The male god in the interstellar entertainment circle is poisonous

"The Last Oasis" is a very rare experience for Mo Yixiao.

In his two lives, he has never experienced the training of a director of the level of Director Albert.In the last life, it was because the entertainment industry in his country had a very impetuous atmosphere at that time. A big IP and a few small actresses were more favored than well-polished works. In the entire Chinese-speaking circle, there was no extremely outstanding Literary film director. ——Even if there is, you can't get investment.

As for a famous international director... due to national strength, racial discrimination, and some unspoken rules, it is very difficult for actors in his country to truly enter the top entertainment circle.

Therefore, this is the first time he has experienced a director with high literary and artistic accomplishments and artistic pursuits and how to polish actors so that they can shoot the effects they want.

Because he knew that he had no experience, Mo Yixiao had long been prepared to be honed over and over again and asked to do it all over again, and the facts were not beyond his expectations.The ability of "one pass" that the youth is so proud of seems to have completely disappeared. Many times he himself is very satisfied, but he will still be called "blocked" mercilessly, time and time again.

"Look at this footage."

Director Albert did not show any impatience or anger, even though this segment has been filmed many times.He at least stretched out his hand to beckon, and Mo Yixiao walked over as he said.

On the screen, the teenager in the picture was dressed in a simple white T-shirt and khaki trousers, with a dazed expression on his face.

Mo Yixiao actually couldn't see the problem, he thought he was taking good pictures.The expression is not stiff, and it is no longer the feeling of "acting" that the director said at the beginning... Then why does Director Albert still not approve?

The youth's brows furrowed slightly.

"You are very dazzling, young man." The old director patted his arm, "Even in this shot, there is no makeup, no deliberate lighting, no fancy clothes, and you are not showing your excellence. People will find it pleasing to the eye when they see it.”

"Calm down a bit, kid."

Mo Yixiao didn't understand: "It's pleasing to the eye? Then, I need to put makeup on my face..." This is a very common technique. In order to reflect their pursuit of acting skills, many actors will deliberately destroy the overly outstanding appearance and get rid of the delicate appearance. The influence of appearance on the audience proves that purely relying on acting skills also has the power to move people's hearts.

But the old director shook his head.

"Have you seen Qi Jingyan's "Moonlight Tree"?"

This is a film made by Qi Jingyan that the old director himself highly admires.For a pure literary film, the box office of the first issue is not high, it will reach 25 million - think of "Mechanical Thinking", this incisive blockbuster not only greatly improved the age and gender structure of Mo Yixiao's audience, but In 100 days, more than [-] billion yuan was swept away, making countless people stare at Mo Yixiao.

——Don’t look at the Lost Hannover Award, which seems to be full of mockery and Mo Yixiao’s tune, but people in the real circle know that even if this young man can’t get a single award, he just doesn’t want to please the organizing committee. As long as he can contribute one after another tens of billions of box office masterpieces, his net worth will only skyrocket.

And a movie like "Moonlight Tree" with a box office of [-] million yuan is not enough for medium-sized and large-scale film and television investment companies.

Not to mention, because Qi Jingyan created the miracle of "Chang Gung" sweeping all the awards for best actor just before this, this literary film did not cause much splash. Although it was shortlisted for several awards, it finally It also won only one Best Actor.

Even when people talk about Qi Jingyan's masterpiece, they don't mention it.But Director Albert believes that Santos in "Moonlight Tree" is the pinnacle of Qi Jingyan's performance so far, and even, it's not entirely Qi Jingyan's own ability, but... "It's like being suddenly inspired by God."

"Of course, I've read it." In other words, Mo Yixiao has read all of Qi Jingyan's works.

"So tell me about Santos, what do you think of him?"

"Mediocre, simple, eager to change but cowardly." An unpleasant, boring image, especially in a movie with a bit of fantasy background setting, the protagonist of this character simply makes people "so interesting" Is my world view used to present such a boring person?"If it's an audience, even if the lead actor is Qi Jingyan, he might doze off.

Of course, as an actor, he is still the best actor who has aspirations in acting, if he can only see this, Mo Yixiao would be too sorry for himself.

"But the mediocrity is just right, the subtle helplessness is just right, not too much, and it is strangely blended with the beauty of the big fantasy fairyland in the movie in such a trivial and violent way..."

The background setting of "Moonlight Tree" is very delicate, and it is presented from the details. It obviously looks like a mediocre metropolis, but the occasional montage-style shots will make people notice that there is something between the superficial city. Next, there is another world that may be like a parallel world, intersects and intersperses with the ordinary world but is unknown.

Santos was the teenager who saw the inconsistency.

