Chapter 278: The director has a problem, one person plays three personalities at the same time! (Ch 278)

Qi Jia had no free time for the next two days.

I hold script seminars with the main actors every day, chatting from morning to night, and everyone has a certain understanding of the acting skills of others.

According to Qi Jia’s judgment, among the people present, his bug was not an issue, and the best acting skills were from the two veteran actors Zhang Songwen and Wang Jingchun.

The acting skills of these two people were honed bit by bit through time and practice.

Among the three young actors, Wang Shengdi’s acting skills are obviously the best. When Qi Jia is acting with the three of them,

I can clearly feel the gap between her and the other two, so I naturally like the little girl more.

Whenever I have time, I would explain plays to her and teach her some acting techniques.

He was not prejudiced against the other two, he just didn’t like them. In his opinion, Rong Zishan was like a “giant baby”.

He can often be seen ordering his agent around to do this and that for him, even opening the lid of his lunch box requires his agent to do it for him.

Shi Pengyuan was relatively better, but not to a certain extent. In short, these two people gave him the feeling that they were a bit pretentious.

In the crew, relying on his young age, he often does little tricks and throws tantrums.

In contrast, Wang Shengdi, who is polite, sweet and well-behaved,

Not only Qi Jia likes her, but other leading actors and staff of the crew also like this little girl very much.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

On September 3, the crew held a start-up ceremony in Chikan Old Street and the filming of The Hidden Corner officially began.

The first scene today is Qi Jia’s.

Xin Shuang looked at Qi Jia, who looked 20 years older after the makeup, and nodded with satisfaction.

“Qi Jia, Mi Yi, can we have a good start?”

What I mean is, can the crew shoot the first take in one shot?

Qi Jia went over today’s scenes in his mind.

Zhang Dongsheng, played by him, was returning home from get off work after buying groceries, but he heard his wife, played by Huang Miyi, discussing with her father-in-law about divorcing him outside the door.

After his father-in-law and mother-in-law left, his wife began to force Zhang Dongsheng to divorce, but Zhang Dongsheng refused, and the two finally parted unhappily.

Although this scene didn’t seem difficult, Qi Jia didn’t dare to boast and said jokingly,

“Director, you’ve put me under a lot of pressure. Just do your best.”

Huang Miyi also echoed: “Yes, Director, you make me nervous.”

“Don’t worry, Haha, Miyi. I believe that with Qi Jia here, he will definitely not let me down.”

Xin Shuang patted Qi Jia’s shoulder, full of confidence, but he was soon slapped in the face.

After the filming started, Qi Jia, Huang Miyi, and two veteran actors who played the father-in-law and mother-in-law, all four of them were experienced in the filming.

So, I got into the role almost instantly, and it was so smooth in every single take.

Just when the four of them thought that it was easy, the director shook his head in dissatisfaction and signaled for another take.

The four people were puzzled, but they did as they were told. They stood in their positions and performed the script again, which went smoothly as usual.

But the director was still not satisfied, and his brows furrowed even more tightly, but he said nothing and asked the four people to perform it a third time.

Now even Zhang Songwen and others who were explaining the play to Wang Shengdi were attracted and gathered around curiously, wanting to see what was going on.

After the third take, the director still didn’t say anything. Qi Jia and the other three looked at each other, not understanding what had gone wrong.

It was obvious that everyone was acting according to the script, and I didn’t hear anyone say “cut” in the middle.

Just when everyone was puzzled, Xin Shuang raised his head and waved to Qi Jia.

“Qi Jia, come here for a moment.”

Am I wrong? Qi Jia’s heart skipped a beat and he walked forward in confusion.

“Tsk, I thought I was so awesome, but I got scolded on the first day.”

Outside the field, Rong Zishan saw this and laughed out loud with gloating.

Shi Pengyuan beside him was also a little confused. He felt that Qi Jia was not as powerful as the legend said.

Even such a simple scene could be performed wrong, it seems that it will fail in the spotlight.

“Uncle Zhang, Brother Qi won’t be scolded, right?” Wang Shengdi asked Zhang Songwen worriedly.

Zhang Songwen shook his head, touched her head, and comforted her: “Don’t worry, the director is not a cannibal.”

While everyone was talking quietly, Qi Jia had already come to the director’s side. The first thing Xin Shuang said was,

“I want to give you some strength. The current Zhang Dongsheng is not the Zhang Dongsheng I want.”

Qi Jia was confused, but he didn’t interrupt and waited for the next words.

