The new drama that Xu Rong is going to film after leaving school is called "Crossing Guandong". It will be directed by the famous director Wang Wenjie, who is good at various styles of film and television dramas. He has previously directed popular works such as "Genghis Khan" and "Da Ranfang".

"Crossing Guandong" tells the story of a Shandong family who was forced to leave their hometown and travel to Guandong from the late Qing Dynasty to before the September 18th Incident.

The story uses the complicated and bumpy life of Zhu Kaishan, played by Li Youbin, as a clue, interspersing Zhu Kaishan's three characters and the various hardships and tests that his sons with different destinies encountered on the Guandong Road.

After receiving the script and only going through it briefly, Xu Rong instinctively thought about the spiritual core of the entire play. It only took about a second for him to have a general idea of ​​the play in his mind.

It's probably just one word, "Chuang", which means the spirit of "Chuang", fighting against the sky, the earth, and people.

His role is Zhu Chuanwen, who is positioned as the second male lead. I heard previously that the first male lead, Zhu Chuanwu, will be played by Ling Xiaosu, and the third male lead, Zhu Chuanjie, will be played by Zhu Yawen.

In the play, Zhu Chuanwen's character is hard-working, down-to-earth, smart and capable, with the simplicity and loyalty of a typical farmer. Like most farmers in China, he is also cowardly, vain, and petty, almost possessing the common characteristics of old-fashioned Chinese farmers.

Xu Rong is not too familiar with this character. If not for accidents, he might have turned into a person like Zhu Chuanwen, who went to school, farmed, got married, had children, guarded the two acres of land at home, provided for his grandfather until the end of his life, and lived a peaceful life.

for a lifetime.

As for Zhu Chuanwen's position as the second male lead, Li Youbin and Wang Wenjie told him, but Xu Rong dared not believe even half of the words. He has collaborated with Li Youbin in two dramas, and now he has figured out something. Li Youbin is a "drama tyrant"

","cancer".

If you want to succeed when working with him, you must completely suppress him in terms of professional level and drama, otherwise you will be eaten by him.

Liang Jian was a hit across the board in ratings, but Li Youbin was the most popular from beginning to end, and the others, whether Zhang Yunbei who played Chu Yunfei or He Zhengjun who played the political commissar, were just familiar.

But this is probably the reason why many directors and producers are willing to hire him. His strong character rendering ability can guarantee the performance, which is also an ability that most actors do not have.

And it's not like Xu Rong has never read the book. After reading it, you will understand that it doesn't matter whether he is the first male or the second male. As long as he plays with Li Youbin, there is not much difference. Just be a green leaf with peace of mind.

As for everything else, Xu Rong also understands the fantasy, even if his overall evaluation has improved again.

Acting training system

Name: Xu Rong

Expression: B

Lines: B

Limb:B

Eyes: B

Rhythm:A

Overall rating: B+

Experience value: 2/100

Glory value:6/100

Trait: Baji Grandmaster (not mounted)

During the filming of "Yangcheng Hidden Whistle", the system's experience value increased only so-so, but in any case, it was improved. After all, Wang Qingxiang's role was not many, and other people's performances had little reference value for him.

When improving, he did not hesitate and focused on the rhythm first. Regarding the performance rhythm, there was less theoretical mention and no effective training method, but the impact was overall, somewhat similar to talent.

meaning.

The experience value can increase by nearly a hundred points. Xu Rong estimates that there is another important reason. His theory has gradually led the practical experience. This situation will continue for a while as his theoretical knowledge continues to improve. When will the day come?

Theoretical knowledge is equal to practical experience, and experience value may fall into a state of rapid growth.

But that situation is still early.

With an overall evaluation of B+, Xu Rong feels that the "brutal" evaluation among his peers is not too much, but if he wants to surpass Li Youbin's A+, it is just a dream. To participate in "Enter Guandong", his idea is also quite simple, that is

To improve his business ability, he still vividly remembers the exhilarating feeling of flying with Li Youbin's thigh in his arms.

