121 The Most Electrically-Charged Gaze in the Business (2/2)

”I heard from the manager that Celebrity Luo is going to rest for three weeks, so they'll be shooting your scenes in this period of time?” Luo Ce fell silent for a moment before finally giving his advice. ”An acting class is too late now, but splitting the scenes into individual cuts and mastering them should be doable. How many scenes are you involved in?”

”I died at the start of the film, and then there will be three flashbacks. If the director thinks I'm good enough, there will be one final scene where I appear to take advantage of Celebrity Luo,” Ye Shuang concluded easily, not hiding anything from her cousin. Finally, she asked, ”What did you mean earlier?”

”…I meant, learning how to act now will be too late, but if we just focus on these few scenes and practice the expressions and actions beforehand, it should be enough to handle the real thing.”

Ye Shuang understood it immediately. ”So a pre-planning‽”

Acting could be divided into natural talent or hard work. The best acting naturally came when the actors morphed into the parts themselves. However, if the scenes weren't that many and the actor wasn't that experienced, there were some shortcuts to take. In other words, Luo Ce's meaning was Ye Shuang did not know how to act, but she only needed to know what kind of expression to give and actions to do when it was her turn.

An actor was supposed to familiarize themselves with the script to put themselves into the story, but if an actor wasn't that talented, they could just memorize what they themselves were supposed to do and ignore everyone else.

After all, Cousin Ye doesn't intend to pursue a career in entertainment.

After Luo Ce came up with a plan, he explained to Ye Shuang, ”If you were my artist, I definitely would not suggest something like this because every cut is an opportunity for them to learn. But since you're not planning to enter this field, there's no point in you practicing your acting skill. You only need to do what you're expected to do… so the point now is how to make sure your acting is satisfactory enough.”

Ye Shuang was speechless. ”I feel like things aren't as complicated as you think. Cousin Luo is asking me to imitate others, right‽”

Imitation? Then again, the explanation made sense as well. Imitate what kind of expression and reaction the 'big brother' should have, practice it many times, and then do it for the camera. Even though this might not help Ye Shuang own the character, at least there was only a small chance of things going wrong.

Luo Ce was satisfied with Ye Shuang's innovation, but he did not understand why Ye Shuang would come to the set for imitation. ”Xiao Ye, your idea is not bad, but all the characters have different personalities, and none of them are playing the 'big brother'.”

”I don't mean that.” Ye Shuang scratched her head. How was she suppose to explain this? ”For example, what do you think of Celebrity Luo's title of the best electricity-filled gaze in the business?”

”Celebrity Luo is famous for his acting skill, and naturally, his gaze cannot easily be imitated.” Luo Ce was confused by what Ye Shuang was saying.

”But from how I see it, his gaze is nothing more than a more literary way of putting things.” Ye Shuang smiled. ”Gaze is part of the eyes, and eyes are a spherical organ filled with gel, covered with a layer of cornea… The electricity is inside his eyes? Don't tell me Luo Mingxin's eyes carry their own spotlight or electrical charger‽ No, at the end of the day, his 'acting skill' came from his muscles.”

”Muscles‽” Luo Ce did not know how to react to this.

”The tensing or relaxing of the muscle around the eyes can create changes in the shape of the eyes, but the key lies in the brows. In any case, everyone's facial expression is decided by facial muscles. Take, for example, a smile. Some might have a big smile and others a reserved laugh; the difference is the level of muscular movement. Of course, a person's looks play a role as well.”

Ye Shuang glanced at Luo Ce, who looked at her like she was some kind of mad person. She thought about it. Words alone did not seem to explain her ideas well. Therefore, she leaned her body slightly forward and made a melancholic and heavy-hearted expression that Luo Ce was familiar with. With her head lowered and her tone as deep as a lovelorn prince, she said, ”Therefore, acting skill is nothing other than how good you can control your expression…”

Luo Ce was stunned by both the things that Ye Shuang said and her current expression. This saddened gaze, this loving expression… It was identical to the last scene in Celebrity Luo's most famous work, the reason he was called the most electrically-charged gaze in the business.

This was… the perfect imitation.