civilwarnovels Chapter 537's talent is: 0, let's film it one more time!
Chapter 537's talent is: 0, let's film it one more time!
"Boss, did you send me here to film this kind of script?" Li Xiaoyan immediately looked miserable.
This was not what she thought.
She thought she was going to be promoted like Tian Xiwei and the others, and then make TV shows and movies.
Xiao Ju, standing nearby, said, "Xiao Yan, I know you want to act in TV shows and movies, but do you have acting skills? If you don't have acting skills and insist on acting, won't you be criticized to death online? Your live stream will be full of people cursing you."
Chen Jincheng subconsciously looked at Xiao Ju.
What this girl said makes a lot of sense.
But why do these words sound so familiar?
Right, isn't that what he said to her before?
They really know how to apply what they've learned.
Sun Yizhu thought Xiao Ju's words made a lot of sense.
She is a very rational person. For example, in her relationship with Chen Jincheng, as long as she is happy, Chen Jincheng is happy, and she doesn't care about some things.
Even if it's just getting involved in a 6V1S situation.
Because while participating, she felt like she was facing six opponents at once.
"Do your best in making this short drama. If it's successful, you can still become a star, and you can even compete with stars on the same stage in the future," Chen Jincheng said, offering words of comfort.
He wasn't just making things up; it's a trend that will become the future. Many celebrities will participate in those short dramas and variety shows because they do get exposure.
Actors who act in variety shows can also participate, because actors who act in short dramas also have a lot of popularity and influence at that time.
Li Xiaoyan and the other girls always trusted him completely.
So, Li Xiaoyan simply responded with an "oh".
Directors Li Zhaolong and his two colleagues quickly arranged the filming details.
The scripts were different, but the filming locations were somewhat similar.
In summary, there are four key locations for filming.
Firstly, there's the company. Whether it's a female CEO storyline or a stay-at-home husband storyline where the husband is the richest man, office scenes are always used. The second generation of stars may not have many other things, but they have a lot of offices.
Secondly, the filming could be done inside his home, specifically the villa he used to live in. After he moved out, the six "Cheng Girls" still lived there.
The third scene is an exterior shot; you can just find any street outside the Second Starry Sky location.
Fourthly, there are scenes in shopping malls where gifts are purchased. Either the female CEO's husband buys a gift for his "white moonlight" (his first love), or the housewife tycoon's wife buys a gift for her scheming male best friend.
This also shows that short dramas are heavily formulaic.
However, as with any formula, just like fast food, once the audience finishes eating it, they quickly forget about it and then continue to enjoy it.
Most importantly, the female lead must be beautiful and the male lead must be handsome. This alone can attract a large audience because it allows people to imagine and immerse themselves in the story.
Just like the original "I'm doomed, surrounded by beauties".
This is also why Chan Kam-ching had his leading ladies film short drama templates.
Inside the villa, there were fragrant items belonging to the girls everywhere. It was clear that since the owner was no longer staying there, these girls had let loose a bit.
Li Xiaoyan and Sun Yizhu were very embarrassed and quickly tidied up the hall.
"Alright, let's start filming the scenes at home now," Chen Jincheng instructed Li Zhaolong and the other two.
Immediately, the filming crews from all three groups sprang into action.
The first scene filmed was naturally the one where Ju Jingyi, the female CEO of a trillion-dollar conglomerate, confronts her boyfriend Chen Jincheng on their anniversary.
She also prepared a lavish dinner for the anniversary.
In these scenes, no acting skills are needed; Ju Jingyi's aloof and ethereal aura, stemming from her innate status as a widow, perfectly captures the essence. The rest is left to the director and cinematographer's lens.
Just do whatever makes her look beautiful and pretty.
A key feature of short dramas is that the female lead, if she's pretty enough, can immediately attract a wave of viewers.
Then comes Xiao Ju's monologue: "Today is the 3rd anniversary of my relationship with Chen Jincheng. Today I will confront him and tell him that I am the president of the group. Then I will give him the manor villa and luxury sports car that I have prepared, and give him 3 million yuan in pocket money."
This monologue does require Ju Jingyi to show some facial expressions, which will test her acting skills. However, for someone whose only responsibility is to look beautiful and pose for photos, acting skills, like her dancing talent, are zero.
So, it's stuck on one side, stuck on two sides, stuck on three sides...
Director Li Zhaolong is about to have a breakdown.