Another reason why he took the role of Zhu Chuanwen was that he no longer wanted to play a simple positive character like Luo Peilun.

Due to the trend of the general environment, the personalities of positive characters have almost become stereotyped, upright, passionate or a little more reckless, especially the characters whose age is positioned under 30 years old.

No problem, as long as you have a good-looking face, you can basically pass the test.

Xu Rong wanted to play a more complex role to challenge himself and broaden his acting horizons.

Among Zhu Kaishan's sons, whether they are Zhu Chuanwu, Zhu Chuanjie or his adopted son Ichiro, none of them meet his vision. The characters are all too single-minded, similar to the monk Wei he played. According to Gao Xixi's concept, he is a "person".

OK.

When Li Youbin took him to audition, Wang Wenjie also agreed with this. In order to make him decide to sign the contract, he even deceived him, telling him that Zhu Chuanwen was the core character of the play, the soul of the play, and the plot.

promoter of.

He naively believed it at the time and was very grateful to his old team leader until he got the script.

Sitting on the train, Xu Rong discovered that he had a deep connection with the vast land of Northeast China. It was here that he started to become an actor, and later filmed "Stepfather" here. There was also a little girl born in Northeast China by his side.

, but what I don’t know is what will happen in the future.

Halfway through, before reaching the set, bad news came one after another.

Ling Xiaosu, who was originally scheduled to be the male lead, did not sign a contract, and Zhu Yawen was replaced to play the "male lead" Zhu Chuanwu. This was already decided, but he found out the news a little late.

But half an hour later, Li Youbin called again to tell him that director Wang Wenjie had quit the crew "due to illness."

Xu Rong held the phone in his hand and was stunned for a while. What on earth was he doing? He hadn't even turned it on yet. So, the director and the lead actor were killed like this?

But when he thought about the investors, he immediately felt relieved. Two major local TV stations jointly invested, and even if the main creator was changed halfway through the filming, he would not be unable to accept it.

Such an employer has money and a complex network of connections. No one can imagine what fancy operations they would pull off.

Probably because it was a big production, the opening press conference was quite grand. The secretary of this place and the standing committee member of that place took turns delivering speeches. It didn't feel like filming, but more like a meeting.

The reporters below were also very sensible in their questions, and they were all centered around the drama, and no one found fault with them.

Speaking of which, this is the largest production that Xu Rong has participated in since he started working in the industry. The initial budget alone is 42 million. Considering that there will be additional increases in the middle, it is estimated to be around 45 million after filming. Not to mention TV series, most of the movies currently have no

So much investment.

It's not because of the actor's salary. Li Youbin revealed to him privately that 120,000 per episode, probably because of the newcomers, is not high in the front line. The other main creators in the group are either old actors who have faded, or

He is a newcomer who is almost given away for free.

After meeting with the crew, Xu Rong had to lament the producer's connections. A total of nine national first-class actors were invited to guest star. Although they would definitely be paid, due to the small number of roles, it was almost a drop in the bucket.

Xu Rong didn't use the system to check the evaluations of these first-class actors. First-class and second-class actors are all false names. It is impossible to say that there is no moisture at all. Whether there is any material or not can be seen clearly after one scene.

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When a person becomes popular, his spirit becomes different.

In the past, although Li Youbin appeared in many dramas and won many awards, due to the subject matter, his influence was not actually very great. Except for those in the industry, not many viewers knew his name.

But things are different now. At the press conference, Li Youbin sat among the leaders, Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi, and Xu Rong looked at him. He really looked like a big shot.

The biggest change is that people speak much slower than in the past.

"Captain, are you now an official?"

After the press conference, Xu Rong felt quite uncomfortable listening to Li Youbin speaking slowly, as if he was listening to a news broadcast.

Li Youbin glared at him with a smile and said, "You don't understand. From the Chinese New Year to now, I have been tortured crazy by the busy media. Speak slower and go through it in your head. At least you won't say anything wrong."

Xu Rong nodded as if he understood. This was Li Youbin's experience. Although he hadn't experienced it personally yet, he would slowly try to change it. When he had a deep understanding, he might have found out the trap.

