Chapter 20: Star temperament.
Facts have proved that God is fair. He often closes a door when opening a window for you. Zhou Xing's appearance is very good, but his voice is only average. The vocal teacher before said that his voice conditions are OK. If he wants to become a professional singer, he needs to work hard several times more than others.
To put it bluntly, the voice is not recognizable.
However, after the five heavenly fruits were eaten, Zhou Xing obviously felt that his vocal cords seemed to have undergone subtle changes, his voice seemed to have become wider, and even his voice became slightly magnetic.
"These ten thousand points are not in vain!" Zhou Xing was still very satisfied with such a change.
"Hey, do you think that today is a little different?" The director frowned slightly in front of the monitor, but he couldn't tell what was different.
"Different?" The staff next to him was confused. There was nothing different. If the acting was not good, the director would definitely shout "click".
This problem troubled the director all morning, and he slapped his thigh until the lunch box was about to be handed out at noon and picked off the headset: "This kid's voice seemed to be more interesting."
In response to this, Zhou Xing pretended to be confused and said that he was unaware of it. The rest of the people did not listen to lines with headsets every day like the director, so naturally they did not pay attention to these details, which made the director think that he was under too much pressure recently and had auditory hallucinations.
Almost a week later, Brother Le and others returned, and Zhou Xing finally got free.
There is also a new face and a beauty who follows the starring actor. Zhuang Ying plays Zhu Ji, who is Qin Shihuang's mother.
"Crack, please, can you stop stuttering when you recite the lines? Are you here to act or make trouble?" The director was furious.
Zhuang Ying is a Chinese born in Singapore. She didn't know how to speak Cantonese at all. She only learned it suddenly before taking on this drama. You should know that Cantonese is a very rapturous language. If it is not spoken smoothly, the pronunciation will look weird, especially for beginners, the more you pay attention to pronunciation, the stranger it seems.
The director got angry, and the people around him were naturally silent, and Zhuang Ying almost got scolded and cried. However, this person was strong. After finishing work, he pulled the staff everywhere to teach her to talk to him. However, most of the staff members of the crew only speak Cantonese and it is difficult to communicate.
Seeing that the condition had also eased, the director found Zhou Xing: "This girl is not helpless. If you have time, take her with her. It just so happens that you speak Mandarin with her."
Zhou Xing didn't want to take on this job very much, and it was thankless to learn Cantonese.
However, the director immediately asked him to submit: "Hey, don't forget that there is a love scene with her later. Is it good to have some contact with her in advance?"
Indeed, Lian Jin, played by Zhou Xing, will be named Lao Ai in the subsequent plot, develop a lover relationship with Zhu Ji, played by Zhuang Ying, and finally have a child.
"Hey, look at you who are frowning. He is still a beauty after all, so it's too late to be happy if he changes someone." The director couldn't help but tease him when he saw Zhou Xing's unhappy look.
Zhou Xing also joked: "Beauties are indeed beautiful women, but what if a young man like me falls in love with me? I'm four years older than me."
"Haha, you're fat, you're still panting. Get out of here quickly and don't shake in front of me." The director said angrily.
Zhou Xing once suspected that he was jealous of his appearance.
"Okay, don't stand stupidly, I'll teach you."
As the sky became darker, Zhou Xing faced Zhuang Ying, who was still wandering at the entrance of the hotel.
When he heard that Zhou Xing was speaking Mandarin, Zhuang Ying immediately looked up in surprise: "You can speak Mandarin?"
"Yes, I came from the mainland."
However, after entering the hotel lobby, Zhou Xing hesitated. Where can I teach you? There are many people coming and going in the hotel lobby, so I obviously can't calm down and go to the room? Will the lonely man and widow be gossiped about?
"Why go to my room?" Zhuang Ying was generous.
Zhuang Ying's room was filled with a faint fragrance, not a perfume smell, but a hormonal smell that was unique to women. This fragrance undoubtedly had a strong temptation for Zhou Xing, who stayed with those rough martial artists all day long.
"Drink tea or coffee?" Zhuang Ying looked at the shy man in front of her with a smile.
Zhou Xing cleared his throat and was indeed a little thirsty: "Just boiled water is fine."
Then Zhuang Ying brought two cups of coffee...
"Teacher, this Cantonese pronunciation is so strange. Why do you say it so standard?" Zhuang Ying blinked in her hand holding the coffee.
Zhou Xing cleared his throat and said seriously: "Actually, the pronunciation of Cantonese does not pay attention to pronunciation, but is more colloquial. The most important thing is to say more. If you say more, the pronunciation will naturally be smooth."
"Let me do this, I'll teach you from one to ten first."
"Yeah, I'm not bad at all."
Zhuang Ying was confused when she heard this, Zhou Xing had to slow down and say it again. Only then did Zhuang Ying start to follow the stumbling thoughts.
"Yes, don't be afraid. It's normal to pronounce the wrong ones. You know Cantonese, you have to keep your tongue around and pronounce it. If you practice it too much, you will be able to do it."
Zhuang Ying chuckled. This man of the same age as his younger brother is quite good at teaching people, and he is not as impatient as other staff members.
For a long time afterwards, Zhuang Ying would come to Zhou Xing whenever he had time, which made many people misunderstand that they were dating.
Both of them did not explain this, and the more they described it, the darker they became.
Of course, Zhou Xing is not without gains. Zhuang Ying is a model. In her spare time, she will also teach Zhou Xing how to face paparazzi shots and how to have the demeanor of a celebrity when walking and sitting. This is something that cannot be learned easily.
At the beginning of the 20th century, it was normal for Hong Kong stars to be worth dozens of times higher than mainland stars. Why? Not only because of their works, but the most important thing is that they can package and operate them. Take the typhoon on the stage for example. Mainland stars who have not received professional training are indeed different from others.
Xiangjiang stars have put a lot of effort into training in this area. After so many years of commercialization, they naturally have unique features.
"Don't laugh so fakely, be more sincere, yes, if the curve is bigger, your teeth are very white, and you won't be afraid of showing any of it."
Zhuang Ying seems to have a strong interest in training Zhou Xing. In her words, Zhou Xing should also experience the "happiness" of being a student.
Zhou Xing extremely suspected that she was revenge on her "sarcastic" in teaching.
However, during this period, the two of them made great progress. Although Zhuang Ying's Cantonese lines are still somewhat pronounced inaccurately, they finally did not break the director so much.
Zhou Xing's every move has initially developed a star "scent".
Chapter completed!