Chapter 482: Actor

After Ye Weijie finished tossing, he looked at the time. There was only half an hour left before starting work in the afternoon. He ran to the canteen to get a meal in a hurry and arrived at the crew on time.

The actors and other staff were in their places. Everyone who arrived at the crew could see the solemn look on Ye Dao's face. Everyone couldn't help but look at each other and exchange glances.

"The less you say, the bigger the matter!"

"I specifically ran to the front and back doors of Chitang Village at noon to see, and there was no paparazzi surrounding it. Did something go wrong in Ye Dao's home?"

Because of Ye Dao's wrong expression, everyone sincerely hoped that the "Mediocre" crew could go smoothly and not be tripped up by extra things.

After Jin Li arrived at the crew, she felt the unusual atmosphere of the crew.

But she had the first scene in the afternoon, so she didn't ask the assistant to understand the situation, but aimed at the script and started doing problems, letting herself enter the focused state of "twice the result with half the effort" in advance.

The afternoon scene was Yuan Xiaoxia combining online searches and deciding to use the most money-saving method to create an internet-famous check-in wall.

Buy materials yourself, and draw it yourself!

Several young village officials were not art students and hadn't learned to draw, but in order to liven up Chitang Village, they gathered together to watch sketch videos these past few days and learned to do it themselves.

Besides that, they also found a "wall painting" experience course, which could unlock a popular wall pattern, and the blogger taught people with zero foundation to draw wall paintings hand-in-hand.

If they couldn't draw it, they could get guidance at any time.

The involution of selling courses on the internet forced the involution of these village officials.

No money, no talent, they could only bite the bullet and go up.

Following the order of "Action," Yuan Xiaoxia and several companions held charcoal pens and aimed at the already white-washed wall to sample.

They held pens in their right hands and mobile phones in their left hands, comparing them to the zero-foundation teaching videos while drawing.

Originally, the village officials played by Ma Mingqi and Wang Hongdou were still bickering, but seeing Yuan Xiaoxia and Xie Yingying working so hard and seriously, they said a few words and immediately stopped.

Once Ye Dao entered the filming state, he was very meticulous.

He threw away the messy and complicated thoughts in his mind and devoted himself to filming. Several villagers were on standby around the wall at any time.

Waiting for Ye Dao to give them a signal, they would walk to the predetermined location.

Ye Weijie first manipulated the camera, gave each village official some shots, and finally focused the lens on Jin Li.

Theoretically, the actors and the village officials in the script had no foundation in painting and were all relying on cramming these past few days.

But Yuan Xiaoxia, played by Jin Li, had a special style when painting, very much like an art student.

This discovery surprised Ye Weijie, and he couldn't help but film a bit long.

In the morning, when he asked the actors to come and step on the spot, he used the lens to help them gesture, but at that time, he didn't feel that Jin Li's temperament was different.

Why was it formally filmed, and she started painting, and the difference was so big?

If Jin Li knew the director's thoughts, she would definitely say shamelessly: "You don't know, because I am painting a koi."

As a koi, what Jin Li is best at painting is a koi.

The filming time was a bit long, and Ye Weijie's arm happened to be a bit sore. He reached out to rub it, intending to film for a few more seconds.

But the villagers who had been waiting on the side saw him rubbing his arm and thought this was a signal for them to film, so they immediately walked to the predetermined location.

Seeing these paintings, the villagers' minds were attracted, and for a while, they forgot their lines and instead spoke casually to each other.

"These young dolls can all draw; it's amazing. The education they received from childhood must be very good. I heard that children in the city all learn art."

"Hey, the wall is painted so white, I'm not used to it. I almost thought I entered the wrong village when I walked in just now."

"Haha, if every wall in Chitang Village could be painted white, that would be great."

"No, it's too new, it will be dirty in a while."

The villagers talked and laughed. Ye Weijie didn't call stop and filmed according to the villagers' performance.

From the first line the villagers said, Ye Weijie knew they were wrong.

But he still waited for the villagers to finish all their words before calling "Cut."

Others dispersed, and the deputy director ran over to watch the camera content with him.

When filming the villagers, the deputy director also noticed that the lines were wrong.

The deputy director asked: "Ye Dao, do you want to re-film?"

Ye Weijie: "No rush, look at the segment the villagers just filmed first."

After watching it once, Ye Weijie also called Jin Li and these actors to watch. Everyone was surprised to find that although the words the villagers said didn't match the lines at all, the content expressed was the same.

Moreover, the villagers said it casually, and the effect was more natural, revealing a strong rural style, not deliberately displayed through lines.

Ye Weijie asked them: "What do you think? Do you want to re-film?"

Ma Mingqi and Wang Hongdou hesitated and didn't dare to say for a while. Jin Li and Xu Wenwen had no scruples, and the two said in unison: "No need to change, just use this version!"

