Chapter 259: Things on the Set

Inside the dressing room, Yu wore headphones, listening to "Sigh of Xiaoyao."

Luo Mo didn't tell her the song title, and the melody of the entire song was also rather flat, without major ups and downs, but it was very pleasant to listen to.

The sorrow within it wasn't heavy; it was very faint, yet one could still clearly feel it.

On the contrary, some time ago, Xu Song covered "Sigh of Xiaoyao," and the sadness within that version was much heavier.

That is why some people say: "Hu Ge sings the Xiaoyao, Xu Song sings the sigh."

Looking at the life of Li Xiaoyao, he once possessed everything, and later lost everything.

According to the game's setting, he essentially lost his parents in his youth, his wife in his prime, and his daughter in his old age...

Yu liked this song very much, which made her think of the feeling she had when she first heard "East Wind Breaks."

She could hear the faint sadness within it, but didn't know why there was sadness.

Because that scoundrel screenwriter Luo Mo hadn't given the entire script to Yu.

Some directors like to give all the scripts to the Actor at the beginning, while others give them in stages.

Luo Mo is the type who is more self-willed; this time he was the latter, deciding to give them in stages.

So Yu currently had no idea whether the ending was good or bad; she only knew that this drama actually had a romantic subplot right from the start, and they got married all of a sudden.

The content being filmed today was the part where Li Xiaoyao goes to the island, which is the second half of the first episode.

Looking back at it now, some of the special effects in it are a bit awkward and haven't kept up with the times.

But the special effects for the fighting are actually quite good; they are still very engaging and have more style than the fight scenes in many current works.

On Earth, the Actor who played the Grandmother was Zheng Peipei.

She played too many supporting roles that everyone is familiar with; in fact, she was one of the earliest female action stars in the country, known in her early years as the Queen of Martial Arts, and held a very high status.

Because she was highly respected, and the old lady herself was actually quite witty and humorous, she was always very direct when speaking during Q&A sessions when she participated in programs.

For example, Hua Shao asked her: "Who is prettier without makeup, Gong Li or Zhang Ziyi?"

Zheng Peipei didn't even think about it and blurted out: "Of course it's Gong Li."

She didn't hesitate at all, and didn't even think about being evasive.

Then, when asked to rank a bunch of male stars she had worked with, such as ranking them by how flirtatious they were, she also said with a grin: "Anyway, the good ones are all Huang Xiaoming, and the bad ones... the bad ones are all Jackie Chan."

Just the tone of voice the old lady used was quite humorous.

The Actor Luo Mo found to play the Grandmother was also a highly respected senior, and it was Qian Qingyun who helped bridge the connection before she was invited.

The old lady wasn't very interested at first, but as soon as she heard the lead actress was Yu, she came over with a smile.

She had collaborated with Yu in a movie, playing exactly a grandmother and granddaughter; she liked this well-behaved young Actor very much, who had good acting skills and caused little trouble, and she even thought about adopting her as a god-granddaughter.

Luo Mo had already been filming with this old lady for two days, shooting the scenes of Zhao Ling'er as a child, which was the part where Li Xiaoyao travels to the past.

During breaks, he also especially loved chatting with the old lady.

Because the old lady, like Zheng Peipei, was a person who spoke very directly, he could hear many interesting stories about older-generation Actors from her.

Some of the things about these older-generation Actors would make people feel very surprised when heard today.

Just to give an example, can you imagine that more than thirty years ago, when "Dream of the Red Chamber" was being filmed on Earth, the production team disliked that the Actor playing Jia Baoyu had a face that was too wide, so they used public funds to have him get plastic surgery, giving him a chin to make his whole face look longer?

More than thirty years ago, for the sake of a role, plastic surgery with public funds...

About another half hour passed, and Yu had been looping "Sigh of Xiaoyao." After the makeup, hairstyle, and costume were all finished, Yu stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself, barely recognizing herself.

She rarely filmed period dramas, mostly modern ones.

Luo Mo walked in at this moment, clicking his tongue in wonder, and said: "A huge transformation."

Not to mention, it was truly full of spirit.

The advantage of being young can be fully manifested at such times; that feeling of youthful exuberance comes rushing toward you.

People, once they get older, even if their face is still tender, will lose this feeling.

Seeing her master staring at her like this, Yu felt a bit shy.

She lowered her head to look at her skirt hem and toes, not meeting Luo Mo's gaze.

Unlike Shen Yinuo, she couldn't see her toes when she lowered her head.

"Let's go, come out and I'll explain the scene to you," Luo Mo said to Yu.

"Oh," Yu responded, then obediently followed behind her master's heels, trailing along to the filming set.

As she walked along, she discovered that the "Sword Fairy" crew was operating in an orderly manner, and all the staff members clearly felt a hint of nervousness when they saw Luo Mo.

She had only seen this kind of intimidation from big directors.

Having filmed for many years, she also saw a few well-known old hands at the Film and Television Base on the set; these people were generally hard for directors to handle—they had ability, but were difficult to command.

This made her feel very surprised; she didn't know what her master had actually done during this time.

