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Chapter 403 The Play Demon (Part [-])
TVB's Chinese New Year mega-production - "Goodbye Huangpu Beach", shooting scene.

In the camera, Du Guosheng, played by Chen Xiaotang, is wearing a back rubbing gown and is doing a pedicure for a customer.

At this time, a burly guy came in and soaked into the pool.

Chen Xiaotang hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Boss, do you want a pedicure or a back rub?"

The man removed the towel from his face, revealing a very arrogant face—it was the dragon suit played by Liu Xingbo.

This time Liu Xingbo can also be regarded as a "dew point performance". In order to help Chen Xiaotang play the guest role in the bath, he did not hesitate to expose his burly and strong figure, shaking his chest muscles, and soaking in the bath.

"Boss, do you want a pedicure or a back rub?" Chen Xiaotang approached him and asked again.

Liu Xingbo whispered: "You bastard, tonight's treat—" Then he said loudly: "Of course it's a back rub, why do you need to ask?" He looked very arrogant.

"Okay, come right away!" Chen Xiaotang handed over the pedicure work to other people to serve this old man.

Chen Xiaotang rubbed Liu Xingbo's back, Liu Xingbo squinted his eyes, looking very enjoying it.

Chen Xiaotang looked at the thick gold necklace around his neck with a look of envy, and couldn't help touching it with his hands.

"Don't move! Can you afford to pay for damage?!" Liu Xingbo opened his eyes.

Chen Xiaotang hurriedly apologized with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'm just curious."

"Curious, you little bastard, you can't afford such a chain in your life!"

"Hey, why are you scolding people?"

"Call you? I'll beat you!" Liu Xingbo grabbed Chen Xiaotang's lapel and threw him directly into the pool.

Close-up: Chen Xiaotang desperately choked on a few mouthfuls of water.

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"CUT! Not bad, this scene was filmed very well, Ah Tang, the acting was very good!" Zhao Zhenqiang gave Chen Xiaotang a thumbs up.

Chen Xiaotang crawled out of the bathtub dripping wet, and a staff member immediately handed him a towel to wipe his body.

"Why is no one handing me a towel? Is it so worthless?" Liu Xingbo complained from the side.

Chen Xiaotang's female assistant pouted and said to him, "You bastard, you bullied Tangtang like that, you big bastard!"

Liu Xingbo was dumbfounded, "Filming, this is filming! Is it wrong for me to use too much force?"

Seeing Liu Xingbo's appearance of wanting to cry but no tears, Chen Xiaotang threw his hair over, "Wipe your face, stop yelling!"

Liu Xingbo: "No, it's rare for me to explain the truth once. This...is a matter of principle!"

Seeing Liu Xingbo's flushed face, everyone burst into laughter.

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Next to this bathhouse, there is a small church. Director Zhao Zhenqiang had already designed it before coming here. After filming the scene of the bathhouse, he moved there directly to shoot Du Guosheng and Han Xuedong, played by Chen Xiaotang, who were ambushed in the church and Han Xuedong died. role.

As the heroine, Weng Meiling never thought that she would "die" in such a useless manner in the first scene. Before the marriage was over, her soul would return to heaven, and she would die.

Fortunately, Chen Xiaotang was there to comfort her and said: "This is just filming, don't take it too seriously. Besides, the first scene is very important, you must put your mind at ease."

Hearing what he said, Weng Meiling said: "I believe in you, you can't play tricks on me later when filming!"

"Please, how bad can I be? Aren't you taking advantage every time I play with you?!" Chen Xiaotang couldn't laugh or cry.

Weng Meiling also remembered that Chen Xiaotang was always bullied by herself when she was filming Ouyang Ke before she became popular.

But now, everything is reversed.Chen Xiaotang has become a big name even more famous than himself. Although he is still one of the leading actresses, he is obviously not as popular as him.

Every time we think of this, Weng Meiling has a very insecure feeling, feeling that sooner or later Chen Xiaotang will be snatched away by another woman.

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The shooting location is in this small church. Although the church is small, it has everything.The statue of Jesus, candles, white gauze, and other items are all well prepared.

And those who heard the news and came to watch the filming blocked the door even more.

"There are so many people, what should we do?" Looking at the audience, the director Zhao Zhenqiang felt very headache, but he is a great director after all, and he has experienced many things, so he immediately had a new trick, and he shouted at those people: " What good is it for you to watch from the sidelines, it's not enjoyable at all, why don't you sit in and be a guest at the ceremony, how about it?"

Those audiences were just watching the excitement, but they didn't expect to encounter such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they were so excited that they didn't know the north and south.

