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Chapter 38 The Qualities of Actors

There are no small roles, only small actors.

The performance of the body is only real when the mind is highly coordinated.

For a good actor, losing weight and gaining weight quickly, making himself more suitable for the role, and making the performance more realistic are the basic qualities of an actor.

You can't create something that you don't believe in, that you don't even think is real.

After Zhou Xia understood director Xue Xiaolu's request, she agreed without hesitation.

Following the crew all the way to the outside of the aquarium, Zhou Xia couldn't help but fell into deep thought as he looked at the blue and fantastic ocean world around him.

Even if he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor in his previous life, his quality as an actor is far from enough.

His purpose for playing this role was not pure, and he had many distracting thoughts.

The pursuit of fame and fortune is understandable, but one cannot forget the quality of an actor because of this.

The speculation and excavation of the characters were only superficial, without further observation and thinking. Xue Xiaolu's reminder was like a dull hammer, which woke Zhou Xia up.

He didn't even consider the most basic needs of the role of Daifuku, to fit the image. Now that the filming has started, the director has to remind him, how can this be justified?
Director Xue Xiaolu treats him as a newcomer, so she can be so tolerant, but what about meeting more severe and demanding big directors in the future?

Not to mention losing the role, I am afraid that it is not professional, and without the basic qualities of an actor, it will spread in the circle, and it will be impossible to get a really good role.

There are so many small flowers and fresh meat, if it is not for box office considerations, how many good directors would be willing to use them?
He wants to live happily in this life, but it doesn't mean he has no pursuit.

He can be the incarnation of traffic, a walking actor, a girl screaming fresh meat, but he wants the majority of netizens to frantically scan the barrage for him on the computer, his acting skills burst, his soul trembles, his body is full of drama, and his five bodies worship etc.

Walking out of the aquarium, got into the car and drove back. Through the car window, watching the bustling night scene of this seaside city, Zhou Xia gradually became firmer.

He wants to gain weight in the shortest possible time, so that everyone can see his attitude and hard work, and recognize his professionalism. In the future, he will think and prepare more seriously for each role, and demand himself more strictly!
In his memory, there are many excellent actors who quickly gained weight and lost weight for their roles. He is most familiar with the experiences of Bell and Zhang Jiahui.

Moreover, he has met and communicated with these two people in his previous life, and they will do whatever they need to do for their roles.

In 2003, in order to perfectly shape Travo, who suffered from severe insomnia in "The Mechanic", Bell, who originally weighed more than 170 kilograms, quickly lost 110 kilograms within two weeks by relying on hunger and a lot of physical exertion.

The doctor warned him that if he continued to lose weight, he might die young, so Bell had to stop the terrible body-building training.

In 2004, because Bell was going to star in "Batman Begins", he grew from more than 50 kilograms to 85 kilograms in a short period of time.And in 2006, he starred in "Return to the Sun", and lost weight from 85 kg to 60 kg. Then he played "Batman" again in 2008, and he gained weight rapidly. In 2010, he starred in "Fighter" and lost weight quickly...

In this cycle of losing weight and gaining weight, Bell kept tossing himself for the role. His professionalism deeply shocked everyone, and people admired him and called him a lunatic.

Later, under the threat of a threatening letter from the right-wing forces in the island country, Bell chose to come to China to star in "Thirteen Hairpins", and spread the story of China to the world, so that more people in the world can understand the truth about the tragic massacre. Learn more about the history of this period.

As a result, Zhou Xia became a loyal fan of Bell. Compared with Bell's massive weight gain and weight loss, director Xue Xiaolu has very low requirements for him, and it is enough for him to gain weight until his muscle lines are not visible.

It's much easier to do that.

Seven years of amateur boxing practice, plus the current stage of growing his body, his body is not strong, and some muscles are highlighted. These muscles are the result of natural exercise, not the kind of rich muscles created by bodybuilders Qun, Zhou Xia is confident that he will gain weight in a short time and cover up his muscles.

To achieve this, it is natural to increase the intake of protein and fat to obtain more energy than the body can metabolize, so that the excess energy can be stored under the human skin and form fat.

