sovbooks Chapter 8: A wolf in sheep's clothing, but a good actor.
Chapter 8: A wolf in sheep's clothing, but a good actor.
After his salary increased to 1500 yuan per episode, Lin Hao's filming performance could be described in four words: like a fish in water.
The system's "realistic and lifelike" enhancement allowed him to perform even better than Yu Min had expected.
Especially the scene where "Zhen Zhibing secretly hides the small porcelain bottle".
The scene shows Zhen Zhibing returning to his room, closing the door, and after confirming that no one is around, taking out the small porcelain bottle that he was supposed to hand over from his sleeve.
He first listened cautiously to the sounds outside the door.
Then slowly raise the porcelain bottle to the tip of your nose.
Close your eyes.
I took a deep, deep sniff.
At that moment, his expression changed from alertness to intoxication, from intoxication to pain, and from pain to a twisted happiness.
With just the simple act of smelling the bottle, Zhen Zhibing's morbid infatuation was vividly portrayed.
"It's clicked!"
After Yu Min called for a halt, there was a two-second silence behind the monitor, followed by a burst of discussion.
"This kid's acting is way too convincing..."
"Does he actually enjoy smelling bottles?"
"Nonsense, that's just acting."
Are you sure?
Lin Hao snapped out of character and let out a long breath.
His acting skills, enhanced by the system, are truly terrifying. When performing, he can precisely control the range of motion of every facial muscle, the rhythm of every expression change, and the depth of every breath.
It's like a precisely calibrated instrument.
But it's not mechanical or rigid.
Because his past life experiences infused these technical aspects with soul, he knew what kind of expressions were effective in front of the camera and what kind of rhythm could make the audience's emotions follow.
Technology plus soul equals explosion.
Yu Min also confirmed this.
After filming Zhen Zhibing's first scene, he called Lin Hao aside.
"Not bad, kid."
"Thank you, director."
"Your acting skills... really haven't been trained?" Yu Min asked with some suspicion.
"No, I learned it on my own." Lin Hao answered half-truthfully. Could his past life's experience be considered "self-taught"? He should.
As for his current life, he has only recently joined Paile Education.
I haven't really learned anything yet.
Yu Min shook her head, looking incredulous, but didn't press for details.
"There's a group scene tomorrow, at Chongyang Palace. Go over your lines carefully. I watched your audition video; your delivery of lines is good, but the actual filming is a different story."
"Understood, Director. I guarantee there won't be any problems."
Yu Min nodded, turned around and left.
Lin Hao watched his retreating figure, a slight smile playing on his lips.
1500 per episode.
Although it was far from what he had initially envisioned, with the middleman making a profit, at least the price had increased.
More importantly, he used his talent to get the director to voluntarily increase his salary.
What does this tell us?
This shows that his acting skills have market value.
This shows that the "pay more" approach is feasible.
This time it increased from 800 to 1500.
What about next time?
What's the next role?
If it's a more important role with a higher salary, then he can ask for an additional fee...
The dream of middlemen making a profit from the price difference, though initially unsuccessful, has not been shattered.
It just requires more patience and a bigger stage.
During filming, everything proceeded smoothly and in an orderly manner.
Lin Hao was surprisingly well-liked on set.
The main reason is that he has a characteristic of being sharp-tongued, but he never offends key figures.
She is respectful to the director, polite to her seniors, and gets along well with the staff.
In addition, his acting skills are indeed quite good. After a few scenes, even the veteran actors who were initially somewhat dismissive of him began to look at him in a different light.
"This kid is really talented."
"It's not just talent; look at his understanding of the character, it's like he's been studying it for years."
"The key point is that she's only seventeen...she hasn't even taken the art college entrance exam, and she already has this level of skill?"
"Could he be the last disciple of some veteran actor?"
Lin Hao heard all these comments and secretly felt smug. In his previous life, he was a seasoned veteran who had worked his way up on film sets for ten years. This kind of job was a piece of cake for him.
However, despite his triumph, he did not forget to be a decent human being.
For example, after each shoot, he would voluntarily help the staff tidy up the props.
For example, during breaks, he would share the snacks he brought with everyone, even if it was just a few packs of spicy strips.
For example, after acting with Liu Yifei, he would consciously keep a safe distance of more than three meters from Liu Xiaoli.
Well, this last one was forced upon me.
But the effect was significant; at least Liu Xiaoli's attitude towards him gradually softened from "a beast in human form" to "a beast in human form but with good acting skills."
This is already a huge step forward.
Liu Yifei herself has always had a good impression of Lin Hao.
From their very first scene together, she discovered that this boy, who was a year older than her, had a far greater understanding of acting than his age suggested.
Although he sometimes speaks unreliably, especially when it comes to Zhen Zhibing's "abnormal theories," every word he says is very helpful when they are seriously discussing acting.
"Brother Lin Hao, you will definitely become a movie star in the future."
One day after work, Liu Yifei said this to him very seriously.
Lin Hao was eating an apple when he heard this and almost choked.
How did you know?
"Intuition," Liu Yifei smiled. "Your eyes light up when you act, unlike others."
Lin Hao was stunned for a moment, then he smiled.
"Okay, if I really become a movie star, I'll treat you to dinner."
"It's a deal!"
Liu Xiaoli, who was standing next to her, rolled her eyes silently after hearing this conversation.
Eating? Dream on.
When you become a movie star, I'll change my surname.
Meanwhile, Yang Mi, far away in Beijing, also heard some news from her friends about Lin Hao's performance on set.
"Have you heard? That guy who plays Zhen Zhibing is really something else."
"She's pretty impressive; she won over the director on her very first day."
"The director even gave him a raise."
"Tsk... a high school student? That's outrageous!"
Yang Mi couldn't help but smile as she listened to this news.
She pulled out her silver Motorola flip phone, hesitated for a moment, and finally typed out a text message.
"You rascal, I heard you were quite the actor on set?"
I received a reply ten minutes later.
"It's not pretense, it's real ability. Didn't you say you were going to write your name backwards?"
Yang Mi: "...Get lost."
She slammed her phone shut in a huff.
But after a few seconds, he couldn't resist opening it again, a smile playing on his lips, and replied...
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Take good care of the filming. I'll treat you to dinner when you get back."
Lin Hao replied quickly.
"No, you're four years old and you still wet the bed. I'm afraid you'll wet your pants halfway through the dinner party."
Yang Mi: "Lin Hao, you just wait!!!!"
Filming for "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is still ongoing.
Lin Hao's portrayal of Zhen Zhibing is becoming increasingly well-developed.
He knew this was just the beginning.
From 800 to 1500, that was the first amount of money he added in this world.
Although I didn't make any money, it was worth it.
Because he used those 800 yuan to get a chance to enter the industry, a director's approval, and a stage to prove himself.
As for the middlemen making a profit from the price difference?
Don't worry.
When he gets his next role, a bigger one with a higher pay.
That's when you can really make money from the price difference.
"System," he murmured to himself.
"exist."
"Next character... I'm going to show you what a real middleman is."
The system was silent for two seconds.
"I suggest the host settle the payment for this film first."
Lin Hao: "..."
Heartbroken.