Chapter one hundred and seventy-fifth through acting
"Aran, what are you thinking about?"
Xiao Ran was tossing and turning in bed, but unexpectedly woke up Lin Qingxia, blaming herself. She just thought about it, why was she tossing and turning like this? Lin Qingxia turned on the light, and when she saw Xiao Ran's look of self-blame, she immediately knew
What he was thinking: "It's okay, I just fell asleep!"
Xiao Ran nodded and said smoothly: "I'm wondering whether I want to acquire a movie company, or whether I want to acquire Light and Magic and Pixar..." At this point, he knew that he had spilled the beans.
Lin Qingxia was indeed very confused and asked: "Phantom is already the largest film company in Hong Kong, why bother to acquire it again? Also, what are Light & Magic and Pixar?"
After hesitating for a while, he told Lin Qingxia about the business of these two companies. Lin Qingxia thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "Aren't the companies already doing computer special effects? Why bother to acquire them?"
Xiao Ran sighed, leaned on the bed and said: "According to my inference, computers will definitely make breakthrough progress within three years. In the future, computers will become the main means of film production. If we cannot make a breakthrough in time,
Be prepared, I'm afraid I'll be defeated by Hollywood in the future!"
"If you want to acquire a Hollywood film company, you just want a distribution network. Now local movies have not developed to the point where they can compete with Hollywood, so they are not very useful." Lin Qingxia thought about it carefully and quickly gave the answer.
He made a suggestion: "Since you think computers can play a great role, it's better to do it first."
Xiao Ran suddenly felt a sudden realization. When the question he had been thinking about was answered, he suddenly remembered that Hollywood and Skywalker Recording Company would have a monopoly position in the future. As well as Dolby Laboratories, they were all
It should be taken down. Well, there is also the DTS technology that appeared later. If there is a chance, we can also take it down.
The distribution network is not important, the key lies in the technology, as long as these technologies can be obtained. As long as Xiao Ran does not interfere with its internal operations and research and development work, the technology is in the hands of Phantom. At that time, it will really be able to control the wind and rain.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran felt extremely comfortable, and the relaxed and happy mood returned to his body again. At this time, he froze and looked at Lin Qingxia who pursed her lips and smiled softly: "Why are you..."
It was really strange. Lin Qingxia had no reason to know these business matters, and it was even less likely that she would know how to analyze all this for Xiao Ran. Lin Qingxia couldn't help but laugh, and lightly poked Xiao Ran on the head with her finger.
: "Have you forgotten that I have been learning these things? I want to work as a clerk in your company in the future!"
"What kind of clerk are you doing!" Xiao Ran thought about it, tapped his head lightly, and then looked at Lin Qingxia deliberately and leeringly: "You should just do your promising job as a boss lady!"
"You know how to talk nonsense!" Lin Qingxia's crimson face always looked inexplicably alluring. She gritted her teeth and said, "How about you play the leading role in "The Love of Ghosts"!
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"What's wrong?" Xiao Ran was greatly surprised. Is it possible that Lin Qingxia doesn't like such an outstanding actor as Fa Ge? He turned around and fixed his gaze on Lin Qingxia's red lips: "Fa Ge is very good..."
Speaking of this, Xiao Ran saw a strange look on Lin Qingxia's face and suddenly understood. It turned out that Lin Qingxia just wanted to act opposite him once. On the screen, now that he had figured this out, he couldn't help but laugh.
He laughed until Lin Qingxia pushed him angrily.
Gu Long almost fell off the bed, and Xiao Ran barely stopped laughing, and fell down beside Lin Qingxia's calf. His fingers gently drew circles on the skin as smooth as jade, which made Lin Qingxia's face turn red.
Acting! Xiao Ran was very hesitant. Acting didn't seem to be suitable for him. After experiencing "Dao Ma Dan" where he was often lectured by Xu Ke on the set, he became wary of acting. The main reason was that he himself
In fact, there is really no acting ability at all.
"I don't seem to be suitable, and I don't want to have an affair with you!" Xiao Ran muttered, but his fingers were still drawing circles, which made Lin Qingxia feel itchy, and she sat up and slapped it away.
