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Chapter 253 "My First Brother" starts

The next day, early July.

Today is the day when the filming of "My First Brother" starts.

Early in the morning, Jin Qixuan drove to the shooting location.

My face is a little swollen because of last night's hangover.

But time was tight, and Jin Qixuan could only pinch his nose and drink iced American coffee to reduce the swelling.

On the way, Sheng Bingxu told Jin Qixuan about various endorsement invitations.

Jin Qixuan responded incoherently, his eyes fixed on the documentary about high-level paraplegics on the tablet.

Speaking of which, in order to perfectly portray the role, Lee Kwang-soo worked out, went to the Disabled Persons' Federation community to experience life, and observed and imitated closely. He was very dedicated.

It is said that because Lee Kwang-soo integrated into the group of people with intellectual disabilities without any sense of disobedience, he also received a small cake from a caring donor.

Jin Qixuan has been busy with roadshows for the past month and has no time to study the role in detail. He just experienced the simulation for half a month in a B&B.

To be honest, this high-level paraplegic character setting has severely restricted Jin Qixuan's performance.

He can only express the character's emotions through the tone of language, facial expressions and limited movements.

Performing only with the part above the neck is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Jin Qixuan in his career.

Especially since Lee Kwang Soo was well prepared, Kim Ki-Hyun felt a lot of pressure just thinking about it.

Seven twenty-five.

Arrived at the filming site of the crew in Nan Yangzhou.

Jin Qixuan arrived very early, and Director Lu was the only one on the set, with his hands on his hips directing the staff who were busy setting up the set.

Seeing Jin Qixuan coming, Director Lu greeted him and asked him to do his styling.

In this drama, the ages of the two protagonists range from 15 to 16 years old as high school students to 27 to 28 years old as adults.

The role starts from the time when he was a high school student, so Jin Qixuan's hairstyle and makeup have to be appropriately made to reduce his age.

Under the guidance and care of Lee Ji-eun, Kim Ki-hyeon's skin is white and tender.

Plus, I lost 30 pounds in two months, so I don't need to put on any extra makeup.

Sitting there, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, his youthfulness almost overflowing.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Han Hyo Joo put on a little bit of makeup to look older, Kim Ki-hyun could play her son.

After cutting his hair, Jin Qixuan looked at himself in the mirror and felt as if he had returned to the filming of 1988.

I have to say that hairstyle really affects a person's temperament.

The actor who played the high school student with Kim Ki-hyun was selected through an audition at the Chung-Ang University's drama performance department. He bears a certain resemblance to Lee Kwang-soo.

Kim Ki-Hyun can play a high school student, but Lee Kwang-Soo can't.

With his long face, no matter how he dresses up, he doesn't look like a 16 or 17-year-old boy.

So, we have to change people.

Around eight o'clock.

Jin Qixuan is practicing in a wheelchair.

Lee Kwang-soo brought Lee Sun-bin to the event.

The role of the swimming coach in this movie was finally chosen by Lee Sun Bin.

Jin Qixuan is still very happy to do things like matchmaking.

As soon as they met, Lee Kwang-soo patted Kim Ki-hyeon's shoulder with a smile and greeted him.

Lee Sun Bin was stunned when he saw Kim Ki-Hyun turning around to greet Lee Kwang-Soo, and hesitantly asked, "Are you...are you Kim Ki-Hyunxi?"

Jin Qixuan was wearing a simple blue and white plaid shirt and jeans.

With her slim figure and age-reducing makeup, she looks just like a high school student.

The kind where you'll be kicked out if you go to a convenience store to buy cigarettes.

Therefore, since Kim Ki-hyun looked so different from his last appearance at the VIP preview of "Between", Lee Sun-bin was a little hesitant to recognize him.

Although Kim Ki-hyeon really wanted to tease Lee Sun-bin by saying that he was not Kim Ki-hyeon to see how she would react.

But considering Lee Kwang-soo's eager gaze next to him...

Jin Qixuan nodded obediently.

This also caused Lee Sun Bin to be amazed, and he specially searched for Kim Ki-hyeon's information on Naver, and only felt relieved after confirming that the other party was one year older than him.

After chatting for a while, the two went to the dressing room to do their styling.

After a while, Jin Qixuan was patted on the shoulder.

