Behind the monitor, Luo Yuzhong wore headphones and watched the contents on the screen carefully.
The scene was quiet and no one spoke, providing a good environment for the two actors to perform.
The atmosphere on the scene was quiet and gentle.
After the two actors finished speaking the last line of the scene in the script, Luo Yuzhong did not call cut.
After several seconds, Jiang Yuqian and Lu Yanhe looked at each other with a look of hesitation and doubt. Luo Yuzhong finally woke up from his dream and called out "Cut".
"The atmosphere between these two people is a bit subtle." Liu Zeliang stood beside him and whispered.
"Jiang Yuqian is amazing. She completely brought Lu Yanhe into this scene," Luo Yuzhong said. "I was worried that Lu Yanhe wouldn't be able to get into the mood. There's a huge gap between their status and position, and he might not be able to overcome such a psychological barrier right away. But unexpectedly, he succeeded on the first try."
"Is it passed?" Although Liu Zeliang was also very satisfied with the performance of these two people just now, he did not expect that someone as strict as Luo Yuzhong would also be satisfied.
Luo Yuzhong said: "We still have to shoot one more take. There are still some things that need to be adjusted, but it is much better than I imagined. Xiao Lu's eyes can speak volumes. He is really the seedling of a good actor."
"After all, you personally went to Xingyu and selected him." Liu Zeliang smiled. "In the eyes of others, he is your disciple."
"What are you talking about?" Luo Yuzhong called two actors over and asked them to watch the replay of the previous scene for themselves.
Lu Yanhe and Jiang Yuqian sat next to Luo Yuzhong, wearing headphones, and watched the scene they had just performed.
Lu Yanhe was shocked.
He didn't know that he had so many emotions just now, and he couldn't hide them at all, and they were captured on camera.
His reactions to Jiang Yuqian were not acted, but natural.
Lu Yanhe was confused and at a loss for a moment.
Is this acting? Is this right?
After watching it, Jiang Yuqian took off her headphones, looked up at Luo Yuzhong and said, "The shot is so beautiful, youthful and gentle."
Luo Yuzhong nodded and said, "When you were going down the stairs just now, that incision didn't seem right. Why did you suddenly go down the stairs first? It's because you wanted to take your relationship with the senior to the next level and ask some questions you wouldn't normally ask. You were subconsciously a little shy, so you needed to keep your body distance. But at this time, your subconscious wanted to get closer to him, and you didn't have this subconscious reaction just now."
Jiang Yuqian was a little dazed.
"Understood."
"Xiao Lu, you too," Luo Yuzhong said to Lu Yanhe, "You have to understand that you like Guan Zhu, and this liking is mixed with a bit of professional admiration. You know she's a very proud girl, which makes you a little hesitant and you haven't expressed your affection out loud. That's why the way you looked at her was too direct at first, and others could tell you were interested in her. Do you understand? You should act more neutrally. Later, when you notice Guan Zhu's affection for you, you can slowly reveal that you're attracted to her. There's a degree of change."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Have you ever liked a girl?" Luo Yuzhong asked, "When you like a girl, do you express it immediately? Or do you keep it to yourself until you're sure? Find that feeling. This scene is very important. It's one of the most beautiful moments in Guan Zhu's life. Her perseverance at this critical juncture in her life is due to this conversation and confession with her senior. The overall scene should convey the excitement of a young heart, the purity of youth, and hope for the future."
Lu Yanhe thought of Chen Siqi and the lunch he had with her that afternoon.
The word "I love you" is stuck in my heart and I can't say it out loud.
In an instant, his mood merged with Yao Yu'an's mood in the play.
He couldn't describe it, but he had a clearer outline of Yao Yu'an.
"Let's shoot another take and get ready." Luo Yuzhong said.
The two people nodded.
"Keep the feeling just now. The feeling just now was very good." Luo Yuzhong said again.
The two actors nodded in unison.
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Group B finished work.
Luo Yuzhong was away, so He Xun led Group B to shoot scenes for the entire day. Their roles were not important, and most of them were just passing scenes.
