Many ordinary people have a dream of being a star. They imagine that one day they will stand under the spotlight, play classic roles one after another in movies and TV series, and have countless fans screaming crazily as soon as they appear.
You can often see similar questions in some forums with a large number of users, asking netizens to tell them how to become an actor and what difficulties they have.
As an actor, Lei Jiayin feels that acting is quite simple, and he was considered a genius in his generation.
He has starred in movies, even though it was just an online movie, and he also starred in dramas. Although not many people pay attention to him, many seniors in the Shanghai Drama Center are still very optimistic about him.
Acting is too simple. For a genius like him, it's just a matter of sprinkling water.
"Cohabitation in Time and Space", although it involves time and space confusion, is a pretty simple story.
Although he plays two roles, the two roles are not complicated and their appearance is very different, so there is not much problem in shaping them.
However, after filming started, especially when Li Qian often came to the set to stare, Lei Jiayin discovered it.
too difficult!
The most painful thing about making a romance movie is when the heroine has a boyfriend!
The heroine’s boyfriend is still there!
Moreover, the heroine’s boyfriend is also an investor!
Every time there was a slightly intimate scene, Lei Jiayin would be extremely embarrassed. She always felt like there was a pair of eyes staring at her from behind, making her whole body uncomfortable.
Today's scene is a scene where Lu Ming and Gu Xiaojiao's houses are overlapped in time and space, and they discover a stranger in their house early in the morning.
In the early morning, Gu Xiaojiao was wearing pajamas and shorts. As a man, he was still single and full of energy early in the morning. It was inevitable that he couldn't help but take a second look.
But when Lei Jiayin was performing, I didn't dare to watch too much. Li Qian was right next to him.
Sitting on pins and needles and thorns on the back describe his current state.
too difficult!
"Click!"
Su Lun, who was a director for the first time, stared at the monitor seriously. After performing the performance once, he helplessly shouted stop.
"Lei Jiayin, what's wrong with you!"
"It's okay. I'm sorry. I had a stiff neck last night and I'm not in a good condition." Lei Jiayin immediately apologized.
Regarding Lei Jiayin's intermittent poor condition, Su Lun was helpless and spent the whole morning taking a shot.
Although the shooting did not go smoothly, I still had to eat, and the meal was served on time at noon.
"I'm talking about Datou, what's going on with you these days? Are you acting stupid in a play?"
While eating, Li Qian asked Xiang Lei Jiayin.
Li Qian didn't say a word all morning. This was Su Lun's film and he didn't want to interfere. He moved a chair and sat next to it all morning, drawing his own storyboards and occasionally looking at the shooting scene.
Originally, I didn’t want to stay on the set all the time, but after all, the filming had just started, and Su Lun was a girl. In the directing industry, and even in most industries, women are easily looked down upon.
It is also necessary to come to the town hall.
Moreover, it is a little exciting to go to the heroine's room to sleep at night.
It can be considered as a taste of what it feels like to be an investor sleeping with a heroine.
When asked by Li Qian, Lei Jiayin didn't know what to say. He could only say a little embarrassedly, "I don't know why, I'm not in a good state recently."
Li Qian shook his head, "It's a pretty simple role, and the indoor scenes aren't too difficult. Even if you have plenty of time, you should get back to your best condition as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, boss, I will make adjustments and it will definitely not affect the shooting." Lei Jiayin nodded repeatedly.
Tong Liya next to her smiled and said, "Datou, why do I feel that you are a little absent-minded? Do you miss your girlfriend?"
"No, we are all used to it, and we also send messages at night."
"Then why are you in such a bad state? I feel uncomfortable acting opposite you."
"...I'm not in a good state. Maybe I haven't rested. I'll adjust as soon as possible."
While Lei Jiayin was dealing with it, he was complaining in his heart. It was a romance movie with the heroine's boyfriend watching. What a big deal.
Even though there are no intimate scenes, it still feels very unnatural.
It seems that Liu Jialing even visited the studio during the filming of "Lust, Caution". I really don't know how the filming was done at that time.
