Chapter 171: Dream Builder

Xu Xu Wenwen adjusted her state and soon passed this scene.

But only she knew in her heart that something had changed.

She no longer tried to suppress Jin Li with her experience, but instead followed the mood led by Jin Li during filming and made corresponding actions.

Before, she was consciously acting because she knew her acting skills were better than Jin Li's and was confident that she could act better than her.

But when her acting skills were suppressed by Jin Li and she was led by Jin Li in turn, Xu Xu Wenwen quickly adjusted her strategy.

The natural reaction of the body cannot be faked.

Being able to perform in one's true colors is not a bad thing.

Performing in one's true colors is also acting!

Xu Xu Wenwen's changes were noticed by the whole crew.

In the past, she always looked at people with her head held high, but now she became humble and polite. Occasionally, when a staff member brought something to her, she could hear her say thank you.

The crew staff were all Director Zhong's trusted team, all of whom were practitioners in the film and television industry, and could see the acting skills of the actors.

Some people discussed privately, feeling that Xu Xu Wenwen was "suppressed" by Jin Li!

"Only when a person has no capital to be proud of will she open her eyes and look at this world properly."

"Jin Li's acting skills are truly terrifying. Even Xu Xu Wenwen can be suppressed. That is the Best Supporting Actress in the film selection!"

"Jin Li performed better than Xu Xu Wenwen in the crew. Does that mean Jin Li's acting skills are better than hers?"

"That's not necessarily true. After all, she is filming a movie for the first time. Perhaps the role just fits her very well. Many people say Jin Li is not suitable for playing a scholar because her academic qualifications don't match, but I don't think so.

Just looking at Jin Li's attitude of finding a tutor to learn physics whenever she has time, she and the physicist He Hui have the same trait: once she decides on something, she fights for it!"

Jin Li didn't know about the undercurrents in the crew.

Chen Qin was just a newcomer and couldn't care about inquiring about the gossip in the crew.

Even if she heard fragmented ones, she didn't tell Jin Li, after all, they weren't bad words.

And Xu Xu Wenwen didn't care about the rumors in the crew either.

She did hear some gossip, but if she really took it to heart, how many times would she have to get angry in a day?

As an actor, she must first be responsible for the work and act the role well, which is what she should do.

The climax of the whole thing was a few days later, when Xu Xu Wenwen took the initiative to find Jin Li!

She asked Jin Li in front of everyone if she had time to discuss the script together.

Jin Li didn't think much and said: "I should be able to spare half an hour every night to discuss the script."

Xu Xu Wenwen said crisply: "You send me the time, and I will find you then."

"Okay."

After the two left, the gossip group of the crew completely exploded.

"In the past, only Jin Li looked for Xu Xu Wenwen to discuss the script in the crew. I have never seen her look for Jin Li to discuss the script. Did Xu Xu Wenwen admit defeat?"

"Not necessarily admitting defeat, but definitely acknowledging Jin Li's acting skills."

"But Jin Li is just a newcomer..."

"So what if she is a newcomer? Just because she is the heroine personally selected by Director Zhong, even if he gives up his nephew, he must protect the heroine!"

So, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Even a crew of only dozens of people has many rivers and lakes.

Chen Qin was forced to hear many things in the crew today and was also asked many things, such as "Did Jin Li hire someone to guide her acting," "How did Jin Li's acting skills improve so fast," "Is Jin Li's relationship with Xu Xu Wenwen very good"...

Returning to the hotel after work at night.

Chen Qin followed Jin Li to a hotel corridor and mentioned today's encounter with a puzzled face.

"Boss, did you do something? Why are so many people asking me about you, and everyone says your acting skills are amazing."

Chen Qin rattled off the things she saw today, and Jin Li laughed.

She didn't expect that others in the crew viewed her and Xu Xu Wenwen this way.

Maybe the competition in the entertainment industry is fierce, and everyone subconsciously treats them as a competitive relationship, but Jin Li has never treated Xu Xu Wenwen as a competitor.

It's not that she's not worthy, but they were never on an equal line to begin with.

A heroine and a supporting actress, the weight of the scenes they get is different, how can they compare?

As for talking about acting skills.

She is a newcomer, and it is normal for her acting skills to be worse than the old ones.

