This actor needs more money

"Brother Xiu, I haven't seen you for a while. You are quite fat."

After the meeting, Reba took a look at Ding Xiu and found that he had indeed gained weight, but not very obviously. His jawline was not as clear as before, and he was slightly fatter.

Her hair was cut into the popular middle parting, and she matched the look of a mature man, making her look several years older.

Just like a middle-aged man.

It’s hard enough for the role.

Ding Xiu held a thermos cup in his hand and said slowly: "It's not easy to lose weight, but it's quite easy to gain weight. There's been a lot of barbecue and beer lately."

Wu Jing's Wolf Warrior 2 was a hit, and he almost vomited after having dinner and drinks with guests every day.

Baoqiang also came to him from time to time to learn from him.

Last year, I had been thinking about becoming a director. After Wu Jing and Wolf Warriors 2 exploded, Bao Qiang could no longer sit still.

The script is all finished, and a few old brothers have been pestering me for guidance.

He said he was giving advice, but actually he wanted everyone to give him some confidence.

The name of the script is "Havoc in Tianzhu", a comedy.

Ding Xiu and others didn't talk nonsense. Each of them invested 18 million to support his cause. Among them, Wu Jing invested the most.

Now he is a wealthy businessman and has no shortage of money.

With the money in hand, Wang Baoqiang gathered his people and prepared to start the machine, full of energy.

No wonder he is so eager. There are too many people becoming directors now, let alone those who became monks halfway through such as Wu Jing and Guo Jingming.

Now the hosts have switched to directing.

He Ling of Xiangnan Satellite TV.

A gardenia blossom song was adapted into a one-and-a-half-hour movie, with a bunch of big names starring in it, and the box office was pretty good.

Huang Bo's side, Extreme Challenge also made a movie, with the same cast and a few popular actors and it became a movie.

Those who knew it was a movie, but those who didn’t knew it thought it was the new season of Extreme Challenge.

These days, all kinds of monsters and monsters are becoming directors, which makes Baoqiang, who was a little hesitant at first, no longer hesitate.

Those who sing, those who film variety shows, those who write novels, those who are hosts, they all can direct, why can't I do it myself?

"It's still quite difficult. I can't get over it mentally." Reba said with a smile, "I feel happy doing the skewers, but I couldn't laugh when I was weighed."

"I usually drink a cup of milk tea and feel regretful for a long time when I go back."

It's easier said than done. Actors have image requirements that can't be messed up casually.

This is what she admires about Ding Xiu.

Like their female artists, their body and weight management is accurate to the kilogram. The company regularly asks her to weigh herself and she cannot exceed a certain weight. If she exceeds the weight, she will lose weight.

"It's all work, nothing is difficult, just get used to it. How do you like the script?"

Ding Xiu asked about Reba’s schoolwork.

Feeling like she was being called on in class, Reba said: "I have memorized all the lines and also written biographies, so there is no problem."

"Don't put too much pressure on me. You don't have many roles in your role. Just perform at your normal level. How about your gun posture and standing posture?"

"I followed Captain Zhang's guidance. He said I passed the test."

"Have you taught me Sanda moves?"

"I was taught the basic skills. I was a little pressed for time and I haven't fully learned them yet."

"It's okay, take your time." Ding Xiu thought for a moment and said, "It's unrealistic to learn it completely in such a short time. We are filming a movie, not a competition, and you don't have to really learn it. Exercise more these days to build up your physical fitness. Just look powerful when punching."

Every time you film a movie, you unlock a skill, which is something only ruthless people can do.

Normal actors can't learn it, and there's no need to learn it.

Just like Sanda, almost everyone in the police force can do it, but you are just an actor. During the filming process, you just use the tricks, and you don't really need to be proficient in Sanda.

Just have some basic skills and have a decent fighting style.

Otherwise, according to standards, even after half a year of training, you are just getting started in the field of Sanda.

Without two or three years of professional training, it would be impossible to become a master.

"Yes, Captain Zhang said the same thing." Reba raised her arm and said, "I have developed all my muscles."

Not just muscles, now she also has vest lines.

They are all trained.

"Not bad, keep working hard, I'm optimistic about you!" Ding Xiu nodded with satisfaction and left with his hands behind his back.

After she left, Reba immediately grimaced and took out her cell phone to send a message to Yang Mi.

"Sister Mi, Brother Xiu's team is too hard. I exercise every day. I can kill a cow now. He even checked my homework just now, which scared me to death."

