DP Chapter 38
by VolareDuring the ten-day script reading, Tang Shuqin attended a countable number of times.
Being able to do as she pleases is also due to her strong backing, but she is not simply taking advantage of her powerful connections; her own strength cannot be underestimated.
Xiang Yiye had previously seen several of Tang Shuqin’s representative works and felt that she was a naturally talented player, able to convincingly portray any role, a bit like a “character-discarding face.”
After filming a few scenes, Xiang Yiye discovered that she was quite sharp. Even though she was absent from so many script readings, it didn’t slow down the progress. She didn’t need the director to explain too much to grasp the essence of a scene.
But Tang Shuqin’s best performance was still the Sichuan opera face-changing act. Especially after the director yelled “Cut!”, she would be all smiles one second and immediately revert to her ice-cold face the next.
Her indifference to other actors made the sweltering heat of Hengdian in July less unbearable.
Every actor has relatively weak points: Xiang Yiye is too rigid, Lin Xiao is emotional, Han Fangyan has a bad temper, and Tang Shuqin has a poor attitude.
This time, she didn’t bring her own stylist to the set, but she still performed exceptionally. During the makeup test, she almost drove away the stylist who had been working with the director for many years.
Qu Nong, the female lead of “Si Yan Hua,” is a witch with a devilish aura, decisive in killing and full of heroic spirit. The stylist made distinctions in her costumes in the three realms of humans, gods, and demons.
For her mortal realm look, her ponytail was tied high, and the hairpins and ribbons were relatively simple, with only a few wisps of hair left on her forehead at most.
But Tang Shuqin insisted on leaving two strands of soul-searching dragon whiskers on both sides of her temples to modify her cheekbones, and adding a string of jingling beads on her forehead to modify her hairline.
She felt that while the styling should fit the role, it should also fit the actor’s personal image. This was reasonable, and she suggested that the base makeup of several main male actors be deepened by one shade. In the end, the director relented.
The result was that her exquisite styling looked a bit out of place when standing with the other characters.
Moreover, when it came to filming the action scenes, Tang Shuqin swung her sword, and the dragon whiskers fell into her mouth, causing her to frown and start spitting.
And with another turn, the accessories on her head would either get caught in Xiang Yiye’s hair or hook onto the tassels of his sword hilt, requiring several makeup artists to untangle them for a long time.
Xiao Zhou, the assistant who joined the crew with Xiang Yiye, found the greatest joy in sending messages to the group chat, relaying the current situation of the crew to Lin Xiao, He Jingming, and others, besides joking with Xiang Yiye every day.
Lin Xiao was bored out of her mind, so she was active in the group chat every day, imitating Tang Shuqin’s cold appearance based on Xiao Zhou’s descriptions. Sending voice messages wasn’t enough, so she directly uploaded videos.
The key was that her imitation was quite evocative, with a touch of demonic charm in the lifelike portrayal, indelible once seen.
One day, while filming a group scene, Xiang Yiye briefly served as a background, watching the female lead’s serious expression of eliminating evil and promoting good. He suddenly thought of the video Lin Xiao had sent in the group chat yesterday and couldn’t help but laugh.
The most lethal force still comes from one’s own people. Xiang Yiye’s lips curled up, and he was immediately caught being unprofessional. The director made them retake the scene.
Tang Shuqin seemed to be in a good mood that day, not sweeping people with her slightly three-white eyes, and said, “Rare, you can also laugh on set. I thought you were a robot.”
After that, Xiang Yiye still liked and supported the videos in the group chat, but he tried not to open them.
He also learned the reason for Tang Shuqin’s good mood that day. She didn’t come to the set the next day, saying that she had won some award and took a half-day off to receive it.
The way she took leave was also quite peculiar, not exactly asking for leave in advance, but rather at the moment. Probably afraid that the director wouldn’t approve, she simply acted first and reported later. She was already at the airport when her agent called the director.
The scenes for that day were quite important. The male and female leads were having a grand wedding in the mortal realm. The “marriage before love” plot in the novel would definitely become one of the famous scenes.
