Chapter 201 - Chapter 201: A Blow (1/2)

Chapter 201: A Blow

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.”