At night, the twinkling stars filled the pitch-black sky, adorning the dark blue night sky with extraordinary brightness.
The filming of the crew’s night scene was not progressing smoothly.
After several takes.
Although Director Lin was quite tornted, he still managed to suppress his bad temper, showing a helpless smile, waving his hand: "Alright, let’s adjust for a few minutes and try again later. Lu Yi, take another look at your lines. If you really can’t get it right, just recite a few poems you’re familiar with, like ’A stone path slants up the cold mountain, where white clouds arise, there’s a household. I stop my carriage loving the maple forest in the dusk, the frost-covered leaves are redder than the flowers of February,’ it’s fine. Don’t let the lines affect your normal performance, just make sure your expressions and actions are in place. We’ll add the voiceover in post-production."
Ling Lu Yi: "..."
Because this scene was with a seasoned actor, he couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.
This nervousness made it easy to forget lines, so he improvised a few sentences.
Actually, saying the wrong lines while filming is particularly common.
But!
Saying the wrong lines can make people laugh.
This laughter can make an already poor state worse, and it’s hard to adjust back quickly.
After all, he wasn’t professionally trained!
Though he had acted in many TV dramas with good ratings and reputation, making him one of the most popular male actors in recent years.
But it wasn’t due to superb acting skills, rather his looks, and later hot search publicity.
Errors with line delivery often being covered by post-production dubbing is very common in the crew.
So production companies even, to save costs, used script stand-ins whenever possible, which further spawned a plethora of roles like hand doubles, kiss doubles, nudity doubles, and foot doubles, which are quite complex.
After all, audiences recognize faces, not acting skills. As long as their favorite idols are present, they are willing to pay no matter how bad the production is.
So, under the overarching context where interests are intertwined, these practices have evolved from sporadic incidents to norms in the acting industry today.
Ling Lu Yi, used to such norms, knew it was an inevitable solution.
However, he also clearly understood that strears lacking acting skills can’t sustain long-term developnt in this circle.
Therefore, deep down, he resisted this approach, hoping to adjust his mindset, and use his acting skills to get through this scene.
He bit his lip and said, "Alright, thank you, Director Lin, I’ll take another look at the lines."
Li Qiongzhi and other seasoned actors frowned slightly after hearing Director Lin’s previous words.
Ahh!
Placing value on appearance but not acting skills, focusing on efficiency and benefits but not quality, the work produced... can only be short-lived, unable to be eternally rembered by people!
If not for the money, they wouldn’t be willing to play supporting roles for these popular stars.
Of course.
One can’t generalize everyone with the sa brush.
Stars like Liu Feifei are actually quite good.
Her acting is comndable, and she’s willing to focus on honing and refining her skills.
When not filming, she also studies the script on the side, observes others acting, learns seriously, and ponders carefully.
In the age of strears, honing one’s own abilities is truly rare!
Given ti, a successful transformation is inevitable.
The seasoned actors greatly admired Liu Feifei.
After a few minutes had passed.
Director Lin asked Ling Lu Yi about his choice: "Lu Yi, what do you plan to do this ti? Recite the lines or the poems?"
Having looked over the script again, Ling Lu Yi adjusted his state of mind and said: "I’ll recite the lines, Director Lin, don’t worry, I’ll do my best."
Director Lin glanced at him and nodded: "Go ahead."
Board was clapped, positions taken, and the reshoot started...
This take went relatively smoothly.
Ling Lu Yi was at least not as nervous anymore, once the nervousness was overco, he could recite the lines quite smoothly, and his expressions and deanor were basically on point too.
They went for one more take.
This ti it was even better.
Director Lin let him pass.
With his scene wrapped, it also ant that today’s night shooting was over.
So crew mbers stayed behind to tidy the set, while others dragged their exhausted bodies back to the hotel to rest.
Liu Feifei and Li Qiongzhi stayed at the sa hotel.
While heading back, they happened to take the sa car.
Li Qiongzhi actually wanted to say sothing to Liu Feifei, but refrained as there were others in the car, like Xiaoxiao and her assistant.
Occasionally, Li Qiongzhi would glance at the other from the corner of her eye, mostly just seeing Liu Feifei’s side profile.
Watching her for a while, she noticed Feifei’s head was drooping, but her body still remained upright leaning on the backseat, as she slept in an exceedingly stubborn and awkward posture.
The car’s air conditioning was a tad low, so Li Qiongzhi quietly took out a thin blanket from the back and gently covered her without a trace.
This scene was captured by Xiaoxiao who happened to be turning her head to watch the scenery outside the car window, her beautiful eyes couldn’t help but widen in surprise.
Never thought that the three-ti award-winning actress Li Qiongzhi would cover her Feifei with a blanket.
How unbelievable!
Knowing Li Qiongzhi, an outstanding actress with so pride in her talent, looking down on these popular strears has always been her way.
Including her Feifei!
Since joining the crew, Li Qiongzhi hasn’t really spoken to Feifei much, at most just nodded in greeting.
Yet today, her deanor changed completely.
During lunch and dinner, she even took the initiative to greet Feifei, and now she’s covering Feifei with a blanket...
This left Xiaoxiao completely unable to fathom Li Qiongzhi’s attitude. Why the sudden 360-degree change?
She couldn’t make sense of it.
She attributed it to Feifei’s explosive acting today, which made Li Qiongzhi and other seasoned actors see her differently, thus earning Li Qiongzhi’s respect.
It seemingly made sense!
But here’s the issue!
Clearly, during lunch, Li Qiongzhi took the initiative to greet Feifei, yet Feifei’s explosive acting was in the afternoon...
Wait!
Eating?
Could it be that Senior Li Qiongzhi is also interested in Delicious Restaurant’s als?
No way...
As she pondered, the car arrived at the hotel.
They all took the elevator together.
The eighth floor ca first; Li Qiongzhi smiled, waving to Liu Feifei, saying, "Feifei, see you tomorrow."
"Qiongzhi, see you tomorrow..."
Liu Feifei watched Li Qiongzhi’s departing figure, as the elevator doors were about to close, Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but share her thoughts with Liu Feifei: "Feifei, I think Senior Qiongzhi might be interested in Delicious Restaurant’s als too."
"What, what did you say? She’s also interested in Delicious Restaurant’s als? No way? Xiaoxiao, how did you co up with that idea suddenly?"
Liu Feifei’s voice of surprise was vaguely heard by Li Qiongzhi who was not far from the elevator.
She didn’t clearly hear much else, but the words "Delicious Restaurant’s als" reached her just right.
Then she silently kept it in mind.
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