Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 36 Beating Lin Xingzhuo

In the following days, Lin Xingzhuo's acting skills remained the same, the only change was Li Xun's attitude.

There was clearly no scene with Li Xin in the morning.

She also bought KFC's newly launched beef egg drop porridge and Anxin fried dough sticks to pamper her fans.

It caused everyone in the crew to marvel at it.

Is this okay? Is this person stupid because of the acting?

As expected, the entertainment industry is the last feudal bastion in mainland China. Anyone with power and connections can do whatever they want...

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Li Xun was in the dressing room when he met Hai Qing who brought breakfast to Lin Xingzhuo.

She bought a custard burger, hash browns, and freshly brewed coffee for her train savior.

Executive director Cao Dun and makeup artist Ono were stunned and could only secretly give a thumbs up.

All the sisters from "Home Sweet Home" were won over.

Awesome! !

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Today, the filming location of the "Home Sweet Home" crew is Ruihuafang, Lane 285, Fuxing Middle Road.

The old Shikumen buildings here are the filming location for the "snail house" alley where the protagonists Haiping and Haizao sisters live in the play.

After all, the shooting order of TV dramas is generally not based on the content, but mainly depends on the setting and the emotions of the characters...

The first scene is the quarrel between Haiping, played by Haiqing, and the boss of a Japanese-funded enterprise. It mainly reflects Haiping's struggle in a small city in the late 90s, and the discrimination against women and the difficulties in the workplace.

The second scene was filmed with Su Chun played by Lin Xingzhuo and Xiaobei played by Wen Zhang.

The plot is that Su Chun and Haiping, a couple, have family conflicts because of buying a house.

After the quarrel, the future brother-in-law Xiaobei came to persuade Su Chun.

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"Second scene, third take, first time! Action!"

Su Chun said, "Sit wherever you like."

Xiao Bei persuaded: "Brother-in-law, I'm not saying anything bad about you."

"You're a grown man, you know your sister's temper, so why not just coax her?"

"Women need to be coaxed."

Su Chun sighed and paced back and forth in the room:
"The one who can be coaxed is a little woman."

"Once this woman turns 30, you'll realize how powerful she is. She can't be coaxed or fooled by a few words."

"Everything that comes before us will become a top priority."

"Once this woman has a child, she is no longer a woman."

"First of all she's a mother... and secondly she's a she-wolf!!"

"Look at this woman, she's so obedient, but she hasn't grown up yet, she still needs..."

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"Cut! Lin Xingzhuo, focus on practicality! Don't overdo it with vocal technique, and maintain eye contact with Wen Zhang!"

Director Teng Huatao just finished speaking.

Wen Zhang, who acted opposite him, then said, "Xiao Lin, you can't shoot like this. This isn't reciting poetry! And that evasive look of yours shows how unsure you are, like a thief!"

Lin Xingzhuo was stunned: "I'm sorry."

Everyone in the crew was stunned. Lin Xingzhuo's lines today were particularly long and difficult, and he only had to NG once, so it shouldn't be that serious.

The two have been smoking together these days.

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"Scene 2, shot 3, second take! Action!"

Su Chun said: "When you are a little girl, you still need admiration and spiritual support."

"But once he grows up, he has a lot of ideas and what he says is what he thinks. He won't tolerate any objections from you."

Xiaobei said, "When Haizao told me you guys were going to buy a house, I thought it was really unreliable."

"You know, housing prices are so high right now. A new house in the JA district costs 200,000 yuan, and an old house costs over 100,000 yuan. It's too expensive, and you two insisted on getting involved in this mess."

"Why is this necessary?"

"You two can rent a house now. A large two-bedroom apartment would only cost you a little over 1000 yuan. That's both practical and affordable. How great!"

Su Chun said: "Xiao Bei, what you said is not reality, but rationality."

"The reality is that no matter how high the house price is, there will always be people willing to sacrifice their lives to buy a house like that."

"The reality is that everyone around you is talking about houses, speculating on houses, and hoarding houses. If you don't have a house, you will feel marginalized."

