Superstar Aspirations

"Black Clouds" is a biographical film adapted from reality. Although it is not necessary to follow reality in everything, the general framework is consistent with reality.For example, every main character is real in reality, and for example, Gu Mingxiu's death is indeed a turning point in Ling Xiao's life.

From his debut in his teens, to his first Golden Melody Award at the age of 20, to his success in his 30s, Ling Xiao has already become the well-deserved God of Songs in China.But at the age of 36, Ling Xiao was hit hard by the unexpected death of his best partner and imperial lyricist Gu Mingxiu.

After that, Ling Xiao only released one album and held only two concerts.

Five years later, Ling Xiao also died of illness.

The scene tonight was filmed when Ling Xiao arrived at the hospital and was invited by the police to claim the body.Gu Mingxiu's parents died early, and he has no relatives. He is 44 years old and is not married, so he has no children. His best friend is Ling Xiao.The police had recognized Gu Mingxiu's identity long ago, but asking the other party's relatives and friends to claim it was a necessary procedure and had to be done.

So that morning, Ling Xiao received a call from his agent Zhao Chuyun and came to the hospital.

There was a silence on the set, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the filming of the scene to start.

The scene has already been deployed as a hospital scene, with white walls and white corridors, all white is so white that it is chilling.Rong Xu and Yu Siyu stood at the other end of the corridor, both of them changed into costumes and put on makeup, just waiting for the filming to start.

"Act 362, Scene 3, start filming!"

When the sound of beating boards sounded, the eyes of all the staff immediately gathered at the end of the corridor.

The manager played by Yu Siyu has always been calm and rational, but today, she also specially dripped special eye drops, which made her eyes red and looked exhausted.Beside her, the handsome and elegant man lowered his eyes, stared blankly at the ground, and followed behind his manager.

Walking through the hallway, into the room - that's the first shot of the scene.

It should be said that Director Liang used a long shot for this scene, and planned to shoot a scene that lasted for a full minute.

The camera has been following Rong Xu's side, moving forward with him.The superb technique of the lighting artist made the indoor scene shot at night look as if the sun really shined in from the window at the end of the corridor, shining on Rong Xu's soft hair, reflecting a brilliant golden light.

He kept his eyes down, looking at the ground quietly, and walked slowly, but step by step.

Looking at the scene on the monitor, Director Liang's face gradually became serious.He carefully observed the composition and color of the entire picture, the rhythm and angle of shooting, and especially watched the performance of the two actors carefully.

This scene is one of the most important scenes for "Black Clouds", and it is the turning point of Ling Xiao's life.So this scene must not be sloppy, as long as there is a slight mistake in the one-minute long shot, Director Liang will call the card without hesitation and resolutely reshoot.

At this moment, the morning sun is soft and beautiful, and the hospital is peaceful and peaceful, as if everything in the world is extremely warm.

However, Gu Mingxiu died.

Ling Xiao followed behind Zhao Chuyun with his head down, because he was not walking fast, so Zhao Chuyun stopped from time to time to wait for him.There was only a dozen meters away, and the two of them walked for almost a minute before reaching the door.

This kind of detailed performance made Director Liang nod in satisfaction.

Over there, Yu Siyu and Rong Xu had already rehearsed the scene in advance.

The elite woman in a suit first subconsciously prepared to push the door, but before she touched the door, she stopped and turned to look at her artist.After a long time, she whispered, "Come and open the door... Ling Xiao."

Ling Xiao bowed his head silently, without saying a word.

Zhao Chuyun was also silent. After a long time, she sighed softly and reached out to touch the doorknob.But this time, before she had time to open the door, the door was opened from the inside.

The policeman in uniform looked at them up and down. When he saw Ling Xiao, a look of admiration flashed in his eyes, but he quickly hid it and said in a business-like manner: "The body should belong to Mr. Gu. , At [-]:[-] this morning, Mr. Gu was driving a black car and collided with a truck in the middle of the West Ring Road. The other party was driving fatigued and is currently being detained at the police station. Today, I would like to ask you two to identify each other Corpse."

Zhao Chuyun and Ling Xiao were quickly brought into the house.The room was not big, with a narrow bed in the middle, and the person on the bed was covered by a long white cloth.

It seems that I have watched too much about life and death, and Gu Mingxiu has no relatives and family members. The police didn't feel like taking care of the deceased's friends. They directly lifted a corner of the white cloth and asked, "Is it Mr. Gu?"

The moment the white cloth was lifted, Ling Xiao suddenly turned his head and looked out the window.But Zhao Chuyun couldn't help covering her mouth, seeing the facts with her own eyes, she couldn't suppress the grief in her heart, so she could only nod her head: "Yes."

