Chapter 168: Three Turns and Four Shakes
On the set, Zhang Guoli looked at Zhang Yuan quietly.

"Oh, then tell me, what did I do wrong?"

If it was a young person in his twenties who dared to speak to Zhang Guoli like this, he would have turned hostile to him long ago given his seniority and temper.

Not to mention him, other actors and directors around him had also started cursing.

But Zhang Yuan is different.

He and Zhang Guoli have always had a close relationship. Not only have they acted in plays together, but they also have a friendship in the crosstalk industry.

In addition, the character biography and performance I just designed for myself were recognized by everyone.

So, although Zhang Guoli spoke in a questioning tone, he had a kind smile on his face as if he was looking at a junior, and he asked.

"Uncle Guoli, according to the script, our scene actually describes a current general situation."

“Whether in meetings or at work, there are always calls interrupting people’s normal communication.”

"Yes, that's right." Uncle Guoli nodded in response.

"According to Fei Mo's identity and age."

"He is the producer of the show and has the highest status on the show."

"In terms of age, he is in his 40s or 50s. Given his age and his character setting, he actually has an aversion to mobile phones."

The surrounding actors all agreed.

"I didn't expect that he not only has insights into his own role, but also has a deep understanding of other people's roles." Director Feng thought to himself.

"A person like this should be quite angry after being interrupted three times."

"And Mr. Fei's anger should be the highlight of this scene."

"His anger leads to the theme of the story. There are too many secrets hidden in mobile phones. When people pick up their phones, they don't speak the truth."

Zhang Yuan said quietly.

The others listened quietly.

In fact, Zhang Yuan does not agree with the ideological theme of this movie, that technology is guilty.

It’s obviously people who have problems, can you blame the phone?
But just like the video game heroin theory that was popular in those days, it was nothing more than the instinctive rejection reaction of those old-fashioned people when they were impacted by new things.

If you don't want your children to play games, then as a parent you should take your children out traveling, playing ball, skiing, camping, and participating in more meaningful social activities.

You are unwilling to spend time or money, and as a result, your child finds a pastime that does not cost you time or money, but you feel that your child is wasted.

"Since Mr. Fei is extremely angry." Zhang Yuan continued, turning to look at Zhang Guoli.

"But when my character apologized and offered the cigarette, he took it and asked me to light it for him."

"He accepted the cigarette, which means he accepted my apology."

"Then wouldn't the intensity of this anger suddenly take a sharp turn for the worse, immediately reducing by 70% or 80%?"

Just like at the wine table, it's really disrespectful to others, either by just taking a sip when you toast, or making the excuse that you are allergic to alcohol.

Instead, they don't even make excuses, ignore you at all, don't even raise their heads, and treat you as air.

"Hey!" Zhang Guoli also reacted after hearing this: "Yes."

"I took your cigarette, and according to social etiquette, it would be unreasonable for me to get so angry afterwards."

"So if the plot and characters are to be logically coherent, I should reject the cigarette you offered me."

"After all, you are my subordinate. I am not afraid of offending you, so I dare to do this to express my anger."

After thinking it over again and again, Zhang Guoli smiled, pulled Zhang Yuan over, and spoke excitedly in a Sichuan-Chongqing accent.

"Baby, you are fine."

"It's really hard to find these kinds of performance details, but you can tell that the level is very high."

"Xiao Gang just said that our film is about realism, and details are very important."

"Zhang Yuan has discovered a detail problem, very good." Zhang Guoli smiled with narrowed eyes and praised.

He thought to himself that Zhang Yuan's logical ability was indeed outstanding, and he could spot all the unreasonable details at a glance.

"There is just a small problem." Then he looked at Zhang Yuan again: "Next time, please tell me about this kind of problem in private."

"I have to save face too, old man."

"Guoli, everyone says that we should listen more to the voices of young people. Look, what young people say makes sense." Xu Fanni said jokingly with a smile.

"Get it, get it."

