Cai Shugen, played by Wu Yue, looked at his little stone in front of him with a doubtful face and muttered something.
"How could it be you...how could it be you?"
"Why can't it be me?" Xiao Shitou asked a little unconvinced.
"You don't even have all your teeth."
Shui Gen sneered, but Xiao Shitou pretended to scold him: "Be serious, now is not the time to joke."
Before Shui Gen could speak, Xiao Shitou glanced out warily and introduced himself in a low voice.
"My name is Wang Shuhuai, known as Xiao Shitou. I am fourteen years old. I am a probationary member of the Communist Party of China. I have participated in the revolution for five years. Now the organization has sent me to assist you in your work at the traffic station."
Shuigen gradually regained his composure, looked outside, and stretched out his hand: "Comrade Shuhuai, welcome."
Xiao Shitou smiled and reached out to hold Shui Gen's hand: "Comrade Shui Gen, thank you for your hard work."
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"Card!"
Zuo Le, who was wearing a peaked cap, picked up the loudspeaker and shouted, then called two actors in the field over and pointed at the screen on the monitor.
"Brother Yue, you are right to be questioning and confused just now, but just standing there is a bit too stiff. It's best to use more unconscious movements on your hands, and your behavior will become worse.
Be more lively.
Wang Chao, you performed well just now, but you need to be stronger, because this is Xiao Shitou's appearance, and the character must be highlighted.
The two of you need to create the feeling of the little stone leading the water root. This will make it obvious that although the little liaison officer Xiao Shitou is not old, he has rich experience in fighting the enemy and is a big man.
Secondly, Shuigen, who has always been shrewd, is led by a teenage child, creating a contrast between before and after, which can also create laughter.
And...Bara Bala..."
Zuo Le kept talking for nearly ten minutes. When he saw that Wu Yue and Wu Yue could no longer hold back their smiles, he stopped with unfinished meaning.
"Let's talk about it here for now. According to the key points I just talked about, let's do another one."
The two actors felt as if they had been granted amnesty upon hearing this, and quickly nodded in agreement.
After that, Wu and Yue honestly followed Zuo Le's instructions and filmed it twice more, and finally succeeded in getting Zuo Le to nod and pass the scene.
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"Everyone will take a 20-minute break. We will do field work and distribute water that has been chilled in advance to everyone. If you are in a hurry to go to the toilet, please go quickly. Don't delay the filming for a while."
After looking at the picture on the monitor with satisfaction, Zuo Le took out his mobile phone and checked the time.
Seeing that he had been working for almost an hour and a half, he stood up and loudly announced that the filming would be suspended and let everyone take a rest.
Hearing Zuo Le's shouting, Wu Yuehe, who played the role of Little Stone Wang Chao, instantly relaxed and walked to the actors' rest area nearby to sit down.
This morning's scenes mainly revolved around Shui Gen and Xiao Shitou, so at this time, apart from a few extras playing guests, only the two leading actors Wu Yue were present at the Dingxiang Tower filming location.
The two of them were sitting in the actor's rest area, which could accommodate more than a dozen people, and seemed particularly empty and lonely.
As for the extras, there is a place for them to rest.
This is not because Zuo Le and the crew of "Underground Traffic Station" are snobbish and look down on the extras.
But the entertainment industry is very hierarchical. In any crew, the extras and the leading actors are two completely different circles. If they are put together rashly, everyone will feel uncomfortable.
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Taking the thermos cup handed over by the assistant, Wu Yueqian took a sip. He had mild to moderate stomach problems and did not dare to drink ice water even in the hot summer.
Wang Chao next to him had no such scruples at all, and drank half of the cold mineral water.
"Ha...burp~"
After exhaling a long breath and burping again, Wang Chao regained a lot of energy. He secretly glanced at Zuo Le, who was talking to the crew photographer not far away, and complained to Wu Yue in a low voice.
"Brother Yue, the director is so strict in filming. He doesn't let go of any small mistakes. Now I don't even have time to play games. When I get back to the hotel, I pick up the script and take notes, for fear that he will nag me."
Wang Chao is the same as Xiao Shitou in the play. He is fourteen years old this year and is from Sichuan Province. He started acting when he was seven years old and is considered a well-known child star in the entertainment industry.