The police put down the white cloth again.

"...No." A hoarse and deep voice suddenly sounded in the quiet room.

The policeman was stunned and looked at Ling Xiao: "Mr. Ling, isn't this Mr. Gu?"

Ling Xiao still turned his head and looked out of the window, but his hoarse voice read out word by word from between his teeth: "He is not."

The two policemen in the room looked at each other, Zhao Chuyun kept her mouth covered with tears no matter how calm she was.But another friend of the deceased insisted that this person was not Gu Mingxiu.So how does this work?Obviously this person is Gu Mingxiu!

The older policeman stepped forward and said in a good voice, "The deceased has passed away, Mr. Ling, and my condolences will change."

"He's not!" The suddenly high-pitched voice sounded, echoing in the room for a long time.Ling Xiao turned his head suddenly, and said in a firm and decisive tone: "He's not! He's really not, he's not Gu Mingxiu, I don't know him...he's not..."

And when the young man turned his head, the studio was suddenly dead silent. Director Liang stared at the picture on the monitor with his eyes wide open.

In this picture, the elegant and beautiful Ling Xiao's eyes were red, tears kept rolling in his eyes, his lips were biting tightly, his body was trembling with excitement, but he opened his eyes wide to stop that Tears fell.

It's like a man at the end of his rope, desperate to deny everything.

On the set, Yu Siyu's main scene was over, and she cried instantly, grasping the transition between the two identities of "strong woman" and "friend".But Rong Xu's key scene has just begun. He looks at the old policeman in front of him and says "he's not" over and over again.Repeat stubbornly, as if this can become a fact.

Then the old policeman sighed, turned sideways and pulled away the white cloth again, and asked, "Isn't it true, Mr. Ling?"

The voice stopped abruptly, and Ling Xiao's eyes fell on the man's face unexpectedly.Everything was still as fresh as last night. Gu Mingxiu's complexion was a little paler, and there was a finger-sized scar on his forehead. He closed his eyes tightly, as if he had fallen asleep.

The old policeman put down the white cloth and said again: "It happened so suddenly, please let me know your condolences."

The bright sunlight came in from the window, and a layer of golden sand fell on the ground.Camera No. [-] gave Rong Xu a close-up. In those clear and clean eyes, tears accumulated and precipitated, the pupils trembled slightly, and his gaze was fixed on the white cloth.

After a while, in seat number two, Director Liang saw: Rong Xu suddenly smiled.

He raised the corner of his mouth and smiled softly.This smile doesn't seem to be any different from his past ones, but when you look closely, you can find that his lips are trembling, his cheeks are trembling, and his whole body is trembling slightly, and in an instant, tears flow from his eyes flow out.

The young man smiled and looked at the old policeman, and then at the younger policeman next to him.His face was full of smiles, but tears kept streaming down from his eyes, past the corners of his mouth, and into his lips.

I don't know if it is bitter or idle, but it must be very astringent.

At this time, the warm and bright sunlight still made his hair soft and golden, but he laughed and cried at the same time, repeating again: "He's not...he's really...not..."

There was only Ling Xiao's faint panting in the room, and he suppressed the crying in his throat, but some things couldn't be suppressed no matter what.He looked around every corner of the room, with his usual smile, the only thing he didn't look at was the bed covered with white cloth, and that... the person under the white cloth.

"He is not……"

On the set, the slightly more emotional staff members shook their heads slightly, infected by this "laughing and crying" emotion.

He was obviously laughing, but he was also crying, repeating the same sentence stubbornly over and over again.In the quiet room, only the laughter mixed with crying echoed, Rong Xu smiled softly, and then there was no more sound, only tears and a smile that seemed to be permanently frozen on his face .

There was silence on the set. After a long time, Director Liang shouted loudly: "Cut!"

Soon, Yu Siyu's assistant stepped forward to help her wipe away her tears.The makeup artist also hurried forward, ready to help Rong Xu and Yu Siyu touch up their makeup, in case there was another shoot.But even after calling the card, tears continued to flow from Rong Xu's eyes, and the make-up artist was momentarily dumbfounded.

With a hoarse voice, Rong Xu whispered, "Don't worry, let me think for a while."

The young makeup artist nodded quickly, and Rong Xu turned around, covering his face with his hands, his fingers were still twitching slightly, and tears were streaming down from between his fingers.

And when the news of "Rong Xu is still crying" reached the ears of Director Liang and a certain man, it was already 3 minutes later.

The makeup artist helped Qin Cheng touch up a little makeup, and suddenly heard two other makeup artists whisper: "I want to cry, Rong Xu's acting skills are so good. He still can't stop now, it should be I really put my heart into acting, and the appeal is so strong."

