Entertaining Children

   Chapter 1246

   Xiao Yao didn't feel upset about Gao Jianming's frequent improvisations when he was playing against him. Instead, he felt a little excited.

  In a film and television work, the actors, especially the leading actors, are also creators, so naturally there is room for creation and exertion. Gao Jianming's improvisation can be said to be the actor's improvisation on the spot, so the reaction of the people with him to the play is also the improvisation on the spot.

  Whether it is improvisation during filming or the actor revising the script during filming, it is the re-creation of the actor. Xiao Yao once talked with Zhao Rui, Zhu Zitong and others about his attitude towards actors changing the script privately. But the point of Xiao Yao’s statement that time was not that the actors could not change the script, but that they could not change the roles of the characters at will, such as changing the female fourth to female second, changing the plot structure and general plot direction, and almost the entire drama The teasing was beyond recognition. That kind of situation was something Xiao Yao couldn't accept.

  Before the crew started, Xiao Yao also talked to director Chen Jun about this issue and reached an agreement on this point. Therefore, in this crew, the director allows the actors to improvise during filming. There is a prerequisite, that is, what the actors perform can be different from the original script, but must conform to the character setting of the character, and must be a reasonable performance in the scene, and at the same time Can not affect the development of the subsequent plot.

  Gao Jianming is an experienced veteran actor, not the kind of traffic actor who seeks to expose the scene, he is also a supporting role in this drama. He played live during filming. It was completely out of interest. He didn't want to change and increase his role. So he improvised during filming, and most of them were accepted and adopted by the director.

Do not change the subsequent development of the plot, do not change the number of roles of the role, and do not follow the script, that is, improvise in a certain scene or scene, which requires that the part of the role improvisation must satisfy the character of the character The setting must be in line with the situation at the time, and it must not affect the subsequent development of the plot. In fact, it is quite difficult. At the very least, the actors are required to thoroughly study the entire script and the roles they play.

   Gao Jianming dared to improvise during filming, so he understood the script thoroughly. The content of the improvisation was in line with the setting of the characters played, and also in line with the plot and the scene at the time. Xiao Yao wrote the script outline of the play himself and participated in the writing of the script. He is also very appreciative of the overall plot and the role he wants to play. With the mental preparation that Gao Jianming might improvise, Xiao Yao's on-the-spot reaction was also quite good.

  In the crew, Gao Jianming is not the only one who likes to improvise. Under the influence of Gao Jianming, other actors, such as Yin Xi, also played a temporary role in a scene with Xiao Yao. However, in general, the one who improvised the most was Gao Jianming.

   Xiao Yao also improvises, but he will not take the initiative to improvise away from the script. Whether it is Gao Jianming or Yin Xi, he is going to pick up the opponent's play. If the other party doesn't follow the script, he naturally can't respond according to the script. Because it didn't follow the script, it was naturally improvised.

  Although Xiao Yao never takes the initiative to improvise when shooting, this does not mean that Xiao Yao is always passive when shooting.

  Simply put, an actor improvises and makes a performance that is reasonable but not described in the script in the scene. As an actor of the opponent, he naturally has to break away from the script and react reasonably according to the opponent's improvisation. However, this reasonable response is not unique.

  Sometimes, Xiao Yao will give a reasonable response that is also in line with the role setting and the scene when facing the opponent's improvisation, but this response is also beyond the expectations of many people, including the opponent actors. In this way, it is tantamount to kicking the ball to the opponent, asking the opponent to react temporarily to pick up his scene.

  Yin Xi just tried an improvisation under the influence of Gao Jianming, most of which were based on the script and the director’s requirements. In the entire crew, Gao Jianming had the most improvisational interest. Xiao Yao's ingenious reaction to improvisation was mostly given to Gao Jianming.

  Actors acting, hoping to meet equal opponents. In this way, the two sides will stimulate each other, and the performance will be more enjoyable and better. Reflected in the eyes of the audience and even bystanders, it is the so-called feeling of watching a "hot show".

  The rivalry between Gao Jianming and Xiao Yao gave the crew a feeling that the two of them were in a "hot drama". Moreover, these two people's "boom games" are not quite the same as the general "boom games". While admiring the acting skills of the two, the crew often sees the various improvisations and on-the-spot reactions of the two who ignore the script but conform to the character setting and plot trend.

