Early the next morning, Li Tang was called to try on makeup.
I had my head shaved first. For the braid scene, bald head was a must. This was written into the contract. It's not like when I watched Hong Kong TV dramas in the past, the actors in them were so simple and crude with slicked back hair and hoods.
And this bald head has to be shaved every day, otherwise burrs will grow. No wonder he saw Su Youpeng in the bathroom early this morning with an electric shaver and rolling it on his head after shaving.
But the knot is much more sophisticated. When Li Tang was shaving his head, this guy sat next to him and asked the makeup artist to spray shaving cream on his head, shave it carefully with a razor, and then glue the half-braided headband on. Sticky to the back of the head.
This was the first time in Li Tang's life that he had his head shaved. He always felt a cold sensation on his head. After he put the hood on the back of his head, he immediately felt that his scalp was being squeezed tightly back, which was very uncomfortable.
The costumes are pretty good. First, he puts on a moon-white robe with dark patterns and a sapphire blue mandarin jacket. He holds a flute in his right hand and a sword in his left hand, and goes to the end of the world with one flute and one sword.
Li Tang walked to the camera, turned slightly sideways, raised his right hand, and performed a handsome fancy flute transfer, which he had specially practiced when preparing for the role.
The photographer who took the makeup photo couldn't help but click his tongue. To be honest, among all the actors in the entire crew, Li Tang is undoubtedly the most handsome.
Xiao Jian has a lot of outfits. In addition to this moon-white robe and sapphire blue mandarin jacket, there are also orange and green vests, silver and red with dark green and red trim, etc. He has to try them one by one. Every time he changes a set, Take a set of photos.
"Returning the Pearl II" put a lot of effort into the costumes. In addition, Li Tang is already handsome. He can't be said to be handsome in every move he makes, but he is definitely elegant and free, and he looks like a handsome young man.
He Xiuqiong and Sun Shupei, who were watching on the sidelines, couldn't help but nod, because the Xiao Jian written by Aunt Qiong Yao was so high-end, grand and classy.
"Li Tang, do you want to go and experience it?" Sun Shupei invited.
"OK!"
Of course, Li Tang readily agreed. Even if the director didn't say anything, he planned to go and see it. Acting is not a matter of one person. He must understand the level and routine of his opponent's actors in order to make the right decision.
"Don't you want to change?" Sun Shupei pointed at the costume he was wearing.
Li Tang smiled and said, "I won't change it. I'm just trying to find the feel of the character Xiao Jian."
Sun Shupei nodded, feeling very satisfied.
The director, of course, hopes to see the hard work of the actors so that their acting can be closer to the characters.
"Card, okay, passed."
Li Tang and Sun Shupei heard Liping's voice as soon as they entered the studio. Then the scene became noisy. The staff changed the scenery, adjusted the camera position, and re-lit...
When Liping saw Sun Shupei coming in, he stood up from the monitor.
Sun Shupei waved his hand at him, indicating for him to continue.
With preparations over:
"Everyone prepares for the next game."
“Photography OK!”
"The lighting is fine!"
"Radio Ready!"
"start!"
With a mix of southern and northern accents and patois and foreign dialects, the filming officially started.
Zhou Jie was seen standing in front of the camera, and Lin Xinru only saw her back.
Zhou Jie was very emotional as soon as he came up. He fanned his big nostrils excitedly and said loudly: "You can hit me and scold me. But please don't ignore me! If you ignore me, you will be anxious to death!"
Lin Xinru said nothing, just shook her head wildly, and then turned her face to the side.
So Zhou Jie became even more excited. He made a mistake and still stood in front of Lin Xinru. He said affectionately: "If you don't say a word, I will be anxious to death again! You will drive me crazy! If we have any problems, we can discuss it. Don’t ignore me, I’ll be really anxious to death if you do this!”
Lin Xinru was still shaking her head. Although it was only her back in the camera, it was not difficult to find that she should be avoiding Zhou Jie's excited and affectionate eyes at this time.
The look on Zhou Jie's face was obviously unwilling, and he seemed to be on the verge of going crazy. He continued to fan his nostrils, raised his voice again, and said loudly: "You didn't say a word, you really made me anxious to death again!"
"Stuck, OK, passed!" Liping shouted to stop.
Li Tang, who was watching on the sidelines, couldn't help but applaud. There were three lines and four lines of "I'm so anxious." The emotions were progressive and the performance was very layered.
"Get ready for the next shot."
At this time, a strange scene appeared. A staff member who looked like an assistant ran to Lin Xinru and took out a bottle of eye drops...
Is there such an operation?
Li Tang was stunned and looked around. The staff on the scene seemed to be used to it. They were not surprised. Even Sun Shupei looked calm.
I put on two drops of eye drops, wiped it, put on another two drops, and then gave the director an OK sign.
"start!"
This shot shows Lin Xinru's front view. As Zhou Jie roars with emotion, Lin Xinru can be seen shaking her head desperately with eye drops in her eyes. She blinks and big tears overflow from her eyes.
Shaking his head, he shook his head again. There were not enough tears, so he added some potion. He repeated this several times, and finally heard Liping shouting.
In less than half an hour, two shots were completed.
Zhou Jie and Lin Xinru hurriedly touched up their makeup and changed clothes, and then there was an ensemble scene with Xiao Yanzi, Su Youpeng, Fan Binbin and Liu Qingliuhong.
Everyone was noisy and happy.
Li Tang noticed that their positioning was very skillful. It was not easy to have so many people crowded into one shot. The accuracy was almost the same. It was rare for the director to stop because someone stepped out of the picture.
It's just that except for Zhou Jie, the acting skills of others cannot be complimented. Especially Xiao Yanzi, who often occupies the C position, is always pouting and staring, or shaking his head. His expressions and movements are very exaggerated, but at a glance you can tell that he is not distracted. The so-called performance is just superficial, but it is over the top.
The two directors on hand seemed to have no problem with this superficial performance.
By lunch time, three scenes and seven or eight shots were completed.
This kind of shooting speed amazed Li Tang. When he was filming "Suzhou River", it often took him a long time to work on one or two shots. If he didn't shoot more than ten or twenty shots, he would never get over it.
"Watching it all morning, how do you feel?"
Under the shade of the trees outside the studio, Zhou Jie squatted next to Li Tang with a lunch box and asked.
"It's not bad... the progress is pretty fast." Li Tang hesitated for a moment and said.
Zhou Jie saw his confusion, smiled and said, "Are you open your eyes? Are you shocked?"
As he said that, without waiting for Li Tang to answer, he complained: "Actually, I was very uncomfortable with it at the beginning. What were they acting? They either had no experience or no acting skills, let alone emotional investment. Often I acted for a long time, but the person opposite didn’t react at all. It seemed like I was facing a ball of air..."
Listening to Zhou Jie's output, Li Tang had a subtle expression.
Just now he saw some signs, such as Lin Xinru and Su Youpeng, two actors from Wanwan. They have assistants and special recliners and small tables when they rest.
The same goes for Xiao Yanzi, who is even more famous than them. The staff at Wanwan all treat her with respect. And the three of them often get together to chat, communicate, and eat.
Fan Binbin, Liu Dan and the others are grouped together with Liu Qing, Liu Hong and other supporting characters.
The protagonist plays with the protagonist, the supporting role plays with the supporting role, and the levels are clear.
In contrast, Zhou Jie, the male lead, seemed to be alone, with almost no one approaching him.
At first, Li Tang thought that his senior brother was too aloof, but now after listening to these words, he finally understood where the real problem lies.
He has such a bad mouth and doesn't give others face, no wonder everyone doesn't want to talk to him.
