Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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He had always wanted to find someone who could help him share some of the responsibility and pressure, but it was always difficult to find one – he had no reason to let the well-known artists in the company use their popularity to bring newcomers, which was unfair to those already famous artists. However, there still needed to be someone who took his place, who was willing to stand in his position, to discover newcomers with potential, to help newcomers grow as soon as possible. He had always wanted to find such a person, until today, when he saw Yan Qingchi say to Su Qing, “If you still want to develop in this circle, if you want to keep acting, tell me”, at that moment, Jiang Mochen felt that he had found it.
He looked at Yan Qingchi and felt that he was the one.
But it was not until the chat later that he realized that Yan Qingchi did not fancy Su Qing’s potential. He just said this out of protection for the weak and simply did not want his little fan to be unfairly persecuted. Jiang Mochen looked at Yan Qingchi who was talking to him and suddenly realized that he had only been in the industry for two years. He was still very young. At the age of 23, his acting career had just begun not long ago. He could not and should not bear such heavy pressure at this age.
For Jiang Mochen, he could be very hard, because he knew from a young age that the children of the Jiang family were destined not to live comfortably, but he did not want Yan Qingchi to be as hard, especially when he was still so young.
So he did not tell Yan Qingchi about his thoughts. He had plans to quit the industry, but not now. He would leave the industry when Yan Qingchi had completely established a foothold in this industry and became an actor who could stand on his own. So now, Yan Qingchi did not need to know these things. He just needed to enjoy his acting time. That was enough.
Jiang Mochen and Qi Qi left the crew three days later, and the rest of the Jiang family and the father and son of the Bo family left with them. Yan Qingchi and Fu Minzhi saw them off and then returned to the crew to continue filming.
Today’s scene was about the little monk being hung at the city gate and Wen Yao snatching the body in the middle of the night.
Jiang Xiaoming was bold and active by nature. When he was hung up by the pressure, he was still very lively and made flying movements. But when Fu Minzhi reminded him that it was about to start, he immediately lowered his head and pretended to be dead.
Yan Qingchi changed into a black outfit. This outfit was more slim-fitting than the white training suit he wore before, which made him look particularly energetic. Su Qing clapped and praised him, “Brother Lin, you are so handsome.”
Mo Jianying looked up at him and saw Yan Qingchi holding a square scarf to cover his face. His eyes were as lively as water under the light, and there was a sense of brilliance.
Since he and Yan Qingchi acted together, Yan Qingchi had always been wearing white training suits. This time he wore black, and in the night, there was some indescribable charm. He closed the script in his hand unconsciously and prepared to watch his performance.
The stylist put a scarf on him, covering the lower half of his face, leaving only his pair of beautiful eyes exposed.
Fu Minzhi talked to him about the play, and Yan Qingchi listened attentively. When Fu Minzhi finished saying “action”, his mood suddenly changed and he became solemn.
The death of the little monk made Wen Yao want to kill the Japanese army. As the leader of the alliance, he had the responsibility to protect the people in the martial arts world, but the little monk was hung on the city gate after his death. Wen Yao looked at the little monk not far away and his eyes were calm, but you could clearly see that his fists were clenched until his knuckles were a little white. His eyes were very clear, with a hazy realization, which was a doubt about the martial arts rules he had always adhered to, but he quickly returned to calm, revealing only a trace of sadness, which was his sad mood under the plain mask.
He was very skilled and light-footed. He shot the flying knives in his sleeve at the Japanese army soldiers in front of the city gate. In their panic, he ended their lives with a sword and saved the body of the little monk.
This scene was filmed very smoothly, Fu Minzhi was very satisfied and called for the end of the work.
Mo Jianying watched him slowly take off the mask, revealing his face as bright as peach blossoms, and couldn’t help but sigh, no wonder young girls nowadays liked this kind of young handsome guy, good looks could indeed please others physically and mentally. It was just that Yan Qingchi had more youthful vitality and spirit than just what existed on the basis of good looks. Mo Jianying looked at him and unconsciously thought of his youth. He missed that time and missed the young self at that time.
He glanced at Yan Qingchi, stood up, handed the script to his assistant, and walked back.
Yan Qingchi didn’t look up in his direction until he left. Tonight, Mo Jianying secretly looked at him too many times. Yan Qingchi felt a little strange, but he couldn’t think of the reason, so he didn’t take it seriously. He talked with Jiang Xiaoming and the others for a while and then went back to the hotel with them.
Because of Zhang Cong’s departure, the crew was looking for a new candidate for He Xiaoshuai. Fu Minzhi’s reputation was well known, and as soon as the news was released, many young actors came to audition. Fu Minzhi finally decided on a male actor who had just graduated from a professional school and asked him to join the crew as soon as possible. The boy was flattered and agreed repeatedly. Sure enough, he reported to the crew a few days later.
He was about the same height as Yan Qingchi, had dark skin and looked a little shy. When he saw Yan Qingchi and Qi Ruan, he introduced himself stiffly, “My name is Fang Tuo, and I play He Xiaoshuai.”
