I Became Hugely Popular After Becoming A Cannon Fodder Star

Chapter 005

The scenes might not be shot on time but the styling must be done on time. This was the default principle of the set.

Ji Li sat down calmly according to the instructions and took out the script from his small backpack.

Zhang Ming saw his calm expression and was interested. “Is this your first time filming? I have met a lot of newcomers before. Most of them are nervous and excited. I really haven’t met anyone like you.”

“…It is my first time filming.” Ji Li answered from the perspective of the original owner. He looked down and opened his script. The thin booklet with less than three pages was filled with colorful pen marks.

“So serious?” Zhang Ming was really surprised. How could a beggar character who didn’t have many scenes be treated so carefully by Ji Li?

“I naturally have to be serious.” Ji Li looked at Zhang Ming through the mirror and his lips curved up. “Even if it is a small role, it can’t be done badly in my hands.”

Zhang Ming was hooked by this pure smile. He was stunned for half a second before continuing his actions while giving encouragement, “Then, good luck.”

Ji Li smiled and retracted his gaze.

This was the first step for him when starting all over again. He had to work hard.

The movie ‘Country and the World’ was adapted from a novel of the same name and told the story of Song Yi, a famous general of the Luo Dynasty and Cao Shijing, the king.

The content of the script available to Ji Li was limited. In order to understand the background, he spent an entire afternoon and night finishing the original novel. He played Song Zhao, Song Yi’s exiled younger brother.

The brothers encountered a war when they were young and forced to separate. The older brother Song Yi was adopted by the royal family and became a general. Meanwhile, the younger brother Song Zhao was exiled outside and became a beggar.

Song Zhao’s appearance in the novel was only three lines and it was expanded to five scenes in the script.

Ji Li wasn’t from a formal acting class and his usual acting method was to turn himself into the character. Such an ‘immersive’ approach wasn’t the mainstream of the film and television circles.

It was because once a complex role was encountered and the actor had too much empathy, it was likely to affect their psychological state.

During his free vacation, Ji Li went to minor in the theory of performance. Even so, he couldn’t change his ‘immersion’ mode of acting.

Thus, after getting the role of the beggar, Ji Li deliberately reduced the amount of food he ate and even drank as little water as possible to give himself a real sense of hunger.

This was combined with reading the original book all night and he had very little sleep time in the past two days. He wanted to close his eyes and sleep right now. The background of the movie was a war and people would die if they were careless. For a beggar like Song Zhao, it was normal to not dare to sleep deeply and to not get enough sleep.

Once the psychological state was similar, the details of the character would come out naturally.

Zhang Ming walked around the front to prepare for makeup and immediately noticed the dark circles under Ji Li’s eyes. “Brother, young people can’t stay up late just because you have good energy. The dark circles under your eyes have come out. Fortunately, what I want today is a beggar’s dirty makeup.”

Ji Li heard this feedback and felt satisfied in his heart. “Help me with the ugly spots. The rougher and dirtier my skin, the better.”

Zhang Ming heard this request and didn’t know if he should laugh or cry. “Everyone else wants their character to be as handsome as possible but you are the opposite? Originally, I was worried you wouldn’t be able to adapt to the beggar’s appearance and would have me help you look a bit better.”