If the acting skills are better than the old ones, it also proves that Director Zhong has a sharp eye.

Jin Li said: "You just listen casually. Don't let your mentality float just because everyone is praising me. According to the crew staff, Xu Xu Wenwen can take the initiative to find me to discuss, which instead shows that she is an excellent actor."

Chen Qin was a bit confused: "Is she still excellent? Isn't it because she can't compare to you, so she wants to discuss with you?"

Jin Li shook her head and said: "She won the Best Supporting Actress at the film festival, and Ji Qinglian also mentioned to me that her acting skills are outstanding, so she is indeed excellent."

She paused and said: "As an old actor, when she realizes her shortcomings, she takes the initiative to find me, a newcomer, to discuss. Her mentality and bearing are very remarkable.

I don't know if you have heard a saying that admitting that others are excellent is a very difficult thing, and admitting that others are better than yourself is even more difficult.

Precisely because she is a good actor and doesn't want her acting skills to drag the crew down, she wants to discuss with me, even if she is under the discussion of others in the crew."

Chen Qin understood a little and said understandingly: "She is a good actor and also loves acting very much."

Jin Li nodded and said: "Yes, just this mentality and bearing are worth learning from me. I am acting in a movie for the first time, and there are many shortcomings that need these old people to lead me."

The two talked while walking, arrived at the door of the room, and returned to their dormitories.

Jin Li didn't see that at the corner of the corridor, where neither of them noticed, Xu Xu Wenwen and her assistant were standing there.

The conversation between the two was heard by Xu Xu Wenwen from beginning to end.

The assistant couldn't help but aim at Xu Xu Wenwen, not knowing what she was thinking.

Xu Xu Wenwen waited quietly for a while before walking to this corridor and heading to the room.

Originally, her room was on the previous floor, but the bathroom had a problem and was a bit blocked, so she was transferred to this floor, just next to Jin Li's room.

The assistant walked into the room with Xu Xu Wenwen with a nervous mood.

After closing the door, Xu Xu Wenwen opened her mouth and said: "Jin Li's character is quite good."

The assistant hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I also think her character is good."

Xu Xu Wenwen added: "You should build a better relationship with her assistant. This assistant is a newcomer and doesn't understand anything. You should teach her well how to become a qualified assistant."

The assistant nodded again.

She thought: She didn't receive any training either, and she was a half-way monk. She didn't know if she could teach well.

But when she thought of Jin Li and Chen Qin, her mood improved again.

Dealing with this kind of person is also quite good, and you can communicate with your heart.

At night, Jin Li had just finished a test paper when Xu Xu Wenwen knocked on her door.

Jin Li opened it, welcomed her in, and the two discussed the script together.

After this communication, both of them were enlightened and felt that their grasp of the role was deeper. Xu Xu Wenwen also said a method for her to ponder the role:

"Write a character biography."

Jin Li: "I wrote it when I got the script."

Xu Xu Wenwen shook her head: "No, you have to write it when filming."

Jin Li was surprised: "Don't you only write it once?"

Xu Xu Wenwen: "Of course not, because at every stage, the actor's understanding of the role is different, and the role will change.

Once filming starts, after experiencing the role, the previous ideas may not necessarily match the later ideas. So every three or four days, no matter how busy I am, I will re-read the character biography and supplement my understanding of the role.

Only when you deeply experience this role can you live as the role, and you can also correct unreasonable plots to make the plot more in line with the character's logic."

Xu Xu Wenwen also said: "But the last point is very difficult. You must find a director who is willing to understand you and help you."

A flash of thought flashed in Jin Li's eyes, and she said: "Thank you."

Xu Xu Wenwen said straightforwardly: "Helping you is also helping me, let's make progress together."

Jin Li smiled with her eyes curved: "Okay."

Before leaving, she glanced at the somewhat messy desktop, which was full of practice questions, including physics, mathematics, and chemistry.

Xu Xu Wenwen suddenly thought, Jin Li's acting skills improved so fast, could it be related to her insisting on doing questions?

Better to substitute into becoming a physicist?

Should she also buy a practice book to try?

It's just...

Those dense numbers and symbols like astronomy, can she really understand them?

The next day, when Director Zhong was filming, he felt that Jin Li and Xu Xu Wenwen's acting skills were more natural, and the two had a tacit understanding of old partners when acting against each other.