Xiao Ran then looked at Lin Qingxia, who was blushing from the itch, and said, "Besides, my performance doesn't seem to be very good!"
"What are you afraid of? Aren't you very interested in movies?" Lin Qingxia looked at Xiao Ran with a smile. Now Xiao Ran was like a loach, rolling around on the bed: "I just asked you to be the leading actor. You haven't done anything recently.
If we have a lot of time, let’s make a movie and give it a try!”
What will be the result? In addition to the fierce speculation from Oriental Daily some time ago, it is probably quite a gimmick. Xiao Ran couldn't help but be happy when he thought about how he would act: "No problem, as long as you let me kiss you, I will act!"
Lin Qingxia heard the words, smiled secretly, and immediately blew a kiss. Xiao Ran was dumbfounded. Is this called a kiss? Naturally, he refused, and immediately jumped on him and made a fuss. Needless to say...
He took the opportunity to advise the judge and promise that it would be better to do less. For example, Xiao Ran was extremely distressed now. Because he suddenly found that he didn't have enough time. Even though he didn't have to deal with many things on weekdays, he still had some things to do.
of.
However, since he promised to act, he really didn't have enough time, and he often took his work home to do it. Unfortunately, because Xiao Ran had decided in advance that the film would be scheduled for the summer vacation, so,
For the sake of progress, he couldn't drag it out even if he wanted to. Besides, he would be the one who would lose if it was delayed.
For director Chen Kexin and producer Zhang Wanyu, they are the real pain. On weekdays, if the actors fail a few times on the set, the director can yell at them, which is completely normal. However, when it comes to Xiao Ran and Lin Qingxia, they did not
People dare to scold and joke, unless they don't want to hang out, it's almost the same.
The most typical one is this scene, which is the scene where the male protagonist is shot. Xiao Ran failed at least ten times in this death scene alone. Every actor was snickering, even
The staff did not let Xiao Ran go.
Xiao Ran was very distressed. Don't think that because he can point out other people's performances, he must be the best actor. Different angles and identities can easily lead to a lack of perspective. Now Xiao Ran is in such a state. He thinks that his acting is good.
It's very good, but it doesn't meet the director's requirements at all.
After being shot, Xiao Ran's body quickly fell to the ground. Chen Kexin's eyes were straight when he saw it, and he took a breath and shouted: "CUT!"
Xiao Ran stood up helplessly. He knew that he had failed in his acting again. But he didn't want to do this. He had always been able to show superb acting skills when dealing with the shopping mall and the underworld. But now he discovered that it turned out that
Acting in real life is different from acting on screen.
When performing, it is necessary to strengthen certain effects so that a strong sensory impact can be achieved on the screen. Lin Qingxia regretted it a little. If Fa Ge had acted in this scene, he would definitely be able to do it in one go. If nothing else, just refer to "
The scene where he was shot and fell down at the end of "A Better Tomorrow" was so much better.
Xiao Ran smiled bitterly and shook his head. He waved to the staff who helped him up and motioned for them to go about their business. He stood there and thought about it for a long time and found that he could not imitate the original male protagonist no matter what.
Maybe it's better to come up with something of your own! Xiao Ran thought quietly. He thought it would not be difficult to perform this scene. The difficulty lies in how to make this performance less orthodox. There is no such traditional performance method.
Unique acting skills, except for a very few actors like Fa Ge who can perform orthodox techniques to the extreme, almost no one can rely on orthodox techniques to succeed.
You need to have something of your own! This is a very lively and cheerful character. Xiao Ran closed his eyes slightly and meditated. He thought that if his method of acting still didn't work, then he would have to try to make himself coincide with the character in the play.
This method is really not what Xiao Ran wants. What will happen if a cheerful personality encounters sad emotions? Xiao Ran opened his eyes suddenly, and he thought he should understand. The sadness in the film is because of the supporting actress
was able to weaken, so he didn't need to appear cheerful.