  Gao Jianming’s improvisation is basically a sudden appearance during filming, not to discuss with the director in advance to modify the script. In addition to the acting skills of Xiao Yao and Gao Jianming's Biao Opera, another aspect is Biao's impromptu performance, on-the-spot reaction, no need and no way to prepare in advance. Therefore, although Xiao Yao and Gao Jianming's "boom show" are very cool, it will not affect Xiao Yao's time outside the set.

  Yin Xi no longer forced Xiao Yao to go to the studio with her no matter if Xiao Yao had a scene to be filmed or not. When there was no filming task, Xiao Yao still put time on the creation of the OST song of the drama.

   Within two weeks after the crew came back from the first holiday, Xiao Yao sent the lyrics and music scores of the two OST songs to Liang Xueying and Lian Yiling respectively.

  The songs Xiao Yao gave to the two were "Finally Waiting for You" by Zhang Liangying and "At least You Still" by Lin Yilian. These two songs are one of the representative works of two well-known singers in the past life. Apart from the degree of singing, the quality of the songs is definitely not to be said.

  After receiving Xiao Yao’s lyrics and music scores, the two female singers were naturally very satisfied. If not both of them have read the script of this play and feel that the lyrics of these two songs are more suitable for the plot of this play, and they are indeed very suitable for the OST song of the series, both of them want to buy the copyright as their own. The new single was released directly.

  Theoretically speaking, the OST songs of the series can be recorded during post-production. However, Xiao Yao asked for recording in advance, and neither of them refused.

  After getting a reply from the two female singers agreeing to sing these two songs, Xiao Yao quickly finished the arrangement and accompaniment of the two songs and sent them to them. Since the two are both senior professional singers, Xiao Yao such as demos will not be recorded.

  The accompaniment audio files sent to the two singers via the Internet, Xiao Yao was also produced with music software on the computer, the purpose is to let the two familiar songs arrange the soundtrack. When it was actually officially recorded, Xiao Yao re-recorded the accompaniment with a real instrument.

Taking advantage of the two chances to not be filming for more than half a day, Xiao Yao went to the recording studio to do a formal accompaniment, and then took advantage of the opportunity for the crew to have two vacations later, Xiao Yao invited Liang Xueying and Lian Yiling to the recording studio. Completed the recording of the official version of the song.

  When Xiao Yao recorded Yin Xi’s song, Yin Xi went to the recording studio twice, with a few days in between. Liang Xueying and Lian Yiling are both senior professional singers, and they got the song lyrics and score and the accompaniment long in advance, so Xiao Yao only took one day to record the two.

  However, the crew will only take a vacation after a period of time. As an actor playing the male one, there are not many opportunities for Xiao Yao to not be filming for more than half a day. During this period, Xiao Yao occasionally took advantage of his free time to go to Sun Tingting's program to explore the class or something. When Xiao Yao recorded these two songs, the show of Sun Tingting had all been recorded, and the filming of the crew was about to come to an end.

  Although Xiao Yao is one of the producers and producers of this TV drama project, he has great power, but this does not mean that no one dares to demand Xiao Yao. Xiao Yao is a music composer. He has written three OST songs for the series and brought in two star singer-songwriters to create OST songs for the series. The director and Yin Xi will naturally ask Xiao Yao to participate in the post-production. The work of the soundtrack.

In this drama project, Xiao Yao already has a lot of identities. He didn't intend to participate in the post-production of TV series. Later, he planned to go to the United States after the scene was completed. He did not want to stay in China and participate in the post-production of TV series. . However, since director Chen Jun and Yin Xi requested together, Xiao Yao did not completely refuse.

  Xiao Yao does not plan to participate in the post-production of this TV series, and of course he does not plan to be a soundtrack for this TV series. However, he didn't refuse to help the TV drama's soundtrack as much as possible.

  The job of the soundtrack is to score the required video images. This soundtrack can be specially created for film and television works, but it does not necessarily have to be specially created for the work. It is also possible to choose other existing music.

  In film and television works, music is a very important part. This music is not just OST songs, but also includes a lot of pure music. Those who have won awards such as the best soundtrack, the vast majority are not because of the songs in the work, more because of pure music.

  Xiao Yao wrote three OST songs for this TV series, and also invited two star singer-songwriters to write OST songs for the TV series. Counting down, he has contributed five OST songs to this TV series. But in terms of pure music, the show hasn't settled yet. Later, the crew entered the end of filming. When Xiao Yao was not filming, he stayed in the hotel room and wrote pure music for the TV series.

