Huayu, my cheat code is a bit strange.

Chapter 85 The Palace of Memories (Please read on, please recommend, please do everything!)

In the scene, Duan Yu, played by Gu Xiao, is surrounded by a group of Western Xia henchmen, his face displaying just the right amount of panic and helplessness:

"Gentlemen, I am merely passing by."

"Crack!"

Zhou Xiaowen's voice was clearly displeased.

He strode into the center of the arena and pointed at one of the stuntmen: "Your expression is too stiff! This is a robbery, not standing guard!"

The martial arts performer lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

Zhou Xiaowen then turned to Gu Xiao, her tone softening: "Gu Xiao, your emotions are right, but loosen up your body a bit. Although Duan Yu is afraid at this moment, he still has the pedantry and naivety of a scholar at heart."

Gu Xiao nodded thoughtfully.

"One more take!" Zhou Xiaowen waved his hand.

The script supervisor hit the board again.

This time, Gu Xiao added some body language to the original design.

When pushed, he instinctively covered his sleeve, and his fingers curled slightly as he spoke.
"Okay! This one's approved!"

Zhou Xiaowen finally showed her first smile of the day.

His gaze toward Gu Xiao was filled with undisguised admiration: "Very good, keep it up."

The subsequent filming went exceptionally smoothly.

Whether it was the panic when captured or the sincerity when acting opposite Hu Jun, Gu Xiao's performance was impeccable, and she handled various martial arts moves with ease.

In just one morning, their Group A had efficiently completed the filming of five or six shots, an astonishingly fast pace. At this rate, they could smoothly transition to the next location in the afternoon.

This extraordinary efficiency is not only due to the superb acting skills of everyone involved, but also to Gu Xiao's exceptional memory and devilish spatial perception.

Just as the crew was preparing to film a close-up shot of Duan Yu, Gu Xiao suddenly raised her hand and spoke to the lighting technician beside her:

"Teacher, the shadow cast by this light on my left cheek will look different from the previous shot."

He pointed in a direction and said with certainty, "It would be best to move the lamp stand three steps to the right and lower the angle by about fifteen degrees."

The lighting technician was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, Zhou Xiaowen's voice came through the walkie-talkie:
"Do as he says."

The lighting technician was somewhat resentful, but he had no choice but to obey the director's orders.

In front of the monitor on the other end.

Zhou Xiaowen leaned forward slightly, her eyes fixed on Gu Xiao's face on the screen.

When the lights were precisely in place as Gu Xiao had described, he slapped his thigh:
"Great! That's the feeling!"

The lighting director nodded in agreement, but soon couldn't help but complain:

"This kid's skills are pretty broad, aren't they?"

Zhou Xiaowen's lips curled into a smile, but he didn't say much. He simply picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted in a strong voice:
"All departments, prepare—Go!"

……

……

"Okay! Passed!"

Zhou Xiaowen watched the replay of Gu Xiao's actions on the monitor and stroked his chin with satisfaction.

He glanced at his watch; it was 5:30 PM, a full two hours earlier than planned.

The staff on site all watched him expectantly, eagerly awaiting the command to "call it a day".

Although everyone knows that it's more likely that tomorrow's scenes will be filmed, what if it is?
What if the director suddenly has a brain fart and takes a good deed?

Zhou Xiaowen indeed had no intention of wrapping up filming, but neither did she intend to add more shots.

He picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Everyone, stay put and rest. Gu Xiao, come with me."

Gu Xiao, who was touching up her makeup, was slightly taken aback. After nodding to the makeup artist, she walked towards the director's booth.

Lifting the soundproof curtain, one could see Zhou Xiaowen staring at the monitor replaying the footage from earlier. Hearing the noise, she pointed to the folding chair next to her without even looking up.

Gu Xiao calmly sat down and waited quietly for him to speak.

A few minutes later, Zhou Xiaowen finally looked up from in front of the monitor: "How are you feeling? Can you still hold on?"

"It's alright," Gu Xiao said succinctly.

Zhou Xiaowen nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly stood up and grinned, saying, "If you're not tired, come with me to the editing room."

"The editing room?" Gu Xiao asked, puzzled.

These post-production issues probably have nothing to do with him as an actor.

Zhou Xiaowen suddenly burst into laughter and patted Gu Xiao's shoulder hard, "You'll know when you get here."