Xu Wenwen: "I think this version is much more natural."

Jin Li also nodded: "The lines we designed for the villagers are not grounded enough. Perhaps we can let the villagers play freely in the future."

Ye Weijie also pondered this problem.

He was filming a rural film, but except for the memories of the countryside when he was a child, he didn't know much about the countryside, so the plot setting was okay, but the lines of each character were too "floating."

Floating on the surface, you can't feel the simplicity of rural films.

He filmed this film, although not aiming at winning awards, but also wanted to reflect social reality and make some contributions to "poverty alleviation."

Ye Weijie said: "Later we will film two versions. One version will let the villagers play freely first, and the other version will follow the lines we designed. Let's look at both versions. Perhaps we need to change the words on the spot."

All actors had no objection to this.

Filming is tiring not only for actors but also for directors. Directors are more eager for success and perfection than actors.

The afternoon was specifically for filming the wall painting scene. Each actor performed their duties and didn't slack off, honestly painting the wall.

Ye Weijie wanted to film every state of the actors painting, from the initial excitement, to the fatigue in the middle, and then to the persistence at the end.

This not only allows the actors' state to be connected, but the process of supplementing the wall painting screen is also very natural.

Everyone painted the wall for an afternoon like this, and only pushed the progress to one-third.

Tomorrow morning, they have to continue painting the wall.

Several waves of villagers came to speak lines in the middle, all filmed in two versions according to the previous method. Ye Weijie had to compare them again at night.

If it is determined that the natural and simple performance of the villagers is better, then the subsequent filming plan must be changed, and more content of the villagers' improvisation should be added.

The afternoon scene filming ended, and the actors all looked a bit tired.

Jin Li and the assistant ate together, and only then did they learn from them that Ye Dao might have "problems at home."

Jin Li was drinking soup, and the spoon was fixed in mid-air.

"Problems at home? Who said that?" Jin Li came back to her senses and asked.

Chen Qin: "Ye Dao ran away in a hurry without finishing the task in the morning, and looked solemn in the afternoon. Everyone guessed it like this."

Jin Li shook her head: "Rumors, don't believe rumors, don't spread rumors. Don't be too gossipy in the future."

Ye Weijie is worried, but he is worried about Ma Mingqi, not about things at home.

She remembered that Sister Fang also had to go to the village chief's office to handle things at noon, and left Chitang Village directly after handling it. She didn't know if the two met.

Returning to the homestay at night, Jin Li talked to Sister Fang and finally understood the whole story.

Sui Lingfang asked curiously: "Jin Li, you have had scenes against Ma Mingqi. Is he really slapping his face to make himself fat?"

That sentence "If you don't have money, gather money, and mobilize all relatives to gather a million" shocked her a bit.

Good guy, money owed to the bank is money, but money owed to relatives is not money?

What if the investment fails? You don't have to pay back the relatives' money, right?

Which relative has a good relationship with you and is willing to consume with you?

But if the background is placed in the countryside, especially the countryside in Guangdong Province where Ma Mingqi is, it seems very normal.

In many places in Guangdong, the concept of clans is strong, and often one outstanding descendant will be supported by the whole family to start a business.

People there really believe that relatives will take relatives to get rich together!

Jin Li thought for a while and shook her head: "Can't tell. Stars are very good at packaging themselves. I only know that he is quite generous, but I didn't expect that he still has to borrow money from relatives for investment."

If relatives have money, it's fine, but looking at relatives who can only gather 20,000 or 30,000, I'm afraid everyone doesn't have much money on hand.

If it explodes by then, it will really drag down the whole village by his own strength.

She had seen a news report before that a rich businessman in a village said he would take the people in the village to get rich, and raised more than 2 million to ambush a stock in advance, saying there was insider information, and this stock would definitely rise.

And then?

The villagers were all there to take over, letting the people at the high position run away. The stock fell more and more as they bought it, and they bought it as it fell, so that everyone was trapped.

This black-hearted person really dragged down the village's GDP by his own strength.

For several years after that, the village didn't recover, various activities were not held, and they had to find ways to raise money.

Sui Lingfang said cautiously: "Don't have too much contact with Ma Mingqi. I suspect this person will explode. If there are unclean actions on his body, don't drag the crew down and make it unable to be released."

Jin Li was stunned, "So serious?"

Sui Lingfang: "Don't underestimate it. Because an artist with bad conduct destroyed a play, aren't there many examples?"

Jin Li: "Then should I tell Ye Dao?"

Sui Lingfang: "I told him in the afternoon. If he is sharp enough, your crew will launch an internal investigation in a few days, and will also let you sign another contract.

If the crew really cannot be released because of the actor's personal problems, the actor will fully compensate the crew for the loss."

She paused and sighed: "Jin Li, in the past, when receiving a play, actors only needed to know how the production team was and whether the script was good, but now it's different. They also need to know how the actors who play with them are.

