I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 237: 235. Portrait painting

Chapter 237 235. Portraits

"Let's do this in the morning..."

These are Xu Xin's first words after entering the room.

Then the second sentence is to Yang Mi:

"You go and help Uncle Yang, I keep making Uncle Yang busy, I can't stop eating this meal."

Yang Mi understood as soon as she heard it, that he wanted to distract herself to chat alone.

Then the question is, why do you have to push yourself?

This idea was accompanied by the rolling of the eyes, and she understood it in less than a second.

Probably to protect Liu Zhishi's self-esteem.

Both are actors, no matter how good the relationship is, to be singled out in the script of the same director must feel a little uncomfortable.

This is not because others are small-minded, but because of face.

So he smiled and nodded:

"Then you talk."

Standing up while speaking, she winked at Wu Qiqi and Sun Ting who were sitting on the sofa.

Zhang Jiao didn't know where she went.

The two of them understood, got up and followed them out.

And Liu Zhishi looked at Xu Xin nervously...

Even, she didn't know where her nervousness came from.

Why is it suddenly like the teacher is going to teach the students?

For no reason, a flash of... absurdity and a somewhat disgusting feeling flashed in her heart.

Even if you are a friend...Even if you are the director, you can't...so suddenly, right?

Is it a bit too disrespectful?

No matter how bad my acting skills are or...whatever, but do you really respect me like this?

There were some changes in her eyes, but immediately she heard a sentence:

"Do me a favor."

"...?"

Liu Zhishi was subconsciously taken aback.

Not in class?

Not education?

Help?

She raised her head subconsciously, and saw that Xu Xin was already holding the script on the sofa, and was looking at her in a discussing tone.

"What's busy?"

She was a little puzzled.

Seeing Xu Xin smiled a little awkwardly:

"Just help me design Li Ningyu's look."

"...?"

Liu Zhishi was a little confused.

See Xu Xin pointing to her side:

"I'm sitting here."

After asking politely, Xu Xin sat next to her without waiting for her answer.

Subconsciously, Liu Zhishi felt a little hot on his face.

There is no reason.

Inexplicable.

But I heard Xu Xin say:

"In fact, I have always been very inaccurate in grasping the character of Li Ningyu. I only know that she should be an image of a sister, but I don't have a particularly clear concept in my heart. So you can actually resonate with the character of Li Ningyu , I just want to hear your opinion on how to design the artistic image of this character... You just said that she smokes?"

Liu Zhishi nodded subconsciously:

"Yes, I think I should smoke."

"...can you explain your understanding?"

"Okay...it's actually quite simple, this show has a prototype, right?"

"Well, the novel "The Wind" was written by the Mai family."

"Does Li Ningyu inside smoke?"

"No smoking, even the part about the information inside, everyone's delivery is very primitive by taking out the shredded tobacco of the cigarette and stuffing it with a note. At least in the early stage. And...Although the script here is through Moss But the core characters Gu Xiaomeng and Wu Zhiguo need this method, but Li Ningyu doesn’t need it, why do you think Li Ningyu smokes?”

"Because of the feeling."

Liu Zhishi adjusted her glasses and said:

"At that time...wasn't smoking very popular? It was the same for both men and women. It was the kind...a rich lady in a cheongsam with a cigarette in her mouth...that was the impression I had of many women in the Republic of China."

"...like Eileen Chang?"

"You also watch Zhang Ailing?"

Hearing Xu Xin's words, Liu Zhishi was a little surprised.

At this time, the sound of a flush toilet sounded in the guest bathroom next to the living room.

Then, Zhang Jiao pushed the door and came out.

After seeing the two people in the living room, she froze for a moment.

Instinctively looking for Miss Mimi and the others.

But I found that no one was there...

She pondered for a while...sit down obediently to the side.

Maybe she stayed in the south for a long time, and suddenly came back to the north, she was a little uncomfortable.

My stomach is not very comfortable.

Anyone who has experienced this feeling knows that it is really better to be still than to move at this time.

So I sat down obediently.

Xu Xin didn't bother, just smiled and said:

"You have to read more books to know how big the world is... So, you built this character based on Eileen Chang?"

