Chapter 14: Lines
"It's not the role of the translator, it's a small model that was originally scheduled. Brother Wang said a little angrily: "I started tossing the remuneration a few days ago, and then today I suddenly said that I was going to participate in a catwalk and I didn't come." You also know that Director Wang rented this building for a day today, and he almost delayed it. As he spoke, he smiled at Lin Yun and Su Qin: "It's a loss to Miya and Xiao Su." ”
Director Zhao also nodded, I have seen a lot of people of all kinds in this industry for a long time, but it is indeed rare to see someone like Su Qin who is neither humble nor arrogant, and he saw that Su Qin did not have much joy after getting the role, so he said: "I have some experience, you follow me, and I will tell you about the situation first." ”
"Then thank you Director Zhao. ”
Saying that, Director Zhao took Su Qin to the set, and briefly introduced the shooting-related things along the way.
The director of this film is Wang Donghua. Wang Donghua was born in Hong Kong, and had the experience of studying in Southeast Asia in his early years, and was good at directing romance films. and another romance film director, Zeng Qing, are called "double walls". It's just that compared with Zeng Qing, who is more literary and artistic, his films have more commercial and urban elements.
At the same time, a member of the film's investor is a travel trading company in Malaiguo, and the purpose of investing in the film is to stimulate the tourism industry after the film is released in the mainland, so after filming the domestic plot in Haishi, it will be transferred to the capital of Malai for follow-up shooting.
In fact, the plot is not much new, it tells the story of a 'leftover woman' female elite in the workplace, who was transferred to an overseas branch after a setback in her career, and then started a series of follow-up stories.
Su Qin has to play the role of the female elite in the workplace, that is, the personal translator of the heroine, in the play, and there are only a few scenes, which may only take a few minutes in the movie. It's a soy sauce character.
Director Zhao took Su Qin to the set and walked a few laps, and then said: "When filming starts, you first come out of the elevator, and you follow behind and probably walk here." This is a paragraph, and then you have to translate it when you visit the company, that is, there are lines. ”
Su Qin nodded in understanding.
"You familiarize yourself with the position first, ponder the facial expressions, and I'll take down the lines for you. ”
After Director Zhao left, Su Qin began to familiarize herself with the specific location, and she tried to walk a few times, pondering the demeanor, posture, and tone of the translator in her previous impression.
When Director Zhao came back, he saw Su Qin seemingly holding a folder in his hand, with his head down, walking back and forth on the set.
He left for half an hour, with a slight delay. Su Qin's role is not difficult, in his opinion, Su Qin would practice a few times, but he didn't expect it to last for half an hour. Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"Xiao Su come here!"
Su Qin raised her head when she heard the sound and saw Director Zhao waving at her.
"Still practicing?" asked Director Zhao with a smile.
Su Qin responded, half an hour of walking back and forth made some fine sweat faintly appear on her forehead, she raised her hand to sweep her hair behind her ear, and replied with a smile: "I have no experience, I want to practice a few more times." ”
"Okay, here's the line. Director Zhao handed the lines to Su Qin, there were only two thin pieces of paper, the first one was written with the introduction of the show and Su Qin's character setting, the scenes to be filmed, the points to be paid, etc., and the second one was the lines. Su Qin took a serious look at it, and there were more than a dozen sentences of English.
"You memorize it first, the more familiar the better, when the specific start of filming, then you have to pay attention, and wait for the other party's lines to say, you will say it. Don't forget, your character is a translator. ”
"I understand!" Su Qin nodded, and she flipped back to look at her character setting.
"I just checked the process, this scene will be filmed in the afternoon, I'm afraid your lunch will be postponed, wait a minute, you go to change your clothes and makeup first. ”
"Okay. Su Qin naturally took the arrangement of the crew as the standard, she looked at her role setting, and after noticing that the guest she received was from Malai Kingdom, she hesitated: "Director Zhao, does this line need to speak Malai language?"
"Xiao Su, do you know Malai?" If the original Su Qin just made Director Zhao have no opinion, he was a little surprised at this time.
"Learned. Su Qin decided not to exaggerate: "I read the English lines, if these are the words, I can say them in Malai." ”
Director Zhao didn't ask Su Qin if he was sure, he thought for a while: "I'll ask Director Wang about this matter, you come with me." Then he pointed his finger: "My name is Zhao Chen." ”
Obviously, Su Qin's performance made Director Zhao, who was named Zhao Chen, quite satisfied, and even told his name, which immediately narrowed the distance between the two invisibly.
To Su Qin's surprise, Wang Donghua and Wang Dao were middle-aged people with a slightly chubby body and even a little bald. In her imagination, the directors who make romance films should all be literary and courteous literary fans, and Wang Donghua's appearance directly subverts her imagination.
"Hello Director Wang, I'm Su Qin. Su Qin bowed and said hello.
The facial features of the girl in front of her are still slightly green, but her eyes are very charming, and her eyes are clear and cold. Even Wang Donghua, who has seen too many handsome men and women in the entertainment industry, was stunned, and couldn't help but think about Su Qin's suitable role in his mind.
This appearance, figure and temperament are really rare.
"Xiao Su knows Malai language?" After listening to the ins and outs, Wang Donghua suddenly became interested: "Try to talk about it." ”
So Su Qin began to speak Malai according to the lines, her tone was soft, her voice was low, although others did not understand Malai, but just listening to this voice, the appearance of a conscientious translator immediately appeared in front of her.
Wang Donghua lived in Southeast Asia in his early years, so he is no stranger to Malai, Su Qin's pronunciation is standard, and his pronunciation is clear and mellow, but this is not the reason for his surprise, he heard that Su Qin is acting for the first time, without any crew experience, but listening to Su Qin's pronunciation, he has already expressed the charm of a translator very well.
By the time Su Qin finished reading, Wang Donghua had already smiled: "Xiao Su is very good, there are not many people who can speak Malai nowadays." Although Su Qin's current performance has exceeded Wang Donghua's expectations, just because he has not actually filmed, he did not praise: "Shoot well." ”
In fact, for such a small character, just a few lines, even after the movie is over, the audience will not remember that there is such a character in the play, let alone the difference between English and Marais. But everything is exquisite, and Su Qin's ability to speak Malai is naturally the icing on the cake, but Wang Donghua thinks that encountering such a happy event on the first day of filming today is a good start for his movie.
Su Qin is such a small supporting role, he can show his face in front of the director, and even please the director, and the people on the set immediately have a much better attitude towards Su Qin, and they can still nod and smile when they meet Su Qin's gaze.
Su Qin, who had made up his makeup, arrived on the set early, and while waiting for his own scene, he pondered and watched other people's shooting.