This star just wants to make more money

Chapter 46: Secrets of Success

The saddest thing than being ignored by others is ignoring yourself.

In this situation, you don't even have the chance to deceive yourself, because you are not as skilled as others.

It would be fine if it was just a matter of his skills not being as good as others, after all, there were so many professional and part-time actors on the set, and no one could solve the problem of this shot. No one was as good as Xu Feng, so if everyone was embarrassed together, there would be nothing to be embarrassed about.

"The problem is, I'm the one acting opposite Xu Feng! The others are off camera!"

There is no harm without comparison. Standing with Xu Feng is the greatest harm to Liu Haoyuan.

Song Shi glanced at the other actors and said earnestly, "Look, Xu Feng, a layman who has never practiced before, can act better than you... Acting is not just a job, it also requires a certain spirituality and personal dedication. Otherwise, if you lack the soul, no matter what you act, it will not be grounded."

"Xu Feng's performance illustrates this point very well. Sometimes, the effect of playing yourself can be more outstanding."

After saying that, Song Shi looked at Liu Haoyuan again, and said in an inexplicable tone: "This shot is very good. If you only look at the picture, I am very satisfied... But the biggest problem is that the male lead's performance did not keep up. This segment seems too abrupt in the entire TV series."

Liu Haoyuan was hit hard again: "..."

After all, he has been in a few dramas and has a good reputation. He has been in the industry for so long and has met so many popular stars, but he has always been dismissive of these people in his heart. This is the first time that he has become a shortcoming in the crew!
He is very proud of his acting skills.

Today actually became a breakthrough?
And it was used as a breakthrough by Xu Feng, a layman who came here for a stroll?
He was very unconvinced and felt that it was because Xu Feng's impromptu performance just now disrupted his rhythm that caused his poor performance. There would definitely be no problem if he did it again.

"Director, let's do it again! I don't believe it!"

Song Shi looked at Liu Haoyuan with some pity, sighed and said, "Then let's shoot it again."

He didn't have the courage to say it directly, saying that even if you shoot a hundred times, it would not be of any use and would undermine other people's confidence.

No matter from which angle you look at it, Xu Feng's presence in this shot is much higher than that of the male lead.

Moreover, when Liu Haoyuan tried his best and used all his skills to deal with Xu Feng, a mere layman, he was actually at a disadvantage.

Sometimes, I really envy some people’s talents... talents whose starting point is higher than the end point of many people’s hard work.

Liu Haoyuan certainly worked very hard, but he still couldn't compare to Xu Feng's flash of inspiration. This is the gap.

Song Shi shook his head and slapped the clapperboard: "Scene 113, shot 7, time 17, start."

At the command, everyone fell silent and watched the performance intently.

The original joking atmosphere disappeared without a trace.

No one watches Xu Feng's performances for fun anymore.

Even if Xu Feng performed this scene due to luck and coincidence, at least his acting skills are still very good!

At present, he is not as good as the veteran actors, but at least he is above the passing level.

This is only his first time filming a movie!

Everyone stared at Xu Feng on the stage with wide eyes, and began to examine this scene with a critical professional eye, but they could not find any flaws - it was still the same lines and the same acting as last time, without any difference.

Even after watching it twice, the feeling of being angry and amused, and wanting to beat up the clerk, is still strong.

It was as if he had said, since the director gave him a red envelope of one thousand yuan, he would show corresponding skills, not a penny more or less, and the quality control was extremely stable.

But… everyone’s face was not very good. Director Song Shi also frowned and shook his head again at the camera. Because it was still the same problem - this scene was very good when viewed alone, but it was too weird when integrated with the whole TV series. How could the male lead be robbed of the screen by a mere clerk?
Song Shi shouted helplessly: "Ka."

"Director Song, how was it?" Liu Haoyuan ran over impatiently, his eyes and tone full of anticipation, like a senior high school student waiting for the college entrance examination results, "Did I perform well this time?"

