NABC Chapter 18 Special Tutoring
Chapter 18 Special Tutoring
Once I was confirmed to play the male lead, "Wang Xiaojian," choosing the other roles became much easier.
In just a few days, the roles were finalized and contracts were signed.
Besides assembling the film crew, Gu Qingshan spent every day practicing acting as the male lead, "Wang Xiaojian".
This is still Gu Qingshan, who specifically simulated a role to perform.
They have to perform twice a day.
Then reflect on it and adjust yourself.
Simulating acting from a character's perspective is completely different from simulating filming from a director's perspective.
That evening, in the Beijing Film Academy rehearsal room.
Gu Qingshan gave Jing Tian special tutoring.
"The female lead, 'Huang Xiaoxian,' is a high-end wedding planner. She is always harsh and domineering..." Gu Qingshan was analyzing the character of 'Huang Xiaoxian' for Jing Tian.
Jing Tian listened very attentively.
It will be challenging for her to play this role well.
Because this is completely contrary to her personality; she has only so-so acting talent and is not the kind of genius.
In this situation, the only way to make up for shortcomings is through hard work, and to catch up with the help of Gu Qingshan's private tutoring.
"Come on, practice what Huang Xiaoxian did when she saw her best friend and ex-boyfriend being intimate," Gu Qingshan said.
Then Jing Tian began his performance.
Gu Qingshan kept correcting Jing Tian's performance, as playing the role of "Huang Xiaoxian" was indeed very difficult for Jing Tian.
Perhaps in ten years or so, Jing Tian will be able to easily play this role.
But not now!
Gu Qingshan appeared very patient, acting opposite Jing Tian and instructing him on his performance.
"Now let's practice Huang Xiaoxian and Wang Xiaojian's kissing scene," Gu Qingshan said, looking like he wanted to teach someone.
Jing Tianfang's heart trembled, her flawless face flushed red, her long eyelashes trembled, unable to hide her shyness, and her beautiful eyes lowered slightly.
Seeing this, Gu Qingshan was overjoyed.
He embraced Jing Tian's slender waist and lowered his head to kiss her delicate red lips.
Jing Tian's exquisite face burned like fire, her beautiful eyes beneath her willow-leaf eyebrows trembled, her curved eyelashes drooped, and she couldn't help but let out a soft moan from her delicate nose, her hands involuntarily wrapping around Gu Qingshan's neck.
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Friday night.
Gu Qingshan, Jing Tian, and others went to the cinema to watch a movie.
"I heard that 'The Warlords' is the best movie starring Jet Li, and it's very well made." Jing Tian's eyes were full of anticipation.
Jet Li, the "Kung Fu Emperor," is a golden brand, and countless people are proud of him.
Last year, the movie "Fearless" caused a sensation across the country during the Spring Festival, grossing over 100 million yuan and making Li Lianjie even more famous.
There are countless fans of Jet Li in mainland China. Since "Shaolin Temple", Jet Li has accumulated countless fans.
Lu Shan said, "It must be very good. I heard that the box office exceeded 10 million in the first 6 hours, and the movie theater was 80% full. And that was on a Tuesday."
Gu Qingshan smiled; this kind of news reporting was highly distorted.
According to what Gu Qingshan knew, "The Warlords" occupied almost 100% of the screens nationwide on its opening day, but its box office performance was not strong.
Chen Kexin was dissatisfied that his film "Perhaps Love" was completely crushed at the box office by the utterly terrible film "The Promise," so he devoted himself to making an epic period drama. Seeing the huge box office success of "Hero," he cast Jet Li as the male lead, and also brought in Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Xu Jinglei.
It has been proven that Chen Kexin is not as good as Zhang Yimou or Chen Kaige in the field of directing!
Li Lianjie's "Fearless" grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office last year.
As a result, with the addition of Liu Dehua, Jin Chengwu, and Xu Jinglei, they almost secured 100% of the screenings, but the box office performance was not as explosive as expected.
