Early that morning, Pei Qian came to the filming location of "Better Tomorrow".
It's been a while since I've been here, and I'm really worried.
The last time I came here was two weeks ago. Pei Qian casually asked Lu Zhiyao to play the role of salted fish. Unexpectedly, Lu Zhiyao showed off his acting skills, and this scene was unanimously praised by the crew on the set.
Therefore, Pei Qian has been suppressing his worries during this period and did not go to the set again.
He was afraid that his unintentional words would give Lu Zhiyao some new insights, and then the situation would get out of hand...
But, it’s not okay not to go all the time.
Pei Qian felt that he could not keep an ostrich mentality, otherwise it would be too late if something happened.
It is still necessary to detect and treat early.
Even if the situation is irreversible, if you know it earlier, you can at least prepare to spend money in advance and reduce some losses for yourself.
So, Pei Qian had nothing to do today and came to the filming site of the movie again.
The studio is quite busy with staff coming and going.
Pei Qian didn't want to disturb everyone's work, so he just stood aside casually and watched the performance in the venue.
The surrounding scenery is no longer the narrow capsule, but has become the exterior scenery of the future urban space.
Of course, it was said to be on location, but it was still shot in a studio, but with a lot of green screens hung up.
Those cool future city scenes will be synthesized using special effects.
Close-up scenes are still set with real objects. For example, in this scene, the hero and heroine want to eat together in a roadside shop. The entire shop is set up, and the tables, chairs, tableware, decorations, etc. inside are all real objects.
In addition, the shop's sign, the trash cans on the roadside, the male and female protagonists and all the costumes for the actors and actresses are also customized.
These are all carefully crafted props by the prop team, giving them a sense of authenticity.
From these settings, you can probably tell that this is a slum residential area similar to steampunk.
According to director Zhu Xiaoce's plan, the buildings in this movie will be roughly divided into four different styles:
The capsule space where the male protagonist lives looks very technological, but it is cramped, narrow, and has serious homogeneity in style. It is a welfare facility built uniformly;
The slums in the outside world are where the heroes and heroines meet for dates. There are many small shops here, which look a bit like steampunk style. They are feasting and lively, but they are full of chaos and disorder;
The glamorous outside world, including the scene of the talent show. It looks very technological, spacious and atmospheric, and it is a sci-fi architectural style in a general sense;
The residences of the upper class are mainly in the style of classical mansions, with beautiful fireplaces, large oil paintings and expensive-looking wooden furniture. They are only slightly decorated with high-tech elements to distinguish them from real mansions.
Because in the setting of the script, only the upper class can afford "classical arts" such as oil painting and piano. In their circles, the "retro" architectural style is a trend and is used to compete with those who generally have money.
People make distinctions in taste.
The current scene was shot in a "future city slum" scene with a somewhat "cyberpunk" meaning.
This is the first time Pei Qian has met the heroine of this drama.
The actress' name is Lin Ruyi, she has a round face, big eyes, two nice dimples when she smiles, and a standard first love face.
Pei Qian had tried to search for her information before, but could not find any famous works. After asking around, he found out that she was a newcomer who had just been discovered in the film school and had not graduated this year.
Just talking about appearance, Lin Ruyi cannot be said to be particularly good-looking. Because her face is round, she is not very photogenic.
However, this is exactly in line with the setting of the script.
Because in the script, the heroine is not a very stunning and charming character, otherwise she would have been favored by the upper class, and the following stories would not have happened.
Pei Qian has no requirements for actresses, the only requirement is that they don't look too good-looking.
After all, now is an era where appearance is everything.
If the heroine is too good-looking, it may become a hot topic. If her acting skills are better, the consequences will be even more disastrous.
If the heroine is too good-looking and even though she plays a green tea bitch, but the audience doesn't hate her at all and instead falls madly in love with her, wouldn't that be a bad thing?
Of course, Pei Qian also knows that it is unrealistic to find an ugly actor to be the heroine.
Therefore, now this new actor, whose appearance is not particularly outstanding, is already a good choice for Pei Qian.
Soon, Pei Qian saw the plot of this scene.
The heroine has already participated in the talent show, but was not selected.
Now, the hero played by Lu Zhiyao is resting and drinking drinks with the heroine in a small shop by the roadside.
