Exploring the Entertainment Circle [Ancient and Modern]

When Tao Qingfeng was on the scene that day, he found that not only the director, screenwriter, and actors were well-versed in the production team, but even the photography had a sense of ambiguity.

Tao Qingfeng's first scene after joining the group was also the first scene in which Young Master Yu Song appeared in the film, and it was a solo scene.At the beginning of the script, Yu Song is still a young man who has no ideals but has not yet left his family and is in confusion.The biggest obstacle brought to this future progressive young man by a good life since he was a child is "timidity".He plucked up the courage to go to the strike site and face the most real "wave of proletarian revolution", but he was so frightened by the huge riot caused by the hero that his legs went limp.

Yu Song was frightened by the speeding police cars, gangsters, thugs, and rioting workers, and fell to the side of the road. Gunshots sounded in his ears. Yu Song closed his eyes suddenly, his mouth moved quickly, and shouted slogans Embolden yourself—

"... What the proletarians lose in this revolution is only the chains, what they gain is the whole world!"

In order to practice this line, Tao Qingfeng directly recited that speech ("Communist Manifesto").His originally broken and reorganized three views have not yet stabilized.Although he heard Yan Tan let go a little that day, it made him feel less depressed.But it's also fatal to memorize.Among them, the systematic theories such as "the proletarian revolution will inevitably defeat the bourgeoisie and eliminate exploitation", Tao Qingfeng also took a lot of effort to barely understand.

Even so, he was NG several times by director Ni Ting ruthlessly.

"Fear." Ni Ting showed disappointment in his eyes, "You still haven't performed the real 'fear'."

Tao Qingfeng knows that he has never learned systematic acting, and the facial muscle expression of various emotions has always been his weakness.He originally used the method of "empathy", imagining how he felt when he saw the car on the first day when he came across.But the car is no longer a mythical monster in his mind.The interpretation of "fear" is discounted and looks fake.

Tao Qingfeng suddenly touched something slippery and cold in his hand, and turned his head to see that it was a flower snake.Tao Qingfeng yelled "Ah" in astonishment, his eyes widened and he took a few steps back, only to hear a laugh next to him, saying: "It's okay, it's fake.".

The photographer next to him came over and picked up the "flower snake", which turned out to be a very realistic prop.He held up the camera, walked to Tao Qingfeng, and showed him the details just now.

Tao Qingfeng saw a close-up of his face on the screen, and the pupils of his eyes shrank suddenly.The photographer said: "This is the real fear. Director Ni wants you to change your eyes."

Tao Qingfeng thanked the photographer, who was Ni Ting's old partner, and they got along very well.Tao Qingfeng then asked him: "The eyes are frightened, the pupils are narrowed, can't you control it yourself?"

Human nerves are divided into autonomic nerves and animal nerves.For example, the flow rate of human blood, the speed of sweating, these uncontrollable factors are autonomic nerves.And those that can be controlled by oneself: such as exerting force, holding back urine, running and jumping, etc., are controlled by animal nerves.

Although Tao Qingfeng doesn't understand this difference, he can tell that "the pupils of the eyes shrink after being frightened" is a kind of stress. Unless one is really frightened, it is basically impossible for a person to act realistically, and it will appear Kind of fake.The cameraman brought a fake snake and seemed experienced enough to use it to irritate actors.Tao Qingfeng asked him for advice.

The photographer said meaningfully: "You can ask Xia Xinghen, he can do it."

Tao Qingfeng's heart shuddered, Xia Xinghen really had two brushes.

With the assistance of the "fake snake" and the combined effect of trying to recall the real fear, Tao Qingfeng took several shots again with the effect of "fear".Half true, half false, Ni Ting still doesn't look very satisfied.

In fact, Tao Qingfeng is already considered a relatively "spiritual" actor. After he realized for the first time what that "fear" should look like, he tried his best to consciously imitate it.Although there is no way to "naturally" stress that effect, it actually doesn't look fake in performance.Judging from the general standard of the entertainment industry, it is really remarkable.Xiong Zi'an once praised Tao Qingfeng's "spiritual energy". For the performance industry, a bit of spiritual energy is actually quite enough.