[Received thanks from Zhang Guoli, Pingshu Basics +1, Crosstalk Basics +1, Line Basics +1! ]

"Okay, then let's adjust this detail during the reshoot. It will help shape the character's emotions." Director Feng made a positive conclusion and showed an appreciative look towards Zhang Yuan.

Fan Bingbing, who had been nearby, was worried about Zhang Yuan.

If you dare to say to Zhang Guoli's face that his acting is wrong, and you are just trying to attract attention and use some twisted logic to cover it up, it will probably only disgust these bigwigs in the film and television industry.

Anyway, she didn't dare to do that.

Fortunately, he has the real thing.

"He is bold and careful. He is really special."

Seeing that the others kept nodding in agreement with what he said, Fan Bingbing also grinned, revealing her eight white teeth, and laughed happily, feeling happy for him.

"By the way, you just said there were two questions. This is just one. What about the other one?" Director Feng suddenly remembered.

At this moment, he looked curious and really wanted to hear the young man's opinion, not just a joke.

"Another thing is that this plot design has flaws." Zhang Yuan told the truth.

"Oh?" Feng Xiaogang looked at Zhang Guoli: "Look, he just finished talking about you and now he's pointing his gun at me."

"Didn't you hear your wife say that you should listen more to the voices of young people?" Zhang Guoli retorted, "Kid, speak up boldly. I'll back you up. Let's talk about the director's problems."

"Uncle Guoli, there is a saying in our crosstalk industry, 'Three flips and four shakes', right?"

"Yes." Zhang Guoli becomes excited when talking about crosstalk.

"In this scene, the speech of Fei Mo, played by you, was interrupted three times by phone calls, which just happened to fit in perfectly."

"But this last tremor did not come out."

"Yes!" Zhang Guoli clapped his hands: "I was wondering why I felt that this scene was missing something, it was a bit flat."

When Feng Xiaogang saw his good friend Zhang Guoli doing the same thing, he lowered his head and thought silently for a while, and he also felt that it made sense.

"Then how should this shake be done and who should do it?" he asked curiously.

Zhang Yuan smiled and scratched his head: "In the plot, Yan Shouyi, played by Mr. Ge You, is a very clever host."

"Even the apology can be a punchline... This is the original text in the script, so it is most appropriate for him to do it."

"As for how to shake it, there are a total of three phone calls that interrupt the meeting in this plot, two of which are more important, the first and the third, one at the beginning and the other at the end."

"Teacher Ge You was the first one, and I am the third one."

"Yan Shouyi's phone call was about his mistress Wu Yue's attack, and he was laughed at by the others for his panic."

"Then why not pretend that Yan Shouyi borrowed my phone to relieve his embarrassment."

"It just so happened that my lines were all modal particles, without any specific content, so I asked him to use these modal particles to make a point and imitate and ridicule me."

Director Feng rolled his eyes, then shouted to his assistant, "Bring me a pen."

"So what's the content of this exposition?" He looked up and asked after getting the paper and pen.

"You must have heard the story of Su Shi and Foyin sitting in meditation together." "Su Shi mocked Foyin for being like a pile of cow dung, but Foyin said that he had Buddha in his heart and everyone looked like Buddha. So Su Shi, who looked at people like cow dung, naturally had only cow dung in his heart."

Su Shi, the ultimate foodie who was proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting, didn't know why he always loved to make Foyin laugh. He was always humiliated, but he never got tired of it.

"By analogy, Yan Shouyi, who only thinks of thieves and prostitutes, naturally thinks that others are low-class."

"So the content of this video should be Yan Shouyi pretending to imitate me making a phone call, and twisting the content into a chat with his mistress."

"This way, he can hint that other men are just like him, and alleviate the embarrassment of being laughed at by everyone for talking on the phone with his mistress just now."

After hearing what he said, all the veteran actors fell into deep thought, obviously not yet keeping up with his pace.

Director Feng, who had the fastest reaction, wrote and drew on the notebook, and then drew a circle on the notebook vigorously.

"wonderful!"

"In this way, this scene not only has an important highlight, but also connects the ending and the beginning and the end, forming a closed loop." Feng Xiaogang closed the script excitedly.