Lu Zhiyao would try hard to make Lin Ruyi happy, but Lin Ruyi would agree with him casually.
When Lu Zhiyao showed off his cards and said that he had saved enough money to buy a two-person capsule, Lin Ruyi would suddenly explode, break out into several emotionally charged conversations, and then walk away.
This scene can be regarded as a breaking point in the early and middle stages of the plot. In short, it can be summarized in four words: the male protagonist was raped.
Hey, this is really a timeless and classic poisonous point.
Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh silently.
…
at this time.
Lu Zhiyao was thinking about the future, looking like a complete dog-licker, quite humble.
However, because he is handsome, even though he is being a licking dog, it does not make people feel very uncomfortable, but rather makes him feel a little pitiful.
Lin Ruyi, on the other hand, stared at the drink cup on the table blankly, nodding from time to time, or echoing a few perfunctory words, obviously thinking about other things.
"I heard that a good restaurant has opened nearby. It will sell delicious simulated meat, standard purified water and red wine."
"The simulated meat we had last time could only simulate about 60% of the taste of real meat, and it was already very delicious. This one is said to be able to simulate about 80% of the taste of real meat, and it also has beef, chicken and many other flavors."
"There is also standard purified water. The standard purified water I drank before all had a rusty smell. It is said that the standard purified water in this store has almost no odor and has a light fragrance. It tastes better than the water in the residence capsule.
hundred times."
"There is also red wine. The bottled red wine sold in the capsule is very expensive. The price of the red wine there is only about 70% of the price of the vending machine in the capsule, and it is said that there is almost no difference in taste."
"How about we go and try it together tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"
Lu Zhiyao looked at Lin Ruyi opposite.
Lin Ruyi showed a polite smile on her face: "Well, okay."
When she smiled, two shallow dimples appeared on her face, which looked very charming.
But the smile quickly disappeared, and she continued to stare at the cup on the table absentmindedly, then picked it up and took a sip, her expression seeming to say that the drink in the cup was tasteless.
Lu Zhiyao said a lot, but only got three words in exchange, and he couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
However, he quickly adjusted his emotions.
Because today he has prepared a big surprise.
The two fell into a brief silence.
Lin Ruyi still didn't know what she was thinking, while Lu Zhiyao made up his mind to speak while drinking.
"I know that your failure in the last talent show was a big blow to you."
"It doesn't matter, everything will pass."
"Don't worry, I have planned a future for the two of us."
Lin Ruyi raised her head and looked at Lu Zhiyao blankly, as if she didn't understand the meaning of his words: "Huh?"
Lu Zhiyao couldn't hide the smile on his lips: "I have saved enough money to buy a double capsule again!"
"We'll pick out a suitable place tomorrow, and then you can move in!"
"Although the double capsule is not too big, we can slowly change to a larger accommodation later!"
"Maybe one day, we can afford a 60-square-meter luxury apartment with a kitchen, so that our children can go out at 6 o'clock in the evening. If we are lucky, we can also watch the sunset..."
Lu Zhiyao excitedly described the beautiful prospects in his imagination.
However, Lin Ruyi's face did not show any expression of joy, but instead became more and more impatient.
"You can keep the money. I don't want to live in a double capsule, nor do I want to marry you and have children."
"Let's break up."
Lu Zhiyao's smile froze on his face.
"Why?"
"What's wrong with you?"
"Ever since the draft, your state has been weird..."
"It's just a draft, it doesn't matter..."
Lin Ruyi said with a straight face: "You don't understand my feelings at all, so of course it doesn't matter!"
Lu Zhiyao was speechless: "Dear, I know how you feel! I spent a lot of effort to save the registration fee. This matter is a huge loss to both of us!"
Lin Ruyi seemed to be even more angry: "Is it also a huge loss to you?"
"You just lost some bad money, but I lost my dream!"
Lu Zhiyao was speechless for a moment.
He suddenly realized that there was something fishy about this matter and asked, "Dear, what's wrong with you?"
"I don't seem to have made any mistakes. I just planned to buy a double capsule for you. Why are you angry?"
"Why am I angry?" Lin Ruyi's mood seemed to get worse, "everything!"
Both of them spoke English, so they spoke everything very impressively.