Ni Ting sighed, unintentionally, and said to himself in a voice that only Tao Qingfeng could hear, "Oh, I really can't follow Xia Xinghen's standard..."

Tao Qingfeng thought to himself, now that Xia Xinghen is not on the set, if this is a compliment, the other party can't hear it.If it was intentionally told to Tao Qingfeng, what was the meaning?Should he learn more from Xia Xinghen?But no matter how Tao Qingfeng heard it, he felt that Ni Ting's tone was trying to bring hatred to the other party.Fortunately, he himself is careless, Tao Qingfeng thought to himself, but he didn't take it to heart.

A few more shots were taken. Due to the limitation of the shooting schedule, Ni Ting finally let Tao Qingfeng go.

After Tao Qingfeng left the show, he stayed on the set to observe.He felt that it was too easy to focus on his own role this time, compared to "The Witch" which required him to coordinate around the clock.So he didn't want to waste extra time.Take the opportunity to learn from others.

Tao Qingfeng didn't forget Xia Xinghen's warning on the first day, "Don't look for him casually in private", so Tao Qingfeng didn't ask alone, but chose to stay on the set to watch Xia Xinghen's performance as a compromise.

Xia Xinghen's first scene was against Zhu Huaguo.

This scene is in the middle of the script, Zhu Huaguo, the "life mentor" underground party, asks the actor Yun Xianglei if he understands "what is faith".

"I asked casually, but it's embarrassing for you. It's okay... You are so young, you can still think about it slowly. In fact, many people have never thought about it in their entire lives. They can still live very well."

When Tao Qingfeng watched this scene of the original script, the scene he imagined was the elder-like teaching of both a teacher and a friend, and admonishment with honesty and kindness.And the male number two Fang Ming is indeed this kind of strict but not strict "predecessor" line in terms of character design.

This line is also very forgiving.At least in Tao Qingfeng's opinion, it should be a kind tone.

However, when Zhu Huaguo read this sentence, there were faint pulsating veins on his forehead, and his tone was very subtle, which made this sentence appear to be "friendly on the surface, but disgusting in reality", and it was so obvious that everyone at the scene could feel it .

Director Ni Ting did not stop.

Tao Qingfeng thought about it. It seems that in shaping the second male lead Fang Ming, the directors Ni Ting and Zhu Huaguo wanted to make the conflict between the "senior CCP mentor" Fang Ming and the male protagonist stronger in the early stage, and the performance be a bit "temporarily despised". The feeling of mutual hatred between the male protagonists?

But what happened next was a little out of control.

Xia Xinghen, who played Yun Xianglei, had a fake knife made of rubber sheath in his hand. He was slapping his palm with the back of the knife at that time. The function of this prop was the next line in the script. Lei pressed the back of the knife with one hand, made a fake move forward, and replied very assertively——

"People don't want to hurt themselves—but faith is the kind of thing that knows it hurts, and it will make you hit the tip of the knife."

The little action of "pretending to hit the tip of the knife" accompanying this line is a rendering of Yun Xianglei's unruly mentality.

But Zhu Huaguo also said the same sentence at this moment, the lines that did not exist in the script, and walked over at that moment, and pressed the fake rubber knife on Xia Xinghen's cuff——

"It's something that kills blood and cuts off its head, and makes people never feel at ease—but when it hits, it's faith."

The two actors said their lines together, and it was obvious that the lips of the donkey were not right.The two actors slammed the rubber knife together, making it appear as if they were having a knife argument.

It wasn't until this time that Ni Ting yelled slowly: "Stop".

