Chapter 576: Unfavorable start, the repeatedly stuttering first scene

After setting off firecrackers and saying auspicious words, Ye Weijie started filming the first scene without stopping.

According to the order given by the script, it started with several college students who had a good relationship gathering together to discuss what method could be used to become a civil servant serving the people faster.

They all attended ordinary second-tier universities; if they went out to apply for jobs, they would definitely not be able to compete with students from key universities in terms of academic qualifications.

But that doesn't matter; even ordinary schools can take the civil service exam.

In front of the national exam, everyone is equal.

However, the crew is already in Chitang Village, so they first filmed the scenes in the village, and this part of the scene is also the bulk of the whole drama.

Filming in Chitang Village, Ye Weijie tried his best to film in the order of the script, giving the actors a stronger sense of substitution.

So the first scene filmed was the scene where Xie Yingying, played by Xu Wenwen, had a conflict with the villagers.

Ye Weijie took materials on the spot and invited local villagers to play the villagers; no professional extras were needed.

These villagers grew up here and are highly bound to Chitang Village.

Seeing them, one can see what the villagers' life in Chitang Village is like.

No one can play a villager better than a villager.

On the first day Xie Yingying came to Chitang Village, she was very dissatisfied with the rural infrastructure.

There is no fitness equipment installed in the park here, only a basketball court, and the basketball court still uses mud.

Okay, after all, this is the countryside, so it's fine if there is no such infrastructure as in the city, but the key is that the roads in Chitang Village are not flat.

Some roads are pitted and bumpy, and when it rains, you can't walk without rubber shoes.

It's fine if the roads in the village are rotten, but the roads leading out of the village are also very rotten.

Part of the road surface is paved with cement, but it is all "tofu dregs" engineering, which is only a little better than mud roads.

It is said that "to be rich, one must build roads first," so the first plan Xie Yingying set to transform Chitang Village was to help Chitang Village build roads.

This idea was also unanimously agreed upon by other village officials.

However, how difficult is it for a poor place to want to build roads?

Relying on government appropriations is unrealistic. In poor mountainous areas, many people have problems going to school, so how can they have the leisure to worry about the uneven roads of a small village?

So they can only rely on voluntary donations from villagers.

Xie Yingying checked many fundraising methods on the internet and felt that the most suitable one was to set up a "merit monument" by the roadside to praise the donating villagers.

Writing on the merit monument can be passed down for thousands of years; she doesn't believe those villagers won't be moved.

But in actually going to persuade the villagers to donate, Xie Yingying encountered many difficulties.

"Donation?"

Xie Yingying stopped a villager carrying a hoe walking on the road and explained her intention.

The villager looked at her suspiciously and asked repeatedly: "What donation did you say?"

Xie Yingying: "Donation for road construction."

Villager: "Isn't our road very good? Where do we need to build roads?"

Xie Yingying frowned: "Look at the road ahead, it's all leveled with yellow mud. Do you still think this kind of road is good?"

Villager: "It's good. Cars can pass, and people can walk. Why is it not good?"

"Haven't you heard a saying: 'There was no road in the world, but after many people walked, it became a road.' I heard that you little kid went to university, so why are you stupider than us?"

Xie Yingying was choked.

She said: "But once it rains, this road can't be walked. Every time you pass by, it will splash one mud pit after another. Cars are inconvenient, and people are inconvenient."

"If you can build a flat cement road, how convenient it is for people to travel? Even if you don't drive, isn't it very convenient to ride a bicycle or an electric scooter?"

The villager said "Ai," and his tone was a bit unfriendly:

"You people who come to be officials, don't you investigate the climate of our Shitang Village?"

"It only rains for a month or two a year. Can't you just endure it? We have lived like this since ancient times. Why can't you stand this kind of road as soon as you arrive? Pretentious!"

Xie Yingying's face turned red and white, and she suddenly thought of something and changed to another angle to persuade him.

"If this road can be built well, it will facilitate the coming and going of trucks, which will help local farmers sell..."

Xu Wenwen didn't finish these words before being called "cut" by the director.

Ye Weijie is not filming a TV series for the first time; he has the experience of a hit drama.

But he filmed that drama in a daze, and instead accumulated some experience in the "street-sweeping" drama filmed after that.

As a director, he feels that communication with actors in the crew is the most important.

Everyone shouldn't talk in circles; be straightforward, and it can speed up the efficiency of the crew's filming.

So Ye Weijie said straightforwardly: "There is a problem with your performance just now."