Without waiting for Gu Xiao's response, he lifted the curtain and walked out.

Gu Xiao had no choice but to follow.

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The two walked through the bustling film set and arrived at a van in a corner of the film studio. Pushing open the van door, they saw five staff members busy at their computers.

"Director Zhou!" A young man wearing glasses quickly stood up.

"Have you imported all the materials?" Zhou Xiaowen went straight to the point.

"I just imported all the footage that Group A filmed today."

Zhou Xiaowen pulled over a swivel chair and sat down, then beckoned to Gu Xiao: "Come on, take a look at this."

After Gu Xiao sat down, she picked up the thick manuscript on the table, opened it, and found that it was actually a script supervisor's sheet.

He looked at Zhou Xiaowen, puzzled, and asked, "What's going on?"

"Never mind me, go about your business." Zhou Xiaowen picked up a bottle of mineral water from the corner and started drinking.

Gu Xiao could only watch as she heard this.

The script supervisor's sheet is not complicated, consisting of six sections that record various information about the shots: shot number, cut number, shot type, summary, notes, and quality.

In terms of content, NG means discarded, ★ means perfect, and OK means ordinary.

Gu Xiao vaguely understood Zhou Xiaowen's thoughts. While lamenting that these directors were all inhuman, she silently flipped through the script in her hand.

When he saw a certain page, he suddenly stopped moving.

"This one."

He pointed to a shot marked "OK" on the script supervisor's sheet, "There's a continuity error in the footage on the right side, so it can't be used."

The editor was speechless, thinking to himself, "Does your head have a portable hard drive inside?"
Zhou Xiaowen, however, didn't take it seriously and said to the editor, "Check it out."

The editor quickly started typing away on the keyboard, retrieving the corresponding footage.

The footage was played on the monitor, and when the camera panned to the point in time that Gu Xiao had mentioned, a photographer could indeed be seen at the right edge of the frame.

"There really is," the editor murmured, his gaze towards Gu Xiao completely changing.

Zhou Xiaowen's lips curled up slightly as he looked at Gu Xiao and asked, "Can you find all the instances where the lighting and shadow splicing is problematic?"

The editor was speechless. "Director Zhou, are you kidding me? No matter how good your memory is, it's impossible."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Xiao had already picked up a pencil from the table and started marking the script.

"Third shot, second scene: deviation in the angle of light and shadow on the left side."

"Seventh shot, first take: the position of the large tree in the background is inconsistent."

"The twelfth mirror."

In just a few minutes, Gu Xiao had already marked all the problems in all the footage shot today.

He handed the script to the editor, adding, "I can only find problems with the shots; I don't know if there's any out-of-focus issue."

The editor took the densely marked script, his fingers trembling slightly.

He didn't bother with pleasantries with Zhou Xiaowen and went straight to the computer to confirm.

As fingers tapped on the keyboard, corresponding camera shots appeared one by one on the monitor.

"Third shot, second line. Left side light and shadow angle deviation confirmed."

"Seventh shot, first scene. The position of the large tree in the background is not continuous. Confirmed."

"The twelfth mirror."

His voice, which started with disbelief, gradually became numb.

An eerie silence fell over the carriage, broken only by the sound of keyboard clicks and the editor's low confirmation.

The other staff members also stopped what they were doing and gathered around, staring in disbelief at the scene.

After the last problematic shot was confirmed to be correct, the editor slowly raised his head, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Gu Xiao was no longer one of shock, but rather one of awe.

His voice was a little hoarse, “Seventeen problematic shots, all correct.”

Gu Xiao smiled slightly, meeting everyone's gaze: "Just lucky."

The editors: "."

What should I do if I really want to hit someone?
Zhou Xiaowen looked at Gu Xiao quietly, remained silent for a few minutes, and then slowly spoke:

"Book a plane ticket for your assistant and have him go back to the capital."

Gu Xiao asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Zhou Xiaowen said, "Have him go to my house to get the book. You can study it while filming, and ask me if you don't understand anything."

Gu Xiao was a little confused.

Zhou Xiaowen glanced at him and said in a commanding tone, "After filming is finished, immediately transfer to the directing department. I'll be your guarantor."

After saying that, he added, "Don't learn acting from those mediocre people; that's a waste of talent."

Gu Xiao: "."

Teacher Huo Xuan won't like you talking like that.

(End of this chapter)