A flash of surprise flashed in the pitch-black phoenix eyes, Qin Cheng immediately stood up from the bed and walked to Rong Xu's side.He called out "Rong Xu" softly, and the young man turned around immediately, but he had already stopped crying, but his eyes were still red, his face was a little pale, and he was rather haggard.

Qin Cheng was startled.

Seeing Qin Cheng's sudden arrival, Rong Xu smiled and raised the corners of his lips, and said, "What's the matter, is there something wrong?"

Qin Cheng was silent for a moment, then asked: "Don't be too sad."

Rong Xu nodded slightly, and the two quickly talked about other topics, but after a while, the field manager came to inform Rong Xu: "Director Liang said to shoot again."

Hearing this, many staff members around were surprised.

"Isn't it? The scene just now was shot so well, why do you need to reshoot it? I'm going to cry."

"I've already cried...Rong Xu's contagion is really strong. Seeing him cry, I also feel so sad. If my best friend in this life...Bah, bah, bah, what am I talking about."

The comments from the people around were heard by Rong Xu, he smiled and said to the field manager: "Okay, I see, just touch up the makeup a little bit, and Sister Yu and I will continue."

The field manager left quickly, but the discussion among the staff never stopped.Those staff members spoke vividly, as if Rong Xu's performance just now made them all into the play.But they didn't lie, because many people's eyes were indeed red and their voices were a little hoarse. They should have really shed tears just now.

Listening to these people's words, Qin Cheng frowned slightly.

Rong Xu went to touch up his makeup again, while Qin Cheng circled around, beckoned for his assistant, and asked, "How did he act just now?"

The assistant's voice was also a little choked up, and he lowered his head honestly and said, "Laughing and crying at the same time. The acting is really good..."

...So, everyone at the scene saw Rong Xu's acting skills with their own eyes, but he couldn't? !

His face suddenly darkened. For the first time, Qin Cheng regretted that he took this role.

But it was useless to regret, and this finale scene was filmed a second time soon.The second time, Director Liang was not satisfied for some reason, and let Rong Xu take the third time.After the third time, Director Liang looked at the scene on the monitor, thought for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, this scene is over, let's choose the first one."

Everyone: "..."

Rong Xu: "..."

Qin Cheng: "..."

Is there anyone who is so tossing around like you? !

In any case, after going through this long-shot crying scene over and over again, even Rong Xu was unavoidably exhausted physically and mentally.

Crying scenes are very challenging for actors. If you just want to perform and think that crying is considered a crying scene, then you are just acting, not crying.

When you actually become the character, you empathize with him and cry with him.Some actors suffer from depression, sometimes not because of other reasons in life, but because of a play he has acted in. He is really involved in the play, unable to get out, and immersed in it.

Of course, it only took Rong Xu 3 minutes to act, but within 1 minute of filming, he seemed to really become Ling Xiao.No one present knew what Ling Xiao's reaction was when he saw Gu Mingxiu's body eight years ago.But they felt that Rong Xu's performance was already the best, so what other reactions could they have?

The greatest grief is the pain that can infect people, and the pain makes people cry with you.

After this scene is over, today's scene is considered over.This is the wrap-up scene for the second male lead, and according to the crew's rules, a wrap-up banquet has to be held no matter what.But because the object was Qin Cheng, even Director Liang didn't know how to bring it up, so he had to ask Yu Siyu to ask.

Director Liang rubbed his hands together: "Xiao Yu, I remember that you once co-produced a movie with Qin Cheng?"

Yu Siyu said silently: "...that was five years ago, Director Liang. At that time, I was only the female No. [-], and I had no rivalry with Qin Cheng."

Director Liang was dumbfounded.

But the matter is still easy to solve, Yu Siyu pondered for a while, and found Rong Xu.Soon, Rong Xu walked directly in front of Qin Chengdi, smiled and said, "Do you need to have a wrap-up banquet tonight? It's just for everyone to celebrate, and I will see you off the set."

In this crew, only Director Liang and the screenwriter are older than Qin Cheng, so today they are the only two who stuffed Qin Cheng with a red envelope.If everyone wants to celebrate the conclusion of Qin Cheng's play, they can only take advantage of the opportunity of the finale banquet.

Seeing the young man's warm and soft smile, Qin Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not refuse.

So amidst the cheers of the crew, after work was over, director Liang treated the guests, and everyone went to the hotel next to the film and television city in S City.And at this moment, on the Internet, Han Yanghao, who had been silent for a whole day and hadn't said a word, finally appeared.

[Han Yanghao: Published the headline article: "Justice is in the heart". 】