novellhall Chapter 85 A Best Friend's Dilemma
Chapter 85 A Best Friend's Dilemma
After all the interviews were completed, the media conference came to a successful close.
Xu Jingxing also took some time to bring Liu Shishi and others backstage, and Li Siya was able to take photos with Fan Bingbing, Yi Li and others.
Liu Shishi had already filmed the drama "Moon Shadow and Lotus Wind" and had some knowledge of these backstage matters. Li Siya and Yang Mengmeng, on the other hand, were experiencing it firsthand for the first time and were extremely curious about everything.
"Xu Jingxing, you're dressed quite stylishly!"
Li Siya looked Xu Jingxing up and down.
"The makeup artist is very skilled."
The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it reached the ears of the makeup artist not far behind him, who then cast a friendly glance at Xu Jingxing.
Yang Mengmeng caught a glimpse of Fan Bingbing, who was about to go into the dressing room to remove her makeup, and then glanced at Liu Shishi, who was standing obediently next to Xu Jingxing. She recalled the phone call Xu Jingxing made to Fan Bingbing during their last meal.
Combined with the reporter's question, Yang Mengmeng felt even more strongly that the relationship between Xu Jingxing and Fan Bingbing was unusual.
But seeing the way Liu Shishi looked at Xu Jingxing, he began to worry that if he spoke rashly, he might misunderstand and end up in a difficult situation.
She actually had her own plans. As a student of the Beijing Dance Academy, she must have aspirations for the entertainment industry. Xu Jingxing was the best person she knew in the entertainment industry. After graduation, she might be able to get resources through him.
If you offend him, this connection will be severed.
Sigh, I'm torn.
I'm so conflicted.
Looking at Li Siya, who was joking around with Xu Jingxing without a care in the world, Yang Mengmeng felt a little envious of her.
Sometimes, not knowing anything isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Just as she was pondering this, Li Siya came running towards Yang Mengmeng with great enthusiasm.
"Mengmeng, why does Senior Brother Liu look like a toad again?"
Yang Mengmeng: "......"
Ugh, I wish I were an idiot!
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After having dinner with Liu Shishi and the others, I drove them back to school. By the time I got back to the hotel, it was already 9 p.m.
After spending the night with Linlin, Mao Xiaotong's relationship with Linlin has become exceptionally good.
After the meet-and-greet ended, Linlin happened to have nothing to do that evening, so the two of them went shopping together.
When Xu Jingxing returned to the hotel, they were still not back.
However, looking at the neatly arranged freshly washed clothes in the closet and the fruit platter on the table in the hotel room, Xu Jingxing smiled. She was indeed doing a very good job as an assistant.
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The next morning at seven o'clock, the moment Xu Jingxing's alarm rang, there was also a knock on the door.
When the door opened, Mao Xiaotong was standing there, holding a breakfast in her hand.
"Jingxing, the opening ceremony starts at nine o'clock this morning. The location is in front of the Tianyi Pavilion that the crew has set up. You should wash up and have some breakfast first. If we leave at eight o'clock, the time will be just right."
Mao Xiaotong looked at the schedule in her hand and said.
"Have you eaten?" Xu Jingxing asked.
"I've already eaten." Mao Xiaotong put the breakfast on the table and then said, "Jingxing, you can get ready first. I'll go get the T-shirt the crew gave you."
After saying that, Mao Xiaotong closed the door and left.
Xu Jingxing also went into the bathroom, took a quick shower, dried his hair, and was eating breakfast when Mao Xiaotong walked in with a white T-shirt printed with "Heaven generates water, good luck on the start of work".
After having breakfast and changing their clothes, Xu Jingxing and his companion arrived at the opening ceremony venue before 8:30 a.m.
The opening ceremony for the TV series "The First Drop of Water" was set up in front of the Tianyi Pavilion, and the venue was much more spectacular than the opening ceremony for "Investiture of the Gods". The entire venue was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and a long red carpet was laid out from the entrance to the entrance of Tianyi Pavilion.
The photos taken yesterday have already been turned into giant posters and displayed on site today. Xu Jingxing couldn't help but feel a little narcissistic when he looked at himself in a white suit.
The real machine looks really cool!
Just as Xu Jingxing was admiring himself, Li Jie, who plays Fang Ziwen in the drama, arrived at the scene almost at the same time as Xu Jingxing.
"This scene is truly extravagant."
As soon as Li Jie got off the car, he let out a sigh.
"Brother Li!" Xu Jingxing greeted him.
"Jingxing, you're here early." Li Jie waved to Xu Jingxing.
The two had eaten together when they were in Hengdian, so Xu Jingxing was quite familiar with him.
Like Hai Qing and Huang Haibo, Li Jie was a student in the 97 class of the Performance Department at Beijing Film Academy, taught by Huang Lei after he became a teacher. Xu Jingxing especially liked his portrayal of Lin Pingzhi in the 01 version of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," saying he was practically the last actor to truly capture the essence of the original character.
Even Kim Yong-gi and his wife expressed high praise for his performance.
The two had just finished smoking a cigarette in a secluded corner when they saw Huang Lei's car approaching from afar, followed closely by Fan Bingbing and Yi Li, who arrived at the scene.
At nine o'clock, the opening ceremony officially began.
The process is almost identical to that in "Investiture of the Gods".
First, incense is offered.
Then the director spoke, the producer spoke, and the lead actor spoke.
When it was Xu Jingxing's turn, he made some minor revisions to his speech at yesterday's meeting and read it aloud.
Finally, there are the media interviews.
Those who came to the event were all invited by the production team, and the questions asked were all routine.
A reporter representing Xinlang Blog asked Xu Jingxing, a recent blogging celebrity, some questions about blogging, which surprised Xu Jingxing.
However, the questions asked were not particularly tricky, and Xu Jingxing only needed to answer them truthfully.
The opening ceremony concluded successfully at noon.
Back at the hotel, we ate something and rested for a while. At 2 p.m., the reading session began in the hotel's conference room.
Each director has different requirements for the reading session.
Previously, Jin Guozhao only required that the script be read through and that the overall situation be understood.
The purpose of reading the script in order is to give everyone a collective first impression of the whole story and the relationships between the characters, so as to avoid "each person acting out their own role".
Huang Lei's requirement for the reading session is not just reading, but also acting.
It's not just about reading the words aloud; he requires actors to convey the character's emotions, tone, and state during the rehearsal.
These are no problem at all for Xu Jingxing, whose acting skills have already reached LV2.
The reading session is not as strict as the actual filming; it's enough to simply convey the emotions.
After the event, Huang Lei also asked each actor to write a short biography of their character based on their own understanding after returning to their rooms.
Focus on describing the character's external characteristics, inner personality, background, and role in the story.
This helps the director determine whether the actor has truly understood their role.
In the evening, after having dinner with Mao Xiaotong, Xu Jingxing returned to his room and received a message from Fan Bingbing, having just finished writing "Biographical Sketches".
[Leave the door open at midnight tonight.]
Xu Jingxing looked up at the time; it was already 11:30 p.m., and there was still half an hour left.
Just after replying to Fan Bingbing's message, there was a knock on the door of Xu Jingxing's hotel room.
"Wasn't it supposed to be twelve o'clock? Why are you here early?"
Xu Jingxing closed the notebook he was writing, titled "Biographies of People," walked to the door, and looked out through the peephole.
It wasn't Fan Bingbing who appeared outside the door, but Yi Li.
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