Huayu started by giving the system to female stars

Chapter 45 45. Chen Xi encounters a crisis of replacement

"Cut, Chen Xi, pay attention to your position. Didn't you notice that you are out of the camera?"

"Everyone, get ready, one more take."

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"Cut, Chen Xi, pay attention to your expression control. You are a bit too strong!"

"OK, everyone, get ready and retake."

...

"Cut, Chen Xi, give me your test paper."

Chen Xi handed over his test paper without knowing why. Wei Wu glanced at it and scolded:

"What are you doing with a pen and scribbling? I want you to put yourself into the situation and do the test paper, not to pretend to perform and gesture. Do you know how fake you were just now!"

Chen Xi quickly bowed and apologized: "Sorry, director, I know."

Wei Wu waved his hand unhappily: "Okay, get ready, pay attention, one more take."

...

How to say it, the first few days of the start of "Those Years" were not smooth, and the main problem was of course Chen Xi.

Compared with other main actors, his acting experience and skills are undoubtedly the most scarce.

Chen Xi had some superficial exposure to acting theory and basic skills before the art exam, but in terms of practice, that is, serious film and television acting experience, he had absolutely no experience.

Relatively speaking, the situation of others is much better, such as Qiao Shan and the three members of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, who are basically sophomores and juniors, and have systematically studied acting courses for at least 2 to 3 years in college.

During their time at school, in addition to choreographing some stage plays or dramas to participate in the exam, they will also find opportunities to intern in other crews during the winter and summer vacations to increase some practical experience.

Not to mention Liu Tianxian, who has been in the industry for 4 years and has starred in four TV series and two movies.

Although Yang Mi has not yet been a leading actor, she has not yet gone to college to systematically study acting. But she has been exposed to the world since she debuted as a child star, and she has also played many minor roles over the years. Relatively speaking, her acting experience is much richer than Chen Xi.

Appearance, temperament and age are all important plus points for Chen Xi's selection, but his biggest problem now is that he is too lacking in acting experience.

If Wei Wu had known that it would be so difficult to train amateur actors, he might not have used him.

In fact, Chen Xi is not without talent or understanding, but he has too little experience and is prone to making low-level mistakes.

If he had already entered the Central Academy of Drama and studied systematically for a year, the situation would definitely be much better now.

Wei Wu certainly has the ability to train him well, including now he still has the confidence that he can do it, but the problem is that he doesn't have so much time.

He can wait, but his wallet can't.

The budget of this movie is already a bit stretched. If Wei Wu is not a reborn old-timer but a new director, it is likely that the filming will not be completed before the funds are used up.

In this case, spending too much time to train the actors will inevitably extend the shooting cycle, and the overspending is almost certain.

Although he can borrow money from Liu Tianxian after the overspending, Liu Xiaoli has finally changed her impression of Wei Wu.

If he borrowed money at this time, all his efforts would be wasted, and Liu Xiaoli would even have a worse impression of him.

Wei Wu had been frowning for the past two days, and Chen Xiao was of course in a heavy mood, so he took advantage of the lunch break that day to secretly find Liu Tianxian to get in touch with her:

"Sister Fei, have you eaten?"

Liu Tianxian nodded: "Yes, I have eaten, do you have anything to do?"

Since the male and female protagonists need to rehearse their lines and develop tacit understanding, they spent most of their free time rehearsing their lines together during the two days when they were not filming, so they became more familiar with each other.

It was mainly because after contact, Chen Xiao saw that Liu Tianxian had no airs and a gentle temperament, so he mustered up the courage to come up and get in touch with her, otherwise he would not dare to act rashly.

The reason why Chen Xiao found Liu Tianxian instead of others was not mainly because of her celebrity status, but because he had heard a lot of gossip in the past two days.

According to reliable gossip, Liu Tianxian and Yang Mi both have a special relationship with the director. The three of them had worked together in the crew of The Return of the Condor Heroes.

During this period, Liu Tianxian launched a fierce pursuit of Wei Wu, and later Yang Mi also got involved... So now many staff members jokingly say: Liu Tianxian is the director's first wife, and Yang Mi is the second wife.

According to Chen Xiao's own observations over the past two days, Liu Tianxian and Yang Mi do have an ambiguous relationship with the director, and the two women are completely responsive to his requests and obedient to his words. This news is by no means groundless.

Compared to Yang Mi, he is still more familiar with Liu Tianxian, and Yang Mi doesn't seem to be as easy to talk to as Liu Tianxian, so Chen Xiao found Liu Tianxian.

Chen Xi hesitated and said, "Yes... there is something... I want to ask you for a favor?"

"Oh, what is it? Tell me!"

Chen Xi made up his mind and said directly: "I have been making mistakes and being scolded these two days. I am worried that the director may want to replace me.

"Look... can you please say a good word for me and ask the director to give me another chance. I really need this opportunity. If I miss this time, I may not have the opportunity to play the leading role in the next 5 years.

"Then I swear, I will do my best to act well next time, and I promise not to let you down."

Liu Tianxian couldn't help but wonder: "Who told you to replace someone? Are there any rumors?"

"No," Chen Xi shook his head and said, "I just thought about it myself..."

Liu Tianxian's face straightened up and he said, "You can't just think about it! What you're talking about are all things that have no shadow, not to mention how can the male lead be changed at will?

"At least I've never heard Director Wei say this. Besides, you were the person that Director Wei personally found. How could you just change him at your request?"

From Liu Tianxian's perspective, Wei Wu should be unlikely to make a substitution at this time. Not because of anything else, but because objective conditions do not allow it.

Because the funds for this film are not very abundant to begin with, if we change people at this time, it will be a trivial matter to pay liquidated damages. The key is to re-interview and find people. The shooting time will be greatly extended, and the budget will obviously not be enough.

The other thing is the schedule. The main thing is Yang Mi. Basically, as soon as this drama is finished, she will start filming "Wang Zhaojun", and the filming will be until the end of the year at the earliest.

Then the second female lead will definitely have to be replaced. It is impossible to wait until next year to film "Those Years"!

The stone in Chen Kuai's heart immediately fell to the ground, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Are you saying that Director Wei has no plans to replace me yet?"

Liu Tianxian nodded and said, "Generally speaking, no. Novices will inevitably stumble on the road. As long as you have a correct attitude, even if you make mistakes, as long as you learn lessons in time and avoid making mistakes again, the director will definitely give you a certain amount of tolerance."

"Besides, when the director scolds you, he is also trying to help you correct your mistakes. If he doesn't scold you, I'm afraid you won't remember it! If he stops scolding you, then he might be really frustrated and planning to replace him!"

Chen Kuai nodded and said: "Yes, yes, I will have a correct attitude from now on, concentrate on it, and try to avoid making mistakes. I hope the director and Sister Fei will take care of me in the future."

Liu Tianxian nodded slightly and said: "Well, don't be too mentally burdened. We all came here from this time, and it was like this in the beginning. Use some snacks to summarize more, and things will get better after you get used to it."

Chen Kuai nodded in agreement: "Okay, thank you Sister Fei, I will definitely perform well with my heart."

"Well, that's fine. Don't scare yourself. Are you okay now?"

Chen Kuai rubbed his hands and said sheepishly: "Actually, there is one more little thing..."

"Well, let's finish it all at once!"