"Before, I thought he and I were playing a couple on the set, but it turned out that they were just followers, and the role was not as much as I thought."

Her character is a police officer who has just entered the workplace. She is arranged by the leader to be beside the male protagonist as a disciple.

Chasing the Murderer in the White Night is a male-led drama, with 70% of the scenes focused on the male lead, Ding Xiu.

There is also a part of the second male lead.

The remaining scenes were scattered among everyone, and not many of them fell on her as the female lead.

To be honest, it was different from what I imagined, and I was a bit disappointed.

On the other side of the phone, Yang Mi quickly sent a reply: "What do you think, filming with Ding Xiu is just like this, very demanding. This is where you are, and the hard times are still to come."

"But when the film comes out, you'll know that all the hard work was worth it."

"You are young and don't understand. Actors have to work very hard during the filming process of a good film. When I filmed the Condor and the Immortal Sword with him, he almost hung me..."

Talking about the past, Yang Mi also burst into tears.

Ding Xiu's requirements are not generally high, but if you can bear it, you will benefit a lot.

Old actors may not be able to accept his harshness and dominance, but new actors can learn a lot from him and benefit a lot.

…

A few days later, the script reading ended.

In the past few days, the director has been telling everyone about the play every day, analyzing the character's personality and inner thoughts.

Everyone gathered together to express their different views on the characters, collide with each other, and work together.

Reba's small notebook is already filled with more than ten pages of class notes.

This was the first time she encountered a crew with such an atmosphere. Just like Sister Mi said, she learned a lot.

The crew she was on before didn't have any script readings, and even half a month after joining the crew, you might not even see the lead actor.

Some actors struggled to remember their lines.

A week later, the crew started filming.

The first scene is the murder case.

"White Night Chase" is a criminal investigation drama. It tells the story of Guan Hongfeng, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, whose twin brother Guan Hongyu was wanted after "killing someone". In order to prove his innocence, he pretended to be his brother and went to work at the police station at night and hid in a rental house during the day.

The two brothers share an identity, one during the day and the other at night.

As the male lead, Ding Xiu plays two roles, the younger brother and the older brother. To be honest, it is quite difficult.

The murder scene was surrounded by a cordon.

An SUV arrived belatedly, and Guan Hongfeng, played by Ding Xiu, got out of the car.

He wears a gray woolen coat, turtleneck sweater, leather shoes, long hair parted in the middle, slightly fat, and looks like a middle-aged man.

At the filming site, Reba hid behind the monitor and watched the film, not daring to be distracted at all.

There are not many opportunities to observe veteran actors in action up close.

After waking up in the morning, Reba finally knew what Yang Mi meant when she said Ding Xiu had high standards.

A scene was filmed all morning, and sometimes dozens of shots were taken, but only one was retained in the end.

It’s the same one from the beginning.

After each filming, Ding Xiu watched the playback. After watching it, he promised to keep filming.

After taking five or six shots, he had new ideas and wanted to join in and try different ways of expression.

He was so overbearing that the director was so blue in the face that he didn't dare to say anything.

But he is also very warm and always encourages his rival actors to act freely. In one case, he even lets the rival actors say whatever they want.

After trying three or four times, he failed to pass the test. The second male lead, Wang Takimasa, was confused. In the end, he simply said nothing and smoked with a depressed frown.

I didn't expect that one to pass.

Three or four days passed, and finally it was Reba's turn to play.

Reba, who had been holding back for a long time, had long wanted to try her skills and show off in front of Ding Xiu.

After the floorboarding, she quickly got into the zone.

One minute later.

"Click!"

"Pause."

"Reba, where are you looking? Don't look at the camera, look at the actors. You are talking to your opponent, not the camera."

"continue!"

"Click!"

"Would you like to come over and watch the replay? How obscene is your expression?"

Just for a subtle look at the camera, Reba was scolded by Ding Xiu seven or eight times, and she almost couldn't hold her head up on the set.

I cried once during the process.

After crying, continue filming.

After the first day of filming, she wanted to go home and forget about it. At night, she held her cell phone and talked to Yang Mi about today's events.

Then Yang Mi called Ding Xiu and asked him to be more tolerant to the newcomers and ask for advice if he didn't understand, and not to be too harsh.

Early the next morning, before it was time to go to work, Reba was pulled aside by Ding Xiu to train her alone.