Zhao Zhenqiang is also happy, with such a change of tricks, he has collected so many tricks for free --- everyone is happy! ! !

The scene of "Wedding Surprise" is finally about to start filming.

Accompanied by the cheerful wedding march, Chen Xiaotang walked in from outside the church with the bride played by Weng Meiling in a white dress.

At that moment, all the light was concentrated on the two of them, and Chen Xiaotang performed Du Guosheng's calm atmosphere.Weng Meiling plays the delicate and beautiful heroine.

"Mr. Du, congratulations!"

"congratulations!"

"What a pair of golden boy and jade girl!"

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In the congratulations of everyone, Chen Xiaotang waved frequently, he has already entered the role deeply.

Weng Meiling was a little confused, looking at Chen Xiaotang who was dressed as a groom beside her, then at the congratulators, and at her own wedding dress——she felt like a dream.

If all this is true, how great it would be!

Suddenly, she felt such emotion.

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Amongst the crowd of congratulators, the actor playing the assassin furtively tugged on the brim of his top hat and pushed his way in front of the crowd.

close-up.

Just when Chen Xiaotang appeared in front of him holding Weng Meiling's hand, he pulled out his gun!
Yes, he drew his gun!

Bang!
Weng Meiling directly stood in front of Chen Xiaotang.

All of a sudden, the whole church was in chaos!
Close-up, bullets flying wildly.

People ran away with their heads in their arms.

"Protect Brother Sheng!"

"Protect Brother Sheng!"

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The guards around him shouted.

The lens turns.

Chen Xiaotang hugged Weng Meiling who was lying in her arms, and blood kept pouring out from Weng Meiling's chest.

Now comes the point.

Director Zhao Zhenqiang cheers people up, and the following is a crying scene by Chen Xiaotang.

Crying scenes are a big challenge for many actors, especially when shooting TV dramas, there are more crying scenes, so many people and even big-name actors like to use eye drops to replace tears, shoddy, and shoot such scenes.

Before that, Zhao Zhenqiang also suggested that Chen Xiaotang put on eye drops to play, so as to avoid NG because he couldn't cry.But Chen Xiaotang insisted on "crying" in real terms, so Zhao Zhenqiang had no choice but to let him.

In the camera, Weng Meiling, who was shot, was wrapped in Chen Xiaotang's arms, and his snow-white suit was also stained with blood.

"Xuedong, don't die, Xuedong! Don't die---if you die, what should I do?" Chen Xiaotang panicked and covered Weng Meiling's wound with his hands, trying to stop the blood from flowing out. But no matter how you cover it, you can't cover it.

Chen Xiaotang began to howl terribly.

No way, the crying scene is the most difficult of all performances, especially this kind of crying, which is more difficult than the kind of crying with wet eyes.
Chen Xiaotang's expression and demeanor could definitely be called heartbroken.

But this is not enough.

At this moment, the shooting scene is under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Chen Xiaotang embraced Weng Meiling, feeling distraught and grief-stricken.

Chen Xiaotang, who was completely involved in the play, thought that Weng Meiling really had to leave him, and he would never see her again. Suddenly, he felt sore in his heart, and after a burst of convulsions, tears fell down.

Hey, is it raining?Weng Meiling who was in his arms quietly opened one eye, only to see that at this moment Chen Xiaotang had already burst into tears. "Xue Dong, don't leave me. I haven't taken you to Paris yet, and I haven't taken you to see the sunrise by the Huangpu River... You promised me that after you marry me, you will give me many children. Teach them to grow up... When we are old, we will go to the park to bask in the sun together, and go fishing by the river together... Xue Dong, don't leave me, don't——!" Chen Xiaotang stroked Weng Meiling's beautiful hair, As if traveling through time and space, returning to the old age when the two of them were inseparable. The more they talked, the more emotional they became. Chen Xiaotang burst into tears, and Weng Meiling, who was lying in his arms, couldn't stand it.

Halo, what about washing your face? !
Opening his eyes and looking again, he was so obedient, he saw Chen Xiaotang dangling around his mouth with a runny nose!
No way? !Weng Meiling hastily shut her mouth tightly.
If people don't stop, you can't move yourself!
At this time, Zhao Zhenqiang and others from the director's department were dumbfounded.
Tang Zai, who was just howling before, suddenly burst into tears, with tears and snot running down his nose, amazing!

Worthy of being wireless's first brother, a leader among the capable faction, no wonder he was able to become so popular in three years, it's because of the reason, look, this is acting! !
Can I do it for you? !
Those actors can be said to admire Chen Xiaotang the most at this moment.

