Chapter 92: Being the Male Lead, Not Because I'm Ugly (3-in-1)
"Is the male protagonist so hard to find?"
Chen Shuren asked with some curiosity.
"The male protagonist is not difficult to find, but the male protagonist who meets the requirements is difficult to find!"
Sun Wen was a little melancholy.
"After our crew sent out the relevant announcements, many people wanted to come, I thought it would be a matter of minutes to find the male lead, but I was wrong."
"Dozens of boys came to the interview, but they couldn't find an ugly one! If you don't have a handsome guy, you can't be an actor if you co-author? β
Sun Wen was a little angry, but Xie Haiqi was smiling happily on the side.
"Otherwise, why do you think there are people behind the scenes? If you look handsome, will you still want to be a director? β
Xie Haiqi's words shocked Sun Wen's heart!
How did he know that my original dream was to be an actor?
But then Sun Wen understood that Xie Haiqi's words were just a metaphor.
"No matter how handsome I look, it doesn't affect me to be a director! Because it's my dream, it's my hobby! β
If you lose, you don't lose, it's Sun Wen.
Xie Haiqi was disdainful, and then changed the topic back.
"Then you say, what should the male protagonist do now? Two male protagonists, none of them have been decided now! β
Hearing Xie Haiqi's words, Sun Wen was also a little worried.
At this time, Tang Yingcheng, who had never had a sense of existence, suddenly spoke.
"I have a candidate, do you want to hear it?"
Seeing that everyone looked over, Tang Yingcheng helped his glasses.
"You have to have acting skills, but you also have to be not so good-looking, and even better to be able to play guitar?"
"Yes! Do you know who meets this requirement? β
Sun Wen looked at Tang Yingcheng with a little expectation.
"Hmm...... I do know one, but I don't know if he will say yes or not. β
"You tell me who it is, I'll go and talk to him!"
Sun Wen waved his hand, full of confidence.
Seeing this, Tang Yingcheng nodded, and then raised his hand and pointed at Chen Shuren.
"Now, that's him."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
"Me?"
"Wood?"
"Brother Shu?"
Not only Chen Shuren was shocked, but several other people were more or less surprised, and they didn't know what Tang Ying would say about Chen Shuren.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Tang Yingcheng naturally knew what they were thinking.
"Have you two forgotten that little video that Wood took by himself last time? Have you forgotten the way he danced that night? β
Tang Yingcheng's words made Meng Changfeng and Xie Haiqi stunned.
"I don't know if you've noticed, Wood wasn't just dancing at the time, he was in that kind of neurotic state very quickly, if I didn't know that Wood was a normal person, I'm afraid I would think he had something wrong with his head."
"What are you talking about?"
Sun Wen didn't know what Tang Yingcheng was talking about, but after Xie Haiqi next to him opened his mobile phone and found the video of dancing, Sun Wen's eyes lit up.
"Brother Shu, you ...... Something, huh? Learned? β
Chen Shuren opened his mouth, and just wanted to say that he hadn't studied, when he saw Xie Haiqi pull out a copy of "How Actors Control Their Facial Expressions" from under the coffee table.
At this moment, everyone's eyes changed when they looked at him.
"Wood, what is your hobby, or what is your dream? Writing songs? Sing? Or as an actor? β
Meng Changfeng couldn't help but ask, he really couldn't understand, why would a person like Chen Shuren, who had just gained a foothold in the music industry, read books on acting?
"Uh...... I said it's a personal hobby, it's okay to look at it twice, do you believe it? β
After Chen Shuren finished speaking, Xie Haiqi asked: "The space step you danced before is also a hobby?" If so, then I'll have to redefine what a hobby is. β
After Xie Haiqi's words were finished, Sun Wen smiled.
"Brother Shu, why don't you try to play Xiao Dabao? Anyway, it's just a try, if it doesn't work, we still have time to find someone else's, out of the way, how about it? β
Seeing Sun Wen say this, what else can Chen Shuren say?
After nodding his head in agreement, he refuted what Tang Yingcheng said before.
