novelraw Chapter 9 is really good acting!
Chapter 9 is really good acting!
Shen Qing has scenes to film the next day.
Everyone on the crew is watching closely to see how good the director's acting is.
In Shen Qing's first scene, after an argument broke out during the script meeting, Li Jiahui suggested asking Qi Leshan, the consultant, for his opinion.
At that time, no one knew that he was the death row inmate who had killed the three elders and all their bodyguards.
Sitting in a chair, with his feet chained, medium shot.
Shen Qing was a food deliveryman in her previous life; how could she know anything about acting?
After receiving 99% of Zhang Yimou's professional skills, Shen Qing was absolutely certain that she had acting skills, and not bad ones at all, but after all, she had never actually practiced them.
This is the first time he has used Zhang Guoshi's acting skills in a real-world context since he received the golden finger.
It was also the first time he had ever truly felt what acting was all about.
Sitting in the chair, listening to everyone's speculations about the killer's motives, Shen Qing's mind was filled with images that seemed to float uncontrollably into his head.
He brought Liu Yifei to old Shanghai.
Liu Yifei embodies the character of Nightingale in this role.
He was a retired military officer, having spent half his life in the military, and bore the responsibility of protecting the daughter of his fallen commander. He was capable, determined, and wealthy. After arriving here with Liu Yifei, they began a new life together. The two went to operas, movies, and libraries together, enjoying all the beautiful scenery along the way.
But all of this was fake; Shen Qing believed that these scenes were likely the fantasies of the character Qi Leshan.
Uncontrollably, fantasies about the character Qi Leshan appeared in his mind. This might mean that subconsciously he believed he was Qi Leshan and that he had a high degree of empathy with Qi Leshan, which is why he had fantasies about the character Qi Leshan should belong to.
The story of Qi Leshan and the Nightingale should have been like this, but fantasy is ultimately false.
Because the three elders had taken a liking to Nightingale, Nightingale was hung on the table, naked, with ropes tied all over her body. The ropes were hung on hooks on the roof beams, so that the three elders and their bodyguards sitting around the table could desecrate her.
He stormed in, killed everyone in the room, rescued Nightingale, and left her the only way out. He stayed behind to confuse and hold off the people outside, telling her that once she got out, she should keep fleeing south to find a warm place, live in anonymity, and live a good life.
She should be able to start over and live a quiet and happy life, right?
Perhaps I'll still think of him occasionally?
Regret, guilt, sadness, relief...
In an instant, a multitude of complex emotions welled up in Shen Qing's heart.
But he could not feel regret, guilt, sadness, or relief.
He wanted to fabricate a story that everyone could accept, so that no one would know what actually happened that day, and no one would know that a young woman named Nightingale was present at the crime scene.
The stage manager claps the clapperboard.
The assistant director, in place of Shen Qing, counted down "one, two, three, start!"
Shen Qing said, "It was indeed robbery and murder... However, I have an idea."
Guo Jingfei continued, "Go on."
Shen Qing gestured and said, "Give me a cigarette."
The cigarette was handed to him, and Guo Jingfei lit it for him.
Shen Qing took a deep breath, leaned back in his chair, and exhaled a puff of smoke with a look of pure enjoyment.
It's easy to act out taking a puff of smoke with a look of enjoyment on your face, and it's not difficult to act out sadness, guilt, regret, etc.
But Shen Qing was desperately suppressing his sadness, guilt, and regret, trying to appear relaxed and enjoying himself. He was suppressing Qi Leshan's true emotions and then forcibly making jokes to distract everyone and protect Nightingale's secret.
He had really piqued everyone's interest.
Guo Jingfei said, "What are your thoughts? Just say them!"
Shen Qing said, "Well, what I'm thinking of is having a cigarette."
Guo Jingfei said, "Pinch it off!"
This is a somewhat comical play. Qi Leshan tricks Li Jiahui, and everyone is laughing both on and off screen.
In the play, the other characters were amused.
Of course, this excludes Lee Ka-fai, who was tricked.
