Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 334: Embroidered Spring Knife Zhou Miaotong
The test shooting is to test the machines, art props, etc., the condition of the actors is secondary.

But Li Qiutang still found the problem.

Huang Xiaoming can't keep up with Xi Meijuan.

Although in the rivalry between Qin Lang and Zhong Huilian, Zhong Huilian took the lead, but Huang Xiaoming's performance was a bit too poor.

It doesn’t mean that the coordination will be better if there is more cooperation.

Huang Xiaoming is a well-known player in the industry, and his performance fluctuates greatly.

Li Qiutang didn't say anything on the first day, thinking that he was not in good condition.

But his condition was even worse the next day, especially his acting.

Huang Xiaoming should have realized that his performance on the first day was very poor, so he tried very hard to keep up with Xi Meijuan's pace on the second day.

This is again inferior, not immersive enough, not natural enough.

He acted like a domineering CEO, wearing a well-ironed suit, with his back straight, his eyes straight, and a rebellious demeanor.

If you are shocked, open your eyes wide; if you are frustrated, droop your eyelids.

As the other actress, Xi Meijuan was the first to notice Huang Xiaoming's abnormality. During the break, she said to Huang Xiaoming: "Act at your own pace, do whatever makes you feel comfortable, don't bother me."

Li Qiutang didn't say anything, still thinking that Huang Xiaoming was not in good condition.

Based on his understanding of Huang Xiaoming, he is very dependent on his opponent actor. The better his opponent performs, the better he can perform. If his opponent performs averagely, he dares to give the crew a job.

Li Qiutang sat in front of the monitor and said only one sentence on the intercom: "Xiao Ming, don't act out your emotions, act out the process. Listen carefully to teacher Xi Meijuan's lines and give a natural response."

But Huang Xiaoming's performance was already very good in the eyes of Yang Ying and Jing Tian who were watching. Xiaoming's performance was not exaggerated at all and he was in character the whole time.

Li Qiutang said to Jing Tian: "Emotions are the most harmful to actors. Sad lines should be said sadly, and happy lines should be said happily. Would you speak like this in real life? You have to do subtraction and speak like a normal person. Do you understand?" Yang Ying also heard it.

Jing Tian shook his head: "I don't understand."

Li Qiutang smiled: "You see, your reaction now is correct. If you don't understand, you will say "I don't understand" in a pretentious tone." Li Qiutang imitated the emotion and said, "Would you talk like that? You wouldn't."

"Okay, director, I understand. Let's do it again." Huang Xiaoming on the field made an OK gesture.

"Okay, let's do it again." The executive director said.

But when Li Qiutang turned around and looked at the scene, he discovered another problem: "Who turned on the lights? What skin color are these Asians? Give me the lights and call me over."

The assistant director shouted, "Lighting! Monitor, please!"

The lighting director trotted over, and Li Qiutang pointed at the monitor and said, "Look at these two people's faces. Can you see? They are yellow to begin with, and if you keep lighting them like this, their faces will look like they've been waxed. How can that be good?"

The light indicates immediate adjustment.

"Just a layer of shadow will do."

"Okay, I'll adjust it right away."

Li Qiutang couldn't sit still anymore, so she stood up and watched next to the camera.

After half an hour of adjustment, the crew started filming again.

Qin Lan left Huairou after the script reading was over and the crew started trial shooting, and all her scenes were not in Yanjing.

Yang Ying watched the trial shooting with the crew for two days. After confirming that Qin Lan would not come in the short term, she returned to Hengdian to work. She was also filming another drama, "Song in the Clouds".

Autumn Pictures also has a crew in Huairou, the Cantianshu Project's "The Blade of the Assassin".

Lu Yang and his crew lived in the same building with "The Invisible Guest".

Li Qiutang sometimes checks the progress of "The Blade of the Assassin". He likes the props and costumes of "The Blade of the Assassin" very much.

"I wanted to invite Liu Yifei to play the leading female role before." Lu Yang really dared to think, "The audience wants to see her in ancient costumes, and it will definitely be a hit when the time comes." "Go and tell her."

"We can't invite her," Lu Yang said with a wry smile, "Her agent thinks Zhou Miaotong has too few roles and doesn't have any particularly important dramatic function." Zhou Miaotong is just a supporting role in "The Blade of the Assassin", which is a man's play.

Li Qiutang smiled and said, "Don't look at me. She didn't listen to me when she accepted the role. Have you found Zhou Miaotong now?"

"Not yet." Lu Yang was also distressed about this, "but the start time has been set, it will be next month." A pendant female lead will not delay the crew's start of filming.

"I have an appointment with a few actresses to come over and talk today. Can you help me take a look?"

"I'm busy. I have a lot of things to do. You can decide for yourself." The Cantianshu Project gives supported directors ample creative freedom.

After saying a few words, Li Qiutang walked out of the preparation office of "The Blade of the Assassin".

When she arrived at the door and was about to get in the car, she saw an RV slowly stop beside Li Qiutang, and Liu Shishi and her agent got out of the car.

"Director Qiu Tang!" Her agent was delighted, "You're here too!"

"Hello, director." Liu Shishi nodded.

"Why are you here?" Li Qiutang asked.

"We're here to meet a group, why are you here too, Director?"

"This is our company's office building. Our crew prepares, eats and lives here."

"Oh, yes, yes, I forgot. Director, you are also filming in Huairou, right?"

"It's only been a few days since we started filming." Li Qiutang was indeed leaving, "You guys go ahead, I have something else to do."

Li Qiutang's car drove away, and her agent muttered, "When can we act in his play?"

"Let's go quickly. Don't keep Director Lu Yang waiting too long." Liu Shishi urged.

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The filming of "The Fault in Our Stars" will be wrapped up in a dozen days, and Shu Chang doesn't have many scenes to perform every day now.

That day, she looked at her notice list and found out that she had no scenes for the next two days, so she simply left the crew and headed straight for Yanjing.

She was not here to see her good sister Liu Yifei, she was here to see her brother-in-law Li Qiutang.

In fact, he didn’t contact Li Qiutang directly, but contacted Li Qiutang’s assistant.

Shu Chang asked her assistant to help her make some connections, as she wanted to audition Zhou Miaotong for the crew of "The Blade Strikes".

It is true that Zhou Miaotong is a supporting female lead, and Liu Yifei is unwilling to play the role because she thinks there are not enough scenes for her, but this kind of role is precious for Shu Chang who is seeking transformation.

Shu Chang is actually very popular among the people. For her to switch to the big screen and play the leading female role in an art film like "The Fault in Our Stars" is already a very good start.

But in commercial films, she has to start from supporting roles ("North West") and supporting female roles, and even having a supporting female role is a blessing in disguise.

Li Qiutang's assistant didn't dare to make the decision and told Li Qiutang about it behind Shu Chang's back.

As soon as Li Qiutang heard this, he knew that Shu Chang was embarrassed to trouble him, but wanted to borrow Li Qiutang's name.

Li Qiutang didn't care about this. Shu Chang was her own person, and she had promised to help her: "Just listen to her and take her to meet Lu Yang. Whether she can get the job depends on her performance. We can just act as a matchmaker."

Li Qiutang also added: "I didn't expect she was so greedy. She rushed to audition here before the filming was finished there."

The assistant smiled and said, "It's so hard to get an opportunity, how can we not seize it?"

"North West" sold 5 million yuan. Although Shu Chang did not appear much in the film, her performance was recognized and praised.

The assistant took Shu Chang to meet Lu Yang, and Li Qiutang continued filming without saying much.

(End of this chapter)