"First of all, I played the leading role because you liked my acting skills, not because I was ugly!"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes!"
So, the first male protagonist of the Old Boy crew was decided, but then, they had difficulties again.
One male protagonist solves it, but what about the other?
For the same request, this time I have to have a bit of a dance foundation.
After thinking to no avail, Sun Wen set his sights on Xie Haiqi, an activist, according to the inspiration given by Tang Yingcheng just now.
In the end, he decided to put on an ugly makeup for Xie Haiqi to see, and if he couldn't say anything, he wouldn't talk about it.
So, the two male protagonists in a micro-movie were so hastily decided.
That night, after the others left, Zhou Yiqing, who came back from the company, told Chen Shuren a piece of news.
"Sister Zeng didn't rush to post the song "Father", saying that she had found me a variety show, and asked me to sing this song on a variety show when the time came, which is equivalent to a hot search for prostitution."
"Oh? What variety show? β
Chen Shuren asked curiously.
"Who is the Singer" Season 2 Issue 1."
Speaking of this, Zhou Yiqing's face was a little excited and a little embarrassed.
"I understand, I am the person with the lowest coffee position in this variety show, others are either third-tier or second-tier, I can get in, I'm afraid it is Sister Zeng who has contributed."
Chen Shuren nodded.
Indeed, although this variety show only held its first season last year, it directly entered the top five Qingzhou variety shows at that time.
Wang Xiaolin's previous "Summer Flowers: The Daily Life of Art Students" surprised everyone's expectations because of Chen Shuren, but it still couldn't get to the top ten of Qingzhou variety shows.
It can be seen from this that the show "Singer" will be followed by many people.
Unlike Wang Xiaolin's program, "Singer" is not a live broadcast, but a recorded broadcast, so even if Zhou Yiqing goes tomorrow, he will have to wait until next week to be screened.
This means that in the first week of December, Zhou Yiqing gave up the list by default, which will undoubtedly be pulled down a lot by other singers.
But there is a give-and-take, and a week's time in exchange for the screening of "Singer", in Zeng Juan's opinion, this is completely worthwhile.
"There's no need to worry, Brother Zhou, don't you have confidence in the song "Father"?"
Chen Shuren saw that Zhou Yiqing's mood was not high, and then said.
When Zhou Yiqing heard the word "Father", the old man who was still in his hometown popped up in his mind, and the unconfidence in his eyes gradually dissipated, and then he said solemnly and solemnly: "I am confident that even if the first issue is eliminated, I will leave an unforgettable memory for everyone!" β
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The next day.
Chen Shuren did not go to work, but went to Sun Wen's crew.
It is worth mentioning that the current Chen Shuren has achieved the freedom to go to work.
You can go to work whenever you want, and although you haven't reached the gold medal composer yet, you have already enjoyed the treatment of a gold medal composer.
Still, no one objected to him doing so.
As for Sun Wen, it is said that it is a crew, but in fact, it is just a team of dozens of students.
The location of this meeting is an old campus rented by Sun Wen that can be used as a scenic spot.
"Alright, everybody, come here!"
When Sun Wen saw that everyone had arrived, he began to show up.
"Today is the day when our crew starts filming, and you have all read the script in your hands, I believe that this micro-film will definitely become your resume, not a thing that you can't do or say."
"Now, I announce that the crew of "Oldboy" has been formed!"
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Although it is simple, although the crew is immature, no one can deny that this crew is very young and energetic!
Of course, except for Chen Shuren, no one present knew what this micro-film would bring them.
After that, Sun Wen was arranging the filming of the first act.
And Chen Shuren, as one of the male protagonists, does not have the consciousness that the male protagonist should have.
Everyone else flocked to Sun Wen to prepare for the filming of the first scene, but Chen Shuren was still looking around at the old campus.
It wasn't until a "junior" woke up Chen Shuren that he came back to his senses.
Turning his head, Han Yan, who was wearing a school uniform and a ponytail, was greeting him with a smile.