Turning around, he saw his old acquaintance Liu Zaiming smiling and greeting Jin Qixuan, saying, "We are going to work together again."

The role played by Liu Zaiming is the priest of the welfare home. He does not have many scenes and is a guest star specially invited by Jin Qixuan.

"Thank you for your hard work, senior."

Jin Qixuan smiled and bowed.

"Hey~ Don't be so polite." Liu Zaiming waved his hand and said, "We're just following each other."

As the two were chatting, Xue Jingqiu also arrived.

Seeing this, Liu Zaiming greeted him and went to do his styling.

Xue Jingqiu's eyes were red, his face looked tired, and his hair was a little messy. It was obvious that he was woken up by the alarm clock.

However, his state is very consistent with the situation that Uncle Shihe was in when he was struggling all night before sending Shihe to the orphanage.

Same with the hangover.

Looking at Jin Qixuan's full of energy, Xue Jingqiu couldn't help but smack his lips, feeling that it was great to be young and he could recover after a good sleep.

After chatting for a while, we were ready to start the opening ceremony.

The normal process is worship ceremony → makeup photo → start of filming of the first scene.

However, as there were too many reporters at the scene, Jin Qixuan discussed with Lu Xiangxiao and decided to hold a press conference after the worship ceremony.

It’s no secret that movies are shot on the Peninsula.

Especially in the second version of the trailer for "Hyori's Homestay" released by JTBC yesterday, it was revealed that Kim Ki-hyun was simulating a role in a wheelchair.

After a little inquiry, I found out that Jin Qixuan was about to film near the Disabled Persons' Federation Center in South Yangzhou.

The heat of "Do Bong-soon" has not yet died down, and coupled with the explosive box office of "The Khan", Kim Kye-hyun is extremely popular at the moment.

Various streaming media want Jin Qixuan's traffic, and Jin Qixuan also wants to use these media to hype the popularity of this movie.

The two sides hit it off and successfully held a launch conference.

The members present to answer questions from reporters were Kim Ki-hyun, Lee Kwang-soo, Lee Sun-bin and director Yu Sang-hyo.

Seeing this cast, the reporters in the audience were stunned and started whispering to each other.

Lee Kwang-soo is a man favored by the God of Variety Shows in the variety show circle.

It’s not particularly outstanding in the TV drama circle, but it’s not bad either, it’s just average.

But in the film industry, he is somewhat embarrassed and has no status at all.

Not to mention Lee Sun Bin, who has always been playing supporting roles in TV dramas and has never been seen in the film industry.

Director Lu Xiangxiao has only made one movie, which was many years ago, and it was quite a flop.

With this lineup, how much money did they spend on Jin Qixuan before deciding to have him perform?

This doubt became even more confusing after the director introduced the theme of the movie.

In all of Jin Qixuan's works, there are countless screen-licking clips showing off his body.

He is also a tough action actor on the big screen.

But in this movie.

Jin Qixuan abandoned his greatest advantage, his physique, and his familiar field of action, and turned to challenge pure literary drama.

And it is limited to the literary scenes above the neck.

Given Kim Soo-hyun’s previous success.

The reporters soon asked Jin Qixuan questions with worried doubts.

Jin Qixuan took the microphone, pondered for two seconds, and said:

“I didn’t play this role because of the money, but I really like this meaningful story.”

"It's not wrong to say that this is a transitional work. I am still very ambitious about becoming an actor in the Eight-Colored Birds. I don't want to be limited to playing cool roles."

Afterwards, Kim Ki-hyun also expressed the hope that everyone would not look at Lee Kwang-soo and Lee Sun-bin with tinted glasses.

"Lee Kwang Soo is really a hard-working actor. In order to play the role of Dong Jiu well, he went to the Disabled Persons' Federation Center to observe, imitate, and experience life for two months..."

After saying that, Jin Qixuan turned his head and glanced at Li Xianbin, saying:
"In fact, many new actors have good acting skills, but they just lack opportunities. I am lucky to be discovered by director Shin Won-ho. So I hope I can pass on my good luck to Lee Sun Binxi who also lacks opportunities."

After Kim Ki-hyun finished speaking, Lee Kwang-soo and Lee Sun-bin were both moved.

It seemed that if Jin Qixuan said a few more sentimental words, these two people would kowtow to him.

