readytorunbook Chapter 388: Bullying the Cute Cats is Prohibited 35
Chapter 388: Bullying the Cute Cats is Prohibited 35
After the male and female protagonists and a number of supporting roles are decided, they will officially join the crew.
Mingnan's classes were almost over. Before the last class ended, Su Qing changed his stern look and took off his glasses, smiling very gently and happily, "Congratulations, you have officially graduated."
Mingnan stood up and bowed, saying sincerely: "Thank you teacher for your cultivation and encouragement during this period. I have benefited a lot. I will definitely walk down this path steadily in the future and will not embarrass you."
Su Qing smiled: "I'm not afraid of you embarrassing yourself. I can see your efforts. You are neither arrogant nor impatient, which is rare. I heard that you are going to join the group, which is great. I look forward to your performance. If you encounter any difficulties, you can contact me at any time."
She opened her arms and said, "I have taught so many people, but you are the one that makes me feel most comfortable and the one that is most like me. Hug me."
Mingnan was also quite moved.
He walked over quickly and hugged her tightly.
Su Qing patted her on the back and said, "Go for it, little girl. You still have a long way to go."
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After saying goodbye to Su Qing, Mingnan joined the group with Ning Jue.
Because the two of them are from the same studio, they don't need an extra car. They can just share one car, so it doesn't matter if they are photographed.
The hotel arranged by the crew was very close to the set, so they went to put their things down, left their assistants to pack up, and went to the set.
Director Zhao arranged a script reading session, allowing the leading actors and important supporting actors to get together and have a good chat with the screenwriter, so that they could understand each person's role thoroughly and then read the entire story together.
In addition, Director Zhao also hired a special martial arts instructor and etiquette instructor, and asked Mingnan and others to wear ancient costumes and follow the teacher to learn how to walk, how to sit, and how to fight.
This can help them get into the ancient costume situation as quickly as possible.
After a month, everyone had become familiar with each other and stood together for a group photo.
Director Zhao showed them the previous group photo and said with satisfaction, "Look, isn't there a big change?"
Mingnan and the others gathered around and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, it feels like everyone has become a different person. Their temperaments are completely different."
“It really feels like traveling through time.”
"Looking at it this way, Xiao Ming and Brother Ning are really photogenic. They look even better in ancient costumes."
Ning Jue and Ming Nan looked at each other, and taking advantage of the cover of the wide sleeves, he secretly hooked her finger underneath.
Mingnan used his fingertips to print a small crescent on his finger.
[There are so many people here, don't act like a hooligan. ]
Ning Jue laughed softly.
Everyone else looked at him, and Director Zhao asked, "What are you laughing at? You look so mean."
Mingnan: “Puff——”
She quickly covered her mouth.
Ning Jue: “…”
He put away his smile and glanced at Director Zhao quietly, "Is your hair thinning again?"
Director Zhao: “…”
Director Zhao smoothed his hair and gritted his teeth, "You bastard, just wait for the filming to start. If you don't do a good job, I'll pull your hair out!"
Everybody started laughing.
All the preliminary preparations were done, and after choosing an auspicious day, they officially started filming.
Because the original novel of this drama is about rebirth, and this theme has been strictly censored recently, it was changed to "It's all a dream".
The scenes in the beginning where the heroine's country was destroyed and her family was killed, and she sacrificed her life for her country were all filmed normally, but they appear in the form of dreams.
Then just shoot normally.
Because the original work was so brilliantly written, the screenwriter did not make too many changes to the script. Instead, he discussed it with the original author and deleted some of the loopholes and redundant content to make the overall plot smoother and more reasonable.
Mingnan started memorizing the lines after getting the script. She has a good memory and can remember all the lines for the day after reciting it twice.
When she returned to the hotel at night, she even asked Ning Jue to act with her.
So when filming the next day, Mingnan and Ning Jue naturally became the two people with the least NGs in the entire group.
Shooting efficiency is greatly improved.
During the break, Director Zhao praised Mingnan in public, saying that she was humble and serious.
Mingnan felt a little embarrassed, but everyone saw it, so naturally no one objected.
The next highlight is that the heroine played by Mingnan was slapped by the second princess while trying to stop a fight.
The actress who played the second princess was also a newcomer and didn't have much experience. She was always hesitant when she took action and didn't dare to really hit her.
The fake fighting effect was not good, and it was NGed several times. Director Zhao’s brows were furrowed so much that they could squeeze a fly to death.
He said sternly, "Didn't you have lunch? You call that a fight? Someone who doesn't know would think you were touching her. Try again! If you can't take the photo well by yourself, everyone will have to accompany you until you do it well."
The little girl was already nervous, and she felt wronged and scared when she was yelled at, which made her do even worse.
It seemed that Director Zhao was about to curse again.
Mingnan quickly pulled the little girl's hand and slapped himself hard.
This hit made the little girl stunned. She looked at her with wide eyes, "Nannan?"
Mingnan encouraged, "It's okay, hit him, hit him with all your strength. I know we are acting, I won't be angry. You have to be ruthless when you need to, otherwise it will be hard for everyone if we keep doing it over and over again."
The little girl pursed her lips, nodded and said, "I understand."
Director Zhao's brows relaxed slightly, "Do it again!"
As soon as the board was hit, everyone took their positions and the scene was repeated.
The second princess and the eldest daughter of the duke had an argument, and Mingnan came over to separate them. Unexpectedly, the second princess got angry and raised her hand to hit someone. Mingnan stood between them, and the slap landed on her face loudly and crisply.
Mingnan's face was tilted by the slap. This time it was a real slap and her face turned red.
All the real reactions were captured on camera and were clear to see.
Director Zhao was finally satisfied and didn't call cut, allowing them to continue acting.
The second princess's eyes opened wide in shock and astonishment. Half of her emotions were real, because she herself didn't expect that she would be so harsh, and her heart tightened.
Precisely because of this, her reaction is perfectly in line with the character's mood at the moment.
She trembled and said, "You...are you crazy? Why are you interfering in my affairs with her?"
Mingnan straightened up, touched his face lightly and hissed in pain.
She looked at the Second Princess deeply and asked in a deep voice, "Did you vent your anger?"
The second princess hesitated to speak.
Mingnan ignored her and turned to talk to the Duke's eldest daughter.
The Duke's eldest daughter saw that things had turned out like this and didn't know what to say, so she left in a hurry.
After the people left, Mingnan turned cold and said to the second princess: "Second sister, think twice before you act. Even if you are a princess, you can't cover everything up. Her father is in great favor with the emperor. If you beat her, will her father let it go? The emperor is caught in the middle and will he blame you for meddling?"
The second princess still insisted, "I am a princess, the emperor's biological daughter. No matter how shameless her father is, can she surpass me?"
Mingnan laughed with a complicated expression, "If you were a prince, she would never be able to surpass you, but a princess is just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time."