He guaranteed that he had given his best effort and it was absolutely an exceptional performance!

Song Shi didn't want to blame this hardworking actor, he waved his hand and said, "You can take a rest, I'll find an editor to slightly change the plot of this scene. I have a new idea, let the male supporting actor who is accompanying you play opposite Xu Feng, anyway, he is a bullied person outside, it's just right."

As the eldest brother of the protagonist group, it is not reasonable for him to be suppressed by such a clerk, but if it was a weak supporting character who was bullied, the scene would suddenly become reasonable.

"Just slightly modify the plot? Is that necessary?!" Liu Haoyuan's voice was a little distorted when he heard this. "If you are not satisfied, I can act it out again. Just, just modify the script directly?"

An amateur actor's improvisation actually made the director willing to fine-tune the script?
It’s simply a fantasy!

It can also be seen how much Song Shi likes this shot. He would rather modify the script to keep this scene.

Song Shi didn't say much, but just patted Liu Haoyuan's shoulder meaningfully, told everyone to take a rest first, and went to find the screenwriter to revise the script.

The meaning of this action is very obvious, which is to tell Liu Haoyuan not to struggle anymore, the gap between the two sides is too big, and he will not be able to keep up the show no matter what.

Instead of wasting this effort, it would be better to simply replace him with an actor who doesn't care whether he is overshadowed or not. Anyway, Xu Feng only has 15 seconds of screen time and no rival scenes, so he won't be overshadowed by others.

A small action can break one's heart more than thousands of malicious slanders...

While Liu Haoyuan was doubting himself, someone from Xu Feng's side also came to him.

It was the young lady in charge of finance in the crew. She brought a slip of paper over and said, "Hello, Mr. Xu Feng, this is the salary slip the crew gave you... After filming is finished today, you can come to our place with the slip to get the money."

Generally speaking, it is the group leader who pays the salaries of extras and connects with the crew, but Xu Feng's nature is a bit special, so the crew simply connects with him directly.

When Xu Feng heard that it was a valuable voucher for settling his remuneration, he immediately took it carefully, held it in his hand very solemnly, and folded it bit by bit.

Then he walked over to where the crew members were.

Before he could say anything, the others stood up subconsciously: "Teacher Xu Feng, what's the matter?"

Xu Feng received the money and received praise from his employer. He was in a good mood and casually said, "I found that singing, like acting, is a physical job and very hard."

"Teacher Xu Feng works harder...creation requires a lot of brainpower!"

As he spoke, Xu Feng put the carefully folded salary slip in his hand into his pocket, pressed it tightly and zipped it up, looking like he took it very seriously.

But this little action was keenly noticed by Liu Haoyuan, who was sitting there doubting himself.

What's in this note? Why does Teacher Xu Feng care so much?
He was the one who got out of the competition after finishing in the top five. He also dodged so many leaders at the campus party by parkour. Xu Feng seemed to care nothing about anything! What magic could a small piece of paper have that made him take it so seriously?
Liu Haoyuan immediately thought of a possibility - the actor's understanding of the role, or in order to increase the sense of substitution and reduce the sense of disharmony when acting, the actor generally has to get into the role as much as possible from all dimensions.

For example, how the character's personality is formed, what are his habitual actions, what tone of voice is more in line with such a character... and so on, will all be recorded, and even after returning home, they must be consolidated at all times until the filming is completed.

Could it be that Xu Feng had already done his homework while watching the play and memorized the relevant information about the role of the clerk, which only lasted for 15 seconds? !
What a serious attitude... No wonder it was successful!
At this moment, Liu Haoyuan felt a strong urge of curiosity in his heart. He wanted to see what the person who was called a genius by the director understood about a role.

He was eager to know what was written on the note, what Xu Feng's ideas were, and whether he could learn something from it!
Maybe that is the secret to success!
ps: If nothing unexpected happens, it will be released on September 9.18 or 19, probably the latter. I feel the former date is not a good one.

(End of this chapter)