Chapter 211: Brief Recovery
After some negotiation, the Chinese opera teacher and Yang Lixin, who played the heroine’s mother, were ranked next to Tian Youliang, followed by the heroine’s father and Song Jue.
Xu Kun bowed his head to Song Xuan.
After all, it is a 25-episode urban romance drama, and the main actors are actually not very many. Counting Chen Xuebin and Tian Youliang who were present, there are only thirteen or four in total.
This made the empty chair opposite Xu Kun stand out.
Song Xuexuan asked with some confusion: "Is this already the time? Why hasn't the heroine come yet?"
Tian Youliang, who was in the middle of the show, hurriedly explained: "That's what happened. The heroine had a small problem with her eyes, so she went to the optical shop for a checkup. She should be here at noon."
Actually, it's because of the divergence of the eyes.
In order to correct Liu Shishi's biggest flaw before filming started, Tian Youliang specially invited a senior female teacher from the Chinese Drama Theater to train him - the process of selecting Liu Shishi had already attracted some criticism. Training, even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won’t be able to wash it away.
But to be honest, after half a month, the results of training cannot be said to be completely absent, but they are also extremely limited.
The problem of Liu Shishi's dull eyes has psychological and acting factors, but the former can be overcome by some means, but the latter cannot be solved in a short time.
And these two factors are not the biggest.
The real reason for her dull eyes was mainly a physical problem.
First of all, she is the exact opposite of Xu Kun. She is the type with big black eyes and few white eyes, and her upper eyelids are weak and unable to be raised as high as Xu Kun.
This resulted in her upper eyelids always covering part of her pupils intentionally or unintentionally, giving people a listless look.
Moreover, she also has the problem of strabismus. When she looks straight ahead, one of her eyes will always be slightly slanted. Although the condition is not very serious, when paired with the wider distance between the eyes, it gives people the impression that she is not attentive enough and is always wandering. the illusion.
But this girl is also mildly short-sighted, which makes this series of problems even more serious.
The problem of strabismus can be adjusted and concealed with eye makeup. This is what Liu Shishi did during the re-examination, but it was a pity that Tian Youliang made it self-defeating.
As for the problem of weak upper eyelids.
Ophthalmologists say that relief and improvement can be achieved through eye massage and eyeball movement, but this requires persistent exercise and is not something that can be achieved simply.
Of course, surgery can also solve it.
But Liu Shishi has no such idea for the time being, and the crew can't wait that long.
In the end, Xu Kun came up with a crooked idea and simply customized a contact lens for Liu Shishi with the effect of holding up the upper eyelids.
Liu Shishi went to get contact lenses this morning.
Anyway, the heroine's temporary absence will not affect the official script reading.
Tian Youliang first set the tone for the crew, that is, although the story is more entertainment-oriented and there are many exaggerated scenes and lines in the play, the performance should still be as solid as possible and consistent with the logic of the characters.
Because the heroine was not there, the content of the script read in the morning was mainly focused on the daily interactions of Xu Kun's family of three.
In the original play, Meng Hao's father was set as a retired senior cadre, but considering that Meng Hao was imprisoned for seven years for deliberately hurting Hao Liang in the later period.
In order to avoid anyone saying that he was mirroring something, Xu Kun discussed with Tian Youliang and changed it to a university professor - this character is more in line with the temperament of teacher Yang Lixin.
Mother Meng, played by Song Xuanyi, still retains the identity of the gynecologist in the original work, as well as her slightly strong character - of course, her strength is mainly directed at her husband, and she is extremely doting on her precious son.
Because she was anxious to have her grandson, when she learned that her son had fallen in love with someone else's girlfriend, Meng's mother not only did not stop her, but ignored Meng's father's objections and directly contacted Lin Yuxin's parents through connections, and arranged an arrangement without Lin Yuxin's knowledge. A meeting between two families.
Lin Yuxin's parents are not ordinary people. Her father is also an associate professor at a university - his status is not as good as Meng's father, but his personality is not much different from Meng's father.