After briefly explaining the scene to Yu, they began filming the scene of their first meeting on the island.

A little hoodlum muddledly goes to the island to seek Medicine, then meets a fairy-like young girl; the most magical thing is that the girl even recognizes him, calling him "Brother Xiaoyao" in every breath, saying she has been waiting for him to return every day, and even prepared a gift for him.

"Sword Fairy 1" created suspense in the very first episode; in those days, this kind of design could be considered novel.

And... quite satisfying.

When filming officially started, Luo Mo witnessed what it meant to be brimming with spirit.

Yu brought Zhao Ling'er to life; that agility, fairy-like aura, and a hint of playfulness were all grasped very precisely.

It was just that when she called out "Brother Xiaoyao," she was a bit timid.

If everyone were just in a working relationship, perhaps it could be more natural.

Although Yu had been practicing in her heart on the way here, constantly muttering and repeating "Brother Xiaoyao," when filming actually started, the words reached her mouth but got stuck firmly.

Having made such a low-level mistake, Yu hurriedly apologized to everyone on the crew, saying softly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Luo Mo could roughly understand certain traits of a young girl during the puberty stage.

Just adapt slowly.

For many scenes, he would also choose to use camera angles or a Body Double, which was not a big problem.

During the second round of filming, seeing Luo Mo fully focused and not affected by it, Ding Xiaoyu gradually got into character herself.

When Zhao Ling'er recognized Li Xiaoyao, her expression instantly shifted from the previous coldness to extreme Surprise: "Xiaoyao... Brother Xiaoyao!"

"I knew you would come back to see me, I finally waited for you!"

Seeing Ding Xiaoyu's state gradually improve, Luo Mo felt as if a living, breathing Zhao Ling'er had appeared right before him.

This made him feel greatly reassured.

As for Ding Xiaoyu, she was shocked by the progress in Luo Mo's acting skills.

She could clearly feel that in the handling of many facial expressions and eye details, Luo Mo was completely different from when he acted in "Cat Demon".

The early Li Xiaoyao was naturally lively, and there were quite a lot of exaggerated expressions on his face.

Many Actors can only play those cold-faced roles; once they have to perform exaggerated expressions, their features become distorted and their expression management fails.

Being able to retract and release freely is not that easy, a point Ding Xiaoyu was particularly clear about.

This clever girl guessed at once: "Master must have asked the seniors for advice in private while recording 'Classic of China'."

And these seniors, for the most part, also held him in high regard, and thus did not hesitate to teach him.

On the contrary, Guan Fei, as the Producer, watched the two filming from the side and only found it pleasing to the eye.

He was not the director, so he didn't have as much pressure as when he was filming himself; once a person relaxes, their mindset is different.

"Handsome man and beautiful woman, this viewership is definitely guaranteed," he said to himself with a chuckle.

Strictly speaking, in the original team of "Sword Fairy" back then, there were quite a few people from Baodao. Baodao was once a major producer of Idol dramas.

Therefore, "Sword Fairy" actually had a little bit of Idol drama elements, but it wasn't as exaggerated as the current fairy-idol dramas; the overall route taken was still the Xianxia path of saving the common people.

As Luo Mo and Ding Xiaoyu got more and more into the zone, the entire filming process was quite smooth.

The master and apprentice duo had quite a bit of chemistry, and this sense of chemistry might even save filming time to a certain extent.

Three days passed in a flash, and the filming rhythm became faster and faster.

Until... a certain baby-faced young lady, whose face and figure were developing at their own pace and who was silly and happy every day, arrived at the filming set.

………

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The daughter of Xinyu, Shen Yinuo, arrived at the Film and Television Base where the "Sword Fairy" crew was located in a van, full of energy.

In the few years since she debuted, she had made guest appearances in some film and television works, but they were only guest appearances.

Having studied acting in university, she felt that she had more advantages than the other members of Aurora Girls.

"Luo Mo choosing me shows he has an eye for talent, hee hee!" On the way here, she was still relaxed.

"These stinky women must be jealous of me, so they all secretly went to sign up for acting classes, even Jiang Jiang signed up!" Shen Yinuo thought to herself.

After Jiang Ningxi learned that Luo Mo had arranged the role of the second female lead for Shen Yinuo, she signed herself up for an acting class a few days later.

The young lady Shen, who had no idea what kind of life she was about to lead, was still in the mood to hum a song On the Road.

"The girl group is getting better and better, 'Sword Fairy' is estimated to air next year."

"I feel like my star path next year is bright! Hehe!"

"This young lady is going to be a hit!" Shen Yinuo was high-spirited.

Then, on the First Day at the set, she was scolded to tears by Luo Mo.

The most infuriating thing was that this dog of a man, Luo Mo, even recorded a video of her crying with pear blossoms in the rain and sobbing, and sent it to the group chat.

The energetic girl Shen Yinuo thus began her life of "leaking air."

(PS: First update, asking for monthly tickets!

Let me mention, the filming process of "Sword Fairy" will not be described too much.)

(End of this chapter)