Although Chen Shuren pulled Han Yan into the crew, it was indeed the first time he saw Han Yan's current dress.
I have to say, Bai Yueguang should be like this!
Compared with Han Yan's mature dress in the past, now this little powder makeup, not to mention anything else, when the movie is broadcast, a large number of high school boys may redefine what is called a goddess, a school flower, and white moonlight.
"Junior brother, what are you doing? Isn't there still a shot of you for a while? β
Han Yan saw that Chen Shuren had been staring at her in a daze, and involuntarily brushed her hair.
"It's nothing, it's just that I miss this kind of old campus a little nostalgic."
Chen Shuren said this, and Han Yan also glanced around when she heard this, and a trace of remembrance flashed on her face.
"yes, it's just that I can't go back."
When Han Yan heard that Chen Shuren was going to film with her, and she was still the number one female, her first reaction was that Chen Shuren was playing Truth or Dare, so she agreed without thinking about it at the time.
Who knew that it didn't take long for Sun Wen to send her the script, and at this time, she realized that Chen Shuren was not joking!
Although it was a bit ridiculous, Han Yan did not refuse, because this was a script written by Chen Shuren.
The two stayed outside the crowd and chatted like this, and only walked over together after Sun Wen's announcement began.
"Don't be nervous, today's scene is Wang Xiaoshuai dancing in the corridor, and then the school girl sends love letters to her best friend, and this scene was seen by Xiao Dabao on the side, that is, from this moment on, Xiao Dabao decided to be a school bully, and began to target Wang Xiaoshuai everywhere......"
Maybe it was to get a good start to the first act, or maybe it was to make all the students less nervous, Sun Wen began to tell the students one by one what the situation should be and what reactions should be made for a while, even if it was just the person who was the background board, Sun Wen did not let go.
Not to mention, under such a detailed explanation, most of the tension in everyone's hearts disappeared.
Fear comes from the unknown, and when all the unknown things are unveiled one by one, these students suddenly feel that filming seems to be quite simple!
The illusion of life is everywhere, but no one will know that they are thinking wrong until they find it.
"Alright, Xie Haiqi, get ready...... 3, 2, 1, start. β
After everything was arranged, Sun Wen shouted to Xie Haiqi, who was surrounded by a group of classmates.
The moment he heard the beginning, Xie Haiqi, who was combed for three or seven points, wearing gloves, wearing a school uniform, and his face was a little ugly, began to dance solo.
The classmates around him also entered the state after seeing the male protagonist start to perform, and they exchanged heads and ears in twos and threes, showing an expression of "wow".
Sun Wen looked at the slightly embarrassed expressions of Xie Haiqi and his classmates in the camera, and continued to watch with the urge to stop.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's the first time, and it's going to get better and better."
Sun Wen comforted himself in his heart.
But the next moment, when Xie Haiqi jumped into the space step that Chen Shuren taught him, Sun Wen found that whether it was the stinky expression on Xie Haiqi's face or the surprise on the faces of the surrounding classmates, it was very real.
"Yes, yes, that's it, keep it!"
Sun Wen clenched his fists, but what he didn't know was that the surprise on the faces of those classmates was not acted, but was really shocked by Xie Haiqi's space step.
Xie Haiqi naturally felt the surprise of the classmates next to him, and only then did he change his previous stiffness and reveal a hint of snort.
"It's not in vain that I've been practicing this footwork for so many days, Shutan!"
The filming continued, and it didn't take long for Wang Xiaoshuai's dance to stop and the surrounding classmates dispersed, the school flower Han Yan walked behind Xie Haiqi with a hint of shyness on her face and shouted "Wang Xiaoshuai".
Wang Xiaoshuai, who heard the movement, turned to look at Han Yan who was walking towards him, and said with a flat face: "Are you calling me?" β
Then, Han Yan slowly handed out a pink envelope in her hand.
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"Stop! Good! The first act ends, and it's a great shot! Ha ha! β
Sun Wen got up from the director's chair with some excitement and walked towards Xie Haiqi.
At this time, Xie Haiqi had just recovered from the surprise that Han Yan brought him.
