Chapter 32: Other’s Praise (Ch 32)

Qi Jia thought that he didn’t perform well and Director Rao was not satisfied.

Rao just walked to the counter, looked at the broken glass, and then looked at Qi Jia.

After frowning and thinking for a while, he said.

“Qi Jia, please do it again. I always feel that the emotions of your character are not full enough. You should act more foolish and flustered.”

“Okay, Director Rao.”

Qi Jia became a little nervous after being criticized by the director.

“Relax, let’s do it again.”

Zhang Yu patted his shoulder and said something comforting.

Soon, the second scene began shooting.

…

But it’s still the same place,

After Qi Jiagang smashed the glass, Director Rao immediately called “cut”.

He always felt that the beginning of this section in the script was too bland when filmed.

But it’s not the actors’ fault, Qi Jia and Zhang Yu performed exactly according to the script.

Can’t find the problem,

Director Rao had no choice but to let everyone start over again.

After five or six NGs in a row,

He had to pause and let everyone take a break.

The first day of the launch was not smooth.

It dealt a heavy blow to everyone’s emotions.

Qi Jia was also very depressed.

He held the script and recalled the scene over and over again, making sure he was acting according to the script.

Nothing went wrong, but why was Director Rao not satisfied?

Just when he was at a loss for words,

Director Rao walked up to him and sat down.

“Qi Jia, did you feel that the scene just now was flat?”

“Very flat?”

Qi Jia was stunned at first when he heard Director Rao’s words, and then he suddenly seemed to grasp something in his mind.

“Yes, according to the script, this is your first robbery, and the scene should give the audience a sense of stupidity and panic, which is in line with the theme of our movie’s black comedy. But when I shot it just now, I felt it was too bland, so I called for a stop again and again.”

Director Rao nodded and tried hard to describe to Qi Jia the scene in his mind.

Qi Jia suddenly understood what Director Rao meant.

“Director Rao, I think I understand what you mean. I think we can add some twists and turns to this part.”

“Oh, twists and turns?”

Director Rao’s eyes lit up, and his attention was immediately drawn to Qi Jia’s words.

“Director, look, the script is written like this. Two people rushed into the mobile phone store, Hu Guangsheng took control of the situation, Li Haigen smashed the counter glass, and put all the mobile phone models into the bag…”

Qi Jia pointed at the description of the script and analyzed it word by word to Director Rao.

“The development of this story is too bland, and it doesn’t reflect our theme of humor at all. So, we can add some twists and turns to the glass-breaking part. What if they try their best but find that the glass can’t be broken at all?”

“If you can’t smash it, how can you rob it? Be verbose.”

Director Rao couldn’t wait to ask, his eyes full of eagerness for knowledge.

Qi Jia smiled slightly, picked up the script and pen, added a few words on it easily, and handed it to Director Rao.

Director Rao took the script and was stunned after reading it.

Then, a burst of laughter came out.

“Hahahaha, you are such a talented guy!”

The loud laughter caught everyone’s attention.

Everyone was very curious about what Qi Jia said to Director Rao that made him so happy.

“Everyone, the filming will start in ten minutes! Zhang Yu, come here for a moment.”

Director Rao gave instructions, and the previous gloom was gone from his tone.

Soon, the filming continued.

The previous plot is the same, when Qi Jia smashes the glass,

Everyone’s nerves were tense.

I was really afraid that I would hear Director Rao call for stop in the next second.

However, Director Rao has not called a halt yet.

Everyone’s heart died.

Qi Jia was standing in front of the counter, holding a hammer and hitting the glass again and again.

But it was all fake moves. When the hammer was about to touch the glass,

He stopped the action, giving people the feeling that the glass was very hard and could not be broken.

“It’s over, it’s over. Such a simple mistake will definitely require another retake.”

Everyone secretly groaned in their hearts.

I subconsciously looked towards Director Rao, ready to wait for him to call a halt.

What puzzled everyone was that, faced with such a mistake, Director Rao did not call for a stop.

Instead, he had an excited look on his face.

“Eh, the script has been changed? I didn’t expect Director Rao to have this talent.”

Ren Suxi, who was resting on a chair, was also confused when she saw this scene.

As a talented actress, she was very keenly aware that this small change,

It seems to make the plot more interesting.

In front of the camera,

Li Haigen, played by Qi Jia, finally smashed the glass a few times helplessly.

He looked at Hu Guangsheng breathlessly, and both of them revealed an expression of astonishment and confusion in their actions and eyes.

“What are you doing!”

At this moment, the waiter, who was one of the only three extras who had read the revised script,

He raised his hand tremblingly, which scared Hu Guangsheng, who immediately pointed the gun at him.

Next,

A scene that shocked everyone happened.

The waiter, timidly, slowly opened the counter like a bullied young wife.

………

“Crack!!”

“Awesome!!”

After Director Rao shouted “Cut”,

Immediately afterwards, Ren Suxi also sat up from the recliner, gave the two of them a thumbs up, and shouted excitedly.

“Good! This is a good change!”

After watching it, Chen Jianbing and his companions nodded and praised it.

They are all veteran actors, and everyone can tell whether a scene is good or not just by watching it.

The crowd who were originally unable to hold back any longer,

After Director Rao called for stop, everyone burst into laughter.

“Fuck, who came up with this? It’s so funny!”

“After smashing it for a long time, I finally found out that I could just pull it apart, hahahaha.”

