In the quiet practice room, Pang Di, under the guidance of a Beijing Film Academy teacher, figured out the role over and over again and practiced expression control.
Especially the crying scene, that is the top priority.
My eyes were red from crying, and not only did I cry, I cried in a layered way.
What's more, I have to cry so powerlessly that it makes people feel pity.
"Pang Di, take a rest first. Your acting skills have improved a lot recently, and the teacher is very pleased."
The person responsible for training Pang Di is a retired female professor from Beijing Film Academy, who was hired by Cao Cao Pictures with a large sum of money.
For one month, the training fee is as high as 500,000 yuan.
It's really not that much. Zeng Min and the others used favors to invite this person over.
"Thank you, Teacher Wu."
Fatty quickly rubbed his eyes obediently.
Looking at myself in the mirror with red eyes, I felt extremely happy.
She didn't know what was going on recently. All the difficulties in acting that she couldn't figure out before were now overcome.
In her original crying scene, the most she could see was that her eyes were red, but there was no emotion at all.
Now after half a month of training, her acting skills are changing almost every day.
When she cries now, not only does she have a sense of depth, but the emotion conveyed in her eyes makes Teacher Wu praise her highly.
"Pang Di, it's time to take a break at noon, why don't you eat?"
Teacher Wu is getting older, and she can't help but feel a little sad when she sees Fatty going on a hunger strike recently to lose weight.
"Teacher Wu, you go and eat first. I have to lose weight, otherwise I won't be able to perform this role well."
Fatty had a grimace on her face. Although her stomach was growling, she didn't dare to eat.
For this role, she had to lose at least ten pounds.
She is not as petite as a little yellow duck, so she can only rely on dieting to lose weight.
"Then you practice first and I'll take a rest."
Teacher Wu smiled and was very pleased that Fatty worked so hard for this role.
In any case, Pang Di's acting skills have improved by leaps and bounds under her guidance, and she is naturally a proud teacher.
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As soon as Teacher Wu moved forward with his front foot, Zeng Guoxiang hit with his back foot.
"Director Zeng, why are you here?"
The practice room was not big, just a mirror, and Fatty was practicing the crying scene in front of the mirror.
When I saw Zeng Guoxiang walking in through the mirror, I couldn't help but be stunned.
"I just finished the interview with Qian Qian and met Teacher Wu. She said you have made great progress recently, so I came over to take a look."
Zeng Guoxiang is young, only 39 years old this year.
As an authentic Hong Kong director, he knows very well that the mainland's film and television circles are the mainstream.
Coupled with the olive branch offered by Cao Cao Pictures, Zeng Guoxiang accepted it without hesitation.
Now that the role of Xiaobei has been confirmed in Millennium, Zeng Guoxiang can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Zeng Guoxiang had heard about Fatty.
If she said she had nothing to do with Mr. Chen, he would definitely not believe it.
Otherwise, why didn't Cao Cao Pictures choose the little yellow duck as the heroine?
"Pang Di, the role of Chen Nian is more important than Xiao Bei. Chen Nian is even the focus of the entire movie."
"Especially the feeling of weakness and powerlessness when faced with school bullying is the most important thing you have to perform."
Zeng Guoxiang sighed, "Don't blame me for speaking outright. In my opinion, the little yellow duck is more suitable for this role."
"One is that she is thin and delicate, so she is naturally suitable for such a role of being bullied."
"One more thing, you look so good."
"Um...what do you mean?"
Fatty's mind just couldn't wrap his head around it for a while. Is it illegal to be good-looking?
"You are so beautiful, it is easy for the audience to focus on your face and ignore your acting skills."
"So you need to be better at acting than the little yellow duck in order for everyone to be attracted to your role. Do you understand what I mean?"
Zeng Guoxiang looked helpless. As for Fatty's acting skills being better than that of Little Yellow Duck, that is pure nonsense.
During this time, he unexpectedly watched a few of Fatty's works.
My acting skills can only be found in the TV drama circle, and I haven't even touched the threshold of making movies.