But for an assistant director, this is also a very important experience accumulation.
He Xun smiled at Li Qian and Wang Yunfan and said, "Thank you for your hard work today."
Wang Yunfan smiled and said, "Director He has worked hard too."
After He Xun left, Li Qian's face showed some unhappiness.
Wang Yunfan reminded him in a low voice: "There are so many people here. You are showing this expression. You are just hoping that others will tell him about your dissatisfaction with He Xun, right?"
Li Qian rolled her eyes at him and said, "When did I become dissatisfied with He Xun?"
"Then your face fell as soon as he left. Who wouldn't feel the same way?"
"I'm just a little annoyed." Li Qian crossed her arms and said, "Why did He Xun have to film our scene? Aren't both of us worthy of Luo Yuzhong filming it himself?"
Wang Yunfan looked at her helplessly and said, "Look, I knew you were brooding over this matter, but you still deny it."
Li Qian: "Don't you mind?"
"It's perfectly normal to split up the filming into groups A and B. Which crew doesn't do this?" Wang Yunfan said helplessly, "It's standard practice to assign transition scenes to the assistant director."
Li Qian: "He Xun will be filming the next few days, why can't he be allowed to film the interludes on their side?"
"You know how important the university campus scene is. Haven't you read the script?" Wang Yunfan said. "Alright, there's no point in dwelling on this. Director Luo has his own ideas. Do you still dare to complain to him?"
Luo Yuzhong's status in the TV drama circle is at the top level. He has been a director for almost 30 years and has filmed more than a dozen works, almost all of which are acclaimed, and many of them are big hits with extremely high ratings.
Not to mention Li Qian and Wang Yunfan, even actors of Jiang Yuqian's level don't dare to act rashly in front of Luo Yuzhong.
Wang Yunfan shut Li Qian's mouth with one sentence.
Li Qian glared at him, meaning "You know I don't dare to complain to Director Luo, why do you still say such things?"
-
Lu Yanhe didn't return to the hotel until 11:30 in the evening.
When he was filming, he actually didn't feel tired at all, but as soon as he got in the car, he felt exhausted all over.
He closed his eyes, feeling groggy and wanting to sleep.
Everyone around was a little tired, and almost no one was talking on such a big bus.
After returning to the hotel, Lu Yanhe originally wanted to lie down for a while before taking a shower, but once he lay down, he never woke up again and slept until six o'clock the next morning. When the alarm clock rang, it felt like a century had passed.
He glanced at his phone and saw that Li Zhibai had sent a screenshot in the group at one o'clock in the morning last night.
As he was watching, Yan Liang suddenly popped up.
He said in the group: Is this news true or false? Why does it look so fake?
Lu Yanhe clicked on the screenshot and saw that it was a comment from someone online saying that the lead actor of "The Golden Age" was suspected to be not single.
Lu Yanhe frowned in confusion.
The main actors of "The Golden Era" are Huang Kairen, Jiang Yuqian, Wang Yunfan and Li Qian. As far as he knows, they are all single. Who is this online statement referring to?
Lu Yanhe said: I haven’t heard of it, these people are all single.
Yan Liang: Why are you up so early?
Lu Yanhe: We have to film.
Yan Liang: I get up earlier than you did in your senior year of high school. That’s awesome.
It's only five forty in the morning.
Lu Yanhe: Are you jogging in the morning again?
Yan Liang: Well, I went to bed early yesterday.
Lu Yanhe: Going back?
Yan Liang: I’m back, but Li Zhibai is not.
Lu Yanhe put down his phone, took a shower, brushed his teeth, and prepared to go downstairs.
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As soon as he got in the car, Lu Yanhe heard people next to him talking about the rumor that Li Zhibai had posted in the group.
"I don't know if it's true or not, but it seems like the main actors in our drama are all single, right?"
"But Jiang Yuqian--" The voice stopped abruptly, and the person who spoke saw Lu Yanhe coming up.
The expressions of several of them changed a little, and they avoided Lu Yanhe's gaze.
Lu Yanhe looked at them in confusion.