"In this way, the character's personality will be more distinct." Ge You, who had been silent all this time, spoke slowly, expressing his agreement.

“I also think that Zhang Yuan is more interesting after the changes he made.” Fan Bingbing agreed at the right time.

"Okay, how about we follow Zhang Yuan's instructions and compare the results?"

Soon, the five actors were in position again and the camera adjusted its direction.

"ACTION!"

"Hey?"

"Correct."

"what?"

"Row!"

After Zhang Yuan finished speaking all four lines, he hurriedly stuffed his phone back into his trouser pocket.

Fei Mo, played by Zhang Guoli, has slumped down on the sofa with an impatient expression.

At this time, Yan Shouyi, played by Ge You, said with a sly smile: "Mr. Fei, I can learn anything the other side says for you."

"Is it a meeting?"

"Correct."

"It's inconvenient to talk."

"what."

"Then I'll tell you what to do."

"Row."

"I miss you."

"Oh."

"You were so mean yesterday."

"Hi."

"Kiss me."

"What!"

Yan Shouyi was still acting, but Fei Mo, who could no longer bear it, stood up with his bag and was about to rush out angrily.

"Hey, turn off your phone, we're in a meeting." Yan Shouyi quickly stood up to stop them, using his body to block Mr. Fei, and at the same time started to act like a good boy.

"Listen carefully to what Mr. Fei says, be serious!"

Everyone present hurriedly started to turn off their phones, while Mr. Fei was pushed back onto the sofa by Yan Shouyi.

"Serious, I think you are the least serious!"

After saying that, Zhang Guoli angrily threw away the cigarette butt in his hand.

At this time, Zhang Yuan immediately took out a cigarette from the cigarette box and handed it to the leader.

But when the cigarette was handed to him, Zhang Guoli didn't even raise his head, but blocked it with the back of his hand. Then he took out a cigarette, lit it himself, and took a deep breath.

"There are a lot of things in your phone that you cannot tell others."

"If you keep doing this, your cell phones will no longer be cell phones."

"It's a grenade!"

"Grenade!"

"Cut!" Director Feng called for a stop himself, and then applauded together with Xu Fan.

"Good good!"

After saying the word "good" three times in a row, Director Feng grinned, showing his big yellow teeth.

"The effect is obviously better than before."

"Three flips and four shakes really do make sense."

“Once the burden of worry was shaken off, the whole paragraph came alive and the emotions became more coherent.”

"Before, Mr. Fei was angry only because of the interruption of the phone. Now with Yan Shouyi's improper teasing, Mr. Fei's anger is more reasonable!"

Feng Xiaogang also found it magical. Although the structure did not change much, only some details were adjusted and a short line of dialogue was inserted, the feeling of the whole play changed drastically.

Compared with the current paragraph, the original content is like Ruhua meeting Ruhuasiyu.

Don’t underestimate the difference between two words, the difference is huge!

[Received thanks from Feng Xiaogang, script understanding +1, art foundation +1! ]

"I told you before that he was different from ordinary young actors, but you didn't believe it." Xu Fan rolled her eyes and complained about her husband.

"Well, well, let's not talk about the past. I didn't know he knew so much at such a young age."

"I thought he was just a guy who got to the top by opportunism."

"Didn't you rely on opportunism to get to the top? As long as you have real ability, it will be enough." Xu Fan exposed her husband's past.

After hearing what she said, Director Feng really thought about it.

"Hey, you know what, he does look a bit like me when I was young."

"That's impossible." Xu Fan replied happily: "He is much more handsome than you."

Feng Xiaogang: …

"I'm talking about appearance."

"A man must have a good brain to be useful, otherwise he is just a useless person." Feng Xiaogang replied angrily.

"That person is good-looking and smart."

The couple started arguing.

"I understand. From now on, I will give him more opportunities in the next movie." Feng Xiaogang finally smiled and waved his hand, understanding what his wife meant.

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. When Fan Bingbing, who was standing by, heard what they said, he immediately became interested.

"Since he is so capable."

"How about introducing him to Sister Hua?"

(End of this chapter)