If it were any other actress, and the film kept cutting like this, he would have already started cursing and hurling insults at her. But look at her, she's a "Cheng Girl," and the only one who dares to subdue her boss, Chen Jincheng.
Not only did the boss not get angry when he was addressed by his first name, but sometimes he would even look at Xiao Ju with a hint of doting.
It would be strange if these two were alright.
If he dares to criticize, his boss might make things difficult for him.
Chen Jincheng smiled and said to Xiao Ju, "Be serious, don't make things difficult for the director."
Xiao Ju looked embarrassed. She knew what Chen Jincheng meant; he was implying that the director wanted to reprimand her but didn't dare, and didn't know what to do.
This was a bit of a blow to her; couldn't she even satisfy the acting requirements of this melodramatic short drama?
That's really embarrassing.
She might now understand why so many young male and female actors have such poor acting skills, even though the directors of those dramas used to make very good ones, but these actors make terrible ones.
Perhaps those young male and female actors are just like her now, with powerful backgrounds and connections. Directors don't dare to reprimand them. If they really can't act, they just leave it at that and make do. Anyway, it's not the director who gets scolded, but these young male and female actors.
Li Zhaolong smiled awkwardly when he heard Chen Jincheng's words: "Boss, anyway, there's no need to be perfect in many things for this short drama, so let's just make do with what we have."
"No way," Xiao Ju said immediately. She then thought of the young male and female actors being criticized. Was the director going to make an exception for her and let her get criticized?
This director is not a good person.
Her stubbornness kicked in again; she was determined to perform well.
Li Zhaolong had no choice but to continue.
However, as it turns out, sometimes one person's efforts are ineffective and only further prove that they are useless.
Just like Xiao Ju, there was a series of cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts... proving to the fact that he has no acting talent, not even in short dramas.
Therefore, in the end, she could only accept the humiliation of making do with the situation.
Chen Jincheng smiled and comforted the girl, saying, "After all, it's just a short drama. If your acting skills aren't good enough, your looks can make up for it. You're only there to look at your face."
"Really?" Xiao Ju was immediately delighted.
"It's fake," Chen Jincheng said with a smile.
"Chen Jincheng, you really are annoying!" Xiao Ju snorted lightly. Of course, she only said "annoying" on the surface, but her words didn't match her words.
The following plot involves Bai Qiqi, the president of a trillion-dollar conglomerate, whose boyfriend Chen Jincheng brings his white moonlight, Li Xiaoyan, home. They hug and kiss in front of her, and he even publicly humiliates her.
Chen Jincheng also pulled Li Xiaoyan onto his lap in front of Xiaoju: "Xiaoju, I didn't mean to hide it from you. I'm about to become a department manager in the group. Xiaoyan helped me with all of this through connections. So, let's break up!"
Xiao Ju has to put on a shocking performance here, because Chen Jincheng was appointed as the department manager by her, the president, but now his white moonlight has stolen the credit.
She was speechless. The worst part was that Chen Jincheng actually believed it and even wanted to break up with her to get together with his ex-girlfriend.
This kind of plot really tests acting skills. Then Chen Jincheng regretted letting Xiao Ju play the role. Damn, this girl is pretty and has a good temperament, but apart from her outstanding talent in painting and being able to draw maps, how come she has so many shortcomings?
Dancing talent: 0
Acting talent: 0
Oh my god, in the end we still have to make do. Then Chen Jincheng once again confessed his love to Li Xiaoyan: "Xiaoyan, I love you so much. You are the one I love most in this life."
Then, without any restraint, they kissed right in front of Xiao Ju. It was a real kiss, a kiss openly and honestly.
Li Xiaoyan responded enthusiastically.
This kind of response caused Chen Jincheng a lot of trouble.
He can't stand this kind of enthusiasm, so he got a reaction.
"OK, that's good." Li Zhaolong was quite satisfied with Li Xiaoyan's performance. Although she wasn't overly manipulative, at least she got the part.
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoyan hurriedly said, "Director, I feel that my performance just now was not good enough. Let's film it again!"
"???" Li Zhaolong was completely stunned. He had already performed very well, and there was no need to film anymore.
Li Xiaoyan, however, pleaded with Chen Jincheng, "Boss, let's film it again. You didn't do a good enough job just now."
Xiao Ju and Sun Yizhu watched from the side and silently complained: "You little bitch, you scheming woman, all she wants is to hear him say, 'Xiao Yan, I love you so much, you are the one I love most in this life.'"
That was acting, you actually took it seriously? (End of Chapter)