Chapter 458 Their Couple Doesn’t Look Like Acting

After Shen Lang finished his scene, all the Japanese actors stood up and applauded him.

"Shen Sang, you were a Japanese in your previous life, right?"

"Bah, you are the Japanese, your whole family is Japanese!" A certain person thought to himself.

"Shen Sang, this technique of yours is obviously inherited from your ancestors, right? Does China also have this technique?"

"Bah, you are really good at talking! Don't say that next time!"

"Shen Sang, you took off your clothes so quickly, you must have practiced this a lot!"

"Pfft... Well, I did practice a lot on the second floor Red Romance, cough cough cough!"

……

After a scene was finished, all the actors witnessed Shen Lang's acting skills.

But what gave them greater confidence was that, although the lead actor and script of the play were both written by a Chinese, his professionalism and understanding of Japan undoubtedly surpassed even those of all the Japanese present.

This is amazing. A foreigner actually knows so much about the culture of another country. This immediately brought the actors closer to Shen Lang spiritually.

During the breaks in filming, many local extras from Sakata pulled Shen Lang, a foreigner, aside and had a great time chatting with him.

"I heard that China now has taxis. Is that true, Shen Sang?"

“There are very few taxis in our country!!”

"Oh? That's a pity. It must be very inconvenient for transportation, right?"

"No, we have DaDa, which is similar to the Uber you use, but much cheaper! Because the price is so affordable, few people take taxis now!"

Extras: “……!”

"I heard that the security in China is not good. It is very dangerous to go out at night!"

Shen Lang: "It's really too dangerous. Every time I go out, I either have barbecue or deep-fry skewers. I gain three pounds every time I go out. It scares me so much that I never go out at night unless necessary!"

Extras: “…”

At this time, the man who played the role of the husband's "uncle" said: "I heard that the Chinese seem to be very unfriendly to us Japanese? Shen Sang, is this true?"

Shen Lang looked at him, and after thinking for a while, he said to him: "The Chinese are the most hospitable people in the world. We welcome those who are friendly to us, and we choose to respect each other for those who we respect!"

"Don't be fooled by some unscrupulous media and politicians with ulterior motives!"

When it comes to unscrupulous media and politicians with ulterior motives, everyone seems to have found a topic all of a sudden. At first, they were denouncing the mayor for corruption and the councillors for abusing their power for personal gain.

Later, the floor gradually tilted, and he started mumbling about the recent events of Hirosue Ryoko.

"Ms. Ryoko, I didn't expect her to do such a thing!"

"Don't listen to one side of the story, and it's really rude to talk about this behind someone's back!"

"Yes, I believe Ms. Ryoko. I think she might have been framed by the unscrupulous media!"

"But she's been divorced twice!"

At this time, an older sister put her hands on her hips and cursed: "In the eyes of you men, a woman who has been divorced twice is considered a slut?"

The elder sister's voice was so excited that it immediately attracted attention from all corners of the set.

The older sister probably felt that this was a bit rude, so she quickly bowed and apologized to everyone.

Shen Lang saw that their topic was getting more and more off-topic, so he said goodbye to everyone and left.

But he had not walked far when he found Hirosue Ryoko sitting on a small chair with tears in her eyes in a corner not far from the crowd. Apparently, she had heard the conversation just now.

Seeing this, Shen Lang walked towards her and sat down on the chair next to her.

He didn't say anything, but took out a tissue and handed it to the other person.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shen, I..."

Shen Lang smiled and said, "Don't be sad, you see, there are still many people speaking for you!"

Hirosue Ryoko nodded without saying anything. Shen Lang sighed and said, "The following is our scene. Is this okay with you?"

"It's ok, I'm fine!"

Shen Lang stood up and said, "If you need to talk, you can find me!"

Hirosue Ryoko raised her head and looked at Shen Lang, her eyes full of gratitude.

……

In fact, this scene with Hirosue Ryoko was the first time the two of them had dinner in their hometown house after "moving" to the mountains from Tokyo.

It can be said that the lines are simple and the performance difficulty is also low.

It's just some casual chat between Ryoko, the wife, and her husband while serving the dishes to the table.

This paragraph is mainly to introduce the transitional plot where Kobayashi Daigo finds a job advertisement in the newspaper and goes to NK company to apply for the job.

When everyone moved to the rented single-family house in the countryside of Sakata, Hirosue Ryoko was in a much better mood.

While taking pictures of the interior decoration, Shen Lang took the time to communicate with Ryoko.

In fact, there is nothing to communicate. For professional actors like them, shooting such an insignificant transitional plot can be said to be easy.

Soon, the two of them agreed on their lines and officially entered the filming stage.

Ryoko carried the food from the kitchen to the living room, and after putting it on the dining table, the camera followed Ryoko's busy figure. There were no lines in this part, but a monologue of the protagonist will be added in the later stage. This monologue introduced that his father cheated on him and ran away from home when he was young, and his mother opened a pub here and raised Kobayashi Daigo alone.

This monologue sets the stage for why Kobayashi Daigo wants to learn the cello even though he has a bad talent, and also sets the stage for him to collect his father's body and reconcile with his childhood in the future.

Shen Lang watched Hirosue Ryoko busying herself between the living room and the kitchen as instructed. She looked very capable with her hair tied up and her clothes were very ordinary, which was completely different from the domestic feature films.

When such films are shot in China, all kinds of luxurious large apartments are arranged, and the actresses’ home makeup is as glamorous as possible, as if that place is not her home at all, but her workplace.

To be honest, this phenomenon is much less common in Japanese movies. Even the most big-name actors will arrange their makeup, scenery, and costumes according to reality when filming such movies.

"Daogu, dinner is ready!" Ryoko shouted upstairs with a smile.

Shen Lang, who was flipping through a book out of boredom, replied: "Yes!"

Cut the mirror!

The two sat at the dining table to eat. Hirosue Ryoko was a little nervous at first, but when she saw Shen Lang sit down and smile at her, she inexplicably felt warm in her heart, and the awkwardness just now disappeared.

I saw her pick up the bowl and take a bite.

Seeing how happily she was eating, Shen Lang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Hirosue Ryoko was a little confused about the situation. She turned to look at Shen Lang with a smile: "What are you laughing at?"

Shen Lang laughed and said, "I thought you were not used to this rural place in Yamagata!"

At this moment, Ryoko was stunned. Only then did he realize that Shen Lang was already reviewing the plot.

However, since there was no clapperboard, Shen Lang was probably just rehearsing the scene with her, so she relaxed and shook her head like a little girl: "I like this place very much. Maybe it's because of the water. The rice tastes better too!"

"You said, can I open a small shop?"

Shen Lang muttered to himself while responding, and turned to look at the newspaper beside him.

"Cut!" The assistant director exclaimed in surprise, "Great, Ms. Shen, Ms. Liangzi, come and see!"

The two of them went to the monitor and watched what had just happened.

The assistant director sighed as he watched, "You two acted so naturally, it was exactly the kind of relaxed feeling that only couples who have been married for many years can have!"

"Ms. Liangzi is very relaxed and gentle in front of Shen Sang! She really looks like Shen Sang's wife, gentle and virtuous!"

Hirosue Ryoko looked at the monitor in astonishment. Only then did she realize that for a moment, she seemed to have really regarded Shen Lang as her closest person. Unconsciously, she had forgotten all the troubles during this period and was busy at home like she was in her previous marriage life.

Thinking of this, she turned to look at Shen Lang, who was staring at the monitor and said to the assistant director: "I also like this relaxing feeling. Ms. Liangzi has a beautiful smile! Let's use this version and call it a day!"

(End of this chapter)