Chapter 77 - Got the Part
Chapter 77: Got the Part
Mo Li didn’t feel this nervous during the IMO. She heaved a sigh of relief when she realized Director Zhang didn’t cut the shoot because of her. But suddenly Director Zhang pointed his finger at her, “And you…”
An Wan frowned slightly. As she watched earlier, she knew this would happen. The girl’s performance was not up to Director Zhang’s standard. It was not that she was not good, it was more like she was mimicking than acting.
Director Zhang’s words of anger reached his mouth but he thought about it and let his hand down. Then he shouted, “Alright, everyone be prepared! We’re starting this scene again!”
Everyone was shocked. Other than veteran actors, almost all the other actors would be scolded by Director Zhang. It was a rite of passage. For the first half of the scene, Director Zhang called for cut 4 times but strangely enough, Director Zhang didn’t scold anyone but only requested for the scene to start over.
In fact, he even walked over to pass on a few tips to Mo Li. Mo Li managed to process things from the director’s perspective, making her calculation process more holistic and her ‘acting’ more precise.
He Hui shared a look with Zhao Ying. “The girl is very talented and she picks up things very fast.”
For the next shoot it went perfectly until the last minute. Mo Li’s clothes were removed to her waist so her whole back was exposed. Showing on camera was also her sleeping profile. The male lead sucked on her earlobes and kissed her eyes.
Mo Li resisted the urge to punch the guy. But she couldn’t help her arms and back to rise up with goosebumps.
The effect on camera was artful. It impressed Director Zhang deeply. It showcased perfectly the discomfort of the Koi Spirit from interacting with human beings for the first time.
Mo Li had a good figure and her skin was pearl-like on the camera. She did look like a spirit.
However, Mo Li was still a little awkward with her acting. Director Zhang though could understand why. Mo Li was young and it was her first time on the big screen. Furthermore, she was there as a nude body double. On top of that, there were male crew members milling about.
Director Zhang shouted for a cut and cleared the scene. All the unnecessary crew members, especially the males were chased out from set. Everyone was stunned because they were enjoying the sight very much.
Due to the genre of his films, Director Zhang dealt with sex scenes very often in his movies. It was an artistic feature of his movies. However, he rarely called for the clearing of the set.
“Mo Li, right? Come, I have something to discuss with you.” Director Zhang felt Mo Li had already done her best considering this was her first time but he also believed she could do better.
According to the movie plot, the Koi Spirit was going to die after this night, so the emotions had to be further refined. Moreover, this was her first time having such intimate interaction with a man so there should be a sense of detachment and caution as well.
When Wen Xue saw Director Zhang teach Mo Li acting in person, she almost gasped. Why is this bitch so lucky?!
Director Zhang was always impatient around new actors, he never laid eyes on them, much less teach them in person.
Mo Li did not disappoint Director Zhang. Director Zhang had imparted onto her something important. Mo Li had always seen acting and science as something separate but her experience here proved that she was wrong.
Director Zhang introduced to Mo Li the ways to use the human body as an instrument of emotional expressions. It reminded her of the neuroscientist, Susana Bloch’s ALBA Emoting. To quote, ‘Emotions are functional states of the entire organism that involve simultaneously physiological (organic) processes and psychological (mental) processes.’
Combining her theoretical knowledge and Director Zhang’s pointers, Mo Li soon realized the lack in her performance.
20 minutes later, Director Zhang restarted the shoot. Mo Li performed better. Even though she didn’t really show up on screen, her expression and body emoting were perfect.
As the scene wrapped up, Director Zhang looked at Wen Xue with gritted teeth. If possible he wanted to twist the girl’s head off and replace it with Mo Li’s!
Wen Xue shivered from the gaze. It was so scary.
Director Zhang was a very good director. By controlling the light and angles, he captured only Mo Li’s side profile, it achieved very good effect on camera. The whole 4 minute-long scene, from lines to movements, Mo Li replaced Wen Xue.
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After she removed her make-up and returned to her seat, someone came to Mo Li. “Sister Li said, Miss Mo Li, you have deserved this.”
Mo Li looked at the USB placed before her and she sighed internally. Even though the shoot was only 2 hours long, it gave her a sense of recognition.
She got plenty of praises from the two veterans. An Wan was the last to walk over. She looked at Mo Li seriously, “You will definitely achieve great stardom because you have the potential!”
Just now, Mo Li’s every move and action had touched everyone’s hearts.
Mo Li in camera was different from the usual girl milling about serving drinks. Her acting skill still needed some working but she was already much better than most actors her age!
Wen Xue glanced at Mo Li’s pretty face and sneered, “Girls these days sure are shameless. They don’t want to work hard so instead they came in to work as a nude body double. Who knows what their intentions are flaunting their naked bodies like that…”