Hearing this, Xu Wenwen's heart skipped a beat.

She had never worked with Ye Dao before, but they chatted okay when reading the script before.

Before filming, Ye Weijie's attitude toward her was quite good, saying straightforwardly that she was his noble person.

If it weren't for her recommendation, the script wouldn't have been seen by Jin Li.

But after filming, Ye Weijie's attitude toward her seemed a bit inhumane.

In front of so many actors, he said straightforwardly that her performance had problems. How would other actors look at her? Would they think her business ability was not up to standard?

Xu Wenwen considered herself to have been in many crews, but no director had ever shown dissatisfaction with an actor on the first day of filming.

Xu Wenwen suppressed the anxiety in her heart and looked at the camera.

When watching the playback for the first time, she didn't find any problems.

Ye Dao then played it back again and said to her: "Your eyes are too scattered. I don't see how firm you are about the profession of village official in your eyes."

"When you persuade the villagers to donate, your eyes are too indifferent, as if you are just symbolically completing a task and just checking in."

"You need to have a little more expression changes. When you see the villagers, you should show anxiety and hesitation, but finally walk toward him with firm eyes."

"From the plot, you have also gone through an assessment to become a village official. This position is not easy to come by."

"And after that, you decided to let the villagers pay for road construction, and also considered the problem of villagers not wanting to pay."

"You knew from the beginning that this was destined to be a difficult persuasion process, but even if it was very difficult, you decided to persuade them door-to-door, but I didn't see this firm will in your eyes."

Ye Weijie summarized: "Your performance is too superficial."

Xu Wenwen didn't speak silently, just squeezed her fingers tightly and nodded.

Ye Weijie asked: "Rest for a minute, organize your emotions, and then continue filming?"

Xu Wenwen nodded again.

A minute later, Xu Wenwen appeared in the lens again.

This time, she followed the requirements of Ye Dao, and there was a change in her eyes, which caused her time to walk toward the villagers to be a bit slow.

The original two-second journey was dragged to four seconds by her.

Xu Wenwen walked to the villager and hadn't opened her mouth to speak when Ye Dao called "cut" again.

"Too slow, your speed needs to be faster!"

Next, it seemed to fall into a dead cycle, and Xu Wenwen had to grind one detail and one detail.

After being cut five times in a row, everyone broke out in a thin sweat in the middle of winter.

The pressure Xu Wenwen was under seemed to cover them as well.

Many actors felt that Xu Wenwen's performance had no problems, but Ye Dao's requirements were a bit high, and he repeatedly demanded the best for a not-very-important plot.

It didn't look like he was giving actors room to play their acting skills; more like he wanted actors to perform the feeling in his heart.

Filming like this is a bit rigid.

They are people, not puppets in the director's hands, who can perform completely according to the director's will.

Xu Wenwen is worthy of being a veteran actor. Although she was cut five times by the director on the first scene, her mentality was adjusted well.

She felt that her state was gradually recovering, and there was no unfamiliarity in her performance at the beginning.

Give her one or two more chances, and she can pass this scene.

However, she felt that there was no big problem, but the villager who had been repeatedly asked to read the lines was a bit unhappy.

"Can you guys film or not? I've read the lines so many times, my mouth is dry, and no one handed me a bottle of water. If this actor can't film, can you change to an actor who can film better?"

The villager spoke straightforwardly and boldly.

The expression on Xu Wenwen's face couldn't be held back for a moment.

The villager is just a villager, not a professional actor, and not even as good as a professional extra.

So although the villager can perform realistically and down-to-earth, he also lacks professional training. He was just a bit unhappy after filming for a while, and the villager didn't want to do it anymore.

Repeatedly filming a scene will indeed make people feel irritable.

Jin Li, who was watching from the side, saw a thought on Ye Dao's face, and he seemed to be really considering putting this scene aside first and changing to another actor to film the next scene.

Jin Li felt that such behavior was very bad.

As an actor, she could see that Xu Wenwen's state was recovering little by little.

Jin Li stood up voluntarily and handed the villager a bottle of iced water.

This bottle of water was just stuffed into her hand by Driver Xiao Cheng. Driver Xiao Cheng felt that the sun was a bit big today, and the costume Jin Li was wearing was thick and heavy, so he used water to cool down.

Jin Li said with a smile: "Uncle, her state is getting better and better. Give her a few more chances. Your performance is too good. Although we have been filming repeatedly, we are all watching with relish and have been attracted by you."

