Tuesday, December 14th.
Early in the morning, Pei Qian came to the filming location of "Better Tomorrow".
It’s been a while since I’ve been here, and I’m very worried.
The last time I came here was two weeks ago. Pei Qian casually asked Lu Zhiyao to play the role of salted fish. Unexpectedly, Lu Zhiyao showed off his acting skills, which won the unanimous approval of everyone on the set. commend.
So, Pei Qian has been suppressing his worries during this period and did not go to the set again.
He was afraid that his unintentional words would give Lu Zhiyao some new insights, and then the situation would get out of hand...
But it would not work if he stayed away forever.
Pei Qian felt that he could not keep an ostrich mentality, otherwise it would be too late if something happened.
It is still necessary to detect and treat early.
Even if the situation is irreversible, if you know it earlier, you can at least prepare to spend money in advance and reduce some losses for yourself.
So, Pei Qian had nothing to do today and came to the filming site of the movie again.
The studio is quite busy, with staff coming and going.
Pei Qian didn't want to disturb everyone's work, so he just stood aside casually and watched the performance in the venue.
The surrounding scenery is no longer the narrow capsule, but has become the exterior scenery of the future urban space.
Of course, it was said to be on location, but it was still shot in a studio, but with a lot of green screens hung up.
Those cool future city scenes will be synthesized using special effects.
The close-up scenes are still set with real objects. For example, in this scene, the male and female protagonists are eating together in a roadside shop. The entire shop is set up, with tables, chairs, tableware, decorations, etc. inside. It's the real thing.
In addition, the shop's sign, the trash cans on the roadside, the male and female protagonists, and all the costumes that appear in the scene are also customized.
These are all carefully crafted props by the props team, giving them a sense of authenticity.
From these settings, you can probably tell that this is a slum residential area similar to steampunk.
According to director Zhu Xiaoce’s plan, the buildings in this movie will be roughly divided into four different styles:
The capsule space where the male protagonist lives looks very technological. , but cramped, narrow, and highly homogeneous in style, this is a uniformly built welfare facility;
The slums in the outside world are where the male and female protagonists meet and date. There are many small shops here, which look a bit like steampunk style. They are bright and lively, but they are full of chaos and disorder;
The glamorous outside world includes scenes from talent shows. It looks very technological, spacious and grand, and is a sci-fi architectural style in general;
The residences of the upper class are mainly in the style of classical mansions, with beautiful fireplaces, large oil paintings and It looks likeThe very expensive wooden furniture is only slightly decorated with some high-tech elements to distinguish it from the real mansion.
Because in the setting of the script, only the upper class can afford "classical arts" such as oil painting and piano. In their circles, "retro" architectural style is a trend. To distinguish between tastes and those of ordinary wealthy people.
The current scene was shot in a "future city slum" scene with a somewhat "cyberpunk" meaning.
This is the first time Pei Qian has met the heroine of this drama.
The actress' name is Lin Ruyi. She has a round face, big eyes, two nice dimples when she smiles, and a standard first love face.
Pei Qian had tried to search for her information before, but could not find any famous works. Later, after asking, he found out that this was a newcomer who had just been discovered in the film school and had not yet appeared this year. graduate.
In terms of appearance, Lin Ruyi cannot be said to be particularly good-looking. Because her face is round, she is not very photogenic.
However, this is exactly in line with the setting of the script.
Because in the script, the heroine is not a very stunning and charming character, otherwise she would have been favored by the upper class, and the following stories would not have happened.
Pei Qian has no requirements for actresses, his only requirement is that they don’t look too good-looking.
After all, now is an era where everything depends on appearance.
If the heroine is too good-looking, it may become a hot topic. If her acting skills are better, the consequences will be even more disastrous.
What if the heroine is too good-looking and even though she plays a green tea bitch, the audience doesn’t hate her at all but instead falls madly in love with her? Wouldn’t that be a bad thing?
Of course, Pei Qian also knows that it is unrealistic to find an ugly actor to be the heroine.
So, now this new actor, who doesn't seem to have a particularly outstanding appearance, is already a good choice for Pei Qian.
Soon, Pei Qian saw the plot of this scene.
The heroine has already participated in the talent show, but was not selected.
