Ten years of film queen, finally became a top star

Chapter 294 New Venue

The scenes at the training ground were finished and Mo Junliang officially finished filming.

Liao Yongning is not a director who is so ceremonial, so having someone send him a bouquet of flowers is considered a way of celebrating the completion of a film.

The reason why actors like Mo Junliang and Lu Shisuo can take on movies with small roles is mainly because of the subject matter of the movies.

A politically correct movie with strong official support can bring many benefits to their future development, even if they have few roles.

After being officially listed, the future acting career will be much smoother.

The next shooting location is in the suburbs of northern Hubei, a small courtyard built from a vacant lot. This is the home of Ma Xu and Yan Xueyong.

From the time the army allocated housing to them until their retirement, Ma Xu and Yan Xueyong lived here.

The yard is not big, but there is an orange tree. The flowering season has just passed, and the green leaves are lush and green, which makes people feel good just looking at it.

The bungalow is not very big, just a normal two-bedroom apartment, but it is tidy and clean, without any extra furniture.

As usual, we just changed the shooting location, so we are just checking out the scenery today and will officially start shooting tomorrow.

Yu Jiang chatted enthusiastically with the set design team and the props team. They had also made a lot of efforts, from restoring the scenes in old photos to on-site inspections.

Ran Feng was listening very carefully. He didn't know before that actors could also change the placement of props in the venue.

On the way back to his residence, Yu Jiang explained to him: "Normally when I'm filming, I won't comment on other departments' work, but this time there are prototypes for the characters, and if we point out any unreasonable points, it can be considered as co-creation."

Ran Feng is now happy just to do his job well and does not have the extra energy to give suggestions to teachers in other departments.

The age span in the subsequent plot becomes larger, and he still has a lot of psychological preparation to do.

The scene in the courtyard is the biggest difficulty for Ran Feng in the entire movie. If it had been performed according to the plot, it might have been okay.

But now it is divided by scenes, and the emotional and age spans are too large, requiring his full commitment.

The first few days' scenes were fine, consisting of some interludes, such as Yan Xueyong digging a sand pit for Ma Xu as a training ground, and the couple researching medical topics in the courtyard.

It took three days to shoot all these fleeting scenes, and the rest were Ran Feng's difficult parts.

Among the several major scenes, apart from the one led by Ma Xu, there are only two scenes led by Yan Xueyong. One is the determination after the vasectomy to show that it will not affect his lover, and the other is the scene in his old age where he agrees with his wife donating all their savings.

Yan Xueyong's role in the script is portrayed in a weakened manner, and many of the highlights of his life are not shown much.

Just because Ran Feng was able to fill in the undescribed content when writing the biography doesn't mean he can perform it easily, so he needs to put in more effort.

Since there are not many performances, the emotions displayed every time are quite rich.

The courtyard scenes are some of his most important scenes, so he needs to devote himself to them wholeheartedly.

The interpretation of a No. 1 role is allowed to make mistakes in some scenes, but Ran Feng is the No. 4 or 5 this time, so every scene is crucial.

During these three days, he never relaxed for a moment and even put himself into Yan Xueyong's emotions when he returned to the hotel.

The next day was the highlight of the senior citizen event. Chen Zhiping chatted with him and Yu Jiang while putting makeup on them.

"Don't mention it, your skin has recovered really well. Even if you don't maintain your tan, most people won't get their skin white again so quickly. Only you two can do it."

Yu Jiang smiled and said, "It's still thanks to others that we can stand out. It's because Brother Mo recovers too slowly that we seem to have strong recovery abilities."

Mo Junliang and Ran Feng had their tans done at about the same time, and now when you compare him to the two of them, they look like two completely different races.

Chen Zhiping and Yu Jiang were chatting happily, but Ran Feng, who had just changed into his costume and was waiting for his makeup, didn't dare to talk to them. He was rehearsing the script in his mind over and over again.

After putting on makeup, Ran Feng really looked like an old man in his sixties or seventies. Only then did he really get into the role.

Yu Jiang saw everything, and this really gave Ran Feng some points. Although he was not that fond of acting, as long as he took the job, he would definitely put all his energy into it and take it seriously.

It is said that men who work hard are the most handsome. His serious look also attracted Yu Jiang, and he looked a little cute when he tried hard to keep up with the rhythm of his performance.

When debugging the equipment before starting the filming, Ran Feng was not embarrassed to do it over and over again like he was when he was acting with Mo Junliang. He pulled Yu Jiang to act against time to get the feeling.

When he first started rehearsing the play, he felt indescribable sadness in his heart when he saw the aging Yu Jiang in front of him.

He couldn't imagine, nor did he dare to think that Yu Jiang would become like this one day.

His dry skin was covered with wrinkles, his graying hair was dry and frizzy, and the age spots and protruding blood vessels on his hands were particularly noticeable.

Yu Jiang, who is as quiet and beautiful as the moon, will also grow old. He is unwilling and does not want to accept this reality, and just blindly regards her as Ma Xu, not Yu Jiang.

Chen Zhiping kept looking at him after he finished putting on makeup. Ran Feng had a "criminal record". When he was doing his makeup, he almost messed up Yu Jiang's old-age makeup. This time he had to watch carefully.

Fortunately, Ran Feng didn't do anything extreme this time, so both of their makeup were saved.

When the filming officially started, Ran Feng felt that he was in the best condition and the performance was within his expectations.

The serious old man and the old lady were talking in the study. In their twilight years, they had nothing to worry about after their death. The only thing that worried Ma Xu was his hometown.

The couple had no children and were used to living a frugal life. They had saved a lot of money from their retirement wages and patent inventions, so they discussed donating it.

The entire play has long passages of dialogue and emotional progression, and Ran Feng's lines and performance are perfect.

Liao Yongning was shocked behind the monitor. Although Ran Feng's performance was indeed getting more and more exquisite as the filming progressed, he didn't expect it to reach this level.

Now Ran Feng is a little slow in getting into the role. If he can correct this problem, he will definitely be able to become a talented actor.

After working together for so long, Liao Yongning also knew that Ran Feng was not someone who could not help being praised, so he specifically praised him a lot during the intercom before filming another take.

All the old-age makeup scenes will be completed today and tomorrow, so the remaining scenes will be similar.

However, the scene and the camera had to be rearranged, so the two took advantage of their free time to go out and get some fresh air.

It has been a bit cramped since we came to the suburbs to shoot. The shooting location is not big and the space for activities is limited. We have to stay in the small yard most of the time, which is a bit boring.

The two of them were walking outside the courtyard and talking about the content of the next play.

The clouds were light and the wind was gentle, and the scenery was pleasant. She was leaning against the wall of the courtyard with old-age makeup on.

Yu Jiang was basking in the sun comfortably, while Ran Feng looked at the shooting notes on his mobile phone like an old pedant.