Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Chapter 60: One Step Away from Preventing My Parents from Divorcing

Yesterday, I was lazy and violated the rules by using a noodle cart to cook noodles at the alley entrance. The director of photography was very upset by the show, but for some reason, Yan Min did not blame these two people.

Now, the show has started filming, and the MC guests are walking towards Cao Wei Street according to the plot of the main program, and these two are still showing their love!

The director must be angry.

The director of photography continued, "This isn't just nonsense, just idle chit-chat? Filming has already started, and they're still dating. Was it signed by Canxing, or by the local guild? They're completely uncharacteristic. Director Yan, why don't you have the script supervisor give them a warning?"

"Let's not take a look yet. Reduce the noise of their voices, filter out the ambient sound, and listen to what they are talking about." Yan Min said seriously.

What are you talking about?
It must be the content of young people's love affair. Do these two people have any connections?

The director is not usually such a tolerant person...

The photographer knew what was going on in his mind, so he quickly cut off the noisy interference from Cao Wei Street and accurately captured the conversation between Jiang Yang and Yang Chaoyue through the microphones clipped to their bodies.

……

Yang Chaoyue was still in a nervous state.

His eyes were like those of a frightened deer, constantly scanning the surroundings, as if ready to escape from the camera at any time.

Jiang Yang patiently persuaded:

"The beggar woman you play is a tragic figure, a microcosm of the tragedy of the times. No matter how hard she tries, it is difficult for her to survive in this era of war and conflict. So you must first try to enter a state of sadness and despair about life."

"A state of sadness and despair about life?" Yang Chaoyue listened very carefully.

"First, establish an emotional anchor. Think back to a time in your life when you were almost successful but regretted it."

Jiang Yang spoke slower, allowing Yang Chaoyue to follow his thoughts, while paying attention to Yang Chaoyue's emotions:

"For example, I almost dropped out of school."

Hearing this, Yang Chaoyue's nervous expression obviously relaxed.

Her shoulders seemed to have a taut string pulled out and slowly collapsed.

Seeing Yang Chaoyue gradually getting into the state, Jiang Yang said the next sentence:
"I was just one step away from stopping my parents from getting divorced."

Yang Chaoyue's shoulders shook noticeably.

I don’t know what he was thinking about, his pupils contracted slightly, he squatted down with his knees hugged, and his shoulders trembled violently.

His fingernails dug into the dirt on the ground.

Fine grains of sand seeped out from between the fingers.

Jiang Yang continued in a gentle tone:
"I'm just one step away from seeing my elders for the last time."

Yang Chaoyue seemed to be recalling his past experiences. His vision was wandering and his blinking frequency was several times slower than usual.

The trembling of the chin affected the entire face, and even the earlobes trembled slightly.

Pupils dilated, but unfocused.

It’s like looking at the memories, that lonely and insignificant self who is full of regrets but powerless, trying hard to live.

"Brother Yang, I seem to..." Yang Chaoyue didn't look up, and almost spoke in a whisper, with a slight choke.

Yang Chaoyue's voice was as soft as a wisp of smoke. Jiang Yang had to lean over and listen carefully: "What?"

“…I seem to have gotten into character.”

Done.

A tear fell on the back of Jiang Yang's hand.

Realizing that Yang Chaoyue had entered the role of a female beggar, Jiang Yang stopped guiding her.

The only thing to note is whether Yang Chaoyue can get out of the role on his own after the performance is over.

In the director's car.

The director of photography, who was controlling the multi-viewer, suddenly felt less dissatisfied with Jiang Yang and Yang Chaoyue. This was because, after listening to the radio, he realized that Jiang Yang and Yang Chaoyue were not just chatting about love.

Instead, Yang Chaoyue, who played the beggar, was unable to get into the role, and Jiang Yang was helping and trying to guide him.

When Jiang Yang tried to let Yang Chaoyue establish an emotional anchor and recall the regrets in his life when he was "just one step away from success".

In his mind, he recalled the time when he and his ex-wife drafted a divorce agreement, had a quarrel, called out his sleeping son, and asked his son, who was in the third grade of elementary school, to choose who he would live with in the future. He recalled the look of his son crying in despair in front of him.

At that time, the son cautiously begged them not to divorce, saying that he did not want to be without his father or his mother.

But he and his ex-wife still forced their son to make a choice.

The sound of his son's tears hitting the floor was harsher than any director's "cut" he had ever heard over the years.

The words "I don't want to be without my parents" kept cutting his conscience like a blunt knife.

He didn't even dare to look at the face of the female beggar played by Yang Chaoyue on the monitor, for fear of recalling the little face distorted by crying at home.

He will never forget the awkwardness of crying and begging his ex-wife to stop arguing.

I am just one step away from giving my son a happy and complete family.

"This kid knows how to guide extras to get into character. He's truly a talent." Yan Min's tense expression relaxed a little.

He clearly felt that Yang Chaoyue's condition was different from before.

Immersed in a sad atmosphere, it fits the tragic character of the female beggar in the plot.

The script supervisor who was maintaining discipline among the extras and handling emergencies at the end of the street noticed the movements of Jiang Yang and Yang Chaoyue.

He scowled at the extras' location map, memorized their names, and walked over, hands on his hips, eyebrows knitted into an inverted eight, his finger almost poking Jiang Yang's nose.

"Hey, you two! What are you talking about? Are you following the character setting script? Yang Chaoyue, Jiang Yang, these are your names, right?"

Jiang Yang calmly moved aside to block Yang Chaoyue: "Sorry, Mr. Script Supervisor, we will adjust it immediately."

At this time, he couldn't reveal the identity of assistant director Kang Wen as he did before in the makeup room.

It was happening in private before, but now it’s happening openly, and the situation is different.

The script supervisor was about to continue scolding when Yang Chaoyue raised his head, and the look on his face made the script supervisor a little stunned.

The mud on Yang Chaoyue's face had dried into spider-web-like lines, and his cheekbones were protruding due to long-term hunger.

The lips were chapped and bleeding.

There was dead grass stuck among the messy hair, and the neck was covered with dust from the street corner.

Which makeup artist did this? It's so realistic, as if she were a beggar woman who had really struggled for months in troubled times.

What made the script supervisor a little stunned was Yang Chaoyue's expression.

Tears welled up in her eyes, her lips were pursed, she looked desperate and confused, and her unfocused eyes gradually focused on him.

Not only does her makeup look like a female beggar.

The demeanor and temperament are more similar.

It was as if she was not an extra, but a real female beggar.

Yan Min's voice rang out from the script supervisor's headset:
"Don't disturb them. They will have an interactive scene with Huang Lei soon. The female beggar hasn't gotten into character yet. The noodle stall owner was just giving her some guidance, letting the actor feel the emotions and helping her get into character."

A guide to the play?

Let the actors feel the emotions?
Isn't this what teachers in film and television schools do? Who is this noodle stall owner named Jiang Yang and why is he acting as an extra here?

"Sorry, I didn't get into the role. Brother Yang was just helping me. I'm sorry." Yang Chaoyue bit his lower lip.

"It's okay, I understand."

The stage manager waved his hand and said, "Make adjustments as soon as possible. Huang Lei will be here soon."
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(End of this chapter)