The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 381 Asking for trouble
"Card!"

Steven's voice came from the hall outside, and the paper-thin walls could not block it at all. All the people filming in the bedroom could hear it clearly, and they could hear the words behind it the next second.

"No problem, next shot."

concise.

With Steven's words, the atmosphere on the entire set became noticeably more relaxed, and the joy could be seen in the exchange of glances. The most difficult scene was about to be filmed, and they could finally get off work on time.

The filming of the "Divorce Announcement" scene was indeed difficult. Not only did the actors need to cooperate with each other, but the lighting, camera, sound, etc. must also not go wrong. Even though they had gone through rehearsals, they still had to withstand a test.

Back and forth, I was NGed seven times for different reasons.

Just now, it was the eighth shooting. There is no doubt that this is the scene that the "Cat and Mouse Game" crew has faced the most difficulties and tests since it started filming. The entire crew seems a little sensitive and tense.

When Steven announced that he had passed, the entire crew was overjoyed.

However, there is one exception -

Anson.

Natalie was by Anson's side throughout the whole process, and she was still there to shoot the next set of shots. She noticed the hesitation in Anson's expression.

Natalie asked, "What's wrong?"

Anson hesitated slightly.

Natalie remained patient, watching Anson quietly.

Anson thought for a while and then said, "I want to shoot it again."

Anson knew what this meant.

He has worked on the job himself and on a film crew. What he hates most is when actors or directors think they can shoot better, so they take the trouble to "do it again." Of course, he knows that artistic creators often need such a process. Different attempts were made to find the best version, but there was only one idea for the staff:
Preventing me from leaving get off work on time.

However, these workers have no say, so they can only complain secretly. If the actor or director insists on "doing it again," they have to do it again. Overtime is really common.
The worst thing is that after the whole crew has worked hard for several hours, the director often still thinks that the previous one was the best when it comes to the ending.

This also means that all their subsequent troubles are just nonsense.

At times like this, the workers feel that even swearing is a waste of saliva and emotions, and their only thought is to stay away from these artists from now on——

If you can’t afford to offend, can’t you still afford to hide?
The cruel reality is that often you really can’t hide, haha.

Now, after changing the position, it was Anson who wanted to shoot again. He became the thorn that he could not afford to offend or hide from.

Moreover, the real reason for Anson's hesitation is that Steven has already approved it. Does he really need to torment the entire crew?

Since "Friends", Anson has been very happy and satisfied with his status as a vase, acting easily, making money easily, and enjoying life easily, but he unknowingly changed his mind.

Should he listen to his inner voice?

For Anson, this was the first time. He felt that he was very unfamiliar like this, and he couldn't tell whether it was because of Little Frank's state in this scene that he became uncertain.

Is this considered an act?
Natalie did not express her opinion, but asked gently, "Are you sure?"

Anson did not speak immediately. Instead, he calmed down and thought carefully, recalling the state of the performance just now. He knew that he could do better. In the version shot for the eighth time, the whole state was still not relaxed enough. After repeated NGs and reenactments, He was slightly stiff and tense in his performance state. He felt that he had exerted too much force.

If you don't pay attention, you may go too far.

Then, Anson slowly became firm and said, "Yes, I'm very sure."

Natalie had been paying attention to Anson and carefully observed the changes in Anson's expression. At this time, she was not surprised to hear such an answer. She lightly patted Anson's shoulder and gave Anson an encouraging look. Anson straightened his back and was about to speak.

But Natalie got there first, "Director." She called out loudly, "I'm sorry, I want to shoot again, is that okay?"

"I don't think I was relaxed enough and I could have performed better. I'm really, really sorry, but I think we need to do it again."

Whispering, all eyes fell on Natalie.

Anson knew what those looks were about and looked at Natalie in disbelief.

Natalie winked at Anson and signaled with her eyes: Just leave it to her.

Anson was stunned for a moment, and felt warm in his heart. He understood Natalie's kindness, and he shouldn't refuse, otherwise it would only put Natalie in an awkward position; but he couldn't accept it calmly, because he understood the crew's work Personnel mentality——

The kid is tough.

Offending the boss can cost you your job, while offending the underdog can make daily work a chore.

A dilemma, so what should Anson do?
"I'm sorry, it's probably because of me. My gaze management just now was a little inaccurate, which affected the opponent's scene." Anson also raised his hand to agree with Natalie.

Natalie didn't hide her surprise.

Anson responded with a smile, "Director, it may not be obvious on the camera, but the whole performance will be inconsistent. Sorry, can we do it again?"

This time, Anson could clearly feel that all eyes were on his shoulders.

Nathalie is a French actress, and Hollywood always assumes that European actors are difficult to work with. Plus Nathalie's qualifications are there, even the complaints are more subtle; but when it was Anson's turn, one or two of them were no longer polite.

Earlier, I was thankful that Anson had performed well and had not made any mistakes so far; but now before the end of get off work, Anson suddenly became disgusting.

Steven was stunned.

This is not Steven's style. He believes that as long as the performance is on a horizontal line, there will be no problem. He doesn't like to dig into the details of the performance, so since he thinks there is no problem, it means there is no problem with the overall effect of the picture.

And now?
Based on Steven's habits, he doesn't get used to these actors, unless it's Tom Hanks. It's not to get off work, but because he has his own progress and plans, and he doesn't like the filming progress to be out of his control.

Simple and efficient.

This is Steven's usual style.

However, Steven did not reject it immediately. Instead, he calmed down and observed for a moment, carefully examining the brief eye contact between Anson and Natalie.

He didn't understand whether the performance was too stiff, anyway, he didn't see it on the monitor; but he could see the tacit understanding between Anson and Natalie. Regardless of the truth, this was indeed the consensus of the two actors.

Steven thought for a while and glanced at Anson again, his thoughts briefly surging.

Then, "Okay."

Steven said.

"Let's take another shot. You'd better show your best performance."

Oh.

There were sighs and sighs in the filming set, and the eyes were obviously anxious and impatient. They turned their backs to Anson and rolled their eyes. They couldn't help but complain, let's see what these two "artists" can come up with.

The pressure and noise gathered quietly and surged toward Anson.

(End of this chapter)