1RomanceEB Chapter 29 Acting Together
Chapter 29 Acting Together
"Zhang Zeyan, what did Tian Changgeng's assistant want from you earlier?"
At noon, Zheng Xinyao approached Zhang Zeyan and asked him a question.
Who is Tien Chang-geng?
"He's the male lead in this drama. The person you were talking to earlier was Tian Changgeng's assistant," Zheng Xinyao explained.
"Oh, you mean him? He asked me if I had a contract with a company, and he wanted to sign me to their company," Zhang Zeyan explained.
"So, did you agree?"
Before Zhang Zeyan could speak, Zheng Xinyao continued, "If you want to sign a contract, you can sign with our company. I can guarantee you that as long as you sign with our company, we will definitely give you the best treatment."
Hearing Zheng Xinyao's words, Zhang Zeyan shook his head: "I didn't agree to him, and I don't want to sign with any company right now."
"Oh!" Zheng Xinyao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Zhang Zeyan's words.
She then said to Zhang Zeyan, "You can't just sign with any company. You're new to the industry and might not be familiar with it yet. If you sign with the wrong company, you'll suffer a great loss..."
"For example, some companies sign you to a 20-year contract and then set the penalty for breach of contract to be so high that you can't afford it for the rest of your life... After you sign the contract, they make you go out to drink and entertain guests. If you don't agree, they'll blacklist you and make sure you can never work in the entertainment industry again. It's disgusting..."
"My mom and uncle were afraid I'd end up in a situation like this, so they had my godfather set up an entertainment company just for me. If you want to sign with a company, you can come to mine, and I'll give you the best treatment," Zheng Xinyao said to Zhang Zeyan with a smile.
Hearing Zheng Xinyao's words, Zhang Zeyan asked in surprise, "What's the situation between your godfather and your family?"
"My godfather and my mother's family are old friends, and he's best friends with my uncle. My uncle is a government official, while my godfather's family has been in business for generations and is very wealthy..."
Upon hearing Zheng Xinyao's words, Zhang Zeyan immediately understood.
It seems that Zheng Xinyao's uncle must be a high-ranking official, and his good brother must also be very wealthy.
"Let's talk about the contract later. Have you finished filming your movie?" Zhang Zeyan asked Zheng Xinyao.
"I've already finished filming this scene. The rest are all other people's scenes. My scenes won't start until the next scene, which means I don't have any scenes to film today," Zheng Xinyao said with a smile.
"Oh, then you can rest this afternoon."
Just then, Zheng Xinyao's phone rang.
"My mom called."
Zheng Xinyao answered the phone, and a voice came from the other end: "Come back for dinner after filming, and invite your friends too..."
"Zhang Zeyan, my mom has prepared dinner. Let's go eat."
"Does Auntie cook for herself?" Zhang Zeyan asked in surprise.
"Yes, my mom says that food outside is unhealthy, so she cooks for me every day."
Less than a minute later, a flying car stopped beside the two of them.
"Walk!"
Soon, the two got into the car and arrived at the outside of a hotel.
"The film crew has booked the entire hotel. My room is on the third floor."
Zheng Xinyao led Zhang Zeyan to the third floor of the hotel and then opened a room.
Upon entering the room, Zheng Xinyao's mother was already waiting inside.
Inside the room, besides the bed, there was a table and chairs with several dishes on it.
"You're here, let's eat." Zheng Xinyao's mother greeted Zheng Xinyao and Zhang Zeyan.
"Thank you, Auntie," Zhang Zeyan said quickly.
"You're welcome. You're my Yao Yao's friend, and we'll be classmates in the future. Just take good care of her for me."
"Don't worry, Auntie, it's definitely true." Zhang Zeyan nodded quickly.
"Auntie, your cooking is so delicious! It's just as good as what those professional chefs make."
After taking a bite of the dish made by Zheng Xinyao's mother, Zhang Zeyan couldn't help but praise it.
"They're just ordinary home-cooked dishes, nothing as exaggerated as you make them out to be," Zheng Xinyao's mother said with a smile.
A dozen minutes later, after the three finished lunch, Zheng Xinyao said to Zhang Zeyan, "Zhang Zeyan, let's rehearse some lines. Your performance during the audition might be better then."
"Sure, thank you for your help." Zhang Zeyan nodded.
"Which scene do you want to rehearse?" Zheng Xinyao asked Zhang Zeyan, taking out her phone.
"I'm fine with anything," Zhang Zeyan nodded.
"Let's go with the scene where they question each other in the opera house!"
Upon hearing Zheng Xinyao's words, Zhang Zeyan quickly recalled all the lines from that scene.
"Okay, let's do it!" Zhang Zeyan nodded.
"Aren't you going to look at the script?" Zheng Xinyao asked in surprise.
"No need, I've already memorized all the lines."
"Really? You've memorized all the lines?" Zheng Xinyao didn't believe it.
"Really, you'll see once you try it," Zhang Zeyan said.
"Alright then, let's give it a try..."
Next, the two began rehearsing their lines.
Zheng Xinyao discovered that Zhang Zeyan had indeed memorized all his lines.
Most importantly, Zheng Xinyao discovered that Zhang Zeyan's acting skills were excellent, no worse than hers, and even better in some aspects.
"Zhang Zeyan, did you study acting before?" Zheng Xinyao's mother asked Zhang Zeyan at this moment.
She also discovered that Zhang Zeyan's acting skills were not those of a newcomer who had never studied acting.
"Yes, I have studied it. I was specially taught by a performance teacher." Zhang Zeyan nodded.
Over the past few years, he has not only studied music and dance, but also acting, since acting is an essential skill for entering the entertainment industry.
"No wonder." Zheng Xinyao's mother nodded.
At this moment, Zheng Xinyao said, "Zhang Zeyan, your acting is alright, your expressions are very good, but your body language is still lacking. Our drama is a 3D holographic film, so just having good expressions isn't enough..."
Hearing Zheng Xinyao's words, Zhang Zeyan nodded: "I know, it's not that I can't use my full strength here! My physique is actually quite good."
The 3D holographic film that Zheng Xinyao mentioned is the kind of holographic projection where the picture is three-dimensional and can be viewed from all directions, just like a group of real people acting out a scene in front of you.
This is why Zhang Zeyan saw more than a dozen aircraft circling around the actors on set.
Unlike on Earth, when filming on Earth, the camera only shoots from the front, including close-ups of the face, so actors only need to manage their expressions and deliver their lines.
In the world of film and television dramas, actors not only need to deliver convincing expressions and lines, but their walking and physical movements also need to be flawless, otherwise the show would be unwatchable.
When watching a show in this world, there are several perspectives that can be switched, including the original perspective, the free perspective, and the specific perspective.
The original perspective is the perspective specified by the production company of a film or television series.
A free perspective is a perspective that the audience can freely control. For example, when the male and female leads are acting together, you can adjust the perspective forward, backward, left, and right, or even look down from above, as if you are looking down from the air.
In addition, there are some special perspectives, such as the supporting character's perspective, which allows you to enter the perspective of a supporting character and watch other people's performances from that perspective.