The director had beenpatient for a while, but that afternoon he finally flew into a rage, telling Tang Shuqin that if she didn’t come back today, she shouldn’t act anymore. After hanging up, he kicked the outdoor chair next to him to pieces, and with a livid face, he rescheduled the personnel.
After finishing his costume and makeup, Xiang Yiye took a photo in the mirror and quietly sent it to Xu Chuo.
The male and female lead’s wedding attire followed the Wei and Jin dynasties’ style, with overlapping collars on the right, a belt to cinch the waist, and borders on the cuffs and collars. There were no heavy-duty patterns, light Yarn flowand other complicated decorations, and the style was simple and dignified.
Although it was a wide-sleeved robe, if a person was tall, the upper body would not appear bloated. Combined with the high-combed hair, it set off his slender and jade-like figure.
After seeing the photo, Xu Chuo replied, “Which family’s groom is this, so handsome? But can I look at this?”
Xiang Yiye: “Just don’t spread it.” The costumes in the drama cannot be easily spread. He signed a confidentiality agreement.
Xu Chuo: “I want to ask if the bride agrees.”
Xu Chuo: “If she doesn’t agree, it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t prevent others from Marriage.”
Xiang Yiye internally Make complaints, “What is this Despoticplay?” Then: “No need for you to 可.” He’ll escape himself.
Xu Chuo replied with a “good” and asked him what time he would finish work today.
Just as he was about to reply “9 PM,” Xiao Zhou entered the dressing room and said that today’s announcement was estimated to be changed.
Xiang Yiye then replied, “I don’t know yet, it might be late.”
Xu Chuo: “Okay, send me a message when you get back to the hotel. I’m free tonight.”
This gave Xiang Yiye a little more anticipation for getting off work. He himself has a strong sense of ambition and loves his job, but when he returns after a day’s work, having someone waiting for him is also very comforting, even if it’s just through a phone line.
It seems that the essence of people is not work, but “a wife, children, and a warm bed.”
After entering Hengdian, Xiang Yiye couldn’t meet with Xu Chuo often. Xu Chuo had a graduation thesis and family company matters to busy, and his supervisor at L University also frequently call him, making it difficult to leave S City.
Locking his phone and entering work mode, Xiang Yiye asked Xiao Zhou how the director was planning to adjust, not noticing that another person had entered the dressing room.
That person sat down in front of the dressing table behind him, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Xiang Yiye froze.
Xu Chuo’s voice.
It’s not that he’s Missing heart, but it is indeed Xu Chuo’s voice.
Xiang Yiye turned around, found the source of the voice, and discovered, not without disappointment, that the person behind him was not Xu Chuo, but a thin boy, and several makeup artists were putting a headgear on him.
Strangely, the Drama costume on the boy was similar to Xiang Yiye’s, which was the female lead’s wedding gown.
“Tang Shuqin’s substitute,” Xiao Zhou explained. “She didn’t just Pat, she left a backup plan. Her assistant said something about, ‘Once the Cover is on, you can’t see anything,’ so if it really doesn’t work, we can first film some long-distance and back shots of Tang Shuqin.”
“His figure is indeed quite similar to Tang Jie’s,” Xiang Yiye said. Tang Shuqin is thin and tall, and it may not be possible to find such a suitable person among the female actors.
Xiao Zhou Roll your eyes and said in a low voice, “I don’t know where they pull a Group actors from, but Tang Shuqin’s assistant insists that he’s Tang Shuqin’s Special stand-in.”
“It can be like this?” Xiang Yiye was a little worried about the director’s mental state now.
After a while, he went over to say hello. The substitute actor’s name was Tao Mujia, and he was only twenty years old.
He was handsome and weak, and his appearance had nothing to do with Xu Chuo, but his timbre was exactly the same.
As a result, during the afternoon and evening scenes, as soon as Xiang Yiye heard the voice under the Cover, he had the illusion of having a grand wedding with Xu Chuo.
Also because of his voice, Xiang Yiye had a natural intimacy with the other person. During the breaks between arranging positions and explaining play, he chatted with Tao Mujia intermittently and learned about his situation.
