Chapter 208 White Lotus and Green Tea Bitch

"He's only twenty years old. He just wants to live. What crime has he committed?!"

This is the scene in the drama "Dying to Survive" where Bai Youlou's character Lu Yong is the most outgoing and intense in his emotions.

Of course, the scene where they take money and give it to the male manager in the bar to make him do pole dancing is pretty intense.

But Bai Youlou's performance was just right for everyone.

It’s not that he acted very well, it’s mainly because he didn’t look like he was acting.

After all, given his usual image, it’s not surprising that he would do such a thing.

Especially the parts where he throws money, which seem very casual, but some people tried it and found that they couldn't get the flavor of Bai Youlou no matter what they did.

This must come from life experience.

But this scene is different.

Screaming, extremely emotional, veins popping out.
The guy who played the criminal police's brother-in-law was a little scared by Bai Youlou, so of course he failed this one, so he tried again.

Of course, Bai Youlou’s performance didn’t seem that “explosive” to the crew members.

It’s not that he acted badly, but with the title of Cannes Best Actor, everyone assumes that he can act well.

There is no such strange plot as a sudden performance that shocks everyone and makes them unable to believe it.

Only Nanazi, who came as a guest and had no knowledge or skills, exclaimed: Brother Xiaobai is so awesome!
I don't know whether she is really untalented or just trying hard to be a green tea girl.

Anyway, Zhang Xiaorong couldn't help but glanced at her several times.

It’s not that I’m afraid of her or dislike her. With her temper, I rarely show such emotions.

Mainly out of curiosity.

Sister, don’t you feel awkward?
However, if Nanako really only knew how to play awkwardly, she wouldn't be that popular. In Manli Entertainment, she is only behind Jiang Yuanchu and is the undisputed second in the company.

She is indeed very awkward most of the time, and makes people feel a little weird at first glance.

This trick of playing awkwardness can indeed make others feel embarrassed if it is just done suddenly.

But if she continues to be so awkward, people will think that this girl is actually quite genuine.

The key is persistence!

So, when Nanazi kept standing there and acting awkward, soon the people who originally thought she was weird no longer looked at her with such a humble attitude.

I even think she's pretty cute.

Unfortunately, the "pre-swing" of this move is too long.

Therefore, Nanazi’s reputation is not very good, and she is often criticized online, and she has quite a lot of black fans.

Many haters kept saying how much they hated her and they wanted to kill her.

But when you seriously search for the so-called black material about her, there is not a single solid evidence.

Of course, you don’t need so many reasons or negative information to hate someone.

The word "acting" is enough to make many people dislike her.

Nanako knows that this does attract some criticism, but she has gotten used to it and can't change it.

Hey ~
She changed it today.

A good performance may not necessarily win unanimous applause, as that would be a bit exaggerated, but it has the ability to make many people shut up.

A little shock from my peers!

Nanazi had never seen Bai Youlou act so emotionally in a live performance before.

This kind of play is difficult for young actors like them to grasp.

Either you use too much force and appear to be exaggerated, or you don't use enough force and appear to have no strength.

Anyway, Nanazi said that she couldn't control someone like Bai Youlou.

Just give her silence.

Such an intense scene feels very natural.
However, although Nanako was supporting Bai Youlou, she actually paid more attention to the "off-field players".

Just as Zhang Xiaorong was looking at her, Nanazi also looked at her.

Also full of curiosity.

Who exactly is this person?

Although Nanako's IQ is not high, her EQ is actually quite good.

After joining the crew, she quickly realized that the so-called scandal between An Luning and Bai Youlou on the Internet was most likely nonsense.

The one in front of me is the real "heavyweight".

A girl who might be able to tie down Bai Youlou, the talented and prodigal director!

Don’t ask, the answer is women’s sixth sense.

Nanako has always believed that the more beautiful a girl is, the more accurate her sixth sense is. She thinks she is super beautiful, so her sixth sense is also super accurate.

It's you!
Zhang Xiaorong: Hmm?
Noticing Nanako's little look, he took the time to look at her again. His expression was still calm and composed, but after looking at each other, he still gave her a smile.

Quite friendly.

Smile. So beautiful~
Nanako shook subconsciously, and then suddenly "woke up":
Wow! A white lotus on the same level as that bitch Jiang Yuanchu?
White lotus and green tea bitch.

These are the labels of Kang Won-chu and Nanako in the company.

But after meeting Zhang Xiaorong today, Nanazi felt that there might be someone who was better than Jiang Yuanchu in the way of White Lotus.

After all, Jiang Yuanchu's iconic smile is so "iconic".

After watching it for a long time, I always feel that it is a bit fake.

