NOVEL NEXT Chapter 53
Chapter 53: 053
Author: You Yi MACHINE TRANSLATION
In the afternoon, they went to the rented venue and held the opening ceremony. All they had to do was burn incense and pray for the crew to finish filming safely.
This was something that almost every crew would do. Although some people did as they were told, they still cursed in their hearts: superstition. In the past, Xi Wan did not believe in Gods and ghosts, so when she burned incense and prayed to the gods, her heart was not very sincere. However, from her resurrection to someone else’s body, she was no longer as casual as before.
Therefore, the current her was best to treat gods and ghosts in the words of Confucius — to respect the gods and stay away from them.
After the opening ceremony, everyone’s faces were full of joy. Next was the start of the script.
“Tang Dynasty film crew” had four directors, one director and three assistant directors. Thus, they were divided into three shooting groups to shoot in different scenes to increase efficiency.
Xi Wan’s scene today was in Group A, Gu Ye’s film crew, so the staff were especially serious.
Today’s scene was Xi Wan’s Bai Shuang. She followed the class leader of the Geisha team to the palace to celebrate the empress dowager’s birthday. There were not many lines, but most of them were dances. During the process of receiving the reward, she met the male lead in the Empress Dowager’s palace, King Cheng, Li Ye.
The production team had a special dance teacher who taught them dance moves. It was only a few moves, and the long and short scenes could be switched to complete a scene. Xi Wan had made a name for herself in her previous life as a star fighter, so the simple dance moves were naturally not a problem.
The dance teacher demonstrated a few moves, and Xi Wan learned them three times before memorizing them. Then, the shoot began.
The curtain of the Big Red Stage was pulled open, and a Geisha wearing a red traditional Chinese dress walked out in small steps. She was singing a birthday toast, and then one move, two moves. Her movements were poetic and picturesque, and the long silk drapes were like a ribbon under the effect of a blower, floating in the air in front of the camera.
From Gu Ye’s monitor, it was simply beautiful and romantic.
“Cut! ”
Gu Ye had originally planned to spend an hour to shoot this scene, but he did not expect that the female lead would only spend 20 minutes to finish the scene. Moreover, it had greatly exceeded his expectations!
Xiao Qin, who was at the side, was speechless. He said in disbelief, “the rookies nowadays are too fierce. ”
Gu Ye’s usually calm face had a rare smile on it. “very good! ”
This was because the directing team was also rookies. It was their first time shooting a big movie, so they did not know how amazing their acting skills were in the first scene. If it was a veteran director present, he probably would not even need to close his mouth. One had to know that the beginning was always the hardest. This was the first scene, and the feeling had yet to come. She could do it all in one go, and the acting effects were very shocking. How many people in the entire entertainment industry had this ability And she was a rookie who had just debuted!
He Min walked to Xi Wan’s side in small steps and handed her warm water. “Xi Wan, are you really not in the acting department? ”
“Yes. ” She only had more than ten years of acting experience.
“That’s awesome. Although I’ve never seen any other big names perform, you’re really awesome. I was watching from below the stage just now. At that moment, I really thought you were Bai Shuang. ”
Xi Wan smiled. As someone who had been acting for more than ten years and had almost broken the Grand Slam’s best actress record, if she couldn’t even take on a role like Bai Shuang, then she might as well get out of the entertainment industry as soon as possible.
Xi Wan had already changed into light peach blossom makeup. This time, Zhou Dong’s hand speed was very fast.
The scene manager was already holding a loudspeaker and urging, “scene 02, get ready. ”
This scene was Xi Wan and Xiao Cong’s match.
He Min clenched her fist and said, “go for it! ”
The set designer had already set up the scene. The scene manager said to the director, “OK. ”
Gu Ye held a small loudspeaker and said, “everyone in position, three, two, one, Action! ”
Bai Shuang and the class leader were led to the empress dowager’s residence, Chang ‘an hall. Along the way, Bai Shuang lowered her head and looked a little nervous. The class leader beside her was not much better than Bai Shuang, but he still pretended to be calm and held her hand.
“reporting to the Empress Dowager, the class mistress of Chun he class and the player just now have been brought over, ” the little palace maid reported crisply.
“Good, good, good, let them come over. Let me see what kind of young lady can act ‘Cui Xiang’ so well. ”
“Grandmother, just bestow it on them. Why do you need to personally summon these lowly people? ” Li Ye, who was sitting at the side, dressed in yellow and white brocade clothes, drank the tea that the little eunuch handed over and said nonchalantly.
The empress dowager glanced at her favorite grandson, “boy. ”
“Greetings, empress dowager. Your Majesty is blessed with good health. ” Bai Shuang and her class leader, Su Yi, kowtowed in unison.
“raise your head and let me see. ”
The two of them raised their heads in unison.