This surprised Director Zhong very much.

He thought that by the end of filming, he wouldn't be able to film this feeling, but he didn't expect it to emerge in the later stage.

This made Director Zhong increase the shooting task, wanting to take advantage of the actors' good state to quickly pass the important plot.

Time passed in a flash, and it was the weekend.

There was no overtime this weekend.

Sui Sui Lingfang came to give her a cheongsam in person and also brought the company's camera team to specifically design scenes for her.

She originally wanted to visit the director, but when she heard that even the director was on vacation, she didn't force it.

Everyone didn't want to talk about official business when they were on vacation, and she actually had nothing to talk about with the director.

What should be talked about had already been talked about on WeChat.

Sui Sui Lingfang quickly inspected the surrounding environment and finally chose to open a hotel room because this shooting was special and would increase artistic processing.

While putting on makeup, Jin Li listened to Sister Fang saying: "Recently, Fang Fei launched a new cheongsam, the design style is biased towards beauty, very figure-flattering, and several internet celebrity big Vs have tried it on and taken photos. The response is quite good, and the sales are quite good after listing."

She took out her phone and showed Jin Li the photos.

Internet celebrity big Vs wearing cheongsam to take pictures must have Fang Fei's guidance.

If the effect of the finished film is not good, Fang Fei will not give advertising fees.

Jin Li finished reading all the photos and went to see the new models launched by Fang Fei, pondering:

"The newly launched design is very suitable for the red series, so the big Vs all shot the red series."

Sui Sui Lingfang agreed: "Because with their level, the red series is the best expression, but we are different.

Fang Fei launched three color series: red, white, and blue. Since everyone is desperately promoting in the red series, I want to make something different for you."

Jin Li pondered: "Are you going to make white and blue series? This high-slit design model is not very easy to control these two color series. White and blue give people a clean and elegant feeling, and generally, people think that taking a fresh and elegant style will be better."

Sui Sui Lingfang smiled: "But Fang Fei launched these two colors, there must be a reason.

This piece of clothing will only be listed in a week, so we must seize the time as soon as possible to pick one of the other two color series that have not been promoted to shoot, so as to make an impression."

The first person to eat crab may die on the beach, but it may also be remembered by everyone.

"Which one do you want to pick?"

Jin Li first picked up the paper to look at Sister Fang's idea—using extreme red roses as the bottom to set off the purity of the model, with a feeling of "washing from clear ripples but not demon."

Since we want to make a contrast, let's choose the most intense contrast color.

Jin Li quickly made a decision: "Let's choose white."

The prop team started to act, sprinkling many red rose petals on the bed. Jin Li finished the makeup and styling, specifically wearing a wig set, spreading out the soft long wig. She only needed to lie flat on the bed wearing a cheongsam and cooperate with the shooting.

There were several people around who were filling in the light, all surrounding Jin Li.

Jin Li's eyes looked up sometimes, looked down sometimes, looked to the left sometimes, and her movements would change. Anyway, she followed the photographer's requirements.

She didn't know if the shooting was okay, but seeing the photographer's flash didn't stop.

After shooting for about half an hour, the photographer felt it was almost done, and Jin Li got up from the bed.

She first took off the wig, went to the full-length mirror to look at herself, and felt that this skirt was not as gorgeous as imagined, maybe it was also a color problem.

Seeing that everyone in the room was busy, Jin Li ran to the balcony, looking at the mountains in the distance, feeling that her state of mind had opened up.

The photographer suddenly raised his eyes, saw this scene, thought for a while, and took a photo of her back.

After the shooting, Sui Sui Lingfang left in a hurry with the camera team.

There were still some special effects processing to be brought back to the company. The laptop used for on-site shooting this time could only be processed preliminarily.

Jin Li didn't go to see the photos taken.

Photos that haven't been processed, especially those that need artistic special effects, are actually quite average.

Only those stars with deep contours have an advantage in natural shooting, which is commonly known as "thick face."

Jin Li is a light face, and the three-dimensional sense in ordinary lenses is not enough, so she must rely on fine retouching.

The photos sent out by stars in the whole industry, even thick-faced stars, are fine-retouched photos, without exception.

Just one day apart.

Jin Li received the specially processed photos and was very surprised.