Liu Zhishi nodded:

"That's almost what it means. And... her boyfriend, the drama actor Liu Linzong is also missing. The scene in the bar shows that she is very melancholy, drinking alone. So... cigarettes and drinking can be expressed from the side The inner image of a character, right?"

"Um…"

Xu Xin suddenly felt a little "surprised". He looked very emotional, and seemed to be very surprised. He said:

"People say that experienced actors are geniuses, and I finally saw it today. Smoking...depressed...drinking...well, it makes sense. Really amazing..."

Say something.

Liu Zhishi's face immediately became hot.

It feels like being praised by the teacher.

The indescribable feeling immediately made her forget the thought that the other party disrespected people before, and a kind of desire was born in her heart: "Keep asking, don't stop".

Xu Xin began to draw a pencil on the back of the script...

But because there was no hard thing to support, he looked up and looked around, and said to Zhang Jiao:

"Find me a cardboard."

"OK."

Zhang Jiao nodded immediately, and quickly brought over a folder.

Xu Xin placed under the script, while outlining the outline of a person's head with a few strokes, and then asked suddenly:

"Was she standing or sitting?"

“…sitting.”

After answering, Xu Xin didn't need to continue asking, she just added:

"It's a very elegant sitting posture. But there is a bit of indifference in the elegance...that is, we are chatting, and there is a person sitting with his left ear listening to the right ear. This feeling!"

"Well…"

Xu Xin thought for a while, and probably understood what she meant. The pencil "scratched" to draw a vague figure of a woman sitting on an ordinary four-legged stool.

is a line draft.

is not fine.

But he is repairing a little bit.

Just like drawing a sketch.

After drawing a rough outline, he said:

"smokes?"

"Yes, smoking. I am smoking while others are chatting."

"good."

There was about seven or eight minutes of quiet time again, when Liu Zhishi saw a line drawing in a skirt, sitting on a chair, with a cigarette in his hand.

No head yet.

But in all honesty, it tastes right.

Watching, she kept nodding her head:

"Probably this is the feeling. Cheongsam, smoking, and the rest is a look of indifference... No, it should be indifference."

She said, Xu Xin responded, and then began to draw little by little.

His drawing is pure talent.

I haven’t received any systematic training, but I have a natural instinctive reaction to how those lines are transformed into portraits and shapes.

According to the old man, this is inherited from the mother.

And when this kind of inheritance and talent conversion is on this page today, it is a simple sketch completed in more than 20 minutes.

The sketch looks really rough.

But...whether it is Zhang Jiao or Liu Zhishi, they can tell that this woman with a cigarette in her arms, legs together, and wearing a "skirt" is Liu Zhishi.

No way, it's too obvious.

It only takes a glance to tell.

Even if it is not a portrait, but a sketch of the overall outline, the head and facial features are Liu Zhishi herself.

Moreover, the most terrifying thing is that from the beginning to the end, Xu Xin only looked up at her.

Or the side.

So, Liu Zhishi, who was sitting on the chair, also had a side profile.

Holding up a cigarette, he looked calm.

I don't really see "indifference".

No way, the time is too short, this painting will definitely be fine if I meditate for a while, but I can’t make it so vivid right now.

But it's so...

When Xu Xin handed her the painting and asked, "Is that what it means?", Liu Zhishi still had a strange feeling in her heart.

It can’t be called blending, but holding the painting now, the cognitive image in her mind is indeed clearer.

So, she nodded:

"Yes, it probably looks like this, but the cheongsam...is dark in color. Be more dignified."

"Well, I'll color it."

He took it again and began to draw on the "skirt" with a pencil.

At this moment, he suddenly spoke and said:

"sharp."

"…What?"

"I say you are amazing."

Xu Xin said without raising his head.

"Well…"

Liu Zhishi was a little confused.

Then I heard him continue:

"So, the advantage of the experiential school is actually here. You can quickly dig into the character's heart, and it feels like making a personal leather mask, the kind in martial arts novels. Once you stick it on your face, you will become a completely different character. People. Unlike Methodists, who need to observe, think, and prepare for a long time before they can grasp all the details of the characters. You are very powerful, really~”

Liu Zhishi's face became hot again.

It's a little embarrassing to boast.

But at this moment, Xu Xin suddenly sketched the draft and said:

"However...experiential actors are also quite hard."