It's dry, rough and not round at all.

Get the plate!

Things have been getting better recently. Anyway, the last time Nana saw Jiang Yuanchu, she felt that he was a little different, but she couldn't tell exactly what was different.

After meeting Zhang Xiaorong, she "understood".

Yes, yes, that’s the feeling, that sense of affinity
You can tell at first glance that she is an old white lotus!

Zhang Xiaorong also noticed Nanazi's increasingly strange look, but she did not blame Nanazi in her heart.

It’s not that he has a broad mind, but he looks at Bai Youlou with a little resentment.

He was resentful for only a few seconds, then returned to normal.

On set, as filming continues.
Only then did Wang Yanbing realize the difference between the ace company and the ordinary company. A deep sense of loss swept over him and everyone in the Sixth Company!

Oh yes, today’s “Wang Yanbing” is not Nanazi.

She doesn't need to think so much. If she could think so much, her acting skills wouldn't have made little progress in several years.

"Wang Yanbing" is Lu Wenyuan.

Normally speaking, after an actor has finished filming and had a wrap party, he should not appear on the set.

But~ Lu Wenyuan is quite thick-skinned.

Bai Youlou didn't even notice this guy at first.

After filming a few scenes, I glanced around. Eh?
Are you hallucinating?
"Why are you still here?"

Lu Wenyuan:
Man, come on, we were so close when we were drinking last night, but after the drink you started swearing at each other as soon as we met?

Fortunately, he knew that Bai Youlou was just like that.

So I didn’t sulk in secret like I did before when I got angry.

"Brother Lou, I remembered that we have to shoot this scene today. Let me learn from it." Lu Wenyuan will never forget the shock he felt when he watched "Whiplash" for the first time.

That was also the first time that Bai Youlou left him speechless with his work and explosive performance.

Like Nanazi, Lu Wenyuan has actually always been unsure about this kind of particularly extroverted play.

Fortunately, the character of Huangmao is not extrovert at all, but very introverted.

But this also resulted in Lu Wenyuan's weakest point never being "trained" by Bai Youlou.

So~
Just blame it.

As expected, he was not disappointed. Bai Youlou, a guy who was not in good shape most of the time, was just as powerful as when he was filming "Whiplash".

Even though he was just watching from the sidelines and didn't see the effects on the monitor, Lu Wenyuan felt that the show was a success.

The key is that Bai Youlou is so good at controlling his movements. He might be "roaring" in the last second, but after hearing a "click", he instantly returns to his original state and you can see the effect right away.

Lu Wenyuan was slapping his thighs in his heart, not because he was giving Bai Youlou a thumbs up, but mainly because he was annoyed. What the hell was he doing in the crew for such a long time?
We all came here to "learn", but we actually forgot the points that we cared so much about before.

Of course, he would not admit that he had been confused by An Luning.

Fortunately, he did learn a lot from Bai Youlou, for example, sometimes people should not be too shameless.

Ask ~ Ask for advice ~
Bai Youlou then casually said, "It doesn't have to be this way. Some people are not born to play noisy scenes. If you can't act like that, you can try other ways of acting. Just express it accurately. For example, let me think about it. Have you heard of the saying 'hear thunder in silence'?"

"what?"

Lu Wenyuan was confused. He asked Bai Youlou how to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Bai Youlou told him that he could try boiling cabbage.

Your uncle's!

But he could only curse in his heart, and still asked honestly: "Brother Lou, I don't have your ability, do you have any actual cases?"

"Didn't we just film this a while ago?"

"Ah? When?"

Lu Wenyuan searched his mind but had no memory of it. Could it be that Long Ziqiang's play?
Before he could brainstorm, Bai Youlou solved the puzzle again:

"The week before last, you took two days off to shoot a commercial. We filmed a very exciting scene and I had to NG seven or eight times." Bai Youlou recalled with interest.

Lu Wenyuan:
Turn around and leave!

Very good, very energetic.

Bai Youlou saw Lu Wenyuan slowly getting out of the act and beginning to return to normal, and felt that he should not have caused any psychological trauma to him this time.

Except for Bai Youlou himself, the performances of several leading actors in this movie are almost all super immersive.

There's no other way. You just need to practice more.

But what Bai Youlou is best at is "hypnosis".

Find ways to make actors whose level does not meet his requirements "become" that role.

Fortunately, he was very "gentle" this time and was willing to spend his time.

He really doesn't want to do such things as violently training actors again. The first time Long Ziqiang did that, he still has the "root of the disease" until now.

People like Lu Wenyuan must have worse psychological endurance, so we can't mess around.

They also provide "after-sales" service. After the shooting, we have to find a way to get him out.
Bai Youlou thinks he is a really warm-hearted director who cares so much about the mental health of his actors.

