Chapter 17 He is a ruthless person
After the first day of crew life, the leading actors including Chen Kun and Dong Jie discovered a problem.

They all know that although the director of this film is Li Dawei, the final right of interpretation lies in the hands of his mother Liu Guoquan.

Everyone naturally thought that Liu Guoquan would be Li Dawei's backbone.

But after yesterday's script reading, everyone felt that the young actor named Zhang Yuan seemed to be the backbone of Li Dawei.

From the script to the characters to the makeup, Li Dawei accepted almost everything he said without hesitation.

That night, Zhang Yuan was invited to dinner by Li Dawei and Liu Guoquan, and the rest of the young actors got together.

Chen Kun, Dong Jie, Xu Lu, and even Qiao Zhenyu, who has a small role, are there.

Liu Qianqian and Shu Chang, who was of similar age, hit it off immediately and the two of them hid in the room to talk in private.

"What do you think of this Zhang Yuan? Who is he?" Dong Jie looked at the others curiously.

"I see that all directors listen to him. Could he be the son of some investor?" Xu Lu muttered in a low voice.

Chen Kun shook his head and said, "I asked my friends and they said it's not from the Central Academy of Drama or the Beijing Film Academy."

"Not from the Shanghai Theatre Academy either." Xu Lu, who graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, quickly answered the call.

"I heard that they were just an extra two months ago." Chen Kun looked strange.

"What!" Qiao Zhenyu and Chen Kun were both students at Beijing Film Academy and had a good relationship, but they were shocked by what he said.

Most of the actors in the play "The Story of a Noble Family" are from Beijing Film Academy, including Chen Kun, Qiao Zhenyu, Kou Zhenhai, and Liu Qianqian also just entered the Beijing Film Academy.

The rest are from professional schools such as Shanghai Theatre Academy, Shanghai Film Studio, and Bayi Film Studio. Even Dong Jie, who is not involved in any of the three, is a professional from the dance class of the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army.

The sudden emergence of a "wild guy" among the leading cast made them feel like a husky emerging from a wolf pack.

"I don't know how he got into the crew." Chen Kun couldn't figure it out.

"Who cares? We'll know whether it's a mule or a horse by pulling it out for a walk." Qiao Zhenyu said with some disdain.

"It just so happens that I have a scene with him tomorrow, and then I'll be able to figure out his inner strength." Xu Lu also had a lot of thoughts in her mind.

The next afternoon, the crew went to a nearby temple to shoot.

Director Li Dawei was quite puzzled. There was clearly no scene with Chen Kun and the others, yet they all came along. Are today's young actors so eager to learn?
Shu Chang did not join in yesterday's conversation, but he brought Liu Qianqian along, obviously wanting to see Zhang Yuan's performance as well.

TV series are not like dramas, and filming does not follow a timeline.

For example, in today's scene, although they just joined the crew, the content to be filmed is the finale of Xu Lu and Zhang Yuan's characters.

According to the plot, although Liu Chunjiang, played by Zhang Yuan, and Xiao Lian, played by Xu Lu, are in love, they are unable to break the class gap brought about by their identities and are obstructed by the Liu family.

In order to deceive their son, the parents came up with a plan to switch the bridal sedan with Xiao Lian on the wedding day, replacing her with the eldest daughter of the Lin family, in an attempt to force their son to submit to reality by saying that the matter is already settled.

In the end, Xiao Lian became a nun. When Liu Chunjiang learned about this, he rushed to the nunnery. After seeing his lover's back with shaved head, he vomited blood and died on the spot.

In fact, this passage borrowed from the substitution scheme of Jia's mother and Wang Fu-ren in Gao E's sequel to A Dream of Red Mansions, in which Xue Baochai replaced Lin Daiyu and married Baoyu. In the end, Daiyu died suddenly on the night of Baoyu's wedding.

When Liu Guoquan saw this adaptation, he exclaimed it was exquisite and said that Zhang Yuan had seen through "The Story of Minglan" and "The Dream of Red Mansions".

"'The Golden Age', third scene, first shot, first time, ACTION!" The script supervisor hit the cue, and filming officially began.

Zhang Yuan ran like crazy from the bottom of the mountain along the stone steps to the top, wanting to see his lover even one minute or one second earlier and hold her in his arms.

Once, twice, three times...

The camera crew needs to adjust the shooting angle, and there are too many force majeure factors on the exterior scenes, making it difficult to get it right in one go.

This section of stone stairs is only about 50 meters long, not very long, but it is quite steep. In order to show the character's anxiety, Zhang Yuan could only run for his life.