The mother works in a foreign trade company. Because she yearns for the wealth and power of the Meng family, she is obsessed with marrying her daughter into a wealthy family.
Lin Yuxin's elder brother Lin Yuchen is more complicated. He has a typical mentality of a small citizen. He has a side that clings to the powerful and a side that loves his sister. There are also obvious changes in the early and later stages.
For this role, Xu Kun invited He Bing, who has recently become popular for "The Punisher of the Song Dynasty" - now Xu Kun is far behind others in terms of popularity. That is to say, relying on his good relationship with people and art, Yang Lixin and Song Xingyi have joined the team, otherwise we might not be able to hire him. To be honest, Shen Teng performed the worst among this group of people.
Wen Zhang just beat him. Even Jin Dong, who plays the fourth male role, Mubai, and Jiang Xin, who plays the second female lead, performed more brilliantly than him. Of course, in addition to the gap in acting skills, this is more about the compatibility of the characters. problem.
Although Shen Teng today is also sunny and cheerful, there is a clear difference between him and Meng Wei, the second young master of a wealthy family, who is sunny and cheerful.
Fortunately, his adaption speed is not bad, and Meng Wei's character is relatively flat, so it is not difficult for him to do the job.
After the script reading in the morning ended, it was already eleven o'clock at noon.
While others were going outside to relax, Shen Teng shamelessly clung to Yang Lixin, hoping to get some advice from Teacher Yang.
Xu Kun also chatted with Song Xunyi about the Spring Festival Gala.
"Mom, are you going to the Spring Festival Gala this year?"
"No, why are you on that thing? I'm shocked and scared on stage, and I have to quarrel with Lao Huang and Benshan off stage. I won't suffer that."
Ever since "The Hourly Worker" in 2000, Song Xuanjue has been absent from the Spring Festival Gala for five consecutive years. According to Xu Kun's memory, she should have made a comeback this year and teamed up with Uncle Benshan to star in the classic sequel "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow", "Speaking of Things".
But looking at Song Jue's attitude, it's obvious that she doesn't plan to attend the Spring Festival Gala again.
What's going on?
It can't be influenced by yourself, right?
While he was wondering, Zhu Yawen, who had been listening at the door, suddenly walked in and said that Liu Shishi had arrived.
Xu Kun hurriedly confessed to Song Xunjie and followed Zhu Yawen and Tian Youliang to the next door.
When he entered the door, he saw Liu Shishi with a grimace on his face and putting contact lenses in his eyes.
Seeing Xu Kun and Tian Youliang coming in, she subconsciously stood up and wanted to say hello. Xu Kun raised his hand and said: "You are busy with your work. Get it done quickly. Let's see the effect."
After a pause, he asked doubtfully: "Didn't you try it in an optical shop?"
"Try it."
Liu Shishi replied honestly: "But it's too uncomfortable to wear this. The people at the optical shop also specifically warned that this thing cannot be worn for a long time, otherwise the upper eyelids will become more relaxed and weak, and it will also easily cause various inflammations." "
Xu Kun nodded and said no more.
Tian Youliang hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything.
This thing will definitely have negative harm to Liu Shishi, but for an actress who wants to be popular, this is not an unbearable price.
For the crew, this is a price that must be borne.
Fortunately, the cost and benefits are directly proportional. After Liu Shishi put on the special contact lenses and the eye makeup that she had already painted, her eyes suddenly took on a brand new look.
It felt like a blind man regaining his sight, but unfortunately it was only for a short time.
Moreover, her expression looked a little distorted, and it was obvious that the comfort of this thing was almost non-existent.
Tian Youliang asked worriedly: "Can you adapt? When filming, you can't behave so unnaturally."
Liu Shishi hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly.
The young girl's vanity is at its peak when she has just grown up, and this time she broke through the crowd of professional actors and became the heroine of "The Boss", which made her shine in Beijing Dance.
If he backed down at this time, wouldn't it be a joke to go back to school?
So no matter how uncomfortable he felt, Liu Shishi could only grit his teeth and endure it.
(End of chapter)