Chapter 21: You Won't Be Intimidated (Ask for Tickets, Ask for Follow-up)
Seeing Gong Li agree, Zhou Yan was pleasantly surprised, "Sister Li, I really don't know how to thank you." ”
Gong Li smiled and pointed to the melon seeds on the table, "Isn't this already thankful?" It just so happens that I'm fine today, so let's stop wasting time and find a place to practice. ”
"Let's go to the Little Fourth Courtyard, the next scene will probably be filmed there."
"Okay, then I'll clean up."
Gong Li put away the clothes she had just folded, first grabbed two handfuls of melon seeds in her pocket, and then said to Zhou Yan, "You bring the teapot and cup on the table." ”
Zhou Yan walked over, picked up the teapot, and saw that the water was cold, so he asked, "Do you want to change the pot to a hot one?" ”
Gong Li giggled, "You're stupid, you don't drink water with you, don't I want to drink in the play, this is a prop." ”
Zhou Yan patted his head, "It's still Sister Li's thoughtfulness." ”
When she arrived at the main hall of the small fourth courtyard, Gong Li grabbed the melon seeds in one pocket on the table, and then said to Zhou Yan, "Let's go through the trick first, do you have this script, I don't remember the lines so clearly." ”
"Yes, yes, yes."
Zhou Yan took out a stack of crumpled paper from his pocket, and he had been in his pocket for two days.
Although he is not good at acting, he has a good memory, and when Gao Jinwen took him to the scene the morning before, he had already memorized all his lines, and he didn't use the script at all.
Gong Li took the script and just read it roughly, she had read the script many times before, and she was still relatively familiar with it, and now she reads it again just to deepen her impression.
"Let's get started." Gong Li said.
Zhou Yan nodded, walked out of the house first according to the process, and then walked back in.
From the time he went out to the time he came in again, there were only ten seconds in between, but Gong Li had completely changed her state, she was leaning on the table, supporting her head with her palms, looking drunk and hazy.
Zhou Yan noticed that her body was swaying slightly, much like a drunken state. Zhou Yan couldn't help but secretly praise, this professional actor is really different.
"Young Master, you're back."
"I ......"
As soon as Zhou Yan spoke, he realized that he was wrong, according to the lines, he should have said "Why did you drink wine" at this time, but subconsciously wanted to reply "I'm back".
Before that, he had practiced his lines alone for two days, thinking that at least he couldn't make mistakes in his lines, but it turned out that he was overestimating himself.
It's one thing to write down the lines, it's another thing to be able to say them in real combat.
Seeing Zhou Yan mixing garlic in her mouth, Gong Li was not surprised at all, she gave Zhou Yan an encouraging look and said softly, "It's okay if you're wrong, continue." ”
Zhou Yan took a breath and said the correct line, "Why did you drink?" ”
Although the tone is not good enough, at least the lines are said completely.
Gong Li's state was maintained very well, and she was not interrupted by Zhou Yan's mistake, she sneered, sat up, and pointed to the chair opposite, "Sit down." ”
When Zhou Yan sat down, Gong Li picked up the wine glass: "I am celebrating my birthday by myself." ”
Gong Li's performance is still very good, and her words and actions show her loneliness and self-deprecation well.
Then she showed a kind of disdain, which probably meant that no one gave me a birthday celebration, and I could also celebrate my own birthday.
"Would you like a drink and give me a birthday celebration?"
After asking, without waiting for an answer, she directly picked up the kettle and poured some water into the cup, and sent it to Zhou Yan in a daze, because it stopped too violently, and the water spilled on Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan took the cup and said his lines seriously, "Okay, I'll have a drink with you, and I wish you to live to ninety-nine." ”
……
The two of them followed the script until the end of this scene, except for the wrong lines at the beginning, they did not stop again.
At this time, Gong Li switched back from Song Lian's state, and she said with a smile, "The performance is not bad, after all, it is the first time to act." ”
This compliment Zhou Yan really feels deserved, because he has been alone for two days in this scene, but it is still so bad, in the process of walking the play just now, it was basically Zhou Yan who was watching Gong Li perform alone, he was like a fool, reciting lines stiffly under Gong Li's aura.
He said that the effect of his lines is no different from putting a recorded speaker opposite Gong Li, and the effect of playing the recording out sentence by sentence is no different, and even the effect of the horn is better, at least there will be no mistakes.
After praising it, Gong Li began to talk about Zhou Yan's problem, "I will remember all the questions you just asked, first of all, your body is too upright, you care why I drink, and your body should at least lean towards me, and then I asked you to sit, and you sat down directly, as if you were aiming in advance." You are not surprised that the wine is spilled on you, you don't even look at the wine on your body, and you didn't drink the wine I gave you, is it because I dislike the cup I used. ”
Zhou Yan hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, I'm just ......"
"What's going on in the play, you have to show it, and when you shoot later, you can't hide it."
Zhou Yan nodded, "I understand, I remembered all the problems you said just now, Sister Li, and I will try to correct them next time." ”
Gong Li shook her head and smiled, "First of all, if you talk to me, don't talk to you, I don't listen to you." You call me Sister Li, and you call you at home with your sister. Also, you don't really need to memorize the problem I just mentioned, because the core problem is that you are too nervous, too deliberate, and always want to show what you designed before. But it's not like this to show this thing. ”
"A lot of people talk about acting, acting, I think it's okay to do without skills, you have to feel and shape the characters with your heart, that is the best interpretation and performance of the characters. For example, the points I just said are actually the reactions of normal people in this environment, you care about people must lean in the direction of the person being cared for, you are spilled with wine, you will definitely care, if you relax a little, you can do it. ”
Zhou Yan blinked his eyes a few times, he also knew that he had to feel the creation of characters, but feeling this kind of thing was too broad and ethereal, and the course that Gao Jinwen formulated for him was to follow the steps step by step and strictly abide by each step of the decomposition action.
Seeing Zhou Yan's hesitation, Gong Li also knew that it was very difficult for newcomers to find characters, so she smiled again and said, "Don't think too much about it now, just put aside the designs in your mind and follow my rhythm." ”
"Is that okay?"
Gong Li said very confidently, "No problem, as long as you remember, you are Chen Feipu and I am Song Lian." ”
Infected by Gong Li's self-confidence, Zhou Yan felt a little more confident, he nodded, walked outside the door, and the two began the second round of rehearsals.
The second time, Zhou Yan's performance was much better, at least he didn't say the wrong lines in the first sentence.
This time, Zhou Yan tried not to let himself think about the decomposition steps that Gao Jinwen designed for himself, but followed Gong Li's rhythm wholeheartedly.
He found that after not thinking about those decomposition steps, he had to relax a lot, and the key was that Gong Li was powerful and could lead him with emotions.
The front walked smoothly, and at the last step, Zhou Yan got up to leave, but Gong Li hurriedly stayed.
"Feipu!"
She slowly stood up, and the two looked at each other, as if there were a thousand words in her eyes, but they couldn't say it.
Seeing Gong Li's expression, Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, and then ran away in a panic.
When he ran away, he heard Gong Li sneering behind him, "Little brother, you won't be scared, right?" ”