After a few trips, beads of sweat hung on his bangs and the front of his shirt was soaked with sweat.

He was panting heavily, but the crew's time is money and no one is waiting for it.

"The Golden Age, scene 3, shot 1, ninth take, ACTION!"

At the command, Zhang Yuan rushed up the stairs again without taking a rest. However, this time he was careless and only ran halfway...

With a plop, he tripped over the stone steps and fell forward, with his knee hitting the corner of the step.

"Cut! Go and help!" Li Dawei quickly shouted to stop.

"Do you want to send me to the hospital?" "It's okay."

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"I can hold on." Zhang Yuan rubbed his knees with gritted teeth and shook his head.

"Okay, we'll use the footage from the previous takes for this scene. We've calculated it, so we can go shoot the scene in the temple and give you a break."

The whole team moved to the temple on the top of the mountain and set up the equipment.

The following scene does not have any lines, and the characters are portrayed entirely through facial expressions and body movements.

Xu Lu, wearing a bald wig, knelt in front of the Buddha statue, ready.

"ACTION!"

Liu Chunjiang, played by Zhang Yuan, was panting heavily and staggering to the temple gate with tired steps.

He was holding on to the door panel tremblingly. His face was pale and his eyes were slightly red, like a bull fighting a desperate battle. It seemed as if he would fall to the ground in the next second, and he was holding on to his last breath with his mind.

After seeing Xiao Lian who had become a nun, Zhang Yuan's eyes were stunned at first, then became confused, as if he completely couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.

After a few seconds, his cheeks began to tremble slightly, and his eyes changed from confusion to despair again.

"His eyes changed three times in a few seconds..." Chen Kun, who was peeking at him not far away, was slightly surprised, and Qiao Zhenyu next to him also narrowed his eyes very seriously.

However, despair was only the beginning. The light in his eyes gradually dimmed, and it became as quiet as a pool of stagnant water. His throat moved, as if something was about to burst out from Zhang Yuan's chest.

puff!
A mouthful of blood splashed into the air, and a few streaks of bright red slid down from the corners of Zhang Yuan's mouth.

At this moment, his originally pale face lost its color again, as white as the white walls of a hospital operating room.

The whole person seemed to have his spine pulled out and slowly fell backwards.

boom!
The body fell, splashing dust. At this moment, Zhang Yuan seemed to have turned into dust and bid farewell to the world forever.

"Cut!" Li Dawei choked and shouted to stop, then wiped the tears from his eyes with his arm.

Many of the on-site staff were the same. They were all moved by Zhang Yuan's performance. They couldn't help but have tears in their eyes and felt the sadness of the characters in the play.

"That's great!" Li Dawei adjusted his mood and took the lead in applauding.

To be honest, he was a little worried before filming began. Although Gao Qunshu had told him that Zhang Yuan's performance would be absolutely fine and he had seen auditions without props, he didn't know how it would turn out on site.

Now looking at it, there is nothing else to say except giving a thumbs up, the emotion is more on point than he imagined.

Chen Kun, who was peeking at the side, was wiping away tears. Actors' emotions are naturally richer than those of ordinary people.

"Kun, this guy is really talented!" Qiao Zhenyu wiped her tears on Chen Kun's clothes, but was pushed away by the other party in disgust.

"He is indeed capable. His eyes, expressions, and body language are all in place, but there is one thing I cannot understand."

"what happened?"

"How did his face become paler? This cannot be controlled by humans."

Chen Kun, who considered himself an expert, was puzzled and even wanted to learn it.

Coincidentally, during the halftime break, Zhang Yuan came to a stone bench to take a break, less than five meters away from the "peeping" group.

They saw Zhang Yuan rolling up the trouser legs little by little until they reached his knees.

A large bruise ranging from purple to black appeared on Zhang Yuan’s right knee. Not to mention being hit like this, it was creepy just to look at!
"Fuck, you were injured so badly just now, medical staff, come, bring a medical kit!" Li Dawei was shocked and hurriedly called for help.

Chen Kun opened his mouth, then a bitter look appeared on his face.

"I finally understand why his face turned pale, and why his painful expression when he vomited blood was so realistic."

"I know that too." Qiao Zhenyu's hands were shaking, showing his fear.

This is not acting, it really hurts!
Chen Kun thought to himself, how can I learn this?
"Kun, we've met a ruthless person!"

　Thanks for the reward from Chaotang Mingjing, and I wish all book friends a smooth 2024.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)