In other words, Qiu Yanran didn't pay enough attention to her. It was mainly because of the difference between men and women. Bai Youlou was afraid that he might care too much.
What if he scores twice and goes in again?
If you play immersive experience games too much, the chances of something going wrong are very high.

Seeing that Lu Wenyuan was really going to leave "stubbornly" with one step, two steps, one step, two steps, Bai Youlou waved at him:
"Come back, I'm just teasing you."

Hearing this, Lu Wenyuan, who had taken seven or eight steps arrogantly, suddenly braked and turned back with a smile on his face.

"Brother Lou~"

Oh my, that was so intimate.

Bai Youlou was so embarrassed by this guy's shouting that he got goosebumps. He glared at him and said, "We've already waited one more day. Let's go tomorrow."

"What scene are we filming tomorrow?!"

“The one at the train station.”

TRAIN STATION?
Lu Wenyuan searched his mind for a moment. Was there such a scene? Why didn't he have any impression of it?
Lu Wenyuan, who stayed for another day, said that he might never forget this day in his life.

There is a new monk in the crew.

At first he didn't notice this person. He was just sitting in a corner with a very low presence.

It was not until Bai Youlou went over to explain the play to others that he realized there was such a new person in the crew.

He was wearing a yellow monk's robe that had been washed until it was slightly whitish and had a few wrinkles, showing the signs of age, but it was exceptionally clean and did not appear slovenly or messy.

Even when talking to Bai Youlou, the expression on his face was neither happy nor sad, but as calm as water.

"Who is this teacher? He looks unfamiliar."

Hearing this question, Lao Zhou laughed and said, "He is a monk, not an actor. I went through a lot of trouble to find him for Brother Lou."

"A real monk?! Are you asking him to play himself?" Lu Wenyuan asked in surprise.

Lao Zhou nodded, then shook his head, "I don't know what Brother Lou thinks. Actually, I thought it would be okay to find an old actor to play the role, but he said it didn't have that flavor. You don't know how difficult it is to find one. I contacted several famous temples at the beginning, hoping to find a monk with a Buddhist flavor, but Brother Lou was not satisfied. In the end, there was nothing we could do."

Damn it, this feeling of speaking half-sentences is definitely Bai Youlou’s bad habit!
Seeing Lu Wenyuan's glaring eyes, Lao Zhou didn't continue to keep him in suspense. "This guy is a wandering monk, or an ascetic monk, I don't really understand this, but Brother Lou got the point."

Tastes right?

Lu Wenyuan became interested, and even though he felt it was a bit impolite, he still stared at the monk.

Well, I didn’t see anything special, but I felt that the other party could really sit still.

There are so many people in the crew, and there are an especially large number of extras in today's scene, almost hundreds of them, so the scene is naturally very noisy.

But they can just sit there peacefully, unaffected at all.

"How much would you pay this person to film a movie?" Lu Wenyuan asked curiously.

Old Zhou glared at him immediately. "Talking about pay with a monk? Isn't that vulgar?"

Lu Wenyuan seemed to realize that he had spoken out of turn, and he subconsciously put his hands together, saying that he listened to the advice and was sensible. He didn't understand but respected it: "How much did he beg for?"

"I didn't get paid, so I don't want any money." Lao Zhou pinched his nose and said concisely.

Cough cough cough, damn it, aren’t you talking about the pay?

After teasing Lu Wenyuan for a while, Lao Zhou chuckled with satisfaction, "The condition for inviting them over is to donate some money to charity. Anyway, it's a deal."

"A real monk has never learned acting, right? Is it possible?" Lu Wenyuan asked doubtfully.

He still thinks that everyone has their own expertise, and filming is a professional thing for actors, rather than just looking for something to shoot.

Many people feel uncomfortable in front of the camera, with all kinds of small movements and looks.

Sometimes it is better to let the actors "perform" naturally.

At this time, Lao Zhou smiled mysteriously, "Brother Lou certainly has his own unique skills, you kid, don't tell others."

Lu Wenyuan suddenly became energetic!
Sure enough, it was the right choice.

Does Bai Youlou have another trick up his sleeve?
"Brother Zhou, smoke~"

Lu Wenyuan doesn't smoke and doesn't have the habit of carrying cigarettes with him.

But after hanging out with Bai Youlou and the others for a while, it became a common practice to always carry a pack of Chinese medicine in my pocket.

Since he was about to leave the crew anyway, he just stuffed the whole bag into the hands of Lao Zhou.

Lao Zhou was immediately satisfied and solved the mystery:

"Brother Lou's unique skill is..."

(End of this chapter)