  The soundtrack is a post-production work. The crew has not finished yet, and the filming work is not over. Can Xiao Yao write the soundtrack? Of course I can write. Xiao Yao is the producer and producer of this show, and he can see the video material that the crew has filmed before. Looking at the material, Xiao Yao can write.

   Xiao Yao is not a soundtrack, how can he guarantee that his music will be selected by the soundtrack in post-production? Even further speaking, he is not a soundtrack. How can I guarantee that the three songs he recorded before and the songs written by two other male singers will be selected by the soundtrack as the OST song of this show? It's because Xiao Yao is the producer and producer of this show.

  The three songs written by Xiao Yao were all heard by director Chen Jun. The two also determined that these three songs are suitable places for TV drama episodes. When Xiao Yao wrote pure music later, he also wrote it by looking at the material shot before. Naturally, he chose a suitable plot. After he wrote it, he would show and listen to the director Chen Jun.

  When performing soundtrack work in the post-production period, the soundtrack originally needs to listen to the director or producer's opinions and discuss with the director or producer. If there is a conflict between the soundtrack and the director or producer on the soundtrack, the first thing to try is to convince the other party. If it can’t be persuaded, the director or producer is the final decision. Here, as a professional musician who is a producer and a senior director, it is unlikely that the soundtrack will raise objections.

  Xiao Yao not only composed music for this play, but also found a place where the music appeared. In a sense, Xiao Yao has actually completed part of the work of a soundtrack. However, a TV series does not necessarily use only three songs, and the number of pure music is even more variable. Therefore, Xiao Yao only completed part of the work. In the later stage, the crew had to find another soundtrack.

  In addition, the OST song of Rong Jun and Ling Chengjie has not been written yet. However, the fame and strength of the two are okay. They have created OST songs for other film and television works before, and Xiao Yao is very confident in them. Whether their songs meet the plot requirements of the TV series, then it will be left to the director Chen Jun and the soundtrack to judge.

  Of course, Xiao Yao would not tell the director Chen Jun that he was going to the American casino, but told Chen Jun and Yin Xi that they would go abroad after their scenes were completed, and could not participate in the post-production of the show. Chen Jun naturally had nothing to say. Yin Xi saw that Xiao Yao not only wrote a song for himself, but also wrote a few pieces of pure music for this TV series, and finally did not force it.

  In the crew, not all actors have the same shooting time. Because of the different roles, some actors with fewer roles will "finish" in advance. Xiao Yao, as the male first in this show, of course will not be finished in advance. In fact, the last scene filmed on the last day has Xiao Yao's part. He stayed with the whole crew until the last moment.

  On the evening of the closing of the crew, the production company arranged a closing banquet. Because the date of the crew's finale was known in advance, the producer also contacted all the actors who had left the group in advance on the same day, and invited them to come back as much as possible to participate in the crew's finale banquet.

  Due to schedule or work, not all actors have come back to attend the finale banquet. However, on such occasions, most people who can come will basically come, so the number of people at this banquet is also quite large.

  The atmosphere at the banquet was very lively. Xiao Yao, who has multiple identities, is one of the well-deserved protagonists of the crew, and naturally one of the main goals for everyone to drink. Although he did not get drunk, Xiao Yao also drank a lot at the finale.

  The estimated shooting time of this drama is about three months. The estimated number of episodes of this show is about 30 episodes. Without group shooting, shooting in three months is a very good efficiency. The filming efficiency of the crew is good, even a few days earlier than the original plan, but overall, the shooting time of the crew is still more than three months.

  Although the experience of filming this time is a bit easier compared to the previous few times, after all, it was also a three-month filming in the group, plus I had a lot of drinks at the banquet the night before. So after leaving the team, Xiao Yao didn't set off immediately. Instead, he took a rest for two days at his residence before leaving for Boston, the United States.

  Before going to Vegas, Xiao Yao had to go to MIT to find Yan Ke and the card counting group where the three of them belonged to learn the mathematical model of card counting, practice card counting techniques, and accept their assessment. Cambridge, where the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located, is located in the Boston metropolitan area, so the destination for Xiao Yao's flight to the United States this time is not New York or Los Angeles, but Boston, which he has never been to before.

  (End of this chapter)