Of course Meng Rong was willing to finish a scene effortlessly.
However, she was playing the leading female role in the drama, enjoying excellent resources and sky - high pay. Yet her acting skills were even worse than those of the new - comer male second lead who had just stepped into the film and television industry. Such a situation really couldn't convince people.
An old man with a white beard in the crowd sighed softly when he witnessed this scene.
Meng Nianchu saw him and took the initiative to go up and start a conversation. "Senior Zhang, I'm really sorry to bother you. I have a question about acting that I don't quite understand, so I'd like to ask you. I wonder if I could bother you for a few minutes?"
Her tone was humble and polite. Zhang Zhengfeng squinted his eyes and took a good look at her, then nodded and replied in a vicissitudinous voice, "It's nothing."
Meng Nianchu pointed out her question to him.
Zhang Zhengfeng also carefully analyzed the character traits of the characters in the drama for Meng Nianchu, as well as the emotional outbursts she needed during the shooting.
Listening to Zhang Zhengfeng's words, Meng Nianchu benefited greatly. Seeing that he was already seventy years old but still beaming and serious when talking about work, Meng Nianchu understood better why he was one of the few senior artists in the entertainment industry who had not been replaced.
"Thank you, Senior Zhang. After listening to you, I'm enlightened and know how to act."
Zhang Zhengfeng laughed heartily and said, "I just gave some suggestions. It still depends on your own understanding."
Meng Rong finally finished her crying scene. She seemed to have gone through great hardships and sat down on the chair to rest with a tired face.
When passing by Zhang Zhengfeng on the way, the male second - lead actor respectfully greeted the senior, but Meng Rong seemed not to see him at all. Without even giving him a look, she walked straight past.
Zhang Zhengfeng showed disappointment when he saw that after just acting in such a small scene, she was already asking people to bring water and fan her.
"Today's young people are getting less and less able to endure hardships. They can easily achieve what others can't achieve in their whole lives just by relying on their young faces. This world."
He sighed emotionally and forgot that Meng Nianchu was beside him. He didn't react until his words fell. When he looked up, he was slightly stunned.
The next scene was a confrontation scene between Meng Rong and Meng Nianchu. Meng Nianchu was worried that she would forget her lines when it was her turn, so she was urgently seizing the last moment to memorize them.
Her mouth opening and closing, the fragmented lines floated into Zhang Zhengfeng's ears intermittently. Seeing her working so hard unexpectedly disproved what he had just said.
After a short break, the assistant director called Meng Nianchu and Meng Rong to prepare for this scene. The two of them entered in front of the camera, and all the people in the crew looked at them.
Sisters acting against each other on stage, what a big piece of gossip.
"Director, if we use a false fight by stand - in for this scene, the effect may not be very realistic when it's filmed, and the audience will also feel it's fake. How about this? Let's just do a real fight. It's a small sacrifice for the sake of art."
Meng Rong suddenly put forward her opinion, with a hidden threat in her smile on her plain little face.
The other actors gasped and whispered scolding to their good friends beside them that this woman was really shameless.
She used eye drops when filming herself but was very active and brave when hitting others.
What is double - standard? Meng Rong is the answer.
Ying Youan, who had been silent on the side, unexpectedly spoke up, "Your suggestion is good. Let's act like this. Miss Meng Nianchu is dedicated. She should be able to bear this small sacrifice."
The two of them sang in chorus. Without consulting Meng Nianchu, the person involved, the matter was already settled. Now that she was pushed to the edge of a cliff, she had to face it even if she didn't want to.
Meng Nianchu swallowed her anger and forced a smile. "Sure."
...
The staff took their positions, the camera started, and the plot began.
Meng Nianchu quickly got into the state. She grabbed Meng Rong's arm and cried, "Why did you do this to me! You know that the person I like is Lin Feng. Why did you still introduce your friend to him! You did it on purpose. What did I do to offend you!"
"Stop being so unreasonable. If that man liked you, he wouldn't be with my friend. The fact that things have developed like this only shows that he doesn't care about you enough."
"You are deliberately targeting me! How could I have a sister like you? You are a white - lotus bitch. I hate you!"
"Slap - "
Meng Rong raised her palm and slapped Meng Nianchu's face quickly, accurately and forcefully. The sound was clear and crisp.
"Hahaha."
Meng Rong suddenly burst into laughter. "Sorry, I'm a bit too nervous. How about we shoot it again?"
There was no other way but to shoot it again. Then Meng Rong either burst into laughter in the middle or forgot her lines temporarily. After three rounds, Meng Nianchu's left face was already swollen and red. The shooting couldn't continue, so it had to be stopped temporarily.
The assistant quickly brought an ice pack and applied it to Meng Nianchu's swollen left face.
Meng Rong sneered, "You can't even bear such a little hardship in filming. Sister, if you are so delicate, you'll suffer in the entertainment industry and be looked down upon."
"Look, because of your little injury, this scene has to be postponed. We'll have to shoot it again later. It's such a waste of time. You should learn hard. Don't think that being Mrs. Mu means you can be care - free."
Her words earned her a disdainful look from the assistant.
Meng Nianchu suggested to the assistant director to start shooting the scenes of other people first and not waste too much time here.
Watching the assistant director start to arrange the setting for the next plot, Meng Nianchu took out a mirror. Looking at her swollen left face, she slightly raised her red lips and was very satisfied with Meng Rong's "masterpiece".
If she remembered correctly, the person who would help her a great deal would come soon.
Sure enough.
An hour later, three reporters from Xingyu Entertainment arrived at the crew site according to the time in her memory, wanting to interview about this drama. And the first target they were looking for was the complacent leading actress, Meng Rong.
The small rest room was temporarily turned into an interview room. The young male reporter first threw out a sharp question. "May I ask what insights you have in this drama, Miss Meng, and what do you want to say about the comments on the Internet that you are just a vase?"
Meng Rong pretended to think for a while.
"I think everyone has some prejudices against me. I've worked very hard in this drama and have some understanding of the script. After this drama is broadcast, I'm sure everyone will know how much I've paid."
She raised her red - tinged right hand and said with a mournful face, "Look, my hand is already like this. I've really worked hard. Everyone should support me more."
Listening to her shameless words, the few new actresses in the rest room were shocked.
"Is this the so - called hard work of hers, beating Nianchu's face into a pig's head?"
"Who knows how she can say such words. She lies without thinking. I don't know which patron behind her taught her such a powerful skill."
"..."
Meng Nianchu received an invitation from the reporters and came to the door of the rest room. When the few new actresses saw her, they all showed sympathy. Meng Nianchu pushed open the door, and instantly the cameras carried by the reporters turned towards her.