"Yan He is here." Someone greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Good morning." Lu Yanhe smiled at them and found a seat to sit down.
After he sat down, he took out his cell phone and pretended to look at it.
From the corner of his eye, he saw the person in front of him secretly turn around and glance at him.
Lu Yanhe's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that they thought Sister Yuqian was in love with her?
Today's filming content is still the scenes between Lu Yanhe and Jiang Yuqian.
It's about two people arguing over a disagreement on an architectural design. Both of them want to convince the other, but each of them insists on his or her own point of view.
Arriving on set, Luo Yuzhong had only one instruction for Lu Yanhe: "In this scene, you're purely discussing the problem, and the argument should be calm. I hope this scene conveys the feeling that both of you are seriously and rationally finding a more appropriate design approach."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Luo Yuzhong's explanation to Jiang Yuqian was even simpler.
"You are confident in your profession, that's undeniable, but you also trust your seniors. So, you initially presented your own ideas with a bit of uncertainty. Later, during the debate, you became more and more convinced that your ideas were superior, and your confidence gradually emerged."
Jiang Yuqian nodded.
After talking to the two of them, Luo Yuzhong went to discuss photography with Liu Zeliang.
Liu Zeliang laughed and joked, "It was quite stress-free to film with these two actors. This is the first time I've seen you not be so painstaking in breaking down the scenes and explaining them to the actors."
"If they break it down too much, it will have the opposite effect," Luo Yuzhong said without a doubt. "Just look at their performance yesterday. Explaining it too much will only hinder their performance. They're not the kind of actors who have been acting for a long time and are particularly confident in themselves, or who don't know how to act at all. If I don't break it down, it's like they don't understand what I'm saying."
Liu Zeliang: "You've only been filming Lu Yanhe for one day, and you already know he's an actor who can really shine?"
"You can tell an actor's comprehension after just a few scenes. That's just how acting is," Luo Yuzhong said. "It really depends on talent. Those who can act can act in any way and are naturally able to attract audiences."
Liu Zeliang nodded.
"Then do you think Jiang Yuqian has a chance to win the Best Actress award for this drama?" he asked curiously.
Why do actors desperately want to be in the films of big directors? The easier it is to win awards is also a key factor.
Luo Yuzhong was silent for a moment, then said, "I really don't know. Her performance was indeed good, but the character itself lacked depth, complexity, and richness. In comparison, Li Qian's role was much fuller."
"There's nothing we can do about it. The overall direction is this: the protagonists are basically forbidden from showing any principled flaws. They're all portrayed as upright and righteous. This leaves less room for performance for the actors. I think she's acting much better than before with you," Liu Zeliang said. "In the scene last night, Lu Yanhe was completely led by her. It's rare to find such a popular young actress who can lead the other actors along."
Luo Yuzhong: "Among the current crop of actresses with high popularity, large traffic, and many fans, she is the only one who is seriously thinking about acting. The others have not made much progress."
"Then you are too strict."
"Honestly, among this group of the hottest young actresses right now, the only one who has any real hope of going far in acting is Jiang Yuqian," Luo Yuzhong said. "You said she can lead Lu Yanhe in a performance, which shows that she understands the rhythm of acting, which is how to lead correctly. Moreover, she doesn't compete for the role or steal the spotlight, but knows to give the other actor the role. How many actors can reach this level?"
Liu Zeliang nodded, agreeing with Luo Yuzhong's point of view.
-
Luo Yuzhong filmed this argument scene with them for four hours.
The main person who was dissatisfied was Lu Yanhe.
Not natural enough.
"You have too much of a pretentious tone," Luo Yuzhong said. "You can't help but speak with that accent, like you're giving a speech. You should speak normally, with your usual serious tone, not that pretentious one."
Lu Yanhe also knew where his problem lay, mainly because the lines were mainly about some concepts and logic of design, which Lu Yanhe was not familiar with, so when he spoke about it, he couldn't help but feel like he was reciting a script. In order to get rid of the feeling, he pretended to be serious, so everything he said was wrong.
