binnovel Chapter 178 The Rural Girl in "Metamorphosis" 21
Chapter 178 The Rural Girl in "Metamorphosis" 21
When going through the plot, everyone held back a bit. Although the two new actors playing the third brother and fourth sister were a little green in their acting, after going through it twice, at least they could memorize the lines.
Sigh, the standards for young actors are getting lower and lower these days. It's ridiculous that someone who can memorize lines seriously is considered to be very dedicated!
Director Wang came over and asked, and seeing that everyone was ready, everyone took their positions and prepared to officially start filming.
As soon as the clapperboard sounded, Liu Yuxi went all out. Li Jianming and Wang Hailan had seen her in this state during their auditions. After all, she was a veteran actress, and her acting skills were top-notch. The two of them and Liu Yuxi were exchanging blows.
Apart from the male lead Wang Kai, who was mentally prepared and joined naturally, the other three were taken aback and hesitated. "Cut!" Director Wang didn't say anything, just told the three of them to get ready again, and to start in ten minutes.
The three quickly recalled Liu Yuxi's earlier state and tried to immerse themselves in their own roles, preparing their emotions. They were all older than Liu Yuxi, and if they were suppressed, the TV broadcast would not be good.
Ten minutes later, they restarted, but Guan Qing, the actress playing Lin Wanqin, still got stuck. After all, she was a newcomer. After another ten minutes, Liu Yuxi saw Guan Qing go to find teacher Wang Hailan.
Ideally, Guan Qing and Liu Yuxi should rehearse their scenes together twice. Once they get used to it, the actual filming will naturally fall into place. However, since Guan Qing isn't going to do it, Liu Yuxi won't take the initiative to approach her.
The two young actors who played the second and third brothers came over to rehearse with Liu Yuxi. Liu Yuxi cooperated actively and even shared some tips with them during the rehearsal. The three of them got along very well.
When the time was up, filming resumed. This time, filming continued until almost the end, but it still stopped at Guan Qing's scene. You could see that Guan Qing's face looked very unpleasant, even though the director didn't say anything.
But teenage girls are sensitive and proud, and she's forcing herself not to cry. Guan Qing went to see Teacher Wang Hailan again, but it's unclear what Teacher Wang Hailan said to her.
"Liu Yuxi!" When she heard Teacher Wang Hailan call her, Liu Yuxi looked up and saw Teacher Wang waving at her, with Guan Qing standing next to her. Liu Yuxi already guessed what it was about.
I walked over and asked, "Teacher Wang, is there anything I can help you with?"
"You saw where your sister Guan Qing was stuck just now. Why don't you take her to the side and go over the scene a couple of times?" Teacher Wang is a gentle person in real life, and she speaks very softly.
Liu Yuxi looked at Guan Qing and, seeing that she didn't object, nodded: "Okay! Sister Guan Qing, shall we go over there?" Liu Yuxi pointed to a corner.
Guan Qing nodded and said, "Okay!" The two then reached the corner.
After rehearsing the scene once, Liu Yuxi analyzed the personality traits of the fourth sister, Lin Wanqin, for her. Guan Qing was probably spoiled from a young age, but her parents must have been very strict with her, and she probably didn't have much contact with people or experience much in life.
In other words, she lacked life experience, so she couldn't quite understand Lin Wanqin's calculating, selfish, and shrewd personality in the drama. Liu Yuxi cited many examples related to her to illustrate these feelings.
After more than half an hour, they finally managed to calm the child down. Director Wang noticed that the two of them hadn't urged them on, and only shouted, "Ready to start filming!" when Liu Yuxi signaled to him that it was okay.
The shoot went very smoothly, all in one take! We finished filming this scene in half a day, and the director was very happy. He achieved his goal, and I believe those young people will work even harder in the future.
They announced that there would be no filming this afternoon, and that filming would resume at 8 a.m. tomorrow, and told everyone to go back to the hotel.
Let's all go remove our makeup. Don't think that period dramas don't require makeup. Liu Yuxi is alright; she only has a little bit of dark foundation on. If she had just come to this world, she probably wouldn't have needed any makeup at all, haha. Liu Yuxi in this world isn't fair-skinned; she has a healthy wheat color, but she's regained some of it over the years.
As for fair-skinned girls like Guan Qing, they would need to apply several layers of foundation. After all, none of the family members are fair-skinned, and even if the fourth child is a bit fairer, it can't be too much.
When Liu Yuxi was removing her makeup, actress Wang Hailan teased her, "Girl, what delicious food are you planning to make for lunch today?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. I thought there was always a chance, and I was even prepared to have boxed lunches with my grandma. Aunt Wang, is there anything you'd like to eat?"
"I want to eat old duck, is that okay?"
“Why not? I’ll talk to my grandma when we get back to the hotel, and then we’ll go buy groceries.”
"No, let Xiao Liu go buy the groceries first. You can cook them right away when we get back to the hotel!"
"Okay, let me ask them what they want to eat?"
Guan Qing had only arrived at the film set last night and was a little confused. She was still a bit awkward around Liu Yuxi, so she whispered to Wang Hailan, "Aunt Lan, what are you talking about? Doesn't the film crew provide lunch? Why is Liu Yuxi cooking?"
She found it a bit unbelievable; that girl was two years younger than her, how could she be bullied like this? Wasn't it said that Uncle Wang valued her highly?
Wang Hailan chuckled and whispered to her, "Little Qing'er, let me tell you, don't underestimate Xiaoxi just because she's young. She's an amazing cook. Once you've tasted her cooking, you'll never want to stop. I was thinking that once she started filming, we wouldn't get to eat her cooking as often. But your Uncle Wang finished filming this scene today, so we got to have another meal together. I guess we'll be eating her cooking less often from now on!"
Guan Qing listened to her Aunt Lan's exaggerated description: "Is it really that delicious?"
"Of course! Don't you know how picky your Aunt Lan is? Xiaoxi's cooking is the best I've ever had, and I'm talking about Chinese food, of course! Xiaoxi has never cooked Western food before, but we can let her try it sometime."
"Can you take me to try it?" Intrigued by Wang Hailan's words, Guan Qing, a little foodie, thought that if it was really that delicious, it would be a shame not to try it!
“Tell her yourself, what's there for a young girl to be shy about!”
Before Guan Qing could even figure out how to start the conversation, Liu Yuxi asked her, "Sister Qing, what do you want to eat for lunch?"
"I want to eat braised shrimp and shredded green peppers and lettuce!" Guan Qing blurted out unconsciously, and then her face turned red instantly. Just as she was feeling a little flustered, she realized that Liu Yuxi hadn't even looked at her. His hand was constantly fiddling with his phone, and it hadn't stopped when he asked her the question.
"I guess she's memorizing the menu and figuring out what to buy. Xiao Liu, you and Xiao Wang go to the market later and buy all the groceries Xiao Xi wants. Don't worry, we'll give you two a treat at lunchtime!"
"Okay, I understand, thank you, sister!" Wang Hailan's assistant, Xiao Liu, replied happily. She was very willing to do the grocery shopping, otherwise she would never have had the chance to eat Liu Yuxi's cooking.
Now, all the assistants and drivers in their production crew, besides paying attention to their own artists, are mainly focused on Liu Yuxi, hoping that she will need their help so that they can get a free meal.