Chapter 81 Getting Angry

After Xu Rui woke up, he took a look at the votes. He didn't expect that the votes for the questions were quite even this time. It seemed that it would be difficult to reveal the results before the evening.

"Have you started work?" Xu Rui sent a message to Yan Ran. They were both busy these days, so whether they could reply in time was purely a matter of luck.

"I was just about to send it to you, but I'm about to start work." Yan Ran sent a selfie. In the photo, she was holding a fried dough stick in her mouth, which looked quite funny. She didn't wear makeup. Although she was still beautiful, the faint dark circles under her eyes showed a bit of fatigue.

Xu Rui replied: "Image, pay attention to your image!"

Yan Ran said confidently: "What are you afraid of? I already have a boyfriend, so I don't need to attract others. Besides, am I not good-looking now? I am not bad, right?"

"Yes, yes, you are right. I accept this reason." Xu Rui did not argue with her about this issue, and asked with concern, "Did you not rest well?"

Yan Ran replied: "It's okay, I just slept less than usual, and the progress is slower than I expected. I am a little anxious."

While the two were chatting, several actors had already put on their makeup and were checking the script on the side. Seeing that there was no one else around, several people couldn't help but whisper.

"Alas, for a movie with a budget of several hundred thousand, the requirements are too high. One shot must have at least NG5 times, and UT is addictive."

"It's a bit nitpicking, and it's also focusing on micro-expressions. If the eyes don't blink properly, it will be NG. I'm afraid that if I don't breathe well today, it won't work."

"If the instructor hadn't asked me to come, I really didn't want to come. For such a low-budget movie, it's better to take an advertisement, which makes more money and has less trouble."

"Shh, keep your voice down, it's all about human relations. After all, she is a senior sister from our film academy. I heard from the instructor that Yan Ran is very favored by Professor Xu from the directing department. It's good for us to help and earn a favor."

"Start work!" Yu Yisheng shouted.

Hearing the shout, everyone took their positions.

"12 scenes, 2 takes, 1 time." The script supervisor shouted, and then hit the board.

Although it was daytime, they were shooting a night scene. The windows were covered by green screens. In the room, the staff were lighting the side and holding boom microphones, one by one, silently.

The actors began to perform. Yan Ran sat in her seat, her brows gradually furrowed and frowned. She could feel the change in the attitudes of these actors. Although they were not perfunctory, they were definitely not engaged.

These actors were all performing mechanically, which was better than ordinary people without acting experience, but far from her requirements. They were not into the play at all. If the actors were not into the play, how could the audience feel involved.

"Cut!" Yan Ran decisively called for a stop.

The scene was not finished before it was called for a stop. Everyone knew that the director was not satisfied and wanted to start over. At this time, a mutter suddenly came out: "Here it comes again."

This small mutter was like a fuse, and Yan Ran's expression suddenly turned cold.

Du Xiao was about to curse, but when she saw Yan Ran's expression, she took two steps back and looked up at the sky. She couldn't control what was going on.

"Who said that?" Yan Ran stood up, her serious voice filled with undisguised anger, "Do you think I have a good temper? Isn't it right to retake a film that's so bad? If you had performed like this during the audition, I would have sent you back to where you came from.

I didn't choose you to gather together to gain experience. Why, you don't accept it? I said before the filming started that I would not let the set become my one-man show. If anyone can point out my mistakes or have better ideas that can convince me, I will adopt them.

There were 165 NGs yesterday. Is that a lot?

An excellent film, one expression reflects Reshooting seven or eight times, shooting a kissing scene more than ten times, shooting an action scene hundreds or thousands of times, it's normal, didn't your teacher say it in class, didn't he give an example?

You can't stand it after shooting for 4 days? If you can't stand it, don't be an actor, it means you have neither perseverance nor professional ethics! "

Since the formation of the crew, Yan Ran has never lost her temper in the eyes of many people, as if she has no temper. Now she suddenly scolds people, although she doesn't say dirty words and doesn't have a hysterical tone, but the stern voice and slightly raised tone really make people feel cold.

But Yu Yisheng is very relieved. There is no director who is not annoyed when the actors don't perform well and the progress is behind schedule. He has never seen a director without temper.

One of them seemed to feel his self-esteem was hurt, and immediately said: "Why do you..."

"Because I'm a director!" Yan Ran interrupted him and looked at the other person. This film and television academy graduate named Zou Xianzheng is one of the better ones this year. He has already filmed some commercials. If it weren't for the explicit rule that art students cannot take on variety shows, movies, and TV series before graduation in order to let them concentrate on their studies, he might have received some roles now.

But this is not a reason to question her authority!

Yan Ran said coldly: "If there is no proper reason on the set, how can you listen to the director? Isn't it the professional ethics of an actor?

And I just said that I didn't have a one-man show. After every scene and every day, I communicated with you. When I pointed out problems and made requests, did you come up with better suggestions? No!

Why, because you just act for the sake of acting. From the time you joined the group until now, has anyone taken the initiative to bring the script to me to discuss? Do you all think your acting is flawless?

Do you look down on low-budget dramas? This is indeed not a commercial drama. There are a lot of exchanges and dialogues throughout the drama, but this is also where acting skills are tested. How to reveal emotions through subtle changes in facial expressions, perhaps a small action, will lay the groundwork for the subsequent plot. Have you paid attention, or not!

Do you think that coming to shoot this drama is to give face to the tutor and to me?

Do you think that you are the best in the same major, and you will be able to get a big production after graduation, and then soar to the sky?

Based on your current situation, I can tell you clearly that you are dreaming! "

Zou Xianzheng couldn't help but: "Aren't you just a rookie director who thinks I'm not good enough and replaced me! "

As soon as he said this, the people around him hurriedly pulled him and reminded him to calm down, not to say anything.

Yu Yisheng on the side shook his head. Only a few graduates from prestigious schools who are arrogant and proud have this kind of inexplicable arrogance, as if there is no place for me here, I will find another place for me.

In fact, if an actor is kicked out of the crew because of poor acting skills and conflicts with the director, it is a very serious matter. Once it is spread, it will be difficult to join the crew again unless the background is amazing.

He doesn't believe that the teachers of the Film and Television Academy didn't remind him. To put it bluntly, he was still hot-headed. The reason why he was hot-headed was that he bullied Yan Ran because she was a rookie female director. If a famous director was here, just thinking about the director's name might be enough to extinguish the impulse in his heart.