Now let Fat Di's acting skills improve by leaps and bounds, surpassing that of Little Yellow Duck. How is this possible?
Fatty immediately understood what Zeng Guoxiang meant. He wanted to give up the role to the little yellow duck because he wanted to give up the role!
"Bah, there's no way I can give up this role. Do you know what price I paid for this role?"
Fatty felt very unhappy, but his face didn't show it at all.
It can be seen that the acting skills honed during this period are still very effective.
"Director Zeng, I understand what you mean, but I still want to give it a try. Maybe I can really perform this role well?"
During this time, Fatty was on a diet and practicing crying scenes every day.
After suffering a lot, how could she be willing to give up her role just like that?
"Okay, the most important thing about the role of Chen Nian is the feeling of powerlessness. I don't ask for too much. As long as you show Chen Nian's feeling of powerlessness in the face of bullying, this role will be yours."
Zeng Guoxiang had a thought. Anyway, Fatty's acting skills were just like that. He didn't believe that Fatty could grasp the scale of powerlessness.
If Fatty could really convey the feeling of powerlessness, his acting skills would definitely not be weaker than that of Little Yellow Duck.
The practice room suddenly became quiet. Although Fatty's acting skills have improved rapidly during this period, they are only B-level.
If you want to interpret Chen Nian's feeling of powerlessness well, you must have A-level acting skills.
Fortunately, Chen Dongcheng directly specified that the compatibility of the roles of Fat Di and Chen Nian would be perfect.
Fatty imagined himself sitting on a chair and looking at the crowd, his masseter muscles trembling uncontrollably.
His red eyes were full of shame, surprise and anger.
As soon as I turned my head, tears fell down. The despair, without any words, can make people feel the hotness of the tears.
"Huh? Real or fake?"
Zeng Guoxiang looked at Pang Di, feeling a little confused.
Meeting two actors who fit their roles naturally in one day?
Even though he has been directing for so many years, he has never encountered such a weird thing.
Generally speaking, it is quite a feat for a movie to have an actor who fits the role.
Actors choose roles, and roles choose actors.
"The plot of the Gang of Three?"
Zeng Guoxiang naturally knows the script very well and can tell which plot Pang Di is acting in.
This is also the episode where Chen Nian needs to show his powerlessness the most.
He only mentioned the feeling of powerlessness and did not mention the plot at all. He also deliberately tested Fatty's mastery of the script.
Looking at it now, Pang Di has put a lot of thought into the script, and his level of care is no worse than that of Millennium.
Since he was in the practice room, Fatty could only think about being chased by a gang of three and running for his life.
After having to hide in the trash can, I curled up, closed my eyes tightly, and tears fell down.
Zeng Guoxiang's eyes became more and more excited, and he wanted to open his mouth to praise, but he suppressed it forcibly, and he became more and more surprised.
What Pang Di needs to perform in this plot is the inescapable fear and tension, which should make the audience suffocate.
Obviously, Pang Di's performance is very good and fully meets Zeng Guoxiang's standards.
And when Fatty looked desperate, his face full of tears, sniffing from time to time, and raising his red and helpless eyes.
Suddenly, an innocent victim was acted out to an extremely heartbreaking level.
"Okay, it's really good. It's really beyond my expectation."
When Zeng Guoxiang saw this, he was basically extremely satisfied. He was mainly afraid that the script would be ruined.
Looking at it now, not only has the male lead Xiaobei found a suitable candidate, but the female lead is also not bad at all.
Generally speaking, when an actor encounters a suitable role, he or she can often rise to a higher rank.
For example, Millennium's acting skills are C+, but by fitting the role, it can achieve a B+ level.
And Pang Di's current B-level acting skills can even reach A-level by fitting the role.
What is the concept of A-level acting?
Generally speaking, the previous Golden Horse Best Actresses are at this level.
Of course, this does not mean that Pang Di has really reached this level, but that this drama has given her the acting level of a Golden Horse Best Actress.