A little embarrassed, he looked around and was relieved to see that no one doubted his appearance just now.
"Friend's wife, you're welcome...... Bah...... No play! Senior Sister Han Yan is wooden! β
Xie Haiqi gave himself a mouth in his heart, but the surprise that Han Yan brought him just now was still difficult to erase.
Sighing secretly, he turned his head to look at Chen Shuren on the other side, who had already begun to prepare for shooting.
"You kid, how can you!"
The other side.
Chen Shuren had already changed into his school uniform and was about to put on makeup when Sun Wen interrupted the female classmate who was about to put on his makeup.
"You don't need to melt, Brother Shu is good like this."
Hearing this, Chen Shuren had a question mark on his face!
What do you mean, meaning I'm ugly enough?
Chen Shuren reached out and grabbed the makeup classmate who was about to leave.
"Classmate, I think I'm still too handsome, make me ugly."
"Poof!"
As soon as Chen Shuren's words came out, Han Yan, who had just run over, couldn't help laughing.
Sun Wen saw that Chen Shuren was staring at himself instead of staring at the makeup artist, and said a little embarrassed: "Yes, yes, Brother Shu's appearance still has to be covered, so what, you can make it again." β
Seeing Sun Wen say this, Chen Shuren nodded with satisfaction.
After putting on makeup, Sun Wen began to explain to Chen Shuren what should be shown in this scene.
"Brother Shu, I know you understand the plot, but there is still a gap between the text and the performance, this scene is actually an introduction, Xiao Dabao's introduction to the transformation of the bad boy, so you can't just show the things of this scene, but also pave the way for the content of the next few scenes!"
"Let's talk about this scene first, you saw your favorite school girl sending love letters to other boys, so your heart is very complicated, here you have to show grievances, sadness, and pain, and then this feeling will be transformed into resentment and resentment."
"But this transition doesn't have to be too obvious, when the scene of Bullet Ji being ignored by the school girl in the rain will your emotions explode, and then make up your mind to be a bad student."
"When that time comes, you still have to show that sense of self-defeating rebellion, of course, this is a later story, let's shoot this scene first, Brother Shu, do you understand?"
After Sun Wen finished speaking, he found that Chen Shuren had been staring at him, and seeing the big man in the crew looking at him like this, his originally thick skin suddenly became a little overwhelmed.
"Ahem, then we're ready to start, each of us is ......"
Turning his head not to look at Chen Shuren, Sun Wen walked towards his chair, and everyone who heard Sun Wen's request on the side cast a sympathetic look at Chen Shuren.
They also didn't understand why Sun Wen, who was quite tolerant of Xie Haiqi and others just now, would make such harsh demands on Chen Shuren, not to mention that Chen Shuren was not from the acting department.
As a result, many students who don't know the specific situation of this drama have a guess in their hearts, that is, Brother Shu, a celebrity in the composition department of Jinghong College, offended Sun Wen, a fierce man who can invite quasi-second-tier artists to participate in the filming!
Sun Wen, who returned to the chair, looked at Chen Shuren who was brewing in the venue, and was looking forward to Chen Shuren's next performance.
He asked Chen Shuren so much because the role of Xiao Dabao was very important, more important than Xie Haiqi's role!
Chen Shuren's performance is related to whether this drama can arouse the audience's emotions, if Chen Shuren can show even if it is only two-thirds of the emotions, Sun Wen will admit it and just shoot like this!
Otherwise, even if the protagonist is not easy to find, even if Chen Shuren is unhappy, he will have to consider replacing him.
It's really going to get to that point, and the replacement is not only good for this movie, but also good for Chen Shuren.
Chen Shuren is no longer an ordinary person, he is now a fifth-tier artist, and he is still in the limelight recently!
If it was not suitable, and Sun Wen stubbornly left it behind, then others would think that he did it to eat Chen Shuren's traffic.
There is no doubt that Chen Shuren's participation will make his film more popular, but if he really doesn't care about damaging Chen Shuren's image just to fulfill himself, not to mention how Xie Haiqi and them think of him in the future, he will look down on himself.
