Chapter 767

But what director makes actors stand in military posture as the first scene they shoot?

Director Chu's intention to give them a "welcome gift" was too obvious, making many actors who wanted to complain afraid to do so.

Everyone knew very well that at this time, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; whoever dared to stand up and resist would be made an example of.

They were celebrities, after all, with status and face in the industry, or they had decent connections; who wanted to be scolded by Director Chu in front of everyone?

Don't celebrities need face?

Even if they weren't scolded in front of the audience, being scolded in front of their peers was still embarrassing.

Under the pragmatism of these actors, everyone honestly endured two days of military posture training without a single person complaining.

Although the process wasn't what Director Chu had expected, he was satisfied with the result.

These actors were quite smart; not a single one stood up to oppose him.

It was worth the time he spent from the crew's filming schedule to set aside two days for military posture training; it had somewhat twisted everyone's wandering minds into a single unit, and they had at least a bit of "drama soul."

On the third day, Director Chu officially started filming.

Every actor responded very quickly and didn't dare to slack off.

Actors also look at the director to gauge how to act.

If the director provides a relaxed atmosphere, the actors will also be relaxed.

If the director provides a tense atmosphere, the actors won't dare to be too lazy.

During the two days of training, the rest time was very short, so Jin Li didn't take out any books to read.

And when the official filming started, the other actors finally saw her consistent routine on set—

Reading books while filming!

She could also seamlessly transition her emotions; one second she was reading, and the next she could quickly switch to the filming state.

When filming, her emotional engagement was very full, and the switching speed was almost flawless; she didn't seem like a person, but more like an emotionless filming machine.

Currently, they were filming relatively simple scenes, so it wasn't yet apparent how powerful Jin Li's state of switching emotions was.

In simple scenes, other actors also thought they could be distracted.

Those people whispered privately with their assistants or managers.

"I feel like Jin Li is a bit pretentious. If you're going to film, just film properly; why is she holding a book and reading every day?"

"Is this a persona created for Jin Li by Chenxi Entertainment?"

"Isn't it said that Director Chu is quite strict with actors when filming? She doesn't read the script when she's not filming, but reads books instead. Doesn't Director Chu say anything to her?"

There were many actors on set who were working with Jin Li for the first time, and they were all very curious about her.

There was no help for it; the dramas Jin Li filmed before were either niche or too high-end, and other actors couldn't get in touch with them.

So this time, being able to film and collaborate with Jin Li was a rare opportunity.

Bai Jiang was also the male lead of the second installment. He was busy filming and didn't notice the rumors on set; instead, his assistant was more sharp and heard them privately.

The assistant told Bai Jiang about those rumors when he was resting.

Bai Jiang heard this and pulled the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Those people are quite naive. Director Chu and Jin Li have already collaborated on one drama; how could he not know Jin Li's abilities?"

"Director Chu can tolerate Jin Li's behavior naturally because even Director Chu believes that Jin Li can handle it; whether she's reading books or solving problems, it won't affect her filming state."

You have to know that when Jin Li was filming the first "Dawn," it was before the college entrance exam.

At that time, she was crazily solving problems; whenever she had a break, she would keep at it.

He didn't know what Director Chu was thinking, but for his part, just looking at those densely filled exercise books made him feel a bit suffocated.

But the cruel reality also told him one thing.

Some actors are really talented in acting.

Not the kind of experiential actors who are like geniuses, but those who are very good at the substitution and switching of emotions.

This kind of actor doesn't necessarily have a stunning performance, but they win by being stable.

For example, Jin Li; she is so stable that she can make every scene's performance reach an excellent level.

As for wanting to go further into "unity of person and role," that really requires a flash of inspiration.

Even experiential actors need inspiration to produce an excellent performance.

No matter how good an experiential actor is, they can't achieve "unity of person and role" in every scene.

So Jin Li's state is already very powerful, something many actors can only look up to.

Xu Ting was also a bit obsessed because she couldn't accept that Jin Li was so excellent, and she kept wanting to target her.

Others thought she was showing off, but Bai Jiang thought she was truly strong.

And he was certain that such a person, even if she didn't pursue an acting career but worked in other industries, could also do very well.

The assistant asked: "Then do we need to tell Jin Li about this rumor, or take action to curb it?"

Bai Jiang thought for a moment and shook his head.