The villager was embarrassed by the praise: "No, my performance is very average, not as powerful as you professionals."

He paused and asked in a low voice: "Is my performance really good?"

Jin Li nodded without hesitation: "It completely performed the villager image in my heart, and the infectious power after being on camera is very strong."

The villager smiled and said: "I am just a villager here; there is no difficulty in performing myself."

After saying that, he took the initiative to urge.

"Then let's start quickly, don't delay everyone's work! This little girl, can you still act?" The villager took the initiative to ask Xu Wenwen.

Xu Wenwen nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Uncle, don't worry, I guarantee it will pass in two times this time."

Villager: "Good, good!"

Maybe it was the good effect of Jin Li coming forward. This time, not only did the villager perform well, but Xu Wenwen also performed well, and finally passed this scene.

"Passed!" With the director's order, everyone couldn't help but relax.

After filming the first scene, the second scene was filmed immediately.

The second scene was Yuan Xiaoxiao (played by Jin Li), who was rushing here, heard that Xie Yingying and the villager had a dispute, and hurriedly came to persuade.

Ye Dao only gave one minute of rest time before letting Jin Li go up.

Yuan Xiaoxiao blocked in front of Xie Yingying, who was stubborn and unconvinced, and said: "Uncle, let's talk well. No need to be so excited. You can tell us whatever requirements you want to make."

The villager put down what he was carrying and said: "It's not that I don't want to donate money, but this road of yours doesn't work at all. To build roads first, you have to build the roads outside first, and then build the roads in the village!"

"You little kids say you want to build the roads in the village to facilitate trucks coming in, but even without cement roads, those trucks can still come in. A few days ago, trucks came in to collect a batch of fruits."

"It's not easy for us to make money. You might as well think more about things that don't require us to pay. Except for money, we are very willing to cooperate."

The villager carried his things and left again.

Xie Yingying frowned: "To put it bluntly, it's still not wanting to give money."

Yuan Xiaoxiao sighed: "The villagers I asked are also not wanting to pay. They all say their lives are very difficult, and instead hope that the village can provide some financial help."

Xie Yingying: "But if the road is not built well, the village is destined not to develop."

Yuan Xiaoxiao scanned the village and said in a deep voice: "It's too unchanging here. Those who stay in the village are all old people, and old people find it difficult to accept new things."

She didn't know what she thought of, and asked: "By the way, when you mentioned donating money to him, did you provide the merit monument problem?"

Xie Yingying nodded: "Mentioned it. The villager was moved for a moment, but soon suppressed it, still thinking that paying money is impractical, and wanting us to find other livelihoods for them to do."

Yuan Xiaoxiao stared at the field ahead and suddenly said: "They don't want to pay money, could it be because they really don't have much money in their hands."

Xie Yingying hesitated: "Impossible, right? Old people should always have some money, even if the old people have no money, but don't the children give some money?"

Yuan Xiaoxiao's mind flashed, and she laughed: "I understand. The target group we are looking for is wrong. We shouldn't ask the old people to pay, but persuade the old people's children to pay."

How could the older generation not know that if the road is built well, the village can develop.

So when they heard that they were coming to raise funds to build roads, although everyone was not very happy, they didn't drive them away.

The old people also wanted to hear how these young village officials were going to do it.

"Cut! Passed!"

This scene was filmed very smoothly, without any stuttering throughout, and Ye Dao passed it once.

After Ye Dao shouted "passed," everyone realized belatedly that Jin Li was not shouted "cut" by Ye Dao.

"If you don't compare, you don't know; if you compare, you'll be scared. Jin Li's performance has an indescribable natural feeling, as if she was born to be a civil servant."

"It's very upright. Listening to her speak, you will involuntarily believe it. Jin Li was born to be a leader!"

"When I see her, I feel very at ease, and I don't know why."

Jin Li heard the fragmented discussions of other actors and understood that this was because Zhong Kui's divine power was still attached to her body, so she gave the actors such a feeling.

There was still time, so Ye Weijie hurriedly filmed the next scene.

The morning scenes didn't need Jin Li and Xu Wenwen, but filmed the other two leads persuading villagers to donate money.

There are four leads in the script, but Jin Li has the most scenes, and the weight is also the heaviest.

Jin Li and Xu Wenwen left together. Jin Li looked at her and took the initiative to ask:

"Wenwen, I saw that you were very busy when reading the script. You left immediately after reading it. Have you participated in many schedules recently?" ===== CHAPTER 577 =====