The filming location of "The Rose Thorn" was finally decided to be Lucheng.

The Sir Chen Mansion used for the filming seemed to have been taken out of a book. It was a three-story Western-style building with a white wooden fence, green lawns, and beautiful gardens surrounding it. Various flowers and trees were planted there, and it was embellished with flower paths, fountains, and sculptures, among which the red roses were the most eye-catching.

Clusters of flowers bloom in the flower beds, gorgeous and eye-catching.

Su Lingxi followed Tang Wanhua and looked at this house with a strong Western style.

"Looking beyond the swaying roses in the flowerbed, you can see the deep blue sea with the white ship moored in it."

She looked into the distance and indeed saw the sea.

It seems that the crew chose this location after careful selection. Every blade of grass, every brick and every tile are almost the same as the original, with only a few differences.

In front of her, Tang Wanhua had already started explaining the play to Liang Zhiqian: "Li Wensen's love for Ge Cailing was actually just a casual affair at first. As the only unpopular mixed-race boy in the family, he looked down on women in the world of fame and fortune, but he also longed to find a rich woman to marry into the family and live a carefree life. But he soon discovered that Ge Cailing was not like the women he had played with before. She was stronger than him and was not weak at all. From that time on, he was truly attracted by the tenacity in her soul..."

Liang Zhiqian listened to the director's explanation sideways with a focused and serious expression.

This was their first meeting after the audition.

Su Lingxi noticed that he had changed into his costume, a standard three-piece suit. In the sunlight, the light-colored shirt made him look more elegant and dignified, and also had an indescribable flamboyance.

It seems to fit Li Wensen's playboy image quite well.

She looked around at the machines and props arranged around her, secretly marveling at the wealth of Director Tang's company.

Yuexing Productions was established only a few months ago, but its efficiency is extremely high. The entire crew started operating quickly after she was cast as the leading actress. The initial funding, set design, costumes... were all settled within a month, and they even got two IMAX cameras - there are only more than 60 such cameras in the world.

You can imagine how expensive one is.

There are also photography directors and art directors invited by the crew, both of whom are masters in their respective professional fields.

Su Lingxi couldn't help but think of their first collaboration the year before. At that time, they didn't even have much money to rent a location, so they had to borrow Director Tang's own villa for filming.

Fortunately, their film was a success in the end.

"Director Tang, I think Li Wensen's inner weakness should be considered a hidden line. On the surface, he is the dominant one in the relationship, but in fact, he is the passive one. Ge Cailing has become a more famous socialite than Mrs. Chen. She can always change a younger and more obedient boy to be her new husband, and this is also what Li Wensen fears most in his heart - he is afraid that no one will protect him, afraid that he will not be able to live a luxurious life, and afraid of being abandoned."

Liang Zhiqian's voice is magnetic and clear, with an upward ending, full of youthful vigor.

Apparently, his demeanor was much closer to the character than the last time they met.

Su Lingxi guessed that it was probably because he had been slowly getting into the role during this period of time.

Experiential actors are slow to enter a role and slow to exit it, and she is the same.

After listening to his statement, Tang Wanhua pondered for a moment before saying, "If you want to understand this as a hidden plot, that's fine. This is also the space for the character of Li Wensen to play."

Tang Wanhua is a director who pays great attention to the beauty of the picture and the details of the action. She will watch each shot over and over again for more than ten times, and will not move on to the next one until she is sure there are no problems. But before the camera is officially turned on, her attitude is generally easy-going, and she will not be bossy to the actors.

"You two get ready. We'll shoot the second shot in five minutes." Tang Wanhua directed Su Lingxi and Liang Zhiqian to their respective positions. "The specific route is very simple. You two just need to stay relaxed and walk to this point. After you meet them, you need to express the emotions that the characters should have at the moment."

The first shot had been completed half an hour ago. It only required filming Su Lingxi's back as she walked into the manor, without showing her face, so it ended very quickly.

The second shot to be filmed is an encounter between Ge Cailing and Li Wensen at the door of the villa in the original text.

It’s not entirely true to say that it was a chance encounter. What drove Li Wensen to Sir Chen’s house was his curiosity about Ge Cailing.

Su Lingxi held the script and looked at Liang Zhiqian who was standing on the third step - she was standing on the second step and could only look up at him.

Each of them saw the fighting spirit ready to go in each other's eyes.

It’s true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Su Lingxi smiled gently and turned her attention back to the script.

She had never been afraid even when acting opposite Shen Man, so there was no way she would be afraid of a newcomer who was one year younger than her.

Since screenwriter He praised him as a genius who is unique in the world, she would come to meet him seriously today.

According to the timeline of the script and the original text, Ge Cailing has completely lost the timidity she had when she first came. In more than two months, she attended dozens of dances and learned horse riding from Mrs. Chen. The turquoise bamboo shirt that female students in the old society loved to wear in her wardrobe has disappeared, replaced by a green fox coat and a short-sleeved cheongsam with mud gold satin, as well as countless brocade and evening gowns.

The change in the wardrobe symbolizes the change in Ge Cailing's state of mind - she has transformed from an orphan living under the care of others to a socialite who can bring benefits to her aunt. Compared with her previous state of being dependent on others, Ge Cailing has regained her usual self-confidence under the pursuit of men.

But when she suddenly faced this new world, she felt uneasy and anxious.

In the girls' middle school in Jiangnan, she studied the Four Books and Five Classics and the Virtues and Admonitions for Women.

The pedantic and conservative etiquette of the old society made her feel restrained, but away from these things that she once was familiar with, she couldn't help feeling uneasy.

It can be said that during this period of time, Ge Cailing was still in a wavering psychological stage: she hesitated whether to completely break with the public order and good customs of the old society, but she couldn't help longing for the Westernized, extravagant new world.

This idea also determined her attitude towards Li Wensen.

Even though she was attracted to this playboy at first sight, she didn't want to approach him rashly.

Li Wensen's boldness and frivolity made her curious, just like the tentacles of a snail extending from its shell, just a slight test and then quickly retracting into the shell again.

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