Afterwards, the reporters asked Jin Qixuan many more questions.

Like the feeling of taking the lead in supporting a work for the first time;

What brand is this dress from?

How do you feel about the box office of "The Untamed" which has exceeded 10 million viewers? How was your relationship with IU during the recording at the Jeju Island B&B?
When will the new magazine be shot? And all kinds of other questions.

……

Looking at Jin Qixuan who answered fluently, Li Xianbin showed an envious look.

These reporters are all here for Jin Qixuan.

The questions asked were naturally about Kim Ki-hyun, and occasionally Lee Kwang-soo and Lu Sang-hyo would be mentioned.

But Lee Sun Bin didn’t answer the question until the end of the press conference…

After the press conference, the actors went to take makeup photos.

The media there also quickly posted the conversation from the press conference on their own websites.

Given that Jin Qixuan was at the peak of his popularity, coupled with the online bombardment of countless streaming media, the movie "My First Brother" became popular before it was even filmed.

Many businesses smelled business opportunities and sent market research departments to the crew of "My First Brother" for on-site inspection.

See if this movie has commercial value, and then consider related investments such as advertising placement, sponsorship, and naming.

However, many of Jin Qixuan's fans felt complicated after seeing this news.

In the past, Kim Ki-hyeon was led by big names like Han Hyo-joo and Sol Kyung-gu when making movies.

Suddenly, he became the big boss and started to carry the box office.

While fans have high hopes for Kim Kye-hyun, they are also worried that he will be dragged down by Lee Kwang-soo and Lee Sun-bin, and they are also afraid that the movie will flop at the box office after its release and follow in Kim Soo-hyun's footsteps.

After all, Jin Qixuan has already served in the military. If the movie gets a bad reputation after it’s released, where can he hide?

Jin Qixuan hasn't had time to read the comments online expressing concern for him.

Because the filming was about to start, director Lu Xiangxiao was discussing the first scene with Jin Qixuan, Xue Jingqiu and Liu Zaiming.

The first shot shows Shihe’s uncle pushing Shihe to the responsibility home.

The second shot shows the priest standing at the door, explaining to Shihe the meaning of the House of Responsibility.

The third shot is the first meeting between the young Shihe and the young Dongjiu.

After the communication was almost complete, Lu Xiangxiao walked back behind the monitor and shouted into the wireless flashlight:

"Actors are coming in, all units are ready!"

Hearing this, Jin Qixuan closed his eyes.

The originally upright figure tilted limply to the side.

When he opened his eyes again.

There is no longer that youthful and sunny spirit in me.

His eyes were filled with indifference, numbness and disgust towards the whole world.

The same goes for Seol Kyung-gu.

He became hunched over, looked tired, and instantly looked several years older.

One can tell at a glance that this man is full of stories.

"One scene, one shot, start!"

"Snapped!"

The sound of the clapperboard rang out.

Xue Jingqiu had a gloomy face, hunched over, and pushed the wheelchair in which Jin Qixuan was sitting, slowly moving forward on the stone road.

At this moment, the camera followed behind Xue Jingqiu, moving from his back to the side little by little, reflecting the pale cheek of Jin Qixuan sitting in a wheelchair.

As the wheelchair bumped along the uneven road, his body began to shake like a dead object, which looked inexplicably awkward.

Neither of them spoke, and the only sound at the scene was the "rolling" of the wheelchair on the gravel road.

Xue Jingqiu pushed the wheelchair extremely slowly, as if he was not pushing a wheelchair but a huge rock weighing thousands of pounds.

Just from such a simple scene of pushing a wheelchair into the venue, a strong sense of story comes over you.

Director Lu Xiangxiao's eyes lit up when he looked at the images on the monitor.

The chemistry between these two is just so good.

Without any words, the two actors perfectly displayed the characters' states and emotions through their performances alone.

As expected, there is no false reputation, he is worthy of being a multi-millionaire actor.

The corners of Lu Xiangxiao's mouth curled up unconsciously. He leaned back in the chair leisurely with his arms folded, looking forward to the subsequent performance of the two.

Ten seconds later, Xue Jingqiu pushed Jin Qixuan to the gate of Responsibility House.

He did not push the wheelchair in, but stopped there.