Bai Shuang’s clear and clear eyes glistened with sparkling water.
“What a spiritual child. Give it to her! ”
“thank you, empress dowager. ”
Li Ye had originally lowered his head to taste the tea. When he saw how happy she sounded, he also raised his head to glance at her.
Suddenly, that pair of lively eyes bumped into his heart. Then, like a frightened deer, he lowered his head again. He only clenched his sleeves tightly with his hands, betraying her.
Li Ye curled the corners of his lips. “What a delicate flower that makes people pity it. Grandmother has good taste after all. ” As he said that, he looked at the deer from the corner of his eyes.
When the empress dowager heard Li Ye’s words, she laughed even more heartily.
“Ka”
Xiao Qin, who was standing at the side, blinked. “It’s over? ”
Gu Ye nodded. “It’s over! ”
“Another one-pass? ”
“Another one-pass. ”
It was as if a cold wind was blowing past his eyes with two broken leaves… …
Xiao Qin, who was slow to realize,”… then… you can leave early?”
Today, team a had only arranged two scenes. They had planned to shoot for half a day, but unexpectedly, it was done in half a day Such efficiency… …
Gu Ye felt that he had really found a treasure. Jiang Xiwan and his genius junior brother were born with this job According to today’s progress, it was more than enough to finish shooting ahead of time His eyes lit up when he thought of how he could save a lot of money for the later stages.
“those who have no scenes today can call it a day. ” Gu Ye stood up. “I’ll go to team C to take a look. ” Zhao Zhuang was in charge of team B, so he was not afraid. Although the two assistant directors in Team C had work experience, he still had to go and take a look.
Xi Wan went out to remove her makeup and saw Xiao Cong drinking water.
“Are you done with your scenes today? ”
“Yes, what about you? ”
“I have to rush to group B to shoot a scene. ” Xiao Cong looked at his phone. “there are still two hours left. You acted really well just now. ”
Initially, he was a little nervous. After all, this was the first time he was performing an important role under so many machines. When the light hit his face, his mind went blank for a moment. However, the moment he looked into her eyes, he continued acting. The entire performance after that was smooth and natural.
Thinking back, he had clearly entered the aura that she had created!
This was a completely different feeling from acting with the girls in the class. Even though the girls in the class had already debuted and some of them were already popular starlets in the entertainment industry, their performances were still under his control. However, it was the exact opposite of what had happened just now!
He still remembered the shyness and nervousness in her eyes when he looked into her eyes. There was also a hint of reverence in her eyes. It was the natural respect that lower class people had for upper class people. It made him remember that he was Li ye, a natural prince, a high and mighty prince. At this moment, he was interested in this low-status actor who was like a deer out of the jungle.
In b-movie, the teacher had said that with his talent in acting, it would be difficult to find someone who could match him in the new generation of artists in the entertainment industry. B-movie had a wide network and was famous, so directors often came here to look for good seedlings to film. As a genius student of the entire age, he was naturally constantly invited. However, he refused all of them. A large part of the reason was that he wanted to work with Jiang Xiwan in his first movie, but he was worried that his acting skills were too poor and would drag down Jiang Xiwan’s standards. After all, Jiang Xiwan’s acting skills were recognized as the best in the entire entertainment industry. Even the teachers used her acting as an example in class.
After a while, he never had the chance to perform with her again.
Perhaps, this was the biggest regret of his life.
But now, when he looked at this girl who was the same age as him, her acting skills were definitely above his. Moreover, her acting style always gave him a sense of familiarity.
“You’re also very good. ” Xi Wan rarely praised people, but Xiao Cong was really good. She was called a genius newcomer, but after all, she was not. She was a Golden Globe award winning actress with more than ten years of experience. If not for Su Nuanyu’s final mischief, she would have been the youngest Grand Slam award winner in the Chinese film industry But Xiao Cong was a real newcomer. Although she had restrained her aura in the previous scene, he was still able to keep up and perform admirably. It was really rare.
Xiao Cong smiled. “I still have to learn from you. ”
Xi Wan smiled, took off her makeup and changed her clothes. “I’m leaving first. ”
On the way, he min held her phone and said as if she was presenting a treasure, “I took a lot of photos just now. Every one of them looks like an ink painting. ”
“You can’t post them on the Internet. ” He Min had just become Xi Wan’s assistant, so Xi Wan would still remind her of some points.
“I know. It’s a confidentiality clause. Don’t worry, I’ll enjoy it myself. hehe. ” He Min smiled and nodded. “Xi Wan, your performance was really great. I saw the director’s assistant just now, and he was full of praise for you guys. ”
“Okay. ”
“where are we going to play next? ”
“You go. I’m going to sleep. ”
He Min:”…”
“I woke up too early these two days. I’m so sleepy. ”
He Min:”…”
Goddess, are you the God of sleep?