His eyes needed to be sad, and in terms of expression, he thought he could be a little calmer, which could contrast with the performance of the supporting actress. In terms of body language, Xiao Ran thought he could be more relaxed and use his body and eyes to convey his psychology.
, and the expression should be quieter. In this case, the sense of contrast will come out, which should be a very extreme stimulation.
After thinking about it, Xiao Ran immediately smiled brightly and said hello to Chen Kexin. Then he started filming the scene. When the camera started to operate, Xiao Ran and the supporting actor got entangled and immediately separated.
The figure slowly fell down, his eyes widened, and his fingers were slightly raised.
"CUT!" Chen Kexin breathed a sigh of relief. Not only him, but other staff members also breathed a sigh of relief. If they fail to shoot this scene again, they may be late from work. Chen Kexin was very satisfied with Xiao Ran's performance just now.
, he felt that the feeling of being slow and almost still was what he wanted.
Xiao Ran relatively understands Chen Kexin's style. When using the lens, Chen often uses medium and long shots to capture what he wants, and then uses some on-site environment to set it off. Moreover, he feels that Chen Kexin seems to have an interesting habit - like
If you look closely at his works using a back shot, you can find this in them.
The next few scenes were much easier to shoot. For example, shots like walking through walls would require the help of the special effects team. However, it would be no problem for the special effects team to do these small scenes, otherwise Xiao Ran would have so many
Isn’t the money wasted!
The next scene is to meet the goddess. Xiao Ran has considered two actors to play this role. The first is Wu Mengda. This role requires a comedy element. Wu Mengda has already collaborated with Zhou Xingchi in two films.
Naturally, it is more than adequate in this aspect, and Xiao Ran also fully believes that it is the best green leaf of this era.
The second is "Ghost Po" Luo Lan, so she is called "Ghost Po" because this veteran actor has acted in countless ghost movies and is quite similar to Lei Yuyang, another "Ghost King". Luo Lan
The weakness is that its appearance is not comical enough, and it looks very strange.
However, Xiao Ran finally abandoned Wu Mengda. After all, if two men acted together, the film would have a more masculine atmosphere. In the end, he chose Luo Lan. It didn't matter that he looked a bit sinister. Makeup could solve this problem.
Here, Chen Kexin required Luo Lan to speak as fast as a bullet, which caused some trouble for Luo Lan. Fortunately, she is an experienced actor after all, so she quickly satisfied the director.
The following scene went very smoothly because Xiao Ran figured out how to act it. However, he acted smoothly, but Chen Kexin felt that something was wrong. Staring at the camera, Chen Kexin's feeling that something was wrong became more and more intense.
, for some reason, he even asked the photographer to give Xiao Ran several close-ups, especially on his eyes.
Suddenly, Chen Kexin was shocked. He understood what was wrong. Xiao Ran's performance was quite different from what he had imagined. It was so different that he had to change the way he shot it.
Don't think that the actor's performance has nothing to do with the director's scheduling. For example, Xiao Ran's current performance is not expressionless on his face, but more expressed through his eyes and body language. This forced Chen Kexin to give Xiao Ran a close-up, otherwise
It's hard to feel that emotion.
After calling for a stop, Chen Kexin walked up to Xiao Ran who looked stunned, hesitated for a moment, and finally said bravely: "Brother Ran, it seems that you are not acting well like this. You are indirectly controlling me!"
"Control you?" Xiao Ran was more than stunned now, he almost wanted to laugh out loud. No actor's performance could control the director. Suddenly, he was stunned because he thought of an extremely real example to prove the actor's
Performance definitely does not mean that the director cannot control it.
That's a thing in history. That film was "Beast Detective", which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Actor, and made Huang Qiusheng the emperor for the second time. The director of that film was Chen Jiashang, who was in
In the first half of the film, Chen Jiashang controlled it very well. However, in the second half, Huang Qiusheng's performance was so crazy that he even forced Chen Jiashang to change the shooting techniques and script.
This is the first time Xiao Ran has heard that an actor's performance can force the director to lose control. The second one is "Gunfire". When filming this film, Wu Zhenyu also had his own ideas and wanted to make his performance better.