The food content is rich and varied, and the meals are as delicious as possible, so that fat gainers can have an appetite to eat more and gain weight faster.

This is the most common method of gaining weight. If there is enough time, Zhou Xia can meet Xue Xiaolu's requirements in half a month or a month.

But now there is not so much time, he must gain weight in the shortest possible time, because Li Lianjie's schedule is dead, although the director did not say, but he must consider this situation.

If after Li Lianjie joined the group, when they shot the relevant scenes, he hadn't gained weight yet, then these scenes can only be done through reshoots and editing in the future.

In this way, flaws will appear in the perfect long shot that was originally completed in one go, and the beauty of this shot will be greatly reduced.

Besides, the performance has a frame of reference. When reshooting, he must be alone. The relative positions of the characters, the performance, and the shooting environment, of course, cannot be completely restored, which will also affect the quality of the editing.

Zhou Xia doesn't really want to let this happen. If so, what's the difference between him and those actors who rely on void cutouts?
Before filming "Guild Wars", in order to quickly gain weight and build muscle, according to the recommendation of a nutritionist, Zhang Jiahui had a complete set of recipes for gaining weight and building muscle.

Zhou Xia has seen from the reports that he doesn't need to train his muscles, he just needs to use the weight gain in this recipe.

Eat 20-30 boiled egg whites a day, add protein, oil, salt, sugar and other seasonings, do not touch it at all, beef, eat it after it is cooked in plain water, and chicken must eat the dead meat of chicken breast, which is also eaten after boiling it in water , In this way, drink milk with eggs before going to bed, maintain adequate sleep, eat more chocolate, and gain weight in a very short period of time.

Both Li Lianjie and Gui Lunmei joined the group after five days and strictly followed this recipe. At that time, he could not meet Xue Xiaolu's weight gain requirements, so it should be almost the same.

Wait until the other shots are finished, and then shoot the shots that need to show the body to meet the fattening requirements, without causing any loss to the crew.

Zhou Xia made up his mind, returned to the permanent location of the crew, and told Xue Xiaolu his thoughts.

Xue Xiaolu was surprised by Zhou Xia's determination and earnestness, and naturally strongly supported his request, and informed the logistics director to prepare special food for fattening according to Zhou Xia's recipe.

In the next few days, in addition to the usual shooting plan, Zhou Xia strictly followed the fattening requirements and restrained himself.

In addition to eating enough high-protein and high-fat foods that are tasteless and difficult to swallow, he stops coding every night, and after updating and uploading the saved manuscripts, he goes to bed with enough food and drink to ensure a lot of sleep.

In the practice of morning exercises, there is no longer physical exercise, but only lines, performances, and vocal exercises.

A large amount of heat accumulated in the body every day, after going to bed at night, will accumulate under the skin and form fat. In just three days, Zhou Xia felt that his flesh seemed to have increased, and his chest and arms were no longer firm to the touch, but a little soft.

Five days later, except for the topless scenes, all of Zhou Xia's independent shots were completed. At this time, the three leading actors, Gui Lunmei, Li Lianjie, and Zhu Yuanyuan, also joined the team, and the shooting of the movie really started.

The muscle lines on Zhou Xia's body became lighter. Although they could still be seen, there were signs of not exercising all year round. His weight also increased from 121 catties to 128 catties, and he completed his initial weight gain plan.

If this speed is followed, Zhou Xia will be able to fully meet director Xue Xiaolu's requirements in a few more days.

The crew noticed the change in Zhou Xia, and they changed their attitude towards this 19-year-old film school student. He used to ignore some of the crew veterans, but now they all started nodding and joking when they saw him.

Zhou Xia showed the quality that an actor should have, and won the respect of others in the crew. Everyone appreciated his attitude and saw his potential.

Zhou Xia is also very satisfied, but as the filming progresses, he has more ideas. He can't just passively participate in the filming of this film. He wants to try to influence Xue Xiaolu so that the film will have a greater impact and achieve greater success. Big success!
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