Quick Transmigration: When Can I Just Lay Down and Wait to Die?

Chapter 177 The Rural Girl in "Metamorphosis" 20

It's unclear how Director Wang handled it later, but the very next morning, he signed a performance contract with Liu Yuxi and her grandmother, and she was still cast as Lin Xiaolan.

Because she is currently very popular, even though she is a supporting role in an ensemble drama, Director Wang gave her 8 yuan after tax per episode.

Based on the length of the show, she appeared in 16 episodes of this 68-episode drama, so she earned 128 million yuan for this one series, which is her net income.

Why do so many young people want to get into this industry? Because it's really lucrative, not to mention the famous celebrities.

Even those who have only played supporting roles in one hit drama can earn over 3 million yuan a year by taking on commercial performances on their own, as long as they are diligent enough. After deducting the company's earnings, they can earn more than 3 million yuan a year.

How many ordinary families could save up this amount even if they didn't eat or drink for 20 years? People always want to take shortcuts, especially those who are handsome or beautiful. With those prerequisites, how can they be content without giving it their all?

When her grandmother found out the amount of money, she was shocked again. With this money, her family had nearly two million in savings. As long as the two of them didn't squander the money, they could live a very comfortable life.

After confirming with Liu Yuxi several times that there was no problem with the money, he felt a little relieved. After signing the contract, the director did not give Liu Yuxi the script directly. He only said that the script had been changed and he would give it to her in a couple of days, and asked her to get to know the other actors in the crew in the next couple of days.

During the two days of waiting, Liu Yuxi would sometimes take her grandmother to the large courtyard where the film crew was shooting to watch other people filming, and sometimes she would buy ingredients and borrow the hotel kitchen to cook a meal for the actors who were not filming at the hotel.

China is a society based on personal relationships. Don't feel aggrieved if you cook for someone. To put it bluntly, what can you do if they don't give you face and don't come to eat even though you've cooked?

If Liu Yuxi hadn't been absolutely confident in her cooking skills, she would have preferred to stay indoors and do nothing. After all, when you're unsure, not doing anything is at least the safest bet.

Two days later, after receiving the script, Liu Yuxi discovered a problem after reading it through: the fourth sister, Lin Wanqin, who was a twin with Lin Xiaolan's third brother, was definitely a character added later.

Putting aside the fact that her lines during the audition were changed, with the addition of Lin Xiaolan's complaints about her parents' favoritism towards her fourth sister, who is also a daughter, Lin Wanqin's storyline doesn't quite fit the original plot.

It was obvious that this was added in the last two days, so Liu Yuxi understood that her role as Lin Xiaolan had indeed been affected. However, because of her strong abilities and the fact that Director Li had a certain influence with Director Wang, she managed to keep her role.

She didn't have any other thoughts. Let alone her, an unknown actress, even those big stars, if you look back, which one hasn't had a role snatched by someone else? If so, she must have been the one who snatched someone else's role!

Having spent several lifetimes in the entertainment industry, Liu Yuxi knew all too well about these things. To be honest, she was a little relieved that she hadn't been replaced this time. After all, she had a good role to play recently and could still earn money.

If she gets replaced, she'll have to take her grandma on trips everywhere. After all, she's already taken leave from school, and she definitely can't stay in the village during class time, otherwise who knows what outrageous rumors will spread!

After reading the script, Liu Yuxi started memorizing his lines. Well, that meant reading it a couple more times, and he memorized the entire script.

Then she started writing character biographies, which is truly an essential step for a serious and responsible actor before acting.

How do you immerse yourself in the role? How do you grasp and portray the emotions of the character in each scene? You definitely need to analyze the character's experiences and personality, the more detailed the analysis, the better, and then add some unique little gestures.

When the performance takes place, the character comes to life. It's no longer a two-dimensional figure, but a flesh-and-blood person who can touch the audience's heartstrings. Why can a good actor's portrayal draw the audience in so deeply? Because it's real, allowing the actor to empathize with the audience.

Unlike those popular but poorly-acted celebrities whose characters, aside from being visually appealing, fail to evoke any emotion in the audience—angry?—glaring! Surprised?—glaring! Furious?—glaring! Happy?—glaring! Even when sad, the audience sees their eyes still wide open!

So you express all your joys and sorrows in the same way? The audience may not understand filmmaking, but they're not blind or stupid! Who are you trying to fool?

Liu Yuxi's biographical sketches were gradually expanded, much like writing a novel. First, an outline was written based on the plot, outlining the character's personality and behavior at each age.

Then, based on the timeline from childhood to adulthood and the plot, fill in the character biography, and further refine the interaction between the characters according to the plot. Also, fill in the blank time periods of the characters in the plot. In short, a character biography can be five or six times longer than the plot of the character appearing in the TV series.

Of course, she wrote this character sketch in her spare time, when her grandmother was sleeping, by going into the bathroom and into the space, relying on the difference in airflow. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to fully immerse herself in the character before filming, since the crew only gave her a week to get familiar with the role.

A few days passed, and Liu Yuxi had become familiar with most of the main actors in the crew. By the time the crew informed her that she had a filming assignment the next day, she had already fully grasped the role.

Her first scene was the one she auditioned for, which was basically the most emotionally intense and complex scene of her character Lin Xiaolan in the entire series. Given her performance during the audition, the director felt confident in scheduling this scene for the first day of filming.

On the one hand, it's to convince certain people, and on the other hand, it's to give a warning to the established actors in the crew: if you don't put in your best effort in this role, you might get overshadowed by the younger generation.

This scene is an ensemble piece, with the main character being Lin Xiaolan's eldest brother. The whole family is present. Lin Xiaolan speaks up for her second brother and for herself, clashing with her parents. Other family members, namely her older siblings who benefited from the situation, also reprimand Lin Xiaolan.

This scene takes about ten minutes to complete. Liu Yuxi has the most lines and the most intense emotions. In an ensemble scene, it's not enough for just one person to perform well. This is a long take, and all the actors need to perform well for the scene to be considered acceptable.

Upon arriving at the film set, Director Wang had everyone rehearse together twice before filming, and then went to arrange other matters.