Now, the male protagonist played by Lu Zhiyao is resting and drinking drinks with the female protagonist in a small shop by the roadside.
Lu Zhiyao would try hard to make Lin Ruyi happy, but Lin Ruyi would agree with him casually.
When Lu Zhiyao showed off his cards and said that he had saved enough money to buy a two-person capsule, Lin Ruyi would suddenly explode, break out into several emotionally charged conversations, and then walk away.
This scene is a breaking point in the early and middle stages of the plot. In short, it can be summed up in four words: the male protagonist is raped.
Hey, this is really an eternal and classic poisonous point.
Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh silently.
……
At this time.
Lu Zhiyao is thinking about the future,He looks like a complete dog licker, quite humble.
However, because he is handsome, even though he is being a licking dog, it does not make people feel very uncomfortable, but rather makes him feel a little pitiful.
Lin Ruyi stared blankly at the drink cup on the table, nodding from time to time, or echoing a few perfunctory words, obviously thinking about other things.
“I heard that a good restaurant has opened nearby, selling delicious imitation meat, standard purified water and red wine.”
“The imitation meat we ate last time The meat can only simulate about 60% of the taste of real meat, which is already very delicious. It is said that this restaurant can simulate about 80% of the taste of real meat, and it also has many flavors such as beef and chicken. "
" There is also standard purified water. All the standard purified water I drank before had a rusty smell. It is said that the standard purified water in this store has almost no odor and has a light fragrance. It is 100 times better than the water in the residence capsule. Times."
"There is also red wine. The bottled red wine sold in the capsule is very expensive. The price of the red wine there is only about 70% of the price in the capsule vending machine, and it is said that the taste is almost the same."
p>"How about we try it together tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"
Lu Zhiyao looked at Lin Ruyi opposite.
Lin Ruyi showed a polite smile on her face: "Well, okay."
When she smiled, two shallow dimples appeared on her face, which made her look very charming. .
But the smile disappeared quickly. She continued to stare at the cup on the table absently, picked it up and took a sip indifferently, her expression seemed to say that the drink in the cup was tasteless.
Lu Zhiyao said a lot, but only got three words, and he couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
However, he quickly adjusted his emotions.
Because he has prepared a big surprise today.
The two fell into a brief silence.
Lin Ruyi still didn't know what she was thinking, while Lu Zhiyao made up his mind to speak while drinking his drink.
"I know that losing the last audition was a big blow to you."
"It doesn't matter, it will all pass."
"Don't worry , I have planned a future for the two of us."
Lin Ruyi raised her head and looked at Lu Zhiyao blankly, as if she didn't understand what he meant: "Huh?"
p>Lu Zhiyao couldn't hide the smile on his lips: "I have saved enough money to buy a double capsule again!"
"We will pick a suitable place to stay tomorrow, and then you You can move in!"
"Although the double capsule is not big, we can slowly move to a bigger place later!"
"Maybe one day, We can also afford a 60-square-meter luxury apartment with a kitchen, so that our children can go out at 6 o'clock in the evening, and if we are lucky, they can also take a lookThe sunset..."
Lu Zhiyao excitedly described the beautiful prospects in his imagination.
However, Lin Ruyi's face did not show any expression of joy, but became more and more I'm getting more and more impatient.
"You keep the money, I don't want to live in a double capsule, nor do I want to marry you and have children. ”
“Let’s break up. "
Lu Zhiyao's smile froze on his face.
"Why? "
"What's wrong with you? "
"Since the draft, your state has been weird..."
"It's just a draft, it doesn't matter..."
< p>Lin Ruyi said with a straight face: "You don't understand my feelings at all, so of course you think it doesn't matter! "Lu Zhiyao was speechless: "Dear, I know how you feel! I spent a lot of effort to save the registration fee. This matter is a huge loss to both of us! "
Lin Ruyi seemed to be even more angry: "Is it also a huge loss to you? "
"You just lost a few stinky money, but what I lost was a dream! "
Lu Zhiyao was speechless for a moment.
He suddenly realized that there was something fishy about this matter and asked: "My dear, what's wrong with you? "
"I didn't seem to have made any mistakes. I just planned to buy you a double capsule. Why are you angry? "
"Why am I angry? Lin Ruyi's mood seemed to get worse, "Everything!" "
Both of them spoke English, so they said everything with great force.
