Chapter 1261: Chapter 1261: Where Did You Find This Actor?
Zhang Jiayuan was momentarily at a loss for words to make things difficult for her.
He was an outsider; although he couldn’t understand acting, he could read the mood.
At this point, with so many people praising her performance, if he said it wasn’t good, wouldn’t he be embarrassing the entire crew?
So he could only hold back, putting on a stern face and reluctantly giving some half-hearted compliments.
In the latter half, it was a scene where the Ninth Prince was intrigued by Bishui at first sight and deliberately teased her.
Although it was a romantic scene, there was actually no physical contact, relying entirely on eye contact.
To be honest, Xue Fan was a bit uneasy about Yun Qiluo for this scene. He hadn’t seen her in a romantic scene before, and although he knew she seemed to have a boyfriend, acting and being in a relationship were quite different things.
Especially since the investor seemed to be looking for trouble, he was worried she might be targeted.
However, his worst fears were realized.
During the first take, Yun Qiluo didn’t quite nail it as expected.
Although she had reviewed the script numerous times last night and practiced in front of a mirror.
But now, looking at the guy playing the Ninth Prince, she just couldn’t find that shy expression of being stared at by a guy.
She felt totally awkward; how does one act shy?
Especially the guy resembled Fu Lifei a bit, or maybe it was the Ninth Prince’s character – both were a bit frivolous and cheeky.
Whenever she saw him, Fu Lifei came to mind.
Having to portray that fluttering, bashful feeling was incredibly difficult for her.
Yun Qiluo felt like this fawn could just crash and die, and she should just cook it.
No matter how earnestly she wanted to do well, her performance still ended up very awkward.
Xue Fan had anticipated how she would do; inexperienced new actors tend to struggle with certain types of scenes.
He quickly called for a cut, saying, "Luo Luo, maybe adjust your state of mind a bit. Don’t rush, just imagine the Ninth Prince as someone you like. Don’t you have a boyfriend?"
Yun Qiluo: "..."
No, the difference in looks is too much; she couldn’t imagine it.
Luo Luo was at a loss, could only nod, staring at the actor playing the Ninth Prince for a while, trying to imagine him with the face of a beautiful woman.
Xue Fan glanced at the stony-faced silent Zhang Jiayuan beside him, worried he might have opinions, and quickly spoke:
"Let’s try one more time."
Yun Qiluo obediently nodded.
This time, it was slightly better than before, but compared to her earlier performances, it was still somewhat lacking. Xue Fan had pretty high standards for filming.
He thought she could get better with a few more tries.
So, he called for a cut, planning to go again.
Who knew that suddenly Zhang Jiayuan spoke up: "Where did your crew find this actress? She can’t even perform such a simple thing; it’s way too amateurish, isn’t it?"
He pointed at Yun Qiluo, frowning, his voice was very stern.
He had waited so long and finally found an opportunity to criticize, so he seized it to voice his opinion.
Xue Fan’s heart skipped a beat, sensing something bad, but he still smiled politely and explained: "Mr. Zhang, this is quite normal in filming. She’s just a new actress, so giving her more opportunities would be better..."
It’s totally normal to have NGs, right? Doesn’t Lan Xinxin usually NG four or five times for one scene?
Encountering scenes either in poor form or hard to perform, tens of takes are common. It takes exceptionally good veteran actors to pass in just one or two takes.
Not to mention Yun Qiluo was only in take two.
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