——This should have been the beginning of an exciting fantasy movie, but the director changed his style and spent a lot of time and energy on Santos.Those trivial and even boring teenage lives, being late for school in the morning, being bullied by the tall basketball team members, the girl he likes wearing a gorgeous skirt and sitting in the old man's aircraft, the younger sister who is two years apart from him and he is always older Make a scene, break his poster...

It's pretty much a boring, repetitive teen movie.It's almost a third-rate fantasy movie.

But that ghostly director, Jia Qin, magically turned it into a movie that explores teenage anxiety, anxiety in a fast-growing city, and people's sense of weightlessness.The fantasy "Moonlight Tree" and the novel background are actually a beautiful introduction like a flashing bait, leading to all the anxiety, struggle, regret and repetition that people don't notice in ordinary life, but do exist...

Mediocre male lead.

But Mo Yixiao knew that mediocrity was the reason why the director was full of praise.

——Obviously he is a very, very outstanding top-level actor, but in that work, he seems to be the most ordinary, young boy who is experiencing all kinds of troubles in adolescence, wants to change but is stagnant.There are no strange "youth movies" about youthful derailments, cheating, drug abuse, miscarriages, car accidents... but just one, an ordinary young student among all living beings.

"He's perfectly ordinary."

Director Albert nodded in agreement with Mo Yixiao's evaluation.

"Even if he discovers the moonlight tree, even if there are so many fantasy images that are incompatible with the modern city, they can't take away the characteristics of the film's 'reflection of the real world', because he is the pinnacle of the sea, setting the tone of the whole film, monotonous What is trivial, trivial, embodies people's indecision and repeated struggles...starts with him, and radiates outward. Teenagers' confusion and hesitation in the process of recognizing the world, the temptation of the world, family relationships, campus bullying, unfairness... And parents, emotional crises, midlife crises, financial strains..."

"There were many, many characters in that movie, and it even took up quite a bit of time, but Qi Jingyan did it, and firmly nailed the center to him—with the role of a mediocre middle school student."

"Should I learn from him?" Mo Yixiao listened carefully, asking for advice with focused eyes. "The Last Oasis" really made him feel a little confused. Many times he thought he acted very well, but over and over again, he couldn't meet the director's requirements.

But Director Albert smiled and shook his head.

"That can't be learned, or even copied. Did I say that even if he does it again, Qi Jingyan himself might not be able to repeat Santos in "Moonlight Tree"? It's spirituality, inspiration...or something else."

It seems weird to associate an ordinary student with freckles and a lack of sparkle with "spirituality", but the old director really felt that Qi Jingyan's ability to become Santos was the result of a period of divine help.

What he needs is not Mo Yixiao to imitate or substitute, but...

"Don't look for the camera, don't think about anything about filming, even if it doesn't look good or the lighting is bad." The blue-eyed old man licked his dry lips, "There is even Santos with his back to the camera in the moonlight tree but it's still incredibly beautiful.—Maybe because you're a natural actor, you always instinctively find the best angle to shoot... I must say it's incredible, it's something that many actors spend their entire lives in. The skills they cannot master, they only know 'damn the flying insect camera, why can't it be smarter?', but they can't experience the most suitable shooting posture, shooting angle, and matching with the light."

"You're a genius, kid. But now what I need is for you to turn back into an ordinary person, who doesn't know how to look for angles, doesn't know how to express yourself, thin, cowardly, pure, but don't be beautiful—you can't be beautiful. At the beginning, An Meyer, yes, it’s so simple that you can see it at a glance, but we don’t celebrate simplicity. In that era, ignorance itself was the original sin, either being bullied or becoming a burden to others. But we don’t criticize, we just present. "

Mo Yixiao put his index finger on the middle of the crowd, showing a thoughtful expression, stood there for a while, murmured something to himself, and then smiled: "Yes, I see.—— I'll adjust it."

The young man walked from the old director to the nearby lounge to rest.

Carl Albert stared at his back, his eyes gradually became brighter—in these few steps, just this short distance, the young man has almost undergone changes visible to the naked eye—saying this Of course it's too exaggerated, after all, the person is still the same person, and the clothes are still the same, but Albert noticed the change in him.

Mo Yixiao's pace at the beginning was the same as before, but gradually it began to be a little random and messy.As a star, there is no doubt that the postures of standing, sitting and walking are all carefully designed, and that beauty has even been buried in the bones.Of course, because of his acting skills, Mo Yixiao would not act like a star when acting as Anmeier, but rather casually.For others, this is enough, but Albert knows that this is not the limit of this young man, and since it is not, he wants more and better.

And now he looks... How should I put it, in just a few short steps, the young man's steps look like a real ordinary person, of course, there is a little difference.

At the very beginning, Anmeier looked like a pitiful little being bullied, but he still had traces of the laboratory on his body, a little bit of shrinking unconsciously, and avoiding the sun.It’s not easy to express. If you want to present it, it’s easy to use too much force and become funny and distorted. There is no language or expression, just a slight change in body posture...