Yan Qingchi and Qi Ruan politely responded with their own names and the roles they played.
Fang Tuo asked them, “What about the other one? Aren’t there four people in this martial arts world?”
“It’s me, it’s me.” Jiang Xiaoming heard him ask this and ran over with his hands raised, “I’m the little monk.”
Fang Tuo looked at his round bald head, a little puzzled, “Are you a real monk?”
Jiang Xiaoming touched his head, “Amitabha, good, good, the donor has a keen eye for talent and can see through this poor monk.”
Yan Qingchi knocked on his bald head and said to Fang Tuo, “He’s teasing you, he’s a child star who used to learn kung fu in Shaolin Temple.”
Fang Tuo was not annoyed, and thought Jiang Xiaoming was quite funny. So he smiled and continued chatting with them.
Soon, it was February, and Su Qing and Jiang Xiaoming were about to finish filming. Su Qing herself didn’t have many scenes, but because she was a small star, and Jiang Xiaoming, who had the most scenes with her, was also a small star, so the scenes of the two were scattered, and it took more than a month to finish filming.
Su Qing was only 14 years old and had not attended a proper acting school. She relied on her own understanding of acting. She was a girl with strong empathy. When she played a tragic role like Yin Ling, it was easy for her to get into the role, and she couldn’t control herself when she was excited.
Fu Minzhi watched her wearing Yin Ling’s small floral dress and arguing with her mother in the play. She couldn’t accept that her savior was killed by her mother because of her, but she couldn’t blame her mother for saying “I did it for you”. She cried and laughed miserably, tears streaming down her face, then chuckled twice, turned around and hit the door frame.
Fu Minzhi saw that she was really about to hit it, and hurriedly whispered, “Su Qing.”
Yan Qingchi ran over and pulled her quickly. Su Qing’s mother was also scared, ran over to look at her, touched her face and asked her, “Did you hit it? Are you okay?”
Su Qing woke up from her dream and shook her head repeatedly.
Her mother breathed a sigh of relief, “You really scared me to death.”
Yan Qingchi was also startled. After Su Qing comforted her mother, she looked at Yan Qingchi and explained to him, “Sometimes when I’m acting and I get excited, I get like this and can’t stop. Brother Lin, don’t worry, I’m fine.”
Yan Qingchi looked at her and was surprised. It was the first time he had seen an actor like Su Qing who could act so well that she couldn’t tell the difference between reality and illusion. He didn’t know whether he should think she had unlimited potential or worry about her.
Fu Minzhi saw that she had adjusted herself, so she called her over to make up the scene. Her previous performance was very good, so she only needed to make up the scene of hitting the door, so it was finished quickly. She officially finished shooting at this point.
Yan Qingchi talked about this with Jiang Mochen on the phone at night. He was really surprised. “Are there really people who can act to this extent?”
“Yes.” Jiang Mochen answered him, “That’s why some people can’t get out of some depressing roles, suffer from mental illness, or even commit suicide due to depression.” Jiang Mochen sighed, “Actors can put themselves into the role and integrate with the role. This is good for the role, but it is not necessarily the case for the actor. Because the role is temporary, just like you played Meng Luo in the last movie and Wen Yao in this one. You will meet many roles in your life. But you only have one yourself. Once your role affects you, it’s okay if it’s a good influence. If it’s a negative influence, you can’t overcome it and can’t get out of it. In the end, you will suffer only yourself.”
Yan Qingchi had never thought that acting would face such risks. He asked Jiang Mochen, “Will you?”
Jiang Mochen shook his head, “I am a person who gets into the role quickly and withdraws from the role quickly. I won’t.”
“Then do you think I will?”
Jiang Mochen smiled, “That’s up to you.”
“I don’t think I have any yet.” Yan Qingchi reviewed his acting career, “and there is no role that is strong enough to affect my original personality.”
“That’s good.”
“Then since Su Qing is like this, is it best for her not to act anymore?”
Jiang Mochen thought for a while, “That’s not the case. Su Qing is still young. At her age, her emotions are more likely to fluctuate. It’s normal for her to be easily affected by the role. If she is still like this after she turns 18, then even if she takes a role, it’s better to take some positive roles and not challenge negative roles. But it’s a bit early for us to say this now.”
Yan Qingchi nodded after hearing this.
When Su Qing came to say goodbye to him the next day, she had dressed up specially. She had changed into her favorite pink tweed coat, which was left unbuttoned, revealing the carefully matched knitted sweater and small skirt inside. She even braided her hair into a beautiful and complicated hairstyle, and stepping on short boots, she appeared in front of Yan Qingchi beautifully with a mobile phone.
“Brother Lin, I’m leaving. Can you take another photo with me?”
Yan Qingchi nodded, “Of course.”
He looked at the girl in front of him who was obviously dressed up, and praised, “You look very beautiful today.”
Su Qing was a little shy after being praised by him and chuckled with her head down.
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