"I'm angry about the watered-down, low-quality syrupy drinks from roadside shops, angry about those disgusting greasy snacks, angry about being able to walk in the dark slums for only three hours a day, and being angry with rats..."
Lu Zhiyao was dumbfounded: "But, aren't we living so happily? Why do you say...don't you..."
He saw Lin Ruyi wearing more and more accessories and her slightly bulging belly, and a terrible guess appeared in his mind.
Lin Ruyi's emotions seemed to have collapsed. She covered her face with her hands. After a long time, she raised her head again. There were tears in her eyes, but she was extremely determined.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to hide it from you anymore."
"I became the judge's lover and got pregnant with his child."
"So, let's break up, we're done."
Lu Zhiyao's expression changed from suspicion to shock, then to despair, and finally to despair.
His body, which was leaning forward slightly, suddenly seemed to have lost its support and collapsed on the chair.
Lin Ruyi stood up and prepared to leave.
However, Lu Zhiyao suddenly grabbed her wrist.
"He didn't marry you, and he didn't give you a lot of money, right?"
"He doesn't care about this child at all, otherwise you wouldn't be broken and confused now, right?"
"Even...he abandoned you as soon as he found out you were pregnant, right?"
Lin Ruyi's body was trembling slightly.
Lu Zhiyao knew that he had guessed correctly and that he still had a chance, so he hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..."
"It will be very difficult for you to live alone, and no other man will be willing to accept a pregnant person."
"If you need me, I will help you take good care of this child."
"Believe me, I won't mind this matter, I will definitely..."
There was pleading in his voice.
Lin Ruyi was silent for a few seconds, and then suddenly shook off Lu Zhiyao's hand.
"This boy has upper-class blood."
"I don't want him to become a useless pauper like you."
Lin Ruyi strode away decisively.
Lu Zhiyao watched her leave helplessly, opening his mouth to shout something, but nothing came out.
It was as if all his strength had been drained from his body, and his whole body "collapsed".
…
"Card!"
“Not bad, very good!”
"After taking seven or eight photos, I finally found one that I am quite satisfied with. Thank you all for your hard work!"
Director Zhu Xiaoce took the lead in applauding and encouraging.
At this time, Lin Ruyi, who played the heroine, quickly bowed to thank director Zhu Xiaoce and the crew, and then bowed to thank Lu Zhiyao.
"Thanks to senior for his guidance. If senior's acting skills weren't so good, I wouldn't be able to be so involved in the scenes."
Lu Zhiyao smiled: "Your acting skills are already good, but I don't dare to take the credit."
"Besides, I'm just a 'box office poison'. When it comes to acting, I really don't know who is directing whom."
Pei Qian, who was watching silently from the side, gave a thumbs up in his heart.
Awesome!
The scene just now gave him goosebumps and he almost wanted to hit someone.
Lu Zhiyao brought the role of a licking dog to life, especially the last few sentences, which vividly explained what "a licking dog cannot live in a house".
And Lin Ruyi played a green tea bitch vividly.
The small emotions in the front are well expressed, and the last two sentences are the finishing touch.
Pei Qian felt seriously uncomfortable watching on the set.
Too poisonous!
Men will be silent for a while after watching it, and women will cry after watching it.
Pei Qian felt that if he saw this movie in a cinema, he would probably faint on the spot.
Moreover, Pei Qian also realized a major piece of good news.
Maybe Lu Zhiyao's acting skills have improved, which is a good thing for him?
If Lu Zhiyao's performance was not good, people might not have that sense of involvement. Instead, they would be secretly happy because Lu Zhiyao was so miserable in the movie.
After all, this guy has no audience.
But now, Lu Zhiyao is performing well, and many people will naturally feel the dog-licking smell emanating from him, causing an instinctive discomfort.
Those fans of Lu Zhiyao will definitely be furious, right?
As a result, there will definitely be more people criticizing this movie!
Pei Qian suddenly felt his mood improved.
It seems that Lu Zhiyao's acting skills were accidentally improved a little bit before, so it's not a big problem.
As long as the script is poisonous enough, no matter how good the actor is, he can't save it!
Pei Qian couldn't help but smile on his face and stepped forward to talk to Director Zhu Xiaoce.