Tao Mujia’s family conditions were not good, and his parents died early. To make a living, he started working after graduating from junior high school.
“I don’t have any special skills. I’ve been a deliveryman, a driver, a vendor, and a courier,” Tao Mujia said.
Xiang Yiye noticed that his hands were very rough. The director also noticed it and asked the makeup artist to put some makeup on his hands and try to avoid shots that showed his hands too much during filming.
A Group actors in the crew makes about one hundred yuan a day, which is not a high salary, but Tao Mujia recently resigned from a logistics company and hadn’t found his next job, so he took some odd jobs first.
For people struggling on the poverty line, resting is an unsettling and even terrifying thing.
Xiang Yiye learned for the first time what it’s like to work in a logistics warehouse. Two shifts and night shifts are the norm, inverting the schedule for a long time, mechanically dumping heavy objects and repackaging them. One night, after a colleague fell down, he never got up again.
After Tao Mujia’s sister learned about this, she was afraid that his body couldn’t take it, and she wouldn’t let him continue working in the warehouse no matter what.
Speaking of his sister, Tao Mujia looked proud: “My sister and I are twins, but she’s much smarter than me. She was admitted to D University’s law school the year before last and will continue to study for a graduate degree.”
Xiang Yiye admired him very much. At the same age as himself, he was already able to support a family.
By the time they filmed at night, Xiang Yiye had almost desensitized. After chatting with Tao Mujia a lot, he could hear subtle differences between him and Xu Chuo in terms of tone, intonation, and speaking rhythm.
At more than eight o’clock, when the last scene was finished, Xiang Yiye saw Tao Mujia swaying and leaning straight to the side.
Xiang Yiye was the closest and immediately reached out to support him, lifted the Cover and saw that he had a forehead of sweat and red cheeks, knowing that he had Heat stroke. He helped the person to the front of the air-conditioning pipe.
Xiao Zhou felt sorry for him and used a small fan to blow him: “Child, why didn’t you say you were hot?”
The sun had set an hour ago, but the heat on the ground was still strong. Ancient costumes were already thick, and the Cover was covered for several hours, so people were like in a steamer.
Tao Mujia recovered for a while and said, “I was thinking it would be over soon, so I just insisted.”
Xiang Yiye took a folding fan to fan him and reached out to touch his forehead, feeling that he was still a little hot.
“Do you need Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui? I have it here.” Someone next to him appeared at some point.
Xiang Yiye paused and looked up, seeing that person looking at himself with a smile.
This time, it was authentic, it was really Xu Chuo himself.
After work, Tao Mujia’s sister, Tao Muya, came over. The little girl was also very polite. She came to pick up her brother from work and see stars by the way.
Hearing that her brother had Heat stroke, she couldn’t take care of anything else, pulled him up and left: “Let’s go, go to the hospital to see. What are you wearing? Do you want to be a Women’s clothing guy? Go take it off.”
Tao Mujia: “Don’t go to the hospital, I’m fine, don’t waste money.”
Tao Muya: “Waste what waste? Tao Mujia, when will you learn to take care of yourself? You only know how to Pay money…”
The Tao siblings walked away twitter.
Xiang Yiye prepared to take off the Drama costume outside and let Xiao Zhou take it back. He was wearing his own summer clothes inside. It was easy to put on and take off the Drama costume in the summer.
Xu Chuo said, “Can you wear your Drama costume back to the hotel?”
“No,” Xiang Yiye flatly refused, forbidding Xu Chuo from having any bad ideas, “unless you want to Death from hot me.”
Xu Chuo: “Then let’s find a place and I’ll take it off for you.”
“…Don’t Come on random things.” Xiang Yiye quickly untied his belt and looked to the side. Xiao Zhou was very discerning and had already walked far away, not even looking in this direction, mainly because he didn’t want to see anything.
“I just want to help you change your clothes,” Xu Chuo said. “I came all the way to Marriage robbery, but you don’t even give me a chance to Wild clothes untied.”