Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 79 Solving pain points is the growth point!
Early the next morning, Lu Kuan took Jay Chou to do morning exercises in the studio, and Liu Yifei followed them happily.

"Jaylen, you already mastered the mental and emotional aspects yesterday. Now I'm going to teach you a few simple moves."

"These movements help you adjust your body, get into the rhythm of the performance better, and express your thoughts and ideas in the performance."

Dani munched on a greasy bun and said with a smile, "Director Lu, isn't this just like learning the internal skills first and then the moves?"

Jay Chou's eyes lit up, and he understood what was said. Yesterday he experienced the operation of internal energy, and today he learned the moves and routines.

The three of them then performed the tiger pose from Grotowski, which is included in many gym exercises later on, but if the movements are not done correctly, it is no different from not practicing at all.

The wide road made Jay Chou inhale and contract his abdomen, lying on the ground to expand his body area as much as possible.

Move your spine in rhythm with your breathing, first stretching and relaxing like a cat pose, then arching slightly and lifting your legs.

After several sets of movements, Jay Chou was sweating profusely, but he felt that his back muscles were much more relaxed, as if a dumbbell plate had been removed.

Lu Kuan looked at him and nodded secretly.

The reason for choosing tiger yoga is that the little king is born with ankylosing spondylitis. Such horizontal movements are beneficial to loosening his spine and back muscles without causing other injuries.

Liu Yifei performed the movements very easily, as the little girl has great flexibility.

The morning scenes started filming very quickly, and the crew members arrived early today.

The Qingying Studio employees, who were already accustomed to the work habits of this tyrant on the set, knew his character and allowed everyone to move freely when they were relaxed.

Once a clear requirement is made, no one is allowed to slack off. Even the delicate little girl Liu Yifei will be scolded if she makes a mistake, and no one is exempt.

Feng Yuanzheng is still a very professional actor. He did not complain at all about the problems with his co-star yesterday. Today, he was still on the sidelines early to read the script and rehearse his part.

"Good morning, Teacher Feng." Lu Kuan greeted him with a smile, holding a cup of water.

Feng Yuanzheng was a man with a rather cold expression, and he didn't show his emotions easily on his face. He responded to Lu Kuan politely without saying much.

"start!"

Today, Lu Kuan directly arranged another conflict scene in the play, because Xu Huan's resistance in the previous scene was only subtle and passive, and in this scene he said no to Zhuangzhong loudly for the first time.

Lu Kuan hopes that through this more intensified conflict plot, Jay Chou will thoroughly remember the feeling of psychological and emotional outburst, and no longer be a dry machine repeating lines and performances.

The plot of this part is that Xu Huan was in a hurry to perform and left his drumsticks at a convenience store. Unexpectedly, Zhuang Zhong directly cancelled his qualification as the chief drummer.

Xu Huan rebelled in anger and mustered up the courage to confront Zhuang Zhong head-on for the first time.

Feng Yuanzheng glanced at Jay Chou with disdain: "I won't let someone who doesn't even have a drumstick be my lead."

"Drumsticks?" Jay Chou's face changed drastically. He reached back to his backpack and found that none of the drummer's weapons were there. He immediately turned around and drove to get them.

"Don't go, the show is about to start and you've been removed."

Zhuangzhong seemed to lack the patience to even look at him, and asked the substitute to get ready to play.

Xu Huan was angry and anxious: "Can't I borrow someone else's first?"

"I repeat! You! Are no longer the Chief! Get out now!"

Xu Huan was not willing to give up the opportunity he had fought so hard for, and his emotions burst out.

"Why am I not the chief? You can't do this!"

Jay Chou instantly experienced the feeling he had on the basketball court last night.

His first twenty years flashed through my mind frame by frame like a movie, and I thought about my experience as an unknown person in the company who was denied and targeted in various ways.

Feng Yuanzheng seemed a little incredulous. Was this Jay Chou? The singer who hadn't reacted strongly to being scolded and slapped yesterday? "Cut!"

Lu Kuan was somewhat helpless: "Teacher Feng, slow down."

Feng Yuanzheng was truly amazed. He smiled and nodded to Lu Kuan to continue. He was looking forward to the next performance.

We often talk about how to improve a sprinter's performance, which is to put two athletes with a small gap together. With a benchmark and competitor, they can often break through their potential.

The same is true for talented actors. They become stronger when they meet stronger opponents. Excellent actors with different styles can often create sparks that exceed the director's expectations.

Therefore, Wang Jiawei likes to shoot a scene in dozens of ways. His crew members are almost all movie stars, which can greatly satisfy his creative desire.

For Feng Yuanzheng, the performances since the start of filming have been boring and lonely, because he did not see any feedback of the same level and intensity from his co-stars.

In other words, his acting was not satisfying!

Just like Guan Yu beheading Yan Liang and Wen Chou, it was resolved in no time, without any sense of accomplishment or gain.

"start!"

Jay protested, "Why am I not the chief? You can't do this!"

Feng Yuanzheng seemed to doubt whether he had heard correctly: "I can't do this?"

"Yes, you can't!"

"Are you fucking out of your mind? This is my band. I can give the lead to whoever I want. When will it be your turn to teach me how to do things?"

Feng Yuanzheng went all out, threatening Jay Chou step by step, trying to crush him with his momentum.

Jay Chou looked at his terrifying face. Affected by the psychological trauma from before, he suddenly realized and shouted loudly: "I won the chief position with my own ability, not given by you!"

"Stuck, passed!"

The crew members were all very excited as they had finally resolved the pain points and difficulties of the entire play. There were many such conflict scenes, and since Jay Chou had already played this one, the others wouldn't be too much of a problem.

Liu Xiaoli sighed, "This little Lu is really capable! He brought Xiao Zhou out just like that."

She is more confident in her daughter's acting skills.

Concubine Liu Yi also looked at Lu Kuan with her beautiful eyes shining.

From childhood to adulthood, because of her family background or appearance, many men surrounded her and showed off like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.

But she felt more and more special towards this young director who often picked out her shortcomings and laughed at her, and scolded her mercilessly until she cried during morning exercises and on the set.

She couldn't describe what it felt like...

She was disdainful of Lu Kuan's unruly behavior, but she had to admit that he was a very attractive person from his talent to his temperament.

"Ning Hao, remember to add more skeleton light here later, at the end where Xu Huan plays the drums."

"Good director."

Ning Hao clapped along with everyone else, and anxiously asked, "Director Lu, how did you do that? How did you improve so much overnight?"

Seeing Feng Yuanzheng also looking at him curiously, Lu Kuan explained with a smile, "Jaylen is quite reserved. Yesterday I took him to Tianshang Renjian to relax for a while. He'll be fine after he's released some energy."

"Hahahahahaha~~"

The men in the crew all understood each other tacitly. Although they didn't believe what the director said, they were always happy to make fun of the little superstar when they had the chance.

(End of this chapter)