You can't see the original background at all. The red rose petals on the bed and those sprinkled have all become large rose petals in full bloom.

She was wearing a white cheongsam, lying in the center of the petals, looking up.

At that moment, Sister Fang really won the bet—the overall atmosphere was extremely enchanting, but the plain and pure makeup on her face, as well as the slightly innocent almond eyes, gave people a feeling of "demon but not charming."

In an instant, Jin Li thought of "Painted Skin."

She poked Sui Sui Lingfang, 【You wouldn't have gotten inspiration from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, would you?】

Sui Sui Lingfang: 【! How did you know!!】

Jin Li: 【Smile, too easy to guess】

Jin Li nodded and said no problem, and Sui Sui Lingfang immediately controlled her account to send it out.

It happened that the summer special of "Leisurely Slow Life" was online today, and they had been hanging on the trending search list with March Sky.

As soon as Jin Li's account released this photo, it attracted many people to watch.

Although it didn't make the trending search, the netizens' discussion was very enthusiastic.

【Rare style!】

【Always feel like watching a goblin】

【Jin Li is not only suitable for pure style, but also can take this route, eye-opening!】

【Suddenly want to see her play a supporting actress who is pure on the surface but scheming and evil inside!】

【Isn't Princess Liu Ci such a character?】

【Princess Liu Ci is really innocent, she was driven crazy step by step, different】

【Want Jin Li to play an evil woman who is both beautiful and pure. The evil woman is best at killing, the little white flower heroine is tired of watching!】

Even Sui Sui Lingfang had no idea. Originally, this white cheongsam photo was just to let Fang Fei see more possibilities of Jin Li, but it aroused netizens' longing for Liu Ci.

The popularity became bigger and bigger, and finally it made it to the top 30 trending search!

This can be considered an unexpected joy.

It has to be said that as long as an actor has a classic role, it is really easy for the audience to remember.

Many years later, that role is still the white moonlight in everyone's heart.

The weather in September was still hot, but it was no longer stuffy, and there were a few more breezes blowing, occasionally bringing a trace of coolness.

He Hui, played by Jin Li, couldn't hold on anymore. She suddenly fainted in an experiment, lying on the bed with a pale face, with many tubes inserted into her body, which made people feel heartbroken at first sight.

"How is her situation?"

"Not very ideal. Even if she can wake up, she cannot engage in high-intensity work."

Tong Guijuan sighed and suddenly made up her mind: "Every night, we will draw one person to report the progress to the team leader, hoping she can wake up as soon as possible!"

"This..." Other experimental personnel looked at each other, and one person boldly said: "This will drag down the progress, right?"

Tong Guijuan shook her head: "No, just let the resting team members come to report. The team leader led us to overcome 90% of the difficulties before. I hope she can witness these last few steps with her own eyes."

"Cut!" Director Zhong shouted to stop and continued filming the next scene.

His expression was tense, his face was serious, and other staff members were not laughing. Everyone was quiet, moving silently, giving the actors more quiet thinking space.

If it is filmed well today, it can be finished!

But if the actor's state is not good, it will have to be delayed for a few days.

Everyone was holding their breath in their hearts, hidden and not released, including the actors.

Among them, Jin Li's pressure was the greatest.

Even Xu Xu Wenwen's pressure was not so great, because the final heavy scene was not on her.

After the scene just now was filmed, she only had the last scene left, and it was just a tool person's role.

Under everyone's gaze, Jin Li calmly put—

"He Hui wakes up from the hospital ward," "He Hui works with illness, insists on measuring data in the hospital ward," "He Hui works with high intensity while coughing up blood again, and lets the team members take back the final data and computer" filmed in one go.

Finally, it was the scene where He Hui, supported by the team members, watched the hydrogen bomb being launched, her eyes slightly red, shedding tears, crying and laughing.

Everyone filmed this scene against a green screen, constructing the scene in their own minds. The energy accumulated all day was released at this moment of success!

Everyone cried with joy.

Not only for the day and night research finally paying off.

It was also for everyone working together to finally finish filming this movie and crying with joy.

Everyone's emotions were cleverly combined with the final scene. In a joy of crying and laughing, Director Zhong shouted "Cut!"

"Dream Builder" officially finished! ===== CHAPTER 172 =====