But during each take, no matter how he performed, Luo Yuzhong would never stop him in the middle. He would always let him finish one take and then tell him how to adjust.
This made Lu Yanhe increasingly uneasy, but at least he managed to remain calm.
Jiang Yuqian also remained patient and accompanied Lu Yanhe in performing over and over again.
Finally, after who knows how many times, Lu Yanhe's mind was a little blank, and he had lost his passion for speaking. After finishing one scene after another, Lu Yanhe thought it was going to be repeated, but Luo Yuzhong suddenly said, "Xiao Lu, you felt right this time."
Lu Yanhe looked confused. What role did he play that felt right?
For an actor, it is a terrible thing not to know how to act correctly, but it is also a terrible thing to act correctly but not know what is wrong.
This shows that he does not have the proper criteria for judgment and is just a blind cat catching a dead mouse.
Luo Yuzhong pulled Lu Yanhe to watch the replay of the previous video, and then showed him the replay of the previous video.
"Have you noticed the difference?" Luo Yuzhong asked.
Lu Yanhe's face turned red with embarrassment, and he nodded.
After this comparison, Lu Yanhe finally understood what was wrong before.
When he was performing the last take just now, he was a little tired because he had to retake it so many times, and he didn't put in any effort. Unexpectedly, he objectively showed a kind of determined indifference.
In this state, the nouns that ordinary people rarely say from his mouth have a sense of awe.
-
Polishing a scene more than ten times is almost impossible in the filming of a TV series.
But this is the confidence of Luo Yuzhong as a great director - he dares to shoot like this.
He had strong confidence that he could shoot all the scenes within the specified time, and he didn't mind spending some time polishing one or two scenes.
In fact, after Lu Yanhe finished performing this morning, he also vaguely felt that he had some understanding of what it meant to achieve great results with little effort.
It is not the case that the harder you try, the better the results will be.
Everyone knows this principle, but only when you actually try it once can you experience the silky feeling of fastening something with just a few clicks.
At noon, Lu Yanhe still ate in the cafeteria with everyone.
Lu Yanhe felt very hungry. After eating a bowl of rice, he was still only half full and wanted another bowl.
Looking at the boiled broccoli and steamed shrimp in Jiang Yuqian's bowl, he restrained himself.
At least I ate a bowl of staple food, but Jiang Yuqian didn't eat any carbohydrates at all.
When filming, even a pound of weight gain can appear as three pounds on camera.
Lu Yanhe held back, put down his chopsticks and stopped stuffing food into his mouth.
Jiang Yuqian couldn't help laughing when she saw that his eyes were still fixed on the food on the table.
"Are you not full?"
Lu Yanhe shook his head: "Not at all."
"Then eat two sweet potatoes," Jiang Yuqian said. "You're such a big kid, and you have a lot of scenes this afternoon. If you don't eat enough, you won't have the energy to act. Just avoid eating anything high in sugar."
Lu Yanhe's eyes lit up.
“Does the cafeteria have sweet potatoes?”
Jiang Yuqian: "Should there be?"
They don't have any at this table.
Jiang Yuqian said to Luo Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, go ask the people in the cafeteria if they have any sweet potatoes. Can you cook two for me?"
Luo Xiaoyu went there immediately.
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"Xiaoyu, where are you going?" Cao Yong came out of the bathroom and saw Luo Xiaoyu walking towards the cafeteria kitchen. He was a little surprised and teased, "Are you not full?"
The fact that Luo Xiaoyu loves to eat has gradually spread among the crew.
Luo Xiaoyu said: "No, I'll go see if there are any sweet potatoes."
"Why are you looking for sweet potatoes?" Cao Yong was puzzled. He didn't even like to eat that.
"Let's eat." After saying that, Luo Xiaoyu waved his hand and went into the kitchen.
Cao Yong: "...You're still denying that you're not full. It's true, you're not full."
He withdrew his gaze and walked out of the cafeteria. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lu Yanhe and Jiang Yuqian chatting and laughing at a table, and immediately remembered the rumor he heard this morning.