"No need. Those people won't give up until they hit a wall. The current filming tasks are still simple, and the scenes are ordinary. When we get to the more important scenes later, they will understand the gap between Jin Li and them and let the facts speak for themselves."

"Besides," he paused, "Jin Li probably doesn't even need our help. Even if she knows about these rumors, she might not care."

Jin Li indeed didn't care.

Chen Qin had been hanging around the set with her for the past few years and had gained experience, so she quickly learned about the rumors spread by those actors.

She also told Jin Li, and Jin Li didn't care.

"Let them say whatever they want. Director Chu didn't say I couldn't read books, so I can read them on set. Those people aren't filming with me all the time anyway."

Rumors stop with the wise.

This drama took a long time to film, and time reveals a person's heart.

It had only just started filming, and all kinds of rumors were flying everywhere.

Jin Li listened casually and didn't take it to heart at all.

She was previewing the content for the next semester.

According to the filming schedule of "Dawn 2," it was absolutely impossible to finish within the two months of summer vacation.

It's normal for a movie to take three or four months to film, and some big productions might even take about half a year.

"Dawn 2" is a special effects film; it probably won't take half a year, but four months is necessary.

By the time she finished filming, school would have long since started. If she wanted to keep up with the progress, she had to preview in advance.

After the summer vacation, she would be a junior.

Junior year is a special node; the knowledge taught in school gradually decreases, and many students start looking for internships or other work outside of school.

If they don't want to find a job, they will also decide to prepare for the postgraduate entrance exam in their junior year.

Jin Li doesn't need to find a job, and she's not sure about the postgraduate exam.

The postgraduate exam for liberal arts subjects has no difficulty for her; she can consider this matter in her senior year.

Days passed one by one.

Before the paparazzi could break the news that Jin Li had entered the set, Jin Li's fans were the first to break the news that Jin Li must have entered the "Dawn 2" set.

The reason was very simple.

She didn't want to play the conventional "runaway princess" that the public was familiar with.

Netizens all discussed it on the internet:

[Before, she didn't broadcast; it was all because she entered the set and filming was too busy, so she couldn't broadcast.]

[Or she signed a confidentiality agreement for the crew; even if she returned to the hotel, she couldn't broadcast, just in case the actors let something slip!]

[Jin Li is always studying during every live broadcast and doesn't chat with us much; she won't let anything slip.]

[Then she must have entered a set with a very high level of confidentiality.]

[Case solved, it must be "Dawn 2." The director announced long ago that Jin Li is the female lead of "Dawn 2."]

[Speechless, are those paparazzi even capable? We've already exposed the crew, but there isn't a single piece of news on the internet. The paparazzi aren't even as well-informed as us!]

Because of the confident revelations from Jin Li's fans, the news "Jin Li has entered 'Dawn 2'" quickly hit the trending searches.

"Dawn 2" had a dedicated publicity department, and every actor signed a confidentiality agreement. The publicity department originally wanted to wait until filming was halfway through to secretly promote it.

They didn't expect that just after filming started, the news would be leaked.

It wasn't the actors who leaked it, but the actors' fans who were too sharp and guessed it right away!

The publicity department reported this to Director Chu. Director Chu pondered for a while and simply let them start the publicity early.

"Jin Li's schedule is too fixed. If she doesn't enter a set, she broadcasts on the internet on time, so whenever she doesn't broadcast, netizens know she has entered a set."

Director Chu continued: "The only drama she is publicly filming is 'Dawn 2,' so netizens will only guess it's us."

"Continuing to cover it up is useless; it's better to take advantage of the situation and hype it up. This is traffic that came naturally, without wasting our publicity resources; let's go with the flow."

Although it was leaked by fans in advance, disrupting the rhythm of the publicity, it was also a good thing.

This proved that Jin Li's traffic was high, and many netizens had been searching for news about her, which conversely showed that the traffic for "Dawn 2" was also very high.

Without officially starting publicity, it hit the trending searches first, full of potential!

Who wouldn't want a trending search that was delivered for free?

The trending searches on the internet were booming, and on the set of "Dawn 2," Jin Li also welcomed an opportunity to show her strength.

This is a sci-fi special effects film, so there will be no shortage of fighting scenes.

Although the female lead's public role is a researcher, as a clone carrying one of the best genes, her fighting instinct is innate.

