Chapter 44: Stubborn Old Tian

Cao Yang had things on his mind, so he arrived at the crew early in the morning, sat in the director's chair, and looked out from time to time.

The moment Yu Feihong arrived, Cao Yang was actually a bit nervous. He couldn't help but stare at Yu Feihong, wanting to see what changes there were.

Someone greeted her, and Yu Feihong would nod with a smile, take the initiative to greet Old Tian and Liu Ye, and say some words of thanks to Wu Qihua.

She was still that gentle and lovely big sister.

However, she had laughed and talked with everyone around her, but until now, she hadn't paid any attention to Cao Yang.

Scolded her so many times yesterday, is she angry?

As long as there were no accidents, it was fine.

It seemed very normal.

Cao Yang was now both expectant and worried. He expected the immersion experience to be useful, but was worried it would be too useful. Two of them, adding up to three—who knew if there would be any sequelae.

Continue filming yesterday's scenes.

Wu Qihua, playing the abuser, took a bite of rice, picked up some vegetables, and said with a smile: "Why are you so happy? Stop smiling, eat."

Yu Feihong raised the corner of her mouth slightly, lowered her head, then raised it again. The smile on her face wasn't as much, but her big eyes were full of tenderness. The emotion was a gradually progressive process, but it didn't make people feel abrupt.

She nodded, ate a little rice in small bites, chewed slowly, and her face, suppressing excitement, also carried a bit of shyness.

"Cut!"

Cao Yang shouted and couldn't help but look at Old Tian.

Old Tian also looked over with a surprised face.

Is this still the Yu Feihong who kept NG-ing when shooting this scene yesterday?

This, every frown and smile, every action, was like it could speak, clearly conveying what she wanted to express.

Old Tian's eyes were about to shine; it seemed he had discovered something extraordinary.

"Passed, prepare for the next scene."

Next was the time to truly test acting skills.

The camera would shoot the dining scene of the two from the top of Wu Qihua's head, and the camera would be directly facing Yu Feihong's face, shooting her expression from above, deliberately creating a bit of an eerie atmosphere.

"All units, pay attention. Action."

The script supervisor displayed the scene and take number on the clapperboard in front of the camera, and then clapped it with a *pop*.

Wu Qihua said: "It's strange, I feel like someone has been here since yesterday."

This time, Yu Feihong still raised the corner of her mouth slightly, didn't lower her head to control her expression like the last shot, but pushed the plate, her eyes looking behind Wu Qihua, as if saying, "You eat!"

Originally, one should have been an eerie shot, but at this moment, it carried three parts love, five parts eeriness, and two parts happiness.

"Cut!"

"Passed."

This time, even the small transparents of the crew, Dong Xuan and the others, couldn't help but whisper.

"Why do I feel like Sister Feihong has become a different person? These two shots couldn't pass no matter how we shot them yesterday, but today they passed in one take?"

"Did the director lower the requirements?"

"Sister, how is that possible? When Sister Feihong shot yesterday, it was always an angry emotion. Just now, I felt goosebumps all over, but it wasn't scary; I just felt she was so pitiful, I don't know why."

"Mm-hmm, I feel the same way. I heard Cao Dao gave Sister Feihong special coaching again. Cao Dao is truly amazing!"

"Yes, I just realized Cao Dao is truly awesome. Look at Liu Ye and the current Yu Feihong; their acting has been guided by Cao Dao to the point of perfection."

"When can Cao Dao guide my acting?"

"Mm-hmm, me too, I also want Cao Dao to guide me."

"So envious of Yu Feihong."

"Me too."

After shooting a few more shots, Yu Feihong was like a god of acting possessing her. No matter what the scene was, as long as the actor in the rival scene didn't make a mistake, she could pass in one take. The old people who had followed Cao Yang to shoot films couldn't help but think of Li Xiaoran, "Li One-Take."

At that time, Li Xiaoran was also like this, as if she had opened a cheat code. No matter what the scene was, as long as she was in front of the camera, it was like the character in the script had come alive, not acting at all.

"Passed."

It only took about an hour to shoot all the shots delayed yesterday. In this state, they might not even need to work overtime to catch up with the progress.

The villa plot was completely finished, and it was time to change scenes.

Yu Feihong walked to Cao Yang's side as if unintentionally, brushed her hair with her hand, and seeing Cao Yang look over, she raised her chin slightly, her tone like a child who scored a hundred on a test and couldn't help but show off.

"How about it? Is my acting okay?"

"Not bad!"

"Really?"

"Really."

!

"Hmph!"

Yu Feihong tossed her hair and walked away with her head held high.

Cao Yang was a bit confused. Is this showing off to me? When did we get so familiar?

Just as Yu Feihong left, Old Tian walked over, pulling Cao Yang and talking while walking.

"Have you noticed? After your explanation yesterday, even a stupid person like Yu Feihong can have her acting reborn after understanding the plot. Tell me, should we organize your theory and promote it?"

"No!"

Cao Yang blurted out.

Tian Zhuangzhuang looked over suspiciously, then realized: "Are you afraid that others will learn this method and you won't be able to... hmm, understand, understand."

Understand your hammer!

Old Tian, you're a great director, you can't be this stupid!

If explaining the scene to actors before filming could make them act well... thinking about it, it's impossible.

Although finding actors with good acting skills and understanding, and explaining the scenes to them before filming to let them understand the director's intent, might really shoot a good film.

But that's only possible, not absolute; there are too many limiting conditions.

"Senior brother, have you ever thought that if the director's understanding of the script itself has problems?"

Cao Yang sighed and said directly: "I'll be blunt. If the director is an idiot, do the actors have to listen to an idiot rambling there, and then listen to the idiot's command to shoot an idiot film?"

Old Tian was silent. Not to mention, there are quite a few such idiot directors.

Until they were almost at the destination, Old Tian suddenly said: "Although there are still many problems to be solved, I still insist that your method is worth promoting."

Cao Yang was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Senior brother, you're about to be unbanned. After you're unbanned, just follow this method to shoot a film and try it to see the effect."

"Good."

Promote? How is that possible!

If you really want to shoot a good art-house film, it's possible to spend a few months specifically explaining scenes to actors.

However, after *Hero* comes out next year, domestic commercial films will sprout like bamboo shoots after rain, gradually budding and developing, starting wild growth, and slowly filling the entire market.

Thereby, the market will also expand rapidly, feeding back commercial films.

The entire entertainment industry is muddy, chaotic, and full of impetuousness.

May I ask, which commercial film can do that—letting the director spend a few months specifically explaining scenes to actors?

Do commercial films need actors with outstanding acting skills?

As long as the audience doesn't feel out of character when watching, it's about enough.

Even, in the wild growth stage, even without acting skills, as long as you are famous enough, as long as you have enough fans, as long as you can bring hot topics, you can be the lead.

These are things Old Tian probably couldn't predict even if he racked his brains.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 45 =====