After seeing off all the leaders, Li Youbin looked at Xu Rong carefully and said, "You have changed a lot. You feel a lot more confident."

"Is there any?"

Xu Rong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

He was not aware of his own changes, but he had a vague feeling subconsciously that his abilities had gradually exceeded his own material foundation. Even if he was as poor as before, he was confident that he would use two to three years to develop from

Nothing has ever been better than it is now.

This change is not just a simple improvement in business capabilities, but also has a subtle comprehensive impact brought about by the enrichment of vision, experience, and sophistication.

Before the opening ceremony, Xu Rong also met a group of main creators. The chief director is concurrently served by producer Zhang Xinjian, who is responsible for coordinating the overall situation. At the same time, the crew is planned to be divided into two filming groups. The executive director of Group A is Wang Bin, who has a mustache.

In charge, Group B is directed by the short and big-headed Kong Sheng, with executive producer Hou Hongliang and the group. The two groups filmed for the first half of the month, and then moved on to separate scenes.

Group A mainly shoots the scenes of Zhu Kaishan played by Li Youbin, Group B is with Zhu Chuanwu played by Zhu Yawen and Xian'er played by Song Jia. As for Xu Rong and other actors, which group needs to go to which one.

The role of Zhu Chuanjie vacated by Zhu Yawen was filled by his classmate Qi Kui.

However, just like when Xu Rong was filming "Stepfather", the young Zhu Chuanjie was played by another young actor. The only consolation is that there are enough episodes of "Crossing Guandong" so Qi Kui will not worry about the amount of scenes.

Zhu Yawen and Qi Kui were both his senior brothers from Nortel, but when the three of them stood together, it was Zhu Yawen who looked the youngest, because this guy turned out to be the fairest.

Xu Rong used to do farm work under the hot sun all year round, so her skin color was darker. Qi Kui was not only dark, but also very long-looking. In fact, he was the least like the third child among the three. However, these problems can be compensated for with makeup.

After the opening ceremony, Xu Rong did not chat with Li Youbin anymore because Zhu Chuanwen didn't like chatting with Zhu Kaishan very much.

In Zhu Kaishan's heart, his favorite was Zhu Chuanwu, the second son who was most like him.

Xu Rong was not idle either. He first chatted with his "mother" Sarina for a while, then chatted with his two "brothers" Zhu Yawen and Qi Kui about the mountains for a while, and then talked to his "wife" Niu Li. Baby talk.

The titles also changed from "Teacher" to "Mother", "Lao Er", "Lao San", and "Wen'er".

I hope to develop some tacit understanding as soon as possible.

When he shouted this, only Sarina responded with a smile. Zhu Yawen, Qi Kui and Niu Li were all stunned for a moment before they reacted.

Xu Rong's mentality at this time was completely different from when he was filming "Yangcheng Hidden Whistle". At that time, he was facing huge pressure both on and off the screen, and he hardly smiled a few times.

Now there is no need, everything that needs to be done has been done, now all I have to do is wait for the results, and my mentality is much calmer.

It felt like I was letting go and playing a little unscrupulously.

While Xu Rong gradually stepped into the role of Zhu Chuanwen, the crew officially started filming.

The first scene was naturally between the important "supporting actor" Li Youbin and the "lead male" Zhu Yawen. Zhu Chuanwu was beaten by Zhu Kaishan because he was naughty and made Zhu Chuanjie wet his pants.

The two of them were chasing each other, and the other was running away. Halfway through the filming, Zhang Xinjian, the tall and thin director and producer, suddenly stopped and said: "This scene has been withdrawn. Let's move on to the next one."

Xu Rong was chatting with Sarina about the abnormal weather. When he saw this scene, he guessed that it was the sequelae of changing directors. He could see clearly that Wang Bin, Kong Sheng and Hou Hongliang were all the executors. This Producer Zhang was the one who He is the decision-maker for the entire crew.

"Brother Xiao Ming is a bit dangerous."
Chapter completed!