“In this paragraph, I hope you can show the image of a good family man,

At the same time, it also gives people the feeling that this character is honest and kind.

Finally, you have to make it clear at first glance that this character is a ruthless person, do you understand?”

Qi Jia’s face was full of disbelief. He wanted to say,

“Are you craze? Director, do you want to listen to what you are talking about?”

Not only Qi Jia, but also Zhang Songwen and Wang Jingchun, two veteran actors, found this request very challenging.

After repeatedly reasoning it out in their minds for several times and killing a lot of brain cells, the two of them decisively gave up.

I kept comforting myself in my heart, thinking it wasn’t because I was not good enough, but because the director’s requirements were too abnormal.

“Come on, don’t be too stressed. I’ll be waiting for your good news. I’ll be off work when you finish shooting this scene today.”

After throwing the problem to Qi Jia, Xin Shuang felt relaxed and stopped urging him. He arranged for the crew to rest first and have lunch early.

At this moment, Qi Jia suddenly envied those young actors. He would go on strike if they disagreed with him. He really wanted to say to the director,

“I don’t want to know what you think, I want to know what I think. I think the one just now is pretty good.”

But there was no other way. As a dedicated actor, he had to hold the script, bite the pen and start to think carefully.

First of all, the simple point of Gu’s family is reflected in the original plot when Zhang Dongsheng comes home from get off work to buy groceries and cooks for his wife.

The difficulty lies in the last two points: how to make the audience sympathize with his honesty and yet see at a glance that he is a ruthless person? This is too contradictory.

Qi Jia almost bit the tip of his pen to pieces as he wrote and drew on the script. He didn’t know how much time had passed.

When I encountered a problem, I wanted to consult two veteran actors, Zhang Songwen and Wang Jingchun. However, after listening to them, they were also overwhelmed.

“Qi Jia, please stop harming your uncle Wang. Just give up. You can’t do it.” Wang Jingchun smiled bitterly and waved his hands.

Zhang Songwen put down the script, sighed, and advised: “Yes, Qi Jia, this is too difficult. If it doesn’t work, just shoot it. After a few failures, the director will face the reality.”

Qi Jia was speechless. He felt that he had found the wrong military advisor. These two people actually directly advised him to give up.

It seems that people can only rely on themselves, but Zhang Songwen is right in saying that it is better to shoot directly than to daydream.

After lots of trial and error, you might find a way.

So, he went straight to the director and asked for a few test takes. Xin Shuang didn’t say anything and directly called the crew to start work.

“The Secret Corner, 6th shot, 1st scene, 4th time, start”

After the clapperboard was over, the other three began to perform according to the script, while Qi Jia added some small details that he had figured out on the basis of the original.

Made some minor adjustments to speech speed, tone, and eye contact.

“Well, Qi Jia is quite insightful.”

Xin Shuang looked at the changes in the details on the monitor, nodded with satisfaction, and then shouted “click”.

“Crack, that’s enough for the Gu family. The last two are not obvious. Let’s do it again.”

“Click, it’s still not enough, make it more obvious, try again”

“Click, do it again”

“Click”

…

The people present have lost count of how many times it has clicked, and they are numb to it. Let it be destroyed.

The two old men couldn’t stand it anymore and went to the halftime break, leaving only Huang Miyi and Qi Jia on the court.

In the end, even Huang Miyi couldn’t stand it anymore, and Qi Jia had no choice but to pause, and all the staff breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it was very tiring, no one complained. After all, Qi Jia was the one who suffered the most.

And this request was made by the director, so it’s no wonder he did that.

“Brother Qi, drink some water and take a break. Your brain must be tired, even if you are.”

Wang Shengdi came over with a glass of water and handed it to Qi Jia.

“It’s okay. This is nothing. I’ve experienced more tiring experiences in Hengdian before.”

Qi Jia drank the water, smiled and comforted the little girl.

Wang Shengdi glanced at the assistant, who spread his hands.

Wang Shengdi said that he couldn’t persuade him either, so he had to sit next to him and think of a solution with Qi Jia.

However, she was just a little girl and didn’t understand the world of adults, so how could she possibly think of it?

After a while, he became a little angry and couldn’t help but whispered,

“The director is really perverted. These are clearly three personalities. How can one person play them all? If he finds a few stand-ins to play together, then it might be possible.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the pen in Qi Jia’s mouth suddenly fell to the ground.

Wang Shengdi’s words were like a signal, opening up his closed thoughts.

He suddenly thought of a way for one person to perfectly express three personalities at the same time.