Accidental Mark (COMPLETED)

Extra 6: Best Supporting Actor

As a big IP and big production drama, Nine Princes didn’t just select the leading actors carefully. They also invited skilled veterans to act as the important supporting roles. For example, the seniors who played the emperor and empress dowager were over 50 years old and their accumulated experience over the years was incomparable.

Cheng Xia was the youngest actor in Nine Princes and he had the lowest qualifications in the circle. Even if he was backed by the Tianxuan Group, he was modest and polite in the crew. He was never late, never acted arrogantly, and worked hard. He always recited the script carefully. Several old seniors liked him very much and would patiently guide Cheng Xia when he encountered acting problems.

Playing this psychologically distorted prince made Cheng Xia addicted to acting. After acting for a period of time, his ability to control his micro-expressions had obviously risen a step. His eyes ranged from poor and helpless to gloomy and then to fierce and resolute. Sometimes he didn’t even need to change his makeup and clothes. He just needed to use his eyes to show the twisted heart of the youngest prince.

Director Lin couldn’t help sighing. “I heard Director Zhu say that Cheng Xia is the most talented newcomer he has ever met. I didn’t believe it but after this, I really believe it! Cheng Xia is really quick to learn things. For many complex scenes, I just need to show him how to act and he can apply what he learned. His understanding of the role is really rare.”

Some stupid actors needed the director to teach them one by one, action by action. For a spiritual actor like Cheng Xia, the director just needed to tell him how to act and he would do it himself. It was a really pleasant cooperation.

Pei Shaoze listened to Director Lin’s praise and was very pleased. “I also want to thank Director Lin for your care. Cheng Xia’s acting of the youngest prince has significantly improved from before, especially the expression in his eyes.”

Director Lin smiled. “You’re welcome. President Pei, Cheng Xia is born to be an actor!”

Director Lin was right. In the original novel, Cheng Xia won an international prize. However, this time he was protected by Pei Shaoze and didn’t suffer so many devastating twists and turns. His star journey was much smoother and he became famous several years earlier than the original novel.

Many actors who became famous when they were young would be too arrogant or made a scandal on their own. They weren’t as good as those who were well-prepared. However, Pei Shaoze believed that Cheng Xia wasn’t the type of newcomer who would be a flash in the pan and then go downhill in the future. He would lead Cheng Xia steadily and every step would be solid.

Nine Princes officially finished filming in August and Pei Shaoze contacted the post-editing studio in advance to determine the style of the drama. This time, he decided to use a slightly gray filter to make the picture more advanced, textured, and unique.

If a costume drama was too colorful then it would appear too much. The grayish hue combined with the intense palace intrigue plot would make the impression of the entire drama instantly upgrade to a higher level. The changing color palette was of a high-definition standard that could be screenshotted at any time.

The music of the costume drama was also an important finishing point. It was necessary to tailor the ancient sound as well as the theme song and interlude music.

Pei Shaoze had invested in several successful costume dramas in reality that had familiar opening and closing songs. Tianxuan Records had been established so he went to Chen Yijun at the new company for help. Chen Yijun had strong connections in the music circle and knew many powerful music producers who personally created the theme song for Nine Princes.