Li Qian didn't say much. This was Su Lun's business. Training actors was the most basic requirement of a director. He could help for a while, but he couldn't stay on the set during the two months of filming.
While eating, Xu Zheng also came. According to the plan, it was time for him to appear this afternoon, which was the funny noodle show.
As an assistant director on the set of "A Perfect World", he went overseas to look for filming locations, and he just came back.
Xu Zheng's comedy talent is unparalleled. He completed this cameo scene in five takes. Moreover, this funny scene also livened up the atmosphere of the crew. Lei Jiayin felt much more relaxed.
Li Qian still had something to discuss with Xu Zheng and stayed on the set for a few days before leaving Huairou and returning to the city.
Looking at Li Qian's leaving figure, Lei Jiayin, who was listening to Su Lun's performance, breathed a sigh of relief. The next performance went extremely smoothly.
"Okay, pass!"
Su Lun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why did you suddenly become enlightened, Datou?" Tong Liya was also very surprised.
"I don't know, I just feel like I'm back to my best condition all of a sudden." Lei Jiayin smiled naively. It can't be said that he was nervous when being looked at by Li Qian. If you didn't know, you would think that he had some evil intentions. That would be too unfair.
It’s too difficult to film a scene.
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The filming of "Cohabitation in Time and Space" is on the right track, and Li Qian no longer needs to be distracted. The location has also been determined from the several location plans brought back by Xu Zheng.
The background of "Perfect World" definitely cannot be set in a big city. The plot of prison break and pursuit and escape does not match the style of a big city.
The location was finally chosen in Yundian, especially for the final scene where the male protagonist was killed by a sniper. It took a lot of effort to choose a beautiful place as the final destination of the male protagonist.
Xu Zheng was busy with the preparations for the movie, so Li Qian concentrated on drawing the storyboards, occasionally checking on the progress, and gradually confirmed other actors for the movie.
However, at the end of May, the studio welcomed an acquaintance, Zhang Hao, Bernard's deputy general manager in charge of publicity and marketing, whom he had met before in Hengdian.
"Mr. Zhang, what brought you here? What do you want from me?"
"It's been a long time, Director Li. I'm here to discuss the promotion of "Stubborn Carrot"."
Zhang Hao explained his purpose of coming, and when he met Li Qian for the second time, he was also filled with emotion. The new director with some potential the year before had suddenly turned into a big director with a box office of 200 million. This transformation made him feel a bit unreal.
However, there is no time to lament, it is more important to talk about business.
""Stubborn Carrot"?"
Li Qian had really forgotten about this movie. He had wanted to ask Huang Bo when it would be released.
But what does this have to do with him? He just invested in it, and it has nothing to do with him.
Zhang Hao explained, "It's like this, Director Li, "Stubborn Carrot" is scheduled to be released in the summer season in early July. I would like to ask Director Li to help promote it. I also hope that Director Li can attend the premiere and press conference then.
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It turns out that this is the case. Bernard took a fancy to his fame and wanted him to help promote "Stubborn Carrot".
After all, the three movies I invested in before were all box office hits.
It was a normal thought, but Li Qian shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang, my new movie is about to start shooting. I am currently in the process of preparing it. I really can't spare time to promote other movies."
this...
Zhang Hao didn't expect Li Qian to refuse immediately. As one of the investors, isn't this what you should do to promote the movie?
He advised, "Director Li, after all, this movie also has your 2.5 million investment. I just want to ask you to take some time. It won't waste a lot of time."
"Mr. Zhang, I also want to help with this, but my new movie will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday. Time is running out. I really don't have the energy to do anything else." Li Qian still shook his head and declined.
The film "Stubborn Carrot" was so mediocre that Li Qian invested 2.5 million and forgot about it in the blink of an eye.
I don't have to worry about losing money. After all, with an investment of only 5 million, "Moon" and "Crazy Racing" were hits successively, with a combined box office of more than 300 million. Huang Bo's reputation is not what it was last year, so it is impossible to lose money.
It doesn't matter whether you make money or not, the main thing is that the quality of the movie is not that good and you can't let your brand be ruined.