"...?"

"Although directors like to use this kind of actors who can completely immerse themselves in their characters, regardless of each other. But people in this genre also have many disadvantages, you should know?"

"Than...say?"

At this moment, Liu Zhishi lost her previous thoughts, but subconsciously followed the rhythm of the handsome guy in front of her, and asked a question.

"It's difficult to play."

Xu Xin said the cloud is calm:

"In fact, the experiential school is more suitable for people who have no foundation than the method school. For example, if I am a person who has no foundation and has never been exposed to acting before, I will suddenly be arrested and acted one day. I don’t know. , what should I do? I can only simulate the role I want to play in my heart, to experience him and feel him. Of course, this kind of experience is purely a novice experience. I don’t know any orthodox performance theory, I can only rely on this kind of psychological suggestion similar to Yeluzi to complete the performance.”

"..."

Let's not talk about Liu Zhishi, even Zhang Jiao could tell there was something in Director Xu's words.

"Compared to the method school, getting started in this industry is relatively simple. As long as you can immerse yourself in it, you can provide the actor with a very correct way of thinking. According to this way of thinking...or you are the character you are playing, and you can play your true colors, then at least you can Get a passing score. But it is difficult to go up.

If it is said that the mountain gate of the method school opens on the mountain, and it takes a long, long and rugged mountain road to reach this door, then the experience school is more like the mountain gate opening at the foot of the mountain, which is the only way for beginners. pretty easy. But the difficulty lies in how to go up after entering the door. "

"Then... how do I get there?"

The curiosity was aroused by this persuasive topic, and Liu Zhishi, who didn't feel the taste of preaching, asked subconsciously.

But Xu Xin shook his head:

"It depends on the individual... Because the essence of this industry is that the more you act, the more difficult it is to act. Gradually, you can't tell whether you are in real life or in the script. Some people choose to travel, and some people choose to travel. Most people choose to live in seclusion...Anyway, they want to soothe their nerves and jump out of the characters to return to themselves. This is why many experiential masters like to study psychology. But I think that the experiential The ceiling is high."

His tone was full of "envy".

"What about Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, these people... they are so awesome. They can act whatever they want... But I was very curious at the beginning, how do these people rely on to jump out of the role? Hey, look Has there ever been a comic called "Big Sword"..."

"I saw it, smiling Denisa..."

"Yes, that's the one. Don't you think the experience school is very similar to these big swords?"

"..."

Liu Zhishi watched him coloring the cheongsam little by little, and thoughtfully replied:

"The character is the flesh and blood of a demon?"

"Yes."

Xu Xin responded:

"Although it's a bit exaggerated, it's true that experiencing the difficulty of sending a play is almost an unsolvable problem. This has a lot to do with the individual's psychological quality, knowledge accumulation, and rich experience. If you use it well, then you It’s Di Lisa with a smile so strong that it explodes. But if you don’t use it well, you will be swallowed up by demon flesh and blood... You are that... that banshee queen, what’s your name? It used to be a big sword, but later it became The big monster..."

"Well…"

Liu Zhishi thought for a while, then shook her head:

"Forgot. It seems to be called Ellis or something? She has a particularly ugly servant..."

"That's right, that's the kind. The so-called lunatic who is swallowed by the character, isn't that kind of person. So I think that maybe the experience group is the end of acting. But before reaching the end, 9% Nineteen people are going to be crazy...hahaha~"

seems to think it's a joke.

Regardless of whether others laughed or not, Xu Xin laughed first.

At this moment, Zhang Jiao suddenly asked:

"Then... what should I do?"

Xu Xin was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at her.

There was a smile of approval in his eyes.

Well, I'll let you apprentice Qian'er brother in a while.

I was worrying when my words fell on the ground and no one picked them up.

Yu Sect disciple!

Thinking, he seemed a little puzzled and asked:

"What do you mean?"

"It's just... the kind of drama you mentioned, director Xu, and the separation from the characters."

"I don't know either."

Xu Xin shook his head again:

"I'm not a professional actor, I'm a director. I wish my crew would be full of experienced lunatics... They only need to interpret the roles well in my film. As for the filming, the contract is over. , I still have to worry about their private life? Whether they are clean or not... You can’t control it, right. They can only rely on themselves..."