He and Wu Yue had filmed together before and were familiar with each other, so they were very attached to Wu Yue after they came to the set. Wu Yue also took great care of this little brother with whom he had a close relationship.
The two are close partners in the show, but in reality they have one of the best relationships among the crew.
At this time, when Wu Yue heard Wang Chao muttering about Zuo Le's "nagging about tricks", Wu Yue couldn't help but reveal a wry smile that empathized with him.
Today, the crew of "Underground Traffic Station" has been filming for a week. All the leading actors and crew members are slowly getting into the mood, and director Zuo Le has inevitably exposed his "brutal" nature.
I am very keen on narrating plays for actors!
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Unlike other directors who are prone to throwing things and swearing, Zuo Le has a good temper and doesn't get angry easily.
Therefore, when the scene performed by an actor is different from Zuo Le's "expected", he will not lose his temper and curse.
Instead, he took the trouble to drag the actors and began to talk about the drama at length, breaking down his own ideas and instilling them into the minds of the actors.
To be honest, Zuo Le's drama narration is very effective. Often after he narrates the drama to the actors, the actors will always fully understand his guidance and then perfectly present his ideas into the camera.
But behind the good results, there are also very serious side effects.
All the actors, including my second uncle Yan Changying, felt their heads throbbing with pain when they saw Zuo Le telling a play for them.
There is no other reason. Zuo Le is too boring when he talks about drama.
A sentence should be repeated over and over again, said in a simple and profound way several times, and then asked if you understood it.
You can't understand.
Okay, he will tell you again.
You said you understood.
Okay, then he will say it again to help you consolidate your knowledge.
Every time he lectured on an opera, Zuo Le would chatter for at least ten minutes, and at most for more than half an hour.
Fortunately, an experienced actor like Bao Xiaoyong often acted in one go and avoided Zuo Le's torture as much as possible.
But people like Wu Yue and Wang Chao, whose acting skills are mediocre, are miserable. They often receive "loving dramas and meals" from Zuo Le.
Poor Wang Chao is only a fourteen-year-old child.
Less than a week after joining the crew, director Zuo Da nagged me so much that I had nightmares twice at night. Now I have even quit playing my favorite game and am focusing on practicing my acting skills without daring to slack off.
Even worse than Wang Chao was his second uncle Yan Changying.
No matter how you say it, the other leading actors are all professional actors. Even Gao Mingliang, who is a group performer, has been in the industry for several years.
Only the second uncle has no experience in film and television acting before. Although he is quite talented at times, his foundation is still too weak, so he is the one who makes the most mistakes among the leading actors.
Naturally, he has also become the biggest target of Zuo Le's "loving dramas and meals".
In addition, someone had a grudge against the "despicable" behavior of his second uncle in snitching on Comrade Zhuang Cuicui some time ago, and deliberately avenged his personal revenge, slightly increasing the dosage during the drama.
Tsk tsk~
The old man is now a bit nervous from being nagged.
The way he usually looks at his nephew is like seeing a class enemy, full of hatred engraved in his bones...
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Because of Zuo Le, the cast and crew all deeply understood what "a soft knife kills without blood".
During this period, Zuo Le's prestige among the crew was slowly established.
Among the actors in the cast, whether it is Wu Yue who is the most popular, Bao Xiaoyong who is the most senior, Liu Jinhai (played by Bai Yiyi), and Chen Weidong who has a somewhat profound background, they all maintain the greatest respect for the new director Zuo Le.
It wasn't just Zuo Le's "torture", but because they discovered that although Zuo Le's narration was rough, most of what he said was on point.
Except for the second uncle, the remaining leading actors are all professional actors. Having experienced countless crews, they can be keenly aware of the differences in director Zuo Le's filming.
Whether it's an actor's performance, positioning, lines, movements, or scene composition, lens placement, or lighting, Zuo Le can see what's wrong at a glance, and then direct everyone to correct it.
And often the facts after revision prove that Zuo Le's idea is right.
This fledgling young man seems to have constructed a complete TV series in his mind based on the script. What they are asked to do now is to "bring" the TV series into reality.
No one is a fool. Zuo Le's "talent" as a director is so amazing, and the script is written so well, his future is bound to be limitless.
Taking advantage of the fact that the dragon is lurking in the abyss, I have established a good relationship with him. In the future, he will soar into the sky, and maybe I can give him a hand by thinking of my current love...
