Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 32: The evil one! Tyrannical!
Before Li Xin could come to her senses, Executive Director Cao Dun suddenly lifted her up:
"As a professional actor, do you lack the courage to criticize or self-criticize?"

Li Xin blushed, pursed his lips in grievance, and analyzed himself for a while: "Uh... Last time, I was nervous and laughed suddenly in a scene where I shouldn't have laughed, which ruined the atmosphere of the filming and caused three NGs.

"Also, because of the excessive pressure, I sometimes get nervous and forget my route. Luckily, the assistant director reminds me in time..."

Cao Dun nodded, then gestured to Lin Xingzhuo and said, "Xingzhuo, you tell me now..."

cough cough...

When Li Xian was speaking, Lin Xingzhuo had already finished his instant noodles. He lifted the lid of the white porcelain bowl of tea poured by the life producer Chen Guang, blew on it, took a sip, and cleared his throat.

Executive director Cao Dun, screenwriter Qiqi, producers Xu Xiaoou and Zhu Jinghong all had an absurd illusion that the people sitting opposite them seemed to be the experts at the project preliminary review meeting.

Lin Xingzhuo said, "Well... I think what Li Xian said is very good. Let me add a few points..."

Li Xian: “…”

Everyone: "..."

Lin Xingzhuo's voice was somewhat different from that in the preliminary review meeting. The granularity was no longer so obvious, but the mid-range became full and round, as smooth as silk, with a scholarly air.

"The first is the monotonous treatment of the character's complexity. Haizao is a contradictory character who goes from innocence to depravity, but Li Xin's performance fails to show the layering of her psychological transformation."

"The film relies too much on stereotypical expressions of innocence, using actions like glaring and pouting to portray Haicao's innocence, but lacks the foreshadowing of her dark turn later on."

"For example, Haizao maintains a naive look when dealing with Xiaobei and Song Siming, which undermines the authenticity of the character's moral struggle and flattens the complex character..."

"Secondly, Haizao's downfall is a tragedy of passive compulsion, but Li Xun's interpretation overplays Haizao's vanity and weakness, reducing the character to a symbolic mistress rather than a flesh-and-blood individual."

"For example, when faced with Song Siming's material temptations, her eyes lacked any sense of struggle and transitioned directly to sinking..."

"Third, the passionate scenes lack chemistry..."

In his previous life, Lin Xingzhuo started working in 2009, and the first project he participated in reviewing was the review of the suspended TV series "Home Sweet Home".

When I was looking through the film list later, I found that "Home Sweet Home" was the pinnacle of realism in domestic television, marking the transformation of mainland TV dramas from "family and country narratives" to "individual narratives."

This is a must-see classic from the late golden age of TV dramas from 2000 to 2010. I have the unedited version on my hard drive, and I watch it often.

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Looking at Lin Xingzhuo, who has transformed into a top TV drama critic, he has complete control over the rhythm of the conference room.

Executive director Cao Dun was stunned.

I am!

What is going on?!
Letting Li Xian throw out some ideas is to help you step down! Just a few words of self-reflection, and this meeting will be a complete success!
As a result, you resorted to the strategy of pursuing the enemy with all your remaining strength...

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After Lin Xingzhuo finished his speech, the venue fell into silence and everyone's eyes turned to the pitiful Li Xun.

Li Xian's facial features are delicate and plain, and neither they are particularly eye-catching or outstanding when taken individually or put together.

At most, she is well-behaved and well-groomed, with long black hair obediently hanging down in front of her chest and bright eyes. She really looks like a little white rabbit.

But facing Lin Xingzhuo, he opened fire with full force without any mercy.

This pure and weak female artist had tears in her eyes, pouted her lips, and wanted to refute with a wronged look.

But she found that Lin Xingzhuo's words were concise and his views were sharp, and he was completely like a professional film critic.

What's worse is this bad guy!
All hit the mark!!!
These are the points that my Shanghai Theatre Academy teacher Liu Ning has always mentioned...

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Teacher Liu Ning from the Shanghai Theatre Academy was very kind to Li Xun during the interview and selection process for art students, and he supported her admission against all odds.

At the same time, she was Li Zhen's sophomore dialogue teacher. Her teaching style was strict, and she once criticized Li Zhen harshly for neglecting dialogue training. This made Li Zhen love and fear her...

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Executive director Cao Dun looked at Li Xian like a little white rabbit caught by the ears by a hunter. He just choked a few times and was completely unable to face Lin Xingzhuo's violent attack.

This child is so miserable.

This was already a one-sided beating.

If this continues, the heroine's heart will be broken and her mentality will completely collapse...

Cao Dun quickly stopped him. Lin Xingzhuo, who was getting more and more excited, said:
"Good! Very good! Xing Zhuo, your analysis is excellent! Now, Teacher Zhang, please tell us..."

Lin Xingzhuo stopped, took a sip of tea, and saw the pitiful Li Xun.

Oops……

Stress reaction!!

In his previous life, Lin Xingzhuo suffered countless losses in the harsh office environment, which led him to develop the passive skill of "taking the initiative and avoiding self-provocation"...

This can also be considered a sequelae of PTSD in the workplace.

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Everyone was shocked by Cao Dun's shamelessness and Lin Xingzhuo's terrifying strength.

Full of technical jargon, are you preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam?!

He forced the chief director to quit, intimidated the executive director, and now he's openly suppressing the leading actress...

What kind of evil person is this guy?! How dare he act so tyrannically?!
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This scene was Zhang Jiayi's turn. He looked at the "evil guy" Lin Xingzhuo, and then at Li Xun, whose eyes were already red.

Before "Home Sweet Home", Zhang Jiayi had been filming for more than 20 years. Although he had always played supporting roles or extras, he had seen a lot.

To be honest, this is the first time I've seen someone like Lin Xingzhuo...

Moreover, Zhang Jiayi and Li Xun have played opposite each other so many times that they can clearly feel that what Lin Xingzhuo said is true.

The most important thing is that he explained the professional terms in a very systematic way, and the way he spoke without any hesitation made him look like an old academic scholar.

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Zhang Jiayi thought for a moment and said, "I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis when I was 25, so sometimes I have to trouble the crew to move chairs. Last time, our producer, Xiao Chen, even ran errands to buy me some ointment. Thank you very much. I'm sorry for your care."

Cao Dun nodded with satisfaction. At critical moments, the old actors are still reliable.

"Teacher Zhang, please take care of your health. Next..."

With Zhang Jiayi's proof, executive director Cao Dun didn't say anything, and the actors behind him also knew how to deal with it...

Hai Qing said embarrassedly: "I am a little impatient and sometimes speak my mind without thinking. Please forgive me."

Then, Wen Zhang, the young actor who plays Xiao Bei, said: "I confess that I have always violated the crew's rule of not staying overnight outside..."

"????!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes were fixed on Wen Zhang.

Even Li Zhen, who had been looking down at the pages of his notebook, trying hard to hold back tears, looked up at Wen Zhang...

(End of this chapter)