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Seven o'clock in the morning.

The crew and cast are assembled.

Except for a few main actors, most of the rest are ensembles.

After a simple start-up ceremony, filming officially began.

"All departments are ready!Photographers, gaffers!"

"Photography ready!"

"The lights are ready!"

"The prop team is fine!"

......

Lu Yao sat in the director's chair intently, looking at the monitor: "All attention, start!"

"The third scene, the first shot, the first one!"

The monk of the scene recorded the board and announced the official start of filming of "Old Boy".

"You two, one is a wedding officiant and the other is a barber, right?" said a bearded judge into the microphone.

"Do you two know that among all the contestants, the two of you are the oldest?" The other female judge tilted her little thumb slightly, pinched the microphone, and smiled, but the big mouth made the smile look a little penetrating.

"Do you think you can be popular?" The only judge with a ponytail but a man lifted his glasses and tilted his head, his face full of disdain and doubt.

The judges in grass-green hats stood up like peacemakers and smiled at the ponytail: "Let's watch them perform first!"

Ponytail didn't speak again, and nodded slightly.

"Click!"

"How, director?" asked the assistant director softly.

Lu Yao frowned slightly.

In all fairness: he has a lot of complaints about the acting skills of these actors.

Whether it is the laughter of the actress or the tone of the man with the ponytail, there is a suspicion of using too much force.

But......

Forget it, after all, it's a random group performance.

The requirements can't be too high either.

Besides, it is also the first time for him to shoot a movie, and his own literacy has not yet reached the level of a top director, so it is a bit too much to criticize this and scold that on the set like they did.

So

"That's over!" he nodded to the actors, "Prepare for the next shot!"

The actors were relieved.

The next shot is the scene where Huang Bo and his partner Lao Wang face the ponytail judges' questioning "Do you think you can be popular".

There are no words, only body movements and expressions.

It is a test of the actor's skills.

"Let's go!"

Huang Bo and Lao Wang glanced at each other, and each turned his head to face the judges, his eyes flashed, and he did not look at the judges.

Although the partner was facing straight in front of him, he kept blinking.

"Click!"

Lu Yao shouted to stop.

“NG。 He shook his head.

"Director, what does this mean?" the assistant director was a little confused.

Only then did Lu Yao remember: There is no proper noun NG in this world.

"NG, which means 'no good', is not good enough, and I have to shoot it again. ”

"Oh!" the assistant director suddenly realized, "It turns out that it means failure." Did you hear it? All departments are ready, come again!"

"Let's go!"

......

"Click!"

......

"Click!"

This time, unlike the previous one, the number of NGs is somewhat more.

It's not that he's too harsh.

After all, this is the protagonist's role, and he values it more.

Another point, probably because I watched the movie "Old Boy" too many times in my previous life, I was preconceived, and I always couldn't help but compare the performances of the two sides.

He always felt that this comparison was a little less interesting.

He beckoned to Huang Bo and Lao Wang.

The two hurriedly trotted over: "Director!"

"Come, let's talk about this play again. Lu Yao held the script in one hand and asked them to come over and watch the picture just shot together.

"This part is about to be filmed, you are about to perform on stage, but before it starts, you will be questioned and attacked by the judges. Lu Yao helped them analyze one by one: "The first judge pointed out very plainly: one of you is a wedding host, and the other is a hairdresser.

He asked this question, his tone was normal, and there was no problem on his face, but in reality, it was not that simple.

He is questioning your professionalism through his profession;

Then there was the female judge, who smiled and asked if you know that you are the oldest of all the contestants.

This should be a hidden knife in a smile: as we all know, in the entertainment industry, the older you are, the greater the disadvantage.

In the end, the judge, based on the questions of the previous people, directly asked the most acute question: Do you think you can be popular?

Huang Bo listened and kept nodding.

"Before the performance began, the judges quietly put all kinds of pressure on you, so what kind of mental activity should you have after hearing these words?

How can these mental activities be expressed through body language and facial expressions?"

Lao Wang blinked his eyes and looked dazed.

Huang Bo was enlightened.

"I understand, director! The script requires that after I look at Lao Wang, I turn my head, don't look directly at the judges, my eyes are erratic, and I don't reply, just to show: I don't have confidence in myself, but I am not willing to give up and admit defeat directly, saying that I have no possibility of becoming popular!"

Lu Yao nodded and turned his head to look at Lao Wang.

Lao Wang hurriedly said, "I'...... I'm the same!"

Lu Yao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

But he quickly put away his smile and became serious.

"Huang Bo, there are some places where you get to the point, but it's not enough. ”

He stretched out a finger and pointed at the script: "My opinion is this: before coming, you two must have thought about these issues, age, image, decline in professional ability due to long-term practice, etc.

You all know that this is not very reliable! It has been mentioned in other scenes in the script, right?

But you finally decided to come to this "Happy Boys".

Why?

Because you want to fight, try it, and see if you can fulfill the dream of your youth!

As a middle-aged person, you have been in the society for a long time, and you know some principles of how to behave in the world.

The judges' doubts and even difficulties are expected by you.

If you were a teenager, most of you would not be able to swallow this breath, and you might go back on the spot: 'We think we can be popular!'

Even if it wasn't so tough, it wouldn't be like the script, and I didn't dare to look directly at the judges.

Because you have been smoothed out by life!

However, although people have been polished to the ground and sleek and sophisticated, like a stone, you are still unwilling to fail, and there is still a breath in your heart!

Even if you know that 99% of you can't be popular, you still look forward to that 1% hope!

So you didn't dare to respond positively, but you didn't bow your head either.

In the middle, there should be some other emotions mixed in.

'He spoke the truth',

'We're really hard to fire',

'But I'm not reconciled',

'What if it's on fire?'

'There's always some hope',

'I want to tell him I can be hot, but I don't have that confidence',

'When I'm on fire, I'll have to say a word to you:

Look at me, cub!'"