During this, Tao Qingfeng had been concentrating on observing Xia Xinghen's eyes and movements.What he found particularly worth learning was that when Xia Xinghen "striked the knife", his face showed a mixture of fear, desperation and ruthlessness.It was as if what he was going to hit was a real knife.Tao Qingfeng thought: Xia Xinghen's most powerful acting skills should be this kind of "serious" reaction.Did he take all these plays as real?

However, right now, Tao Qingfeng was more concerned about Xia Xinghen and Zhu Huaguo, the two actors' lines did not match up.

Ni Ting glanced at them coldly, still speaking in a concise and unchanging style: "Come again."

That look is full of: how to act, you don't know what to do?

Tao Qingfeng was a little puzzled. He didn't know where Zhu Huaguo got his lines from. This obviously didn't follow the script, and the two actors hadn't discussed it in private.Ni Ting actually only said "come again"?Don't even point out right and wrong?

Tao Qingfeng faintly felt that something was wrong.

Sure enough, the two acted again.It was Xia Xinghen who said that the word "faith hits the tip of the knife", and Zhu Huaguo also said that when it hits the knife, it is faith.

Xia Xinghen: "People don't want to hurt themselves—but faith is the kind of thing that makes you hit the tip of a knife knowing it hurts."

Zhu Huaguo: "It's something that kills blood and cuts off its head, and makes people never feel at ease—but when it hits, it's faith."

The lines of the two couldn't match again.

Ni Ting yelled Ka again, and his aura became even colder: "Come again!"

Xia Xinghen frowned, as if he no longer expected to get fair guidance from the director, turned his head and raised his chin, and said to Zhu Huaguo, "The script has been changed, you should play Fang Ming, not Fang Ming." Levy!"

Zhu Huaguo's expression trembled, and he bit his lips tightly. At that moment, Tao Qingfeng swore he looked at the other person's eyes, and even wanted to punch Xia Xinghen.

But in the end he just moved his lips and lowered his head.On the next line, he performed the lines that were supposed to be on the top of the script, held Yun Xianglei's hand holding the knife, and gently advised: "The revolution has not yet succeeded, you must protect yourself."

Tao Qingfeng keenly detected a piece of information: the script had been changed.The character played by Zhu Huaguo used to be called Fang Zheng, and his character is more passionate.But later, for some reason, it was changed to Fang Ming, and the character traits seemed to be smoothed out, becoming generous, forbearing and kind.

But Zhu Huaguo was obviously dissatisfied, and raised his own protest by acting out the old script.

Director Ni Ting, who played a controlling role on the set, did not correct Zhu Huaguo immediately, but just said "come again" indifferently.

Tao Qingfeng couldn't help thinking that if Zhu Huaguo hadn't changed, the two actors would have kept sticking to their lines, and the director hadn't made a verdict.In the end, in the game between the two actors, Xia Xinghen couldn't bear to be subdued, so how about acting according to the lines of the old script?

In the old script, what kind of character was Yun Xianglei?

Just now in Zhu Huaguo, Fang Ming's sentence "I asked casually, it's embarrassing for you, it's okay... You are so young, you can still think about it slowly, in fact, many people have never thought of it in their entire lives. They can still live very well. ", the lines of "tolerance" show the feeling of "disgust".Director Ni Ting did not correct it.Tao Qingfeng thought: Maybe the director also hopes that Zhu Huaguo will play "Fang Zheng" instead of "Fang Ming".

Tao Qingfeng thought: Ni Ting is the director. If Ni Ting has an opinion on the script, he should be the one with the most power to carry out his will, but he just adopts this "laissez-faire" style?

Tao Qingfeng pondered: Does this mean that even if there is an opinion on the script, even the director cannot change it... because this is the work of the veteran screenwriter Tian Zhongtian who has honed it for five years.Ni Ting did not dare to deny it directly, so he used the power in his hands to adopt "acquiescence" on the scene and let the actors "fine-tune" themselves.

Screenwriter Tian Zhongtian and director Ni Ting, first male Xia Xinghen and second male Zhu Huaguo.