"Well…"

Facing such "irresponsible" words, Zhang Jiao didn't know what to say.

But Xu Xin immediately said:

"But in the end... Fill your heart with things that can arm your heart... It's always right. Such as knowledge, such as books, such as a certain motto... Who knows, it depends on you personally. Didn't the netizens say, what? …only the pig is the happiest, it sleeps, eats, eats and sleeps, and it is happy until it is slaughtered.”

"Another example is Fantasy Westward Journey."

Yang Mi walked in at some point.

And it seemed that he heard the chat, and he said something on his own:

"You can't catch a top-quality baby and throw all the resources on pets and let the pet be a father, right? The pet is a cow, and your equipment is messy and messy. It's rubbish. It's not right to add more. If Datang wiped out thousands of troops and killed him, that would be useless..."

Xu Xin was stunned for a moment.

But immediately a smile appeared on his face:

"Didn't you say that you will never leave the village until you kill 100 million turtles? Why? Are you planning to recharge your card?"

"Don't rush! I will never leave the village until I catch a sea caterpillar with 1.275 aptitude!"

"...you really dare to think."

"What is the difference between people without dreams and salted fish?"

"Yes, yes, you are right..."

The two began to discuss a game that neither Zhang Jiao nor Liu Zhishi could understand.

also represents the end of the conversation.

Then, Xu Xin handed the line draft to Yang Mi:

"How is Li Ningyu's image?"

Yang Mi lowered her head and glanced twice:

"Looks good! I like it!"

"Ha~"

Xu Xin chuckled, gave his fiancee a look, and walked out of the room.

His mission is over.

Watching his leaving back, Liu Zhishi was thoughtful...

Zhang Jiao was also in a daze.

Again.

She couldn't understand.

But it was shocked.

After being shocked, another firewood was filled in the fire of longing in my heart.

…

It's really not Xu Xin who is the happiest when Yu Yu's arrival.

It was Yang Mi.

Especially when she heard that she was going to read the script with Teacher Yu in the afternoon... Her mind was already full of the scene of herself wearing a coat and clasping her fists on stage to give "Reporting the Name of the Dishes".

Happy or not.

There was a feast of cattle and sheep at noon, and a table of people had a great time eating.

But I didn't drink alcohol.

Although he was on the phone, Yu Qiang still smiled and "begged for wine" to drink.

But after actually coming here, seeing the complicated composition of today's meal, he no longer wanted to drink.

One is the fiancee of the little brother.

The fiancée's parents are also there.

And then it's all young people...

There is also a famous pianist.

There are especially many lesbians.

Then this meal is not suitable for drinking.

However, in the end, Yu Qian managed to grasp the singing of "Empty City Strategies" in Laoting Shadow Puppetry.

"Master Xiandi ~ Xia Nanyang ~ Royal (entry) driver three please ~~ umm~"

"Lian~Soochow~Destroy Cao Wei~Ding Zu San~fen~~~~~"

A piece of "Empty City Strategy" was sung with great applause.

It helped Xu Xin fill in another professional "loophole" in "The Wind".

This piece of "Empty City Strategy" is the internal communication code of the underground workers. In the script, the Morse code is transmitted through the changes of long and short sounds in different rhythms to complete the information communication work.

Very important.

It is also the key point for Gu Xiaomeng and Wu Zhiguo to know that the other party is their "comrade" and trust each other 100% unconditionally.

Don't dare to be sloppy.

After finishing the meal, Xu Xin gave the script to Yu Qiang.

He could tell that Brother Qian'er was very interested in these things.

But at the same time, he was also very curious about his "senior" line skills.

After all, the meal between the two of them, when it comes to lines and cross talk, he is a real expert.

It is also an honor and a side reference to remind Yang Mi.

So, the role of the reading group was directly adjusted.

Jin Shenghuo changed from Sun Ting to Yu Yu, and Sun Ting started to work for Takeda.

Xu Xin was completely vacated.

Before the reading began, he still did not forget to explain a poem by Liu Zhi:

"Speak plainly, without emotion, and keep it simple."

Then, after the script started, Yu Qian, who had read the script for less than fifteen minutes, opened his mouth...Xu Xin's interest was immediately aroused.