Then, Xue Jingqiu raised his head, his eyes lingered on the four words "Home of Responsibility" for a while, and a look of struggle and entanglement appeared on his face.

After a while, he said slowly:

"Your dead mother would understand me, and I have done my best."

After saying this, he did not stay any longer. He threw the "responsibility" that originally belonged to him at the door of the welfare home and turned away.

"uncle."

At this time, Jin Qixuan, who was sitting in a wheelchair, called him.

There was no emotion in his voice, but anyone could tell that this "uncle" was devoid of any emotion.

Xue Jingqiu paused, turned around, and looked at him with a little impatience.

"I fell down, please help me straighten myself."

Hearing this, Xue Jingqiu took a deep breath, turned around and walked back to Jin Qixuan, squatted down, straightened his body which was leaning to the left, and then put his hands on his knees.

The camera slowly moved forward from the side and gave Jin Qixuan a close-up of his face.

There was no expression on his pale, bloodless face, but his eyes revealed a sense of strangeness and alienation.

After Xue Jingqiu straightened Jin Qixuan's body and was about to leave, he heard a "thank you" in his ears.

Hearing this, Xue Jingqiu pursed his lips, looked up at the sky, and seemed to be struggling inside.

A few seconds later, Xue Jingqiu turned back to Jin Qixuan, took out a few banknotes from his trouser pocket and stuffed them into Jin Qixuan's shirt pocket, and said slowly: "See you later."

After saying that, he patted Jin Qixuan's shoulder gently and left as if escaping.

At this time, the camera gave Jin Qixuan's facial close-up again.

His expression did not change from beginning to end, as calm as water.

The only thing that changed was the figure that was gradually moving away.

……

"CUT!"

After Lu Xiangxiao shouted "cut", he watched the replay on the monitor and then was the first to applaud.

"It's amazing, he's worthy of being the Sanma Movie King, there's no trace of acting at all."

Immediately afterwards, the staff and actors on the scene applauded Kim Ki-hyeon and Sol Kyung-gu's performance.

As we all know, the first scene has always been the most difficult part of filming.

Because of the jam in the first scene, there were many situations where they had to greet family members, change actors, or shoot for three to five days.

With the perfect cooperation between Jin Qixuan and Xue Jingqiu, they easily overcame the difficulties of the first scene.

At this moment, Xue Jingqiu no longer looked like the miserable middle-aged man he was performing just now. Behind him, there was a dazzling golden "big boss" light...

Sol Kyung-gu only has this one scene.

After a few more shots, the film was successfully completed, winning worshipful praise from the entire audience.

After taking photos with the various actors who were his fans, Xue Jingqiu smiled and patted Jin Qixuan's shoulder as he saw him off, saying:

"Since I'm already here, there's no need to send the support car."

"Brother, you won't be able to face yourself if you tell others about this~"

"Haha, you kid..."

After seeing off Xue Jingqiu, the crew filmed the subsequent scenes step by step.

According to the filming plan, there will be no filming scenes for Lee Kwang Soo and Lee Sun Bin in the first week.

However, the two of them did not leave. They kept watching Jin Qixuan's performance on the set, and from time to time they transformed themselves into staff members to help move things around.

In Jin Qixuan's spare time, he could see Li Xianbin holding a small notebook at the edge of the venue and writing and drawing on it.

Jin Qixuan took a closer look and saw the names of each actor, including some of his own status and details during the performance.

Not to mention, Lee Sun Bin's beautiful small handwriting is quite beautiful, neat and tidy, which is pleasing to the eye.

Noticing the shadow that suddenly appeared on the notebook, Li Xianbin looked up and looked at Jin Qixuan with an embarrassed smile: "I'm recording your performance..."

Jin Qixuan nodded and said nothing.

I remember that he was also in the crew of "Goblin" and recorded Gong Yoo's performance.

Apart from anything else, at least Kim Ki-hyun has learned most of Gong Yoo's specialty, improvisational performance.

However, Jin Qixuan had just walked a few steps away when he thought for a moment and turned to Li Xianbin and said:
"What you learned on the set is too fragmented. If you really want to improve, why don't you come to Central University to study and take the postgraduate entrance exam?"

Li Xianbin: "..."

Can we not make the postgraduate entrance examination sound as easy as eating?
(End of this chapter)