Chapter 88

Wu Qihua's acting skills were actually not bad; Cao Yang explained so many scenes to him and Gao Yuanyuan before shooting, so he was very familiar with the film's story and core.

So before shooting, he felt that he would definitely be handy, more relaxed and free than any play he had ever acted in.

On the first day, he still looked down on Gao Yuanyuan a bit.

This little girl with big eyes, her acting skills were not as good as some famous vases in Hong Kong, even those like Rosamund Kwan and Michelle Reis, after the director's tireless teaching, could perform four or five or six points of the director's requirements, right?

Wu Qihua couldn't wait to push Gao Yuanyuan away and go down to demonstrate it himself.

However, it had to be said that Cao Dao's heart was really ruthless, shooting one shot from morning to afternoon, until Gao Yuanyuan collapsed, sitting there crying.

Wu Qihua originally thought that even if it would be slightly better the next day, there would be no fundamental change, after all, this girl's acting skills were not as good as Yu Feihong before being trained by Cao Dao.

However, the situation was beyond his expectation; Gao Yuanyuan was like a different person, acting easily and freely, completely different from yesterday.

If it were just like this, it would be fine; what made Wu Qihua unable to sit still was that he was no longer a supporting role now, unlike in "3-Iron," where although he had a lot of screen time, the highlights weren't on him, so the requirements for him were only to pass.

In "Secret Sunshine," Wu Qihua was the male lead, even if the main highlights weren't on him, the requirements were definitely different.

Thus, as long as it was a rival scene with Gao Yuanyuan, if the shot wasn't in one take, the one who made mistakes was always him, either being suppressed or not keeping up with the rhythm.

He couldn't blame Gao Yuanyuan, if it were a female actor with very good acting skills, she could be free in rival scenes and bring the opponent into the character.

But Gao Yuanyuan was different, just like practicing the Evil-Warding Sword Manual, her acting skills came up, but her basic skills were not solid, and she couldn't be free and bring people into the character.

Wu Qihua was depressed; his acting skills were exploded by a girl who had a crash course, leaving nothing behind.

Finally, he could only sigh, Cao Dao is really awesome.

Huh?

Wu Qihua suddenly thought, he was also the male lead now, could Cao Dao also guide his acting skills, he also wanted to practice the "Evil-Warding Sword Manual."

Thus, after another NG because of himself, Wu Qihua apologized to the crew and walked to Cao Yang.

"Cao Dao, I feel that my acting skills still have a lot of room for improvement, can you guide me again? I always feel that I can't keep up with Yuanyuan's rhythm, a bit ashamed."

Cao Yang thought about it, Wu Qihua's acting skills were no problem for a supporting role, but now he was indeed dragging the crew's legs, so he would add an immersion experience for him too.

"Teacher Wu..."

"Cao Dao, I've said it many times, you can just call me Ah Wah or Wah Jai." Wu Qihua interrupted Cao Yang's words and corrected.

Fine, but calling him Wah Jai seemed a bit inappropriate.

"Ah Wah, through these days of observation, I found that you are only one opportunity away from being reborn and being free in this play."

"Hmm? Cao Dao, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"Before we started shooting, I explained so many scenes to you and Yuanyuan; you understand the play more thoroughly than Yuanyuan, and your acting skills are better than hers; I thought you had already performed the feeling I wanted."

Wu Qihua was a bit ashamed; it turned out that Cao Dao believed in him so much, but he didn't reach Cao Dao's requirements; could it be that his talent was not as good as Gao Yuanyuan's?

Cao Yang hit Wu Qihua, and then began to comfort: "You have already understood the plot, and you also know how to play the male lead, but you are just a little bit short of heat. Just like Yuanyuan, she also understood the plot, and she also knew how to play the female lead, but she just couldn't perform it. My method for her was to use a whole day to shoot repeatedly, helping her find the feeling, and the result you also saw."

"What about me, Cao Dao, do I also need to use a whole day to shoot repeatedly to find the feeling?" Wu Qihua asked impatiently.

"You are much simpler than Yuanyuan, you are only one opportunity away. Go back today, read the character biography you wrote a few days ago seriously three times, and then sleep without thinking about anything, letting these insights settle in your brain, maybe you will have new insights tomorrow."

"Okay, Cao Dao, thank you, I listen to you, I will go back and read the character biography after finishing work today."

Watching Wu Qihua walk back satisfied, Cao Yang secretly said sorry, he had to find a decent excuse.

Otherwise, if he directly added the immersion experience, maybe he would think it was his acting explosion.

At night, Cao Yang tried to add the immersion experience for Wu Qihua, and the result was okay, it succeeded directly with +1, which showed that Old Wu's acting skills were okay, this was certified by the system.

What Wu Qihua experienced, Cao Yang didn't know, but from the second day, Wu Qihua would never be suppressed in rival scenes with Gao Yuanyuan, although he was still not as outstanding as Gao Yuanyuan, he was completely qualified to act in rival scenes.

Cao Yang was also very curious about how the system did it, so he took the time to ask Wu Qihua if he had gained anything after reading the character biography that day.

Mentioning this, Wu Qihua was quite excited and talked endlessly.

To sum up, he followed Cao Yang's requirements, read the character biography three times, and then washed up and slept.

!

At night, he felt that all his cognition of this film these days formed a vivid context, just like a real film, and he experienced everything in this film from the perspective of the male lead.

He praised Cao Yang endlessly, feeling that Cao Dao was simply a god descending to earth, making his grasp of the role unprecedented, as if he had completely repeated the male lead's experience.

Wu Qihua emphasized again and again that if he couldn't play the role well this time, then he didn't need to mix in the entertainment circle, and retiring early was the best choice.

Then, he asked Cao Yang a bit embarrassedly if he could use this method if he acted in other people's plays in the future?

Cao Yang waved his hand, no problem, as long as you like it.

Wu Qihua walked away happily.

Then he wrote down in his notebook very seriously:

1. After receiving the script, read the script thoroughly and understand the director's ideas and requirements.

2. Write a character biography, and be sure to analyze the character thoroughly.

3. Combine the theme of the script and the content you want to express, and analyze how the character should express it to be most suitable.

4. If you still can't perform what you want, you must not have eaten through the script and characters.

5. If the final performance still doesn't meet the director's requirements, it depends on the situation; it may be that you didn't fully understand the director's meaning, or it may be that you met a stupid director.

The crew's shooting was very smooth, the progress was very fast, and now basically the ones dragging their legs were other actors, and the two leads almost never made big mistakes.

After more than a month of shooting, finally, the last set of shots was left, which was also a very important set of shots, and Cao Yang left it to the end.

This set of shots was the crying scene in the church, a scene that needed emotional explosion and venting.

(End of chapter)