Chapter 65 What is the greatest joy of a director?

Soon, it was daybreak, and Lin Yicheng arranged for the production staff to have dinner. Everyone had been shooting for so long on an empty stomach, so they had to eat first.

The breakfast is very good, with milk, soy milk, buns, fried dough sticks, pastries, etc. It is very rich.

Lin Yicheng is never like other crews who are stingy with food, as that would be too unclassy.

Holding a box of milk and two buns, Lin Yicheng ate while watching the monitor, reviewing all the previously shot footage to see if there was anything he had missed.

After breakfast, we couldn’t shoot outdoor scenes anymore, so we switched to shooting indoors.

……

Qin Hui appeared.

After taking one shot, Lin Yicheng shouted "Cut".

Maybe it was because of preconceived ideas. The character Lei Datou in the original drama left a deep impression on him, so he felt dissatisfied with Uncle Dong's performance just now, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Seeing Lin Yicheng just frowning and not saying anything, Uncle Dong didn't know where he behaved wrongly.

He had been pondering the role of Qin Hui for a long time, and he thought that there should be no problem with his performance just now.

But since the director has called for cut, we must listen to him.

"Director Lin, was there something wrong with what I said just now?" Uncle Dong was a little nervous because Lin Yicheng had been silent the entire time.

Lin Yicheng waved his hand and did not answer. He just pondered there, and others did not dare to disturb him.

Why did Lei Datou in the original play make Qin Hui appear to be a sick character? Is there any deeper meaning?

Lin Yicheng thought about it and felt that it seemed that there was no such thing. There was no mention of Qin Hui's illness in the original play, and there was no article about it later.

Even if we make a far-fetched claim that Qin Hui was captured by the Jin Kingdom and injured, it doesn't make sense as so many years have passed.

Besides, how could a sickly person serve as prime minister for so many years?
Therefore, Lin Yicheng quickly let go of his worries. After all, he was not Lao Mouzi, and Uncle Dong was not Lei Datou.

So it is natural that the film I shot and the performance by Uncle Dong are different from the original drama.

Although I have memories of the original drama, they can only be used as a reference and cannot be copied completely.

If we put aside the original impression, Uncle Dong’s performance just now was still very good.

With just a few expressions and actions, he portrayed a treacherous prime minister. Moreover, compared to Lei Datou's version, Dong Shu's Qin Hui is more imposing and looks like someone who has been in a high position for a long time and holds great power.

Even if you are just in front of a few people, you should have a feeling of being high above and looking down on everyone.

This is what is called moving the qi and nourishing the body.

……

"Teacher Wang, please pay attention to your aura. There is no need to show too much now. Wait until the later part and then show a little more of Qin Hui's hypocrisy and treachery." Lin Yicheng made a request.

Uncle Dong is undoubtedly a good actor. In the next scene, his aura is much more restrained, but one can still see the depression in his heart.

The secret letter was missing, and his deal with the Kingdom of Jin might have been leaked. At this moment, his mood would definitely not be as calm as it seemed.

"Okay, let's continue with the next one." Lin Yicheng applauded.

Lin Yicheng stood and acted as the background with Huang Bo and Zhang Guoli, and then it was Uncle Dong's personal performance.

Qin Hui, played by Uncle Dong, waved a palm-leaf fan in his hand, sat down slowly, and said:
"I am a scholar who drinks tea and writes poetry. My heart is not in the government, I only care about my reputation." "But the world accuses me of colluding with the Jin people, convicting Yue Fei and framing loyal officials."

"And people like Han Shizhong even compare this bird to me, with a hidden meaning." When he said this, Dong Shu had a smile on his face, a mocking and disdainful smile.

"All these false accusations and prejudices are of great concern to the truth and must be clarified!" Uncle Dong's voice suddenly rose.

"Because it is a matter of great importance to one's reputation!"

Uncle Dong suppressed his voice but roared out this sentence. At first glance, there was nothing wrong, but after careful consideration, there was always a sense of lack of confidence.

Lin Yicheng went back to the monitor and watched it again. Uncle Dong's performance was flawless.

"Teacher Guoli, Teacher Wang, do you think that we need to make Qin Hui appear a little angrier here to contrast him with his true character and highlight his hypocrisy?" Lin Yicheng asked.

Zhang Guoli thought for a moment and said, "When a person wears a mask for too long, sometimes he or she will even deceive himself or herself. I think the emotion here can be released a little more, and the effect may be better."

Zhang Guoli is not only an actor, he is also a director, so he is very experienced and gave his answer immediately.

"I think we should be even more angry. Qin Hui is patient and suspicious. He only believes in himself and not others. Such a person has disguise engraved in his bones. No matter when or where, he will never take off the mask." Uncle Dong also gave the answer.

"Yes, we, the people of later generations, naturally know that he framed Yue Fei to destroy the Great Wall of the Southern Song Dynasty." Lin Yicheng continued:

"But if we put ourselves in Qin Hui's perspective, he might not think there was anything wrong with killing Yue Fei. This is an ostrich mentality. He just wanted the Song and Jin countries to maintain a state of peace, even if it was a false peace."

"It is to seek peace. In this way, he can use this reason to convince and deceive his conscience, and make his actions have a just explanation."

"Teacher Wang, please add some expressions and movements this time, and I'll see the effect."

"No problem." Uncle Dong nodded and adjusted his state.

This time, the first part was no different, but when it came to the sentence "All these false accusations and prejudices, the truth is the most important and must be clarified!", Dong Shu stopped waving the palm-leaf fan, and his tone became a little higher than before.

When he said the sentence "Because it is a major matter concerning one's reputation and integrity!", he slammed the palm-leaf fan in his hand against the table. With a "click", the fan broke. At the moment it broke, Uncle Dong had just finished his lines.

"Perfect!" Lin Yicheng shouted excitedly.

……

What is the greatest joy for a director? Isn't it to see his ideas being perfectly presented through the actors' interpretation?

The performance just now was textbook-level!

"Teacher Wang, based on what you just said, it would be unreasonable if you don't win an award," Lin Yicheng praised.

"That's too exaggerated. It's not true." Although Uncle Dong was modest in his words, he was still happy in his heart.

In the previous scene, he performed very enjoyably and it seemed that he had made a breakthrough in his acting skills.

He knew that even if he were asked to do it again, he couldn't do better than this.

"As for, it's really important. I will recommend this to the school and let them use it as a case study for their acting department." Lin Yicheng said with a smile.

"Thank you in advance." Uncle Dong was delighted. Isn't the biggest pursuit of an actor, especially a good one, to leave his name in film history and portray a representative character?
Uncle Dong himself has a hunch that the role of Qin Hui is his masterpiece.

From now on, whenever people mention Qin Hui, they will think of him, just like when they mention Jigong, they will think of Teacher You Benchang, when they mention Heshen, they will think of Teacher Wang Gang, and when they mention Sun Wukong, they will think of Teacher Liu.

He was also grateful to Lin Yicheng from the bottom of his heart for giving him this role. An actor may only encounter such an opportunity once in his life, and he was undoubtedly lucky.

(End of this chapter)