Seeing that the sticky snot was about to droop on "Pretty Huang Rong" Weng Meiling's small cherry mouth, the director Zhao Zhenqiang stopped and said, "CUT! Alright, the shooting of this scene is OK!"
"What?" Chen Xiaotang wiped his face, and Weng Meiling in his arms stood up almost in the way of "carp kicking upright", so mysterious that he was almost attacked by snot.

"I've convinced you, A-Tang, you put so much effort into your performance, I've never seen any actor who can cry like you, with tears and snot flowing together - you are outstanding, really!" Director Zhao Zhenqiang said solemnly, looking at Chen Xiaotang enthusiastically with his eyes.

It was an actor's sincere appreciation and admiration when he saw a good actor.

In fact, at this moment, not only the director Zhao Zhenqiang, but almost the entire crew have sincere admiration and praise for Chen Xiaotang.

It's not easy to act in a crying scene with a runny nose!
How did these people know that Chen Xiaotang's move was completely in line with a "drama" on ATV. This drama is an old drama star that most people don't know, licorice actor-Wang Wei!

Speaking of this person, many people may feel very strange, but many people can say that they "grew up watching Wang Wei's drama".If someone counts the following TV drama roles related to Wang Wei, Xiong Dingyi in the ATV drama "Huo Dongge", Lu Buwei in "Qin Shihuang", the wealthy businessman Qiao Yongfa in the TVB drama "Fire Rose", and Lu Songxian's version of "Swordsman" Yue Buqun in Jianghu, Pingxi King Wu Sangui in Chen Xiaochun's version of "The Deer and Ding Tale", Wu Yingyuan, the Wubao lord in Gu Tianle's version of "Looking for the Qin Dynasty"... Many people will open their mouths and suddenly realize, "It's him?!"

Yes, that's him.Wang Wei, who has starred in countless hit TV dramas in Hong Kong and many actors, but has never had the opportunity for the audience to memorize his name by heart.In a film and television drama, just like in the long history of mankind, the lens and the audience's eyes naturally tend to focus on the protagonist and heroes, because only the fate of the protagonist of the story is the most touching.Therefore, in people's limited brain storage space, there can only be some places for the characters and experiences of the protagonists and the names of their actors.As for those supporting roles that are necessary for the existence and development of the plot, although they often left a deep impression on people at the time, their actors can only be unknown people forever, and they are brought by these roles. The "deep impression" that comes here will also fade in everyone's mind as time goes by.

The supporting roles that Wang Wei has played in his life have suffered in the same way.Although people can still remember that he once interpreted Lu Buwei, Qiao Yongfa, Yue Buqun, Wu Sangui wonderfully...but how do these characters perform in the play?What kind of plot development did they participate in?What exactly are their prominent character traits?After decades of time, it seems that few people can answer these questions.

In Wang Wei's decades of acting career, he has played various roles spanning ancient and modern times: there is Lu Buwei, a power official of the Qin Dynasty who is ambitious and plotting evil; there is a modern police chief who is personable but eventually "blackened" Xiong Dingyi; Qiao Yongfa, a modern father who is rich, ruthless, and ruthless;
Whether it is an ancient emperor, a powerful minister, a martial arts overlord, or a modern governor or wealthy businessman, Wang Wei's role is always associated with a kind of emperor's air and elder style in terms of temperament, and is associated with the rich and powerful in terms of status. People are always there.However, under the glamorous and decent appearance of these characters, most of them always hide the darkest, cruel and nasty side of human nature.For the expression of internal and external tension and contradictions in such characters, Wang Wei has become proficient in repeated interpretations for many years.

But for Chen Xiaotang, what he is most impressed with this person is that he played a generation of hero "Nurhachi" in the ATV drama "The Thirteen Dynasties of the Qing Dynasty".There is a scene in which his favorite woman died in his arms, and then Wang Wei cried a lot of tears and nose, and that scene made Chen Xiaotang almost cry on the spot.

This drama is well-produced, and almost all the big names in the entire ATV are deployed. It can be called a historical masterpiece that surpasses "Qin Shi Huang". , it will no longer be played, which can be said to be a great pity.

However, I heard later that because of the high cost of producing this drama, ATV's vitality was severely damaged. As a result, ATV's production was gradually stretched and began to go downhill. As a result, it was weak and could no longer compete with TVB in the future.It can be seen from this that "The Thirteen Dynasties of the Qing Dynasty" can also be regarded as a turning point for ATV from glory to decline, which is of great significance.