Tao Qingfeng faintly saw the undercurrent of the two actors wrestling between the screenwriter and the director.

Concretized as a change in the role of the second male lead.Changed from Fang Zheng to Fang Ming (maybe there is also a change in the role of the male lead, but Xia Xinghen is acting in a new script, so I can't see it for the time being).Tao Qingfeng hadn't read the old version of the script, so he didn't know Fang Zheng's character design, but judging from that line, he had a bit of the unrestrained and passionate style of the leading actor Yun Xianglei.Perhaps it was because of the homogeneity that his personality was changed to the benevolent Fang Ming.From this point of view, screenwriter Tian Zhongtian's consideration is still very reasonable.So director Ni Ting and the second actor Zhu Huaguo's dissatisfaction and protest, is it because they selfishly feel that the previous character design is better?They are all well-known and experienced in the industry, so they don't have a big picture?

Tao Qingfeng also felt that there was an inexplicable relationship between this and the male lead Xia Xinghen.Although it's just a hunch.But this feeling is very strong.

After the play, Tao Qingfeng returned to the hotel room.The filming period of this drama is half a year. For Tao Qingfeng, there are at most one or two announcements per day, which is very easy.

The hotel I stayed at in "Taohuawu" this time is not a modern building like Hengma Film and Television City.It is a "small courtyard" full of antique charm.It looks like a "main room" or "wing room" on the outside, but the inside is still a separate room in order to take care of the habits of modern people, which is very nondescript in Tao Qingfeng's view.

But he is good at adapting, and he is quite used to it.

The left, middle and right "halls" of a courtyard are built into three "hotel rooms".The three rooms in this yard are occupied by male numbers one, two and three respectively.Xia Xinghen lives in the middle.Tao Qingfeng lives on the left, and Zhu Huaguo lives on the right.

Tao Qingfeng works and rests earlier than ordinary people, and spends a lot of time on the set every day.Tao Qingfeng also went to bed early after work was over, so he never ran into them when going in and out.

Tao Qingfeng also always remembered Xia Xinghen's warning of "in private, stay away from me".He himself is not the kind of person who is very curious, so naturally he will not deliberately touch the opponent's Nilin.

However, this does not mean that he does not need to "know himself and the enemy".For the first time, he raised the awareness of "using modern information means" to obtain information——

Although it was just step by step-opened Baidu.

This is one small step for modern people, but one giant leap for Tao Qingfeng.

In addition to Baidu, he even learned to search in the input box of Weibo, which is really gratifying.

There are a lot of links from "Xia Xinghen" found in the search.There are a lot of news in the ten years of debut, among which, it is no surprise that the most popular links.

"Golden Lion actor Xia Xinghen hurt Xiaosheng Meng Xiaozhou", "Golden Tiger's best actor Xia Xinghen beat artist Wang Fang in the street", "Xia Xinghen suspected of having mania", "A detailed list of [-] artists Xia Xinghen offended" ...

After a cursory scan, I found that Xia Xinghen's beating experience can be traced back to his time at the Film Academy.It's just that he hadn't become famous at that time, and these things were revealed by his classmates' memories later.

Relationships look bad.They are all those who claim to be "old classmates", "old friends" and "collaborators".

Tao Qingfeng had just walked into the small courtyard when he suddenly found Xia Xinghen sitting on a stone chair in the courtyard, flipping through his script book.After the show, the big star wore a plain nylon sweater, with a lonely and lonely look on his face.He glanced sideways at Tao Qingfeng coming in, his face changed, and immediately revealed the indifference of being thousands of miles away from others.

Since Tao Qingfeng agreed to the other party's warning, he naturally wouldn't go looking for trouble. He greeted him very standardly with a smile, turned around and walked to his room without asking a word.As Tao Qingfeng closed the door, Xia Xinghen's face faded from that cold temperament, and he stared at the closed door thoughtfully, with a gloomy expression.

The author has something to say: Fang Zheng is a character whose "play within a play" is broken into void.