Chapter 201

translator: henyee translations      editor: henyee translations

the scene in the teahouse was not considered the climax of the entire drama, but this scene was very important. this was because this scene had planted a foreshadowing for yue qin’s identity. at the same time, it had also displayed another aspect of the human nature of the black lotus, yue qin.

in lu zhen’s opinion, this ordinary teahouse scene might be even more difficult to perform than her acting on the same stage as the male lead.

in her previous life, lu zhen had also acted in this scene. at that time, she was already a very mature actress with superb acting skills.

however, she filmed this scene more than 40 times. from the first day to the third day, she did not satisfy director ding zhi.

at first, director ding zhi said that her “charm” was insufficient. she did not look like a social butterfly from the republic of china era.

after lu zhen finally grasped the “charm” of the republic of china woman, director ding zhi made a new request for her “feeling” of the character. he emphasized to her again and again the feeling of “coldness and sadness in the mortal world” on yue qin.

lu zhen did not completely understand such an abstract description at that time, so her performance was very stiff. after filming more than ten times, director ding zhi saw that lu zhen had already done her best, so he could only consider her to have barely passed.

in the second half of the scene in the teahouse, there was a long close-up of the character that lasted more than a minute. every subtle expression and action of yue qin was accurately captured by the camera. at this moment, ding zhi pointed out another problem with lu zhen: the eye scene was not delicate enough to reflect the level of change in the character’s heart.

at that time, lu zhen’s acting skills were actually not bad, but director ding zhi’s expectations of her were too high. he hoped that she was the “yue qin” who had walked out of a book, but lu zhen was only a young actress who had just become an adult. she could not perfectly portray the charm of a character.

in the end, the scene was completed. even though director ding zhi was not very satisfied, the assistant director and producer felt that lu zhen’s acting skills were passable. in order not to delay the progress of the other scenes, this scene could only end.

director ding zhi said one last sentence to evaluate lu zhen’s performance.

“she’s acting as yue qin. she’s not the real yue qin.”

the assistant director laughed at ding zhi, saying that he’s obsessed. they were filming to begin with, and the actors were all acting. lu zhen was naturally not the real yue qin. wasn’t this nonsense?

in her previous life, the teahouse scene had tormented lu zhen. the fatigue of her body were secondary. most importantly, director ding zhi’s disappointment in her had deeply impacted her confidence.

in the past, many people praised lu zhen’s acting skills, but in director ding zhi’s opinion, her acting skills were barely passable.

this scene also traumatized lu zhen. although lu zhen’s role as “yue qin” had received many praises from film critics after “beauty” was broadcast and the audience was very satisfied, lu zhen could not accept these praises gladly. she knew very well that she was actually still very far from this role.

after that, director ding zhi had filmed other scenes. originally, lu zhen had a chance to continue working with director ding zhi, but she still did not dare to continue joining director ding zhi’s production team.

she did not have the courage to break through. she was even more afraid that what little confidence she had would disappear under director ding zhi’s strict requirements.

the teahouse was still the familiar teahouse. even the scene of the extras walking around the teahouse was so familiar.

lu zhen was in a daze. for a moment, she did not know if this was her previous life or this life.

director ding zhi couldn’t help but frown when he saw that lu zhen seemed to be in a daze.

director ding zhi had also seen the scenes lu zhen filmed before and after she became famous. in his opinion, lu zhen’s acting skills were natural when she was young and she was obviously a talented actress. however, she had filmed too many movies and dramas that were not suitable for her after that, and she had not met a good director, causing a large portion of her acting skills to be buried.

acting skills were given to her by the heavens, but if she didn’t use it, her talent might be taken away. this was also the logic of using it to advance and retreat.

director ding zhi was also not sure if lu zhen’s current acting skills could

support the role of “yue qin”. he was a little worried. he had high expectations for this role. in his opinion, lu zhen’s acting skills in the previous idol drama were no different from playing house. she could not reach his standards at all.

ding zhi sighed. he was prepared to film this scene for a few days. a good show was also created by grinding. what ding zhi did not lack the most was perfectionism and patience..