Let's not talk about gossip, let's say that this ATV drama star Wang Wei is the best at filming, no matter it is a tragedy or comedy, he is handy, playing a gentleman or a despicable villain is even more penetrating.But it's just such an old drama player who can no longer be reused after ATV's weak power. In order to make a living, he was reduced to a guest star in a tertiary film——this gentleman played a guest star in Gong Xuehua's version of "Wu Zetian" The fateful Li Shimin, and the girl version of Wu Zetian also had a passionate scene on the bed. When Chen Xiaotang watched the scene, he just felt heartbroken...

Later, when this person passed away, he was so low-key that no one knew about it. In this way, such an excellent licorice actor was far away from everyone, leaving countless classics for future generations to worship.

At least, Chen Xiaotang is one of the believers, a believer in the acting school!

Now, when Chen Xiaotang was filming the church crying scene "Goodbye Huangpu Beach", he couldn't help thinking of Wang Wei, and thought of his spectacular scene of "tears and snot flying together" in "The Thirteen Dynasties of the Qing Dynasty", so Almost, he tried to do it and try to act——
Now, he can tell himself, I did it! ! !
After filming the scene of the church, the whole crew called it a day and rushed back to TVB. The actors should take off their make-up and go home, and they should go back and forth.The situation in the TV market is very good now, and it is rare for a show to start work, so it is a little bit more profitable.

As the lead actor and screenwriter, Chen Xiaotang is not so lucky. He still has to watch today's sample editing with director Zhao Zhenqiang, and then discuss the script for tomorrow's shooting. Need to change etc...

Some people may have said here, isn't filming based on the script?Why is the script required to accommodate these circumstances?

Again, many things may not be done satisfactorily. For example, when shooting the bathhouse scene today, if such an ancient bathhouse cannot be found, it is estimated that the script will change the character’s back rubbing to shine shoes on the street, or in the Serving dishes in restaurants...

After all, the script is easy to modify, but the hardware required for many shootings cannot keep up.

It was not easy to accompany the director Zhao Zhenqiang to finish editing the clips. At this time, I checked the time and it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.The entire crew office was deserted.Director Zhao Zhenqiang said that he would take a step ahead and would go back to tell his son the bedtime story.Otherwise, my dear boy won't be able to sleep.Chen Xiaotang said with a smile that he is a loving father, while Zhao Zhenqiang said that when you have children, you will be like me.

After the director Zhao Zhenqiang left, Chen Xiaotang helped to pack things. First, he locked the filmed sample tape in the safe, then unloaded the camera, packed it neatly, and finally checked the props and facilities...

After dealing with these matters, Chen Xiaotang walked out of the props room, only to see that it was raining outside.It rains frequently in Hong Kong recently. It is said that spring is here and the spring rain is moist. But for actors, the lingering spring rain is a big trouble, at least it will delay many filming opportunities.

Chen Xiaotang looked at the slight night, the rain was falling, and there was a bit of loneliness.

Stretching his arms and twisting his neck, he accidentally discovered why the dressing room not far away was lit. Who else would be there at this late hour?
Looking at the bright and majestic window, Chen Xiaotang was very curious, and couldn't help but change direction and walked towards the dressing room.

Soon, Chen Xiaotang came to the door of the dressing room.The door was not closed tightly, and the light scattered from the crack of the door, illuminating the outside brightly.Chen Xiaotang pricked up his ears and listened, there were indeed people inside, but Chen Xiaotang was a little surprised, except for the sound of breathing in the room, he couldn't detect any movement inside.

Chen Xiaotang couldn't help moving, looking in through the small gap...

Weng Meiling? !

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Weng Meiling has been sitting in the dressing room for a long time.

The scene of today's filming seems to be still flashing before her eyes. She doesn't know what's wrong with her, and she always feels out of control after removing her makeup.She could have left the company, but she thought that Chen Xiaotang hadn't left yet, and Weng Meiling didn't want to go home so soon, so she just sat here.There is no shadow of Chen Xiaotang around her, but she always feels a little absent-minded no matter what she does.For this reason, Weng Meiling has been sitting here for more than an hour, just to be able to take a look at Chen Xiaotang, it seems that if you look at it more, you can feel more at ease.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally decided to continue waiting.Weng Meiling was slightly disappointed when she didn't see Chen Xiaotang, she wanted to walk over to find Chen Xiaotang, but she didn't know what to say, she couldn't tell him, did she miss him?Oh my god, I just had a scene with him today, so I miss him so soon, it's too much...

Weng Meiling's mood at this moment is as lingering as the rain outside.

Constantly cutting and messing up...

(End of this chapter)