This fight scene is a battle where unknown alien creatures invade the laboratory.

Not only does Jin Li have to participate in intense fighting, but other researchers also quickly switch to defensive mode after realizing the laboratory has been invaded, showing exquisite fighting skills.

But because Jin Li is the female lead, all eyes are focused on her.

So the focus of this scene's filming is also on Jin Li.

This is her first fight scene on set, and it is also a fight scene that shocked other actors.

In this fight scene, Jin Li showed off her flexible physical talent, and all kinds of beautiful, high-difficulty movements were handled with ease!

Her fighting was a bit flashy, but behind every elegant movement, there was a hidden killing intent!

The onlookers felt their scalps tingle when they saw her martial arts scenes.

They couldn't put themselves in Jin Li's shoes because they knew they couldn't perform these movements at all.

Instead, they felt very much like the unknown invading creatures being wiped out by Jin Li.

It was simply a one-sided slaughter, a massacre!

"Hiss—isn't she on a wire? How can she do that without her expression distorting?"

"Did you see that? She can even smile! Under such high-pressure conditions, her physiological reaction still allows her to make a smiling movement; it's too amazing!"

"It's as if every inch of her joints, bones, and muscles can be controlled by her..."

"Such beautiful and crisp movements; it's a pity not to film martial arts dramas. No wonder when filming the first 'Dawn,' Director Chu told reporters that he wanted Jin Li to film martial arts dramas!"

This actor still remembered what Director Chu said to the media—

"If any actor can carry the new generation of action films, I think that actor is Jin Li."

At that time, he only thought Director Chu was bragging about the actor so that "Dawn 1" could get more traffic.

Now that he had entered the crew, he realized that what Director Chu said was the truth.

As long as an actor has seen Jin Li's martial arts scenes, they wouldn't deny this point.

After a long time, a wonderful, dangerous, and hearty martial arts scene was finished. Other actors couldn't help but walk toward Jin Li's resting place, wanting to ask her how she filmed it.

As a result, just as Jin Li took off the wire, the next second, she picked up a book to read.

Her expression was calm; if it weren't for the sweat on her forehead and arms, it would seem as if she hadn't just filmed a martial arts scene, but a literary scene with little emotional fluctuation and little physical exertion.

The other actors exchanged glances, and a touch of admiration flashed in their eyes.

"If this is really a persona, I can only say it's too professional!"

"Amazing, no need to say more!"

Some actors felt that Jin Li was too pretentious, but the martial arts scene just now was too shocking, making them not know what to say for a moment.

However, this martial arts scene was just the beginning.

After finishing the first martial arts scene, Jin Li only rested for ten minutes before she had to film a literary scene.

The makeup team helped her change her clothes while helping her with her makeup.

Jin Li closed her eyes; since she couldn't use her eyes to look, she let Chen Qin hold the textbook and read it out.

Chen Qin had great wisdom, and the content she read was very fluent.

Maybe she couldn't understand the ideas in the book, but years of living near the Daoist temple gave her a natural charm when she read.

After the makeup team finished, Jin Li took the book and continued reading.

She didn't read for long, just for two or three minutes, before the floor manager notified her to go film the next literary scene.

Upon receiving the order, Jin Li put down the book, and when she looked up again, she was that fresh and refined researcher once more.

Other onlookers: ...

As soon as the clapperboard sounded, Jin Li continued with the filming of the literary scene.

She was proofreading various data in the laboratory, talking to other researchers, her face cold, carrying rigor and calmness.

An actor whispered: "It's only been ten minutes since the fight scene ended, and she can get out of the state so quickly and return to calm. If it were me, I guess I'd still be panting."

"So she wasn't pretending; she really has this ability. Switching states so quickly, how much time can be saved? How can one compare to this?"

There's no comparison, absolutely no comparison!

The rapid switching between movement and stillness made these actors admire her.

In the future, whenever any actor questioned why Jin Li always held a book while filming, other actors who understood the reason would explain for Jin Li instead.

"What do you know? She has the ability, and she relies on reading to quickly calm her mood and switch states!"

"You think it's pretentious? If you have the ability, you pretend like that too; I'm afraid you wouldn't even understand what's written in the book!"

"If you could switch states quickly and save the crew a lot of filming time, you could not only read books, but also sing, draw, and pretend however you want!"