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Chapter 48: Entering the Play (Edited)

Rest for a day

Li Qi returned to the”Lotus Lantern” crew, Erlang Shen Yang Jian was online again at the Hengdian filming location

It is worth mentioning that

The filming locations of CCTV’s”The Lotus Lantern” were mainly selected in Beijing and Hengdian Film and Television Base. Three new scenes were specially built in Hengdian Film and Television Base for this drama. One is the underworld and the cave where Sun Wukong and the fox spirit live, one is the Lingxiao Palace, and the other is the bedroom of Liu Daqing’s”Queen Mother”.

The”Yaochi” in mythology”

The cave has an area of ​​more than 5,000 square meters. It is currently the largest man-made scene in China. Once this scene is filmed, it must be filmed in one go. Therefore, Liu Daqing has been particularly busy recently. Li Qi has returned to the crew and is a little more relaxed.

But it won’t be easy for long

As the filming progressed to more than half, Li Qi’s scenes gradually increased. The script had been changed, and Li Qi’s role was a bit heavier than the original version. In addition, he and Liu Daqing had a tacit understanding that they wanted to lead the performances of others to make the plot of”Baolian Lantern” more profound. Naturally, he spent more effort than the average person.

As for Li Qi……

Physical fatigue has never been a problem. What really makes him feel miserable is the script. The”Life is Long and Hateful, and the River Flows East”-style plot is very cruel just to read. He also has to go through the virtual space of the Tiandi Wuji system and enter the heart of Erlang Shen Yang Jian, digging deep into the character and performing. That kind of mental torture is the most terrifying!

Li Qi even regretted

It would have been great if the original plot of”The Lotus Lantern” could have been followed, but why did they make up a whole drama called”Life is Long and Hateful, and Rivers Flow East” that made this originally light-hearted mythological drama so cruel, and I am the one who suffers the most!

……

As a director, Yu Minsheng always pays attention to the actors’ condition. Sometimes he will adjust the shooting plan according to the actors’ condition. Recently, he suddenly found that Li Qi’s condition was a little bit wrong.

It’s not that the acting is bad.

As an actor who wrote a short biography like”The Long Regret of Life and the Flow of Rivers”, Li Qi performed very well, so well that many times, Yu Minsheng applauded Li Qi’s performance, but the problem is precisely that……

Li Qi acted so well!

His every move and demeanor are reminiscent of Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun, the demeanor of the God of Justice, and the ability to sacrifice himself to achieve the final chessboard, whether it is melancholy, coldness, or inadvertent fragility.

Only……

No more smile

Yang Jian doesn’t smile, but Li Qi does. However, in the recent scenes, even after the filming, Li Qi still has that melancholy expression. That is Erlang Shen’s expression, but not Li Qi’s expression.

“This kid”

Liu Daqing’s voice is somewhat complicated

Yu Minsheng said:”It seems that you have also discovered”

Liu Daqing nodded. She had encountered Li Qi’s strangeness countless times in her acting career. Not only her opponents, but even Liu Daqing herself had had similar experiences.

“Want to break it?”

Li Qi is now completely immersed in the state of Yang Jian. Now he is at his best in acting, but Yu Minsheng is worried that Li Qi will suffer from depression in the future. Even if he steps out of the role, that feeling will still follow him like a shadow, which will ruin an actor.

“Need not”

Liu Daqing said

Compared with ordinary actors and even directors, she undoubtedly has very rich experience:”Filming a TV series, especially a mythological drama, will not make him depressed. He is not that fragile. I have tried to communicate with him before. He is aware of his current state, but he just doesn’t come out of it on purpose. And don’t you find that he is infecting others”

Yu Minsheng smiled bitterly

How could I not notice?

In recent filming, whenever it was Li Qi’s turn to play the role of Erlang Shen Yang Jian, the actors acting opposite Li Qi had to withstand tremendous pressure to perform. Actors often laughed during filming, but Li Qi created a terrible record. No one else ever laughed when acting opposite him!

Not only did I not laugh

What Yu Minsheng didn’t know was that after Li Qi’s scene was finished, many of the actors watching had red eyes, and some of the more emotionally fragile actors burst into tears.

For example, Yan Danchen cried her heart out in a scene where Erlang Shen was injured and fled into the little fox cave. I don’t know if she felt sorry for Li Qi or Erlang Shen. Anyway, she was so into the role that she would even have related dreams when she slept.

The heart-wrenching power of this

Even some staff members who were not so familiar with the script could not help but wipe away tears while filming. Fortunately, they kept their responsibilities in mind and did not let it affect their work.

Just seems to take extra care of Li Qi

All the departments, from makeup to lighting, were extremely friendly to Li Qi. They unknowingly transferred their sympathy for Erlang Shen to Li Qi.

“Second Master”

They call Li Qi

Later, this name spread for some reason, and then no one in the crew called Li Qi”Brother Qi” anymore. Everyone called him”Second Master” without any teasing.

More, it is a respect

Even Yu Minsheng sometimes felt bitter after directing Li Qi’s scenes, as if his throat was blocked by something. Everyone knew that this was just a scene and all the performances were fake, but it was still difficult to get out of the emotions in the script.

In Yan Danchen’s mind, Li Qi’s acting skills are good, or to be more precise, very good, but compared to Liu Daqing’s level, he is still a level lower.

Liu Daqing asked beside her:”Ms. Yan, how do you feel about acting opposite Li Qi?”

Yan Danchen said honestly:”I feel a little bit stressed, but it’s okay. I feel comfortable acting with Li Qi. Our rhythm is very compatible.”

This is not the answer Liu Daqing wants.

She glanced at Cao Xiaojun who was gradually adapting and shook her head:”Didn’t you notice that Li Qi and Cao Xiaojun lowered their level when acting?”