1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Seeing Gong Li agree, Zhou Yan said in surprise, Sister Li, I really don't know how to thank you.

Gong Li smiled and pointed at the melon seeds on the table, Isn't it already gone? I just have nothing to do today, so let's not waste time and find a place to practice.

Let's go to the Small Fourth Courtyard. That's probably where the next scene was filmed.

Okay, let me clean it up then.

Gong Li put away the newly folded clothes, first grabbed two handfuls of melon seeds and put them in her pocket, and then said to Zhou Yan, Take the teapot and cups on the table with you.

Zhou Yan walked over and picked up the teapot. Seeing that the water was cold, he asked, Would you like a hot pot instead?

Gong Li giggled, You're stupid, you're not bringing water for drinking. Aren't I going to drink in the scene? It's a prop.

Zhou Yan patted his head and said, Sister Li is still thoughtful.

Arriving at the main hall of the Small Fourth Courtyard, Gong Li grabbed the melon seeds from her pocket and put them on the table, and then said to Zhou Yan, Let's go through the play first. Is this script correct? I don't remember the lines that clearly.

Yes, yes, yes.

Zhou Yan took out a pile of crumpled paper from his pocket. He had kept this script in his pocket for two days.

Although he wasn't good at acting, he had a good memory. When Gao Jinwen took him through the scene the morning before, he had memorized all his lines and didn't use the script at all later.

Gong Li took the script and just briefly read it. She had read the script many times before and was quite familiar with it. She read it again now to deepen her impression.

Then let's start. Gong Li said.

Zhou Yan nodded, walked out of the house according to the procedure, and then walked in again.

From the time he went out to the time he came in again, it only took ten seconds, but Gong Li had completely changed her state. She was leaning on the table, supporting her head with her palms, looking drunk and hazy.

Zhou Yan noticed that her body was swaying slightly, much like she was drunk. Zhou Yan couldn't help but secretly praise him, this professional actor is really different.

Young master, you are back.

I……

As soon as Zhou Yan opened his mouth, he realized that he was wrong. According to the lines, he should have said Why are you drinking at this time, but subconsciously he wanted to reply I'm back.

Before that, he had practiced his lines alone for two days, thinking that at least he would not make mistakes in his lines, but it turned out that he had overestimated himself.

It's one thing to memorize the lines, but it's another thing to be able to say them in actual combat.

Gong Li was not surprised at all when she saw Zhou Yan mixing garlic in his mouth. She gave Zhou Yan an encouraging look and said softly, It's okay if you're wrong, continue.

Zhou Yan took a breath and said the correct line, Why are you drinking?

Although the tone is not good enough, at least the lines are spoken completely and accurately.

Gong Li maintained her condition very well and was not interrupted by Zhou Yan's mistakes. She sneered, sat up and pointed to the chair opposite, Sit down.

When Zhou Yan sat down, Gong Li picked up the wine glass and said, I am celebrating my birthday by myself.

Gong Li's performance is still very good, her words and actions well show her loneliness and self-deprecation.

Then she showed a kind of disdain, which probably meant that no one wished me a birthday, so I could wish myself a birthday.

Would you like to have a drink and wish me a happy birthday?

After asking, without waiting for an answer, she directly picked up the kettle and poured some water into the cup, and brought it straight in front of Zhou Yan. Because she stopped too suddenly, the water spilled on Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan took the cup and said his lines seriously, Okay, I'll have a drink with you. I hope you live to be ninety-nine.

…

The two of them followed the script like this until the end of the scene. Except for the wrong line at the beginning, there was no further stop.

At this time, Gong Li switched back from Song Lian. She smiled and said, The performance is not bad. After all, it is the first time to act.

Zhou Yan really felt that he deserved this compliment, because he had already walked this scene alone for two days, but it was still so bad. During the scene just now, Zhou Yan was basically watching Gong Li perform alone. He Like a fool, he memorized his lines stiffly under Gong Li's aura.

The effect of him speaking his lines is no different from putting a recorded speaker opposite Gong Li and playing the recorded words out sentence by sentence. Even the effect of the speaker is better, at least there will be no mistakes.

After the compliment, Gong Li started to talk about Zhou Yan's problems, I'll remember all the questions you just asked. First of all, your body is too upright. If you care about why I drink, you should at least lean towards me. Then I I asked you to sit down, and you sat down directly, as if you had taken aim in advance. You were not surprised at all when the wine was poured on you, and you didn't even look at the wine on you. Also, you didn't drink the wine I gave you. , do you think you dislike the cup I have used?

Zhou Yan waved his hand quickly, No, no, I just...

You have to show what's going on in the scene. You can't hide it when filming later.

Zhou Yan nodded, Understood. I have remembered all the questions you just mentioned, Sister Li. I will try my best to correct them next time.

Gong Li shook her head and said with a smile, First of all, when you talk to me, you don't say you, you, you, and it sounds awkward to me. You call me Sister Li, and you call me sister Li at home. Also, what I just said You don’t actually need to remember the problem, because the core problem is that you are too nervous and too deliberate, and you are always thinking about expressing what you have designed before. But performance is not like this.

A lot of people talk about acting skills. I think there is no need for skills at all. You have to use your heart to feel and shape the characters. That is the best interpretation and performance of the characters. For example, the points I just mentioned are actually for normal people here. To react in such an environment, if you care about people, you must lean towards the person you care about. If wine is spilled on you, you will definitely care. If you relax a little, you can do it.

Zhou Yan blinked his eyes a few times. He also knew that he needed to feel to create a character, but feeling was too broad and ethereal. Moreover, the course Gao Jinwen set for him was to follow a step-by-step approach and strictly abide by the decomposition of each step.

Seeing Zhou Yan's hesitation, Gong Li also knew that it was very difficult for newcomers to find characters, so she smiled and said, Don't think too much now, just put aside the designs in your mind and just follow my rhythm.

Is this okay?

Gong Li said very confidently, No problem, as long as you remember, you are Chen Feipu and I am Songlian.

Infected by Gong Li's confidence, Zhou Yan felt a little more confident. He nodded and walked outside the door, and the two began the second round of rehearsal.

Zhou Yan's performance was much better the second time, at least he didn't get his lines wrong in the first sentence.

This time, Zhou Yan tried not to let himself think about the decomposition steps designed by Gao Jinwen for himself, but followed Gong Li's rhythm wholeheartedly.

He found that he felt much more relaxed after not thinking about the decomposition steps. The key was that Gong Li was great and could lead him with her emotions.

The walk went smoothly, but at the last step, Zhou Yan stood up to leave, but Gong Li hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay.

Feipu!

She stood up slowly, and their eyes met. There seemed to be a thousand words in her eyes, but she couldn't say them out.

Seeing Gong Li's expression, Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, and then ran away in panic.

After he ran for a while, he heard Gong Li chuckle from behind, Brother, you won't be scared, right?