He knows that the directing industry will inevitably come into contact with some dirty things, but that is also a choice that should be experienced after being helpless, rather than actively jumping into the quagmire at the beginning.
With mixed feelings, Sun Wen shouted to start.
In the distance, Chen Shuren entered the plot after hearing the beginning.
At this time, he was squatting in the garbage truck pushed by Bao Xiaobai, looking at the direction of the school flower and Wang Xiaoshuai in the distance.
When he saw the school flower handing Wang Xiaoshuai a love letter, his mouth tightened, no matter how he covered it up, the downward corners of his mouth and the tense facial muscles after clenching his teeth revealed his uncalm heart.
Seeing that the school flower and Wang Xiaoshuai were getting closer and closer, Chen Shuren's fingers grasping the edge of the garbage truck turned white.
Even if he was unwilling, he still had to slowly retract his whole body back into the garbage truck, and then was pushed away from the scene by Bao Xiaobai.
Because he doesn't want to face the kissing incident that may happen next.
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It was only less than ten seconds of footage, but everyone present was stunned.
"What, director, do you want to keep filming?"
Sun Wen was woken up by the classmate who was acting as an assistant next to him, and then shouted out the words that the filming of this scene was over.
When he reacted, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.
"There's a play, there's a play!"
Chen Shuren's performance, even if Sun Wen had the short video in his heart, he was still pleasantly surprised, his previous worries were swept away, and at this time he really wanted to shout "Brother Shu!" β
But now is not the time!
was afraid that Chen Shuren's state would be temporary, so Sun Wen struck while the iron was hot and led the team to another filming location on the old campus non-stop.
Because the scene in the rain needed props, Sun Wen chose to shoot the scene where Xiao Dabao threw the guitar first.
Everything is ready and the shooting is starting again!
In the video screen in front of Sun Wen, Chen Shuren threw away the guitar with a sad face, and then rubbed the lighter several times with trembling hands before lighting the cigarette in his mouth.
After a few coughs, the sadness on Chen Shuren's face gradually disappeared, and was replaced by a rebellious and rebellious expression that thought he had succeeded in revenge after giving up on himself.
"Good!"
Sun Wen looked at the childish and funny expression made on Chen Shuren's not handsome face in the video screen, and couldn't help but pat his thigh!
At this time, he was not worried about the role of Xiao Dabao at all, and even after watching Chen Shuren's performance, Sun Wen had an illusion.
Is this script written by Chen Shuren according to his own experience?
Because seeing Chen Shuren's performance, you will unnaturally believe that this naΓ―ve and stupid Xiao Dabao should be like this!
Chen Shuren's perfect performance made Sun Wen's interest soar, and he led the team to start shooting other scenes.
Sun Wen is even thinking that according to this progress, I am afraid that this micro-film will be filmed in less than half a month, and it will be launched at the end of the month!
But then, he knew he was wrong.
Chen Shuren is just an example, and others still have problems to a greater or lesser extent.
The content interpreted by the actors did not meet Sun Wen's expectations, but fortunately, because these students are all professional actors studying acting, often Sun Wen said that they can find the feeling after trying a few times.
But there is one exception to this, and that is Xie Haiqi!
This kid is completely freewheeling, that is, when he dances in the first scene, it just fits his mood, so there is no big problem when shooting, but when it comes to the follow-up shooting of other scenes, Xie Haiqi's performance has a big problem.
Even if Sun Wen comforted himself more than a dozen times, "Lao Xie can't do anything", but in the end, after remaking more than 20 times in a row, he couldn't help but yell at Xie Haiqi.
Xie Haiqi's irritable mood was directly detonated by Sun Wen's roar because he didn't shoot dozens of pictures well.
Without saying a word, turn around and leave.
This walk directly led to the early end of the first day of shooting.
Seeing this, Chen Shuren appeased Sun Wen for a few words, and then chased Xie Haiqi away.
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3-in-1, still 6,000 words!
(End of chapter)