The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1741 - 1733: Test Screening (Part 2)
However, when it came to Xia Siyu, her styling, clothing, and acting, they had no complaints.
Because it was truly perfect!
She was Chen Bailu in the play, noble yet fallen, progressive yet decadent, beautiful yet dark, ultimately descending into ruin.
She wasn’t completely righteous and glorious; there were indeed moments of downfall, weakness, hesitation, and doubt. But precisely because of these moments of wavering and darkness, she instantly stood out as a full-fledged character. She was no longer flimsy; every breath she took and every decision she made after struggling felt utterly convincing!
Truly, unless you watched the movie, no one would know that Xia Siyu could act like this.
Actually, besides her, Bo Yan also performed very well. After all, he directed and acted in the film himself, so he definitely had a deep understanding of the work. The other actors also came from a theater background, and while it’s easy for theater actors to carry over some theatrical nuances into film acting, their solid skills were evident. Even Li Yiru, who was added at the last minute, made an effort to act much better than in her past popcorn movies.
But when everyone was combined, they still couldn’t match Xia Siyu’s every smile and gesture!
One could say that in the first scene, when Xia Siyu lazily rose in the bathroom, all the critics knew: this movie couldn’t go wrong!
Moreover, Bo Yan is truly a ruthless person when it comes to work. Many male directors shooting films with their wives always manage to capture their wives in a particularly beautiful light. But Bo Yan is different; if a scene didn’t fit the overall tone of the film, even if Xia Siyu performed superbly and beautifully, he would cut it out without mercy.
The final film presented wasn’t even Xia Siyu’s most beautiful or best performance.
In the original script, there were many of the female lead’s monologues, long sections of dialogue. Xia Siyu memorized them painstakingly and performed with great emotion. But in the end, Bo Yan ruthlessly cut them out. At this point, her acting didn’t need the support of those lines. Sometimes it was a light laugh with a wine glass while leaning on the windowsill, or her quiet posture lying on the sofa. Even sometimes just a back view, the audience could read the anger, frustration, and passion in her body language.
When Xia Siyu was practicing the play "Sunrise," it was during her lowest period. When filming the movie, she happened to win Best Supporting Actress at Cannes. She experienced both great sorrow and great joy, and she flawlessly applied these experiences to the film.
She studied the script herself, and although she wasn’t like Bo Yan with his Method School, planning everything before filming, her immersive way of getting into character unknowingly made herself part of the protagonist. Not to mention Bo Yan, even Li Yiru, Shang Feifei, and Director Wang Ju were amazed at her performance. Wang Ju even finalized a cooperation for another film with her as a result.
Truly, it’s not an exaggeration to say that someone below was so excited watching her movie that they were trembling.
That’s ability, and it’s also talent.
Especially since so many people had watched "Divine Catcher" first and knew that Xia Siyu played a very dominating goddess detective role in it. Bringing the filter of that character to "Sunrise" made it hard to get into character, but Xia Siyu didn’t give them that chance. From the moment they saw her in the movie, they were captivated.
Just now, Bo Yan asked the media below to nitpick, and they did it perfunctorily. But when it came to Xia Siyu’s performance, the whole room exploded.
Many people chatted excitedly, all raising their hands to ask questions.
The only pity was that Xia Siyu had other activities today, and Li Yiru also had other plans, leaving only him among the main creators.
Bo Yan smiled, listened to all their questions, and then casually said: "Since time is up, this screening ends here!"
"Damn," someone below couldn’t help curse out loud.
Bo Yan smiled above: "Apologies, mainly because these questions are directed to Xia Siyu, but she wasn’t able to attend due to her schedule. I’m really sorry. However, I have already asked the staff to record them and will pass them on to her later."
Why make it so complicated, aren’t they a couple?
Bo Yan captured Xia Siyu with such charm, don’t tell them he didn’t use public resources for private use!
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Such screenings were held several times. There were a few sessions in Yancheng, as well as in Shangcheng and Nancheng. But because it was a screening, security was very strict. But since they held several screenings, and the organizers earnestly asked for feedback, many critics wrote their reviews back home objectively.
But all the critics unanimously said: Xia Siyu, powerful!
One person even passionately expressed that Xia Siyu’s performance definitely deserved an award. If she didn’t get one, unless everyone else delivered extraordinary performances, it would be a definite scandal!
This critic was an influential figure with millions of fans.
Though he had a history of taking money to write senseless praise, some people questioned this point in his comment section. Unexpectedly, this influencer immediately jumped in excitedly, arguing back and forth dozens of times. His response was repeatedly one sentence: "My reputation is on the line. If it doesn’t look good, feel free to watch and use your ticket stub to embarrass me!"
This statement indeed spurred some curious bystanders. Since "Sunrise" still had some special pre-sale tickets for nine bucks, which was like a fresh breeze against the usual ticket prices of fifty, sixty, or even over a hundred, many people went for the premiere just to prove him wrong. One person even passionately declared that Xia Siyu’s performance was worthy of an award. If she didn’t win, unless everyone else exceeded expectations, it would definitely be a scandal!
This critic was an influential figure with millions of fans.
Though he had a history of taking money to write senseless praise, some people questioned this point in his comment section. Unexpectedly, this influencer immediately jumped in excitedly, arguing back and forth dozens of times. His response was repeatedly one sentence: "My reputation is on the line. If it doesn’t look good, feel free to watch and use your ticket stub to embarrass me!"
This statement indeed spurred some curious bystanders. Since "Sunrise" still had some special pre-sale tickets for nine bucks, which was like a fresh breeze against the usual ticket prices of fifty, sixty, or even over a hundred, many people went for the premiere just to prove him wrong.