Gu Qingshan watched "The Warlords" purely with an appreciative mindset. "The Warlords" can be considered Li Lianjie's last masterpiece.
In fact, Jet Li's performance in "The Warlords" can be considered the pinnacle of his acting skills.
At that time, no one could have imagined that "The Warlords" would become Jet Li's last masterpiece. Afterwards, with issues such as nationality and the One Foundation, Jet Li's popularity declined significantly.
Gu Qingshan and the others entered the screening room. Gu Qingshan took some popcorn, and he and Jing Tian each took a Coke. The two sat down in adjacent seats.
The movie started playing, and Gu Qingshan watched it.
It must be said that Jet Li's performance in this movie was outstanding, but the rest was just average.
No wonder the Hong Kong Film Awards gave the Best Actor award to Jet Li.
As for director Chen Kexin, she is no longer the Chen Kexin who created "Comrades: Almost a Love Story".
Films like "The Warlords" are obscure and hard to move the audience. There is neither anticipation nor disappointment, and the movie ends in a bland and uneventful way.
To be honest, the war scenes were good, but the plot and characters were pretty bad.
According to the promotional materials for "The Warlords," Jet Li's salary was 100 million yuan, and that was a "friendship price." Liu Dehua received 20 million yuan, Xu Jinglei nearly 10 million yuan, and Kim Sung-wu received over 10 million yuan.
If that's the case, then apart from Jet Li, the performances of the others are really not worth their salaries.
Of course, Gu Qingshan was also learning from Chen Kexin's strengths, namely, the high quality of her films.
Chen Kexin's "The Warlords" is actually a remake of the Shaw Brothers classic "The Assassin," but it only features a comprehensive upgrade to the action scenes, while the structure and story are more mediocre. Although it retains the perspective of the third brother, the original's brilliant flashback structure and the brotherly bond have almost completely vanished.
It's said that the ending featured a shocking scene of being slowly sliced to death, but it was cut. Those who want to see it can do so at film festivals or in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
"This is so boring, it's making me sleepy," Chai Biyun yawned, unable to help but complain. "Is this really a big-budget production with an investment of 300 million?"
Kan Qingzi rubbed her eyes. "It's over? How boring."
Gu Qingshan couldn't help but laugh. It was really not easy for these young women to watch "The Warlords" from beginning to end.
"Let's go eat hot pot," Gu Qingshan said with a smile.
After leaving the movie theater, the group went to a nearby hot pot restaurant with a good reputation.
This hot pot restaurant offers both beef and lamb, and it's quite popular.
While eating hotpot, everyone chatted and the conversation inevitably turned to movies.
The most talked-about films right now are "The Warlords" and "Assembly," which will be released next week. Both are big-budget productions with renowned directors and all-star casts.
"The Warlords" took the initiative, occupying a large number of screenings, and even achieving almost 100% of the screenings on the first day.
The highly anticipated film "The Warlords" turned out to be not as terrible as it seemed after a few days of screening.
It is far inferior to "Curse of the Golden Flower".
"Assembly" should not be underestimated, because it is a film by Feng Xiaogang, who is known as the "King of the New Year's Film Season".
When it comes to Lunar New Year films in mainland China, we have to mention Feng Xiaogang's "The Dream Factory" from back then.
In recent years, every film by Feng Xiaogang that has been released during the Lunar New Year holiday season has been a box office failure.
Of course, everyone couldn't help but talk about the upcoming film, "Love is Not Blind".
Jing Tian wasn't the only one receiving special training; Lu Shan and the others also prepared early on, hoping to portray their roles well.
Their roles were far less significant than Jing Tian's, but they were still important supporting characters. It was their first time playing such important roles in a film, and they valued this opportunity very much.
Although the pay isn't high, the most important thing for a newcomer is the opportunity.
Many newcomers choose to work for free in order to get a chance to act, and some even spend money to buy roles on the side.