Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 74 The tyrant on the set scolded Concubine Liu Yi until she cried
Boss Lu said modestly: "Everyone is a natural actor. It depends on how the individual discovers it."

He also took the opportunity to encourage the two rookie actors:
"Teacher Feng knows that Grotowski's most common saying during his teaching career is that everyone can be an actor. Everyone has a rich mine waiting to be discovered and mined."

Feng Yuanzheng agreed, "Coach Lu is right. For a rookie like this, it's already great for Jielun to perform this way. Keep it up!"

The first day of filming passed in full swing. Early in the morning on the 28th, the actors rushed to the set after breakfast. The bulletin board outside the studio posted today's filming schedule, which is also called a notice sheet in Hollywood crews.

A complete notice generally includes the day's shooting plan, sequence, scenes, actors involved, and preparations for costumes and props, and may even include weather reminders from the logistics department.

For those directors who attach great importance to lighting effects, they even have to measure the lighting conditions every hour from a professional perspective to assist the shooting process.

The call sheet is the highest behavioral guide for the entire crew on that day, and every action and preparation of the crew members must be based on it.

Of course, the notice list is updated frequently, especially in large crews, where too many unpredictable things happen.

Lu Kuan stopped in front of the notice sheet. According to this shooting schedule, the filming can be completed in about 25 days, which is not too fast compared to the original speed of 19 days.

The deadline for submissions to this year's Venice Film Festival is around the end of July, and considering the post-production timeframe, there shouldn't be much of a problem in submitting the manuscripts on the last minute.

Even if the deadline has passed, it is not impossible to make concessions. Don't think that only China is a society where favors are important. If you miss the submission deadline for an international film festival, you can still ask famous directors and judges to delay the submission of materials.

In addition, the current film selector for Asia, Marco Müller, is a pro-China filmmaker with a standard Beijing accent and a love for wearing traditional Chinese clothing. The annual Chinese-language films he has produced have achieved excellent results as both the festival's chairman and the film selector.

Today's filming continues with the breakup scene between Liu Yifei and Jay Chou.

Xu Huan, played by Jay Chou, broke up with Yu Yan, played by Liu Yifei, at Starbucks because he wanted to concentrate on playing drums.

The two sat opposite each other, and Concubine Liu Yi was immersed in sweetness, completely unaware of what was going to happen.

"I don't think we should be together anymore."

Concubine Liu Yi's smile suddenly stopped.

"Card!"

Lu Kuan held the intercom and said, "Liu Yifei, your expression changed so drastically after just one sentence. Don't you know how to leave room for the performance below?"

"I know the director."

The little girl stuck out her tongue and secretly encouraged herself.

She knew her acting skills were not good enough, but she had been working hard and never slacking off since Lu Kuan started teaching her morning exercises and acting.

Just for this supporting role, which only had less than 10 minutes in total, she wrote a biography of more than 3 words, which can be said to be hard work.

But when the real exam came, I still showed my fear.

"Get ready, another one!"

Lu Kuan behind the monitor shook her head slightly. Although her performance had improved compared to her immature performance in "The Story of a Noble Family", it still had not yet fully met the requirements of the big screen.

Now that he has invested in Red Star Wood, Boss Lu cannot allow her to continue to create those innocent and cute images within her comfort zone like in later generations.

Whether it is from her own development or from Lu Kuan's money-making plan on Red Star Wood artist Liu Yifei, he will help the girl improve her acting skills in a down-to-earth manner.

"Card!"

"Card!"

Concubine Liu Yi looked a little unhappy. At the beginning, she was extremely confident. She felt that after so much hard work, she should be rewarded.

At least he is better than Jay Chou who just acted in a movie, right?

Unexpectedly, Lu Kuan, who usually joked and bickered with her, turned into a tyrant on the set and could not tolerate her mistakes at all.

Lu Kuan stood up from behind the eunuch, not even using the intercom. With a sullen expression, he walked up to Concubine Liu Yi and began to speak furiously, "Your expression changed so drastically after just one sentence. Do you think your performance was justified?"

The little girl instinctively wanted to make an excuse: "I...he asked for a breakup, shouldn't I have such an expression..."

Lu Kuan sarcastically said, "Then why don't you just cry? Do you remember what a character's action chain is? Do you remember what emotional progression is?"

"You've read the script. The male lead has so many lines to say. Your face turned like this after the first sentence. Tell me what's going on next."

Liu Yifei's role is a typical example of spoiler-style emotional substitution.

She had read the script and already knew what the male lead was going to say, so she couldn't help but show her facial expressions and mental state, ignoring the levels and progression of the performance.

"I... understand..."

Liu Yifei's eyes were full of grievance. She knew she was wrong, but she couldn't control herself for a moment and wanted to prove herself in front of Lu Kuan.

In fact, she has a strong personality, and she still remembers Lu Kuan's joke about her poor acting skills.

The other crew members, including Feng Yuanzheng, stood by silently, watching the usually relaxed and humorous director Lu deliver his remarks to the actors.

Liu Xiaoli was a dancer and knew that the crew had its own rules. In this situation, even if Liu Yifei was embarrassed, she would never interfere.

"Keep going, I won't eat until we finish filming today!"

Hollywood crews are governed by a strict union system, and cast and crew must be paid for overtime work. However, Boss Lu doesn't care about this and simply arranges a 996 work schedule.

The performance continued, with Jay Chou's lines being repeated at the beginning. This time, Liu Yifei obviously slowed down the pace of emotional expression, and her face did not fall as suddenly as before.

Concubine Liu Yi's expression gradually changed as she described and anticipated their future, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She didn't know why the two people who were in love just a second ago had come to this point.

"You know you can't succeed without me? Are you so sure that this is the truth?" The girl was making a final plea.

In return, I received an unhesitating affirmation: "Yes."

She picked up her bag and turned to leave. A teardrop slid down her pretty face at the perfect moment, captured by Ning Hao's over-the-shoulder close-up.

Everyone held their breath and looked at the road widening.

He watched the playback in the prison for a while before picking up the intercom: "Save one first."

I am still not satisfied with the width of the road.

Liu Yifei had just gotten back on track, but Jay Chou flopped again.

It is indeed very difficult to act with two newbies, but there is nothing we can do about it.

Fortunately, the key character of this movie is Feng Yuanzheng's role.

Jay Chou breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Kuan's requirements were too strict. Even though he was just scolding Liu Yifei, he could still feel the tremendous pressure as the opponent actor.

"Yi Fei, come on!"

The little king has become familiar with her during this period and is generous in offering his encouragement.

"Thank you, Brother Jie Lun."

The two rookies huddled together for warmth.

She glanced at Lu Kuan's position with a sympathetic look in her eyes, but she didn't expect Lu Kuan's voice to come through the intercom again: "Xiao Liu, Jie Lun, come here."

(End of this chapter)