Mo Yixiao also noticed Anmeier's characteristics before, but he emphasized it a little bit, emphasizing the "performance" level, but now, he has become more natural and smooth, as if he is really unconscious and neurotic Just a reaction.

"He was outstanding, outstanding."

Director Albert murmured and repeated these two sentences, then suddenly turned around - a certain man was standing not far away, watching silently.

"What about you? Jing Yan? Until now, I haven't seen the 'Santos' who impressed me at the beginning. You played Alexander very well, but this kind of acting..."

The old man frowned and thought for a long time, and finally found an adjective.

"Greasy. I can't find the lightness of Santos in your performance, but oily... Tell me, after so many years of shooting blockbuster films, have you lost the sharpness and awareness of the top actors?"

Those sea-blue eyes almost scrutinized the man in front of him.

Qi Jingyan was silent.

He was very grateful that Director Albert waited until Xiaoxiao left before ordering him.

In the past few days of filming, whether it is him or Mo Yixiao, they have been constantly called out by the director, asking to experience and experience again.Perhaps because the progress of the two seemed similar, and the director's request seemed very stream-of-consciousness and abstract, Mo Yixiao didn't realize that the progress of the two was actually different.

But Qi Jingyan could feel it.

Although Director Albert said "cut" and "no" to Xiaoxiao time and time again, his standards have been raised a little bit, and Mo Yixiao has really achieved it time and time again.Perhaps Mo Yixiao himself didn't even feel this kind of progress, but as a bystander, he was simply shocked by his lover's genius and amazing adjustment.

——His smile is like a piece of uncooked jade with great potential, slowly polished in the hands of the director to glow.

The youth may have acted in many excellent works before, but it is obviously the first time that a literary film explores human nature in such depth.The young man himself knows his own weaknesses, and there is even Qi Jingyan, who has filmed "Moonlight Tree" that the director praised so much, so he is even more eager for his own improvement and training, absorbing all fresh demands like a sponge. , feel, and feel every aspect of the shooting process with your heart.

Although he is still being called out by the director, the current card is very different from the card from the first day.Qi Jingyan could already feel the completely different aura of the lover with the same face just by watching.

But he himself fell into a bottleneck.

Thinking of this, Qi Jingyan smiled wryly.

Xiaoxiao probably thought that he would easily adapt to such shooting, right?

In fact, it is not the case, compared to the progress of the two, Qi Jingyan is the slow one.He once contributed amazing spiritual performances in deep films, and because of this, he always subconsciously recalled the feelings and methods he used to... want to find himself when filming.

But the more so, the more difficult it is for him to enter that mysterious and mysterious state.And just because he has experienced what a "good performance" is like, he is completely unsatisfied with his current state, and is even more eager to get back the feeling of "Moonlight Tree".

In the past few years, Qi Jingyan has contributed several highly acclaimed films, and one or two of them are literary films, but more emphasis may be on pure emotion, or purely expressing the director's aesthetic will, in terms of depth , can't be compared with the current one at all.And the skill of the director is completely unmatched.

It is precisely because he knows that his acting skills have not improved for two or three years, and it is precisely because he knows that Director Albert is almost the only person who can help him solve this problem, although Qi Jingyan still seems to have the chance to win forever It looks like, but my heart is urgent.

However, the more urgent he was, the more pressure he put on himself, the more he wanted to find something... the more clueless he became.

"I'm sorry, Director Albert." The man took a deep breath, his tone a little heavy.

"Sorry? No, don't apologize to me."

The old director's tone didn't change a bit, as if he was talking about family matters.

"Alexander itself is not the main line of this story. I am not satisfied. I can change him back to a supporting role, which will not affect the excitement of this movie. And I turned him into the protagonist because when you auditioned, you were very upset with Ann. Meier's performance is very touching...”

His dark blue eyes fixed on Qi Jingyan's.

"But I didn't expect that your acting skills have been perfected, but your ability to feel and act as a role has weakened. ... Your Alexander is a little distorted."

Qi Jingyan's heart sank suddenly.

"Mo Yixiao's Anmeier, his acting traces were a bit heavy at first, but now he is almost a perfect Anmaier. And you, Jing Yan...you are very good at these, and you have grasped the scale of your performance very well. .But……"

"Where did Santos's power, even though it was so ordinary and natural, still be able to move people? Your acting skills are now better than Mo Yixiao, so you act more like you, but it's not 'is' you." role. You played it convincingly, but how about motivation?"

Director Albert stared at the silent man in front of him and sighed softly.

"You're not at your peak, Jing Yan, like I said, you're still far from your peak. You don't need to recall how you performed Santos to try to finish Alexander, you need to believe that you can perform Alexander in a better way .”

"—Don't look back, young man. There are stars on top of the mountain."