Off-screen, the laughter didn't stop even after the assistant director yelled "cut."
Shen Qing's portrayal of Qi Leshan's feigned mystery, his suspenseful smoking, and his playful teasing of Li Jiahui was quite vivid.
"Director, does the directing department at Beijing Film Academy also teach acting? Your acting was really good, much better than mine, even though I majored in acting."
As soon as Wan Qian heard the assistant director yell "Cut!", she immediately smiled and said...
"The Beijing Film Academy doesn't teach acting, but I heard that the directing departments at the Shanghai Theatre Academy and the Central Academy of Drama do. I'll try my best not to hold everyone back."
Shen Qing replied briefly, but didn't delve deeper into the topic.
After watching Shen Qing's entire performance, Ni Dahong suddenly recalled a famous quote about acting skills.
It is said that when an actor is acting out a crying scene, he can do anything except cry. When you cry, you have to fight against your tears, and when you fight against your tears, the audience will cry for you.
Think back to the times you've cried your heart out. When were you truly crying, or did you really want to? When were you not forcing yourself to hold back your tears?
When emotions finally break free of control, when the first tear suddenly falls, its impact will far surpass that of uncontrollable wailing; this is the dam effect of emotions.
People who cry at funerals cry because they want to, but is that moving?
He had just witnessed Shen Qing's exceptional emotional control.
The sadness is hidden deep within, appearing and disappearing, while the jokes and banter are exposed on the outside, misleading everyone into protecting the nightingale.
Guo Jingfei initially felt that Shen Qing's performance was adequate, certainly sufficient, but not particularly outstanding.
Then, after a while, Shen Qing's performance came back to mind.
He suddenly thought of a widely circulated saying: "The core of comedy is tragedy."
After finishing work on the first day, the film runner delivered the film to the Shanghai Film Studio's film processing plant. It's possible that after finishing work next day, Shen Qing will take the photographer and others to the Shanghai Film Studio to watch the rough cuts.
The next day still featured Shen Qing's main performance.
When the tablecloth was lifted, everyone saw the chains on Qi Leshan's feet.
When Qi Leshan's identity as the real culprit in a major case and a death row inmate was brought to the forefront.
Li Jiahui directly pressed Qi Leshan for his true motive for the murder.
Qi Leshan initially claimed that he was driven to desperation by high-interest loans and committed murder and robbery, but Li Jiahui seized upon the loopholes and refuted his story one by one, prompting him to fabricate a new one.
The tallest of the three elders looks like his father!
"What happened to your dad?"
"My dad... my dad hit me..."
As everyone was already thinking about childhood trauma and domestic violence, Qi Leshan added, "My dad hit my horse!"
On the first day, Shen Qing outwardly joked and laughed, but inwardly suppressed her sadness and other emotions.
The next day, Shen Qing finally found an outlet for her emotions.
"I call him 'Dad,' and he hit my horse. Is that right?"
It was an emotional outburst, but in essence, Qi Leshan was still hiding his true feelings; his core goal of protecting the Nightingale remained unwavering.
Now there is an opportunity to use an absurd story to provide an outlet for suppressed emotions.
The emotions are genuine, but the reasons are absurd enough to create a strong contrast and a surprising comedic effect.
If you also hear Jay Chou's song "Dad, I'm Back," the comedic effect is doubled.
One of the lyrics goes like this: "I call you Dad, and you hit my Mom, is that right?"
This time, almost everyone saw the extraordinary acting skills of Shen Qing.
How did he manage to deliver such absurd and hilarious lines while simultaneously conveying a serious and emotionally resonant sadness?
Judging from Shen Qing's emotional performance just now, if the plot really involved a father abusing his mother, and if the lines were really "I call you Dad, and you hit my Mom, is that right?", it could make a whole audience cry.
Stephen Chow once said: "I make serious dramas, I don't understand why you guys think it's funny."
It means something similar.
Zhao Hongwei was completely relieved and set off back to the capital the next day.
Before leaving, he told the production manager, "Shen Qing is getting more and more strange!"
Wang Damin nodded in agreement upon hearing this.