"You suddenly feel a sense of fear, a sense of instability, and a sense of drifting."

"You always feel like you're buying a house for someone else when you pay rent, and you don't want to do that in your heart..." "Cut! Lin Xingzhuo, move! Your body is out of the frame!"

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boom! !

During the second NG, Wen Zhang kicked over the chair next to him. His face was gloomy and he was in a very bad mood. He said loudly to himself:

"Fuck! If you don't know how to shoot, don't shoot. It's a waste of time!"

Lin Xingzhuo thought to himself that something was wrong and quickly apologized to Wen Zhang.

"Sorry, I was so into the scene that I accidentally stepped out of the frame."

Wen Zhang said: "No, what is your acting? You are so immersed in the role..."

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This person was famous for his arrogance and bad temper in his previous life, especially after filming "The Young Marshal", his face almost had the words:

I am Wen Zhang, the arrogant Zhang.

I smoked with him a few times, and I mistakenly thought that Wen Zhang during his "Dwelling Narrowness" period would be easier to get along with...

I also recalled Wen Zhang’s famous arrogant scenes in the past.

Lin Xingzhuo knew that this time he was facing a real crisis in the "Home Sweet Home" crew.

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"Scene 2, shot 3, third time! Action!"

During this shoot, Lin Xingzhuo clearly felt that Wen Zhang was exerting too much effort, and his acting skills were suppressed.

Xiao Bei angrily said, "You guys are just trying to compete with each other, but aren't you tired of carrying such a big snail shell on your back?!"

This line isn't in the script? Was it improvised?!

Lin Xingzhuo was stunned...

"Cut! Wen Zhang's words are really good!"

"Lin Xingzhuo, what are you doing standing there like an idiot? You should learn how to take on a role!"

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Wen Zhang is naturally talented and has been trained by the crew of "Struggle". His acting skills are already top-tier among his peers.

In "Home Sweet Home", he portrayed "Xiaobei", a newly graduated college student who is full of idealism about love, as well as his struggle and helplessness after losing Haizao in the later period, with distinct layers of expression through delicate eyes and body language.

In comparison, Lin Xingzhuo is just a rookie. As long as he doesn't get out of character, recites his lines clearly, and doesn't go out of frame, he will be fine.

Now, Wen Zhang's full-strength attack instantly killed Lin Xingzhuo.

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Li Xian, who was spinning a fidget spinner in the preparation area, saw this situation and obviously realized that something was wrong.

She looked at Hai Qing, who had just finished removing her makeup, and asked, "Sister Qing, did Wen Zhang eat gunpowder for breakfast today?"

Hai Qing said, "Indeed, there's something wrong with this guy. This isn't the atmosphere for a normal scene."

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Two actors with good acting skills and poor acting skills play against each other.

There are two situations.

One is to use just the right amount of force, similar to a master and his apprentice exchanging martial arts skills.

For example, Li Xian's Hai Zao and Zhang Jiayi's Song Siming acted opposite each other. Although this girl was always crushed to the point of crying in the hotel at night, after the filming of "Home Sweet Home", Li Xian's status not only improved, but her acting skills also soared.

The other is the current situation.

The two of them were deliberately fighting, with Wen Zhang completely suppressing Lin Xingzhuo and beating him up. Not only would this not help the poor actor improve, it would also cause the other actor to mentally collapse, and his performance would get worse and worse...

This kind of thing is originally a mysterious and gray area.

Is it a feeding move or a killing move?

There is a fine line between...

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With Hai Qing's acting skills, he quickly saw through the trick.

But this kind of thing is a case of overdoing one's work and overstepping one's bounds.

Wen Zhang's contribution is greater than Lin Xingzhuo's.

So, there is no way to reason...

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Faced with continuous NG scenes, the entire crew came to the preparation area to watch.

Life Producer Chen Guang went to Executive Director Cao Dun and asked in confusion:
"Director Cao, what's going on? Wen Zhang has been very humble and low-key since joining the crew. I saw these two smoking together last week."

(End of this chapter)