Looking at the dinner table, Yu Qiang looked at the script and thought for a while, then suddenly picked up the chopsticks.

Throw it on the dinner plate in front of you.

The plates and chopsticks made a crisp crashing sound.

Before this scene, there was a scene where Wang Tianxiang asked a few people to ask questions alone. I already talked about it in the morning, so I didn’t restart it.

But in fact, it is to let these five people bite each other, stimulate internal conflicts, and disintegrate their internal atmosphere of unity.

Bai Xiaonian took a bite of Jin Shenghuo.

Said that he smuggled arms, took black money to raise concubines, and had relatives who defected to the opposing camp.

Gu Xiaomeng poured dirty water on Wu Zhiguo.

Li Ningyu said that she didn't know anything, and she didn't care.

Wu Zhiguo satirized Wang Tianxiang...

In the end, all these remarks were released, and everyone knew what the other party said in the afternoon.

So, when eating at night, the atmosphere inside began to change.

The first to intensify the conflict was Jin Shenghuo and Bai Xiaonian.

After Yu Qian dropped the chopsticks, he looked at the script and said to himself:

"Hey, this monster is a monster. It's not a human being. You can't become a human even if you practice for a thousand years!"

There was a strange tone of yin and yang, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai.

Gu Xiaomeng, played by Yang Mi, asked in a curious tone:

"Director Jin, who are you scolding? What's wrong?"

After the words fell, Yu Chen paused.

During the period, there was a strong snorting sound.

Like anger, like disgust.

"Turtle grandson! Master rabbit! Just don't do human affairs!"

After cursing, he sneered from his nose:

"Humph, what..."

Bai Xiaonian, played by Wu Qiqi, finally spoke:

"It's eating, what are you arguing about..."

The action plot here is that Bai Xiaonian has already poured wine on Jin Shenghuo's face.

Then Yu Qiang started cursing, and both sides clamored for action.

Wu Qiqi just narrates in a straightforward manner, but Yu Qian went from a sentence of "Oh, your uncle" to a few words of "I don't want to beat you"...

Relying on the lines, it showed three very interesting emotions.

From disgust, to anger, to the stern "see if I don't beat you" words...

The taste came up immediately.

Huh?

Xu Xin watched with great interest, his face expressionless, but his tone was full of emotion...

This smell...

It’s too thick.

Jin Shenghuo is really such an image in his heart.

Brother Qianer, this...

sure.

All of a sudden, he found a new focus.

But don't make a sound.

Continue to listen to everyone reading there.

be honest.

The actor named Yang Mi... and the actor named Yu Qiang gave him a big surprise.

A real surprise.

First of all, it is the emotional expression of Yu Qian (brother Qianer) through his lines.

great.

Say something that is not very respectful.

This lip service is really slippery.

There is no need for acting, as soon as the lines are spoken, you will know what emotions are hidden in him.

is awesome.

But the bigger surprise was Yang Mi.

Xu Xin originally thought that the surrounding reading would save two or three days of speaking.

But... With the deepening of the plot, everyone's dialogue spread out little by little.

Gu Xiaomeng's lines, no matter what the situation, are quite mature.

Whether it’s unruly or self-willed, or when Li Ningyu blasted out the "truth" in the end, the kind of calmness and calmness that suppressed the mood at first, and after being slapped by Li Ningyu...

The kind of grievance caused by being misunderstood by a sister who is like a real sister...

And after finally forcing Li Ningyu to report herself, after being caught, she became the old lady of the Gu family again, sarcasm and sarcasm at Takeda who shook her mind... and so on and so on.

From the time I stumbled across the book "The Wind" at the entrance of a bookstore in Dalian in October last year, to the decision to start filming, to the fact that the heroine is myself...to the current script reading.

Yang Mi perfectly expressed the emotions in the lines of Gu Xiaomeng's actor.

I used to ponder word by word.

Late-night hard work with water dripping through stone.

In this reading session, like a group of blooming flowers, it appeared in front of everyone.

Xu Xin was surprised when he heard this.

full of joy.

Are you qualified?

Too qualified.

Everything he wanted, she had.

Especially the last monologue.

"My dear."

"I am so ruthless to you... just because the nation is on the verge of survival, we can only save ourselves in case of danger."