“Juejuezi!”

“Get that idiot out of here!”

“This seems to be the idea of ​​the newcomer Qi Jia. I saw him discussing it with the director just now. It’s amazing!”

………

The first segment was successfully filmed.

Director Rao decided to strike while the iron was hot and continued shooting the second segment.

The second story is,

After the two robbers, played by Qi Jia and Zhang Yu, successfully robbed a bunch of mobile phones,

He was ready to drive away, but Li Haigen got so nervous that he forgot how to drive a motorcycle.

Hu Guangsheng was so angry that he started to curse loudly. Finally, due to operating errors, the motorcycle tilted.

It flew directly onto the telephone pole and got hung up.

Here, the props team directly prepared two identical motorcycles.

I hung one on a telephone pole in advance, so I don’t have to pause to split the film when I start shooting.

“Qi Jia, Zhang Yu, when you two run out and get in the car, make sure you show me panic and nervousness in your actions and tone.”

“Also, it’s inevitable that there will be danger if you raise your head, so you two should also be careful, understand?”

After Director Rao finished explaining the play to the two, he gave them another reminder with concern.

“Okay, Director Rao.”

The two nodded and spoke in a muffled voice.

Everything is ready.

After the board maker finished making the board, the two hurriedly ran out of the mobile phone store and jumped on the motorcycle.

“Go, go, go.”

Hu Guangsheng, played by Zhang Yu, was holding a spray gun, looking around in panic, and urging people non-stop.

The camera is focused on Qi Jia.

He sat on the motorcycle and kept turning the accelerator, but the motorcycle did not move.

Qi Jia’s acting skills are shown here, with a panic attribute of 10 points.

His actions and tone all give people the impression of a silly robber.

After the successful robbery, I was so nervous that I couldn’t even drive the car.

“You’re holding the clutch and moving the hammer!”

The camera turns to Zhang Yu.

As a local and veteran actor, he recited the lines more naturally and emotionally than Qi Jia.

“What?”

Li Haigen didn’t hear clearly and asked hurriedly. While asking the question, he did not forget to continue turning the accelerator.

“Release the clutch!”

Zhang Yu’s line has completely substituted into the character’s environment.

It gives people a feeling of being frustrated and angry at the lack of fighting spirit.

Director Rao nodded repeatedly at the two’s acting skills, but at the same time he became nervous inside.

Because the following part is the most difficult.

“oh!”

The camera quickly switched to Qi Jia’s hand holding the clutch.

As soon as the words fell,

Li Haigen was very obedient and immediately released the clutch.

The powerful maneuverability makes the engine roar.

The front of the car shook suddenly.

Then it shot out at a 45-degree angle.

Hu Guangsheng, who was sitting in the back seat, was caught off guard and fell down.

As Li Haigen was holding the handlebars,

After flying a short distance with the car, he fell on his back.

“good!!”

In front of the monitor, Director Rao patted his thigh excitedly.

He had to do NG for more than ten times in this segment.

If all else fails, you can even spend some money and hire a stuntman as your stand-in.

But I didn’t expect these two people to give me such a big surprise.

It passed in just one shot!

“You loose your mother selling flowers, you loose!”

Hu Guangsheng fell directly on his buttocks. He was in so much pain that he held his coccyx and climbed up.

He cursed loudly and did not forget to hold up his helmet.

“Your name is Oh Song!”

Li Haigen, played by Qi Jia, also fell heavily.

After hearing what Hu Guangsheng said, he sat on the ground and became a little upset.

I felt very wronged, even though I was listening to him.

This pitiful and silly look made many staff members on the scene laugh.

…

“Crack!”

“Perfect! One shot!”

Director Rao stood up and applauded excitedly, looking at the two of them with admiration in his eyes.

Especially Qi Jia, this young man,

Today brought him so many surprises that he couldn’t help but want to recommend him to the brokerage companies he was working with.

“You’re not hurt?”

Director Rao walked forward and asked with concern.

“Thick skin is fine.”

The two took off their helmets, breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, smiled and shook their heads.

“That’s good. Take a break first. We’ll shoot the chase scene in half an hour.”

Director Rao patted their shoulders and said.

The staff around him also became more motivated at this time.

Because everyone was prepared to work overtime if the head-raising scene was not filmed well,

As a result, Director Rao now said that it was done in one take, which proves that we can finish shooting early and go home early.

soon,

After everything is ready, the chase scene begins!

This part is even simpler, there are no lines at all.

Director Rao had only one request, which was to make the two men run as miserably as possible.

So, this part was only NG once.

The reason for the NG was that Hu Guangsheng ran too fast and didn’t notice the puddle in front of him.

After accidentally tripping, he fell flat on his face.

After the two segments were shot, it was already past six in the afternoon.

The time spent on filming always passes quickly.

The last part of today’s performance is Teacher Chen Jianbing’s play.

“Qi Jia, do you want to go out and smoke a cigarette?”

After two scenes of running-in, Zhang Yu and Qi Jia’s relationship has become even better.

Both sides admired each other’s acting skills.

“Let’s go back later, Brother Zhang. Teacher Chen Jianbing will be on stage soon. I want to learn more.”

Qi Jia smiled and waved his hand, politely rejecting Zhang Yu.

“Then I will learn more from you.”

Qi Jia’s serious and studious attitude infected Zhang Yu. He smacked his lips and sat next to Qi Jia.