Don't say it's the male and female leads, this kind of absolute explosion once there is a problem, even if it's a small supporting role, like the third male or third female, once something happens, the whole play collapses.

Although AI technology is very excellent at present, it cannot reach the level of full-scene face-swapping; the continuity errors are obviously apparent, and choosing AI face-swapping would also burn through the budget, which might not necessarily recoup the costs.

Good technology requires a lot of money, and bad technology looks shoddy and no one watches. Instead of counting on AI, it is better to count on the actors themselves to keep their conduct and not do illegal and criminal things."

Mentioning people, Jin Li thought of Xu Wenwen's optimism about Wang Hongdou, so she asked: "Sister Fang, is the company recruiting newcomers recently? Not idols, but actors."

Sui Lingfang raised her eyebrows: "Why, do you have a newcomer you think highly of and want to sign?"

Jin Li smiled: "I don't run a company, and I won't sign even if I think highly of them.

It's Xu Wenwen who thinks a newcomer in the crew has good acting skills, chatted with me, and said that if it weren't for the entertainment company she is in not being good, she would persuade the company to sign her."

Sui Lingfang said with interest: "Xu Wenwen, her eye for scripts is good, and she is also an actor who has debuted for a long time in the industry. She has acted in more plays than you, but she is always missing that east wind to explode on the whole network. Who does she think highly of?"

Jin Li: "Wang Hongdou."

Sui Lingfang asked shrewdly: "What do you think of this newcomer."

Jin Li said concisely: "If I think it won't work, I won't mention her to you."

Sui Lingfang was a bit tempted, but thought about it and said: "The boss signed so many trainees a few months ago, hoping to launch a blockbuster combination. The company's willingness to sign newcomers internally is not strong.

If it were in the past, I could directly ask the boss for a quota, but next year will come soon, and Qi Guan Mingzhu will come to Chenxi Entertainment. She is also brought by me. The boss might not want me to bring newcomers anymore."

The implication is that if Chenxi Entertainment really wants to sign Wang Hongdou, it might not necessarily be Sui Lingfang who operates it.

Jin Li knows that Chenxi Entertainment is very good to her, but Chenxi Entertainment is a big company, and big companies are divided into many small groups.

She can only guarantee that Sister Fang will be attentive when bringing newcomers, but she cannot guarantee whether other managers will be the same.

Since it cannot be guaranteed, then it doesn't matter which company Wang Hongdou signs with, and Chenxi Entertainment doesn't need to specifically sign her.

Jin Li pondered for a while and said: "Then let it go. If she has fate with Chenxi Entertainment, fate will naturally come."

The next day, Sister Fang's words were right on the mark!

She talked to her about the risks of actor conduct last night, and this morning, Ye Dao took out the prepared supplementary contract and let every actor re-sign it.

Everyone's reaction to this was different, and they were all confused.

"Why do we have to re-sign the contract? Is there any difference between this and the one signed before?"

"Signing the contract, I can't make the decision myself. I must tell the company and let the manager come over to sign it for me."

"It has already started filming, and signing another contract is bullying people, forced buying and selling!"

Ye Weijie said solemnly: "What are you shouting about? Have you read the supplementary contract? This is a supplement to your conduct guarantee. If you don't sign, you can go. Who knows if you really have a problem? The crew doesn't dare to want artists with bad conduct."

Jin Li read the supplementary contract. As Sister Fang guessed, Ye Dao increased the liquidated damages on the actor's conduct guarantee.

Once the play cannot be released because of the actor's personal problems, triple compensation for all losses of the crew.

After reading it, she immediately signed her name.

The second was Xu Wenwen. She just took a picture and told the manager, then signed it without waiting for the manager's reply.

Next, actors signed one after another, but more than a dozen were stuck at the company. If the manager didn't arrive, the actor couldn't sign it himself.

Ye Weijie didn't know if it was the actor who had a problem or if the company was strict.

Knowing that so many people didn't sign at the first time, he only felt lucky.

Lucky that this play only filmed for more than half a month. The time was not early or late. If they wanted to change people, they could still change.

If the filming time was relatively long, they couldn't change people even if they wanted to.

Because of the signing, the crew was delayed for a whole morning and didn't start work.

Eating in the canteen at noon, young actors gathered to chat, all complaining that the company was very strict.

"I want to sign, but the company won't let me. I feel that those staff members think I have a problem. I am really innocent!"

"Right, I was also stuck by the company, saying that the manager must be present to help me sign, but my manager is very busy. If he doesn't arrive today, I am wondering if I will be replaced by the director tomorrow."

Wang Hongdou was also among this pile of young actors.

But she was different. She was an individual actor, didn't sign a company, and could make her own decisions.

After reading the contract, she signed her big name in a dragon-flying and phoenix-dancing way. ===== CHAPTER 483 =====