marriage certificate just to wait for her to fulfill their dreams, suddenly changed his state.

But she really doesn't want Chu Xuan to become a workaholic. A man who only cares about his career is destined to ignore his family. This is a very realistic thing. If you want a long-lasting relationship, you have to make some trade-offs.

But in this public place, with so many people around, many things are difficult to say.

Liu Yifei was a little confused at this time. She picked up her phone and pretended to text someone. Then she picked up her bag and stood up and said to the teachers, "Teachers, my mother has something to talk to me about. I'm going back to the hotel first. You can tell Chu Xuan later."

"Okay." Tang Jili and others nodded, not noticing Liu Yifei's bad mood.

"Nana, let's go." Liu Yifei waved to Gulina.

"Okay." Gulina stood up and followed Liu Yifei obediently.

Perhaps it was a common trait among girls, she could sense her sister's unhappiness. She then looked at Chu Xuan who was concentrating on directing on the set, completely ignoring the situation on her sister's side.

She followed her sister and quietly sent a text message to Chu Xuan: Brother, my sister is angry, remember to come back and comfort her when you finish work.

(End of this chapter)