"I am angry about the watered-down, low-quality syrup drinks in roadside shops. Angry about those disgusting greasy snacks, angry about only being able to go out for three hours a day to walk in the dark slums, and being with rats..."
Lu Zhiyao was dumbfounded: "But, aren't we originally? Are you living so happily? Why do you say... are you..."
He saw Lin Ruyi wearing more and more accessories and her slightly bulging belly, and a terrible guess appeared in his mind.
< p>Lin Ruyi's mood seemed to collapse. She covered her face with her hands and raised her head again after a long time, with tears in her eyes, but she was extremely determined."I'm sorry, I don't want to hide it from you anymore. ”
“I became the judge’s lover and got pregnant with his child. ”
“So, break up, we’re done. ”
Lu Zhiyao’s expression changed from suspicion to shock, then to despair, and finally to despair.
His body, which was leaning forward slightly, suddenly seemed to be lost. Support, slumped on the chair.
Lin Ruyi stood up and was about to leave.
However, Lu Zhiyao grabbed her wrist
"He doesn't care about this child at all, otherwise you wouldn't be broken and confused now, right? "
"Even...he abandoned you as soon as he learned that you were pregnant, right? "
Lin Ruyi's body was trembling slightly.
Lu Zhiyao knew that he had guessed correctly and knew that he still had a chance, so he hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..."
p>
“It will be very difficult for you to live alone, and no other man will be willing to accept a pregnant person. "
"If you need me, I will help you take good care of this child. "
"Believe me, I won't mind this matter, I will definitely..."
There was pleading in his voice.
Lin Ruyi was silent for a few seconds, and then suddenly shook off Lu Zhiyao's hand.
"This child has upper-class blood. "
"I don't want him to become a useless poor guy like you. ”
Lin Ruyi strode away decisively.
Lu Zhiyao watched her leave, opening his mouth to shout something, but nothing came out.< /p>
He seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and his whole body collapsed.
...
"Stuck! ”
“Not bad, very good! ”
“After taking seven or eight photos, I finally found one that I am quite satisfied with. Thank you all for your hard work! ”
Director Zhu Xiaoce took the lead in applauding and encouraging.
At this time, Lin Ruyi, who played the heroine, quickly bowed to thank Director Zhu Xiaoce and the crew, and then bowed to thank Lu Zhiyao.
“Thank you to senior for his guidance. If senior’s acting skills were not so good, I would not be able to be so involved in the scenes.
Lu Zhiyao smiled: "Your acting skills are already good, but I don't dare to take the credit." ”
“Besides, I’m just a ‘box office poison’. When it comes to acting, I really don’t know who is directing whom. "
Pei Qian, who was watching silently, gave a thumbs up in his heart.
Awesome!
The scene just now gave him goosebumps. When I got up, I just wanted to hit someone.
Lu Zhiyao played a licking dog very well, especially the last few sentences, vividly explained what "a licking dog cannot be in the house"
p>And Lin Ruyi played a green tea bitch vividly.
The previous little emotions were perfectly expressed, and the last two sentences were the finishing touch.
Watching it on the set, Pei Qian felt seriously uncomfortable.
It was so poisonous!
The men would be silent and the women would cry. < /p>
Pei Qian felt that if he saw this movie in the cinema, he would probably faint on the spot.
Furthermore, Pei Qian also realized something important.good news.
Maybe Lu Zhiyao’s acting skills have improved, which is a good thing for him?
If Lu Zhiyao’s performance was not good, everyone might not feel so involved, but would be secretly happy because Lu Zhiyao was so miserable in the movie.
After all, this guy has little audience popularity.
But now, Lu Zhiyao is performing well, and many people will naturally feel the dog-licking smell emanating from him, causing an instinctive discomfort.
Those fans of Lu Zhiyao must also be furious, right?
As a result, there will definitely be more people criticizing this movie!
Pei Qian suddenly felt his mood improved.
It seems that Lu Zhiyao’s acting skills were accidentally improved a little bit before, so it’s not a big problem.
As long as the script is poisonous enough, no matter how good the actor is, he can't save it!
Pei Qian couldn't help but smile, and stepped forward to talk to Director Zhu Xiaoce.